November 12, 2015 Yik Yak posts aren't as anonymous as users believe Internet users of the Yik Yak social media app popular among college students aren't nearly as anonymous as they believe: Missouri police within hours arrested a student accused of threatening violence, the latest in a string of such arrests at colleges in recent months involving threats of mass violence posted online using the service.
November 5, 2015 Facebook intros 360-degree videos with Star Wars experience and more Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg talked enthusiastically over the summer about how he believes virtual reality content will play an increasingly important role on the social networking site, and this week the company has taken a notable step toward realizing his vision.
November 5, 2015 Forget cars and trikes, Google’s now using ziplines for Street View It all started eight years ago with a camera perched on top of a car.
November 5, 2015 Family-friendly ‘YouTube Kids’ app launches for Android and iOS As expected, Google launched its YouTube Kids app this week.
November 5, 2015 Google confirms intention to launch kid-friendly versions of its products Google has confirmed it's preparing to roll out child-oriented versions of its most popular products some time next year. The initiative will see "fun and safe" versions of YouTube and Search launched for kids and will also incorporate educational elements. The post Google confirms intention to launch kid-friendly versions of its products appeared first on Digital Trends.
November 5, 2015 Sporadic voting problems reported across US Voters around the country encountered malfunctioning machines, website crashes and delayed polling place openings, but the problems for the most part appeared sporadic rather than systemic and there was no immediate indication that they factored in the outcome of an election.
November 5, 2015 eBay blames outage on server maintenance The outage that hit some eBay users on Wednesday is the result of maintenance work on the company’s IT infrastructure, according to the e-commerce giant.
November 5, 2015 What you need to know about the Heartbleed bug Millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information may be at risk as a result of a major breakdown in Internet security revealed earlier this week.
November 5, 2015 Vine says no to porn People who like their porn in six-second loops will be disappointed to hear that Twitter-owned Vine has banned sexually explicit content from its app. Violators will have their account suspended until they remove the offending content, the company said.
November 5, 2015 The superfast web grows: Google Fiber to expand to 34 new cities Google is bringing ultrafast Internet connections to 34 new cities across the country including San Jose, Calif., Phoenix, Ariz., Nashville, Tenn., and Atlanta, Ga. the tech behemoth announced Wednesday.
