News: Internet
Friday, 2 Nov 2012
Gmail Overtakes Hotmail as World's Top Email Service
Google has finally overtaken Hotmail as the world's most popular email service. This is according to Internet analytics firm comScore who stated that for their October data, Gmail overtook Hotmail with 287.9 million unique worldwide visitors versus 286.2 million for Hotmail.
Thursday, 1 Nov 2012
Facebook Reportedly Working on Alternative Service to Craigslist
According to an article published by The Daily, Facebook is reportedly working on a project related to a classifieds advertisement service similar to that which Craiglist is offering.
Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012
Google Introduces New 'Compose' Screen in Gmail
Google rolls out a new 'Compose' screen on Gmail, as well as a handful of other features including a drag-and-drop function of the recipient chips between address fields.
Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012
How to Grab YouTube's New Look
The last major revamp YouTube had was last December, and it's about time for a fresh look. Hit the link to find out how to grab YouTube's new look for those who have not received the updated layout.
Thursday, 18 Oct 2012
The Pirate Bay Moves to the Cloud
File sharing website The Pirate Bay has made a drastic change to its infrastructure, moving all operations to the Cloud. The site will now use several cloud hosting providers scattered across several continents around the world, which should make it virtually invulnerable to police raids.
Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012
Meet the New LinkedIn Profile
The new LinkedIn will help professionals tell their professional story, discover people and opportunities, as well as interact with people within and beyond their network.
Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012
Foursquare Opens Up Search for Everyone
Foursquare, the app previously known as a location-based social network, has been shifting its emphasis over its last few iterations to a local social search engine for good picks. While you used to have to be a member to use Foursquare, the company has now opened up its search engine to anyone who wants to look for good food, shopping or sights and sound.
Monday, 15 Oct 2012
Gaikai Sued by T5 Labs, Cloud-Gaming Industry Hit by Patent War Malaise?
Cloud-based gaming service provider Gaikai has been sued by T5 Labs, another similar outfit that is based in the UK, for alleged patent infringement. T5 Labs has been in operations since 2007 but its supposedly infringed patent was only granted in June this year.
Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012
Study Shows Bing More Likely to Show Spam and Malware
A study conducted by security software company Sophos has shown that Microsoft's search engine Bing is more likely to show results related to spam or malware infected websites than any other search engine.
Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012
Facebook Testing Out New "Want" and "Collect" Button
Facebook recently confirmed it was working on adding more options alongside the ubiquitous "Like" button. One of the more prominent ones that might turn out to be useful to retail companies is the "Want" button.
