Blackberry crisis as millions of users experience a new crash

After the crash a few days ago which saw services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and now Latin America go down, Blackberry users have complained of experiencing a new crash. RIM had just announced that the services were "operating normally" when a few hours later around 11:00 BST on 10 October, users saw the services disrupted once again not being able to access email, web, or the immensely popular Blackberry Messaging service (BBM). Now users can only text or make calls. The problem believes to have come from a server problem in the core of the RIM Slough data centre. This failure in RIM's system is bad news for Blackberry as it might deter people from buying Blackberries, which are well known for there internet based BBM service.

The Browser Wars- how they started and where they are going

Which browser do you use? Chrome? Internet Explorer? Safari? Well, I bet none of you use the first ever net browser, and I don't blame you. The first net browser was Tim Berners-Lee, who created the WorldWideWeb (this is what causes the www. before domain names). Tim Berners-Lee turned down billions of dollars and made the World Wide Web open source- he gave it away for free. He ran the whole thing on a NeXT computer for a server. In comparison, Google now uses around 1,000,000 servers, which is maybe the equivalent to 900 million NeXT computers!

Mosaic was the most  comercially successful browser- but it wasn't considered that different. Rigt now Chrome is dominating, along with Safari. But where's is it going? Another post is coming!

Facebook iPad App

Finally! It's what we have all been waiting for, The iPad app for Facebook! Only released a few minutes ago there are limited resources on it but so far it has taken format of the iPads photo albums and mail. It will be available for free on the App Store, can't wait to try it out!

Steve Jobs- A nation mourns

Today, there will be no witty titles, no puns, no jokes. Today is a day where the world mourns the loss of a great man, Steve Jobs. His life was full of incredible success and talent and the world will change forever without him. All of you who own Apple products owe him and even if you don't I guarantee that your life will be altered after his tragic death.

At 1:15 this morning, Apple released a statement saying this: "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being." Tributes have begun pouring in from all over the world, with Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg paying their respects. At 2:02, Tim Cook sent out this e-mail to his colleagues:

"Team,

I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today.
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
We are planning a celebration of Steve’s extraordinary life for Apple employees that will take place soon. If you would like to share your thoughts, memories and condolences in the interim, you can simply email rememberingsteve@apple.com.
No words can adequately express our sadness at Steve’s death or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. We will honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much."

-Tim Cooks, Apple CEO

There have already been many tributes, The Telegraph, Apple and Business Insider being my favourites.



Steve, the world respects you and you will be dearly missed