Snapchat rolls out update after breach
SNAPCHAT has released an update following a security breach last week that exposed the phone numbers of millions of users.
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Yahoo trashes Google, Apple and Snapchat
NOT funny. Yahoo has trolled its rivals and the tech community in a presentation to remember at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.
What’s inside this giant Amazon box?
THE mystery of a supersized Amazon box has had the internet in a state of wonder and intrigue. What could it be? The puzzle may have been finally solved.
CEO thrown out of CES party
A PARTY-crashing tech CEO was shown the door last night after trolling his rivals at a bash for the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas.
This man’s best friend is a restaurant
CHIP Zdarsky really, really loves his local Applebee’s restaurant. Seriously, he loves it more than you love your spouse, spouse-to-be or army of cats. Watch the romance unfold.
Michael Bay’s epic Samsung launch meltdown
BOOM! Movie director Michael Bay suffers an awkward breakdown onstage and storms offstage halfway through a Samsung keynote speech.
Zuckerberg: ‘I’m not in it for the money’
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he finds it annoying when people suggest he is only interested in how much money he can make out of the company.
How this one-in-a-million photo changed a life
NICHOLAS Simmons, 20, had been missing from his hometown since New Year’s Day. He happened to be captured in a newspaper photo for an unrelated story, which lead to a remarkable series of events.
Selling clicks is big business
TECH giants are struggling to police the growing global marketplace for fake clicks as companies looking to capitalise by duping social media.
Cricket star’s Tinder tryst backfires
A BACKPACKER was bowled over after receiving suggestive Tinder messages from an English cricket star hours after they collapsed in the final test.
Boiling water attack for ‘unfriending’
A TEENAGE boy angry with a girl for unfriending him on Facebook threw a pot of boiling water in her face and took her and her mum hostage.
Facebook ‘scanned, sold’ private data
FACEBOOK is being sued in the US for allegedly scanning and then selling off details of private messages without users’ consent.
Facebook plea: ‘Help please anyone’
BEGGING for help, a woman posted this picture of herself, covered in blood, on Facebook after she was brutally bashed by her husband.
Teen’s stupid Twitter comment becomes NY day hit
SAFIYYAH Nawaz says it was a harmless joke. On January 1 she tweeted about planet Earth and Twitter almost combusted.
Internet jerk tells girls how to be hot
VINE celebrity Nash Grier has woken up with the world hating him. At just 16, he was an online star until he made this video.
Mother tries to sell baby on Gumtree
A WOMAN who tried to sell her baby on Gumtree ends in the mother of all backfires as her own children are taken away.
Hundreds of teens trash mall in wild flash mob
A US shopping centre was forced to shut on Boxing Day after hundreds of feral teenagers stormed through the doors and trashed the place. WATCH VIDEO
Boxing Day sales go high tech
CUSTOMER rewards, notifications on your mobile phone and significant discounts … the Boxing Day sales are set to make a great leap forward in 2013.
PR exec fired over racist tweet
SHE’S supposed to be a PR expert, but Justine Sacco’s ‘outrageous, offensive’ tweet has cost her her job and sparked outrage around the world.
They said what? Twitter’s epic fails of 2013
WHETHER it’s attempting to capitalise from tragedy or mistaking humour for cultural insensitivity, these social media users have famously found themselves in hot water.
Woman fights the internet, wins
CARLY Findlay suffers from a rare skin condition. When the internet saw her photo she became a victim of cruel taunts. She fought back.
Star Wars uses the force of Tumblr
WORTH a Luke? Star Wars has just launched its official Tumblr page giving fans the chance to see movie goodies and lots of LOLs from R2-D2.
Facebook finally adds dislike button … kind of
FACEBOOK users have been demanding a “dislike” button on the social media site for years, and they finally have their wish. Kind of. There’s a catch.
The whole of 2013 in one image
CAN’T remember the major events this past year? Don’t worry, here’s a drawing that captures everything that happened in 2013 in one scene.
Mistress accused of online extortion
A MAN allegedly paid his lover $100,000 after she blackmailed him by posting photos of his wife on social media.
Facebook tests video ads in news feed
FACEBOOK is testing video advertisements that show up in its users’ news feeds, creating another potential source of advertising revenue.
Twitter launches emergency alerts
SOCIAL network Twitter launches an emergency alert service for Australian users today with bushfires and floods top of its agenda.
Why is this the world’s most Instagrammed place?
THE world’s most popular place to take an Instagram snap isn’t a famous landmark or even a top tourist destination. Find out why a Thai mall took the top spot.
Bindi’s ‘boyf’ has online panic
THE teenager said to be the love interest of Bindi Irwin has deleted the social media account where he declared the blonde beauty was all his.
Lego shows how to keep pressies safe
USE your block! Police in UK release awesome LEGO video showing homeowners how to keep their stuff safe over Christmas.
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