Internet Latest news (7)

Paul Wozniak, 22 September 2019, 22:02

A few days ago a closed beta of incognito mode in Google Maps has begun. Currently, it is only available to owners of Android devices and members of Google Maps Preview.

Julia Dragovic, 19 September 2019, 18:47

SORM, a system used to monitor the Internet and telecommunication activity of Russians, has once again become a subject of controversy. The disclosed Nokia documents show how the system helps Russia to keep track of its citizens. One might start asking some uncomfortable questions about human rights violation.

Barth Faryna, 18 September 2019, 15:35

The team responsible for creating one of the AdBlocks has recently published a text that makes it clear that two popular ad-blocking plugins do some other things as well, about which the user is not informed. The worst part, however, is that they were installed by millions of people.

Konrad Serafinski, 14 September 2019, 23:22

Google Maps helped solve the mystery of William Moldt, who went missing 22 years ago. The man's sunken car was accidentally discovered in a satellite photo from Google Earth.

Konrad Serafinski, 14 September 2019, 22:34

Almost a year ago Discord introduced a game subscription. Unfortunately, the catalog of Nitro Games was not to the liking of the players. Therefore, the company has decided to resign from the service and will switch it off in mid-October.

Michael Kulakowski, 13 September 2019, 23:32

The closed beta version of GOG Galaxy 2.0 has been updated for the first time to bring its functionality closer to what the developers promised in their first announcements. Galaxy 2.0 allows you to create a universal database of our games on all modern hardware platforms.

Paul Wozniak, 12 September 2019, 11:14

Donald Trump's government is considering a new proposal to combat mass shootings, whereby the phones of people with mental health problems would be tracked to prevent acts of aggression.

Paul Wozniak, 11 September 2019, 12:39

Kaspersky has announced a beta version of a tool to help detect cheaters in eSports.

Barth Faryna, 09 September 2019, 18:32

HackerOne is an organization that brings together hackers from all over the world to keep them busy. Thanks to the cooperation with the company, many of them have already earned dizzying sums, sometimes exceeding one million dollars. All is takes is will and a lot of skill.

Milosz Szubert, 09 September 2019, 17:13

Google has announced bans for advertising of medical products and therapies that have not been adequately researched and proven to be effective. This has met with the approval of the medical community.

Bart Swiatek, 09 September 2019, 13:16

Facebook and Google were accused of breaking the electoral silence during the local elections held in Russia last Sunday. The companies were supposed to display advertisements and political spots in violation of the law. The Russian media supervisory authority has not informed about possible consequences for the companies.

Barth Faryna, 06 September 2019, 22:03

Facebook's got another big flop. A total of 419 million Facebook user phone numbers were found on a server, which could be accessed by almost anyone because it was not even password-protected.

Julia Dragovic, 04 September 2019, 22:14

Facebook has changed its facial recognition settings - the option will no longer be active by default. As before on Instagram, the corporation is also conducting tests to remove the like counter and reactions to posts.

Konrad Serafinski, 02 September 2019, 11:12

The Federal Trade Commission ruled that YouTube had violated the Children's Online Privacy Act by displaying advertisements personalised for children. It is said that Google may have to pay a $200 million fine. Many people think, however, that this amount is hardly enough.

Barth Faryna, 22 August 2019, 19:21

Tests of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge began in April this year, but only now did it enter official open beta-tests, and can be downloaded from the developer's website.

Barth Faryna, 22 August 2019, 13:53

YouTube has recently removed hundreds of videos depicting robot fights. However, the most interesting thing about this whole matter is the reason for the decision: the videos violated the rules on cruelty to animals.

Barth Faryna, 21 August 2019, 17:54

VPN is a service used by more and more users who are concerned about their safety in the web. Ironically, one of the largest sites of that type has been copied and is used to distribute malware through original client.

Barth Faryna, 16 August 2019, 19:29

Twitter has just started testing a special tool to ensure that users no longer receive offensive messages - at least in theory. If everything goes according to plan, we will soon have it at our disposal.

Bart Swiatek, 14 August 2019, 12:54

Zuckerberg's social networking website commissioned external companies to transcribe private voice messages of its users. The official objective was to check the effectiveness of the AI developed by the company.

Konrad Serafinski, 13 August 2019, 12:16

Bloomberg reports that in 2020 Facebook will enable chat between Instagram and Messenger users. This will be the first step on the road to integrating the giant's platforms, as announced by Mark Zuckerberg.

Barth Faryna, 06 August 2019, 12:34

Chrome Browser Extensions are great and useful tools that can be very helpful in many situations. At least that's what sounds like in theory. Practice shows that most of them do not have many applications and almost nobody uses them.

Paul Wozniak, 31 July 2019, 22:06

The latest update to Google Chrome automatically blocks Flash Playback media and does not allow sites to detect when you are in incognito mode.

Bart Swiatek, 29 July 2019, 21:25

A group of content creators - YouTube Union has established a partnership with German trade union IG Metall. Together, two organizations have launched FairTube initiative, which calls, among other things, for greater transparency regarding the rules of video monetization.

Paul Wozniak, 26 July 2019, 15:35

Tim Sweeeney, CEO of Epic Games Store, confirmed on Twitter that Moonlighter and This War of Mine support cloud-based game saving. This option is to be made available shortly for more titles.

Bart Swiatek, 26 July 2019, 12:09

Google has decided to change the policy for Chrome browser extensions. Add-ons will only be able to request user data that is necessary for their operation. The changes will enter into force in October. Extensions that are not adapted to the new requirements will disappear from the Chrome Web Store.

Bart Swiatek, 25 July 2019, 16:34

It seems that image problems and scandals do not particularly harm Facebook. The company presented a report on its financial results in the second quarter of 2019. The company generated nearly $16.9 billion in revenues - 28% more than a year ago. This is one of the best results in recent years.

Milosz Szubert, 19 July 2019, 18:54

There are many indications that soon it will not be possible to see how many people liked someone's photo on Instagram. All because of the desire to eliminate unhealthy competition between users.

Julia Dragovic, 19 July 2019, 18:38

...but he'd also like to make some money. Matty Roberts, the creator of the idea of storming Area 51, underestimated the capabilities of Facebook when creating this surprisingly popular event. Now he's afraid of the consequences. You can comfort him with your money.

Paul Wozniak, 15 July 2019, 15:22

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted an agreement whereby Facebook will have to pay USD 5 billion. The record amount did not deter investors, and the company's stock prices increased by almost 2%.

Conrad Hazi, 09 July 2019, 13:46

Spotify Lite application debuted in the Play Store. It is a slimmed-down version of a popular media player aimed at users with a weak connection or a old smartphone models. The app can be tested today.

Agnes Adamus, 24 June 2019, 23:56

Today, a closed beta of GOG Galaxy 2.0 has launched. The tests cover all the new features of CD Project's digital distribution platform client, above all the creation of a combined list of games from various hardware platforms.

Bart Swiatek, 24 June 2019, 11:16

The cryptocurrency Libra, recently announced by Facebook, has contributed to a significant increase in the value of Bitcoin. The co-founder of this social networking site, Chris Hughes, is afraid of the future sketched by the new project from Mark Zuckerberg's company.

Arkadiusz Dziermanski, 18 June 2019, 11:42

Today's TVs have similar or even the same operating systems as smartphones and computers. As a result, they not only offer a number of different functions, but are also susceptible to viruses. Samsung wanted to show how to protect itself from them, but quickly regretted its decision.

Conrad Hazi, 11 June 2019, 12:19

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Roskomnadzor, intends to block access to 9 popular VPN services. In March this year, 10 large suppliers were to receive requirements on limiting access to websites. Only Kaspersky Lab agreed to implement them.

Christian Pieniazek, 07 June 2019, 11:50

Stadia, i.e. the streaming platform from Google, will debut later this year. Thanks to a leak, we already know how much we will have to pay for the opportunity to check it, and we the first titles that will be released on the new platform.

Conrad Hazi, 06 June 2019, 14:27

The latest Google Maps update introduces a feature that many users have been waiting for - speedometer and speed limit information. Recently, the application has also started to inform drivers about speed cameras.

ElMundo, 22 May 2019, 23:34

GOG.com digital game distribution platform has announced a new version of the GOG Galaxy 2.0 client. The updated application will offer integration with consoles and other digital distribution platforms.

Bart Swiatek, 20 May 2019, 13:05

The CNBC TV station reports that Google collects data about purchases we make on the Internet. Information is collected through messages sent to Gmail mailboxes.

Conrad Hazi, 19 May 2019, 22:01

It looks like the GPUs used by Google's Stadia servers will be the first-generation AMD Vega GPU. At least that is what we know from information published by Khronos, who is responsible for the development of the Vulcan API.

Conrad Hazi, 16 May 2019, 15:02

Google has announced the introduction of new types of advertising on mobile devices. Advertising galleries will be found in search results and on YouTube, while Google Discover ads will appear in the form of thumbnails of articles.

Bart Swiatek, 14 May 2019, 22:31

The price of bitcoin has doubled in the last few weeks. Other cryptocurrencies are also gaining in value. There is no certainty as to what is causing the intensive growths.

Frozen, 08 May 2019, 21:57

Nintendo closed its Anti-Piracy website. The website has existed for over a dozen years and, in addition to performing a typically educational function, enabled the company to report cases of piracy.

Milosz Szubert, 08 May 2019, 13:02

During the I/O 2019 conference, Google announced the extension of incognito mode to other applications, which will allow more private use. This feature will soon appear in Google Maps and Google search engine.

Conrad Hazi, 06 May 2019, 13:10

At last week's Brandcast conference, YouTube boasted exceeding the limit of two billion logged-in users per month. Platform users are more and more willing to use TV sets to watch content.

Jakub Mirowski, 01 May 2019, 20:36

During the Facebook developers' conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new direction of development for the platform. The popular social website will now focus on protecting the privacy of users and small communities.

Bart Swiatek, 30 April 2019, 13:38

Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute show that in 2070 the number of Facebook profiles of dead users will be greater than the number of living people using the website. The situation raises numerous questions about the privacy of deceased people's data.

Frozen, 23 April 2019, 15:50

The latest update for Windows 7 and 8.1 may make it difficult for you to log in to your system. All because of the change made to the critical CSRSS component, which seems to interfere with many popular antivirus programs.

ElMundo, 19 April 2019, 12:42

Facebook user data managing gets another black eye – this time, a representatives of the service admitted that the service used data obtained from e-mail accounts of about 1.5 million users without the consent of individual persons.

Frozen, 17 April 2019, 13:14

A security gap was detected in Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) wireless protocol, which enables hackers to easily crack users' password. The method is quick and cheap - launching an attack using it costs $125.

Conrad Hazi, 15 April 2019, 23:51

As it turns out, Internet Explorer 11 still has some security gaps left to surprize us.