ISPs mark disapproval of the Digital Economy Bill
Mandy roasted at 2010 Awards ceremony The great and the good of the internet world turned out in force last night at the London Marriott, DJed and evening gowned, to learn who had won prizes at the ISPA annual awards dinner. What a difference a year makes: last year the talk was all around safety, particularly for children. Last night the focus had shifted, with digital economy and the right way to fund creativity on the net very much to the fore.…
Steve Jobs on Bill Gates over the years
Filed under: Apple HistoryTo say the least, Bill and Steve had had an interesting rivalry over the years. Of course, Bill Gates has retired to charity work leaving Steve Ballmer in charge of Microsoft. The Huffington Post has put a fun post together of some of Jobs' best quotes about Gates. My favorite is from 2006: "I have no problem with their (Microsoft's) success, they've earned their success for the most part. I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third-rate products." As the years have gone on, Jobs has mellowed a bit. In a joint appearance at the All Things Digital Conference in 2007 the two titans joked and laughed with each other. So take a quick trip down memory lane and see the Steve Jobs fireworks before you fire off your own tonight. TUAWSteve Jobs on Bill Gates over the years originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Bill Gate - Steve Job - Microsoft - Apple - Steve Ballmer
Bill Gates gives Haiti mobile aid
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launches a fund to help create mobile phone based banking services in Haiti.
South African Bill to block all porn
Tier-one filtering on internet and mobile smut As South Africa prepares to welcome the World Cup to its shores, plans by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba to block all porn from entering the country suggest that soon the only ball control that its citizens will legally be allowed to watch will be taking place on a football pitch – in front of a crowd of thousands.…
Bill of rights
Who pays for calls made when your phone is stolen?
Digital Economy Bill minister stabbed
Stephen Timms attacked in constituency Stephen Timms, the Labour MP and former minister who was responsible for guiding the Digital Economy Bill through Parliament, was stabbed today in his East Ham constituency.…