Microsoft Windows XP users, if not a part of an exclusive group of businesses or government agencies that are paying for the custom support, are no longer able to receive security patches or technical support from the company. Microsoft officially released its final security patch for XP on April 8 and will end its support […]
WhatsApp CEO Jay Koum is speaking out about what he deems as inaccurate information about the company’s user data policies and how they would change now that Facebook purchased it for $19 billion. Koum used the company blog in giving users some peace of mind regarding their privacy. In it, he said the company would […]
Privacy advocacy groups are demanding the U.S. Federal Trade Commission block the $19 billion acquisition Facebook made for the messaging service WhatsApp – at least until the popular social media network tells how it’ll use the 450 million users’ personal data. Non-profit groups like Centre for Digital Democracy and Electronic Privacy Information Centre are disputing […]
On Monday, February 3, Facebook released its new app named Paper and sees it as the reader for future. They also foresee that it could possibly replace the current Facebook app available for iPhones with plans to release it later for iPads. Facebook released Paper as a news reader with a new look that takes […]
On Tuesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), attendees caught their first glimpses of driverless and smart car technology. While the various demonstrations raised excitement among the audience, government regulators introduced concerns about the safety of these new innovations. The show took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center with 3,200 exhibitors, retailers, and […]
Researchers made a breakthrough on Tuesday with 4D printing technology. They introduced shape memory composite materials and methodology that can be used have one shape printed using 3D printing technology but can metamorphose into another shape when placed under predefined conditions. The announcement came from a team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers led by […]
Facebook is changing its privacy settings once again, and if you’re been hiding in its shadows, you won’t be for very much longer. According to recent announcement from the popular social media website, the company is getting rid of a privacy setting that lets people hide their profiles from other people in the search field. […]
It was announced on Friday by Luxembourg’s data protection commissioner that Microsoft-owned Skype is being investigated related to complaints that it turned over user information to the United States National Security Agency (NSA) PRISM program. The Skype users involved in the complaints are Luxembourg-based. The data protection commissioner is part of Luxembourg’s Data Protection Authority […]
When Marissa Mayer took over as Yahoo’s CEO, it was suggested that she’d put the web company back on top. If we are to go by Comscore’s latest survey results that shows Yahoo taking the top spot for the most visited site in US for the month of July, her taking the helm is certainly turning […]
On Tuesday evening, Facebook’s CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on the Facebook Newsroom the rollout of internet.org with the mission of bringing internet access to those in the world who don’t have it. This announcement comes in spite of criticism by Microsoft CEO and co-founder Bill Gates. Gates takes the position that there are […]