A new smartphone app to alert users to possible terror attacks was launched by the French government on Wednesday in time for the start of Euro 2016, amid growing security concerns over the tournament. The…
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Zuckerberg streams live chat with men in space
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg took the leading social network on a new journey Wednesday, with a live-streamed chat with astronauts on the International Space Station. In a Facebook Live video broadcast shown at the NASA…
Playboy enters music streaming, with racy footage backdrop
Playboy, fresh from doing away with full nudity for its models, is taking another step to modernize by entering the booming area of music streaming. The iconic men’s publication founded in 1953 on Wednesday launched…
China smartphone maker Xiaomi buys Microsoft patents
Upstart smartphone maker Xiaomi has bought nearly 1,500 patents from US technology giant Microsoft, the companies and reports said, as part of a “global partnership” that will help the Chinese firm expand outside its home…
#Tech: Smartphone growth slows to a trickle in 2016
The global smartphone market is sputtering in 2016, with Apple likely to see its first “down” year for the iPhone, a research report said Wednesday. Research firm IDC said worldwide smartphone sales will likely increase…
#TECH: How does Facebook’s Trending Topics work?
Trending Topics was launched in 2014 to surface the major conversations happening on Facebook. Trending Topics is still a relatively limited part of the Facebook experience — appearing on the right hand side on desktop…
Microsoft to end smartphone manufacturing
Microsoft announced Wednesday it would let go up to 1,850 employees and a Finnish union called it the end of the company’s smartphone manufacturing business, bought from Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia. “Microsoft Corp. on…
Diagnosis app scoops Africa health prize
An app that allows rural doctors to seek advice remotely from experts won Africa’s first prize recognising new technology that boosts health on the continent. The award’s main sponsor, French international public radio station RFI,…
Finally! Twitter eases 140-character limit for tweets
Twitter announced Tuesday it was easing its 140-character limit for tweets, allowing users to add links, attachments and some other features within the short messages. The move comes as Twitter’s efforts to increase its user…
Facebook apologizes for banning plus-size model picture
Facebook has been forced to backtrack after it banned an Australian ad featuring a bikini-clad plus-sized model promoting positive body image, initially saying the photo’s depiction was “undesirable”. The social networking giant blocked the ad…