Technology

The 10 password combinations you should never use online, according to cyber experts
19:36 2018-04-14

Now that we live in a digital age where we have a million different online accounts, from Amazon and eBay to banking and email, it’s more crucial than ever to be cybersafe. One easy and important way to do this is to use strong passwords and make it harder for potential hackers to commit cybercrime. …

Quarter of children under six have a smartphone, study finds
01:03 2018-04-12

One in four children under the age of six has a smartphone, a survey has found. Despite parents insisting that 11 is the “ideal” age for children to have a phone, a poll found 25 per cent of children aged six and under already have their own mobile and nearly half of these spend up …

Could these headphones clean your ears better than a Q-tip? Start-up unveils wearable device that washes out wax in 35 seconds
18:03 2018-04-11

A company has created headphones that can clear wax out of a person’s ears in 35 seconds, replacing harmful cotton swabs and costly visits to the doctor. Seattle-based start-up SafKan developed a device that can clean both ears simultaneously in under a minute by injecting a mixture of hydrogen peroxide into the ear to loosen …

‘It was my mistake and I’m sorry.’ Mark Zuckerberg grovels in written statement to Congress before he is questioned about data-harvesting scandal
23:06 2018-04-09

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify that he’s ‘sorry’ and that his firm ‘didn’t do enough’ to protect the sites’ users from having their personal information compromised. The 33-year-old exec made the apology as he prepares to testify in blockbuster hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday about how millions of users had their data harvested by …

Security Experts Think You Should Cover The Camera On Your Phone And PC
07:03 2018-04-06

You’ve probably seen all the memes, heard all the conspiracy theories about Big Brother watching everything you do. You’ve also probably heard that they use the camera on your computer or cellphone to watch you. Unfortunately they’re all based in reality. According to security experts you really should start to cover your cameras when you’re …