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Nokia holds art auction where social influence is the currency

In what could well be a world first, Nokia’s #100aires art auction, held in East London yesterday, let attendees bid on pieces based on their…
Apps
Facebook’s Snapchat rival Slingshot goes global. The plan B for a failed $3bn deal

Facebook’s newest iOS and Android app Slingshot, wants to take on Snapchat at its own game. Facebook’s mobile endeavours have been pretty diverse. Offerings like…
News
Now Facebook knows what you’re watching and listening to

Facebook is preparing a new feature that will allow it automatically listen in and recognise music and TV shows when you post from your phone. If…
Features
Five ‘amazing’ smartphone features that epically failed

Our pick of the worst smartphone features to ever grace a mobile, from built-in projectors to 3D screens… Okay, so at Recombu Towers we’re all…
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Facebook Messenger to be the only way to keep chatting on mobile

Facebook has revealed plans to make real-time chatting on your smartphone an exclusive feature of Facebook Messenger. Users might have noticed that you can pick…
Features, Guides
Broadband Security: How to create a strong password

Creating a strong password isn’t hard. In fact, it’s easy and is an effective way of keeping prying eyes from sensitive information. Which is why…
Apps
myApollo: Meet the world’s first private social network

Watch out Facebook and Twitter, there’s a new kid on the block. Meet myApollo, a P2P (peer-to-peer) social network which promises to protect your data….
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Facebook shuts down unloved ‘@facebook.com’ email service

Facebook’s unpopular email system has been shut down, after launching in 2010. Facebook has shut down its email system because most people haven’t been using their…
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Say what? Facebook buys mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $16 billion

What’s green and costs $16 billion? WhatsApp apparently, in Facebook’s eyes at least, as the company has just laid down cash to purchase the popular…
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Facebook reveals Paper, its first news reader app

Facebook has revealed its first news reader app, simply called Paper, and it’s coming to the iPhone. In time for its 10th birthday, Facebook has revealed a news…
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How much time have you wasted on Facebook since its launch?

Time has created a calculator that shows how many days of your life have been wasted on Facebook. 157 days. That’s how much time this writer…
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BBC blends selfies and social media in online-only kids show Dixi

The BBC has announced Dixi, a new online-only children’s show which will focus on how kids interact across a fictional social network. The show will…
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Facebook to split its apps into simpler, standalone affairs

Facebook is set to launch several separate mobile apps for messaging, photo sharing and more. We’ve already seen a redesigned Messenger app for Android and…
Apps, News
Invisible Girlfriend app offers pretend relationships on a subscription basis

If the idea of an app called Invisible Girlfriend seems instantly idiotic to you, stop reading now. Right, still here? Good, then let’s dive deep…
News
Parents setting up Facebook profiles for kids under 13 contribute to online bullying

Parents setting up Facebook profiles for their children who aren’t old enough to use the service contribute indirectly to online bullying. A survey compiled by…
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Snapchat turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook

Apps that don’t make any profit are all the rage nowadays, so it makes complete sense that Facebook would offer Snapchat $3 billion for its…
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Facebook has totally redesigned Messenger for iOS and Android

There are 101 messaging applications out there, and Facebook isn’t content to sit back and let others steal the limelight. The social networking company has…
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TV24 app updates, adds Twitter integration and Facebook alerts

TV guide service TV24 has updated its iOS and Android apps, adding social media integration to ensure you’re never. With the new app you’ll be…