Author: Jeff

Online auction giant eBay is facing a rather serious patent dispute over one of its more popular functions. The so called ‘buy it now’ feature often seen on auctions allows users to end the auction early at a pre-determined price. The problem is the action is detailed in a patent filed by MercExchange, who’ve taken… Continue reading eBay Faces ‘Buy It Now’ Patent Threat

Due to a botched update, some McAfee Anti-virus users have been informed that Microsoft Excel, a very popular spreadsheet program, is in-fact a virus. For a while on Friday 10th March, Excel was marked as being the W95/CTX virus. The ‘false-positive’, as the problem is technically known, was due to an error in the definitions… Continue reading McAfee To Users : Excel Is A Virus

Apple has added several refurbished iPod minis to the special deals section of its online store. Apple is currently offering first-generation 4GB minis in silver, blue, pink and green for $149. The company also has a stock of second-generation 4GB models in silver, blue and green for $159. The second-generation mini offers 18 hours of… Continue reading Apple offers refurbished iPod Minis

Rumors of a web based productivity suite from Google has been making the rounds on the internet for quite some time, and with the recent news of a Google Calendar project in the works many see Google positioning itself to take on Microsoft Office Live which is currently in beta. The acquisition of Writely has… Continue reading Google Acquires Writely