Tag: internet
Google Earth 6 goes green with 3D trees
Feeling your Google Earth forestry was a little flat? Not enough bush in your undergrowth? Well the search giants have just brought their Google Earth mapping and navigation software up to version 6, and with it comes the addition of…
Facebook adding Skype-powered video calls?
Earlier in the year Facebook and Skype joined forces to allow users of both services to communicate across both platforms. What began as just messaging and online notifications could be about to expand into full-blown video calling however, as code…
Virgin Media to offer public Wi-Fi hotspots?
Virgin Media may be about to jump onto the public Wi-Fi hotspot bandwagon, with reports coming in that they are looking to take on the likes of BT's Openzone and The Cloud with their own service. A Virgin spokeswoman said:…
Tim Berners-Lee calls Facebook "a threat to the web"
Facebook may be the Number 1 online destination for many citizens of the web, but there is one key figure who's still more than a little sceptical: web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Rather than an open world wide web,…
MySpace Mashup links site to Facebook
MySpace has joined forces with Facebook in a bid to bring fresh users to its new-look site, calling the partnership "Mashup with Facebook". How totally radical. Re-modelling itself as an entertainment portal, MySpace has now integrated Facebook "Like" buttons…
Internet games lead to murder and suicide in South Korea
A 15 year old boy has killed his mother and committed suicide after a row over online gaming escalated into violence. The unnamed student from Seoul, South Korea had got into a fight with his mother on Monday night after…
Want fibre broadband in your area? Then get voting!
Hoping to see your broadband exchange get upgraded to a fibre-optic service? Well you may be able to fast-track the process thanks to Eclipse Internet. They've been given the opportunity by BT to nominate 5 exchanges to get a super-fast…
New deal adds NBC Universal shows to SeeSaw
Online video-on-demand service SeeSaw have just signed a new deal with NBC Universal that will see shows from the US network's stable available for UK viewers as premium downloads. Shows such as House, Battlestar Galactica and The Office will be…
Yahoo! Premier League football video highlights page goes live
Footie fans looking to catch up on any Premier League action they may have missed over the weekend can now head over to Yahoo!'s video highlights page for a round up of all the goals, including Blackpool's shock rise to…
Twitter and TweetMeme team up for official re-tweet web button
Twitter have finally unveiled their official re-tweet button for third-party websites looking to share content through the micro-blogging service. Simply called the Tweet Button, it's cannily been co-built with the team over at TweetMeme, whose own Twitter re-tweet button…
