TECHNOLOGY

Hopefully you protect your computers from cyber attacks. You might have anti-virus software on your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop. You might avoid using them to visit suspicious websites and carefully protect your various login details.

As Google marks its 20th birthday, its success seems so well known and so often repeated that it runs like a myth. But Google needs to examine where it has failed and face some serious challenges if it wants the next 20 years to be anywhere near as successful.

Google added two innovations: highly efficient processes for crawling webpages to index their text, and a new way of ranking a page’s relevance based on the number and quality of pages that linked to it.

Cybercriminals have just been given yet another route to get malicious software (malware) onto your personal mobile devices.

As technology improves, it’s tempting for company executives to slash jobs that are “standard” and “routine”, making them easy to automate. But research shows focusing on improving management practices will do more to improve companies’ bottom lines.

Huawei appears to have been caught lying about its phone camera capabilities.

Although the explosion apparently released potentially harmful substances in the air, it did not result in fire or major injuries.

When Facebook recently removed several accounts for trying to influence the 2018 midterm elections, it was the company’s latest move acknowledging the key challenge facing the social media giant.

There is a new phishing email scam that is designed to fool Optus customers.

Apple has become the first American company to reach US$1 trillion in market capitalisation – US$1,000,000,000,000 in stockmarket value. Behind this glittering success, however, lies a series of unresolved ethical dilemmas.

Could your child be addicted to playing video games? Maybe. If you’re a parent looking for tips on moderating your child’s gaming habits, read on.

When it comes to digital privacy, there are plenty of organisations making money out of using your data – Google and Facebook are just two examples. But what if you were the one making the money?

Why do batteries die? This same question has probably crossed the mind of every cellphone user trying to send one last text before the screen blinks off.

Telstra is getting rid of excess data charges with its new Peace of Mind Data feature and new flexible telco packages.

There might be a way toward a health care system where patients have accurate and updated records that are secure against tampering or snooping, and with data that can be shared quickly and easily with any provider who needs it.

The US president is the first returned result partly due to a concerted effort to associate him with that word.

Chinese hackers have reportedly infiltrated the computer network of Australian National University.

In June 2017, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft announced the formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). But, while this progress must be acknowledged, significant challenges remain.

The Keyword Snooze aims to give users more options on what content they want to see on their News Feed.

Facebook is testing a new paywall in its Groups.

The US multinational tech giant admitted to misleading representations to customers with faulty iPhones and iPads.

For the top eSports players, this means sponsorship contracts, endorsements, prize money and yes, global stardom.

The social media giant said the issue, which it blamed on a software bug, has been fixed.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be called on to face Australian Parliament.

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.

Scammers have targeted dozens of Australians who have asked for technical support online.

Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month for research purposes.

A US couple’s private conversation was recorded by Amazon’s Alexa and sent to an acquaintance without their knowledge two weeks ago.

The telco’s 4G and 4G mobile network went down Monday morning, and even its outage page on its website was down.