Tuesdays is the day for Facebook employees to feel how it's like to be 'slow'. Called 2G Tuesday, the internal program is to give those that work for Facebook, the sense of connection in developing countries - places where Facebook's users mostly originate.
Instagram has been careful in almost anything, including the way to monetize its service. With its user base increasing to past 400 million, it's facing increasing challenges from competitors.
Yahoo! is certainly a big name on its own. When it has had it's success, now it's struggling just to get a glimpse of its former glory. CEO Marissa Mayer is unable to revive Yahoo!'s revenue on her own.
When concerning privacy on the internet, people think that there are always more and more things tech companies can do to protect them. When some people have difficulties in securing their online data, some others are running away with it.
With Chrome 46, Google removed the ability to trigger the search feature using user's voice. The feature that is dropped on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platform, is said to be less effective and pose potential privacy issues.
Billions of devices are already connected to the internet, and this went almost unnoticed by most people. The internet milestone represents how important the internet is, and how rapid the pace in which people are adopting technology to their everyday lives.
The Sunnyvale-based company Yahoo! is eliminating the need for users to enter login credentials when accessing their Yahoo! accounts. By literally 'killing' passwords, Yahoo! is like using a two-factor authentication, but without the first factor.
In September 2015, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company was working on a "dislike" to accompany the popular "like" button.
Mobile devices have revolutionized the way people access information. As they're getting better in doing things we want, people can't just get enough of them. With the internet available to almost anyone, people are consuming huge amount of new and information on their devices.
