Facebook has said it will review how it deals with "controversial, harmful and hateful" content after admitting current measures are not effective.
In a blog post, the social network said: "We need to do better - and we will."
The admission follows sustained pressure from campaign groups, advertisers and the media.
An...
3D Printer
The marvels of 3-D printing are continuing to make headlines this month.
Biomedical engineers at the University of Michigan have revealed how they used 3-D printing technology to fashion a tiny, custom-made implant that helped save the life of a newborn baby boy.
And the Texas-based engineering firm Systems...
Japans Secret
Balloon bombs aimed to be the silent assassins of World War II. Hitching a ride on a jet stream, these weapons from Japan could float soundlessly across the Pacific Ocean to their marks in North America.
Still largely unknown, these armaments were a byproduct of an atmospheric experiment by the Axis...
Scientists studied the sodium content of stars in the cluster known as NGC 6752.
The way that stars spend their last years is largely shaped by their sodium "diet," according to a surprising new study published on Wednesday.
The study could upend current theories about how some stars that are similar to our sun die...
The Sun
The solar maximum is nearly in full swing, and the solar system has been in a hullabaloo from the sun's activity.
As we've mentioned before, the solar maximum will have a few effects here on earth. You're probably most likely to notice interruptions to radio and navigation devices (so if you get...
Amputee Fit With Bionic Ankles
Lynn Budde might feel a step closer to Superwoman. Last week the 50-year-old Kentucky resident, who lost her limbs, nose, and upper lip to Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) in 2009, was the first female bi-lateral amputee to be fit with bionic ankles.
Running on a lithium polymer battery that...
An alleged scammer who is responsible for stealing personal data of more than 10,000k people through a spam mail pretending to be from the Bureau of National Health Insurance has been arrested in China
Surnamed Pan, tricks victims into download and open the attachment that contained a malicious software allowing him...
Android Trojan
Then New Android Trojan virus makes them mobile insure even it breaks the two step verification method.
Two-Step authentication feature become insecure system when your android device got infected with a new malware which is capable of intercepting your messages and forwarding them to cybercriminals.
The...
Microsoft Mouse for Windows 8
The freshly unveiled Sculpt Comfort mouse has a blue, touch-sensitive button on its flank that bears the familiar Windows 8 logo.
Using your thumb, you'll be swiping around on this button to perform various Windows-themed tasks. Swiping up on the strip cycles through open apps, while swiping...
Galaxy's Ring of Fire
How many rings do you see in this new image of the galaxy Messier 94, also known as NGC 4736? While at first glance one might see a number of them, astronomers believe there is just one. This image was captured in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Johnny...
Samsung 5G
While many mobile phone users are still making calls, sending texts, and surfing the web over a 3G network and have yet to upgrade to a 4G handset, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung says it has successfully developed the world's first adaptive array transceiver technology operating in the millimeter-wave...
Twitter Site Upgraded
After a series of high-profile and embarrassing hacks, Twitter has rolled out a new, two-step login to help users prevent unwanted intrusions.
The "two-factor" verification system, which will be optional, asks users to register a phone number, e-mail account and six-digit code that would have to...
HP Envy Rove 20
HP is joining the small circle of PC makers getting into the tabletop PC business with the just-announced Envy Rove 20. Calling something a tabletop PC is our shorthand for a large tablet or all-in-one that can fold down flat, and to date, we've seen versions from Dell, Sony, Asus, and Lenovo, with screens...
AMD New Processor
The prerelease code names of AMD's new low-power and mainstream CPUs, Temash, Kabini, and Richland, may not mean much to laptop shoppers, but these components aim to give ultrathin laptops, tablets, and other PCs better value and battery life.
For the past several years, AMD has actually named its processors...
Xbox One
Microsoft unveiled its long-awaited new game and entertainment console today, the Xbox One.
The third generation of Microsoft's console, the Xbox One integrates an advanced technical architecture with an all-new design meant to give users a personalized experience that responds almost instantly to their...
Wasik Farhan Roopkotha, a Bangladeshi computer whiz kid who was earlier recognized as a "wonder boy" by 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' is going to write his name in the Guinness World Record as the youngest IT expert in the world.
His first record attempt program was held at the Creative IT limited office in Dhanmondi,...
Windows vs Android
HP, in a way, is putting Microsoft and Windows on notice with its new Android offerings.
Hewlett-Packard rolled out another Android device this week. This could become a pattern as PC makers hedge against a world that's less about Microsoft and more about Google.
On Tuesday, the largest PC maker...
Bitcoin
U.S. law enforcement officials cracked down this week on the Bitcoin economy's biggest exchange, Mt. Gox, accusing its operator of running a money transmitting business without the proper license and freezing several of its key financial accounts.
The move sent a brief chill through the Bitcoin community, though...
Satellite
It sounds like the opener to a sci-fi B-movie plot: Scientists find an old, dead satellite from the 1970′s orbiting Earth. Out of interest, they send a command to the chunk of space junk to switch it on, just on the off-chance its circuits are still intact…
However, this is not a fictional account of tinkering...
Intel X-CEO
Paul Otellini, who retired as the chip giant's CEO on Thursday, tells The Atlantic that he didn't do what it takes for Intel to be in Apple's initial smartphone.
Paul Otellini passed up one of the biggest opportunities in Intel's history -- supplying chips for the first iPhone, the chipmaker's former CEO...
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft reports selling 40 million Windows 8 licenses, Gmail makes large file transfers easier, and several apps get a holiday makeover.
A Microsoft executive revealed that 40 million licenses of Windows 8 have been sold since it came out last month. These numbers include both consumers and manufacturers,...
