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Article | 21/05/2013 Spotify's 1st birthday in Oz: all the stats
It's Spotify's first birthday tomorrow -- the incredibly popular music streaming service, which boasts millions of tracks and thousands of albums from...
Article | 20/05/2013 It's official: Yahoo will buy Tumblr for $US1.1 billion
After a weekend chock full of rumors and speculation, Yahoo has announced it plans to acquire Tumblr, the popular social service that hosts more than ...
Article | 15/05/2013 Google improves interface, photos in Google+ social network
Google is adding 41 new features to its Google+ social network on Wednesday, including a richer interface that works better on mobile devices and some...
Article | 14/05/2013 Outlook.com to let users engage in IM chats with Gmail users
Microsoft is upgrading its new Outlook.com webmail service so that its users can communicate with Gmail users via instant messaging.
Article | 13/05/2013 Samsung tests first 5G broadband: download a movie in 1 second
Super-fast 5G broadband transmits data in the millimetre-wave band at a frequency of 28GHz at a speed of up to 1.056Gbps to a distance of up to 2 kilo...
Article | 15/04/2013 Sony ISP launches world's fastest home Internet, 2Gbps
A Sony-backed ISP in Japan has launched a 2Gbps Internet service, which it said is the world's fastest for home use.
Article | 12/04/2013 Facebook Home goes live in Google Play
Facebook Home, which doesnt replace the Android OS but sits on top of it, includes a family of Facebook-focused apps and also works with the apps a us...
Article | 4/04/2013 Introducing Vdio: the new TV and movie streaming service from Rdio
Popular music streaming service Rdio has quietly launched a complementary video streaming service for TV shows and movies, challenging established pla...
Article | 8/03/2013 Facebook turns News Feed into 'personalised newspaper'
Millions around the world begin their online day by checking out Facebook's News Feed. But what they see there is about to change. Facebook announced ...
Article | 7/03/2013 Facebook shows off more visual, customised News Feed
Facebook unveiled an updated look for its News Feed on Thursday, showing a feature that is more visual and offers different feeds for drill-down inter...
Article | 6/03/2013 Facebook's new News Feed wish list includes mobile and highlighted friends
Facebook is set to unveil an updated News Feed on Thursday and analysts have a wish list of changes that users might welcome.
Article | 1/03/2013 Facebook set to launch new look for News Feed
The social network sent press invitations to a March 7 event at the company's offices in Menlo Park, Calif. "Come see a new look for News Feed," the i...
Article | 19/02/2013 In Pictures: Firefox for Windows 8
Firefox for Windows 8
Article | 18/02/2013 Windows Live Messenger to make way for Skype on April 8
Microsoft has confirmed it will replace Windows Live Messenger, aka MSN Messenger, with Skype on 8 April.
Article | 14/02/2013 Why Twitter verification is a bit silly
If you have a Twitter account, it’s highly likely that you’re following at least a few Tweeters who are ‘verified’ -- celebrities, high-powered busin...
Article | 6/02/2013 UPDATED: CommBank launches MyWealth
Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) has unveiled MyWealth (mywealth.com.au), an online platform that enables Australians to create and manage their financial...
Article | 29/01/2013 Rdio now offering free music streaming
Popular subscription music service Rdio has announced that Australian users can now stream free music on the Web, bringing the service in line with th...
Article | 24/01/2013 Twitter announces Vine for video
Twitter has announced a new mobile video sharing service, called Vine, designed to allow users to connect through short video clips in a fashion akin ...
Article | 15/01/2013 Facebook's new 'Graph Search' could be social game changer
Facebook is unleashing the collective knowledge and opinions of its one billion users to power a new feature called Graph Search.
Article | 15/01/2013 Facebook enhances social search with Graph Search engine
Facebook is rolling out a major new search engine designed to give users more options in sorting through topics and interests based on their friends.

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