Tag: online
New Call of Duty: You WILL have to pay for some online features
Confirming rumours that have been knocking around since the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops, a new report by MCVUK has revealed that certain online features in the next installement of the mega popular shooter franchise will come at…
Online-savvy teens more likely to drink, do drugs and have sex, study finds
We thought the dorky teens that spent all their time in their bedrooms in front of their computers were the last to get up to anything fun / dodgy – but it seems we were wrong. It may well…
Top 3 FREE computer security tips from Kaspersky Lab's Costin Raiu
This week sees London's Earls Court play host to the InfoSec computer and mobile security conference, where all the major players from the anti-virus and back-up software developing fields come together to tout their wares. We caught up yesterday with…
PREVIEW: Brink (PS3, PC, Xbox 360)
Anyone who's been attracted by the promise of online team-based shooters will undoubtedly lament one fact; no matter how good the game, getting a team that works for the good of the squad rather than for personal scoreboard-ranking glory or…
Tory porn block plans not possible say ISPA
The Conservative government's plans to put a blanket block on pornographic websites is not feasible, according to Nicholas Lansman, the secretary general of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA). He has instead suggested that responsibility lies with parents in order…
Android Google Maps getting 3D makeover
Google's mega-popular, uber-useful Maps service is about to get a 3D makeover. Whilst demoing the Honeycomb Android tablet from Motorola that we showed you earlier today, Google-guy Andy Rubin also gave a sneak peak at what to expect from the…
Google Earth 6 goes green with 3D trees
Feeling your Google Earth forestry was a little flat? Not enough bush in your undergrowth? Well the search giants have just brought their Google Earth mapping and navigation software up to version 6, and with it comes the addition of…
Facebook adding Skype-powered video calls?
Earlier in the year Facebook and Skype joined forces to allow users of both services to communicate across both platforms. What began as just messaging and online notifications could be about to expand into full-blown video calling however, as code…
Facebook granted "Face" trademark
After months of legal wranglings, it looks as though Facebook will soon own the trademark for the word "Face". Zuckerberg's empire have had their trademark application accepted by the US Patent and Trade Office, with the reins passing to them…
MySpace Mashup links site to Facebook
MySpace has joined forces with Facebook in a bid to bring fresh users to its new-look site, calling the partnership "Mashup with Facebook". How totally radical. Re-modelling itself as an entertainment portal, MySpace has now integrated Facebook "Like" buttons…