Apple Inc. unveiled an array of new features to make its products more accessible to users who suffer from cognitive, visual and speech impairments.  In a news release Wednesday, Apple said its new features which include Assistive Access, Live Speech, Personal Voice and Point and Speak, will “draw on advances in hardware and software,” including ensuring user privacy and expanding on the company’s “long-standing …

The majority of Twitter users in the U.S. said they have taken a break from the social media platform this year, according to a Pew Research poll released Wednesday.  Sixty percent of Americans who have used Twitter in the past 12 months said they took a break from the site for a period of several weeks or more during that period, based on the poll.  Thirty-nine percent of polled Americans who use Twitter said they did not …

Google said Tuesday that it was planning to delete accounts that had been inactive for more than two years, citing security concerns stemming from dormant accounts and their passwords. The move was based on the notion that accounts that have not been used for an extended period of time are more likely to rely on passwords that have been compromised. Google also said the old accounts are more likely to not have two-factor authentication …