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BlackBerry messenger has gained a video chat feature, available on the new BlackBerry 10 OS, which was released today. It will also feature BBM Voice, which will allow free voice calls over Wi-Fi, and will let users switch between talking and texting.   The new BlackBerry Z10, also revealed today, is eight ounces heavier than the iPhone 5, with around the same resolution as Samsung's Galaxy S III. It features an 8 megapixel camera and will be 4G compatible.   Read more by clicking...

Piterest has launched a new, more intuitive and visually striking interface, which will be tested soon.   According to the Pinterest blog, the navigation has been improved, and 'pins' (image posts to the site) have been made larger. Also added are features surrounding the selected pin, including related pins, other boards on which the pin has appeared, 'and a whole slew of related pins'.   In addition, the Pinterest blog post also read: 'In addition to the changes you can see, we also made...

Apple has launched a 128GB version of its latest iPad, which will beavailable on February 5 from Apple retail. The 128GB fourth generation iPad with retina display will be available in both WiFi and WiFi + Cellular versions. Phil Schiller, Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing, said at its release: With twice the storage capacity and an unparalleled selection of over 300,000 native iPad apps, enterprises, educators and artists have even more reasons to use iPad for all their business and personal needs. Read more by clicking here...

Google has added a detailed map of North Korea for the first time,sourced almost entirely from user submissions. Cartographer citizens have been adding map data to the Google map maker over the last few years. Google says that the map data remains "very limited". The map cannot be viewed by citizens as the internet cannot be accessed in North Korea. Jayanth Mysore, Senior Product Manager at Google Map Maker, said: "one of the exciting things about maps is that the world is a constantly changing place. We...

Last year marked Google's first year in which it hit $50 billion annualrevenue, as revealed in its earnings report, released this week. Its final quarter was its most successful, making $14.42 billion - an increase of 26% from the previous year's final quarter. The Wall Street prediction for Google for the quarter was $12.36 billion. Larry Page, CEO of Google, said: "We ended 2012 with a strong quarter. Revenues were up 36% year-on-year, and 8% quarter-on-quarter." Read more by clicking here >>...

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