Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off the Internet Explorer brand in favour of a new browser codenamed Project Spartan. The confirmation came via Redmond’s Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela who…
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Yahoo wants its users to forget login passwords
Yahoo has introduced a new feature dubbed ‘On-demand passwords’ which eliminates the need to remember passwords. The new feature lets users log into their Yahoo accounts using a short password which the…
World’s first dot-com domain is 30 years old now
The world’s oldest dot-com address has finally turned 30 on Sunday. The first, and oldest, registered domain name, Symbolics.com, was registered by technology company Symbolics on 15 March 1985. The company designed…
Youngsters more cautious when it comes to online privacy, new research claims
Young people are no longer interested in sharing intimate details of their lives with strangers online and are now taking a number of steps to safeguard their privacy on social media, a…
Facebook updates guidelines to detail ‘allowed’ and ‘banned’ content
Facebook has updated its community standards guidelines to clearly detail content it allows or bans on the social network. Previously, the social network only provided vague “limitations” about banned content. But, now…
Google doodles British botanist Anna Atkins’s 216th birthday
Google is celebrating 216th birthday of British botanist Anna Atkins by decorating its home page with a beautiful blue doodle. Atkins is known for her use of cyanotypes – or ‘sunprints’ –…
Google announces “Digital Garage” to help boost UK’s online economy
Google, on Friday, announced the launch of its first “Digital Garage” in Leeds, aimed at helping more and more British businesses to grow online. The search giant’s “multi-million pound programme” will see…
Twitter updates usage rules to counter revenge porn
Twitter has updated its privacy policy rules in a bid to take on online user abuse and harassment issue. The updated Twitter rules now restrict users from posting intimate photos and videos…
UK ISPs at war with online piracy; block Pirate Bay proxies
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the UK have started blocking some of the biggest file sharing sites said to carry copyright infringing material including the Pirate Bay as per the orders of…
ICANN wants India to take lead in governance of the web
India Head Samiran Gupta has called on India to take leadership role in governance of the web for being the largest democracy in the world and its heritage of “frugal” innovation and…
Facebook removes ‘feeling fat’ emoji from its status-update options
Facebook has removed the ‘feeling fat’ status and emoji from its status update options after an online petition was filed by several activists who complained that the social network is promoting body-shaming….
Online petition for removal of ‘feeling fat’ emoji from Facebook started
Activists have started an online petition asking Facebook to remove a “feeling fat” status and emoji from the social networking site. The Change.org petition has sparked a debate over whether the social…
Google celebrates International Women’s Day with a doodle
Keeping up with its tradition of marking and celebrating important events, days and anniversaries through a doodle on its homepage, Google has rolled out a heart warming, colourful doodle on the occasion…
EE trials superfast 4G internet at Wembley Stadium
UK mobile network operator EE has announced it has successfully performed ultrafast 400Mbps 4G LTE trials at Wembley Stadium, in collaboration with Huawei and Qualcomm. The trio achieved the high download speeds…
Facebook announces new suicide-prevention feature
Facebook is rolling out a new suicide-prevention feature in the US which will enable people to report suicidal posts on the social networking website. When someone sees a worrisome post, which suggests…