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If you’ve ever been the victim of online abuse – also known as cyberbullying – you’re well aware of the embarrassment and psychological stress it can cause. Cyberbullying is one of the most prevalent cybercrimes in the world today, but few people are conscious of how widespread it actually is. How Bad is the Cyberbullying…
At an Apple company meeting exactly a month ago on July 27, 2016, CEO Tim Cook proudly mentioned the company’s achievement of selling over 1 billion iPhones since the launch of the original iPhone in 2007. “iPhone has become one of the most important, world-changing and successful products in history. It’s become more than a constant…
After the debacle between Apple and the FBI, people are getting very concerned about iPhone security and mobile security in general. So what are the best ways to stop hackers from attacking your phone. If your phone is lost or stolen, that leaves you extremely vulnerable to data theft by hackers. Update – September 1, 2016…
Oh yes, every single search that you’ve ever made on Google and every page you’ve ever visited is stored in Google’s servers. Did you think that “clear browser history” wiped out any evidence of you being on the web? Then think again because all that button does is to clear the data from your system…
If you’re already on Windows 10 you could be one of the millions of people eligible to get money from Microsoft. According to Michelle Meyers of CNET, three-quarters of all Windows 10 users never use Microsoft Edge, the new user-friendly browser that comes packaged with the Windows 10 operating system. Microsoft is betting a lot…
Everyone is excited about the September 7 launch of the brand new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus from Apple. The new model comes with a better battery they say, but most iPhone users know that some apps can really drain your battery, forcing you to charge it during the day. So, make note of…
Over the past several days, we’ve been reporting whatever we could find on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that are going to be launching in a matter of weeks. For now several of these rumors have been confirmed, while others still remain rumors and yet others have been debunked. Here’s a run-down…
Word has it that the new Apple iPhone 7 (and possibly the iPhone 7 Plus) may be completely waterproof – good enough to take underwater photos with. According to a recent news piece by Patently Apple, the Cupertino-based smartphone maker was issued a batch of 80 patents, one of which is a patent for underwater…
Microsoft is so confident about the photo quality of its Pix iOS app that the company claims they’re better than the ones taken using the iOS Camera app. With Nokia being an epic fail for the software giant, and an insignificant market share in the smartphone space with their Windows Phone operating system, Microsoft is…
Not many people have heard of Civil Maps, but now that they’ve got Ford Motor Co. as their newest investors, Civil Maps is literally on the map. Raising $6.6 million from multiple investors including Modus Ventures, which led the funding, Civil Maps also bagged Cloud Ventures as an investor. The company is owned by Jerry…
If you’ve never heard of Surface Hub, it’s an all-in-one PC that’s essentially just a great big screen that’s also a computer. Available in 55-inch and 84-inch variants, the product will now be able to draw on information from Azure cloud and use its analytics and visualization tools to project presentations. Surface Hub is…
Hot on the heels of the still-smoking $26 billion dollar acquisition of LinkedIn, Microsoft has done it again. This time, it’s messaging app developer Wand Labs. Unlike the highly publicized LinkedIn deal, this buyout was a quiet affair, but a highly potent one. At the Microsoft Build 2016 keynote, CEO Satya Nadella spent a great…
Amazon is reportedly planning to enter the highly crowded streaming music race. No, this is not the Amazon Music service that Prime members currently enjoy. The new service will be a direct competitor to Apple Music, Spotify premium and Google Play Music, among others, with a similar $9.99 monthly price tag. Apple entered the fray…
This week at the Annual Shareholder Meeting, Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt told shareholders that the company is looking seriously at wireless technology delivering 1 Gbps internet connections. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Schmidt is quoted as saying that “point-to-point” wireless connections are “cheaper than digging up your garden” because of enhancements in chip…
In a recent article published on bbc.com, tech reporter Zoe Kleinman tells of an Australian mother who used Siri on her iPhone 6 to phone emergency services when her year-old child stopped breathing. The incident happened in March, but when the woman approached Apple with a first-hand report of the incident, it caught the attention…
