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End of Dot Coms Reign?

Posted by admin on February 26th, 2013

Is this the end of the reign of .com within the Internet naming world? The next year will see the release of hundreds of new generic domain name extensions. Amazon made waves earlier this week when it was announced that they wanted to register .read .book and .author for their exclusive use.

Scott Turow, president of the Authors Guild said the following, “Placing such generic domains in private hands is plainly anti-competitive, allowing already dominant, well-capitalized companies to expand and entrench their market power.” It will however making business card printing easier, as anything at .book will go to amazon; so essentially it will be helpful to consumers.

He continued, “we strongly object to ICANN’s plans to sell the exclusive top-level domain rights for generic book-industry terms, such as .book, .author, and .read,”

A number of high profile book retailers including Barnes and Noble as well as The Association of American Publishers (AAP) have also contacted ICANN with objections to Amazon’s requests.

“The vast book community – authors, publishers, sellers, libraries, readers, educators, editors, researchers, literary agents, collectors, printers, clubs, archives and many others – shouldn’t be barred from connecting around the world through the .book domain,” said Allan Adler AAP’s general counsel and vice president of government affairs in a statement to ICANN.

At present the most popular domain suffixes are .com and .net. However, as more websites are built, domain names are becoming more scarce, which has prompted ICANN to introduce thousands of additional generic domain names which are expected to be released over the next two years.

Allowing generic domain names to be registered to the general public is a big money maker for companies like Go Daddy, the world’s largest registrar of internet domain names. The Arizona-based company said it expects to see a major boost in business as the new extensions begin to go on sale this summer at an estimated rate of about 20 per week, according to an azcentral.com report.

While many big American companies including Apple and General Motors have applied for domain names associated with their brands, for instance .Apple and .Cadillac, the generic domain names including .home, .web, and .app are the most sought after and causing the most controversy, with critics fearing ICANN’s application process will mean a surge in cyber-squatting and trademark infringement.

Smartphone App Security

Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2013

A public warning has been issued by a Japanese Internet Security agency, that states android apps that offer free images of scantily clad models appear to be tricking users into giving up their personal details which are stored on their phones.

The an example is the ‘porno sexy model wallpaper app’ which was downloaded over 500,000 times. This particular application does have the function of displaying wallpapers, but it also steals the details which are stored on your mobile phone. Why they would want to read my text messages about my dog has diarrhea or Jamie cooked an amazing dish last night I don’t know, but still the issue of security is one that should be taken seriously.

The agency said in a statement that currently it could not be said that downloading apps directly from Google play is safe.

Recommendations are being made that android users avoid the Google play store at least in Japan and instead download apps from online stores operated by the major Japanese operators. These include NTT though Como.

The devastation was given by the agency of how the app can request user permission to access information including the location of the phone and Google account details. Whilst displaying a distracting image of a smiling woman. Whilst the app is not technically a virus or Trojan horse it does send user details to a third party server with no apparent benefit for the user.

Old Time Gamers

Posted by admin on February 17th, 2013

We just read about this on another site and its so cool!!!

So we’d never heard of exgames, but apparently a 99 year old lady called Dorothy Thompson has just found her way back into bowling, into Wii bowling that is.

Thompson confided that she had never “played a video game before but that it’s just so natural and it’s like regular bowling”.

We believe that there are a growing number of people who play exercise games on consoles such as the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox Kinect and also the PlayStation Move, as a substitute for traditional methods of fitness.

Thompson believes that it’s a fun and entertaining way to exercise and also that it is a good alternative for the person who doesn’t want to do traditional exercise.

However researchers are pouring doubt on the effectiveness of this type of exercise. A clinical exercise psychologist at the University of Nebraska commented that most fitness games only offer low levels of activity. Generally it’s equivalent to a brisk walk, so it’s not very strenuous.

Walking quickly tends to burn around 350 cal per hour on average, and adults need at least 150 minutes this type of activity every week in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

If we put this into context this would mean dancing to 43 songs in dance dance Revolution or playing tennis on Wii sports for the equivalent of a Wimbledon length tennis match. Err nope, me neither

Apparently the best game workouts are the ones where you actually get off the couch and constantly moving. Obviously the faster you are moving the more calories you will burn. Hmm so maybe this info wasn’t provided by someone with a PHD. It’s pretty obvious that exercise should be physical rather than just mental.

Excerpt games unlocked is a new website which provides ratings for these games, categorising them as calorie burner, skip this or even staff picks. For the senior citizens who use these games they usually have one person who stands on the balance board and Leeds, whilst the rest of the crowd mimics the movement.

It’s worth noting that although the less strenuous games tend to burn a lot less calories they can be very helpful in easing arthritis pain and actually improving balance. However warns the psychologist, there is nothing better than old-fashioned exercise. Virtual tennis should not be used to replace live tennis.

Staying Anonimous On The Internet

Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2013

Internet security is something that an awful lot of people worry about, unjustifiably we would suggest, but anyway. Now some people would prefer to be invisible whilst they surf the Internet or comment on various forums. This is not a new phenomenon and the websites that you visit can easily be traced back to your computer courtesy of your IP address.

A unique IP address is provided by your ISP to every PC, mobile phone or tablet that is connected to the Internet. In addition the majority of websites note down your IP address with the date and the time that you access the website. The reason they are doing this is in order to improve their websites or just attract the number of people who watch to go to the website. However with this information they could easily follow a few phone calls actually find out the location of your PC, i.e. your house.

Essentially it is reasonably difficult to change your IP address. It may be that every time you connect to the Internet your ISP provides you with a new IP address, but they will be making a log of this change and so it can still be traced back to you. Even if you were to access the Internet from work and there are hundreds of PCs within your workplace be IP address that went to a particular website can still be tracked.

In order to stay anonymous on the Internet watch you need to do is to provide an IP address that essentially sits on top of your IP address. The majority of people who are trying to achieve this tend to use proxy servers. A proxy server is essentially another computer that is connected to the Internet that has its own IP address. This means that you connect with your IP address to that other computer and then you surf the Internet using that other computers IP address.

Amazon Coins Released For In Game Purchases

Posted by admin on January 31st, 2013

Amazon are going to be entering the realms of virtual currency very soon, or so we hear. They have called their new currency Amazon coins, and it is being introduced as a new form of tender for the purchase of apps, games and in Items via the Kindle fire.

Amazon believes that this will make their customers who own a Kindle fire more easily able to spend money in the Amazon App Store.

So what do that developers actually have to do in order to take advantage of this new currency? To be honest, developers don’t really need to do much. Those developers who already have apps within the App Store will actually get paid as usual in real money. If you’re a budding app developer and you want to get in on this at the start you need to get your app submitted and approved by April 25.

In order to give the new tender a boost, Amazon are going to be giving away tens of millions of pounds worth of free Amazon coins that can then be spent via the Kindle fire on apps. Perhaps I should go and get some cash for Nintendo ds and buy a Kindle Fire instead, seeing as they are giving away free cash for paid apps.

It’s interesting to note that developers continue to report higher conversion rates on Amazon compares to other platforms. Amazon are increasingly trying to make their App Store more appealing to developers, as they know they have a fight on their hands in the form of Apple’s App Store.

We’ll be keeping an eye on this story, as we all know what happened to Facebook’s foray into this arena, and how well that ended.

What Is An IP Address?

Posted by admin on December 22nd, 2012

Your current IP address is 54.235.20.17

Common Questions about IP Addresses

What is an IP Address?

A unique number known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can range from 0 to 255. An example of an IP address is 152.45.1.231.

Can i Change My IP Address?

Posted by admin on November 12th, 2012

Your current IP address is 54.235.20.17

Common Questions about IP Addresses

Can I change my IP address? It depends if your ISP offers a dynamic IP address. If so, it depends on how long your ISP leases IP Addresses. If you log your internet connection off and log back on after the lease has expired, you will usually be assign a different IP Address from the ISP’s pool of available IP Addresses.

What Is A Static IP Address?

Posted by admin on October 16th, 2012

Your current IP address is 54.235.20.17

Common Questions about IP Addresses

What is a static IP address? A static IP address is an IP address assigned by a ISP whose value does not change.

Does My IP Address Ever Change?

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2012

Your current IP address is 54.235.20.17

Common Questions about IP Addresses

Does my IP Address ever change? If you log your internet connection off and log back on after the ISP’s IP Address lease has expired, you will usually be assign a different IP Address from the ISP’s pool of available IP Addresses.