Video------> Apple orders investigation as iPhone 7 melts and explodes

Apparent battery fire of rose gold iPhone 7 Plus prompts investigation following Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fears.

Photo: Twitter Credit Brianna Olivas

18-year-old Brianna Olivas of Tucson, Arizona posted a video on Wednesday, that instantly went viral.

Facebook pays $10,000 to 10-year-old Instagram hacker

Social media giant Facebook has paid a $10,000 reward to a 10-year-old Finnish boy for finding a glitch in its picture sharing app Instagram.

Jani, whose last name was not released for privacy reasons, is the youngest ever recipient of Facebook's "bug bounty", paid to users who find bugs or weaknesses in its platforms.

South African student scores highest maths mark in the world

South African student, Dario Trinchero (17), has been crowned the best mathematics student in the world.

According to LeadSA, Trinchero, who is from Somerset College in the Western Cape, placed first in the country for chemistry, and first in the world for mathematics in the International Cambridge AS Examinations.

Blonde teacher strips off in classroom... as students record racy antics (Video)

A video of a blonde teacher flashing her boobs in the classroom has gone viral on social media.

The bizarre footage, recorded on a student's mobile last week, shows her jokingly doing a sexy dance routine.

Facebook is training its computers to become seeing-eye guides for visually impaired

Facebook is training its computers to become seeing-eye guides for blind and visually impaired people as they scroll through the pictures posted on the world's largest online social network.

The feature rolling out Tuesday on Facebook's iPhone app interprets what's in a picture using a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes faces and objects.

Nissan recalls 47,538 Leaf vehicles

Nissan is recalling more than 47,000 Leaf electric cars in the US and Canada, citing a possible brake malfunction.

Documents posted by US safety regulators Saturday say the problem is centered on a relay inside the cars' electronic brake booster.

New iPhone, iPad Pro to be launched on March 21, 2016. - Apple confirms

Two years after Apple finally decided to do away with the 4-inch device, we could see the resurgence of the iPhone with the original 4-inch display.

Apple has finally confirmed that it plans to hold an event on March 21, when it is widely expected to launch the iPhone SE. The event could also see Apple announcing a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro.

Safety Alert!!! Amazon tells parents children could be electorcuted by Kindle Fire tablets

Amazon told parents that the worrying fault affects two models of its best-selling Kindle Fire tablet, including a specific model designed for children.

The online retail giant has been forced to send out an email to millions of customers offering to replace the chargers for the devices after it emerged they could cause an electric shock.

Google launches search engine for children

Google has launched Kiddle its new search engine for children

Since its launched in 1998, it has become so all encompassing that phrases like ‘Google It’ have become part of our everyday conversation.

Facebook adds migrants to hate speech protection list

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the site needs to do a "better job" of policing hate speech.

Speaking at an event in Berlin, Zuckerberg claimed there was "still work to do" and said Facebook was "committed to doing better". 

His comments follow meetings with German chancellor Angela Merkel and her chief of staff. 

German authorities have reportedly been "concerned about racist abuse" on Facebook following an increase in the number of migrants and refugees entering the country.

For those usIng Blackberry phones this might interest you -WhatsApp to end Blackberry OS support

WhatsApp is to end support for a number of operating systems including Blackberry 10, Nokia Symbian S60 and Windows Phone 7.1.

The company said it wanted to focus development "on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use". Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which is used by a billion people worldwide, will stop working on the named operating systems by December 2016.

Apple Promises to Fix the 1970 Bug But Still Won't Say What Causes It

Apple posted on its website this morning that it “officially acknowledges” setting your iOS device’s date to May 1, 1970 or earlier will render it completely unusable.

But an upcoming software update will prevent the insidious bug from bricking your handheld.
Internet tricksters want you to believe that setting your iPhone’s date to 1/1/70 unlocks a retro Apple theme.

Scientific milestone as gravitational waves are discovered

Scientists have said they have for the first time detected gravitational waves, a landmark discovery in physics which may allow us to gain insight into the nature of the early universe.

Picture Credit: ITV News

Predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago, gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime, which move away from huge objects at the speed of light.

A Plane or a Boat? it's BOTH: £26million FlyShip can carry 100 passengers while soaring at speeds of 155mph

When one form of transport just isn't enough, why not journey to your destination in a vehicle that is part plane, part boat, part hovercraft.

Touted as the 'future of transportation', the FlyShip uses state-of-the-art technology to hover just above the water level and is capable of reaching speeds over 155mph (250km/h).

HSBC clerk tracks down married customer on Facebook, sends her flirty messages

A bank employee sent flirty messages to a married customer after finding her through social media.

Debbie Tuttle said she was shocked to receive a friend request and three personal messages on Facebook.

Debbie Tutttle tracked downon Facebook by HSBC Clerk

And when she complained, the 28-year-old was shocked when managers at the HSBC branch offered her £250 as a "goodwill gesture" to make up for the intrusion.

Facebook launches real-time sports platform

Facebook is tackling the sports arena with a new platform called Facebook Sports Stadium, which the social media site said will provide real-time updates on games, popular posts from fans, statistics and commentary from experts.

“With 650 million sports fans, Facebook is the world’s largest stadium,” it wrote in a post Wednesday announcing the feature.

Humanity: We’re About To Wipe Ourselves Out in the next 100years warns Professor Stephen Hawking

Professor Stephen Hawking says that mankind could be wiped out by our own creations within the next 100 years.

Answering audience questions at this year’s BBC Reith Lectures, the physic professor said that our rush to understand and improve life through science and technology could be humanity’s undoing.

Peshawar school attack game withdrawn after uproar

A video game based on the 2014 Taliban school massacre in which at least 132 children were killed in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar has been withdrawn after triggering social media uproar and backlash.

The game, "Pakistan Army Retribution", was released by the Punjab IT board on Google Play, and invited the player to step into the shoes of a soldier shooting Taliban attackers in a school's hallways.

Meet the 23-year-old blogger who gets paid up to $15,000 for a single Instagram post

Danielle Bernstein, the personal-style blogger behind We Wore What, recently told Harper's Bazaar that she can make as much as $15,000 (£9,900) from a single Instagram post.

The money comes from brands that want to get their products noticed by the 992,000 people who follow Bernstein on the app.

How To Add Social Media Links To Your Gmail Signature

You don’t have to settle for a staid, text-only signature for your Gmail account: with a little image manipulation and the help of Google Drive, it’s possible to insert images and even links to your social media accounts (or any other part of the web).

Here’s how to set it up in a few minutes.