Ah! so that's the reason all those people are crazy. It's because of Facebook. Because Facebook makes you psychotic of course. It's why you should stop looking at pictures of your ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend's Cesar Salad NOW. And don't even think about updating your status. Like the recent "The Internet Causes Autism" scare - these…

We may only find out if it's true on November 5 when we try to log into Facebook and find the site has collapsed, but in the meantime know that hacking group Anonymous have threatened to take down Facebook on November 5th, Guy Fawkes Day. And we're not just talking about an outage, by the…

Forget Blackberry Messenger - the new app for fast-typing teens who love hyperactive communication could be Facebook chat. Okay, we know it's not new, but Facebook have just released an app in the US dedicated soley to instant chat with their Facebook contacts. It's on iPhone and Android. Like BBM it allows for group chats…

Okay we've been horrified at the violence of the riots in Birmingham, London and Manchester, but should we be just as horrified at people tweeting about it? Well not just tweeting about it, but encouraging it on Twitter or Facebook? The police say yes, and have just arrested a 16-year-old in Glasgow for starting a…

iPad magazines have been hyped hard, but the form is still finding its way. Many iPad mags I've looked at have simply been paper magazines dropped onto the tablet with little alteration except for maybe a video in the middle. There's a lot more to be done with the format and Video Magazine Astronaut is…

Okay - I'll say straightaway that Blackberries are great mobile phones and a useful all-round tool for communication. Most people buy Blackberries because they work well. But the connection between Blackberry and youth culture - particularly deprived urban youth culture - has always fascinated me. Since BBs started out as the smartphones for suits -…

Reports circulating on Twitter suggest that Scotland Yard has threatened Twitter users with arrests if they are caught "encouraging violence" on Twitter. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Kavannagh said that Twitter users who were found to be inciting violence or looting could come in for police attention. "Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh confirmed officers were looking…

Blackberry Messenger or BBM has been fingered as key enabler of the riots that swept through London this weekend. Twitter was filled with reports of fires, broken windows and clashes with the police but the key messaging and organising was taking place on the private instant chat service Blackberry Messenger, according to Urban Mash-up. All…

A couple of apps come featured on the new Blackberry Operating System - Blackberry 7. And one of them is Poynt. I'll admit straight up, the Blackberry app store is a dark place to me, I don't hear about many, I don't know about many. That's partly my fault, and partly the fault of Blackberry…