August 31, 2015
Facebook Tackles Video Theft
Facebook has announced measures to tackle video piracy on its website. The company said new video matching technology would alert selected content creators if their videos were reposted to Facebook without permission. In August, YouTube star Hank…
August 27, 2015
Facebook Calls Show Positive Feedback
Digital assistants like Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana and Google Now all share one key thing in common: the more they know about you, the more useful they become. And so that's presumably why Facebook has just launched its own digital assistant,…
August 26, 2015
Ashley Madison “Full Delete” Option
New details have emerged about the actions taken by hacked infidelity dating site Ashley Madison after users paid to delete their data. The Register news site has published a report in which it suggests that a variety of personal data was removed…
August 25, 2015
Samsung suffers from a design flaw
Some early adopters of a new Samsung phone have said the device's stylus suffers from a design flaw. The S-Pen stylus for Galaxy Note 5 models can be stored within the body of the phone, but when inserted upside down it appears to snag on an…
August 24, 2015
Deaths Over Ashley Madison
Two individuals associated with the leak of Ashley Madison customer details are reported to have taken their lives, according to police in Canada. The police in Toronto gave no further information about the deaths. Ashley Madison's Canadian parent…
August 20, 2015
Ashley Madison: Leaked accounts fallout deepens
Data from the Ashley Madison website breach has flooded on to the web, leaving thousands of people fretting about the potential consequences. Several big names have supposedly been "outed" by the press after the release of personal information…
August 19, 2015
10 Gigabytes of Data Stolen from Ashley Madison
It appears that hackers have released 10 gigabytes of data stolen from Ashley Madison, a dating website for married people. Hackers claim to have distributed the personal information on 33 million accounts via the dark web and it is now being pored…
August 18, 2015
Bitcoins could Split the Virtual Currency
A row over changing the software that produces bitcoins could split the virtual currency, core developers say. Bitcoin XT, a new version, is currently being recommended by the currency's chief scientist, Gavin Andresen. And its developer, Mike…
August 17, 2015
Is there a Link between video games & violence ?
More than 200 academics have signed an open letter criticising controversial new research suggesting a link between violent video games and aggression. The findings were released by the American Psychological Association. It set up a taskforce that…
August 14, 2015
Samsung Unveils Two New Large High-end Android Handsets
Samsung has announced two new large high-end Android handsets: the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5. Both phones have 5.7in (14.5cm) screens and are going on sale earlier in the year than their previous generations. The launches follow five…