Turkey’s plan to ban Twitter has backfired with 33 percent more residents signing up to the social media service following the decision. The Turkish government aimed to ban Twitter after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that the service was being utilized to publish audio recordings that implicated Turkey was involved in bribery and corruption. … Read more
Netflix is facing a tough decision after paying out Comcast millions in access fees after the internet provider slowed streaming services for their customers. Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings has appealed to internet service providers, asking them to keep costs low for consumers and to stop throttling Netflix services. Hasting announced that Netflix was bullied into … Read more
Google is taking a stand by blocking the NSA from reading Gmail messages. Google is among one of the first companies to improve its encryption services after whistleblower, Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA had access to more online information than originally suspected. In order to protect users privacy, Google has announced that they are … Read more
No surprises here but Flappy Bird is set to return to app stores. When however, still remains a mystery. Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird pulled the popular app from the store as he claimed it “ruined his life.” Despite generating thousands in revenue each day, Nguyen said that the super addictive game had … Read more
To celebrate their 8th birthday, Twitter is opening up it’s archives to allow users to revisit their first ever tweet. Twitter is taking users on walk down memory lane, providing access to the first ever tweets of every single user. By going to first-tweets.com, Tweeters can type in their username and retrieve their very first … Read more
Sony has just released a new virtual reality headset titled Project Morpheus. Unveiling their design at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony showcased their latest virtual realit headset. Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment revealed the prototype stating, “I have long dreamed about VR and the possibilities it brings in regards to game … Read more
Pandora was one of the first big online streaming radios to hit the scene and now although many companies such as Apple and Samsung have been competing with it’s services, Pandora has increased the cost of membership. Samsung just announced the launch of their new streaming music service, following in the footsteps of Apple’s iTunes … Read more
Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella will begin unveiling his vision for the company as he announces a new version of Office for Apple’s iPad. The popular Office suite will be made available for iPad users with limited capabilities which can then be upgraded for a higher cost. Nadella is set to announce the plan in full … Read more
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos has just announced the release of a new Smartphone. Amazon has been trying to make their footprint in the tech industry releasing tablets, set-top streaming boxes and now, a smartphone. The set-top box which is set to be released in April will compete directly with Roku and Chromecast and will offer … Read more
It seems that cloud storage competition is heating up with Google drastically cutting prices. Microsoft just announced a cheaper cloud storage system for their Office suite software and both Dropbox and Amazon have also kept their prices competitive. Google has now joined the race, lowering the price of 100GB of storage from $4.99 per … Read more
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