Samsung Galaxy S8 hides home button and gains Bixby AI

Samsung's latest flagship phones have ditched the physical home button found in their predecessors and introduced a new virtual assistant.

The screens of the Galaxy S8 and bigger S8+ are also larger despite the devices being about the same size as last year's S7 and S7 Edge.

Saido Berahino: Drugs ban from a spiked drink, says Stoke striker

Berahino did not play for former club West Brom between September and January, when he joined Stoke for 12m. "To be banned for something you really haven't done is hard to take," the 23-year-old told BBC's Football Focus. He claims the level of drugs found was "really low", which he says proves there was no intent on his behalf. "You go on a night out, you don't know who you are around and there are people who are out to get you," said the former England Under-21 international. "Of course, I was in a nightclub, so I hold my hand up for being irresponsible. "From then on it all crashed down. To this day, I still cannot understand who would want to do that to me."

Saido Berahino: Drugs ban from a spiked drink, says Stoke

Berahino did not play for former club West Brom between September and January, when he joined Stoke for 12m. "To be banned for something you really haven't done is hard to take," the 23-year-old told BBC's Football Focus. He claims the level of drugs found was "really low", which he says proves there was no intent on his behalf. "You go on a night out, you don't know who you are around and there are people who are out to get you," said the former England Under-21 international. "Of course, I was in a nightclub, so I hold my hand up for being irresponsible. "From then on it all crashed down. To this day, I still cannot understand."

Dutch prosecutors seize gold bars and cars in 'tax evader' raids

They are investigating about 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an unnamed Swiss bank following a tip-off they could contain undeclared assets. Paintings, a gold bar, cash, a luxury car and jewellery have been seized. As well as the Netherlands, there have been searches in France, Germany, the UK and Australia. The Dutch government has passed information to the other countries about more than 50,000 suspect accounts at the bank. Meanwhile, UK authorities said the investigation was also targeting senior bank employees. The co-ordinated raids began on Thursday, the Dutch office for financial crimes prosecution (FIOD) said in a statement. It said the cross-border operation was being supported by Eurojust, the EU's judicial co-operation unit.

Dutch prosecutors seize gold bars and cars in 'tax evader'

They are investigating about 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an unnamed Swiss bank following a tip-off they could contain undeclared assets. Paintings, a gold bar, cash, a luxury car and jewellery have been seized. As well as the Netherlands, there have been searches in France, Germany, the UK and Australia. The Dutch government has passed information to the other countries about more than 50,000 suspect accounts at the bank. Meanwhile, UK authorities said the investigation was also targeting senior bank employees. The co-ordinated raids began on Thursday, the Dutch office for financial crimes prosecution (FIOD) said in a statement. It said the cross-border operation was being supported by Eurojust, the EU's judicial.

Airtel offers 28GB 4G data, unlimited calls for Rs 345 to counter Jio Prime

Jio Prime has caused such a stir in the Indian telecom sector that all major operators have been forced to come up with new and updated plans offering unlimited data.

Hot on the heels ofIdeaandVodafone, Airtel has reportedly announced a new plan offering 1GB 4G data/day and unlimited voice calls to any operator at just Rs 345 per month.

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Reliance Jio Prime Membership: How to Get It for Free

Reliance Jio's 'Happy New Year' offer is ending on March 31, which means no more free unlimited data usage from April onwards. To retain its subscriber base, Jio has introduced a new Jio Prime membership plan which will allow users to continue the benefits of the Happy New Year offer for one year. The user has to a pay Rs. 99 subscription fee and Rs. 303 monthly fee for using unlimited data (1GB cap per day) for a year. However, if you recharge through the Jio Money wallet, you can get the Jio Prime membership for free.

Brexit: Single market benefit 'largely imaginary'

The trade benefits of belonging to the European Union have been "largely imaginary", according to the social policy think-tank Civitas.

Its analysis arguesthat exports from non-EU countries to the single market have grown faster than the UK's, since its creation in 1993.

That lends weight to the argument that no EU deal is better than a bad deal, the author argues.

Wikileaks is offering tech firms CIA files first

Technology firms will get "exclusive access" to details of the CIA's cyber-warfare programme, Wikileaks has said.

The anti-secrecy website has published thousands of the US spy agency's secret documents, including what it says are the CIA's hacking tools.

Founder Julian Assange said that, after some thought, he had decided to give the tech community further leaks first.

"Once the material is effectively disarmed, we will publish additional details," Mr Assange said.

Inside the TalkTalk 'Indian scam call centre'

TalkTalk customers are being targeted by an industrial-scale fraud network in India, according to whistleblowers who say they were among hundreds of staff hired to scam customers of the British telecoms giant.

The scale of the criminal operation has been detailed by the three sources, who say they were employed by two front-companies set up by a gang of professional fraudsters.

The sources describe working in "call centres" in two Indian cities.

They say as many as 60 "employees" work in shifts in each office, phoning TalkTalk customers and duping them into giving access to their bank accounts.

The whistleblowers say they were given a script in which they were told to claim they were calling from TalkTalk.

IBM gives out-of-office patent to public

The "invention", officially recognised in January,is described by the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)as "stupid patent of the month".

The patent was filed in 2010 at a time when many tech firms made grabs for all kinds of technological innovations.

IBM said that it would "dedicate the patent to the public".

It has led to accusations that the US Patent Office (USPTO) is out of touch.

In a statement, the IBM said that it had notified "the USPTO that it foregoes its rights to the patent. As a result, the patent is released into the public domain".

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The "invention", officially recognised in January,is described by the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)as "stupid patent of the month".

The patent was filed in 2010 at a time when many tech firms made grabs for all kinds of technological innovations.

IBM said that it would "dedicate the patent to the public".

It has led to accusations that the US Patent Office (USPTO) is out of touch.

In a statement, the IBM said that it had notified "the USPTO that it foregoes its rights to the patent. As a result, the patent is released into the public domain".

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The "invention", officially recognised in January,is described by the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)as "stupid patent of the month".

The patent was filed in 2010 at a time when many tech firms made grabs for all kinds of technological innovations.

IBM said that it would "dedicate the patent to the public".

It has led to accusations that the US Patent Office (USPTO) is out of touch.

In a statement, the IBM said that it had notified "the USPTO that it foregoes its rights to the patent. As a result, the patent is released into the public domain".

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Children's messages in CloudPets data breach

An open database containing links to more than 2 million voice messages recorded on cuddly toys has been discovered, cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt has revealed.

The messages were created by owners of CloudPets soft toys.

At one point, the dat a was even held to ransom, Mr Hunt says.

The animals are advertised as being toys that enable people to record and send greetings via a phone app and the toy itself.