Please see update at the bottom of the post. Reddit is perhaps the second best website on the internet, after TNW of course, but it has never quite been given the respect that it has earned. Often mocked as a poor man’s Digg, the site was acquired and then starved by the giant media conglomerate Condé Nast. The Condé Nast acquisition nearly killed the social site as its new parent refused to buy Reddit new severs as its traffic far outgrew its hardware....

Reddit is about to get more rapid — just as I was yearning forsocial mediato slow down. The company has launched a range ofreal-time animations and notification features that sound unsettlingly energetic. Votes and comments will no longer be a static number on posts and feeds. Instead, users will see dynamic animations as the numbers change. The flickering arrows are already making my retinas burn. Mercifully, Reddit’s made the animations optional....

Did you knowSHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! I’m all about proper lighting on bikes. I was an occasional driver before I started riding my ebike everywhere, so I’m well aware of the dramatic difference a couple of lights can make to keep cyclists safer on the road....

Refurbished iPad 2’s are now appearing in Apple’s online store for saleMac Rumors. Therefurbished iPad 2devices come at a $50 discount off of those that are brand new, which isn’t a whole lot, but it’s a start. From Mac Rumors: Models currently available in the U.S. online store include: – 64 GB Wi-Fi: both colors ($649) – 32 GB Wi-Fi + 3G: all four carrier/color combinations ($679) – 64 GB Wi-Fi + 3G: all four carrier/color combinations ($779)...

We’ve been talking about Windows 8 nearlynon–stopforthelastweek, and with good reason. As the operating system is set to be a big damn deal when it comes out, it’s important to discuss and share its features and elements as we learn of them; the conversation itself is critical. But there is a new sort of rumor that is cropping up that we are frankly going to avoid: the whisper that a specific OEM is set to build a Windows 8 tablet of one variety or the next....