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Embed Vine videos directly on the Web

Twitters short video sharing service Vine has received a small “social” update. Vine which was released around two months ago by Twitter, let users record short six second video clips which could then be tweeted to their followers. Earlier users could only embed tweets with Vines,but Twitter has added more functionality to the service now.

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Toronto Silent Film Festival capitalizes on Instagram in unique advertising promotion

The Toronto Film Festival screens some of the world’s finest silent films every year paired with music which is played live by accomplished artists.

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Google + brings updates to mobile apps and web profiles

Google Plus received an update yesterday which brought quite a few changes to its mobile apps on Android and iPhone as well as a few changes to user profiles on the web.

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China adopts Ubuntu as the official OS of China

In a move that will give open source software a boost in the public eye, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has chosen Ubuntu as the base for an operating system that is more suitable for Chinese users. It will go by the name of Ubuntu Kylin and will be released by April.

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Foursquare check-ins represented in a pulsing visual map

Foursquare has released an amazing video which utilizes check-in data by individuals across New York and Tokyo and represents them in colour coded streaks across the cities.

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Turn any website in to a 3D maze game with your smartphone and Chrome

A new Google Chrome experiment can turn any website into a 3D maze game which can be played using your smartphone or tablet.

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Scale the Seven Summits with Google Maps

After mapping the depths of the ocean, Google Maps has set its sights on the horizon and the towering peaks of some of the highest mountains in the world.

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Flickr introduces hashtags in iOS app

Flickr has updated its app for iOS with the ability to add hashtags to any image. While the website does allow you to add “tags” to any image to allow easier search, these don’t show up as hashtags in the app itself.

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Top 5 apps for your Android or iPhone

This collection of apps has a candidate from each category, namely messaging, photography, games, productivity and a live wallpaper.