Twitter is quietly experimenting a new feature which lets anyone send you a DM, whether you are following them or not.

Wordpress is more than just a blogging platform, but developer John O’Nolan wanted something simpler — he wanted “just a blogging platform”. And so he created Ghost, building it entirely on Javascript.

How much would you be willing to pay for an Internet without ads? Meet AdTrap, a new device that promises to block all online ads, whether on your computer or on your mobile.

Cinnamon, the desktop shell using in Linux Mint, has finally released v2.0, which features new window tiling and snapping, along with enhanced user management options.

Foursquare, the location-based social network that lets you check in at different venues, has released an update with a new look and feel, and several cool features.

Yahoo is setting its eyes on the prize: email. For its 16th birthday, Yahoo Mail got a whole new look across platforms, and a few new features too.

A new browser extension called Disconnect Search stops Google, Bing and Yahoo in their tracks, stopping these search engines from snooping on you.

The two latest popular iOS apps to make their way to the Play Store are Mixbit and Readmill, a video app and an e-reader app, respectively.

The Chrome 31 Beta has great new features in store, including a new e-payment system as well as mobile website shortcuts on Android.

SnapChat’s designed to send self-destructing photos or videos. But now it wants to change that with the launch of SnapChat Stories, allowing the images to stay for 24 hours.

Lucidpress, a new publishing tool, wants to make it dead simple to create beautiful designs and collaborate on them with others. This should make it even easier to design and publish your own digital magazine.

It would be impossible to scour the whole of Reddit for tech hacks. We went through the site to come up with 10 amazing tech hacks you probably didn’t know about.

Scribd is getting into the digital book distribution market with the launch of a new subscription service, offering a significant amount of the HarperCollins catalogue to subscribers.

The New Tab page of Google Chrome will show you the familiar Google logo and search box, your most visited tabs, and it will also update when there’s a special Google Doodle.

Good apps like to show off their many features. Great apps get out of the way and let you do what you came to do.

The makers of BitTorrent are looking to roll out a new instant messaging app that protects your privacy using the same infrastructure as the file-sharing network.

With Windows 8.1, SkyDrive will be rolling out “smart files”, previously called placeholder files, complete with Bing-powered OCR search.

Video Lan Client (VLC), the most versatile of media players, has got a major new update on all platforms, including mobile. VLC 2.1 “Rincewind” comes a year after v2.0 was released.

Chrome has a built-in PDF Viewer tool that can edit PDF files. Sure, it’s not as powerful as certain programs. Still, as a quick-fix solution, Chrome is perfect.

When you’re in the mood for listening to music or watching videos, you want the good stuff right now. Fortunately, Windows 8 has great apps to spare you a long search!

Valve has just announced the Steam Controller, which is unlike any gamepad you have seen before. It features dual trackpads and can work with any game that was traditionally designed for a keyboard and mouse.

The Humble Mobile Bundle 2 has six games running on Android, including two titles that are making their debut: Star Command and Time Surfer.

Pinterest has now stepped into the ‘read it later’ game — an obvious move given its bookmarking capabilities. Additionally, it’s also experimenting with promoted pins to monetize the site.

Valve, the makers of Half-Life, have unveiled a new operating system meant for gamers: SteamOS. According to Valve, it’s meant for “living room machines”.