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It seems incredible, but email has been around for forty years now, with the messaging medium first arriving in 1971 when computer engineer Ray Tomlinson blasted off the first electronic …
Forty years of email celebrated in an infographic Read MoreGoogle has unveiled a couple of neat updates to its search pages, and it’s now possible to search by getting chatty with your PC or by dragging images into Google’s search box.
Google releases voice and audio search. Barbara Windsor’s wotsits located Read MoreAnalytics boffin Vincenzo Cosenza has released the latest of his bi-annual ‘world map of social networks’ graphics, displaying the rise and fall of the big social networks by country.
The world turns blue as Facebook embraces the globe Read MoreTwitter has finally dragged its slovenly botty into 2011 and announced that links shared on Twitter.com will be automatically shortened, courtesy of their t.co URL shortener.
Twitter finally gets in on the link shortening action Read MoreFinding themselves not mindful to hand over thirty per cent of their revenues to Apple, The Financial Times has launched a sophisticated HTML5 Web app that lets users access and …
FT web app says ‘no thanks’ to Apple’s fat 30 per cent cut Read MoreFrustrated by missing out on all the ‘like’ action enjoyed by Facebook, Google has officially launched its own version: the ‘+1’ button.
Google launches the +1 button to let friends recommend search results Read MoreFacebook’s quest to take over the planet continues, with new figures putting its total user base at a staggering 700,000,000 users worldwide – an astonishing rise from January’s figures of 500m …
Facebook takes over the world, with over 700m users signed up Read MoreHeading to your GMail account any minute now is Google’s rather fab People Widget. We know it’s pretty hard to get excited about email but this looks to be a …
GMail People Widget makes us love email all over again Read MoreWith a rather sneaky sleight of hand, Twitpic, the hugely popular photo sharing service used to upload photos to Twitter, has updated its terms of service to let the company …
Twitpic changes its terms, gives itself permission to sell on your images Read MoreMicrosoft has dug deep into its pockets to purchase the internet voice and video chat service Skype for an eye watering $8.5 billion.
Official: Microsoft scoops up Skype for $8.5 billion Read MoreIt’s a strange quirk that while the modern apps on our smartphones grow infinitely more powerful and sophisticated, when it comes to calendars, they’re all fairly rubbish in comparison what …
Finally, colour coding comes to Google Calendar events Read MoreWe deal with a ton of email every day, and with GMail being our client of choice, we’re grateful to hear any new tips to make dealing with the daily …
Great GMail power user email tips from a Google main man Read MoreWe can’t say we’d get much of a kick out of getting jiggy with this whirring plastic box, but it shows how tactile communications over the internet are being developed.
Internet kissing gadget invites folks to get jiggy over wi-fi Read MoreTo celebrate the Royal Wedding, Google have unveiled a new graphic for their search home page and it’s a rather baffling looking creation.
Google baffles Brits with bizarre royal wedding graphic Read MoreJettisoning users quicker than the LibDems are losing voters, MySpace was once a fantastic resource for bands, fans and promoters. Its appeal was fairly simple: it provided an easy way for music lovers …
MySpace: the bidding begins on the tragically flabby, faltering, failed music site Read More