#SSU #TECHNEWS Millions of Gmail addresses and passwords have been posted to a Russian Bitcoin forum. Almost five million password combinations were published, however a Google spokesman said there was no evidence that its systems had been hacked. Instead, experts believe the passwords are either old ones obtained through phishing attacks on users, or passwords used on other sites in conjunction with Gmail addresses. A number of Reddit users said they had found their email addresses in the leak, but that the listed password has never been used in conjunction with Gmail. A Reddit user named InternetOfficer wrote: The password that I generally use for other services is shown in this list and not my Gmail password. ------------------ Google is buying a company that makes high-tech spoons designed to make it easier for people with neurodegenerative tremors to eat. Lift Labs will be integrated into Googles Life Sciences division, and is the latest addition to its biotech portfolio. The companys Liftware device is a vibrating spoon that accounts for tremors to make it easier to eat. Lift Labs founder and a number of employees will join Google and work from the companys Mountain View headquarters. Google has not revealed how much it paid for the company. The Liftware costs $295 (£181) and remains on sale, while Googles purchase will help it to expand. Google said in a statement: Their tremor-cancelling device could improve quality of life for millions of people. -------------- Facebook is testing a new feature which lets users post self-destructing messages which disappear after a set period of time. The feature is being trialled with a limited number of users, some of whom spotted it on their iOS apps earlier this week. After thenextweb technology site contacted Facebook, the social network said: Were running a small pilot of a feature on Facebook for iOS that lets people schedule deletion of their posts in advance. Facebook is letting users opt to show their posted message for a period of between one hour to seven days, after which it disappears from public view. After that, Facebooks servers take up to 90 days to delete the data from offline backups and logs. The feature is similar to the popular Snapchat app, which lets users send photographs and videos which disappear after several seconds or a specified number of views. Facebook recently launched a Snapchat rival called Slingshot. In July it offered users up to £118 to test out the photo-sharing app for a three-month period.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 07:23:33 +0000
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