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Chrome is King (For a Day)

Posted on 22nd March, 2012

Sunday, March 18th, 2012. A day which will live in infamy. Because for 24 hours, Internet Explorer was knocked from its perch as the world’s most used web browser. Replaced by a challenger that’s only been around for four years. Google Chrome. Continue Reading

Happy Birthday Twitter!

Posted on 21st March, 2012

The world’s favourite microblogging platform is six years old today! From humble beginnings as ‘twtter’ – a niche way for technology nerds to keep in touch, the network has fast become an almost indispensible resource for journalists, businesses and gossip fans alike. Continue Reading

Now Facebook’s Updating Its Data Policy

Posted on 20th March, 2012

Anything that Google can do, Facebook claim that they can do better. Especially when it comes to courting controversy with updates and changes to privacy and data use policies. Continue Reading

UK’s Economy Could Hinge on the Internet

Posted on 19th March, 2012

When it comes to doing business online, the United Kingdom leads the world. A new study by the Boston Consulting Group has revealed that online business accounts for a larger proportion of the economy in the UK than anywhere else in the world. 8.3% of the UK’s GDP (Gross Domestic … Continue Reading

Google Wants Your Business on the Mobile Web

Posted on 15th March, 2012

Google have decided that British businesses are lacking when it comes to taking advantage of the mobile internet, and they’re about to help you all do something about it. The GetMo initiative (short for ‘Get Mobilised’) is an extension of the US-based GoMo (‘Google Mobilize’) scheme that’s been running in … Continue Reading

“Larry Page is Wrecking Google”, claims Former Employee

Posted on 14th March, 2012

If James Whittaker is to be believed, Google’s focus on advertising and obsession with Facebook could bring the company down in the future. And it’s all the work of one man – Larry Page. Continue Reading

BBC Planning to Sell Downloadable Content

Posted on 12th March, 2012

While Google Music hasn’t given Apple pause for thought, a new plan from the BBC could soon cause the iTunes providers some concern. Continue Reading

Google Chrome Defeated in Hacking Contest (Twice)

Posted on 9th March, 2012

It looks like Google Chrome isn’t as secure as was previously claimed, as the browser is hacked twice in the 2012 Pwn2own contest. Continue Reading

Google Calls For a “More Secure” Internet – Encrypts Search

Posted on 8th March, 2012

For a company fending off more than its fair share of privacy investigations and audits, Google seem to be very keen on a more secure internet. Continue Reading

Facebook Loses German Privacy Case

Posted on 7th March, 2012

While the UK courts aren’t able to differentiate between a wall and a search engine, it seems that the German legal system is far more switched on when it comes to the online world. Continue Reading

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