Trouble is brewing for Facebook in Vietnam. The social network has infringed on a new cybersecurity law in the country by letting users post content it deemed illegal on its platform, state media reported Wednesday. Such posts include those containing “slanderous content,” “anti-government sentiment” and the defamation of individuals and organisations, it added, citing the …
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In January 2013, I used an Oculus Rift development kit for the first time. It felt like someone had traveled back in time and given me the keys to the future. Back then I expected virtual reality headsets would be as common as mobile phones within six years. I expected the technology would evolve so rapidly we couldn’t keep up. …
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If you’re a Samsung phones user, you may have a hard time deleting the Facebook app. Samsung phone owners have experienced troubled uninstalling the social media giant’s app, an issue earlier reported by Bloomberg News, which said some users found they could “disable” but not delete the app. Samsung users posted similar experiences in forums, such as Android Central. Samsung users see this page when …
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Rokit, a new Android phone contender, has blasted into CES 2019 with five phones and a bundle of wide-ranging services that it hopes will pull attention to its startup brand. The surprisingly cheap prices span $35 for the entry-level Rokit One to $275 for the Rokit Pro IO 3D, a phone that includes a no-glasses-required 3D screen, international Wi-Fi calling …
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In case you missed it, smart home devices are vulnerable to hackers. Experts have been warning us for years that smart devices aren’t so smart when it comes to security, showing us how easily a car, a doll or a security camera could be hacked. And hackers have done their best to prove the cybersecurity experts right — from yelling …
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Facebook Messenger is one of the first apps many of us check each day, but the standard blue, white and gray can be pretty harsh on these dark winter mornings. We might soon see a solution to that, since the messaging app is testing an incomplete version of dark mode in some countries, Android Police reports. On Wednesday, Facebook acknowledged …
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In January, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said he had a lot of work to do in 2018 if he wanted to fix Facebook. It seems that resolution will still be on the table in 2019. Scandal after scandal hit the social media giant this year. And now over 1,400 pages of leaked documents, obtained by The New York Times, has revealed …
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Facebook isn’t the same social network it used to be. A decade ago, status updates had to include the word “is.” Catching up with friends meant writing on their Facebook digital walls. Today’s social media couldn’t be more different. Users are sharing moments of their lives in vertical videos and photos that vanish in 24 hours through a feature called “Stories.” …
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I’m a sucker for “best” lists, especially the year-end variety that look back on all the great movies, TV shows, books and so on. Of course, this being CNET, we tend to focus on the technology side of things, hence this roundup of the best tech of 2018. Me, I focus on the cheap-tech side of things. So before we …
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Facebook may be getting into the cryptocurrency game. The social network is reportedly developing a digital currency that will let users transfer money on its WhatsApp messaging service, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg. The effort will focus first on the remittances market in India, according to Bloomberg. Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Now playing: Watch this: …
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