YouTube is launching its YouTube Kids app in the UK and Ireland, nine months after its child-friendly service went live in the US. More than 10 million American parents have downloaded the app, which serves up a filtered selection of videos and channels that are appropriate for children. The app…
Ashton Kutcher launches tech lab to fight child sexual exploitation
These are some of the most common ways that kids are exploited every day online. Ashton Kutcher learned about the disturbing trend years ago after watching a Dateline special about exploited children in Cambodia. After digging into the issue, he realized that this wasn’t geographically isolated. It was happening “way…
CSID Launches Social Media Monitoring to Combat Identity Theft, Safeguard Digital Reputations
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CSID, the leading provider of global identity protection and fraud detection technologies for businesses, their employees, and consumers, today launched Social Media Monitoring, a new service that alerts social media users of privacy and reputational risks on any of…
Miami Heat: BLU launches two new phones with huge batteries
Miami is known for many things. The weather, of course, will make those living in other areas of the country quite jealous during the winter. The city is also known for its NBA team, the Miami Heat, which is expected to challenge Cleveland in the East this year. And of…
Stick with Android disses Apple’s first Android app, launches in Play Store to rave reviews
Earlier this week, Apple did what appeared to be the unthinkable a couple of years back: it launched its first Android app, although it’s definitely not the Android app that people have been expecting. Called “Move to iOS”, the Apple’s first app for Android does what its name suggests, which…
LG G Pad X 10.1 launches this week on AT&T, brings the old Snapdragon 800 back in spotlight
AT&T today announced a brand new tablet made by LG. Called G Pad X 10.1, the slate is similar to the G Pad II that LG will showcase later this week at IFA 2015. As its name suggests, the LG G Pad X 10.1 sports a 10.1 inch display (with…
Former Apple CEO John Sculley-backed Obi Worldphone launches sleek sub-$250 smartphones
John Sculley-backed Obi Mobiles has morphed into Obi Worldphone, launching two smartphones aimed at developing markets. Dubbed SF1 and SJ1.5, both devices are set to launch in the month of October and feature interseting design elements that distinguish them from the sea of entry-level phones currently available. View full post…
Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 11, with Windows 10 and 32GB of storage, launches for $189.99
Acer has started to sell one of its Aspire One Cloudbook 11 laptops that was first revealed by Microsoft in July at its Worldwide Partner Conference. The notebook, with Windows 10 pre-installed, can now be bought with 32GB of storage for $189.99 at Acer’s website. View full post on MobileNations
Motorola Moto X Play launches this Friday in Canada (US LTE on board)
The Motorola Moto X Play will be available next week in Europe, but, before that, it’s going to be released in North America. More exactly, starting this Friday, August 21, the X Play will be sold in Canada. While Motorola Canada didn’t say how much the Moto X Play would…
LG launches the mid-range G Pad 2 8.0 tablet in South Korea, specs fail to impress
LG has quietly rolled out a new tablet in its home market of South Korea. The new slab is called the LG G Pad 2 8.0, and, as the name suggests, the tablet is the successor to last year’s mid-range LG G Pad 8.0. We know that some would have…
