1. It took the radio 38 years and the television only 13, but the internet reached 50 million users in only 4 years.
2. The computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in 1963. It was made out of wood.
3. In 2009 the average number of transactions per second was $2,000. The total number of goods sold was worth $60 billion.

On the 25^th of August, 2010 Google launched Voice.  This is a free application within Gmail, Google’s free email service, which allows users to make telephone calls. For the time being, at least till the end of the year, it is free only for calls within and between the US and Canada. There rest of the world has to wait or pay a call fee that ranges from $0.02 to $6.90 depending on the location and the carrier network. For example, calls that are made to the UK, France, China and Germany cost only $0.02 while the most expensive call would cost $6.90 to anywhere if the carrier used is Thuraya.

When speaking of computer viruses most people tend to think of the type that attacks a computer’s software system or its data. The damage that is incurred is usually determined in terms of the amount of data that is lost, the time that is wasted on repairing a damaged operating system, or application, and- worse comes to worst scenario - a full format-and-reinstall. Most people would never think it possible for a computer’s physical component(s) to be put out of commission by a software attack, which is what a computer virus basically is. But, can we be 100% sure that there isn’t a computer virus out there that can physically break a computer? And if so, why?

Frederick Forsyth the author of thriller books like 'The Day of the Jackal' and 'The Dogs of War' is in the news for what looks like a spy thriller. Only this time he and his wife are the stars of the tale. It seems while trying to report on the coup in Guinea-Bissau, he claims that the American Intelligence Services attacked his wife's laptop. Although it is more than likely that a good computer technician may recover all lost data, he claimed that his wife's computer had 'ceased to function' and that the real damage done was that the spies had 'totalled all her lunch dates.' Mr Forsyth has no proof for his claims.

Time was when an electronic virus was associated only with computers, but that’s not true anymore. Viruses have been created for almost every electronic device that can be thought of. But now there is a new target that is attracting the attention of an increasing number of hackers – the smartphone.

There is a gentlemen’s agreement that is known as the ‘principle of net neutrality’. This is a principle that holds or proposes that online information be provided to internet users without any preference. It also advocates that no rules and regulations are to be laid by Internet Service Providers and governments on content, sites, platforms and even the kind of equipment that can be connected to the internet. In other words, all information online has equal priority. Accessing the content is only sequentialized by the strength of, for example, the keywords in it. Any website written on a subject will eventually appear further or nearer from the top of the search result list depending on its relevance.

Browsing without a net can be very hazardous to your electronic health. Each and every minute you spend online exposes you to various malware that could cause the demise of your computer. Ever since the 1970’s when the first computer viruses were created, man has not had much rest; especially so if he owns a computer and needs to go online.

You can’t help but give it up for Research in Motion (RIM). The telecommunication, wireless technology and hardware company is the one behind the BlackBerry smartphone brand. As a company that is in the forefront of mobile telephony technology, the company’s name and its products are never far from the front page or headlines of major media outlets. And as usual, this week was one where the BlackBerry was mentioned in relation to two major incidents: the launch of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the banning of the phones in a few Middle Eastern countries, specifically the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

This is one of the most famous rivalries known to man. Which is better, the PC or the Mac? Of course we are talking about the personal computer versus the Macintosh. The two rivals have been known to use advertisements that poke jibes at one another. The rivalry has even fuelled websites that deal with only the competition and the advances the two products are making.

Just as the furor over the iPhone 4 was passing over, Steve Job’s Apple has been caught in another maelstrom. This time it is with the iPad. There are claims, and even a lawsuit, that as hot as the iPad is, it is taking its hotness literally. Apparently, after a few minutes’ usage the gadget announces ‘Warning: iPad needs to cool down before you can use it’.