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Dad confiscates daughter's iPhone - then makes punishment even worse with savage joke
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 9.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone, texting, youth
Summary | One dad punished his daughter and confiscating her iPhone. He also made a joke and slid a piece of paper under her door; he actually drew a picture of a smartphone screen displaying text messages between his daugher and himself.
Image Description | Photograph of a girl using her phone, screenshots of several tweets (one of them shows the piece of paper), and photograph of a dad and his daughter.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, Twitter
How to get the Pride rainbow flag reaction on Facebook
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 12.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis, Facebook
Summary | Facebook added a temporary rainbow flag emoji to celebrate Pride month. The flag emoji joined the other reaction buttons.
Image Description | Screenshot of Facebook's reactions, people's tweets about the flag, Google search bar with the word 'lgbt'.
Image Tags | Facebook, Google, Twitter
Facebook and Google activate safety features after Barcelona attack: How to mark yourself safe
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 17.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, Google, threat
Summary | After the Barcelona attacks, Facebook and Google have activated their safety features.
Image Description | Screenshots of Facebook and Google's safety features, and three tweets.
Image Tags | Facebook, Google, Twitter
Twitter to trial upping 140-character limit to 280 so you can say everything you want to say
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 26.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Twitter
Summary | Twitter's 140-character limit is its signature, but the social network said that, as a test, they are going to try longer tweets (280 characters) with random users. Some people are strongly attached to the current limit and don't want it to change.
Image Description | Photograph of the Twitter logo on a woman's lips, finger touching the Twitter app icon on a smartphone screen, hand holding a smartphone displaying Twitter, screenshots of tweets, and Twitter logo.
Image Tags | hand(s), logo, smartphone, Twitter
Samsung launches Bixby voice assistant in the UK to rival Siri and Alexa
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 22.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, smartphone
Summary | Samsung unveiled a new voice assistant called Bixby, which is available for Galaxy S8 users. Users can use the voice command in order to perform tasks that would require them to use applications and/or clicks. They can for instance say "good night" in order to turn on an alarm. Thanks to Bixby, Samsung users can also take selfies and post pictures on social media.
Image Description | Photograph of a man standing in front of a giant smartphone on a screen, slideshow explaining how Bixby works, and one of Samsung Mobile's tweets.
Image Tags | male(s), smartphone, Twitter
When is a selfie not a selfie?
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 30.3.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | selfie, social media
Summary | Ben Innes posted a picture of himself with the man who hijacked his plane, and commented “best selfie ever”. However, a selfie is supposed to be a photograph that you would take of yourself with a smartphone. Was it really a selfie if the stewardess took the snap?
Image Description | Photograph of Ben Inness and the hijacker, screenshots of several tweets, front page of the Sun and The Times, and video of Ellen DeGeneres's famous selfie.
Image Tags | male(s), selfie, Twitter
Pokemon Go: What is it, how to play it and everything you need to know
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 26.7.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | game, smartphone, threat, virtual reality
Summary | The augmented reality game Pokemon Go is now available in the UK. Users can catch Pokemons in real life thanks to their smartphone. Pokemon Go is a popular game around the world, but playing the game can be dangerous; there have been robberies, shootings, and car accidents because of the game.
Image Description | Screenshot of Charlotte Nice's tweet, two videos about the game, two photographs of hands holding a smartphone displaying the game Pokemon Go, four photographs about accidents and injuries linked to the game.
Image Tags | game, hand(s), smartphone, Twitter
The mechanics of mechanophilia: why men find Siri sexy
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 15.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, threat
Summary | We all have relationships with technology, and some of us a strongly attached to their devices. According to a survey, a lot of millennials interact more with their smartphone than with other people. There is an emotional bond between people and machines that seems to be growing more and more. Some people even said they were sexually attracted to Siri. Mechanophilia is a term used to define a love or sexual attraction to machines.
Image Description | Photograph of an iPone screen displaying "What can I help you with?", portrait of a woman, man using his phone, image of Tay (bot) and its Twitter account,
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, Twitter
France launches 'tick alert app' in frantic bid to map Lyme disease explosion as blight 'moves North'
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 17.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone, threat
Summary | France launched a new app to map Lyme disease as it's moving north to Britain. The app is supposed to track ticks, which can cause Lyme disease. Users can show where they were bitten and send photos of the ticks.
Image Description | Photographs of ticks and other animals, and screenshots of the app and of a Tweet
Image Tags | Twitter
Facebook’s 'spammy' chatbots must improve - and fast
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 14.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, marketing
Summary | Facebook's chatbots must improve; people have been complaining about bots' nonsensical answers and spams. Chatbots are not new, but thanks to Facebook, brands and publishers can reach users more easily.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone displaying the Messenger Platform beta, screenshots of three conversations with bots
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone, text, Twitter
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