Washable Smartphones

Japanese electronics manufacturer Kyocera is reported to have introduced a new range of waterproof smartphones that can be washed in soap and water. Second Time Around. This is the second time that Kyocera have launched a range of waterproof smartphones. Back in...

Parliamentary Inquiry Launched Into Fake News

Claims that U.S. voters may have been swayed by “fake news” stories in the recent U.S election campaign is the reason given by MPs for launching a new parliamentary inquiry into the phenomenon. What Is Fake News? As the name suggests, fake news refers to false news...

Hotel Pays Ransom To Let Guests Back In To Rooms

A luxury Austrian hotel had to pay a €1,500 ransom to hackers to allow guests back in to their locked rooms after the hackers disabled the hotel’s hi-tech room locking system. What Happened? Guests at the Brandstaetter hotel at the Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt resort...

Extended Windows 10 Free Upgrade

Small- and mid-sized businesses who didn’t take up the earlier offer to get a free Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade are how being given another opportunity to do so. Ended Last Summer Microsoft’s previous offer of a Windows 10 upgrade, which was part of its push to get...