Category: Round ups
YouTube removing Elliot Rodger's videos shows how we're delegating "free speech vs unsuitable content" decisions to corporations
On Saturday in California, Elliot Rodger shot and killed six people before killing himself. It was a horrible tragedy, and like with many shootings of this nature, videos later emerged in which he explained why he was going to do…
Are Twitter and Facebook to blame for our surprise at the BBC's coverage of UKIP?
There's a lot of angry people on Twitter this morning. Its the night after the European and local elections and whilst not all of the results are in yet, everyone is furious about UKIP doing so well. The party has…
Could the Daily Mail actually be RIGHT? Does web usage harm a child's mental health?
"Heavy web use harms a child's mental health: Every hour raises risk, warns watchdog", screams the front page of today's Daily Mail, in typical Mail style. As you might imagine, being a citizen of the internet I was ready and…
Will "Assassin's Creed Comet" be the much rumoured Ubisoft pirate/sailing game? Here's why we think it might be.
For some time we've known that Ubisoft plan not one, but two different Assassin's Creed titles for later this year. First there's the one we do know a little about – Assassin's Creed Unity – which is set during the…
Has GTA Online just found a way to make peace?
The latest update to Grand Theft Auto Online – "High Life" brings with it a new gun, new cars and other tweaks… but also something more significant: A plan to bring peace to Los Santos. In the 17th Century, the…
Commander Hadfield's licensing woe shows why copyright law is a space oddity
Bizarre news this evening as it emerged that space hero Commander Chris Hadfield's take on the David Bowie classic Space Oddity – which was recorded whilst orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station – is being taken offline tomorrow…
Microsoft give up on Kinect – here's how Microsoft have killed motion controls for another console generation
So it's official – with a few weeks to go before E3, Microsoft have announced a mea culpa. In a press release titled "delivering more choice for fans", Xbox head Phil Spencer reveals plans to release begin selling Xbox One…
Comedian Mark Thomas takes to the streets in protest against Amazon's lack of subtitles (Updated)
Campaigners aiming to raise awareness of Amazon's lack of subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing have taken the direct approach this morning: by sneakily putting up banners on Amazon's headquarters in London. Excitingly, I can now reveal that…
How does Shakira's Facebook page prove that the "nation state" is dead?
Check this map out – it was put together by the BBC's Jamie Ross – and shows countries that have a population of less than the number of Likes on the musician Shakira's Facebook page. At the time of writing…
Top 10 best free Android games of 2013…so far!
We've looked at the best free and paid gaming apps of 2013 for iPhone already, and now its time to turn our attentions to the best free Android games of the first half of the year. In recent years Android…
