Controversial file-sharing site Rapidshare is to close in March following a long-term dip in its popularity. Rapidshare was once of the most popular file-sharing sites in the world, but the…
“Kill-switch” anti-theft tools added to iPhones and Android devices seem to be acting as a real deterrent to criminals. Authorities in the US and the UK have revealed significant drops…
Netflix has launched in Cuba. The movie and TV streaming service has been made available to Cubans at a time that relationships between the US and Cuba are starting to…
Music video streaming service Vevo says that it has recorded over 10 billion monthly views for the first time ever. It clocked 10,335,997,898 views in January, a stunning 86% increase…
Google has decided to make Google Earth Pro free, removing its $399 price tag. The Pro version of Google Earth gives users access to a series of extra tools, allowing…
YouTube has decided to drop Flash support. The Google-owned video streaming service is making HTML5 the standard format for videos played back through their site. All videos streamed via Safari…
WhatsApp are locking out users attempting to access its service through the unauthorized WhatsApp Plus app for 24 hours. The messaging service – which is owned by Facebook – says…
BlackBerry boss John Chen has said that app makers developing software for iOS and Android should be forced to cater for BlackBerry owners too. Chen wrote to the US Congress…
Fears about the safety of mobile dating apps have been raised following concerns that they could be hacked to identify the exact location of their users. Security experts are worried…
Microsoft have confirmed everyone’s suspicions and snapped up the San Francisco app maker Acompli after months of speculation. Rumors that they were about the purchase the company began when a…
Older children are watching half as much live television as adults per day, says new research from UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom, who claim they would rather watch online. Studies claim…
Consumers all over the world are readying themselves for the release of the new Apple Watch. The tech giant plans to launch its new electronic wrist-wear in early 2015. Developers…
Facebook professional version of its social network aimed at businesses will launch in the next few months, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The world’s No.1 Internet…
Twitter Inc is considering creating additional mobile applications beyond its core messaging service and ways of making it easier for newcomers to use its service, as it vies with Facebook…
Social networking site Facebook Inc said its messaging service is being used by more than half a billion people, few months after it was separated from the main Facebook App. Facebook said in…
