Monthly Archives: January 2014

Facebook: dead or alive? – Telegraph

Facebook: dead or alive?

Princeton predicts that Facebook is in precipitous decline. Continue reading

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JOURNALISTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED THE FREEDOM TO DO THEIR JOBS

Every medium can chose what is of news value and the IĠM appeals for harassment of journalists should not be repeated.

Last week the IĠM felt it had to defend the right to the confidentiality of the source of journalists after the police said it was going to request the Court to order the Editor of MaltaToday to reveal the source of information.

Head of News of Media.Link Communications asked for the protection of the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) as Media.Link Communications were following a story that was published in another newspaper. Continue reading

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. . . WELCOME . . . MERHBA . . . BIENVENUE . . . BENVENUTI . . . مرحبا بكم

THANKS FOR VISITING MY WEBPAGES AND BLOGS. HERE I POST WHAT ARTICLES ON TECH, PHOTOGRAPHY OR OTHER WHICH WHIMSICALLY CATCHES MY EYE. FEEL FREE TO INTERACT AND COMMENT, YOUR FEEDBACK WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THIS NOOK OF CYBERSPACE IS ALWAYS UNDER … Continue reading

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Confidentiality of the source of journalistic information should not be tampered with

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) regrets to note the declaration made in Court by a Police officer, who stated that the Police intended to institute proceedings in Court to request the Editor of MaltaToday to reveal the source of … Continue reading

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Facebook plans suite of standalone mobile apps for 2014 | The Verge

Two weeks after Messenger launched, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reflected on how the company had “historically” moved forward by building a lot of features into its core app — and how things were about to change. “We also have a few … Continue reading

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AIRBUS IS NOW MADE IN CHINA TOO, NOT JUST IN HAMBURG

China Bets Big On ‘Iron Bird’ Of The Skies http://news.sky.com/story/1194101/china-bets-big-on-iron-bird-of-the-skies

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Malta might soon have to worry about a more real danger than Syrian refugees.

Malta might soon have to worry about a more real danger than Syrian refugees. http://www.akkuza.com/2014/01/10/toxic/

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Typo case makes iPhone a BlackBerry clone – Business Today – Business News

Typo case makes iPhone a BlackBerry clone – Business Today – Business News http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/gadget-watch-case-makes-iphone-a-blackberry-clone/1/202239.html

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Microsoft says Windows-phone is outselling iPhone, . . . in fantasyland !!

It’s dumb, but that’s just how low-on-the-totem Microsoft is when it comes to the smartphone market these days: the only places it can declare victory are areas in which Apple is concertedly not competing. Continue reading

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The Snooze Button

Originally posted on A journal of my thoughts:
The Snooze Button was invented some time shortly after the invention of the alarm clock itself, and I remember the day I discovered it as a young boy. It was early in…

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