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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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