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Twitter Now Allows Anyone to Send or Receive DMs

April 22, 2015 / 3:12 PMMay 18, 2023

Twitter has made a change to its micro-blogging service by allowing any user to send direct messages to another user, regardless of whether the two accounts follow each other or…

Zuckerberg Defends Internet.org

April 22, 2015 / 3:11 PMMay 18, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg has defended Internet.org, claiming that it poses no threat to net neutrality. The Facebook boss was speaking after a number of Indian firms decided to play no further…

Google to Favor Mobile-Optimized Sites

April 22, 2015 / 3:10 PMMay 18, 2023

Google is updating its algorithms to ensure that sites that work well on mobile devices are treated more favorably. Websites that fail to pass the search giant’s test are to…

IBM and Apple Collaborating On Health

April 22, 2015 / 3:09 PMMay 18, 2023

IBM is launching a new health unit designed to derive value from the data created by fitness apps. Watson Health is aiming to produce a “secure, cloud-based data sharing hub”….

Huawei Boasts of “Professional” Phone Camera Features

April 22, 2015 / 3:07 PMApril 23, 2015

Huawei has launched new smartphones in London, saying that its new handsets can create “professional” looking images and videos. The company claims to have made this possible via an advanced…

HBO Angered by Game of Thrones Periscope Broadcasts

April 22, 2015 / 3:05 PMApril 23, 2015

HBO has sent out ‘take down’ requests to Twitter-owned live streaming video app Periscope, after the app was used to broadcast episodes of Game of Thrones. The first four episodes…

EU Files Complaint Against Google

April 22, 2015 / 3:02 PMApril 23, 2015

The European Union has filed a complaint against Google regarding what it says is anti-competitive behavior. The competition commissioner says that the company’s promotion of its own shopping links is…

Apple Announces WWDC Date

April 22, 2015 / 2:57 PMApril 23, 2015

Apple has announced that the 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference will take place from June 8-12. The company’s developer community will unite in San Francisco to find out more about future…

Netflix Shares On the Up Again

April 22, 2015 / 2:55 PMApril 23, 2015

Shares in Internet TV company Netflix rose by over 13% during afterhours trading after the firm announced a higher-than-predicted addition of five million users during the first quarter. The new…

Phishing Campaigns Start Working Within Minutes, Says Verizon

April 22, 2015 / 2:53 PMApril 23, 2015

A report by Verizon has found that the average phishing campaign will dupe its first victim within just two minutes. The company found that it takes just 82 seconds for…

4K Smartphone Screen Announced by Sharp

April 22, 2015 / 2:52 PMApril 23, 2015

Japanese tech company Sharp say they have created the first smartphone screen able to show 4K images. The screen features a resolution of 806 pixels per inch, a significant improvement…

Lottery Boss Accused of Fixing Draw

April 22, 2015 / 2:51 PMMay 18, 2023

A former security boss of a lottery is being charged with fraud. Eddie Tipton is accused of hacking the computer that picks the winning numbers. Tipton was security director at…

Amazon Shutting Down Paid Review Sites?

April 22, 2015 / 2:50 PMMay 18, 2023

Amazon is suing four companies accused of paying people to produce reviews that appear on its site. It says that the paid reviews are undermining the faith people have in…

Samsung S6 Edge Shortages Reported

April 22, 2015 / 2:49 PMApril 23, 2015

Reports are claiming that Samsung may be unable to meet demand for its new S6 Edge phones, with their curved screens being more difficult to mass-produce than flat-screened smartphones. The…

LinkedIn Purchases Online Learning Firm Lynda

April 22, 2015 / 2:48 PMMay 18, 2023

Professional networking giant LinkedIn has acquired online learning company Lynda for $1.1 billion. The deal marks LinkedIn’s biggest purchase yet and is seen as part of the firm’s attempts to…