Technology

  Relaxnews Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this year but declined to deploy it for fear of offending conservatives, a report said. The report by the online news site Gizmodo comes with Facebook under fire for allowing hoaxes and misinformation to go viral and — according to some critics — boost ...

  Relaxnews In November 2006 (November 11 in Japan and November 17 in North America), Sony unleashed its latest home video games console, destined to become the head-on rival for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, released the previous year. The PS3 brought the Japanese tech firm hurtling into the high-definition era. Sony faced a considerable challenge given the overall success of its ...

  AP Samsung Electronics’ $8 billion acquisition of the US auto electronics company Harman will instantly transform the South Korean tech company into a major player in the highly competitive and rapidly growing market for auto infot- ainment, software and connected car technology. Samsung announced on Monday that it would pay $112.00 per share in cash for the Stamford, Connecticut, ...

  Seoul / AFP Samsung Electronics said on Monday it would buy US auto parts maker Harman International Industries for $8 billion in a bid to enter the growing market for automotive technology to produce “connected” cars. The deal, the biggest in the firm’s history, will provide a chance for the tech titan to move past the exploding Galaxy Note 7 ...

  Relaxnews According to Facebook Messenger product manager Drew Moxon, The Courrier Mail reports, the feature ‘Rooms’, which was been rolled out in Australia and Canada over the weekend, is for “topic-based conversations and so people can talk with others they may not know.” Facebook first launched a standalone app called Rooms back in October 2014, but the project was ...

  Relaxnews Various websites specializing in Samsung news and rumors report that the manufacturer has filed a patent at the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) that could be a sign of what’s in store from the firm’s upcoming folding smartphone, a product that’s been in the pipeline for several years. The patent details an original hinge system that folds the ...

  Mohammed Al-Moneer / Emirates Business An application delivery controller (ADC) refresh is a great occasion to look to the future and optimize your network for not only the applications you have in place today, but what you will have tomorrow. Odds are the box you’re replacing is out of date and more than five years old. A lot’s happened ...

  Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. researchers want to give patients and doctors a new tool in the quest to find cancers earlier: web searches. Lung cancer can be detected a year prior to current methods of diagnosis in more than one-third of cases by analyzing a patient’s internet searches for symptoms and demographic data that put them at higher risk, according ...

  Bloomberg Snap Inc.’s plan for selling Spectacles depends largely on hype and scarcity. The company began distributing the $130 Snapchat sunglasses, each with a built-in camera for shooting video, in a yellow pop-up vending machine. Chris Chavez @Gamercore I’ll lose my mind if they sell out of @Spectacles. @Snapchat @Snap https://t.co/CtgTxCzmsZ Twitter: Chris Chavez on Twitter The plan seems ...

  Relaxnews While GoPro is still the go-to brand in the action cam market, competitor models don’t have much to envy of the historic leader. Some now even film 360-degree ultra-high-definition video. Before heading for the slopes, here’s a look at five of the best compact sports camcorders currently on the market for capturing the action. GoPro Hero5 Black The ...