Month: January 2015
- News
Facebook Falling Prey to Porn-Based Malware
‘Don’t click on Facebook porn links’ is, generally, a good rule to live by, but it is doubly true right now: porn-based malware is spreading across the social network, infecting over 110,000 in just two days. The malware is disguised as a YouTube video, but one that supposedly requires a…
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Apple Watch Sightings on The Increase
MacRumors reports that sightings of the Apple Watch have increased as we move closer to launch. A number of people have seen the device in the wild being used most likely by Apple employees. It’s been rumoured that Apple has dispatched hundreds or maybe even a couple thousand watches to the most senior…
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Reddit Refused 42% of User Data Requests in 2014
As part of its annual transparency report, released on Thursday, reddit has revealed that it turned down 42% of all official requests for user data in 2014. Granted, the total number of requests it received was only 55, but it demonstrates that the site will not hand over data…
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The Pirate Bay Returns
Breaking just now, we understand that popular torrent site, The Pirate Bay, is finally back online following that raid on its servers 2 months ago. The site is up and running at its usual domain and has one new torrent – an image of a phonix with the title “like a…
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iTunes 12.1 Released With New Notification Center Widget
Apple has updated iTunes with a bunch of the usual fixes and tweaks, but also with one handy new feature. In OS X, iTunes users can now control music being played in the Notification Center – you can skip songs, pause, play and more. There’s also information about the particular…
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Google Changes UK Privacy Policy
Google is to amend its privacy policy in the UK following a recent probe by the nation’s regulators. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released a statement on Friday, announcing that Google will “make further changes to its privacy policy to ensure it meets the requirements of the Data Protection Act,”…
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Watch: GTA Bird Stunt Montage
We’re all used to stunt montages from GTA, but not bird stunt montages. It was with the ‘enhanced’ version of GTA V on the PS4 and Xbox One that Rockstar included the ability to play as a bird and it seems that one YouTuber has really taken that under his wing.…
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BT Aims for 500Mbps UK Broadband Speeds by 2025
British telecoms company BT has announced plans to upgrade its fibre network to offer “initial speeds of a few hundred megabits per second to millions of homes and businesses by 2020″ and up to 500Mbps speeds by 2025. “We know the technology is capable, so it’s just looking at how…
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- Audio/Visual
MEElectronics Rumble AF80 Bluetooth Headphones Review
Introduction Listening to your music on the go is hardly a new trend, we’ve had portable audio since the introduction of devices such as the Sony Walkman; the biggest change in recent years is easily with how we listen to music on the go. Mobile devices act as MP3 players,…
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You Can Now Unlock Your Chromebook With Your Android Phone
Google has just released Smart Lock – it basically turns your Android phone into one of those fancy ‘walk up’ keys for cars, but instead for your Chromebook. Yes, being in close proximity to your Chromebook will unlock it without you really having to do anything else. The company has had…
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Following Joystiq, AOL Also Shutting Down Apple Blog TUAW
AOL is shutting down The Unofficial Apple Weblog or TUAW, as part of its ever-growing cost cutting measures. TUAW was founded in 2004 and was part of Weblogs – a company purchased by AOL in 2005. This news comes hot on the heels of the news that AOL’s gaming blog, Joystiq, would also be shut down.…
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Microsoft Could Invest in Android Spin-Off Cyanogen
Rumours suggest that Microsoft is considering investing in Cyanogen, creator of the CyanogenMod ROM, the Android-based firmware that offers an “enhanced open source firmware distribution” of Android, but without Google branding. The Wall Street Journal, through “people familiar with the matter”, is reporting that Microsoft is weighing up investing $70 million during…
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Jay-Z Buys Spotify Competitor Aspiro for $56 Million
It seems will.i.am isn’t the only musician buying up tech businesses, Jay-Z has now purchased a Spotify competitor, namely Aspiro for $56 Million. Aspiro is a Scandinavian company, much like Spotify, but instead it offers more services more centric to diehard music fans rather than causal listeners. It has a service called…
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Google Rolls Out Money Attachments for Gmail in the UK
Google’s ‘Attach money’ feature for Gmail, launched in the US back in 2013, is now being rolled out to UK account holders. The feature transfers funds through e-mail from the user’s Google Wallet account. Launched in 2011, Google Wallet is a pre-paid mobile payment service that can be linked to…
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Adobe is Suing Clothing Chain Forever 21 for Pirating Software
That’s not a headline you see everyday – Adobe is leading a suit against US clothing chain Forever 21, in which they allege that the chain repeatedly pirated a number of Adobe software applications, including Photoshop and Illustrator. The company is joined in the suit by AutoDesk and Corel, who claim…
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