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About Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill is a freelance journalist and bibliophile, who has been getting stuff published since 1989. For 6 years, he was the Managing Editor of MakeUseOf. Now he writes, drinks too much tea, arm-wrestles with his dog, and writes some more.

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Join The Opt-In Program For The Facebook Messenger Beta Android App

Facebook is looking for beta testers to squash the bugs and road test the latest beta versions of Facebook Messenger for Android before they are released to the general public.

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Join the Google Apps Referral Program & Get $15 Per New Customer

Google is now jumping into the referral game with Google Apps, and I think it's safe to say you'll be paid without any problem.

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Filter Your VPN Tunnels With Tunnelbear's Intellibear

In the past I have made no secret that my favourite VPN by far is Tunnelbear. Now they have a brand new feature which makes me love the app even more.

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Windows Phone Users Can Now Install Facebook Messenger

Windows Phone users are now being rewarded for their patience, with Facebook Messenger now available for the platform. It's very Windows Phone-ish - lots of white and blue.

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The New Google Maps Finally Comes Out Of Beta

Back in May 2013, Google unveiled a new and improved beta version of Google Maps. Now everyone will be able to get the new Google Maps on their desktops in "the coming weeks".

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OneDrive Launches With More Storage & Automatic Android Photo Backup

To celebrate the OneDrive launch, Microsoft have decided to give everyone 20GB free storage for a year, if you follow a special link. And those with Android phones can look forward to automatic photo backups.

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Apple Introduces iTunes Radio To Their Australian Customers

With the launch of iOS 7 last year came iTunes Radio in the United States. But now iTunes Radio has gone down under to the land of kangaroos and hats with corks.

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iOS Feedly App Gets Speed Reading, Night Theme & New iPad Design

Feedly has just pushed out an update for its iOS app, which includes great new features such as speed reading, a night theme, and a whole new design for the iPad.

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Find Legal Images On Google With A New Filter

Contrary to popular belief, pictures found on Google Images are not free to use any way you want. Google have implemented a search filter that will show you the images which are legal to use.

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BeatsMusic Launches Curated Mood-Based Streaming Music

The BeatsMusic music streaming app is launching on January 21st. BeatsMusic is a curated mood and genre-based player, so it's hoping to provide you with higher quality music for your dollars.

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Get Fit By Tracking Your Steps With Accupedo

When I got a dog, and that dog demanded to be walked twice a day (with serious consequences for non-compliance), I realised the value of more exercise.

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Facebook Pages Manager Gets iOS7 Do-Over & Tagging In Posts

Facebook has finally got around to redesigning its Pages Manager app by giving it an iOS7 spruce-up, and making it look the same as Facebook's main iOS7 app.

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Skype 4.5 for Android Gets Picture-In Picture Windows

Skype has recently introduced some huge improvements to their app on Android, particularly if you have an Android tablet. Most notably, Android users can now see a Skype window within other apps they are using.

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Instagram Jumps Into The Mobile Messaging Market With Instagram Direct

Instagram has just started a chat-like feature called Instagram Direct, allowing users to share photos directly and have conversations about them.

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Build Your Own Google Street View Using An Android Phone Or DSLR Camera

If you have an Android phone or DSLR camera, you can now create your own Street View, which is laid on top of a Google Map. You can even embed the image on your website.

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Google Wallet For iOS Gets Single Sign-On And Credit Card Capturing By Camera

Google have just unveiled some interesting new developments for Google Wallet on the iPhone, including single sign-on access and the ability to add credit card information by photo.

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Google Calendar Gets Some Big Updates & Google Search A Little Tweak

Google Calendar now includes map location auto-complete suggestions and keyword-driven suggested searches for events.

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Buy A Select Android Phone & Get 50GB Of Amazon Cloud Drive Storage Free For One Year

If you buy an Android phone from Amazon's selection on offer before December 31st, you will receive 50GB of free Amazon Cloud Drive storage for one year. Merry Christmas! Ho! Ho! Ho!

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YouTube's Comments Section Now Cleaned Up, Courtesy Of Google+

Google has cleaned up YouTube with a new Google+ powered commenting system. You'll now see the most upvoted comments, the ones from people in your Google+ circles, and from the owner of the video.

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