FACEBOOK ADMITS TO SCANNING PHOTOS AND LINKS SENT ON MESSENGER
Facebook is definitely not in a good space with the recent data privacy scandal, which is far from over. However, it looks like the company has revealed a practice which has ruffled some feathers, namely how the messages, photos and links you send over the Messenger platform are scanned. This was re...
over 7 years ago
CRYPTO-APPS WITH MILLIONS OF DOWNLOADS ARE EXPOSING YOUR DATA TO HACKERS
Some of the most popular cryptocurrency apps on Google Play have severe security issues that could leave digital money open to hackers, researchers suggest. The total number of cryptocurrency apps now available, exceeds 2,000. Cybersecurity firm, High-Tech Bridge, analysed some of the most pop...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: YOUR OWN PERSONAL DATA KEEPER
Data is a major money drainer and the price of data is ridiculous. This has led to people either spending thousands on data to get them through the month or turning their phones on aeroplane mode when they are out in an effort to save the little data they do have.Google has created a data savin...
over 7 years ago
NOW YOU CAN WATCH, BIG BROTHER
We all know that, to a certain extent, our activities and habits are monitored –hence the annoying ad pop-ups just after we've visited a website. On the other hand, we are also able to monitor ourselves and our activities to a greater extent through step, food and activity trackers to bec...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE NEW AND IMPROVED TECHCRUNCH MOBILE APP!
The TechCrunch mobile app desperately needed a design refresh – so they rebuilt it from the ground up! As of today, you can download the new and improved app in the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store. And if you already have the older version, all you need to do is update! The new Te...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: HACKERS CAN STEAL DATA OFF YOUR ANDROID VIA BLUETOOTH!
As always, new security issues affecting mobile devices are on the rise and now Android users have to worry about the newly discovered BlueBorne hack. Windows and iOS phones are protected against it but only if you have installed the September 12th security patch on Windows or run iOS 9.3.5 or later...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK IS TESTING 'INSTANT VIDEOS' OVER WI-FI!
Facebook is testing out a new feature that will make saving data easier. You always have videos ready to watch when you scroll down the infinity loop, and now you won't have to waste your data plan downloading them (if you are connected to Wi-Fi). The feature is called Instant Videos ( see how it li...
over 7 years ago
WILL THE ZELLO APP WORK DURING HURRICANE IRMA?
The Zello App is a kind of walkie-talkie app – and it might be extremely useful in emergency situations. The app works as a two-way radio as long as you have a network of Wi-Fi connection. But, will it work during Hurricane Irma? The live voice app (available on iOS and Android) is giving peop...
over 7 years ago
UBER REMOVES CONTROVERSIAL TRACKING FEATURE
Were you aware that, up until now, Uber drives continued to be able to track your location up to 5 minutes after your trip had ended? Well, Uber has recently decided to remove this controversial feature as riders felt it was a violation of privacy for drivers to know their whereabouts even if they w...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: DISNEY SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING ON CHILDREN THROUGH GAMING APPS
Last week, a federal class action lawsuit was filed in California against the Walt Disney Company for allegedly violating privacy protection laws by collecting children's personal information from 42 of its apps and sharing data with advertisers without parental consent. Disney and three softwa...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOPRO'S QUIKSTORIES CAN AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER AND EDIT YOUR FOOTAGE IN THE BACKGROUND!
GoPro has just launched a new feature called QuikStories – making it even easier for users to receive automatically edited videos of their footage! This feature will also make it possible to transfer footage from a GoPro Hero 5 camera to your phone without touching ANY buttons. Kick...
over 7 years ago
SHAREIT ' NO DATA? NO WORRIES, SHARE ANYTHING FOR FREE!
SHAREit is an incredible app for sharing files, music, pictures, videos and more in seconds using NO mobile data! Available on: iOS, Windows, PC, AndroidOur rating: 4 stars Nowadays, we are all about digital media. Songs, pictures and videos consume our daily lives – and it's in all available ...
over 7 years ago
SIGNAL ' THE BEST ENCRYPTED CHAT APP NOW DOES VIDEO CALLS TOO
Signal is an encrypted communications application for Android and iOS. It uses the Internet to send one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos, and make one-to-one voice and video calls.Our Rating: 3/5 Available on: Android, iOS and Chrome ( a browser exte...
over 7 years ago
OPERA MINI ' BROWSE THE INTERNET FASTER AND SAVE ON DATA TOO!
Opera Mini is a web browser recently designed specifically for smaller devices like smartphones. It is known to be one of the fastest internet browsers around. This means you can browse the web at a quicker rate while saving data at the same time. Our rating: 5/5 Available on: Windows Mobile, Androi...
over 7 years ago
TRUECALLER ' NEVER SEE AN UNKNOWN NUMBER AGAIN
TrueCaller is one of the first apps which had one of the largest aims: to identify almost all the calls you get on your phone even if you do not have the number in your address book. Our Rating: 4/5 Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phones and BlackBerry 10 TrueCaller has turned out to be th...
over 7 years ago
