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Is Twitter about to launch direct video uploads?
Warning: Let's call this speculation. Actor and presenter Robert Llewellyn, who is known for playing Kryten in Red Dwarf and presenting several wildly successful YouTube series (like Carpool and Fully Charged) has just tweeted this intriguing thing: Oooh, exciting. I'm going to try uploading video direct to twitter later on today. New feature. New toys!…
Google launches secure USB key for safer login
Worried about your password getting into the wrong hands? Google has just launched a USB stick that might put your mind at rest. According to ExtremeTech, Google is calling it Security Key, and uses the Universal Second Factor protocol, found in some makes of USB thumb drives. Basically, when it comes to login on Chrome,…
Facebook adds Safety Check for when your friends are caught up in disaster areas
Have you ever seen a big disaster on the news, and worried that your family and friends might be in the middle of it? Brilliantly, Facebook has just added a new tool that will put minds at ease. Safety Check will activate when there's a disaster and Facebook knows that you're nearby - either through…
BBC publishes digitised Radio Times schedules going back to the 1920s
Warning: By reading this post, you're at serious risk of following a link that will swallow the rest of your day. The BBC has today launched a new tool to search and browse old TV schedules - so now you can go back and relive your youth, by remembering all of those hours wasted watching…
Did you know that advertisers are mining your photos too?
Have you ever had that thing where after looking up something to buy it will somehow seem to follow you around the web? Googling for a new phone one day turns into endless adverts for phones on every website you visit. It's the same on Facebook - post about something one day, and a few…
It’s okay, Dropbox HASN’T been hacked
Worry not! Your friends posting about the hack on Facebook are wrong. Rumours of Dropbox's compromise appear to have been greatly exaggerated, at least according to the Dropbox blog. The company says: "Recent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked aren’t true. Your stuff is safe. The usernames and passwords referenced in these articles were…
Is Amazon planning to become Argos?
Amazon revolutionised retail by taking it online and according to reports... is now planning to do the complete opposite and open up physical stores. According to ITProPortal, Amazon is planning to open a "mini warehouse" in New York, near famous department store Macy's. Whilst it will be primarily designed to be a place to pick…
Watch out Commander Hadfield – astronaut Reid Wiseman is making Vines in space
Check out this amazing Vine from astronaut Reid Wiseman, who is currently a resident of the International Space Station. "Turns out a sphere of floating water makes the ultimate fisheye lens", he tweeted. Wiseman of course is following in the footsteps of Commander Chris Hadfield who won the internet last year with his amazing David…
7 geeky podcasts that will make your life better
[nextpage title="next"] There's so many great podcasts out there it is sometimes difficult to know where to start. So here's some geeky podcasts to get you started. [/nextpage] [nextpage title="next"] Z-List Dead-List Z-List Dead-List is a brilliantly inventive idea from comedian Iszi Lawrence: There are loads of dead people who are interesting, funny or important,…
BBC iPlayer catch-up window increased to 30 days
Good news if you want to catch up on that show you missed: The BBC has announced that iPlayer users will now get 30 days after a programme is broadcast to catch up, up from just a week before. In a post on the BBC Internet Blog, the Beeb's Dan Taylor-Watt explained how the extension…
