Twitter to begin ‘reactively’ censoring tweets in specific countries, still no love for China
It’s no secret that certain countries have different views over freedom of expression on the internet, but this hasn’t stopped Twitter’s attempt to keep its service running in as many places as possible. In its latest blog post, the microblogging service announced that it’ll begin “to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country” when required, in order to keep said content available to all users elsewhere (as opposed to blocking it globally)
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Twitter to begin ‘reactively’ censoring tweets in specific countries, still no love for China
Twitter buys Summify, helps you automatically turn off the noise
Summify is a beloved little news-curation platform that works out (based on your reading habits and those of your friends) what news is most relevant to you.
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Twitter buys Summify, helps you automatically turn off the noise
Shazam launches new Player app, lets you get to know your jams better
Shazam today released its first fully new app since the launch of the familiar self-titled music tagging app. The new, simply-named Shazam Player offers up streaming lyrics, YouTube videos, concert dates and lets you make playlists on the go. You can also share your favorites via Facebook and Twitter, to properly avoid becoming a musical shut-in
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Shazam launches new Player app, lets you get to know your jams better
Karotz connects to Facebook and Twitter, waits for Godot (video)
Nabaztag has died many a death, but that quirky rabbit’s legacy still lives on in lil’ bro Karotz .
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Karotz connects to Facebook and Twitter, waits for Godot (video)
Who should I follow at CES 2012? Engadget editors on Twitter
With CES 2012 drawing ever closer to us all, there are still a lot of mysteries yet to be unraveled. But there’s one thing you can count on: you’ll be able to keep track of all the action on Twitter as it happens .
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Matt Richardson turns Arduino, Twitter and lasers into art (video)
Matt Richardson’s genius has never really been in question. The Make Live host and compulsive hacker has built an impressive library of creations, ranging from a Google Reader pedal to an email-triggered Christmas tree . The man’s works are definitely art, in their own way, but his new project, Fade Away 1, is the first that we could easily see taking up residence in a SoHo gallery
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Twitter gets a new look: faster, simpler, cleaner
Are you someone who has yet to jump on the Twitter bandwagon because it’s just too darn complicated to use? Well, the time to spread your tweeting wings has come, because the service has just done a redesign of its web portal and mobile apps around four new tabs — “Home”, “Connect”, “Discover” and “Me” — that make for a less complicated and more streamlined experience ( sound familiar ?). Twitter’s new threads will be rolling out universally over the next few weeks, though the Android and iPhone apps have already been refreshed.
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Twitter gets a new look: faster, simpler, cleaner
Windows Phones starting to receive support for Twitter images in Pictures Hub
The “What’s New” feed in Windows Phone Mango’s Picture Hub has done a great job offering thumbnail images for Facebook and Windows Live messages, but for some reason lovers of Twitter pictures have been shunned, with only a link to the image being provided. Not the worst thing on the planet, of course, but certainly it’s been a minor thorn in the side of frequent users of the social networking service.
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Windows Phones starting to receive support for Twitter images in Pictures Hub
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich review
The next version of each smartphone’s operating system is always the best. We impatiently wait for the latest and greatest firmware to come around, expecting it to liberate us from the shackles of last year’s code and features that haven’t shown up yet.
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich review
eSleeper combines cats, Arduino and Twitter in an eMac shell (video)
If we had to imagine our dream DIY project chances are it would involve Arduino , Twitter and, of course, cats. How we’d combine those things we’re not sure, but we’ll admit to being big fans of Samuel Cox’s eSleeper, which turns a hollowed-out eMac into a bed for his feline. Inside the shell is an Arduino Ethernet connected to an IR sensor, some LEDs and a sound shield
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