What’s This? Stephanie Buck2013-02-13 19:28:15 UTC According to underrated boy band 2gether, “The hardest part of breaking up is getting back your stuff.” Today, your belongings not only include your favorite LPs, designer sunglasses and lucky Billy Joel t-shirt; your “stuff” is all over Facebook, too. New mobile app KillSwitch makes it easy to eliminate … Continued
Bruised Ego? Go Look at Yourself on Facebook
What’s This? Chris Taylor2013-02-07 23:50:54 UTC Ever been stung by some criticism, then visited Facebook and suddenly felt better about yourself? Turns out we’re soothing our bruised egos with the social network all the time, according to a study from the University of Madison-Wisconsin. Professor Catalina Toma, along with fellow Communication specialist Jeffrey Hancock at … Continued
Twitter Search Results Now Surface Old Tweets
What’s This? Emily Price2013-02-08 01:41:41 UTC Twitter has started rolling out an update that allows you to see older tweets in search results. Search results on Twitter were previously limited to tweets that had been made over the past week. The update significantly increases that time period (though Twitter has not said specifically by how … Continued
Kanex’s DualRole is a USB 3.0 hub and Ethernet adapter for modern MacBooks
The glitzy sheen of that Retina Display MacBook Pro or MacBook Air probably tarnished a little when you realized you’d need to sacrifice a USB or Thunderbolt if you wanted Ethernet connectivity. Just in time for Macworld, Kanex is shuttling out DualRole, a three-port USB 3.0 hub and Ethernet adapter that’ll swell your connectivity options … Continued
What Makes Vine So Hot?
What’s This? Chris Taylor2013-01-29 23:51:35 UTC It’s the kind of moment that comes rarely, but tech journalists live for it: a service is launched with little fanfare and receives a sudden, energetic burst of genuine buzz. Developers start remixing it in all kinds of fascinating ways. It’s supremely easy to use, and mobile, so we … Continued
Twitter ‘Experimenting’ With Vine Porn Censorship
What’s This? Chris Taylor2013-01-29 19:15:27 UTC Twitter has addressed the topic of six-second porn videos on its service Vine for a second time, admitting that it is “changing how users find and view sensitive content.” On Monday, the company apologized for a “human error” that led to a pornographic video making its Editors’ Picks list. … Continued
Twitter ‘Experimenting’ With Vine Porn Censorship
What’s This? Chris Taylor2013-01-29 19:15:27 UTC Twitter has addressed the topic of six-second porn videos on its service Vine for a second time, admitting that it is “changing how users find and view sensitive content.” On Monday, the company apologized for a “human error” that led to a pornographic video making its Editors’ Picks list. … Continued
How would you change the Toshiba Excite 7.7?
Toshiba’s Excite 7.7 was an Android tablet designed to go head-to-head with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7. When we were handed one to review, we fell in love with its 1,280 x 800 Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1.3GHz Tegra 3 chipset and a battery life of over 10 hours. It failed, however, as so many … Continued









