Tag: online
Google+ Games: Facebook responds
Google are testing the casual gaming waters with their Google+ network today, and Facebook don't like it. In response to the announcement of Google Games, Facebook have revealed an overhaul to their games platform to make it ever-more enticing. Facebook…
Angry Birds, Bejeweled heading to Google +
Casual, social netowrk gaming is spreading its wings from the Facebook fold today, following an announcement from Google that will see their Google+ add gaming integration in the coming weeks. 16 games will initially roll out to all Google+ users….
Flickr used in Metropolitan Police's Operation Withern London riots investigation
The Metropolitan Police are harnessing the power of social media in order to bring rioters from the past few day's escalating violence to justice. As part of Operation Withern, the Met are posting stills from CCTV footage to a…
OFFICIAL: Battlefield 3 will not be available through Steam
It's official; EA will not be distributing their massively anticipated war shooter Battlefield 3 through Steam, Valve's digital game store that has become by far the most popular PC online game purchasing platform. EA have made this decision as they…
BBC iPlayer for connected TVs, PS3 gets revamp
Versions of the BBC iPlayer video on demand service for web connected TVs and the PlayStation 3 games console get a refresh today to make its user interface even more intuitive. Designed to make arm-chair navigation of the catalogue of…
Harry Potter fans targeted by digital Death Eaters in Pottermore scam
Harry Potter fans looking to get early access to the Pottermore social network ahead of its October opening are being tricked by dark web magic. No, it's not Voldemort hitting the internet killswitch, but a gang of scammers selling…
Chinese couple sells children to pay for online gaming habits
We've heard of some pretty awful cases of neglect when it comes to online gaming addiction around the globe, but never any quite as mercenary as this. A Chinese couple have been arrested after it was discovered the pair had…
Pottermore officially revealed: JK Rowling's Harry Potter social network
JK Rowling, author of the mega-popular Harry Potter series of books, has today revealed Pottermore, an online portal for fans of the teenage wizard and his magical adventures to explore. "It's the same story with a few crucial additions….
British Library team up with Google to digitise book catalogue
The British Library is set to bring its unrivalled collection of 17th and 18th century texts into the digital age through a new partnership with Google. Google are to digitise 250,000 texts, making them available to be searched and copied…
ICANN domain name expansion to shake-up new web addresses
The web is set for one of the biggest shake-ups its ever seen after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have voted to allow a much longer list of domain endings to be available to site…
