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Taking a look at the lighter side of IT - technology may be a serious business but it rarely fails to raise a smile too.
June 2012
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Spray on batteries
- TechTarget 29 Jun 2012 -
Cats make every website better
- TechTarget 29 Jun 2012 -
RBS customers will try anything to get their hands on some cash
- TechTarget 29 Jun 2012
How cool is this. Students at Rice University, Houston, have invented a spray-on battery. The lithium-ion battery that can be painted on virtually any surface. All you need to do is spray on each ...
Cat watching cat (Photo credit: gillicious)We all know the internet was invented so we could share pictures of cats doing funny things with people around the world. What? It wasn't you say? Well, ...
You have to feel sorry for some of the victims of the technology crime that has been the RBS software upgrade debacle.
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Travel in eco style
- TechTarget 28 Jun 2012 -
RFID wristbands for rocking out
- TechTarget 21 Jun 2012 -
Move over BAFTA, its the Worst Domain Name Awards
- TechTarget 20 Jun 2012 -
The sun will come out to... charge your mobile
- TechTarget 14 Jun 2012 -
Need to motivate your staff? Have you tried a zombie horde?
- TechTarget 13 Jun 2012 -
LinkedIn breach reveals discontent and sad git
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 13 Jun 2012 -
The joy of texts
- TechTarget 13 Jun 2012
Electric cars get a mixed reaction. Those wanting to hark back to hippier days, despite their current middle class existence, rave about the benefits they give whilst still providing a cool driving ...
Looking outside, it might be hard to believe summer has begun and the festival season is already kicking off, but technology companies are trying to remind us. Last week Downtime told you about ...
Domain name registrar Names.co.uk has announced its nationwide search to uncover the Worst Domain Names registered on the web by businesses and it has already discovered a handful that you'll find ...
Smartphone technology has increased at such a rate that the phones of just 12 months ago look like relics. However, battery technology has failed to keep up with the pace and no matter how shiny ...
Sometimes, just sometimes, your boss shouting and spitting in your face from approximately 0.06cm may not be the thing to give you that much needed motivational boost you have been waiting for.In ...
Downtime was interested in reading about some of the passwords that were revealed in the huge LinkedIn hack recently. It seems many people are not happy at work. The article also revealed that some ...
The novelty of the text message has worn off for many of us, knowing full well it will either be work asking for more of our time or home asking us to pick up milk on our way back. Yet, each time ...
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Starbucks tweet leaves bitter taste
- Senior analyst 08 Jun 2012 -
What a mug! Sip your beverage of choice with the aid of a hashtag
- TechTarget 06 Jun 2012
Proving that one should always think before tweeting, Starbucks has angered followers of its Irish Twitter account. In a tweet meant only for UK customers, but that went to customers in the ...
Downtime is sure you, like us, wished buying presents for people was as easy as buying for a chocoholic. Because, there are only so many pairs of socks you can buy for people before they start ...