Selfies without make-up: Charity or new #humblebrag?
Tens of thousands of women shared social media pictures of themselves under #nomakeupselfies before Cancer Research UK piggybacked to raise funds.
Founder of social media site buys it back for a bargain
Can he reinvent it? Who knows, but he says it will be fun trying.
Yahoo’s Tumblr takeover could boost the blog’s business
Yahoo’s $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr is a bold acquisition that means business, says the search engine’s chief executive Marissa Meyer.
Twitter to launch music service
Twitter will launch a music-specific app, following its acquisition of music discovery service We Are Hunted last year, according to a CNet report.
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Scarcity of female geeks questioned
Why is it that although women make up 49% of the UK’s labour force, they account for just 17% of IT and telecommunications professionals?
Consider the ethical price of that iPhone
How long before the middle-class preoccupation with quality, traceability and plain goodness of the things we buy extends into technology?
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Google Instant Pages to speed web search
A new feature will predict which page a user will choose and begin fetching its data — even before they have clicked on the link.
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Apps a challenge for news media
There is optimism but a lack of confidence in the news industry when it comes to exploiting the iPad.
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MySpace ‘set to cut up to 50% of staff’
Struggling social network seeks to cut costs as parent News Corp explores sell-off, according to reports.
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Best apps: Our experts pick 50 of the most dazzling
Got a new tablet computer or smartphone for Christmas? Don’t be put off by the staggering amount of apps available.