WTF: Myspace to announce 1M new users since December, really?!

Ahh Myspace. It was probably everyone's first social networking experience (hold on, does anyone else remember Faceparty?!), we followed local bands, we posed within an inch of our lives and added 5,543,399 friends a day. But then over the years Facebook took over and despite attempts by Myspace to become an "entertainment hub" or a…

SITES WE LOVE: Pop Hive weekly web show, full of pop culture goodness

Pop Hive: Episode 2 from Pop Hive on Vimeo. If you're struggling to find an entertainment website that really speaks to you, i.e. one that isn't full of TOWIE cellulite shots, cringeworthy reviews of chick flicks or juice diet tips, then you might want to take a big dose of the Pop Hive, a new…

Instagram upgrade introduces new filter Sierra and light feature Lux

Instagram lovers will be very happy to hear that their favourite photo app had yet another shiny new upgrade this weekend, which introduces a brand new filter, an interesting light feature called Lux that brightens up dark shots and an improved UI. The new filter: Sierra There's just one new filter added to the Instagram…

New music sharing and discovery service This Is My Jam open to all

We've heard a few people talking (or should we say seen them tweeting) about music sharing and discovery service This Is My Jam for a while now, but today the site has been opened up to all and allows users to find cool new music just one song at a time. You begin by choosing…

Send someone their very own colour this Valentine's Day

Last year Dulux and UNICEF teamed up to launch the Own a Colour initiative, which enabled anyone to choose a colour from a selection of 16.7 million, claim it and rename it anything they like in return for a £1 donation to the charity. So far the scheme has raised more than £100,000 in donations…

Olympus launches TG-620 & TG-820, even more TOUGH cameras

Following on from the launch of its new and improved TG-320 TOUGH camera last week, Olympus has unveiled two more rugged, durable and recently re-styled devices that have more of a high-end price tag, the TG-620 and the TG-820. The Olympus TG-620 is one tough cookie, it's waterproof to a depth of 5m, shockproof to…

Apple: Will iPad 3 be unveiled in March?

According to a new report by AllThingsD, Apple may be gearing up for a big launch event in the first week of March to unveil the iPad 3. If the site's sources are to be believed, at the very least an event will be held detailing the product, even if its actual release is a…

Designers to debut New York Fashion Week collections on Twitter

During London Fashion Week last September, UK-based fashion house Burberry debuted its new collection to fans on Twitter before industry insiders at the actual show got a peek, in what was dubbed the world's first 'Tweetwalk'. Well according to Mashable, a number of key players in the fashion world are looking to take a leaf…

Kodak kills digital cameras to focus on printers instead

Today popular photography company Kodak announced that it will stop making digital cameras, video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on other areas of the business following its recent bankruptcy protection filing. Despite inventing the digital camera, Kodak has been forced into the big move after revealing that it will save the…

New BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing app makes conference calls a breeze

Conference calls always sound great in theory, collecting people from different parts of the world together for real-time collaboration and important updates. However, in reality you're left missing scheduled calls, shouting at your phone and trying to reconnect to the call after you've already been disconnected 5,686 times. Now a new app launched today by…