Category: Apps
Snapchat trick: how to do multi-line captions on an iPhone
Reddit user 30dnuu discovered a way to make your Snapchat caption extend over more than one line, like this: Here's how to do it: 1. Open Notes 2. Insert a space, then press return, and keep doing that for however many lines you want (eg. space > return, space > return, space > return for 3…
Disco Dog is an LED vest that will make your dog sparkle (and alert others if it gets lost)
Here’s a new Kickstarter campaign for a product aimed at helping your dog if he or she gets lost – and making sure they look like a ‘70s icon in the meantime. Aptly called Disco Dog, it’s an LED- studded vest for dogs of all sizes that will light up your life. (Does using a…
Ashley Judd is reporting her trolls to the police
Ashley Judd's not only an actress but also a passionate basketball fan, which is too much for some misogynists, apparently. This weekend, she tweeted that she thought the Arkansas Razorbacks were 'playing dirty' against her team, the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The kind of thing sports fans say all the time, right? Not according to…
Now Kylie and Kendall Jenner are making an app of their own
Kim Kardashian’s younger (half-) sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner have announced that they’re working on an app of their own. Yesterday afternoon, Kylie tweeted: ‘Kendall and I are excited to announce that we are working on our own mobile game! #KendallKylieGame #staytuned’ She attached a cartoon image herself and her sister that looks like it's…
You can pre-order the Microsoft Band fitness tracker now
After being available in the US for a while, the Microsoft Band is now about to hit the UK. It’s a fitness wearable that can measure your heart rate, sleep quality, number of steps taken, and calories burned. Connecting it to the accompanying app lets you see all this health info in detail. You can…
Emvio is a new smart watch to reduce stress
There's a new smart watch in town that if all goes well, will be available soon. Nope, this isn't another post about the Apple Watch: you won’t be texting or drawing pictures on the Emvio. Instead, it’s focused on stress prevention, and the company behind it is looking for a little help to bring it…
Lovebook wants to use Facebook ads to find you love
Lovebook is a new matchmaking service for people who can’t be bothered to sign up to a proper matchmaking service. In fact, if you can never tear yourself away from Facebook, so much the better. As PSFK reports, Lovebook uses Facebook ads to find its customers people to date. After letting them know a little…
BT’s been fined £800,000 for failing to update its text relay service for disabled people
BT has just been fined £800,000 by communications regulator Ofcom for failing to provide an improved text relay service for disabled customers. Users who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have speech impairments are entitled to access equivalent phone services under disability discrimination regulations. Text relay can translate typing into speech via textphone…
Rize is a new app to help you track your mental health
Mental health app Rize has just been re-released with a new, updated version that’s now available for Android as well as iOS. Founder and CEO John Harper started work on the app a few years ago after recovering from depression. Talking to fellow sufferers, he realised that a lot of people find self-help techniques overwhelming,…
Gender Avenger’s new app is keeping track of all-male panels at SXSW (and elsewhere)
The tech/music/film/everything conference South by Southwest (or as we have to abbreviate it by law, SXSW) is taking place in Austin, Texas at the moment and unlike the BBC’s comedy shows, all-male panels are still allowed. In fact, if past years are anything to go by, they’re common. But pro-equality community Gender Avenger wants to…
