Gmail phone service used to place 1m calls, Google says

Gmail's new phone service has been used to place 1,000,000 calls in the 24 hours since it was launched, Google has disclosed. Google confirmed yesterday that it was rolling out the new function, which allows users to make direct calls to telephones through its email service using the inbuilt speakers and microphones on their computers, in the US...

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Ten ways to protect your privacy online

As attitudes to privacy are starting to change, here is a short list of some ways you can protect your privacy online: 1) personalised search engine optimisation - strange as it may seem, people are willing to pay for experts to alter how far up Google's listings their name appears when they type it in. The method allows you to keep the bad news...

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1000 new Digg invites

For the past few months link aggegator Digg has been running a closed, invitation only preview of a new version of the site. The new Digg features a clean new design, is faster to use, and is focused on users building personal recommendation networks, as well as the existing global Top News list. We've been using it for a while and the new system...

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India considers BlackBerry email ban

The Indian government is undecided as to whether it will allow Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, to continue operating its corporate email service in the country next month Discussions are under way between the Indian government and Research in Motion over how the country’s security services can be allowed to monitor emails and instant...

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Apple ‘to launch high definition television

will launch an HDTV that integrates its Apple TV set-top box technology and music download service  in to a stand-alone high definition television, according to a leading analyst Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, believes Apple will launch an internet-enabled “connected HDTV” some time in the next two to four years that will bring...

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