Category: Websites
Microsoft So.Cl : Search based pinboard social network launches
Microsoft have quietly taken their So.Cl social network out of the beta testing stage this weekend, meaning it's now open for all intrepid tech tinkerers to try out. The network (which has been in a private beta testing phase since…
Sex.com is now Pinterest for porn
After recently changing hands for £8 million, the internet's most notorious domain, www.Sex.com, has undergone a bit of a redesign. Introducing the new Sex.com, which is basically Pinterest for porn. Pulling together users' favourite saucy clips from around the web,…
Boo-hoo at Yahoo! as 14% of workforce is cut
Yahoo! have confirmed that it is to cut 2,000 jobs, equal to 14% of its workforce as they aim to transform into a "bold, new Yahoo!". Restructuring has been long overdue at Yahoo! as it has gradually fallen from favour…
HTCSense.com closes doors for renovation: back up your files now or lose them!
HTC have announced that they are to close HTCSense.com for an undisclosed period of time, deleting customers' cloud stored data in the process. Planning a major renovation for the service, HTCSense.com users have until the 30th April to back up…
Friends Reunited relaunching, looks to stir our love for nostalgia
Friends Reunited, the once-leading social network that aimed to get you back in touch with old school pals, is preparing for a major relaunch. While rekindling lost friendships will still be a major part of Friends Reunited, the revamped site…
Pirate Bay taking to the skies to avoid authorities
The Pirate Bay are considering moving their servers into the sky aboard low-orbit, unmanned drones in an attempt to thwart the ground-based authorities looking to close the file sharing site down. Looking to harness the power of super-small PCs like…
Five tech fixes for a fiver with fivesquids.co.uk
What can you get for a fiver these days? A couple of beers? Maybe a portion of fish and chips if you're lucky? Thanks to a new website called fivesquids.co.uk, your crisp £5 note may stretch a lot further than…
The Pirate Bay stops hosting torrents, but may prove even stronger as a result
The Pirate Bay have announced that they will no longer be hosting torrent files, and will instead now focus on providing file-sharers with magnet links. Though one would assume torrent files are the bread-and-butter of the service, this new…
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to guest star on The Simpsons
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to guest star in the milestone 500th episode of The Simpsons. Approached by casting director Bonnie Pietila after Simpsons creator Matt Groening found that Assange was looking to be on the show, Assange recorded his…
Google closing Picnik image editing service
Picnik, the online image editing service, have announced that they are to close their website on April 19, 2012. Users will need to download any images stored on the site before that date or lose them forever, though the Picnik…