Last week saw Microsoft unveil its latest operating sytem- taking a radical new direction with “Windows 8,” abandoning many of the traditional Windows hallmarks in favor of a brightly coloured, tile-centric interface apparently designed to play well on everything from tablets to desktops. Tunde Cockshott, Creative Consultant at Amaze, examines if Microsoft’s ‘post PC’ gamble … [Read more…]

Apple has launched its Newsstand service, allowing users to set up online subscriptions to magazines and newspapers.

New Yahoo! mail research on how we keep in touch says social networks have changed Britain into ‘Generation 140′. Over 10% of Britons surveyed have said or heard ‘I love you’ for the first time over a social network. Nearly 20% check their social networks and emails on the loo, while 54% do the same … [Read more…]

In the build up to World IPv6 day approaching on June 8th, high profile Internet companies are speaking out about of the importance of the new addressing standard to the future of the web.

Facebook has started rolling out a facial recognition feature worldwide, with a tool called ‘Tag Suggestions’, sparking controversy for not informing users of the change.

Apple has launched iCloud, its new cloud-based platform designed to provide a selection of instantly pushed services across all manner of Apple products.

Shopping online, on your mobile. Total breeze or complete nightmare? Neil Hawkins, contributing editor at Chooseisp.co.uk takes a closer look…

User-generated content in the form of positive reviews on sites like Trip Advisor, is increasingly becoming the make or break factor when it comes to online travel booking, with more than one quarter of consumers identifying it as the most important factor, according to new findings released today.

Smartphone and pocket WiFi rental service Tep has launched, claiming to save consumers up to 90 percent on their mobile phone roaming charges and WiFi usage.

Five of the ten most queried search terms used by UK consumers to find personal finance products online in January, were loan-related. This is according to the latest quarterly research, ‘Retail Banking- January 2011’, by independent search marketing specialist and technology firm Greenlight.