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Facebook ban Nirvana's "Nevermind" album artwork
Facebook have banned Nirvana's album artwork for their seminal "Nevermind" album from the social networking site. According to the site, the picture was removed as it was found in violation of Facebook's terms of use. In particular, the album cover…
Messagenet Talk start-up VoIP sets sights on Skype crown
Messagenet Talk, a new voice-over-internet and texting application for PCs, Macs, iPads, iPod touches and iPhones launches today, looking to offer a simple, cheap alternative to Skype and Google Voice. Offering free calls to PC and Macs, Messagenet Talk's main…
Oslo tragedy and Amy Winehouse death spark Facebook scam surge
It's been a truly sad weekend for news. From the tragic extremist attacks in Norway of Anders Behring Breivik that have left nearly 100 people dead to the sudden, untimely death of jazz superstar Amy Winehouse, many tears have been…
Official Facebook iPad app unearthed
We've known for some time that an offical Facebook iPad app is in the works, but who'd have guessed that it's been sitting hidden under our very noses in the iPhone app all along?! An update for the iPhone Facebook…
Google+ reaches 20 million users mark in just three weeks
Google's new social network, Google+, has hit the 20 million users milestone in just three short weeks, according to web analysts ComScore. Doubling in size just a week after Google CEO Larry Page estimated the network had 10 million…
Spotify: Everything You Need To Know
It's taken far longer than American music lovers would have liked, but finally Spotify, the world's premier music streaming service, has launched stateside. Fans of the service in the UK, Sweden and across Europe have raved on about how…
Google+ now has 10 million-plus users
It may still only be a "field trial" according to the search giants that built it, but the Google+ social network has already hit a major landmark by surpassing 10 million users. Google's attempt to battle Twitter and Facebook in…
Facebook for Every Phone "Likes" thousands of Java mobiles
Around 700 million people have Facebook accounts, but only a fraction of that number have smartphones. In an attempt to get even more people sharing and socialising on the move the world's biggest social network today launched Facebook for…
Facebook adds in-browser video chat with new Skype partnership
Facebook and Skype have announced a new partnership that will see the pair join forces to bring video chat to the world's largest social network, alongside group chat. Via a downloadable plug-in, users will be able to video call…
Justin Timberlake planning X-Factor style Myspace talent show
Justin Timberlake may have only recently nabbed himself an ownership stake in the flailing social network MySpace, but it seems the SexyBack star already has big plans for the website. Chief among these is a possible X-Factor style talent…
