With streaming platforms, next-gen gaming, and hybrid lifestyles reshaping how we consume entertainment, the humble TV is slowly being overtaken by a bigger player:…
Groupon backpedals on offensive Superbowl ad
After an embarassing gaffe at the Superbowl, internet start-up Groupon was on the defensive as it faced outrage for running an advertisement that highlighted…
Real book page numbers for Kindle
On Monday Amazon released a preview version of a Kindle software update, Kindle 3.1, which matches the exact page numbers as the paper version….
Android outsells iPhone for first time in US
Google’s Android surged past Apple’s iPhone last quarter and is closing in on the Blackberry as the most popular smartphone platform in the United…
Huffington Post bought by AOL for $315-million
In a major vote of confidence for one of the world’s most well-respected blogs, US internet provider AOL will buy The Huffington Post, a…
New dating website ‘steals’ photos from Facebook
In an ironic case of art imitating life, a freshly-launched dating website that lets visitors seek mates by sifting through profile pictures mined from…
That’s it folks. The internet is over
The global warehouse for Internet addresses has run empty. The non-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) doled out its last five…
Mobile operators need new revenue models to cope with data usage
Mobile operators are facing a crisis which requires innovative thinking. Rocketing smartphone use could drive mobile operators into losses in three years unless they…
Nigerian jailed for Facebook insult of governor
Nigerian police detained a man for 10 days after he insulted a state governor on Facebook, traumatising him to such a degree that he…
LG to unveil world’s first full 3D smartphone
LG will unveil the world’s first full 3D smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D handset, at the 2011 Mobile World Congress – offering consumers a…
Internet giants speak out against Egyptian blockade of web
As Egypt is rocked by continuing protests against President Hosni Mubarak, Google, Facebook and Twitter, breaking with the usual practice of corporate silence, are…
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