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Buffer now auto-completes Twitter usernames and changes them to full names on other social networks
2013-09-26

Social media sharing service Buffer has added an intelligent auto-complete feature for Twitter usernames that converts handles to (...)

10 educational and enlightening Twitter accounts you should follow
2013-09-26

Twitter may share some things with Facebook, but it’s ultimately a different beast altogether. Many Twitter noobs open an account, (...)

Peering into the Large Hadron Collider: Google Street View arrives at CERN
2013-09-26

CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, has opened its doors to Google’s Street View cameras, allowing viewers (...)

Be careful: Google Talk and Hangouts are sending some messages to the wrong recipients
2013-09-26

Google’s Talk/Hangouts platform is reportedly suffering from quite the privacy issue today, with many users reporting that the chat (...)

A Smartphone Breathalyzer To Keep On Your Keychain
2013-09-25

Not sure if those drinks have worn off yet? Before starting the engine, Breathometer wants you to use its smartphone Breathalyzer. (...)

Google Play Books is now available in New Zealand and 8 new Asian countries
2013-09-26

Google Play Books is now available in nine new countries, this time in Asia and New Zealand. The move comes after the service was (...)

Nest to open its real-time Web API in 2014 and adds support for Control4′s home automation system
2013-09-26

Smart home technology provider Nest is opening up its thermostat API for developers to poke around and create useful apps. This is (...)

Google Hangouts for Android gets icons to show who is online, contact categories, and option to hide contacts
2013-09-25

Google today announced an update to Hangouts for Android, adding multiple new features including a very useful one that lets you finally (...)

Catching Up On Email Marketing: Mobile And Triggered Messages [Infographic]
2013-09-25

Email has been with us for long and we’re so used to it, nobody expect it to change. But email marketing is definitely changing. (...)

Twitter launches Alerts service in the US, Japan, and Korea to keep users informed during emergencies
2013-09-25

Twitter today launched Twitter Alerts, a new feature that gives users important and accurate information from credible organizations (...)

Facebook crafts guide to help educators show teens how to use the social network responsibly
2013-09-25

It’s certainly common knowledge that Facebook isn’t just for one specific type of user — it’s for everyone, and the social (...)

Google Search gains support for hashtags, but only for Google+ content
2013-09-25

Google today announced it has added hashtag support to Google Search, but only for Google+ content. The update is rolling out “within (...)

YouTube’s new Audio Gallery gives you 150 royalty-free tracks to use anywhere...not just YouTube
2013-09-25

YouTube now has an Audio Gallery featuring 150 royalty-free instrumental tracks, which can be used for anything…not just YouTube (...)

Google announces a new Tech Hub Network, kicking off with 7 co-working spaces in North America
2013-09-25

Almost a year to the day since Google launched Google for Entrepreneurs to keep a closer eye on startups around the world, the Internet (...)

50 people in NYC’s tech scene that you need to know
2013-09-25

Courtney Boyd Myers and Erica Berger are the founders of 3460 Miles, a bi-weekly newsletter that connects the New York and London (...)

Common email marketing mistakes and why marketers shouldn’t worry too much about Gmail tabs
2013-09-25

While social may be the hot button for marketers today, underestimate email at your peril. That’s the main focus for email marketing (...)

Google’s same-day local delivery service opens to all in San Francisco area, hits Android and iOS too
2013-09-25

Almost six months after it started trialling a same-day local delivery service in San Francisco, Google has announced that it’s (...)

The Cities Most At Risk To Be Destroyed By Earthquakes, Floods, And Storms
2013-09-25

The future of cities has never been brighter. More people want to live in them (two–thirds of the planet will be urban by 2050, (...)

Schizophrenia, Paranoia, Depression, And Other Mental Illnesses Brought To Life As "Real Monsters"
2013-09-25

Artist Toby Allen has long suffered from general and social anxiety, illnesses that are burdensome to those they plague, but often (...)

Typing On The IPhone Is Frustrating. The Solution? Swipe Gestures
2013-09-24

A patent awarded to Apple on Tuesday shows the Cupertino–based company has been looking to incorporate multitouch keyboard gestures (...)

Future Spacecraft Will Be 3–D Printed––In Space, By Robots
2013-09-24

Space exploration has always been restricted by the fact that all technology is to–go. Everything we put into the great beyond (...)

Equality Everywhere: Coming Out in the Digital Age
2013-09-25

Digital and social media can turn the very personal journey of coming out into a very public process. Social networks such as Facebook (...)

Finally, A Super–Accessible Way To Search The Web
2013-09-24

3–D printing is very visually dependent, from designing the 3–D models to finding the right file for your printer to physically (...)

Google starts rolling out streamlined New Tab page for Chrome with a search bar front and center
2013-09-24

Google today announced that it has started rolling out a New Tab page for Chrome that features a search bar front and center. It also (...)

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