August 18, 2016
US ready to ‘hand over’ the internet’s naming system
The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet’s naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a crucial part of the internet's governance. The Domain Naming System, DNS, is one of the internet’s most…
August 16, 2016
Gawker case: Thiel is ‘serious threat’ to press freedom
A leading tech entrepreneur has been branded a "serious threat" to press freedom after he defended funding a legal case that bankrupted a news site. Peter Thiel backed the wrestler Hulk Hogan's privacy case against Gawker. In a New York Times…
August 16, 2016
Audi cars ‘will talk to traffic lights’, firm says
Audi is introducing technology that will allow its cars to communicate with traffic lights, the manufacturer has announced. It will tell drivers when lights are due to turn green and when they will not make it before a light turns red. The firm said…
August 10, 2016
UK top for online drug sales in Europe
UK-based drug dealers earn more money online than any of their European rivals, research suggests. In January, British dealers made $2.2m (£1.7m) in web sales, with a 16% share of the global online drugs market. However, US dealers had a 36% share…
August 10, 2016
Google explores troll prevention in VR
Google is exploring ways to prevent players harassing each other in virtual reality. The company's Daydream Labs has been experimenting with ways to deter people from making others feel unsafe or uncomfortable. One demo for the HTC Vive encouraged…
August 10, 2016
Pokemon Go in Google Play Store
‘FLOWRIO2016EXTRA’ APP AMONG TOP DOWNLOADS IN THE REGION Second Only to Pokemon Go in Google Play Store MIAMI, Fla. (August 9, 2016) – The ‘FlowRio2016Extra’ App peaked at the #2 spot alongside the worldwide phenomenon Pokemon Go, as Olympic…
August 9, 2016
Weapons-drone student fights expulsion
A teenager who posted videos of drones firing a gun and a flamethrower is suing his university after he was expelled, the AP news agency reports. Austin Haughwout claims he was kicked out of Central Connecticut state university over the footage. The…
August 9, 2016
Retro computer project directors row
The founders of a crowd-funded project to make a retro computer games console, backed by Spectrum inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, have distanced themselves from the company they used to run. Retro Computers has received £417,375 ($542,000) from an…
August 8, 2016
Android bug fear in 900 million phones
Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data have been found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices. The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software running on chipsets…
August 5, 2016
Apple urged to rethink gun emoji change
Apple has been urged to rethink its plan to convert the handgun emoji symbol into a water pistol icon. The Emojipedia website argued that the symbol could still appear as a lifelike gun in messages sent to non-iOS users. Apple made the change in the…