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Google Announces New Types of Advertising on Mobile Devices
Google has announced the introduction of new types of advertising on mobile devices. Advertising galleries will be found in search results and on YouTube, while Google Discover ads will appear in the form of thumbnails of articles.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
May 16, 2019
Bitcoin's Back in the Game? Cryptocurrencies are Gaining in Value
The price of bitcoin has doubled in the last few weeks. Other cryptocurrencies are also gaining in value. There is no certainty as to what is causing the intensive growths.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 14, 2019
Nintendo Closed Its Anti-Piracy Website
Nintendo closed its Anti-Piracy website. The website has existed for over a dozen years and, in addition to performing a typically educational function, enabled the company to report cases of piracy.
video games
May 8, 2019
Google Maps and Google Search Soon With Incognito Mode
During the I/O 2019 conference, Google announced the extension of incognito mode to other applications, which will allow more private use. This feature will soon appear in Google Maps and Google search engine.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
May 8, 2019
YouTube Exceeds Two Billion Logins Per Month
At last week's Brandcast conference, YouTube boasted exceeding the limit of two billion logged-in users per month. Platform users are more and more willing to use TV sets to watch content.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
May 6, 2019
"Future Is Private" - Facebook Will Focus On Smaller Communities
During the Facebook developers' conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new direction of development for the platform. The popular social website will now focus on protecting the privacy of users and small communities.
hardware & software
Jakub Mirowski
May 1, 2019
In 50 Years Facebook Will Have More Dead Users Than Living Ones
Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute show that in 2070 the number of Facebook profiles of dead users will be greater than the number of living people using the website. The situation raises numerous questions about the privacy of deceased people's data.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
April 30, 2019
Windows 7 and 8.1 Update Breaks PCs With Antivirus Software
The latest update for Windows 7 and 8.1 may make it difficult for you to log in to your system. All because of the change made to the critical CSRSS component, which seems to interfere with many popular antivirus programs.
hardware & software
April 23, 2019
Facebook Illicitly Processed User E-mail Data
Facebook user data managing gets another black eye – this time, a representatives of the service admitted that the service used data obtained from e-mail accounts of about 1.5 million users without the consent of individual persons.
hardware & software
April 19, 2019
Security Gap in WPA3 Protocol Can Be Hacked for $125
A security gap was detected in Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) wireless protocol, which enables hackers to easily crack users' password. The method is quick and cheap - launching an attack using it costs $125.
hardware & software
April 17, 2019
Critical Vulnerability Detected in Windows 7 and 10
As it turns out, Internet Explorer 11 still has some security gaps left to surprize us.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
April 15, 2019
Blu-ray Sales Drop by Half in 5 Years
THEME report, prepared by the Motion Picture Association of America proves that Blu-ray discs are becoming less and less popular.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
April 15, 2019
Microsoft Edge on Chromium Engine is Open for Testing
Microsoft has released an early version of the new Edge browser. The program abandons the EdgeHTML engine in favor of the popular Chromium technology.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
April 9, 2019
Firefox and Chrome Will Block Notification Pop-Ups
Mozilla and Google will battle unwanted notifications popping up in. Both companies are working on solutions for their browsers, which are to reduce the number of irritating notifications.
hardware & software
Agnes Adamus
April 3, 2019
Streaming Constitutes Almost Half of Music Industry Revenue
A report prepared by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) suggests that streaming is responsible for 47% of global music industry revenue.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
April 3, 2019
Microsoft Says No to April Fools' Day
Microsoft has banned its employees from publishing jokes on April Fools' Day. According to the company, such actions are very likely to yield more losses than gains.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
March 28, 2019
Battle Royale Games Boost Sales of High-Speed Internet
Due to the increasing popularity of online games such as Fortnite, 31% of homesteads in Great Britain have decided to upgrade their Internet speed. The data was published by MoneySuperMarket.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
March 26, 2019
Facebook Stored Unencrypted User Passwords
Passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were stored on company servers in unencrypted form since at least seven years, reports KrebsOnSecurity.
hardware & software
March 22, 2019
Google Stadia Requires 25 Mb/s For Smooth 1080p in 60fps
Phil Harrison, the boss of Google Stadia project, has shared some information about the bandwidth required to be able to play in FullHD and 60 fps.
hardware & software
March 21, 2019
Valve Purges Steam of Homages to Christchurch Terrorist
Kotaku reports that Steam has been purged of over a hundred various material that approved of the Christchurch terrorist. Valve does not comment on the situation, but consequently removes all reported cases of rule abuse.
other
Conrad Hazi
March 18, 2019