The social media giant said the issue, which it blamed on a software bug, has been fixed.
Anne Lu
Jun 08, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be called on to face Australian Parliament.
Anne Lu
Jun 07, 2018
Federighi said Safari would give users the ability to stop social media platforms and other sites like Facebook and Google from tracking them across online.
Anne Lu
Jun 06, 2018
Scammers have targeted dozens of Australians who have asked for technical support online.
Anne Lu
Jun 05, 2018
Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month for research purposes.
Anne Lu
May 29, 2018
A US couple’s private conversation was recorded by Amazon’s Alexa and sent to an acquaintance without their knowledge two weeks ago.
Anne Lu
May 25, 2018
The telco’s 4G and 4G mobile network went down Monday morning, and even its outage page on its website was down.
Anne Lu
May 21, 2018
Every decade or so, the wireless industry rolls out a new cellular communications standard that can transmit more data more quickly. Already under development is the next round, called “5G.”
IBT Staff
May 18, 2018
Laurel or Yanny? An audio recording is being hailed as the new “The Dress” online debate as it proceeds to tear the Internet apart.
Anne Lu
May 17, 2018
Since the early 2000s, the boom in mobile technology has seen the spread of video games from desktop PCs to the pockets of young people everywhere. But with that spread has come new hazards, in the form of online social gambling.
IBT Staff
May 16, 2018
Right now, your computer might be using its memory and processor power – and your electricity – to generate money for someone else, without you ever knowing. It’s called “cryptojacking.”
IBT Staff
May 09, 2018
In late April, the top federal cybersecurity agency, US-CERT, announced that Russian hackers had attacked internet-connected devices throughout the U.S., including network routers in private homes.
IBT Staff
May 07, 2018
Despite some basic potential flaws, AI can be a useful tool for spotting online propaganda – but it can also be startlingly good at creating misleading material.
IBT Staff
May 04, 2018
One of the biggest reveals of Facebook’s F8 developer conference so far has been that it is planning on getting into the dating game.
IBT Staff
May 04, 2018
Vodafone Australia will also be launching unlimited data plans on Wednesday, one day earlier than Telstra’s launch.
Anne Lu
May 01, 2018
Telstra will be launching its first smartphone unlimited data plan.
Anne Lu
May 01, 2018
Web searches to delete Facebook from Australian users jumped 95 percent in March in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to a new study.
Anne Lu
Apr 28, 2018
Former Cambridge Analytica employee Christopher Wylie blew the whistle last month. But what are the implications for our kids?
IBT Staff
Apr 27, 2018
Tragic fatalities are raising overdue questions about whether people and places will be ready when driverless car technology moves from beta-testing to a full-throttled rollout.
IBT Staff
Apr 25, 2018
Much of the discussion has been on how Cambridge Analytica was able to obtain data on more than 50m Facebook users – and how it allegedly failed to delete this data when told to do so.
IBT Staff
Apr 23, 2018
New leaks on the upcoming iPhone reveal another hefty price tag for the smartphone. According to sources, the iPhone X2 or iPhone 11 will cost somewhere north of $1,000, similar to its predecessor, the iPhone X.
Bianca Tan
Apr 18, 2018
Russia was behind the series of cyber attacks on up to 400 businesses in 2017, Australia has claimed.
Anne Lu
Apr 17, 2018
Tim Cook has criticised Facebook over the social media giant’s recent privacy-hacking scandal.
Anne Lu
Mar 29, 2018
The latest Nindies Showcase video has unveiled an incredible lineup of new indie games for the Nintendo Switch.
Will Cabrera
Mar 21, 2018
The demo for “Yakuza 6: The Song of Life” has returned to the PlayStation Store.
Will Cabrera
Mar 20, 2018
“PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds” is now available on mobile
Will Cabrera
Mar 20, 2018
Listed below are three new Steam games released in the past few days. Included are a pixel adventure title, a claustrophobic horror experience, and a challenging dungeon crawler.
Will Cabrera
Mar 20, 2018
Facebook has permanently banned the page of the far-right political group Britain First for posting anti-Muslim videos and hate speech.
Anne Lu
Mar 16, 2018
Two reporters at China’s annual parliamentary meeting, “Two Sessions,” have caused a social media storm after one of them dramatically rolled her eyes while the other was delivering her long-winded question.
Anne Lu
Mar 14, 2018
A Chinese woman’s iPhone has been locked for a whopping 47 years after her child entered the incorrect passcode multiple times.
Anne Lu
Mar 07, 2018