YouTube launches eyewitness video 'newswire'

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 00:16

YouTube announced plans today for a "newswire" of eyewitness videos and a separate project on videos related to social justice and human rights.

Google launches live streaming gaming service YouTube Gaming

Last Updated: Saturday, June 13, 2015, 08:52

The service, which will be available in the form of an app as well as a website, will focus exclusively on gamers and gaming.

YouTube and Instagram can boost learning

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 19:38

Social media can be a powerful educational device especially when a student is not doing so well to begin with, according to a new study.

Twitter, YouTube, Instagram work on stealth advertising

Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 10:54

The quandary for those who run social networks is how to monetise activity on them without antagonising and thus losing users through distracting ads?

Google accused of using 'deceptive, unfair' ads on Youtube Kids app

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 16:42

In a complaint filed to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), consumer watchdog groups have accused Google of blurring the difference between ads and original content in its YouTube Kids app.

Google likely to unveil new Chromebook Pixel soon

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 13:22

Google is reportedly preparing to unveil its new Chromebook Pixel.

YouTube to release kids app next week

Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015, 10:52

YouTube is releasing a new app for children next week, called YouTube Kids, which will run on smartphones and tablets and focus on kid-appropriate content.

Google's YouTube to launch subscription model in "few months"

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 09:01

Google Inc is set to launch a subscription model for YouTube in a few months, CNBC quoted Robert Kyncl, the online video service`s head of content and business operations as saying at the Code/Media conference.

LG Elec takes fight with Samsung over washer damage to YouTube

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 18:55

South Korea`s LG Electronics Inc, whose appliance chief has been indicted on a charge of purposely damaging Samsung Electronics Co Ltd washing machines, issued a video clip that it says shows the executive was merely testing its rival`s products in plain view at a store in Germany.

Now, watch Youtube videos offline

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 18:44

Video sharing website Youtube Thursday launched an offline viewing service to help users download videos they can watch later, to overcome handicaps posed by low bandwidth and high costs of data plans.

Google to introduce child-friendly versions of products

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 09:42

Google Inc plans to roll out child-friendly versions of its most popular products in a bid to be "fun and safe for children", USA Today reported, quoting Pavni Diwanji, the company`s vice president of engineering.