After securing 1 million users within a month (with 3 million waiting to join) Ello has secured multi-million dollar backing on its promise to provide an ad-free privacy friendly alternative to Facebook.
Skype has launched a video messaging app called Skype Qik, letting users swap short clips up to 42 seconds long via their mobiles.
Dropbox has denied reports that hackers broke into its computer systems and stole almost seven million usernames and passwords, claiming that the data leaked online is not associated with Dropbox accounts.
Consumers are becoming more aware of the value attached to their personal data, and that value changes depending on the extent to which they trust a particular brand, according to new research.
Some of the UKs biggest shopping centres are home to major digital innovations, incorporating smartphones, smartwatches and beacons to guide shoppers around store, according to a new in-depth report.
After the strong backlash Facebook received for its “emotional contagion” study published in June this year, the social networking giant announced changes to its research framework last week.
Social news site Reddit has won $50m (£31m) in funding from venture capitalists and investors including actor Jared Leto and hip-hop star Snoop Dogg, and is preparing to give 10% of the new shares back to the website’s users.
A newly discovered bug, dubbed Shellshock, could pose an even greater hacking threat than the Heartbleed bug earlier this year- but this one doesn’t require users to change their passwords.
Facebook has come under increased criticism for ad overload and forcing people (including performers) to use their real names. Now, a new social network called Ello has gained popularity by positioning itself as the anti-Facebook- with no ads and a more open acceptance policy.
Following this week’s supposed iCloud hack that saw a deluge of nude celebrities selfies exposed, Professor Mike Jackson from Birmingham City University examines if this security breach is a sign of bigger things to come.