We Review: Google Web Designer

A week has passed since the unveiling of Google's Web Designer beta release, the easy tool HTML5 aficionados and marketers can use across multiple platforms to create enhanced campaigns. So what have we learned?

Microsoft reveal "The New Bing"

Microsoft search engine has followed the example of Yahoo! and redesigned its logo, dropping the famous blue in favour of a golden-yellow hue.

HTC enlist Robert Downey Jr. to take on Samsung and Apple

Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC have enlisted the help of Hollywood A-lister and Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. to help advertise their latest campaign.

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post for $250m

The head of e-commerce retailer Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has agreed to the purchase of the Washington Post newspaper for $250m (£163m).

Apple lose another patent in Samsung battle

American tech giant Apple has lost another key patent battle with Korean Samsung as the row over smartphone technology rights continues.

Graduates should "work for nothing" chairman apologises after backlash

Dick Powell, chairman of design charity D&AD Powell and co-founder and CEO of leading industrial design studio Seymourpowell, has been criticised by various outlets after suggesting creatives should "work for nothing."

eBay join 3D printing revolution with iPhone app

Online auction site eBay have jumped aboard the growing phenomenon of 3D printing with the beta release of eBay Exact - a smartphone app dedicated to the sale (and subsequent print) of compatible products.

Facebook on the defensive after brands withdraw advertising

Facebook's director of policy has defended the social network following American Express, British Airways, Dove, Sky, Easyjet, and Ocado all withdrawing advertising from the site. 

Google Glass CPR app could be a life-saver

Google Glass are yet to reach general sale, but already Google's innovation is proving it can be used in any walk of life - with the latest stunning instalment coming in health-care.

Mozilla launch Firefox mobile OS to break Apple and Google stranglehold and entice coders

Not-for-profit group Mozilla are attempting to break the smartphone duopoly held by Apple's iOS and Google's Android with today's release of their own Firefox operating system

"Motorola - a Google company" new logo revealed

Google have at last unveiled the redesign of the Motorola brand following their $12.5bn acquisition in May last year.

The Pembury Tavern: Britain's first Bitcoin bar

A pub in Hackney has become a UK-first with the acceptance of virtual currency Bitcoin.

Logo Design and Copywriting: Mad Men debut new Sterling Cooper and Partners logo

In a fictional press release, American network AMC have unveiled the design for popular TV series Mad Men's newly-re-branded advertising agency.

Instagram about to become the new Vine?

Popular technology news site TechCrunch is today reporting a "source" suggesting that Instagram is about to become a video-sharing app following the rapid success of Vine.

Myspace relaunches as a creative hub

Despite being sold by News Corp for a paltry $35m two years ago, (to Justin Timberlake and Specific Media) the original social networking phenomenon Myspace has relaunched.

Apple unveils iOS 7 in software overhaul

Tech giant Apple yesterday unveiled its latest operating system to much fanfare from more than 6,000 Apple developers at their Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Google announces HTML web design tool for display ads

Google's doubleclick venture has thrown up a surprise with the announcement of an new integrated software for web developers to create display adverts in HTML5.

Tumblr's first designer resigns 11 days after Yahoo! buy-out

Tumblr's creative director and first-ever designer Jacob Bijani has announced his resignation less than two weeks after Yahoo's $1.1bn takeover.

Drupal suffers mysterious hack, up to one million users affected

Content management system developer Drupal is urging its users to reset their passwords following a hack on customer data by an unknown third-party application.

Google's new Head of Design: "I couldn't design my way out of a paper bag"

In an interview with marketing and design magazine The Drum, 25-year creative veteran Patrick Collister discusses his new job, his philosophy and being dubbed as Google's "head of design".