TCTV: Roaming The Hacka...

We ran through the Hackathon this afternoon, asking folks what they were working on. The results, obviously, were quite varied and very impressive. Our favorites? The dudes working on an air guitar pick for the iPhone and some other cats working on image-based logins and data sharing. It’s a bit on the long side but everyone was quite interesting and, arguably, entertaining.

Tell Your Gullible Rela...

There is a fairly egregious worm going around now that masquerades as a YouTube link for a “banned” Lady Gaga video. When you click on the bit.ly link it sends you to a fake YouTube page and then asks for permission to access your Twitter account. This results in another infected tweet being sent out on your Twoot stream, thereby continuing the long, sad cycle. Read more…

Google Quietly Updates ...

Google's latest Keyword Tool update improves the accuracy of exact match searches, and should make things easier for SEMs in the long term. ..

The Daily Con Job: Rogu...

If you thought that only humans were capable of pulling a fast one on you, think again: quite a few crawlers out there are not at all what they make out to be. ...

Right to reply: The iPh...

With the long awaited next generation iPhone set to launch today, and pre-orders thought to have already sold-out, Mike Wilson, mobiles manager at moneysupermarket.com, looks at the best deals available.