Facebook is an easy way to stay in touch with the old high school gang, share funny photos from your family vacation and wish your wide circle of friends a happy birthday without springing for a stamp. But there’s a downside, too: When you’re sitting behind a computer screen, it’s easy to mishandle conversations on …

Shazam’s smartphone app is already tightly integrated with Apple’s Siri digital assistant. Citing the tech news website TechCrunch, Reuters reports that the company could pay about $400 million for Shazam and that a deal could be signed as early as next week. Shazam did not respond to a request for comment. The price TechCrunch reported …

A drone that hovers over Japanese employees and blares out music to force them to go home has been created by an office security and cleaning firm. The ‘T-Frend’ buzzes over those trying to work late, blasting out the notes of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, a Scottish tune used in Japan to announce that a store …

Facebook has introduced a new feature to let users send a variety of ‘greetings’. Reviving memories of those long-forgotten ‘poke-wars’, you will now be able to send a wink, a high-five, a hug and a wave as well as the old faithful poke. Each greeting interacts with your friend’s profile in a unique way, with …

Apple has fixed a security flaw in its HomeKit system that could have let unauthorised people control smart home gadgets such as door locks and lights. The bug appeared in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 11.2, and could have let criminals unlock internet-connected doors. A researcher disclosed the problem to tech …