TalkTalk and BT are both DOWN for thousands of users across Britain as customers complain of being unable to access the internet 95 per cent of issues reported by TalkTalk customers are related to the internet Similarly, 92 per cent of BT user complaints are relating to internet problems It appears the outage is nationwide … Read more
TalkTalk and BT are both DOWN for thousands of users across Britain as customers complain of being unable to access the internet 84 per cent of issues reported by customers are related to accessing the internet It appears the outage is nationwide and affecting thousands of users across UK By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 10:36 … Read more
Twitter users stretch words such as ‘yes’, ‘dude’ and ‘hey’ to modify their meaning, according to researchers who analysed 100 billion tweets. The US linguist experts say stretched words that convey a different meaning than the original are common feature of social media, but are rare in formal writing. For instance, ‘suuuuure’ can imply sarcasm, ‘duuuuude’ … Read more
Facebook rolls out TikTok-like app called Collab that lets users create music by repurposing people’s short video clips The app lets users record short video clips of music and piece them together Videos are recorded in three parts and are posted to a feed From their other users can borrow clips to create their own … Read more
iPhone vulnerability that lets users ‘jailbreak’ their devices to run apps and software that have not been approved by Apple is discovered Jailbreaking is able to run because of exploits and bugs found in Apple software This is the first time a jailbreak has worked on newer Apple devices in four years It uses an … Read more
Bizarre ‘lickable screen’ uses gels to simulate any flavor from sushi to gummy candy without users placing a single piece of food in their mouth A ‘lickable screen’ device simulates flavors when placed on the tongue It holds tubes of gels that taste like the five flavors distinguished by the tongue Electrical charges are released … Read more
Tinder is testing ‘Global Mode’ that removes app’s geography limits and allows users to search for dates anywhere in the world Tinder is testing a feature that lets users search for dates without a distance limit Previously Tinder had a 100-mile limit through which users could find matches It would even allow users to search … Read more
Instagram adds pop-ups to notify users before their posts or streams are removed for using copyrighted music Pop-ups will notify users in violation before streams or posts are taken down Instagram says it hopes that the policies will avoid inadvertent take-downs Pop-ups will also inform users why their posts were removed The move comes as … Read more
Twitter users rage against ‘cruel’ Apple commercial that begins with the sound of an iPhone alarm – saying it triggers ‘PTSD’ and there’s a ‘special spot in hell’ for whoever made it An TV ad for the iPhone 11 begins with the sound of an iPhone alarm The commercial debuted globally in September but has … Read more
Twitter is testing a feature that lets users limit the types of people allowed to reply to their tweets The feature will let users limited replies to their tweets It is capable of limiting to specific groups of people The feature will be tested to limited people across the globe Twitter hopes it will help … Read more