A report from GSMA found that 40% of people remain offline despite mobile internet coverage reaching 95% of the globe. The reasons for this are multifaceted, and the consequences are wide-reaching.
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YouTube TV may soon let you download movies and TV shows on Android and watch them later even if you're not connected to the internet. This is indicated by the app's code found in its latest version.
The COVID-19 lockdown in the UK has brought the issue of digital poverty to the forefront. Many families in the country do not have access to a suitable computer or internet connection for education.
The popular video streaming website, YouTube, has gone offline. While users can reach the website, content fails to load. The issues is likely being caused by some sort of fault at YouTube's end.
Facebook has announced the winners of its $800,000 prize money for projects that look to enhance the security and privacy of internet and Facebook user online and off. It'll give $200,000 more soon.
Instagram today rolled out an update to its Android app, making it possible to use its service without access to the Internet. The company made the announcement at Facebook's Developer Conference.
Xiaomi has announced that its popular mid-range Redmi Note 4 handset will be available through offline retailers in India soon, and that the device is up for pre-order in the country right now.
The popular mapping app is rolling out an update for iOS users, adding offline turn-by-turn navigation, gasoline prices by location and offline local business details.
Google Maps for Android has been updated with offline capabilities for search and turn-by-turn navigation, though its functionality still doesn't match the simplicity of Here Maps in offline mode.
There are widespread reports from users around the world unable to access their cloud storage on Microsoft OneDrive. Access has now been restored to some, but the problem persists for many others.
Netflix has recently seen competition from Amazon Prime with its offline download availability, however the company remains firm that it will not bring its own rival feature any time soon.
A Microsoft executive has revealed that an offline mode has been planned for the OneDrive app on Windows Phone, and that this feature is expected to be rolled out sometime in the future.
HERE has announced that their application has hit 2.5 million downloads since its release on Android a few weeks ago which is quite a feat. HERE Maps for iOS is also expected to debut in 2015.
Many of Microsoft's services were knocked offline today, including MSN, Bing, Outlook.com, and Hotmail but other services like OneDrive, appear to be functioning as expected.
If you were hoping that Netflix might introduce an 'offline mode', allowing you to download videos to watch later without streaming, your hopes have been crushed: "It's never going to happen."
YouTube has a new feature that lets you view videos temporarily in offline mode to ease viewing access for slow internet connections. A few Asian countries gets their hands first on this new feature.
The famous, or rather infamous, torrent site is currently offline after a police raid yesterday targeted some of its equipment. At least one man is reported to have been detained.
After hacker group Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for two Xbox Live outages last week, the same group has taken credit for bringing down Sony's PlayStation Network today.
Google has just announced that YouTube users in India will soon be able to download and replay videos at their convenience. This is a whole new model for YouTube, one that many people hope catches on.
As the functionality of Windows 8 evolves, an experience that sets itself far apart from iOS and Android takes shape, and for those switching to a Windows tablet there's plenty to get you started.
Electronic Arts has finally announced it will add an offline single player mode for its urban simulation game SimCity, nearly a year after it suffered from a poor launch due to its online requirements
Google has announced that starting in November it will add a way for users of its mobile apps to view YouTube videos while their device is offline "for a short period."
Microsoft has updated Windows Phone's integrated Facebook Chat feature to allow you to send messages to offline contacts, where previously it would force you to send a text message to them instead.
It looks like Facebook may have been down for the first time that we can remember, with the site being unresponsive. AnonSec has claimed responsibility, however, is it just a coincedence?
Microsoft's online gaming service, Xbox Live, is currently offline for some users. Microsoft has posted on their status page that several Xbox services may be affected.
The Adobe® AIR, runtime enables you to have your favorite web applications with you all the time. Since applications built for Adobe AIR run on your desktop computer without a web browser, they provide all...
The Adobe® AIR, runtime enables you to have your favorite web applications with you all the time. Since applications built for Adobe AIR run on your desktop computer without a web browser, they provide all...
Media distribution giant Netflix is currently offline. Their website states that the Netflix website and the DVD shipping operations are temporarily down. It is unknown what is causing the down time and how far reaching...
Google has announced, via their official blog, that they are shutting down their automated directory assistance service, 1-800-GOOG-411, on November 12. GOOG-411 was launched in 2007 and was the first service to use speech recognition...
AT&T recently changed their data plan structure by limiting the amount of data a new iPhone user can consume each month. The cheapest plan allows for just 200MB per month which can be very limiting...
A fire in Seattle has severed the power supply to a group of servers, which included Microsoft's Bing Travel section, according to a report by Tech Flash. Not only was that part of Bing knocked...
Google has introduced a new feature for Gmail users to allow them to access their email offline. Announced on the Google blog you will be able to cache your messages on your computer using...
Late yesterday it was reported that the email system for the White House was offline and there was no estimated time until it would be back up. "Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced the technical...
We hope you weren't planning any all night Halo 3 fests for tonight, or needed to download any new music tomorrow, because in just a little over 4 short hours, both Xbox Live and Zune...
Adobe has launched software designed to make it easier for computer users to use online applications offline. Adobe Air allows developers to build tools that still have some functionality even when a computer is...
Bink is reporting that the Microsoft website you are redirected to after installing IE7 (or Windows Vista) that lets you set your preferences like default search engine and start page, is offline. Users are presented...
Google has launched a tool designed to make it easier for computer users to use online applications offline. One of the key limitations of web services such as e-mail, word processing and calendars, is...
WIKIPEDIA volunteers have begun working on an offline version of the online encyclopaedia that can be distributed on CD. A preliminary version of the CD was released earlier this month. The goal is to extend...
A group of European Parliament members have submitted a draft declaration to the European Parliament requiring ISPs to better monitor the content of the sites they host in order to keep hate speech off the...
Here's one I can relate to, Jim talks about the improved Offline files feature in Vista, something I use myself and am very happy with. One of the key things that we focused on for...
