Welcome to another addition of Digital Digest! Following President Trump’s Inauguration, we have some digital stories related to his presidency, as well as news from Pokemon Go and China’s App Store.
Trump to use personal Twitter account instead of POTUS
Trump is officially the 45th President of The United States and rather than using the official POTUS twitter account, he has (link: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/19/president-trumps-twitter-plans-tweet-as-usual.html text: announced plans) to continue using Twitter with his personal @realDonaldTrump handle. This coincides with the announcement that he will continue to use Twitter as normal despite polls saying that 69% of Americans believe his twitter habits are a bad thing and would like him to cut back.
The Obama’s launch VR tour of the White House with Oculus
VR giants, Oculus teamed up with Barack and Michelle Obama to give a (link: http://mashable.com/2017/01/13/white-house-360-tour/#GRpVl6qLTqqX text: virtual 360degree tour) of the White House from the comfort of viewer’s homes. By using Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR or even Facebook, viewers will be able to get the ins and outs of the building the Obama’s called home for 8 years.
China to make app stores join register
Internet regulators in China have ordered app stores to (link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38637687 text: join a register) in order to ‘promote the healthy and orderly development of the mobile internet’. The move comes to alleviate Chinese users’ mobile devices from being struck by infection as well as tackling the publication of illegal information. The full move comes after the removal of the New York Times app from the Chinese version of Apple’s iOS App Store.
Peace sign photos could expose fingerprints
Researchers from Japan’s National Institute of Informatics have (link: https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/13/peace-sign-pics-fingerprints/ text: announced the threat) of exposing fingerprints by using the peace sign in photographs. With fingerprints now being commonly used instead of passwords, the warning comes due to the fact that hackers could amend the focus and lighting of images in order to recreate fingerprints.
Pokemon Go generates $950 million in revenue
The biggest gaming craze of 2016 was undoubtedly Pokemon Go, where masses of people roamed the streets in order to catch Pikachu and friends. Reports have announced that the game has (link: http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/17/pokemon-go-generated-revenues-of-950-million-in-2016/ text: made $950million in revenue) during the year of 2016 since the game was released in July.
Join us next week for some more digital news.