2016-07-24

This is why you shouldn’t leave your smartphone on charge overnight

You could be destroying your smartphone by leaving it on charge overnight. It may not be a good idea to leave your smartphone to charge overnight That’s according to the guys at Battery University who claim if your gadget is kept charging after reaching...

2016-07-23

You'll never be able to escape Facebook, thanks to its incredible new plane

A STAGGERING solar-powered drone will see social network Facebook take to the skies, providing internet connections across the world. Facebook Aquila drone is able to beam internet access across the world Facebook users will soon be able to update their status...

Edward Snowden designs phone case to show when data is being monitored

Snowden and co-designer Andrew ‘Bunnie’ Huang’s ‘introspection engine’ knows when a cellular, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection is being used to share data American whistleblower Edward Snowden delivers a speech during the Roskilde Festival in Denmark last month. Edward...

Police recreate murder victim’s finger so they can unlock his iPhone

It could be the crucial clue to solving a murder mystery. A lab in Michigan has managed to recreate a dead man’s finger A dead man’s finger has been 3D printed at a Michigan lab in order to unlock their iPhone. Police hope that the technology will help...

2016-07-22

Japan to make its last ever VCR

In an age of Netflix and YouTube, the humble video cassette recorder may feel like a distant relic. VHS gained widespread adoption in the 1970s but was largely replaced by DVD In an age of Netflix and YouTube, the humble video cassette recorder may feel like...

KickAssTorrents down: US authorities seize domain name in move that could kill world’s biggest torrent site

The suspected founder of the site has been arrested and it could never go back online Protesters demonstrate in Stockholm over the conviction of four men involved with The Pirate Bay filesharing site The world’s biggest torrent site has been taken offline...

iPhone users BEWARE: This bug could steal your password with just a text message

iPHONE users should update their devices in order to stay protected from some shocking new viruses. All iPhones need to update as soon as possible, Apple says iPhone fans should update their devices as soon as possible following the reveal of a terrifying...

America's broken digital copyright law is about to be challenged in court

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the US government over ‘unconstitutional’ use of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act EFF is suing the US government over section 1201 of the DMCA – the group says the law is unconstitutional, and that the Library...

2016-07-21

Windows 10: Microsoft warns users to stop using THIS hugely-popular app

MICROSOFT is cautioning Windows 10 users against using Google's hugely-successful Chrome web browser. Microsoft is very keen for Windows 10 users to ditch Google Chrome Microsoft is very keen for Windows 10 users to ditch Google Chrome. The US technology...

2016-07-20

Why you shouldn't let your iPhone get too hot in the heatwave and how to keep it cool

AS TEMPERATURES continue to soar it's important to keep your gadgets from getting too toasty – here's some top tips on keeping things cool in heat. After months of wind, rain and cold Britain is finally in the middle of a heatwave. With the barmy temperatures...

WhatsApp BANNED again: Thousands of Brits face total messaging block

BRAZILIAN judge orders immediate shutdown of WhatsApp just weeks before millions head to the Olympics in Rio. BANNED: Brazil is blocking users from WhatsApp fans are once again facing a countrywide ban in Brazil. The world's most popular messaging app has...

How do you get a verified blue tick on Twitter? Here's how anyone can do it

TWITTER has changed its policy, allowing anyone to request a verified blue tick on the social media website for the first time. Here's how to get verified right now. Fancy a Twitter blue tick? Here's how you can get it For years, being verified on Twitter...

2016-07-19

Investigatory Powers Bill: Theresa May-led legislation could be killed by ruling from European Court, privacy campaigners claim

The case was originally brought by a member of Ms May's own cabinet During her speech at the 2011 Conservative Party conference, Theresa May announced plans to clamp down on illegal immigrants hiding behind the human rights act A European Court of Justice...

We ain't in 1996 anymore, Dorothy: SQL Server 2016 proves it

Enterprise engine? Check. Cloud database? TBC Microsoft has had a database since 1989, initially working with Ashton-Tate and Sybase to create a variant of Sybase SQL Server for IBM’s OS/2. But it wasn’t until 1995 that Microsoft really got serious with...

Pokemon Go: Wanted criminal arrested after visiting 'gym' at police station

Police recognised the man, who had a warrant out for his arrest While playing Pokémon Go, one Michigan criminal found the last thing he was looking for: the police. William Wilcox found himself at the Milford police station while playing the augmented reality...