[Technology] YouTube breaks records with 1 billion monthly users

YouTube breaks records with 1 billion monthly users
http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-billion-views-per-month/
If the video hosting service were a country, it would be the third largest in the world after China and India. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr.

Google's Play Store Android App May Soon Get Another Facelift
http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/20/googles-play-store-android-app-may-soon-get-another-facelift/
Google's been awfully busy these past few weeks, but it seems that between sunsetting Reader (and pissing off most of the internet in the process) and rolling out new services like Google Keep, the company has been working on a redesigned version of the ...

Leaked benchmarks portend shift in Windows 8 'PC' design
http://asia.cnet.com/ask/whats-the-difference-between-a-2nd-gen-intel-core-processor-and-the-latest-version-62220433.htm
The first benchmarks of Intel's upcoming "Haswell" Fourth-Generation Core processors have leaked. But asking how fast future Windows 8 PCs will be is probably the wrong question.

Department of Defense to buy more than 650000 iOS devices say sources
http://www.slashgear.com/department-of-defense-to-buy-more-than-650000-ios-devices-say-sources-20274818/
Things aren't looking so great for Blackberry, if information provided to Electronista is to be believed. Back in October, word had surfaced that the Pentagon would be taking in iOS and Android devices on top of Blackberry, which has been a staple platform for ...

Steam Offers 'Early Access' To Games In Development
http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/5702/20130320/steam-offers-early-access-games-development.htm
Steam is giving users the chance to play games while they are still in development in a new program it calls "Early Access." Introduced on Wednesday, the program gives gamers super early access to games that aren't quite ready for prime-time.

Apple is accused in lawsuit of infringing on Intertrust patents
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/software-firm-intertrust-says-apple-infringed-patents-related-to-security/articleshow/19097952.cms
Apple is famous (or notorious, depending on your point of view) for going it alone on some technologies rather than joining the rest of the tech crowd.

First Major Google Fiber Expansion Into New Territory Gets Approval
http://androidcommunity.com/google-fiber-brings-1gbps-internet-to-olathe-kansas-20130320/
It seems Google Fiber, Google's very own, super-fast ISP isn't destined to stay in Kansas City after all. Following months of experimentation in the Kansas/Missouri metropolis, Google is taking its internet service into a neighboring town, Olathe, Kansas.

Software issue triggers General Motors recall
http://wot.motortrend.com/2013-cadillac-srx-2013-buick-lacrosse-recalled-for-sport-mode-issue-344213.html
DETROIT (WKZO) -- A potential software issue is triggering a recall of about 33,700 General Motors vehicles. The glitch could raise the risk of a crash in 2013 Buick LaCrosse sedans and Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles.