Google brings push notifications to web apps in Chrome and Chrome OS
Google is looking to bring its Chrome browser up to speed with the Android OS by building in push notifications.

Google is looking to bring its Chrome browser up to speed with the Android OS by building in push notifications.

Facebook and Bing have deepened their social search alliance, allowing interaction from the results page.

Smart notifications from Google Now could come to Apple computers now that the necessary cards are in Chromium.

Up to 50 channels could require a monthly subscription fee as Google looks to raise YouTube revenue.

Instagram has added a new way to tag people and things in your photos, such as friends, family and shops.

Sprint is on the podium, even if it's the third-place U.S. wireless carrier, and two big companies want it.

Hotmail is officially no more as Microsoft touts 400 million active Outlook accounts.

Facebook has finally launched out the Trusted Contacts security measure it first tested over two years ago.

Updated The social networking site is maintaining growth and seeing more active users of its mobile products, like Facebook Home.

Updated The lowdown on the CISPA 2013 cybersecurity bill - who's for it, who's against and whether it will become law.

Deals website LivingSocial has been hacked and everyone should change their passwords now.

Spanish police detain suspect alleged to have launched enormous attack on anti-spam firm.

Google's proposed plans to change how it labels its search results just aren't enough, apparently.

Blip What if tweets from others in your vicinity - whether you followed the accounts or not - were brought right before your eyes?

Updated After more than two years of prodding, Google is offering to play nice by changing the way its European search results are displayed.

Blip A tough road lies ahead for the social gaming site as gamers flee in droves.

Irish law helped Facebook hold onto its pseudonyms ban in Germany, where a court upheld its controversial policy.

Blip Though a source of information and a place to come cope, there was an ugly side to the crowd-sourcing going on at Reddit.

Could soon become a personalised Google homepage for all web browsers, not just Android devices?.

Spotify has spawned more #NowPlaying tweets through the social network's new music discovery service.

In Depth Think Outlook is good for nothing? Well think again. It actually beats Gmail in many areas - here are 10 good reasons for going Microsoft.

BBC America announces plan to sync Twitter-based video ads with its shows, so look for messages from Doctor Who.

Signed a petition to stop CISPA? Your efforts may be paying off as one branch of government might squash the bill.

Blip Tech giant sets up a way to locate people following deadly bomb detonations in Boston.

Zuckerberg and co are making an effort to fight Facebook's dubious reputation when it comes to privacy.
