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Audi Introduces Fully Integrated In-Car Android System
Car maker points to future of in-car entertainment. Hold on, it’s just a concept car for now, but that doesn’t mean the auto industry isn’t abuzz with excitement over Audi’s Q8 sport concept platform. The vehicle, showcased last week at Google’s I/O event, features a fully integrated Android operating system... Read more
MoboPlay added to FileHippo
The all-in-one Android and iOS manager. MoboPlay for PC has been added to FileHippo’s massive range of great free software. This powerful multi-file manager makes it easier than ever to manage your devices. You can now freely backup, restore, and manage your files, apps, ringtones, wallpapers, music, and images as... Read more
Samsung Galaxy S8 Photos Leaked
Elements of new model hint at complete departure from previous offerings. New mobile devices and hardware are the worst kept secrets in tech. With every major label product launch, there are dozens of websites devoted to sharing the strategically “leaked” news with eager critics and consumers. Sure, it could be part of... Read more
Firefox 52 Bans Plugins And Is First Browser To Use WebAssembly
Firefox 52 bans plugins except for Flash, warns users about logins on unencrypted websites, and claims to run processor intensive apps at nearly the same speed as native code. Mozilla have quietly released their latest browser, Firefox 52 into the wilds of the internet this week. In doing so Firefox... Read more
Nokia 3310 Relaunches 17 Years After Original Release
The legendary Nokia 3310 brick is back, and don’t panic, it still has Snake. The new and updated version of Nokia’s iconic handset, which was famous for being as indestructible as it was useful, was re-unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Sunday. More than 126 million were... Read more
Yahoo Announces Breach Due To Forged Cookies
Yahoo customers are left defenceless as hackers bypass passwords thanks to forged cookies. Yahoo has been plagued with problems lately, many of them stemming from years-old data breaches that were only recently discovered and announced. Due to what’s being hailed as the largest data breach in history with more than... Read more
Word From Our Editor: Scams To Watch Out For On Amazon, WhatsApp And PayPal
Online fraud is on the rise and we’re all at risk… You’re too smart to be caught out by a scam, right? We probably all think it could never happen to us, but the fact is online fraud is on the rise – affecting millions of people around the world... Read more
Google Pixel Suffering From Audio Software Issues
The launch of Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphone were a lengthy and much-anticipated process, but like a few other hardware innovations from the company, this one may be falling a little short of the hype. Namely, a number of users have indicated an audio problem with the phone’s speakers... Read more
Government Calls For Software To Stop Distracted Driving
Distracted driving has been a plague on the automotive world ever since the invention of the cellphone, and a number of states have enacted legislation to protect the public. New advancements in driving-related technology have worked to curb the practice, but so far only by investigating and prosecuting offenders rather... Read more
Word From Our Editor: Privacy, Security And VPNs – What The ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Means For You
Despite months of debate, outrage by campaigners, and a petition signed by more than 130,000 people asking the UK government to repeal it, the Investigatory Powers Bill has now received Royal Assent and is likely to become law early 2017. According to the government, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 will... Read more
Software Speeds Mass Transit For The Disabled
Apart from the major metropolitan areas, mass transit isn’t quite the reality that many people envision. Regular bus routes, subway or metro train lines, even taxis aren’t in place for people who live outside of a large city. Even on-demand apps that rely on per-gig drivers like Uber and Lyft... Read more
Blackberry To Stop Making Phones
Blackberry, once the market leader when it came to business mobile phone solutions has announced it will stop designing and manufacturing smartphones. The company has struggled to compete with smartphone competitors such as Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android based solution. The Blackberry phone will most probably be remembered for its physical... Read more
Featured Software: Password Boss
There’s a universal truth about passwords: they suck. More specifically, it’s tech users who kinda suck at coming up with passwords. Why? Because it’s annoying, or because it’s time consuming, or more likely, because there’s this little belief that hacking won’t happen to them. But with record setting numbers of... Read more
Are You Ready For iOS10?
If you don’t plan to shell out the big bucks for a brand-new iPhone–the one that notoriously doesn’t have a headphone jack, by the way–you can still take advantage of a lot of the highly-touted new features with your very own download of iOS10, compatible with versions of the device... Read more
What’s In Store For The New iPhone?
The upcoming release of the iPhone 7 has carried all the usual hush-hush speculation and squashed rumors, but so far, this iteration of the popular mobile device looks to be one of the most truly “changed” versions yet. While it was still carry its none-too-tiny Apple product price tag, some... Read more
Facebook Bypasses Adblockers On Desktops
Facebook has, according to a post on their blog, found a way around installed adblockers on desktop browsers. Quite how the social media giant has managed this hasn’t been totally revealed as of yet, but if the news is correct, then even Facebook users deploying ad-blocking software will begin seeing... Read more
Microsoft Cuts 2,850 Staff As Windows Phone Runs Out Of Charge
So it probably came as no surprise that when Microsoft announced they were leaving the smart phone business earlier this year, that there would be job losses. What has come as a surprise however is that the company has revealed that number of staff facing the axe is more than... Read more
App Developers Can Now Create For Ford Cars
In a market where automotive software can be very hush-hush, Ford has released a new desktop tool that will help app developers with the process of creating apps for the Sync in-car entertainment system. The new software, Sync3 AppLink Emulator, lets developers who’ve so far worked in smartphone and mobile... Read more