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How big is that thing in your pocket? Nifty website lets you compare phone sizes

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 - by Lee J.

If you’re not sure if that latest phone is going slip discretely into your pocket or leave you with an unwanted trouser bulge, this handy new site lets you compare relative …

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Hitler reacts to SOPA [video]

Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 - by mike s

It probably won’t be up for long, so watch it quick! Best line:  “Don’t cry, Disney owns the rights to that emotion.”

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The largest internet protest in history sees sites go dark in protest at SOPA laws

Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 - by mike s

Today (Jan 18th) sees what is being billed as ‘the largest internet protest in history’ as websites show their opposition against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its …

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Protests against SOPA grow, as Wikipedia joins January 18th protest with 24 hour shutdown

Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012Monday, Jan 16, 2012 - by mike s

Wikipedia has announced that it will be lending its weight to the campaign against two bloody awful internet censorship bills currently being considered in the US.

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How does SOPA work? Infographic explains how websites will be blocked

Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012Monday, Jan 16, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Campaigning US site Stop American Censorship has created an infographic explaining how two proposed bills in the US –  PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House – are being …

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Google shows off its Google Maps 3D maze challenge [video]

Sunday, Jan 15, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has  slipped out a promotional video showing off a Google Maps-driven game for the Google+ Games platform.

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photography / web

Blurb adds integrated bookmaking into Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

Friday, Jan 13, 2012 - by Lee J.

Self-publishing website Blurb has announced a second collaboration with Adobe, letting photographers bang out snappy looking books from within the public beta of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.

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mobile apps / web

What information are your apps accessing? Clean up your permissions in seconds here

Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 - by mike s

Even when you try hard to keep track of what apps have access to your account information, it’s easy to forget a few, so praise be to this wonderful site which lets you …

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It’s D.I.V.O.R.C.E. on Facebook, with the site cited in one third of UK divorce cases

Friday, Dec 30, 2011 - by mike s

According to a recent study, Facebook is becoming a major factor in divorce cases in the UK, with the social networking site being cited in 33 per cent of behaviour petitions in …

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Google gets in the festive spirit with a Christmas doodle

Friday, Dec 23, 2011Friday, Dec 23, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

With some parts of the world (like New Zealand, South Korea and Japan) already into Christmas Eve, Google’s festive logo has started appearing on their search homepage.

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Talking Dog tops YouTube’s top videos of 2011; Fenton nowhere to be seen

Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011 - by Lee J.

YouTube has released its list of the most watched videos online for 2011, with a not-particularly-amusing “talking” dog topping the list of UK viewers.

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Google serves up a snowy treat for searchers

Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 - by mike s

Google has served up a festive treat for searchers, with a neat trick being served up for surfers typing in a certain seasonal phrase.

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WordPress 3.3 runs wild across Internet pastures into the arms of grateful bloggers

Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 - by Pete Railton

WordPress – the very same software that powers this ‘umble site – has just enjoyed an upgrade to version 3.3, with the latest update including useful features like iPad Optimisation, a new …

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photography / web

Find out who’s stolen your images online with Src Img

Monday, Dec 12, 2011Monday, Dec 12, 2011 - by mike s - 6 Comments.

With many bloggers, Tumblrs and liberty-taking companies treating the web as a free resource for any images they may stumble across, photographers and illustrators need to keep an eye out …

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Yahoo Notepad borked as users find an empty page where their notes should be

Thursday, Dec 8, 2011Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 - by Lee J. - 7 Comments.

Complaints are coming in that Yahoo’s online Notepad app is broken, with users finding an empty space where their online notes should be.

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