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Bart Swiatek, 07 September 2020, 15:10

According to the Reuters news agency - citing several anonymous sources - U.S. Department of Justice investigators may soon be bringing several monopoly charges against Google. The accusations concern mainly two areas - web browser and contracts on the advertising market.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 31 August 2020, 15:44

Facebook has taken legal action against a developer selling likes on Instagram.

Bart Swiatek, 31 August 2020, 12:52

Pie Chart Pirate channel published a video, showing the evolution of popularity of individual web browsers between 1994-2019.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 27 August 2020, 15:35

SpaceX continues the Starlink program. There are already over 600 satellites in orbit. Meanwhile, many astronomers are voicing their concerns. They claim that the Elon Musk's project may make it harder to explore the space.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 26 August 2020, 16:19

Smartphone sales results from the first half of 2020 show biggest drops in history.

Karol Laska, 20 August 2020, 22:22

Reddit's authorities have started banning users who promote hate speech. Since the change of content rules, 7 thousand accounts that violated the new rules have been removed.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 20 August 2020, 18:22

A lot of information on Facebook can be a health hazard. Avaaz is presenting a report on the increase in harmful content related to the pandemic and medicine in general.

Bart Swiatek, 19 August 2020, 11:00

Microsoft plans to gradually phase-out support for Internet Explorer 11 as part of its own service ecosystem (Microsoft 365) - the process will end in August 2021. Next March, the company also intends to cease the release of security updates for older versions of the Microsoft Edge browser.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 18 August 2020, 18:46

An Apple's patent for streaming games over the 5G network has recently been made public. According to it, a game is to be played on a server and the mobile device is only to display the transmitted image.

Karol Laska, 15 August 2020, 19:24

A survey conducted on TruePublic was used to gather the opinions of US citizen on the ban imposed on TikTok. Most people disagree with Donald Trump's decision.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 11 August 2020, 21:40

SpaceX continues the Starlink project to provide Internet access in every corner of the Earth. Currently, as many as 120 satellites per month are produced, an unprecedented result in this industry sector.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 07 August 2020, 14:50

Donald Trump's recent plans to ban the use of TikToka are soon to be reflected in law.

Frozen, 01 August 2020, 20:29

According to unofficial information, following recent comments by US President Donald Trump about the possible ban on TikTok in the United States, Microsoft is in talks with the Chinese company ByteDance to take over the American branch of the company.

Bart Swiatek, 31 July 2020, 12:10

Google Maps app has received an update, which resembles solutions known from social network websites. It enables us to follow users, thanks to which we receive information about their content and recommendations.

Karol Laska, 30 July 2020, 22:30

YouTube has decided that the option to add subtitles to videos will be removed due to its low popularity and unethical abuse.

Bart Swiatek, 27 July 2020, 13:09

Youtuber Jack „JackSucksatLife” Welsh used the exploit to win the so-called Diamond Play button - an award that is given to content creators with more than 10 million subscribers. The platform was notified of the vulnerability that allowed the fraud.

Darius Matusiak, 16 July 2020, 22:10

It's been two weeks since Dr. Disrespect's mysterious ban on Twitch and we still don't know what's going on. The popular streamer is also silent on his other social media, which gives rise to much speculation.

Bart Swiatek, 15 July 2020, 13:53

SpaceX started to send emails to people interested in testing the Starlink system. Elon Musk's company asks the users for an update of their home address. We have also learned about the appearance of the antenna that will be required to use the service.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 July 2020, 14:03

Richard „Ninja” Tyler Blevins released his first YouTube stream. The well-known streamer was watched live by more than 100,000 people at the same time, but that doesn't mean he will stay on Google's platform permanently.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 08 July 2020, 14:38

President Donald Trump is said to consider banning TikTok in the U.S. because of security concerns.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 07 July 2020, 13:24

Google conducted an experiment which proved that limiting the functioning of JavaScript in browser's tabs can extend laptop's working time by up to 2 hours.

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 July 2020, 16:44

Sony Interactive Entertainment has decided to temporarily suspend its PlayStation-related Facebook and Instagram activities. This is another company that has supported #StopHateForProfit in the fight against disinformation and hate speech.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 02 July 2020, 14:09

The group known as Anonymous claims that TikTok is a tool used by the Chinese government to spy and contains numerous security gaps.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 01 July 2020, 14:54

Discord has so far been associated mainly with conversations of players during online games. Now this is to change. The program will be profiled more towards a universal communicator for the community.

Adrian Werner, 01 July 2020, 14:17

Animated gifts presenting Dr. Disrespect disappeared from GIPHY. This is another puzzling situation in recent days related to the streamer, who was recently banned by Twitch.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 29 June 2020, 16:14

The U.S. Government intends to introduce legislation to address vulnerabilities in the encryption of software used in the country. Back doord hidden in the code would enable the government services to fight crime more effectively.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 25 June 2020, 15:39

The Martian rover Curiosity needs your help. Ai4Mars web application was created to improve the algorithms of the AI driving vehicles on Mars.

Mateusz Popielak, 24 June 2020, 18:16

More and more dissatisfied users say that Microsoft Edge imports data from other browsers without their knowledge.

Bart Swiatek, 23 June 2020, 12:28

SpaceX company will start beta-tests of the Internet based on the Starlink satellite network this summer. Initially, tests will be limited to certain locations north of the equator. The connection is to have sufficient parameters to play video games.

Bart Swiatek, 22 June 2020, 15:34

Google will have to pay a fine of 50 million Euros for violating user privacy and improperly obtaining permission to display personalized ads. The ruling concerns a case from January, last year.

Bart Swiatek, 22 June 2020, 12:49

The new version of Chrome browser will use less memory. Google's programmers will use a different way of managing RAM - the so-called SegmentHeap, known from Microsoft Edge.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 19 June 2020, 13:36

More than 70 different extensions and add-ons have been found spying on and sending sensitive data of Google Chrome users, according to Reuters UK.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 10 June 2020, 12:36

Tomorrow, on June 11, the fifth generation of the popular Xiaomi Mi Band will be on sale.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 08 June 2020, 11:56

The Brave web browser generated money by swapping links typed in by users with its own.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 05 June 2020, 13:42

Elon Musk thinks it's time to end the empire created by Jeff Bezos and break his monopolistic position.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 03 June 2020, 14:03

Google has been sued for $5 billion for violating the privacy of users using „incognito” mode in their web browser.

Mateusz Popielak, 03 June 2020, 13:44

Facebook begins releasing a tool to help manage our content. With it, we can, for example, delete our old posts.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 02 June 2020, 12:06

In response to Mark Zuckerberg's assurance that he would not moderate Donald Trump's entries, Facebook employees organized a virtual protest.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 29 May 2020, 15:32

5G technology is already working in many places, although still a lot of people are afraid of it. We did not have to wait long for inventions „protecting” against 5G.

Kuszu, 28 May 2020, 13:14

Is there going to be a war between social media and politics? Twitter has marked Donald Trump's entries as „misleading”, Mark Zuckerberg criticizes the website's actions, and the president himself threatens to shut down „social networks that try to silence conservatives”. Things are getting interesting.

Mateusz Popielak, 27 May 2020, 17:56

We have an official competitor for Chrome's T-Rex. Microsoft Edge released Surf Game - an offline game built into the browser.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 27 May 2020, 13:39

Some comments that were critical of the Chinese government began to disappear from YouTube. This is all the more surprising because the service is not available in China anyway.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 26 May 2020, 18:12

Google has recently been testing the ability to confirm purchases in restaurants and in app using the voice recognition function in its voice assistant.

Mateusz Popielak, 26 May 2020, 15:44

Researchers from Australia have managed to reach a connection speed of over 44 Tb/s. Most importantly, not under strict laboratory conditions.

Kuszu, 20 May 2020, 13:15

During yesterday's Build 2020 conference Microsoft announced changes that will be introduced in the new Edge browser in the next few months. Users installing Windows 10 will automatically get an edition of the browser based on Chromium engine.

Mateusz Popielak, 18 May 2020, 15:51

Recent research shows that a huge number of people seek medical advice using Google. How reliable are the various medical websites that come up in search results?

Bart Swiatek, 18 May 2020, 11:15

YouTube has changed the resolution classification - 720p is no longer considered a High-Definition standard. Red HD letters do not appear until 1080p or better.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 15 May 2020, 13:18

Google has revealed plans to introduce to Chrome a limit of resources that can be used by ads on website. This is to reduce battery consumption and transfer.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 13 May 2020, 12:04

The official website of SpaceX has a simulator, which enables us to dock a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. An internet browser is enough to run it.

Kuszu, 11 May 2020, 11:37

Google and Facebook will give their employees a choice and allow home office work until the end of this year. However, if someone has the need, they can work in the office beginning with June or July.