After almost one year of acquiring wildly popular mobile messaging service WhatsApp, Facebook has reportedly begun testing WhatsApp integration into its ‘Facebook for Android’ app. According to a report on the Geek…
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HGV speed limit increase criticised by road safety charity
Road safety charity have criticised the government’s new higher speed limits for lorries claiming the same as being “short-sighted”. Under new regulations, which are to come into effect beginning Monday, speed limits…
New traffic light tech ‘Compass4D’ will make sure you never face a red light again
Newcastle University researchers have come up with a new technology called Compass4D which will enable drivers to communicate with traffic systems. The new gadget – which can be easily attached to the…
IBM exposes new sophisticated ‘The Dyre Wolf’ malware based fraud scheme
IBM has exposed a sophisticated fraud scheme which used a combination of new malware and old-fashioned social engineering to rob companies of more than $1 million. IBM security researchers have named the…
Tories will enforce strict age-checking on pornographic websites if re-elected
Pornographic websites will face a ban if they fail to implement strict age-restriction controls under a future Conservative government, Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced. The Culture Secretary said that if the…
Apple gains good hold over Chinese smartphone market owing to iPhone 6 success
Apple’s share of the Chinese smartphone market has hit an all time high owing to a strong demand for Cupertino’s recently launched iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones, new research claims….
Snapchat publishes first-ever transparency report
Instant messaging service Snapchat has published its first-ever transparency report on government request for user data. Snapchat’s data request report covers a four-month period starting November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015…
Skype for Android gets chat bubbles, emojis and more
Microsoft has announced updates for its video-calling app Skype for both Android and iOS as well as for its Skype Qik video app. As part of the update, the Android Skype 5.3…
Antitrust lawsuit against Google withdrawn by plaintiffs
An antitrust lawsuit against Google which accused the search giant of forcing Android device owners to use Google’s applications the default option has finally been withdrawn. According to the class action lawsuit,…
Microsoft to turn off Do Not Track (DNT) feature in future web browsers
Microsoft has announced the Do Not Track (DNT) feature will no longer be turned on by default in future web browser versions, including the upcoming Project Spartan. The Internet Explorer maker implemented…
Windows XP still going on strong as Windows 7 share increases
Windows XP still has a strong foothold in the OS landscape despite it being declared dead by its maker Microsoft, new analysis has revealed. According to data released by NetMarketShare for March…
Microsoft updates Outlook for Android and iOS with new features
Microsoft on Wednesday updated Android and iOS Outlook email apps to add an array of new features including unified address book and search directory, Calendar improvements and more. One of the most…
Sony acquires OnLive patents and patent-related assets
Sony Computer Entertainment has acquired OnLive’s US and foreign patent portfolio as well as certain patent-related assets for an undisclosed amount. Confirming the deal, Sony said the purchase opens “great opportunities for…
HTC announces flagship HTC One M8 successor ‘HTC One M8s’
Smartphone maker HTC has launched a revamped version of its 2014 flagship HTC One M8 dubbed the HTC One M8s. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon octo-core processor, the One M8s runs the…
Symantec: Energy companies in Middle East receiving end of malware attack
Middle East-based Energy sector companies are among the most recent targets of new data exfiltration software dubbed Trojan.Laziok, which is aimed at infecting systems to steal companies’ sensitive information, Symantec researchers have…