The Google updates last year sent everyone into a spin but for the copywriter, it’s a blessing. This is because now we have good reason to say no to high keyword density with viable proof to back us up in saying it’s bad practice. Attempting to stuff copy with keywords that will have to occur around 5 times in every 100 ... Read more...

The mobile revolution is well and truly upon us now, as we see more mobile technology pouring onto the market. This means for most businesses, it’s imperative to have a fully optimised mobile website, if you want to attract as many customers as possible. People are accessing the web on mobile devices more and more, so if a business doesn’t have ... Read more...

Many people over the age of 30-years will remember (vaguely) the very first video games which came to our mostly black-and-white TV screens – Pong – something which, as a true geek, I still have sitting in a cupboard somewhere. Today came the news that the maker of Pong, Atari, is looking to separate itself from its French parent, Atari SA ... Read more...

As well as all the great new television that’s around these days, there are all those amazing shows that we just wish had never finished. Oh well, it’s not all bad, if like me you yearn for a bit more of the Enterprise, vampires that don’t sparkle and seriously good horror shows, then here are my top 5 TV show ... Read more...

The festive season is almost upon us and once more we’re being deluged by ‘special offers’ on Facebook and through email and quite frankly, we’re amazed at the amount of people who still fall for the scams. Facebook, Twitter and now even Skype are being targeted again this year, just today I saw an offer for ‘free Apple products’, as shown ... Read more...

Mid-September saw the release of the eagerly anticipated iPhone 5 from Apple. Following the release of the other iPhones and the quality of the iPads, in particular the screen quality on the iPad Retina, a lot was expected. Now whilst on the face of it the iPhone 5 is a far superior model to the 4S, the proof is very much ... Read more...

You could be forgiven for asking why Apple bothered to release the iPad Mini, they have only recently released the iPad Retina and iPhone 5 and they already have the iPod.  Is there really any reason to release a new version that is half way between the two and will there be a market for it? From Apple’s perspective, it was ... Read more...

There’s nothing worse than returning from a vacation only to find that your mobile phone bill outweighs your credit card bill. You may think that as long as you’re careful or only make a couple of calls you’ll be alright; not so. There are all sorts of things that can cause your bill to skyrocket and leave you with costs that ... Read more...

Controversial anti-piracy act kicked out by the European Parliament The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), has been rejected by the European Parliament today with 478 members voting against the Act, just 39 in favour of it and 165 members choosing to abstain. The move has been welcomed by rights groups and consumers alike, all whom have innundated their MEPs with letters and ... Read more...

UK citizens act now to protect our civil rights both now and in the future! This is outrageous and should absolutely not be allowed to happen!   Change.org|Online Petition Template       Richard O’Dwyer is a 24 year old British student at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. He is facing extradition to the USA and up to ten years in prison, for creating a ... Read more...

As we head ever more to a completely connected world and technology continues to break down barriers, it remains baffling that the western world chases its own form of censorship. We are treated daily to another announcement of arrests, be it for hacktivist activity or file-sharing ‘crime-lords’. Given the news that Microsoft are working on a Trekkie-style universal translator, we could ... Read more...

Like most updates to Facebook, the introduction of new profile layout Timeline has come in for a lot of complaining and criticism from the social media site’s 900 million users. Now a new scam has emerged which promises to remove the feature and revert profiles back to their previous look. It seems that at the moment, the scam takes the form ... Read more...

Rubbish with computers? Then we have just the book for you, written by us in collaboration with NetGeek, this eBook tells you all you need to know and what you should do before you pick up the phone for support. How to avoid PC support costs Download now! Whilst the eBook won’t give you the expertise to completely rebuild your computer, it provides  ... Read more...

Many thanks to Schools.com for this excellent infographic that shows how we’re consuming news in the modern, connected world. Whilst we all know that traditional print media is on the way out, it seems we have to be carefully to maintain the integrity of news as sites like Facebook become mediums for ‘Chinese Whispers’. Surprisingly, Facebook is more popular than Twitter ... Read more...

by Kerry Butters Duqu written in mystery code Security experts at Kaspersky have discovered that part of the C&C code for Duqu is written in an unknown programming language. The code was found in the payload dll and it’s thought to be the main component of the Trojan, which is used to contact C&C servers to receive additional instructions. Whilst much of the ... Read more...

        by Kerry Butters   Anyone who keeps an eye on what’s going on in the world of technology couldn’t have failed to notice the huge rise in Android malware over the past year or so. This is mainly due to malware being distributed outside of the Android Market, but not completely. The submission process for Google’s mobile app marketplace is not ... Read more...

       by Kerry Butters Kerry is head honcho at markItwrite and has a passion for all things technology, especially IT security.   It’s not shaping up to be a great week for members of hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec. Late last week it emerged via Symantec, the developers of Norton security software, that Anonymous supporters had been ‘duped’ into installing the Zeus Trojan last ... Read more...

Worm: The First Digital World War by Mark Bowden – A Review – by Kerry Butters   Mark Bowden is best known for his book Black Hawk Down, published in 1999 and later adapted for screen in 2001, when it became a worldwide hit. Worm tells the story of the Conficker worm, which infected its first computer in 2008 and had spread to ... Read more...

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