Google is supposedly working on a redesign of Google Maps that'll kill the familiar sidebar and replace it with a full screen map. It's a cleaner look that already makes the current constricted layout seem dated. Read More >>

Leaked photos of a polished Nokia smartphone have appeared online, showing what may well be a lighter high-spec Lumia model that's dropped some of the weight of the extremely hefty Lumia 920. Read More >>

The rumours were true, Google Play's getting a revamp, to a new, sleeker, whiter interface. Apparently it's rolling out right now, to all devices with Android 2.2 and up, but no one in Giz towers has access to it yet. Do any of you, and if so, what do you think? Read More >>

If you're planning on updating your home/office computing infrastructure, you might want to put your plans on hold for a few weeks pending a rumoured refresh of Apple's high-end Mac Pro range. Read More >>

If you've been itching for a redesigned Google Play on your Android phones, it's apparently been leaked. Droid Life managed to get its hands on what looks like Google Play 4.0, and everything is brighter with bigger pictures. It's nice looking! However much of the page layout has stayed the same. Read More >>

Back in the earlier days of Facebook, a UI update was a mind-blowing concept. An unprecedented change. An Earth-shattering upheveal. If you're not some sort of total newbie, you must remember the "how to keep the old Facebook!" groups and "Bring back X" petitions, the screams of heresy and the unshackled hope that maybe just maybe enough whining could keep things from changing. Read More >>

Facebook is what church and bathing used to be: a daily, comforting, familiar ritual. And so it's not without cause that people go nuts whenever it's redesigned. But if you thought Timeline was radical, check out this (unofficial) prototype. Read More >>

Google's pushed out a redesign today, doing away with the sidebar in search results for a cleaner page that will look better on all devices. More space for your "who got voted off X-Factor" search results. Read More >>

Google’s rolling out a redesign of the Gmail compose functionality that will save heavy email users a lot of time. The new compose window won’t take up the entire large frame of your Gmail anymore. Instead, it’ll look like a larger version of the Gchat window that you’re used to. Read More >>

Myspace, that ancient social networking dinosaur, is back with a new coat of paint. And get ready for this: it looks kind of neat. The new format has some pretty clear Pinterest and Tumblr influence, and also looks like it'll be doubling down on the music aspect of the Myspace world, maybe giving Spotify's social aspects a little competition. Maybe. Read More >>

The super-slim top-loading PS3 redesign that was leaked earlier in the summer has just been officially announced by Sony, which is bringing several versions of its PS3 Even Slimmer model to the UK from September 28th. Read More >>

A third major revision of Sony's PS3 console has been spotted, revealing a machine that dumps the fancy disc tray slot for a good, old-fashioned plastic lid. Read More >>

Buzzfeed's FWD has put together a Facebook timeline filled with people getting VERY VERY ANGRY about each and every tweak to Facebook's design and functionality. Everyone hates everything that Facebook does, and always has, apparently. Read More >>

YouTube launched a complete redesign of their site today with emphasis on social network integration and using the power of algorithms to figure out what videos you'll like. Read More >>

Google's in the process of scrapping its short-lived black navigation bar and is simplifying things with a uniform plain grey search bar armed with drop-down menus; very reminiscent of the Google search bar add-on from Internet Explorer's yesteryear. Read More >>