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Tech Digest daily round up: Branson goes into space before Bezos

Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has announced his plan to reach space nine days before Amazon boss Jeff Bezos by taking part in a test flight for his company Virgin Galactic. In a video posted on Twitter, the Virgin Group founder introduced himself as "Astronaut 001" and said he will be "evaluating the customer space flight…

2 July 2021 Chris Price News

Children’s Commissioner urges social media to protect children from ‘disturbing content’

Social media companies must take more responsibility for protecting children from disturbing content on their platforms, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. In an open letter to the platforms most used by children – YouTube, Facebook (which owns Instagram), Snapchat and Pinterest – Anne Longfield urged the companies to back a statutory duty of…

30 January 201930 January 2019 Chris Price News, Social Media

Pinterest is now for MANLY MEN WHO LIKE MAN THINGS

Good news for any MEN who like to BOOKMARK ITEMS OF INTEREST. Is Pinterest too girly for you? Then don't worry, the company has today announced that it will be providing more arbitrary gendering of products in its search results. This means that if your profile has you listed as male you'll start seeing less…

26 January 20151 March 2018 James O'Malley Apps, Web 2.0, Websites

Gone in 60 seconds. How we are now sharing images online within a minute

Remember when you printed out photos to bore your friends and family with at leisure? Well it seems those days are virtually over.One in five of us now take photos purely to share via social media and many of us…

17 June 20137 April 2017 Shinychris Cameras, Facebook, Poll, Social Media

Top 20 Best Free Kindle Fire HD Apps – Temple Run 2, Pinterest and more!

Amazon's Kindle Fire HD is one of the best value 7-inch tablets on the market. Kicking off at £159 for the 16GB version, it's got a vibrant 1280×800 resolution screen and a bag-sized form-factor that make it a great on-the-go…

6 February 20136 February 2017 Gerald Lynch Android apps, Features, Round ups, Tablet, Tech Digest news

Pinterest app for iPad and Android lands

After a long old wait, Pinterest have finally unveiled their Android and iPad apps. Announced at a "Pinner" party hosted by co-founders Ben Silbermann and Evan Sharp at their San Francisco headquarters, the apps "allow you to pin, discover, and…

15 August 2012 Gerald Lynch Android apps, Tech Digest news

Sex.com is now Pinterest for porn

After recently changing hands for £8 million, the internet's most notorious domain, www.Sex.com, has undergone a bit of a redesign. Introducing the new Sex.com, which is basically Pinterest for porn. Pulling together users' favourite saucy clips from around the web,…

3 May 201210 January 2016 Gerald Lynch Tech Digest news, Websites

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Tech Digest daily round up: Branson goes into space before Bezos

Pinterest is now for MANLY MEN WHO LIKE MAN THINGS

Top 20 Best Free Kindle Fire HD Apps – Temple Run 2, Pinterest and more!

Pinterest app for iPad and Android lands

Sex.com is now Pinterest for porn