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Spotify: we want to be on your Xbox
Spotify could well be appearing on your games console in the near future, according to CEO Daniel Ek, as well as your TV and any other device that has access to the web.Speaking at SXSWi this week, Ek noted that he would love to see Spotify on a number of web-connected platforms and that convergence
Opinion: Is Fred West really stalking me on Facebook?
In cyberspace it seems that deceased serial killers can live on. I know this first hand, because for the last few months a character calling themselves "Fred West" has been running a Fan Page in my honour. There's even a picture of the murderer on his profile, and a status message that says he loves
Easier sharing and music management key to next-gen Spotify
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has revealed that the company has been working on a next generation of Spotify for a number of months and that music management is the key to making Spotify even more successful.Speaking at SXSWi in Texas, Ek told crowds that: "What we have been working on in the past six to ei
Sky: Canvas will relaunch BT’s television project
Sky's Chief Operating Officer Mike Darcey has suggested that Project Canvas is a mechanism for relaunching BT's television service, as he fleshed out the company's objection to the IPTV service. With the BBC Trust already granting provisional approval, Sky is keen to point out that it is not merely
Interview: Microsoft’s Sinofsky: HTML5 doesn’t mean you don’t need Windows
HTML5 is going to bring us some powerful and sophisticated web apps, says Steven Sinosfsky, President of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live Division. But if you're expecting the head of the Windows division to be worried about that, he suggests you think about how browsers will achieve their ambit
Find YourTwitter Friends, Follows and Fans
FriendOrFollow is a handy tool to analyze your Twitter base and find out: Who are you following that's not following you back? Who's following you that you're not following back? Find out! - FriendOrFollowI like an almost one to one ratio of people I follow on Twitter and those who follow me. I cur
YouTube launches attack on Viacom’s video tactics
YouTube has launched a stinging attack on Viacom, who is currently suing the site, revealing how the company seems to want to have its cake and eat it when it comes to online videos.In a blog, penned by Zahavah Levine, YouTube Chief Counsel, YouTube explains how Viacom has continued to use underhand
‘Online piracy to cost 1.2 million jobs’ claim criticised
A new report, 'Building a Digital Economy', which claims that web piracy will lead to the loss of 1.2 million jobs, has been rubbished by the UK Pirate Party.While the report has the support of numerous MPs, Andrew Robinson, Pirate Party UK leader, says about the findings: "This is just the latest r
In Depth: How long has Twitter got?
Twitter, launched in 2006, has become the web's hottest property. With celebrity endorsement from the likes of Oprah, Lindsay Lohan and Stephen Fry, it now has 75 million very active users. But haven't we seen this all before? The here today, gone tomorrow fickleness of the web's every shifting demo
Opera: ‘Dramatic’ rise since Microsoft’s ballot page
Opera has seen a massive increased in downloads of its browser following the introduction of the browser ballot 'choice screen' into Microsoft Windows. Microsoft ended years of arguing by producing a ballot screen that was rolled out in Europe through Windows Update to people who used Internet Explo
