Apple expected to unveil new iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple fans are amped. The computer and gadget maker is expected to announce a new, more powerful version of its wildly popular smartphone this week — more than a year after it unveiled the iPhone 4….
Enrique Iglesias spices up Zynga’s ‘CityVille’
NEW YORK (AP) — Pop stars are lining up to make their debut in Facebook games from online game maker Zynga. First came Dr. Dre and Lady Gaga. Next week, an avatar of singer Enrique Iglesias will join “CityVille,” Zynga’s…
Amazon expected to launch tablet soon
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is expected to unveil a tablet computer, picking a fight with Apple Inc. and its iPad. The iPad has many challengers, but analysts say Amazon’s could be different — it has a chance to be…
New movies to be compatible with UltraViolet view-anywhere system
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony Corp.’s movie studio said Tuesday that “The Smurfs” and “Friends With Benefits” will be the first movies it releases on home video that will be compatible with the UltraViolet view- anywhere system. The movies will…
Facebook redesigns profiles, adds ‘timeline’
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is dramatically redesigning its users’ profile pages to create what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is a “new way to express who you are.” Zuckerberg introduced the Facebook “timeline” Thursday in San Francisco at the company’s…
Disney hopes game character makes it to big screen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has used mobile games to promote its movies, but now it’s trying something new: launching a cuddly character in a game in the hope he makes it to the big screen someday….
Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was “not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme,” federal prosecutors said…
Internet Fax Services
Internet fax (also known as email fax, online fax and digital fax) utilises an Internet fax service provider to convert a facsimile transmission into a digital file that can be received via email and vice versa. Internet fax services bridge…
Glossary of computer and Internet terms
Computers and the Internet have their own terminology that can be very confusing at first. I have compiled a glossary of the most common ones you will come across. For a more comprehensive list go to www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html and the very…
Nintendo seeks to rev up 3DS with holiday games
TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is readying an array of video games for the holidays in an aggressive attempt at catch-up for lost time from the sales delay of the 3DS portable machine last year. Nintendo Co., which makes the Wii…
