TECHNOLOGY

By now we have all become familiar with various giraffe pictures, courtesy the Facebook Giraffe riddle. This riddle madness has taken Facebook by storm driving its user nuts over the riddle.

Are you really annoyed by the comic strips flooding your Facebook News Feed? Have cartoon avatars taken over your Facebook Timeline homepage making it look like a long cartoon strip and you want to block it? Here you will find exactly how to block annoying Bitstrips or those comic strips on your Facebook page.

Samsung Galaxy S5 may not feature an optical image stabilisation on its camera which is apparently found on Galaxy S4 Zoom. Samsung seems to be having difficulty getting suppliers to manufacture enough components. Is the Samsung Galaxy S5 going to feature a different camera lens?

Newly leaked information revealed that Google plans to make Android 4.4 KitKat support wearable devices in addition to older device compatibility. Android's new ruling includes wearable gadget support, emulation of physical cards via NFC, TV control and Bluetooth boost.

No official word from Apple yet but the Retina-toting iPad Mini 2 is likely set for a Nov 21 release date, in time for the shopping excitement that builds up going into the numerous 2013 Black Friday gadget deals.

Google is really busy updating most of their services lately and it includes 17 among of their apps which now feature changes for better user experience. Is this the segmentation of the firmware to bring Android 4.4 KitKat on older devices?

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced on Wednesday October 30 that Alberta would have a new area code

A lot of users are complaining that the MacBook Pros with retina display experience repeated keyboard and trackpad freezes that can be remedied only with a hard reset. However, Apple is releasing a solution to the problem.

Samsung, Apple and Google have been focusing their efforts on releasing powerful tablets. Apple and Google released their refreshed iPads and second generation Nexus 7 respectively. Samsung has also been releasing a series of slates and hybrids through its Galaxy series. With the holidays coming, the three big tech giants are all working on giving consumers more options.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra owners can now use CyanogenMod 10.2 running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean custom ROM on their smartphones. CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightly build for Xperia Z Ultra is now available for free download to those who cannot wait Sony Mobile official firmware.

The MacBook Air with retina display release date may happen in the second or third quarter of next year, according to Apple-centric web site 9to5Mac.

New rumours on LG Nexus 5 revealed the performance benchmark of the upcoming smartphone. According to the leaked test, the alleged LG Nexus 5 displayed promising result, beating LG G2 and its predecessor - the LG Nexus 4.

New details have been revealed for Call of Duty: Ghosts, including a possible answer to the resolution wars between PS4 and Xbox One, a new perks system, and some fun new facts about the Call of Duty franchise.

Apple reportedly placed more orders of the recently released MacBook Pro for the upcoming holiday season.

Google's Nexus 10 2 release date may be soon as discounted Google Nexus 10 tablets are spotted in eBay.

Pokemon X and Y is currently being examined closer by a dedicated group of people to find if there are more Pokemons in the game. Three more Pokemons have been listed down as possible finds.

Will Samsung rush the supposed Feb 2014 release date of its next flagship, the rumoured Galaxy S5, as the company’s third-gen phablet, the Galaxy Note 3, reportedly shipped out some five million units two months after its debut?

A new video of a grandma playing "GTA 5" has been spotted and has already gone viral. Rockstar Games opens a Snapmatic Photo Contest as well as gives a free Elergy RH8 based on the Nissan GTR.

"Titanfall" has been confirmed to be an Xbox/PC exclusive. Gameplay footages via PS4 released for "Battlefield 4" and "FIFA 14." Some more questions answered by Sony.

DLC news and a season pass announcement for three games, "Borderlands 2," "Dead Rising 3" and "Uncharted 3," have been revealed.

The Google house has been a busy hive in the past few days, apparently prepping for a major product to break out before the current week ends – that of the very much anticipated LG Nexus 5 release date.

People looking for another option against iPad Air may have their answer this coming November. Hewlett-Packard will reportedly be releasing an Android 4.4 KitKat-based 10-inch tablet. Can HP finally go up against Apple?

Australians who love to take pictures using their smartphones would be happy to know that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is landing in the Land Down Under next week. The device would cost $699.

For comparing homosexuality to alcoholism and labeling the alternative lifestyle as equal to spiritual disease and demonic, Newcastle Knights NRL footballer Ryan Stig is harvesting a social media backlash.

Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg thought it was funny that people scrambled to catch the money they threw out the window. Pavel Durov, founder of VKontakte, Russia’s biggest social network, said that the spectacle they created in 2012 when they threw paper planes made of money out the window was hilarious because it showed how “different” they were from those people.

Samsung has launched a child-friendly version of the Galaxy Tab 3, packed specially made for the rugged hands of the little kids.

BlackBerry officials are ecstatic that while their smartphones don't sell, their messaging app for Android and iOS phone owners had reached 20 million downloads in one week.

Readers who prefer a HTC smartphone and considering buying the HTC One X or the HTC One before the holiday season in Australia could find a specs and price comparison between the two devices useful.

Nokia fans who are considering buying either the Nokia Lumia 925 or the Lumia 1020 this holiday season in Australia could find the specs and price comparison helpful in making an informed decision.