Paypal founder is ‘comic book villain’ May 26, 2016 techengine comments (9) Gossip site Gawker accuses Paypal founder Peter Thiel of being ‘vindictive’ and a ‘comic book villain’ who uses his billions to fund libel suits against the site.
Cameroon Cardiopad inventor wins award May 26, 2016 techengine comments (15) A Cameroonian inventor wins a £25,00 ($37,000) innovation prize for creating a monitor that can diagnose heart conditions in remote areas.
Apple fights call to block Facetime May 26, 2016 techengine comments (8) A patent owner wants Apple to suspend Facetime and iMessage chat apps because it claims its technologies have been infringed.
N Korea ‘could be linked to bank heists’ May 26, 2016 techengine comments (10) A top cyber-security firm is investigating whether North Korea could be linked to attacks on banks in recent months.
Chinese backlash over Windows 10 push May 26, 2016 techengine comments (7) Microsoft is facing criticism from Chinese users about the way it is trying to persuade people to upgrade to Windows 10.
Three announces mobile ad-block trial May 26, 2016 techengine comments (9) Mobile service provider Three confirms it will block advertising on its network for a day-long trial in June.