Apple and Google are muscling in on streaming as revenues rise, but not everyone is happy If you wonder what the person next to you on the bus or train wearing headphones and looking at their mobile screen is listening to, it is probably the new radio - a streaming service According to the music business body the British Phonographic Industry(BPI), Britons streamed 14.8bn tracks last year, almos..
Research claims that paedophilia sites using Tor's 'hidden services' technology attract many more visits than drug markets and whistleblower sites More then 80% of so-called "dark net" internet traffic is generated by visits to websites offering child-abuse material, according to a study of Tor "hidden services" websites conducted at the University of Portsmouth Researcher Dr Gareth Owen analyse..
Lizard Quad attack too Sony' online gaming service offline fo four days, preventing users from activating new consoles or playing some games Sony has apologised to PlayStation owners for disruption to its online gaming service the PlayStation Network casued by the Lizard Squad hacking group for four days over Christmas The hackers took the gaming service offline on Christmas Eve, preventing new ..
Smartwatches are no longer just the domain of tech companies as watchmakers from Montblanc to Swatch enter the market Montblanc is the latest traditional watch manufacturer to enter the smartwatch market, which is for now led by google, Samsung and Pebble Its new e-Strap attaches to a traditional analogue watch, turning it into a smartwatch with a screen that sits on the underside of the wrist t..
News report says investigators are unable to confirm eradication of those responsible for cyber-attack linked to The Interview Sony EnterTainment is unable to confirm that hackers have been eradicated from its computer systems more than a month after the film studio was hit by a debilitating cyber-attack, a report says The chief execute, Michael Lynton, has described how the company came up with..
Sending aromas along side message in cyberspace is said to be one of the digital trends for 2015, but smartphone users may disagree Having your smartphone recreate the smell of bacon sizzling on the hob; a wild-flower meadow in summer; or a bubbling pan of mulled wine, might not be at the top of your wislist for new technology but that has not deterred Nesta, the "innovation charity that helps b..
We loved: supermarkets ,dungarees, Cokkie Monster: We loathed: chandelier earrings, natural nails, trad wedding dresses Going UpAmal's hair The Sloaney blowdry bar template for 2014 - and beyond The Stan Smith The green-and-white plimsoll was hands down the trainer of 2014. One question, though: do we have to stop wearing them once 2015 rolls around? Comedy faux fur The Cookie Monster was 2014's..
When Minecraft Markus 'Notch' Persson bought a gigantic mansion in Beverly Hills, itwould only be a matter of time before his purchase wound up in his game It's possibly the most achingly zeitgeist story of the year: a rich coder buys a huge mansion in Beverly Hills (reportedly outbidding Beyonce and Jay Z in the process)and then his house ends up being depicted in the block-building mega game t..
Designers Jessica Rosenkrants and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg see $3,000 garment as a shift away from mass production According to Jessica Rosenkrantz, "this is just the beginning". As one half of perhaps the most innovative design duo in the world, Rosenkrantz is still basking in the acclaim for the 4D designer dress that has just been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in ..
Have your say on Edward Snowden's impact, as well as Uber's privacy promises, teenage revenge porn, Foursquare and more In November, a study released by the Canadian Certre for International Governance claimed that while 60% of internet users had heard of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, only 39% of those people had taken additional steps to protect their online privacy as a result. The latter ..
Charlie Sharem, the former chief executive of BitInstant will serve jail time for his part in bitcoin sales on the Silk Road black market The bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has been sentenced to two years in jail for his part in a money laundering scheme, after a bitcoin exchange he ran was found to be aiding users of the Silk Road black market Shrem was previously a senior figure in the bit..
The photo-sharing app has upset high-profile users by cracking down on spam accounts and bots, with Justin Bieber hardest hit Justin Bieber's Instagram account lost more than 3.5m follwers Teenagers and celebrities are up in arms after photo sharing app Instagram scrubbed millions of spam accounts and bots The crackdown has been called the "Instagram Rapture" or "Instagram Purge" as accounts dro..