Category: Software

  • Mapping to the centimetre

    Mapping to the centimetre

    If you think about maps, you probably think about Google Maps and Street View or sat nav hardware and software from TomTom, Garmin and many others. Maps like these – all digital and available on almost any mobile device you…

  • The word on ad blocking

    The word on ad blocking

    I run ad blocking software in the browser on my computer that prevents ads appearing on most web sites I visit. Chrome is my default browser; as I sign in to my Google account in Chrome, and have it sync…

  • Windows 10 is just around the corner

    Windows 10 is just around the corner

    In just a few days, on July 29, Microsoft will begin the public rollout of Windows 10 in 190 countries. If you want to upgrade your desktop or laptop computer, it’s a free upgrade in specific circumstances. Lifehacker has a…

  • Windows 10 shows the scale of Microsoft’s ambition

    Windows 10 shows the scale of Microsoft’s ambition

    On July 29 – in just over two weeks’ time – Microsoft will begin the formal roll-out of Windows 10, the new edition of the Windows operating system for PCs and tablets (and Windows phones). It’s been the subject of…

  • IBM delivers the experience at Wimbledon 2015

    IBM delivers the experience at Wimbledon 2015

    The picture above is of a landmark that’s well known by fans of the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament that is taking place in London right now. It’s Henman Hill, the grassy mound smack in the middle of the Wimbledon venue,…