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You may have noticed some of your Facebook Friends, or the people you follow on Twitter, posting things about weight loss recently. Those particular posts and Tweets had a suspicious link attached to them. What happened? Buffer got hacked (and has since fixed the problem). Buffer is an app that helps users to share things on social media. You can
Back in 2005 Google created an enhanced strategic partnership with AOL, which caused some rumblings. Google's blog (a post by Marissa Meyer, who was VP of Search Products & User Experience at the time) cleared up some misconceptions - including not putting banner ads on their search site. However, times are changing and Google has to look at all possibilities for
The march to 1000 begins with this show. As we make the march to 1000 we will be looking at ways to optimize the show you can help us take it to the next level. Please note prize winners we have our coordinator email setup at insider@geeknewscentral.com Also want to thank those of you that have contributed to the crowd-funding
For many geeks, art is a bit of a mystery. What is art, what makes good art and why is it so expensive? And as for contemporary art, does anything go? Is a urinal art? This year's BBC Reith Lectures are presented by Grayson Perry, a "cross-dressing potter from Essex" who is about as far from the Establishment as you can
It has been since mid-summer when Google released a Nexus device, rolling out the second-generation Nexus 7, with a fantastic HD screen. Since then, rumors have abounded of what is to come, with Nexus phones and tablets. The wait may just be over -- the Android KitKat Twitter account has dropped hints that seemed to lead viewers to believe the 18th
One of the updates that was touted with the coming of Mavericks are Tags. Tags can be used for both files and folders. When you first open up the Finder window, the tags are in the side bar. To change a name of a tag, hit Control click and then hit the Rename option. You can also change a name
It was only a matter of time. About a month ago, RebelMouse launched its very first app. It was specifically for Android. At the time of the announcement, I suspected that RebelMouse was also working on the creation of an iOS app. This time, my suspicions were correct. RebelMouse has now released its iPhone app. You can get it at
Yesterday OSX 10.9 Mavericks was released for Mac and Macbook devices. In a new direction, Apple decided to make the update free and was available just after the keynote. Better battery life and iBooks integration were the keys of the system update. The biggest feature being Mac computers as old as 2007 will be able to install the OS. My
You might be forgiven in thinking that we've moved from a tech blog into a lifestyle magazine but I wanted to share a little of my life from the past 18 months. In late spring last year, I visited my doctor and she pointed out that in the 20 years since I joined her practice, I'd put on over 20
Moxytronix's CordCruncher earbud headphones are the latest attempt to defeat that bane of modern life, knotted and twisted audio cords. These tangle-free headphones solve the problem by using a secondary rubber tube to retract and hold the cords when not in use. Cunning. The headphones come in a small pack, with three pairs of different-sized interchangeable earbuds. I would imagine that
Google is taking aim at the PC market with its increasingly better offerings of Chromebook hardware. Now the search giant is also touting "family safe" as one of its selling points. If you are using the beta channel version of Chrome, you now have access to monitor and control what other users access through the browser/operating system. "Let’s say you’ve recently
Halloween is right around the corner and, as in previous years, Rovio is celebrating via its popular mobile games. In the past this has consisted of an update to Angry Birds Seasons, but this time around the developers are taking a different approach. The Finnish company is rolling out two updates, this time adding zombie pigs to both the Bad Piggies game,
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