Category: Web 2.0
Shock as Tech media doesn’t report on something Elon Musk said this one time
There's shock today in the technology media as it has emerged that Tesla Motors and Space X CEO Elon Musk may have said something, without his comments being picked up and recycled by every tech website out there. Unverified reports indicate that late last week, billionaire entrepreneur Musk was heard telling a colleague at Tesla's…
Hands on with CEL Robox 3D Printer: Can normal people do 3D printing?
If there’s one sort of device I’ve never got along well with, it is printers. Despite being a moderately nerdy man, who is usually the one in the room who ends up having to fix the computer, and having built a reputation for being tech savvy, printers are just beyond me. Loading ink? What a…
WATCH: CGP Grey explains why everyone is angry on the internet
The brilliant CGP Grey has posted his latest video - in which he delves into the memetics of internet rage - and why it is that it can seem that everyone is so angry all of the time. Check out the absolutely fascinating video above.
Reddit donates a massive wodge of cash to fighters for digital rights
Reddit, the popular aggregation website which is the source of most of the internets viral videos and incorrect terrorist identifications has done something nice with the profits it made in 2014 - donating 10% of them to ten worthy charities. Pic from here. Each of the charities will be getting $82,765.95…
WATCH: Interview with Slava Rubin, CEO of Indiegogo
Holly over at ShinyShiny has been speaking to Slava Rubin, CEO of crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. You can watch the full interview below: And do head over to ShinyShiny for her other great interviews from the MWC show floor.
Is Apple planning a Genius Bar overhaul?
Apple could be changing the way its Genius Bar works - to prioritise big problems over little ones. According to 9to5Mac a new service, known as "Concierge" will take customer requests and prioritise them. 9to5Mac gives the example of a broken iPhone screen being judged more important than a minor iCloud syncing issue - because…
“Gramography Cinegrams” will turn your Instagram photos into fridge magnets
Weird stuff retailer Firebox has just launched a new product that will turn your Instagram photos into lenticular fridge magnets - so that the image displayed will change depending on the image you look at it. The new service starts at £7.99 and all you have to is upload your snaps, and they will be…
Cat purring flagged by YouTube as copyright infringement
First they came for the cats, and I did not speak out, because I was not a cat. Fresh questions are being raised about YouTube's content ID system for identifying copyrighted material after the website reportedly flagged an hour long loop of a cat purring as belonging to EMI. According to Torrent Freak that cat,…
BT testing new microwave broadband technology
BT is testing a new microwave technology to help deliver high speed broadband to remote villages. According to ISP Review, the village of Westow in North Yorkshire is getting the trial technology, which rather than have BT dig up the road to lay a fibre-optic cable instead uses a wireless microwave link - with two…
Tweets to start appearing in Google search results again
Google and Twitter have inked a deal to enable real time tweet results to appear in searches on Google, apparently. According to Bloomberg, the deal gives Google direct access to Twitter's "firehose" stream, meaning we could soon see real time tweet results - which will be great for anyone searching for details on breaking news…
