Middle-of-the-road Lumias are all well and good but we know that Microsoft is holding off on releasing its next flagship handsets until Windows 10 is out in the wild – and that could be any time from summer onwards. When the brand new OS does make it to phones, the first two cutting edge devices in line could be the ‘Cityman’ and the ‘Talkman’, according to some insider rumours reported
Introduction and risks of hotel Wi-Fi Everybody loves free Wi-Fi. It’s one of the number one reasons for choosing a hotel, and there are even websites dedicated to it. But it’s not safe. “Hotel Wi-Fi is designed for easy and frictionless access,” says Stephen Moody, Solutions Director, EMEA at ThreatMetrix. “Devices are connecting to insecure, non-encrypted Wi-Fi networks.” The bottom line is this: use hotel Wi-Fi and you may be
By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top public prosecutor will look into accusations that the country’s BND foreign intelligence agency violated laws by helping the United States spy on officials and firms in Europe, including Airbus group, the federal prosecutors office said. A spokesman for the prosecutors office confirmed weekend media reports that an investigation had been launched as opposition politicians demanded more information about the unfolding scandal from
SurveyMonkey CEO and husband of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Dave Goldberg, died unexpectedly on Friday night, his brother wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday. “It’s with incredible shock and sadness that I’m letting our friends and family know that my amazing brother, Dave Goldberg, beloved husband of Sheryl Sandberg, father of two wonderful children, and son of Paula Goldberg, passed away suddenly last night,” Robert Goldberg wrote.
There’s some bad news if you were hoping to get your hands on a Fonkraft modular smartphone later this year – the innovative hardware project has been pulled from Indiegogo with no official explanation given. All we have to go on is a tweet from Fonkraft promising an update soon. “Since when are platforms not people deciding what to crowdfund and what not?” it reads – which makes it sound
YouTube is turning 10 round about now, depending on when you think its birthday should be – the first video was uploaded on 23 April 2005, for example, but the site didn’t open its doors to beta testers until May of that year. To celebrate reaching a decade of video streaming, YouTube is going to post a greatest hits package over the next 26 days, highlighting “some of the most
Metal Gear and Silent Hill are not series known for the clarity and simplicity of their narrative. More for paranoia, uncertainty and impenetrable fog. So no surprise then that after MGS creator Kojima became attached to a Silent Hill project (called Silent Hills), it’s all ended it in mystery and confusion. Is Kojima in trouble? Will he ever make games again? What about the sausage tweets? Won’t somebody think of
Introduction Originally designed to promote basic computer science education in schools, Raspberry Pi, the credit card-sized single-board computer, has been spreading across the world like wildfire. The latest iteration, christened Raspberry Pi 2, offers 1GB of RAM and was released in early 2015. There are a number of Linux kernel-based operating systems designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi. These include fully featured distros such as Raspbian, which offers a fully
You know the rules: Two fighters go in, one fighter comes out. I mean, well, both fighters come out but only one wins. I guess. I don’t know, sports are weird. But if you’ve got fight fever for the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout on Saturday, May 2, here’s the best ways to watch the brawl without ever leaving the comfort of your living room: HBO: If you haven’t signed up
Features and FAQ Update: DISH has signed a deal with NBC to bring The Weather Channel to Sling TV. The deal will apparently start in July, though no details on where TWC fits into Sling TV’s pricing model have been released. Imagine everything you liked about cable. You probably enjoyed surfing the channels, watching the shows people were talking about when they aired instead of months after. And, if you
