Image copyright Getty Images Google is to offer users the option of automatically deleting their search and location history after three months. The search giant already allows users to manually delete the data it scoops up when they use its products such as YouTube, Maps and Search. Now, in a bid to offer more control […]
Image copyright Feng Hao Image caption Feedback had been positive, said the team who developed the new system. Voters in Gateshead are being invited to vote twice in the local elections – via the traditional ballot box and on a touch-screen computer. Only their ballot paper vote will count, with the e-voting just a trial. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Google is to offer users the option of automatically deleting their search and location history after three months. The search giant already allows users to manually delete the data it scoops up when they use its products such as YouTube, Maps and Search. Now, in a bid to offer more control […]
Image copyright uk parliament Image caption Rebecca Stimson appeared on behalf of Facebook Facebook and Twitter executives have been grilled by MPs over how the social networks handle online abuse levelled at parliamentarians. MPs argued that such hostility undermined democratic principles. Twitter representative Katy Minshall admitted it was “unacceptable” that the site had relied wholly […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More and more internet of things devices are being sold The rapidly growing “internet of things” (IOT) – internet-connected gadgets – would have to be made more secure under proposed new laws. Security vulnerabilities that could be targeted by hackers have been found in everything from toy dolls to […]
Image copyright Facebook Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has revealed a series of changes to the firm’s portfolio of social platforms, including Instagram and Whatsapp. The new designs and features for its apps are a direct response to widespread criticism of how the firm protects user data. Mr Zuckerberg said the company plans to put privacy […]
Image copyright Samsung Image caption How would you like to watch TV? Landscape or portrait? Samsung has unveiled a TV that switches from a horizontal, landscape-style orientation to vertical – so it can easily display smartphone content. The 43in device is called Sero and comes with an integrated easel-like stand upon which the screen pivots. […]
Image copyright Samsung Image caption How would you like to watch TV? Landscape or portrait? Samsung has unveiled a TV that switches from a horizontal, landscape-style orientation to vertical – so it can easily display smartphone content. The 43in device is called Sero and comes with an integrated easel-like stand upon which the screen pivots. […]
Image copyright Getty Images The days when people camped outside stores to get their hands on the latest smartphone may well be numbered, if recent sales figures are anything to go by. Despite a dazzling array of new devices on display at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: phones that fold, phones with buttons, […]
Image copyright Getty Images The days when people camped outside stores to get their hands on the latest smartphone may well be numbered, if recent sales figures are anything to go by. Despite a dazzling array of new devices on display at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: phones that fold, phones with buttons, […]
