Google has quietly retooled the closely guarded formula running its internet search engine to give better answers to the increasingly complex questions posed by web surfers. The overhaul came as part of an update...
Users who may have grown frustrated with Facebook’s rudimentary search feature are getting an updated version designed to make it easier to find people, places and photos on the site. Facebook unveiled its social...
Ignoring the internet was the biggest mistake media company Fairfax made, Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull says. Mr Turnbull was commenting at the launch of Fairfax: The Rise and Fall, on the same day that...
Apple has unveiled its hotly anticipated iTunes Radio Service, as the iconic maker of the iPhone moved to challenge streaming music operators such as Pandora and Spotify. The free internet radio service features over...
Google has urged Australian and New Zealand companies to copy its famously chilled-out working practices, saying it makes for happy, creative employees and better business. Google’s Australian headquarters in harbourside Sydney is a den...
QR code scanning – once the domain of the younger crowd – is becoming more evenly distributed across various age groups, according to data released by ScanBuy. The company, which says it...
Buzz has continued to build about the social media giant Twitter’s launching of a new music app. Key ‘influencers’ have already been given a sneak preview of the software ahead of a public roll-out,...
Google Street View is giving the world a rare glimpse into one of Japan’s eerie ghost towns, created when the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami sparked a nuclear disaster that has left the area...
Big music labels, steep freight costs and import taxes are being blamed for the higher prices Australians pay for everything from software to songs. Global technology giants Apple, Microsoft and Adobe copped a caning...
Some people can’t stand it, others can’t live without it. Twitter turned seven on Thursday and with more than 200 million active users, the social media platform has no shortage of friends to celebrate...