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Week in pictures: 12 – 18 May 2018

Palestinians run for cover from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on 14 May. Image copyrightJANE BARLOW/PAImage captionAuction house staff at Bonhams in Edinburgh, pose with a replica Ryder Cup. The cup, presented to Sergio Garcia

Google’s smart storage app – Files Go – accidentally leaks

Google has been working quietly on an in-house file manager. Development of such an app has not been known to the public, until today, that is. A new app called “Files Go” has accidentally been posted to the Google Play Store long enough for someone to re-upload

Update your phone’s operating system – it possibly has a malware vulnerability

It’s worth updating your phone’s operating system as soon as you can. Many top-of-the-line handsets have been found to have a vulnerability that potentially leaves them exposed to a malware attack. The vulnerability (dubbed Broadpwn) affects the Wi-Fi chips on iPhones, Samsung Galaxy and Google Nexus devices.

R.I.P. Gchat: You Let Us Pretend We Were Working – and That We Were Really Connecting

HIGHLIGHTS Google has shut down its Google Talk (aka Gchat, Gtalk) chat service The Google Talk service came into existence back in 2005 Gtalk users will have to switch to Hangouts Gchat was born the day after Hurricane Katrina: Aug. 24, 2005. The latter made landfall in

Chasing social media shares harms public trust in science – so stop it

There is no substantive evidence that Instagram use is connected with depression. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Last month US TV channel CNBC published an online news story based on a study which it said showed that Instagram is “most likely to cause young people to feel depressed

Snapchat vs Instagram – Which Platform is Better for Your Brand?

Snapchat vs. Instagram: A rivalry as old as time. Well, almost. There have been a lot of discussion this year about who’ll eventually win the battle between the two social media giants, and while out of the gate it looked like Snapchat would eventually be declared the victor,

$39 for 54 Hours of Training with the Linux Essentials Bundle – Deal Alert

These 5 courses will take you from newbie to Linux pro. Complete with two classes designed for Linux beginners, the Linux Essentials Bundle is the first step to a system administrator career, or to making a lateral move to your IT department. The classes in your bundle

iOS 9 features – updated for iOS nine.three

update: iOS 9 has updated to iOS 9.3, with the cutting-edge version, iOS 9.3.three, the closingwireless stopgap before iOS 10. right here‘s the whole thing you want to realize approximately the latest iPhone and iPad interface wi-fications. iOS 9 released returned in September of wi-fi yr and

Computerworld UK Daily Digest – 13 January 2016: What is devops? – Microsoft ends Windows 8 support – Dell UK enterprise chief emboldened by EMC deal

  Welcome to today’s ComputerworldUK Daily Digest. We explore devops and ask, what is it?! Also, why your business should upgrade to Windows 10 and what 2016 has instore for Dell. Plus: what publishers should do about adblocking. What is devops? The ultimate definition We explore what

How to get Miitomo in the UK: Miitomo released for iPhone and iPad – Miitomo UK release date, price and features

Nintendo’s first smartphone game is somewhat disappointing for fans. PC Advisor readers had been hoping to see Super Mario, Zelda or Pokemon, but Nintendo has instead introduced Miitomo, which lets you create Mii characters like those found on the Wii and use them to interact with friends.