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Facebook comment threads are apparently a bit too calm, so the social network company's decided to mix things up with the addition of in-line image embeds starting today. But wait -- put down the link to your hottest GIF -- apparently the service only supports static images for now. And not everyone has it thus far, with the service only rolling out to folks who have a camera icon appear in the comment response field. The functionality is rolling out on both web and mobile versions of Facebook; product engineer Bob Baldwin debuted the addition on his Facebook profile, where he said he built the image embedding "at a hackathon" with a gaggle of other FBers. Let us know in the comments below if you've already got it, and leave some pictures on the Engadget Facebook page! Filed under: Internet, Software, Mobile, Facebook Comments Via: The Next Web Source: Bob Baldwin

It's too late for Game of Thrones, and True Blood started last week. But if you've been waiting for Apple to add HBO GO to its little "hobby" device, you're in luck.

Facebook reportedly floated the idea of a Samsung Facebook Phone, but the Korean manufacturer is said to have rejected it as it does not see any symbolic or monetary significance in this project. Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Facebook has been doing a lot of work on its comment system between threaded replies and emoticon support. Now (finally?) you can throw images in there too. Brace yourself for the image macros. Read more...

Drone photography is in the news this week, with protesters in Istanbul using unmanned cameras to document the events from above. Interestingly, the very first instance of remote aerial photography was devised to document an urban crisis, too: the 1906 earthquake that leveled San Francisco.Read more...

Rust. It's the product of metal oxidation, which we interpret as everything from a ruined car to a highly sought antique patina. And for this week's Shooting Challenge, you'll capture the beauty (or horror) of rust.Read more...

Evernote's Web Clipping extension in Chrome, which simply saves just about anything online into an Evernote account, now lets users clip from Gmail. Emails often contain photos, files, receipts, itineraries, etc., and these messages and attachments can...

Privacy commissioners from Canada, Israel, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico have asked Google exactly what it will do with the data collected by Glass. Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

U.S. and Russia have agreed to install a “cyber-hotline” which will be used to prevent an accidental cyber-war between these two global superpowers. Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

As you get older, you just want to simplify your life, have less clutter and maybe have a few jack of all trade go-to items for the outdoors. Take for, instance, this new jacket from Helly Hansen called the H2 Flow that allegedly keeps you cool and warm when you need it. And it's super lightweight.Read more...