We’ve all been there: you’re curled up in bed with a good book, only to be startled back into reality by the loud pop of your light bulb and sudden darkness. The bulk of the 2.5 billion light bulbs sold each year—that’s 5.5 million each day—are still incandescents, which tend to produce a signature pop …

Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips. It emerged this week that tech companies have been racing to fix the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, that could allow hackers to steal data. Billions of PCs, smartphones and tablets around the world are affected – …

You may think that those photos on Facebook or all your tweets may last forever, or might even come back to haunt you, depending on what you have out there. But, in reality, much of our digital information is at risk of disappearing in the future. Unlike in previous decades, no physical record exists these …

Facebook has introduced a new feature designed to help you identify and protect yourself against fraudulent attempts to steal your data and hijack your account. The social media giant has started listing every email it has “recently” sent to you within the Settings menu on the site. Users will be able to work out whether …

Let’s face it—we all have a friend or two who shares way too much on Facebook. While social media is a great way to keep in touch, it is possible to overdo a good thing. Un-friending them might be rude, though. What to do? Thankfully, Facebook understands your pain, and now, they have an easy …