Tag: online
Wii U controller now has NFC capabilties
As well as revealing the Nintendo Network online community features, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata confirmed new capabilities were being added to the tablet-like controller of the upcoming Wii U console. Top of the list of new features was NFC tech,…
Nintendo Network revealed: Is it Xbox Live for Wii U and 3DS?
Nintendo are to launch a new online service called the Nintendo Network that will not only be compatible with their current Nintendo 3DS console, but also their forthcoming Wii U machine. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who revealed the…
Google privacy policy updated ahead of new EU rules
Google are streamlining their privacy policy, preparing to establish one privacy policy to rule all their 70+ products, give or take a few for unique legal reasons. Google announcement comes ahead of the EU's planned overhaul of their 17-year…
Do you Yahoo! ? Jerry Yang no longer does
Jerry Yang, co-founder of web giants Yahoo!, has resigned after 17 years at the top. One of the first massive web companies, Yahoo! was founded by Yang and David Filo in 1995, dominating the web until peaking in 2007 with…
Wikipedia announce 24 hour blackout to protest SOPA/PIPA piracy bills
Wikipedia have announced that they are to "blackout" their immensely popular web encyclopedia on January 18th in protest against proposed anti-piracy acts in the US. After 72 hours of discussions between 1800 Wikipedia members, the decision to fight against the…
Mozilla breathe easy as Google sign 3-year Firefox search deal
Google has signed a 3 year deal with Mozilla that will see the latter's Firefox browser continue to benefit from a lucrative search deal. Google will continue to be the default search provider for Firefox, leading to valuable revenues for…
Lady Gaga Twitter/Facebook hack offered millions of free iPad 2 tablets
Lady Gaga is the latest celebrity to see her social networking accounts hacked by scammers. One of the true "Twitterati" with over 17 million Twitter followers and 45 million Facebook "Likes", the Bad Romance star fell foul to a…
Google zeitgeist : Rebecca Black beats Apple as 2011's top searches revealed
Google have revealed their 2011 zeitgeist list, rounding up the most searched-for terms on their dominant search engine over the past 12 months. Celebs, memes, tech and games all make the list, with "Friday" viral pop star Rebecca Black…
.XXX websites go on general sale today
All those dodgy "sexting" snaps you've been storing on your smartphone may finally come to good use today, as anyone can now try their hand at running a porn site with sales of .xxx domains opening. Until now, the ICM…
Spotify App Finder bringing apps to the music streaming platform
Spotify have announced the next big upgrade for their music streaming platform. Described as the "Spotify revolution" and the "next big step for music". Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek revealed App Finder, set to bring a wealth of apps…
