Google's official Play marketplace is waging an uphill battle against Android apps that display an unending stream of popup ads even when users try to force them to stop, researchers said Friday.The researchers, from UK-based SophosLabs, said they have found a total...

Daniel Devereux, 30, a British man calling himself "His Royal Gingerness" has been sentenced to 32 weeks in prison for hacking the websites of the Norfolk and Norwoch University Hospital, and the website of the Norwoch International Airport.His punishment came today...

The sprawling factory compound, all grey dormitories and weather-beaten warehouses, blends seamlessly into the outskirts of the Shenzhen megalopolis. Foxconn’s enormous Longhua plant is a major manufacturer of Apple products. It might be the best-known factory in the...

The CRTC, Canada’s wireless regulator, has ruled that every cellphone sold in the country must be unlocked, and carriers can no longer charge their customers to unlock their current devices, according to the CBC. The rules will take effect on December 1st, allowing...

IF DONALD TRUMP loves one thing in this world, it's Donald Trump. If he loves two things, a close second-place goes to his Twitter feed. Unfortunately, in addition to Trump's loyal armies of patriots and trolls, Twitter also hosts both liberals and members of the...

Apple is stepping up its video game by hiring one of the key employees from YouTube that helped the service become the world’s biggest video streaming platform.Vijay Karunamurthy, who worked at YouTube in its early years and then went on to co-found the food rating...

Netflix has renewed Bill Nye’s talk show, Bill Nye Saves the World, for a second season. The series, whoch blended comedy and science, premiered back in April with 13 episodes. A premiere date for the new season will be announced later this year.Bill Nye Save the...

In a Friday morning Twitter (TWTR, Tech30) storm about his frustration over the Russia investigation, President Trump boasted that he can circumvent the "fake media" and go straight to the "100 million people" following him on social media.It's a familiar Trump theme...

In 1993 the US president Bill Clinton’s administration introduced the “Clipper chip” into America’s digital and consumer electronics. It was one of the earliest attempts to enforce a backdoor into digital products, and the first in what is known as the cryptowars,...

Social media platform Twitter briefly suspended the account of Al-Jazeera Arabic amid a wider diplomatic dispute between Qatar and Arab nations.Twitter later reinstated the account Saturday, a move that comes after Arab nations have blocked websites and broadcasts by...

An Indian woman who was raped by an Uber driver sued the ride-hailing company on Thursday, alleging that Uber executives had “violated her a second time” when they obtained her medical records and used them to cast doubt on her credibility.Uber board member resigns...

Google is reportedly facing a record-breaking fine from Brussels of more than €1bn (£875m) over alleged abuse of its market dominance.EU officials are expected to announce in the coming weeks that the tech giant has been guilty of manipulating its search engine...