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Facebook support for Roland Bunce finds unlikely star for Next modelling competition
Ah, the Internet; it's stories like this that remind me why I fell in love with your connected charms in the first place. Roland Bunce, an entrant for the Next clothes brand's online modelling competition, is hardly what you…
The kids are alright, says Mark Zuckerberg as he wants to allow children on Facebook
There's a strict age limit of 13 on Facebook at the moment, but it seems Mark Zuckerberg has ambitions of stretching his empire further by hooking'em in while they're young. The idea isn't revolutionary – after all reports have…
Bubble fears as LinkedIn becomes first large social media site to join stockmarket
The valuation of LinkedIn has jumped 30% since the networking site was introduced to the New York stockmarket last Thursday, prompting fears that this is the start of a social media bubble. The site is now valued at around…
"Facebook" now a valid Scrabble word
Scrabble has got a whole host of newly validated words in the Collins Official Scrabble Words book which should put a smile on tech-fans' faces, and get purist wordsmiths all hot and bothered. You'll now be able to back…
Mark S Zuckerberg banned from Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg has been banned from Facebook. No, not Mark E Zuckerberg, the social network's founder, but Mark S Zuckerberg, Indianapolis bankruptcy attorney. He's reportedly had his account removed from the site, just for sharing the same name as its…
Have Microsoft bagged Skype? [UPDATE – Yes, they officially have]
Remember last week when we told you that both Facebook and Google were fishing with big-money lures in an attempt to catch voice and video chat service Skype? Well forget that; it seems Microsoft are now the front runners to…
First ever Mount Everest tweet made on a Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung are really pushing the extreme elements of their latest handset, the Samsung Galaxy S II, to its limits. First they're sending Tech Digest's very own Gerald hurtling around a rollercoaster for a super speedy unboxing video, and now…
Facebook and Google both chasing Skype
Facebook are said to be attempting either a takeover or partnership with popular VoIP firm Skype, a new report states. Figures of as much as $4bn have been bandied about by Zuckerberg's empire, should Reuters sources "with direct knowledge of…
Royal Wedding tops iTunes chart, breaks streaming records
The broadcast of last Friday's Royal Wedding has topped Apple's iTunes chart, beating off competition from the likes of Doctor Who and The Inbetweeners. The free download shows higlights of the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, and…
Osama Bin Laden threat lives on in Facebook malware scam
US Navy Seals may have put an end to Osama Bin Laden's reign of terror, assassinating the al Queda leader in his Pakistan compound, but the threat from America's Public Enemy Number 1 still lives on in the unlikeliest of…
