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Study suggests the Internet is destroying our memories

18 July 2011, 15:42

Study links the ease of looking up information on the Internet to poor recall.

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Microsoft lets users flag contacts' accounts as hacked

18 July 2011, 10:24

Hotmail users can now report when it looks like their contacts' accounts have been compromised.

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YouTube looks to Cosmic Panda for UI improvements

8 July 2011, 13:10

A new user interface currently in trials radically updates the YouTube's looks and usability.

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Amazon enhances cloud music service

7 July 2011, 10:21

Offers more for your money, including unlimited music storage for all paid plans.

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Google to drop Blogger and Picasa brands?

6 July 2011, 15:34

Reports suggest that the blogging and photo platforms will be rebranded in line with its new image.

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Virgin Media announces Spotify partnership

6 July 2011, 09:59

The UK communications company will offer Spotify to its broadband, TV and mobile customers.

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Google pushing out a Gmail refresh

1 July 2011, 10:53

A new cut down interface will match up with the of Google's recent updates

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Google launches mobile site creation tool

29 June 2011, 17:05

A free tool that aims to make it easy for small businesses to create a mobile landing page.

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Google announces major social initiative

29 June 2011, 10:27

Google+ will inevitably be dubbed ‘Facebook killer’ and does seem to be the best effort yet.

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Google +1 button begins global rollout

28 June 2011, 12:18

A number of international websites will now offer the widget.

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Wikipedia plans to share the WikiLove

27 June 2011, 22:12

Will encourage users to share their love for editors' hard work.

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Launch of iCloud will see Apple abandon previous online services

27 June 2011, 14:13

MobileMe Gallary, iWeb and iDisk will all be relegated.

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LulzSec calls it a day

27 June 2011, 10:10

Hacking group hangs up its collective hat, as personal details may have been revealed.

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Google optimises Sites for mobile devices

24 June 2011, 15:47

Android and iOS handsets to get improved viewing experience.

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Twitter planning to push promoted tweets into user streams

24 June 2011, 15:16

Still looking for ways to make money from its service.

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JK Rowling announces Pottermore

23 June 2011, 15:32

Will sell Harry Potter ebooks and offer other, related content.

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Police arrest LulzSec hacker in Essex, or did they?

21 June 2011, 16:58

The hacking collective has tweeted to imply they got the wrong person.

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Microsoft brings HTML5 to SkyDrive

21 June 2011, 15:35

Cloud storage updated for modern browsers

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Compromised Bitcoin account leads to run on market

20 June 2011, 22:27

Major exchange sees price drop from dollars to cents.

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Google to archive British Library content online

20 June 2011, 11:36

250,000 books to be made freely available.

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Microsoft dismisses WebGL over security concerns

17 June 2011, 14:03

No WebGL support in Internet Explorer.

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Codemasters latest to lose customer details to hackers

13 June 2011, 13:44

User data accessed, but no payment details compromised.

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YouTube details first TrueView results

13 June 2011, 12:17

Surprise, surprise - users prefer adverts they can skip.

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Rovi, Samsung and others discuss the future of digital content

10 June 2011, 17:08

The future of IPTV, the impact of iCloud and how to get viewers to interact with TV were all covered.

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Spanish police arrest three in connection with PSN attacks

10 June 2011, 16:54

Claim to have detailed Spain's Anonymous leadership.

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Virgin Media continues 100Mbit broadband rollout

10 June 2011, 15:49

Now available to over four million homes.

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YouTube debuts HD preview images and logo-free player

10 June 2011, 11:19

Improvements to embedded player aimed at enhancing user interaction.

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World IPv6 day celebrated by Google, Facebook, Bing and others

8 June 2011, 15:56

Websites around the world are enabling access using the next generation of IP address.

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Facebook rolls-out automatic facial recognition for photos

8 June 2011, 13:44

Annoys some by making it an opt-out 'feature'.

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BBC Things To Do offers local activity suggestions

6 June 2011, 20:52

Collaborative effort between BBC events organisers suggests activities in your area.

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Apple reported to have completed deals with music labels

3 June 2011, 16:51

Should be the big differentiator for iCloud over other online music lockers.

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Sony pictures loses 1,000,000 passwords

3 June 2011, 11:21

Further security breaches reveal yet more unencrypted data.

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Google cautions users on data security

2 June 2011, 13:28

Offers advice on safeguarding data online.

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