Did you miss We Are Hunted? Because they’re back in the form of new charts on Twitter music.

One thing We Are Hunted – the site Twitter bought to do their music service – did very well was analyze the online music landscape and provide solid music recommendations based on that data.

Here are some of the new charts

Hunted: Popular music on blogs.

Unearthed: Hidden talent found in the tweets.

Electronic: The most popular Electronic music.

This looks to just be the tip of the iceberg. With the initial release of Twitter music aiming broadly at the Pandora crowd, this first update looks to reach a hand out to those music enthusiasts always looking for the next big thing.

Google joins the streaming subscription game with their updated music service All Access, competing against Spotify and Rdio. Though new and shinny, don’t expect much from the service, at least not initially.

As intriguing as a music subscription service from Google may seem, there are plenty of reasons why you shouldn’t get your hopes up without a healthy dose of skepticism to match. A few years back, also an I/O announcement, Google unveiled the first Google Music which has since turned out to be a huge dud, more than anyone could have predicted. At the time, the climate was such that Google was joining Amazon to provide a music locker of a users uploaded music library, a way to get around the need for licensing music in the cloud. Ultimately though, very few cared to jump through the amount of hoops needed to integrate the service into the way they listened to music.

Rumors of a...

Did you know the iPhone has a notification light for calls and messages?

…You can have iPhone flash its LED (next to the camera lens on the back of the iPhone). This works only when iPhone is locked or asleep. Available for iPhone 4 or later.

Turn on LED Flash for Alerts: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > LED Flash for Alerts.

It’s right there in the manual (PDF link), plain as day. We’ve been ditching manuals for years in favor of self intellect, but it seems in today’s climate even those with the tendencies to consult the official manual have traded it in for just ‘figuring it out.’ Do you ever wonder what you’re missing by not reading the manual?

Do you have a new Samsung Galaxy S4? Did you know there’s an easy mode to put some of the most common apps front and center? Ironically, getting to easy mode isn’t.

To change to Easy mode, touch Apps > Settings and touch...

The brilliance of Kickstarter, beyond revolutionizing product development, is that it has managed to be everything to everyone.

For the music enthusiast it’s the best hipster record store on the planet, being able to buy an album before it’s even recorded. For the tech enthusiast it’s their wildest dreams come true, a chance to fund the future of gadgets and advanced technology. Everyone who wants a wallet made in their vision can find that too. Here are some of the best products I’ve found to come through the Kickstarter bootcamp, many now available to purchase directly from the companies themselves for the latecomers.

For all its delays and minor issues — designing against a 30 pin adapter when Apple changed over to a whole new lightning connector — the Elevation Dock has proven to be one of the best iPhone docks to date. The dock has seen copycats and those trying to improve...

An interesting tweet showed up in my timeline from the San Diego Padres encouraging fans to download their new official browser theme. I clicked through with no intention of downloading, but interested in what they were doing from a technical aspect. The screenshot of the decked out browser caught my attention, what inevitably will be overlooked by most stuck out like a sore thumb. The search box is not Google or Bing, but a 3rd party interested in making money off re-directing user searches.

I work for a company that repairs and fixes computer and see this type of issue all the time from frustrated users. Though Websearch+ (the particular ‘premium’ search being used in this case) may not be a typical virus or malware, there’s no question it’s malicious in nature. Which is why the most concerning thing may be the stamp of approval saying it’s “100% malware free.”

Even from just a...

Immediately infectious tracks like “Diane Young” are the exception, not the defining lines of Vampire Weekend’s newest album. Anyone with more than 30 seconds worth of patience, however, should be able to instantly see the other song’s appeal and the reason everyone is getting more than a little excited with the band’s 3rd studio album.

‘Modern Vampires of The City’ utilizes its allotted time, not taking any song for granted, to break any binds that previously held the band from recognition of mainstream greatness, rather than just great mainstream pop.

Pointed and purposeful, Ezra Koenig’s vocal effort on the new release, like previous releases, is reason enough to press play. The album’s sonic dynamic is crafted in a way that no song is bigger or smaller than it can support with each instrument living comfortably in a carved out space.

Any hyperbole could be put to rest based on...

My buddy picked his phone up off the table and glanced at it like he was checking for an expected message. After a few swipes and brief pause he put the device comfortably in his pocket. With nothing too suspicious about the actions taking place in front of me while I sat and changed some guitar strings, I broke my gaze from his direction. Not long after that, I reached into my own pocket for my device for no real reason other than to check in on the world and everything happening.

I had been Instagramed. There I was, sitting in the background of this filtered image which contained nothing particularly important. He had Instagramed me, without saying a word, and captioned it “Good times, hanging out.” A flurry of emotions came to life, I wasn’t sure whether to be outraged and cite privacy concerns or just be grateful for this opportunity to be tagged in the photo. I didn’t say...

Barley is giving a whole new meaning to the phrase, what you see is what you get. The all-in-one content management system and hosting service gives users a simple and clean website that’s the same for visitors and publishers alike. Once the owner is logged into their site, they simply click to edit the text, change the formatting, or insert media. The concept isn’t so much gimmicky as it is obvious. If you want to change a certain body of text, then you click on it and change it. Simple.

Trying out a demo of the service, the experience was straightforward and intuitive. Further, with the help of about 4 minutes in help videos, I knew all I needed to know about configuring and running a Barley site. For $18 a month you get a complete site with very little headache and very little to worry about. The price and basic feature set, however, do combine to carve out a very specific audience...

If I try and pull up the new Vampire Weekend song, “Ya Hey”, in Safari on a Macbook Pro without Flash installed I get the fuzzy screen letting me know I need Flash installed. If I visit the same page on an iPad though, the video plays fine.

Why should it make a difference if I’m on an iPad or mobile device in order to get the version of the video that plays without Flash? Visiting Youtube.com/html5 lets you opt into using HTML5 instead of Flash when available, though that’s still not guarantee to get universal access on desktops or laptops.

There are plenty of examples of big-time players like Netflix and even Google’s Android moving away from Flash, but none seem to come fast enough with a clean enough break. This isn’t about them though, this is about the roulette game that’s played every time a link to YouTube shows up in my feed.

It’s time for YouTube to completely cut the...

Here’s your new music tip sheet. Personal recommendations from one person to another.

Valaska - ‘Natural Habitat’

Any fans of The Honorary Title or Kevin Devine would be wise to press play on Valaska’s debut full length produced by Aaron Marsh (formerly of Copeland).

Hem - ‘Departure and Farewell’

Hem’s new album couldn’t be smoother or softer, perfect for an upcoming Summer sun-day; or maybe a late night de-compression.

Wildlife - ‘On The Heart’

The band is restless in search a rock melody suitable for casual rockers, weekend groupies that toe the 9-5 during the week. Start with “Born To Ruin” and continue on through the album.

Kodaline - “Love Like This”

Kodaline’s new album will be out soon. “Love Like This” is a good idea of what to expect. Breezy music and carefree vocals, it’s easy to get swept up in the appeal.