Micro-blogging giant Twitter has rolled out a new feature that will let users have a quick glance of the some of the important tweets they may have missed when they were offline….
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Bing, Yahoo search engines back on track post brief Friday outage
Microsoft’s Bing and Yahoo search engines suffered a temporary outage on Friday, all because of a bad code update. While Bing recovered from the outage in less than half an hour time,…
Over 80% of Tor’s traffic is driven by child abuse websites, new research claims
Over 80 per cent of anonymous network Tor’s traffic is driven by child abuse sites, new research has found. According to a research study conducted by Dr Gareth Owen at the University…
Indian Gov blocks 32 websites for hosting anti-India content, spreading IS propaganda
The Indian government has blocked 32 websites including vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, pastebin.com and github.com accused of carrying anti-India views and spreading the Islamic State (IS) propaganda. It was on Wednesday that a confidential…
Gmail blocked in China following months of disruptions
Google’s email service ‘Gmail’ has been blocked in China as part of the country’s efforts to curb foreign Internet services. According to GreatFire.org, a website that tracks Internet access in the country,…
Are you distorting reality on Facebook? You could feel worthless later on in life
Experts have warned that lying and distorting reality on Facebook and other social networks could lead to feelings of shame and worthlessness later in life. According to a new survey, almost two-thirds…
Facebook apologises for ‘Year in Review’ timeline feature
Facebook has apologised acknowledging the fact that its “Year in Review” app has revived unpleasant memories of some of its users. The recently rolled out “Year In Review” feature automatically compiles a…
Twitter back on track post temporary outage
Twitter was hit by a temporary outage on Monday morning as millions of Twitter Android users reported facing a sign in problem. Users who tried signing up for the micro blogging service…
Apple finally makes ‘The Interview’ available on iTunes store
After refusing initially, Apple on Sunday finally announced Sony Pictures’ controversial film ‘The Interview’ can now be streamed from its iTunes store, four days after the film’s Christmas day release. “We’re pleased…
Microsoft’s “Making the Switch” website to ease Mac to Surface Pro 3 transition
Microsoft has rolled out a new ‘guide’ website to assist those who have switched or are thinking of making a switch from Apple’s Mac to Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3. Redmond’s recently launched…
North Korea: US responsible for recent internet outages in the country
North Korea, on Saturday, blamed the US for internet outages the country has recently experienced amid a confrontation over Sony Pictures’ hacking. Some of North Korea’s main internet sites remained disrupted early…
Microsoft integrates Skype group chat feature with Office Online
Microsoft has integrated Skype chat feature into its Office Word Online and Office PowerPoint Online services enabling users to chat with their colleagues all the while editing their documents. Users will don’t…
US Judge denies Facebook’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit dealing with users’ privacy
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Facebook’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit which accused the social media giant of violating its users’ privacy by scanning their private messages for targeted…
Microsoft, Google stand alongside Sony; release ‘The Interview’ through their online might
Microsoft and Google are standing next to Sony in its fight against online threats and have decided to release ‘The Interview’ through their respective online services. “Of course it was tempting to…
Google search results now display song lyrics as well
Google has begun displaying snippets of song lyrics right at the top of its search results pages. This means users can now search for song lyrics without leaving Google’s search results page….