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Submission + - Zuckerberg Delays Facebook Video Ads Amid User Experience Fears (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @07:17AM

AlistairCharlton writes: Facebook is continuing with plans to launch news feed video adverts, but has faced setbacks with CEO Mark Zuckerberg twice delaying the project amid fears of tainting the user experience.

Reports claim Facebook will soon add 15-second video adverts to users' news feeds in a bid to lure big spenders away from traditional television ads and onto the social network.

Submission + - 55,000 Sign Twitter Abuse Petition After Jane Austen Campaigner Rape Threats (ibtimes.co.uk) 1

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Monday July 29, 2013 @06:51AM

AlistairCharlton writes: A petition campaigning for Twitter to improve its measures against online abuse has received more than 55,000 signatures in two days.

The petition was set up in support of feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who faced a torrent of abusive tweets, including threats to rape and kill her, after successfully campaigning for a woman's picture to appear on a banknote; Jane Austen will appear on £10 notes from 2017.

Submission + - British Library to Archive One Billion UK Websites (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05, 2013 @05:08AM

An anonymous reader writes: The British Library is to begin archiving the entire UK web, including one billion pages from 4.8 million websites, blogs, forums and social media sites.

The process will take five months, with the aim of presenting a more complete picture of news events for future generations to read and learn from.

Submission + - Sheryl Sandberg and Technology's Female Leaders (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Monday March 11, 2013 @01:54PM

AlistairCharlton writes: While the rest of the world continues to see men dominating, the technology industry seems set to change that. I investigate how Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer, Meg Whitman and Joanna Shields are paving the way for the rest of the business community.

Submission + - Night Vision Watches and Video Recording Glasses - We Visit The Real-Life Q (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Thursday October 11, 2012 @11:34AM

AlistairCharlton writes: With the new James Bond film Skyfall out this month, we visit the real-life Q at Spymaster in London to try out some of the coolest spy gadgets around

Submission + - Ouya Android Games Console Gets $2.5m Funding in 24 Hours (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Thursday July 12, 2012 @05:40AM

AlistairCharlton writes: Android-based games console Ouya raises more than $2.5m (£1.6m) in just 24 hours through the KickStarter website, which aims to drum up funding for technology startups.

Setting a new KickStarter record, the $99 Oula games console is powered by a quad-core Tegra3 processor with 1GB of RAM and runs on Android to make game development easy for a huge range of developers who have already worked with the operating system on mobile and tablet platforms.

Submission + - DNS Changer: We're Dealing With Malware in The Wrong Way - Paul Vixie (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Monday July 09, 2012 @06:55AM

AlistairCharlton writes: Victims of the DNS Changer malware think they have better things to do than check their internet security, and as a digital society we're dealing with malware in completely the wrong way.

These are the thoughts of Paul Vixie who worked with the FBI in intercepting servers used by a gang of Estonian hackers who made millions of dollars from redirecting internet users away from the websites they requested, directing them to advertisements instead.

Submission + - Amazon Plans Smartphone to Rival Apple iPhone and Google Android Devices (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Friday July 06, 2012 @07:15AM

AlistairCharlton writes: Online retailer Amazon is developing its own smartphone to take on the Apple iPhone and handsets that run the Google Android operating system, according to media reports.

Submission + - Samsung Galaxy S3 Face Unlock tricked by photograph (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Monday June 18, 2012 @12:24PM

AlistairCharlton writes: Android's Face Unlock security on the Samsung Galaxy S3 can be tricked into unlocking the phone by showing it a photograph of the owner.

In a test carried out by IBTimes UK, we found that the Galaxy S3 cannot distinguish between a photograph and a real person, leading us to suggest users should select a more secure way of locking the phone, such as with a PIN or password.

Submission + - Facebook Adds 96 Million Shares to IPO, Raising Value to $18.4bn (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @08:34AM

AlistairCharlton writes: Facebook has made yet another amendment to its S-1 filing, adding a further 96 million shares, pushing its initial public offering up to a potential maximum of $18.4bn (£11.5bn).

In what is the eighth amendment to its S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook has also increased the number of shares allowed for over allotment, up from 50.6 million to 63.2 million.

Submission + - MegaUpload Lawyer - User Data Will be Held for Two (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @08:50AM

AlistairCharlton writes: Users' data on the seized MegaUpload website will be saved for two further weeks, according to the website's lawyer, despite being shut down by US authorities.

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