Technology
- May 19th, 2015
Unfriend request: Mark Zuckerberg’s neighbourhood privacy settings
Facebook’s founder owns four properties surrounding his California home, and a huge, sparse estate in Hawaii. Why do so...
- May 19th, 2015
Facebook criticised for creating ‘two tier internet’ with Internet.org programme
Letter from digital rights groups to Mark Zuckerberg says they believe Facebook is building a walled garden and not...
- May 19th, 2015
Supermarket giant shuts Walmart.horse website after joke has bolted
The greatest horse-based web domain in history is no more: Walmart.horse has disappeared from the internet following a complaint...
- May 19th, 2015
Aviation experts dispute hacker’s claim he seized control of airliner mid-flight
Chris Roberts’s claim he accessed in-flight entertainment and flight systems from his seat is rubbished by Boeing and aviation...
- May 19th, 2015
Streaming music service Deezer adds 20,000 podcasts and radio shows
New CEO hints at further move into sports and says Deezer can survive against well-funded competition from Apple and...
- May 19th, 2015
Apple and Google sign letter urging Obama to support encryption
Cryptologists join call for US president to resist pressure from FBI and surveillance agencies to build back doors in...
- May 19th, 2015
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet review: the thin tablet that’s also an Android laptop
Sony’s Xperia Z4 Tablet is the Japanese firm’s best yet, with small bezels, a bright screen and a waterproof...
- May 18th, 2015
The code war: Russia plans to free itself from iOS and Android
Finland’s Sailfish operating system is the platform for Russia’s latest fight for independence from US technologyThe cold war may...
- May 18th, 2015
Email mishaps: 12 tales of mistaken identity
There's some guy living in the Pacific NW who has apparently spent the last three years thinking his email...
- May 18th, 2015
Xiaomi starts selling accessories in the UK, US, France and Germany
‘China’s Apple’ launches low-cost headphones, fitness bands and portable battery packs to test the waters for a full smartphone...