Emojis Honoured In World Celebration
New York’s Empire State Building will be lit up in yellow to mark a day that organisers hope will put a smile on millions of faces. It is one of several stunts planned for World Emoji Day, which...
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Microsoft Kills Off Windows 8 Smartphone
Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones –...
Indonesia Restricts Telegram App Over ‘terrorism’ Content
Indonesia has blocked web-based access to a popular messaging service and threatened a full ban on the app due to its "terrorism" content, the government said. The communications ministry said in a...
Chinese Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner
China's censors raced Friday to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo as they seek to silence discussion about the prominent dissident's death....
Windows Phone 8 Fades Out As Microsoft Mulls Mobile Strategy
Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones --...
Kaspersky Denies Spy Agency Work
Moscow-based security company Kaspersky Lab has denied working with Russian intelligence agencies, following US media and government suspicion. News website Bloomberg said it had seen emails showing...
Shadowy App Turkey Says Was Key To Coup Bid
It's the app Ankara says provided the messaging hub for many of the suspected plotters who took part in last year's failed coup. Thousands of people have been arrested simply on charges of...
Nothing Wrong With Fusieni’s Spying Device – Agalga
Former Deputy Interior Minister, James Agalga, has defended his colleague, Inusah Fuseini, who claimed that he installed an audio visual recording device in his office, when he served as the Minister...
[Photos] Shatta Wale Celebrates ‘best Friend’ Majesty On Birthday
Dancehall king Shatta Wale may be thousands of miles away from his native Ghana, but clearly didn’t forget to wish his cute son ‘Majesty’ a happy birthday. The ‘Taking Over’ hitmaker posted...
Trump Sued For Blocking People On Twitter
Seven Twitter users are suing the US president, Donald Trump, saying their right to free speech has been violated. Mr Trump has been party to an eye-watering 4,000 lawsuits over the last 30 years, US...
First Digital Television Now Available On Mobile Devices
First Digital Television has gone mobile with an application that can help users to access its programmes anytime, anywhere, everywhere in the world. The FD Mobile App offers the user the convenience...
Ads Heading For Messenger Home Screens Globally
Facebook on Tuesday said that advertisements will begin popping up on Messenger home screens globally after promising tests with users in Australia and Thailand. "Messenger ads are going global," the...
Twitter Users File Suit, Saying Trump Block Is Unconstitutional
A group of Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming the White House is violating the constitution by keeping them out of a "public forum." The lawsuit...
Facebook To Start Showing Everyone Ads In Messenger
After testing Messenger ads in Australia and Thailand, Facebook announced on Tuesday that any advertiser will be able to buy ads in the app, which boasts 1.2 billion users. The ads won’t be shown...
Spotify Denies Promoting ‘fake Artists’
Music streaming service Spotify has denied that some of its playlists contain music tracks by “fake artists”. A music industry publication listed 50 artists it claimed were not real. They have...
US Newspaper Group Assails Google-Facebook Online ‘duopoly’
The US newspaper industry on Monday warned of a "duopoly" in online news by Google and Facebook, and called for legislation that would relax antitrust rules allowing collective negotiations with the...
Prince Videos Appear On Old Foe YouTube
Official videos from Prince started appearing Friday on YouTube, a year after the death of the pop star who was a sworn foe of the omnipresent site. Videos for some of his classic songs -- including...
Facebook Wants To Turn Campus Into A ‘village’
Facebook on Friday unveiled plans to transform its Silicon Valley headquarters campus into a "mixed-use village" complete with housing and retail shops. Impetus for the "Willow Campus" includes...
Pence Ignores ‘do Not Touch’ Sign At NASA
Vice President Mike Pence became the butt of the joke on Thursday, when he was pictured flouting a 'do not touch' sign during a trip to NASA. The hilarious photo shows the VP touching a metal object...
Week After Exclusive, Jay-Z Puts Album On ITunes
A week after Jay-Z released his latest album as an exclusive on his Tidal streaming service, the rap mogul made it available Friday on Apple platforms -- but not on rival Spotify. "4:44," the 13th...