Facebook is to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, as the social network faces the threat of a government crackdown over its dominance of online advertising. Most British newspaper groups have signed up to
WhatsApp is hard at work making its hugely-popular app even better. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen the launch of disappearing messages which, as the name suggests, makes text messages self-destruct after a week, coupled with the introduction of a new storage setting designed to allow
The consumer rights activist Max Schrems has filed a formal privacy case against Apple, arguing that an ID generated by iPhones that lets advertisers track users violates privacy regulations. Schrems, whose lawsuit against Facebook led to a landmark ruling restricting data transfers from the EU
Amazon has made some pretty drastic changes with its fourth-generation Amazon Echo smart speaker. It has re-engineered its best-selling voice-controlled gadget so that it resembles a lawn bowl and offers dramatically improved sound. Amazon has also added a Zigbee hub inside the
Apple has taken the wraps off a next-generation MacBook Air during its latest hardware showcase, which was advertised with the tagline “One More Thing”. The event, which was pre-recorded at the Cupertino-based company’s headquarters and streamed to fans across the globe, was
Having an endless supply of unmissable content at a user’s fingertips is what has made Netflix the number one TV and movie streaming service in the world. But the entertainment giant has dropped the on-demand approach which has made it a household name for
