The Ongoing Battle Between Samsung v Apple
Samsung and Apple have been locked in continual patent lawsuits for the past year. Samsung claimed in August 2012 that if the new iPhone were to breach certain infringements then they would sue. Staying true to their word, earlier this week Samsung have submit yet…
Facebook’s new ad plan
Facebook has decided to test running adverts directly within users news-feeds in an attempt to raise money. If all goes well this could mean that advertisers would be able to reach the sites 1 billion users. The decision comes at a point when the social…
Google’s Being Anti-Competitive
Back in November 2012, Google was faced with anti-trust allegations. Since this time Google has been wrapped up in an investigation led by the European Commission who are now apparently getting close to settling the case. ‘Anti-trust’, in very simple terms means that…
Skype’s got a Bug
A bug within Skype’s software has been confirmed to be sending message to unintended recipients. “Although we cannot determine precisely how many users may have been affected by this error, we believe the number is small given the very specific circumstances under which the…
Facebook same sex marriage
Over the weekend the social networking site has introduced same sex marriage as a relationship status, along with an icon to reflect this. The change was noticed when co founder of Facebook, Chris Hughes married his partner Sean Eldridge and made the change. Mark Zuckerburg,…
Web trolls are being ousted
New laws are coming into place which will force websites to identify people who post defamatory messages online. The Government is stating that victims have a right to know the true identity of those who are harassing them. Facebook was forced last week to identify…
China’s version of Twitter deletes accounts of “repeat offenders”
China’s social network ‘Weibo’, which is the equivalent of Twitter, has introduced a code of conduct explicitly restricting the messages it users can post and share. China has always come under scrutiny for its censoring of internet use and this latest update is said to…
Brain surgery and Twitter
I’m not too sure if those two words should appear in a sentence together. However, a hospital over in Houston has recently started to give live twitter updates for operations such as brain and open heart surgery. Not only do they keep you up to…
Facebook ‘Organ Donor’ Status
Facebook yesterday added a new option to the Facebook Timeline – you can now set you organ donor status. You can also share your story of becoming a donor, including when, where and why. If you are…
Is Instagram Worth $1 Billion?
Instagram was launched in October 2010, now 18 months later it has just been bought by Facebook for an impressive $1billion in both cash and stock. Until last week Instagram had been only for available as an app for the iPhone but it has now…
