- Twitter continues consistency drive, promises to get tough on developers Twitter is continuing its drive towards consistency, making the Twitter experience "straightforward and easy to understand" across its ecosystem, but promises to "thoroughly enforce" new and existing developer policies.
- Google announces offline viewing and editing in Google Docs Google Docs has just announced its much-awaited offline feature, enabling Google Chrome users to view and edit documents and to view spreadsheets without an internet connection.
- Google+ gets an Android tablet app, coming to iPad soon On the evening before its first birthday, Google+ has released an Android tablet app and announced some platform statistics to help quieten cynics.
- Apple releases standalone Podcasts app Apple has just released a standalone and appropriately named Podcasts app, describing it as the "easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favourite podcasts" on mobile.
- Skype most popular video calling app on Android, hits 70 million downloads Skype is the most popular video calling application on Android, having exceeded 70 million downloads since launching initially on Google's mobile platform on October 5, 2010.
- It begins: Facebook's third-party ad network developes on Zynga.com Facebook has begun to display Facebook ads on Zynga.com, the first time the company has done so on any domain other than Facebook.com.
- Google Maps reduces API usage rates as high profile companies find alternatives Google Maps is lowering its API usage fees and eliminating the distinction between styled and regular maps and associated tiered pricing in a bid the stem the flow of high profile companies opting to employ alternative and free open source mapping solutions instead.
- Redeem&Get launch group deals management service for marketers Last October Irish group deals customer management startup Redeem&Get took home the Spark of Genius award at the Dublin Web Summit. Some €1.6 million worth of deal redemptions later, Redeem&Get has launched Deal Manager Pro for marketers.
- DataSift now monitors Wikipedia in real-time, tracks trending articles DataSift has added Wikipedia as a data source in its Social Data Platform, allowing companies to track mentions of products and services in real-time on the internet's largest user collaborated encyclopedia.
- Why not to expect the PlayStation 4 anytime soon Don't expect the PlayStation 4 to be announced anytime soon - that's the message that Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, communicated in an interview with MCV.