Tech

Facebook
22 March 2019

Facebook in password blunder
Facebook has admitted to a password security lapse. The social media network has revealed that 600 million passwords were wrongly stored in plain text, instead of being encrypted. Anyone whose password has ...

O2 suffers temporary outage
22 March 2019

O2 outage leaves customers unable to make calls
O2 customers were left unable to make voice calls during an outage on Friday morning (22.03.19). The mobile network confirmed that they had a issue and apologised after they were able ...

Robot
22 March 2019

Robots to conduct job interviews?
Robots could soon start conducting job interviews. A 16-inch tall automation named Tengai has been built to carry out recruitment The bot, with a female voice, is programmed to ask s ...

Apple
21 March 2019

Apple plans for streaming service
Apple has put together an extensive programme of original content for it upcoming streaming service. The tech giant is expected to officially announce its collection at an event on March 25 ...

Facebook
21 March 2019

Facebook adds quoted replies to Messenger
Facebook is adding quoted replies to its Messenger app. The company has introduced the new feature to its instant messaging platform, which will give users the ability to quote and reply ...

Volvo
21 March 2019

Volvo unveil in-car camera plans to stop drunk or distracted driving
Volvo has unveiled plans to use cameras inside its vehicles to combat drunk or distracted driving. The automaker's in-car cameras will monitor driver behaviour and intervene if it deems it necessary, ...

Google Home Hub
20 March 2019

Google's Digital Wellbeing initiative reveals smart home tips to declutter the mind
Google's Digital Wellbeing initiative has revealed its smart home tips to declutter the home and mind. The initiative has teamed up with psychologist and spatial expert Helen Sanderson to give the ...

Facebook
20 March 2019

Facebook changes to stop ad discrimination
Facebook has announced it is making changes to adverts in a bid to protect users from discrimination. The social network will be making a range of alterations to help people who ...

Instagram
20 March 2019

Instagram announces checkout feature
Instagram has announced it is introducing a checkout feature for its mobile apps. The social media platform has take another step towards becoming a commerce business with the new development this ...

Netflix
19 March 2019

Netflix 'won't be part of Apple's new streaming service'
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has claimed they won't be on Apple's new streaming service. The 58-year-old co-founder spoke at a press conference in Los Angeles recently, where he said the streaming ...

Bill Gates
19 March 2019

Bill Gates hopes AI improves medical education
Bill Gates hopes that AI will help advance medical education. The Microsoft CEO and philanthropist admitted that there hasn't been anything as "promising and powerful" since the likes of nuclear weaponry, ...

Instagram
19 March 2019

Instagram adds in-app checkout
Instagram has added an in-app checkout feature. The Facebook-owned app now lets users pay for items after clicking on the price tags of items shared in people's posts. It's just one of ...

MySpace
18 March 2019

MySpace loses 12 years' worth of music
MySpace has lost 12 years' worth of music. The original social networking site has been forced to issue an apology on its website after a "server migration" caused the loss of ...

Apple
18 March 2019

Apple Store goes down and new iPad/iMac rumours surface
The Apple Store went down on Monday morning (18.03.19), suggesting that a new product is set to be announced. When this happens, it typically means that a new iPad or iMac ...

Mobile Apps
18 March 2019

WhatsApp co-founder continues to urge users to delete Facebook
WhatsApp's co-founder is still urging Facebook users to delete their accounts. Brian Acton joined thousands of people in taking to Twitter with the hashtag "#DeleteFacebook" trending on the micro-blogging site, amid ...

Facebook
15 March 2019

Facebook outage caused by 'server configuration change'
Facebook has claimed the 14-hour outage on Wednesday (13.03.19) was due to a server configuration change. The social network's company of apps, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram all went down ...

Google
15 March 2019

Google files patent for foldable phone
Google is reportedly developing a foldable smartphone. According The Verge, the firm filed a patent for an Oled powered device that will be able to bend in two places and ...

Facebook
14 March 2019

Facebook suffers worst outage in 15 years
Facebook experienced its worst outage in 15 years on Wednesday night (14.03.19). The social media network's main app, Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp stopped working at around 4pm and the outage ...

Samsung
14 March 2019

Samsung to improve S10's fingerprint sensor
Samsung has promised to improve the fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus. The South Korean firm released their latest smartphone in the series last month, and noted that ...

Tumblr
14 March 2019

Tumblr's views 'decline after porn ban'
Tumblr reportedly lost around 100 million views in a month, after implementing a porn ban. The blogging site removed graphic sexual content after Apple removed the platform from their App Store ...

The Moon
13 March 2019

Toyota unveils self-driving minibus for the Moon
Toyota has unveiled a self-driving minibus to transport astronauts across the Moon. The Japanese carmakers teamed up with the country's space agency Jaxa for the vehicle, which doesn't require passengers to ...

Apple
13 March 2019

Apple AR headset or glass could arrive in 2020
Apple could release their first AR headset in 2020. Top analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has suggested that Tim Cook's firm may start making the product in the fourth quarter of 2019. He told ...

Robot
12 March 2019

Dr predicts 2050 will see rise of robot children
A Futurologist has claimed people will adopt robot kids by 2050. Dr Ian Pearson has predicted that parents of the future won't have human children and will instead communicate through. AR ...

Google
12 March 2019

Google celebrates 30th anniversary of World Wide Web
Google celebrated the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. The search engine's Doodle marked three decades to the day (11.03.19) Sir Tim Berners-Lee put forward his proposal for the creation ...