After years of people using hashtags on Facebook whether they had a purpose or not, the website announced today that they will officially be bringing #hashtags to users. The move is part of their attempts to better link discussions across the web. Since Facebook is not as open as Twitter, […]
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PRISM gives NSA, FBI partial access to citizen information
The Internet has exploded with activity this morning, after dual articles were released by the Guardian and The Washington Post about a secret government project called PRISM. It has given official agencies like the FBI and NSA unprecedented access to user information from various tech companies, making it the largest […]
Google explains why they closed Google Reader
Google’s announcement earlier this year that they would be getting rid of their RSS feed aggregator, Google Reader, was more of a shock. Not only did it manage to gain quite a bit of popularity over the years, but it has many applications that made it a heavily used tool for […]
Computex 2013: Intel Core 4th Generation Haswell Processors are official
Today at Computex 2013, Intel has announced their 4th generation of Core processors, codenamed Haswell. These CPUs will rule from now on ultrabooks, tablets and 2-in-1 convertible devices that give you a laptop when you need it and a tablet when you want it. This new Haswell chip that is […]
Google is making the first step for an open source patent ecosystem
In a surprising move, today Google announced the Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN) Pledge, in which they promised not to sue any user, distributor or developer of one of their open patents, “unless first attacked”. With this occasion Google reminded us once again that they are supporting open systems and this […]
Google announces Keep, a simple cloud based Note service
Google announced a new service today, called Keep. It’s a simple Note service that allows you to safely save your Notes in the cloud and access them from an Android device or from the web. Google says this should help us get rid of the usual sticky notes we all […]
Facebook News Feed redesign borrows elements from Google+
Facebook announced today that the News Feed will be redesigned and changed into a “personalized newspaper”. It’s one of the biggest redesigns ever made since the official introduction of the News Feed from 2006. Those who used Google+ or the recent Facebook mobile app should be familiarized with this redesigned […]





