Fake online reviews are being openly traded on the internet, a BBC investigation has found. BBC 5 live Investigates was able to buy a false, five-star recommendation placed on one of the world’s leading review websites, Trustpilot. It also uncovered… Read More ›
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100M Prime users / 250M Apple subscribers
Apple now has a customer base of more than 250 million paid subscriptions across its Services offerings of Apple Music, iCloud and App Store continuing payments. Viewed against Amazon’s recent announcement of 100 million Prime members, that figure is substantial…. Read More ›
Phubbing is the new snubbing
The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything that allows us to connect more people more often … Sadly, the way we’re going, in another generation or two, online sharing will be the norm,… Read More ›
myfitnesspal breached
If you use the same password anywhere else, change it. And then make sure you don’t use the same password on more than one site.
Sat nav rip off…
An investigation by Auto Express magazine found that the cost of updating the in-built sat nav system varies by hundreds of pounds, depending on the make, model and age of your car, even though most get the mapping software from… Read More ›
The quest to save Stephen Hawking’s voice
Starting around 2009, Wood and several others at Cambridge began trying to separate Hawking’s voice from the failing CallText hardware. The group would include Peter Benie, a computer guru at the university; Paweł Wozniak, a local engineering student; and Mark… Read More ›
Tech news in 2018
Apple is changing up that single logo for a trio of new ones. The new design ditches the tiny iPod, iPhone, and iPad illustrations in favor of the Apple logo, and introduces three specific logos: one for the iPhone, one… Read More ›
Wearable sales still slow
“Consumers have yet to find a reason to justify the cost of a smartwatch, which can sometimes cost as much as a smartphone,” said eMarketer forecasting analyst Cindy Liu. “Instead, for this holiday season, we expect smart speakers to be… Read More ›
Neutrality
Restrictions on US broadband providers’ ability to prioritise one service’s data over another are to be reduced after a vote by a regulator. The Federal Communications Commission voted three to two to change the way “net neutrality” is governed. Internet… Read More ›
Gemini PDA: is it really a Psion?
Hopefully it won’t be a straight dollar to pound conversion, and it could be nearer £549/£449 for buyers here. As soon as I know, I’ll update you here, and of course look out for a full review in the new… Read More ›