Is Social Media really social?
By Ashwini Wijegunaratne “Distracted from reality by distraction.” Social media is an interactive technology, often consisting of apps or websites.…
Category: TECHNOLOGY
Apple to let App Developers to steer customers to alternate forms of payments
Tech giant, Apple Inc. announced on Thursday (26 Aug) that changes to its App Store regulations will allow developers to…
Samsung to remotely brick smart TVs looted from Cato Ridge warehouse
On July 11, 2021, the Samsung warehouse in Cato Ridge was looted, as a result of the riots in KwaZulu-Natal,…
What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones?
By David Pegg and Sam Cutler NSO Group software can record your calls, copy your messages and secretly film you.…
Major media websites and vast parts of the internet go down
A huge outage has caused major websites operated by the news outlets including the Financial Times, the New York Times,…
Department of Examinations launches mobile application
The Department of Examination has launched a new mobile application that enables the user to access the department’s services via…
SL Police launches ‘eTraffic’ app
The Sri Lanka Police has launched a mobile application called ‘eTraffic’. The application is currently only available for Android users…
Russia and China to build lunar space station
Russia and China unveil their plans to build a lunar space station. Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed…
Lankan face mask that destroys viruses
A team of specialists from the University of Preadiniya presented a new face mask that destroys viruses including Covid-19. Senior…
The legacy of Dr Amar Bose
The concept for noise canceling technology dates back to 1978 when Dr Amar Bose was flying from Zurich to Boston.…