Social networking website Facebook is celebrating its 10th birthday this week, marking a decade of ups and downs that has concluded with outstanding profits, more than 1.2 billion users worldwide and the need to keep expanding so as not to collapse. The company launched by Mark Zuckerberg Feb 4, 2004, while a student at Harvard University has created for multitudes of people a different way to share experiences - and for others to gossip - that has made profitable like never before capitalising on the primitive human n...

Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, there's no question that Facebook has changed our lives. Whether it was an inspired vision, deft execution, a bit of dumb luck or a combination of all three, Mark Zuckerberg's social juggernaut has ingrained itself into the daily lives of digital-age users in a way that forebears like MySpace and contemporaries like Twitter could only imagine. Which is not to say it's all "likes" and "shares" and happy kid pics. As with any new (or newly discovered) technology, the impact of the end product is largely in the hands of the user. We are, after all, onl...

3D-printing manufacturer Stratasys debuted the Objet500 Connex3, the world’s first 3D printer that can produce multi-color, multi-material objects at the same time. This means the one-dimensional design aesthetic seen in many 3D-printed prototypes can now give way to a wide range of dynamic and — more importantly — consumer-ready prototypes in terms of look and feel. "As the first true multi-purpose 3D printer, we believe the Objet500 Connex3 color multi-material 3D printer is in a league of its own, enabling ...

Although Apple remains tight-lipped about any plans to release a wearable device, the persistent rumors and concept mock-ups continue to stir excitement among fans and industry analysts alike. The latest conceptual take on the rumored iWatch is a video animation that presents an extremely realistic look at how the device might work if it becomes a real product. Created by San Francisco-based professional interface designer Todd Hamilton, this new iWatch concept fuses the sleek design of the Nike FuelBand with the minimalis...

A new Google Glass app in the works is anything but smoke and mirrors. Patrick Jackson, a firefighter and self-taught programmer in Rocky Mount, N.C., is working on a Google Glass app that may very well change the way firefighters do their jobs. Initial versions of the app already help with minor tasks, such as receiving messages from dispatch or identifying nearby hydrants. But these features are small potatoes compared to what Jackson's app may ultimately accomplish. Jackson envisions that the app may someday be able to provide maps and...

YouTube has once again changed the way you post comments on videos. Henceforth, when a user posts a comment the comment can be directly moderated by the video creator/up-loader using a central inbox.   YouTube has decided to roll out a central inbox where all comments on a video can be accessed. From the Inbox, the up-loader can not just delete and moderate comments but can also flag comments as inappropriate and spam. The feat...