Google Video is basically closing down and many videos will be removed on April 29th 2011. On May 13, 2011 videos that have been uploaded to Google Video will no longer be available for playback. There is a Migrate to YouTube link to the Video Status page, which will allow easy migraation of any of your own videos to a …
Flock browser
Support for the Flock social browser will cease as from April 26th 2011 and since no further security updates will be provided to keep you safe on the web, they are encouraging all Flock users to upgrade to either Chrome or Firefox. Flock recently changes from being Firefox-based to being Chrome-based but only ever achieved a small percentage of the …
Apple is now suing Samsung
Apple is suing its rival Samsung Electronics for allegedly copying the design of its iPad and iPhone, particularly with respect to the look of its screen icons.
Changes to Spotify policy
As from May 1st, online music service Spotify is limiting its free service to 10 hours per month, half the time currently offered, and users will only be able to listen to tracks five times. New users will get six months of free content before the changes kick in.
Flip flop for Cisco
Cisco has announced that it will be cutting back on certain aspects of its consumer businesses, which includes shutting down the highly popular Flip video camera. Cisco says it will close down the Flip business and support current FlipShare customers and partners with a transition plan. Cisco only purchased Flip maker Pure Digital in 2009, paying $590 million for the …
New cloud storage facility
Security software giant AVG, the fourth largest provider of anti-virus software, has announced a new service to let users store, sync and share files in the cloud using a variety of channels and devices.
Proposed new UK Government website
Although the current UK Government website www.direct.gov.uk appears to be well structured, comprehensive and fairly easy to use and navigate, a new consolidated website is scheduled to appear in a public ‘alpha’ version on May 9th.
Role reversal
In what is being seen as a sort of role reversal, software giant Microsoft is taking an anti-competition complaint against search giant Google to the European Commission. The software maker claims that Google used its dominant position in the search market to restrict the growth of Microsoft services. In 2003, an EC ruling determined that Microsoft had unfairly advantaged its …
Ssspeaking to the world
Very enterprising, entertaining and better than a lot of things out there. Bronx Zoo’s escaped cobra ‘turns to Twitter’
MySpace continues in decline
According to new figures, MySpace has managed to lose 10 million unique users in just one month as it continues in steep decline.