Every day, we compile a list with the most interesting tech stories published over the last 24 hours. Today was one of the busiest news days in quite a while. Google launched a massive update for Google+, for example, and Facebook launched some nifty updates to its newsfeed. At the same time, Instagram launched version 2.0…
The U.S. may be the birthplace of the Internet, but when it comes to fast Internet access for consumers today, the U.S. continues to lag behind. According to a new report from Pando Networks (PDF), a filesharing service for consumer and businesses, U.S. consumers – on average – only get about a download speed of…
It’s not just Facebook that’s experimenting with new ways to get its users to find interesting news, but Digg – the slowly fading grandfather of tech-focused aggregation sites – also just launched a new news discovery product: the Digg Newsroom. These new pages are highly focused topic pages that can focus on anything from Lady…
While the competition in the photo-sharing market is immense, one company has continually managed to stay above the fray: Instagram. Today, the company is launching the 2.0 version of its iOS app. Among the new features are live filters (so you don’t have to wait for them to be applied), instant tilt-shift, four new filters and a major boost to the resolution of the images it saves to your camera roll after you take a picture in Instagram.
Google just announced that it is taking its new social network Google+ out of its semi-private field trial today. Google+ is now in an open beta and anybody with a Google account can now sign up without the need for an invite (though Google Apps users still can’t get in). As part of this, Google…