Technology
-
A show of hands
I’m sure that growing up, many of us fantasised about having Jedi-like abilities to be able to control things with a simple hand movement. For a long time this seemed like a distant possibility – however, with the introduction of Microsoft’s Kinect...
-
Get into character
Based on the eponymous Marvel Comics character, Deadpool is an upcoming game that will soon be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It will be rated for mature audiences because it contains intense violence, mature humour, sexual content and...
-
Shoot the messenger
March 15 will mark the end of an era for Windows Messenger. Last November, Microsoft announced that it would be killing off the popular instant messaging tool. Admittedly, after 14 years in operation, Windows Messenger can now be considered as...
-
How the tail ends
What a furry, purring ball of happiness cats can be. They have plenty of character to make us laugh and just the right personality to double up as a soft shoulder to cry on. They’re independent enough to not trip us up every our walking moment, yet...
-
MCST launches strategies aimed at health, manufacturing research
A health research strategy, a manufacturing research strategy, and the Research and Innovation Fund for 2012 were among the announcements made at an event hosted by the Malta Council for Science and Technology last week in which it also presented...
-
Business intelligence as the corporate crystal ball
Once upon a time there was a business organisation that operated across a landscape where it was adequate to just assess what had happened in the past, and there was never any need to question why it had happened. At the end of each year, the...
-
Cloud computing discussed at Smart City event
New approaches to ICT were discussed recently at the ICT Malta conference at Smart City Malta, organised by Lead Events. Conference chairman David Spiteri Gingell, managing director of DSG Consulting Ltd, dwelt on the main conference discussion...
-
No kidding with tablets in education
Three weeks into the electoral campaign, Malta has woken up to a new buzzword – tablets. Both major political parties are promising the use of tablets in the Maltese education system, each with a different approach. But, what is a tablet after all...
-
BMIT achieves ISO certification in information security
BMIT Ltd, the Maltese data centre, cloud and managed services provider, announced that its two data centres in Malta have achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification – the highest international standard for information security management. This...
-
What EU data protection can do for business growth
A year ago, ahead of the European Data Protection Day 2012, the European Commission proposed a root and branch reform of the EU’s data protection rules to make them fit for the 21st century. One year after the reform proposals, it’s easy to see why...
-
Microsoft to invest up to $3 billion in Dell Inc. – CNBC
Microsoft Corp is in discussions to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion of mezzanine financing in a buyout of Dell Inc, CNBC said, citing unidentified sources. Private equity outfit Silver Lake Partners is trying to finalise a bidding group to...
-
MCA rolls out comparison website for telecom tariffs
Which internet plan should I subscribe to for my home? Should I opt for a communications services bundle? Which smartphone is best for me? Do I need a tablet with internet access after all? What are the best rates at which to make calls when...
-
Virtual extreme sports in a calendar
Innovation is at the heart of the Gasan Mamo Insurance 2013 calendar, which has been printed in the same way over the last two years, with the exception of a scannable QR code. Users can now scan the images with their smartphones or tablets to dive...
-
How computers can help draw the perfect contract
Contracts are becoming part of our daily life. While, until a few years ago, we signed contracts and agreements only when interacting with real life services such as with our bank, or the telephone company, today contracts pop up on our screen every...
-
Samsung and Apple pull ahead in smartphone race
Samsung and Apple pulled ahead in the global smartphone race last quarter, according to forecasts by analysts in a Reuters poll, while Nokia and others are expected to have fallen further behind. Overall shipments of handsets are expected to have...
-
Open your mouth and say “Aaapp”
Remember the medical encyclopaedia that was sold door-to-door back in the 1980s? Almost everyone had a set. Our parents would greet the dodgy-tie-and-cheap-suit salesman at the door, agree on payment terms, and then spend the best part of an hour...
-
Wanted internet tycoon launches new venture
Wanted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has launched a new file-sharing website, promising users of beefed-up privacy levels in a defiant move against US prosecutors who accuse him of facilitating massive online piracy. The colourful entrepreneur...
-
Regulator’s former chairman hopes to ‘export’ experience
The resilience in Malta’s international internet connectivity, better protection to communication services customers, the transposition of the EU telecoms framework onto Maltese legislation and better engagement with local operators are some of the...
-
New technologies’ effect on children’s interaction
Today’s children represent the first generation fully grown up in the era of the internet, new electronic media, and digital means of communication. Easily accessible and affordable, computers, the internet, mobile phones, and other forms of instant...
-
Toothpaste and texting – a morning for Gen Y
Most people check their smartphone for updates even before they get out of bed, a worldwide study has found. Ninety per cent of Gen Y surveyed worldwide said they check their smartphones for updates in e-mail, texts, and social media sites, often...
Popular Stories
In Discussion
