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Facebook may begin to display ads on third-party websites

1 day ago by Darren McCarra
Facebook log in on mobile

Facebook is making the headlines this week, and not just because its IPO is expected to be completed late Thursday. SlashGear reports that Facebook may begin to serve ads on third-party sites in the future.

Internet Explorer may be coming to the Xbox

6 days ago by Darren McCarra
Internet Explorer 9, its current version

An adapted version of Internet Explorer may be arriving on the Xbox 360 later this year, bringing a true web browsing experience to one of Microsoft’s most successful products for the first time.

UK ISPs forced to censor access to The Pirate Bay

2 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
The Royal Courts of Justice, London

The UK High Court has today ruled that internet service providers (ISPs) operating in the UK must censor access to file sharing site The Pirate Bay.

Apple removes Android app listings from Chomp

2 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Chomp - now iOS-only app discovery engine

Apple has removed all Android app listings from Chomp, the app search and discovery service that it acquired in February of this year.

Google Drive launches, an evolution of Google Docs

3 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Introducing Google Drive

Amid increasing speculation Google has today introduced Google Drive. Google Drive is a personal cloud storage service that offers Google account holders the ability to upload, share and access videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and more from just about anywhere and on just about any device.

Do folders on the Google Drive domain suggest the end for Google Docs?

3 weeks ago by Piers Dillon Scott
Google Drive preview image via TNW

Google Drive is due to launch soon, so we take a look at the robots.txt file to see what we can access at the moment. Hint: something sorta interesting.

How do website speeds fare up around the world?

3 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Page speed: Desktop versus mobile

Page speed is important to website owners. Not only does a fast website mean better user experience and engagement, it also ranks higher in search. Google takes a look at website speeds around the world.

Is Google beginning to phase out old version of Analytics?

4 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Is the old version of Google Analytics soon to get the sunset treatment?

Google appears to be phasing out the old version of Google Analytics. It recently removed the link to old version reporting that once stood prominently amongst the site’s utility links at the top of every page.

Google Drive launching next week with 5GB of free storage

4 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Google Drive leaked screenshot

Google Drive will launch next week, most likely next Tuesday or Wednesday, and offer 5GB of free storage, according to the good folks at TNW.

Skype may be building an HTML5-based web app

4 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Skype's multi-user video chat

Skype, the internet’s most well-known voice, video and instant messaging service, may be building an HTML5-based web application if recent job postings are anything to go by.

Personal cloud service Jolicloud Me hits 100,000 user mark

4 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Images grouped in Jolicloud Me

Jolicloud Me, a personal cloud service that attempts to organise your online assets across the social web, has reached 100,000 users after being released in private beta less than one month ago.

Google Analytics used on over 10 million websites

4 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Coffee analytics

During Google’s Q1 2012 earnings call, Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora revealed that Google Analytics, Google’s website statistics service, is used on over 10 million websites.

Hands on: Chrome OS gets a desktop and windows

5 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Chrome OS, version 19

Chrome OS, Google’s open-source operating system developed solely for the purpose of running web applications, has gotten its first major interface redesign since public launch in June of last year.

Google Chrome’s path to domination may come sooner than expected

6 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Google Chrome

Google Chrome is continuing its path towards browser domination and is expected to overtake Internet Explorer as the world’s most-used browser worldwide as earlier as May this year.

Is Google Consumer Surveys a viable revenue stream for publishers?

6 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Google Consumer Surveys

Google announced Consumer Surveys earlier today, a new service that hopes to create an alternative and viable revenue stream for publishers, while providing near real-time accurate market research data for businesses.

Journey through the Swiss Alps with Google Street View

7 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Albula/Bernina railway with Street View Trike

It seems Google Street View will go anywhere these days to capture beautiful images, including riding the train along the famous UNESCO World Heritage Albula/Bernina railway line with Street View cameras attached.

The wait is almost over. Spotify plans to launch in Ireland, Australia soon

7 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Spotify

Spotify, the freemium music streaming service, plans to launch in Ireland and Australia soon, with an official announcement possibly being made as early as next week, reports paidContent:UK.

500px now lets you buy and sell photographs, introduces new content discovery engine

9 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
500px

500px, the gorgeous Flickr alternative for serious photographers, has launched its own market place, allowing users to buy and sell high-quality canvas prints and digital downloads.

One school in Ireland keeps creating winning Doodles 4 Google

9 weeks ago by Piers Dillon Scott
Ireland's 2012 Doodle 4 Google winner, Patrick Horan

St. Munchin’s College’s Patrick Horan wins 2012′s Doodle 4 Google Ireland competition – the second win for the Limerick Secondary School.

Five leading members of LulzSec arrested or further charged, including two from Ireland

10 weeks ago by Darren McCarra
Sabu: LulzSec leader turned tout?

A cross-continent operation this morning has resulted in the arrest of three alleged members of hacker group LulzSec, with two other alleged members charged with conspiracy.