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Facebook VP Jailed Over Refusal to Release Suspect’s Messages

Brazilian police arrested a senior Facebook executive as a dispute escalated over a court’s demand that the company provide data from its WhatsApp messaging service to help in a secretive drug-trafficking investigation. Court officials in Sergipe state confirmed that a judge had ordered the jailing on Tuesday

The Ultimate Guide To Facebook Image Sizes – 2016 Edition [Infographic]

As you’re no doubt aware, images are a huge part of Facebook, and the most important part of Instagram. Getting your images just right is a huge factor when it comes to success on these platforms – in fact, image posts can result in up to 120% more shares than non-image posts,

Techworld Daily Bytes – 01 December 2015 – Top malware attacks 2015 – Skype for business – interview tips

Today’s Techworld Daily Bytes we explore the top malware attacks 2015, Skype for business and top interview tips for IT pros. Plus: new updates from Office 2016 and how to write the perfect blog post. Also, take our ‘who said that?’ quiz to find out if you

IDC sees gains for detachable, 2-in1 devices, credits Windows 10

Detachable tablet devices — better known as 2-in-1’s — have become the latest rage in computing. With a detachable, users can connect a tablet and keyboard to substitute for alaptop or use the tablet separately. Analyst firm IDC recently started calling the hybrid devices “detachables” after using

Facebook to Overhaul U.K. Tax Setup, Pay ‘Millions of Pounds’ More

Facebook will restructure its tax setup in the U.K., leading to millions of pounds of additional taxes, the company announced on Friday. The social media giant was panned last year when it was revealed that its 2014 U.K. tax bill was only 4,327 pounds ($6,128), the result

3 Simple Online Errors Killing Your Business

With all the challenges your business already faces – competitors in your field, changing marketplaces, etc. – the last thing you want is to fail over something simple and solvable. Here are a few online errors to avoid – or fix, as the case may be: <!–break–>

Slack and Microsoft: The unrequited love affair that is better off dead

Slack is a company seemingly on a roll. The service, for those who haven’t used it, is heralded by many as the way to fix email in all its broken, reply-to-all glory. Listening to the shouts of the Silicon Valley cognoscenti, one would be excused from suspecting

Microsoft prepares to unleash Office 2016 full desktop apps on Windows Store?

It seems that Microsoft is getting ready to push out a Project Centennial version of theOffice 2016 suite on the Windows Store – or at least, a test version is now available, which certainly points to the possibility of this happening before long. Project Centennial focuses on

Twitter Provides Tips on How Brands Can Use Twitter Polls

Back in October, Twitter introduced a new feature called Twitter Polls, which, as the name implies, enables you to poll your Twitter audience on any topic you see fit. Initially, polls were restricted to 24 hours and two possible responses on each poll for users to select,

Raspberry Pi 3 Launched With Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Connectivity

Element14, the leading manufacturer of the low cost, credit-card sized computer Raspberry Pi, on Tuesday launched the new faster, more powerful “Raspberry Pi 3 Model B” that comes with built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth connectivity.   The Raspberry Pi board plugs into a computer monitor or TV