Spotify the music streaming channel released the data today, 24 hours after sending out invites to journalists for an event next week, at which Daniel Ek, Spotify’s co-founder and chief, is expected to outline some major changes and say what is next for the business. A story of success, Spotify has added 500,000 paying subscribers [...]
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9th November 2011
Facebook want changes to ask consent for privacy changes
Privacy campaigners have welcomed a report that Facebook is to ask users to opt into any changes in the way it uses their personal information. The popular social networking site was intending to go ahead with alterations to its members’ settings without asking for fresh consent. However, the website is changing its policy after an [...]
28th September 2011
The £300m cable that will save one millisecond in transmission time
With the world of the mobile ‘phone and the high speed internet it is hard to believe that people still communication by a cable joining them together, but it is the case, especially went comes to trading and hedge funds. The first cable across the Atlantic was laid in 1858 from the Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum [...]
19th September 2011
Downton Abbey viewers crash ITV Player
If you were one of the many who missed watching Downton Abbey live, then you could have been in for a shock if you tried to catch up online as many of us do, as the ITV player crashed for several hours last night, as thousands of people tried to catch up. This is not [...]
24th August 2011
New BBC iPlayer planned
The BBC has released an updated version of the iPlayer designed for televisions in a move that it’s hoped will broaden access to the catch-up service to those viewers who may be a bit less technologically minded. It is available from today on the PlayStation 3 games console, and is being adapted for an array [...]
17th August 2011
Google Chrome overtakes Firefox
It seems such a short time ago that Google Chrome was launched, it was in fact only three years ago, but now nearly one in four British internet users now use Chrome as their web browser. It is now the second most popular browser, overtaking Mozilla’s Firefox and quickly gaining ground on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer [...]
26th July 2011
Google toolbar no longer available in new Firefox updates
Much to the dismay of its many supporters, the toolbar, which Firefox users could download as an add-on to the service, and contained features such as Google Translate, will no longer be available via the latest versions of Firefox. Google is understood to be keeping all other arrangements with Firefox the same, including its funding [...]