2016-07-19

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates, and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

She wondered whether Google had actually Googled the name before it used hers -- and wished it had Casey Baumer got her first message about Google Docs roughly two years ago. A friend called and asked her, "'Uhh, did you know your name is the Google Docs...

TomTom GO - Navigation You Can Rely On

Finding your way around town isn't as complicated as it used to be thanks to our trusted smartphones. As is the case with most aspects of our lives, smartphones have made navigating from one place to another incredibly simple. Nearly every smartphone made...

2016-07-18

Google My Activity shows everything that company knows about its users – and there’s a lot

The new site collects every website you’ve been on, everything you’ve searched and many of the things you’ve done with your phone There's a lot to see Google has launched a new site that shows absolutely everything it knows about its users. And there’s an...

Pokemon Go down: How to try and fix app when it's not working

Sometimes it just means admitting defeat Pokémon Go is down — almost all the time. But here are some tips for trying to get it back up. The hugely successful game has struggled since it was launched under the pressure of its massive popularity. That hasn't...

Theresa May could launch huge attack on privacy and internet surveillance protections as prime minister, campaigners warn

The new Prime Minister was labelled the villain of the year by the internet industry, and has come to stand for many of the most invasive parts of the modern surveillance state Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May passes a police officer as she arrives in...

68% of Europeans want to use biometric authentication for payments

Over two thirds (68 percent) of consumers across Europe are interested in using biometrics when making a payment, especially when integrated with other security measures. Half of Europeans (51 percent) said that biometric authentication for payments could create...

2016-07-17

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 UK price revealed: This could be the most EXPENSIVE device yet

NEXT flagship device from Samsung could be full of power, but might also break your budget too. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 - could this be Samsung's next powerhouse device? The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 could be set to be the company's dearest handset to date, according...

How the internet was invented

In 40 years, the internet has morphed from a military communication network into a vast global cyberspace. And it all started in a California beer garden In the kingdom of apps and unicorns, Rossotti’s is a rarity. This beer garden in the heart of Silicon...

2016-07-11

Using your mobile phone in bed can cause temporary BLINDNESS, and this is why

STARING at your phone screen in the middle of the night to quickly check a Facebook notification or skim-read a few emails can leave you with fuzzy vision – or temporary blindness in one eye. This is why. Blindness due to using bright screens in bed was covered...

Facebook Messenger to get ‘secret’ conversations

Service will also have disappearing messages, Snapchat-style First it was WhatsApp, now it seems Facebook Messenger is about to up its security levels. First it was WhatsApp, now it seems Facebook Messenger is about to up its security levels. The social...

2016-07-10

Pound sterling becomes more unstable than Bitcoin following Brexit

Bitcoin, long held as the standard for instability, is becoming a safe refuge when compared to the post-Brexit pound The British pound has become more volatile than Bitcoin. Bitcoin has long been thought to be the world’s most unstable currency – moving...

Apple iPhone 5C ‘blew up and burned me’

A teenager's iPhone “exploded” as he travelled on the Eurostar, burning and scratching his arm. “Horrible smell”: Arthur Smith, 19, with his ruined iPhone 5s. The top-left corner of the battery is badly melted Arthur Smith, 19, was returning from touring...

2016-07-09

Samsung’s new Universal Flash Storage cards could eventually replace your microSD

They just need devices that actually support them first We all knew microSD cards wouldn’t be around forever, and Samsung has confirmed our suspicions by introducing the world’s first removable Universal Flash Storage (UFS) cards. The cards are able to offer...

Samsung's next smartphone could include a powerful mystery new feature

SAMSUNG looks set to unveil its new Galaxy Note 7 in August and it could include some super-powered software. UPDATE: Samsung's next smartphone could include a mystery new feature Samsung has already produced the best smartphone of the year with the launch...

Could your laptop be a FIRE RISK? Massive PC recall announced

u>LAPTOPS made by HP and Compaq over the past few years affected warns consumer watchdog. Certain laptops could be a fire risk due to overheating batteries Thousands of laptops across the UK could pose a fire risk to users due to unsafe batteries, a...