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News Archive April 2010

30th April

• Apple CEO Defends Flash Decision
• Apple Wants To Trademark App Icons

29th April

• New Stats Show Facebook Crushing MySpace
• Android 2.2 To Fully Support Flash
• Software Services the Silver Lining in 2009's Tech Cloud
• Labour and Tory Plans To Spin The Web
• Legality Of Raid On Home Of iPhone Blogger Raid Queried

28th April

• Google Tries To Block Groggle Trademark
• YouTube's Copyright Fight Continues

27th April

• McAfee Antivirus Reimburse Consumers For Faulty Update
• The Lost iPhone Shapes Future Of Media Trials
• Social Nets Need New Privacy Rule Book, Says Senator
• Spotify's New Features Go Social
• Senior BBC Officials Support App Release
• iPhone Blogger Has Computers Seized By Police
• Free Self Destructing Text Messaging Service Released

26th April

• Twitter Buys SMS Company Cloudhopper
• Israel Lifts iPad Ban
• Apple UnveilsiPhone OS 4 Specifications
• USB Stick Comes With Built-in PIN Keypad
• Amazon Reports Record First-Quarter Sales
• The Queen Appoints Internet Pioneer to Put Royal Art Online
• Adobe Stops Making iPhone Code Tools

23rd April

• Email is an Overused Admin Tool Says Adobe
• Vodafone Announce Mobile Call Recording Technology
• YouTube Release Online Video Rental Site
• LHC Makes First Major Breakthrough
• Google Turn-by-Turn Directions Coming to iPhone

22nd April

• Facebook Goes Social
• Ebay Founder to Revolutionise Paid For News
• Websites to be Given Classifications
• Google to Include Product Reviews

21st April

• Google Releases Government Data Requests
• Nations Demand Online Privacy
• Facebook shuts Lite site after just 7 months
• YouTube Boss Has TV in His Sights
• Google brings Android sat-nav to the UK
• Facebook Switches Off Lite Site
• Lawson's App is Huge Success
• Study Suggests Young People Text & Don't Talk

20th April

• Amazon Files Lawsuit
• Apple Founder Does Not Regret Selling Shares
• Call For EU Law to Build-in Data Deletion
• Man Walks Into Bar & Leaves Prototype iPhone
• UK competitiveness hinges on superfast broadband

19th April

• U.S Abandons Attempts to Read E-mail Without Warrant
• Google Cloud Printing Service
• Internet Firms Want FCC to Take The Reins
• Groupon Worth $1 Billion
• Facebook Unveil "Like" Option Across Web
• Mobile Phone and Internet on Russian Domestic Flights
• Social Networking Helps Stranded Passengers

16th April

• Israel Bans iPad
• Google Trends Change Through Leaders Debate
• Gmail Releases Drag-And-Drop Attachments
• Google Profits Surpass Expectations

15th April

• MI5 Dump Staff Who Lack IT Skills
• Your Tweets in The Library of Congress
• Chirp Conference Reveals Twitter Reached 105m Users
• Brown: We Would Create More IT Jobs
• iAd Shakes Foundation of Platform
• Man Breaks Bail With Friend Request
• Sony Reveals 3D Technology
• Cameron Beats Brown in Google Searches

14th April

• UK Village Creates Own Broadband Connection
• Google Supports Yahoo
• Can the Panic Button Combat Online Bullying?
• Is Spotify Ripping Off Artists?
• Twitter to Introduce Promoted Tweets

13th April

• Buyout Talks For Palm Begin
• Adobe's Creative Update Overshadowed by Apple
• Twiiter to Bring in Cash via Promoted Tweets
• Labour Plan to Revive Broadband Tax
• Is Google Street View Assisting Criminals?
• Two Internet Giants Will Unite
• Two global video comms resellers join forces

12th April

• Facebook Meeting About Child Safety on The Site
• Java Founder Leaves Oracle
• Google Bundles Flash Plug in With Chrome Browser
• Political Parties Fight it Out in Facebook Debate
• Schmidt Says Online News Will be Profitable
• Twitter Used As Social Prediction Tool

9th April

• Twitter Could "Build its Own Client"
• House of Commons Votes in Favour os Digital Economy Bill
• Comcast's Courthouse Win Against FCC
• Election War on Google
• Twitter Grows Globally
• Google Earth Helps Fossil Find
• Apple Gives Sneak Peak at New iPhone Features
• HD TV Viewers Are Not Using HD Capacity

8th April

• Mindflex - First Game Powered By Brainwaves
• Apple Reports Problem With iPad Wi-Fi
• Sweden Develops Android TV
• Digital 'Stitch-Up' Causes Controversy
• Vietnam Says Google's Claims Are "Groundless"

7th April

• Federal Trade Commission Investigate Google
• Broadband Tax Scrapped
• 1 in 4 UK Households to Have 3D TV by 2014
• Mrs Brown To Be Our Little Birdy Through Election
• Are Nokia Planning Their Own Touch Screen Tablet?

6th April

• Opponents Urge Fuller Debate on Digital Economy Bill
• iPad Sales Top Half a Million - in Two Days
• Tech Tools More Important For Travellers
• HMIC Back Down Over Domain Name Battle
• Mobile phone companies ordered to cut their prices

1st April

• Nanotech Chip Monitors Health and Medication
• Researchers Use Online Media as Olive Branch
• MySpace Launches Online Glee Auditions
• Mobile Charges to Fall Following New Ofcom Ruling
• Businesses and Homes Loose BT Connection
• Facebook Fight Continues