Technology creating generation of ‘nobodies’ says scientist

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Oxford professor and neuroscientist, Susan Greenfield, said children's brains are rotting from too much exposure to technology. In an interview for The Sunday Times Life & Style section about her life and work, Greenfield discusses her theory about the effect of video games and Internet Media exposure on the brain ...

Microsoft works on senior market

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

People 65 years and older are one of the fastest growing online demographics in the U.S. as of a few years ago, and in the U.K. around 16 percent of over-65s are on the Internet. Microsoft recently announced a new project to offer a 'senior PCs' to the older crowd in ...

Internet access for all in UK? Bollocks.

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

A few years ago, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair proclaimed that there would be "universal internet access for all who want it." This goal was set for 2005. According to this recent article on Silicon.com, around 35 percent of homes in the UK do not have access to Internet, ...