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Tumblr banned in Indonesia over pornography
The ban was announced a week after the Indonesian government demanded the removal of emoticons representing homosexuality in messaging apps, following an internet campaign against Line, another popular messaging application, for the same reason.
Twitter not reliable in predicting election results
It is difficult to predict the outcome of an election based on the amount of Twitter buzz a candidate gets.
Rise of civilian drones posing real threat to commercial aviation
As the use of drones expand from military to commercial and even recreational purposes, experts fear that these radio-controlled flying devices, if not regulated, could one day collide with a commercial aircraft with dire consequences.
In-flight headsets to help flyers temporarily forget aerophobia
It's an idea that has generated quick interest within the industry. Last week, XL Airways France became the first carrier to trial SkyTheater headsets.
TED to release annual conference as a movie in cinemas worldwide
For the first time, the non-profit organization known simply as TED, which promotes transformative ideas through talks, is presenting the opening night of its annual conference in cinemas worldwide.
Apple to replace MacBook's flawed USB Type-C cables
The cable was released with the 12-inch Retina MacBook last year, and according to Apple, it is possible for the cable to fail without warning due to flaw in the design.
Google bullish on self-driving car project; posts dozens of manufacturing jobs
Thirty-six jobs related to the Google X car project were listed including engineers working on motion control, displays, robotics and sensors as well as managers charged with operations, materials and marketing.
Don't set your iPhone to 1970; you may never get your device back
The catch here is that Apple didn't exist until 1976.
Storyful editor Aine Kerr joins Facebook to manage journalism partnerships
Facebook has pushed to include more news on its site, including a change to its algorithm to surface higher-quality and more relevant news.
#SaferInternetDay: Run a security check on your Google account, get 2GB of Drive storage for free
All that one needs to do is run the 2-minute security check of their Google account and Google will immediately add the free storage.
Cyber security expert Goran Marby named new ICANN CEO
ICANN, a non-profit organisation based in California, coordinates, manages and implements worldwide Internet rules and policies by taking views of global community.
Adblock Plus aims to find acceptable level of advertising on the web
Adblock Plus' owners, Eyeo, have dubbed the discussions surrounding its plans to set up an independent committee for acceptable advertising as 'Camp David', alluding to a 1978 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.
Anonymously looking for a potential date online less likely to help: Study
The reason behind this surprising result, according to the researchers, is simply that women don't like to make the first move.
Amit Singhal, longtime chief of Google's search business, to quit
John Giannandrea, currently a vice president of engineering, will replace Singhal.
China's Oppo, Vivo poised to give Apple a run for its money in world's largest mobile market
International brands such as Apple and Samsung Electronics have mostly not yet reached this part of the market - which accounts for more than 56 per cent of China's overall consumption.
Nokia settles long-standing patent dispute with Samsung
Nokia said the arbitration verdict will boost its patent sales by hundreds of millions of euros.