The credit crisis has been crunching companies and running up the unemployment figures in countries around the world. Just take a look at this list of huge layoffs to see for yourself.
Technological progress over the last 100 years has been fast and furious, but if you ever needed convinced about how far on we’ve come then check out these room-sized old school printers from yesteryear. It’s hard to believe an office printer that commanded a permanent administration staff of two would ever be considered cutting edge!
Apple just previewed their iPhone 3.0 update, which looks awesome. Among the many features are the long awaited cut, copy & paste, MMS, integrated search and stereo Bluetooth support. There’s a Quicktime stream of the keynote up now: have a look.
Managing you money is seriously boring, but it’s also something that can pay your efforts back many times. And it doesn’t have to be completely staid: web based apps and communities like Mint and these other browser based personal finance tools have revolutionized budgeting in a big way. They’re really worth checking out.
Prepare to hit what’s left of your credit. These hotel swimming pools are simply incredible, even if they do cost your inheritance!
Things aren’t getting any better for the economy any time soon, unless you happen to be in the business of selling wind turbines and solar panels. Brace yourselves this week: analysts are predicting the worst jobless figures in almost 60 years.
Everyone’s favourite blend of Linux and realistic alternative to Windows and OS X might be awesome, but it’s easy to get bogged down endlessly tweaking settings and preferences. Get productive on Ubuntu with this set of essential Ubuntu apps including well known favorites and less well known tools.
What exactly did AIG ‘invest’ in? Monkeys? Bananas? Actually, probably not since they’d probably have actually been safer than what they did invest in. So after already getting two bailout cash injections, they need another. Where is this going to stop?
We’re in the midst of a recession and property prices around the world are falling, but USD isn’t faring too badly. So if you have some cash to invest, now is actually a very good time to think about buying up some property. And as this worldwide real estate comparison shows, $500k actually goes quite [...]
This is amazing. Shocking. Terrifying even. The US government’s updated list of ‘problem banks’ has risen to its highest since 1994, with some 252 financial institutions in difficulty. Unfortunately it looks like this credit crunch shows no sign of abating.
Who doesn’t like going to the seashore for an afternoon walk on the beach with the sound of the surf in the background. Well, for some people that’s not enough: they’d rather get in the surf. And not just any old beach: these guys are surfing some of the heaviest surf spots on earth. From [...]
First there was Windows 3.1 running on a Nokia N95 and now there is System 7 on the iPhone. How cool but useless is that! Still, it shows just what is possible on this machine.
I have a steady rotating wallet collection that gets added to fairly regularly. I’m not addicted to buying wallets, but when one catches my eye it’s hard to resist the temptation to spend. Here’s an article showcasing 9 very strange but ultimately cool credit card wallets.
As more and more businesses employ remote workers, demand for collaborative services and tools grows. Today’s outage of GMail shows just how much people rely on their tools. So before you decide on what tools you should subscribe to, check out this list of business management tools and save yourself a lot of hassle.
There has been a bit of buzz around the latest Google Andoird-powered phone from HTC this week, but how much will it cost to run of these? Just because it’s shiny and new doesn’t mean you’re nicely itemised monthly statement will look any better. Or will it? Because with these Android VoIP apps you could [...]
Just because the rest of the banking industry is in complete and utter meltdown doesn’t preclude you from turning a tidy profit as is the case at San Francisco based Visa, who’s first fiscal quarter profits are up 35% year on year. It’s not all good though: Visa are predicting a slowdown in revenue through [...]
If you were tasked with drawing an image of what paradise would look like, chances are you’ll come up with something involving palm fringed, white sand beaches brushed with by tropical azure lagoon. If that’s the case then you can live out your dream in these (very expensive) water villas in the Maldives. And by [...]
If you are a writer, then you’ll probably know all about the world of pain that is finding suitable imagery for your work. Of course there is always the trusty FLickr advanced search for CC licensed images, but more often than not that is an epic failure. Fortunately there are plenty of free or nearly [...]
While the iPhone has most certainly stolen a march on the rest of the mobile industry, who are now collectively and feverishly working to catch up, Nokia still remains the market leader in terms of world wide unit sales with a 40% share. An while their phones aren’t exactly renowned for stunning industrial design, they [...]
I just read a really interesting post about government bank bailouts on Reddit, the basic premise of said article being that the UK cannot afford to keep on bailing out the banks because a continuation would result in the UK as a country to go bankrupt. Well written and insightful, I couldn’t recommend it any [...]