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Stop Phubbing campaign launched against phone addicts
Posh Spice, Rihanna and Jay-Z are guilty of it. Now, the modern-day phenomenon of snubbing someone in favour of your phone is facing a Twitter…
UK
File photo dated 27/12/10 of the Twitter logo of as the social networking website has apologised after it sent a string of fake tweets from the accounts of real users to champion one of its products. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday July 25, 2013. See PA story TECHNOLOGY Twitter. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Twitter boss issues apology to trolling victims
Twitter UK boss Tony Wang has made a personal apology to women who have been attacked by 'trolls' on the social networking site…
Usain Bolt in Temple Run 2
Usain Bolt now sprinting in Temple Run 2
Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt has become an unlockable character on 'endless running' smartphone game Temple Run 2…
The Knightmare begins again as YouTube launches its own Geek Week
The geek has inherited the Earth. But who are geeks these days, anyway? All of us? Metro talks to the video stars behind YouTube’s upcoming…
TV set is still king despite the rise of smartphones
Video may have killed the radio star but TV can still hold its own against our hi-tech gadgets…
5 types of Twitter troll
While nearly all trolls post abusive remarks to get a reaction, they come in a variety of forms…
TweetDeck
Why a Twitter report abuse button is not the answer
BlogTwitter has come in for a significant amount of stick of late after Caroline Criado-Perez and other users of the site were the targets of…
UK
Twitter row: Police probe new rape threat tweets to MP
Police probe new rape threat tweets to MP
Twitter bosses could be hauled before MPs over actions to safeguard users from explicit and violent messages, as police considered a new investigation into vile…
Dozy Britain ‘wide open to cyber crime invasion’
Britain is failing to take cyber crime seriously enough, despite being the No.1 target of online offenders in 25 countries, a group of MPs has…
UK
Twitter boss Tony Wang issues apology to online abuse victims
Twitter to add abuse button following online campaign
A besieged Twitter has announced that a ‘report abuse’ button will accompany every tweet after vicious messages were sent to several women over the weekend…
UK
Juror jailed over paedophile Facebook post
Juror jailed over paedophile Facebook post
A juror who wrote on Facebook that he wanted to 'f*** up a paedophile' has been jailed for two months after being found guilty of…
News
Texting
OMG, soz but UR sacked m8e... The employers who fire staff by text
Forget communicating with your staff face to face - a small portion of employers are sacking their workers by text message. But is this practice…
Old NES games not working? You could always make your own stop motion tribute
Amazing stop motion Donkey Kong tribute
Retro gamers will attest the fact that eventually, dust and time take their toll on cartridges, such as those used on the NES…
Caroline Criado-Perez: Thousands back Twitter abuse petition after rape threats
Campaigner: Twitter and police must tackle abuse
A campaign calling for Twitter to install a ‘report abuse’ button has received over 30,000 signatures on an online petition…
UK
Bing, child abuse
Bing introduces child abuse warning
Internet users who try to search for illegal child abuse images on Bing will receive a warning message after Microsoft implemented a new 'pop-up' system…
Ents & Tech
Virtuix's Omni is leading a vritual reality revival (Picture: Virtuix)
A virtual success
VR is emerging from the wilderness to take over gaming once again…
Hackers to reveal how easy it is to take over car
Hackers are set to reveal for the first time how to take control of a car remotely…
Caroline Criado-Perez: Arrest over Twitter abuse
Twitter apologise for using fake tweets
Twitter sent bogus tweets from the accounts of real users to advertise a new product.…
The Nexus 7 has an iPad Mini beating spec
Google and Asus unveil new Nexus 7 tablet
A new Nexus 7 tablet with a sharper screen and wireless charging has been unveiled by Google and Asus. The slate’s HD display has an…
Woman's Apple store rant is online hit
Woman's Apple Store rant is online hit
A woman's extravagant tantrum at not having an appointment at an Apple Store's Genius Bar has become an online hit. The unnamed woman screams at…
Money
Facebook to manually review thousands of pages after M&S, BSkyB suspended advertising in offensive content row
Facebook ad revenue boosts shares 18%
Fears Facebook's business model could flop as mobile use increases were quashed yesterday after the social network reported a surge in advertising revenue…
Photo albums go way of LPs: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram blamed
9 vital Instagram tips
Want to be the envy of all your Instagram followers? Here are our top nine tips for making the most of the photos app.…
UK
Amazon, free delivery
Users attack £10 Amazon post plan
Dismayed customers have tweeted their displeasure after Amazon abolished its automatic free delivery – by introducing a £10 minimum spend on orders.…
Want to find out how many times you'll see your parents before they die?
How many times will you see your parents before they die?
How many times will you see your parents before they die? That's the gut-wrenching question one new website aims to answer, and it's all to…
(Fies) In this file picture taken on April 29, 2011 Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wave as they travel in the 1902 State Landau carriage along the Processional Route to Buckingham Palace after their wedding service, in London. Prince William's wife Catherine was today, Monday July 22, 2013 admitted to a private wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, central London, to give birth to her first child. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
#RoyalBaby arrival takes Twitter by storm
The arrival of the royal baby sparked a Twitter frenzy after it was announced the Duchess of Cambridge had given birth to a future king…