Flash could soon be no more, with the graphics-based animation software coming under increasing threat from big players in the technology world that want to see it killed off. Mozilla has moved to block all versions of the Flash plugin from running on the Firefox browser. The head of security for Facebook wants Adobe, the company behind Flash, to get rid of it completely. Flash has been a popular platform among those involved in, for example, video production and games development.

Never a company to be content with its product offerings, Google has been busy making improvements to Google Maps and preparing Map Maker for a relaunch.

Social media giant Facebook is rolling out improvements to its News Feed, the feature that allows users to construct a personalised stream of stories using the people and Pages they have connected with.

As a deal between Google and Twitter takes effect, Google has started to index a greater percentage of tweets, according to research carried out by Stone Temple Consulting.

Microsoft used a 6th July announcement to reveal details of the upgraded Bing Maps. The upgrade includes new features as well as improved content and a number of design improvements.

Users of Google are likely familiar with the search engine giant’s “did you mean” function, and many of them appreciate a function that means they do not have to remember how to spell a particular word or phrase. This correction function typically appears on screen when a user submits a search query containing a typo or an error. The “did you mean” corrections generally appear in search results on a PC, but it appears that some users have started to see them appearing in the Google app for Android as well.

Search engine Yahoo has said that it is conducting tests using search results from Google. The move has come about following a recently concluded renegotiation with Microsoft. Until recently, Yahoo was reliant on the Microsoft-owned Bing search engine for its search results. Following conclusions of negotiations with Microsoft in April, Yahoo opened the door to the possibility of engaging with other partners for the purposes of search.

Those involved in video production are set to be given access to a new source of revenue, with Facebook preparing to give creators of videos a slice of the revenue generated by ads that run before or during videos. This move represents a new departure for the world’s largest social media platform, given that Facebook has never shared the revenue it generates from video before. It may also represent a challenge to YouTube in the drive to attract video creators to use particular platforms.

Snapchat has announced a major change to how its users experience the video and picture messaging app.

Webmaster and digital content providers should sit up and take notice of a 16th June ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). By 15 votes to two, the Court ruled that an internet news portal is to be held liable for the content in user-generated comments left on its website.