Category: Technology
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What would the Internet look like without the influence of Mark Zuckerberg?
It’s inarguable that Mark Zuckerberg revolutionised the Internet. Facebook changed it’s purpose radically and infinitely, so much so that it’s hard to imagine the Internet without Zuckerberg. Facebook also inspired other huge apps we use in our daily life, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat. It changed the way we sell our ideas, the way we write, journalism,…
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Show love, anger or a wow reaction on Facebook with new reactions
The long-lived dilemma of being uncertain whether or not to ‘like’ a friend’s sad post has come to an end. Today Facebook has introduced reactions, which offers a range of options to express exactly how you feel without having to comment. Scrolling through one’s newsfeed has become a daily ritual for Facebook users to get updates from…
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Eero is the solution to your Wi-Fi problems
With multiple routers, Eero aims to eliminate Wi-Fi buffering and dead zones around the house. Wi-Fi has become a way of life and so has the typical frustration caused when the connection drops. Up until now, users have relied on a single hub to provide internet to the whole house. The idea behind Eero is…
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Samsung’s new Galaxy is what fans have wanted and more
Samsung has released it’s new Galaxy, proving the company is still a worthy competitor to the Apple iPhone. Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones on Sunday during its MWC event in Barcelona. While new features make up the phone, there are two key features that are returning after they were scrapped…
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Australia’s three strikes piracy code has been scrapped
Copyright content owners, who want to curtail illegal downloaders, have been pushing for an industry code that would would require Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to send warning notices to subscribers suspected of illegal downloading. According to a report today, this code has been scrapped because the costs were predicted to be too high. This code…
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Twitter GIF library is here
First of all, Now that’s out of the way, down to the nitty gritty. Twitter has officially rolled out a GIF library, appropriately posting a series of GIFs on the Twitter account, as well as a tutorial in GIF form. The library is pretty simply to navigate. You can either type in a keyboard or…
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New Samsung Galaxy – Video Leaked
Avid pundits have long predicted the upcoming release of the next-generation Galaxy (S7) Smartphone, with Samsung confirming a ‘special media event’ for the 21st of February 2016. A number of websites have categorically assessed the rumours, developments and probable specs of the new product, which has meant that we already know (fairly well) what to expect.…
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‘Scoping out the Neighbourhood – China relocates 10 000 people
China is said to be relocating as many as 10,000 people in order to complete construction upon the world’s largest radio telescope. The Five hundred metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is located in the south-western province of Guizhou, Mainland China. The Telescope intends to help humankind search for alien life, with Wu Xiangping, director-general of…
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You’ve Got Mail: Android Malware Erases Phone via Text
In the wake of this weeks iPhone ‘Retro bug’ debacle, a new virus is now haphazardly sweeping through Android phones. The Malware, dubbed Mazar, spreads via a single text message containing a multimedia link. If the user clicks the link within the SMS, the malware downloads under the guise of Tor Software. Once installed, the virus…
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Scientific Breakthrough Observes Gravitational Waves
If you were bamboozled by last week’s ‘Nobel Prize worthy’ scientific breakthrough, you were not alone. In essence; the discovery confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos. According to LIGO, the breakthrough ‘observes ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational…