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Cambridge Analytica: Australia takes Facebook to court over privacy
Australia's privacy regulator is taking Facebook to court over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said Facebook had seriously infringed the privacy of more than 300,000 Australians. The social media giant left personal data "exposed to be sold and used for... political profiling". The scandal involved harvested Facebook data of 87 mi ... Read more
2020-03-09 16:52:58
Twitter labels edited Biden video 'manipulated tweet'
Twitter has used its new "manipulated media" tag for the first time on an edited video of a speech by Joe Biden. The tag, introduced on 5 March, tells readers when a picture or video has been "significantly altered or fabricated". The footage of Mr Biden, posted by Dan Scavino, White House director of social media, claimed to show the Democrat calling for people to vote for P ... Read more
2020-03-09 16:52:24
Asus Unleashes Dual GeForce GTX 1660 Super Mini for Intel NUC 9
Asus has shrunk its Dual GeForce GTX 1660 Super graphics card to fit inside Intel's NUC 9 Extreme (codenamed Ghost Canyon) debuted at CES 2020 and other small form factor (SFF) enclosures. The new graphics card carries the Mini branding to denote its miniature footprint. The Dual GeForce GTX 1660 Super Mini checks in at 19.7cm long with a 2-slot design. The graphics card flaunts a elegant, black ... Read more
2020-01-16 20:34:13
LG repudiates G9 ThinQ renders
Like most company's, LG does not tend to comment on rumours. However, its Head of Global Corporate Communications, Ken Hong, does apparently comment on renders. Specifically, @OnLeaks renders. The prolific leaker released a set of renders for the G9 ThinQ at the turn of the year, which we referred to as being a "potentially polarizing huge phone". @OnLeaks' renders have been proven most ... Read more
2020-01-16 20:34:13
CHUWI HI10 X OFFICIAL UNBOXING PICTURES REVEALED
CHUWI has launched a new product Hi10 X recently, which is the new model of Hi10 series tablets. Equipped with Intel Gemini-Lake N4100, the ninth-generation GPU, 6GB RAM, and 128GB eMMC combination, Hi10X has upgraded a lot in the configuration. Besides, a 10.1-inch full-laminated IPS screen, high-quality full metal unibody, and dual USB-C ports also make it a competitive 10.1-inch tablet. CHUWI ... Read more
2020-01-16 20:26:28
Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 price could be much, much cheaper than we expected
The original Samsung Galaxy Fold cost $1,980 / £1,900 / AU$2,999, which made it a startlingly pricey handset even if it was the first widely available foldable phone. If you wanted a phone with a bendable display but were put off by the price, you might be in luck, because a new rumor suggests the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 could cost less than half what its predecessor did. This comes from South Kore ... Read more
2020-01-16 20:26:28
Microsoft Launcher 6.0 impressions: Testing the Surface Duo’s launcher
The Microsoft Launcher has been around for some time. Before it was rebranded as such in 2017, it was known as the Arrow Launcher. But a lot has changed since then, and with the impending Microsoft Surface Duo, the company has big plans for its launcher. So, now that the new and improved Microsoft Launcher 6.0 is available in the Play Store via an alpha preview, we thought we would take it out for ... Read more
2020-01-15 20:04:18
Xiaomi Mi 10 leaked hands-on pictures look a lot like the Mi Note 10
One of the most anticipated phones of early 2020 is the Xiaomi Mi 10, and new hands-on shots have given us the first 'real' pictures of it (other than leaked renders). Fans of Xiaomi phones might find these pictures eerily familiar though – they show a device that looks a lot like the Xiaomi Mi Note 10. These pictures come from TechDroider, who posted them on Instagram. It's not clear where these ... Read more
2020-01-15 20:02:36
Microsoft re-launches Edge browser on Windows and macOS, now based on Google’s Chromium
Microsoft Edge, the web browser that replaced Internet Explorer with the release of Windows 10, has been given a dramatic overhaul in the last year or so to be rebuilt on the same Chromium source code that Google Chrome is based on. Today, the new version of Microsoft Edge, based on Google’s Chromium, has been officially launched on Windows and macOS. Late in 2018, Microsoft confirmed rumors that ... Read more
2020-01-15 20:02:36
Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active2 Made Me More Aware of My Habits
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 is a fine smartwatch. It controls my music, pings me with notifications and shames me for sitting at my desk too long. I don't like smartwatches, but it did a fairly good job convincing me of its merits. While I was reluctant to use it at first, it definitely helped me learn more about myself. I'm a fairly private person, and I don't use my phone often. During wor ... Read more
2020-01-14 23:18:08