No, your Instagram account wasn't hacked - it was only a bug
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/instagram-hacked-changed-password-a6759046.html
Instagram the popular social media account allowing users to post videos and pictures online had a bug a couple days ago and was assumed by the audience to be a hack as the error message stated that the password may have been changed worrying a lot of the users. However it was just a bug in the system and no passwords were compromised.
- The bug turned out to be harmless and was fixed by Instagram
- Fortunately, the whole thing was down to an error. No passwords were compromised, and the fault was corrected
- t's an easy mistake to make - when the app gives you an error message which says 'the account owner may have changed the password', it makes sense to assume that someone else has changed your password.
In my opinion this is an example of how easy it is for technology to go wrong and also how much people depend on their social media and when it is taken they go crazy. it shows that technology is an amazing thing when it runs properly but it can go wrong very fast and cause a lot of problems for the companies and users.
Surf the internet in virtual reality with Samsung's new browser for the Gear VR headset
The article is about how Samsung are releasing a virtual reality piece of equipment that works with most Samsung smartphones to allow user to search the web in virtual reality with the head piece. The technology is however in its very early stages and still has a lot of complications like a lower resolution and a keypad that is very hard to use.
- the lower resolution of the headset will make text difficult to read
- and having to use voice recognition or a tricky VR on-screen keyboard rather than a physical one will prove difficult.
- The headset allows people to put their phone into it and use it as a virtual reality screen
In my opinion this is an example of how technology can be used to do amazing things but at the same time is becoming a reality that 5 years ago we didn't think would be possible for 100 years but it is here in 2015. It shows how fast technology is moving along in the world.
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