The simplest and most efficient approach for users to secure their internet traffic and maintain their privacy online is via a VPN (a virtual private network). Your internet traffic passes through an…
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Injecting Science and Maths into Online Dating
Millions around the world using dating profiles or apps to find their life partner end up disillusioned or disappointed with the results. Obviously, there is some flaw in this 21st century method…
Facebook for Work almost ready; will be landing early next year
Fancy Facebooking while on work, but blocked due to corporate and company policies? Well you may soon be able to socialise while working through ‘Facebook for Work’. Yes! Facebook for Work is…
Microsoft Windows 10 users being persuaded to ditch Chrome, Firefox
It seems Microsoft is leaving no stones unturned to persuade Windows 10 users to ditch rival web browsers in favour its new Edge browser. Microsoft is using its Bing search engine to…
Spotify re-revises privacy policy; this time explains it in plain English
Last month music-streaming service Spotify faced a user backlash and was accused of Orwellian practices when it updated its privacy policy. However, on Thursday, Spotify once again updated its privacy policy in…
Google to downrank sites that show annoying interstitial app install ads
In an attempt to make web more user-friendly for mobile users, Google will soon begin to take down on mobile websites that use interstitial app install ads. The search giant said it…
Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, others form Alliance for Open Media
Tech giants Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Netflix have teamed up to enhance online video quality. The new open-source project dubbed Alliance for Open Media is aimed at developing open…
Google doodle shows off search gaint’s new logo
Google has changed its logo and to mark the occasion, its home page is hosting a new doodle shows how the seach giant’s logo transformed into a new one. The doodle shows…
Ashley Madison claims it is growing despite recent data breach
Despite being hacked recently, hundreds of thousands of people have signed up for cheating website Ashley Madison in the last week, the platform’s parent company, Avid Life Media, announced in a statement…
Blue Coat reveals web’s shadiest of neighbourhoods
Websites are one of the main entryway for malware to infect your system and in a bid to reveal which all top-level domains could spell a disaster if you visit them, Blue…
The Pirate Bay down, but few domains are active again
The Pirate Bay is down currently and with no apparent reason or information about the prolonged downtime, users are worried about the worst. About 10 hours after the signs of downtime emerged,…
Amazon Prime Instant Video in UK gets HDR
Amazon has officially launched its High Dynamic Range service for Prime Instant Video in the UK providing subscribers access to its Original series in HDR at no extra cost. Amazon had launched…
Facebook introduces ‘Donate Now’ button for non-profits
Facebook has introduced a ‘Donate Now’ button which will be displayed on the Facebook pages of non-profit organizations to help them promote their public donation campaigns. It is to be noted that…
Ashley Madison: Hackers becoming sexual morality vigilantes
The hackers who hacked into AshleyMadison.com are seemingly the ‘righteous’ who intend to punish the site’s owners and its users for their moral wrongdoings. A group of hackers, which calls itself the…
‘Nauseated face’, ‘selfie’, ‘pregnant women’ and 35 other emojis being considered
The Unicode Consortium has announced the acceptance of 38 emoji characters including ‘Nauseated face’, ‘selfie’, and ‘pregnant women’ as candidates for the upcoming Unicode 9.0 which is scheduled for release in mid-2016….