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…
July 17, 2017
C&W COMMUNICATIONS IN THE VANGUARD OF PRE-5G TESTING IN THE CARIBBEAN
At the 33rd CANTO Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition, John Reid, CEO of C&W Communications (C&W), announced that C&W has completed a groundbreaking pre-5G (fifth generation wireless broadband technology) trial in Antigua. Once…
July 13, 2017
Google announces London cloud computing data centre
Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. The facility is its second in Europe, after Brussels, and promises to provide faster access times to nearby clients. Google is…
July 3, 2017
Jamaicans hit in Phone Scam
JAMAICA is the latest country to have been affected by the 'Wangiri Scam', which resulted in hundreds of phone customers receiving missed calls from the +48 area code, originating in Poland, over the weekend. The scam, translated in Japanese as 'one…
June 30, 2017
Jamaican Regulator Wants Explanation on New Fee by Telecommunications giant
Telecommunications giant DIGICEL has until tomorrow to explain to Jamaican regulators its introduction of a new charge to some customers.Effective last Thursday, DIGICEL imposed a prepaid maintenance fee (PMF) on customers whose monthly spend, falls…