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It's official, we are all going to hell and lexicographers are leading the way. The geniuses at Oxford Dictionary decided a while ago that it needed to keep up with the times by adding popular social media words to its dictionary. Yes there's no need to be confused about the meaning of "LOL" because it's in the dictionary now. None of those embarrassing "lot of love" mistakes anymore. Now it seems we have more social/online speak in the dictionary's online version. According to a report by Time, the publishing house has added a host of abbreviations and online colloquialisms to...

Looks like Facebook's rolling out the changes. It's just launched a fresh version of its iOS app after earlier revamping the Android version and updating its Messages function. A number of the updates are similar to the ones it rolled out in the refreshed Android app, meaning that you can now add to emoji to messages for instance. But it's also much more than that. For the first time, people accessing Facebook from their iPhones and iPads will be getting a native experience. That in and of itself pretty much guarantees a better experience than the web-based views that have...

We recently told your about The Oatmeal's efforts at raising money for a museum dedicated to Nikola Tesla. Well it turns out it isn't the only one using crowdfunding to honour the legacy of the nineteenth century scientist, inventor, and original geek. Memeburn's got wind of Kickstarter project aimed at bringing Tesla's story to life in the form of a documentary. The man behind the project is documentary television producer and founder of the now defunct Electric Motors Wil Cashen. He has used the Serbian inventor's story to inspire his own life's work (he created a retrofitted...

So I’ve always loved flashing custom ROMs on all of my Android devices, but during the past two weeks I’ve come to a bit of a revelation. I think Android has matured to a point where custom ROMs aren’t really necessary any more. SHOCK! RECOIL! HORROR! Now, please don’t misunderstand me. There is validity to its existence, because it offers some fantastic additional functionality over Google’s stock offering, but do we NEED the custom ROMs? No, I don’t think so, not any more. Let me explain. Read more on Gearburn. var vglnk={key:"cc324b6567a9637aa0ff15bc9564b2a5"};!function(e,a){var t=e.createElement(a);t.type="text/javascript",t.async=!0,t.src="//cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js";var n=e.getElementsByTagName(a);n.parentNode.insertBefore(t,n)}(document,"script");

Go on to Tumblr right now and have a look at the "Find People You Know" option. Notice anything different? Yup, Twitter's no longer one of the options. In an official statement to BuzzFeed, Tumblr confirmed that it had been cut off by the social network. It's not exactly pleased by the move either: To our dismay, Twitter has restricted our users’ ability to "Find Twitter Friends" on Tumblr. Given our history of embracing their platform, this is especially upsetting. Our syndication feature is responsible for hundreds of millions of tweets, and we eagerly enabled Twitter Cards across 70...

Look, Facebook's had a thing for email for quite a while now. It was perhaps inevitable then that Facebook Messages would start looking and functioning a lot more like a typical inbox. The update brings with it a two-pane layout designed to bring the feature more in line with the iOS and freshly updated Android versions. The inbox lists all the messages on the left, while a full view of all your selected conversations appears on the right. “We know how to scale email,” Facebook’s vice president of infrastructure Jay Parikh said. “This is a scaling problem that’s...

When Facebook first announced plans to buy Instagram it made headlines around the globe. Rightly so too, this was a billion dollar deal. Except it hasn't turned out quite that way. The deal's still going through, of course. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved it a few hours ago. Now though it's worth a great deal less at US$747-million. US$300-million of that will be in cash, while the rest will me made up in Facebook stock valued at US$19.44 a share. In fact, the massive fall in Facebook's share price is largely to blame for the US$250-million or...

Tim Cook is Silicon Valley's highest paid CEO, but you already knew that. What do other high profile execs earn? Personal finance and credit service comparison company, NerdWallet, created a tool that shows the compensation of the highest paid executive for each of the S&P 500 companies. We delved into the data for 2011 and ranked the highest earners for some of the more well known US tech companies. Perhaps, like us you are simply curious, but there are some interesting things to note. Read more on Ventureburn. var vglnk={key:"cc324b6567a9637aa0ff15bc9564b2a5"};!function(e,a){var t=e.createElement(a);t.type="text/javascript",t.async=!0,t.src="//cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js";var n=e.getElementsByTagName(a);n.parentNode.insertBefore(t,n)}(document,"script");

Well now, looks like Amazon's presence in India just grew in a big way. The tech giant today launched a localised version of its Kindle store in the country, meaning that people can now shop for Kindle books in rupees. Amazon says the Indian Kindle store will offer over one-million e-books including 70 out of the top 100 Nielsen best sellers. It also claims that it offers the "lowest prices of any e-bookstore in India". Kindle and Kindle accessories can also now be found in selected retail stores in India through a partnership between Amazon and electronics retailer Croma. The move...

Rumours are rife that Vodafone is set to buy a 50% stake in embattled South Pacific Mobile Network Operator, BeMobile which will extend the UK mobile giant's footprint into Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Vodafone is believed to be in advanced negotations to acquire 50% of BeMobile, effectively buying out large and small shareholders, leaving the balance in the hands of existing shareholder, PNG Telikom. BeMobileʼs performance (read: mounting losses and shrinking market share) over the last few years has been hampered by poor management and mounting debts. A stand-off between 50% government owned Telikom and 35%...