Popular sharing site TorrentSpy closes down after a judgment was handed down in Los Angeles. The site was found guilty of copyright infringement.
The site now host a single page with this open letter to its members:

Phoenix screenshot
Aviary is a suite of rich internet applications targeted to all artists (graphic artists, layout artists, musicians, writers, directors and the like).
1. Phoenix (image editor)
2. Toucan (Color swatches and palettes creator)
3. Peacock (Computer algorithm-based pattern generator)
4. Raven (Vector editor)
5. Hummingbird (3D Modeller and skinner)
6. Myna (Audio editor)
7. Roc (Music generator)
8. Starling (Video editor)
9. [...]

Just a couple of days after Google announced its 1st quarter earnings, Millward Brown released the BrandZ Top 100 Most Powerful Brands list. The search giant ended up on top of that list. See below for the rest of the top 10.

Last Saturday, Globe Telecoms rolled out its new time-based charging for all mobile internet usage — GPRS, 3G, HSDPA. This new charging is now available on all pre-paid and postpaid Globe users - Php 5 pesos for every 15 minutes. Basically, the same charging as Smart 3G’s 10 pesos per 30 minutes.

To activate this [...]

When Google first announced the acquisition of DoubleClick, a lot of people in the search engine marketing industry were concerned because the $3.1 billion company is also into the SEO business.
This presents a huge conflict of interest for Google being the leading search engine worldwide. Providing SEO services is certainly a questionable practice for a [...]

Here’s an interesting April Fool’s special from Google. Introducing, Google Romance. Make sure to take the tour and try creating your profile.
Another Google prank is in Google Docs. Go to docs.google.com. Create a new document. Then click, File > New Airplane. See for yourself while it’s there.
Lifehacker posted top [...]

Introducting, the all new Chikka. They now have a web-based interface where you could send free text and chat to Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, AIM and ICQ buddies aside from your Chikka buddies.
I just made a test where I sent an SMS to my mobile number. I immediately got the usual Chikka text if I [...]

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of social networking site Facebook, may be world’s youngest self-made billionaire according to Forbes in its recent list of billionaires. Forbes estimates Zuckerberg’s net worth at $1.5 billion which puts him at #785 on the list.

With an estimated 85% market share in the Philippines, Yahoo! South East Asia has decentralized their operations to open a Philippine office. Yahoo! General Manager for the Philippines Jojo Anonuevo is with Cris Concepcion, strategic consultant for Yahoo! Southeast Asia in a video interview with Inquirer reporter Erwin Oliva.

In an attempt by the Pakistani Government to block a Youtube video in the country, the Pakistan Telecoms has accidentally re-routed Youtube’s IP somewhere else and this has cascaded to other international providers which eventually caused temporary Youtube outage last Sunday.