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Dis-Connect: Apple discontinues its music social network

Remember when Apple set up something of a social media network? Nope? No one else does, either. Just three years ago, Apple introduced Apple Music Connect, marketing it as “unique”…

CEO calls Twitter unbiased, but slow in tackling fake news

Few sites must be more symptomatic of the problems of the post-truth era than Twitter. However, in an interview with CNN, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended controversial aspects of…

President Trump could veto Elon Musk’s private plans for Tesla

The President’s new FIRRMA bill gives the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CIFUS) sharper teeth. This legislation may put a spanner in Elon Musk’s plans to take…

Social media sites add new features in celebration of Pride month

Popular social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have introduced new features in celebration of Pride month. Pride month is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community that takes place…

Twitter has started taking a tougher stance on fake bots and online abuse

Popular social media website Twitter has said it is taking steps to address fake accounts that are often used to post spam, fakes news, or abuse as well as taking…

Have you seen Snapchat’s privacy video?

Privacy settings and personal data are both topics of conversation at the moment. It all started with Facebook and Instagram with the Cambridge Analytica disaster. Since then many other services…

Blocked by Trump? He’s not allowed to do that

Yesterday. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald confirmed that while blocking the President’s access to his @realDonaldTrump account would be a violation of free speech, he may not block Twitter users…

Twitter security alert: Have you changed your password?

Twitter issued a security alert to its 336 million users on Thursday urging them to change their passwords. This is the result of a bug that caused some of the…

Twitter update: New timeline feature

Twitter has always marketed itself as a platform designed to help users to stay up to date with the news. A 2015 study found that nearly 9 in 10 Twitter…

Instagram testing a new ‘quote tweet’-style feature

It’s been long-awaited, but the newest Instagram feature is finally here in the style of “quote tweeting”. Thanks to the new ‘see post’ tab, users can now share the public…

Twitteriffic for Mac has brand new features and updates

Just days after an announcement that Twitter is shutting down their official Twitter for Mac app, Twitterrific 5 has been released, with new profile details, a new design and more….

Twitter developing a ‘save for later’ feature to privately bookmark tweets

Just after the roll out of 280 character tweets late last month, Twitter is now reportedly working on a feature that will allow users to bookmark tweets for later. The…

Twitter doubling its character limit of tweets from 140 to 280

In what is expected to be a highly controversial reveal, Twitter has announced that they are doubling their character limit from the previous 140 to 280. At present, this is…

Siri and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson star in new ‘movie’ by Apple

Apple has partnered with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to star in a new movie with Siri, that has just gone live on Apple’s YouTube channel and on Apple.com today. The big…

Apple working on electric car batteries with Chinese Manufacturer, rumors suggest

A new rumor has emerged suggesting Apple is reportedly working with China’s biggest battery maker to make electric car batteries.  This report is somewhat surprising as Apple abandoned their plans…