eBay launches bespoke version of IE8

(tech radar) - Online auction site eBay has launched its own bespoke version of Internet Explorer 8 with all of its high-profile add-ons pre-installed.
The launch of IE8 has seen numerous mentions of eBay, a company that has produced a visual search option, Accelerator and Web Slice, to take advantage of the new functionality of Microsoft’s [...]

Facebook campaign to catch rapist

(BBC) - The 20-year-old woman was found by police lying shaking in undergrowth after she was raped in the city on 3 August 2008.
Almost 6,000 people have joined the appeal group on the social networking site since the 27-year-old launched it.
A police spokesman said it “supports the essence” of the Facebook campaign.
Since the attack the [...]

iPhone gun game slammed by campaigners

(telegraph.co.uk) - The Bang!Bang! application can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for 59p, and is listed as suitable for children aged nine years and over because of its “mild realistic violence”.
The software developers behind the game say that the application will allow [...]

Automated Test System Punches Holes In Plasterboard

A specially adapted force testing system from Mecmesin is being used to measure the quality of gypsum plasterboard products.
(PRWEB) March 26, 2009 — A specially adapted force testing system from Mecmesin is being used to measure the quality of gypsum plasterboard products.

The system was purchased by Saint Gobain, leaders in the design, production and distribution [...]

Companies Urged to ‘Think Outside the Box’

With major supermarket retailers coming under scrutiny from a recent Local Government Association survey(1) about their packaging, a new tool launched by sustainable business experts, Envirowise, looks set to help companies reduce the environmental impact and costs of packaging.
Oxfordshire, England (PRWEB) March 28, 2009 — With major supermarket retailers coming under scrutiny from a recent [...]

Thirsty British Businesses Can Stem the Tide

With reports predicting water is set to become an increasingly scarce and expensive resource[1 and that UK businesses are using enough of it every year to fill 2.6 million Olympic-sized swimming pools(2), sustainable business experts Envirowise are warning businesses that they could be pouring money down the drain.
Oxfordshire, England (PRWEB) March 29, 2009 — With [...]

AT&T, O2, Apple & Carphone Warehouse To Offer No-contract iPhones

(ITProPortal) - US-based AT&T has already started to sell unlocked 3G iPhones for $599 for the 8GB model while the 16GB version will cost a rather substantial $699. In comparison, the T-Mobile G1 Android phone costs $400 SIM-free. But, according to a number of sources, iPhone purchases are limited to one handset per customer and [...]

Classic literature according to Twitter

(Sunday Mercury) - EDUCATION used to be all about the three Rs – reading, writing and arithmetic.
No longer.
Now maths has been mangled and mulched. And when it comes to writing, well, the writing is on the wall for that, too.
Even reading is not as robust a skill as once it was.
Now education chiefs are set [...]

Earth Hour: Landmarks plunged into darkness in support of climate change action

(telegraph.co.uk) - At 8.30pm local time WWF is encouraging people to switch off their lights for one hour in a bid to raise awareness of environmental issues.
In Australia lights went out at Sydney’s normally brightly-lit Opera House and Harbour Bridge
In Asia, lights at landmarks in China, Singapore, Thailand and [...]

Zocku Launched as Dedicated Platform for Building Adult Social Networks

Social networking website SocialGO has entered the market for adult social networks, by setting up Zocku.com this month. Zocku is a dedicated platform for creating monetized adult social networks.
London, UK (PRWEB) March 24, 2009 — Social networking website SocialGO has entered the market for adult social networks, by setting up Zocku.com this month. Zocku [...]