Facebook is testing a feature that will identify malicious accounts sending unwanted direct messages to you on its Messenger platform. According to a report in Motherboard on Wednesday, the feature when it goes live will provide additional information about direct messages from unknown contacts. “We are testing a way to provide people with more context on folks they may not have connected with ... Read More »
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Samsung Retains Top Spot as Global Smartphone Sales Drop 4.6 Percent in Q4: Gartner
While global smartphone sales to end users were down 4.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, Samsungretained its top spot with 18.2 percent share, Gartner said on Thursday. The South Korean giant though saw a year-on-year unit decline of 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, but this did not prevent it from defending its top global smartphone vendor ... Read More »
Lenovo Nabs Second Spot in Indian Smartphone Market in Q2 2016, Says IDC
Lenovo now holds the number two position in India in terms of value, surpassing past Apple, Micromax, and Oppo with a market share of over 9 percent, according to a report by IDC for Q1. The Chinese tech giant also stands at the third position in terms of smartphone shipments, with a 7.7 percent market share. Samsung and Micromax hold ... Read More »
New App to Help Spot Cancer Early
A new app that may help diagnose cancer in patients early by using information about symptoms, signs and images of what to look out for has been launched in the UK. The app developed by the Scottish Centre for Enabling Technologies, based at the University of the West of Scotland, can be continually updated when the user is in a ... Read More »