Samsung has announced a range of new Galaxy smartphones, offering improved cameras and the option of a stylus. The firm talked up the use of recycled materials such as repurposed fishing nets and used water bottles. Its “Galaxy for the Planet” is a five-year plan to eliminate plastics in packaging and stop manufacturing waste going to landfill. Experts welcomed the […]
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Mark Zuckerberg has announced his company is ditching the name Facebook. The rebranding is part of the global company’s big plan to develop a virtual world but critics say its an attempt to shift focus from recent controversies. Here’s what we know about Facebook going Meta. Is Facebook changing its name? The Facebook company has changed its name to Meta, but the […]
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After a long wait, the American photo and video sharing social networking service (Instagram) have finally introduced its much-anticipated desktop posting feature. After years of only allowing users to share photos and videos from their phones, Instagram has now added a desktop uploading option that allows users to post from their computers.Instagram’s functions have previously been limited to its mobile […]
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The stock market value of Facebook has topped $1 trillion for the first time after the tech giant won a court victory against US regulators. A federal court dismissed two lawsuits, from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of states, sending Facebook shares up 4.2%. It took the value of Facebook above $1tn, making it the last of […]
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iOS 15, currently in the hands of developers and arriving as a public beta in July, is a massive update. The changes don’t necessarily reinvent how you’ll use your iPhone; rather, it’s more of a refinement. But there are a lot of changes in iOS 15, so many that Apple’s own summary of what’s new and improved in the iPhone software update becomes a […]
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Microsoft says it will stop supporting Windows 10 in 2025, as it prepares to unveil a major revamp of its Windows operating system later this month. When Windows 10 was launched, Microsoft said it was intended to be the final version of the operating system. But from 14 October 2025, there will be no new updates or security fixes for […]
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Former US president Donald Trump has praised Nigeria’s government for banning Twitter after it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s post for breaching its rules. “Who are they to dictate good and evil, if they themselves are evil?” Mr Trump said in a statement. He urged other countries to ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing “free and open speech”. Mr Trump […]
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook said on Monday it planned two new undersea cables to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America in a project with Google and regional telecommunication companies to boost internet connection capacity between the regions. “Named Echo and Bifrost, those will be the first two cables to go through a new diverse route crossing the Java Sea and […]
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The US is expressing growing concern over a hack on Microsoft’s Exchange email software that the tech company has blamed on China. “This is an active threat,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday. “Everyone running these servers – government, private sector, academia – needs to act now to patch them.” Microsoft said hackers had used its mail […]
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The National Communications Authority (NCA) has held a virtual workshop on lessons learnt by the telecommunications sector during the COVID-19 crisis as part of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2020. Participants of the workshop included Mobile Networks Operators (MNOs), Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) providers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Value Added Service (VAS) providers, Under Sea Cable Providers and […]
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