- New PlayStation update prepares system for launch of PS Vita next month Sony are preparing for the launch of PlayStation Vita in Japan next month by releasing a new PlayStation 3 system software update (v4.0) later this week. The update will allow for sharing of digital content between PS Vita and PS3.
- Facebook in trouble over targeted advertising platform in Europe, hits back at "sensational" media coverage Facebook may soon be forced by the European Commission to explicitly ask permission from its users in Europe to display targeted advertising, that's according to The Telegraph.
- Facebook reportedly planning for IPO in first-half of 2012 with a staggering $100 billion valuation Facebook is reportedly planning for an IPO between April and June of next year, according to the Wall Street Journal who quote "people familiar with the matter".
- Irish consumers will spend €257 million online this Christmas Irish consumer are expected to spend €257 million online this Christmas, with today, Cyber Monday, set to be the single busiest day in terms of online trade during this holiday shopping season.
- After record week in online spending, Cyber Monday sentiment "positive" As holiday shopping season official kicked-off this week, dramatic increases in online spending have been recorded on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, up 39.3% and 24.3% respectively.
- Barack Obama joins Google+ ahead of re-election campaign United States President Barack Obama has joined Google+ ahead of next year's presidential election. The Google+ Page has officially been verified by Google and its first update published Wednesday afternoon.
- Google no longer auto-suggesting The Pirate Bay and other torrent sites in search Google is taking its own preemptive approach to tackling online piracy by removing certain keywords from its auto-complete and Google Instant search features, reports TorrentFreak.
- Turn your iPhone or Android into a walkie-talkie with Voxer Voxer, a relatively new mobile app that lets you turn your iPhone or Android into a walkie-talkie has been gaining traction over the last few days, rocketing in popularity on the App Store and Android Market.
- How to find out where your Twitter followers are located Out of simple curiosity or as an important aspect of social campaign monitoring, a new service known as TweepsMap analyses your Twitter followers and graphs their location by country, state or city.
- Apple continues to dominate most popular camera phone list on Flickr The iPhone 4S has already become the second most popular camera phone on Flickr, reaching second-spot behind the iPhone 4 just five weeks after launch, as Apple's iPhone family continues to dominate in this regard.