April 1 is a dangerous day to be a journalist or blogger. You’re never quite sure which stories are real and which have been made up for April Fool’s Day. But today is March 31 so we’re all good, right? Wrong, as the British newspaper, The Sun, found out to its cost by publishing a story about Google Street View that could have been completely invented.

Free streaming music site Spotify has reached a deal with online music retailer 7Digital to sell downloads of songs played on the site. Prices will vary depending on the album concerned.

Microsoft has announced it is to drop its Encarta encylopaedia. The move has been seen as inevitable since the rise of user-generated content such as Wikipedia.

While venture capital investments have slowed dramatically over the last couple of quarters, it isn’t stopping Google from doubling down on investing in startups. Google Ventures is looking to invest in ‘exceptional startups’ in a surprising number of industries.

Billed as the world’s greenest notebook we looked forward to reviewing the Toshiba Protégé R600 “ultra-portable”. But as is usually the case with such claims, things weren’t quite as they seemed.

Millions of people use social media on a daily basis. On its own, Facebook has 175 million users all actively using its site to make connections, both new and old, and foster relationships. So is the use of social media really a suitable topic for a Masters degree?

Saving energy and saving money is important these days.  EcoDrain helps you accomplish both simply by taking a shower.  Energy lost as your hot shower water drains away, is captured by EcoDrain.

The British parliament’s computer network has been hit by the Conficker virus. The fallout from the revelation has raised serious questions about security policies on the network.

Google and Amazon have joined Microsoft in pulling out of the Open Cloud Manifesto. The manifesto, launched today, aims to set standards to reduce technical barriers in cloud computing.

The first official Skype client for the iPhone is expected to be available in the iTunes App Store on Tuesday. Before you go jumping for joy, or downgrading your monthly minutes, there are a few things you should know.

Video games have been getting a bad rap in recent years. Some have questioned the psychological impact of the violence found in many video games. However, according to one study, playing video games can improve your eyesight.

It looks like the Palm Pre could be hitting store shelves next month. According to tweets by Jim Van, the CEO of Logicom the Pre is going to be released on April 30th of this year, making its debut before the next iPhone.

On Saturday, March 28, 2009, millions of people in countries all over the world switched off their lights and other energy-consumers to mark Earth Hour. Brilliant. Well done everyone. Except that it didn’t actually achieve anything, and probably never will.

There are a number of tools available to help a user convert WMA music files to the MP3 format. However, the overriding question may be one of legality.

Verizon has confirmed that it has near-term plans to sell netbook computers in addition to telephones. The small computers will be 3G enabled, giving them ready access to the Internet.

The ad wars have begun between Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft has retaliated against Apple for the series of “I’m a Mac and you’re a PC” advertisements.  Microsoft’s new advertisement campaign aims to hit Apple where it hurts the most, the cost factor. However, according to some, these advertisements could be helping Apple more than Microsoft.

Could Mom’s get into Twitter? While there are undoubtedly tons of mom’s already in existence on Twitter, a new microblogging site called “Today’s Mama” popped up this week offering Twitter like functionality JUST for moms.