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Facebook has unveiled Timeline, described as a “major re-imagining of user profiles,” which allows users to build a visual scrapbook of their activities on the site over the years.
Facebook unveils Timeline and shows off its features in a schmaltzy video Read MoreTalkTalk has emerged as the most complained-about broadband and phone services provider in the UK, according to the latest data from industry regulator Ofcom. The dubious honour was bestowed on …
Talk Talk – the network people love to complain about: Ofcom Read MoreAnyone visiting the BBC’s homepage today will be in for a bit of a shock, with the familiar interface being completely transformed, courtesy of a hefty, tablet-friendly makeover.
BBC website goes tablet app style with added swipability Read MoreIf, like us, you love the music they play on BBC Radio 6 Music but can’t bear the incessant, irrelevant blather generated by some of their ‘personality’ DJs like Lauren “Tweet Me” Laverne, …
Silence inane BBC DJ blather with Britify Spotify playlists Read MoreIf you’re an avid Android-toting notetaker and want to be able to easily access and edit your content on the move – and don’t want half a ton of pointless …
The perfect Android/Windows note taking combo: Flick Note, Simplenote and ResophNotes Read MoreGoogle has just added a neat weather layer to Google Maps, letting Brits see just how miserable their summer is – and gaze enviously at sunnier climes around the world.
Google Maps adds weather info, rain-splattered Brits look around in envy Read MoreIn its quest to serve up a more compelling alternative to the all-conquering Facebook, Google has added games to its Google+ social networking project.
Google+ gets social games and puts the heat on Facebook Read MoreOur sister site urban75 hosts one of the UK’s biggest online communities, and has just switched from the popular vBulletin forum software to the new XenForo system. With over 10.3 …
urban75 becomes XenForo’s biggest UK installation as community site transfers 10.3 million posts from vBulletin Read MoreNow here’s something we’ve been wanting in GMail for yonks: a preview pane. Google has just added this handy feature which lets you instantly preview emails in your inbox.
Google adds GMail Preview Pane – and we feel the love Read MoreHardcore Euro-travellers should be well acquainted with sky high data bills and the hassle of swapping networks and juggling accounts as they flit through different countries, so Xcom Global’s new Europe-wide …
Xcom Global’s $13/day Euro SIM grants unlimited data downloads across 40 European countries Read MoreTo help American visitors looking for Lie-chester Square and ale-sozzled Cockneys trying to get to the next rub a dub, Google has just added public transport directions for London within …
Gor blimey, guv’nor! Google Maps adds London public transport directions Read MoreGoogle have formed an unlikely aliance with the band OK Go and dance troupe and choreographers Pilobolus to create an intriguing HTML5 music collaboration.
Chrome showcased in HTML5 extravaganza featuring OK Go and Pilobolus dance troupe Read MoreA new Ofcom study has found that average broadband speeds in the UK are on the up, enjoying a 10 per cent rise since the end of 2010. Their study found that average …
Which company provides the fastest broadband in the UK? Read MoreLast week, a pleased-as-Punch Larry Page announced that their new Google+ social network had smashed through the 10 million member barrier, and the news for Google’s chief executive keeps on …
Brits flock to Google+ as worldwide users hit 20 million Read MoreIn a rather delicious twist of irony, the website for The Sun newspaper has been hacked with all links currently redirecting to the The Lulz Boat Twitter feed.
The Sun newspaper website hacked by Lulzsec, Times and News Int follows Read More