Category: Internet Browsers
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Microsoft: Support is Ending for IE8, IE9, IE10
Microsoft’s historic ending of support for Windows XP generated headlines the world over, sparking Y2K like concerns over instant virus attacks on the day the company stopped giving technical help and updates to users. Thankfully, it wasn’t as bad as expected, but now it seems there’s a whole new issue to worry about, well, with […]
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Facebook Introduce Save – For When Your News Feed Isn’t Enough
Do you ever get sick of filtering through the miles and miles of drivel on your Facebook News Feed, just to find that little nugget of comedy gold you glimpsed earlier but didn’t have time to see the end of? Well, Facebook are introducing a new feature whereby you can save these precious finds for […]
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Chromecast Launch Mirroring for Android Devices
Y’know when you connect your laptop to your TV to watch films on the big screen? Have you ever thought how cool it would be to be able to do that with your Android smartphone?! Google announced on their Official Android Blog that Chromecast users will be able to do just that! Whether it’s viewing […]
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Google Play Movies Launched in 21 New Markets
Google Play Movies is spreading its wings and landing in another 21 countries. That means the service is now available in 90 markets worldwide. Also See: Google Glass Goes from Geek to Chic Google Play Movies allows users to watch movies purchased or rented on Google Play. You can watch your favourite movies on an […]
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Three Drops Roaming Charges in France, Switzerland, Israel, Finland and Norway
In August last year Three (the mobile network, not the number) decided to remove data roaming charges in 11 countries, the US, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Macau, Australia, Italy, Austria, Hong Kong, Sweden, Denmark and the Republic of Ireland as part of their ‘Feel At Home’ initiative. The scheme allows you to web browse, call and […]
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Facebook’s Default Post Privacy Settings Change to Friends Only
Although it seems not many people care about the privacy settings on their social networking accounts, it’s nice to have the option of who you share your innermost thoughts with, or just what you had for breakfast. Facebook has recognised this and changed its default privacy settings for statuses to “Friends Only” rather than the […]
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eBay Hacked – Change Your Passwords!
eBay has fallen victim to a hacking attack between late February and early March. The e-commerce giant said client identity information was stolen including emails, addresses and birthdays. The news came courtesy of Reuters who said that, although financial or credit card information had had no evidence of unauthorised access, eBay have urged users to […]
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Google Maps App Gets UK Public Transport Integration
If you’re always stuck on frustrating websites such as firstgroup.com or thetrainline.com looking to organise your next journey, fear no more, as Google’s next Maps App update brings the combined data from most decent public transport services and integrates them into the interactive maps experience. Google Maps can now access the time and route of all public […]
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New “zero-day” flaw identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
Microsoft issued another warning today only a short while after the Heart bleed bug was identified. This latest vulnerability is present in all versions of Internet Explorer from 6 through to 11 and could allow for the remote execution of code. Microsoft wrote: “The vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object […]
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Google Buys Titan Aerospace, Remote Drones to Expand Maps Imaging
Google has swooped in, stealing a deal to acquire Titan Aerospace from under the wing of Facebook..
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Sky AdSmart brings regional, age and demographic-targeted adverts to Sky TV programs
Sky TV customers in the UK will soon be getting a new slew of adverts thanks to Sky’s new AdSmart features that will target each viewer with specific adverts, depending on your viewing profile and location. Much like the way the Google ads work online, Sky viewers will start to see more specific adverts for […]
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Microsoft targets Google with ‘Scroogled’ Range
Microsoft releases a range of wearable gear spoofing the famous Google logo in response to user privacy concerns..