WhatsApp user chats on Android liable to theft due to file system flaw

A newly discovered security flaw in the Android version of WhatsApp allows another application to upload a user’s entire database of chats...

Google Starts Running Consumer Surveys About Select Advertisers, Highlights Data In Search Ads

Google is launching a new feature for advertisers today that highlights data it gathers from its Consumer Surveys in their ads. These so-c...

Yik Yak chat app stirring up trouble in high schools

From Chicago, to Georgia, to Southern California, a new social media application is causing problems on middle school and high school camp...

Apple releases iOS 7 update for iPads and iPhones

Apple released its latest mobile operating system update on Monday, iOS 7.1. The major upgrade packs in an assortment of bug fixes, improv...

Facebook 'in talks to buy drone satellite firm'

Facebook is reportedly in discussions to acquire Titan Aerospace, a manufacturer of drones, for around $60m. Titan Aerospace specialises...

Mobile Phones Are Moving Targets

Two years ago, when he was stuck in traffic, Peter Spriggs of Fresno, Calif., pulled out his iPhone to look for an alternative route. A ...

YouTube PS4 app workaround

Earlier on this month we spoke about the need for Sony to release a native PS4 YouTube app. While we would still like to see this with t...

Nissan eliminates blind spots with rear-view mirror that doubles as a wide-angle LCD

Add caption As car tech goes, here’s a small but useful step forward: Nissan created a rear-view mirror with a full-width LCD that sh...

Yahoo webcam images intercepted and stored

The British surveillance agency GCHQ and the United States National Security Agency (NSA) have intercepted and stored webcam images of mil...

Facebook-WhatsApp Deal Risks Sparking Privacy Probes Across EU

Facebook Inc. (FB)’s plan to buy WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion risks triggering privacy probes across the European Union as...

Want a job at Google? Internet giant reveals the 'two attributes' necessary for all employees

They're renowned as some of the toughest interview questions in the business.But, despite their legendary difficulty, the reason we...

BlackBerry Announces New Z3 and Q20 Phones

BlackBerry will release a low-cost phone in Indonesia in April and plans a broader release of a phone that restores a beloved row of con...

Sony launches waterproof Xperia Z2 smartphone and tablet

So after Sony built in waterproofing and made the leap to a highly capable 20.7-megapixel camera in last year’s flagship, the Xperia Z1,...

Samsung Galaxy S5 launch in Barcelona

Samsung’s launch event for the new Galaxy S5 in Barcelona on Monday The Samsung Unpacked 5 Event takes place on Monday and the next ...

Tesla earnings Model X delayed, but stock jumps as China expansion looms

Electric car maker Tesla announced its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, and in the process assuaged any fears that last year’s high...

Mark Zuckerberg goes to Barcelona to make mobile friends

If confirmation was needed that we live in the age of the mobile phone, then the presence of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at the Mob...

Messaging service WhatsApp is down

Messaging service WhatsApp is down and for the past an hour or so users haven’t been able to send messages. The company has confirmed to...

Google's Hangouts blunder helped WhatsApp

Just a few days before WhatsApp founders agreed to sell the company to Facebook, they were reportedly contacted by Google CEO Larry Page...