Loot Boxes Are Gambling According To Belgium, Major Win For Gamers

Nov 22, 2017 05:46 am UTC| Technology

Loot boxes and microtransactions have been the bane of many gamers lives since they started gaining popularity. The recent backlash against EAs decision to nickel and dime players with Battlefront II was the final straw...

We built a robot care assistant for people with dementia – here's how it works

Nov 22, 2017 05:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Not all robots will take over human jobs. My colleagues and I have just unveiled a prototype care robot that we hope could take on some of the more mundane work of looking after elderly and disabled people and those with...

The iPhone X Was Reportedly Made Using Illegal Slave Labor

Nov 22, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Technology

Everyone already knows that iPhones are made using questionable manufacturing methods but in a recent report, the world was treated to another glimpse of the terrible truth behind every Apple device enjoyed by consumers....

Skype Vanishes From Chinese App Market, Another Bites The Dust

Nov 22, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Technology

As a country with a history of having inconvenient apps removed, the disappearance of Skype from the Chinese market isnt really that surprising. As of writing, all traces of the app are gone from the app stores, including...

Google Location-Tracking Controversy Splits Publications, Spying Or Not Spying?

Nov 22, 2017 04:58 am UTC| Technology

There was a recent report that Google was apparently tracking user locations even when they have disabled location tracker on their devices. This was then picked up by other publications, thus spreading the narrative that...

Uber Suffered Data Breach Last Year But Only Disclosed It Now, 57 Million Users Affected

Nov 22, 2017 02:24 am UTC| Technology

In the wake of so many major data breaches suffered by tech firms of late, its hardly a surprise that Uber was also targeted. However, in the case of the cab-hailing company, the breach actually happened last year but only...

FCC Chair Ajit Pai Shows Contempt For U.S. Consumers, To Block States From Regulating ISPs

Nov 22, 2017 02:24 am UTC| Technology

In what is largely considered an anti-consumer agenda, the Federal Communications Commission has announced that it is dismantling Net Neutrality rules. Led by FCC Chair Ajit Pai, the commission is going against the will of...