Facebook Moves To Ban Beheading Videos Once Again
Earlier this week the BBC reported that Facebook had reversed a ban – imposed last May – on users posting videos of violent acts such as people being decapitated, just days before clip of…
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2: Bigger, Better, But Its Battery Still Sucks
While Nokia’s release of six new devices stole all of the headlines this morning ahead of Apple’s expected iPad 5 unveil later today, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 tablets are quitely hitting the stores this…
Nokia Announces Six New Devices: Phablets, Tablets & More At Nokia World, Abu Dhabi
Nokia has finally unveiled its long-awaited entry into the phablet market with its new Lumia 1520, a 6-inch Full HD device running Windows Phone 8.1, with a monster 20-megepixel PureView camera that borrows the…
Shock, Horror! Americans Actually Like the iPhone 5c
When Apple launched its next-generation iPhone’s earlier this month, few were surprised to see the flashy flagship iPhone 5s outsell its cheaper, plastic-clad cousin the iPhone 5c. But in a shock new report from…
Apple’s Hacked Off With iMessage Security Fail
Apple’s iMessage, the instant messaging service that was previously said to be unhackable by law enforcement agencies, is apparently not nearly as secure as we first thought, according to new research from the security…
Lenovo Rekindles Interest In BlackBerry – Part Of It, Anyway
China’s Lenovo is believed to have rekindled its interest in buying the struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, which despite the earlier Fairfax Financial deal, is still actively looking for buyers. However it’s not clear just…
Windows 8.1 Lands In Windows Store Today
Twelve months after launching the heavily-criticized Windows 8, Microsoft has begun rolling out the operating system’s eagerly awaited update, officially known as Windows 8.1. As of 04:00 PST today, Windows 8.1 will be made…
Yandex, Russia’s Biggest Search Engine, Offers Cocaine To Developers
Yandex, Russia’s most popular search engine, is now offering free Cocaine to developers. But before you go getting too excited, we’re (unfortunately for some) not talking class A drugs here. Despite the name, Cocaine…
Music Industry Shoots Itself In Foot Over Illegal Downloads
So, perhaps the music industry should take a long hard look at itself. Always moaning about the widespread availability of illegal downloads online, and wondering why piracy continues to persist, well here’s one possible…
How To Break Free From Google’s Latest Privacy Intrusion: “Shared Endorsements”
If you missed Google’s quiet announcement last Friday, when it posted an update to its Terms of Service related to its online ad campaigns, well, you’ll probably be in for a bit of a…