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Myspace data loss: The reaction to former social media giant losing 12 years of content
InternetNewsSocial Media March 26, 2019
One of the first online social networks has this month apologised to users, following a huge loss of data. Myspace, founded in 2003, may have seen its popularity wane in recent times. However, seemingly much to the surprise of many, itâs still going and has recently been big news!... Read more
This month marks 30 years since the creation of the web, prompting the man behind it to share his thoughts. The World Wide Webâs founder and inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has written an open letter to mark the occasion. Translated into four languages, ’30 years on, whatâs next #ForTheWeb?â... Read more
Admit it, youâve once thought twice before installing an update for fear of an almighty crash, right? Well, if you have, youâll be delighted to know that Windows 10 now automatically uninstalls any updates which may cause problems! Microsoft revealed on Monday March 11, a day before this monthâs... Read more
Latest ‘Tim Apple’ twist as Donald Trump takes to Twitter to explain
NewsSocial Media March 15, 2019
Itâs the âmistakeâ everybody has been talking about so far this month. Plus, it seems, the story that keeps on giving⊠So, during an advisory meeting at the White House, US President Donald Trump appeared to call Apple CEO, Tim Cook, âTim Appleâ. Mr Cook, whose name appeared on... Read more
Users of one of the worldâs most popular browsers are being urged to act, following a recent security alert. An announcement has been made warning people to update Google Chrome on their desktops right away. It comes after Google realised a âmajor security flaw is being exploited by hackersâ,... Read more
A new internet chat service has been launched, but thereâs an interesting twist. Expensive Chat, launched by entrepreneur Marc Köhlbrugge, will charge you a cent for every character you use. On the face of it, you wouldnât think that it would really catch on. Though, rather surprisingly, scores of... Read more
An annual conference for developers and IT professionals took place in London last week, highlighting an exciting future for the tech industry. Microsoft Ignite The Tour has taken place in several locations all around the world, including the US, Asia and Europe. On the Tuesday and Wednesday of last... Read more
Discussion sparked around social media community standards, following Tommy Robinson Facebook ban
NewsSocial Media March 5, 2019
The worldâs biggest social media platform has spoken out about community standards. This follows the much-talked-about removal of a profile reportedly linked to âorganised hateâ. Facebook and Instagram announced on Tuesday February 26 that the accounts of Tommy Robinson would be removed. This has been welcomed by many and... Read more
Windows 7 users are being warned that their support services could run out within months. Windows 7 support expires next year. Users still running on this service face a deadline of January 14 2020, when it will be shut down for good. However, in a recent report from PC... Read more
If youâre a Firefox user on iOS, weâve got some good news for you.. Firefox for iOS has shared the advantages of its latest update. Now you will be able to better organise your tabs; a big relief for many! Not only that, you can also feel like nobody... Read more
Microsoft Azure now hosts tools to help police solve crimes
DevelopmentNews February 25, 2019
Thanks to a computer software update, UK police can now access some impressive crime-solving tools through Microsoftâs cloud platform. Microsoft Azure now offers an analytics tool which will aid officers to piece together crucial information in a new, efficient way. A data analytics company, Chorus Intelligence, works with all... Read more
AI writer created by OpenAI researchers too powerful for release
News February 22, 2019
An artificially-intelligent writer, built by a team of researchers, could be used for âmalicious’ purposes, it is understood. OpenAI, is a research institute based in San Francisco and backed by the likes of Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. You may have heard of it. After all, OpenAI has been... Read more
The worldâs largest online retailer has pulled the plug on creating a new hub in New York. Following âfierce oppositionâ, Amazon has cancelled plans to create a new headquarters in New York City. The project would have seen 25,000 people employed. In a statement, the company revealed that it... Read more
Instagram announce changes to approach on self-harm content
NewsSocial Media February 15, 2019
Social media giant, Instagram, has vowed to do more to âsupport and protectâ the most vulnerable people who use the app. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, has shared exactly what his team is changing about their approach. In a blog post, posted on Thursday February 7, he revealed four... Read more
Avast Free Antivirus named 2018 Product of the Year by AV-Comparatives
AntivirusBest SoftwareNews February 12, 2019
Some of the finest anti-virus software products have been celebrated in a recent report. AV-Comparatives, an independent test lab which tries out security software products, recently published its 2018 conclusions. Avast Free Antivirus was awarded Product of the Year, among other honours. No less than 18 security products for... Read more
Here are the 230 new emojis that have just been approved for 2019
MessagingMobileNewsSocial Media February 8, 2019
Everybody has been talking about the latest batch of emojis, following their approval earlier this week. Unicode Consortium, the group which approve the icons before they appear on the likes of Android and iOS, has given the green light for no less than 230 new emojis. This means that... Read more
How Facebook is ‘expanding efforts’ to help protect elections in 2019
NewsSocial Media February 6, 2019
Facebook has released an article explaining how it will strengthen its platform, with this yearâs elections in mind. In a blog post, titled âExpanding our efforts to protect elections in 2019′, a number of interesting points were discussed and highlighted. The report was jointly compiled by Facebookâs Katie Harbath... Read more
WhatsApp Business to add new web and desktop features to celebrate birthday
BusinessMessagingNewsSocial Media February 5, 2019
To celebrate its first birthday, WhatsApp Business has added some handy features to its desktop and web services. The WhatsApp Business features now available, via fresh web and desktop designs, have been confirmed. Published in an official blog post, the changes are hoped to speed up day-to-day business and... Read more