Twitter to remove 140-character limit for DMs in July

Currently, users have a 140-character limit for both tweets and direct messages, but in July Twitter will be removing that limitation from direct messages.

Twitter's biggest problem in one chart (TWTR)

Twitter announced on Thursday that Dick Costolo will step down as CEO on July 1.

Since being named CEO in 2010, Costolo's had a rough ride, constantly having to deal with rumors of management change at Twitter.

Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 Leaked

Some press shots have appeared online of a new tablet from Samsung, the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 and there will be two versions of the tablet.

Sony's new point-and-shoot is the point-and-shoot to end all point-and-shoots

A well-worn techie cliché asserts the best camera is the one you've got with you, and that usually means the smartphone sitting in your pocket. Not so fast. Sony just pulled back the curtain on its latest pocket-friendly camera -- the RX100 IV -- and it's basically the point-and-shoot to end all point-and-shoots. Just know that you'll have to shell out some serious cash for the privilege: This thing'll hit store shelves in July for a hefty $969.

A Periodic Table Of Wearable Technology

There is a surprisingly rich ecosystem of devices, a plethora of uses, and importantly, a wealth (both in quantity and value) of markets that are investigating the value of wearables in the enterprise.

Here are the big winners in DARPA’s Robotics Challenge

A South Korean team has won DARPA's Robotic Challenge Finals, besting US rivals and taking home $2m after demonstrating its disaster-response 'bot. The robot, DRC-HUBO, beat out 22 other teams, each rising to the US government agency's challenge to create a machine able to enter hazardous areas - such as the radioactive zone left by the Fukushima nuclear explosion in 2011 - and carry out tasks that would normally demand human dexterity.

Sony Music chief says Apple's streaming service arrives 'tomorrow'

In case there was any doubt that Apple is unveiling its self-branded streaming music service at the Worldwide Developer Conference this week, one loose-lipped executive just let the cat out of the bag. Sony Music CEO

How Fintech Can Disrupt Africa’s Cash-Based Economy

Paying at a local coffee shop or superstore with your smartphone instead of your bank card is convenient, but not much more convenient than using a credit card. While there is significant disruption in some fintech areas, such as international money transfer by companies like TransferWise and Azimo, other innovations can seem a bit cosmetic to Western users.

Worth $33 billion, Mark Zuckerberg still works 45 hours a week

Facebook has often been regarded as one of the best places to work in the tech industry.

Scientists are Growing Tiny Human Neural Cortexes in Petri Dishes

Yep, you heard that one correctly. In what could be a major step forward for personalized medicine, researchers have perfected a technique for growing miniature balls of cortical tissue—the key working tissue in the human brain—in a dish.

Thousands of Websites Block Congress in Protest of NSA Surveillance

In protest of any possible last-ditch re-authorization of NSA spying powers, thousands of sites are blocking Congressional IP addresses using a piece of code written by the activist organization Fight for the Future.

Volvo's On Call app can control your car from a smartwatch

Sure, you drive a Volvo and not an Aston Martin, but that doesn't mean you can't pretend to be a charming spy who controls his car with a high-tech watch.

Here's What the iPhone Would Have Looked Like in 1985

Some of my fondest childhood memories involve booting up my parents’ Macintosh Plus to play Super Munchers or make pixelated masterpieces in MacPaint. Alas,

Quick comparison: Shield Android TV vs. Nexus Player vs. Razer Forge TV

The Android TV offerings are expanding, and we're taking a quick look at the three set top box options.

Google's Skynet Drone Crash-Landed in the Desert and Nobody Noticed

While everybody’s eyes were on Google I/O this week, another little bit of Google news nearly managed to slip under the radar:

With Android Pay, Google gets mobile payments right

Even though Google started the whole mobile payment thing years ago with Google Wallet, it never really took off with the masses.

There is a good argument for why the creator of Silk Road shouldn't go to prison

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Ross Ulbricht, the creator of online black market Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison by a judge in federal court Friday. 

Windows 10 preview build 10130: Cortana shortcut and more

Microsoft has pushed out the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, bringing it to build 10130. Because the builds are fairly far along at this point, they no longer bring with them big changes that add big features — rather, at this point, it’s more polishing things up and tweaking things when needed. As such, you’ll find a lot of smaller changes with build 10130, perhaps some that you were hoping would happen, including things as simple as a new shortcut for Cortana to customization of the Start experience.

There are some new icons, which those with the build can find in the File Explorer. There’s the aforementioned ability to customize the “Start experience”, as Microsoft calls it — this can be done by heading into Settings and then Personalization, followed by the Start menu. Options include stuff like full-screen “Start”, display recent items, and more.

Those pesky icons, which caused a lot of uproar early on, have been refined and made more subtle, as well as a bit more stylish (and we do stress only a bit). Whether you like them is personal, but Microsoft says it took the ample feedback into consideration when designing them.

As well, there’s improvements to the Jump Lists’ UI, bringing it in line with the rest of the UI, continuum improvements when in Tablet mode, various improvements to Project Spartan (aka, “Microsoft Edge” browser), changes to task bar settings in virtual desktops, a name change for printing to PDF (it’s now called, appropriately, “Microsoft Print to PDF”), tweaks to video playback, and that Cortana shortcut (Win key + C).

SOURCE: Windows Blog

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 by  Brittany Hillen

This woman’s Instagram of perfectly arranged fruit totally blew up after celebrities became obsessed with it

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Instagrammer Jenny Zhang is trying to get more fruit into your daily internet diet. 

Two years ago, Zhang, a 21-year-old university student, started taking pictures of her afternoon snacks from her dorm room in London and posting them on her 

What it's like using the Apple Watch's biggest competitor

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In the spring of 2012 the startup Pebble wasn’t much more than a few people with a Kickstarter page.