Last year methane levels made their biggest jump since scientists began tracking in 1983 

Global levels of the greenhouse gas methane had their biggest spike ever last year, according to researchers in Colorado. Levels of the colorless, odorless gas, which have been steadily rising since 2007, jumped by 14.7 parts per billion in 2020, double the increase from 1983, when records started. Methane is shorter-lived than carbon dioxide, also … Read more

Tasker 5.12.21 makes refinement to sleep tracking, introduces other fixes

After being in beta for a few months, Tasker 5.12 update brought to the fore the process to make smartphones smarter with automated routines. With the update, users were provided the option to automate their phones for sleep tracking, add favorite actions to Favorite Actions menu and do a lot more. All possible on devices … Read more

Russia puts British warship HMS Trent under ‘constant tracking’ as it enters the Black Sea

Russia is ‘constantly tracking’ a British warship on patrol in the flashpoint Black Sea, the defence ministry in Moscow has announced. HMS Trent sailed through the Dardanelles and Bosporus on Sunday amid high tension over the Kremlin’s intentions in eastern Ukraine.   Despite planning to track the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel’s every move, it posed … Read more

Russia puts British warship HMS Trent under ‘constant tracking’ as it enters the Black Sea

Russia is ‘constantly tracking’ a British warship on patrol in the flashpoint Black Sea, the defence ministry in Moscow has announced. HMS Trent sailed through the Dardanelles and Bosporus on Sunday amid high tension over the Kremlin’s intentions in eastern Ukraine.   Despite planning to track the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel’s every move, it posed … Read more

Tasker update adds sleep tracking and other notable features

Calling all tasker fans, here is probably a new update you have been waiting for. Now in the process to make your handsets smarter with automated routines, Tasker is letting you automate your smartphone for sleep tracking. Taking advantage of the Android’s own Sleep API the Tasker will allow automation of the device based on … Read more

Apple to release controversial new tracking privacy feature TODAY

Apple is set to release controversial new privacy controls today that will require iPhone users to give permission for apps to track their activity for advertising purposes.   A full-screen notification will begin to appear on iPhone apps on Monday that will ask users if they consent to being tracked ‘across apps and websites owned by … Read more

Brave, Vivaldi firm on not wanting Google’s FLoC tracking system

No FLoC. That’s what Brave and Vivaldi have been fighting for. Brave has recently disabled FloC while Vivaldi is saying no to FloC. Google has proposed to implement Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) instead as an improved strategy for privacy and security of users. However, not all parties are happy with the move. Even if … Read more

Possessive police constable, 58, fitted tracking device in boot of wife’s car

Possessive police constable, 58, fitted tracking device in boot of wife’s car, checked her phone messages and wouldn’t let her do the school run alone Mark Howell-Walmsley, 58, denied using controlling or coercive behaviour But he changed his plea to guilty after wife Sharon McCaig took to the stand She told how he forced her to make … Read more