Smartphone shipments hit record high in 2015

More than 1.4 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide last year in a new high for the sector with Chinese handset makers racking up the biggest gains, an industry tracker said...

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Love, haha among additions to Facebook’s ‘like’ button

After much controversy and preliminary testing, the iconic "like" symbol of Facebook will soon be expanding to include five new options called "reactions", according to Bloomberg Business. The...

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Can smartphones actually make you more active?

New research suggests that using a smartphone can be an effective way of motivating people to get moving and can even decrease unhealthy sedentary behaviour. The US-based pilot study brought...

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Apple plans to offer subscription content through News app

Apple Inc is working to make subscription content available through its News app, giving publishers with paywalls a new way to control who sees their articles, two sources familiar with the...

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WhatsApp service stumbles briefly

Facebook-owned smartphone messaging service WhatsApp temporarily crashed in an array of countries from the US to India, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of users. Reports of people...

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Fewer orders at Apple suppliers could signal first iPhone sales decline

Some of Apple Inc's main Asian suppliers expect revenues and orders to drop this quarter, indicating iPhone sales are almost certain to post their first annual decline since the flagship product...

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3D audio headphones come a step closer in 2016

The audio world is currently in the grips of a minor revolution, as a new type of headphones is poised to bring a cutting-edge audio experience to the market. Developed by the likes of the...

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Latest Skype update brings users additional security

The changes included in the Skype update will significantly limit unwanted traffic from malicious users. Skype revealed on its blog that it will now keep users' IP addresses hidden by default...

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3D Touch launches on Facebook Timeline

Facebook has brought 3D Touch to its Timeline function for the benefit of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus users. Apple introduced this new feature last autumn on its latest iPhone models. The "peek and...

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Is Apple getting into virtual reality?

As an expert in 3D user interfaces, virtual reality, and augmented reality, the hiring of Doug A. Bowman suggests a stepping up of AR and VR ambitions at Apple, whether for existing devices or...

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China says online population nearing 700 million

China's Internet users – already by far the world's most numerous – rose to nearly 700 million last year, authorities said Friday, more than twice the population of the United States. Beijing...

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Microsoft releases original alarm app

Microsoft's Mimicker Alarm for Android wakes your body up and then attempts to get your mind churning. Once the alarm wakes you up, the Mimicker alarm asks you to choose from three different...

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Google says sidelined 780 million suspect ads in 2015

Google revealed on Thursday that it sidelined more than 780 million ads deemed rude, dishonest or dangerous in 2015 in a leap from the 524 million targeted a year earlier. "Some ads are just...

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Facebook launches real-time sports platform

Facebook Inc is tackling the sports arena with a new platform called Facebook Sports Stadium, which the social media site said will provide real-time updates on games, popular posts from fans,...

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Virtual reality takes porn ‘to the next level’

Just ask Anna Lee: Woody Allen's Orgasmatron, his then-futuristic vision of self-initiated sex from the 1973 movie "Sleeper," has finally become a reality. Virtual reality, that is. Lee,...

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Study moots ‘acquaintance’ category for Facebook

People cannot have 1,000 real friends on Facebook. Nor 500. In fact, anything over 200 starts seeming unlikely, an unusual study asserted on Wednesday. Limitations on brain capacity and free...

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Malaysia Airlines lands most popular YouTube ad in Malaysia in 2015

A 12-minute clip titled "Blessings, A Malaysian story" produced for Malaysia Airlines took the top spot in the YouTube Malaysia ads leaderboard for 2015 released by Google Malaysia...

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Apple wins US ban on older model Samsung smartphones

Yesterday, Apple had a new victory in a long-running patent lawsuit – a court-ordered ban on older-model Samsung smartphones. An injunction issued by US District Court Judge Lucy Koh in the...

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Password hacks as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6

Even after tens of millions of people had online accounts hacked, many Internet users still rely on easily guessed passwords. A report released by the online security firm SplashData on Tuesday...

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Starbucks gets in tune with clients

A new partnership with Spotify will allow visitors to any US branch of the coffee shop chain to discover and save the music they hear in store while waiting for a latte. Described as a...

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