Twitter has collaborated with non-profit organization Women, Action and Media (WAM) to roll out a new tool that will let women report abuse and harassment issues on Twitter and get them resolved…
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Facebook lets you fight Ebola with ‘donate’ button
Facebook has joined the fight against Ebola by providing its users with an option to donate directly to three non-profit Ebola relief charities including International Medical Corps, the International Federation of Red…
Top 5 Facebook scams that could get you even if you are vigilant
A new research has revealed that Facebook users are still falling for age-old tricks employed by scammers. The research also claims that even well-educated folks are falling for such scams because of…
EFF: Verizon tracking mobile data users; bypassing privacy controls
In a startling revelation, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has claimed that mobile operator Verizon Wireless is tracking its mobile users’ internet habits by injecting a cookie-like tracker at the network level unbeknown…
US University offers ‘wasting time on the internet’ course
University of Pennsylvania has announced a new degree programme under which students will be able to study ‘wasting time on the internet’. The course will be run by University’s Department of English…
North Korea bans foreigners’ access to social networking websites
North Korea has reportedly banned use of social networking websites including Facebook and Twitter by Diplomats and other foreign visitors. According to reports the North Korean government has imposed a ban on…
Facebook posts better-than-expected Q3 results; has 1.35 billion monthly active users
Facebook on Tuesday reported better than expected third quarter results with revenues for the quarter surging up 59 percent from the same period last year to $3.2bn (£1.98bn), well ahead of what…
HTML5 specifications reach recommendation status
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the industry group responsible for overseeing the development of web standards, has revealed that it has given a recommendation status to hyper-text markup language version 5 (HTML5)…
Subscription-based service on Wojcicki’s mind as half of YouTube’s views go mobile
Use of smartphones and tablets to access emails, online videos and browsing the web isn’t something new and the latest service to boast about its mobile based viewership is YouTube, which claims…
Microsoft Office 365 subscribers get unlimited OneDrive storage
Microsoft on Monday announced Office 365 subscribers will now be able to avail unlimited online storage on OneDrive for no additional cost. The storage hike will be offered on OneDrive and will…
Twitter unlocks its vast database for selected pool of researchers
Twitter has given access to its vast database to a selected pool of researchers allowing them to study tweets and find answers to a variety of issues under its ambitious data grant…
Adult websites could soon be forced to implement age-check measures
The UK government is considering to implement plans that will mandate adult websites to ensure visitors to their site are over 18 years of age. Adult websites, including pornographic and those selling…
Ebola.com sells for a whopping £124,000
Recent outbreak of Ebola has paid off for Ebola.com owners who have managed to sell off the domain for a whopping $200,000 (£124,000) to a company registered in Russia. Chris Hood and…
UK High Court orders ISPs to restrict websites selling counterfeit goods
The UK High Court, in a recent ruling, has ordered five of country’s top internet service providers (ISPs) to block sites selling counterfeit goods. Virgin, BT, EE, BSkyB and TalkTalk have been…
CloudFlare SSL issues crop up again; Feedly, news.Ycombinator.com affected
CloudFlare is one of the best services in its category out there, but SSL issues have prevented users from accessing sites that avail services from the company. A couple of sites that…