In the never-ending assault on our wallets, taxes swoop in to pummel us when we’re done and spitting up blood. Though, given the current economic climate it’s certainly understandable governments are trying just about anything and everything they can to make a buck. With that said, one popular solution that has been proposed in several countries around the world before is a tax on SMS/Text messages. The latest person to call for such a thing — the UK...
*Facepalm* When are corporate entities going to realize the almighty dollar is not always the most important factor? I’m referring to a recent decision by the UK Government to forgo any browser upgrades as they had been planning. Instead, the whole lot of ‘em will continue pushing IE6 as the standard affair. It’s quite sad when the browser’s own parent company, Microsoft, repeatedly knocks the browser for being old, slow, and insecure, the UK...
Leave it to the U.S. Gov’t to come up with one of the worst ideas known to man kind. Much like other places around the world are unfairly subjected to bogus taxes on electronics under the false guise of “saving the music industy, movie industry, journalism, etc”, our own government is now falling in line. Specifically, the FTC and the U.S. Gov’t are releasing some suggestions as to how the country as a whole might be able to “save...
I don’t normally go too deep into politics here because (1) this isn’t a politics blog and (2)….I just don’t like politics. Pretty good reasons eh? Regardless of your knack for politics however, if there’s any ounce of interest in anything digital within your head, you should be at least a little interested/worried about ACTA (anti-counterfeiting trade agreement). The repercussions from such a law have truly wide ranging effects. For those...
Terrorists and normal civillians residing in Saudi Arabia have something new to worry about this week — security in regards to BlackBerry Messenger and BlackBerry handhelds overall. It’s no secret that RIM has an amazingly secure platform and network with the BlackBerry. Sadly, the bad guys have realized this too and have made heavy use of the encrypted and untouchable platform, angering many governments around the globe. The Saudi gov’t has had enough...
