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Watch this spectacular 2,000-strong superpod of dolphins Tourists on board the Dana Pride whale and dolphin watching vessel were treated to this spectacular scene as an unusually large 2,000-strong surfacing dolphin superpod passed by. Darren McCarra No responses 26th February 2012
Nevada becomes first state to approve self-driving cars on its roads Nevada has become the first state in the United States to approve new regulations that will allow self-driving vehicles on its roads. Darren McCarra 2 responses 25th February 2012
Easily untag yourself from Facebook photos using this free iPhone app Legitimate privacy concerns or embarrassing photos from last weekend's office party means that Facebook users often want to untag images of themselves on mass - something which Facebook deliberately makes difficult. Darren McCarra No responses 23rd February 2012
Super Bowl sets new tweets per second record As the Giants rallied to victory over the Patriots at last night's Super Bowl, a new tweets per second record for a sporting event was registered, reaching 12,233 in the dying moments of the game. Darren McCarra No responses 6th February 2012
2012 US presidential race will be won and lost on Twitter This year's United States presidential race will be won and lost on Twitter, with Twitter CEO Dick Costolo stating that "2012 is going to be the Twitter election". Costolo made his comments during an interview at the Dive Into Media event organised by All Things D. Darren McCarra No responses 31st January 2012
Street View arrives in South Korea, 24 new cities worldwide get 45° imagery Google Street View has arrived in South Korea for the first time, with explorable street-level imagery available for Korea's two largest cities; Busan and Seoul. Darren McCarra No responses 25th January 2012
FileSonic disables sharing in wake of MegaUpload shut-down FileSonic has disabled its public file sharing service in the wake of MegaUpload's very public shut-down late last week. Instead, users are limited to only being able to retrieve files that they have uploaded themselves. Darren McCarra 9 responses 23rd January 2012
China approaches one billion mobile subscribers China recorded 973.7 million mobile subscribers at the end of 2011, and is on track to surpass the one billion connections milestone by early spring, according to a report by Wireless Intelligence. Darren McCarra No responses 19th January 2012
IPv6 world launch date set for June Building on the success of last summer's World IPv6 Day - when the world's largest internet companies took the next-generation internet protocol for a 24-hour test-drive - the Internet Society has scheduled its official, co-ordinated launch for June 6, 2012. Darren McCarra No responses 18th January 2012
Cost of Facebook advertising on the rise The cost of advertising on Facebook is rising, with the average cost per click increasing as much as 45% in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a report from Facebook advertising technology firm TBG Digital. Darren McCarra 12 responses 17th January 2012