Police Can Acquire Users’ iMessage Contacts; Chats Remain Private Though
Sep 29, 2016 05:23 am UTC| Technology Law
With the controversy surrounding the privacy issues related to modern messaging services, its only natural that users would want to know if the chat app they are using iscompromising private information. With regards to...
Samsung Washing Machines Are Exploding Now Too
Sep 29, 2016 05:22 am UTC| Technology
Just when the controversy surrounding its exploding Galaxy Note 7 battery is dying down, it seems Samsung must now contend with another incendiary scandal. This time, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning...
Blackberry Surrenders In Defeat, Quitting The Smartphone Manufacturing Business
Sep 29, 2016 03:41 am UTC| Technology
Blackberry is throwing in the towel as a smartphone manufacturer, accepting that in a world dominated by iPhones and Galaxy Notes, it can no longer compete in the industry. Although this announcement pertains only to the...
New drone rules: with more eyes in the sky, expect less privacy
Sep 29, 2016 00:18 am UTC| Law Technology
Drone footage is everywhere, whether used to film extreme sports, outdoor events, nature, music festivals, or just for its own sake. Recreational aircraft such as quadcopters, fixed-wing and mini drones are getting ever...
Social Media Revolution Series
In Turkey's state of emergency, social media is more important than ever
Sep 28, 2016 17:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Turkey has become notorious for curtailing media freedom and jailing journalists. As well as persecuting journalists, the government often shuts down Facebook, Twitter or Youtube when street demonstrations and terrorist...
Can artificial grass and fake trees replace our need for ‘real’ nature?
Sep 28, 2016 16:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The benefits of spending time outdoors are well known. Whether travelling for an hour to reach open countryside or simply walking five minutes to a nearby urban park, being in and around nature makes us happier and...
How 'robots' of the Enlightenment era gave us an early glimpse of automation
Sep 28, 2016 16:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The Whos lead singer Roger Daltrey and his wife Heather are in Edinburgh, Scotland to auction a selection of rare mechanical devices called automata. Automata are models of people or animals from previous centuries that...