October 6, 2017
Digicel Applies 75% Rebate After Hurricanes
Digicel will be applying a 75 percent rebate to all Postpaid, Home TV, Broadband and Corporate customers’ bills for the month of September, following the havoc wreaked by the recent hurricanes on the Turks and Caicos Islands. This rebate is due to…
September 27, 2017
Twitter testing out doubling character limit to 280
Twitter announced today that it is testing out increasing its character limit from 140 to 280. "Can’t fit your Tweet into 140 characters?" the company tweeted Tuesday afternoon. "We’re trying something new with a small group, and increasing the…
September 13, 2017
Apple’s iPhone X: Face ID, no home button, $999
Ten years after the launch of the first iPhone, Apple has revealed the iPhone X. It has no home button, scans your face to log you in and costs $999. The company unveiled its anniversary edition smartphone, alongside the iPhone 8 and its bigger…
September 4, 2017
Digicel, FLOW assure compatibility with new ‘658’ area code
JAMAICA'S two major telecommunication service providers — Digicel and FLOW — have committed to having their networks compatible with the new 658 area code by the May 2018 deadline stipulated by the Office of the Utilities Regulation (OUR). The OUR,…
September 1, 2017
Amazon faces lawsuit over ‘faulty’ eclipse glasses
A US couple have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Amazon, claiming they sustained eye injuries from solar eclipse glasses purchased on the site. Corey Payne and Kayla Harris said they experienced headaches and vision impairment after…
August 29, 2017
Fitbit Ionic smartwatch introduces blood oxygen sensor
Fitbit has put on sale its first fully-featured smartwatch. The Ionic differs from the firm's existing Blaze watch in that third-party developers will be able to release apps and watchface designs that can be installed on the device. It also…
August 23, 2017
Samsung eyes reset with new Galaxy Note
Samsung on Wednesday August 23rd unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note as it seeks to leave behind the debacle over exploding batteries in the previous generation of the device, and mount a renewed challenge to Apple and its soon-to-come iPhone……
August 16, 2017
App iTrump wins trademark fight against Trump Organization
An app developer appears to have prevailed in a long-running trademark war against the US president's business operation. The creator of iTrump first clashed with the Trump Organization in January 2011, when the billionaire's lawyers alleged the…
July 25, 2017
Adobe to kill off Flash plug-in by 2020
Adobe Systems has said that it plans to phase out its Flash Player plug-in by the end of 2020. The technology was once one of the most widely used ways for people to watch video clips and play games online. But it also attracted much criticism,…
July 19, 2017
Jamaica ranked #1 for cyber security in the C’bean
Jamaica's efforts to boost Cybersecurity have been given international recognition after the country was ranked number 1 in the Caribbean region on the Global Cyber Security Index. According to a report produced by the International…