Microsoft has said that it will stop listening in to Xbox users, saying it was "no longer necessary".
It comes after Vice news revealed that it had been recording and listening to the private conversations of gamers - many of whom were …
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Thursday denied a media report which suggested that the German carmaker was interested in buying a stake in United States electric car manufacturer Tesla.
“The speculation about buying a stake in Tesla made by …
Apple has advised owners of its new credit card to keep it away from leather and denim.
Keeping the card in a leather wallet or in the pocket of a pair of jeans could cause "permanent discolouration".
The Apple Card is a relatively p…
Huawei is in Greater Manchester this week, showing off its "5G Experience tour".
But times are tough for the Chinese telecoms equipment maker.
Huawei has been under severe international scrutiny in recent months for its alleged close…
French President Emmanuel Macron is pressing ahead with a digital tax in France, a move U.S. President Donald Trump described as “foolishness”, and the French leader is keen to reach an international agreement on taxing big tech companies.…
How you buy or rent property – and how others sell or lease it to you – is in the midst of dramatic change, the kind perhaps not seen in the real estate world since the birth of the skyscraper in the 19th century.
The reason: property t…
Lioness Manager Phil Neville has called for footballers to quit social media to protest against racist abuse.
He said social media companies need to do more to tackle bullying and abuse online.
This comes after Manchester United midf…
Many of us might not have heard of bullet journals but they are at the heart of a trend that has been growing significantly over the past year.
Essentially, these journals are financial trackers which have been hand-drawn in a notebook …
Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) proposed digital currency Libra faces anti-trust probe by European Union regulators, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a document seen by the organization.
The European Commission is "currently investigating po…
Intel Corp on Tuesday unveiled its latest processor that will be its first using artificial intelligence (AI) and is designed for large computing centers.
The chip, developed at its development facility in Haifa, Israel, is known as Ner…
"Ten phones, two laptops, digital cameras... all just sitting here. We're not dealing with it." Louise Lewis is surveying a collection of old gadgets that have piled up in her home.
Her technological stash, experts say, is typical. But it…
Facebook is drawing back the veil to show what data it collects on users.
Many may not like what they see.
A feature in settings called Off-Facebook Activity will show all the apps and websites that send information about you to Face…
6 Android apps that were downloaded a staggering 90 million times from the Google Play Store were found to have been loaded with the PreAMo malware
Mobile device security threats are on the rise and it’s not hard to see why. In 2019 the…
Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) messaging service WhatsApp is in talks with multiple Indonesian digital payment firms to offer their mobile transaction services, in a bid to tap the nation’s fast growing e-commerce sector, people familiar with the m…
PlayStation console maker Sony Interactive Entertainment will acquire Insomniac Games - the studio behind the "Spider-Man" video game.
SIE is a unit of Japan's Sony and the deal will enhance its ability to compete with game streaming se…
China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong.
Twitter…
The world's oldest continuously working webcam is being switched off after 25 years.
The Fogcam was set up in 1994 to watch how the weather changed on the San Francisco State University campus.
It has broadcast almost continuously si…
A Californian-based start-up has unveiled what it says is the world's largest computer chip.
The Wafer Scale Engine, designed by Cerebras Systems, is slightly bigger than a standard iPad.
The firm says a single chip can drive complex…
Jaguar Land Rover is developing new 3D technology as part of next-generation head-up display research
Technology could project driver safety information ahead of the driver with the potential to improve reaction times to road haz…
Apple’s next Apple Watch revision could include new materials for the case, including titanium and ceramic. That’s according to new assets pulled form the latest watchOS beta release, as uncovered by Brazilian site iHelp.br (via 9to5Mac).…
Twitter is blocked in China, but its state news agency is buying promoted tweets to portray Hong Kong protestors as violent
Twitter is being criticized for running promoted tweets by China’s largest state news agency that paint…
A mother expressed her concern about extremist content poisoning the minds of boys as they use the internet, in a post that went viral. She thinks there are warning signs parents should heed.
In an age where anyone can access just about…
Alphabet Inc’s Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally that showed them weak spots in their network coverage, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, because of Google’s concerns that sharing data fro…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday the U.S. government will extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese firm to buy supplies from U.S. companies so that it can service existing customers, even as…
Google is adding a new feature to its Assistant that will let you assign reminders to other people, so long as that person is part of an opt-in group of trusted fellow Assistant users. The feature is designed mostly for families — it will …
It wasn’t always easy to change your PlayStation Network (PSN) account name. Actually, it wasn’t until April 2019 that Sony allowed account holders to do it at all. Now, each account is allowed to change their username once for free. Any c…
Plex today is launching a new desktop application for Mac and Windows, with the goal of eventually replacing Plex Media Player as the company’s only desktop solution. The app’s arrival also signals a change in direction for the company, w…
Apple just released iOS 13 beta 7 to developers today, and people are already digging through the software to find hints about the rumored iPhone 11. iHelp BR has discovered that the latest iOS 13 beta includes an asset that hints at an …
Transsion Future Hub, a subsidiary of Chinese mobile-phone and device maker Transsion, is teaming up with Kenya’s Wapi Capital to source and fund early-stage African fintech startups.
Headquartered in Shenzhen, Transsion is a top-seller…
A website owned by the European Central Bank has been hacked, the bank has announced.
ECB said that attackers had managed to hack into its Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) website, and that it is possible that the names, em…
Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) on the timing of its planned $15 billion listing in the city, with sources saying China’s biggest e-commerce company is now considering several timetab…
Spotify is apparently going to test out raising its prices in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Sources have told Bloomberg that the music streaming service is looking to increase the price of its family plan by about 13% in the Nordic region…
A popular gay social network has accused Google of discrimination after its app was removed from Google's Play store several times without warning.
Hornet said Google often employed moderators in Malaysia, where same-sex relationships a…
Instagram is trying out a new way to tackle fake news.
The social media platform is adding an option for users to report posts that they think don't look quite right or which contain false information.
Once Instagrammers use the new …
Lenovo Kick-Starts FY19/20 With Industry Leading Growth, Doubling Year-on-Year Income Through Strong Customer Focus and Acceleration of Intelligent Transformation Strategy
Group revenue grew year-on-year for eight consecutive quarter…
Chinese social media users directed their fury at online retailer Amazon.com on Thursday, after discovering T-shirts on its website sporting slogans that support anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
The hashtag “Amazon T-Shirts” bec…
If you use Instagram and have noticed a bunch of strangers watching your Stories in recent months — accounts that don’t follow you and seem to be Russian — well, you’re not alone.
Nor are you being primed for a Russian disinformation…
If you were desperately ripping days off of your calendar until you could get your hands on Huawei’s $2,600 5G foldable, the Mate X — which was originally slated to launch next month — it sounds like you’re going to have to wait a bit long…
Researchers in Singapore have invented ‘smart’ clothing they say can boost signals and save battery life on wireless devices such as headphones and smart watches.
The invention called “metamaterial” allows radio waves like Bluetooth and…
Bitcoin extended losses on Thursday after suffering its worst day for a month on Wednesday, with traders citing factors ranging from technical trading to jitters in traditional markets washing into cryptocurrency trading.
The biggest cr…
Facebook has announced that it has added new local language support for several African languages as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme - which helps to assess the accuracy of news on Facebook and aims to reduce the spread of …
WILL JOBS RAPIDLY DISAPPEAR UNDER THE ONSLAUGHT OF AI - OR WILL AI MEET ITS MATCH? WILL GOVERNMENTS FIND NEW WAYS TO MANIPULATE US, OR WILL THE AI BOOM SIMPLY BACKFIRE ON THEM?
Read all the literature and it will be easy to get carried …
KaiOS enables a new category of affordable smart feature phones that require limited memory, while still offering a rich user experience
TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com), the leading mobile phone brand in Africa, today announced the launch …
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned certain models of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) MacBook Pro laptops on flights, after the company recalled select units which had batteries posing fire risks.
“The FAA is aware of the recalle…
Using social media isn't directly harming teenagers - but it can cut down the time they spend doing healthy things like sleeping and exercising.
In the UK, nine out of 10 teenagers have an social media profile and many people are concer…
Hundreds of workers were paid to transcribe voice recordings of Facebook users, it has emerged.
Facebook is the latest company to confirm it has used third-party workers to do such work, following Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon.
…
Technology giant Siemens Ghana has reiterated its commitment to Ghana with a pledge to continue to invest in the economy.
Speaking at the third Ghana Customer Day in Accra, Mr Edmund Acheampong, Country Director, Siemens Ghana, said the…
More than a million fingerprints and other sensitive data have been exposed online by a biometric security firm.
Researchers working with cyber-security firm VPNMentor managed to access data from a security tool called Biostar 2.
It …
Facebook, together with Africa Check, expands its local language coverage as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme
Facebook's fact-checking programme relies on feedback from the Facebook community, as one of many signals Faceb…
Approximately 2.41 billion people interact with the social media giant, Facebook, at least once a month, according to its latest data copied to the Ghana News Agency.
The growth in Facebook's monthly active users has been spectacular si…
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