It’d be tough to pick just one book as my all-time fave, but a strong contender would have to be “Ball Four,” a diary of the 1969 baseball season chronicled without apology by pitcher Jim Bouton. Bouton had been a star on the Yankees in the early ’60s, but by […]
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Instagram was the target of cybercriminals who used a bug to reportedly steal phone numbers and e-mail addresses to six million accounts. The hackers are believed to have used a glitch in the system to obtain the sensitive information, and are now selling information for $10 per user. The hacking […]
Windows 10 has been out for over two years now, but those who have yet to upgrade have been urged to do so or risk facing a huge security crisis. Latest Netmarketshare figures have Microsoft’s Windows as the leading desktop browser, with a staggering 90.70 per cent share. However, the […]
There’s no question that mobile phones have become essential to our daily lives and that’s especially true in a disaster. As flood waters rose last weekend, victims of Hurricane Harvey didn’t just overwhelm 911 call centers seeking help. They also took to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to ask […]
Like Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus ($795.25 at Amazon Marketplace) and a few other Android phones, the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom has two rear cameras and optical zoom. The difference here is that the ZenFone 3 Zoom lets you zoom in closer than its rivals. Instead of 2x, you get 2.3x. […]
If you want all the hottest new tech gathered in one place, you want IFA. CNET spent the week in Berlin for this year’s edition of the long-enduring tech trade show to find out what we’ll be talking about over the next 12 months. IFA 2017 featured companies coming up […]
The IFA technology show in Berlin has seen the release of a host of new Android smartphones. LG announced its new V30 which includes a giant 6-inch edge-to-edge display and there were plenty of updates from firms such as Honor. But for Android fans probably one of the biggest announcements […]
APPLE Apple iOS 11 release date is coming later this month Apple’s iOS 11 was announced back in June at the firm’s yearly WWDC developers conference. The all-new operating system will bring a host of updates to the iPhone including improved Siri and Apple Maps. The iPad also sees one […]