Category: Social Networking
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Facebook made a solar-powered boomerang to bring you internet
Facebook have spent a lot of time talking about internet planes (I think we should call them iPlanes, Apple will be ok with that right?), and it’s one of those concepts I never expected to go anywhere. Why on earth would Facebook, a corporation many see as evil be trying to get internet to unreached […]
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Star Wars at SDCC – Get the New App and a Lightsaber Emoji for Twitter Now!
Star Wars was one of the dominating forces at this year’s San Diego Comic-con with members of the original cast in attendance including Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and even Harrison Ford made a rare convention appearance to celebrate the Saga and the upcoming Episode VII – The Force Awakens. Among the Star Wars highlights at […]
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Director Justin Lin reveals Star Trek Beyond title on Twitter
We love Star Trek. There’s no doubt at all that it has inspired and changed the tech landscape as well as society as a whole in its near fifty year history, and many of the devices we write about here at the Gadget Helpline might not be quite as awesome as they are without the […]
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Minds.com – The Facebook Rivalling, Encrypted Social Network, Backed By Anonymous
So, the big question is – Has Facebook met its match? Last week a new social media platform was launched which incorporates more transparency, security and privacy then any of the other social media giants. The platform is back by the ‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous; it encrypts all messages thus shielding the user’s data from governments […]
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Twitter’s New Autoplay for Videos Brings the Noise
If you’re a regular Twitter user you’ve probably noticed that the social network / micro-blogging site has recently been trying out a few new things – some helpful, some really not helpful at all. Unfortunately most mobile users will want to file its latest tweak under the latter. This week Twitter announced that (like Facebook […]
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Facebook Messenger Reaches 1-Billion Downloads on Google Play
Facebook Messenger has reached a milestone 1-billion downloads from the Google Play Store. This mega feat is one that only a handful of other Android apps have been able to accomplish including the main Facebook app which Messenger now joins in that exclusive 1,000,000,000 – 5,000,000,000 installs bracket. One of the Messenger’s main draws, and […]
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The Walking Dead’s Jon Bernthal is Punisher in Netflix Daredevil Season 2
A inside source recently revealed that Netflix was giving serious consideration to bringing cult comic character The Punisher into its comics-to-TV universe as a key role in what was referred to as ‘Phase 2’. That rumour has now been confirmed officially by Marvel and the anti-hero alter-ego of Frank Castle will be coming to screens […]
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How to Stop Facebook App Game Requests
Probably the biggest grievance for those living their online social life through Facebook is those annoying game requests. Regularly you’ll be excited to open a new notification presuming someone has liked your latest meal photo only to find it’s just spam from a mate who wants you to join them in Candy Crush or help them […]
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Facebook Messenger Adds Location Sharing Feature
Facebook has introduced a new feature to its Messenger mobile app which allows users to share their location with friends thanks to a handy map. The map will become part of a brand new message when you select Location or More from the bottom of the screen in the Messenger app main screen. A preview […]
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ASUS Twitter Trolls Apple Over ‘iBug’
Taiwanese tech company ASUS has taken to Twitter to poke fun at Apple’s recent iMessage plight. As we’ve reported, Apple iPhone users have been experiencing unexpected shutdown of their devices after receiving a text containing a specific series of characters to their message inbox. Also See: How To (Temporarily) Fix the Apple iPhone Message Bug […]
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Is Facebook An Online Echo Chamber?
Politically speaking the internet is now one of the major battlegrounds in the ongoing conflict of ideologies. Social media erupted into election fever recently, as well as the infamous backlash that followed the results. However, some have said that certain topics, which are apparently important, are often absent from news feeds. Facebook has been blamed […]
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Steam Withdraws Paid Mods Feature
The announcement that Steam were to begin allowing users to charge for their home created modifications was met with mixed reactions. We reported on the feature being opened for The Elder Scrolls Skyrim a few days ago, and since then the service has swiftly been withdrawn. Apparently the addition of the feature that lets modders […]