Month: December 2014
Facebook has found a place to put more auto-play video ads in your News Feed
Really fantastic news from the world's most popular social network today, because Facebook has announced that it's going to start rolling even more video ads that play automatically. Earlier this year Facebook did announce that it would be adding more video ads to our News Feeds, but it appears that this wasn't enough. Not only…
Twitter has updated the tools for reporting harassment and blocking
It's no secret that Twitter has a problem, and if there's one thing that can be learned from campaigns like Gamergate it's that harassment is a serious issue and isn't easy to deal with. The micro-blogging site is now actively doing something about it. Yesterday Twitter unveiled a set of tools to help users combat…
New details emerge about the Samsung Galaxy S6
The Samsung Galaxy S5 might have been a disappointment in terms of sales, but we all knew that Samsung wasn't going to be giving up that easily and now Sammobile has a few snippets about what their next phone might have to offer. First up, the report confirms what we probably already knew: that the phone…
The 17 stages of Serial addiction
Because we're just as hooked as the rest of you... Stage 1: Sweet oblivion Have they brought out a new type of Rice Krispies or what? Stage 2: Curiosity Ok, you're vaguely interested. You've heard people mention Cereal eight times in the last half hour and been too embarrassed to admit you've no idea…
For the first time ever, a woman is shortlisted for Fifa’s Goal of the Year
...and what a goal it is, too, scored for Irish side Peamount United in October last year. (Yes, we know it won't play within this page... that's Fifa for you). Best of all, we expected an outpouring of misogyny on Twitter and YouTube, but the comments are almost all really positive. Well done, world. Stephanie…
Clip Art is dead. Make way for Bing Images
Clip Art should be a staple part of many people's childhoods. In the days before we all really knew how to use search engines, any school project that had to be typed up will have been littered with Clip Art images (and Word Art). Sadly Microsoft is doing away with Clip Art's online library in…
I’m a die-hard Android fan. Here’s what happened when I tried the iPhone 6
With thanks to EE for the handset I'm one of those intensely crappy people who have a passionate alliance to one side of a tech war. In fact, I have several. I'm firmly PC over Mac (though I'll probably go Chrome OS when it's more developed), digital media over physical, and Android over iOS. I…
Desolenator: making salt water safe to drink using the power of sunshine
It seems like every half hour new Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns bring us yet another wearable, gadget or project that might become awesome and life-changing or fall by the wayside and never actually deliver. (We're looking at you, Solar Roadways and Ring.) But how many of the brands running these campaigns have actually developed products that…
The ZX Spectrum could be coming back, all thanks to crowdfunding
Back in the 80s, the ZX Spectrum was a big deal. It was the first mainstream home computer in the UK, with over five million units sold. Not just that, over 24,000 pieces of software were developed for the machine, with 100 being developed in 2012 alone. Now thanks to the magical powers of crowdfunding, the ZX…
Fitbit is teaming up with Weight Watchers
Fitness trackers are designed to help you get fitter and see how much activity you're doing on a daily basis. That's bound to be incredibly useful for someone who is trying to lose weight, and to make it that bit easier Fitbit has announced that it is teaming up with Weight Watchers. The main focus of…
