A politician makes a joke which she later regrets. A footballer says something on the pitch which he quickly realises was unfortunate. A person leaves a comment beneath an article which he then wishes he hadn't made. All can now be found reported online accurately. All of these people have all...
The first mobile-phone call was made 40 years ago this week, by a Motorola engineer roaming the streets of New York. Phones have made amazing advances since then: I for one would be lost without Google Maps, literally and all the time. Having something called a "smartphone" makes me feel … well,...
Facebook Home launches on Android with Chat Heads messaging feature
05/04/2013 09:21
Facebook launched its new Android "experience", Facebook Home, with a messaging feature called Chat Heads at its heart. When a user's Facebook friends start a new chat, their picture pops up on Android phone home page in a small bubble – a "chat head".
"We think that Chat Heads are this great,...
How to delete your digital life
05/04/2013 09:16
Wiping away your digital life means getting rid of the traces you've left – the mistakes you made, the embarrassing photos, the unwise comments, the flawed social media profiles where you've left too much visible.
But how easy is that? The following steps provide a start to reducing your digital...
The future of search ... made simple - an animated guide
05/04/2013 09:12
How will new mobile phones, technology such as Google Glass - the wearable gadget that searches for whatever we look at – and social networks like Facebook and Twitter influence our searches? Should we be concerned that sensitive personal information is being filtered through a small number of...
Online music licensing revenues pass radio for first time
04/04/2013 13:46
British songwriters, including acts such as Ed Sheeran and Calvin Harris, netted a record total of £51.7m in UK royalties from digital music services last year, as online licensing revenues eclipsed radio for the first time. New licensing agreements with Google Play, Microsoft Xbox and other online...
Disney has laid off the staff of LucasArts and cancelled all current projects. Staff were informed of the shutdown this morning, according to a reliable Kotaku source. Some 150 people were laid off, and both of the studio's current projects—Star Wars: First Assault and Star Wars 1313—were...
Facebook set to make small-screen debut on Android smartphone
04/04/2013 11:25
Facebook will take its biggest leap into mobile this evening when it is expected to unveil a collaboration with handset maker HTC and software that can take over any Android phone. At an event in its San Francisco headquarters, the world's largest social network will reveal how it intends to keep...
Pictured: Moment daredevil skier lets the train take the strain after attaching tow rope to speeding locomotive
03/04/2013 12:50
A daredevil skier who filmed himself being towed by a train along a snowy railway track is being hunted by police in Poland. Footage of the stunt shows the skier attaching himself to the back of the Polish railways train with a tow rope while passengers are getting on and off in a rural station....
'Buckwild' star Shain Gandee and uncle found dead in his vehicle
02/04/2013 17:47
Buckwild has lost a star. Shain Gandee was found dead in his Ford Bronco truck Monday morning on Wolf Pen Road in Kanawha County, WV, CBS's WTRF-TV affiliate in Wheeling, WV, reported.
The 21-year-old and David Gandee, his 48-year-old uncle, had been reported missing by family members on Sunday....
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