The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) made an announcement on Friday that it is transitioning the function to the “global Internet community” and will give up its oversight…
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BT under investigation over alleged email data leak
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating BT in relation to a claim by a whistleblower that the company had ‘exposed user credentials en masse’. BT is moving customers from a Yahoo!…
YTS, formerly YIFY-Torrents, takes over Popcorn Time with immediate effect
Popcorn Time has had a rather roller-coaster week considering how the app received positive reviews and great fan following within days of being in the mainstream media and how it was pulled…
Details of Morrisons’ staffers leaked online
Payroll details of thousands of Morrisons’ staffers were leaked on the web in what seems to be a rather well-timed leak on the same day as the company issued a huge profit…
Web searches made in China will be encrypted says Google
As part of a global expansion of privacy technology campaign, online search giant, Google, has announced it will make users’ searches more private to push back against hackers and government surveillance. Making…
Mark Zuckerberg calls Obama to complain about NSA Spying
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg personally called US President Barack Obama on Wednesday to express frustration over the US government’s surveillance programs. Zuckerberg spoke with the president following the most recent leaks of…
Mozilla, Epic team up to port Unreal Engine 4 to the Web
Days ahead of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Mozilla and Epic Games have announced that they are bringing Unreal Engine 4 framework to the web. Mozilla showed an early preview…
Google updates Maps, Chromecast, Wallet, Search, Translate and Chrome Beta
This week is no exception to the Google’s trademark “Update Wednesday,” with a plethora of apps including the Maps receiving relatively minor updates that squashes bugs and adds nifty new features. The…
Tim Berners-Lee calls for ‘Online Magna Carta’
Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the internet, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has called for the ‘Online Magna Carta,’ a Bill of Rights. The inventor of the World Wide Web, Berners-Lee, believes a…
Twitter was down because of unexpected complications during planned deploy
Update Here is what Twitter has to say about the downtime: “During a planned deploy in one of our core services, we experienced unexpected complications that made Twitter unavailable for many users…
Twitter changes ‘Connect’ tab to ‘Notifications’
Twitter’s revival from the latest outage brings with it a change in its tabs – the ‘Connect’ tab has been renamed to ‘Notifications’ tab. The change hasn’t been communicated officially by Twitter…
Facebook is favoured social media platform among UK golfers
Helsinki, Finland – A new study has revealed which social media channels are preferred by UK golfers. The SPORTS MARKETING SURVEYS INC. research, commissioned by Golf Gamebook, the free smartphone app featuring…
Twitter fixes rare protected tweets exposing bug
Twitter on Sunday revealed that it has fixed a rare bug, which has been bothering its users allowing unauthorised users to view tweets from protected accounts. According to Twitter the bug, which…
UK ISPs ordered to block Megashare, Viooz, Watch32 and Zmovie
UK High Court has ordered all major ISPs in the UK to block access to Megashare, Viooz, Watch32 and Zmovie on copyright infringement grounds. ISPs including Sky, Virgin Media, O2, EE, BT…
Facebook brings Pages design in line with member profiles
Facebook is rolling out a more simple Pages design this week thereby enabling people to find information they want while helping Page admins to find tools easily. “This week, we’ll begin rolling…