Heartbleed – A Wake Up Call for Open Source
The Heartbleed vulnerability has left many questioning whether open source software is really as safe or as well maintained as it was thought.
Tag: Amazon
The Future of the E-book & E-reader
With recent releases of the new iPad and the Kindle Fire are e-books moving away from the traditional novel and into new territory?
E-Books – The Death Knell for Young Readers?
The Age of the E-Book
E-books are now out-selling paper books, at least according to Amazon, and are tipped as the must have gadget of the impending festive season. Is this truly The Age of the E-Book, or are consumers being short-changed by a sub-standard product, actually worth far less than their predecessors? In this, the first of a series … Continued
Amazon Cloud Bursts
Hailed, somewhat naively, as the future of computing, Cloud Computing has taken off apace. However with Amazon’s EC2 Cloud suffering a 36 hour outage recently, it has once again begged the question, is Cloud Computing the future, or the past?
Spotify Brings In Listening Limit
The 21st Century has introduced new ways for consumers to consume products, from listening to music, right through to reading books and magazines. It should be a golden age, but all too often with each great leap forward in technology, the rights of the consumer seem to take a bit of a leap backwards.