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Vine Releases Video Services Online With Full Screen TV Mode

Fans and users of Vine will be pleased to know about the recently unveiled web version, vine.co, of the popular video sharing service. Similar to the mobile iOS and Android version of Vine, the web platform displays a scrolling collection of short looping videos that play automatically as they appear on a user’s network feed. Users can’t upload videos to their Vine profile via the web version, like they do on the mobile platform. But other online and mobile features are the same. Users can sign in using their Twitter ID to browse looping videos, add comments...

Free, Fluid and Fast: Carbon is as Beautiful as Twitter gets on Android

If you are on Twitter (and you really should be), you obviously need a good Twitter client. The default Twitter app for Android isn’t very powerful, missing out on several important features like multiple accounts, filters and more. And let’s face it, it’s not the prettiest thing to look at. Thankfully, there are lots of other Twitter clients for Android. Carbon has been around for some time now, but the recent update to v2 has turned it into a fantastic client that’s worthy of space on your Android. It’s beautiful, it’s fast, and it’s full of features. Oh, and it’s...

How I Nearly Got Conned Via A Western Union Transfer Scam

Here’s a little story about the latest “Nigerian scam“, which is all too obvious in hindsight and yet so believable when you’re on the hook. Now, I’m a regular online shopper on Amazon, eBay, and the like. I know the sorts of scams you see on Craigslist and the very similar eBay scams you’re likely to come across. I know basic rules of not getting fleeced in marketplace transactions and most of the likely online scams. Yet, still, this one almost got me. The Scam It all started on Facebook. A woman posted to a local buy-sell group with a...

How To Disable Forced Restarts After A Windows Update

It’s happened to all Windows users. You’re using your computer and Windows decides you need to reboot, hassling you with pop-ups that continue to bug you all day long. If you step away from your computer and miss the pop-up, Windows will automatically reboot your computer. You may come back to your computer and find that all your open programs are gone, as Windows decided to reboot without your permission. This can be maddening. There’s a good reason for rebooting after updates, as rebooting ensures that security updates actually take effect. But Microsoft has gone too far — they shouldn’t...

Need a Swype-like Keyboard For a Low-Memory Device? Your Quest is Over

Swype and Swiftkey are good, but they are memory hogs, and aren’t shy about permissions either. If you are looking for a keyboard that respects your privacy and is very thrifty on memory, meet Multiling. This keyboard is tiny, free, customizable, and barely requires any permissions. Too good to be true? Reality Check: Permissions and Memory Before we get into the features and interface, let me show you just what I mean when I talk of memory consumption. Multiling on the left, Swype on the right, both screenshots taken on the same device: So that’s 7 MB of RAM for...

It’s Not Really Dead: 7 Reasons To Start Using Google+ Today

I wake up in the morning, and check what’s new on Google+. Yes, really. Google is putting a lot of brawn and brains behind the social network everyone loves to hate, and it shows. Google+ works hard to be a compelling choice in a world cluttered with competitors and entrenched leaders. Let me show you why it stands out. Auto Backup Every photo I take with my phone automatically gets uploaded to Google+. Creepy? Yes. Useful? Definitely. This is not a unique trick: Dropbox does this too, but it’s more limited. For one thing, photos uploaded onto Dropbox eat into...