In a move that’s only surprising because of how long it’s taken to arrive, YouTube has announced it is bringing live video streaming functions to its mobile app. The feature will be rolling out to select creators first, but will soon roll out to everyone else. YouTube boasts that it has been offering live streaming... Continue Reading →
Facebook’s new anti-harassment features will alert you to account impersonators
Over 1 billion people a month use Facebook, and as that number continues to grow, so do the opportunities for a certain type of online harassment: identity theft. But the social network is testing a way to stop these impersonators by alerting users if it detects another account with the same name profile photo. According... Continue Reading →
These are the most liked / least liked tech CEOs
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be experiencing pushback in some regions as he tries to connect the rest of the world to the Internet but in the US, he's still garnering plenty of "likes." In a recent Morning Consult poll, 48 percent of registered voters said they view the Facebook boss favorably. Roughly four in... Continue Reading →
Google publishes “Best of 2015” list for Android apps and games
Google has released its annual “Best of” list comprised of the top Android apps and games of 2015. The search giant has also compiled the top-selling albums, books, movies and television shows as well as its personal favorites in several of those categories. If you’re new to Android (or simply looking for something to keep... Continue Reading →
Facebook partners with satellite company to beam the internet to remote parts of African continent
Facebook announced today that it will partner with French satellite operator Eutelsat Communications as part of an initiative to bring internet access to remote areas of sub-Sahara Africa via satellite. The two companies have reached an agreement with Israeli satellite communication firm Spacecom to utilize the entire broadband payload of its AMOS-6 satellite which is... Continue Reading →