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12 | tm | Bloomberg’s sources say Apple will launch two new iPhones in late 2014 with big screens and curved glass. The new models would be 4.7-inches and 5.5-inchs and both phone’s would have glass that curves downwards at the edge. Bloomberg’s sources also said Apple was working on pressure-sensitive touch, but that would likely not be ready in time for a 2014 launch. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-10/apple-said-developing-curved-iphone-screens-enhanced-sensors.html | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | Amazon will begin delivering packages on Sunday in New York and Los Angeles in partnership with the United States Postal Service. Sunday delivery will also be available in London using Amazon's own trucks. To get Amazon's goods on a Sunday, you'll need to be an Amazon Prime member. Amazon plans to roll out Sunday delivery to more cities next year. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/11/amazon-sunday-delivery/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | A leak on Amazon revealed Motorola’s new budget phone, the Motorola G will run £159.99 for the 16 GB black model and will come to the UK on November 14. Motorola invited press to a London event on November 13th. Like the X, the G will apparently also have switchable backplates, a 4.5-inch 1280 x 720 display, a quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor and come with JellyBean version of the Android Operating system. Here in the US the Moto X Moto Maker website has added Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile to the site, ending AT&T’s exclusivity over customization of the handset. | http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2306238/motorola-moto-g-appears-on-amazon-for-gbp160-shipping-on-14-november | ||||||||||||||||||
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16 | ia | According to a new study by Sandvine, Netflix and YouTube account for over half of downstream prime-time Internet traffic in North America for the month of September. Netflix has over 30%, while YouTube is a bit under 20%. Facebook accounts for 1.31% of downstream traffic, beating out Hulu which has 1.29%. | http://allthingsd.com/20131111/netflix-youtube-half-your-broadband-diet/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | German newspaper Der Spiegel reports the British GCHQ agency uses a “quantum insert” technique to target employees of two Global Romaing Exchange providers, which handle the interchange of vast amounts of mobile Internet traffic. GCHQ allegedly used the secret servers to serve spoofed versions of LinkedIn and Slashdot pages that delivered malware to targets. A similar attack was reported earlier this year to have been used against employees of OPEC. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/uk-spies-continue-quantum-insert-attack-via-linkedin-slashdot-pages/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Sony's released an unboxing video of the PlayStation 4. It's not your run of the mill unboxing in a white room, it's actually a parody of a Daft Punk video. A gloved individual removes several items from the box including a quick start guide, an HDMI cable, a DualShock 4 controller and the PS4 itself. The video closes revealing the gloved person to be Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/11/5090126/sony-playstation-4-official-unboxing-video | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | According to the latest edition of Ericsson’s Mobility Report smartphone subscriptions will reach 1.9 billion worldwide by the end of the year. By 2019 that number should triple and smartphone traffic will decople, that’s increase 10 times. Still smartphones only account of 25-30% of all mobile subscriptions. The expected tripling of subscriptions will be driven by smartphone adoption in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2062380/smartphone-subscriptions-will-triple-between-now-and-2019.html | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | ia | YouTube's now requiring users to have a Google+ account to post comments and people aren't happy about it. YouTube co-creator Jawed Karim wrote a comment on his YouTube page wondering why he'd have to have a Plus account just to comment - although it's not known if Karim's account was hacked or it's a legitimate comment. A music video on YouTube is racking up views as well. It's entitled "My Thoughts on Google+," the song mocks Google+, Google's web design and its chorus rhymes with "Duck You, Google+" | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/11/google_plus_disappointment/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Some of you love Blu-ray. Some of you are excited that the Xbox One will support Blu-ray. And some of you even love 3D on Blu-ray. Those last two may have to be separate groups fro awhile. Major Nelson confirmed 3D output on the Xbox One in May but Microsoft told CNET it will not ship with the capability though it could be added later on. Sony confirmed to Engadget that the PS4 will come with both 3D Bluray playback and 3D gameplay, though there aren’t any 3D game titles yet. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/09/xbox-one-ps4-3d-blu-ray-playback/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Over at the CrackBerry forums, a user posted pictures of a BlackBerry Z10 running the Google Play app store. It appears to be the app version of Google Play and not just the web interface. This is leading to speculation that the next version of BlackBerry's OS will support Google Play and its wealth of apps. However, some folks in the CrackBerry forums are calling out the images as fake. | http://gigaom.com/2013/11/11/google-play-might-be-coming-to-blackberry-with-next-update-of-bb10/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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25 | Introduce Guest | GUEST: Andrea Smith Independent Technology journalist, former Mashable Lifestyle Editor/former ABC News Technology producer LOWER THIRD URL: andreasmith.org, @andreasmith | |||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Apple Said Developing Curved IPhone Screens, New Sensors | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-10/apple-said-developing-curved-iphone-screens-enhanced-sensors.html | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Bloomberg reports Apple developing iPhones w/ bigger screens. curved glass, pressure-sensitive sensors - 2 models for 2014 4.7 and 5.5-inches. glass curves down at edges - Later models might have pressure-sensitive touch Q: Make sense for Apple? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | ia | Netflix Video Usage More Than 10 Times Amazon and Hulu Combined | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/netflix-video-usage-more-than-10-times-amazon-and-hulu-combined-1200812004/ | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | - According to a study by Sandvine, Netflix is 31.6% of all downstream Internet traffic in North America during primetime hours in September - YouTube was 18.6%, that's up from 17.1% in March - Amazon video uses 1.6%, Hulu 1.3% - P2P traffic is down as well - now less than 10% of total daily traffic in North America. 5 years ago, it was over 31% - YouTube around the world: Europe 28.7% of downstream traffic, in Latin America 36.8%. Asia-Pacific 31.2% Q: What can companies do to compete with Netflix? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | tm | Amazon To Start Sunday Deliveries In LA, New York And London For Prime Customers | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/11/amazon-sunday-delivery/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Amazon and the United States Postal Service Now Delivering Packages on Sunday, Making Every Day an Amazon Prime Delivery Day | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1874602&highlight= | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Amazon will partner with USPS to ship on Sunday - Must be Amazon Prime - Starting in Nov. 17 LA &NYC, (Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix targeted for 2014) - Shopping cart will indicate of Sunday shipping available - VP world-wide ops Dave Clark told WSJ: will use own trucks later this month in UK Q: Yay? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | ia | Intel acquires edtech startup Kno to boost its digital content library | http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/08/intel-acquires-edtech-startup-kno-to-boost-its-digital-content-library/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Intel Has Acquired Kno, Will Push Further Into The Education Content Market With Interactive Textbooks | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/08/intel-has-acquired-kno-to-push-further-into-the-education-market/ | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Intel Education Welcomes Kno to the Family | http://blogs.intel.com/csr/2013/11/intel-education-welcomes-kno-to-the-family/ | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Intel Education Home | http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education-solutions/technology-to-classroom.html | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | - Intel acquired Kno, an education-software company. - Kno’s apps can be accessed via its iPad, Android and Windows 7 and Windows 8 apps, - Kno's books include additional features for teachers to help students - TechCrunch reports that co-founder and CEO Osman Rashid will not join Intel, but everyone else will - Intel's blog post on the acquisition says Intel's working on creating an ecosystem of hardware, software and digital content for education - Intel Education already has made 10 and 7 inch Android tablets - The acquisition will also mean that Intel's digital content library will contain over 225,000 titles Q: What do we think about Intel's push in education? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | ia | Flipboard launches shopping catalogs | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/11/5081692/flipboard-launches-shopping-category-catalogs-automatic-price-tags | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Flipboard lets users add product listings to their magazines as it targets the e-commerce space | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/11/flipboard-lets-users-add-product-listings-magazines-targets-e-commerce-space/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | - Flipboard updated its app on iOS and Android to include catalogs - It will allow users and companies to create shopping catalogs with red price tags that link directly where the item can be purchased - users and retailers can mix traditional articles and images in with the new product listings. - Clicking through on a price tag brings you to a regular web site where you'll still have to input your payment information - Flipboard doesn't handle the payments - A number of retailers, including Banana Republic, Fab, and ModCloth, are launching catalogs on Flipboard today that will take advantage of the new features Q: What do you think of Flipboard's move and how long before they are handling payments? | How to create catalogs: Users can add products by browsing through Flipboard’s shopping category or by going through any commerce website to add things to their magazine, either through the app or the browser bookmarklet. - Flipboard has 90 million users - company has seen 4.5 million magazines created by users | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | tm | Developers: Use Your Coding Skills To Help Typhoon Haiyan Rescue Efforts In The Philippines | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/11/developers-use-your-coding-skills-to-help-typhoon-haiyan-rescue-efforts-in-the-philippines/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Google launches crisis tools to help the Philippines deal with the aftermath of a powerful typhoon | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/11/google-launches-crisis-tools-help-philippines-deal-aftermath-powerful-typhoon/ | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Typhoon Haiyan - Geeklist #Hack4Good | https://geekli.st/hackathon/52793a2660fb3f52d50001f8 | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Relief.io project for mapping rescue efforts | http://relief.io/#/map | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | Google Typhoon Yolanda person finder | http://google.org/personfinder/2013-yolanda | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Google Tyyphoon Yolanda relief map | http://google.org/crisismap/2013-yolanda?gl=en | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Typhoon Haiyan (AKA Yolanda) killed around 10,000 people - In addition to usual Red Cross outreach, tech efforts - Geeklist Corps of Developers - build tools to coordinate rescue efforts and supply distribution, help communications,— working with government in Phillipines - looking for designers, developers, product managers and social media experts (relief.io as example) - Google launched Google Person Finder - Google’s Typhoon Yolanda Relief Map, which provides updates on shelters and other information from the disaster zone. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Watch a supercomputer track trillions of particles in the latest universe simulation | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/11/5081024/new-supercomputer-visualization-shows-the-formation-of-the-universe | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Microsoft advertises Surface, Excel with maths mistake | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/11/microsoft_surface_billboard_depicts_excel_making_addition_error/ | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | New 'invisibility cloak' type designed | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24867090 | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | NASA shows off Robonaut's gigantic new legs ahead of 2014 upgrade (video) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/10/nasa-shows-off-robonauts-gigantic-new-legs/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | When the Xbox One launches on November 22nd, you'll be able to watch live TV, customize the TV guide to show SkyDrive folders appear as "channels," STREAM MEDIA THAT YOU HOST ON YOUR LOCAL PC USING XBOX MUSIC OR XBOX VIDEO, stream your skydrive media from the cloud, PLUG ANY HDMI DEVICE IN AND USE IT THROUGH THE XBOX ONE, and, for cord cutters, enable "app channels" so that you can browse Hulu, Netflix or even SkyDrive content. sounds pretty ok? | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/hands-on-with-the-xbox-one-kinect-interface-and-os-impressions/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | Want to get an inside look at the PS4? Well, Wired has an article for you. Sony's director of its mechanical engineering team in charge of the PS4 Yasuhiro Ootori took apart a PS4 over the course of an hour and half. Wired has a bunch of pictures of the first PS4 teardown. For you neat-freaks, you'll be glad to know that the PS4's power adapter is inside the console - there's no need for an external power brick. | http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/11/ps4-gallery/all/1 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Stephen Elop, a candidate to replace Steve Ballmer as Microsoft.’s chief executive officer, may consider making Office software programs like Word, Excel and PowerPoint available on a broad variety of smartphones and tablets, including Apple's and Google's, say people familiar with his thinking. Microsoft is shifting from software to focus on hardware and services, and searching for a new CEO after Steve Ballmer retires. Elop and Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally are both top candidates, for now. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-08/microsoft-ceo-candidate-elop-said-to-mull-windows-shift.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Retuers reports that Edward Snowden used other people's login credentials to access some of the classified material he leaked to the press. Snowden may have used some social engineering to obtain the user names and passwords of over 20 NSA workers in the NSA regional operations center in Hawaii. Snowden told them he needed that information to do his job as a computer systems administrator. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/08/net-us-usa-security-snowden-idUSBRE9A703020131108 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | The Google barge mystery is the gift that keeps on giving — when completed, it'll be an “unprecedented artistic structure,” sporting a dozen or so gigantic sails, to be moored for a month at a time at sites around the bay. Documents submitted to the Port of San Francisco show when it’s done, the barge will be a 50-foot-tall, 250-foot-long structure made of recycled shipping containers will be flanked by sails “reminiscent of fish fins, which will remind visitors that they are on a seaworthy vessel.” | http://blog.sfgate.com/matierandross/2013/11/07/google-barge-revealed-artistic-structure-with-fish-fins/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Another Tesla Model S went up in flames on Wednesday. It is the third fire in the past five weeks for Tesla. The company says the fire wasn't spontaneous and was the result of an accident after the car hit road debris. So far, all three fires were chalked up to accidents. Tesla's stock price is also taking a beating. On Wednesday, its stock dropped about 14% on news of weak earnings. Thursday, it dropped another 7%. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24862356 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Nvidia cofounder, president, and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang loves Android. He really really loves it! After announcing Nvidia's q3 financial results yesterday, Huang said "Android is the most disruptive operating system that we've seen in a few decades, in a couple of decades," ."The vast majority of Windows on ARM will be Surface," he said. "The vast majority of everything else on Tegra is Android." Pivoting into a post-PC word, Nvidia? Smart move. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/nvidia_ceo_android_the_most_disruptive_operating_system_in_decades/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Facebook's testing a new feature for business pages on the desktop version of Facebook -- star ratings. The star ratings were first reported by TechCrunch thanks to a tipster and Facebook has since confirmed the test. The company began collecting star ratings with the introduction of Nearby on mobile in early 2012. Facebook says the star ratings will "make it easier for people to discover great businesses around them." | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/07/facebook-pages-star-ratings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | The SD Association has just unveiled an Ultra High Speed Class 3 (U3) card format that handles 4k video. The spec guarantees write performance of at least 30 MB/s, or enough bandwidth to record 4K clips without hiccups. You'll have to wait for U3-capable devices and cards to begin shooting, but it shouldn't be long before you can produce footage worthy of your Ultra HD TV. Thanks, tech! | http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/07/new-sd-card-format-is-speedy-enough-for-4k-video/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Gogo wireless, providers of in-flight WiFi, introduced a new technology that will allow smartphone users to make calls and send text messages as they normally would while in flight. Texts and calls are routed through the aircraft's wireless network in conjunction with Gogo's air-to-ground connection. For the user, your phone will remain in airplane mode because the phone won't be using a cellular connection. The calls are made possible using a Gogo app, which will be available for iOS and Android. A Windows Phone version is coming in the future. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611490-93/gogo-unveils-in-flight-text-talk-service-at-30000-feet/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Hands-on with the Xbox One: Kinect, interface, and OS impressions | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/hands-on-with-the-xbox-one-kinect-interface-and-os-impressions/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Microsoft leads a 12-minute tour of Xbox One games, TV, and apps | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080204/xbox-one-dashboard-video-demo-apps-tv-games | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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30 | - A lot of folks are getting hands on time with the Xbox One - MS even published a 12-minute tour of the Xbox One - ArsTechnica says that "Voice is the new controller" more so than the Xbox 360. Ars notes that voice controls are now a system-level process that runs in the background although they did find a slight pause in voice recognition of about 1/2 a second - Recognizing you: the Xbox One can log in a user automatically based on their visuals. After a 30-second process to log in to your MS account, Kinect builds a profile of you based on your face and skeletal model of your body - When you're recognized, the Xbox shows you your customized layout. If it recognizes someone else, that other person can say "Xbox, show my stuff" - Data is stored in the cloud, so you can have your stuff show up on any Xbox One (PR Manager Jose Pinero said Personal biometric data, on the other hand, is never uploaded on the cloud.) | - Skype on the Kinect - as someone in a room moves around, the Kinect follows that person around using software - Game DVR mode demoed - call out to Xbox to record, then you can edit right from the xbox. You can add a PIP with narration by recording from the Kinect - Watching TV: Xbox One Guide. If you've got cable, you can ask to see what's on certain channels. If you're a cord cutter, you can add apps as channels like the NFL or Hulu. Q: Want a One? | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | - Guy by name of "TradeFortress" who's the founder of a inputs.io, a company that used to store bitcoins in digital wallets for people across the globe, says “I don’t recommend storing any bitcoins accessible on computers connected to the internet.”. - what happened: inputs.io offered bitcoin wallets, then mixed the wallets up to anonymize the coins they stored, sped up bitcoin payments, & spared users from tiny transaction fees that are typically charged on the bitcoin network. - company stored bitcoins online. - site was compromised on Oct 23, and again on Oct. 26, and hackers made off with 4,100 bitcoins ($1.2 million) total. - The company notified customers of the incident, which only affects certain users. A small number of Bitcoins belonging to TradeFortress’s other business, CoinLenders, were also taken - Inputs.io can't pay everyone back, but TradeFortress says “I’m repaying with all of my personal Bitcoins - social engineering attack, attacker impersonated someone else to get access to the site’s systems on cloud-hosting provider Linode. “The attack was done through compromising a chain of email accounts which eventually allowed the attacker to reset the password for the the Linode server | q: how is this bitcoin market going to settle down/in? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | Microsoft CEO candidate Stephen Elop said to consider selling Xbox business, killing Bing | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080192/microsoft-ceo-candidate-stephen-elop-bing-xbox-rumors | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Microsoft CEO Candidate Elop Said to Mull Windows Shift | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-08/microsoft-ceo-candidate-elop-said-to-mull-windows-shift.html | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 31 | - Bloomberg reports that Stephen Elop has some interesting plans for MS should he become the company's next CEO - First up: Office would be available for iOS and Android - Elop would probably move away from Microsoft’s strategy of using these programs to drive demand for its flagship Windows operating system - He would consider ending Microsoft Bing and selling Xbox if he determined they weren't critical to the company's strategy - Analyst Rick Sherlund said a combination of moves including the sale of Bing and Xbox could lift 2015 earnings by 40% Q: Huh? | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | sl | Gogo unveils in-flight text, talk service at 30,000 feet | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611490-93/gogo-unveils-in-flight-text-talk-service-at-30000-feet/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | - Gogo has unveiled new service that allows phone calls & text message. Showed off Text & Talk technology to CNET aboard a private jet, departing from and returning to New Jersey's Newark International Airport. - utilizing the company's air-to-ground connectivity, calls and texts back on Earth are now routed through the aircraft's wireless network rather than in-flight cell towers, or "picocells." Users aboard commercial flights with Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi access can download a companion app (ios or android), which the company describes as an "extension" of the regular cellular network. This allows smartphone users to roam on the in-flight network as if they were connected to a land-based cell network. - The company has more than 6,000 Gogo-equipped aircraft, from American Airlines, Delta, United, and Virgin America. | q: oh god plane phone calls are actually gonna happen aren't they | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | ia | Cable Vets Tout New Anti-Piracy Chip (Exclusive) | http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cable-vets-tout-new-anti-653727 | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | - Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive about Beyond Broadband Technology - BBT has been granted a patent they say would provide "a totally secure communications path." It would use a "downloadable conditional access system" Here's how it works: - A distributor or company sends the content or data to a consumer or company by wired line, the Internet or over the air. - An inexpensive pre-programmed computer chip inside the device receives the download and provides the only authorization needed. The user wouldn't even have to input a password - This system would not use a public/private key nor a trusted authority | - BBT doesn't manufacture the chips, but will provide an open system available to license - BBT's proposed pricing for a cable box system would be about $5 per unit. Cable cards cost about $35 Q: This appears to be a hardware-based DRM-scheme. Do you think this could catch on? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | sl | A Like Is Not Enough: Facebook Tests Star Ratings Displayed On Pages | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/07/facebook-pages-star-ratings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Facebook Revamps Like, Share Web Buttons | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2426846,00.asp | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | - Facebook testing displaying star ratings (like 1 out of 5), on Pages on the DESKTOP version, according to a TC source. Screenshots and live testing show that FB has turned on the star rating display for at least a small subsection of users - FB has been collecting star ratings from users on the desktop and via local search already, and also seeking star ratings on content and apps via Timelinea. What is new is making this information explicitly displayed on the social network itself, in a prominent place on a business or place Page. - as TC article points out - Comments provide some sense of sentiment around a Page, but the five-star system threads the needle between ease-of-use, information and digestibility, compared to both the Like and text comments. And as Facebook moves to become a platform geared towards providing public information, as well as real-time interactivity around media like TV, offering more granularity around how its users feel about people, places and things makes a lot of sense. | q: make sense? | |||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Motorola Moto G press render leaked ahead of November 13 launch | http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/motorola-moto-g-press-render-leaked-ahead-of-november-13-launch-443584 | |||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Chrome On Windows To Start Rejecting Extensions From Outside The Chrome Web Store In January | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/07/chrome-on-windows-to-start-rejecting-extensions-from-outside-the-chrome-web-store-in-january/ | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Panasonic Toughpad 4K Tablet Coming in January - It's twenty inches, weighs 5.27 pounds, and carries a price tag of $5,999. | http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/101844/panasonic-toughpad-4k/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Twitter stock launched on the NYSE today. Shares were sold at IPO of $26. Those investors made quick money if they sold as they stock opened at $45.10 shot up to $50 and seems to have leveled off in the mid-40s. For comparison Facebook IPO was $38. It shot up to only $45 on its first day then plummeted well below IPO for more than a year. Twitter is not expected to be profitable until 2015. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/07/twitter-nyse-day-1/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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14 | sl | A fire whose origin is still unknown destroyed the book, film and microfilm scanning center located next door to Internet Archive's office in San Francisco. While power interruptions caused some outages on archive.org, staffers say no data has been lost, and no one was hurt. The current estimated value of scanning equipment lost in the fire is $600,000, and a call is out for donations to help rebuild the scanning facility. | http://boingboing.net/2013/11/06/archive-orgs-scanning-center.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Microsoft wants you to stop, collaborate and listen -- well mostly collaborate because now Office 365 supports the ability for multiple people to see each other edit the same document. The feature is now live on the web versions of PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Word also gets continual autosave, so you won't have to worry about losing your changes. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611239-93/microsoft-builds-multiauthor-live-editing-into-office-web-apps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Google’s finally admitting they have secret barges in Portland, Maine and San Francisco Bay. A spokesperson told TechCrunch, “Although it’s still early days and things may change, we’re exploring using the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new technology.” Yes from private country with a party deck to ‘interactive space.’ Way to douse our barge party with cold water Google. Apparently Google isn't even allowed by law to talk about wild parties. Sarah? | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/06/google-says-its-using-mystery-barges-as-interactive-space-where-people-can-learn-about-its-technology/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Google was ordered by a Paris court to filter nine images linked to 73-year old former Formula One president Max Mosley in a lawsuit seeking to block search results referring to a “Nazi-themed” sex party. Mosley was awarded 1 euro in damages by the court in a dispute that goes back to 2008 - Mosley originally won a 60,000-pound breach-of-privacy award in a U.K. court from News Corp.’s now-defunct News of the World for publishing the Nazi-themed “orgy” story. A judge ruled there was no Nazi theme and the story wasn’t in the public interest.. Google called the latest ruling “troubling." | http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-06/google-ordered-by-court-to-block-9-images-in-max-mosley-case | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | According to 9to5Mac's sources, Apple is getting its stores ready to replace and repair parts for the iPhone 5S and 5C. The old Apple model was you bring in a busted phone, they charge you for a whole new one. The repair program will cover several components such as the rear camera and the screen. AppleCare customers get the repairs for free, but something like a touch screen repair will cost about $150 if you're not covered. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57611269-37/apple-to-offer-in-store-iphone-repairs-says-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Netflix and Marvel announced 4 new 13-episode live-action series and a miniseries coming to Netflix starting in 2015. The first series will follow blind attorney Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, followed by series about Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, all taking place in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of NYC. Those 4 series will culminate in a mini-series called “The Defenders” about a dream team of self-sacrificing heroes. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611284-93/netflix-to-launch-four-series-based-on-marvel-superheroes/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Say hello to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti – a new gaming card that's a bulked up version of the GTX 780. It'll go for $699 in the US. Nvidia claims a performance bump of around 12% over the GTX 780, and 25% more GPU cores over the GTX 780. There's also 4GB of GDDR5 on-board memory, and the card features Nvidia's G-SYNC tech, which synchronises the monitor's refresh rate to the GPU's render rate meaning that images appear the instant they are rendered, for smoother gameplay. | http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/graphics-cards/nvidia-geforce-gtx-780-ti-boasts-fastest-gaming-gpu-in-the-world--1197456 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | The New York Times reports AT&T charges the CIA $10 million a year for access to metadata about calls by suspected terrorists overseas. AT&T performs searches for specific phone numbers in its database, which includes all calls that transit AT&T’s line whether an AT&T customer or not. The system is not under warrant since it focuses on overseas calls. If one end of a call is located in the US, AT&T masks that metadata. AT&T voluntarily provides the data as a paid service. | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/07/us/cia-is-said-to-pay-att-for-call-data.html?_r=0 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Hey, want to make some money? There's a new program called the "Internet Bug Bounty" by HackerOne that will pay you to tell them about bugs in things like PHP, Perl, Rails, and Open SSL. The Internet Bug Bounty is backed by Facebook and Microsoft along with help from Chrome and Etsy. The vulnerabilities must meet several criteria including being novel and be widespread to collect cash. | http://www.zdnet.com/new-internet-bug-bounty-holds-companies-accountable-protects-hackers-7000022904/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Tracking Twitter’s I.P.O. | http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/07/live-blog-tracking-twitters-i-p-o/?_r=0 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Twitter’s Market Valuation Suggests Wall St. Sees Huge Growth Potential | http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/twitters-market-valuation-suggests-wall-st-sees-huge-growth-potential/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | In Twitter IPO, Wall Street reserved best info for top clients | http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/11/07/twitter-ipo-banks/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | "Twitter IPO at $26 for a value of $18.1 billion, raised $1.8 billion. Opened at $45.10 - Opening bell rung by Patrick Stewart, 9-year-old Vivienne Harr (lemonade stand slavery protest) and Boston PD Bureau Chief of Public Information Cheryl Fiandaca. - never made a profit - each Twitter user worth $78 - expected 2014 revenue ~$630 million analysts: $1.9 billion in 2015 - WSJ reports GS underwriters projecting 55% growth next year vs. 80% - $2.58 in advertising revenue for every 1,000 US interactions - 100 million DAU (less than half MAU) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | Square Exploring 2014 IPO With Banks | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/06/square-exploring-2014-ipo-with-banks/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Square has held discussions with banks, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley about 2014 IPO, person familiar with the matter tells WSJ. No bank has been hired and the timing of a deal could change - Jack Dorsey is Square CEO and co-founder, also co-founded Twitter & still chairman of Twitter's board - sales approaching $1B in 2014, according to an internal projection sources shared w WSJ. Rev represents what Square takes from around $30B in total transactions it expects to process next year (70% to 80% of Square’s revenue gets kicked back to credit card companies) - Sales will be about $550M this year on total payment volume of around $20B. After cc companies get paid, net revenue closer to $110M-$165M. - Dorsey has said company does not turn profit, but new exec team seems in line w future: Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar, who was hired from Salesforce.com, David Viniar, a former Goldman Sachs CFO, joined Square’s board last week, Square poached Gokul Rajaram, advertising executive, from FB, to oversee point-of-sale services for local merchants. | Square now has: hardware: card readers, which plug into smartphones and tablets and let vendors quickly process payments for a flat rate, POS kiosks that hook into cash drawer, mobile “wallet” software that lets customers pay without using a credit card, money transfer via email, Square "merchant store" where ppl can buy goods. q: anyone have a good reason Square should NOT IPO? | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | ia | Pebble reboot: Smartwatch gets iOS 7 upgrade and new SDK with apps, but no new hardware | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-34900_7-57610967/pebble-reboot-smartwatch-gets-ios-7-upgrade-and-new-sdk-with-apps-but-no-new-hardware/ | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - Pebble just got some updates - First up: iOS app now allows for all application notifications like the Android version. Up until now, iOS users only received texts, email notifications and incoming call info - Any app set to banner mode notification in iOS 7 will appear on your Pebble - Second: a new SDK v2.0 out today. It gives developers access to the Pebble's built-in accelerometer, log data, and have the watch store data when not connected to a phone. BT LE now active - New apps coming: Foursquare app for checking in, a Yelp app showing local attractions, and a GoPro app that acts like a remote for video recording. - The Pebble watch still only stores eight apps at a time - Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky suggested in a briefing with CNET that a fitness app could, for instance, store up to "days" of data. Q: Does the promise of more apps make you want to get a Pebble smartwatch? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Google finally talks barges: it's an 'interactive space where people can learn about new technology' | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/06/google-says-its-using-mystery-barges-as-interactive-space-where-people-can-learn-about-its-technology/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - google spokesperson gives statement to TC: "Google Barge … A floating data center? A wild party boat? A barge housing the last remaining dinosaur? Sadly, none of the above. Although it’s still early days and things may change, we’re exploring using the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new technology." - barges in Portland, Maine & San Francisco. 4 total. floating structures that comprise shipping containers, which Google has a history of using in its data centers. structures have large windows cut in them, which could form a presentation space. - A report by The Los Angeles Times noted that many reporters were looking at the wrong SF lease...correct lease’s purpose is the “fabrication of a special event structure and art exhibit only and for no other purpose.” | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | Netflix to launch four series based on Marvel superheroes | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611284-93/netflix-to-launch-four-series-based-on-marvel-superheroes/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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47 | Marvel - Netflix 4 original live-action series (13 eps.) beginning 2015 - Daredevil first, followed by Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage - All capped by mini-series "The Defenders" a "team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters." Set in Hell’s Kitchen. - Marvel Entertainment president Alan Fine: “This serialized epic expands the narrative possibilities of on-demand television and gives fans the flexibility to immerse themselves how and when they want” - Netflix gets exclusive rights to Disney in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | Intel creates new business division for connected gadgets | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/us-intel-connected-idUSBRE9A504I20131106 | |||||||||||||||||||
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60 | IE 11 is arriving for all Windows 7 users today. November 7 marks the start of the push of IE11 to those Windows 7 users with auto-update turned on. | http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-releases-to-the-web-ie11-for-windows-7-7000022751/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Reuters reports sources say Microsoft has narrowed its list of CEO candidates to about five people. ON the list to replace Steve Ballmer are Ford’s Alan “I’m not leaving Ford but I’m not going to explicitly rule out Microsoft” Mulally and the itinerant former Nokia CEO and even more formerly Microsoft VP Stephen Elop. Internal candidate include former Skype CEO Tony Bates and head of cloud and enterprise Satya Nadella. While the list is shorter now, Reuters insiders say the decision will still take a couple more months to make. So maybe no new CEO for Christmas. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/us-microsoft-ceo-idUSBRE9A500A20131106 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | My crystal ball says that within about two years, Samsung will unveil phones and other devices with foldable displays. Actually Samsung CEO Kwon Oh Hyun presented a slideshow in Seoul, Korea showing the company's display technology timeline for the next few years, which got picked up by blog site Sammy Hub. The recently introduced Galaxy Round is simply curved, but devices with bendable displays are due out in 2014, and foldable screens, to debut around the end of 2015. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57611048-94/samsung-eyes-phones-with-foldable-displays-in-2015/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | For the first time, Apple published a report detailing how many government information requests it received. The U.S. government requested data between 1000 and 2000 times on 2000 to 3000 accounts. Apple disclosed data for 0 to 1000 of those accounts. These numbers may seem vague and that's why Apple will file an Amicus brief at the Ninth Circuit court to support a case for "greater transparency with respect to National Security Letters." The rest of the world asked Apple for information about 719 times. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/apple-publishes-first-report-of-information-requests-files-with-u-s-government-for-more-transparency/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Everybody’s getting Gigabit. We wish. Mississippi is though. 9 finalists for the rollout of C Spir’es gigabit service were announce Tuesday. That service will run $80 a month when it arrives. Meanwhile Los Angeles announced it will take bids for a company to rollout gigabit fiber to every citizen and business in the city. The winning bidder will get to provide free Internet access at 2-5Mbps, and pay at least three billion dollars to roll it out plus be required to resell access to competitors. Sweet deal! | http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20131105/NEWS01/311050005/Hub-may-get-1-Gig-Internet | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | LA Fiber proposal | http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/11/06/los-angeles-isnt-waiting-for-google-it-plans-to-bring-fiber-to-all-its-residents-and-businesses/ | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Early next year Google will start linking Google+ profile pictures to mobile phone numbers. Google accounts that have a verified phone number will be automatically opted in and linked to the associated Google+ account. So, anyone using Android to call, or receive a call, from a number linked to a Google+ account will see a profile image automatically without the need to have contact information stored. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/6/5072210/google-links-phone-number-to-google-account-picture-android | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Remember remember the 5th of November 2013 because that's the day the price of bitcoin hit an all-time record high of $267.40 on Mt. Gox, the largest Bitcoin exchange. The last record high for Bitcoin was back in April at $266, which was then followed by a huge crash in its value. The new record high is due in part to an increased demand for Bitcoin in China. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/05/bitcoin-price-reaches-a-record-high-for-the-first-time-since-april/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | EA announced the game Need for Speed Rivals will release early for the PS4 on Nov. 15 right along with the console. Originally both PS4 and Xbox versions were to launch on Nov. 22 with the release of the Xbox One. And so more advantages slip through Microsoft’s fingers. | http://www.computerandvideogames.com/436680/need-for-speed-rivals-now-a-ps4-launch-title-in-us/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Following analysis of the company’s Taiwanese suppliers, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White said in a research note that Apple sales in October rose by approximately 11 percent month-over-month, on the heels of new iPhone 5S, the iPad Air, and new Macs. White says "we believe this October will prove to be the strongest in the history of our Apple Barometer.” This sets Apple up for a first fiscal quarter of 2014, and traditionally its biggest quarter of the year. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/06/apple-had-record-performance-in-october-analyst/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Activision announced it has shipped $1 billion worth of Call of Duty: Ghosts to retail worldwide, as of the first day of public availability. That’s shipped not sold, so we’re waiting on the actual sell-through numbers. The last CoD, Black Ops II sold $1billion in 15 days. Ghosts will get a boost when the PS4 launches on Nov. 15 and of course Xbox One Nov. 22. | http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/204158/Activision_ships_1B_worth_of_Call_of_Duty_Ghosts_to_retail.php | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Amazon started a new program called Amazon Source that will let independent bookstores sell Kindle devices and accessories. The program also gives those retailers a 10% cut on every ebook bought on those devices for two years. Amazon hopes to entice bookstores into giving the program a try by offering a "worry-free trial" that will allow retailers to return the first order they place through Amazon Source within six months if the program doesn't work out for them. | http://allthingsd.com/20131106/amazon-to-let-independent-bookstores-sell-kindles-and-gives-them-a-cut-of-ebook-sales/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | Exclusive: Microsoft narrows CEO shortlist; Mulally, Elop make the cut | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/us-microsoft-ceo-idUSBRE9A500A20131106?irpc=932 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Microsoft's CEO short list: So flawed | http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-ceo-short-list-so-flawed-7000022883/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | - Reuters reports that MS has whittled down its CEO list from 40 to about a handful - Top names still include Ford CEO Alan Mulally, former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop. Internally, MS is looking at Skype CEO Tony Bates (now head of MS business development), & Satya Nadella, head of MS cloud and enterprise - Reuters couldn't scrounge up the other names - MS didn't comment and a Ford rep said "Alan remains fully focused on continuing to make progress on our One Ford plan. We do not engage in speculation." Q: The news is that the list has shortened - any surprises as to candidates? | Background on would-be MS heads: - Mulally: in charge of Ford, didn't need a federal bailout - Elop: ran MS business division before jumping to Nokia - Bates: was CEO of Skype, which MS bought - Nadell: executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company’s computing platforms, developer tools and cloud services. - Larry Dignan wrote a piece on why these leaked names are poor choices - Mulalley: potential long leraning curve - Elop: he didn't save Nokia, good luck w/MS - Bates: interesting, but could Bates manage something as large as MS (thinks he's the best choice) - Satya Nadella: interesting, but same issue as Bates - could he handle the huge MS | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | Samsung’s Analyst Day: Custom ARM core, 560 PPI displays in 2014, and 4K phones in 2015 | http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/11/samsungs-analyst-day-custom-arm-core-560-ppi-displays-2014-4k-phones-2015/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Samsung Murders Language With “Fonblet” Name, Promises Displays For Those With Superhuman Vision | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/06/samsung-murders-language-with-fonblet-name-promises-displays-for-those-with-superhuman-vision/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Samsung eyes phones with foldable displays in 2015 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57611048-94/samsung-eyes-phones-with-foldable-displays-in-2015/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | Samsung analyst day in Seoul. 2nd ever, 1st in 8 years - Exynos coming with Samsung 64-bit core designed by Samsung not ARM (similar to Apple and Qualcomm - ARM instruction set but not ARM core) - 2014 will see AMOLEDs w/560ppi WQHD (2560 x 1440) and 2015 will bring 4K (3840 x 2106) smartphones - Coined term ‘fonblet’ which appears to be a phablet with handwriting recognition? - curved display, check, Bendable displays 2014 Foldable displays in two years | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | sl | Google wants to build maps that customize themselves based on what they know about you | http://gigaom.com/2013/11/05/google-wants-to-build-maps-that-customize-themselves-based-on-what-they-know-about-you/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - speaking onstage at the GigaOM Roadmap conf in SF: Jonah Jones, a user experience designer at Google, & Bernhard Seefeld, a product manager for Google Maps. - said past decade has been spent on digitizing all of the existing paper maps. now map designers can add more detail that customizes the experience based on location and other signals about a user. - “When we combine the location with the other data we have, we can actually build a new map for every purpose or every location — a very specific map that no one has ever seen and won’t be there again because it was just created for this one purpose.” - when users zoom out on a map, only some locations & businesses highlighted. Google used to choose which business or feature was more important. But by considering the locations a user has either checked into or searched for, Google could change or re-rank the labels so that users would see the ones that are most important to them. - Google may not even need to show you a map — it may know that you are at the airport, and so it can show you flight times without even requiring you to search. Your location actually becomes almost like a search query | q: dynamic maps the future of mapping? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | Bigger than Google Fiber: LA plans citywide gigabit for homes and businesses | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/11/bigger-than-google-fiber-la-plans-citywide-gigabit-for-homes-and-businesses/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | LA issuing RFP: "that would require fiber to be run to every residence, every business, and every government entity within the city limits of Los Angeles," - LA IT agency GM Steve Renker told AT - Cost of $3 to $5 billion. All paid by vendor - Free access 2-5 Mbps, paid access up to 1Gbps. WiFi in public areas - Network would be required to sell wholesale access - RFP favors companies who can operate cellular service and data hosting - Google fiber wouldn’t fit because business access required - Company gets return in city contract plus selling triple play etc. Q: huh? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | ia | Valve Will Not Make Exclusive Games for SteamOS | http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/04/valve-will-not-make-exclusive-games-for-steamos | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - Speaking to IGN, Valve’s Greg Coomer said, “you won’t see an exclusive killer app for SteamOS from us. We’re not going to be doing that kind of thing.” - The same will apply to third-party titles - Valve's Anna Sweet told IGN that Valve encourages third-party partners to put their games in as many places as possible, including other platforms - She said it would go against Valve's "whole philosophy, to launch something that’s exclusive to SteamOS or Steam machines.” - Valve doesn't want to create artificial barriers according to Coomer - He did note that small, independent studios who only have the resources to focus on one platform may inevitably make games that only run on SteamOS, “but that’s a very different thing.” Q: Sounds very altruistic, but is this a bad business idea? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | TV Discovery Startup i.TV Acquires GetGlue In Second-Screen App Mashup | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/i-tv-getglue/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - i.TV (video discovery serv. based in Provo, UT) has acquired GetGlue - The acquisition not yet officially announced but TC reports it's all-stock deal. GetGlue raised $24M since being founded, had deal worth $70M fall through earlier this year. - started as Foursquare-like check-ins to TV shows, users shared what they were watching socially. then pivoted to a TV discovery platform. - Last year, GetGlue agreed to be acquired by social TV competitor Viggle, if Viggled could secure additional funding from outside investors. It didn't, deal died - i.TV launched in 08, connects mobile and tablet users with TV and streaming content. had launched a few versions of an app that provided streaming video option info, & a remote control for traditional TV. made deals w Entertainment Weekly, Huffington Post TV and AOL TV — to power navigation and discovery of videos on their apps. last year got deal to power video discovery for Nintendo’s Wii U | q: is second-screen tech doomed.. or ahead of its time? | |||||||||||||||||||
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57 | Cornell Researchers Help Robot Unlearn Stabby Motions With A Human Traine | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/cornell-researchers-help-robot-unlearn-stabby-motions-with-a-human-trainer/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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75 | Hey Gang, I was listening to the show the other day and Netflix was mentioned. Your guest, David Hewlett, mentioned that we have moved beyond waiting each week for a new episode of our favourite TV show. That got me thinking that a daily soap opera might be perfect for Netflix. They could easily publish a back catalogue of a cancelled soap, Guiding Light or As The World Turns, then start it up again publishing daily. Cost could be an issue but if the format was changed to a 30 minute show with fewer plot lines in the "webisode" style it could work. In my mind this could draw a new audience to Netflix, and increase daily viewer ship since subscribers would want to tune in daily to get their fix they may either login early and watch another show or stay logged in to watch additional shows. Thoughts? Regards, Scott from Canada without the "good Netflix" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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77 | Hi TNT Your discussion of Google Helpouts mentioned the fact that if you need to be available 5 minutes after being contacted. If that's the case, then this service isn't really intended for single user advice giver, but instead for large corporations that have many possible experts to answer your question. I think this is probably going to end up being used as a replacement to all the websites that have a "click here to contact a live representative" -- Instead of maintaining the system yourself, your business can pay Google a fee, and have all the infrastructure for queue management and video management and small finance issues taken care of for you. All you need to provide is the call center workers with knowledge of your product. The Beta product is the "anyone can help" - the money maker would be call centers.... the teens getting makeup advice from Sephora are beta-testing the real product, and giving Google real world examples of how well it works. Thanks, Amber | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Let’s start off with Snow leaks. Snowden fallout? Crawl into the snow den? Anyway three leaks. Italy’s l’Espresso reports the UK’s GCHQ and US NSA, tap the Net from Britain’s Ayios Nikolaos intelligence station on Cyrpus. Cyprus is a hub of several fiber-optic undersea cables. Leak 2, from the UK’s Independent reports, probably not that surprisingly, that the GCHQ and NSA spy on the Net from diplomatic buildings, most interesting to Angela Merkel, in Berlin. And leak 3 is a follow-up. NSA Director Keith B. Alexander denied the NSA had access to Google or Yahoo servers, neatly skirting the question of taps on fiber. The Post responded with more details that the NSA does access Google and Yahoo’s internal data center communications. And that’s your Snowden leak roundup. Let it Snowden! | http://espresso.repubblica.it/inchieste/2013/11/04/news/the-history-of-british-intelligence-operations-in-cyprus-1.139978 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Revealed: Britain's 'secret listening post in the heart of Berlin' | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/revealed-britains-secret-listening-post-in-the-heart-of-berlin-8921548.html | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | How we know the NSA had access to internal Google and Yahoo cloud data | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/04/how-we-know-the-nsa-had-access-to-internal-google-and-yahoo-cloud-data/ | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | Google Helpouts, Hangout-like video chats where experts are matched with people looking to gain knowledge or level up a particular skill, has launched, and Google's calling it “real help from real people in real time.” Helpouts uses your Google+ identity, Wallets payment features, and Hangout’s video technology to service its marketplace of providers. Google has assembled a collection about 1 thousand brands, like Sephora for cosmetic tips, and individuals so that the serivce is up and running from day 1. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/04/google-launches-helpouts-paid-video-chats-with-experts-to-address-whatever-is-bothering-you-right-now/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | ia | The Jeff Bezos biography titled "The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon" is the subject of a one-star review at Amazon.com. Normally, that wouldn't be news, but the review is written by Jeff Bezos' wife, MacKenzie Bezos, who says the book is full of inaccuracies. She also says the book ignores positive aspects about Amazon to build a more dramatic book. The author, Brad Stone, says he spoke to 300 people to create his work and said of the review " there are details of this story that only Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos can know. If they point to errors, I'll gladly correct them." Amazon VP of Global Communications Craig Berman gave a statement to TechCrunch and said "By beginning with 'Bezos said,' [Stone] obligates himself to get it right." | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/amazon-replies-to-authors-reply-to-amazon-founders-wifes-criticism-of-book-about-amazon/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | Verizon announced its own branded tablet called the Ellipsis 7. Specs are light but the 7-inch Android tablet has some kind of HD screen, LTE, a front-facing camera and goes on sale November 7th for $250. That’s right for $30 more than a Nexus 7 you can get a vaguely-specced Jelly Bean tablet probably made by FoxConn or Quanta that comes with RedBox pre-installed! | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/5/5068830/verizon-wireless-branded-ellipsis-7-tablet-announced | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Nike's Nike+ Move app has launched, which takes advantage of the iPhone 5S's M7 motion coprocessor. Specifically, the app harnesses data from the M7 chip to "capture your every move," turning the information into "Nike Fuel," a unit of measurement the company uses to track daily activity levels. Nike Fuel is used in a range of products, including the Nike FuelBand SE wearable fitness tracker. | http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/04/after-on-stage-showing-at-iphone-5s-debut-nike-move-app-goes-live | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Apple's bringing jobs to Mesa, Arizona in the form of a manufacturing facility. The endeavor is in partnership with GT Advanced Technologies, a mineral crystal specialist, and will make sapphire materials for Apple products. All in all, 2,000 jobs will be created - 700 in manufacturing and 1300 in construction. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-apple-manufacturing-idUSBRE9A401I20131105 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Acer chairman and CEO J. T. Wang announced he will step down from the post of CEO as of January 1st. Acer reported a net loss of $446 million in Q3 and plans to cut 7% of its global staff. Acer’s PC sales dropped 35%. The PC market is not rising as a whole, though Dell, HP and Lenovo all experience growth in the their most recent quarters. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/5/5068236/acer-ceo-resigns-amid-struggling-pc-sales | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | T-Mobile reported third-quarter subscriber growth that beat the street, its second straight quarter of growth after four years of customer losses. T-Mobile US, which is 74% owned by Deutsche Telekom AG, has been vocal in criticizing its bigger rivals in its marketing and positioning itself as more consumer-friendly. It added 648,000 net subscribers in the quarter, compared with the average expectation for 444,000 subscribers, according to seven analysts contacted by Reuters. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-tmobileus-earnings-idUSBRE9A40HY20131105 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | A couple years ago HTC decided it had to make a Hero phone to get back on top. Since that didn’t work, now HTC says it will cut operating expenses by around 25% and focus on selling cheaper handsets. HTC confirmed a Q3 net loss of NT$3 billion, its first ever quarterly loss. How can they make more money while selling cheaper phones? Volume! CFO Chialin Chang told Reuters, ““We’re looking at broader products in this quarter… we aim for higher volume into 2014 that will give better profitability.” | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/htc-q4-expectations/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | ia | And rounding out earnings-palooza - AOL reported its third quarter results. The good news: revenue was up thanks to better advertising sales. The bad news: earnings fell due to issues with AOL property Patch. AOL took a $19 million restructuring charge and a $25 million impairment charge on Patch. That made earnings per share for AOL only two cents. Without the charge, EPS would have been 55 cents. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-aol-results-idUSBRE9A40I520131105 | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Google Launches Helpouts, Paid Video Chats With Experts To Address Whatever Is Bothering You Right Now | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/04/google-launches-helpouts-paid-video-chats-with-experts-to-address-whatever-is-bothering-you-right-now/ | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Google Helpouts Offer One-On-One Expert Help | http://readwrite.com/2013/11/05/google-helpouts-offer-one-on-one-expert-help | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | Google Helpouts - you pay an expert to help you over a hangout - Not first by far but leverages Google’s video tech with big data backend for curation - Uses G+ ID, Hangout video and wallet for payment - At launch 1,000 brands including Sephora, Sears. Right now Google approves every provider, though anyone can sign up. - Providers get alert on PC or text messages when needed (answer in 5 mins. or free) - Price free to $150 any amount of minutes. Sessions can be scheduled or immediate Q: ambitious but is it useful? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | Full-service selling app Sold shuts down as the team joins Dropbox | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/05/sold-app-shuts-team-joins-dropbox/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Dropbox Snatches Up Sold, The Service That Simplifies Selling Online, To Help It Build A New Mystery Commerce Product | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/04/dropbox-snatches-up-sold-the-service-that-simplifies-selling-online-to-help-it-build-a-new-mystery-ecommerce-product/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Dropbox acquired the nine person team behind Sold - Sold made an iOS & Android app that helped people sell things. It included a pricing calculator that would determine the price of the item. Sold then handled the selling, the shipping, and the payment. - TechCrunch reports that Sold's algorithms crawled top e-commerce sites to find a price and Sold said that its prices were 43% higher than that of Gazelle. - The app & service will shut down as the team joins Dropbox - Sold co-founder Tony DeVincenzi says the former Sold team will create a new team within Dropbox that will create a "a new Dropbox product." Q: What kind of product do you think Dropbox is working on with the Sold team? | Dropbox Acquisitions: - Mailbox - Audiogalaxy - Snapjoy: lets users aggregate, archive and view all of their digital photos from their cameras, phones and popular apps like Flickr, Instagram and Picasa, and then view them online or via an iOS app. http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/19/dropbox-acquires-snapjoy-and-puts-photos-into-its-focus/ - Endorse, a shopping loyalty app (helped brands like Nabisco to make offers directly to customers that they could redeem at retail stores.) http://allthingsd.com/20130720/dropbox-acquires-shopping-loyalty-appmaker-endorse/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | sl | Viddy Is Shooting For A Second Act As It Becomes Supernova | http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/11/viddy-is-shooting-for-a-second-act-as-it-becomes-supernova | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | - Viddy had huge growth on the back of Facebook Open Graph, raised a ton of money — social traffic didn't last - series of executive departures, layoffs. smaller team now building products again. - team of about 12 newly re-branded Supernova, still supporting the Viddy app. upload multiple videos from the camera roll, assemble them into creative vignette, has Viddy seeing higher engagement and retention rates over the last few months. September monthly active users were higher than in August, and October’s were about three times larger than they were six months earlier. - slow motion video-sharing app called Epic. newest iPhones, the app will capture two seconds of video at 120 fps, and stretch that out to eight seconds of video at 30 frames per second. For older phones, it’ll do four seconds at 60 fps, slowing video down by about half. | other app: Clique allows users to participate in image-based messaging with their friends. users able to share images with one another. Others in the group can then build on those messages by adding stickers, scribbles, or text to them.the whole thing is anonymous. So you might know all the members of the group, but you won’t know who’s posted which message. guessing game q: does either sound like game-changer, or just what a co. does while it's still a co? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | Twitter a news source? Not so much | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57610808-93/twitter-a-news-source-not-so-much/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Twitter News Consumers: Young, Mobile and Educated | http://www.journalism.org/2013/11/04/twitter-news-consumers-young-mobile-and-educated/ | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Pew Research Center study - 16% of US adults use Twitter (8% get news there) - 30% of US adults get news on Facebook - ~ half of Twitter news consumers are between 18 and 29 years old, 40 percent have at least a bachelor's degree, and 48 percent are likely to earn more than $75,000 a year. - 85% of Twitter new consumers get news on mobile compared to 40% gen. pop. - Twitter posts were analyzed for the information shared, sentiments expressed and ebb and flow of interest. - Twitter sentiment often doesn’t match gen. pop. Q: So is Twitter as news source a myth, or a plaything of the young smart and rich? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | ia | Streamnation 2.0 lets you easily share ripped movies with friends | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/5/5066444/streamnation-2-share-ripped-movies-tv-shows-with-friends-fair-use | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | - StreamNation just updated its service to 2.0 - What StreamNation is: it lets you store your photos and videos online and share them with friends - What sets it apart is that StreamNation invites you to upload your ripped videos - The service is headed up by Jonathan Benassaya, who was also a co-founder of music streaming service Deezer - When someone watches a video that you've uploaded, no one else can watch that video at the same time. - Benassaya says they've "recreated physical borrowing in digital, with [the] same restrictions." He also says, there's no copy involved, so you're not distributing multiple copies. - Streamnation even makes your ripped vids pretty by pulling in metadata and poster art - $4/month, 100GB. $9.99 per month for 500GB of storage. $14/month for 1TB, $19 for unlimited Q: Digital borrowing of movies - is this a viable business? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | sl | Google Search iOS app gets massive update w/ ‘OK Google’ handsfree voice search, notifications, reminders, much more | http://9to5mac.com/2013/11/05/google-search-ios-app-gets-massive-update-w-notifications-reminders-new-cards-handsfree-voice-search-much-more/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
52 | - iOS app catching up to Android. iPhone 4S or later can say “OK Google” to begin a voice search, much like what users have been able to do with Google Now on Android devices - 3.1.0 now includes notifications for upcoming events, flights and public transit. notifications for delayed flights, how long you have to catch the last train, upcoming appointment reminders. also set reminders within app - users can now set reminders for when their favorite musicians, tv shows, actors or celebrities are releasing new content or appear in headlines. There are also new cards in the app that display info for movie and event tickets, boarding passes, reservation confirmation for rental cars, public transit and upcoming events. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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57 | Recreate Live Events with Twitter and Instagram | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/11/seen-is-real-life-instant-replay/ | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | India launches spacecraft to Mars | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24729073 | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Make a Computer Monitor That Only You Can See (thx Note2SCott) | http://lifehacker.com/make-a-computer-monitor-that-only-you-can-see-1457209678 | |||||||||||||||||||
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62 | From November 3 to November 9, Target is running an in-store promotion for its trade-in program that provides customers with a gift card worth at least $200 for any iPad, including low value first-generation models. | http://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/04/target-offering-200-gift-card-for-ipad-trade-in-including-first-generation/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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77 | Hey TNT crew I'm not sure if anyone else caught on to this, but what if the Google Barge wasn't a barge at all? But instead what if it's the Google island/country that Page talked about at Google I/O: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4334356/larry-page-wants-to-set-aside-a-part-of-the-world-for-experimentation Think about it: 1. Its built by Google X 2. Entry is by invite only 3. Its being personally directed by Sergey Brin. 4. And its made of interchangeable shipping containers, i.e. new container for new experiments. Sounds like a floating Google Island to me! Love the show Harysh | http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4334356/larry-page-wants-to-set-aside-a-part-of-the-world-for-experimentation | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | BlackBerry has concluded its sale and the buyer is nobody. Instead the company will borrow $1 billion from investors led by former would-be purchaser Fairfax Financial who will chip in $250 million. Thorsten Heins will step down as CEO and board member. Former SyBase CEO John Chen will take over as executive chairman of the board and interim CEO. Fairfax had until today to finalize its bid to buy BlackBerry. Fairfax chief Prem Watsa will now return to BlackBerry’s board as a lead director. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/blackberry-abandons-fairfax-deal-heins-out/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Well into its initial public offering roadshow, Twitter has issued another update to its S-1 today: the company was recently issued a letter from IBM alleging that Twitter infringes on “at least three U.S. patents” held by IBM, “inviting us to negotiate a business resolution of the allegations.” Twitter has also raised its IPO estimate to $23-25 per share, up from the previous $17-20 — which is a sign of Twitter’s confidence that it’s expecting a strong turnout when it lists, despite potential patent wars. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/04/ibm-claims-twitter-infringes-on-at-least-3-of-its-patents-according-to-twitters-latest-s-1-update/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The FAA relaxed its rules on when you can use electronics on airplanes, so Amazon is throwing everyone a deal. Amazon is offering a one-day only "Thank You, FAA" sale today. If you buy a Kindle on November 4th, you'll get 15% off if you use the promo code "ThnksFAA" at checkout. The offer applies to the Kindle, the Kindle Fire HD and the Fire HDX. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/11/04/amazon-thanks-faa-with-by-putting-kindles-on-sale/3431505/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Google Glass, still an experimental piece of hardware don’t forget, has taken a step towards user-friendliness. Instead of having to visit a Google office to get in-person instruction on using the device, new Glass owners invited in by friends can have the glasses shipped to them but will still be invited to a Google + hangout to take them through the setup process and get a little lesson in the history of Glass. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/google-glass-personal-hangouts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | You know what improves the capacity and efficiency of hard drives? Helium! Western Digital has announced that its HGST subsidiary has begun shipping the new 6-terabyte Ultrastar He6 hard drive, a model that seals the spinning disk platters inside a hermetic chamber filled with helium instead of air. Helium has just one-seventh the density of air, so it reduces the turbulence caused by spinning disks and the heads that constantly move above them to read and write data. That translates to lower power consumption and less waste heat in the data centers that use these drives. How much less? Western Digital said the power used per terabyte drops 49 percent. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57610621-92/western-digital-enlists-helium-for-6tb-energy-efficient-drives/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Apple's lost a top iOS engineer. Henry Lamiraux is retiring from his position as iOS Engineering Vice President. Lamiraux was in charge of developing the apps that come with iOS. He was with Apple since 1990. | http://www.tuaw.com/2013/11/04/senior-ios-engineering-vp-henri-lamiraux-leaves-apple/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Windows Phone is more popular than iOS in Italy according to July-September numbers from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Microsoft’s share is made up almost entirely by Nokia phones and has risen to 9.2% of sales in Europe’s five major markets of UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Research firm Counterpoint kept the good news flowing for Nokia as the manufacturer passed Motorola to take 4th place in worldwide smartphone shipments for the third quarter at 4.4%. Apple and Samsung are neck and neck at the top with about 34% each followed by LG at 8.6%. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/11/02/report-nokia-now-fourth-largest-smartphone-brand-us/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Report: Windows Phone overtakes iOS in Italy and makes progress in Europe | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/04/report-windows-phone-overtakes-ios-in-italy-and-makes-progress-in-europe/ | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Samsung has agreed to license Nokia patents for five more years, and has agreed to pay Nokia additional compensation starting Jan. 1, according to a statement from Nokia today. The amount will be settled in a binding arbitration expected to be concluded in 2015. The previous agreement was set to close at the end of this year. After agreeing to sell its handset division to Microsoft back in September, Nokia's largest business going foward is network equipment, and generating licensing income from its patents. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-04/samsung-extends-licensing-pact-with-nokia-for-five-years.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a class action suit against Facebook. The company has agreed to pay $9.5 million in the suit which alleged the defunct “Beacon” ad service violated users’ privacy rights. Four members of the class disagreed with the settlement and appealed to the supreme court. The court’s decision not to hear the case means the settlement is now final. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/04/us-usa-court-facebook-idUSBRE9A30LM20131104 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Pictures of Valve's prototype Steam Machines have hit the internet. What does it look like? A small black rectangular pizza box PC with a big circle on one side of the front along with two USB ports. Another picture shows the Steam box in white. These prototypes were built using off the shelf computer parts. So, the final product will probably look a little different. The Steam Machines are expected to be shown off at CES in January. | http://www.computerandvideogames.com/436604/first-steam-machine-prototype-pictures-released/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | BlackBerry-Fairfax takeover dies; Thorsten Heins out | http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/blackberry-fairfax-deal-dies-thorsten-heins-out/article15240310/?click=tglobe | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | BlackBerry Scraps Bid to Find Buyer, Replaces CEO Thorsten Heins, Gets $1 Billion Investment | http://allthingsd.com/20131104/blackberry-scraps-bid-to-find-buyer-to-replace-ceo-thorsten-heins-canadian-paper-says/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | BlackBerry Takeover Bid Collapses; CEO Heins Ousted | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-04/blackberry-takeover-bid-collapses-ceo-is-ousted.html | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | BlackBerry CEO steps down as company secures $1 billion funding from investors | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/4/5064278/blackberry-ceo-steps-down-as-company-secures-1-billion-funding-from | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | What makes Sybase worth nearly $6 billion to SAP? | http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/060210-sybase-sap-chen.html | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | BlackBerry no longer for sale, will raise $1 billion in convertible notes - Fairfax had until today to make good on letter of intent - will contribute 250 million to fund raising - Thorsten Heins replaced as CEO John Chen (formerly Sybase) will become executive chairman of board and interim CEO - David Kerr and Heins will step down from board. Prem Watsa (Fairfax) rejoins board as lead director and Chair of the Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee. - All expected in 2-4 weeks | John Chen in 2010 InfoWorld interview about turnaround of SyBase “And that's why we invest in messaging; that's why we invest in how to channel content. That's why we invest in how you manage devices; that's why we invest in all the encrypting of that information that goes over the airwaves. And that's why we invest in analytics, and that's how it ties back to what our core strength has been.” Q: So now what? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | sl | IBM Claims Twitter Infringes On At Least 3 Of Its Patents, According To Twitter’s Latest S-1 Update | http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/04/ibm-claims-twitter-infringes-on-at-least-3-of-its-patents-according-to-twitters-latest-s-1-update/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Twitter revises IPO price; pegs $23-25 per share | http://www.zdnet.com/twitter-revises-ipo-price-pegs-23-25-per-share-7000022781/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - another update to its S-1 today: Twitter issued with a letter from IBM alleging that Twitter infringes on “at least three U.S. patents” held by IBM, “inviting us to negotiate a business resolution of the allegations.” - patents in question: U.S. Patent No. 6,957,224: Efficient retrieval of uniform resource locators; U.S. Patent No. 7,072,849: Method for presenting advertising in an interactive service; and U.S. Patent No. 7,099,862: Programmatic discovery of common contacts. - Twitter ready to defend itself. “We believe we have meritorious defenses to IBM’s allegations, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in defending against these allegations or reaching a business resolution that is satisfactory to us,” the company writes. - “Many companies in these industries, including many of our competitors, have substantially larger patent and intellectual property portfolios than we do, which could make us a target for litigation as we may not be able to assert counterclaims against parties that sue us for patent, or other intellectual property infringement,” it writes | - also raised its IPO estimate to $23-25 per share, up from the previous $17-20 — a sign of confidence when it lists. still expects to offer 70 million in shares. q: just a little IPO warfare? or troubling for Twitter partners/devs down the road? | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | ia | Tesco petrol stations use face-scan tech to target ads | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24803378 | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Tesco's scanning your face - Tesco will target ads for people buying gas at its stations using face-scanning - So if you're getting gas at a Tesco, a camera will be on you which will then be used to identify your gender and approximate age - Once that's figured out, you'll see an ad targeted to you - Tesco says it will rollout this system at all 450 of its locations - Tesco says "No data or images are collected or stored and the system does not use eyeball scanners or facial-recognition technology" The length of someone's hair could be used to figure out gender Q: Is face-scanning for targeted advertising going too far? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | sl | Report: Windows Phone overtakes iOS in Italy and makes progress in Europe | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/04/report-windows-phone-overtakes-ios-in-italy-and-makes-progress-in-europe/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - latest report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech showing data for the three months ending in September 2013, Windows Phone has overtaken iOS in Italy and now makes up one in 10 smartphone sales across five major European markets – the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. - Windows Phone’s progress is driven “almost entirely” by Nokia sales — as it continues to progress rapidly in Europe. For the last three months ending in August, Windows Phone-based devices accounted for 9.2 percent of smartphone sales in the same five markets. - Nokia has also been showing signs of growth in emerging markets, in particular Latin America. Given that Nokia has dominated in Latin America for many years, and the majority of consumers in the region still own a Nokia featurephone, Kantar says that “upgrading to an entry level Lumia is a logical next step.” | In the UK, Windows Phone-based devices make up 11.4 percent of the market, though Android remains top dog with 58.4 percent while Apple’s iOS has dipped by 1.0 percentage point to 27 percent. However, Kantar notes though that Apple’s share is expected to bounce back “strongly” over the Christmas season due to its new iPhones. - different story in china: Android devices account for a staggering 81.1 percent of the Chinese market, up 14.6 percentage points from last year — and domestic smartphone makers make up 44 percent of sales in the three months to September 2013, compared with 30 percent a year earlier q: beginning of win phone surge, thx to nokia? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | Amazon to launch first original TV series Alpha House and Betas on Instant Video, starting November 15 | http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/11/04/amazon-launch-first-original-tv-series-alpha-house-betas-instant-video-later-month/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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49 | Nov. 15 - Alpha House “four misfit US senators who rent a house together in Washington DC,” (written by Garry Trudeau produced Elliot Webb and Jonathan Alter and stars John Goodman, Clark Johnson, Matt Malloy and Mark Consuelos) Nov. 22 - “ Betas, a show about four friends who want to launch a new mobile social networking app in Silicon Valley” (written by Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard stars Joe Dinicol, Karan Soni, Jon Daly, Charlie Saxton, and Maya Erskine directed and produced by Michael Lehmann produced by Alan Freedland, Alan Cohen and Michael London) Pilots have been up for free viewing since May Release schedule: 1st three eps free on Amazon Instant Video. Remainder released weekly on Prime Instant Video. | Q: How does this compare to Netflix strategy? | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | Netflix starts testing 4K videos, wants to launch Ultra HD next year | http://gigaom.com/2013/11/01/netflix-starts-testing-4k-videos-wants-to-launch-ultra-hd-next-year/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | - Netflix is testing 4K video in its streaming service - The company added a total of seven videos and consists of footage that Netflix regularly uses for internal tests - A Netflix spokesperson says the company "hopes to launch Ultra HD next year" - That statement echos what Reed Hastings said on the company's most recent earnings call that Netflix wants to be “one of the big suppliers of 4k next year.” Q: can Netflix's eventual adoption of 4K actually spur 4K TV sales? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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57 | America should have two time-zones | http://boingboing.net/2013/11/02/america-should-have-two-time-z.html | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | Google Rejects Microsoft DMCA Takedown Notice for Gmail.com | http://torrentfreak.com/gmail-stays-up-as-google-rejects-microsoft-dmca-takedown-notice-131102/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Robot will beat you at Rock Paper Scissors even faster now | http://boingboing.net/2013/11/04/robot-will-beat-you-at-rock-pa.html | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Katy Perry passes Justin Bieber as most popular person on Twitter | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/3/5061834/katy-perry-passes-justin-bieber-as-most-popular-person-on-twitter | |||||||||||||||||||
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65 | Motorola Teases Moto G Launch for November 13 | http://allthingsd.com/20131104/motorola-teases-moto-g-launch-for-nov-13/ | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Nintendo Wii Mini headed to the US by mid-November priced at $99.99 | http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/wii-mini-arriving-in-us-with-packed-in-mario-kart-wii/ | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Ingress, Google’s augmented reality game, will be open to all Android users from December 14 | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/04/ingress-googles-augmented-reality-game-will-open-android-users-december-14/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The new iPad Air went on sale today in 42 countries, making it Apple’s widest tablet launch yet. Prices in the US start at $499, per usual. Because no pre-orders were allowed, several Apple stores had customers lining up to buy the new tablet. The new retina iPad Mini goes on sale later this month though no date has been set. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/01/apple-ipad-air-on-sale/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Remember last year when the "Rockstar" consortium backed by Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Sony and Ericsson closed its purchase of thousands of former Nortel patents for $4.5 billion? The team agreed to license the tech on "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms." According to Reuters, Rockstar -- along with another company, Netstar -- has now filed a lawsuit against Google over seven of the patents, reportedly covering the ability to match internet search terms to advertising. Other companies targeted include Android-device-makers Samsung, LG, ASUS, HTC, Pantech, ZTE and Huawei. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/rockstar-consortium-nortel-patent-google-lawsuit/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | I feel like the boy who cried wolf, but this time it's true. The Nexus 5 was listed on the Google Play store and it was on purpose! You could actually buy a 16GB model for $349 or a 32GB model for $399. For specs, all those leaks were pretty much right. The Nexus 5 comes in black and white, supports LTE, has a 1080p 4.95-inch screen and is powered by a 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. Original shipping times were 3-5 days. As of this morning, the 16GB model is sold out for the time being and the 32GB version ships in 2-3 weeks. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-announced-specs/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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16 | tm | Google launched its Kit Kat version of Android 4.4 Thursday with Senior Vice President of Android, Chrome and AppsSundar Pichai promising “you have one version of the operating system which will run across all versions of Android smartphones.” How’s that shake out? It ships on the Nexus 5, and Kit Kat will come soon to the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will not receive the Kit Kat update. Engadget says its sources say this is because of the TI Chipset, which TI no longer supports. HTC told Engadget the Google Play edition of the HTC One will get Kit Kat in 15 days, other unlocked versions in 30 days and all HTC Ones in 90 days. Motorola published a list of its phones that will get Kit Kat including Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, Droid Mini and the Moto X but gave no timeframe. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-google-android-idUSBRE99U19E20131031?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | Motorola announces Android 4.4 update list | http://thedroidguy.com/2013/11/motorola-announces-android-4-4-update-list/ | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | HTC: Android 4.4 KitKat coming to the One within 90 days, Google Play edition within 15 days | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/htc-one-android-kitkat/ | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Google: Samsung Galaxy Nexus won't get updated to Android 4.4 KitKat (updated) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/google-galaxy-nexus-kitkat/ | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | The contents of Google's San Francisco barge have been revealed. Local CBS station KPIX 5 reports multiple sources confirm most of the barge's space will be taken up by luxury showrooms for the company's upcoming Google Glass headset, while the top floor of the barge will be a "party deck." The project is under the oversight of Google co-founder and Google X leader Sergey Brin, and the plan is to "upstage" Apple's retail stores with the "dazzling" and unusual showrooms. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/1/5054062/google-glass-barge-san-fransisco-party-boat-rumor | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Comcast donates to Seattle mayoral candidate. Sounds like a boring story, right? Wrong! Current Seattle mayor Mick McGinn is behind a public/private initiative that would bring the city inexpensive internet with speeds up to 1Gbps for $80/month. McGinn was asked on a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything what would happen to that fiber network should he lose to challenger Ed Murray. McGinn said "I don't know, but I do know Comcast gave Murray a big pile of money." That statement insinuates that maybe a Comcast-backed Seattle mayor would favor Comcast and not a low cost alternative. A spokesperson for candidate Murray says that the city would honor the pilot program, but was noncommittal about the future of fiber in Seattle. Thanks, PCGuy8088 for submitting this to our subreddit. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/is-comcast-buying-the-seattle-mayoral-election-to-dodge-homegrown-competition-not-really/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Many websites launch badly, but few as badly as the US government’s healthcare.org health-insurance exchange website. And rarely do websites get to call on the entire tech community to help fix problems. Google, Red Hat Oracle and other tech companies will contribute dozens of engineers and programmers in an effort help fix the website’s problems. US citizens who don’t have health insurance by March 31 may have to pay a fine of as much as 1 percent of their income. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-31/google-oracle-workers-enlisted-for-obamacare-tech-surge-.html | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | sl | Google, Facebook,Twitter and other tech companies are all pushing back against government requests for user data — from things like publishing the numbers of government requests they receive, to conversations with officials behind closed doors. And companies are building technical fortresses intended to make their private information inaccessible to the government and spies. But their business models rely on collecting that same data, largely to sell personalized ads. As long as these companies remain ad companies, their data will continue to be a goldmine for law enforcement and spies. What's a billion dollar tech giant to do? | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/technology/angry-over-us-surveillance-tech-giants-bolster-defenses.html | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | tm | Time Warner Cable lost 306,000 TV subscribers from July through September, which it attributes to its carriage dispute with CBS. During the dispute TWC removed CBS, Showtime, and other CBS properties form its lineup and ended up issuing $15 million in credit to Showtime subscribers who lost service. By comparison, in 2012 in the same period TWC lost 29,000 subscribers. Thanks to NCD75 for submitting this in the subreddit. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5050698/time-warner-cable-q3-2013-financial-earnings-cbs-blackout-subscriber-loss?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | ia | Someone claiming to be from the group Anonymous is taking credit for hacking the Singapore newspaper site, Straits Times. That paper is the country's leading newspaper. The person behind the attack goes by the handle "The Messiah" and said the newspaper misled the public in its reporting of an Anonymous threat to Singapore's infrastructure. Anonymous is against Singapore's new licensing regulations for news sites. The post by The Messiah says Anonymous will attack the infrastructure of Singapore only if the Internet framework gets implemented, not otherwise. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24768053 | ||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | Google’s Nexus 5 Is Now Real And Ships Today At $349 For 16GB, $399 For 32GB | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-announced-specs/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Nexus 5 vs. Nexus 4: What’s new? | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/10/31/nexus-5-vs-nexus-4-whats-new/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Google's Nexus 5 with KitKat available today, starting at $349: hands-on impressions | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5049068/googles-nexus-5-with-android-kit-kat-available-today-starting-349 | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Android 4.4 KitKat and Google's quest to take over the world | http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/1/5053878/android-4-4-kitkat-and-google-quest-for-the-next-billion | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | $349/£300 For 16GB, $399/£340 For 32GB black or white unlocked - Ships with Kit Kat Android 4.4 - First device with Google’s HDR+ mode, and home screen launcher (swipe to left or say ‘ok google’), SMS in Hangouts - 1920 x 1080 445 pip display - 2.26 GHZ Snapdragon 800, 2 GB RAM, 802.11ac, 2300 mAh - 8 mlxl camera BUT with a gyroscope built in for OIS - Comes to Sprint Nov. 8 pre-orders today $50, T-Mobile ‘coming weeks’ - Cheaper than iPhone 5C, along the same price as Samsung Ace and BlackBerry Q5 - KitKat itself uses fewer resources and can run on lower spec phones Q: Google wants to dominate entry level and mid-range, fighting off iOS, Windows Phone and upstarts like FirefoxOS and Ubuntu. How are they doing? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | ia | Google’s Secret Revealed: Barge To Offer High-End Showrooms, Party Deck | http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/10/31/googles-secret-revealed-barge-to-offer-high-end-showrooms-party-deck/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Almost the same story from last Friday where KPIX reports: "KPIX 5 has learned that Google is actually building a floating marketing center, a kind of giant Apple store, if you will — but for Google Glass" | http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/10/25/secret-google-facility-found-floating-on-san-francisco-bay/ | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | - KPIX says that they know what's inside the Google Barge - Last week, KPIX said that Google is actually building a floating marketing center, a kind of giant Apple store, if you will — but for Google Glass - KPIX's newest report says the barge will feature "luxury showrooms and party deck to market Google Glass and other gadgets to invitation-only clients" - The building is made up of interchangeable 40-foot shipping containers. The lower three levels will serve as the showrooms with "chrome features and floor lighting." - The top level is a party deck to feature bars and areas for VIPs to hangout - The report also says the barge project was created at Google X and is being personally directed by Sergey Brin - Why isn't it open yet? The project has been delayed in part because the U.S. Coast Guard labeled the building a “floating vessel” that requires federally approved safety features Q: Assuming these details are true, what do you think of the party barge idea? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Del. begins online blackjack, poker, roulette, slots | http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/10/31/delaware-online-gambling-begins/3327023/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - Delaware became the first state yesterday to launch a "full suite" of Internet gambling, hoping to revive the gambling industry - 25 to 75 players who have registered online at sites maintained by Delaware's three racetrack casinos will be allowed to play during a week of testing of the system. - By Nov. 8, anybody registered and physically in Delaware will be able to play blackjack, poker, roulette and slots for money, officials said. - effort to attract younger ppl: adults ages 28 to 35 don't normally go to the casinos, where the average gambler is in his or her late 50s. - Thomas Cook, Delaware's finance secretary - the goal is to generate new customers, not to see people who patronize the casinos gamble from their homes. If that happens, "then we have taken a step back because it's taking away business from the bricks and mortar where people are employed," | New Jersey will begin offering Internet gaming similar to Delaware in late November - q: casinos going the way of the bookstore/dodo? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | Apple, Microsoft-backed 'Rockstar' uses Nortel patents to sue Google, Samsung and others | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/rockstar-consortium-nortel-patent-google-lawsuit/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Rockstar Patent Consortium Sues Google, and Practically Everyone Making Android Phones | http://allthingsd.com/20131101/rockstar-patent-consortium-sues-google-and-practically-everyone-making-android-phones/ | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Apple, Microsoft-Backed Rockstar Consortium Sues Google, Samsung Over 7 Nortel Patents | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/apple-microsoft-backed-rockstar-consortium-sues-google-samsung-over-7-nortel-patents/ | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Google bid 'pi' for Nortel patents and lost | http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/02/dealtalk-nortel-google-idUSN1E7601QM20110702 | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Rockstar Consortium (apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson, Sony) - 6,000 patents bought from Nortel for $4.5 billion in 2011, outbidding Google (famous, PI, Brun’s constant bids) - DOJ approved "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, as well as their commitments not to seek injunctions in disputes involving SEPs." - Filed 8 lawsuits yesterday in Texas federal court for violation of - Defendants are Google, Samsung, LG, HTC, Huawei, Asustek, Pantech, ZTE - 1 lawsuit against Google targets the advertising business 7 patents “Google has infringed and continues to infringe the ‘969 patent by its manufacture, use, sale, importation, and/or offer for sale of systems, methods, products, and processes for matching search terms with relevant advertising and/or information based on those search terms and other user data,” - Rest go after phones Q: Begun again these patent wars have? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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54 | sl | This Chinese photo app has gone viral worldwide: A sign of the future or foul play? | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/10/31/this-chinese-photo-app-has-gone-viral-worldwide-a-sign-of-the-future-or-foul-play/ | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | - Chinese app Mo Man Xiang Ji (translated as Magic Camera App) #1 in app stores - app prompts you to take a selfie. Once done, some ‘magic dust’ is scattered on your face, and then you are directed to a page where your face is planted on some random cartoon character. - currently ranked sixth in the overall free apps chart in the US (and is top for photo and video apps), while it is second overall in Australia and rising quickly in the UK, Canada and Germany — as data from AppsFire shows - weird because instructions are in chinese, western markets largely can't understand - App Annie shows crazy growth in US this week | Ouriel Ohayon, co-founder of AppsFire, who admits he’s never seen anything like it before: "Either there is something I am missing or they are using fishy marketing techniques to grow and get positive reviews — the reviews in the US App Stores all look strange. I can understand why it is successful in China or Asia, but its ranking in the US doesn’t make sense." q: app isn't officially ranked in Google Play. App Store shenanigans or do we just not understand what the kids like? | |||||||||||||||||||
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57 | ia | Meet “badBIOS,” the mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/meet-badbios-the-mysterious-mac-and-pc-malware-that-jumps-airgaps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | - ArsTechnica has a story about badBIOS, a piece of malware that "jumps airgaps." - The story explains that a security consultant Dragos Ruiu [Roo-you] noticed that some of his computers were transmitting data specific to the IPv6 networking protocol, even though those machines had IPv6 completely disabled - To get to the bottom of this, the researcher started removing components of the machine to see if data was still being transmitted. - After removing ethernet cables, wi-fi cards, bluetooth cards, and power cables the machines still transmitted small amounts of network data. - Within hours or weeks of wiping an infected computer clean, the odd behavior would return. - The most visible sign of contamination is a machine's inability to boot off a CD - The malware also appeared to have "self-healing capabilities." In a case of a machine that had the BIOS reflashed, a new disk drive with zero data on it. What happened? The registry editor was disabled. | So what's happening? - Ruiu's theory is that infected machines can contaminate USB devices and vice versa - As for the network transmissions, the malware appears to be taking advantage of the high frequencies played from the computer's speakers and receiving data using the mic. When Ruiu took out the speakers and mic of infected machines, the transmissions stopped. Q: What do you think of badBIOS? Should we all cower in fear now? | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | 28 solar flares in the last seven days, and more may be coming | http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-solar-flare-20131031,0,7996603.story?track=rss#axzz2jPGqolPa | |||||||||||||||||||
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83 | Hey Tom, Sarah, Iyaz, Jason and Darren! A quick thought about the Pursuit story... I really like the idea, but as we know, battery-life and data caps are two important issues on mobile (for most people), and if we start seeding data all day long, it can cause a problem there.. (I'm not really talking about the personal usages, like in the medical example, but more about the broad usages, like the replacement for the AppStore servers example). They could obviously do what Apple is doing with iCould backups, so it will seed only when you're charging the phone and on wi-fi, but that will decrease the amount of seeders dramatically.. Have a great weekend! Greetings from Israel - Soundwave in chat - | ||||||||||||||||||||
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85 | Hi TNT crew, In episode #872, while talking about the new iPad Air, you wondered why the iPad 2 is still on the market. There's a simple reason for that: I know a number of companies who use first and second generation iPads with custom-built peripherals, which all use the 30-pin connector. These peripherals can be pretty expensive--more costly than an iPad--so companies choose to keep the peripherals around, and replace broken iPads with an iPad 2, in stead of replacing or even re-developing the hardware. Take care, Angelo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Washington Post reported another Edward Snowden leak yesterday, describing project MUSCULAR, a joint operation of the US's NSA and UK's GCHQ. The project allegedly taps fiber optic cable's between data centers for Google and Yahoo. If ture, this would allow the spies to see almost all data used by the two services, as they sync data centers across four continents. It also has the advantage of being outside the US, therefore not subject to laws prohibiting domestic surveillance. Meanwhile if you were wondering what Snwoden's doing for Vodka money in Russia these days, his lawyer announced he starts work in November for a major Russian website that remains unnamed. Somebody'll leak it though I'm sure. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Ex-NSA man Edward Snowden gets web job in Russia | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24757426 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | IDC reports that the iPad is the #1 tablet in the world, but its market share is now 29.6% in Q3 of this year. In Q3 of 2012, Apple had a whopping 40.2%. Samsung is still #2 with 20.4% of the world's stage. Rounding out the top three is the Transformer-loving Asus with 7.4%. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/30/idc-apples-ipad-fell-29-6-tablet-share-q3-2013-samsung-took-second-20-4-asus-third-7-4/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | AT&T's efforts to gain more marketshare Europe by acquiring local telecoms could be affected by recent leaks of NSA surveillance data, European officials tell The Wall Street Journal. AT&T is implicated along with Sprint and Verizon in the government's data collection: the FISA Amendments Act allows the NSA to request all phone metadata records from the companies. "We'd need to have a concrete discussion to make sure that European data wouldn't be leaving Europe," one official tells the Journal. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5050164/nsa-surveillance-revelations-hobble-at-ts-attempts-at-a-european | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | ia | Pandora is now available on Google's Chromecast dongle. An update to Pandora's Android and iOS mobile apps will now include a "Cast" button, which will allow for one-touch streaming to the TV. Pandora users can stream to Chromecast from Android smartphones and tablets as well as iPhones, but not yet iPads. The company says iPad support is coming soon. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5047346/pandora-brings-its-personalized-streaming-radio-to-chromecast | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | The US FAA annoucned today it will allow use of portable electronic devices during takeoff and landing, as long as they are in airplane mode. Airlines have to submit a plan to comply with the new regulations, so don't expect to be able to do this right away, but the FAA expects most implementations to be in place by the end of the year. There are also a few models of airplanes not proved to be tolerant of devices and in low visibility conditions you may be asked to turn off your device. Delta hopes ot have its plan in place and ready by November 1. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/new-faa-guidelines-permit-more-device-use-all-the-way-from-take-off-to-landing/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Facebook reported its quarterly financials and 49% of its advertising revenue came from mobile usage; that's an increase of 8% from the last quarter. Facebook's total advertising revenue was $1.8 billion. Facebook’s desktop advertising revenue fell $26 million from the second to third quarter. Looks like that little social network is going to make it. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/30/facebooks-desktop-ad-revenues-fell-26m-in-q3-as-its-mobile-ad-revenue-surged-226m/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Steam's active accounts rose 30% over the last year to 65 million according to Valve. One contributing factor is Valve's most popular game DOTA 2 with more than 500,000 daily peak concurrent players. In comparison, Xbox Live has reported 48 million accounts while Sony's PlayStation Network claims 110 million. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/30/5045830/steam-65-million-active-accounts-6-million-concurrent-users | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | ia | Sprint has introduced Sprint Spark, an enhanced LTE service it says will deliver "unprecedented speeds" to its cellphone users. The company demoed the service running at 1Gbps, but the company says customers can expect "50-60 Megabits per second (Mbps) peak speeds today with increasing speed potential over time." The first Spark-supported phones, Samsung's Galaxy Mega and Galaxy S 4 mini and LG's G2, will be available on Sprint's network on November 8th. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/sprint-spark-enhanced-lte/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Cisco announced Wednesday it is open-sourcing its H.264 video codec implementation and released a plugin that allows third-party developers to use H.264 without paying any licensing costs. GigaOm reports Mozilla will add H.264 to the Firefox browser in the first half of 2014. The Internet Engineering Task Force is meeting in Vancouver next week to decide on a default codec for WebRTC, the standard that allows video communication over the INternet without special software. Google has been pushing it's VP8 codec for the standard. Cisco has invested a lot of money in sofwtare and hardware that relies on H.264 and would like it to last until H.265, VP9 or Daala take over, which is many years down the road. | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/30/mozilla-will-add-h-264-to-firefox-as-cisco-makes-eleventh-hour-push-for-webrtcs-future/?t=t | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Remember that wacky Hyperloop rail system that Elon Musk proposed? Well according to a new company called Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a prototype of the Hyperloop will be ready by 2015. The company published a two year timeline of the project. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies also announced partnerships with a number of companies including Ansys, which created some of the first software simulations of the Hyperloop. | http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/startup-sets-sights-rapid-transit-hyperloop-prototype-2015-8C11502210 | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | How the NSA May Be Tapping Yahoo’s and Google’s Fiber Optic Cables | http://allthingsd.com/20131030/how-the-nsa-may-be-tapping-yahoos-and-googles-fiber-optic-cables/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Google page about data center security | http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en-GB/trust/security.html | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Washington Post reports NSA & GCHQ project MUSCULAR - taps fiber links Google and Yahoo use to sync data centers across 4 continents - Buffer holds 3-5 days traffic, decodes data formats, filters for selects - sends data to Fort Meade, MD. - Arik Hesseldahl points out fiber has to be regenerated every 50 miles, USS Jimmy Carter outfitted for intelligence colection on undersea cables | "- “NSA applies Attorney General-approved processes to protect the privacy of U.S. persons — minimizing the likelihood of their information in our targeting, collection, processing, exploitation, retention, and dissemination,” - NSA also denies operation under Executive Order 12333 which describes limits over collection of data on US citizens overseas - Google's David Drummond: “We are outraged at the lengths to which the government seems to have gone to intercept data from our private fiber networks, and it underscores the need for urgent reform,” - Yahoo spokeswoman: “We have strict controls in place to protect the security of our data centers, and we have not given access to our data centers to the NSA or to any other government agency.”" | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Sprint introduces Spark enhanced LTE, promises unprecedented speed, futuristic app support | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/sprint-spark-enhanced-lte/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Sprint intros first phones to tap its trio of 4G LTE network frequencies | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/30/sprint-intros-first-phones-to-tap-its-trio-of-4g-lte-network-frequencies/ | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Sprint's Dan Hesse confirms unlimited data isn't going anywhere after Spark rollout | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/sprints-dan-hesse-confirms-unlimited-data-isnt-going-anywhere/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | - Sprint introduced Sprint Spark, its LTE service that Sprint says will give "unprecedented speeds" - Sprint showed off the the service running at 1Gbps and says customers can expect 50-60Mbps peak speeds today with "increasing speed potential over time." - How Spark works: it needs devices that can switch between Sprint's 800MHz, 1.9GHz, and 2.5GHz cellular bands - Rollout begins today with limited availability in NY, LA, Chicago, Miami, and Tampa - Sprint says it will hit 100 cities by 2016 - The phones: Sprint will sell the $199 Samsung Galaxy Mega, $99 Samsung Galaxy S 4 mini and $199 LG G2 next week - the two Samsung phones will have tri-band support soon after launch with a software update. The LG G2 will get tri-band functionality in early 2014 - Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Sprint will continue to offer unlimited data even after Spark rolls out Q: Crazy fast wireless speeds promised and unlimited data. Can this get Sprint to topple either ATT or Verizon? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | sl | New FAA Guidelines Permit More Device Use, All The Way From Take-Off To Landing | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/new-faa-guidelines-permit-more-device-use-all-the-way-from-take-off-to-landing/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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40 | - changes will differ depending on each airline, depend on types of planes and how things are run at each different carrier, but FAA anticipates that most will allow passengers to use their gadgets “in airplane mode, gate-to-gate, by the end of the year.” - ok: e-book readers, play games and watch videos on devices, and can hold gadgets during both take-off and landing, or else stow them in the seatback pocket. - gadgets need to be in Airplane Mode or have cell service turned off during both landing and taxi/take-off, - use Wi-Fi during your flight and continue to use Bluetooth accessories connected to your phone. | FAA: Changes to PED policies will not happen immediately and will vary by airline. Check with your airline to see if and when you can use your PED. Current PED policies remain in effect until an airline completes a safety assessment, gets FAA approval, and changes its PED policy. q: end of year, we're all | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | tm | Future Internet aims to sever links with servers | http://phys.org/news/2013-10-future-internet-aims-sever-links.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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46 | EU-funded project named 'Pursuit' eliminates the need for servers - sort of an Internet-wide peer-to-peer approach - no more server crashes, faster and more efficient, better control of private info - won the Future Internet Assembly (FIA) award after successfully demonstrating applications - Instead of URLs we'd use URIs, every time you download content you also republish it - You control access to data so even if published cannot be accessed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | ia | Microsoft Bing tests ‘Hero’ ads in Windows 8.1 search results, jousting with Google | http://www.geekwire.com/2013/microsoft-testing-hero-ads-windows-81-search-results-google/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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50 | - Microsoft is unveiling "Hero Ads!" - Bing is piloting a new type of ad in Bing Smart Search in Windows 8.1. - When you conduct a brand search in Windows 8.1, you'll be greeted with large photos and custom links created by an advertiser instead of a list of search results - So for example, search for Land Rover and you'll see a huge picture of a Land Rover provided by the company with options to request a quote or schedule a test drive - Bing is testing the ads with a bunch of companies like Land Rover, Jaguar, Home Depot, and Radio Shack. - During the pilot, the ads will be shown to a subset of people searching for the specific names of the companies or brands on Windows 8.1. - Forty-four percent of Windows 8.1 searchers in the U.S. who type the specific search terms will see the new ads. - Searchers will still be able to scroll to the right for additional search results. - No word if this is headed to Bing on the web Q: Hero ads: good idea or bad idea? More importantly: do you think it would help MS get more of the search market? | Microsoft has about 18 percent of the U.S. search market on its own, according to comScore data, and just under 30 percent when counting the search results that the company serves for Yahoo under their partnership. Google search market share in the U.S. is about 67 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | sl | Apple Looking Into Practical Solar Charging For Notebooks, iOS Devices | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/apple-looking-into-practical-solar-charging-for-notebooks-ios-devices/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | - A new patent application published by the USPTO this week shows Apple filed originally in 2012 for solar power - power management array for accepting both power adapter and solar power direct from gathering devices or traditional mains-based chargers. So you could plug in your MagSafe or iPad/iPod adapter, or alternatively hook a MacBook or other piece of hardware directly to a solar panel with a simple cord. There’s also a means for accepting both inputs at the same time, according to the patent, for a power balance that would likely charge your device quicker but with more economical use of juice from the grid. | - key to this patent is that the system described is both composed of readily available power management techniques achievable with existing hardware, and; able to be built using componentry that takes up very little space, making it theoretically possible to integrate it into existing device designs without much modification. q: why don't we have this already??? | |||||||||||||||||||
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58 | 11 adorable pictures of little Katie Todd dressing up as Doctor Who actor for Halloween | http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/31/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-katie-todd-dresses-up-as-all-11-time-lords-for-halloween-2013-4168614/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Generate arbitrary Star Wars animated GIFs from any of the movie dialog | http://boingboing.net/2013/10/30/generate-arbitrary-star-wars-a.html | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | iPad Air reviews have hit the internet, with some interesting specs. The iPad Air is 80 percent faster than the fourth-generation iPad, says Primate Labs, who put the tablet through Geekbench 3 tests. The Air's A7 processor runs at 1.4GHz -- which is 100MHz faster than the 5S, which also has an A7. The new Air is also five times faster than the iPad 2, which makes selling the second-generation ipad for $399, just $100 less than the starting price for the iPad Air, more perplexing than ever. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57609963-37/ipad-air-benchmarks-show-80-percent-speed-bump-over-ipad-4/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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14 | ia | There's a new look for Twitter. The company announced it's going to make timelines more visual and will feature image and video previews in tweets on the web as well as its iOS & Android apps. If you don't like that auto-expand feature, you can turn it off in the app version, but not the web. Internet, commence your complaining. | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/29/twitter-pulls-a-facebook-fills-your-stream-with-photos-and-videos-but-will-it-help-or-hurt/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | At the ARM developers’ conference, Intel partner Altera announced that Intel will fabricate its ARM’s 64-bit chips starting next year. Intel's been trying to break ARM’s stronghold on the mobile market, but this move looks like the company has decided not to beat 'em, but to join 'em. Analysts say Intel is even willing to compete with semiconductor foundry leader TSMC for the business of its biggest rivals, like Nvidia and Qualcomm. So.....how long until Apple ditches Samsung for Intel? | http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2013/10/29/exclusive-intel-opens-fabs-to-arm-chips/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | ia | After a $110 million settlement with the MPAA, isoHunt is back - well sort of. The new site is at isoHunt.to and it looks pretty much exactly the same as the old isoHunt.com. However, the people behind the new site are not related to the old isoHunt in any way. isoHunt.to has restored about 75% of the original site's database. | http://torrentfreak.com/isohunt-resurrected-less-than-two-weeks-after-110-million-mpaa-deal-131029/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Nintendo has announced it sold 460,000 Wii U consoles worldwide in the six month period ending September 30th. Overall sales of the Wii U sit at 3.91 million globally, though Nintendo claims it will sell nine million consoles before the end of its 2014 financial year. The Wii U is still having a "negative impact" on the company's profits, Nintendo says, because of the console's price reduction in the US and Europe alongside advertising expenses, but the company says it'll drive manufacturing costs of the hardware down and improve the distribution of digital software to boost income. | http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-says-wii-u-continues-to-have-a-negative-impact-on-company-profits/1100-6415849/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Lenovo can't stop yoga-ing its whole line up. The company introduced two new Android-based tablets called the Yoga Tablet 8 and the Yoga Tablet 10. From the side, the devices look a lot like the Apple Wireless keyboard. Both tablets feature a kickstand and will last up to 18 hours on a single charge. Inside, you're looking at a quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 processor and 1GB of RAM. The 8-inch tablet costs $249, while the 10-inch version costs $299 | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/29/5043356/lenovo-yoga-tablets-hinge-long-battery-life | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Google showed off its second generation Google Glass. In the images of the device, two very bored looking models show off the eyewear complete with a new mono earbud. The earbud would replace the bone-conduction speaker system of the original. Google also said the new version of Glass would make it compatible with prescription lenses as well as sunglasses. Google will run an exchange program for Google Glass Explorers if they bought their Glass before October 28th, 2013. | http://9to5google.com/2013/10/29/google-shows-off-second-generation-google-glass-w-mono-earbud-coming-later-this-year/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | ia | If you've got Google Glass, do yourself a favor, don't wear them while driving in California. Google Glass Explorer Cecilia Abade just received a ticket for driving while wearing Google Glass. The stated reason on the moving violation is "Driving with Monitor visible to Driver (Google Glass)." Now there's a question on the legality of the ticket issued - court case, anyone? | http://phandroid.com/2013/10/30/cop-tickets-woman-driving-google-glass/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | Apple is replacing a "very limited" number of new iPhones after finding a manufacturing defect that has limited battery performance. Apple did not say how many phones have been affected by the manufacturing issue, however the company is apparently contacting customers by phone, suggesting the problem is pretty limited. The defect also does not affect the safety of the iPhone batteries. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/10/30/apple-iphone-battery-issue/3312925/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Yesterday, Google added some new features to Google+. Coming soon is full resolution backups of images for iOS, photo enhancement tools, and some new Auto-Awesome features like Auto-Awesome Eraser to remove things like photo bombers from your beautiful images. Google+ also started sending out emails to Plus users offering them custom domains. The first set of custom domains were sent to those users who have a profile photo, have at least 10 followers, and an account that is at least 30 days old. Darn. I was really starting to like my old plus URL of plus.google.com/u/0/110385… wait. 583… Nevermind. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/10/29/google-starts-offering-custom-urls-accounts-30-days-old-10-followers-profile-photo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | Google+ gets new backup, auto-enhance, and HDR filters to help you become a better storyteller | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/10/29/google-gets-new-backup-auto-enhance-hdr-filters-help-become-better-storyteller/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | - john poole at primate labs on ipad air: iPad Air's A7 processor is running at 1.4 GHz, 100 MHz faster than the iPhone 5s' A7 processor. It's not clear if the iPad Air processor runs at a higher speed thanks to a larger battery (providing more power), a larger chassis (providing better cooling), or some combination of the two. I expect the new iPad mini's A7 processor will run at 1.4 GHz as well. The iPad Air is over 80% faster than the iPad (4th Generation), close to the 2x increase promised by Apple. The iPad Air is over 5x faster than the iPad 2, yet is only $100 more expensive. I do not understand why Apple kept the iPad 2 around, especially at a $399 price point. What market are they targeting? | john gruber at daring fireball - air and mini so close, mostly size difference. more a question of replacing laptop, or supplementing? | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | ia | Twitter pulls a Facebook, fills your stream with photos and videos — but will it help or hurt? | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/29/twitter-pulls-a-facebook-fills-your-stream-with-photos-and-videos-but-will-it-help-or-hurt/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Picture this: More visual Tweets | https://blog.twitter.com/2013/picture-this-more-visual-tweets | VIDEO (demo is a vine looping vid) | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Here’s Twitter’s Answer to Banner Ads | http://digiday.com/platforms/twitters-answer-banner-ads/ | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | - Twitter changed some things which is making people angry - The new version of Twitter on the web and its iOS & Android apps now display photo and video previews expanded in a tweet - Previously, you'd have to click a link to expand certain content w/in a tweet - Twitter explained on a blogpost that "timelines on Twitter will be more visual and more engaging…" - At the bottom of the tweet, there are now dedicated options for reply, retweet or favorite (before, you'd have to click the tweet, then those options would appear) - Twitter allows users of its iOS and Android apps to turn off image previews. The web version doesn't offer this - Jack Marshall of Digiday.com says this effectively is Twitter's answer to banner ads since brands could put images in their feeds that you can't avoid Q: Does the change bother you? Will it alienate Twitter users? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Exclusive: Intel Opens Fabs To ARM Chips | http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2013/10/29/exclusive-intel-opens-fabs-to-arm-chips/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - At the ARM developers’ conference today, Intel partner Altera announced that Intel will fabricate its ARM’s 64-bit chips starting next year. An announcement that sent shockwaves throughout the technology industry as Intel is desperately trying to break ARM’s supremacy in the mobile market. - “It’s huge. Imagine ARM’s most powerful and technologically advanced 64-bits processor built on Intel’s leading-edge fabs. A duo that will be hard to beat,” explains Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64. | Intel ready to open up its leading-edge factories to whomever is willing to pay a premium, chip prices could actually come down, with the other foundries (TSMC, UMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, IBM or SMIC) feeling the pressure to compete. But will Apple ditch Samsung for Intel? q: anyone surprised? | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | Intel May Turn Over Its Web TV Project to Verizon | http://allthingsd.com/20131030/intel-may-turn-over-its-web-tv-project-to-verizon/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Intel's online TV service may go to Verizon - ATD reports that Intel is in talks "to hand over control of Intel Media" to Verizon - Intel Media is the division of Intel that was working on building a Web-based subscription TV service known as "OnCue" - Vz already operates a pay TV service - People familiar with the talks say the two companies are in advanced negotiations. - ATD says it’s unclear whether Verizon would take control of the entire Intel Media unit, or if Intel would retain a piece of the Web TV project or a say in its operations. Q: Should Intel give up on its online TV endeavors? If so, would Vz have an easier time bringing TV to the web? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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53 | sl | California Woman Gets the First Ticket for Driving with Google Glass | http://glassalmanac.com/california-woman-gets-first-ticket-driving-google-glass/1381/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | Google shows off second gen Google Glass w/ mono earbud coming later this year | http://9to5google.com/2013/10/29/google-shows-off-second-generation-google-glass-w-mono-earbud-coming-later-this-year/ | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | - yesterday google announced upgrades to those who already own google glass, a new mono earbud instead of only the bone-vibrating speaker included in the first generation Glass, Google said the hardware revision will also make Glass compatible with new lines of sunglasses and prescription frames and Explorers will have their choice of colors when they swap sometime later this year. - officer’s full explanation says “Driving with monitor visible to driver (Google Glass).” - second violation listed. Cecilia Abadie says she was ticketed for speeding 10 mph above the limit, too.) - violation of California Vehicle Code Section 27602, which addresses “Television” use inside motor vehicles | q: more tix to come? is this a smart crackdown? | |||||||||||||||||||
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57 | ia | BlackBerry and Facebook met to discuss potential buyout, reports WSJ | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/29/5043236/blackberry-and-facebook-met-to-discuss-buyout | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | - WSJ reports that Blackberry execs met with Facebook to determine if FB has an interest to purchase BlackBerry - The Journal says "it remains unclear whether Facebook is interested in placing a bid." - FB and phones have a history. There's been a rumored FB phone for years. The closest thing we've gotten is the HTC First which debuted with the launcher, FB Home - However, FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg has publicly said building a phone is the wrong strategy - What's in it for FB? BB's got a patent portfolio valued in the range of $1-$3B. BB also has about $2.6B in cash, no debt, and that BBM service. Q: Should FB buy BB? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 10/29/2013 | TITLE: Your Own Personal NSA | GUEST: Jeri Ellsworth, Co-founder of Technical Illusions-Hardware creator of castAR LOWER THIRD URL: technicalillusions.com, @techillusions | The other phone fragmentation | Your little personal NSA | |||||||||||||||||
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8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Motorola announced it will partner up with Dave Hakkens Phonebloks community to make a modular smartphone a reality. Project Ara will be a free open hardware platform which Motorola says is intended to do for hardware what Android did for software. A modular phone would allow the user to replace parts of the phone like the screen or camera without replacing the entire device. Motorola will begin inviting developers in a few months and hopes to have a developers kit out sometime this winter. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609735-94/motorola-unveils-project-ara-for-custom-smartphones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | This whole Google smartwatch thing is seeming pretty real - the latest whispers point to a launch next year, if the WSJ's contacts are correct, because development on the wearable has apparently reached the point where it "could be ready for mass production within months," and Google is said to have already started talks with Asian manufacturers. This is according to anonymous sources, but bundle that in with some key patents and some acquisitions earlier this year, and a Google watch seems like less of a rumor all the time. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/google-smartwatch-mass-production-rumor/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Amazon's Matchbook service is now live. If your forgot, Matchbook lets you purchase discounted digital versions of physical books you purchased from Amazon. Amazon says that Matchbook is available for over 70,000 books with more titles to be added in the future. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/amazon-matchbook-live/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Apple reported $7.5 billion in profit on $37.5 billion in revenue. Down from $8.2 billion in profit last year but up over $36 billion in revenue the year before. Apple broke sales records including 33.797 million iPhones, up over 26.91 million last year, but profit margins continued to shrink from 40% a year ago to 37%. Mac sales outpaced iPod sales for the first time since iPods. | http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/apple-rides-iphone-5c-and-5s-to-quarterly-sales-record-profit-remains-down/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Nokia's Q3 2013 financial results show an operating profit of $162 million from $7.8 billion in revenue. That's a big gain year over year. The report is the first since Microsoft agreed to purchase Nokia's phone business, and that division — Devices and Services — performed as expected, posting a small loss of $118 million. Phone business aside, Nokia's overall revenue was $3.8 billion and it made $280 million in profit, which is good for the post-phone future. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/29/5041528/nokia-q3-2013-financial-report | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung shipped the most smartphones in the third quarter of this year. More than 250 million smartphones were shipped worldwide this year from all smartphone makers. Samsung moved over 88 million smartphones. If you're curious, Apple shipped over 33 million iPhones. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609710-94/samsung-tops-apple-in-global-smartphone-shipments/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | In a speech hosted by Film Independent, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos suggested Netflix would like to get into making big movies, not just documentaries, and premiere them in theaters the same day they’re available on Netflix. To do that he’d need theater owners on his side. Sarandos said, “As theater owners try to strangle innovation and distribution not only are they going to kill theaters they might kill movies.” Look for Netflix to buy some movie theaters I guess. | http://allthingsd.com/20131028/netflix-flirts-with-a-new-idea-big-movies-at-your-house-the-same-day-theyre-in-theaters/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | People who own a Moto X might have noticed a little red sombrero on their home screens... if tapped, a Moto X turns into a player for computer animation and street theater. Windy Day, as the production is called, came from Motorola’s in-house moonshot division, Advanced Technology And Products (ATAP). This research group, begun in May 2012 (the same month that Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobile became official), shares the high ambitions of its parent company’s own long-term research group, Google X. This is a new type of storytelling that Motorola calls “Spotlight Stories.” | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/motorola-google-mouse/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who by the way is facing a re-selection fight one year from now, is pressing lawmakers to vote this week on a law requiring Internet companies to store data obtained from Brazilians in servers located inside Brazil. The bill comes in response to reports that the United States spied on Brazilians including President Rousseff. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/28/net-us-brazil-internet-idUSBRE99R10Q20131028 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Microsoft issued its Security Intelligence Report and found 21% of users are still using Windows XP. Microsoft will cease to provide security updates to XP in April 2014. Windows XP users are almost six time more likely to get malware infections compared to Windows 8 users. On the plus side, Microsoft announced its remote desktop app for Android and iOS has been downloaded 1 million times in 17 days making it the most popular Microsoft app on Android. Hilariously, still no word when the app may come to Windows Phone. | http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-security-research-paints-bleak-picture-for-xp-users-7000022537/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Motorola unveils Project Ara for custom smartphones | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609735-94/motorola-unveils-project-ara-for-custom-smartphones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Goodbye Sticky. Hello Ara. | http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2013/10/goodbye-sticky-hello-ara.html | |||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Motorola announced Project Ara, partnered with Dave Haakens of PhoneBloks - Free open hardware platform for a modular smartphone - "We want to do for hardware what the Android platform has done for software” - Will invite developers in coming months, alpha developers kit coming this winter | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | - Google in late-stage development and the company is in talks with Asian suppliers to begin mass production of the device, people familiar with the matter said - will run Android, integrated with Google Now, to make recommendations and predict what information users need based on what they are doing, a person familiar with the situation said. Google has also been working to reduce power consumption on the smartwatch so it won't require frequent battery charges, the person said. - could be ready for mass production within months, | Samsung was kinda first in September, launching the $299 Galaxy Gear digital watch that can run apps and interact with Samsung smartphones, but not a lot of good stuff heard about it - Google Glass is a huge gamble w face-tech, is a wrist device a way better idea? | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Netflix Flirts With a New Idea: “Big” Movies at Your House, the Same Day They’re in Theaters | http://allthingsd.com/20131028/netflix-flirts-with-a-new-idea-big-movies-at-your-house-the-same-day-theyre-in-theaters/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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38 | - Netflix Content boss Ted Sarandos gave a speech at Film Independent Forum where he suggested Netflix could try to become a first-run distributor of movies - [RUN VIDEO HERE] - Apple, Amazon, and TWC have been able to successfully run movies at the same time they are in theaters, some before they are in theaters Q: Do you think Netflix can actually get a "big movie" on board with this? | Here's the quote: “What we’re trying to do for TV, the model should extend pretty nicely to movies. Meaning, why not premiere movies on Netflix, the same day they’re opening in theaters? And not little movies — there’s a lot of ways, and lot of people to do that [already]. Why not big movies? Why not follow the consumers’ desire to watch things when they want?” | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | SoundCloud hits 250m monthly active users, lets you add Instagram photos to your posts and profile | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/29/soundcloud-hits-250m-monthly-active-users-lets-add-instagram-photos-posts-profile/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - Back in July, SoundCloud announced that it has reached 200M active listeners (monthly active users). But since then, the startup has grown substantially as it now reports 250M listeners. - SoundCloud now integrates with Instagram to allow you to your photos as album art. - revamped premium subscription, simplified tierrs of membership. says co-founder and CEO Alexander Ljung | Berlin startup scene still growing “On the Internet, it’s not about pure technology anymore but being able to put technology into a real cultural context. Berlin has always been this place that wants to be doing things differently. It’s kind of edgy, decadent and punk “There is a huge amount of creativity in creating a great startup, brand and experience for people.” - “There is not as much VCs right next door if you’re here. But everybody is looking at Berlin,” Ljung said. “A couple of years ago, when I was talking to Valley funds, they were saying ‘we only invest in the Valley.’ You don’t hear this anymore.” q: important to make sure innovation is happening worldwide? out of valley bubble | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | ia | Samsung is pulling another Amazon on Android, but this is even bigger | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/28/samsung-is-pulling-another-amazon-on-android-but-this-is-even-bigger/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Samsung wants Android apps that stand apart, starting now | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609518-94/samsung-wants-android-apps-that-stand-apart-starting-now/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Samsung to Developers: Come Play for the Biggest Team (And the One With TVs) | http://allthingsd.com/20131028/samsung-to-developers-come-play-for-the-biggest-team-and-the-one-with-tvs/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | - Samsung held its first developers conference yesterday - It introduced 5 SDKs so that developers can make apps for Samsung products SDKs: - multiscreen SDK think sending video & web sites from your phone to your TV. launches Nov. 12, will also support phone input from various devices, including iPhones for Samsung’s smart TVs. - multiscreen gaming: using your smartphone as a console, Samsung also said it was partnering with Unity Technology for a multiscreen gaming SDK to play games on TVs - mobile SDK: supports Samsung's pen, gestures, multiwindow and motion features - enterprise SDK, and smart tv sdk Q: Do you see developers building out apps for Samsung? What impact do you think that would have on Android as a whole? | - The conference had about 1300 developers in attendance - The company shipped 250 million devices in the past year - ChatOn has 100 million users worldwide | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | tm | castAR: the most versatile AR & VR system | http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/technicalillusions/castar-the-most-versatile-ar-and-vr-system | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
51 | ARM report claims the always-connected 'Internet of Things' is already here | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/28/arm-internet-of-things/?ncid=rss_truncated | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Report from Economist Business Intelligence | http://www.arm.com/files/pdf/EIU_Internet_Business_Index_WEB.PDF | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Start with CastAR. Our audience has seen what it is. What’s coming in the stretch goals? -Transition to what it could do 2nd or 3rd gen. Wireless? Holodeck? - Is CastAR part of IoT? - I’d like to get Jeri’s opinion on IoT in general? 32-page report from Economist Business Intelligence Unit sponsored by ARM on Internet of Things - One problem is one device talking to one service - Freescale Kinetis KL02 small cheap micro controller can be built into almost anything | ||||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Uber delivers adoptable kittens to your doorstep (GuyfromTrinidad) | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609714-94/uber-delivers-adoptable-kittens-to-your-doorstep/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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65 | You can download Firefox 25 for Windows, Mac, and Linux right now; official launch today | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/29/can-download-firefox-25-windows-mac-linux-right-now-official-launch-tomorrow/ | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Today Is Dell’s Last Day as a Public Company - Today the company announced the formal closing of its $25 billion go-private transaction. Dell shares will cease trading on the Nasdaq exchange after the close of business today in New York. | http://allthingsd.com/20131029/today-is-dells-last-day-as-a-public-company/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | TITLE: Google Barges In | GUEST: Peter Rojas, VP Strategy, AOL, Co-founder, gdgt.com, @peterrojas LOWER THIRD URL: gdgt.com, @peterrojas | ET Phone Chrome | My Earnings Jam! | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Nvidia Shield a good idea? Google's bay barge mystery? Nielsen starts rating phone video http://live.twit.tv/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | LG G Flex is all growns up and official now. The curved phone has a 720p, 6-inch display which LG calls IMAX-like proving once and for all that IMAX is now meaningless. A self-healing coating on the back smooths over scratches. Along with the 2.3GHz Snapdrgaon 800, 2 GB of RAM and 13 MP camera, the nicest thing may be the 3500 mAh battery. The G Flex comes to South Korea in November with other markets to follow. | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/officially-announced-lg-g-flex-and-a-healing-factor/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | A large structure built on a barge docked in San Francisco bay may become a floating Google data center. Cnet reports that Google, has possibly set up shop on Treasure Island, located between San Francisco and Oakland, and has been building a large structure made from shipping, or cargo, containers on a barge, and it might even be a floating data center, including the fact that Google itself has a patent for such a concept. Google has not responded to multiple requests for comment. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57609509-93/san-franciscos-bay-barge-mystery-floating-data-center-or-google-glass-store/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Apple's good at a lot of things, but apparently it can't wrap its head around daylight saving time. AppleInsider reports that a number of iOS 7 users found that their devices are displaying the time incorrectly inside the iOS calendar app. The good news is the issue doesn't seem to affect alarms or calendar events from sounding at their correct times. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5037778/apple-ios-7-daylight-savings-bug-displays-incorrect-calendar-time | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Nielsen has been testing new ratings that take into account mobile viewing and now has announced a wider rollout along with an SDK for participating broadcasters coming in mid-November. The system monitors DVRs, internet-connected TVs, tablets, smartphones and browsers and relies on Facebook, among others, to match demographic information. The tech also includes audio watermarks and metadata. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/28/nielsen-mobile-digital-device-tv-ratings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Ah, the Nexus 5. leaked photos, a leaked video and product shots have already accidentally published to Google Play, so we know Google’s new smartphone is coming soon, but the wait could be over by November 1 — according to the latest leak from @evleaks- tweeted a photo of a Nexus 5 with a white back panel and a reference to November 1. It’s unclear if that might be the announcement date, or the retail launch of the device — which has also been rumored for a October 31 press conference. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/10/27/new-leak-teases-white-version-of-googles-nexus-5-and-november-1-launch-date/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | We don't cover enough writing instruments on this show and we're about to fix that. Livescribe introduced a new smartpen called the Livescribe 3. Unlike previous versions, the Livescribe 3 is a lot sleeker and now pairs with a new app from Livescribe instead of using Evernote integration. Notes you write are digitized and are searchable. Right now, the app is iOS only, with Android support coming soon. The Livescribe 3 costs about $150. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5035776/livescribe-3-smartpen-pen-and-paper-pixels | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | A company called Vicarious claims to have created software capable of accurately filling in CAPTCHAs, those frustrating login puzzles that are supposed to separate humans from bots. Vicarious claims it has cracked CAPTCHAS at Google, eBay and Paypal all in an effort, not to become a monster spammer, but to show that the Vicarious Recursive Cortical Network is sophisticated enough to hang with other AI’s like IBM’s Watson. | http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-10/28/captcha-cracked | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | The Nvidia Shield is getting some big upgrades thanks to an over-the-air update. The Shield gets Android 4.3 and GameStream is now out of beta. The handheld also supports a new console mode where you can attach the Shield to your TV and a wireless controller to play Shield games on your big screen. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5037242/nvidia-shield-first-major-update-android-4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | US Attorney Paul Fishman announced Lauri Love, 28 of Stradishall, Suffolk, England has been charged with one count of accessing a U.S. department or agency computer without permission, and one count of conspiracy. Love was arrested Friday by UK’s National Crime Agency in connection with a separate investigation. Love is accused of accessing networks for the U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NASA among others. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/28/us-usa-crime-hacking-idUSBRE99R0LP20131028 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Samsung just signed a deal with the NBA. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal reports it is a three-year, $100 million deal. NBA officials will use Samsung tablets to review plays and Samsung devices will gain access to recaps and analysis of NBA action. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-28/samsung-signs-deal-to-supply-nba-with-smartphones-televisions.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Nvidia Shield update adds key features to the portable game console | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5037242/nvidia-shield-first-major-update-android-4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - The Nvidia Shield's getting upgraded today New Features through an over-the-air software update. - Android 4.3 - Gamestream now out of beta, more reliable (can connect to users' home PCs to stream and play games). Over 50 supported PC games - Increased compatibility with games thanks to Gamepad Mapper - Gamepad Mapper: Now the device is able to take even games that never before had hardware control abilities and changes them into a SHIELD experience - Console Mode: allows you to connect the Shield to your TV for 1080p gaming. Shuts off internal screen of the handheld, you can pair with wireless controller. (Old mode mirrored the 720p display) - Nvidia's finally added the ability to put giant Android games entirely on a microSD card. Q: Now is this $300 oddball a good idea? | - The Verge says that PC streaming isn't ready for 1080p quite yet - The company says it can currently stream 720p at 60 frames per second. - Nvidia says it will bring 1080p60 performance in a future update, but you'll need to plug in the Shield with a USB-to-Ethernet adapter. | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | San Francisco's bay barge mystery: Floating data center or Google Glass store? | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57609509-93/san-franciscos-bay-barge-mystery-floating-data-center-or-google-glass-store/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Massive Barge On San Francisco Bay Likely Secret Google Facility | http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/10/25/secret-google-facility-found-floating-on-san-francisco-bay/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Mystery Portland barge and San Francisco barge appear linked | http://www.pressherald.com/news/Myserty_Portland_barge_and_San_Francisco_barge_appear_linked_.html | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Water-based data center | https://www.google.com/patents/US7525207 | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Large structure on a barge docked in SF Bay docked at Treasure Island - Similar structure showed up in Portland, Maine - Daniel Terdiman, CNET reports Google has a patent on a floating data center - Both barges owned by ‘By and Large’. Contact is Tim Brandon Senior Transaction Manager, CBRE @ Google. - KPIX reports it will be a floating Google Glass Store to dock at Fort Mason - Awaiting permit from San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Q: Your guess? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | Nielsen to add web viewers to future TV ratings, with a little help from Facebook | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/28/nielsen-mobile-digital-device-tv-ratings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Nielsen has been testing new ratings system for several months, ready to launch an SDK for participating broadcasters in mid-November that will encompass both old-fashioned screens and DVRs, internet-connected TVs, tablets, smartphones and browsers. - To work out which stream is being watched where, Nielsen will parse together "big data and a census-style measurement approach." This will match demographic information through social networks, mentioning Facebook explicitly - It'll also know exactly which device viewers are watching content on thanks to "audio watermarks, metadata or tags associated with the content and related advertising." - Nielsen wants to accurately reveal who's watching TV ads and who's watching shows another way, bypasses ads or seeing different ones | q: nielsen using FB demographic info... good for advertisers? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | ia | DirecTV, Time Warner Cable Are Said to Weigh Aereo-Type Services | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-25/directv-time-warner-cable-said-to-consider-aereo-type-services.html | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | - Bloomberg reports DirecTV, TWC, and Charter Communications are considering using the Aereo model by capturing broadcast TV with their own antennas to avoid retransmission fees - Bloomberg cites "people with knowledge of the deliberations." - The report says the discussions are at an early stage - Time Warner Cable has even considered buying Aereo, said one of the people. - So far, Aereo has won a number of lawsuits against the CBS and other media companies - Retransmission fees in the U.S. are expected to double to $6.1 billion in 2018 from $3.01 billion this year, according to research firm SNL Kagan. | - Fox President and Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said Fox’s broadcast network would convert into a cable channel and cease to provide over-the-air access if Aereo is allowed to continue - CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said he would do the same, as did Univision Chairman Haim Saban. Q: How do you see this battle shaking out? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | tm | Why is broadband more expensive in the US? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24528383 | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Cheapest 150Mbps broadband in big US cities costs 100% more than overseas | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/10/cheapest-150mbps-broadband-in-big-us-cities-costs-100-more-than-overseas/ | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | The Cost of Connectivity 2013 | http://newamerica.org/publications/policy/the_cost_of_connectivity_2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | New America Foundation “Cost of Connectivity 2013“ surveyed 24 cities - Best deal Verizon FIOS limited parts of NYC 150 Mbps $130. Most Intl’s cities 50-80 for comparable speed - Cheapest mobile is T-Mobile 2GB $30/mo. twice as much as London more than any European city - at around 20 mbps or lower, San Francisco ($99/£61), New York ($70) and Washington DC ($68) dwarf London ($38), Paris ($35) and Seoul ($15). - Earlier OECD report: 45 Mbps US 30of 33 at $90 avg. - NCTA: states like Vermont, New Hampshire and Delaware have faster average speeds than Japan, he says. (Springfield VT has 1GBps thanks to stimulus funds for $35 Tokyo sells this speed for $33 from KDDI)And 96.3% of US households have access to wired broadband. - Scott Cleland, chairman of NetCompetition: Moaning about it, he thinks, is like complaining you only have access to a Rolls-Royce when you also have Fords, Chevys and Cadillacs to choose from. - Fastest Wired speeds Seou, Tokya, Hong Kong, KC (Google) Lafayette (Community) Chattanooga (Community) Bristol, VA (Gov’t operated) Q: Are you happy with the state of broadband in the US? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | AIRO wristband tracks not just sleep, exercise and stress, but also what you eat | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/28/airo-wristband/?ncid=rss_truncated | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
50 | - uses a embedded spectrometer to track heart rate, sleep patterns, workout intensity & calories consumed. - Abhilash Jayakumar, co-founder and CEO of Airo Heath: "As your body breaks the food down, the sensor can detect the amount of light that passes through the blood based on green, red and infrared patterns." if you eat a cookie a spike in sugar intake should show up in AIRO app. The wristband is able to parse the nutritional value of food into protein, fat and carbohydrates. team working on simple starches and complex ones - "We might be able to see a difference in waveform, that would show you whether something is better or worse for the body." Further, Jayakumar notes that the AIRO's caloric intake measurement might differ from that on food packaging, because different people process foods differently. - stress monitoring - the AIRO gives a rounded view of high, medium or low stress based on your heart rate. - Exercise mode also takes your heart rate into account, as it measures workout intensity along with counting steps and calories burned. | AIRO is hoping for a ship date of some time in Fall 2014. Still, if you believe enough in AIRO to give it a shot, you may pre-order one for $149 right now before it goes up to $199 as its final retail price q: best quantitative wearable device/app yet? | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | Google Glass Modified And Attached To A Regular Pair Of Sunglasses | http://www.seanpercival.com/blog/2013/10/28/google-glass-slightly-cooler-edition/ | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | United Nations to Adopt Asteroid Defense Plan | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=un-asteroid-defense-plan | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Historical Software Archive lets you use vintage software in your browser | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2058087/historical-software-archive-lets-you-use-vintage-software-in-your-browser.html | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Microsoft earnings for its first fiscal quarter certainly must have cheered things up around Redmond. Revenue rose 16% over last year to $18.529 billion. Operating income rose 19% to $6.334 billion and earnings per share was up 17% to 62 cents a share. Microsoft introduced new reporting, dividing the company into Devices and Consumer which covers OEM Windows, retail software Xbox, Windows Phone and the like. And a Commercial division which covers Enterprise sales of Windows and Office along with cloud offerings like Azure. The Commercial division led the way in the increase although sales of Surface tablets and Xbox 360s bolstered the D&C division. | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/10/microsoft-posts-record-q1-revenue-increased-operating-income/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Deutsche Telekom wants German communications companies to help shield local internet traffic from foreign intelligence services. This proposal comes after Germany said it had evidence that Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone had been monitored. Internet experts say It would not work when Germans surf on websites hosted on servers abroads. Deutsche Telekom, which is 32% owned by the government, has received backing for its project for potentially giving customers more options. In August, the company launched a service dubbed "E-mail made in Germany" that encrypts email and sends traffic exclusively through its domestic servers. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/25/us-usa-spying-germany-idUSBRE99O09S20131025 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | It's time to get paranoid! There's a new Firefox plugin from Mozilla called Lightbeam that gives you a visualization of which sites are tracking your browser history and how those sites are connected. The Lightbeam plugin is based on another Firefox add-on called Collusion. If you want to help out Mozilla, you can share your data with the Lightbeam database to help create a bigger picture of how different parts of the web are connected. | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/10/25/mozillas-lightbeam-firefox-add-lets-users-visualize-sites-tracking/?utm_campaign=social%20media&awesm=tnw.to_c0cTH&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Spreadus | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Twitter announced it will offer 70 million shares of stock at $17 to $20 per share when it goes public. The initial public offering will raise between $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion. A price of $28 to $30 had been expected but with fewer shares, so the overall amount being raised remains about in line with what folks though. Twitter will now pack up its wagon and head out for its IPO road show where no doubt Dick Costolo will demonstrate Twitter in song and dance and possibly puppets. | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/twitters-1-4-billion-ipo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Samsung posted record quarterly earnings yesterday thanks to a rebound in its semiconductor business that offset softening demand in the smartphone market. The company posted an operating profit of 10.2 trillion won ($9.6 billion) for the three-month period ended September, a 26 percent increase over the year-ago period and a 7 percent rise from the previous quarter, and recorded overall sales of 59.1 trillion won ($55.5 billion) for the quarter. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609237-94/samsungs-profit-surges-on-chip-rebound-sale-of-cheaper-phones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Amazon posted its quarterly financials yesterday and reported a net quarterly loss of $41 million. However, sales were greater than $17 billion, which is a 24% improvement compared to last year at the same time. This sales figure was beyond analysts expectations, so despite the net loss, Amazon shares jumped 10% on the opening of trading this morning. Analysts from at least 15 brokerages have raised price targets on Amazon shares. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/25/us-amazon-results-idUSBRE99N19U20131025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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19 | tm | Comcast and HBO have inched just a little closer to letting you get HBO without a cable subscription. Broadband Reports had a source and GigaOm dug up some marketing materials that offer Comcast subscribers 25 Mbps Internet, basic channels (mostly local), Comcast’s Streampix which is a Netflix-like service and HBO for $40 a month for the first year. After 12 months the price goes up to $70. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/25/comcast-bundle-pushes-hbo-internet-and-not-much-else-for-40-pe/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | AT&T reported third-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates.Earnings climbed to 66 cents a share, Analysts had projected 65 cents on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Sales rose 2.2 percent to $32.2 billion, in line with the average estimate. Its fourth-generation LTE wireless network and its U-verse fiber-optic system are helping fuel growth, Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson said. The company added 363,000 contract wireless customers in the period, compared with 151,000 a year ago. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-23/at-t-beats-earnings-estimates-after-adding-more-subscribers.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | PHP.net discovered Thursday that two of its servers had been compromised to host javascript malware that delivered the Tepfer trojan. The organization which maintains the PHP programming language used by many websites, has moved the site to a new set of servers. There is no evidence that any PHP code hosted on the site was compromised. The group was concerned that an SSL certificate might have been compromised so disabled HTTPS access to php.net until a new certificate is issued and installed. | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/hackers-compromise-official-php-website-infect-visitors-with-malware/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | The Greater Manchester Police Department seized a 3D printer and printed components "suspected to be a 3D plastic magazine and trigger" for a gun. The parts are now undergoing forensic examination to determine whether the parts can make a working firearm. However, a Verge user by the name of Theobald02 saw the images of the seized printed parts and said they look like parts to upgrade the 3D printer the police seized. The Greater Manchester PD told the Verge that it will continue with its forensic testing. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/25/5027282/uk-police-seize-3d-printed-gun-components | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Microsoft posts record Q1 revenue, increased operating income | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/10/microsoft-posts-record-q1-revenue-increased-operating-income/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Are you *sure* you want to get rid of Steve Ballmer? - Q1 revenue +16% yoy op. income +19% eps +17% $0.62/share - Results split between Devices & Consumer and Commercial Devices & Consumer Licensing, Hardware and ‘other’ (Windows Store ads, Office 365) — Licensing fell 22% on decline of Windows OEM and Office non-sub sales — Hardware up 37% doubled Surface sales, Xbox 360 sales — Other up 17% 47% growth in ads (Bing has 18% marketshare), Xbox Live, Office 365 transactions grew 25% Commercial - Software sales, Skype, enterprise, Azue, Office 365 - Licensing up 7%sharepoint exchange and Lync all double-digit growth - Other up 28% cloud revenue up 103% Office 365 and Azure triple-digit increases Old reporting scheme - Shows seasonal aspect of Xbox and WinPhone and Bing as a money pit. Q: Hearing all this, what do you think Microsoft’s future is? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | INSTAGRAM UNVEILS SAMPLE ADS FROM ADIDAS, BURBERRY, GE | http://www.fastcompany.com/3020651/instagram-unveils-sponsored-ads-from-adidas-burberry-ge | ||||||||||||||||||
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33 | - IG showing off sample ads that represent what will soon come to the platform. In a blog post, the Instagram team reassured its community that its photo and video ads would not only be "creative and engaging" but also relevant, tailored to your interests based on "information about what you do on Instagram and Facebook." The company will roll out the program slowly, and acknowledges that not all ads will be of interest--partly why the team is giving users the option of hiding them. It's also a reason why the company is curating its early brand partners, which include Adidas, Burberry, and GE. The question now is whether users will find the ads destructive, enjoyable, or simply bearable and necessary. - "sponsored" label in the upper right-hand corner. If you don't like the ad shown, just click the "..." button below to get rid of it; Instagram also gives you the option of providing feedback on what "didn't feel right." | q: can ads manage to not diminish UX? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | tm | Did Comcast just take a first step towards unbundling HBO? | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/24/did-comcast-just-take-a-first-step-towards-unbundling-hbo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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42 | ia | Why T-Mobile's New Tablet Offer May Hit AT&T Where It Hurts | http://www.eweek.com/networking/why-t-mobiles-new-tablet-offer-may-hit-att-where-it-hurts.html/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | T-Mobile offers 200MB free monthly data for all tablets, will carry Nexus 7 in-store on November 20th | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/23/t-mobile-200mb-free-data-for-tablets/ | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | - eWeek's got an article up about how T-Mobile's new tablet deal could hurt ATT - TMobile announced it would sell the iPad and offer all tablets in its portfolio w/monthly payment plans and no money down - TMo will also accept any device for tradein for th ecost of a TMo tablet - TMo is also offering all tablet users 200MB of free data whether they are TMo subscribers or not - As of November 1st, the no-charge bandwidth will be available for the lifetime of any tablet on the network; customers who pay for data will get the 200MB on top of their existing caps. | - "This is going to be a big hit for AT&T over the next few quarters, unless it comes out with a similar free tablet data offering," Eric Costa, an analyst with Technology Business Research, told eWEEK. - Carolina Milanesi, a Gartner research vice president, said "I think that T-Mobile's tactics will put pressure on the big guys to review their multi-device plans..." Q: Do you see any other of the telecoms offering free data like TMobile will? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | sl | The Decline of Wikipedia | http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - every month 10 billion pages are viewed on the English version of Wikipedia - The volunteer workforce that built the projec has shrunk by more than a third since 2007 and is still shrinking. roughly 90% male - Wikipedia launched in 2001, it wasn’t intended to be an information source in its own right. Wales, a financial trader turned Internet entrepreneur, and Larry Sanger, a freshly minted philosophy PhD, started the site to boost Nupedia, a free online encyclopedia started by Wales that relied on contributions from experts. - By the end of its first year it had more than 20,000 articles in 18 languages, and its growth was accelerating fast. In 2003, Wales formed the Wikimedia Foundation to operate the servers and software that run Wikipedia and raise money to support them. - hierarchy was electing a small group of “administrators” who could wield special powers such as deleting articles or temporarily banning other editors. (There are now 635 active admins on the English Wikipedia.) -Today English Wikipedia has 4.4M articles; there are 23.1M more in 286 other languages. number of active editors on the English-language Wikipedia peaked in 2007 at more than 51,000 and has been declining ever since as the supply of new ones got choked off. This past summer only 31,000 people could be considered active editors. | q: what happens when money runs out to run inefficient community encyclopdia? | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | File-Sharing Site Was A Year-Long Pirate Honeypot | http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharing-site-was-a-year-long-pirate-honeypot-131024/ | Ty Kapt_Kipper subreddit | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Looks like a file-sharing website was actually a pirate honeypot - WDF, a former senior staff member at WJunction, says in the 12 months since his forum UploaderTalk.com went online he’s been grabbing information about uploaders and file-hosts. - He said he suckered in users and announced the acquisition of his site by a U.S.-based anti-piracy company called NukePiracy LLC - The site was set up with the aim of gathering confidential information on uploaders, file-hosts and web companies involved in the piracy ecosystem. - The forum was designed to attract individuals who like to make money from uploading files to file-hosting sites Q: Do you think this story will have any impact on online piracy? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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57 | Amtrak passenger tweets details of former NSA director Michael Hayden's off-the-record conversation | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5026434/amtrak-passenger-tweets-details-of-former-nsa-director-michael-haydens-conversation | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | Stop Watching Us eyes big rally against NSA surveillance Saturday 10/26 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57609238-83/stop-watching-us-eyes-big-rally-against-nsa-surveillance-q-a/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Canada’s Globe and Mail reports former Pepsi President John Sculley is exploring a joint bid for BlackBerry. Sculley would not confirm the report but did say, “there's a lot of future value in Blackberry, but without experienced people who have run this type of business, and without a strategic plan, it would be really challenging." Sculley is famous for taking over as CEO of Apple in 1983 and eventually ousting founder Steve Jobs. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/us-blackberry-offer-sculley-idUSBRE99N01Z20131024 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Samsung has been fined just over $340,000 for paying for false praise and negative comments about competitors. The issue started in April, when Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission opened an investigation and found the allegations were true: Samsung did this through a third-party marketing company, and Two local marketing firms were fined a combined total of over $100,000 for their part in the marketing ploy. In a separate developmenthas Samung apologised to Chinese consumers after China's state TV claimed some of Samsung's phones were malfunctioning. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5023658/samsung-fined-340000-for-posting-negative-htc-reviews | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | LinkedIn held a press conference to show off its Pulse app, a new version of its iPad app and a new feature for iOS mail called “LinkedIn Intro.” Intro works with Apple’s mail app and will pull in LinkedIn information about the sender from within the mail app. The LinkedIn iPad app now features new navigation and a new design. Pulse, the mobile news app LinkedIn purchased earlier this year, will feature LinkedIn sharing options. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57608913-93/linkedin-refreshes-its-mobile-lineup-adds-profile-info-to-ios-mail-app/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | A study from the Pew Research Center released Thursday shows one third of US citizens get news from Facebook. 2/3 of the US uses Facebook and 80% of them get news there. However, only 4% listed Facebook as an important source of news. Facebook users don’t check the source too much either. Only 20% read a news story based on the organization reporting it. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/net-us-facebook-study-news-idUSBRE99N0SV20131024 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | YouTube is building a “premium on-demand music service” set to launch later this year, Billboard reports. The service would give users a choice of free access, or access to the service’s full catalog of tracks for a fee. Both of the free and paid versions would allow unlimited access to the music on YouTube, but the free version would include ads.If YouTube goes the route of a premium service, it may give the service more flexibility in how it packages the music and cover any licensing fees. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/10/24/billboard-youtube-launch-spotify-music-videos/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | TiVo just released a new version of its iOS app that will let you stream video from its TiVo Roamio line of DVRs. Streaming is limited to WiFi only with LTE streaming coming early next year. Video from your Roamio DVR can be downloaded over both WiFi and LTE. The new app is available today for iOS, Android users get to wait until the spring of next year for that app. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5022460/tivo-ios-apps-now-let-you-stream-and-download-shows-from-roamio-dvrs | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | London’s Trafalgar Square has been invaded by an 383-inch Microsoft Surface tablet promoting the launch of Surface 2. The gargantuan promotional tablet sits at the base of Nelson’s column, somehow failing to add in any way to the commemoration of the Admiral and his death at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Also in no way connected to remembering the British Navy’s defeat of the Combined fleets of France and Spain is a $100 price reduction for the original Surface Pro, now available starting at $699. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5023472/surface-pro-price-drop-699 | ||||||||||||||||||
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20 | sl | Wearable tech talk time! Samsung has registered a design in South Korea for eyeglasses that can show information from a smartphone and enable users to take calls.The device will have transparent or translucent lenses, include earphones for listening to calls or music, and has been registered as “sports spectacles,” according to documents posted on the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service website. Samsung applied for protection in March, and the patent was registered Oct. 2. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-24/samsung-pursuing-glasses-that-answer-calls-in-google-challenge.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | ICANN began its expansion of new top-level domains Wednesday including the first domain names with non-Latin characters. Arabic for web/network, cyrillic for online and site, and Chinese for game all launched. Trademark owners have 30 days to protect their names in the new domain spaces before the new gTLDs take effect and become open for all to register. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/23/icann-introduces-first-top-level-domains-using-non-latin-characters/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | HP’s going to enter the 3D printing market in 2014. Of 3D printing, HP CEO Meg Whitman says “We will have something by the middle of next year.” The Register says that HP’s 3D printing efforts “will be aimed at service providers to help them establish 3D printing bureaus.” Other than that, HP did not specify what its 3D printing product will be. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/23/hp_to_enter_3d_printer_market_in_mid2014_says_meg_whitman/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | YouTube Close to Launching Subscription Music Service (Breaking) | http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5763268/youtube-close-to-launching-subscription-music-service | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | - Billboard reports YouTube is close to launching a Music Subscription Service The Service - would have video - designed with mobile listening - free component would likely be unlimited, on-demand access to full tracks on all platforms including mobile - premium tier that would cost about $10/month would give unlimited access to a full catalog of tracks similar to Google’s All Access subscription music service - Premium features would include the ability to cache music for offline listening and removing ads. - One big added feature could be the ability to stream full albums. | Timing - “YouTube has said it is hoping to release a product this year” - Although the timing hasn’t been determined - The introduction of a premium music tier is likely to coincide with a larger redesign of the YouTube mobile app Q: General opinion of the report & what impact this would have with YT's Vevo partnership | |||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | Pinterest Does Another Massive Funding — $225 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation (Confirmed) | http://allthingsd.com/20131023/pinterest-does-another-massive-funding-225-million-at-3-8-billion-valuation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | - Pinterest completes big round, $225 million with late-stage investor Fidelity Investments in the lead. - funding so soon after massive funding in February of $200M that valued the social scrapbooking company at $2.5B — pegs the latest valuation of Pinterest at $3.8B. - hired country managers in France (where it launched its first localized edition in June) and England. Pinterest had also indicated interest in Japan, & expanded to Italy. - sources said Pinterest has plans to expand to up to a dozen additional countries by the end of the year. - Pinterest just scored a deal (unpaid) to be preinstalled on Google Android phones distributed by Telefónica’s various carrier brands in Latin America and Europe. | statement from co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann: “We hope to be a service that everyone uses to inspire their future, whether that’s dinner tomorrow night, a vacation next summer, or a dream house someday. This new investment enables us to pursue that goal even more aggressively.” - started its first test of advertising, called “promoted pins” that appear in search results and category feeds, just a few weeks ago. q: is the preinstallation angle good for Pinterest? be ubiquitous w scrapbooking everything? | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | tm | Blackberry’s Android BBM app drawing lots of suspicious 5-star ratings | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/blackberrys-android-bbm-app-drawing-lots-of-suspicious-5-star-ratings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Google Play reviews (click right arrow and scroll down to see reviews) | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbm | right arrow, scroll down | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Matt Baxter-Reynolds Twitter | https://twitter.com/mbrit/status/393048414130569216 | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | What's Up With BBM's Android Reviews? | http://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/10/whats-happening-with-bbms-android-reviews/ | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Matt Baxter-Reynolds on Twitter (and Alex from the Sunshine Coast Australia) -Google Play Store reviews fro BBM -“Thank you so much Blackberry team. I was waiting this app. It is really great user friendly and smooth.” -Terence Eden found one review that says “Thanks Dear Mr. Ahmed, Please post the following comment on the new BlackBerry Messenger Android APP. 'Thank you so much black berry team. I was waiting for this app. Its…” Q: What is going on here? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | ia | Google Testing Huge Banner Ads | http://searchengineland.com/google-testing-top-banner-ads-174927 | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - Google has confirmed with SearchEngineLand that it is testing large banner ads for specific branded queries - @SynrgyHQ posted an image on twitter showing a large sponsored card with an image for SouthWest airlines on top of the search results for the search “southwest airlines” - Beneath the picture of the plane are links to Southwest Airlines and quick links to Check In, Check Flight Status - Synrgy looked at the HTML. Despite the gray box surrounding both the banner and the text listing, the ad is comprised of the banner only. - A Google spokesperson confirmed this is a “small experiment” running currently in the U.S. market. - The team at Synrgy has learned from a source at Google that the “brand image experiment” is live with about 30 advertisers, including Crate & Barrel and Virgin America. Q: Back in 2005, Google promised no banner ads on the Google homepage or web search results pages. Does this potential change bother you? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Here’s how the Internet hurts your sleep schedule, productivity and personal life | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/22/heres-how-much-the-internet-hurts-your-sleep-schedule-productivity-and-personal-life/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - Scott Wallsten, a senior researcher at the Tech Policy Institute, took the American Time Use Survey, analyzed data, released findings for the National Bureau of Economic Research - For every 10 min people spend on “online leisure time” — not working or checking e-mail — they also spend: - 2.9 minutes less on all other types of leisure 2.7 fewer minutes working (or a more dramatic 3.75 minutes, for people in their 30s) 1.2 fewer minutes on personal care, including sleep 1 less minute travelling 42 fewer seconds on household activities 36 fewer seconds on educational activities - in just the leisure category, people spend: 32.4 fewer seconds on offline socializing 24 fewer seconds of relaxing and thinking 9.6 fewer seconds at parties 6 fewer seconds at cultural events/institutions - doesn't account for "multitasking", doesn’t distinguish between things like on- and offline TV-watching, or on- and offline phone calls. | Wallsten sums up: “a cost of online activity is less time spent with other people,” that fails to account for the zillion social connections that people form, and nurture, online. q: we all live on the Internet. how much of this bothers us? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | You don’t want cable data caps—but a former FCC chairman does | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/you-dont-want-cable-data-caps-but-a-former-fcc-chairman-does/ | SEGMENT GUEST: Jon Brodkin, Senior IT Reporter at Ars Technica LOWER THIRD URL: arstechnica.com/author/jon-brodkin, @jbrodkin | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Powell On NCTA’s 2014 Priorities: ‘Broadband, Broadband and Broadband’ | http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/powell-ncta%E2%80%99s-2014-priorities-%E2%80%98broadband-broadband-and-broadband%E2%80%99/146231 | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | NCTA position on fair broadband pricing | http://www.ncta.com/positions/fair-broadband-pricing | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | 2009 numbers on broadband rollout | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/the-cost-to-offer-the-worlds-fastest-broadband-20-per-home/?_r=0 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Wired article from Jan. 2013 | http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/google-fiber-shaming-exercise/all/ | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Michael Powell (former FCC Chair now president&CEO NCTA) at Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta - cable companies "should be moving with some urgency and purpose" toward implementing data caps. - NCTA argues “Americans are accustomed to paying for what they use” and “ some critics want to force average users to pay a flat fee akin to a 'universal' service” “Measuring gross margins on broadband service is an irrelevant exercise in a capital and labor-intensive business. The true challenge lies in recovering the fixed costs of the network investment while planning for future modernization.” - In other words, stop looking at how much money we make and just trust that we won’t be able to afford new equipment later if we don’t charge you more for caps. - Claims light users subsidize heavy users. - Powell: "With DOCSIS 3.1 capable of supporting downstream speeds as high as 10Gbps and upstream speeds as high as 2Gbps, we're there and beyond." - Capital costs for Docsis 3.0 when rolled out by JCOM in 2009 were $20 per house. - Verizon spent $1533 per customer to roll out FIOS in 2009 - Karl Bode told Wired in January “Investors in this country are simply too myopic to wait the required length of time to see adequate returns,” Bode says. “These services are certainly profitable, they’re just not profitable enough quickly enough for short-sighted investors.” | ||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | Japanese scientists successfully test asteroid-blasting space cannon(grey580) | http://www.geek.com/science/japanese-scientists-successfully-test-asteroid-blasting-space-cannon-for-upcoming-mission-1574879/ | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Bryan Cranston now pushing iPads to Apple addicts | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5023484/bryan-cranston-ipad-air-commercial | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Apple Stores to open at 8 a.m. on Nov. 1 for iPad Air launch | http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/10/24/apple-stores-to-open-at-8-am-on-nov-1-for-ipad-air-launch | |||||||||||||||||||
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80 | Dear Tom, Sarah, Iyaz & Jason, I've been using the Automatic in my car for the last three months. On top of it giving useful driving data, the unit can be set to beep on fast accelerations, hard stops, and driving over 70mph. The real time feedback has changed how I drive, since I don't want to hear the beeps and I especially don't want passengers to hear them. Yes, these can be turned off easily, but I've noticed that I'm a much safer driver and I'm getting at least 3-4mph better gas mileage since installing Automatic. Love the show. __________ Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Yesterday Sarah told you how Uk Prime Minister David Cameron was upset at Facebook for allowing a video of a beheading to be posted on its site. Facebook had changed its stance after a six-month moratorium, saying users should be free to watch and condemn such content and that “if the video were being celebrated, or the actions in it encouraged,” their approach would be different. Today Facebook decided to just go ahead and condemn it itself, saying the video appears to, improperly and irresponsibly glorify violence.” Facebook says its overall policy hasn’t changed since yesterday but advises users to post controversial content in a responsible manner. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4889456/facebook-removes-beheading-video-again | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | BlackBerry Messenger officially launched on Android and iOS yesterday, and says it was one of the best single-day openings for a mobile app ever. On iOS, it became the number one free app in more than 75 countries in the first 24 hours, including the US, Canada, the UK, Indonesia and most of the Middle East. BBM received 60,000 five-star reviews on Google Play from about 87,000 reviews. Blackberry's back, baby! Too soon? | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/10399336/BBM-for-Android-and-iOS-hits-10m-downloads-in-24-hours.html | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The unannounced LG G Flex made its TV debut in Argentina. The curved phone was demonstrated on air by a reporter. The G Flex has a 6-inch curved screen and has buttons on the back similar to the LG G2. The Verge got its hands on even more pictures of the device and says the G Flex will launch next month in Korea, but no release is planned in the US or Europe. LG still has made no official statement on the G Flex. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/23/4932252/lg-g-flex-photos-video | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Be careful calling yourself a hacker. The US District Court for the State of Idaho has issued an injunction for the seizure of Southfork Security’s computers without warning on a request from competing security firm Batelle Energy Alliance. Southfork’s chief Corey Thuen used to work for Battelle, which accuses Thuen of stealing code. To issue the seizure order the judge had to be convinced that Thuen was a risk to destroy evidence. Since Southfork’s website had the phrase “we like hacking things and don’t want to stop” and two law journal articles stated hackers like to conceal their identities, Batelle argued Thuen was a hacker who must like to conceal things. The judge agreed and issued the order. | http://www.digitalbond.com/blog/2013/10/22/call-yourself-a-hacker-lose-your-4th-amendment-rights/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | After recording its first quarterly loss this month, HTC is closing "at least one" of its four main handset manufacturing lines, and reducing its production capacity by at least a fifth. The company's Chief Marketing Officer Ben Ho tells Reuters that "when you have less demand you work with less facilities to optimize your costs." but, the company tells the Verge "HTC IS NOT SHUTTING DOWN NOR DOES IT HAVE PLANS TO SELL ANY OF ITS FACTORY ASSETS." A very telling earnings call is scheduled for November 5th. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/23/4946602/htc-denies-downsizing-production | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | On an earnings call, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos says the company is looking to expand into original movies. Netflix will spend less than 10% of its money on original content compared to HBO's 40%. What kind of original movies will hit Netflix first? Sarandos says the company is looking at several documentaries. | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/netflix-to-expand-into-original-movies-will-double-spending-on-originals-in-2014-1200748504/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Android users can now watch Aereo TV service on their devices if they live in an Aereo region and subscribe to the service of course. Oh and they need to run Android 4.2. Let me start over. People in New York City, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Salt Lake City who have a device with Android 4.2. You can run Aereo on it now. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4907402/aereo-arrives-on-android | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | A video posted to YouTube shows The DualShock 4 controller is at least somewhat compatible with the PlayStation 3. YouTube user Udetto showed the controller running Urban Trial Freestyle, but it only runs with a wired connection, and Udetto adds that the controller's performance varies depending on each game. The DualShock 4 will be released on November 15 in North America and on November 29 in Europe, separately from the PlayStation 4----with an recommended retail price of $59.99. | http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dualshock-4-can-support-playstation-3-with-limited-functionality/1100-6415697/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Game publisher Big Fish, purveyor of fine games like Cut the Rope & Bejeweled has partnered up with Blue Stacks to enable Android games to be palyed through its Windows and Mac apps. BlueStacks makes a virtual Android environment that can run on OS X and Windows. Android developers who implement the Big Fish API plug-in into their titles to make them compatible. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/23/big-fish-adds-the-ability-to-play-android-games-through-its-pc-and-mac-apps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | LG just released its first Firefox OS-based phone in Brazil called the Fireweb. It's a modest phone with a 4-inch screen at a 480 x 320 resolution powered by a 1GHz Qualcom processor with 4GB of storage. The LG Fireweb is on sale at Vivo Brazil for about $200 USD for pay as you go cutomers or around $60 for subscribers. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/22/lg-fireweb/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | How a Free OS Will Pay Off for Apple | http://allthingsd.com/20131023/whymavericksisfree/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | ALL OF THE WAYS APPLE'S NEW FREE MAC OS HURTS MICROSOFT WINDOWS | http://www.fastcompany.com/3020524/all-of-the-ways-apples-new-free-mac-os-hurts-microsoft-windows | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | What you need to know about Apple's free apps policy | http://www.macworld.com/article/2056159/what-you-need-to-know-about-apples-free-apps-policy.html | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Free as in beer not free as in speech - OS X Mavericks free for all. Even older hardware that may not run it well - iWork still costs you for iMovie and iPhoto until you buy a new mac - iWork free for all big blow at Microsoft? Q: Did Apple just blow away the business model of charging for software or is this just a weird Apple thing? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | ia | Microsoft pulls some Windows Phone web 'apps' following complaint | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/23/4946762/microsoft-pulls-some-repackaged-windows-phone-web-apps | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Southwest Airlines tells Microsoft to remove its Windows Phone 'WebApp' | http://www.neowin.net/news/southwest-airlines-tells-microsoft-to-remove-its-windows-phone-webapp | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Microsoft WebApps: Mobile Web sites in Windows Phone app's clothing | http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-webapps-mobile-web-sites-in-windows-phone-apps-clothing-7000022214/ | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | - This week MS started repackaging mobile web sites and placed them in the Windows Phone store - MS called them "Microsoft WebApps" and they were downloadable from the WP Store - One of the web apps that MS made was a Southwest app -- SW told Neowin that "We have been in communication with Microsoft but have not given them approval to push our content." MS then removed the app from the store - Cars.com and the Atari Arcade were also removed, but the reasons for those removals aren't known - However, it looks like MS didn't make content owners aware of the apps it made Q: Why the MS hate? Why not let MS make webapps for companies that aren't developing for WP? | - Some developers wondered if MS is violating its own app-development policies for WP. Particularly Requirement 2.10 that says a WP app must do more than just launch a web page. - MS didn't comment on that, but MJF figures these apps are packaged in a way that renders the content within the app, so it's unlikely that they violate the policies | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | sl | Netflix to Expand Into Original Movies, Will Double Spending on Originals in 2014 | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/netflix-to-expand-into-original-movies-will-double-spending-on-originals-in-2014-1200748504/ | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - CEO Reed Hastings said he’s “hopeful” that the company will land deals with Comcast and other pay TV providers to widen the distribution of the service for 31.1M U.S. customers. - looking at several documentaries that would premiere on Netflix, chief content officer Ted Sarandos said on the company’s third quarter earnings call. - Netflix’s spending on original content next year will be less than 10% of overall global content spending. About 40% of HBO’s spending is on originals, Sarandos said, “so there’s a big gap from where we are to where we could be.” - “Orange is the New Black” will end the year as its most-watched original series ever, but does not disclose specific viewing metrics. - Netflix noted that a biggest % of overall viewing is generated by exclusive complete season-after series. In the third quarter, Netflix launched past seasons of “The New Girl,” “The Walking Dead,” “Breaking Bad,” “Scandal,” “Revolution” and “Pretty Little Liars.” | Sarandos said, “We’re still not interested in sports. What we bring to the table is a lot of improvement because of all the attributes of on-demand, and I don’t think that brings much to sports viewing.” q: is the future in OP or is this just Netflix playing around if bulk of biz is still on-demand? | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | tm | Call Yourself A Hacker, Lose Your 4th Amendment Rights | http://www.digitalbond.com/blog/2013/10/22/call-yourself-a-hacker-lose-your-4th-amendment-rights/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Battelle v. Southfork Order | http://www.scribd.com/doc/176684845/Battelle-v-Southfork-Order | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
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45 | US Military open source software | http://mil-oss.org/ | EXAMPLE | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Hacker definition - Oxford | http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/hacker | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Hacker definition - Free Dictionary | http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hacker | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Battelle Energy Alliance contractor for Idaho National Laboratory - Suing ex-INL/Batelle employee Corey Thuen and his co. Southfork Security - Thuen worked on “Sofia” software to help secure power infrastructure - “Sofia” identifies new communication patterns. Something other software has done for years. - Batelle wants to license the tech, Corey while at INL was pushing for it to be open source - Corey left INL developed similar program called “Visdom” - Batelle alleges Corey stole code. MESSY - Court issued restraining order and allowed seizure of Corey’s computer w/o notification - Corey’s website said “We like hacking things and we don’t want to stop.” Court found this significant. | “The tipping point for the Court comes from evidence that the defendants – in their own words – are hackers. By labeling themselves this way, they have essentially announced that they have the necessary computer skills and intent to simultaneously release the code publicly and conceal their role in that act. (underline added) “ - Batelle had to show “personas similar” might dispose of evidence. Used 2 law journal citations that hackers “use fictitious Internet protocol (IP) addresses to conceal identities” and will “learn new and more effective ways” - Most broadly, releasing Sophia open-source has national security implications. As Battelle puts it, “Defendants plan to give away the keys to Sophia . . . to the very attackers Sophia is meant to thwart.” | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | sl | Tesla Model S to get app support and Chrome by late 2014 | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/22/tesla-model-s-to-get-app-support-and-chrome/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | - Elon Musk at Munich reception - says he hopes to open model s on-board system to third-party apps by the end of 2014. - Model S will also get Google Chrome for its big center screen -- current browser kinda terrible. - Musk said Tesla is "considering" an Android emulator that would take advantage of the car's Linux platform. | q: road safety aside, what apps are ideal in a car like this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | ia | Automatic’s quantified car device debuts in Apple stores | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/23/automatics-quantified-car-device-debuts-in-apple-stores/ | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | Automatic Link connects phone and car for better driving, we go hands-on (video) Hands-on | http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/automatic-link-hands-on-test-drive/ | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | - The Automatic Link is now available at Apple retail and online stores (originally going to come out in May, then was delayed to August and is finally now available.) - Before today Automatic was selling its Link solely through its own website. - It's a $100 device that attaches to your car's OBD II port (cars built after 1996 have this port) and connects to an iPhone via Bluetooth - The two work together to quantify your driving habits - It records every mile you drive and generates maps of routes you take - It also does a rough calculation of your fuel economy and expenses based on nationwide gas prices and your vehicle make and model. - If your check engine light comes on, Automatic alerts you via text message with detailed diagnostic information Q: Do you think this will catch on with the mainstream with retail placement in the Apple store? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Apple announced new iPads today, including a 9.7-inch model with Touch ID and a new slim form factor and an iPad Mini with retina display. The company also unveiled new iPad Covers for both models, with Mini covers in multiple colors and a full size keyboard cover in champagne gold and slate grey. We also got a release date and price for the Mac Pro at $1999 which launches along with OS X Mavericks for $29 Nov. 5. As if that weren't enough a refreshed line of MacBook Pros with Haswell processors was announced as well. Finally Garage Band is now free on the iPad and the entire iLife and iWork software suites giot an upgraded loook for iOS 7. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57608611-37/apple-to-live-stream-todays-launch-event/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Some big news from Nokia - the company unveiled the 10.1″ Lumia 2520, a $499 Windows RT 8.1 tablet with LTE, shipping this fall. Nokia also announced two 6″ smartphones today – the $739 Lumia 1520 which will go to market in Q4 2013, and the $339 Lumia 1320 which will follow in Q1 2014. And Nokia's Asha range of devices continue with the Asha 500, Asha 502, and Asha 503. All three will be available in bright red, bright green, yellow, cyan, white, and black, shipping in Q4 2013. | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/10/22/heres-everything-nokia-announced-nokia-world-today/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Prepare your Windows Phones because here comes some major new apps. At Nokia World, Nokia announced that Vine, Flipboard and Instagram are all coming to Windows Phone. If you like games, FIFA 14 and Temple Run 2 are both coming to Microsoft's mobile OS. Nokia showed off a total of 23 new apps. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3513_7-57608506/flipboard-instagram-coming-to-windows-phone-finally/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | BlackBerry Messenger returned to iOS and Android yesterday with one hip new feature added since it's last attempt to roll out: Waiting lists! As you may recall, BlackBerry tried to launch for iOS and Android last month but their servers melted down when too many users got hold of unofficial versions. Those who signed up in advance can use the apps right away while the rest must enter an email address and wait their turn. Workarounds to jump the queue have already begun to circulate. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24621932 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Microsoft's Surface 2 tablet launch just happens to be a nationwide in-store launch event today-- but the event didn't drive big crowds at midnight, at least at the Microsoft Store's San Francisco location in the Westfield Center -- one of 10 locations holding Surface launch events tonight -- where Roughly 50 people had assembled by the time the Microsoft Store's doors opened at 10 p.m. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57608576-75/microsofts-surface-2-midnight-launch-has-everything-but-buyers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | According to Bloomberg, HTC is working on a smartwatch that can take pictures. The device would be based on Android and could be released in the second half of next year. No official word from HTC on the matter, though. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57608600-94/htc-reportedly-working-on-smartwatch-with-camera/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Netflix added 1.29 million new US subscribers in Q2 to reach 31.09 million domestic subs, passing HBO. Non-US subscribers rose by 1.44 million to 9.19 million. All of those subscribers made the company profitable too at $31.8 million in profit or 52 cents a share. Revenue climbed 22 percent to $1.11 billion. All of this beat analyst's expectations which drove the stock price close to $400. Netflix also acknowledged "Orange is the New Black" as top marketing tool but said most viewership was going to titles like AMC"s Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57608531-93/netflix-shares-jump-on-profit-surge-international-growth/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | UK Prime Minister David Cameron has tweeted that Facebook's decision to allow videos showing people being decapitated back on its pages was "irresponsible". Facebook reversed a temporary ban on such videos, saying users should be free to watch and condemn such content. Mr Cameron tweeted: "It's irresponsible of Facebook to post beheading videos, especially without a warning. They must explain their actions to worried parents." | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24622920 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Google has released Project Shield, a program meant to help small websites stay online during a distributed denial of service attack. Google also launched a Digital Attack Map in partnership with Arbor networks. The map updates hourly and animates anonymous DDoS events from 270 internet service providers worldwide. Alexis Santos at Engadget points out that since DDoS origins are often forged, the map may not always reflect reality. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/21/visualized-global-ddos-attacks-animated/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | According to the Wall Street Journal, there will be a brand new contestant in the developing wearable computing world and it's none other than Microsoft. The Journal says Redmond is currently testing prototypes of "internet-connected eyewear." There are no details as to when or if this product is something Microsoft plans on releasing. | http://vrge.co/H80jDI | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | - 1 million apps are now on the iTunes app store. 60 billion downloads. App developers have made $13 billion from iTunes. - Over 200 Million iOS Devices Upgraded to iOS 7 in Just Five Days - overview of Mavericks features again. Mavericks avail today. Free upgrade. - HASWELL PROCESSORS IN MBPS: The 13-inch MacBook Pro, starting at $1299 for 2.4GHz dual-core i5, 4GB of DRAM, and 128GB SSD, ships TODAY. - New 15” MacBook Pro is $1,999. Ships today. - Mac Pro: starts at $2999. avail December. 3.7Ghz Quad Core, 12GB DRAM, FirePro D300 dual, 2GB Vram. quiet, powerful, apple pushing 4k video HARD. quoting hollywood video editors. - IPHOTO: iPhoto for iOS now gets book creation. iPhoto for Mac also updated | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | tm | Everything announced at Nokia World 2013 in one handy list | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/10/22/heres-everything-nokia-announced-nokia-world-today/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Nokia Lumia 2520 10-inch tablet unveiled with Windows RT and LTE for $499 | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/22/nokia-lumia-2520-windows-rt-tablet/ | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Nokia Unleashes Two New Phablets, The Flagship Lumia 1520 And The Budget Lumia 1320 | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/22/nokia-unleashes-two-new-phablets-the-flagship-lumia-1520-and-the-budget-lumia-1320/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Nokia introduces the Lumia 1520, its largest Windows Phones yet | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4865276/nokia-world-2013-lumia-phone-announcements | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Lumia 2520 $499 Windows RT tablet w/ LTE before Winter in US, UK, Finland - 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800, 640nit screen, red and white glossy or cyan and black matte - Claimed charges o to 50% in 40 minutes - $150 Nokia Power Keyboard (extra 5 hours battery, 2 USB ports) Lumia 1520 $749 Q4 2013 - 6-inch screen, 1080p ClearBlack LCD, extra column of live tiles - 2.2GHZ Snapdragon 800, 2Gb RAM, 32 GB SSD, microSD slot, 20 Mpxl - black, red, yellow, and white in the US, UK, France, Germany, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore Lumia 1320 $339 Q4 2013 - 6-inch, 720p, dual-core, 5 Mpxl, Snapdragon 400, 1 GB RAM - orange, yellow, black, and white in China and Vietnam at first. | Asha 500, 502, 503 - bright red, bright green, yellow, cyan, white, and black, shipping in Q4 2013, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. - 500- 2.8-inch $69 - 502 - 3-inch $89 - 503 - 3G, 3-inch, $99 Nokia DC-50 - wireless charging plate, $99 Q4, Qi standard on compatible Lumias. | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | tm | Flipboard, Instagram coming to Windows Phone (finally) | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3513_7-57608506/flipboard-instagram-coming-to-windows-phone-finally/ | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Nokia showed off 23 apps coming to Windows Phone - Instagram, Flipboard, Vine, Vyclone Pro - Games Temple Run 2, My Talking Tom, FIFA 14 - Launch dates vary - Flipboard on 2520 at launch, Lumi phones next few months - Instagram, Vine next few weeks (Asha getting WhatsApp, ESPN Hub, Photofunia, PicFeed, and PicTag.) Q: Has Windows Phone got enough apps now? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | WhatsApp now has 350 million monthly active users | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4865328/whatsapp-350-million-monthly-active-users | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Google’s reported plan to buy WhatsApp for $1 billion would really tick off Facebook | http://bgr.com/2013/04/08/google-whatsapp-acquisition-rumor-421762/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Factbox: BlackBerry's patents, services business may attract interest | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/us-blackberry-committee-assets-idUSBRE97B0JJ20130812 | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | - BlackBerry rolled out its BBM service for iOS and Android yesterday - The company says 5M users have downloaded the app after 8 hours of its introduction - To avoid the server issues BB had before, BB is using a reservation system - BB said that 6M people had signed up to get updates about the app before its launch and 1M Android users were using the unreleased version of BBM for Android - According to a report back in March, there are 60M BBM users around the world. If you assume no overlap, BBM would have gained 5M more users (unlikely?) - Sounds like a lot, but at NokiaWorld, WhatsApp CEO Jan Klrum announced that WhatsApp now has 350M active users Q: Should any company that is seriously looking at buying BB's messaging service consider acquiring WhatsApp instead? | - Reports: WhatsApp looked to get a valuation of $1B when potentially selling to Google - Analysts valuation of BB: in the past valued the services business at between $3 billion and $4.5 billion. | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | HTC Said to Plan Smartwatch as Wang Rallies Workers | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-22/htc-said-to-plan-android-smartwatch-with-camera-for-next-year.html | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | 15 | Wearable Technology Update! - WSJ reports that MS is testing prototypes for "Internet-connected eyewear similar to Google's Glass to compete with Google, Samsung, and Apple - And that's pretty much the entirety when it comes to the report - Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that HTC is developing an Android-powered smartwatch that can take pictures - Its release would be in the second half of 2014 - The same Bloomberg report also says that Chairwoman Cher Wang held a town-hall style meeting telling HTC that it needs to improve its customer focus - HTC wouldn't respond on the rumor when contacted by Bloomberg News Q: Which company has a better chance at succeeding at wearables? MS or HTC? | - Kinect Glasses was marked as a 2014 product, but it’s not clear if the eyewear has reached beyond a project stage. | ||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Apple's OCT. 22 press announcement is almost guaranteed to involve new iPads, a release date for OS X Maverics and the new Mac Pro. We're likely to get new MacBook Pros and Mac Minis as well. Now some pages that appeared and disappeared on Appe's website over the weekend indicate software updates to iLife and iWork apps, and the reduction in price of the Garage Band app from $4.99 to free. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57608386-37/free-garageband-for-ios-plus-ilife-iwork-changes-leak-briefly/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Facebook experienced partial downtimes this morning, with users unable to post status updates, photos, or like things. When users try to post status updates, they’ll receive a message explaining that there was a problem, and to try again later. The same is true for likes and photo posts. The outage also seems to be affecting the native iOS app and facebook's Payments service. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/21/facebook-experiences-partial-outage-on-desktop-and-mobile/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Microsoft released a Surface RT recovery image today after users were having issues with updating their Surface RT tablets to Windows RT 8.1. Over the weekend, Microsoft pulled the RT 8.1 update due to installation issues. The Surface RT recovery image weights in at 3.7GB and will restore a Surface RT to its original state. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/21/4861538/surface-rt-recovery-image-windows-rt-8-1-update-issues | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Nokia World kicks off tomorrow and the WSJ reports the company will celebrate selling at least 8 million Lumia smartphones between June and September, double the figure from a year ago. Some other announcements have leaked out. A page accidentally published on Nokia's official Chinese TMall store shows a Lumia 1520 with a 6-inch display and 20-megappixel PureView camera. Twitter account EvLEaks posted a picture of the Nokia Guru, a similar product to Apple's iPod Shuffle abut with Near Field Communication built in. | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/10/21/nokia-reportedly-sold-record-8-million-lumia-smartphones-june-september/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | -leaked 1520 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57608415-94/nokia-mistakenly-leaks-lumia-1520-details-on-chinese-site/ | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | - Nokia Guru Shuffle-like device | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57608405-94/nokias-ipod-shuffle-competitor-hits-twitter-before-official-launch/ | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | An identity theft service called Superget.info sold Social Security and drivers license numbers — as well as bank account and credit card data on millions of Americans — purchased much of its data from Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus, according to an investigation by KrebsOnSecurity. Back in November of 2011 we heard about Superget.info, a fraudster-friendly site that marketed the ability to look up full Social Security numbers, birthdays, drivers license records and financial information on millions of Americans. Now that the secret service is involved, we can all rest easy. | http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/10/experian-sold-consumer-data-to-id-theft-service/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Research firm Gartner says that tablet shipments will grow 53.4% this year compared to 2012. Traditional PC sales (like desktops and laptops) are expected to decline 11.2% compared to last year. However, if you take a look at all computing devices as a whole - that's tablets, phones, and traditional PCs -- the combined shipments will hit 2.32 billion units in 2013, which is a 4.5% increase compared to 2012. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/21/tablets-vs-pcs/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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21 | tm | David Pogue is leaving the New York Times to start a new tech site for Yahoo. Pogue will write blog posts, columns and post videos. CEO Marissa Mayer calls it a major expansion of consumer tech coverage on Yahoo. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/21/yahoo-to-launch-consumer-tech-site-with-help-of-new-york-times-david-pogue/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | sl | Today the Financial Times reported that HTC’s CEO Peter Chou will relinquish some of his daily operational responsibilities to Cher Wang, another of the company’s founders. Chou will use his now freer schedule to focus on HTC’s smartphones.HTC has suffered from bleeding market share, sliding revenue, and a recent nine-figure quarterly loss (USD). Its much-hyped One handset has failed to turn its fortunes. The company is losing money for the first time in its more than decade-long history as a public company. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/20/htcs-ceo-sheds-some-operational-responsibility-to-focus-on-product-amid-falling-market-share/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | tm | If you're keeping score on Edward Snowden leaks, this weekend Le Monde reported the US monitored millions of phone calls in France and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is shocked, shocked, to find spying going on this establishment! The French Foreign Minister has summoned the US ambassador. Also, Spiegel reports the NSA systematically spied on former Mexican President Felipe Calderon's public email account. The email domain was also used by cabinet members and included diplomatic, economic and leadership communications. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24607880 | ||||||||||||||||||
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25 | ia | Crown Castle International just paid AT&T $4.85 billion to purchase 600 of AT&T's towers, as well as lease over 9000 towers. The money ATT receives will let the company upgrade its networks, as well aid ATT in its stock buyback program. AT&T is also rumored to be looking into expansion to Europe -- this money may help that endeavor. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24605560 | ||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | What to Expect From Apple’s Fall iPad Event (Spoiler: New iPads!) | http://allthingsd.com/20131020/what-to-expect-from-apples-fall-ipad-event-spoiler-new-ipads/ | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | - fifth-gen iPad and the second-gen iPad mini. Sources said the full size will feature a thinner, lighter design akin to the iPad mini’s, and an improved camera. It will run Apple’s new 64-bit A7 chip. The new iPad mini will have retina - over weekend WSJ reported that. will prob have A7 too, as Apple shifts its mobile device lineup to 64-bit - date for OS X Mavericks — which is scheduled to launch before the end of the month — and for the new cylindrical Mac Pro, as well. - new MacBook Pros upgraded with Intel’s latest Haswell processors. Apple brought Haswell to its MacBook Airs earlier this year, giving them a nice boost in battery life and graphics. - ahead of show, apple announced garageband is now free along w other iLife apps. will have in-app purchases- probably to get around issue of licensing fees for sounds | - inventory levels of Apple's $329 16-gigabyte iPad mini Wi-Fi and $429 32-gigabyte iPad mini Wi-Fi remain "shockingly" high, with the remainder of the existing iPad mini line being in average-to-constrained supply. q: pointing to lower-coast minis alongside new retinas? | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | tm | Surface RT recovery image released to fix Windows RT 8.1 update issues | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/21/4861538/surface-rt-recovery-image-windows-rt-8-1-update-issues | ||||||||||||||||||
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36 | Microsoft removed Windows RT 8.1 from store after BCF errors “Microsoft is investigating a situation affecting a limited number of users updating their Windows RT devices to Windows RT 8.1. As a result, we have temporarily removed the Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store. We are working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience. We will provide updates as they become available." - Surface RT recovery image released for Surface RT Q: So not just me. New Surfaces come out tomorrow. Bad for Microsoft or doe small mindshare make this irrelevant? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | ia | What to expect from Nokia World tomorrow | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/21/4861280/nokia-world-2013-what-to-expect | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Nokia World is tomorrow and the Verge has put together a list of items to expect at the event. Here are the big ticket items: Lumia 1520: the WP Phablet - This is the 6-inch 1080p display (one of the first 1080p WP) Lumia known by its codename "Bandit" - 2GB of RAM, quad-core Snapdragon 800, 32GB, 20MP cam Lumia 2520: the 10.1-inch Windows RT 8.1 tablet - Codenamed "Sirius" - Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It’s also expected to include a 10.1-inch 1080p display, integrated LTE Accessories - Nokia's Bluetooth Treasure Tag accessory. Uses NFC & BT 4.0. Attach the tag to another item and track it w/your phone - Nokia Guru: an iPod shuffle-like music player w/ NFC Q: Do any of these items excite you? | Other items: Lumia 1320: low-cost alternative - codenamed "Batman" - large display, but not 1080p Other phones: - The Lumia 929 for VZ, a 5-ich 1080p device. The Verge says - A Lumia 525 (update to the 420) w/ a focus on Music | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | ia | Twitter Likely to Kill Its Music App | http://allthingsd.com/20131019/twitter-likely-to-kill-its-music-app/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | - AllThingsD reports that Twitter is "strongly considering killing off its Twitter #Music mobile application" - ATD says it's unclear whether Twitter #Music the service will continue as a service - Twitter Music's app was #6 in the Apple App Store when it debuted in April - Where is it now? app analytics company Onavo places Twitter #Music at 1,672nd place in its own rankings. AppAnnie, another analytics co, says Twitter is 264 in the iTunes Music app section as of Oct 19th. - Currently, Twitter is in the midst of restructuring its music team. Q: Would anyone miss the Twitter Music app? Would killing the app be a misstep by Twitter? | Story behind Twitter Music: - Developed in isolation and led by Kevin Thau & built by the team behind "We are Hunted" (an acq'd company). After Twitter Music launched, Thau left to become CEO of Jelly | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | tm | Why Android First is a Myth | http://stevecheney.com/why-android-first-is-a-myth/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Steve Cheney is former programmer and M&A guy advising startups - 9 points on why iOS gets apps first and will continue - Hinges on costly to develop. Android costs 2-3X more to develop - tools, cumbersome API, QA issues - Speaking about $1M startup venture rounds here not after work self-funded - iOS supports ability to prove metrics. - iOS seed round, then Android for Series A. Series A comes 12-18 months after seed, so Android apps lag 12-18 months after iOS. Q: Could Google do anything to break this cycle? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Netflix could have more paid subscribers than HBO by the end of the year | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/21/netflix-more-subscribers-than-hbo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - Netflix is about to pass a milestone by having more paid US customers than HBO, according to a poll of analysts by Bloomberg. - 31 million subscribers now in US compared to 28.7 million for HBO (more if you count free trials) - HBO expanding video on-demand access to its shows via Google Play. - Netflix is also reported to be dabbling in cable, and is in talks to pop up on boxes as a service to Comcast and Suddenlink subscribers | q: is HBO set to become Netflix, rather than other way around? who is morphing more here? | |||||||||||||||||||
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56 | Short that aired pre-Empire Strikes Back will come to Netflix, iTunes in 2014 | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/10/short-star-wars-precursor-film-repremieres-will-come-to-netflix-itunes-in-2014/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Author and Rhapsody founder Rob Reid holding an all day AMA on Reddit | http://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/1owkh9/im_rob_reid_author_of_year_zero_ama/ | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | iPhone 5s and 5c coming to Boost Mobile on November 8th | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/21/iphone-5-s-5-c-coming-to-boost-mobile/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | TITLE: The Apple Reverse Blah-Blah | GUEST: Nicole Lee LOWER THIRD URL: engadget.com, @nicole | GTA V Drives PS3 Sales | The Apple Reverse Blah Blah | iBlahBlah | Modular Man | Modu-Man | ||||||||||||||||||
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13 | tm | Thursday, at the Hack in the Box Conference in Kuala Lumpur, researchers from Quarkslab demonstrated how an employee inside Apple could intercept messages on iMessage. Apple controls the public keys meaning you have to trust that their giving you the right one and not using their own to spy on messages. Because the key server is not public, there would be no way to tell if a key was swapped. Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said in a statement to AllThingsD "The research discussed theoretical vulnerabilities that would require Apple to re-engineer the iMessage system to exploit it, and Apple has no plans or intentions to do so.” So in other words, trust them. | http://allthingsd.com/20131018/apple-no-we-cant-read-your-imessages/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Google's in the 1k club! The company's quarterly results beat Wall Street's expectations Shares of the world's No.1 Internet search engine jumped 8 percent to $959.65 in after-hours trading on Thursday, after it reported a 23 percent rise in revenue from its Internet business, excluding fees paid to partners, of $10.8 billion in the third quarter. in other news co-founder and CEO Page told analysts he won't be on Google's quarterly earnings calls on a regular basis so that he can "ruthlessly prioritize my time for the benefit of the business." | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/17/us-google-results-idUSBRE99G17Z20131017 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | The worst kept secret on the Internet continues to be the worst kept secret. The unannounced Nexus 5 made an appearance on the Google Play store at a price of $349 for a 16GB model. Clicking through to purchase the Nexus 5 led to nowhere, though. The Nexus 5 was then promptly removed from the Play store and replaced by the Nexus 4. | http://www.droid-life.com/2013/10/17/nexus-5-appears-on-google-play-starting-price-of-349/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | AT&T SVP Chris Penrose, speaking at GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco announced the mobile carrier would start selling day passes targeted at tablet users with LTE built-in. The pass would cost $5 for one day and a maximum of 250MB of data. $25 would get you 3 months of usage with a max of 1GB. AT&T also announced partnerships with multiple car companies including Tesla. | http://allthingsd.com/20131017/att-announces-5-tablet-day-passes-deal-to-power-teslas-in-car-wireless/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Thanks in part to the wildly successful Grand Theft Auto V bundle, NPD reports the PlayStation 3 was the best-selling games console in the US in September, breaking the 32-month streak the Xbox 360 has enjoyed. Competitors are already rejoicing: Nintendo reported that Wii U sales more than tripled month-on-month in September following a price cut and limited edition bundle with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, and Microsoft says the Xbox 360 has sold 80 million systems worldwide. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/18/4851158/september-npd-report-ps3-beats-360 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | During Google's earnings call yesterday, Larry Page told the world that around 40% of YouTube's traffic comes from mobile devices. Last year, it was 25% and way back in 2011, 6%. For its figures, Google counts tablets and phones as mobile devices. | http://allthingsd.com/20131018/youtube-is-going-mobile-first-too/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Apple's patent on multitouch that was used against Samsung and Motorola to win court victories was temporarily invalidated last December. However Apple's back on top again as the US Patent & Trademark office has decided to uphold patent No, 7,479,949. The patent is one of those at issue in the ITC's recent ruling to ban import of some Samsung products. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/17/4849376/apple-multitouch-patent-upheld-by-us-patent-and-trademark-office | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | AMD's financial results beat Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter ended Sept. 30., and it's thanking its next gen game console friends. The company said today that its earnings were 4 cents a share and revenues were $1.46 billion. One of the things that helped this quarter was AMD started shipping large volumes of chips for video game consoles that are debuting this fall: the Sony PlayStation 4 and the Microsoft Xbox One. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/17/amd-beats-earnings-targets-as-game-console-revenue-kicks-in/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | The Wall Street Journal reports Lenovo has signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement with BlackBerry in order to review BlackBerry's financial statements. That's a sign that Lenovo is at least considering buying some or all of BlackBerry. Being headquartered in Beijing, Lenovo would likely have difficulty getting approval to buy the security technology but it might make sense to buy just the device manufacturing. Other companies like Google, SAP, Cisco and INtel have also been rumored to be considering buying some of BlackBerry. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/17/lenovo-blackberry-bid/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Apple has a grave warning for you MacBook Air owners - some SSDs in MacBook Airs are failing. Apple says the issue could affect MacBook Air units sold between June 2012 and June 2013. To find out if your laptop is affected, check the Mac App Store for an update called "MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.1," which will check your drive. Apple is offering up free replacements for those drives. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2056121/apple-warns-of-ssd-failures-in-macbook-air-offers-free-replacements.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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30 | sl | Google's Q3 beats as ad volume grows, stock flirts $1,000 level | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/17/us-google-results-idUSBRE99G17Z20131017 | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | YouTube Is Going Mobile First, Too | http://allthingsd.com/20131018/youtube-is-going-mobile-first-too/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | - GOOG hit $1,000 a share this AM for 1st time in its history, one of only a few businesses including Priceline, Seaboard and Berkshire Hathaway to hit 1k - up almost 10% overnight — adding over $25B to its market cap — good third-quarter earnings report, which beat Wall Street estimates for earnings and revenue. - about the unification of products, according to Google CEO Larry Page’s investor statement. “We are closing in on our goal of a beautiful, simple, and intuitive experience regardless of your device.” - mobile making up 40% of YT traffic now compared to 25% last year, Google said on its earnings call today. In 2011, just 6% of YouTube traffic came from mobile. includes both phones and tablets - YouTube formed the mobile team in 2007 before there was much demand for mobile or revenue there. It transcoded all videos to be able to be served on mobile formats, and did a deal with Apple to get a YouTube app pre-installed on the iPhone. | q: google self driving cars, glass, fiber... is this the google unified future? what about the big ad biz that's still going strong? | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | tm | AT&T launches one-day tablet data pass, brings internet connectivity to Tesla | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/17/att-tablet-day-pass-connected-cars/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | GigaOm Mobilize in San Francisco - ATT SVP Chris Penrose “We really think that a Wi-Fi only tablet is good, but it is not good enough.” - $5 day pass for LTE data (250 MB), $25 for 1 GB anytime in 3 mo. period - Bringing data to BMW, Nissan, Ford and Tesla (HSPA+ for Tesla) -- communications, remote diagnostics, and of course a mobile hotspot you pay for, SIM splitting helps differentiate billing. - LTE in entire GM fleet by mid-2014 Q: Is AT&T for real with these prices? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | ia | Wii U sales jump in wake of price cut, increased by 200 percent in September | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/17/wii-u-sales-jump/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | PlayStation 3 breaks Xbox 360's 32-month winning streak in the US | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/18/4851158/september-npd-report-ps3-beats-360 | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | Gaming News! - Nintendo announced that the Wii U's sales jumped over 200% last month. The company credits the improvement in sales to the price cut and the introduction of a limited edition Legend of Zelda bundle - Nintendo said that the sales boost only measured the first 15 days of the new price, but market research firm NPD says "sales were up over 100% on an average per-week basis from August 2013." - Meanwhile in the battle of the Xbox 360 vs. the PS3, the PS3 was the best selling console in the U.S. for the month of September according to NPD - This broke a 32-month streak where the 360 was the top selling console in the US - NPD credits the release of the GTA V bundle for the boost in sales Q: more exciting news story: Nintendo wii u sales up or Xbox losing to the PS3 for the first time in 32 months? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | - security outfit QuarksLab says Apple could intercept iMessage communications, although they said they couldn't “Apple can read your iMessages if they choose to, or if they are required to do so by a government order,” QuarksLab said in a white paper presented Thursday at the Hack in the Box conference. - HOW IT WORKS Because Apple controls the keys used to encrypt iMessages between sender and the recipient, it could theoretically conduct a so-called “man-in-the-middle attack” on the two, making sender and recipient believe they are chatting directly and securely with one another, when they aren’t — and reviewing their communications. - QUARKSLAB: “What we are not saying: Apple reads your iMessages.What we are saying: Apple can read your iMessages if they choose to, or if they are required to do so by a government order.” | Q: how much does apple's insistence matter here in wake of NSA surviellance? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | BlackBerry's open letter to customers | http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/article14857972.ece/BINARY/BlackBerry+open+letter.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | WSJ reports Lenovo signed NDA w/ BlackBerry to examine books - Reuters says source says they only want part not whole - Investment Canada Act lets gov't veto acquisitions that don't bring "net benefit" to the country or threaten national security - Canada blocked Egyptian entrepreneur's acq. of Allstream fiber optic network on security concerns - BB previously reported by Reuter to talk w/ Cisco Google SAP and others including Mike Lazaridis - The open letter sent earlier this week could read like a shopping list. 1. Handsets, 2. Security system 3. enterprise management 4. Messenger Q: Which of these should Lenovo buy? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | Yup, Nokia's designing a watch too (update: video) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/17/nokia-watch-patent-application-wearable-tech/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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52 | - Yesterday, a story about Nokia's patent for a watch popped up. - The watch would include modular screens that would snap into a wristband - Each screen would have specific data on it. - Then Kent Lyons, one of the guys behind the device, directed Engadget to a concept video of such a device called the "Facet" - In the video, you see a bracelet that houses 6 screens, each about the size of the wearable iPod nano. - Sure enough, each screen has a dedicated app on it. However, the Facet can do things like expand an app to multiple or all segments, collapse, and swap apps with a gesture Q: This is a bulky prototype concept device -- but even if it was refined, would you want to wear this kind of device? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | TITLE: Clicking in Your Sleep | SEGMENT GUEST: Irina Bolychevsky, co-founder of Redecentralize.org LOWER THIRD URL: Redecentralize.org, @shevski | Same as excited | ||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Windows 8.1 arrived today. If you have Windows 8 and you'd like the start button back, or just want to have the latest version, head to the Windows store in your Windows tiled interface. The update is free for Windows 8 users. Windows 7 folks will need to buy the Windows 8 upgrade for $119 or $199 for Pro. Boxed version with Windows 8.1 will hit store shelves tomorrow as well as new PCs with 8.1 pre-installed. | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/17/can-now-download-release-version-windows-8-1-stores-tomorrow/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | All Thingd D reports Twitter plans to significantly update its direct-messaging product beyond just allowing users to send and receive DMs from others without needing to mutually follow one another. Three people familiar with the matter say the company may also launch a standalone direct-messaging app separate from the Twitter app. This is quite a turnaournd from December of 2011, when the company redesigned its web and mobile apps and took the DM feature off center stage. | http://allthingsd.com/20131017/twitter-plans-to-revamp-its-private-messaging-product/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Acer just introduced the Iconia W4. It's an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet with a resolution of 1280 x8 00 along with an Intel Bay Trail Atom processor. For you tablet photographers, the W4 also has a 5MP rear camera and a 2MP front facing cam. There are two models: a 32GB model will run you $330, the 64GB model costs $380. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/17/acer-iconia-w4-hands-on/?ncid=edpicks | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Verizon Wireless, now feeling in charge of itself after agreeing to buy out Vodafone's stake, reported earnings that pretty much met expectations. Verizon added 1.1 million subscribers for a total of 101.2 million, 95.2 million of which are postpaid. Nearly half of new phone activations were iPhones. Revenue jumped 4.4% over last year to $30.3 billion. LTE coverage is now at 99% of 3G. | http://readwrite.com/2013/10/17/nearly-50-of-verizons-smartphone-activations-were-iphones-in-q3#awesm=~okxA7vQkDtoWFv | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Teens between 13 and 17 years old can now post public status updates and photos on Facebook. A former privacy restriction that kept kids in that age group from sharing information with people beyond friends and friends of friends. Facebook says that move is in line with competitors' by giving teens the freedom to decide whether they want to keep updates to friends, or to the world. The company said in a blog post: "Teens want to be heard." | http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1017-facebook-teens-20131017,0,641515.story | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Android Police got its hands on the latest Google Glass firmware and tore it apart to find the delicious insides. Okay Glass, that was creepy. Anyway, Android Police found a bunch of new voice commands in the GlassVoice.apk that suggests that you'll be able to ask Glass to do things like check you in to a location, call you a car, and more. There also appears to be more music controls with data found in the Music_Card.xml file. | http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/16/apk-teardown-latest-google-glass-firmware-gives-a-tantalizing-glimpse-at-a-ton-of-future-features/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Ubuntu also has its day in the sun today. The regular October OS update 13.10 code named Saucy Salamander arrived though with only minor updates. The Unity interface's Dash view got an overhaul but XMir, the transitional step from the X Server to Mir display interface, was deferred to the April update. 13.10 also features the first true release of Ubuntu Touch for mobile devices. The release is compatible with Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 handsets, though Canonical says this release is really aimed at manufacturers to get them to build more compatible devices. | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/10/17/ubuntu-13-10-now-available-comes-first-stable-version-ubuntu-touch-smartphones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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20 | sl | Michael Bromwich, A former federal prosecutor in New York, who was part of the government's trial team against Oliver North, the former Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who was a central figure in the Iran-Contra affair, and who recently served as the top U.S. offshore drilling watchdog, has been appointed to monitor Apple's antitrust compliance following a court ruling that it had conspired to fix e-book prices. He'll monitor Apple for two years under the order issued by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-apple-ebooks-monitor-idUSBRE99F11W20131016 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Yesterday EFF filed a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office, challenging Personal Audio LLC's patent called "System for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence". The petition cites Carl Malamud's "Geek of the Week" Internet Radio shows from 1993, as well as online broadcasts by CNN and the CBC as examples of episodic content that pre-date Personal Audio's priority date of 1996. The EFF crowdfunded $76,160 in support of the filing. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/powered-by-the-crowd-eff-attacks-infamous-podcasting-patent/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Samsung Galaxy S4 owners rejoice for today is the day that the S4 is receiving the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. Well, the update is actually hitting the international GT-I9505 model for now -- the U.S. update will happen in a few weeks. Samsung also bundled in some more of its own fantastic software like Samsung Wallet and support for the Galaxy Gear smartwatch. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57607954-251/global-samsung-galaxy-s4-gets-official-android-4.3-update/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | You can now download the release version of Windows 8.1, boxed option available in stores from tomorrow | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/17/can-now-download-release-version-windows-8-1-stores-tomorrow/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Windows 8.1 review | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/17/4845142/windows-8-1-review | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Windows 8.1 now available! | http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2013/10/17/windows-8-1-now-available.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | What comes next after Windows 8.1? | http://www.zdnet.com/what-comes-next-after-windows-8-1-7000022034/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | - More tips on first startup and a Tips/Help application - Larger and smaller tile sizes - Triumphant return of a start button, not menu, just button - Snap multiple apps, up to 4 on a 27-inch monitor - Search incorporates Bing - Improved Sync in SkyDrive - Download now, inshore customers and preinstalled as of Oct. 18 Next: Mary Jo Foley hears Spring 2014 update along with Windows Phone update - Fall 2014 update may not happen Major Windows release Spring 2015 (unified WinPhone and Windows stores) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Twitter Plans to Revamp Its Private Messaging Product | http://allthingsd.com/20131017/twitter-plans-to-revamp-its-private-messaging-product/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - According to AllThingsD's sources Twitter is going to "significantly update its direct-messaging product in the near future" - Part of the update is allowing others to receive DMs from people they aren't following - Twitter has kicked around the idea of launching a standalone direct-messaging application separate from the Twitter app (It is unclear, however, what form the final revamp of direct messages will take.) - ATD says Twitter has taken note of Snapchat and Twitter ran surveys that fond people are using Snapchat to engage more with others - Earlier in the year, Twitter also met with employees from MessageMe, another popular mobile-messaging application - It is likely that we will the updates before the year’s end Q: Currently, DMs are hidden under the Me tab. Do you think Twitter should make DMs a separate product? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | Facebook loosens privacy policy on teens' posts | http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1017-facebook-teens-20131017,0,641515.story | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - age 13-17 can now post publicly. used to be just friends & friends of friends - teens now can also let people "follow" them on Facebook and see posts that are made public, similar to Twitter. - how it works: When teens join the service, privacy settings automatically set to share information only with friends. Teens who choose to change their settings will be asked twice with a pop-up notification whether they are sure they want to share information broadly - Jim Steyer, founder and chief executive of Common Sense Media, says this is about targeted advertising. "This pop-up notification before making a post public may also be seen as a ploy that somehow implies these teens are giving Facebook the green light to mine their content, and that is entirely unacceptable," Steyer said. - Privacy groups recently sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to examine the data Facebook collects on teens. | q: data mining? keeping up with the competiton? what is FB thinking here? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | sl | Facebook ad profit a staggering 1,790% more on iPhone than Android | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/16/facebook-ad-profit-a-staggering-1790-more-on-iphone-than-android/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | - study study is by Nanigans, one of the biggest buyers of Facebook ads - of over 200 billion ads on FB, mobile ads on iPhone generate 1,790% more return on investment than ads on Android. "“For the first three quarters of 2013, RPC [revenue per click] on iOS averaged 6.1 times higher than Android and ROI [return on investment] on iOS averaged 17.9 times higher than Android.” - advertising on Android actually costs more than it returns. specifically, advertising on iOS brings retailer 162% more cash than they spend on the ads, advertising on Android returns 10% less than the cost of the ads. - desktop: clickthroughs are up 375% and overall return on investment is 152%. - costs of advertising on Facebook mobile apps doesn’t really vary between Android and iOS, with CPMs (cost per thousand impressions) of $4.99 for iPhone and just slightly lower, $4.87, for Android. | q: iphone users make more $, spend more $? can't be that simple? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | ia | Latest Google Glass Firmware Gives A Tantalizing Glimpse At A Ton Of Future Features | http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/16/apk-teardown-latest-google-glass-firmware-gives-a-tantalizing-glimpse-at-a-ton-of-future-features/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - AndroidPolice's Liam Spradlin took a look inside the latest Google Glass Firmware GlassVoice.apk which has lots of options for the "ok Glass" menu. - "take note" for recording voice memos in Evernote, "post update" for Path, "Find a recipe," "capture me a panorama" and more - Some of these make sense as features that would be baked right in to Glass, while others sound like new or additional functionality for Glassware. - Music: the firmware adds an actual layout for music items. Music_Card.xml includes album art, album name, track name, and artist's name. - Google eye control (found in the Gaze folder) now has a "double blink" detector Q: This make you more excited, less excited, or no change in your reaction to Google Glass? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | SEGMENT GUEST: Irina Bolychevsky, co-founder of Redecentralize.org LOWER THIRD URL: Redecentralize.org, @shevski | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | tm | Website for Redecentralize.org | http://redecentralize.org/about/ | SEGMENT GUEST: Irina Bolychevsky, co-founder of Redecentralize.org LOWER THIRD URL: Redecentralize.org, @shevski | |||||||||||||||||
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50 | Alternative Internet projects on Github | https://github.com/redecentralize/alternative-internet | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | Wake up and smell the virtual coffee: The OPHONE will take your breath away | http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/10/17/wake-smell-virtual-coffee-ophone-will-take-breath-away/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Reuters reports Apple has told manufacturers it will cut orders of the iPhone 5C for the final three months of the year. Investors reacted positively to this news as it seems to indicated consumers are buying the higher-priced iPhone 5S in greater numbers than expected. Canaccord Genuity analysts said the iPhone 5S is outselling 5C by 2.5 times to 1, boosting Apple's margins. Reuters source said Pegatron had their order for the 5C cut by 20% and a WSJ source said FoxConn had their order cut by a third. Analysts point out that the complexity of the supply chain means a cut in manufacturing may or may not correlate with lower sales. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-apple-5c-idUSBRE99F08J20131016?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Square Cash is officially open to anyone in the US with an email address. You just send an email to the recipient with "cash@square.com" in the CC field and the dollar amount in the subject line. If you and your recipient are new to the service, you'll both get an email from Square with a link to a secure website where you can enter in your debit card number. After that, those funds will be transferred in one to two business days. It's free to send and receive, though you're limited to sending $2,500 a week. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/15/square-cash/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The Cupertino City Council unanimously approved Apple's new spaceship campus. The new Apple headquarters will be 2.8-million square feet and house over 14,000 employees. By regulation, there will be one more vote on November 15th, but that is considered a formality. Construction on Apple's new home should start by the end of the year. | http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24319747/cupertino-council-clears-huge-apple-spaceship-campus-liftoff | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Ubisoft SA stock fell the most it ever has after announcing the highly-anticipated video game Watch Dogs as wells The Crew would not be released in time for the holiday season. Ubisoft predicted an operating loss of 40 to 70 million Euros causing shares to fall as much as 32%. Ubisoft has increased its focus on making high-quality titles, even if that means fewer releases. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-15/ubisoft-says-delayed-games-will-cause-full-year-operating-loss.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Twitter has filed an amendment to its S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, confirming that it is going to file its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "TWTR." CNBC reports the company road show will begin on Oct. 25. The network also reported that Twitter is expected to price after the markets close on Nov.14 and to debut for trading on Nov.15. | http://allthingsd.com/20131015/twitter-going-to-nyse-road-show-to-start-oct-25/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Sony's officially introduced the the A7 and A7r full-frame mirrorless cameras after they were leaked earlier this week. Sony says these are the world's smallest and lightest interchangeable-lens full-frame digital cameras. The $1700 A7 tops out at a resolution of 24.3 megapixels, while the $2300 A7r can take 36.4 megapixel stills. Both are available for pre-order right now and will ship in December. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/16/sony-unveils-beastly-and-beautiful-a7-and-a7r-full-frame-mirrorless-cameras/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Intel's earnings beat analysts estimates but remained flat year over year. The company reported revenue of $13.48 billion and earnings of 58 cents a share. Analysts had expected $13.47 billion and earnings of 53 cents a share. CEO Brian Krzanich announced the 14-nanometer Broadwell chip will be delayed until the first quarter of 2014. Broadwell will mean devices can be thinner lighter and faster with longer battery life. The delay in Broadwell should not delay it's successor, Skylake. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/15/intel-says-hardware-bargains-to-multiply-this-fall-99-tablets-299-haswell-laptops-349-2-in-1-hybrids/#lDjss1O0TC4yzIAX.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
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20 | sl | Researchers from the University of Buffalo, New York have tested an "underwater wi-fi" network in a lake in an attempt to make a "deep-sea internet". The team says the technology could help detect tsunamis and create reliable warning systems. Unlike normal wi-fi, which uses radio waves, the submerged network technology utilises sound waves. Sound waves provide a better option than radio waves, just ask dolphins. the challenge now with Wireless communication underwater is getting separate systems used by different organisations to communicate with each other. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24550015 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Akamai's state of the Internet report is out. Among the findings, Indonesia bumped out China as the source of the most malicious traffic with 38% to 33%. The US is third with a measly 6.9%. Global average peak connection speed reached 18.9 Mbps. The fastest place on Earth is Hong Kong with an average 65.1 Mbps connection speed. Most interesting to some is that for the first time since 2008 Port 445, the Microsoft-DS file-sharing port, is no longer the favorite for attackers. HTTP Port 80 and SSL port 443 take that honor. Attacking via the Web is now more popular than Windows. We have truly moved into the cloud. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57607722-83/microsoft-ds-no-longer-hackers-top-target/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | According to the Financial Times, Amazon is working with HTC to build the mythical Amazon smartphone. The two are working a number of phones with one in an advanced stage of development. The Financial Times says the timetable for a release is not locked down, but an Amazon phone could be launched next year. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/15/net-us-amazon-htc-idUSBRE99E0PV20131015?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | Intel Sees Signs of PC Market Bottoming Out, if Not Bouncing Back | http://allthingsd.com/20131015/intel-sees-signs-of-pc-market-bottoming-out-if-not-bouncing-back/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Intel says hardware bargains to multiply this fall: $99 tablets, $299 Haswell laptops, $349 2-in-1 hybrids | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/15/intel-says-hardware-bargains-to-multiply-this-fall-99-tablets-299-haswell-laptops-349-2-in-1-hybrids/#lDjss1O0TC4yzIAX.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | - Intel CFO Stacy Smith says the the consumer market for PCs in the U.S. and Europe had “appeared to bottom out.” - Smith says that Intel is seeing some "positive trends" and that corporate PC buying strengthened" during the third quarter - CEO Brian Krzanich said the company expects to see some “stabilization” in mature markets like the U.S. and European countries, while countries like China and others in Asia appeared to be “volatile.” - Last week, IDC and Gartner both reported steep declines in PC sales during the third quarter from last year. - Krzanich said he expects $99 tablets, $299 Haswell laptops, and $349 2-in-1 hybrid tablets and laptops by the holiday season Q: Do you think the PC market will rebound even with lower cost devices? | Intel financials: - Intel said that revenue was $13.48 billion in the third quarter, up 5 percent from the previous quarter and roughly flat compared to $13.46 billion a year earlier. - Net income was 58 cents a share, up 49 percent from the previous quarter and flat with a year ago. - Analysts were expecting earnings per share of 53 cents and revenue of $13.47 billion. | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | Square Cash lets you send money over email, now open to US residents | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/15/square-cash/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | SquareCash is out of private invite and available to all - US only.Just cc cash@square.com to send email to any address and dollar amount in subject line - Get a link to site to enter debit card number. After that any future transactions happen automatically - funds transferred 1-2 business days - free to send/receive limited $2500 a week - Cash app for iOS and Android | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | sl | Yahoo Spent $163 Million In Cash On Acquisitions In Q3, Down 84% From Its Tumblr’d Q2 | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/15/yahoo-spent-163-million-in-cash-on-acquisitions-in-q3-down-84-from-its-tumblrd-q2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Yahoo revenue down in Q3, but beats Wall Street expectations | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57607618-93/yahoo-revenue-down-in-q3-but-beats-wall-street-expectations/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - In Q3, Yahoo purchased 8 companies, including Lexity, Rockmelt, and Xobni. net cash impact on those purchases was $163M. - in Q2, a lot more: repurchased 25M shares for $653 million and used a net $1B in cash for acquisitions (including a net $970 million to acquire Tumblr) - net earnings for the third quarter were $297M, down 91% from a year ago - BUT 2012's Q3 net earnings included a net gain of $2.8B related to the sale of Alibaba Group shares, which is part of the reason why the earnings are so much less this year. - still beat Wall Street expectations. earned 34 cents, a 13 percent decline, on revenue of $1.08 billion, a one percent decline from the same period a year ago. - ATD notes ad biz is dismal: Display advertising revenue was down 7%t. The number of ads sold increased only 1%.Price per ad declined 7%. Search revenue, minus traffic acquisition costs, was up 3%, Paid clicks rose 21%. But price-per-click dropped 4%. | q: acquisitions/cash on hand aside, Marissa Mayer has been vocal about mobile being future of Yahoo biz. advertising biz re-org? premium models? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | ia | HTC to make future Amazon phones, according to report | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/15/4841260/htc-rumored-to-make-amazon-phone | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | - A Financial Times report says that HTC is working with Amazon to build "a range" of Amazon's smartphones - FT says they are working on three phones together with one of the phones close to completion - However, the same report says Amazon may decide not to release it - If Amazon does go ahead with the phone, it would launch in 2014 Q: A deal between the two sounds like a good idea for HTC, but is it for Amazon? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | Many of the most-pirated movies aren’t available for legitimate online purchase | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/15/people-pirate-movies-because-they-cant-get-legitimate-copies/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of the Week | http://piracydata.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week | http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-pirated-movies-of-the-week-131014/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Can I Stream It | http://www.canistream.it/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | WaPo's Timothy Lee reporting on PiracyData.org - Site created by software engineer Matt Sherman with policy researchers at Mercatus Center - Matches TorrentFreak's top pirated movie's with CanIStream.it's availability - To pirated movies mostly not available legally - Team leader Jerry Brito started site in response to criticisms that Googl doesn't do enough to combat infringing sites - MPAA spokesperson Kate Bedingfield "If a particular film isn't available for stream or purchase at a given moment, however, it does not justify stealing it from the creators and makers who worked hard to make it." Q: Would wider availability really cut down piracy? Does it matter? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | sl | Path cuts 20 percent of staff, says layoffs will 'support continued innovation' | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/15/4842360/path-cuts-20-percent-of-staff | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | - Path spokesperson told Valleywag "We're working to realign the company to support continued innovation and Path 4.0." & "It's just a realignment of the company. I wouldn't read anything into it. The business is strong we have 20 million users." - no engineers were included in the staff reduction, spokesperson tells the Verge - Path is still seeking a lead investor for a new round for capital for Morin's grand sticker distribution project, but at a $400 million valuation, not the $500 million valuation TechCrunch reported in July. - Last month, Path introduced subscriptions for its mobile applications, charging users $1.99 for a month on Android, $4.99 for three months on iOS, and $14.99 for a year covering both platforms. That premium membership promised benefits like new stickers and photo filters | q: when a "closed" network discourages growth and nobody buys stickers/subs, is it doomed? | |||||||||||||||||||
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56 | Blood-filled mosquito is a fossil first | http://www.nature.com/news/blood-filled-mosquito-is-a-fossil-first-1.13946 | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | The Guy Who Did Rebecca Black’s "Friday" Made A New Song Called "Chinese Food" And It’s So Embarrassing | http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/the-guy-who-did-rebecca-blacks-friday-made-a-cringeworthy-so | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | See The World Through The Eyes Of A Cat | http://www.popsci.com/article/science/see-world-through-eyes-cat | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | R2D2-Like Robot Joins Battle Against Hospital Infections | http://breakthroughs.kera.org/r2d2-like-robot-joins-battle-against-hospital-infections/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Online NEws Association Conference in Atlanta tomorrow 10/17 - 10/19 | http://journalists.org/conference/ona13/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Sony is now selling its Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra smartphones in the US along with its Smartwatch 2. The phones don't have deals with cvarriers so you pay full price, but they are unlocked. The 5-inch 1920 x 1080 water-resistant Xperia Z1 with the 20.7-megapixel camera is $669.99. The 6.44-inch Z Ultra is $649.99 for the non-LTE version and $679.99 for the LTE model. The Smartwatch 2 runs $199.99. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6452_7-57607489/sony-brings-xperia-z1-z-ultra-smartwatch-2-to-the-us/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | It's official - Apple has confirmed next Tuesday as... well, they don't say, but it's new iPads and maybe new Macbooks. All they say is "we still have a lot to cover" with some colorful apple leaf art. Also this AM, Apple announced it's hired Angela Ahrendts, the CEO of Burberry, to lead the Apple retail and online stores' "strategic direction, expansion, and operation." She will join Apple in spring 2014, filling a gap in the company's executive team. Ahrendts has been an executive in the fashion industry since the mid 80s. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/15/4840404/apple-event-october-22-ipads | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Apple hires Burberry boss to lead retail, its second fashion CEO in three months | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/15/4840090/apple-hires-burberry-ceo-angela-ahrendts-senior-vice-president-retail-online | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Twitter is rolling out a new feature that will allow you to receive direct messages from anyone who follows you - even if you don't follow them back. In the past, you'd have to follow each other to have a DM conversation. This new DM feature is opt-in. The Next Web says that it will still be possible to block people from DMing you even if you allow any follower to direct message you. | http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/10/15/twitter-now-gives-users-option-receive-direct-messages-followers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | In the latest leaked documents from Edward Snowden, the Washington POst reports the US National Security Agency collects contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world, including some that belong to US citizens. The lists are intercepted when they are broadcast by programs during login. The agency uses them to map connections between individuals. The collection is made possible through arrangements with foreign telecommunications companies and allied intelligence services. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-collects-millions-of-e-mail-address-books-globally/2013/10/14/8e58b5be-34f9-11e3-80c6-7e6dd8d22d8f_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Yahoo has confirmed to The Washington Post it will turn on HTTPS encryption by default for Yahoo Mail starting January 8, 2014. The security upgrade happens exactly one year after Yahoo first rolled out an SSL encryption feature for its mail service. Google and Microsoft, have been offering HTTPS as a default for years, so, you know, there's that. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/15/yahoo-mail-switch-default-https-encryption-january-8-2014/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Yesterday, Lavabit announced that it will reopen for a short time so users can get their data. Service will be restored for a 72-hour period that began at 5PM Pacific time yesterday, October 14th. Lavabit was the encrypted e-mail service that was linked to Edward Snowden and the service shut down back in August. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57607490-83/lavabit-to-reopen-briefly-to-allow-former-clients-to-retrieve-data/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | With all the surveillance talk, you may wonder if the government could come for your SnapChats. Yes, some of you may worry about that, stop laughing at them. Snapchat Trust & Safety officer Micah Schaffer wrote a blog post explaining the company can only turn over unopened messages and they've done it in response to a warrant 12 times. Before you relax too much though, keep in mind an app called Snaphack from Darren Jones has hit the scene making it easy for your friends to save and republish SnapChat messages without notifying the sender. The app is most likely in violation of SnapChat's terms of service. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24533919 | ||||||||||||||||||
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21 | sl | The Electronic Frontier Foundation called out Google for vague banning of the use of "servers" on its Fiber service, and now the company seems to be reversing its stance. Google will allow 'personal, non-commercial use of servers that complies with this AUP is acceptable, including using virtual private networks (VPN) to access services in your home and using hardware or applications that include server capabilities for uses like multi-player gaming, video-conferencing, and home security.'" | http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/10/15/1218230/google-fiber-partially-reverses-server-ban?utm_source=feedly | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Seth Weintraub at 9to5 Google has more anonymous info that Google is making a watch. His source says Google Now would be at the center of the product. Google is focusing on longer battery life and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. As Weintraub points out, Artem Russakovskii previously reported Google's watch, code-named Gem, would run KitKat and come October 31st along with the release of that flavor of Android. In any case, Google's likely to have something come from their acquisition of Smartwatch SDK developer WIMM last year. | http://9to5google.com/2013/10/14/google-watch-is-happening-soon-heavy-into-kit-katgoogle-now-functionality/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | ia | Rovio will soon be releasing Angry Birds Go - a kart racing game. If you've ever played Mario Kart, you have a pretty good idea of what Angry Birds Go is like. The game will be released on December 11th on iOS and Android. Angry Birds Go will also be free-to-play with upgradeable cars and stunt tracks. | http://kotaku.com/the-next-angry-birds-game-looks-amazing-yeah-i-wrote-1445549652 | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | sl | Apple hires Burberry boss to lead retail, its second fashion CEO in three months | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/15/4840090/apple-hires-burberry-ceo-angela-ahrendts-senior-vice-president-retail-online | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | apple invite image | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/15/4840404/apple-event-october-22-ipads | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | - apple event confirmed for tues the 22nd, "we still have a lot to cover" with colorful apple leaf art - rumor is that the iPad, iPad mini and MacBook Pro lines are set for refreshes. release of the OS X Gold Master points to desktop refresh. - Angela Ahrendts, current CEO of Burberry, to lead the Apple retail and online stores' "strategic direction, expansion, and operation." will join Apple in spring 2014. doesn't replace anyone - Ahrendts became president of Donna Karan International in 1989 at 29. joined the executive board of Liz Claiborne (now Fifth & Pacific) in 1998 before joining Burberry as CEO in 2006. many credit her w turning around the co. She oversaw a period of prosperity at a time when the brand was in risk of dilution. - The company hired Paul Deneve, former CEO and President of Yves-Saint Laurent, back in July. ppl asked why Deneve, who led YSL's retail expansion, was not going to run Apple retail efforts. instead VP in charge of "special projects." then in August apple hired Enrique Atienza, a senior vice president at Levi's who now leads Apple's US retail efforts, but not global | in internal memo to employees, tim cook calls ahrendts "wicked smart" q: probably won't have much impact on next week's announcement, but what's with all the fashion folks? | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Google Watch is happening soon, heavy into Kit Kat/Google Now functionality | http://9to5google.com/2013/10/14/google-watch-is-happening-soon-heavy-into-kit-katgoogle-now-functionality/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Artem Russakovskii's post re: Google Nexus watch | https://plus.google.com/107797272029781254158/posts/ccAHguudNop | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | - 9to5Google says Google's "putting the finishing touches on a Watch product." - Its sources say that Google Now would be at the center of the product - Google wants long battery life out of the device and it will apparently use Bluetooth 4.0 - Artem Russakovskii of Android Police says Google will announce a Nexus watch, "likely together with the kitkat announcement." The date Russakovskii has is October 31st - 9to5Google's source says to expect the watch "sooner rather than later" Q: Would a Google Now-centric watch make you want to wear a smartwatch? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | tm | Amazon Becomes The Remora Of The Retail World, Operates Within Supplier Warehouses | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/15/amazon-supplier-warehouses/ | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | EXAMPLE - Ivory soap as "add-on" item | http://www.amazon.com/Ivory-Original-10-Count-Bath-Ounce/dp/B007N4D4ZO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381848927&sr=8-2&keywords=ivory+soap | EXAMPLE | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | WSJ report Amazon experimenting with operating inside warehouses calle d"Vendor Flex" - "P&G workers load palettes with products for Amazon customers, go to fenced-off Amazon area where Amazon employees package and ship items." - low-price, high volume staples like diapers and household papers, too bulky and cheap to make direct shipping worthwhile - Example: Ivory soap is an "add-on" item. - Could move on to bakers, farms, etc. Q: Too much power for Amazon? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | sl | Twitter begins giving its users the option to receive direct messages from any of their followers | http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/10/15/twitter-now-gives-users-option-receive-direct-messages-followers/ | SCREENSHOT | |||||||||||||||||
44 | - you now have the option of letting anyone DM you (off by default) - solves the annoying public "you don't follow me so I can't DM you" tweet - back in 2011, twitter statement: "we have given a limited number of accounts the ability to receive DMs from accounts they don’t follow, in cases where having that capability may be beneficial (for example, enabling businesses to receive account information that users may not want to post publicly)." | q: is this the first step in getting DMs from "brands" you follow? or just an option a few people may want and not a crisis? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | ia | Now In Beta, Aviate Reconfigures Your Android Homescreen Based On Where You Are And What You’re Doing | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/15/now-in-beta-aviate-reconfigures-your-android-homescreen-based-on-where-you-are-and-what-youre-doing/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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49 | - There's a new launcher for Android called Aviate which is now out as a public beta - It reconfigures your Android homescreen based on your current context - Aviate looks at where you are, your movement and activity - So if you're at work, you'll have business apps like Gmail, Calendar, and Drive at the forefront. The work home screen also has widgets showing you your schedule as well as shortcuts to sending email or a creating a new event - Swiping to the side reveals a list that lets you move between contexts like “Work,” “Nearby Places,” “Going Somewhere” and “Settings,” as well as the default space which is based on the time of day. - Apps are sorted in collections automatically (there are collections for social, work, music, and others) - You can download the app now, but then you have to wait for an invite Q: What do you think of Aviate's presentation of information? Is this something other mobile OS should try to emulate? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | tm | HTC One max video review | http://tnkgrl.com/2013/10/14/htc-one-max-video-review/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
52 | HTC One max review: so big it's almost a tablet | http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/htc-one-max-review-so-big-its-almost-a-tablet-20131015-2vjzi.html | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | HTC One Max - 3rd in the "One" lineup. 5.9-inch screen. Snapdragon 600 1.7 GHz - Fingerprint scanner on back, removable battery cover - Sense 5.5, no OIS on camera, 50 GB Google Drive with purchase - Sprint and Verizon Wireless will carry the HTC One Max and have it out prior to the holidays. Pricing has not been announced. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Prosthetic hand paired with brain stimulation gives monkey an artificial sense of touch | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/14/prosthetic-hand-paired-with-brain-stimulation-gives-monkey-an-artificial-sense-of-touch/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | This Netflix employee just raised the bar for awesome customer service (screenshot) | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/11/awesome-netflix-customer-service-conversation/ | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Tungsten optical disc can store data for 1 billion years | http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/168548-tungsten-optical-disc-can-store-data-for-1-billion-years | |||||||||||||||||||
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63 | Happy Ada Lovelace Day | http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/15/nerd-cabaret-wikipedia-ada-lovelace-day-2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
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66 | Major next-gen launch title Watch Dogs pushed to Spring 2014 | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/15/watch-dogs-delay-spring-2014/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8 General Distribution Release 3. GDR3 supports 1080p displays, larger screen sizes, Qualcomm's 8794 processor and improves accessibility features for the visually impaired. The update should come to users over the next several months. If you don't want to wait, Microsoft also announced its Windows Phone Preview for Developers program. Anyone who signs up as a Windows Phone Store or App Studio developer account, or who has a developer-unlocked phone can install the Windows Phone Preview for Developers app and bypass the carriers to get updates. | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/14/windows-phone-8-update-3-adds-support-1080p-displays-quad-core-processors-new-driving-mode/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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15 | sl | HTC's One Max: a bigger version of the original One's 1080p LCD panel - is possibly your new favorite phablet at 5.9 inches. The One Max includes a fingerprint scanner on its rear side. The back cover is now removable, letting you expand the 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage with up to 64GB more via microSD. It's got a Snapdragon 600 (with 2GB of RAM) for processing, runs HTC's Android skin, Sense 5.5, which runs on top of Android 4.3, and HTC says global availability will start rolling out this week. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/14/htc-launches-one-max/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Facebook acquired Israeli mobile data optimization startup, Onavo, giving Facebook an office in Tel Aviv. Onavo's apps use VPN and data compression to help smartphone owners optimize mobile data usage, and will continue as a standalone app. Facebook will likely use it for the Internet.org outreach program for the developing world, as well as mine it's data for app usage analytics. | http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2013/10/14/facebook-acquires-mobile-app-analytics-startup-onavo-creating-first-office-israel/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | The Wall Street Journal reports Netflix is in talks with Comcast, Suddenlink Communications, and other service providers to offer its online video service as an app on their set-top boxes. Talks are in early stages, say familiar familiar with the matter. Last month Netflix teamed up with UK's Virgin Media to allow it to integrate its streaming service into Virgin's service through TiVo set-top boxes. Netflix claims it's had a standing invitation to US cable operators to add Netflix for two years. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57607310-83/netflix-in-talks-with-us-cable-providers-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | LG has already said it has bendable and unbreakable smartphone displays in production. Engadget's sources confirm a six-inch curved phone will come from LG. Three renders of the rumored G Flex curved from top to bottom in a shape that Engadget calls orthogonal but this announcer can only call a banana phone. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/13/lg-g-flex-revealed/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | According to a new survey by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), of U.S. consumers who purchased Apple’s latest iPhones during the last days of September, the 5s accounted for 64% of total iPhone sales following its launch that month. Meanwhile, the the 5c accounted for 27%, with the legacy iPhone 4S making up the remaining 9%. CIRP’s data suggests Apple avoided cannibalization of its flagship iphone, but also that the 5C's numbers maybe aren't that exciting. | http://allthingsd.com/20131014/iphone-5s-outselling-iphone-5c-two-to-one/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Canadians may soon get unbundled cable and satellite TV. During CTV's show "Question Period" Industry Minister James Moore said, "We want to unbundle television channels and allow Canadians to pick and pay the specific television channels that they want." Mo0re also said Canada's government is looking at preventing airline overbooking and curbing wireless roaming rates. And a pony. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/13/canada-politics-idUSL1N0I30BW20131013 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | Sonos has released a $200 speaker, the Play:1. the play:1 is about the size of a coffee can, and is available either in white or black. The price not only allows Sonos to compete with cheaper, bluetooth-enabled speakers, but the company also says eventually apps will be able to build in Sonos integration, eliminating the need for a standalone Sonos app, and allowing Sonos to work a lot more like Chromecast for music. | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/14/sonos-releases-new-200-speaker-ceo-dismisses-spotifys-connect-speaker-partnerships/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson's Technical Illusions company has launched a Kickstarter for their augmented reality glasses called castAR. The company began the project as a continuation of work they had done at Valve. CastAR glasses project stereoscopic 3D images on a retroreflective surface. A clip-on can provide true Augmented Reality without the need for the reflective surface, or Virtual Reality similar to the Oculus Rift. It's not wireless but that could be possible int he future. The glasses work with a Magic Wand input device and an RFID tracking grid. The Kickstarter hopes to raise $400,000 by Nov. 14th. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/14/castar-kickstarter-launch/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | sl | Have a D-Link router? A serious vulnerability has been discovered that could affect you. A writer from embedded device hacking website /dev/ttyS0 found a backdoor to the router, along with full access to the router's web configuration interface. Anyone connected to the router through Ethernet or Wi-Fi, can set their browser's user agent string to a specific codeword and then try to access the web configuration panel. Only a certain selection of routers are known to be affected, all which use the DIR-100 firmware, but there's the possibility that firmware for other D-Link routers also includes backdoor code. | http://www.techspot.com/news/54319-d-link-router-backdoor-vulnerability-allows-full-access-to-settings.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Windows Phone 8 Update 3 adds support for 1080p displays, quad-core processor and new Driving Mode | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/14/windows-phone-8-update-3-adds-support-1080p-displays-quad-core-processors-new-driving-mode/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Microsoft launches Windows Phone Preview for Developers, offers prerelease builds of OS updates to help test apps | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/14/microsoft-launches-windows-phone-preview-developers-offers-prerelease-builds-os-updates-help-test-apps/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Microsoft bypasses carriers to deliver early Windows Phone updates | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/14/4836360/windows-phone-preview-for-developers-early-updates | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Microsoft blog post | http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/10/14/introducing-windows-phone-preview-for-developers.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Windows Phone 8 General Distribution Release 3 announced - Supports 1080p displays, - Larger screens (up to 6 live tiles on each row) email, Photos, People, Music and Videos now scale - Qualcomm’s 8794 quad-core processor - Driving mode limits number notifications when connected to Bluetooth and driving - Improved accessibility for visually impaired users - Rotation lock Avail. "over next several months" ALSO Windows Phone preview for Developers - WP Store or App Studio developers or developer-unlocked phones get access to updates, bypassing carrier testing, for $19 a year. - Install Windows Phone Preview for Developers App and updates come front here. - May void warranties with operator or device maker, no way to restore earlier versions, does not include drivers specific to device | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | Facebook buys mobile data optimization startup Onavo to beef up its Internet.org initiative | http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2013/10/14/facebook-acquires-mobile-app-analytics-startup-onavo-creating-first-office-israel/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Mobile data optimization startup Onavo acquired by Facebook. Israeli news site Calcalist says deal around 150/200M - Onavo helps "million of users" worldwide optimize their use of mobile data services — will remain available as a standalone brand, office stays in Israel - Internet.org is the industry-backed Facebook initiative to bring internet to 5B offline people around the world. Onovo's services help ppl in emerging markets get most out of their mobile data deals or smartphone credit. Internet.org is focused on lowering the cost of data, so it's all in line - Onavo’s service also a resource for app usage, and useful for Facebook's business model | q: how much of "getting the world online" is about FB getting hooks into emerging market ppl? | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | tm | Netflix in talks with US cable providers -- report | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57607310-83/netflix-in-talks-with-us-cable-providers-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Canadian gov't to push cable providers to unbundle channels | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/13/canada-politics-idUSL1N0I30BW20131013 | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | WSJ talks with Comcast, Suddenlink and others about set-top box inclusion - Netflix has done this in Europe, Virgin in UK for instance Industry Minister James Moore said during an appearance on CTV's "Question Period." "We want to unbundle television channels and allow Canadians to pick and pay the specific television channels that they want" (Also targeting roaming fees and airline overbooking) Q: Netflix on my cable box? A la carte cable TV in Canada? What's next, allowing consumers to chose to watch what they want when they want and how they want it? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | sl | FOURSQUARE OPENS AD PLATFORM TO 1.5 MILLION MERCHANTS | http://www.fastcompany.com/3019923/foursquare-opens-ad-platform-to-15-million-merchants | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - Foursquare opening its advertising platform to small businesses. - FS has morphed into a search and discovery platform - ads help lure customers to venues. - testing its ad product for months with select partners, now 1.5M merchants all have access to the service--a move that could generate substantial revenues for the company. - Small businesses can create ads using Foursquare tools. target relevant customers; set a monthly budget for ad spend; and track ad performance. - . EXAMPLE: Foursquare user opens the service during lunchtime, could see a promoted suggestion for that nearby burger spot on the app--an ad that might attract attention because the restaurant is offering a special ("spend $20 and get $5 off!") or highlighting popular user tips. ("The blue cheese burger is delicious!"). - Success will be calculated on a per-action basis: how many clicks it drove, how many check-ins it delivered. Merchants will be able to tell not only how many potential customers viewed their ads, but also how many actually set foot in their doors because of them--provided users check in or redeem a special there | q: better data than traditional advertising... but are merchants confident in FS to drive sales? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | In a Mood? Call Center Agents Can Tell | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/business/in-a-mood-call-center-agents-can-tell.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Jobs talks about the iPad - Emotion Analysis | http://youtu.be/jW9AZiZ3vmo?t=39s | STARTS at :39 (BROLL) | ||||||||||||||||||
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51 | Natasha Singer at NYTimes reports on Beyond Verbal emotion analytics company - speech analytics, is a $214 million market, according to estimates from DMG Consulting, - software can detect 400 variations of different moods based on voice tone and frequency - can detect not only callers’ primary and secondary moods, but also their attitudes and underlying personalities. - Call-center software should be ready for use by end of year Q: Do you want your mood analyzed? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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53 | sl | Sonos releases new $200 speaker, CEO dismisses Spotify’s Connect speaker partnerships | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/14/sonos-releases-new-200-speaker-ceo-dismisses-spotifys-connect-speaker-partnerships/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - Connected speakers maker Sonos has released its first $200 speaker, Play1 - wireless, but needs plug-in power, so it's not bluetooth picnic/outdoor solution. this is for an extra sonos in the kitchen, or people who already have the Sonos soundbar to pick up two of these for surround sound. - price can finally compete w bluetooth speakers but sonos is not as limited. Bose announced its own connected speaker system called Soundtouch last week, but priced it above even the more expensive Sonos products. sonos CEO John MacFarlane says that Bose could be the next Nokia, or RIM - not interested in spotify partnership: why tie speaker systems to the brand of a single music service, likened it to Best Buy having separate aisles for Pandora speakers and Spotify speakers. | next: apps can let users beam music directly to Sonos speakers. no need for sonos app. Instead, they will be able to simply press a “play on Sonos” button within the app of their favorite service, and launch music playback on their Sonos system. like Chromecast, but for your music. q: is Play:1 the right product for niche market? do enough ppl care about audio qualities at lower prices? | |||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Aussie-made Zelda fan film is a slice of genius | http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57607198-1/aussie-made-zelda-fan-film-is-a-slice-of-genius/ | VIDEO (Good part around 5:20) | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | RR | Weaponized Robots Could Take Point In Future Military Ops | http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243164/Machine_gun_toting_robots_may_soon_back_up_U.S._soldiers?taxonomyId=128&pageNumber=1 | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
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79 | Hey TNT, This may not classify as breaking news, but in the category of a company doing something better than expected, I received my new HDX on the 12th - ahead of its scheduled release and delivery date of the 18th. Well done Amazon! Love the show guys! Scott the Camp Director | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Google TV changes name, Google wants to sell your face, Facebook kills a privacy setting, and the Internet rebels aginst the US. http://live.twit.tv/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Last year Facebook ended a feature that allowed you to prevent people from finding you in Facebook search by name. At the time they allowed people who used the setting to keep it. Now that grace period is over. In the coming weeks, Facebook will send notices to users of the setting explaining that it will go away and ask them to click "Okay, I understand." Facebook claims the setting caused confusion for users. | http://readwrite.com/2013/10/10/facebook-privacy-setting-checkup#awesm=~ojY2x7yVkNtjdy | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Google's announced an update to its terms of service that allows the company to include adult users’ names, photos and comments in ads shown across the Web, based on ratings, reviews and posts they have made on Google Plus and other Google services like YouTube. the new ad policy goes live Nov. 11, but before you take to the streets, Google said it would give users the chance to opt out of being included in the new endorsements, and people under the age of 18 will automatically be excluded. | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/technology/google-sets-plan-to-sell-users-endorsements.html?pagewanted=all | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | GigaOm reports Google will rebrand Google TV to Android TV according to their sources among developers and hardware partners. Sony, STMicroelectronics and LG have all adroitly avoided saying Google TV in recent announcements involving the product. A Google developer event in Seoul was called Android TV Developer Day and some developers have changed their online descriptions to say Android TV instead of Google TV. Google's Chrome and Android head Sundar Pichai previously told CNET he planned on announcing new Google TV hardware partners at CES. | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/10/google-tv-rebranded-android-tv/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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16 | sl | the Guardian reports Skype is being investigated by Luxembourg's data protection commissioner because of its secret involvement with the (NSA) spy programme Prism. Microsoft-owned Skype, which is headquartered in Luxembourg, could potentially face criminal and administrative sanctions, including a ban on passing users' communications covertly to the US signals intelliigence agency. | http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/11/skype-ten-microsoft-nsa | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | German device manufacturer Sunflex announced a new Android tablet called Unu that can also serve as a small game console and smart TV. The 7-inch tablet runs Android 4.2 and includes a docking base, remote control and video game controller for $250. If you don't care about the gaming you can get a media-only version for $200. You can pre-order now. Gamestop lists the release date as 10/29 while NewEgg reports November 8. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/10/unu-the-combination-android-tablet-console-and-smart-tv-available-for-preorder/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Fingerprint Cards AB, a Swedish maker of biometric sensors, will request a police probe into a false press release claiming it agreed to be bought by Samsung, which boosted its stock 50% for the 17 minutes it was traded before being suspended by the Stockholm exchange because of volatility. Trades on the stock and peer company Precise Biometrics AB, which also surged, after the statement’s publication were canceled. Fingerprint Cards said it didn’t send the release and that it's a victim of fraud. | http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-11/cision-investigating-incorrect-release-about-samsung-purchase | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Many iPhone 5S users report getting a blue screen crash when using one of Apple's iWork apps, Pages, Numbers and Keynote. A YouTube user called Elendil posted a video showing Pages crashing when accessed in the multitasking interface and giving a blue screen before rebooting. The reports were first noticed by The Verge but come on Twitter, MacRumors' forum and Apple's official support community. And yes, people are calling it a blue screen of death. | http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/10/11/blue-screen-death-showing-iphone-5s-devices/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | The US Army is developing smart armour to give its troops "superhuman strength".The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (Talos) would have an exoskeleton frame & layers of smart materials fitted with sensors. The suit would also need to have wide-area networking and a wearable computer similar to Google Glass and be made of smart material fitted with sensors to monitor body temperature, heart rate and hydration levels, says,Lt Col Karl Borjes, a science adviser at the US Army's research, development and engineering command. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24474336 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Call it scavenging, poaching, or wise, but Apple is taking quick advantage of BlackBerry's decline. A few days after BlackBerry announced plans to lay off 40% of its workforce, Apple hosted a recruitment drive in Cambridge, Ontario, a mere 20 kilometers from BlackBerry's hometown of Waterloo. Most of the positions were in Cupertino, California but the Apple invite sent to BlackBerry employees on linked in promised relocation and immigration assistance. Google maps estimates it as a 20 minute drive from BlackBerry's campus or an hour and a half by bus. | http://business.financialpost.com/2013/10/10/apple-looks-to-poach-blackberry-workers-in-waterloo/?__lsa=6a33-f1d2 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | sl | File under clueless: New York Comic Con has been sending out tweets on behalf of antendees, journalists, and celebs that weren't actually written, and the tweets were published without their permission or knowledge. The tweets were apparently tied to attendees convention badges, which have (RFID) chips that are tied to a user's identity in order to curb counterfeits, and in many cases were tied to Twitter accounts. | http://mashable.com/2013/10/11/new-york-comic-con-promotional-tweets/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | sl | Goodbye Google TV, hello Android TV | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57607016-93/goodbye-google-tv-hello-android-tv/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | - google tv received Honeycomb upgrade in 2011 & didn't do much else. gigaOM reports Google developers and hardware partners have begun to drop use of the "Google TV" moniker in favor of "Android TV," - Chrome and Android chief Sundar Pichai told CNET after the Chromecast launch in July that "Google TV is moving forward in a major way," & planned on announcing more hardware partners for Google TV at CES. - google tv always a question.. what does it do? android tv seems much clearer. | q: when does this happen? CES in January? | |||||||||||||||||||
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31 | tm | Google Sets Plan to Sell Users’ Endorsements | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/technology/google-sets-plan-to-sell-users-endorsements.html?pagewanted=all | ||||||||||||||||||
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33 | Google updated TOS include adult users’ names, photos and comments in ads shown across the Web, based on ratings, reviews and posts they have made on Google Plus and other Google services like YouTube. - Goes live Nov. 11, users can opt out, users younger than 18 excluded. - Facebook does not allow users to opt out of sponsored stories, though you can set "Pair my social actions with ads for" it to "no one" which is essentially the same thing. - Ad appearances related to limited posts will be similarly limited - already does this with +1s. “follows,” comments, ratings, reviews and other interactions. (if you already opted out you'll stay opted out) - No ad units ready yet - will notify users of the change with banners on Google’s home page, in search results, in Google Plus notifications and elsewhere Q: Google doing it right? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | tm | Facebook Just Killed A Privacy Setting, So It's A Good Time To Do Your Own Checkup | http://readwrite.com/2013/10/10/facebook-privacy-setting-checkup#awesm=~ojY2x7yVkNtjdy | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Facebook has ended the feature that allowed you to control who could look you up in search by name - the feature was eliminated last year but those who still had opted out were allowed to keep the setting - Now Facebook is sending a notice in the coming weeks, telling users the feature is going away. They must click "Okay, I understand" - This means you should check all your other privacy settings and not rely on unavailable search to keep you hidden - Readwrite.com has a nice rundown of all the settings to check Q: Facebook says the setting had become confusing more than helpful. Agree? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | sl | Apple Reportedly Cutting iPhone 5c Production as Chinese Gray Market Prices Drop | http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/10/apple-reportedly-cutting-iphone-5c-production-as-chinese-gray-market-prices-drop/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | - Apple reportedly halving iPhone 5c production from 300k units to 150k units/day, according to claims by C Technology (pub leaked a number of photos of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c ahead of their launches last month). - Unwired view notes: official price of iPhone 5c in China is 4448 Yuan ($726). grey market there thrives: iPhones bought in the U.S, Europe and Hong-Kong, illegally smuggled into the country. Gray market very sensitive to the real demand for any gadget, and very quick to adjust prices. - current price of "unofficial" iPhone 5c in China is 3000 to 3300 Yuan ($489-539), according to checks done multiple by local tech sites, and a quick review of offers on China’s main online marketplace – Taobao. 30% below the official price. - decrease in iPhone 5c production sounds like apple has plentiful stock, or that the company overestimated demand for the device. apple probably overshot iPhone 5c production in order to meet pre-order and launch-day demand | q: by reading gray market tea leaves, what do we take away? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | THE CORE INTERNET INSTITUTIONS ABANDON THE US GOVERNMENT | http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/10/11/the-core-internet-institutions-abandon-the-us-government/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Brazil to host internet governance summit | http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Brazil-to-host-internet-governance-summit-20131010 | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation | http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07oct13-en.htm | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Internet Governance Project claims All major Net gov orbs have thumbed nose at US - Meeting in Montevideo, Urugay of ICANN, IETF, Internet Architecture Board, the World Wide Web Consortium, the Internet Society, all five of the regional Internet address registries - "expressed strong concern over the undermining of the trust and confidence of Internet users globally due to recent revelations of pervasive monitoring and surveillance." - “accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions, towards an environment in which all stakeholders, including all governments, participate on an equal footing.” - US Commerce Dept. claims oversight of ICANN through IANA contract - IGP reports "thinking of new forms of multistakeholder oversight as a substitute for US oversight" - President and CEO of ICANN, Fadi Chehadi met with Brazilian Prime Minister Dilma Rouseff and Rouseff with support has called for a summit on Internet Governance in April 2014 in Rio. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | sl | GE’s Radical Software Helps Jet Engines Fix Themselves | http://www.wired.com/design/2013/10/three-design-trends-ges-using-to-make-software-for-jet-engines-and-wind-turbines/ | VIDEO (set to private) | |||||||||||||||||
49 | - "Predix" new software platform designed to bring all of GE's industrial machines onto one cloud-connected system that understands context - June 2011, GE hired designer Greg Petroff and put him in charge of user experience for software side of co. His first project- creating a system that will unite all of GE’s industrial machines- wind turbines to hospital hardware to jet engines - run out of Software Center, located in San Ramon, California, has grown from four people to more than 700 - main goal: eliminate unscheduled down time. example: wind turbine telling an engineer a fuse should be replaced not because it’s broken but because it will break in three weeks. - Predix mission: 1% increase in performance, per industry. GE is 6th biggest company in the U.S.,industries cover power, water, transportation and energy management. 1% could save up to $15B in jet fuel and other costs over just a handful of years. | Predix follows popular trend in UI design: cards. no specialized apps. the Predix Reader, as the user-facing app is called, has dynamic library of “micro-apps,” each dedicated to some aspect of monitoring or maintaining a piece of GE hardware. q: can GE pave the way for connected industry but also homes? | |||||||||||||||||||
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56 | This year’s Nobel Peace Prize produced one of the best tweets ever | http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/10/11/this-years-nobel-peace-prize-produced-one-of-the-best-tweets-ever/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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76 | Long time listener and overheard two topics I can contribute to on yesterday’s show… · Nest Protect IS NOT over priced at $130 as the feature set is clearly higher than purchasing separate dumb devices! I just ordered 3 of them! · My iPad 2 was slow after the i0s 7 update and after researching it responds better after resetting. Doesn’t make sense, but seemed to help. Love the show – keep up the good work! Bill Haughee (last name pronounced Hoy) Granger, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | T-Mobile USA announced new international data plans yesterday in a New York event that somehow involved Shakira. Under the new plan T-Mobile users on the current Simple Choice plan pay no extra fees for international 2G data and text in more than 100 countries starting October 31. Voice calls will cost 20 cents a minute. However if you want high speed data, also known as , 'something that will do more than download my email' you'll need a speed pass. $15 gets you 100 MB for 1 day $25 for 200 MB for a week or $50 for 500 MB for two weeks. T-Mobile also intoricued an international calling plan allowing calls and texts from the US to more than 100 countries for $10 a month and 20 cents a minute. | http://blog.laptopmag.com/t-mobile-international-unlimited-data | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Fitbit is on the scene with a new smartwatch/fitnessband hybrid - the Fitbit Force is a $129.95 bracelet has a small OLED screen right on the band so you can easily tell the time and how many steps you have taken or how many miles you've gone. Like Fitbit's Flex bracelet and its Zip and One trackers, the device tracks the steps you've taken, the distance you've gone, the calories you've burned, and updates the companion app with data via bluetooth, but the app can also update the band itself with information like time and incoming call notifications. | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/fitbit-force-fitness-tracker-meets-smartwatch/story?id=20525299 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | TechCrunch reports that Twitter is testing a new service that will send direct messages to users. The test is occurring through an experimental account called Event Parrot. Its description says to follow it "to receive direct messages that help you keep up with what's happening in the world." | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/10/4823278/twitter-eventparrot-account-news-alerts-rumor | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Bloomberg reports BlackBerry is more open to breaking the company into pieces for a sale amid fears that Fairfax Finanical will not be able to raise enough cash to complete it's $4.7 billion bid. Last week BlackBerry approached several companies, including SAP, Cisco and Samsung, to gauge interest in purchasing parts of the company. Meanwhile in good BlackBerry news, Rogers Communications has changed its mind and decided to carry the BlackBerry Z30 after customers complained. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-09/blackberry-is-said-to-warn-to-idea-of-a-breakup.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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17 | sl | Dion Weisler, executive vice president of printing and personal systems at HP, said at the company's Securities Analyst meeting yesterday that indeed the PC market is shrinking, and that the push into non-Windows markets is being driven by places like China. "In China there are more tablets sold than [in] the United States. Guess what? Most of those are not on the Windows operating system," Weisler said. HP is focused on four OSes now: Microsoft, Android, Chrome, and Ubuntu. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57606827-75/hp-no-longer-playing-by-microsoft-intel-rules-exec-says/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Aereo says its Android app is coming on October 22nd, however, the app will only be available in the areas where Aereo operates. Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice - I mean at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Aereo has won a case against broadcaster Hearst. Hearst sued Aereo claiming Aereo was rebroadcasting its Channel 5 signal without permission and copyright infringement. U.S. District Judge Nathanial Gorton said Aereo did not violate copyright because Aereo's service is akin to a remote DVR. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/10/aereo-announces-an-android-app-even-as-broadcasters-sue-to-take-the-company-down/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Aereo gets big win in Boston: judge refuses to shut down streaming TV service | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/10/aereo-gets-big-win-in-boston-judge-rules-streaming-tv-doesnt-violate-copyright/ | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Acer launched its C720 Chromebook line on Thursday in the US. The 2.76 pound laptop has an 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 screen, 4 GB DDR3L memory and a 16GB SSD hard drive as well as an Intel Haswell processor. The C720-800 will sell for $250 and is available for pre-order on Amazon and Best Buy, though no ship date was announced. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/10/10/acer-launches-249-haswell-powered-11-6-inch-c270-chromebook-with-8-5-hour-battery-life-and-16gb-ssd/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | Bloomberg Businessweek published some choice excerpts from writer Brad Stone's upcoming book "The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon."Topics include the beginnings of Amazon to Bezos' biological father,the inner workings of Amazon & Bezos' leadership group, which is known as "the S Team." Stone describes Amazon as less than harmonious, and that "the people who do well at Amazon are often those who thrive in an adversarial atmosphere with almost constant friction." He also writes "Bezos abhors what he calls 'social cohesion,' the natural impulse to seek consensus." MEOW. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/10/4823296/jeff-bezos-book-excerpts-published-by-bloomberg | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Las Vegas is the latest city to to be promised 1Gbps Internet service and its not from Google. Century Link, which has a 1-gig pilot service in Omaha, Nebraska will begin offering fiber to the premises to residential and small business customers in select neighborhoods soon. The service starts at $79.95 per month on a 12-month contract, or $124.94 with Prism TV, and a six-month contract. | http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/centurylink-places-1-gig-bet-las-vegas/145998 | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | ia | According to Hong Kong's Oriental Daily, engineering students from the Xi'an Institute of Technology may have been forced into an internship program at Foxconn where they would assemble PlayStation 4 units. XIT students were told to join the program or they wouldn't receive credits necessary to graduate. Foxconn investigated and found students who were assigned to night shifts and overtime were placed there in violation of Foxconn's policies. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/10/chinese-students-foxconn-ps4-internship/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | ia | T-Mobile to offer free unlimited international data, texts | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57606784-94/t-mobile-to-offer-free-unlimited-international-data-texts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | T-Mobile International Data vs. the Competition: Rates Compared | http://blog.laptopmag.com/t-mobile-international-data-rates-compared | CHART | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | - T-Mobile's unveiled version 3.0 of its Uncarrier campaign - T-Mobile will eliminate fees for data and text messages entirely in more than 100 countries starting Oct 31. - Calling rates will be simplified. T-Mobile will charge a flat 20 cents per minute - Who's eligible? New and existing T-Mobile customers who are on a post-paid plan are eligible for the new international plan - There's a new $10 Stateside International Talk and Text plan for US customers calling to other countries. The plan includes calls for 20 and free unlimited calls to landlines in 70 of those countries | - TMo CEO John Legere put an example together: If a customer uses 72 megabytes of data, makes 32 one-minute calls back home, and sends 36 text messages a day on AT&T without an international plan, the cost would be $1,150 if that person was in Canada. - On TMo: $6.40 - Data speeds are not expected to be particularly fast: CMO Mike Sievert said avg speeds would be around 128 kilobits per second - Faster speeds require more money. FOr $15, a customer gets high-speed data for up to 100MB for a single day. $20 for 200MB for one week, $50 gets 500MB at high-speeds for two weeks Q: Will this latest move by T-Mobile get the other carriers to try the same thing soon? | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | tm | HP no longer playing by Microsoft, Intel rules, exec says | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57606827-75/hp-no-longer-playing-by-microsoft-intel-rules-exec-says/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | HP grabs at commercial PC market in Lenovo dogfight | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57606902-92/hp-grabs-at-commercial-pc-market-in-lenovo-dogfight/ | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | PC Market Beats Expectations with Mild Improvement in Business Outlook, According to IDC | http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24375913 | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Gartner: PC shipments slip 8.6% to 80.3m units in Q3 2013, the lowest back-to-school quarter since 2008 | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/09/gartner-pc-shipments-slip-8-6-to-80-5m-units-in-q3-2013-the-lowest-back-to-school-quarter-since-2008/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Chrome steals a march on Windows | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24472567 | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | HP meeting with financial analysts Wednesday - IDC: Worldwide PC shipments shrunk 7.6% Q3, Gartner 8.6% - Dion Weisler, executive vice president of printing and personal systems - "we're in a new world now with multiple operating systems, new architectures, new silicon, new graphics, new subsystems." - HP is focused on four OSes now: Microsoft, Android, Chrome, and Ubuntu - Meg Whitman: "Wintel-based devices are being aggressively displaced by ARM-based PCs and mobile devices running competing operating systems...current, long-term HP partners, like Intel and Microsoft, are increasingly becoming outright competitors." - Gartner estimates 2 million Chromebooks will sell this year and rise to 12 million by 2016 Q: Google working Samsung, Acer, HP on Chromebooks. Microsoft the only manufacturer for Windows RT. Is Microsoft becoming Apple while Google becomes Microsoft? Or is Microsoft IBM with OS/2? | Taking on Lenovo: Weisler said: Grab commercial desktop market share. Grow tablet unit share from 2 percent of the market in the enterprise. Pitch features like self-healing BIOS and hardened operating systems and security. On the commercial side, HP's going to push new form factors. Push "targeted bursts" of tablet launches. Sell computing systems with multiple operating systems such as Windows 8, Android and Google's Chrome OS. | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | sl | Twitter experimenting with @eventparrot for news alerts | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/10/4823278/twitter-eventparrot-account-news-alerts-rumor | ||||||||||||||||||
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43 | - Twitter testing a new service that will send users direct messages with news articles. @eventparrot: "Follow me to receive direct messages that help you keep up with what's happening in the world,". Twitter staff are among the account's initial followers, including Isaac Hepworth who participates in "unusual projects" at Twitter. - One DM received from the account appears to be a retweet of news from CNN's own CNNbrk breaking news account, with a link to an article. - @MagicRecs account was created to send DM alerts to followers about popular users and their tweets. The testing eventually led to a recommendation feature built into the company's iOS and Android apps that notifies users when a group of people you follow all follow the same person. | q: do personalized recs make sense via DM? good way to cater to individuals or set up future ad structure? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | Dropcam's new $199 Pro model aims to be the smart home hub | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57606603-76/dropcams-new-$199-pro-model-aims-to-be-the-smart-home-hub/ | SEGMENT GUEST: Greg Duffy LOWER THIRD URL: dropcam.com | |||||||||||||||||
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47 | New Dropcam Pro, all-glass lens means sharper picture, 130 degree field of view, 8x zoom, better low light vision, $199 - Zoom in response to people wanting motors and gears. - Uses 10% more bandwidth than predecessor - Bluetooth LE and an API: display temp, adjust gadgets based on motion detection, connected security systems, light switches, and climate controls - Learns regular motions "like trees in wind" to reduce unnecessary motion alerts - "We never want to be a company that makes you upgrade your stuff," he says. "Your [2010] Dropcam Echo still works. And we still have users on that, believe it or not." Q: We're really seeing more "Internet of Things" devices becoming smart. Any ideas what his could launch? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Fitbit Force Combines Smartwatch and Fitness Tracker | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/fitbit-force-fitness-tracker-meets-smartwatch/story?id=20525299 | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - Fitbit's new product:$129.95 Fitbit Force, its smartwatch/fitness bracelet - small OLED screen right on the band. tell the time, how many steps you've taken, how far you've walked, calories you've burned, the floors or stairs you've climbed, and even how long you have slept. - view all info through the Fitbit app, which pairs with the tracker via Bluetooth - when Force is paired w iPhone running iOS 7, you see incoming call notifications right on the display. OR With any NFC-equipped Android phone, you can tap the Force to the phone and it will automatically launch the Fitbit app. | q: does fitbit have an edge in smartwatch race b/c you already have a use for it beyond time, texts, etc (quantified self)? | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | ia | Foursquare gives out unsolicited tips on iPhone | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57606718-93/foursquare-gives-out-unsolicited-tips-on-iphone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | A smarter Foursquare, so you don’t miss a thing. | http://blog.foursquare.com/2013/08/29/a-smarter-foursquare-so-you-dont-miss-a-thing/ | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | - The new version of Foursquare for iOS will give you suggestions as to what to do on the lock screen - Version 6.4 of Foursquare comes with "real-time recommendations," which works in the background. The app will monitor your phone's movements and location - If Foursquare finds relevant information, it will send you a push notification - This feature was added to the Android version in August. It is now being sent to 1000 people on iPHone. Foursquare said it will slowly roll out the notifications to the rest of the audience on iPhone Q: Will users find this invasive or useful? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | Google engineer submits joke support ticket asking for a monorail. Google buys monorail cars | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/10/10/google-engineer-submits-joke-support-ticket-asking-for-a-monorail-google-buys-monorail-cars/ | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Mischievous Twitter Bot Tweets Just Like You | http://mashable.com/2013/10/10/twitter-bot-tofu_product/ | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Astronomers shoot first in 'Star Wars'-style timelapse | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/10/4823132/hawaii-shoots-first-in-star-wars-style-laser-timelapse | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Apple's iPhone-centric fourth-quarter earnings set for Oct. 28 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57606425-37/apples-iphone-centric-fourth-quarter-earnings-set-for-oct-28/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Dear rest of the world, you're getting your iPhones soon. 35 countries will get the iPhone 5S and 5C on October 25th including Liechtenstein, Malta, Reunion Island and French West Indies! And then November 5, sixteen more countries get the two phones including Colombia, Guam and Moldova. Check Apple.com to see if your nation is on the list. | http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/10/09/iphone-5s-and-iphone-5c-will-launch-in-25-countries-on-october-25-then-16-more-on-november-1/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | As promised, Samsung has launched a handset with a curved display screen.It's called the Galaxy Round, has a 5.7in display, and is designed to help consumers use some of the features on the phone like checking date, time and missed calls when home screen is off, with more ease. and However, the Round will intially be launched only in South Korea, and there's no information on global launch plans. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24455312 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | According to AllThingsD's sources, Apple will hold an iPad event on October 22nd. Both the iPad and iPad mini are expected to be refreshed -- the iPad with a design more like the mini and the mini might get a Retina display. AllThingsD says the event will also show off the new Mac Pro and the next version of OS X, Mavericks. | http://allthingsd.com/20131008/apple-will-hold-fall-ipad-event-on-october-22/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Smartphones of the world beware. Firefox OS is expanding. More countries will get the phone, although Mozilla's not saying which ones. Mozilla also said it's coming to new phones, but won't name those either. They will all get the new FFOS 1.1 which Mozilla WILL admit comes with better app load times, smooth scrolling, new language support, MMS, push notifications and more. When is all this coming? Soon. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/09/ffos-2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Sources tell Reuters that Russian authorities have arrested a man, known in hacking circles as "Paunch," who's believed to be responsible for distributing the software kit known as "Blackhole" that is widely used by cyber criminals to infect PCs. Blackhole is a piece of malicious software that hackers install on web servers that then automatically infect personal computers when users visit a tainted site. A former Russian police detective in contact with Russia's federal government passed along the information about the arrest. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/net-us-cybercrime-arrest-idINBRE99714Y20131009 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Last year AMD purchased a startup called SeaMicro that built servers, which confused some people. Well, it looks like that was a good investment because SeaMicro servers will be powering Verizon's cloud computing services. SeaMicro servers will also be behind Japanese telecom NTT Docomo and data centers around the world. Those servers still use ordinary server chips, but SeaMicro's "server fabric" technology let the chips communicate more effectively. The next servers out of AMD and SeaMicro will be built around ARM chips. | http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/10/seamicro-amd-verizon/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Now follow me on this one. MEMS stands for microelectromechanical systems. DigitalOptics has made a MEMS multi-focus camera which can do high speed focusing similar to a Lytro in a mobile device. Everybody has expected the first MEMS camera to arrive on Google's Nexus 5. They were all wrong. DigitalOptics announced that Chinese smartphone maker OPPO will be the exclusive launch partner for the MEMS camera. OK we're done. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/09/oppo-not-nexus-5-first-digitaloptics-mems/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Microsoft has announced it's paying well-known hacking expert James Forshaw, who heads vulnerability research at London-based security consulting firm Context Information Security, a $100,000+ bounty for identifying a new "exploitation technique" in Windows. the information will allow microsft to develop defenses against an entire class of attacks. Microsoft has also released an update to Internet Explorer, which fixes a bug that made IE users vulnerable to remote attacks. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/net-us-microsoft-cybersecurity-idINBRE9970YK20131009 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Comcast and Twitter have announced a partnership to add "See It" buttons to Twitter posts about Comcast's NBC Universal shows. When clicked the button will let Comcast Cable subscribers change channels to watch the show, or schedule it to be recorded to their Comcast DVR. The Voice will be one of the first shows to be part of the system. Comcast hopes to offer the service for non-Comcast networks and Cable Systems in the future. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/09/comcast-twitter/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Disney Research in Pittsburgh says that it has figured out a way for you to be able to feel textures through a touchscreen. The technology uses modulated voltage that simulates friction to your fingers. That friction is translated in your brain as the actual texture. Disney will present all of its findings in a symposium in Scotland this week. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/08/disney-invents-touchscreen-that-lets-you-feel-textures/?wprss=rss_business | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Samsung announces the Galaxy Round, a smartphone with a curved OLED display | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/8/4818572/samsung-galaxy-round-curved-oled-smartphone-official | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
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29 | - Samsung introduced the Galaxy Round - It's got a curved 5.7-inch OLED display (1080p resolution) - The curve is on the vertical axis - What can the round form factor do? If you place the phone on a table, it doesn't sit flat. When you push down one side and tilt the screen, the phone will show you your lock screen with the time and notifications - Samsung also claims that switching between home screens will feel like one continuous transition, and has worked on new tilt- and tap-based interactions for the music and photos apps. - Specs: 7.9mm thick, 13MP camera, 3GB of RAM, 2.3GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.3 - Release date is today on SK Telecom in South Korea. It'll cost about $1000 and come in "Luxury Brown," with more colors coming soon. Q: What are your impressions of the Galaxy Round? Do you think curved glass will be a trend like with TVs? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | tm | Apple to introduce new iPads on October 22: AllThingsD | http://allthingsd.com/20131008/apple-will-hold-fall-ipad-event-on-october-22/ | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Round Two: Apple’s October Event | http://currenteditorials.com/2013/09/11/round-two-apples-october-event/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | ATD reports Oct. 22 announcement (Currenteditorials.com reported the date way back on 9/11) - New iPad, Mac Pro and OS X Mavericks - iPad gets thinner design of Mini, improved camera, 64-bit A7 - Mini gets retina display, and A7 - TouchID? - John Paczkowski notes same date as Nokia’s Innovation Reinvented showcase, and the retail debut of Microsoft’s new Surface 2 - CE reported Mac Mini and MacBook Pro also coming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | sl | Microsoft to roll out Remote Desktop to iOS and Android later this month | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/08/microsoft-remote-desktop-android-ios/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Office for iPad is coming, Ballmer says... after 'Metro' Office apps for Windows | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2052811/office-for-ipad-is-coming-ballmer-says-after-metro-office-apps-for-windows.html | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2012 R2 will release its Remote Desktop app on Windows, Windows RT, OS X, & iOS and Android later this month. - OS X app has undergone a major overhaul, the iOS version will support iOS 6 and 7, while the Android variant should support everything from Gingerbread upward. - at gartner-sponsored event in fla, steve ballmer said " “iPad will be picked up when there’s a touch first user interface,” - so, after the modern Office apps currently in development are released. so, Surface first, iPad next. - Office for the iPhone, meanwhile, only works in conjunction with a premium Office 365 subscription (booooo!), which starts at $100 per year. The same goes with Office for Android phones. There’s no reason to think Office for iPad would buck that trend, whenever it finally arrives. | q: office for ipad will come. but will it be something ppl want/use? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | ia | Disney invents touchscreen that lets you feel textures | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/08/disney-invents-touchscreen-that-lets-you-feel-textures/?wprss=rss_business | ||||||||||||||||||
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43 | - Disney Research in Pittsburgh has created a way to feel the shape and texture of objects on touch screens - The simulation of the objects is based on friction - The screen uses an electro-vibration based display. Modulated voltage creates the friction that will fool your fingers into feeling textures - You'd be able to feel topographic maps, 3D renderings - Environmental settings can be rendered in real time - (meaning you'd be able to feel an area you can't reach?) - The screens can also help the visually impaired get an idea of their surroundings - Disney’s findings will be presented at a user interface symposium in Scotland this week Q: Where do you see this technology being the most useful? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Amazon’s ‘Login and Pay with Amazon’ Service Challenges PayPal For The Web’s Payment Business | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/08/amazons-pay-with-amazon-service-challenges-paypal-for-the-webs-payment-business/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - Amazon launched a service called "Pay with Amazon" yesterday at Money 2020 that lets partner sites enable a payments button, similiar to PayPal, credit cards, at checkout. - “Amazon has more than 215 million active customer accounts,” Tom Taylor, Vice President, Amazon Payments says in a release today. (apple has the most w 575M cutomer cc info) “Login and Pay with Amazon enables companies to make millions of our customers their customers by inviting online shoppers with Amazon credentials to access their account information safely and securely with a single login.” - intro'd Login earlier this year.. use Amazon credentials to log in anywhere - like FB connect - Gogo is already using the retailer’s payments system for its in-flight Wi-Fi services. It will integrate the button later this year. | The transaction fees are simple, at 2.9 percent + $0.30 per transaction or less, based on volume q: does amazon brand have a chance against paypal? why would retailer want to advertise amazon at all? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | Panasonic 'to quit' loss-making plasma TV business | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24458805 | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | In Panasonic's plasma exit, Japan's TV makers come to terms with defeat | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/us-japan-televisions-idUSBRE9980IO20131009 | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Reuters reports Panasonic will stop making plasma TVs by March 2014 (end of fiscal year) - lose its plasma screen factory in Amagasaki and put it up for sale (Nikkei Business Daily and Reuters) - BBC told "Nothing has been decided at this stage." - Last year Panasonic's plasma screen division made a loss of 754bn yen (£4.85bn), following a 772bn yen loss the previous year. - president Kazuhiro Tsuga weeding out weak divisions, focusing on high margins - Japan TV business consists of 3 LCD plants and a few assembly plants - Panasonic will shift LCD plant from 80 percent for TVs to 80 percent for mobile gadgets. - Global TV shipments dropped 6.3 percent in 2012, the first decline in over a decade, IHS iSuppli Q: Was the switch to flat screen the last great TV replacement wave? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | TITLE: Bob's House of Detectors | GUEST: Allison Sheridan, Host of the NosillaCast Podcast LOWER THIRD URL: podfeet.com, @podfeet | Combustable Internet | Nest's Niche | Clean up your mess, Samsung | Hard to get a hardware guy | ||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | HP unveiled the HP Chromebook 11, with an 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 screen weighing only 2.3 pounds and carrying a Samsung dual core Exynos 520 processor, 2 GB of RAM and a 16GB flash drive. It also has a very cell phone like micro-USB charger. The white plastic case comes with blue, red, yellow or green accents. Chromebook 11 is available now for $280 in the US and £229 in the UK. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/10/08/hp-chromebook-11-is-official-weighs-just-2-3-pounds-and-available-in-the-us-and-uk-from-279-99/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | hipster thermostat maker Nest is adding a new product to its lineup this November: the Nest Protect smoke detector, priced at $129. the company is also releasing version 4.0 of its app for Web, iOS, and Android. you can receive Notifications for low-battery alerts, Heads Up if smoke or carbon monoxide levels are rising, and emergency alarms on your iDevice. It’s also WiFi enabled, so in theory you'l connect it with your smart thermostat and other Internet-supported devices. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/08/nest-unveils-its-129-protect-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-detector-available-from-november/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | WSJ reports that an NSA data center in Utah has suffered 10 meltdowns in the past 13 months. These meltdowns were due "chronic electric surges." Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment were destroyed due to these issues. The Utah data center is expected to be the NSA's main facility for storing and decrypting all that data it collects. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2052960/nsa-data-center-suffers-meltdowns-is-delayed-by-a-year-report-says.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Gold paint on a phone? HA! A new HTC One in 18-carat gold will be available October 19th in Glasgow for five people. It's a special phone for the MOBO awards, one of which will go to the winner of Best Newcomer. In slightly more attainable news, the WSJ reports a 5.9-inch HTC One Max with a fingerprint scanner will come out October 16th at an event in Hong Kong. That makes it October 15th here in North America in case you see conflicting reports. | http://www.mobileburn.com/22086/news/htc-debuts-limited-edition-gold-htc-one-for-awards-show-but-you-can-get-a-similar-phone-for-2500 | ||||||||||||||||||
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17 | sl | after announcing in august that he would be stepping down as CEO within the next 12 months, Steve Ballmer's final shareholder letter is full of optimism about the future. Ballmer notes i2013 is a pivotal year as microsoft shifts from being just a software company to also being a hardware business, to buying Nokia's Devices and Services business as a "signature event" in the company's transformation, sounds like everything's coming up roses! ....once a replacement is found who can carry out Microsoft's new vision. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57606427-75/ballmer-microsofts-best-days-are-still-ahead/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | The U.S. executive branch declined to veto an import ban on certain Samsung products. The International Trade Commission had issued an import ban on some Samsung products due to patent infringement. Samsung asked the for a veto of the ban on public policy grounds, which was declined. Now, Samsung can seek a delay of the ban from a U.S. appeals court. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-08/samsung-loses-bid-for-presidential-veto-of-apple-won-import-ban.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | AMD announced new Radeon graphics cards officially today. At the low end the Radeon R7 240, the R7 250, and the R7 260X will be targeted at everyday gamers. Serious gamers are supposed to go for AMD Radeon R9 270X and R9 280X with 4K resolution and AMD's Eyefinity multimonitor technology. The 280X 3GB card is almost twice as fast as the previous 6970 and supposedly 39% faster than the Nvidia GTX 760 with 2GB main memory. The R240 starts in $69 cards and the prices range up to the R9 280X in $299 cards. All will be available October 11. | http://www.stageselect.com/N5422-amd-announces-new-radeon-graphics-prices-gaming-va.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | PayPal has announced a new feature called The Payment Code that will allow PayPal users to pay for things in physical retail stores by scanning a QR code generated in the app, or by using a one-time four digit code in stores that use PIN codes but don’t have a scanner. Customers check into a store using the PayPal app, receive their PIN or QR code, and purchases will be debited normally from the PayPal account. The Payment code is set to roll out until early next year. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/08/paypal-app-to-enable-in-store-payments-by-scanning-a-qr-code-from-next-year/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Android Police feels pretty confident that Google + hangouts is going to get SMS and MMS integration. AP's sources also say Hangouts version 1.3 will allow sharing of videos through the Hangout protocol. Will it replace your messaging app on your Android phone? Reply hazy try again. | http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/07/all-but-confirmed-google-hangouts-1-3-screenshots-suggest-smsmms-integration-video-sharing-capabilities/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Starting today, Yahoo is launching a new version of Yahoo Mail. You'll get 1TB of space for free. Yahoo also made previously pay-only features like POP mail and email forwarding available for free. There's also a facelift thanks to themes from Flickr images. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/8/4815176/yahoo-unveils-total-email-redesign-inspired-by-flickr-and-tumblr | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Nest unveils its $129 Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector, available from November | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/08/nest-unveils-its-129-protect-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-detector-available-from-november/ | VIDEO 1:05-1:13 then 2ND VIDEO BROLL | |||||||||||||||||
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30 | Nest's Tony Fadell on reinventing the smoke detector -- and your home (Q&A) | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57606429-76/nests-tony-fadell-on-reinventing-the-smoke-detector-and-your-home-q-a/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Nest Protect smoke and CO detector - Low battery, heads up alert and alarm received on iPhone or iPad - "What to Do" feature - Female voice (Victoria U study says registers better w/ children when urgent) - Wave a hand across the device to silence it - WiFi, connected to other Nests and eventually thermostat - 6 AA batteries, lasts 5 years Wired (3 batteries) or Battery, white or black, $129 November in US, £109 October 30, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Samsung Plays Catch-Up on Software | http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702304906704579115464161019726-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwNzEwNDcyWj.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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47 | NYTimes Nick Wingfield reports on Bill Gates future - Gates seen on MS campus a lot lately - Largest shareholder (4.52%, Chairman of Board - Sources told Wingfield Gates has no intention of reducing philanthropic work to return full time to MS - Last week reports that 3 shareholder wanted Gates out - Meanwhile Ballmer goodbye tour continues with letter to shareholders Q: Should Gates come back, leave entirely or stay put? | List of candidates Alan Mulally, CEO Ford Paul Maritz, former MS, now at Pivotal Tony Bates from Skype Stephen Elop, Nokia former CEO | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | Yahoo Mail Gets Cross-Platform Themes, 1TB of Storage, ‘Mail Plus’ Features For All And Better ‘Conversations’ | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/08/yahoo-updates-mail-on-all-platforms-with-new-design-that-mirrors-award-winning-weather-ios-app/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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51 | - Yahoo revamped Yahoo Mail - The update is supposed to go live today across the web, Android, iOS and Windows 8 device. - First up: rich themes that incorporate Flickr photos (not just any random Flickr photo, Yahoo is working with photographers of 24 different Flickr images to build themes around them). - The theme you pick on your desktop will be the same theme you'll have on the mobile version - POP access, disposable email addresses, & mail forwarding are now free. - The only paid feature is an ad-free Yahoo mail that costs $49.99/year - Users who have previously subscribed to Mail Plus are grandfathered in and will be able to continue paying $19.99/yr for the ‘ad free’ version of mail, - More storage: 1TB of space for Yahoo mail users | - threaded conversations can now be expanded inside the inbox, letting you quickly navigate to a recent message from the conversation. - Clicking a magnifying glass next to a sender’s name will take you to every message you have received from that person. Q: Some interesting upgrades, but will it get you to use Yahoo as your email? This new desktop experience is available in English in the US, Canada, UK, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa with more countries and languages coming soon. | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | Higgs Boson theory nets Nobel for pair of physicists | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57606460-76/higgs-boson-theory-nets-nobel-for-pair-of-physicists/ | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | Sixth Grader Wins Approval to Brew Beer in Space | http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/10/sixth-grader-wins-approval-to-brew-beer-in-space/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | LG confirmed it will mass produce flexible OLED display panels for smartphones up to 6-inches in size. The panels are 0.44mm thin and weigh 7.2g. While the screens are flexible, built on a plastic substrate instead of glass, they are expected to be built in rigid cases meaning the screen may be bent but will be fixed in one position. So no roll-up phones yet. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/lg-curved-smartphone-display-production/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Samsung is reportedly set to announce a curved display smartphone known as the Galaxy Round as soon as this week, reports Korean news site Asiae. The phone would use a plastic display rather than one made of glass. The Asiae report follows a comment made by a Samsung executive in September confirming such a phone, and Samsung has already filed for a trademark for the Galaxy Round name itself. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57606282-94/samsung-to-unveil-galaxy-round-flexible-display-phone-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The Nexus 5 might be the worst kept secret in tech right now. Android Police just found the near-final draft of a 281-page service manual for the Nexus 5 made by LG. The manual sheds more light on the Nexus 5 specs: 16GB or 32GB for storage, an 8MP camera with Optical Image Stabilization, and a 4.95-inch 1080p display. Android Police took down images of the manual at LG's request, which makes this whole thing sound even more legit. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/06/lgs-new-nexus-phone-gets-detailed-in-leaked-service-manual/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | The NSA has been working to break the security and anonymity of Internet privacy tool Tor, according to documents Edward Snowden provided to the Washington Post and The Guardian. Tor, which stands for The Onion Router, encrypts traffic repeatedly in layers. The NSA did not break the encryption but succeeded to diverting users into insecure channels by blocking the network, or by 'staining' anonymous traffic as it entered the network allowing them to identify it when it exited. Roger Dingledine one of Tor's principle designers, believes these methods could only be exploited against a relatively small number of users. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/secret-nsa-documents-show-campaign-against-tor-encrypted-network/2013/10/04/610f08b6-2d05-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Twitter is rolling out its "Nielsen TV Twitter Rating" system in the US today after announcing a partnership with TV ratings-tracker Nielsen last year. It will show both the number of tweets mentioning specific shows, and the number of accounts those tweets reach.Nielsen and Twitter aren't saying how many TV networks or advertisers are currently signed up to use the new rating system, but The New York Times notes, Twitter's IPO mentioned television 42 times. | http://www.theverge.com/web/2013/10/7/4811410/nielsen-tv-twitter-rating-starts-today | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | There are some new images of the HTC One Max floating around Sina Weibo. The latest pics show a finerprint scanner that would be placed directly below the rear camera. The pictures are in line with a forum post on Android Central that claims that Verizon staff in the U.S. are being trained on the HTC One Max with a fingerprint sensor. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/7/4810686/htcs-one-max-could-have-a-fingerprint-scanner | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Is the Surface really sold out and if so what ors that mean. Wednesday Microsoft claimed pre-order stock of the 64 GB Surface 2 and 256 GB and 512 GB Surface Pro 2 models were close to selling out. Sunday the 128GB Surface Pro 2 listed out of stock but by Sunday night it was back in stock again. Microsoft indicated sell-outs of its original Surface RT as well, but then ended up writing down $900 million in excess Surface tablet inventory in July. Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 will ship by October 21. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57606212-75/microsoft-surface-selling-out-weve-seen-this-movie-before/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Athletes and spectators attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi this coming February should get ready for some hefty surveillance, according to documents shared with the Guardian. For example, Russia's FSB security service plans to take advantage of newly installed telephone and internet spying capabilities to give free rein to intercept any telephony or data traffic and even track the use of sensitive words or phrases mentioned in emails, webchats and on social media. | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/06/russia-monitor-communications-sochi-winter-olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | The FBI seized the Silk Road online marketplace and 26,000 Bitcoins belonging to Silk Road customers last week. The almost 600,000 Bitcoins held by the site's alleged operator Ross Ulbricht have proved more difficult to take. The FBI has access to the Bitcoin Wallet from Ulbricht but they do not have the private key to open the wallet. Still, that's about 5% of all BitCoins now out of circulation. The FBI has indicated it plans to sell the seized Bitcoins. | http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/07/fbi-bitcoin-silk-road-ross-ulbricht | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Microsoft's facing some backlash over recycling Outlook.com email addresses. Outlook's service agreement says that a user would have to sign periodically every 270 days or that account may be deleted. The user policy says nothing about deleted account names being reused. Microsoft told PC World that after a total of 360 days after deletion, the email account name is made available again. This is causing some privacy concerns similar to when Yahoo announced it was freeing up email addresses for its email service. | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/05/microsoft-can-recycle-your-outlook-com-email-address-if-your-account-becomes-inactive/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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26 | tm | LG confirms production of 'bendable and unbreakable' smartphone displays | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/lg-curved-smartphone-display-production/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000601 | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | LG 'G Flex' phone with flexible 6-inch display rumored for unveiling next month | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57605672-94/lg-preps-curved-display-smartphone-the-g-flex/ | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | Samsung to unveil Galaxy Round flexible display phone | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57606282-94/samsung-to-unveil-galaxy-round-flexible-display-phone-report/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | LG mass producing 6-inch "world's first" flexible OLED for smartphones - Plastic substrate instead of glass - Could come in G Flex to be announced next month - Also the world's lightest, weighing a mere 7.2g even with a 6-inch screen - Samsung to announce Galaxy round curved screen smartphone - Korean site Asiae repots could be unveiled this week - D.J. Lee, Samsung's mobile business head of strategic marketing at Galaxy Note 3 launch in Sept. said curved smartphone coming in October - Remember curved in a fixed body. Not bendy Q: Do we want this? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | Tweets Provide New Way to Gauge TV Audiences | http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702304171804579119342816300078-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwNjEwNDYyWj.html | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | - "The Big Bang Theory" and "NCIS" are among the most-watched shows on tv- 20M viewers each. But in Nielsen's new ranking of programs with the greatest reach on Twitter, they aren't even in the top 10. - twitter user base v different than TV-viewing audience that marketers spend tens of billions of dollars each year to reach. Twitter's 49.2M U.S. users generally skew younger and are disproportionately in cities, for example, according to marketers and media analysts. - general theory: if fans are engaged on Twitter that "means the ads are also being paid attention to" - some shows are popular on tv & twitter: finale of the AMC drama "Breaking Bad" was No. 1 in the Twitter TV ratings that week, with 9.3M unique users seeing tweets about the show, and had the sixth-highest TV rating in the key demographic of 18- to 49-year-old viewers, according to Nielsen. | insurance co Aflac Inc on Twitter demo: "We are a national company and our sales come from the suburban market more so than the metropolitan areas, where [Twitter's] strength lies," said Michael Zuna, chief marketing officer. "I have got a mass-market brand and our most important customers aren't in the major metro markets," he said. q: does twitter have a metro problem with "mass market" advertisers? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | - Reuters reports that BlackBerry is in talks with Cisco, Google, SAP for bids. - BB has also asked for preliminary expressions of interest from Intel, LG and Samsung - Fairfax Financial is trying to take the company private for $4.7B - BlackBerry's pieces with analyst values: secure server network, messaging service ($3B-$4.5B), hardware operations, patent portfolio ($2B-$3B), - The value of BlackBerry's patent portfolio and licensing agreements is likely to halve in the next 18 months, a company filing from this week shows. - Reuters says "It is unclear which parties will bid" Q: Let's carve BB up - who should go after what piece and why? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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39 | sl | Attorney General Eric Schneiderman hits AirBnB with subpoena for user data | http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/state-airbnb-article-1.1477934 | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | - NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman subpoenaed AirBNB data on its hosts who rent out their apartments as part of an investigation launched over a 2010 law that makes it illegal to use such sites to rent out your own apartment. - AirBnB has until EOD to turn over data Airbnb has 225,000 users in NYC, but only data from those who rent out their place is being sought. That would affect only about 15,000 of New Yorkers. - Airbnb ceo Brian Chesky trying to work w state lawmakers - a few days ago said its users should collect the normal hotel occupancy tax and promised to filter out bad hosts. - co in a statement: “Even the politicians who wrote the original law agree it was never designed to target regular people who occasionally share their homes. “We are concerned that this is an unreasonably broad government demand for user data and we remain committed to protecting our users' privacy." | q: thoughts on being an airbnb host now? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | Google works to demote mug shot sites in search results | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57606256-93/google-works-to-demote-mug-shot-sites-in-search-results/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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45 | Mugshot sites often charge fro removal of pictures - Seem to get high search ranking, despite no original content - Google' Jason Freidenfelds, originally responded "with very narrow exceptions, we take down as little as possible from search." - Then followed up "Our team has been working for the past few months on an improvement to our algorithms to address this overall issue in a consistent way," he said. "We hope to have it out in the coming weeks." By Friday mugshot sites were dropping in rankings. - Payment companies, MasterCard, PayPal, AmEx and Discover all urging merchant banks to end relationships. Visa investigating compliance with company regulations. - Oregon and georgia have laws requiring free removal for exonerated or expunged - Utah Sheriffs will not handover mugshots to sites who charge for removal - Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Press needs freedom to make editorial decisions about public records Q: Should Google be the arbiter for what public records are tasteful? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | ia | Google is building Chrome OS straight into Windows 8 | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/5/4806562/google-building-chrome-os-into-windows-8 | GALLERY | |||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | - Google's updated the developer version of Chrome for Windows 8 - This is the app for Window's Modern UI mode - The Verge says the Modern UI version of Chrome is just like Chrome OS - You'll see a dock with Google's app launcher and icons for the web apps you want to use - You'll be able to create multiple browser windows that can be snapped to the left or right of the display - This version of Chrome is using a special mode that MS allows for web browsers (instead of being a full screen app). The apps are listed in the Windows Store, they're still desktop apps - Not known whether this Chrome OS style app will appear as a finished version of Chrome. Tom Warren at the Verge says the current dev version is buggy and crashes occasionally Q: Chrome OS inside of Windows 8 - would that confuse people? | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | Glass Theft Auto: Google Glass Hack Beams Grand Theft Auto’s GPS Straight To Your Eye | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/06/glass-theft-auto-google-glass-hack-beams-grand-theft-autos-gps-straight-to-your-eye/ | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Over 100 long-lost Doctor Who episodes found by dedicated fans - in Ethiopia | http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/106-doctor-who-episodes-uncovered-2343474 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Twitter made it's public S-1 filing for an initial public offering of stock likely to come sometime in November. The filling shows Twitter has been increasing revenue quickly to $316.9 million in 2012 and 253.7 million for the first half of 2013. But the company also has increased losses with 79 million lost in 2012 and 69 million lost already in the first half of 2013. In cheerful news for investors who believe mobile is the future, 75% of Twitter's 218.3 million monthly active users come from mobile as does 65% of its ad revenue. | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/twitter-files-for-ipo-2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Adobe says that attackers have compromised 2.9 million customer accounts, including their credit and debit card numbers. Though those number are encrypted, Adobe's resetting passwords for affected users, warning them of financial risks and offering free credit monitoring. Hackers also took source code for certain apps, including Acrobat and ColdFusion. The two attacks may or may not be related, according to Adobe. Thanks to s. p. sheridan for submitting this story to subreddit. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/adobe-says-attackers-compromised-2-9-million-customer-accounts/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | It's finally public - the original voice of Siri is none other than Susan Bennett. She's an Atlanta-based voice actor who also voiced the first ATM, a number of GPS devices, and Delta Airline announcements. Bennett confirmed to CNN that she is the voice behind Siri, but Apple won't confirm that information. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/04/apple-siri-susan-bennett/?ncid=rss_truncated | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | HTC reported its first quarterly net loss since it went public in 2002. The company reported a loss of NT$2.97 billion which is about US$101 million for the quarter ending September 30. A year ago for the same quarter HTC reported a net profit of NT$3.9 billion. The HTC One has received positive reviews but the good press hasn't translated into good enough sales. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57606002-94/htc-reports-first-quarterly-loss-since-going-public-in-2002/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Microsoft loves HTC's losses! Enough to want to convince the company to add the Windows Phone platform as a secondary operating system on its Android-based smartphones, in addition to discussing “cutting or eliminating the license fee” required to use Windows Phone. Bloomberg reports that the talks are “preliminary,” and it’s not clear whether that would create dual-boot devices, or if Microsoft would require Windows Phone to override Android on existing models. | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/04/htc-could-add-windows-as-a-second-option-on-its-android-devices-according-to-bloomberg/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Wow is Samsung boring. The company just announced its third quarter financial preview and its operating profit looks to be yet another record high. Samsung said their third quarter sales were $55 billion, with an operating profit in the range of $9.2 billion to $9.6 billion. Full financial information will be announced later this month. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/10/03/samsung-reports-record-high-profit-for-3q/2920401/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | 9to5Mac reports OS X Mavericks has been upgraded to Gold Master status and released to developers meaning we should see a consumer release later this month as scheduled. 9to5 Mac had earlier reported bugs delayed the Gold status by a few weeks. Apple also released other updates to developers including new versions of iPhoto and Xcode. | http://9to5mac.com/2013/10/03/os-x-mavericks-goes-golden-master-now-out-for-developers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Techcrunch reports that personal assistant app Cue has been acquired by Apple for between $40 & $60 million, and that according to sources, Dropbox had at some point been interested as well. The company will not be shut down post-acquisition, though it did recently shut down its app that pulls data from user e-mails to create a personal agenda. Apple could fold the technology into a more robust "today" section in iOS 7's Notification Center. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/cue-acquired-for-over-40m-likely-by-apple-to-compete-with-google-now/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Rockstar Games is releasing patches for GTA V online users. An update for PS3 and a similar patch for Xbox 360 should fix issues that limited the number of concurrent users and prevented many from accessing online at all. The company is also working to fix a bug that can stop players form finishing the online tutorial. In the meantime Rockstar has disabled the option to purchase cash packs until all players have access to GTA online. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/4/4801858/grand-theft-auto-online-fixes-ps3-xbox-360 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Microsoft's annual proxy statement suggests that poor sales of the Surface tablet meant CEO Steve Ballmer received 79% of the total incentive plan award for which he was eligible. Like many executives, Ballmer receives a base salary and a bonus that is tied to the performance of the company. The proxy statement says that a number of other MS execs received 100% of their incentive awards including COO Kevin Turner and CFO Amy Hood. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57605982-75/microsoft-docks-steve-ballmers-pay-over-windows-8-surface-rt/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Twitter Files for IPO, Shows $317M in Revenue | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/twitter-files-for-ipo-2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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30 | Twitter Opens the Books, But Facebook’s IPO Looked So Much Better | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/twitter-pales-next-to-facebook/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | How does Twitter make money? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24397472 | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Twitter publicly filed S-1 for IPO. Stock symbol TWTR, raise ~$!billion - Revenue 2013 $253.7mm 2012 $316.9mm 2011 $106mm - Net Loss 2012 $79mm 2013 69mm - 218.3mm MAU (up from 85mm yoy) <5% spam 75% mobile, 500 posts/day - 65% ad revenue from mobile devices - Three-week "quiet period", road show, IPO in November - By the time Facebook went public, it was posting $1 billion in annual profit on $3.7 billion in revenue from 845 million monthly users. Q: IS Twitter properly positioned? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | Microsoft Said to Ask HTC to Put Windows on More Phones | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-04/microsoft-said-to-ask-htc-to-put-windows-on-more-phones.html | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - HTC experienced its first quarterly loss of about $120M in the third quarter - Sales declined about a third compared to last year at the same time - Over the span of a year, HTC stock has dropped 55% - Cher Wang, HTC's chairwoman and co-founder, has repeatedly ruled out selling the company and has said a low share price did not bother her. - Shares prices increased on a cleint note from Fubon Securities that said it believed HTC would team up with a Chinese IT manufacturer through a cooperation deal or merger. HTC declined to comment on the Fubon report. - Meanwhile Bloomberg reports that MS is talking to HTC "about adding its Windows operating system to HTC's Android-based smartphones at little or no cost…" - Terry Myerson, head of Microsoft’s operating systems unit, asked HTC last month to load Windows Phone as a second option - The talks are preliminary and no decision has been made, two people said. Q: What's the answer for HTC? Merger? Microsoft? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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39 | sl | Instagram To Start Showing In-Feed Video And Image Ads To US Users | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/instagram-starts-showing-in-feed-video-and-image-ads-to-us-users/ | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | - video & img IG ads will appear over the next couple of months for US users - from brands that you don’t follow. - blog post: "We’ll focus on delivering a small number of beautiful, high-quality photos and videos from a handful of brands that are already great members of the Instagram community. “ - will be some ad controls for users, you’ll be able to hide ads you don’t like and give feedback about why you did that. This feedback will then be used to tweak your ads. | q: - IG is a single feed. videos already easy to ignore. are ads easily ignored, or will they ruin UX? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | ia | Apple Buys Cue For Over $40M To Compete With Google Now | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/cue-acquired-for-over-40m-likely-by-apple-to-compete-with-google-now/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Apple reportedly buys Cue intelligent personal assistant app | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/3/4799754/apple-reportedly-buys-cue-personal-assistant-app | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | - Personal assistant app Cue shut down on October 2nd - TechCrunch reports that the app sold for at least $35M - The buyer? TechCrunch says it's Apple - What Cue did: it's was a personal asst app similar to Google Now. Cue went through your emails and calendar information to create a daily agenda for you. You'd have all your events, messages, etc. in one location - Apple's official statement when contacted if it bought Cue: "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans." Q: Apple's kind of gone the agenda route with the "Today" section of notification Center. What personal assistant features do you want to see in iOS? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | I'm the original voice of Siri' | http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/04/tech/mobile/bennett-siri-iphone-voice/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ScanSoft hired Susan Bennett through GM Voices in Atlanta - June 2005 Bennet recorded for a database used to construct speech - 4 hours a day in July recorded phrases and sentences used to build database of consonants, vowels, syllables and diphthongs - First went to GPS and telephone systems - ScanSoft became Nuance in October 2005 - CNN asked forensic audio expert Ed Primeau, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, sand he says Siri is Bennett | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | sl | BlackBerry Could Burn Through Most of Its Cash in Just Six Quarters | http://allthingsd.com/20131004/blackberry-could-burn-through-most-of-its-cash-in-just-six-quarters/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Canada's largest carrier won't sell BlackBerry's Z30 flagship | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/4/4801054/rogers-canadas-biggest-carrier-wont-sell-blackberrys-z30-phone | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | - Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu looked at BB's regulatory filing last week. says BlackBerry will burn through most of its $2.6 billion in cash in the next 18 months - losing users at high pace, has a stretched working capital and huge off-balance-sheet commitments that will turn into cash burn in the next four quarters, will lead the company into material liquidity problems. - Ferragu thinks Fairfax Financial’s $9-per-share deal to take BlackBerry private is dead - “We now believe there is virtually no collateral for a bank loan and no credible story for a break up to justify more than a couple of billions for the equity.” - Ferragu downgraded BlackBerry’s stock to “underperform,” with a new price target of $4.50. | - Rogers, Canada's largest wireless company, won't won't sell BB's latest Z30 model. - President, Robert Bruce on Z30: "good," but "on the high end," and "maybe a little niche-y." He justified the decision by saying "we need to make decisions about what phones are the phones our customers are most interested in." - long legacy together, Rogers hosted the country's debut of BlackBerry 10 devices at its head offices in February. q: WTF BB? | |||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Boston Dynamics puts AlphaDog through more field training, teaches Atlas robot to hike over rocks | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/04/boston-dynamics-atlas-alphadog-updates/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | MIT inventor unleashes hundreds of self-assembling cube swarmbots (thx turbulance) | http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/simple-scheme-for-self-assembling-robots-1004.html | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | ‘Terminator’ Robots Kill Jellyfish, ‘Sliced Up’ To Eliminate Swarms [VIDEO] | http://www.ibtimes.com/terminator-robots-kill-jellyfish-sliced-eliminate-swarms-video-1414536 | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Pet lovers pony up for interactive laser cube | http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57605521-1/pet-lovers-pony-up-for-interactive-laser-cube/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Bitcoin showed another characteristic of becoming a real currency yesterday. When Silk Road, a major Bitcoin-powered market, was seized by the US government, BitCoin's dropped from around $140 a coin to $118. That's just what you'd expect when a major market for a currency disappeared suddenly. Today the coins have recovered somewhat to more than $120 per coin. Just as you'd expect a currency to do as the marketplace rebalances. Meanwhile, Ross Ulbricht, alleged to be the Dread Pirate Roberts in charge of Silk Road has been charged in Maryland with drug trafficking and hiring a hit man. Ulbricht was charged in New York yesterday on three counts of conspiracy. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/02/bitcoin-falls-15-following-fbis-silk-road-seizure/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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14 | sl | Amazon is developing two smartphones, one inexpensive model and one with a 3D eye-tracking interface, sources tell Techcrunch. The ‘expensive’ phone reportedly has a 3D user interface, eye tracking and other goodies, and is going by the name project ‘Smith’. The screen itself is not 3D but the device features four cameras, one at each corner of the device that will be used to track eye and head motions in order to move the interface around to ‘give the impression’ of 3D. However, a release is apparently not planned this year. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/02/amazons-smartphones-detailed-project-smith-3d-flagship-model-and-a-value-handset-with-fireos/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Google just bought itself gesture recognition tech company, Flutter. TechCrunch says the deal was around $40 million. Flutter makes apps for both Windows and OS X that lets a user control their computers using their webcams. The Flutter team announced their acquisition on the front page of their site saying that they will be continuing their research at Google. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/02/google-acquires-yc-backed-flutter-a-gesture-recognition-technology-startup/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Court records were unsealed in the case of Lavabit, the encrypted email provider that folded in August rather than cooperate with Federal Investigators. The case shows Lavabit refused to decrypt one user's account, presumably Edward Snowden's account, in order to allow a pen register. The US followed up with a search warrant demanding lava bit's SSL private key, which would have opened all accounts to snooping. The US promised in court they would only look at the one account. Lavabit's Ladar Levison provided the key in a printout. The judge required it to be made available in electronic form. Lavabit shut down rather than comply with the order. | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/10/lavabit_unsealed/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Intel has partnered with Arduino to produce the Galileo development board, a product that uses Intel's Quark X1000 system-on-chip. Intel isn't abandoning its X86 though - Quark's powered by a single-thread Pentium-based 400MHz CPU. As part of the new project, Intel will be handing out 50,000 of the boards to 1,000 universities over the next 18 months. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/intel-ardino-galileo-development-r-pi-education/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Foss Patents published court documents filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California that suggests Samsung may have been able to access information related to a confidential Nokia-Apple patent deal. Apparently, Apple provided confidential documents related to a Nokia-Apple patent deal to Samsung's outside attorney. The documents specifically said that terms of the deal were not to be disclosed to any other party. Samsung's attorney then made the documents accessible to Samsung. The court wants to know more information and is looking to see Samsung emails and other communications to round out the story. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57605858-94/samsung-execs-possibly-told-terms-of-secret-nokia-apple-license-deal/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | A Tesla S caught fire on Washington Route 167 Tuesday morning. The driver claimed the car hit something, although Police could find no debris. The fire was limited to the front of the car and nobody was injured. Coincidentally the fire came as RW Baird analyst Ben Kallo downgraded Tesla stock to Neutral. Tesla stock prices then predictably fell. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/4796834/tesla-stock-dips-model-s-fire-youtube-video | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | temporary photo-sharing app Snapchat has introduced a new feature called ‘Stories’ that features images that don’t disappear in seconds. Your new daily snapchat story lets your friends view a collection of snaps you have taken over the last 24 hours, after which they are gone for good. The Stories will play back in the order they occurred, and not in reverse chronological order. Now, if only Facebook updates had a shorter shelf life.... | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/10/03/snapchat-users-will-soon-be-able-to-share-photos-that-dont-disappear-in-10-seconds/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Anandtech has completed an investigation after it was revealed that Samsung Galaxy S4 detected the presence of benchmarking software and automatically driving CPU voltage/frequency to their highest rate. Anandtech found that with the exception of Apple and Motorola, every manufacturer they've worked with ships at least one device with the same CPU behavior, including the recently released Samsung Note 3. Anandtech's Anand Lal Shimpi and Brian Klug point out that the optimizations only gain 0-5% for CPUs and maybe 10% for GPUs and the manufacturer's time might be better spent demanding actual better performance from silicon vendors. | http://www.anandtech.com/show/7384/state-of-cheating-in-android-benchmarks/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | The World Wide Web Consortium approved a charter that will allow DRM into HML5. The EFF had filed a formal objection saying that DRM was not within the scope of the charter. However, W3C director Tim Berners-Lee concluded it was indeed within the scope of the charter and the Encrypted Media Extension (EME) proposal will be part of the group's work. The EFF says it's deeply disappointed and argues that "By approving this idea, the W3C has ceded control of the 'user agent' … to a third-party, the content distributor." | https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/10/lowering-your-standards | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Edward Snowden’s E-Mail Provider Defied FBI Demands to Turn Over Crypto Keys, Documents Show | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/10/lavabit_unsealed/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Lavabit got order for Snowden’s login info, then gov’t demanded site’s SSL key | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/lavabit-defied-order-for-snowdens-login-info-then-govt-asked-for-sites-ssl-key/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | "Pen Registers" and "Trap and Trace Devices" | https://ssd.eff.org/wire/govt/pen-registers | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Kevin Poulsen article on Lavabit in Wired, newly unsealed documents - June 28 Lavabit served with "pen register" and "trap and trace" order for from and to lines and IP addresses - Lavabit offers encryption, Ladar Levison agreed to install pen register but declined to circumvent user-enabaled encryption - U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan ordered compliance and threatened criminal contempt - July 9 Prosecutors asked for a summons and to hold Levison in contempt - July 16 search warrant "all information necessary to decrypt communications sent to or from the Lavabit e-mail account [redacted] including encryption keys and SSL keys.” | - August 1 - Levison fought demand in closed-door hearing w/ Claude M. Hilton, Senior U. S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. -- Prosecutor James Trump: “We can assure the court that the way that this would operate, while the metadata stream would be captured by a device, the device does not download, does not store, no one looks at it. It filters everything, and at the back end of the filter, we get what we’re required to get under the order.” - August 2 - Levison gave 11 page printout in 4-point type. Court ordered Levison to provide a more useful copy. - August 5, Judge ordered Levison fined $5,000 a day beginning August 6 until he handed over electronic copies of the keys. - August 8, Levison shuttered Lavabit - Lavabit is appealing ordered to the 4th Circuit. Deadline for opening briefs extended to October 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Amazon reportedly has two phones in the works, one with a 3D user interface | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/4796704/amazon-reportedly-has-two-phones-in-the-works-one-with-a-3d-user | ||||||||||||||||||
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35 | Amazon’s Smartphones Detailed: ‘Project Smith’ 3D Flagship Model And A Value Handset With FireOS | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/02/amazons-smartphones-detailed-project-smith-3d-flagship-model-and-a-value-handset-with-fireos/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | - A Hacker News post by a brand new account with the name "Helvodka" says there will be two Amazon Phones - One is a cheap one with software similar to the Kindle Fire - The other version has a 3D UI and won't be released until next year. - From the HN post: "but the front of the phone has 4 cameras placed on each corner of the phone, this is to track the user's eyes/head and move the UI to give the impression of 3D. Similar to what iOS 7 is achieving simply by using the phone's accelerometer. The advantage being that it's not based on how the phone moves, but how the head moves." - There has been some software testing on a feature that will recognize the user’s face and ignore other faces around it, so as not to project 3D perspectives that are proper for your neighbors, but not for you. - Amazon wanted to launch it already but key players left the company - TechCrunch's sources also corroborate two smartphones. One cheap, one with a 3D eye-tracker. A WSJ article from May says similar Q: Would a 3D UI make the Amazon Phone stand out? Can Amazon compete with everyone else in the phone space? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | sl | Facebook building a $120 million, 394-unit housing community near its offices | http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702303492504579111792834660448-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwMjEwNDIyWj.html | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - FB working with a local developer to build $120M, 394-unit housing community within walking distance of its offices. Called Anton Menlo, the 630,000 square-foot rental property will include everything from a sports bar to a doggy day care. - The apartments will go for market rates, and a handful will be set aside for low income residents. All but 15 of the units will be open to non-Facebook employees."The beauty of this thing is that it's extremely close to our campus," said John Tenanes, Facebook's director of real estate and an architect involved in the planning. "It's a five-minute bike ride" along a dedicated path that runs along the San Francisco bay, he said. | q: how does new company town model work when employees aren't "lifers"? does signing a lease include position held? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | DEUTSCHE BANK ON TESLA FIRE: This 'Had To Happen At Some Point' (THx SPSheridan) | http://www.businessinsider.com/deutsche-bank-tesla-fire-had-to-happen-at-some-point-2013-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | This Is What Fiery Tesla Model S Death Looks Like (UPDATED) | http://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-fiery-tesla-model-s-death-looks-like-1440143525 | VIDEO/ STILLS | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Tesla stock hits a bump after burning Model S video and analyst downgrade | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/4796834/tesla-stock-dips-model-s-fire-youtube-video | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | GAS engine car on fire (look at related videos list) | http://youtu.be/nqjrtSJhrj8?t=10m56s | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Tesla S collided with debris on Washington's State Route 167 8 AM Tuesday - Driver believed he struck debris. Police found no debris. - Tesla said a "large metal object" struck the car and caused the fire. Stressed limited to front part of car. - Video posted on Jalopnik - R.W. Baird analyst Ben Kallo downgraded the stock from "Outperform" to "Neutral," telling investors that while he's still bullish on Tesla's long-term prospects, the company has "significant milestones" during the next 18 months that come with risk. - Tesla's stock took a 6.24 percent dip, falling $12.05 a share to a closing price of $180.95. (has been up 400% since beginning of year) - Deutsche Telekom offered reasons to mitigate risk. Says fire incidence seems equal to internal combustion vehicles | TESLA Statement: Yesterday, a Model S collided with a large metallic object in the middle of the road, causing significant damage to the vehicle. The car’s alert system signaled a problem and instructed the driver to pull over safely, which he did. No one was injured, and the sole occupant had sufficient time to exit the vehicle safely and call the authorities. Subsequently, a fire caused by the substantial damage sustained during the collision was contained to the front of the vehicle thanks to the design and construction of the vehicle and battery pack. All indications are that the fire never entered the interior cabin of the car. It was extinguished on-site by the fire department. | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Snapchat users will soon be able to share photos that don’t disappear in 10 seconds | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/10/03/snapchat-users-will-soon-be-able-to-share-photos-that-dont-disappear-in-10-seconds/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - sees 350M snaps sent per day - snapchat stories: create Story as you go about your day by tapping "My Story" above the friends you want to send a snap to. Or, you can tap a new shortcut button in the app's camera screen to instantly post a snap to your Story. But unlike conventional snaps, Stories don't disappear in a puff of ephemeral smoke after you've watched them. You can watch a friend’s (or your own) Story over and over. - Each Story is the sum of all the snaps you’ve added over the last 24 hours, which means its size is always fluctuating. What doesn’t change is that every piece of the Story is less than a day old, so viewing one might be the fastest way to see what a friend's been up to. - team thought that a "Send All" button could destroy Snapchat, and instead sought a more passive means of sharing an image or video with everyone you know. | q: better than FB feed for quick peek into friend's life without pressure of perfect updates? | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | 50 | - Google purchased Flutter, a gesture recognition company - Flutter software lets Windows and Mac users control music and movies on their desktop by waving their hands while the webcam detects it. (Mac App $5) - Flutter CEO Navneet Dalal said "We will be continuing our research at Google" - Fate of current Flutter: flutter app will remain operational. The Chrome extension that works with YouTube, Netflix, Grooveshark and Pandora will still work. Q: Which Google products do you think could integrate Flutter technology best? | |||||||||||||||||||
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63 | ZTE Grand S and Nubia 5 ready for pre-order on Saturday | http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242906/ZTE_Grand_S_and_Nubia_5_ready_for_pre_order_on_Saturday | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Target to launch pre-paid mobile service on T-Mobile network on October 6th | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/10/03/target-to-launch-pre-paid-mobile-service-on-t-mobile-network-on-october-6th/ | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Samsung 's HomeSync Android TV box hits stores October 6th for $299 | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/samsung-homesync-on-sale-299/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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5 | This is 'Tech News Today' for Saturday October 19 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Steve Ballmer leaving Microsoft is not enough for some. Reuters reports three of the top 20 Microsoft investors are calling for Bill Gates to step down as Chairman of Microsoft's Board. One concern is that Gates influences decision out of proportion to his 4.5% share of stock and that he prevents adoption of new strategies and would limit a new CEO. USA Today reports some analysts think investors just want better capital allocation, aka more dividends for investors. Coincidentally The Verge points oiut that three of the top 20 investors also reportedly recommended Ford CEO Alan Mulally for the MS job, though it's not know whether it was the same three. | http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/uk-microsoft-gates-investors-idUKBRE9901GZ20131001 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Apple's highly anticipated and also not yet announced iPad Mini with a high-resolution "retina" display may be facing serious supply chain issues, sources tell Reuters. Apple's supply chain is reportedly only now gearing up to make retina displays for the iPad Mini, which means the gadgets could be available in only limited quantities this year, and the company may miss the year-end holiday shopping season altogether. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/02/us-apple-mini-suppliers-idUSBRE99104H20131002 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | After reports that some iMessage users could not send messages, Apple issued a statement to the WSJ saying that the company is aware of that there are issues with iMessage since the iOS 7 update last month. Apple says that the problem "affects a fraction of a percent" of iMessage users. If you're experiencing iMessage woes, some reports say rebooting the device or signing in and out of iMessage could fix the issue. | http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/apple-imessage-problems-to-be-fixed-in-upcoming-ios-7-update/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Two months after launch, ChromeCast finally got it's fifth app, alongside Netflix, YouTube and the Google PLay video and music. Hulu Plus for Android and iOS now has a Chromecast button to let you watch your Hulu Plus shows, movies, and Ads on your TV screen. | http://allthingsd.com/20131002/chromecast-adds-hulu-to-its-modest-app-collection/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Hey, wanna talk about the next-gen Apple TV again? The one that nobody really knows anything about? Well, Multichannel News reports the company has hired Jean-François Mulé, former senior VP of technology development at CableLabs for the last two years, for the job of Apple's engineering director, and MCN reports he worked on a number of IP-based projects like DOCSIS 3.0 and second screen technology. Let the rumor flags fly! | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/01/apple-hires-former-cablelabs-exec-sets-tv-rumor-alert-level-to/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | There's a new exploit in the wild that affects all supported versions of Internet Explorer. The vulnerability called CVE-2013-3893 has been integrated into the pen testing tool, Metasploit. The exploit was addressed by Microsoft when it released a temporary "Fix it" tool that requires users to download and patch their systems themselves. Microsoft has yet to issue a permanent patch for the exploit. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57605601-83/internet-explorer-exploit-release-could-trigger-a-surge-in-attacks/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Don't trust cloud service providers with your data anymore? Western Digital has an answer for you. The MyCloud is a hard drive that offers password-protected access to data over the Internet via any mobile or desktop device. It uses 128-bit AES encryption, the ability to share links and compatibility with DLNA streaming devices. MyCloud starts at $149 for 2TB of capacity. Models with 3TB and 4TB of capacity sell for $179.99 and $249.99, respectively. | http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242876/WD_rolls_out_secure_My_Cloud_drive_media_hub | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Revenge porn' is now illegal California, after Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill making it legally uncool to post explicit pictures of people online without their permission. Those who attempt to humiliate a former partner with "revenge porn" will now face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Previously, the issue could only be tackled case by case, and only by the victims suing their persecutors. | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441489/Revenge-porn-Posting-explicit-pictures-exes-online-lead-jail-sentence.html | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | According to security researcher Brian Krebs, the FBI has charged Silk Road's alleged operator Ross Ulbricht, aka, Dread Pirate Roberts with conspiracy to traffic narcotics, computer hacking conspiracy, and conspiracy to launder money. The Silk Road website has been replaced by an FBI domain name seizure announcement. Silk Road's online market is alleged to have been an online conduit for illegal sales of drugs. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/02/fbi-seizes-alleged-drugs-marketplace-silk-road/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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22 | ia | Facebook is giving its mobile app advertisers more actions in their ads to get people to actually interact with those ads. Previously, advertisers had one option, "Install now." Now, advertisers will be able to include seven more actions including "Open Link," "Book Now," and "Play Game." HotelTonight is one of the first companies to get to use the new tools. | http://mashable.com/2013/10/01/facebook-mobile-app-ads-call-to-action/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | Exclusive: Time for Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/us-microsoft-gates-investors-idUSBRE9901H320131001 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | - Reuters reports that three of the top 20 investors in MS are trying to get Bill Gates to step down as chairman of MS - Reuters says There is no indication that Microsoft's board would listen to the three investors, - Those three investors collectively hold more than 5 percent of the company's stock, according to the sources, while Gates owns about 4.5 percent of MS. (He's still the largest individual shareholder). - The three investors are concerned that Gates' presence on the board would block the adoption of new strategies and would limit the power of a new CEO to make substantial changes. - In particular, they point to Gates' role on the special committee searching for Ballmer's successor. - The three investors are concerned about how much power Gates has considering his current shareholdings (he once held 49% of the company, now he's got 4.5%) Q: Does dumping Bill Gates make any sense to you? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | tm | Chromecast Adds Hulu to Its Modest App Collection | http://allthingsd.com/20131002/chromecast-adds-hulu-to-its-modest-app-collection/ | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Hulu Plus joins the apps for Android and iOS that have Chromecast built-in - Two months since launch, first app added - Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, Google Music Q: How's Chromecast looking? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | New Spin on Video Chats Brings More to the Party | http://allthingsd.com/20131001/new-spin-on-video-chats-brings-more-to-the-party/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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37 | - Spin is new video-chat service for mobile devices - free. up to 10 parties in a single chat session (called a "gathering"), no acct required. - made by Net Power & Light, which produces apps for education. ios apps live, android slated for early 2014 - share photos and videos during a chat. pinch and zoom to enlarge to toggle between group or individuals - video chat (VC) big with the younger set | q: serious competitor to facetime, skype? | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | iMessages to Nowhere? | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/10/01/imessages-to-nowhere/ | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Look how many Apple employees are reading 9to5Mac from iOS 7.0.3 | http://9to5mac.com/2013/10/01/look-how-many-apple-employees-are-reading-9to5mac-from-ios-7-0-3/ | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | - Apple to WSJ: “We are aware of an issue that affects a fraction of a percent of our iMessage users, and we will have a fix available in an upcoming software update" - Fixes: Reboot device, sign in and out of iMessage, turn off iMessage, reset network settings - iOS patched twice. 7.03 in the works acc. 9to5Mac server logs Q: Normal new iOS bug shakeout or gimpy release? | 6.0 9/19 5.0 10/12 4.0 6/21 6.01 11/1 (42 days) 5.01 11/10 (29 days) 4.01 7/15 (24 days) 6.02 12/18 (89 days) 4.02 8/11 (51 days) 7.0 9/18 7.01 9/19 (1 day) 7.02 9/26 (9 days) | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | CableLabs Exec Joins Apple | http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/cablelabs-exec-joins-apple/145820 | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | - MediaChannel News reports that Apple snagged CableLabs exec Jean-François Mulé - He is now an engineering director at Apple - Mulé shared the info via LinkdedIn saying that he joined Apple in September and that he will be “challenged, inspired and part of something big” at Apple. - From its About page CableLabs "is a non-profit research and development consortium that is dedicated to pursuing new cable telecommunications technologies and to helping its cable operator members integrate those technical advancements into their business objectives." - Mule's career: Mulé spent the last two years as senior vice president of technology development at CableLabs. Earlier at CableLabs Mulé also served as VP of IP technologies and services, director of the PacketCable Architecture, and chief architect. Q: Does this latest hire make you think that mythical Apple television is any closer to reality? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | sl | Fitbit to strengthen offerings with new fitness band -- report | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/4794088/this-is-the-fitbit-force-a-smarter-fitness-tracking-watch | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | - the Force will be a step up from current fitness band, the Flex. - will feature a built-in altimeter that measures your present altitude. - more stats on your fitness regime through "Floors" that tells you how many flights of stairs you've climbed each day. - altimeter and an option to view the time with its Fitbit One clip, but easily lost - verge has imgs that show better display over the Flex, and it's also partially water-resistant. - will have physical button to toggle stats. - Force is also a watch. It'll be available in both black and blue-ish "slate" colors, and will come in small and large sizes. | q: are we getting closer to the perfect fitness band? | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | The world’s craziest toothbrush cleans your teeth in six seconds and is 3D printed (TPorter2) | http://qz.com/129919/the-worlds-craziest-toothbrush-cleans-your-teeth-in-six-seconds-and-is-3d-printed/ | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Microsoft touts browser gaming with Web-based relaunch of Win95’s Hover | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/10/microsoft-touts-browser-gaming-with-web-based-relaunch-of-windows-95s-hover/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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65 | Warcraft' movie slated for December 18th, 2015 release - will be directed by Duncan Jones, the filmmaker behind the critically acclaimed sci-fi thrillers Moon and Source Code. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/1/4792838/warcraft-movie-dated-for-december-18-2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Facebook began rolling out graph search for posts to a subset of US English users. Graph search launched in January with an index of people, photos, places and interests. It is a semantic search feature based on sentences not keywords. The addition of posts means status updates, comments, photo captions, Notes, and check-ins will now be included in search results. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/30/graph-search-posts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | hotspot service provider FreedomPop is now offering low-cost and free plans for cell phones, though for now its only phone model is a refurbished version of the two-year-old WiMax-based HTC Evo Design. Customers can get 200 minutes, 500 texts and 500 megabytes of data each month for free, with unlimited texting and calling available for $10.99 a month. “That’s how we are going to shake up Verizon and AT&T,” CEO Stephen Stokols said in an interview. | http://allthingsd.com/20131001/freedompop-makes-its-move-into-the-phone-business-with-free-and-low-cost-options/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | There's some trouble with Grand Theft Auto Online - particularly that online part. Apparently, Rockstar's servers cannot handle the demand of GTA players. Some users are reporting they are locked out of the game. Last week, Rockstar warned this could happen as it expected huge demand. The company says it will keep gamers updated via Twitter and Facebook. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57605420-235/gta-online-launches-right-into-an-online-roadblock/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Some long-time Verizon customers were happy and surprised this weekend when he company's web page allowed them to upgrade their phone at a subsidized price while keeping their now-obsolete unlimited data plan. Well it turns out that was a software glitch. Verizon never intended to be so kind. The bug has been fixed, but those who took advantage of it will be allowed to keep their unlimited data plans and their new phones without any trouble from VZW. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/30/verizon-will-honor-device-upgrades-unlimited-data/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Google's three-year-long EU antitrust investigation into the company's search practices may be wrapping up soon, according to a top official. The EU's investigation centers on claims that the search giant is blocking competitors, like Microsoft, from its search results. Joaquin Almunia, vice president of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy, said one of the most significant improvements suggested by Google involved vertical search, which was the issue that drew the most criticism from complainants. Almunia has also expressed hope that a settlement will soon be reached. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/googles-latest-proposals-may-end-antitrust-investigation-says-eu/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Delta is all in with Microsoft. The airline has a deal with Microsoft where its pilots will be equipped with Surface 2 tablets. The Surface 2 will replace the heavy flight bags carried by pilots and the move is expected to reduce fuel consumption by 1.2 million gallons per year. In the recent past, Delta also issued Windows Phones to its flight attendants to handle in-flight transactions. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24347893 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | The ZeroAccess botnet has taken a hit. Symantec says they have disrupted 500,000 of the 1.9 million infected computers in the botnet. In July Symantec started disrupting communications between infected computers, removing them from the botnet. Symantec alerted ISPs about the machines so that owners can be informed they were infected. ZeroAccess operates a click fraud scheme. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24348395 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | The government may now be in shutdown mode, but it did decide to let Dell to go private before it went dark. Dell announced that it has received all necessary regulatory clearance for Michael Dell, who founded and led the computer firm as CEO and chairman, and Silver Lake Partners to take the company private in a $24.9 billion transaction. The transaction is expected to close before the end of Q3 2014, or November 1. Until then, the company remains publicly-traded, but after the deal is finalized, Michael Dell will own about 75% of the company. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/01/michael-dell-silver-lake-get-the-green-light-from-regulators-on-24-9b-plan-to-take-dell-private/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Google's Gigabit fiber Internet service is set to come to Austin, Texas in mid-2014, and in an entirely unrelated piece of news AT&T just announced it's increasing its speed in Austin to 300 Mbps for tens of thousands of customers by December and Gigabit service will arrive by the middle of next year. In fact if you sign up for the current service you can get a free upgrade to GigaPower when it arrives. You can even vote on AT&T's website for which neighborhoods AT&T brings the service to first. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/01/att-uverse-austin-gigapower-got-the-ill-communication/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | BitTorrent just introduced BitTorrent Chat Alpha, an instant messaging chat client. The chat client uses decentralized technology; BitTorrent says it's "similar to BitTorrent Sync, but adapted for real-time communications." Right now, BitTorrent Chat is in a private alpha, so you'll have to sign up to be invited. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57605331-93/bittorrent-experiments-with-secure-chat/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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42 | tm | FreedomPop launches its smartphone VoIP service, giving away 200 minutes each month | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-launches-its-smartphone-voip-service-giving-away-500-minutes-each-month/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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44 | FreedomPop now has a cellphone - WiMax-based HTC Evo $99 - 200 minutes (VoIP), 500 texts and 500 megabytes of data free - unlimited texting and calling available for $10.99 a month. - More phones coming (LTE), hopes to allow Sprint customers to BYO | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | ia | Lady Gaga and Eminem to play first YouTube Music Awards | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/24345058 | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Like Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Arcade Fire? Announcing the first-ever YouTube Music Awards | http://youtube-global.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/like-eminem-lady-gaga-and-arcade-fire.html | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 25 | - YouTube will launch its own music awards show - Nominations will be livestreamed on October 17th and the event will be on November 3rd (also streamed). - Nominations are based on videos that have been watched and shared over the past year. - In the days leading up to the event, nominees will share official music videos, covers, parodies, concerts, interviews and fan videos. - Shows will take place in Seoul, Moscow, London and Rio de Janeiro as well as the live event in New York. | Talent involved: - Lady Gaga, Eminem, and Arcade Fire are signed up to perform on the Nov. 3rd Award Show - hosted by Jason Schwartzman. - Creative director: Spike Jones, who directed Where The Wild Things Are as well as videos and documentaries for The Chemical Brothers and Bjork Q: Does it make any sense for YT to have its own awards show? | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | sl | Dropbox Continues Its One-Click Campaign To Be Your Default Photo Library | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/30/dropbox-continues-its-one-click-campaign-to-be-your-default-photo-library/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | - DB Mac app have gained the ability to automatically detect, upload and ready shared links to the screenshots you shoot on your computer. - an importer that allows you to upload your entire iPhoto library to Dropbox, organized by event, in one go. reaches into your photo past and copies over everything you’ve shot even before Dropbox. - dropbox has done well w platform-agnostic solutions. | q: is dropbox beating icloud, google+ even as a 3rd party solution? | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | tm | Delta equips 11,000 pilots with Microsoft Surface 2 tablets | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24347893 | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | Windows Phone is doing way better in Europe than in the U.S. | http://gigaom.com/2013/10/01/windows-phone-is-doing-way-better-in-europe-than-in-the-u-s/ | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Delta airlines giving 11,000 pilots Surface 2 for charts and navigation - Run FliteDeckPro from Boening-owned Jeppeson - Windows 8.1 side-by-side feature - Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 fleets later this year,all cockpits by eo2014 - will reduce fuel usage by 1.2 million gallons per year - leading to a reduction in carbon emissions of 26 million pounds - Delta gave flight attendants 19,00 Lumia 820s in August - Kantar WorldPanel WP avg. 9.2% across UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain. - In Germany iOS 9.5%, WP8.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | sl | Etsy Unveils Major Policy Changes Amid Backlash From Solo Sellers | http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/01/facing-backlash-from-solo-sellers-etsy-changes-policies-to-allow-for-additional-staff-and-manufacturing-support-outsourced-shipping-and-more/ | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | - Etsy currently lists 18M items for sale and is seeing 60M unique visitors each month, - started as “handmade” goods. terms & conditions language allowed sellers to use “partial production assistance,” many sellers came away feeling like they couldn’t expand their operations beyond a one-man shop - sellers weren’t able to ship using outside couriers or fulfillment services–they literally had to drop their items off at the post office each time they sent a purchase made from the site. - Sellers can now hire of any amount of staff, have someone else ship their goods, and apply to sell items they produce with manufacturing partners. Etsy is also expanding its rules to allow sellers to hire staff in other locations besides their own. - Etsy has tweaked the guidelines to require products sold to have authorship with the seller, which basically means the handmade item began with your idea and vision (even if the item wasn’t necessarily assembled by you). | q: many sellers cry foul, say it's just another reseller wasteland. does etsy have a choice? | |||||||||||||||||||
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62 | ia | Huawei is rotating its CEO every six months to stay fresh | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4786824/huawei-is-rotating-its-ceo-every-six-months-to-stay-fresh | ||||||||||||||||||
63 | - Huawei announced its new CEO Eric Xu. He'll be the CEO from Oct 1st or March 31st. - This six month run is under Huawei's experimental management strategy announced last year. - Under this strategy three execs take turns acting as CEO - Xu has worked at Huawei for 10 years. Xu is the third acting CEO. He takes over for Guo Ping. Ken Hu is the other CEO. - The executives bring expertise from different parts of the company, such as marketing, wireless, and research and development. Their normal duties do not change while acting as CEO, and they retain "considerable authority" even when not acting as CEO. Q: What do we think of this strategy? Are there other companies would benefit from this rotating CEO concept? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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68 | Asteroid named after Randall "XKCD" Munroe | http://boingboing.net/2013/10/01/asteroid-named-after-randall.html | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | Google launches Android game vending machines, puts first ones in Tokyo (naturally) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/30/google-gaming-app-vending-machine/ | |||||||||||||||||||
70 | Glasses that can translate text unveiled at Ceatec 2013 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24332358 | |||||||||||||||||||
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74 | Glenn Greenwald will host Reddit AMA today, 10/1, to answer your questions about the NSA | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4789118/glenn-greenwald-janine-gibson-guardian-reddit-ama-nsa | |||||||||||||||||||
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76 | Xi3's Piston modular PC launching November 29th for $1,000 | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/30/xi3-piston-november-29/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Apple and Google knocked Coke off the top spot of Interbran'ds list of most valuable brands. Apple took the top spot with an estimated brand value of $98.3 billion. Google was estimated at $93.3 billion. IBM at number 4 and Microsoft at number 5 made it a tech-dominated top of the list. | http://allthingsd.com/20130930/tech-names-dominate-interbrand-rankings-with-apple-and-google-topping-the-list/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | This week, Facebook says it will begin sending weekly reports to the four largest television networks in the US, offering up a sense of how much buzz their shows are generating on Facebook. The reports will reveal how many “actions” — likes, comments, or shares — a television episode has inspired on Facebook and how many members participated in an action. Facebookwill share the data reports with ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS, and a small number of select partners, but won't make the results publically available. | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/09/29/facebook-woos-tv-networks-with-more-data/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | France's data privacy regulator CNIL said it will begin "a formal procedure for imposing sanctions" on Google for not amending its data privacy policy. CNIL says that Google "has not complied with the requests laid down in the enforcement notice." This all stems from Google's consolidation of its privacy policies back in January 2012. Google says its "privacy policy respects European Law…" and it has "engaged fully with the CNIL throughout this process." | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/30/cnil-slaps-google/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Quartz reports Twitter will make its IPO public this week. On Sept. 12, Twitter announced they had filed confidentially with the SEC. Quartz repeated an claim that Twitter wants to have shares trading by November 28. The company is said to be leaning towards listing its shares on the NYSE instead of the NASDAQ. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/30/net-us-twitter-ipo-idUSBRE98T01H20130930 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | A poll commissioned by research firm Ipsos and Reuters points to just 15% of respondents planning to buy an Xbox One, compared to the 26% who said they were planning to buy a PS4. Only 27% of survey respondents under the age of 40 anticipate getting an Xbox One, compared to the 41% planning to buy a PS4. Both consoles have seen strong preorder interest in the US since their unveiling, Both consoles will be launching in mid-November, but the The PS4 beats the Xbox One on total announced games (79 vs. 55) as well as price ($399 vs. $499). | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/survey-on-next-gen-console-purchases-may-spell-trouble-for-xbox-one/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Apple has brought back in-store pickup for the iPhone 5S. When the iPhone 5S first launched, in-store pickup was available, but Apple pulled that option after one day. According to CNet, a look around the New York City area shows that the iPhone 5S is in short supply. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57605228-37/apple-revives-in-store-pickup-for-iphone-5s/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Microsoft has a new ad for Windows that features the Windows start button that is set to reappear in the operating system with the update to Windows 8.1. The ad promotes Windows across different device types like desktop, tablet and a separate distinction for Surface. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/29/4782384/first-windows-8-1-ad-start-button | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Toshiba has announced it will cut its number of staff in its TV division in half, to 3,000, and close two of its three overseas TV manufacturing facilities, as it looks to revamp operations in the unit. Toshiba says it will focus on emerging markets including Asia and Africa, and end sales in "unprofitable regions". Toshiba" digital products division, which includes TV manufacturing, saw its losses widen to 16.3bn yen ($166m; £103m), in its most recent financial year, compared with a loss of 3.3bn yen a year earlier. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24327491 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Samsung's venture-funding arm will invest $4 million in wirless-charging startup PowerbyProxi. The company's product lets multiple devices wirelessly charge while placed on the same charger. Earlier this year, PowerbyProxi joined the Wireless Power Consortium, the backer of the Qi standard. | http://allthingsd.com/20130929/wireless-charging-firm-powerbyproxi-lands-4-million-investment-from-samsung/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Variety and the WSJ report that Intel will delay the launch of its internet TV service called OnCue to 2014. According to various reports, Intel had originally planned to launch OnCue this year, but is currently looking for a partner to help back the endeavor. Intel is also trying to lock down content deals. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57605257-93/intel-delays-tv-service-to-2014/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Tech Names Dominate List of World’s Most Valued Brands as Apple and Google Top the List | http://allthingsd.com/20130930/tech-names-dominate-interbrand-rankings-with-apple-and-google-topping-the-list/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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30 | Interbrand has a new list of valuable brands - Apple passed Coke to take top spot ($98.3 billion in appeal) - Google nudged Coke to third. ($93.3 billion) - Coke third ($79.2 billion) - IBM number 4 ($78.8 billion), 5. Microsoft ($59.5 billion)6. GE 7. McDonald's 8. Samsung, 9. Intel 13. Cisco 14. Disney 15 HP 19. Amazon 52. Facebook - Nokia fell 2/3, Sony fell 8%, Yahoo didn't make top 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | sl | NSA mines data to map Americans' social connections, report says | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/28/4780448/nsa-mines-data-to-map-americans-social-connections-report-says | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | - A report by NYT says that since 2010, the NSA has been building a social graph capable of identifying Americans' associates, locations, etc. NSA is required to cite a foreign intelligence interest before running a query, but does not have to ensure that every email address and other piece of search data has a foreign origin. - report is based on documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the Times' own interviews. NSA builds a detailed portrait of its targets by linking metadata from many different sources: bank codes, insurance information, Facebook profiles, passenger manifests, voter registration rolls and GPS location information, as well as property records and unspecified tax data - metadata analysis used to be limited to foreigners. - "Mainway" is NSA tool for metadata. in 2011, Mainway ingested 700M phone records every day & started taking in an additional 1.1B cellphone records per day from an undisclosed US service provider. In its 2013 budget request to Congress, the NSA revealed that it intends to build a metadata collection system that records 20B discrete events per day and can process them within an hour. | q: big waste of big data? or inevitable with so much info floating around? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | Sony's PS4 tops Xbox One as gamers' holiday choice -Reuters/Ipsos poll | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/29/microsoft-sony-poll-idUSL2N0HN1IB20130929 | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Survey on next-gen console purchases may spell trouble for Xbox One | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/survey-on-next-gen-console-purchases-may-spell-trouble-for-xbox-one/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - A new survey commissioned by research firm Ipsos and Reuters says people aren't that psyched about the Xbox One - 15% of survey respondents said they would get an Xbox One. 26% said they were planning to purchase a PS4 - Only 27% of those who answered the survey under the age of 40 planned on getting an Xbox One. 41% for the PS4 - The research firm asked 1297 people and they were surveyed online. They were polled from Sept. 23rd to Sept. 27th. - Of the 1,297 respondents, only 3 percent said they now played games on the Wii U, versus 20 percent on the Xbox 360, 20 percent on computers, and 18 percent on Sony's PlayStation 3. - 64 percent of total respondents said they would not buy any new game hardware at all this season Q: Should MS and Sony be worried about the low interest in their upcoming consoles? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | ia | Why iOS 7 is making some users sick | http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/27/ios-7-motion-sickness-nausea | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Is iOS 7 Giving Some iPhone & iPad Users Motion Sickness? | http://www.nbcnews.com/health/ios-7-making-you-feel-sick-heres-why-8C11290690 | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | - The Guardian has an article up saying iOS 7 is making people sick - TidePool mobile app developer Jenni Leder says she's experiencing headaches and other feelings associated with motion sickness - The Guardian says that some organizations are recommending people not upgrade their iOS devices if they experience motion sickness in general - John Golding, professor of applied psychology at the University of Westminster, says that "visually induced motion sickness" has "affected a relatively small proportion" - less than 5% - of the population, compared with other stimuli such as from boats (sea sickness), cars/coaches (car sickness), etc. | - NBC also has an article up on the same thing: Experts on motion sickness say the sharpness of the screen and the motion of the icons may be partly to blame. - "Seeing a three-dimensional space, on a phone you know is flat," can trigger queasy feelings, psychologist Frederick Bonato, of Montclair State University in New Jersey, Q: This kind of story has been popping up since iOS 7 launched. Do you expect Apple to actually do something about this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | sl | Facebook Woos TV Networks With More Data | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/09/29/facebook-woos-tv-networks-with-more-data/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - this week FB begins sending weekly reports to 4 largest television networks - ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS - to measure buzz on FB. The reports will reveal how many “actions” — likes, comments, or shares — a television episode has created and how many members participated in an action. - results won't be availble to public - Twitter getting ready for IPO, will start distributing the “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating,” its first measurement report in partnership with media measurement giant Nielsen - will measure how many people participated in a conversation about a particular show, and how many people saw those tweets. - Earlier this month, Facebook unveiled a new program to allow select media partners, such as CNN, to tap its public feed and see activity related to certain keywords. The new television data report will tally all posts, including private ones, but Facebook says the data is collected anonymously and will only be shown in aggregate to protect users’ privacy. | q: how much is this really going to help networks? vague tweets, etc | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | AOL to Start Advertising on TV Again, With Commercials for New Subscription Service Gathr | http://allthingsd.com/20130930/aol-plans-tv-ad-campaign-for-gathr-its-new-subscription-service/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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50 | Had considered susbcription boxes (like BespokePost) called BlingThing | http://allthingsd.com/20130520/aol-has-mulled-launching-bling-thing-a-new-subscription-commerce-business/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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57 | Commercial space race heats up as Orbital Sciences sends its own ship to ISS | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/29/4782986/orbital-sciences-cygnus-links-up-with-iss-nasa-commercial-spaceflight | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | From spooky to sublime, these Street View pics are hard to forget (thx KAPT_Kipper) | http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57605035-1/from-spooky-to-sublime-these-street-view-pics-are-hard-to-forget/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Steam drops the third shoe, Microsoft might steal Ford's chief and Evernote's thunder. http://live.twit.tv/ | GUEST: Len Peralta, Internet Cartoonist LOWER THIRD URL: lenperalta.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Although he hasn't spent his last day at work yet, Steve Ballmer held his last company meeting as CEO of Microsoft Thursday. He spent an hour talking about things like the Nokia deal and passing the torch to the next CEO. He even got a little sentimental, playing Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Something'", the same song he played at his first company meeting in 1983 --- I'm sorry guys -- I told myself I wouldn't do this -- and then-- he jumped-- and he screamed --and then-- he ended his speech with "I've had the time of my life" by Bill medley and Jennifer Warnes and then he danced -- and he screamed some more and--- Sarah just I can't-- | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4774746/steve-ballmer-microsoft-company-meeting-final-speech | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Intel still wants to launch a Web-based pay TV service by the end of 2013, and executives are now looking for a strategic backer to help them fund and distribute the service, or scrap it altogether. Google, Apple and Sony, have been linked to similar services, though none of them have publicly committed to the idea. Intel has yet to finalize a deal with a major TV programmer but the company has more than 300 employees working on the TV project, and is currently testing a version of its service with more than 3,000 Intel employees. Intel has planned on marketing the service under a new “OnCue” brand. | http://allthingsd.com/20130926/intel-looking-for-help-from-amazon-or-samsung-to-keep-its-web-tv-project-alive/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | AllThingsD says that Ford CEO Alan Mulally is now the leading candidate to be the next CEOof Microsoft. It's far from a done deal as Mulally and Microsoft have yet to enter any formal contract negotiations, but ATD says the discussions have been serious. Steve Ballmer will be leaving his position as CEO within the next 12 months. We now join a more composed Tom Merritt. | http://allthingsd.com/20130926/is-fords-alan-mulally-now-in-the-lead-to-be-new-ceo-of-microsoft/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | BlackBerry reported a quarterly loss of $965 million a loss of $1.84 per share. Revenue fell 45% year over year. The loss included a write down of $934 million for unsold Z10 smartphones. If you exclude the Z10 BlackBerry still lost $248 million or 47 cents a share. BlackBerry holds a tentative bid of $4.7 billion from Fairfax financial to take the company private. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/27/us-blackberry-offer-results-idUSBRE98Q0GU20130927 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | The Chinese government will lift a ban on sales of video game consoles, opening up the market to foreign companies in Shanghai's new free trade zone. China's State Council says foreign companies will be able to sell consoles across the entire country as long as they have established production and sales operations in the free trade zone. Each console will also have to be approved by China's Ministry of Culture before going on the market. Consoles have been available on the black market in China, though most gamers use PCs or mobile devices. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/27/4776324/china-says-it-will-lift-ban-on-video-game-consoles | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Google's changed up its search algorithm to better handle longer, more complex search requests. The new version of the algorithm is called "Hummingbird" (no Nestle co-branding here) and actually launched about about a month ago. The news is making the rounds because Amit Singhal, senior VP of search, told reporters of the news yesterday. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/net-us-google-search-idUSBRE98P11O20130926 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | The European Parliament's internal market and consumer protection committee voted unanimously to require allophone makers, they were staring at Apple I imagine, to sell the same type of micro-USB charger with their phones. Apple is one of the only companies that doesn't already supply users with a Micro-USB connector. Apple does have adapters for its 30-Pin and lightning cables. The committee still has to take its proposal to the Council, which will bring it before Parliament, where it will be formally voted on. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57604904-37/eu-wants-all-companies-ahem-apple-to-use-standard-charger/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | The New York Times sources have some potential good news for frequent fliers - a special US Federal Aviation Administration panel is ready to recommend to the FAA that it lift restrictions on passengers using their smartphones, e-readers, tablets, laptops, and other electronics during all points of a flight - as long as they were in airplane mode with Wi-Fi turned off during takeoff and landing. If the report is accepted, the changes could be in place by sometime in 2014 if the FAA works quickly to make things better for passengers... hahahahahahahah that was funny. i crack myself up. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4775608/faa-panel-formally-recommends-loosening-electronics-restrictions | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Tom Warren of The Verge reports Microsoft committed to a single app store for Windows and Windows phone at its Sept. 26 company meeting. Mary Jo Foley's sources agree and say it might come with the next version of Windows which could come Spring 2014 and might include some kind of Windows Azure role such as compiling apps or back-end code for apps. | http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-talks-up-single-app-store-at-company-meeting-sources-7000021232/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Over at CEDIA, Dish showed off a new app by home automation company Control4 that can control the Dish Hopper DVR. The Control4 app was developed using Dish's SDK that allows developers to build in control of Dish's DVR into their own apps. Right now, the app is limited to controlling the STB, but eventually it will include two-way communication for guide things like guide data. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/26/dish-network-api-home-automation-control4/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Steam completed their trifecta of announcements with the news of a new controller. The device will work with all Steam games feature haptics, a touch screen , dual trackpads and will be openly hackable. | http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | ia | Is Ford’s Alan Mulally Now in the Lead to Be New CEO of Microsoft? | http://allthingsd.com/20130926/is-fords-alan-mulally-now-in-the-lead-to-be-new-ceo-of-microsoft/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | - Acc'g to ATD's sources, Ford CEO Alan Mulally is now at the top of the list at MS to become its new CEO - Earlier this month, Mulally denied he was leaving Ford - ATD's sources say that Mulally wasn't seeking the job at first, but "has become more amenable to the idea in recent weeks." - Factors that might influence his decision: he keeps a home in Seattle where he wanted to return, he was a close advisor to Steve Ballmer in the recent MS management structure shakeup. - Earlier this month Reuters reported that the Ford board gave Mulally the ability to step down earlier than his contact would allow. MS's interest comes from Mulally's ability to turn companies around - Other candidates: Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, former CEO of Skype & now MS exec Tony Bates, and Pivotal CEO Paul Maritz - Sources said Mulally has not entered formal contract negotiations with Microsoft, but that discussions with him about the job have been serious. - Bill Gates is expected to play a role in the selection of MS's new leader. He's on the special committee to pick the new CEO and is a huge shareholder in the co Q: Should MS be looking outside the tech world for leadership? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | sl | Microsoft expanding Office's reach with 'Reader' for Windows 8 and 'Lens' for Windows Phone | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/27/4776200/microsoft-office-reader-windows-8-office-lens-windows-phone | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | - Sources tell The Verge that a new app, codenamed "Office Reader" is a cross format tool for different types of content. Microsoft's Kirk Koenigsbauer showed it off at employee meeting with updates coming to Office in the "Gemini" wave. - Windows 8-style app. supports web pages, Office docs, PDFs, ebooks, & textbooks. includes library, sources, and recommendations sections. PDF suppor, ability to navigate through PDFs easily on a touchscreen. - stylus support. Surface Pro pen lets users circle, underline, highlight, and make notes on any doc. - Microsoft's Office team has also partnered with Bing to augment document content with data from Bing. select a name or section of the document to then search and receive information in a right-hand sidebar. The results are displayed in a very similar way to Windows 8.1's integrated Bing hero search. - OneNote Capture Service: "save it for later service" that works in the cloud. - "Office Lens" for Windows Phone: take a picture of a whiteboard and then automatically scan and convert it using optical character recognition. | q: gemini features rolling out in 2014. do we see anything that isn't well done by evernote, google, dropbox, etc already? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | Fifteen years on—and we’re just getting started | http://insidesearch.blogspot.ca/2013/09/fifteen-years-onand-were-just-getting.html | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Google celebrates 15 years of search with smarter algorithms, new mobile features | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4773960/google-search-to-get-comparison-features-push-updates-on-ios | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Garage brand: Google taps its founding myth in search of a new beginning | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4773528/garage-brand-google-taps-its-founding-myth-in-search-new-beginning | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | Type "Google in 1998" Into Google for a Blast to the Past | http://mashable.com/2013/09/27/google-in-1988/ | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Google has moved their birthday around a bit | http://searchengineland.com/google-is-10-years-old-finding-the-real-google-birthday-12172 | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Google history in depth | http://www.google.com/about/company/history/ | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Amit Singhal, senior vice president of search at 232 Santa Margarita, Menlo Park, CA. (Susan Wojcicki) - Hummingbird algorithm launched a month ago. affects 90% worldwide searches Handles complex search strings better - Knowledge graph improvement. Can ask for comparison and results line up next to one another - On Android can ask followup questions using pronouns - Google iOS app will use push to work more predictively, look at maps, save reminders across devices -This week marks the 15th anniversary of their collaboration. BUT Google itself won't say in its official timeline that it was founded on the 27th. It was incorporated on the 4th. They just made this their birthday kind of like making up a date for mythological reasons. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | Intel Looking for Help from Amazon or Samsung to Keep Its Web TV Project Alive | http://allthingsd.com/20130926/intel-looking-for-help-from-amazon-or-samsung-to-keep-its-web-tv-project-alive/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - Intel's upcoming TV service has hit a snag - ATD's sources say that Intel is now looking for a strategic backer to help them fund and distribute the service - Without a backer, the project might be scrapped - ATD says Intel's been talking to both Amazon & Samsung to help them out - Intel has yet to finalize a deal with a major TV programmer - Currently, Intel is testing a version of its TV service using an Intel-designed STB w/ more than 3000 Intel employees. - Details about Intel's service. It'd be called "OnCue" and is supposed to work like a traditional pay TV that competitors like Comcast and Verizon provide, except that it’s delivered over the Web. - It would also have a cloud-based DVR that would automatically provide access to any program that had aired in the last 3 days, without requiring users to save a specific show. Q: Should Amazon and or Samsung get entangled with Intel to make OnCue a reality? Any other partners Intel should talk to? MS? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | sl | Candy Crush creator King files for IPO in America | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/10338002/Candy-Crush-creator-King-files-for-IPO-in-America.html | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | - King set to trade Nasdaq exchange big IPO. siled pre-IPO "S-1" paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission, same loophole for rapidly-growing businesses that allowed Twitter to keep its IPO confidential. - King compared to Zynga, though Zynga has roughly half as many users now - King deets: but it was turning over around £300m at the start of 2013. games were played an average of 300m times a month in 2011, figure now tops 30bn. - Candy Crush Saga is not only most popular King game but also most popular on Facebook. - Zynga, which has roughly half as many users, has a market capitalization of $2.9bn. | q: is there any other angle besides "let's cash out before we become zynga?" any longevity in this business? | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | Listening to Richard Feynman explain rubber bands will make your week | http://io9.com/listening-to-richard-feynman-explain-rubber-bands-will-1402672537 | http://youtu.be/XRxAn2DRzgI?t=1m57s | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | New Zealand Converting Old Phone Booths Into National WiFi Network | http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/13/09/27/0037251/new-zealand-converting-old-phone-booths-into-national-wifi-network | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Ebay has agreed to buy online payments company Braintree for approximately $800 million. Braintree's customers include Airbnb, OpenTable, GitHub and Uber. Braintree also owns Venmo, a direct competitor with Ebay's Paypal. Paypal product chief Hill Ferguson told AllThigsD that Braintree will continue to operate as as separate brand after the acquisition but it's too early to tell how Venmo will be used at eBay. | http://allthingsd.com/20130926/ebay-will-acquire-braintree-for-800-million-in-cash/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | T-Mobile will stop carrying BlackBerry smartphones in its stores and instead ship the devices directly, according David Carey, executive vice president for corporate services. This is a few days after BlackBerry said it would no longer market to consumers because of weakening smartphone sales.Carey said that "keeping stock in the retail distribution system was inefficient" because BlackBerry phones have not been high demand devices for consumers. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/25/us-blackberry-tmobileus-idUSBRE98O16P20130925 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Some users of Google Talk and Google Hangouts are reporting that Google has been sending their chat messages to the wrong recipients. According to some Twitter users, some of these chat messages are ending up in the email of the wrong people as well as Google Talk. Google says that it has identified the problem, stopped it from recurring, and is currently working on a fix. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/09/26/be-careful-google-talk-and-hangouts-are-sending-some-messages-to-the-wrong-recipients/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | A new study from Pew Research Center found that 15% of US adults do not use the Internet and they like it that way. Of those who do not, 34% indicated it just wasn't relevant to them, another 32% said it was too hard to use, and 19% said it was too expensive. Only 7% said it wasn't available to them. 92% of those who do not use the Internet say they have no interest in starting., although 44% have asked others to look something up on the Internet for them. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4772548/pew-study-fifteen-percent-of-americans-have-no-internet | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Twitter is rolling out a new feature that will let agencies broadcast messages in a crisis. Twitter Alerts, lets users sign up for emergency messages from agencies like FEMA, the World Health Organization, and local police departments. Once you opt into alerts, it'll send you push notifications and text messages in case of an emergency, much like severe weather warnings the National Weather Service sends to smartphones. When you open your Twitter feed, those alerts will also be highlighted in the stream. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4770342/twitter-alerts-offer-push-notifications-text-messages-in-emergencies | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | A new US bill backed by senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul calls for intelligence reform after reports of U.S. government surveillance came to light thanks to Edward Snowden. The bill is called the Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act and it would stop the NSA from collecting phone records in bulk of Americans. Should the bill become a law, it would also require a "constitutional advocate" be introduced to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts to argue against the government. | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/25/nsa-reform-bill-surveillance-congress | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | CTRL-ALT-DEL is such a part of our culture that I own a set of cups that mimic the keys. But Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says he wish it weren't so, and blamed IBM. At a Harvard fundraiser, Gates told the audience "It was a mistake. We could have had a single button, but the guy who did the IBM keyboard design didn't wanna give us our single button." Engineer David Bradley who worked on the original IBM PC gets the credit for inventing the three key salute, but has said previously Bill Gates deserves the credit for making it popular. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4772680/bill-gates-admits-ctrl-alt-del-was-a-mistake | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | According to a teardown analysis from IHS, a top-of-the-line 64GB iPhone 5s, which retails unlocked for $849, costs Apple just $218 to build, including manufacturing costs.The build for the 16GB iPhone 5s just $20 less, but Apple charges consumers another $200 for the extra 48GB of storage. The display assembly is the most expensive component at $41. What about those sensors, which includes the gyros, compass, accelerometer and the fancy new fingerprint reader? IHS says they only cost Apple $15. | http://www.zdnet.com/a-849-64gb-iphone-5s-only-costs-apple-218-to-build-7000021175/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | If you buy an unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 3 it may not come as unlocked as you think. David Meyer at GigaOm reports that unlocked Note 3s sold in North America and Europe will only be unlocked for SIM cards issued in those regions. So if you take your unlocked European Note 3 to Canada and try to us a Canadian SIM card, it won't work. British online retailer Clove posted this fact on its blog and Meyer confirmed it with Samsung's German PR folks. Samsung Switzerland is saying the opposite on Facebook, but Meyer points out this contradicts what it says on the Note 3 box itself. | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/26/seriously-samsung-sorry-european-roamers-but-the-new-galaxy-note-3-is-region-locked/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Chinese officials told people.com.cn that the China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai will be under management measures consistent with the rest of the country. This statement contradicts a report earlier this week that said the Free Trade Zone would allow access to to sites like Facebook. If you forgot what the Free Trade Zone is, it allows for goods to imported, processed and re-exported without having to be declared to customs authorities. | http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/814044.shtml#.UkRKeGTXjXX | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | eBay Will Acquire Braintree for $800 Million in Cash | http://allthingsd.com/20130926/ebay-will-acquire-braintree-for-800-million-in-cash/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | PayPal Buys Braintree To Get A Foothold In App Payments | http://readwrite.com/2013/09/26/paypal-braintree#awesm=~oiyMU3nGNyfHBm | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | - BT founded in 2007. automates online payments for retail/online merchants. offers merchant account, payment gateway, recurring billing, credit card storage, support for mobile and international payments - now seeing $12B in payments annually, $4B of that is mobile. Clients: Airbnb, Fab, LivingSocial, Uber, Twilio, GitHub - Braintree operates Venmo, a mobile payments solution - allows people to pay and send money to each other for free- BT acquired last year for $26.2M. - eBay noted in its statement today that VM “will help to contribute to PayPal’s mobile payments capabilities.” PayPal is forecasting mobile payments volumes on its platform of over $20 billion this year. | q: is paypal going all-in on mobile payments? | Venmo Touch promised to let a user enter a credit card into one app and then remember the number in other apps | ||||||||||||||||||
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31 | tm | New bill seeks to outlaw bulk surveillance, shine light on secret FISA court system | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4771878/intelligence-oversight-surveillance-reform-act-constitutional-advocate | VIDEO (BROLL) | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Congress unveils bill to limit NSA's powers | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57604756-83/congress-unveils-bill-to-limit-nsas-powers/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Summary PDF of bill (may download rather than display) | http://www.wyden.senate.gov/download/?id=4D1FB49B-3093-4C81-8060-6C2DC14DA90F&download=1 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Surveillance Reform Package Ends Bulk Collection of Phone Records; Creates Constitutional Advocate for Secret Court | http://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/surveillance-reform-package-ends-bulk-collection-of-phone-records-creates-constitutional-advocate-for-secret-court | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act (Ammends sections of FISA) - Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Udall (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CN) and Rand Paul (R-KY) - Amend Titles IV and V of FISA to prohibit bulk collection of phone records, email records - Amend Section 702 close 'backdoor search' loophole, prohibit searches 'about the target', strengthen reverse target prohibition, strengthen statutory limits on unlawfully collected info - appoint "constitutional advocate" to attend secret FISA court - declassify "significant" FISA court opinions - allow US citizens to openly challenge the constitutionality of such surveillance, and sue for damages - Allow companies to disclose more information - No proposed protection for non-citizens - Expected to be addressed at Senate Intelligence Committee public hearing on Today (Thursday) Q: Would this make you feel better about your privacy on the Net? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | tm | Study says five percent of Americans find the internet pointless | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4772548/pew-study-fifteen-percent-of-americans-have-no-internet | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Who’s Not Online and Why | http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Non-internet-users/Summary-of-Findings.aspx | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Pew Internet & American Life Project "Who's not online and why?" by Kathryn Zickuhr - As of May 2013, 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email. OF NON-Internet USERS - 34% just not relevant - 32% Not easy to use - 19% Expense - 7% not available - 92% said they aren't interested although 44% have asked family/friends to go online for them. -of those aged 65 and older, 44% no Internet, 50-64 17 % - Offline- 41% of people with no high school diploma, as are 24% of income under $30,000. - 14% offline urban and suburban, 20% offline rural - Survey 2,252 18+ April 17, ENG and ESP, +/-2.3% | . | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | ia | Hopster Promises Netflix for Kids, and No One Else | http://allthingsd.com/20130926/hopster-promises-netflix-for-kids-and-no-one-else/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | - There's a new streaming service for kids called Hopster - Hopster will launch an iOS app that provides kids' shows as well as interactive games. - It will cost about $8-$10 a month when it launches in November in the UK - Hopster is run by Nick Walters, a former Viacom exec who helped launch kids' channels for Viacom in Europe - The service will have more than 800 episodes of shows like “Babar” and “Paddington Bear” and “SuperWhy” Q: Is this how we will finally get something like "a la carte cable" with focused streaming services? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | sl | Target goes head-to-head with iTunes and Amazon with launch of 'Ticket' video service | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769606/target-ticket-instant-video-service-now-available | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Why Target’s New Digital Video Service Could Face Complications | http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/target-ticket-launches-new-digital-video-service-1200617389/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | - Target Ticket is new VOD service out of beta and live. - over 30,000 movies and more than 50 episodes of "next-day TV." no signup fee, no monthly subscription for Target Ticket. - Target wants to be everywhere: Apps for Android, iOS, PC, Mac, Xbox 360, Roku boxes, some Samsung TVs and Blu-ray players all available at launch. - individual profiles for family members to take on Netflix. partnered with non-profit Common Sense Media to display "thousands of reviews" that help parents find age-appropriate content. filter by violence, profanity, MPAA ratings, and TV parental guidelines. - If you're a REDcard holder, you'll automatically receive 5 percent off each video purchase. - 10 free downloads from a preselected pool of movies to every new user. | q: can Target beat Netflix in the family arena? | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | Microsoft left alone with Windows RT as Dell drops XPS 10 tablet | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769492/dell-drops-windows-rt-xps-10-tablet | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Microsoft's Surface Mini: Not until spring 2014? | http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-surface-mini-not-until-spring-2014-7000021165/ | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 44 | - Dell's Windows RT based tablet, the XPS 10 is now listed as unavailable after a price cut brought the ARM tablet down to about $300 - Dell told PC World that it will refresh its tablet lineup in October. Dell will be using an Intel Bay Trail processor for an upcoming 8-inch Win 8.1 tablet - So how's left making Windows RT tablets? Microsoft. - Lenovo, Asus, Samsung, and now Dell have left WinRT. HTC reportedly scrapped plans for an RT tablet. - Nokia is looking to introduce the Lumia 2520 as an RT tablet according to leaks - MJF at Zdnet says that Microsoft is working on a new Surface Mini that will launch in early 2014 and it will be ARM-based. - MJF says that MS "still believes ARM offers better price points and battery life possibilities" and that "it allows the company to field an OS with less/no crapware, viruses and piracy because of how locked-down (by Microsoft) ARM-based Windows RT machines are." Q: What kind of future does RT have if only MS and Nokia are backing it? | |||||||||||||||||||
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56 | EasyJet threatens not to let passenger board after he criticises airline on Twitter | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/easyjet-threatens-not-to-let-passenger-board-after-he-criticises-airline-on-twitter-8838441.html | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Peering into the Large Hadron Collider: Google Street View arrives at CERN | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/09/26/peering-into-the-large-hadron-collider-google-street-view-arrives-at-cern/ | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | First computer made of carbon nanotubes is unveiled | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24232896 | |||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet (2014 Edition) marks October 10 for US release date | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3126_7-57604699/samsung-galaxy-note-10.1-tablet-2014-edition-marks-october-10-for-us-release-date/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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76 | Hello TNT crew, Having upgraded to IOS7 and just listened to the latest Security Now, I disabled Siri from the lock screen (which I never use anyway) and also the control panel to prevent an attacker from putting my phone into airplane mode and me not being able to find it. Apart from losing quick access to the flashlight, calculator and wifi, this would be fine - if it wasn't for the fact that I now have no quick way to control podcasts. It's fine if I'm listening to something, I can double tap the home button and select pause, but if the podcast (or music) has been paused for more than about a minute, there is no way to restart it without unlocking the phone. I work in IT and I'm well aware about the trade off between security and convenience (which is why I was prepared to lose access to the other features in control centre from the lock screen) but I *need* to be able to get quick access to the podcast controls when travelling to work to listen to announcements, pause while going through tunnels...). Apple has left me with the choice of being able to use my phone the way I used to be able to, or making it secure... Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Amazon announced the new Kindle Fire HDX in two sizes yesterday. In addition to a 2560 x 1600 339 pip screen, the new tablets have a 2GHz Snapdragon 800 processor and an upgraded Kindle OS. They also come with a Mayday button that promises to connect you with video of a tech support rep. within 15 seconds any time day or night. The 7-inch HDX starts at $229 and ships Oct. 15. The 8.9-inch version starts at $379 and ships Nov. 7. A new Kindle Fire HD also arrives with a new look and a reduced price of $139. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/25/net-us-amazon-kindle-helpdesk-idUSBRE98O0FH20130925 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | While at an event in Seoul Korea showing off the Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Note 3, Samsung executives said that the company plans to "introduce a curved display smartphone in October," but no info on price, release date, or even what operating system it would be using. The Nexus S already has a slight curve on its glass, but not the actual screen. Samsung applied for a recent patent for a smartphone that is curved along its vertical axis, so maybe more curve is coming. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4768264/samsung-shows-off-working-curved-screen-smartphone | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Samsung offers gold finish on Galaxy S4 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57604541-94/samsung-offers-gold-finish-on-galaxy-s4/ | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Twitter announced it will recommend [new users to follow] or [tweets to view] via its mobile apps. Twitter says "you’ll receive personalized recommendations when multiple people in your network follow the same user or favorite or retweet the same Tweet." So if you have Twitter for Android or iPhone, you can get recommendations via push notifications -- if you don't want Twitter to get that pushy, you can turn off the recommendations in your settings. | https://blog.twitter.com/2013/stay-in-the-know | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Jessica Lessin reports that sources tell her that Nest Labs, the folks that brought you the hippest Thermostat since-- ever-- have been developing a smoke detector. Among the features might be the ability to wave a hand to cancel an alarm, presumably when your tofurkey is burning or something, and the expected messages sent to you over the Internet when the thing goes off. That last might be a subscription service that Nest could make a little revenue off. | http://jessicalessin.com/2013/09/24/exclusive-next-for-nest-a-smoke-detector/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Finland’s biggest newspaper "Helsingin Sanomat" reports that Nokia has pleaded with former CEO Stephen Elop to take a smaller bonus due to disapproval and protest in Finland, based on Nokiia’s chairman of the board claiming that Elop’s bonus arrangements were similar to those of previous chief executives. Nokia admitted yesterday that Elop had in fact received a contract that seemed to guarantee a quick $25 million pay-off if Elop was able to sell the handset unit. | http://bgr.com/2013/09/24/nokia-elop-bonus-scandal/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | RealNetworks just introduced a new service called RealPlayer Cloud. The service lets users upload and share personal videos. You'll get 2GB for free -- if you want more space, you'll have to pony up some dough. Real released RealPlayer Cloud apps for iOS, Android, Roku, and Windows. There's also a web component if installing a Real product on your PC makes you feel dirty. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/09/25/realnetworks-internet-idINL2N0HK00720130925 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | I think we all agree YouTube comments could use improvement. Well Google+ is there to help a brother Google division out. Comments in YouTube will now be based on relevance not chronology, just like in Google+'s news feed and hallelujah, replies will now actually be nested under the comments they're replying to! Also if you share a video on G+, comments you make on YouTube will show up in both places. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/24/youtube-google-plus-comments/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Bloomberg reports that China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba group may be considering going public in the US, rather than the more obvious Hong Kong exchange, and cites people familiar with the plans that Alibaba is in talks with US law firms. Alibaba founder Jack Ma reportedly wants to have dual shareholder voting classes to maximize his control over the company. The Hong Kong Exchange doesn't allow for such an arrangement, but the The NYSE does. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57604543-92/alibaba-eyes-us-ipo-after-hong-kong-falls-through-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Yahoo will add a 'Not my email' button to its mail system for users who have claimed a recycled email address previously used by someone else. When pressed the button will notify the sender that the intended recipient is no longer at that email address. Use of the button will also train the email client to automatically reject certain emails. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/24/yahoo-will-offer-not-my-email-button-to-report-mistaken-deliveries-due-to-username-recycling/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | T-Mobile's CFO Braxton Carter said that he expects that there will be more consolidation in the US wireless market. He called a deal between Sprint and T-Mobile - the numbers 3 & 4 wireless carriers - "the logical ultimate combination." Carter says that a combined Sprint/T-Mobile would be able to "create a more competitive environment" considering AT&T and Verizon are so incredibly large. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/09/25/us-tmobileus-consolidation-idINBRE98O0PV20130925 | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | tm | Valve dropepd the second of three Steam announcmeents today, letting everyone know that -- | http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Amazon Announces The Kindle HDX 7- And 8.9-Inch Tablets With High-Res Screens, 2GHz Processors | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/24/amazon-announces-the-kindle-hdx-7-and-8-9-inch-tablets-with-high-res-screens-2ghz-processors/ | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Video of HDX for Broll | http://allthingsd.com/video/?video_id=06BE0607-0E2E-4C2C-AA99-EC4D623EE11E | VIDEO (B-ROLL with Pre-Roll) | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Clip of MayDay workign with Ina Fried from All Things D ("Uh yep there we go.......to a different area or anything that wouldd be helpful for you") | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/503535/KindleMayday.mov | CLIP | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Kindle Fire HDX - lighter, 16, 32, 64 GB, new OS 3.0 'mojito' w/ enterprise features, 2GHz Snapdragon 800, (2560x1600) with unsurpassed pixel density (339 PPI) - X-ray expanded to allow purchasing music you hear in a movie soundtrack for ex. - 7-inch, $229, ships Oct.15 LTE ($329) Nov. 14 - 8.9-inch $379, ships Nov. 7 LTE ($479) ships Dec. - Pre-orders now Mayday Burron - video chat w/ tech support - 24/7, 15-second max response time, user not seen New Kindle Fire HD, new body 1.5 GHz processor for reduced $139 Amazon Prime - Offline viewing of Amazon Instant Prime content | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ia | YouTube Announces A New Commenting System, Powered By Google+, With Threaded, Ranked And Private Conversations | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/24/youtube-announces-a-new-google-powered-commenting-system/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | YouTube enlists Google+ to fix the world's worst comments | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4766758/youtube-introduces-radical-redesign-of-comments-tied-to-google | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | - YouTube announced a new commenting system powered by Google+ [commenting requires a G+ account] - It's launching on channel discussion tabs and will roll out to all videos over the next few weeks and months - The comments will be automatically ranked, be threaded, and there are now private conversations - Nundu Janakiram, a YT product manager, told Techcrunch that comments from the video creator would be ranked very highly. Comments from popular personalities on YT and people in your Google+ circles will be higher up - Comments can still be voted up or down - Once YouTube switches to the new system, all of the old comments will still be in the system and intermixed with the new ranked and threaded comments. | - YT is also introducing a number of new tools for content producers to manage comments. Video makers can create a list of approved users who can always comment on a video based on their Google+ circles - YT video makers can also create a blacklist and block users - YT won't tell users they've been blocked and will continue to show them their own comments when they are logged in (even if the comment was blocked) - Google says you can still comment on YouTube using a pseudonym, if you use one when you create a Google+ account Q: Will this bring highbrow discussions to the famously horrible YouTube comments section? | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | sl | Sony unveils bevy of Walkman devices, puts premium on hi-res audio playback | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/25/sony-unveils-bevy-of-walkman-devices/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - new walkmans! ZX1 and F880 series, both have 1GHz dual-core processors, 854 × 480 touchscreens, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, an "S-Master HX" digital amp and high-res audio playback (192kHz/24bit) in AIFF, ALAC, FLAC and WAV. - both run Android 4.1, they access Google Play they can run games and apps. - ZX1 comes to Japan on December 7th with 128GB of storage, and a lofty price of 75,000 yen, or roughly $760. - F880 comes to Japan in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB options -- each available in black, blue, pink or white -- priced at 27,000, 30,000 and 40,000 yen (about $273, $304 and $405) - S series Walkmans as its most battery-conscious option; the thing is said to last through 77 hours of music playback | q: are there enough music nuts who want these devices that promise better quality than an iPod/device that does it all? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | Samsung Design Patents Point to New Curved Phone & More | http://www.patentbolt.com/2013/05/samsung-design-patents-point-to-new-curved-phone-more.html | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Samsung shows off flexible OLED phone prototype (hands-on) | http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/9/3855960/samsung-flexible-oled-phone-prototype-hands-on | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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50 | - RealNetworks is back with RealPlayer Cloud - It's kind of like Dropbox for videos - You upload your video to Real then you can access that video on iOS, Android, Roku, Windows or the web when you sign in with your RealPlayer Cloud credentials (you can do that via FB connect) - If you have your multiple devices with RealPlayer Cloud on the same network, you can view and send videos w/in the network: - In my case, I was able to to stream video I took from my Galaxy S4 and watch it on my iPad w/o uploading it to Real although I received an "inadequate connection" prompt that offered the option to download the video to the ipad. Vids streamed from the iPad to the S4 no problem. You have to be signed in with the same account to view videos from device to device - A Chromecast app is in the works. - For uploads, clips consumers shoot with their own camera have no time limit. Other videos being uploaded are limited to 15 minutes - You get 2GB free, more space will cost you $5 per month for 25GB, $10 for 100GB and $30 for 300GB. - Real touts that you don't have to worry about formats - you can move videos from your computer and this is more private than FB or YT. [People don't have to have accounts with Real to view the vids either] Q: Is this kind of video sharing solving an actual problem for users? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | $24 sticker kit makes your iPhone 5 look like an iPhone 5S | http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57604464-1/$24-sticker-kit-makes-your-iphone-5-look-like-an-iphone-5s/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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79 | Hey TNT crew, In episode 845 you discussed Valve's SteamOS announcement, I'm an avid PC gamer and have been thinking about that, trying to piece together what we know. I'm actually seeing a lot of parallels here with Google's Android. Think about it: - an Open-Source (GNU/Linux based) operating system developed by a major player. - Freely downloadable and Hardware agnostic. - Intended to allow 3rd party manufacturers to build hardware for. (They handle the production and supply issues, which presumably have lower margins) - Valve gets every new customer immediate access to its app-store Steam, and potentially using its other yet-to-be-announced services. - Steam already resembles the Google play store (and apple's app store) and Valve has pledged to help develop additional API software (and improve LLVM, which could become part of their defacto SDK.) I can imagine a future where Microsoft with the xBox mirrors Apple with the iPhone as the closed source, but still popular livingroom appliance, while 3rd party makers like Xi3, Samsung, HP, ZTE, LG, Dell, Peuget systems, Corsair, (maybe Sony?) and others build systems for users who don't want to build their own. What do you think? Am I crazy or does this make sense to anyone else? - Alex | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | TITLE: Father, Son, & The Holy Moley | GUEST: Ewen Rankin, Editor of British Tech Network LOWER THIRD URL: britishtechnetwork.com, @ewenrankin | Tackling the iMessage Mountain | Father, Son, & The Holy Moley | ||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | China is opening a Free Trade Zone next week in Shanghai, and according to the South China Post, Internet service within the zone will be free of the usual Chinese blocks. Sites like Twitter, Facebook, and the New York Times will be freely accessible, unlike in the rest of China. Microsoft will take advantage of the zone to partner with BesTV New Media on a joint venture to produce video games for the Chinese market. China banned game consoles in 2000 in order to protect youths from their corrupting influence. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-china-facebook-idUSBRE98N04020130924 | ||||||||||||||||||
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14 | ia | Yesterday, insurance and investment company Fairfax Financial Holdings offered $4.7 billion to take BlackBerry private. Fairfax already owned 10% of BlackBerry. The BlackBerry board did sign a letter of intent to accept Fairfax's offer, but a deal is far from done. The letter lets BlackBerry shop itself around for six weeks as Fairfax takes a look at BlackBerry's books. If the deal falls through, BlackBerry will owe Fairfax a sum ranging from $157 million to $262 million depending on the stage of the deal. | http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/blackberry-reaches-4-7-billion-takeover-deal/?_r=0 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Those of you disappointed that Apple didn't announce new iMacs last week can stop being disappointed. Apple just released new iMacs, albeit with minor updates. The new specs feature 2.7GHz Core i5 and Intel's Iris Pro GPU. Other options can get you up to a 3.4GHz Core i5 Haswell chip and NVIDIA GeForce 700 GPU. 8GB of RAM and 1TB drives are now standard, with maxes of 3TB fusion drives and 32 GB RAM. The new lines are available today and base configurations range from $1299 to $1999. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/24/apple-new-imacs/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | ia | The latest version of Google's Android Device Manager lets users remotely lock their device. The feature requires your Android device to be attached to some kind of network, but assuming that's true, you'd be able to go to Android Device Manager on the web to remotely lock down your device. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57604339-94/android-users-can-now-lock-their-lost-devices-remotely/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | Google's trying to get rid of the legacy Netscape plug-in architecture from Chrome. Staring in January 2014, all but a short whitelist of commonly used plugins like Silverlight, Facebook Video and Google Earth will be blocked from the Netscape Plugin Application in Chrome. Users can whitelist their own plug-ins but Google expects to end Netscape Plugin sport entirely but he end of 2014. Google also will stop accepting applications in the Chrome Web store that support the Netscape Plugin API from today, de-listing them in May and unpublishing them in September. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57604242-93/google-begins-barring-browser-plug-ins-from-chrome/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Sarah, you're a cord cutter and not here -- but you'd be interested in this story. Apple just re-released Apple TV version 6.0 software which brings iTunes Radio and a number of other new features. Apple originally released 6.0 on Friday, but the update was found to brick some devices. The Verge says that "so far the update seems to be bug free." | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/23/4764204/apple-tv-update-patched-re-released-itunes-radio | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | BBM for iOS and Android will take a little longer to arrive. BBM Executive VP Andrew Brocking wrote in a post Monday night that the leak of an unreleased BBM for Android app has a glitch that causes a traffic spike. BlackBerry will hold off releasing the new apps until it can completely block the leaked version and reinforce its system to handle traffic spikes. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57604330-94/blackberry-no-messenger-for-android-or-ios-this-week/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | ia | The US Food and Drug Administration released guidelines on how it will regulate health-related smartphone apps and accessories. The FDA will oversee apps that "are intended to be used as an accessory to a regulated medical device" and apps that "transform a mobile platform into a regulated medical device." The FDA assures the public that the agency will not regulate the sale or use of tablets or smartphones nor will it regulate app stores. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/23/fda-removes-roadblocks-to-medical-app-innovation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | The Street reports Twitter has decided to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange, rather than the more common home for tech stocks the NASDAQ. The Street's sources say Twitter will sell between 50 and 55 million shares for $28 to $30 putting the company's valuation at $15-$16 billion. The NASDAQ has suffered several technical issue over the past few months and paid $10 million to the the SEC over troubles with Facebook's IPO. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4765498/twitter-reportedly-chooses-to-list-on-nyse | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Samsung unveiled a new component for smartphone cameras called ISOCELL. ISOCELL should make low light pictures better since it increases light sensitivity as well as allow for more accurate color reproduction. Samsung says that the move to ISOCELL will allow it to create devices that can capture high resolution images and still be small enough to fit into a mobile device without affecting design. | http://www.mobileburn.com/22045/news/samsung-says-smartphone-cameras-will-get-a-big-improvement-with-isocell-upgrade | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Facebook, other banned sites to be open in China free trade zone: report | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-china-facebook-idUSBRE98N04020130924 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Microsoft Forms China Game Venture to Capitalize on Trade Zone | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-24/microsoft-forms-china-game-venture-to-capitalize-on-trade-zone.html | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | - Shanghai FTZ opening 9/29- 10/1 (reports vary) test bed for currency convertibility, liberalized interest rates, foreign direct investment and taxation - South China Post :Internet services without blocks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) "feel like at home" "If they can't get onto Facebook or read The New York Times, they may naturally wonder how special the free-trade zone is compared with the rest of China," - Microsoft and BesTV New Media Co., a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group, formed a $79 million gaming venture, - Game consoles banned by China in 2000 to protect youths - design and develop games, sell third-party games, provide tech support for game consoles. - Foreign-funded companies will be allowed to make and sell game and amusement devices inside the Shanghai free-trade zone after passing a content inspection Q: What do you make of this? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | ia | Facebook Quietly Rolls Out Its Mobile Payments “Autofill” Product | http://allthingsd.com/20130923/facebook-quietly-rolls-out-its-payments-autofill-product/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | - According to AllThingsD, Facebook has been testing a feature with a handful of retail partners that would allow customers to automatically enter their payment information into mobile devices via their Facebook accounts. - It’s called “Autofill with Facebook,” If you’ve stored your address and credit card information on Facebook, retail apps in the pilot program will display a small drop-down prompt when hitting the payment info screen upon checkout. - Hit the autofill button, and the app will get your info from your Facebook-connected account and fill in the form. - Partners in the program: currently only Jack Threads and Mosaic Q: seems like a small feature, but with a huge future. Will FB users tie their cc info to FB for this? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | What Does Prem Watsa See in BlackBerry? | http://allthingsd.com/20130924/what-does-prem-watsa-see-in-blackberry/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Letter of intent signed by Fairfax Financial Holdings and others - $9 a share, $4.7 billion DRIVE UP PRICE - Fairfax holds 10% of BlackBerry, V. Prem Watsa, Fairfax’s chairman and chief executive said paid $17 a share for its current BB holdings - BB has 6 weeks to take other offers ($157 million to Fairfax if take other) Fairfax can lower offer too SELL FOR PARTS - BB $2 billion in patents, $2.6 billion in cash debt-free, software prospects REFURBISH FOR FLIP - history of buying distressed companies and turning them around starting with Markel Financial which became Fairfax. Has also had some flops like AbitibiBowater paper maker delisted - ATD Watsa quote last year: " “Is [BlackBerry] going to turn around in three months, six months, nine months? No, But if you’re looking four, five years. … We make investments over four or five years.” Q: Price drive, parts sell or house flip? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | - SF gate reports of a new California law that will require Web companies, starting in 2015, to remove online activity - whether it be scandalous or simply embarrassing - should a California minor request it. - California already allows certain people, such as victims of domestic violence, to get information struck from the online record. - If the image is copied and posted to another Web site, that would not be covered, either. - Web companies also are not required to scrub their servers clean of personal data, just remove the requested item from public viewing. - There's an additional catch: the law doesn't extend to adults who want to go back and delete material they posted as minors. - Another facet of the new law, which may have a broader effect, bars Web companies and firms that deal in mobile apps from marketing products that are illegal for minors - such as alcohol, cigarettes and firearms - if they know, or should know, a minor is logged in. | Q: what do you make of a law like this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | NY Installs 'Text Stops' Along State Highways | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424762,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Cop claims he’s issued nearly 800 tickets for texting and driving | http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/cop-claims-hes-issued-nearly-800-tickets-texting-a/nZ34P/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | NHTSA Distracted Driving facts | http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811737.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | New York State installing "text stops" signs along thruways and state highways - Pull off park safely and use phone Existing Park-n-Ride facilities, rest stops, and parking areas along the roads will be equipped with Texting Zone signage - 91 locations - 365 percent increase in distracted driving tickets issued in the summer of 2013 compared to the same time last year. This summer, New York State Police handed out 21,580 tickets, surpassing 2012's total of 5,208 tickets. - Gwinnett County Police Officer Jessie Myers said if you do anything on your phone besides make or receive a phone call, he will pull you over. 800 tickets this year. "That's right. You can't use your navigation while driving. Unless it is a GPS-only device, such as Garmin or Tom Tom, something that is not used as a communication device," Myers said. - For drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes, 79 percent of the distracted drivers were not distracted by the use of cell phones | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | iMessage for Android looks like a great way to compromise your security | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4765240/imessage-chat-for-android-spoof-app | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | - There's a new app for Android making waves: iMessage Chat - It promises to allow Android users to communicate to people on iMessage - The app is not from Apple, but it seriously emulates the older iOS style. - According to Jay Freeman, aka Saurik, he found that the app passes data through the app maker's servers in China before it's sent to APple. - Developer Adam Bell says that the app spoofs chat requests as a Mac Mini Q: Why is it so compelling that people want iMessage on Android? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Microsoft announced two new Surface tablets today. The Surface Pro 2 has a Haswell processor, and better battery life with 64GB of storage for $899. There's also a 512GB version for $1799. The Surface 2 is the successor to the Surface RT, is thinner lighter with better battery life 32GB of storage for $449. The RT will remain on sale for $349. Microsoft also announced new accessories including a new Type Cover and Touch Cover and the new Power Cover which contains a 30 wHr battery. ALl of the new products go on pre-order tomorrow 9/24 at 8 AM Eastern Time and arrive October 22. | http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2013/9/23/4761722/all-the-news-from-microsofts-surface-2-event | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | Apple sold a higher-than-expected 9 million iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models in the first three days following the Friday launch of the 5s and Apple shares rose 4.5 percent to $488.64 in early trading following the good news. Sales of the new models - combined - were nearly double those of the iPhone 5 in the first weekend after its launch a year ago. Wall Street analysts had expected Apple to sell about 6 million of the two new iPhones. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/us-apple-iphone-idUSBRE98J0LD20130923 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | The world's third biggest retailer, Britain's Tesco, has introduced it's own tablet. The Hudl is a seven-inch Android tablet with 16 GB of storage that sells for 119 pounds (US$190). The device will launch in Britain to begin, but Tesco says its considering rollouts in Europe and Asia. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/us-tesco-tablet-idUSBRE98M0LC20130923 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Chaos Computer Club, a European hacker group, says they've figured out a way to beat Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor using "easy everyday means." According to a hacker by the handle "Starbug," you'd need a 2400 DPI photograph of a person's fingerprint from a glass surface, then that image would be laser printed at 1200 DPI. The final step is using latex or woodglue to create a sheet with a fingerprint that can fool the iPhone. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/22/chaos-computer-club-apple-touch-id-fake-fingerprint/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | On Friday, Apple introduced an update for Apple TV to give the STB new features like iTunes Radio. After reports that the update was bricking some Apple TVs, the company pulled the update on Saturday night. If you ended up with a bricked Apple TV, you can connect it to your PC via a micro USB cable to restore it using iTunes. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57604058-37/apple-pulls-apple-tv-update-amid-bricking-complaints/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | An official Blackberry blog post has explained that the BBM app has been pulled from apple and google play stores, because it "caused issues". The Android app has now been disabled, but customers who downloaded the BBM for iPhone app before it got pulled will still be able to use it. BlackBerry's Luke Reimer assures potential customers "As soon as we are able, we will begin a staggered country roll-out of BBM for Android and continue the roll-out of BBM for iPhone." | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/10328006/BlackBerry-halts-rollout-of-BBM-for-Android-and-iOS.html | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | A class-action lawsuit filed in the District court in San Jose California against LinkedIn, claims the company accessed members email accounts without authorization, accessed address books and sent marketing information to contacts. LinkedIn's lawyers say the claims are "without merit" and "not true." LinkedIn does ask new users if they would like to share email contacts. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57604083-93/linkedin-users-claim-company-hacked-their-e-mail-accounts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | The New York Times reports that a Federal Aviation Administration panel will meet this week to relax restrictions on when electronics can be used on aircrafts. The Times says that certain activities like reading ebooks or listening to audio would be allowed, but phone calls and Wi-Fi use would still be restricted. The panel will recommend the new policies by the end of the month and they could go into effect next year. | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/technology/faa-nears-new-rules-on-devices.html?pagewanted=all | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | LG announced a new smartphone, the Vu 3, with a 5.2-inch 1280 by 960 screen, a 4:3 aspect ratio, a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and a 13-megapixel camera. The Android 4.2.2 phone goes on sale in Korea September 27, though no price was announced. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57604133-94/lg-unveils-5.2-inch-vu-3-smartphone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Netflix won three Emmy awards for House of Cards last night, becoming the first company to win the awards for online-only shows. Original shows produced by Netflix had received 14 nominations total — 9 of those for House of Cards alone. David Fincher won for best directing in a drama series for House of Cards, "Chapter 1." the show also won two "creative arts" Emmys for outstanding casting and outstanding cinematography. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/22/4759754/netflix-challenges-the-tv-establishment-with-emmy-wins-for-house-of | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Ad lib Steam annocunement Valve announced the SteamOS. It is a free OS that is built on Linux and is meant for your TV. Available soon free forever. | http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Microsoft Surface announcement | http://live.cnet.com/Event/Microsoft_Surface_2_event | ||||||||||||||||||
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30 | Surface Pro 2 - Dolby certified speakers, 50% more color accuracy, 50% better graphics performance, - Haswell -20% ether overall performance, faster than 90% of the laptops on market - Kickstand works better on a lap - 75% better battery life - Power cover, 30wHr battery cover, 2.5x battery life from keyboard - Docking station - 3x USB 3.0, 1x USB 1.0, Mini DisplayPort, Ethernet, Audio in, Audio Out, Power. can power two monitors - Type Cover 2, pink, blue, purple, black, backlit - Preorder 8 AM ET 9/24 - Arrives 21 markets 10/22 for $899 64GB (512Gb 8 GB RAM $1799) | Surface 2 - Full HD, new faster CPU, thinner, lighter - 25% more battery life (more than 12 hours?) - Launches with Windows 8.1, split screen, multiple accounts - Now comes with Outlook in addition to Word, PP, Excel - Free 200GB SkyDrive for two years - Touch Cover 2, backlight and thinner, more sensors - Surface remix project specialized pressure-sensitive snap-on keyboard - $449 Coming 10/22 ($349 for RT) 32 GB | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | ia | Tesco enters the tablet fray with Hudl | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24203271 | VIDEO (start at 1:07) | |||||||||||||||||
33 | Tesco Hudl tablet features 7-inch screen and quad-core 1.5 GHz processor | http://www.slashgear.com/tesco-hudl-tablet-features-7-inch-screen-and-quad-core-1-5-ghz-processor-23298768/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 24 | - British grocery chain Tesco is introducing a 7-inch Android tablet called the Hudl - Tesco is offering movies through BlinkBox, an on-demand movie service Tesco owns - Specs: 16GB storage, 1.5GHz quad-core processor, runs Android 4.2.2, res: 1440 x 900, Tesco claims you can get 9 hours of battery. WiFi only - priced at 119 pounds (about $190 US) - The BBC interviewed Matt Atkinson, chief marketing officer says that the Hudl is a "commercially viable" product - The big question of why would Tesco do this: - The BBC interviewed Matt Atkinson, chief marketing officer - here's what he had to say [start video at 1:07] Q: Does it make any sense for a grocery store to start selling tablets? | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | sl | Apple sells nine million 5s, 5c iPhones in first three days | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/us-apple-iphone-idUSBRE98J0LD20130923 | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | iPhone 5s Outsells 5c by a Factor of 3.4x in the United States Opening Weekend - See more at: http://www.localytics.com/blog/2013/iphone-5s-outsells-5c-by-a-factor-of-3-4x-in-the-united-states-opening-weekend/#sthash.pHCESvTp.dpuf | http://www.localytics.com/blog/2013/iphone-5s-outsells-5c-by-a-factor-of-3-4x-in-the-united-states-opening-weekend/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - 9M iPhones during the launch weekend(s) of its iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. no individual model sales - Apple blew away its previous record for first weekend iPhone sales, which was 5 million for the iPhone 5 last year. - shipping dates for 5s are into October time frames. The 5c still in stock and ready to ship within 24 hours - Localytics examined over 20 million unique iPhones and investigated the breakdowns by United States carriers and by global activations. globally the 5s is outpacing the 5c by a factor of 3.7x. in Japan the 5s is outselling the 5c by a factor of 5x. - - Analysts had predicted between 5- 8M launch weekend sales across both devices, some predicting a higher percentage going to the iPhone 5c. - Apple’s iPhone 5 launched in just 9 markets around the world, while the iPhone 5s and 5c debuted in 11 total, including China - China accounted for two million sales of the iPhone 5 during its launch weekend last year, | q: does a breakdown matter? is the 5c interesting enough to sell well? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | BlackBerry halts rollout of BBM for Android and iOS | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/10328006/BlackBerry-halts-rollout-of-BBM-for-Android-and-iOS.html | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Break-up may be the only way out for BlackBerry - analysts | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/net-us-blackberry-warning-research-idUSBRE98M0L420130923?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Former BlackBerry Co-CEO Lazaridis Has Talked With PE Firms About Bid for Company | http://allthingsd.com/20130921/former-blackberry-co-ceo-lazaridis-has-talked-with-pe-firms-about-bid-for-company/ | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | BlackBerry Is Selling Off Its Corporate Jets | http://allthingsd.com/20130923/blackberrys-selling-off-its-corporate-jets/ | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Fairfax financial buying BlackBerry (Thanks Wrylee) | http://www.cnbc.com/id/101054768 | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | BBM for iOS and Android delayed. Unauthorized BBM for Android "caused issues" Luke Reimer of BB: 1.1 million active users downloaded the BBM for Android app – albeit the unofficial version – in the first 8 hours - reporting net operating loss of nearly $1 billion at its second quarter results later this month. - include writedown of up to $960m, partly down to unsold handsets, and a $72m charge for restructuring. - BlackBerry said on Friday it sold about 3.7 million phones in the latest quarter, most of them its older models. - Laying off 4,500 workers, 40% of workforce. - Bought a Bombardier jet in July (est. ~25 million) selling it and its two Dassault jets as well - Former BlackBerry Ltd. co-Chief Executive Officer Mike Lazaridis talking to Private Equity firms about joint bid to buy BlackBerry Q: Who if anyone can save Blackberry? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | sl | Give Yourself 5 Stars? Online, It Might Cost You | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/technology/give-yourself-4-stars-online-it-might-cost-you.html | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | - New York regulators have made agreements with 19 companies to stop misleading customers with fake reviews and pay a total of $350,000 in penalties. - includes: charter bus operator, a teeth-whitening service, a laser hair-removal chain and an adult entertainment club. Also signing are several reputation-enhancement firms that place fraudulent reviews on sites like Google, Yelp, Citysearch and Yahoo. - reputation management shops often gave good reviews for very little money- bribed their clients’ customers to write more fake reviews, giving them $50 gift certificates for their trouble. They also went on review sites that criticized their own fake-review operations and wrote fake reviews denying they wrote fake reviews. | Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York attorney general. “When you look at a billboard, you can tell it’s a paid advertisement — but on Yelp or Citysearch, you assume you’re reading authentic consumer opinions, making this practice even more deceiving.” q: when health is of a concern, do we need local gov getting involved? | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | SteamOS | http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Valve announces SteamOS, a living room operating system for games | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/23/4762370/steam-box-os | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Valve Announces Steam OS | http://kotaku.com/valve-announces-steam-os-1371869324 | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | - Valve announced the SteamOS. Downloadable soon - Free OS built on Linux, meant for TV - freely licensable OS for manufacturers - Valve says they've already got "hundreds of games" that will come to the new operating system next year, - 4 new Steam features - In-home streaming: play Windows and Mac games on the SteamOS machine. Fire up Steam on your existing machine, then your SteamOS box can stream those games over your home network - Valve says its working with media services "you know and love" which would bring access to "your favorite music and video" with Steam. - Family Sharing: you can take turns playing your family's games - Family options: families will have more control over what titles get seen by whom | SteamOS is only the first of three announcements that Valve is expected to issue this week. Valve's countdown clock is ticking down again to Wednesday, Sepember 25th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | Surf through the web's past on the internet history timeline | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/20/4751714/web-history-timeline-explains-development-internet-through-today | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | DragonCon cosplayers who dressed up as Marriott carpet get a cease-and-desist for their fabric offering (Thx Kapt_Kipper) | http://boingboing.net/2013/09/21/dragoncon-cosplayers-who-dress.html | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Liftware spoon helps Parkinson's sufferers control their tremor (Thx iSting!) | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/23/4761182/liftware-spoon-helps-parkinsons-sufferers-control-their-tremor | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | TITLE: Spirit of the 90's | GUEST: Lindsey Turrentine, EIC, CNET Reviews LOWER THIRD URL: cnet.com, @lturrentine | gold is the new black | ||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | Apple's latest iPhones are now on sale online worldwide and at retail stores across Europe, Asia, and the US. If you're wanting that new gold iPhone 5S, however, you may be disappointed. Apple has confirmed a general shortage of the iPhone 5S in a statement to All Things D, noting that the phone has already sold out and is in limited supply of certain models in certain stores today. The Wall Street Journal is also reporting that Apple is now instructing its suppliers to increase production of the gold iPhone 5S in order to meet the high demand it's seeing. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/20/4749888/iphone-5c-5s-begin-sale-in-stores-gold-numbers-limited | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | AllThingsD is ending its partnership with Dow Jones. Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg will be taking AllThingsD independent at the end of this year. Walt Mossberg will be leaving the Wall Street Journal at the end of the year as well. Kara Swisher says that starting next year, AllThingsD will still be producing conferences under a "new corporate structure with new partners and investors." | http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/09/19/allthingsd-parting-ways-with-dow-jones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | CEO Steve Ballmer has some concerns about Google's business practices. During a presentation at Microsoft's financial analysts meeting, Ballmer highlighted how Google makes money in consumer services. says ballmer: "They have this incredible, amazing, dare I say monopoly that we are the only person left on the planet trying to compete with." Bing now accounts for 17.9 percent of search share in the US, second only to Google at nearly 67 percent. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/20/4751516/ballmer-calls-google-a-monopoly | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | If you haven't heard, there's a bug in the iOS 7 lock screen that allows access to stored photos and email. An Apple spokesperson told AllThingsD that the company is aware of the issue "and will deliver a fix in a future software update." You can protect yourself from the flaw by going into your Settings, then Control Center then turn "Access on Lock Screen" off. | http://allthingsd.com/20130919/yes-apple-is-working-on-a-fix-for-the-ios-7-lock-screen-hack/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Ads are coming to Pinterest, y'all! In a new blog post, Pinterest explained its new system of "Promoted Pins," which would allow corporate partners to promote certain posts within category streams and search results. So far, the model is still in a test mode, and resembles efforts by Twitter to pull data from a user's profile so the ad system can target users interested in a certain product, and promote pins within their stream to make sure they see it. CEO Ben Silbermann says "we’ll always let you know if someone paid for what you see, or where you see it." | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4749444/ads-are-coming-to-pinterest | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | According to documents leaked by Edward Snowden, UK spy agency Government Communications Headquarters (aka the GCHQ) hacked into a Belgian phone network called Belgacom. The surveillance was called "Operation Socialist." Belgacom's customers include institutions like the European Parliament, the European Council, and the European Commission. | http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/british-spy-agency-gchq-hacked-belgian-telecoms-firm-a-923406.html | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Twitter is talking to banks to grow its underwriting partners for its upcoming initial public offering and in the process of finalizing the fee structure, three people familiar with the matter tell Reuters.Twitter Chief Financial Officer Mike Gupta is leading the microblogging platform's IPO and is in touch with the investment banks about their roles, one of the people said, and an IPO could come as early as Thanksgiving. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/19/us-twitter-ipo-idUSBRE98I0NA20130919 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | According to researchers from Quarkslab, Apple has the ability to read your iMessages whenever they want. Apple claimed iMessages used "secure end-to-end encryption," but the researchers found a way to get around that using a man-in-the-middle attack with a fake security certificate. Full findings will be presented at the HITB Security Conference next month. | http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/19/apple_can_read_your_imessages_whenever_they_want_researchers_claim.html | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber got some good news this week as a California regulatory body voted to authorize the services. In a 5-0 decision, the California Public Utilities Commission said the companies, which had been operating in a legal grey area, are now officially a new form of service called “transportation network companies.” The services are changing the traditional taxi industry by letting passengers hail private cars directly from their mobile devices. | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/19/ride-sharing-services-like-uber-and-lyft-get-green-light-in-california/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Want to edit Office docs on your Android or iOS device? Well, Google just made Quickoffice available for free to anybody with a Google account. If you sign into the new Quickoffice app for Android or iOS before September 26th, you'll get an extra 10GB of Google Drive storage for two years. Meanwhile, at the Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting, Steve Ballmer implied that Office would be coming to iPad and Android tablets in the future. Currently, Office is built for phones. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/19/google-makes-quickoffice-for-ios-and-android-free-for-everyone/ | <-- combine | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Ballmer strongly hints at Office for iPad, Android tablets | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2049060/ballmer-strongly-hints-at-office-for-ipad-and-android-tablets.html | <-- combine | ||||||||||||||||||
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35 | sl | iPhone 5C and 5S go on sale with gold in short supply | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/20/4749888/iphone-5c-5s-begin-sale-in-stores-gold-numbers-limited | Interesting, but Gene Munster, so grain of salt: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57603858-37/this-years-iphone-lines-match-or-better-2012s-analyst-says/ -LT | <--THIS | ||||||||||||||||
36 | Apple CEO Tim Cook and SVPs Phil Schiller and Eddie Cue are at Palo Alto Apple Stores greeting iPhone buyers | http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/20/apple-ceo-tim-cook-is-at-the-new-palo-alto-apple-store-saying-hi-to-new-iphone-owners/ | Good photo: http://news.cnet.com/2300-1035_3-10018290-44.html | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - gold iPhone 5S is now listed with an "October" shipping date in the US, UK, and Australia online stores, while all the other colors currently have one-to-three and seven-to-ten day delivery estimates. It took less than 30 minutes for the gold 5S to slip to an October wait in the US. - sarah ordered via Verizon, ship date 9/24. only way to keep unlimited plan is to buy full retail price. - still no numbers on 5c one week after it went on sale - DEALS: Sprint is offering the iPhone 5C for free to new customers. Walmart and Target are pricing it at $79. Sprint discounting 5C to $99.99 and Walmart discounting it to $189. - apple tells ATD "Demand for the new iPhones has been incredible and we are currently sold out or have limited supply of certain iPhone 5s models in some stores." - Wall Street Journal is also reporting that Apple is now instructing its suppliers to increase production of the gold iPhone 5S in order to meet the high demand it's seeing. Apple is reportedly increasing its order of the gold model by one-third over its initial order. | q: anyone else feel like groundhog day? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | - Microsoft held its Financial Analyst Meeting yesterday - Terry Myerson talked about the future of Windows - He said, "Windows RT was our first ARM tablet. And as phones extend into tablets, expect us to see many more ARM tablets, Windows ARM tablets in the future." - Myerson also said "(W)e really should have one silicon interface for all of our devices. We should have one set of developer APIs on all of our devices. And all of the apps we bring to end users should be available on all of our devices." - Terry Meyrson was the head of Windows Phone, now head of MS OS division - "The second belief was that all of our devices are becoming more cloud-powered," explains Myerson. "So whether we're branding them Windows or Xbox, we really need one core service enabling all of our devices." Q: Which do you think is more likely to survive? RT or WP? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | - reuters has 3 anon sources: Twitter is in talks to add additional banks to its underwriting syndicate for its upcoming initial public offering and in the process of finalizing the fee structure - normal for underwriters to receive around 7% of IPO proceeds, but larger offerings can get a lower fee. Underwriters were willing to split a fee pool of just 1.1% for Facebook Inc's $16 billion IPO because of the deal size, and b/c it was FB - Twitter's valuation is estimated at around $15B by analysts. If it sells 10% of its shares and an overall fee would come to 4 to 5%, underwriters could be looking at 60-70M profit | q: is twitter valuation too high? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | ia | Pinterest Will Start Showing Ads As Traffic Keeps Growing But Shifts To Mobile | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/19/pinterest-ads/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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50 | - Pinterest published a blogpost telling users that ads are coming - So how will the ads be on Pinterest? The company says it hasn't figured out all the details, but here's what promoted pins will be: - Tasteful: no flashy banners or pop-ups — Transparent. We’ll always let you know if someone paid for what you see, or where you see it. — Relevant. These pins should be about stuff you’re actually interested in, like a delicious recipe, or a jacket that’s your style. —Improved based on your feedback. Keep letting us know what you think, and we’ll keep working to make things better. - For the first test, Pinterest will promote a few pins in search results and category feeds. - For example, a pin for a Darth Vader outfit from a costume shop might be promoted in a search for “halloween.” Nobody’s paying for anything yet Q: How do you think ads will fare on Pinterest? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | sl | Google Makes Its New Flat Logo And “App Launcher” Style Nav Menu Official, Will Roll Out Over The Next Few Weeks | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/19/google-makes-its-new-flat-logo-and-app-launcher-style-nav-menu-official-will-roll-out-over-the-next-few-weeks/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | - refreshed flat logo and no more black navigation bar - rolling out to users now - new menu that sits next to the Share and account info. The launcher, which looks just like the app launcher on Chrome OS, brings up an App grid with your favorite Google services. | q: anyone going to miss the bar? is flat just accepted now for all the things? | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | ia | How ‘Cord Never’ Generation Poses Sales Drag for Pay TV | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/how-cord-never-generation-poses-sales-drag-for-pay-tv.html | ty kloewen on our TNT reddit | |||||||||||||||||
56 | - Bloomberg has an article up that discusses a new class of people called "cord nevers" - These are people who are watching video content who have never subscribed to pay TV - This year, 2013, is on pace to be the first year that U.S. pay-TV subscriptions will decline, falling to 100.8M from 100.9M from last year acc'g to IHS - while 3.2 million new U.S. households were set up in the last three years, the paid-TV industry only added 250,000 subscriptions in that same period, according to market-researcher SNL Kagan. - Telecoms have taken 11% of paid-TV subs from cable and satellite over the past ten years - SNL Kagan thinks the trend of cord nevers will amplify "a little over time" - Cord nevers are a “legitimate concern,” 21st Century Fox Inc. (FOXA) President Chase Carey said at a company meeting on Aug. 8. - Bloomberg writes that the bundling approach may contribute to the growth of cord nevers as some viewers aren’t prepared to shell out for content they have no interest in. Q: Will this finally lead to unbundled cable services? More cable systems over the internet? No change? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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60 | 1888 Hotel Lets You Stay For Free If You Have More Than 10,000 Instagram Followers | http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/09/1888-hotel-lets-you-stay-for-free-if-you-have-more-than-10000-instagram-followers/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with deign head Sir Jony Ive and software head Craig Federighi gave a rare group interview to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Among the highlights, Cook reminded folks that Apple never had an objective to sell a low-cost phone. Cook also said he doesn't let the stock price affect his moods. Ive emphasized the true collaborative nature of iOS 7 design between himself and Federighi. For his part Federighi reminded folks that Apple doesn't care about doing new, it cares about doing it right. And of course Cook got in a jab at Microsoft in reference to the company's purchase of Nokia, saying "Everybody is trying to adopt Apple's strategy." | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4747682/apple-tim-cook-jony-ive-craig-federighi-interview-bloomberg | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | Google announced a new venture called Calico. It is a separate company financed by Google and its goal is to "focus on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases." Google announced that Art Levinson, former CEO of biotech firm Genentech, will be a founding investor and CEO of Calico. | http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/166858-with-calico-google-looks-to-make-your-lifespan-its-business | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | HP's got a line of new Android and Windows tablets, and some new laptops, out today. Among the lineup, a special version of the HP Envy 17 now comes with the Leap Motion wireless controller built-in to the palm rest, without adding to the thickness of the laptop. It comes October 16th starting at $1050. Also notable is the Spectre 13 X2, a 13-inch slate with a 1080p display and keyboard dock, and unusually for a tablet so big, no fan. It comes with the Haswell processor and ships October 16th starting at $1100. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/19/hp-envy-17-leap-motion-edition-spectre-13-x2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | The second-largest shareholder of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi has died at the age of 85. Yamauchi ran the company for 53 years from 1949 until 2002. When he started, Nintendo was a trading card company. By the time he left, Nintendo was a household name in video games. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that its sources say BlackBerry is preparing to lay off up to 40 percent of its workforce before the end of the year. That would leave the company with 7,620 employees and looking lean and efficient to prospective buyers. Analysts widely speculate BlackBerry may plan to shut down manufacturing of handsets. | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/09/report-blackberry-to-cut-up-to-40-percent-of-employees/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony demoed its PlayStation app for Android. The app would allow a person to use an Android device as a game controller for the PS4 and also can be a hub for the PlayStation network. Sony also did a live demo of the Vita TV, which lets a player stream their PS4 games to a second TV. | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/sony-demos-its-playstation-app-for-android-and-ios-at-tokyo-game-show-keynote/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Well how about some good news for BlackBerry! The company confirmed Wednesday that its BlackBerry Messenger Service will come to Android and iOS this weekend. While BlackBerry users are declining the BBM service is still one of its most beloved features. The popular service launched on Android Saturday and iOS on Sunday. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603521-94/blackberry-confirms-bbm-on-android-saturday-ios-sunday/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Republic Wireless will offer the Moto X for $299 without a contract in November. The phone normally costs $199.99 on contract from ATT, Sprint, and Verizon. An unsubsidized version of the Moto X costs a whopping $599. Republic Wireless will offer the Moto X in black or white and says it's not accepting pre-orders for the phone. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6452_7-57603637/moto-x-coming-to-republic-wireless-for-$299-unsubsidized/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Take Two Interactive announced sales of Grand Theft Auto V passed $800 million in one day making it the biggest launch in the company's history. The game hasn't even launched in Japan or Brazil yet. Expect that number to get even bigger. Then expect me to take your car and take all that money YO! | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/grand-theft-auto-sales-pass-800m-day-20299247 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | The other day, Google dropped the NFC requirement for its Google Wallet app for Android. Now, Google has released a version of Google Wallet for iOS. The app will focus on coupons, offers, loyalty cards and allows you to send money to others in the U.S. with an email address. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/19/google-wallet-comes-to-ios-after-dropping-nfc-requirement-on-android/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | Google announces Calico, a new company focused on health and well-being | http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/calico-announcement.html | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Larry Page's Google+ Announcement of Calico | https://plus.google.com/+LarryPage/posts/Lh8SKC6sED1 | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Google Funds Company to Tackle Aging | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-funds-company-calico-tackle-aging-20299168 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Exclusive: TIME Talks to Google CEO Larry Page About Its New Venture to Extend Human Life | http://business.time.com/2013/09/18/google-extend-human-life/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | - Google announced a new company it's financing called Calico - Calico will be focused on "health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases." - One of Calico’s major initiatives will be significantly expanding human lifespan. Read more: - Arthur D. Levinson will be the CEO and a founding investor. Levinson was former CEO of Genentech and is chairman of Apple and Genetech. - Google hasn't said how much money it will invest in Calico - Larry Page wrote on Google+ "Please remember that new investments like this are very small by comparison to our core business," - Page also wrote that he and Art are "excited about tackling aging and illness." - Sources close to the project suggest Calico will start with a small number of employees and focus initially on researching new technology. Q: What do you make of Calico? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | Apple's Cook, Ive, and Federighi on Android, Microsoft, and 'new' versus 'right' | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4747682/apple-tim-cook-jony-ive-craig-federighi-interview-bloomberg | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | night before apple annoucement, spoke to bloomberg bw: - cook: "We never had an objective to sell a low-cost phone, Our primary objective is to sell a great phone and provide a great experience, and we figured out a way to do it at a lower cost." - Ive on working w head of software Federigi: "We talked about how can we most effectively extend the collaboration that always existed." The close work between the software and design teams was essential for Apple during iOS 7 as the company sought to overhaul its user interface with a flatter look and additional features. "Successful collaboration, in your mind, could be that your opinion is the most valuable and becomes the prevailing sort of direction," says Ive. "That’s not collaborating." - cook dismissive of android: "we didn’t start opportunistically with 10 bits of technology that we could try to find a use for to add to our features list." "it matters that people use our products," and questioning the usage of Android vs. marketshare. -Federighi: creating something new isn't the hard part, it's doing it right. "New? New is easy. Right is hard." | q: do we believe they weren't all sweating the big day? is apple exec team confident as always? | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | ia | HP's new gesture-control laptop is the first with Leap Motion | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4745964/hp-envy-17-leap-motion-se-notebook | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - HP Envy 17 Leap Motion SE: has Leap Motion's gesture recognition tech built into the palmrest. The laptop has a touchscreen, a touchpad, and now 3d gesture control - The Leap is about 70% smaller than the standalone peripheral - The Verge tried an early version of the laptop and found the Leap's placement odd as it was off to the right of the palmrest - HP warns that battery life is significantly decreased when the Leap Motion controller is enabled, and recommends leaving the notebook plugged in while it's in use. - HP Envy 17 Leap Motion SE TouchSmart Notebook will cost $1,049, available for preorder Oct 16h - Leap's CEO says the new microsensor is small enough to fit in both tablets and smartphones and mentions that the automotive industry has expressed interest in the Leap Motion Q: Does the Leap have a future in laptops or does it make more sense in tablets, phones, or cars? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Cyanogen is now a company, aims to be third major mobile ecosystem | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/18/cyanogen-is-now-a-company/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - CyanogenMod is custom Android firmware and wants to be its own co. - Cyanogen Inc., led by Boost Mobile co-founder Kirt McMaster, is devoted solely to building CyanogenMod as a platform. Some of the project's veteran developers are now full-time staff - company's next move will be to release an app that simplifies the currently "horrific" CyanogenMod installation process. The installer should reach the Google Play Store in a few weeks, with support expanding from a smaller group of CyanogenMod-friendly devices to include as much hardware as possible. - no plans to charge CyanogenMod users. - There's a partnership with an unnamed hardware manufacturer in the works - team's hope: CyanogenMod will become the third major platform in the smartphone market. It would offer more flexibility than closed platforms like iOS or Windows Phone, but it would also provide a leaner, better supported and more secure alternative to some of the Android releases available today | q: can a customized android co-exist? thrive? does the android market need this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | ia | BlackBerry plans deep job cuts as new phone launches: report | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/us-blackberry-layoffs-idUSBRE98H0WF20130918 | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | BlackBerry Gets Out the Knife to Ready for Sale | http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/09/18/blackberry-gets-out-the-knife-to-ready-for-sale/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | - WSJ reports BlackBerry plans to cut thousands of jobs by the end of the year - Up to 40% of its staff could be let go - BlackBerry employed 12,700 people as of March 2013 - BlackBerry spokesman Adam Emery said, "We are in the second phase of our transformation plan. Organizational moves will continue to occur to ensure we have the right people in the right roles to drive new opportunities." Q: would a reduction in workforce like this make BB more capable to succeed on its own or is it simply readying a sale? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Apple hiring 'genre experts' to fine tune iTunes Radio programming | http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/17/apple-hiring-genre-experts-to-fine-tune-itunes-radio-programming | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - Apple is looking for radio music programmers. "genre experts" to select and promote songs in iTunes Radio that major and indie labels release each month. - Candidates are expected to have a strong understanding and background in how the music business operates, with five years experience and knowledge in retail, radio, A&R, editorial, record labels, and any other music related fields. - Pandora uses algorithms and user feedback to figure out which song to play next. Apple, by contrast, will be relying at least in part on human tastemakers. - apple working with major music labels to determine which acts they believe are "heat seekers," or groups that are on the verge of making it big according to label data, - Apple also looking to monetize its streaming offer, courting advertisers in order to make good on the licensing deals it struck with the major labels ahead of revealing iTunes Radio. | q: is itunes radio going to switch ppl off Pandora? do humans need to be part of the mix? | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | BlackBerry announced a big new phone. The BlackBerry Z30 has a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.7 GHz processor, quad-core graphics a 2880 mAh battery and is the first device to run BlackBerry OS 10.2. The device is being marketed to business, emphasizing features like Documents To Go which comes pre-installed. The Z30 hits the UK and Middle East next week and all other regions during the holiday season. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/18/blackberry-z30/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Want to watch YouTube videos but finding yourself without an internet connection? In November, you'll be able to! As the youtube team assures youtube creators in a blog post about offine access: “This upcoming feature will allow people to add videos to their device to watch for a short period when an Internet connection is unavailable. So your fans’ ability to enjoy your videos no longer has to be interrupted by something as commonplace as a morning commute.” | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/18/youtube-will-add-offline-viewing-to-its-mobile-apps-in-november/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The WSJ reports that Hulu and BBC Worldwide North America reached a deal that will bring 144 different BBC shows to Hulu in the first year of that deal. The agreement includes top tier programming like Doctor Who and Sherlock. Over 2,000 episodes will hit the video streaming service,. The deal isn't an exclusive, so you'll still be able to see BBC programming on other services as well. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4742774/doctor-who-sherlock-and-more-coming-to-hulu-thanks-to-bbc-deal | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the US President's tech policy group, has submitted a proposal to the FCC suggesting all wireless carriers in the country be required to unlock all mobile devices, phones and tablets, to allow easier switching between carriers. In January, the Library of Congress dropped an exemption from copyright law for unblocking phones. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/obama-administration-urges-fcc-to-require-carriers-to-unlock-mobile-devices/2013/09/17/17b4917e-1fd4-11e3-b7d1-7153ad47b549_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Google's got a new plan to cut out third-party cookies from online ads called AdID, says a anonymous source familiar with Google's plans. The proposal could offer more control over which ads are shown to customers and to Google as well "The AdID would be transmitted to advertisers and ad networks that have agreed to basic guidelines, giving consumers more privacy and control over how they browse the Web," said the source to USA Today. Google is reportedly planning to secure backing from government agencies, consumer groups, and online advertisers. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57603384-93/googles-adid-to-take-a-bite-out-of-third-party-cookies/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | A 23-year old man was attacked in Colindale, north London. Three teenagers allegedly hit him with a brick, stabbed him, then robbed him of his phone, watch, and a copy of Grand Theft Auto V. The attack happened around 1:20AM, just after the midnight launch of the game. A Scotland Yard spokesperson said "The motive for the attack is unclear at this stage." The victim is in the hospital where he is in stable condition. | http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g3NvxTXYJdqovQrKebmlik5tQomw?docId=CNG.cd73c01e8f035fbcc9e3c025f1c49406.c1 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | NVidia announced a new reference design for Tegra 4 called Tegra Note. The design supports stylus input, and Nvidia will include Camera Awesome from SmugMug and even manage Android system updates. TegraNote tablets should arrive in October from companies like EVGA, PNY and ZOTAC. Nvidia's suggested price is $199 but manufacturers can charge what they like. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/18/nvidia-unveils-tegra-note-tablet-platform/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Windows 8.1 is a free update for Windows 8 users, but if you're running older versions you'll have to buy an upgrade to the latest edition. The basic Windows 8.1 upgrade edition will cost $119.99, with the Pro version priced at $199.99. Windows 8.1 will be offered at retail or via the download option in what the company calls "full version software." The change is in response to feedback from people want to build PCs or run Windows 8.1 in virtual environments. If you buy a copy of Windows 8.1 then it's a full version, rather than an upgrade edition. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4741350/windows-8-1-pricing-release-date-upgrade-paths | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Tesla has joined the rather large group of companies promising to make self-driving cars. Google is the most famous but recently Audi, Mercedes, Nissan, Volvo and GM have all promised to deliver autonomous vehicles sometime in the next 10 years. Musk believes he can deliver an autonomous car within three years, though a human driver would be required for 10% of the miles. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4742892/elon-musk-on-tesla-push-to-build-self-driving-cars | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Pandora won a case in federal court that would allow the company to keep its library of ASCAP songs. A group of songwriters and music publishers were trying to limit the number of songs it would license to Pandora under its 2011 deal and wanted to negotiate license fees directly with Web radio services. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote granted Pandora summary judgment because the language of the contract between ASCAP and Pandora "unambiguously requires Ascap to provide Pandora with a license to perform all of the works in its repertory." | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/net-us-publishing-pandora-idUSBRE98H02Q20130918?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | iOS 7 has arrived | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/17/ios-7-review-apple/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Apple launches iTunes 11.1 with iTunes Radio, Genius Shuffle, Podcast Stations, iOS 7 support | http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/18/apple-launches-itunes-11-1-with-itunes-radio-genius-shuffle-podcast-stations-ios-7-support/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Yahoo Updates Its Flagship iPhone App With Cinemagraphs, Read-Later Feature, More News, And Tumblr | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/18/yahoo-updates-its-flagship-iphone-app-with-cinemagraphs-read-later-feature-more-news-and-tumblr/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | - iTunes 11.1: iTunes Radio. Genius Shuffle. Podcast Stations. Sync with iOS 7. You can now use iTunes to sync your favorite music, movies, and more to devices with iOS 7. - flattened design overall - big ios 7 upgrades rolling out - yahoo, pandora - officially went live for download at 10 am PT | q: is huge change enough to quiet those that say apple can't innovate? | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | YouTube will add offline viewing to its mobile apps in November | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/18/youtube-will-add-offline-viewing-to-its-mobile-apps-in-november/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | No Internet? No Problem: YouTube Getting Ready to Let You Watch Videos Offline, on Your Phone. | http://allthingsd.com/20130918/no-internet-no-problem-youtube-getting-ready-to-let-you-watch-videos-offline-on-your-phone/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Heads up about an upcoming YouTube mobile feature | http://youtubecreator.blogspot.com/2013/09/heads-up-about-upcoming-youtube-mobile.html | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
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37 | ia | Microsoft to Develop More TV Programs as It Readies Xbox One | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/microsoft-to-develop-more-tv-programs-as-it-readies-xbox-one.html | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Microsoft to unveil more TV projects for Xbox One entertainment hub | http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/us-microsoft-xbox-spencer-idUKBRE98H0AC20130918 | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Bloomberg reports MS is working on expanding its TV programming beyond the "Halo" series that is coming with the Xbox One - Phil Spencer, corp. VP at MS Studios, said, "They have literally hundreds of ideas that they are incubating right now. We will have some new announcement for TV shows coming pretty soon." - There will also be Xbox One-exclusive television content unrelated to games. Spencer said that "I do think there will be a certain level of interactivity to what we do." - Spencer called the new TV projects "Nancy projects" in reference to Nancy Tellem, the head of MS entertainment and digital media. She was formerly CBS TV studios president. - The live-action "Halo" program will be coming soon and Steven Spielberg is involved - MS has also partnered up with the NFL to offer highlights and game scores Q: Exclusive game titles used to drag gamers to platforms; will exclusive original video content tie people to a hardware box like the Xbox One? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | Google's AdID to take a bite out of third-party cookies | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57603384-93/googles-adid-to-take-a-bite-out-of-third-party-cookies/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Google may ditch 'cookies' as online ad tracker | http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/09/17/google-cookies-advertising/2823183/ | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Advertiser group: Do Not Track Web privacy effort is dead | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57603473-93/advertiser-group-do-not-track-web-privacy-effort-is-dead/ | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Anon source told USA Today Google AdID to replace cookies - would supposedly give users more privacy and control - Google plans to reach out to industry participants, government bodies and consumer groups in coming weeks and months. - Safari and Firefox block third-party cookies - AdID may be reset by the browser once a year, and a secondary AdID could be used for private session - Advertisers must adhere to program terms, and users could customize list of approved advertisers. Q: Do we want Google in charge of this? | Digital Advertising Alliance withdrawing from Do Not Track effort of the Tracking Protection Working Group. | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | sl | Google purchases entire output of a 240MW Texas wind farm, will start producing energy in late 2014 | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/09/17/google-purchases-entire-output-of-a-240mw-texas-wind-farm-which-will-start-producing-energy-in-late-2014/ | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | - Google has purchased the entire output of a 240MW wind farm outside of Amarillo, Texas. expected to start producing energy in late 2014. - Happy Hereford. owned by Chermac Energy based in Oklahoma. will provide energy to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). same grid that serves Google’s Mayes County, Oklahoma data center. - not an investment. google previously invested $75 million into a 50MW wind farm and $200 million in a 161MW facility. at end of 2012 all of google's renewable energy projects together were capable of generating an estimated 2 gigawatts of power. - google has now contracted for more than 570MW, which it estimates is enough energy to power approximately 170,000 US households. | "After purchasing the renewable energy, we’ll retire the renewable energy credits (RECs) and sell the energy itself to the wholesale market. We’ll apply any additional RECs produced under this agreement to reduce our carbon footprint elsewhere." REC: tradable, non-tangible energy commodities in the United States that represent proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource. Once in the grid, renewable energy is impossible to separate from the conventionally generated energy. q: good for the planet? or just google wanting a wind farm and working within gov constraints | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | Adobe moves into hardware: Project Mighty ‘cloud pen’ and Project Napoleon ruler to launch in 2014 | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/09/17/adobe-moves-into-hardware-its-project-mighty-cloud-pen-and-project-napoleon-digital-ruler-will-launch-in-2014/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Hardware ahoy: Adobe to sell its Mighty digital pen in 2014 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603339-94/hardware-ahoy-adobe-to-sell-its-mighty-digital-pen-in-2014/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | - Adobe's coming out with hardware in 2014 - Back in May, Adobe took the wraps off its "Project Mighty" and "Project Napoleon" - Both devices will be released in the first half of next year. Prices and exact release date aren't disclosed yet - "We're doing the minimum amount of hardware necessary to be a better software company, Michael Gough, Adobe's vice president of experience design, said. "We have no intention of becoming a hardware company." Q: Adobe has made the move from boxed software to subscription software -- now an entry into hardware. Do you buy this "minimum amount of hardware" statement from Adobe? | - Project Mighty is an internet-connected stylus that uses Bluetooth Low Energy. It's designed to work with an iPad. The stylus itself is pressure sensitive. Pair that with Adobe software and you're on your way to becoming the next Len Peralta - The Mighty is being built by Adonit, maker of the Jot tablet stylus - Project Napoleon is a short ruler - kudos to Adobe for that name. It's designed to let you draw more precise shapes. It's also bluetooth enabled. When you draw against the Napoleon, the the line you draw will extend beyond the actual ruler to create straight lines. | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | BBC reporter confuses paper pad for iPad, refuses to acknowledge mistake and just keeps going | http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/09/18/bbc-presenter-accidentally-mistakes-entire-pack-of-a4-paper-for-an-ipad/ | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | Structure Sensor uses iPads to scan 3D objects | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6452_7-57603275/structure-sensor-uses-ipads-to-scan-3d-objects/ | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Girl scores with immersive Mario-themed bedroom | http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57603279-1/girl-scores-with-immersive-mario-themed-bedroom/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 hits Release Preview,and gets release date of October 18 | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/windows-7s-internet-explorer-11-preview-gets-update-final-release-date/ | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Sony’s PlayStation 4 will go on sale in 5 Asian countries in December, months earlier than Japan - Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. but Japanese customers will have to wait until February 22, 2014. | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/09/18/sonys-playstation-4-will-go-on-sale-in-5-asian-countries-in-december-months-earlier-than-japan/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Valve Co-founder Gabe Newell gave a keynote speech at LinuxCon touting Linux as the future of gaming. Newell pointed out that 198 games now run on Linux since the spring launch of Steam for Linux. He also extolled the speed at which development can happen in an open environment. And right at the end he hinted that Valve's approach to hardware for Steam as well as some news on mobile, will be coming next week. Steam box!!! | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/16/4737622/valves-steam-box-could-be-revealed-next-week | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | The 16GB model of the Nexus 4 sold out on the Google Play online store yesterday, and last week it sold out of the 8GB model following a $100 price drop. And now The Verge has a source that says Google has no plans to restock and continue offering the phone. This along with a mystery device showing up in a Google promotional video and an FCC filing from Google all point to a Nexus 5 in the near future. | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/17/the-nexus-4-is-sold-out-nexus-5-on-the-way/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Sarah, you're an Apple TV-having, cord cutter. You might like this story. Amazon just updated its Instant Video app for iOS and it finally supports AirPlay video streaming. In the past, the app's AirPlay functionality was limited to audio only. Amazon also says the updated app is faster, too. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4740080/amazon-instant-video-airplay-support | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Apple's iOS7 will become available Wednesday September 18th. Older version of hardware like the iPhone 3GS and original iPad won't be able to take advantage. But Apple's not ignoring them in the app store. If a user running an older version of iOS tries to download a version of an app that wouldn't work, the OS will ask the user if they would like to download the latest compatible version. The prompt was discovered by a Reddit user who tried to install Instagram on a 2nd-gen iPod Touch. | http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1mjw36/people_with_old_ios_devices_you_can_now_install/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Microsoft's Bing search engine is sporting a new logo! But it made some changes to search, too - with improved "Snapshot" cards that try to guess what you want to know, gives a quick index of info, but it also pulls from Facebook and Twitter to see what your friends might be saying about it. The "Page Zero" results that auto-fill even as you search a query now have mini-tiles with pictures and text. Other tweaks like "Pole Position" results now fill in answers for easy questions about things like the weather. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/17/bing-logo-refresh-new-features/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Google has a baby bump -- no wait, I read that wrong. Google has bought the company Bump. The Bump app allowed users to share files and contact info by tapping devices together without the need of NFC. Speaking of NFC, Google just updated its Google Wallet app to support any Android device running 2.3 and higher and does away with needing NFC support. The app will let users send money for free to other U.S.-based users via an email address similar to PayPal. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/bump-mobile-contact-sharing-app-acquired-by-google-will-stay-alive-for-now/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | New Google Wallet App Moves Past NFC and to All Major Carriers. iPhone Version on Tap? | http://allthingsd.com/20130917/with-ios-version-on-tap-new-google-wallet-for-android-moves-past-nfc/ | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Dell knows the way to your laptop love is through big battery life. And cheap prices. The new $379 Haswell version of the Inspiron 11 3000 series of laptops lasts up to eight hours on a single charge. It's also still light and thin at 3.15 pounds and .83 inches thick with an 11.6-inch touch-enabled display. The Inspiron 11 3000 series will be available October 3rd. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4727518/dell-inspiron-11-3000-series-haswell-battery-life | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Iranian citizens briefly had access to Twitter and Facebook -- services that have been officially banned in the country since 2009. So what happened? One communications official called the whole episode an ISP "technical failure". But others say it could be a result of pro-internet moderates like Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani pushing back against the wishes of more conservatives within Iranian government. The communication official's response to the glitch? "We will take action if there was a human flaw. We are probing it." | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/17/iran-twitter-facebook-still-banned/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Internet.org, the organization begun by Facebook to make the Internet accessible and affordable for everyone, released a whitepaper Tuesday detailing changes that need to happen in spectrum usage to accommodate 1000 times more Web traffic as the 5 billion people currently not connected come online. The paper details technologies to deliver and handle huge volumes of data generated by a billion plus users daily. with names like Air Traffic Control, HipHop and WebP. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/tech-to-connect-the-world/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | According to the Washington Post, the country of Brazil is planning to separate itself from the U.S.-centric Internet due to reports of U.S. government surveillance. Brazil would still allow its citizens to view and use U.S. services, but the country "wants their data to be stored locally" to prevent the NSA from spying. This is leading experts to voice concerns that the Internet could be fractured should countries wall themselves off. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/experts-see-potential-perils-in-brazil-push-to-break-with-us-centric-internet-over-nsa-spying/2013/09/17/c9093f32-1f4e-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Valve CEO Gabe Newell Says Linux Is The Future Of Gaming, Hints At SteamBox Announcement | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/valve-ceo-gabe-newell-says-linux-is-the-future-of-gaming-hints-at-steambox-announcement/ | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | "you know that you don't think of you know touch input....even more unified in mobile." | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/503535/NewellSteamLinux.mov | CLIP | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Gabe Newell (CEO Valve) Keynote speech at Linuxcon "The future of gaming" - He talked for more than 20 minutes about why Linux is the future of gaming. He finished with a bit about the living room. Why is it that video games in the lving room are disconnected from other gaming" Q: So Steam box next week? And what was that about mobile??? - 198 games developed for Steam on Linux since launch in spring - PC market declining while Steam has had 76% increase in sales - Games will be nodes in connected economy - Proprietary systems slow things down (6 mos. to get an update to iPad game approved) - Team Fortress Community creates 10x amount of content as developers at Valve | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | sl | New Google Wallet App Moves Past NFC and to All Major Carriers. iPhone Version on Tap? | http://allthingsd.com/20130917/with-ios-version-on-tap-new-google-wallet-for-android-moves-past-nfc/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - google wallet app will now be available on all Android devices running version 2.3 and higher in the U.S., rather than just a handful that support NFC technology. - Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers can now download the app, though they will not be able to use it to make payments with their phones through NFC technology in stores.(in-store payment option still limited to a few devices on just a few carriers because Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are the backers behind the Isis mobile payment app, which also relies on NFC.) - with new app: send money for free to any adult in the U.S. with an email address by linking bank account with the app or by using their Google Wallet balance. directly competes w PayPal and Braintree’s Venmo. Money transfers funded by credit card or debit card will also be possible, for a fee. - Those who use this peer-to-peer pay will get early access to a similar money-transfer product being rolled out on Gmail. - Google Wallet allows people to add any loyalty card to the wallet by scanning the bar code or entering in the card number. use loyalty cards by scanning them at checkout at stores that have the right scanners; loyalty-card redemption was previously limited to NFC devices and NFC-equipped retailers. | q: is this google throwing in the towel on NFC-specific tech? | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Google Acquires Bump for at Least $30M | http://allthingsd.com/20130916/google-acquires-bump-for-at-least-30m/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Bump team is joining Google | http://blog.bu.mp/post/61411611006/bump-google | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Bump Mobile Contact Sharing App Acquired By Google, Will Stay Alive For Now | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/bump-mobile-contact-sharing-app-acquired-by-google-will-stay-alive-for-now/ | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Google just bought Bump. - Acc'g to AllThingsD's sources, the deal was at least for $30M. Perhaps as much as $60M. TechCrunch says the deal would be around $35M - The Bump app for Android & iOS allows users to transfer files by bumping devices together - Bump also expanded to the desktop, so you can transfer data to and from your computer to your phone by bumping the spacebar - It also is behind the group photo-sharing app Flock - Bump's CEO David Lieb wrote that “Bump and Flock will continue to work as they always have for now,” Q: Where do you see Bump's technology being integrated into Google? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Love for personal computers on the decline | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603103-94/report-love-for-personal-computers-on-the-decline/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | PDF of report -- Note that satisfaction for TVs and Household appliances also declined. Is this the death of the washerdryer toaster market? | https://www.dropbox.com/s/n9i7l1ih4op69xp/ACSI%20Appliance%20and%20Electronics%20Report%202013.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | - new American Customer Satisfaction Index's Household Appliance and Electronics Report 2013 measured the satisfaction levels of PCs by interviewing over 2700 consumers (pcs include desktops, laptops, and tablets) On a 100-point scale, tablets grabbed a score of 81. laptops and desktops, earned 79 points each. PC devices in general saw a 1.3 percent decline in satisfaction from last year. "ACSI research shows that consumers have high expectations, and companies are under a good deal of pressure to keep up with demand for faster, more powerful devices that offer new and improved features," ACSI founder and Chairman Claes Fornell said in a statement. "Companies that can innovate while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction are the ones that will win." | - Apple took the lead with a score of 87, outshining Windows device makers by anywhere from 8 percent to 12 percent, according to ACSI. HP came in second with 80, followed by Dell with 79, Toshiba with 78, and Acer with 77. q: apple releases 5c, stock drops, ppl worried. is innovation in pcs winding down? what's next? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | tm | Two Frenchmen Help You Quantify Yourself (Without Selling Your Soul) | http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/09/cozy-cloud/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Cozy a personal cloud you can host, hack, and delete | http://cozy.io/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | What’s the true value of your personal data? Meet the people who want to help you sell it | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/17/whats-the-true-value-of-your-personal-data-meet-the-people-who-want-to-help-you-sell-it/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Quantified self movement cool but creepy, third parties hold your data - Benjamin Andre and Frank Rousseau, tools to maintain control over life data - Cozy - online address book, calendar, note-taking application, task manager, photo gallery, and e-mail backup system - KYou - analyzes your Cozy data - number of tasks you create and complete each day or the amount of e-mail your receive. You can even use it to track your mood. - Hopes KYou plugins will be created, KYou system can run on a Raspberry Pi - Will host Cozy for you, advantage being you can move onto own server when ready - Working with European Telcos to offer Cozy cloud appliances - SIDE: TNW has a whole article on services that want to pay you for your data Q: What would it take to get people to take control of their data? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | Sony Smart Stick to challenge Google Chromecast dongle | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24125352 | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Why Sony’s $150 Google TV Set-Top-on-a-Stick Can’t Compete with Chromecast | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/why-sonys-150-google-tv-set-top-on-a-stick-cant-compete-with-chromecast-1200613372/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | 40 | - The Sony Bravia Smart Stick is coming! - The device was leaked last week. What does it do? - It runs the Google TV version of Android and has apps for Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, and the Chrome browser. Other apps are downloadable from the Google Play Store - It will allow users to browse the web while watching video content in a smaller window - The Smart Stick can be connected to a cable or satellite box b/c it has an HDMI in. It can control the cable box by attaching an IR blaster - The remote has a microphone for voice-control and a touchpad - It'll cost $150 and it'll work only with Sony's 2013 Bravia TV line and it launches this week Q: Variety says the Smart Stick can't compete with Chromecast, but are they really even competitors? Who is this device for? | |||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Virgin Mobile’s YouTube channel uses ‘BlinkWashing’ to change the ad whenever you blink (thx spsheridan) | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/17/virgin-mobiles-youtube-channel-uses-blinkwashing-to-change-the-ad-whenever-you-blink/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Volvo Let a Hamster Steer One of Its Trucks (thx Inge_Aning) | http://www.tomshardware.com/news/volvo-hamster-truck-video,24268.html | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | “Microbial battery” could turn wastewater into electricity (thx KAPT_Kipper) | http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/09/microbial-battery-could-turn-wastewater-into-electricity/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Wayne Green, co-founder of Byte, dies at 91 | http://www.ledgertranscript.com/artsliving/8535625-95/wayne-green-magazine-pioneer-dies-at-91 | |||||||||||||||||||
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66 | gigaOm structure: europe starts tomorrow as well in London, runs through 9/19 | http://event.gigaom.com/structureeurope/ | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | AT&T, T-Mobile Begin Samsung Galaxy Gear Pre-Orders This Week | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424450,00.asp | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Nokia holding special event on October 22nd, 6-inch Lumia 1520 likely | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4739912/nokia-special-event-october-22nd | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Grand Theft Auto V is one of the most anticipated video game releases of the year, set to arrive tomorrow, unless you are one of the lucky people who pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk and happened to et it early. Like as early as Saturday. Several people have posted about getting the game early and a few have posted spoilers. The rest of us will just have to wait. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24109176 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Sprint is preparing to launch Sprint One Up on September 20th, a program that allows its customers to pay for their smartphones or tablets in monthly installments and upgrade after every year by trading in their devices. Sprint's the last of the US carriers to offer it. T-Mobile got the ball rolling in July with its Jump program. The AT&T launched NEXT, and Verizon introduced Edge. Sprint's early upgrade program called "Upgrade Now," which requires an upgrade fee, will still exist for customers not eligible for One Up. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603017-94/sprint-preps-one-up-its-own-early-upgrade-program/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | Korea's Digital Times (not to be confused with Taiwan's DigiTimes) reports its sources say Samsung is already hard at work on a successor to the Galaxy Gear watch. Not much of a surprise there, but they had some specs too including GPS, improved battery life, and support for a greater array of Android devices. What may surprise some is that Samsung is considering launching the next watch as early as CES in January or MWC in February. The first Galaxy Gear will be released in October. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603068-94/samsung-may-be-gearing-up-a-second-galaxy-gear-smartwatch/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | Apple and its carrier partners began accepting preorders Friday for the iPhone 5c, but after its first weekend, But unlike years past, Apple hasn't published a press release after the first weekend of preorders with details on how many people signed up for a new iPhone. According to Apple's website, all five versions of the iPhone 5c are still available, though shipping times for some of the colors have slipped past the original Sept. 20 delivery day. Bloomberg reports that China Unicom, China's second largest carrier behind China mobile, received more than 100,000 orders for the 5c. | http://www.informationweek.com/mobility/smart-phones/apple-quiet-on-iphone-5c-preorders/240161343 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Rdio is partnering up with the US's second largest owner of FM radio stations, Cumulus. In the deal Cumulus Media gets a stake in Rdio's parent company, Pulser Media, and will sell ads for a forthcoming free version of Rdio's service as well as providing programming in the form of playlists and possibly some news and talk content. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/15/rdio-free-streaming-by-years-end/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | The latest update to the Explorer Edition of Google Glass headgear no longer requires a tethering plan for smartphone data sharing. With the XE9 app loaded onto headsets, Google Glass can bypass both the smartphone's Bluetooth tethering settings and extra plan previously needed from some carriers. To match the change, the application's notification icon sports two arrows to signify the flow of info. No word yet on if this change will make it to units that will eventually be available to the public. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/15/google-glass-bluetooth-tethering-without-data-plan/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | As Netflix rolls out its service int he Netherlands, it revealed to Dutch site Tweaker, how its picking what programs to acquire. According to Netflix VP of Content Acquisition Kelly Merryman, the company looks at torrents. Merryman said the show "Prison Break" is exceptionally popular on local piracy sites, so Netflix snapped up the rights to Prison break in the Netherlands. | http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-uses-pirate-sites-to-determine-what-shows-to-buy-130914/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Cloud storage platform Box is offering a new feature for customers to create content within its service, called Box Notes. It will rival serivces like Google Docs and Evernote, and has a planned general release in 2014. Some of Box Notes' features include real-time collaborative editing with team members, “note heads” which will tell you where someone is working on a particular document, in-line annotating, and commenting. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/16/box-unveils-notes-its-take-on-google-docs-thats-coming-to-all-users-in-2014/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Sailfish, the mobile OS made by the Nokia refugees at Jolla, now has Android compatibility. Jolla says it has Android apps like Instagram, WeChat and Spotify running on Sailfish already. Sailfish is the descendant of Meego, a former joint project of Intel and Nokia. A second round of pre-orders for the first Sailfish device will open up to Finns first, later this week. | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/16/jollas-sailfish-os-gains-android-compatibility-making-it-an-easier-sell-for-manufacturers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | A new Linux Kernel Development report shows Samsung and Google as the seventh and eighth most frequent corporate contributors to the open source kernel that powers operating systems from mobile devices to desktops and servers. They rank behind Red Hat, Intel, Texas Instruments, Linaro, SUSE, and IBM. The report covers almost 92,000 changes to Linux from 3,738 individuals since version 3.3 in March 2012. | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/google-and-samsung-soar-into-list-of-top-10-linux-contributors/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | Apple stays mum on iPhone 5C preorder numbers | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57602969-37/apple-stays-mum-on-iphone-5c-preorder-numbers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - 1st time since 3GS in 2009, Apple not saying how many devices it presold in the first 24 hours. In the past, the company has published the first-day figures in an early-morning press release on the Monday following the Friday start of sales. - Apple has more than doubled the number of preorders it's received each consecutive year. - 5C is the only device up for presale, with Apple planning to begin sales of the 5S model at 12:01 a.m. PT on Friday, Sept. 20, as well as through its carrier partners. - unlocked SIM-free 5C's all shipping on 9/25... indicates high sales? | q: should/will apple wait till 5S goes on sale & bundle numbers like ipad4/mini last year? | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | Rdio to offer free streaming by year's end, strikes deal with traditional radio company | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/15/rdio-free-streaming-by-years-end/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Online Music Service Rdio in Deal With Cumulus | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/business/media/a-digital-deal-for-cumulus-and-rdio.html | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Rdio partnering with Cumulus Media (2nd largest 525 stations)on free version - Pulser Media (owns Rdio) trading stake in co. - Cumulus will sell ads for free service, compile playlists ($100 million worth of help) - Could have news and talk - Compete with Spotify and IHeartRadio (Clear Channel) Q: Future of streaming and radio or desperate move by both? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | Tumblr Inks Firehose Deal With DataSift To Tumble Further Into The World Of Big Media Advertising | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/tumblr-inks-firehose-deal-with-datasift-to-tumble-further-into-the-world-of-big-media-advertising/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Tumblr has new deal with DataSift to provide a firehose of Tumblr data — ireal-time and historic data — to power consumer engagement analytics to provide to ad partners when they want to buy ads on tumblr - DataSift is also one of Twitter’s partners in its own advertising ambitions. - deal means DataSift becomes a content partner of Tumblr’s, similar to its relationship with Twitter. Rob Bailey, CEO of DataSift, says It was the Twitter deal that led to this one. “We will do this as a revenue share agreement with Tumblr,” he said. “As a matter of fact, the great success of our Twitter has led to this deal with Tumblr.” He notes that it was a “mutual approach” from both sides. | q: Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer and CFO Ken Goldman have both said advertising on Tumblr (and revenues from those ads) would ramp up significantly in 2014. what does that look like? | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | tm | Box.com Melds Google and Microsoft Into Document Engine of the Future | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/09/box-notes/ | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Box unveils Notes, its take on Google Docs that’s coming to all users in 2014 | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/16/box-unveils-notes-its-take-on-google-docs-thats-coming-to-all-users-in-2014/ | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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42 | - Steve Sinofsky advisor to Box - senior vice president of engineering is Sam Schillace, created Writely - Box Notes unveiled at BoxWorks in SF, limited rollout, wider release 2014 - Notes will allow you to modify the font type, size, and format (bold, italics, and underline), along with adjusting alignment and inserting bullet points and ordered lists. - Cannot export docs from Box. Can't open Docs or vice versa - Sinofsky in Wired "It’s not about footnotes and an appendix and a table of contents and things like that. Those things aren’t relevant because the document won’t last that long. You’ll just keep going.” - Only available on desktop, will come to mobile Q: Is it necessary? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | Netflix Uses Pirate Sites to Determine What Shows to Buy | http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-uses-pirate-sites-to-determine-what-shows-to-buy-130914/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | IN DUTCH: Original Tweakers article with Mewrryman quotes | http://tweakers.net/nieuws/91282/netflix-baseert-aanbod-deels-op-populariteit-videos-op-piraterijsites.html | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Netflix Vice President of Content Acquisition Kelly Merryman - To Tweakers: “With the purchase of series, we look at what does well on piracy sites.” - “Prison Break is exceptionally popular on piracy sites. - Reed Hastings: “Certainly there’s some torrenting that goes on, and that’s true around the world, but some of that just creates the demand.” “Netflix is so much easier than torrenting. You don’t have to deal with files, you don’t have to download them and move them around. You just click and watch.” Q: Have we arrived in the world where video industry realizes they can beat piracy by offering better service? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | California school district hires firm to monitor students' social media ( Thanks habichuelacondulce for submitting to subreddit) | http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/14/us/california-schools-monitor-social-media/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | How the cops watch your tweets in real-time | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/how-the-cops-watch-your-tweets-in-real-time/ | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | - school district in Glendale, California, is paying $40,500 to a firm to monitor and report on 14,000 middle and high school students' posts on social media accounts for one year. - Geo Listening monitors students 13 and older -- the age at which parental permission isn't required for the school's contracted monitoring -- and sends a daily report to principals on which students' comments could be causes for concern - company ran pilot project for $5,000 last spring, monitoring 9,000 students at three high schools and a middle school. successful intervention with a student "who was speaking of ending his life" said Chris Frydrych, CEO of the firm. - recent incident, a student posted a photo of a gun, and a subsequent inquiry determined the gun was fake.school administrators spoke with the parents of the student anyway | Ars has a story about BlueJay, the "Law Enforcement Twitter Crime Scanner," provides real-time, geo-fenced access to every single public tweet so that local police can keep tabs on #gunfire, #meth, and #protest in their communities. BlueJay is the product of BrightPlanet, BlueJay allows users to enter a set of Twitter accounts, keywords, and locations to scan for within 25-mile geofences (BlueJay users can create up to five such fences), then it returns all matching tweets in real-time. If the tweets come with GPS locations, they are plotted on a map. The product can also export databases of up to 100,000 matching tweets at a time. q: necessary, or the beginnings of a surveillance state? | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | Disney project turns the human body into a stealthy speaker (video) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/16/disney-ishin-den-shin/ | NL | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | NSA director modeled war room after Star Trek's Enterprise ( thx perfectface4radio) | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/09/nsa-director-modeled-war-room-after-star-treks-enterprise.html | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Star Wars opening crawl in HTML and CSS | http://codepen.io/TimPietrusky/pen/eHGfj | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | Guelph family lives like it's 1986 | http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/31/guelph-family-lives-like-its-1986/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | GTA V comes out tomorrow 9/17 | http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/09/15/rockstar-games-grand-theft-auto-v/2802949/ | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | AT&T starts taking Galaxy Gear pre-orders on September 17th | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/16/att-starts-taking-galaxy-gear-pre-orders-september-17th/ | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | FCC to auction off 10 MHz of spectrum in January 2014 | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/09/fcc-to-auction-off-10-mhz-of-spectrum-in-january-2014/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Twitter announced on Twitter Thursday evening that the company has filed an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. The filing is confidential under the new JOBS act which lets companies with less than $1 billion of revenue keep filing details secret for 21 days. This will allow Twitter to polish up their paperwork away from prying eyes. Analysts generally estimate Twitter is worth $10 billion. | http://allthingsd.com/20130912/twitter-files-for-ipo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Apple has officially opened up pre-orders for the iPhone 5C in its online store as of 12:01am PT today. The phone starts at $99 with a two-year contract for a 16GB model, and $199 with a two-year contract for a 32GB model - or unlocked for $549 and $649, respectively). Customers in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and the UK who order their phones now will start receiving them on September 20th, the same day that Apple is due to release the higher-end iPhone 5S. | http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/09/iphone-5c-pre-orders-available-from-apple-carriers-and-retailers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | Facebook is testing videos that auto play without sound in the mobile version of user's news feeds. Videos from friends, celebrities or musicians will expand and play audio when clicked. Facebook says internal tests showed the videos didn't significantly affect battery life or data consumption. While this test does not include any advertisements, recent reports indicate Facebook is planning 15-second auto-play video ads at a charge of $1 to 2.4 million per ad. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/09/12/us-facebook-video-idINBRE98B17020130912 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | Outlook.com now supports IMAP email technology! Hurray! Microsoft official Steve Kafka wrote in a blog post: "we now have a richer email experience across devices and apps, including those not using EAS, such as Mac Mail and Thunderbird on a Mac,". However, there are some initial complaints that messages deleted using IMAP-compliant client applications remain on the Outlook.com Web interface and that messages can't be downloaded from the server to their email clients. | http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/loud-and-clear-user-requests-prompt-microsoft-add-imap-outlookcom-226764 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | CNET has a summary of some reporting over the week from Brazilian site Fantastico, TechDirt and Mother Jones about the NSA conducting Man in the Middle Attacks impersonating Google to gather data on surveillance targets. Google told Mother Jones it had no evidence of the US government circumventing Google Security. Google was the target of such an attack in 2011 when an attacker broke into the DigiNotar system and created 500 SSL certificates. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57602701-38/nsa-disguised-itself-as-google-to-spy-say-reports/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Twitter has introduced a new feature for its verified users that lets them filter out mentions from unverified users and spam bots. verified users have 3 new options inside Twitter's "Connect" hub. "All" displays the same interactions and mentions that everyone sees, "Filtered" weeds out anything that Twitter's algorithm thinks is spam, and "Verified" limits the conversations displayed to just those from other verified accounts. Twitter also launched its own app on Spotify, so you can enjoy a playlist built from your social stream inside Spotify's desktop app. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/13/4725916/twitter-verified-user-filter | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Twitter Releases Spotify App | http://evolver.fm/2013/09/12/twitter-releases-spotify-app/ | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | The Wall Street Journal reports Larry Page and Sergey Brin no longer can fuel up their private jets for cheap at Moffat Field in the Ames Research Center in Mountain View. NASA struck the agreement a few years ago with H211, an LLC that managed the Google founder's jets. The arrangement allowed the cheap fuel in exchange for the jets being used for scientific flights. The deal expired August 31 and NASA opted not renew it amid an audit of whether H211 broke the agreement by purchasing fuel for non-government flights. H211 will continue to hangar its jets at the field until 2014. It pays full retail for the hangar lease. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4725206/nasa-larry-page-sergey-brin-jet-fuel | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Microsoft wants to buy your iPad. The Surface maker has launched a promotion at its brick-and-mortar stores in the US that lets iPad 2, iPad 3, and iPad 4 owners trade in their tablets for at least a $200 gift card. The devices have to be "gently used" and the offer is only available in Microsoft Stores in the US and Canada, and not online. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/13/4725944/microsoft-ipad-trade-in-deal-offer-surface | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | If you've heard the scary stories of free USB charging points being infected with malware, it's time to use a condom. int3.cc, is selling a USB condom that fits on top of a USB plug and cuts off access to the pins that allow it to transmit and receive data. Only the pins that receive power are left open, so a device can charge without any data, including malware being passed between the device and the power source. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/13/4726486/usbcondom-protects-charging-devices-from-hackers-juice-jacking | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | sl | When it comes specifically to traditional consoles (that aren't handheld), the Xbox 360 is still top dog as the top-selling console for the month of August in the United States. It marks the thirty-second consecutive month it has led console sales.Microsoft of course is hoping to have another hit in the United States with the release of the Xbox One, coming this November. | http://www.gamezone.com/news/2013/09/13/xbox-360-remains-top-selling-console-in-u-s-for-32-straight-months | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Twitter Files for IPO | http://allthingsd.com/20130912/twitter-files-for-ipo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Twitter IPO Tweet | https://twitter.com/twitter/status/378261932148416512 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Twitter files for IPO; some analysts value company at $10 billion | http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/twitter-files-for-ipo/2013/09/12/764302d0-1bf0-11e3-82ef-a059e54c49d0_story.html | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Does Twitter Have a Growth Problem? | http://allthingsd.com/20130913/does-twitter-have-a-growth-problem/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Why Twitter's IPO filing was 'confidential' | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57602759-93/why-twitters-ipo-filing-was-confidential/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Twitter Doles Out Stock Grants to Keep Top Talent | http://allthingsd.com/20130913/twitter-doles-out-stock-grants-to-keep-top-talent/ | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Twitter has filed S-1 for IPO. Must report less than $1 billion annual rev. or couldn't be confidential, expected to reach $900 million sales next year (triple this year revenue?) - Holding back ad unit growth, With MoPub might create Twitter ad net - Analysts value Twitter at 10 billion - December announced 200 million AU, ATD sources say now at 240 million - Spammer purge may have reduced AU Q: Good time for Twitter to IPO? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | sl | Twitter Releases Spotify App | http://evolver.fm/2013/09/12/twitter-releases-spotify-app/ | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - Twitter released its own Spotify app. plays all of the music it lists, for free, if you have the desktop version of Spotify (the standalone version of Twitter #music linked out to Rdio and Spotify, but this app is arguably more seamless). And of course these are not lame 30- or 90-second samples — these are the complete songs - Twitter’s Spotify app slices the music it sees #nowplaying on Twitter, as well as on other sources like blogs, into five chart pages using the same graphic-intensive grid format that helped make We Are Hunted so great to begin with: Superstars (“new music from the superstars”), Popular (“new music trending on Twitter”), Emerging (“the best new emerging music”), Unearthed (“hidden talent found in the tweets”), and Hunted (“popular music on blogs”). | q: do we really want playlists built from social sharing? | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | tm | Facebook tests auto-play videos, explores video ad potential | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/09/12/us-facebook-video-idINBRE98B17020130912 | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Auto-play silent videos on Facebook mobile - expand and turn on audio when clicked - test only for individuals, celebrities or musicians, not ads YET - Autoplay only for FB native vids not external like YT - Reportedly Facebook is planning to charge brand marketers $1 million to $2.4 million to show 15-second auto-play video ads on its social network. Q: So who loves this idea? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Facebook Sunsets Credits, Transitions To Local Currencies To Boost International Payments | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/12/goodbye-facebook-credit/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - Facebook launched its virtual currency Credits in June 2011 to simplify payments, but difficult for international payments due to fluctuating exchange rates. - Facebook has ditched Credits and switched to local currency payments. FB says It will help developers and Facebook make more money, smooth payments, and solidify Facebook as an international app platform. - backstory: Facebook wanted to start earning a 30% cut on purchases made in games played on its website like Apple and Google earn on iOS and Android in-app sales, so it launched Credits - virtual currency that cost $0.10 each that could then be spent on virtual goods or game-specific currency. you’d buy Credits that could be used in any game. The idea was that this would help small developers get more paying players and prevent users from getting their money stuck in specific games. - Let’s say you price a virtual cow for 20 Credits. In the US that comes out to a nice, round $2. But that’s 63.29 Thai bhat. If the exchange rate changes, so do the actual prices of all your goods when they’re sold internationally. - now with local currency payments developers price their goods dynamically in different regions around the world. When users see something they want to buy in a game, they just click “Buy” and Facebook lets them pay with a credit card, PayPal, mobile payment system like Zong, gift card, or other method. | q: can fb ever have a virtual currency that works as long as we don't use one global currency IRL? bitcoin anyone? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | Why fingerprints make lousy authentication tokens | http://boingboing.net/2013/09/12/why-fingerprints-make-lousy-au.html | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | iPhone 5S: Thieves may mutilate owners in bid to gain access to fingerprint-reading handsets, expert warns | http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/iphone-5s-thieves-may-mutilate-owners-in-bid-to-gain-access-to-fingerprintreading-handsets-expert-warns-8808577.html | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Hackers publish thousands of copies of fingerprint of German Minister who promotes fingerprint biometrics | http://boingboing.net/2008/04/01/hackers-publish-thou.html | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Cory Doctorow on Boing Boing refers to story in Independent on expert saying thieves may cut-off fingertips to unlock iPhones - More worrying is the fact that you leave your fingerprint everywhere - German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble, pushing for biometric id cards, Chaos Computer Club lifted fingerprint and published on acetate in their magazine by - Almost impossible to change your fingerprints Q: How many fingertips will be amputated because of Apple? HOW MANY?!?!? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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53 | sl | Huawei says it will still make Windows Phone devices even after Microsoft-Nokia deal | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/09/13/huawei-says-it-will-still-make-windows-phone-devices-even-after-microsoft-nokia-deal/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - Microsoft bought Nokia's devices biz for $7.2 billion deal, we all wondered who would keep making Windows phones - Richard Ren, a Huawei executive in charge of the consumer unit in Europe, told WSJ ”We will continue to develop devices running Windows Phone, and launch more products.” - Huawei is mostly Android but earlier this year it launched a Windows Phone device — the Huawei Ascend W1. | q: does it make sense for Huawei to keep a foot in Windows phone? Do they see themselves stronger as a "nokia alternative" co if everyone else drops out? | |||||||||||||||||||
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60 | South Korea greenlights 'invisible' skyscraper for construction | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4724516/south-korea-greenlights-world-first-invisible-skyscraper-infinity-tower | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Phonebloks: A modular phone you update a piece at a time (Thanks to Evan and Randy for sending along!) | http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57602510-1/phonebloks-a-modular-phone-you-update-a-piece-at-a-time/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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65 | Pioneering audio engineer Ray Dolby dies at 80 | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4724962/pioneering-audio-engineer-ray-dolby-dies-at-80 | |||||||||||||||||||
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67 | Nokia Lumia 1020 gets 25 September UK launch on all four of the major UK mobile networks, prices anywhere from £639.99 outright to free, depending on the monthly tariff. | http://www.zdnet.com/uk/nokia-lumia-1020-gets-25-september-uk-launch-prices-revealed-7000020656/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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82 | Following Apple's iPhone announcements Tuesday, I find the comments of multiple media outlets mildly amusing. They observed that the 5C would cost over $700 in China, and therefore did not meet the "low cost" condition for spreading in that market. Some came off as criticizing Apple for missing the target. But the expectation that the 5C would be a "low cost" option for emerging markets was purely a media invention in the first place. Apple didn't say before, during, or after the 5C announcement that they were offering a globally low-cost option. The media need to tone down their rampant speculations about products yet to be announced. Their predictions prove to be no more accurate than Jeane Dixon's were 20 years ago in the National Enquirer. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Michael Dell won his company back with a little help from his friends at Silver Lake Partners. Dell shareholders approved an offer to buyback outstanding shares at $13.75 a share along with a 13 cent per share special dividend. All told Dell and Silver Lake will spend $24.9 billion. CNBC reports the buyout was favored by 65% of the shareholders. | http://allthingsd.com/20130912/dell-shareholders-approve-25-billion-buyout-to-go-private/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | In an effort to assure consumers that fingerprints aren't scary, an Apple spokesperson says the new Touch ID system in the iPhone 5S only stores “fingerprint data,” which remains encrypted within the iPhone’s processor, and then uses the digital signature to unlock itself or make purchases. So even if someone cracked an iPhone’s encrypted chip, they likely wouldn’t be able to reverse engineer someone’s fingerprint. You may, however, not want to unlock your iPhone after Zumba class - Apple testers have found the device sometimes doesn’t work with sweaty fingers, or moisturized hands in general. | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/09/11/apple-new-iphone-not-storing-fingerprints-doesnt-like-sweat/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The Apple iPhone 5S will be the first smartphone with a 64-bit processor. Any guesses who will make the next one? If you guessed Samsung, you'd be right. Samsung mobile head JK Shin told the Korea Times that Samsung's next smartphones will also have 64-bit CPUs and that device will come "not in the shortest time." Hmm. If the next Galaxy S phone has a 64-bit processor that would mean the S5 and the 5S would both have them. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/12/samsung-64-bit-cpu/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | At TechCrunch Disrupt Mark Zuckerberg criticized the US government over the NSA disclosures. He said, "Frankly, I think that the government blew it. They blew it on communicating the balance of what they were going for with this." IN an early leak from Edward Snowden, Facebook was said to engage in an NSA program called PRISM. Facebook along with Yahoo filed suit Monday to get permission to disclose more information about government requests. Zuckerberg meets today with Speaker John Boehner and the rest of his leadership team, over immigration privacy and a number of general topics. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4719732/facebooks-mark-zuckerberg | ||||||||||||||||||
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17 | sl | After Lavabit founder Ladar Levison raised over $100,000 to appeal a surveillance order, his legal battle has begun. Wired reports that details of the case, being contested in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, are currently under seal, and Levison's opening brief starts October 3rd. Levison decided to close Lavabit, a private email service used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, after fighting a legal case the founder said he could not discuss in detail. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4721028/lavabit-formally-appeals-against-secret-government-request | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | At IDF 2013, Asus introduced the Transformer Book T100. The 10.1-inch device is cheap! $350 gets you a tablet and keyboard dock, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a quad-core Intel Bay Trail-T Atom CPU. $400 will get you double the storage at 64GB. The Transformer Book T100 will be running Windows 8.1 when it ships on October 18th. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/asus-reveals-transformer-book-t100-with-windows-8-1-for-349-we/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | MaryJo Foley has knitted together several reports and sources that indicate Microsoft is developing a Siri-like voice recognition assistant for Windows Phone called Cortana. Cortana is also the name of an AI character in Microsoft's Halo video game series. Cortana on Windows Phone would learn and adapt using the "Satori" knowledge bank that powers Bing. | http://www.zdnet.com/cortana-more-on-microsofts-next-generation-personal-assistant-7000020602/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | 4 new Chromebooks from Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Asus, and Toshiba are coming soon powered by Intel's battery-sipping, high-speed Haswell chips and expected battery life in the range of 9 hours. They're expected to cost under $300 for the Wi-Fi only models, as opposed to Google's high-end, $1,300 Chromebook Pixel. The Chromebook makers have yet to announce the juicy details, but an Acer representative confirmed that its new Chromebook will be available "in time for the holidays." | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57602455-93/haswell-signs-up-four-new-chromebooks/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | An attacker with inside information stole Vodafone data on 2 million customers, including names, addresses, birthdays and bank account info. They did not acquire passwords, PINS or credit card info. Vodafone discovered the breach earlier in September and reported it to police. Vodafone said the incident only affects clients in Germany and clients can check if their info was compromised on the Vodafone website or wait to be contacted by mail. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-12/vodafone-germany-hacker-accesses-2-million-clients-banking-data.html | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says that Yahoo monthly active users are now at 800 million people worldwide. That figure is up 20% since Mayer took over in July of 2012. She made the comment at TechCrunch Disrupt and also said those numbers do NOT include traffic from Tumblr. Mayer said it will take "three or more years" to get Yahoo where she wants it. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/11/marissa-mayer-yahoo-monthly-active-users-are-up-20-to-800m-including-350m-on-mobile/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Intel shows new Haswell Chromebooks and plans to make 3D gestures commonplace | http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/11/intel-shows-new-haswell-chromebooks-and-plans-to-make-3d-gestures-pervasive/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | HP Chromebook 14 with Haswell hands-on (video) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/hp-chromebook-14-with-haswell-hands-on-video/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | New Acer Chromebook with Haswell hands-on | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/new-acer-chromebook-with-haswell-hands-on/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Intel moves to make 3D gesture control as pervasive as the mouse | http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/166289-intel-moves-to-make-3d-gesture-control-as-pervasive-as-the-mouse | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | More news out of IDF - New Haswell Chromebooks are coming from a lot of major players: HP, Acer, Asus, and Toshiba - Battery life: 9-10 hours. Wi-Fi models are to cost around $300 or lower - The HP Chromebook 14 has a 14-inch display, HDMI port, 16GB of storage, 100GB of Google Drive for free for two years, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports and comes in several colors. $299 and will be available before the holiday season - The new Acer Chromebook is similar to the 11.6-inch C7. It weighs under 3 pounds. Pricing isn't known yet - Google and Intel execs say that they worked closely to tune the OS at the kernel and driver level to work w/ Intel's chips - Chromebooks in the past have been based on Intel Atom and others based on ARM | - Intel also showed off "perceptual computing" that uses 3D gesture controls, face recognition, eye-tracking, voice recognition and touch - Intel demoed the $200 Senz3D camera from creative which supports Intel's perceptual computing SDK - The next line of Intel processors, the Broadwell will support integration of a 3D cam directly into the bezel of a laptop Q: What news do you find more interesting? The new line of Intel-based Chromebooks or the promise of perceptual computing? | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | tm | Here’s how the telecom industry plans to defang their regulators | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/12/heres-how-the-telecom-industry-plans-to-defang-their-regulators/?clsrd | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Verizon's diabolical plan to turn the Web into pay-per-view | http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/verizons-diabolical-plan-turn-the-web-pay-view-226662 | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | What Verizon's Net Neutrality Challenge Is Really About | http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2013/09/11/what-verizons-net-neutrality-challenge-is-really-about/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | FCC’s wishy-washy rulemaking might doom net neutrality in court | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/fccs-wishy-washy-rulemaking-might-doom-net-neutrality-in-court/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | FCC Open Internet Order | http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-201A1.pdf | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Verizon vs. FCC | http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-317120A1.pdf | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Akamai State of the Internet from July 2013 | http://www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/ | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | -Jon Leibowitz, former FTC lobbying US House today on behalf of telcos to take privacy powers away from FCC and consolidate broadband reg. under FTC. 1996 Comm. Act excludes info services. - ATT lobbyist Jim Cicconi spoke Wed. questioning FCC antitrust powers. Larry Downes in Forbes argues current antitrust law covers favoring content or charging content providers to reach customers - Verizon in DC Appeals court to overturn FCC's 2010 Open Internet Order. Arguing FCC does not have authority. - Verizon arguing 1st Ammendment: "Broadband providers possess 'editorial discretion.' Just as a newspaper is entitled to decide which content to publish and where, broadband providers may feature some content over others," - FCC order hinges on mandate to encourage broadband deployment (Section 706) - Tom Wheeler set to take over FCC soon from acting chair Mignon Clyburn - FCC has not ruled telcos are common carriers. - Who are its customers and who aren't? The "free ride" question | Q: Should ISPs be common carriers? Are Google, Netflix, YOU, free riders? Who should regulate ISPs? | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Exclusive: Hugo Barra Talks About His Future at Xiaomi and Why He Really Left Google | http://allthingsd.com/20130912/exclusive-hugo-barra-talks-about-his-future-at-xiaomi-and-why-he-left-google/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - Xiaomi is pronounced "shower-me" - says he wants Xiaomi to be less the “Apple of China, and more the Google or Amazon in the future. - Barra is its Xiamo's major non-Chinese hire. says he'd been in talks with talks with Xiaomi that lasted more than a year. - close with Xiaomi's prez Bin Lin. says it started during his work at Android. “We had teams all over, but every quarter we had this thing called the mobile leadership summit, where we did project reviews and strategy sessions,” recalled Barra. “Coincidentally, on my second day at Google, I was on a plane flying to Beijing, where we were having that particular quarter’s meeting.” Lin at the time ran engineering for Google’s mobile unit in China. It was the start of a working relationship - end of 2010, Lin had left Google and started Xiaomi with some key Google engineers and product managers.“Because I was a member of the Android team, I had a keen interest in what they were doing,” said Barra. “And what they were doing was pretty phenomenal.” | - “At first, their questions were, ‘How do you think we should go about expanding internationally?’ And that evolved into, ‘Maybe you should come help us,’” recalled Barra. What was most compelling to Barra was that Lin wanted a product person to lead Xiaomi’s global expansion. “I am not the business guy, but he wanted someone with deep user insight to lead that effort,” said Barra. - "truly a dream job, this idea of building a global company which could be as significant as Google from the ground up, “It was just something that I will never come across, with a team whom I know, with a company that has DNA similar to my own" - “They are a company building hardware like it was software,” said Barra. “It’s about small teams, really scrappy, that iterate, iterate, iterate.” q: can he do it? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | Gogo in-flight Internet to combine satellite and air-to-ground, hit 60Mbps | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/gogo-in-flight-internet-to-combine-satellite-and-air-to-ground-hit-60mbps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Gogo's hybrid GTO technology bringing 60Mbps download capability to airlines in 2014 | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/gogoshybrid-gto-in-flight-wifi-enhanced-speeds/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | Gogo GTO (Ground to Orbit) 60 Mbps - Satellite for receiving data (download), ATG cellular for for return link (upload) - currently ATG Cellular both ways - After FAA approval, Virgin America will be launch partner 2014 - Could lift block on services like Netflix? - If more folks could use it, price could go down | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | ia | New TV-Set Tech ‘Reminds’ Fickle Viewers Their Show is On | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/new-tv-set-tech-reminds-fickle-viewers-their-show-is-on-1200607936/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | LG smart TVs begin augmenting commercials with interactive pop-ups | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4720438/lg-smart-tvs-testing-pop-up-advertising | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | - Your smart TV may start reminding you that your show is on - A new smartTV app that makes TV promos interactive. If you're watching an ad for a show, a pop-up will appear on the top of the screen that asks if you want to set a reminder when that show airs. - A few minutes before that show airs, the reminder will appear on your display regardless of what input your TV is set to. You could be playing a game or watching netfix, that pop-up will appear - The app is currently made for LG TVs only, but the app developer, Visible World, says it can bring its app to other platforms in the future and is in negotiations to do so - National Geographic Channel has been using the app as a part of a beta test. The app lets the networks figure out which promos drive viewers to set reminder Q: The app sounds like something TV networks will love, but will TV watchers like this? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | sl | Intel Sociologist Says the Love Affair Between Us and Our Gadgets Is Turning Into a Real Relationship | http://allthingsd.com/20130912/intel-sociologist-says-the-love-affair-between-us-and-our-gadgets-is-turning-into-a-real-relationship/ | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | - Intel researcher Genevieve Bell says that our feelings for our technology are growing stronger. - devices like the Moto X have always-on sensors listening for our commands, we grow dependent on them - watched a YouTube video of a Furby attempting to interact with Apple’s Siri, thinks we're still a decade out from the next step - ppl sleep with their phones close by, name their phones, - voice-activated assistants do more than just make sense of speech. Services like Google Now, and even the recommendation engines on Netflix and Amazon, are starting to anticipate our needs | q: does this help explain some of the fighting that goes on between fans of competiting operating systems? | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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67 | iPhone 5c Pre-Orders to Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time on Friday, September 13 - Walmrt will sell the 16GB iPhone 5C for $79, or $20 off the full retail price, and the 16GB iPhone 5S for $189, a savings of $10 off the full price. Those prices require the standard two-year contract with the carrier of your choice. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57602574-37/walmart-to-sell-iphone-5c-for-$79-iphone-5s-for-$189/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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82 | Hi TNT team! I work for a consumer electronics company who manufactures products in China (in fact I'm writing from Shenzhen as I oversee the start of production for some of our holiday offerings). I wanted to comment on your opinions expressed that companies may manufacture in the US where the premium costs can be absorbed (such as in the new Mac Pro) or else a lower margin accepted in favor of gaining market share (such as the Moto X). I think several key factors were missing from this discussion: 1. labor is only a small fraction of the full cost of a good 2. that labor percentage can be offset if workers have higher productivity 3. that labor percentage can also be offset when processes are automated and fewer workers are needed per good 4. when logistics costs are of course lower when manufacturing a product in Texas that will be sold in the US [Dan then directed us to a Charles Fishman article in the Atlantic that found that when GE moved production from China to Kentucky, an efficient redesign reduced manufacturing costs by 25% and created a more inexpensive product] In conclusion, I believe for products of complex design, where manufacturing and assembly are complex processes, there are cases where manufacturing cost can be on par or even beat doing so in China. Google and Microsoft may have deeper motivations behind these moves than a simple marketing story and this could be a limited but increasing trend we see in the coming years. Keep up the great work at TNT and the rest of the TWiT.tv network! Regards, Dan | <- full email in comment | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Apple came out with its iPhone 5C and it looks like the C has not ended up to be for cheap or China. The 5C will sell for 4,488 yuan in China which is about US$730. That's much pricier than the $549 unlocked price in the US. Half of the smartphones shipped in China are in the 700-1500 yuan range about a quarter of the price of the 5C. The iPhone also did not launch on China Mobile, China's premiere carrier. Though iPhone models were approved for China Mobile's TD-LTE bands August 30. TD-LTE is expected to launch in China in November, so the iPhone might still come to China Mobile then. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/11/us-apple-iphone-china-idUSBRE98A0A520130911 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | China’s Telecom Equipment Certification Center approved Apple’s iPhone to work on China Mobile, | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/11/there-must-be-one-more-iphone-a-version-for-china-mobiles-3g-network/ | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Yesterday's Apple announcement might have gotten all the attention, but that didn't stop Motorola from having a little event for its "made in the USA" smartphone, the Moto X. The Google-owned phone maker opened the doors yesterday to Flextronics, the Texas-based company contracted to manufacture the Moto X. If you want a better look, the new factory is now on Google Maps’ Street View, and lets you get as close as a balcony looking down on the phone assembly below. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048551/made-in-the-usa-moto-x-manufacturing-facility-opens-its-doors-on-google-street-view.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Google's attempt to overturn a lower court ruling that said Google violated the Wiretap Act. The lawsuit is based on Google collecting data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks while gathering Street View information. Google argued to the 9th Circuit that the information from those unsecured Wi-Fi networks were "readily accessible to the general public," which would have meant Google did not violate the Wiretap Act. The 9th Circuit disagreed saying, "members of the general public do not typically mistakenly intercept, store, and decode data transmitted by other devices on the network." | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/10/us-google-streetview-lawsuit-idUSBRE98913D20130910 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | AT&T finalized its purchase of $1.9 billion of spectrum from Verizon in the 700 MHZ band. Why do you care? Well it saves Verizon some money on spectrum it wasn't using and AT&T can now improve LTE service in 18 states. This also comes with AT&T announcing it will support interoperability with smaller carriers in the Band 12 space which covers the 700 MHz and neighboring spectrum. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/att-finalizes-700mhz-spectrum-purchase-from-verizon/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Intel announced a new range of low-power processors At its Intel Developer Forum event in San Francisco. The Quark system-on-chip will be one fifth the size of Atom processors and use one tenth the power of Atom. They will be x86 compatible and initial parts will be built on a 32nm process, but most interestingly the Quark design is fully synthesizable, with extension points to allow customers for the first time to integrate their own functional blocks onto Quark SoCs. | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/intel-aims-another-barrel-at-arm-with-synthesizable-ultra-low-power-quark/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | A new set of declassified documents says that back in 2009 the NSA improperly tracked more than 15,000 suspects in violation of FISA court rulings. The NSA's software apparently tracked those people without the agency having reasonable suspicion. In March 2009, the FISA court actually revoked the NSA's authority to perform bulk queries until the U.S. Government was able to "restore the Court's confidence." However, the ability to conduct bulk queries was reinstated in September of 2009. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4716642/nsa-illegally-searched-15000-suspects-phone-records-according-to | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Lenovo announced more Haswell laptops in conjunction with the Intel Developer's Forum. Yes Lenovo announced 5 new laptops at IFA last week, but now there are some more business T, W, L, and E series laptops with Haswell for the IDF set. The laptops also feature improved graphics, LTE connectivity and more security options. These models will come out in October and November. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/lenovo-thinkpad-business-notebooks-haswell/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Apple never mentioned the Apple TV at its big iPhone event yesteray. But All Things D reports that on September 18, the same day Apple plans to release iOS 7, the company will announce an updated Apple TV. The updated Apple TV is said to have "an internal overhaul," which includes enhancements to the Airplay wireless streaming technology that will allow users who've purchased programming or other video content from their own accounts to stream them to another person's Apple TV via iCloud. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57602382-37/apple-tv-refresh-slated-for-next-week-says-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Kids love tablets. Toys R US loves kids' -- parents-- money. But they don't want a lot of it. The Tabeo E2 is the company's new tablet with an 8-inch multitouch display 1 GB of RAM, 8GB storage, with an SD card slot and all of the parental controls and child-friendly apps of previous Tabeos. The new model launches in October for $150. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/tabeo-e2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | The New York Times reports that an algorithm for generating random numbers contains a backdoor for the NSA. The Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm was adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology back in 2006. The Times says the internal memos leaked by Edward Snowden confirm that the NSA actually generated that algorithm. Originally, The standard did acknowledge the NSA as a contributor, but not as its primary creator. | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/new-york-times-provides-new-details-about-nsa-backdoor-in-crypto-spec/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | Here’s why Apple’s rumored deal with China Mobile has not been announced yet | http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/09/11/heres-why-apples-rumored-deal-with-china-mobile-has-not-been-announced-yet/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | In world's biggest market, "cheap" iPhone looks too pricey | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/11/us-apple-iphone-china-idUSBRE98A0A520130911 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | TenCent Tech article on TD-LTE iPhone : In Translation | http://tech.qq.com/a/20130911/004801.htm | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | - China Mobile uses TD-SCDMA 3G. Apple doesn't support. But China Mobile move to TD-LTE - Apple’s Hong Kong official website has already listed support for TD-LTE in two models of its latest iPhones – iPhone 5s A1530 and iPhone 5c A1529 - TD-LTE versions of iPhone cleared by TENAA for use in China August 30 - China needs to issue TD-LTE license for China Mobile (and others) - Tencent Tech expects TD-LTE to go live in November AND EXPENSIVE ANYWAY - iPhone 5C will sell for 4,488 yuan ($730) China - Around half of China's smartphone shipments are in the 700-1,500 yuan Q: Apple needs wins in China. Do these look like the makings of win? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | Motorola now shipping 100,000 Moto X phones weekly from Texas | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4717796/made-in-america-a-look-inside-motorolas-moto-x-factory | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside has said the Texas facility (formerly used by Nokia), operated by contract manufacturer Flextronics and employing 2500 ppl, was capable of producing "tens of millions" of phones a year but expansion depended on demand. - wouldn't give shipping numbers, but says Motorola was selling the phones at a profit. - labor costs are running about three times higher than if the devices were built in China. workers are paid about $12 to $14 an hour, is about three times higher than in China, where a typical hourly wage is about $4. - U.S.-based facility has other advantages, custom-built phones to consumers in the country in four days, lower freight and logistics costs. Flextronics CEO Mike McNamara "You have to offset it with what's the time-to-market savings and what's the fact that you drive your truck down the street to drop it off. You got to add up all these things," | q: apple's making mac pros stateside. moto x is made in the USA. are freight cost savings enough to turn the trend for other companies? | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | tm | Intel aims another barrel at ARM with synthesizable, ultra-low-power Quark | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/intel-aims-another-barrel-at-arm-with-synthesizable-ultra-low-power-quark/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Intel launches Bay Trail tablet processors: here's what you need to know | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4718650/intel-launches-bay-trail-tablet-processors-heres-what-you-need-to-know | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | Intel Quark SoC, 1/5 size of Atom, 1/10 power, x86 compatible, built on 32nm process - Quark is synthesizable, customers integrate own function blocks, in time Quark will be build able on 3rd party fabs. - Intel also selling fab capacity in custom fab scheme - The Verge says BayTrail kilsl on Android and is good enough on Windows Q: Should Intel focus on Quark and the Internet of Things crowd, or can it still win in mobile? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | ia | Google teams up with edX to create the YouTube for online education | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/google-edx-mooc-online-courses/?ncid=rss_semi | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Massive Open Online Courses, aka MOOCs, Transform Higher Education and Science | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=massive-open-online-courses-transform-higher-education-and-science | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | Top MOOCs | http://www.bdpa-detroit.org/portal/index.php?Itemid=20&catid=29:education&id=57:moocs-top-10-sites-for-free-education-with-elite-universities&option=com_content&view=article | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | - Google introduced a new online learning platform called MOOC.org - MOOC stands for "massive open online courses" - It's a partnership of Google and edX; edX is an education site by MIT and Harvard - MOOC.org will accept course material from universities, governments, business -- just about anyone - edX's president said they want the site to eventually become the "YouTube for MOOCs" - Site launches in mid 2014 - Players in the MOOC world: Udemy, iTunes U, Stanford, MIT, Yale Q: Massive open online courses have been around for some time now. Lots of people sign up, but completion of courses isn't a guarantee. Now we're seeing Google getting involved -- where do you see the future of education going with this? Will this change what employers look for when it comes to degrees? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Google security exec: 'Passwords are dead' | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57602286-83/google-security-exec-passwords-are-dead/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - at TC Disrupt conf, Google's manager of information security Heather Adkins, spoke on a panel called "Spies Like us" & said the "game is over for" any startup that relies on passwords as its main method to secure users and their data, and need an abuse team set up to deal "with customers getting compromised." - she also said looking ahead "passwords are done at Google." - Google's two-step authentication is a 1st step to other types of non-standard password security. Google users who havne't turned on two-factor authentication get compromised the most. hackers get in, then turn on two-factor authentication, and lock the users out before utilizing those accounts to send spam. - said google is experimenting with hardware-based tokens as well as a Motorola-created system that authenticates users by having them touch a device to something embedded, or held, in their own clothing, which a hacker shouldn't be able to access | q: how far out are we looking, if passwords really aren't good enough? | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | ia | Dryft: a software keyboard that follows fingertips to improve touch typing on tablets | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/dryft-a-software-keyboard-that-follows-fingertips-to-improve-to/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Dryft Video | http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9EAi5Hxoovo#t=42 | VIDEO (mute) | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - The creator of the Swype keyboard is showing off his latest invention - the Dryft software keyboard for tablets - How Dryft works: it lets you rest your hands on the screen. the homerow keys form around your fingers - Dryft uses the accelerometer so it knows when you're typing or just resting your hands on the keys - The theory is that when we learned to type on a physical keyboard, we rest our hands on the home keys and we can find the other keys by spacing things out from those keys - The claim is you can type up to 80 wpm - Marsden will license Dryft for use on Windows Phone, Android and iOS - App makers can also use the keyboard thanks to an SDK Q: with an onscreen keyboard like dryft, are tablets one step closer in being true laptop alternatives? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Man in Tokyo already waiting in line for iPhone 5S | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57602392-37/man-in-tokyo-already-waiting-in-line-for-iphone-5s/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Gigabyte's tiny new gaming PC is smaller than an Xbox controller | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4718084/gigabytes-tiny-new-gaming-pc-is-smaller-than-an-xbox-controller | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Mischief managed: researchers produce an invisibility cloak in just 15 minutes | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/15-minute-invisibility-cloak/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Geekwire Summit in Seattle tomorrow 9/12 | http://www.geekwire.com/events/geekwire-summit-2013/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Apple, Google+ and WordPress cozy up, Crypto researcher harassed over NSA-critical post http://live.twit.tv/ | GUEST: David Berlind, Editor in Chief LOWER THIRD URL: ProgrammableWeb.com, @dberlind | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Apple announced a few new products Tuesday morning. The previously announced iOS 7 will arrive on sept 18, along with free iLife/iWork mobile apps for new iOS devices. Also the iPhone 5C in 5 colors with a polycarbonet back, replaces the iPhone 5 for $99 and $199 avail.pre-order 9/13. And of course the iPhone 5S in silver gold and "space-grey" with a 64-bit A7 processor, a new M7 chip that reads sensor data without waking up the main SoC, a new camera with dual-led flash and a larger sensor, AND a new fingerprint sensor to unlock phone and buy things. Both phones available for purchase 9/20 in US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and the UK. | http://live.arstechnica.com/apple-september-10-event/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Google+ users can now embed their posts anywhere on the web with a a JavaScript snippet and the actual embed code. Google+ joins Twitter, which has long made embeds easy, but also Facebook, which just turned on embed functionality too. But that's not all, Google has partnered with WordPress and Typepad for authorship assignments on search results pages, meaning they'll automatically be available to everybody who signs in to these platforms with Google+ Sign-In. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/google-plus-embeds-and-authorship/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Johns Hopkins University asked one of its cryptography professors to take down a blogpost that discussed the NSA defeating encryption. The University said it received information that the post linked to classified information and used the NSA logo. After looking into the post, the university found that the information linked was not classified and the NSA logo was removed. Johns Hopkins says it was not contacted by the federal government and it's still looking into the origin of the alert. | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/crypto-prof-asked-to-remove-nsa-related-blog-post/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | The Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chip has 8 cores, but only can run four at a time. Until soon! Samsung is close to launching Heterogeneous Multi-Processing for the Octa in Q4, which will allow the chip to run any number of cores in any configuration. Android Police reports it's a combo software and hardware upgrade, so little chance you'll see it in the newly-announced Galaxy Note 3, but new Samsung mobile devices that come along this autumn just might. | http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/09/09/samsung-announces-improved-multi-processing-technology-for-exynos-5-octa-can-run-up-to-8-cores-like-a-boss/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel says the company rivals Facebook in photo volume with around 350 million "snaps" sent per day, That's up from 200 million snaps in June. The differernce of course is a photo or video message send to friends using Snapchat disappears after a few seconds, and Spiegel says that's a good thing. "The fundamental premise of Snapchat is that it's better and more fun if you delete everything except the things that are really important that you want to save," | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57602049-93/snapchat-rivals-facebook-in-photos-with-350m-snaps-per-day/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Intel is now shipping its fourth-generation Core i3 processors (otherwise known as Haswell) aimed at tablets. The dual-core Core i3-4012Y processor is part of a new line of processors that draw as little as 4.5 watts of power at a clock speed of 1.5GHz in certain scenarios. Typical power drain is around 11.5 watts. Expect to see these new processors powering the next generation of Windows tablets and laptops. | http://www.citeworld.com/tablets/22385/intel-ships-haswell | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Netflix is coming to cable TV. In the UK. Kind of. Virgin media announced today that Netflix shows can be streamed from the Virgin media TiVo boxes using an app. Yes, that's like buying a TiVo on your own, except it makes Netflix available to people who didn't buy it on their own and by the end of the year that will be 1.7 million UK homes. | http://thenextweb.com/eu/2013/09/10/netflix-is-arriving-on-virgin-medias-pay-tv-platform-in-the-uk-this-year/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Rejoice, windows developer community! Microsoft has released builds of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 to its MSDN and TechNet subscription programs, more than a month ahead of the updates' official launch date. The OS updates are available as ISO disc images in a variety of formulations, including x86 and x64 builds and "N editions" that ship without Windows Media Player. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/09/windows_81_developer_release/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Mirrorless cameras have not caught on outside Japan, which is why they were a no-brainer for troubled Olympus! The OM-D E-M1 launches today and Olympus claims its the first mirror less camera to compete on quality with SLRs. The successor to the E-5 will cost 145,000 yen about US$1,500 for the body-only version. Olympus hopes sales of the new model can help the camera division break-even so the folks in Olympus's highly-profitable endoscopy department stop making fun of them at company picnics. | http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/10/us-olympus-mirrorless-idUKBRE9890FM20130910 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | PayPal introduced a new piece of hardware for vendors called Beacon. It's part of a handsfree payment system where a PayPal user who opts in will be able to pay at a participating retailer without taking out their wallet or phone. Beacon uses Bluetooth instead of GPS to locate you. Paypal hasn't announced pricing for the Beacon hardware, but Becaon will launch in the fourth quarter of this year. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/paypal-debuts-its-newest-hardware-beacon-a-bluetooth-le-enabled-device-for-hands-free-check-ins-and-payments/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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24 | Introduce Guest | GUEST: David Berlind, Editor in Chief LOWER THIRD URL: ProgrammableWeb.com, @dberlind | |||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | APPLE hardware | http://store.apple.com/us | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - iphone 5C: $99/16gb, $199/32/gb. comes in yellow, blue, green, white, pink - - interesting cases for $29. looks like connect 4. matches ios 7 color palette - iphone 5S: gold! silver, gold, and new "space gray" - 16gb $199, 32gb $299, 64gb $399, leather cases $39. SC pre-orders on Friday the 13th. iPhone 5S ordering september 20th. in stores at same time. - new camera - F2.2 aperature, sensor has 15% larger active area, pixels now 1.5 microns - new flash called True Tone. auto image stabilization. Burst mode if you hold down the shutter button, up to 10 frames per second. - Slo-mo video is supported as well; HD 720p video at 120 fps and you can go in and select which parts of the video you want in normal speed, and which parts you want in slo-mo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | - A7 system on a chip. 64-bit. apple apps now 64-bit. ios 7 will run both - epic games announced infinity blade 3 - M7 motion coprocessor - gyroscope, accellerometer, compass - touch ID fingerprint sensor: 170 microns thin, senses 500 ppi, scans your sub-epidermal skin layers. - new ring around the home button is just a "detection ring" which turns on the Touch ID sensor. all fingerprint sensors are encrypted, not uploaded to servers - NTT DoCoMo will also get the iPhone in Japan for the first time - US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the UK! first time china gets the iphone at launch | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Google+ Launches Embeds, Starts To Highlight WordPress.com And TypePad Authors Who Sign In With Google+ In Search Results | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/google-plus-embeds-and-authorship/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Google+ Embedded Posts | https://developers.google.com/+/web/embedded-post/ | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Google now automatically shares Blogger posts to Google+, turns feature on by default for linked accounts | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/09/10/google-now-automatically-shares-blogger-posts-to-google-turns-feature-on-by-default-for-linked-accounts/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | - Expect to see more Google+ around the web - Google launched an embed feature so users of Google+ can embed public posts using a bit of JavaScript and the actual embed code - (sounds like you'd have to have full control of the site since you'd need to add JS before you close the body tag) - The embedded post looks like a Google+ card with the familiar profile pic, options to follow, hashtags, comments below the post. If the post is edited on +, it'll update the embedded version - Google has a list of suppported types of posts: posts w/ images, w/vids, w/ links to a community. Not supported: posts from w/in a community, posts restricted to a Google Apps domain, private posts, events posts, and Hangout on Air posts - Google also announced that Blogger users can automatically share their blogposts directly to Google+ - Google will also partner with WordPress and Typepad will support signing in with Google and be a part of Google's Authorship program - If you sign in with Google+ to your WordPress account, for example, Google will now highlight your name, picture and link to your Google+ profile when your posts appear in its search results. Q: Will this popularize Google+ with the Facebook types? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | tm | Crypto prof asked to remove NSA-related blog post | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/crypto-prof-asked-to-remove-nsa-related-blog-post/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Blogger version of Green's post | http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/on-nsa.html | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | - Thanks to spsheridan for submitting to the subreddit - Cryptography Researcher Matthew Green (Assistant Research Professor) at Johns Hopkins wrote post about NSA subverting crypto standards - Dean asked Green to take down post. Green took down from U. servers but left on blogger. Removed NSA logo from both - AT told: Univesrity "received information" of links to classified material and use of NSA logo - Green said on Twitter he was told someone at Applied Physics Lab was the source of request. - Uni spokesperson Dennis O'Shea told AT "we did not receive any inquiry from the federal government about the blog or any request from the government to take down the mirror site. (Or of course, the personal site, though that never was taken down and we never asked that it be taken down). As to where the information came from, we are still tracing the path of this event, which all exploded into our notice over the past couple of hours." - NSA logo removed and links appear to be to news media and so mirror may be restored | Q: Which bothers you more, the mysterious nature of the request or the fact that its using copyright to chill speech? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | ia | PayPal Debuts Its Newest Hardware, Beacon, A Bluetooth LE Enabled Device For Hands-Free Check Ins And Payments | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/paypal-debuts-its-newest-hardware-beacon-a-bluetooth-le-enabled-device-for-hands-free-check-ins-and-payments/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | PayPal Teases Beacon, a Piece of Hands-Free Payment Hardware Fighting an Uphill Battle | http://allthingsd.com/20130910/paypal-teases-beacon-a-piece-of-hands-free-payment-hardware-fighting-an-uphill-battle/ | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | - Paypal's taking on Square again - PayPal introduced a piece of hardware called "Beacon" that will allow PayPal users to pay for items in stores "hands-free." - So here's the scenario: a store installs Beacon in their place of business. That device works with a compatable point-of-sales system. A PayPal user comes in and can pay w/ their PayPal account at the point of sale w/o having to take out their phones or wallets - The PayPal user would have to have previously opted into the ability to use Beacon | - Technology behind Beacon: it uses Bluetooth Low Energy instead of using GPS geofencing like Square. That would mean less battery drain. The Beacon is a small USB dongle that runs on WiFi and can plugs into an outlet (w/ a USB power adapter) - Compatible PoS systems include: ShopKeep, Vend, and Leaf - PayPal is testing Beacon w/ a handful of vendors in Q4. Larger roll out is expected next year - PayPal says that the cost of the device has not been determined yet but it will be in the double digits. Q: Do you see vendors picking up this device? Do you see PayPal users backing this service? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | Game Over for consoles? | http://www.asymco.com/2013/09/09/game-over/ | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Android third platform to reach 1 billion users | http://www.asymco.com/2013/09/06/third-to-a-billion/ | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Horace Dediu and Dirk Schmidt of Asymco analyzed and graphed mobile and fixed game console sales - Nintendo not creating a new era. Sales spike at release and fall rathe than rise to crest - Nintendo sales peaked in Q3 2008 at height of Wii. - Microsoft and Sony consoles declining but end of cycle - Sony portables declining - Combined console sales peaked Q3 2008 declining steadily since "Like other “applications” that used to have systems built around them conforming to their needs[3] the dedicated-purpose solutions came to be absorbed into the general-purpose platforms." "as mobile devices get inexorably better, they will be hired for use in the setting where consoles have been king: the living room." Q: Agree? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Sony announced on a livestream this morning, a new PlayStation Vita coming to Japan October 10th for 18,980 yen, about US$190). The Vita PCH-2000 comes with 1 GB of onboard storage, is 15% lighter, 20% thinner and claims an additional hour of battery life. Sony also revealed the PS Vita TV, a set-top box that can play Vita titles on a TV as well as connect to a PS4 to play games remotely. The Vita TV will retail at 9,480 yen (US$95) from November 14 in Japan. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57601933-235/sony-unveils-playstation-vita-tv/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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14 | sl | Xbox Music for iOS and Android is launching today and will rival major streaming music providers like Spotify and Rdio. As a customer, the first six months of streaming will be free to attract users, who can then upgrade to the Xbox Music Pass ($10/month or $100/year), which includes mobile access. It's not yet clear if streaming will be free for the Xbox One version that launches this November. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/09/xbox-music-free-on-web-ios-android-available/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | There's a new app for iPad that's making the news - it's called Coast. Surprisingly, the app is not about the trials and tribulations of the 35 year old soap by the name of Coast. It's actually a new web browser by Opera. Coast by Opera is an almost chrome-less browser that relies mostly on gestures to navigate. A left or right swipe replaces back and forward buttons. Bookmarks are displayed as big squares. The Opera team said it is looking into bringing the browser to other platforms outside of iOS. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/opera-launches-coast-its-new-webkit-based-ipad-browser/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Verizon's legal challenge against the FCC's 2011 open Internet rules goes to court today in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Verizon argues the rules are an "arbitrary and capricious" restriction of Verizon's free speech rights. One of the judges hearing the case, David Tatel authored the 2010 opinion that struck down the FCCs attempt to punish Comcast for net neutrality violations. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/net-us-usa-internet-neutrality-idUSBRE98805320130909 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Facebook is giving a few media partners access to its brand-new Public Feed API and Keyword Insights API. the former lets a network like CNN or Buzzfeed see a real-time firehose of public posts mentioning a specific word. The Keyword Insights API aggregates all the public posts mentioning a specific word and provides anonymous stats about the age, location, and gender of the users posting updates. The tools are designed to help news networks capitalize on responses to current events, but also to understand audience metrics and engagement for their own primetime programming. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/9/4702262/facebook-public-feed-api-audience-data | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Google is trying to work out a deal with the European Commission to avoid a $5 billion fine. More than two months ago, the European Commission asked Google to address antitrust concerns such as blocking competitors in its search results and favoring Google's own services in its search results. EU Commission spokesperson Jonathan Todd said the commission is assessing Google's proposal, but didn't give any details as to what's in the proposal. Maybe unicorns and candy? | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/us-eu-google-idUSBRE9880D620130909 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Get ready for ads on Instagram. Facebook's photo-sharing service has topped 150 million users and is preparing to start displaying ads by the end of this year. Instagram posted that 50 million of their users joined in the last six months. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/09/09/instagram-ads-150-million/2785151/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Remember all that talk about Amazon working on a new smartphone, and that maybe it might even be free in order to entice a lot more customers to the Amazon market? Well yesterday Amazon told AllThingsD that it has no plans to launch a phone this year, and, and even if it did, it wouldn’t be free. Although well into the tablet market, Amazon reportedly is still weighing what type of business model and product would set it apart in the competitive world of smartphones. | http://allthingsd.com/20130908/amazon-says-no-plans-for-phone-this-year/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Google, Facebook and Yahoo have filed suit with the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court requesting the right to publicly disclose the number and type of national security requests the companies have received under the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Director James Clapper has agreed to release aggregate numbers but this has not satisfied the companies. All three companies along with several dozen others, sent a similar request in a letter to Congress and the President in July. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/09/google-yahoo-and-facebook-file-new-motions-with-the-us-government/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Seagate announced a new hard drive designed for mobile devices like tablets. The Seagate Ultra Mobile hard drive is a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, but is just 5mm thick and could offer capacity of up to 500GB with a max transfer rate of 600MB/s. The new drives are paired with Seagate's Mobile Enablement Kit which allows a spinning disk to survive things like vibration, shock, and even a fall. Seagate says the Ultra Mobile hard drive also consumes very low power -- lower than that of most SSDs, actually. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3132_7-57601815-98/seagate-intros-5mm-ultra-mobile-hdd-for-tablets/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | PS Vita TV is a mini console that brings games and services to your TV, arrives November for around $100 (video | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/09/ps-vita-tv-launch-date/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Sony announces PS Vita TV, a tiny console to take on Apple TV | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/9/4710080/sony-ps-vita-tv | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | - Sony announced a new set top box called the "PlayStation Vita TV" - The device will cost about $100 and it's set to launch in Japan on November 14th. - Features: since it's called the "Vita" it has a slot for Vita games (also PSP games) It also gives access to Sony's Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited and other apps like Hulu and Twitter - The PlayStation Vita TV also connects to PS controllers. The STB itself is tiny. In the promo video, it's dwarfed by a PS3 controller - The device also allows for remote play for the PlayStation 4. So, if you get a PS4, you can send the video output to one of these boxes somewhere else in the house. - A separate bundle that comes with a DualShock 3 controller and 8GB memory card will sell for about $143. - Not all PS Vita games will be supported, however, since the DualShock 3 controller lacks the Vita's touch-sensitive hardware required by certain software titles. - PS4 is slated for a launch date of Feb 22nd for Japan. Nov 15th for the US. Q: Do you expect this STB to hit the U.S. and other markets? Should it? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | What to expect from Apple at Tuesday's special event | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57601817-37/what-to-expect-from-apple-at-tuesdays-special-event/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Cast Your Bets: Bookies Predict the Chances of What Apple Will Announce | http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/09/betting-on-the-apple-event-predictions-and-their-odds/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | "This should brighten everyone's day", Wired got ladbrokes to lay odds - iPhone 5S, fingerprint sensor (silver ring around home button), Gold color, NFC - iPhone 5C (bright colors) - iOS 7 (for iPhone not iPad?), iTunes Radio - iPod, New Touch, end of classic Medium bets - iPad (Mini w/ retina display) - OS X 10.9 Mavericks - Macs, Mac Pro Long shots - Watch, Apple TV | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | Facebook grants TV networks and news sites backdoor access to its audience data | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/9/4702262/facebook-public-feed-api-audience-data | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | -2 tools: Public Feed API & Keyword Insights API being offered to CNN, NBC, SkyTV, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, Slate, and social media analytics firm Mass Relevance. - public feed API: real-time firehose of public posts mentioning a specific word. - keyword insights API: aggregates all public posts mentioning a specific word and adds anonymous stats about the age, location, and gender of the posters - 88-100M Americans log onto the site between the hours of 8 PM and 11 PM. Justin Osofsky, VP of media partnerships at Facebook: "Over nine million people talked about the VMAs on Facebook. We wanted to give our broadcast partners a better picture of what's going on." | q: can FB use its treasure trove of data to gain an edge over twitter? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | Opera Launches Coast, A Slick New WebKit-Based iPad Browser | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/opera-launches-coast-its-new-webkit-based-ipad-browser/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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43 | Opera Coast (Webkit) - Redesigned interface for tablet use - Huib Kleinhout, head of Coast project to TC: Browser haven't changed since Mosaic - UI is only a home button, ardently visited sites - Home screen has icons for frequent sites, list of recently visited for possible addition, search/address bar | Tom's issues - Can't make a browser default in iOS - Often want to see two browser windows at once - can't keep a tab persistent. No tabs! | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | California poised to implement first electronic license plates | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/california-poised-to-implement-nations-first-electronic-license-plate-program/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - california state senate approved bill SB-806 that would create first electronic license plate in US. gov jerry brown needs to sign - plate would be a screen that could wirelessly receive updates from a central server to display that same information. like “STOLEN,” “EXPIRED,” etc - the program would be limited to a “pilot program” using .5% of registered vehicles. set to be completed no later than January 1, 2017. - South Carolina and New Jersey, also have similar bills in progress. - PRIVACY NIGHTMARE? "within the pilot, the DMV would not be receiving any location information,” Lee Tien, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), told Ars. “But the company that operates the plates would [have access, and] they are going to be controlling what's on the plates.” - Artemio Armenta, a DMV spokesperson tells Ars "postage costs associated with vehicle licensing and registration does exceed $20 million annually." | q: is money-saving enough upside for anyone to get behind this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | ia | Surface Dock: The peripheral we have all been waiting for | http://www.neowin.net/news/surface-dock-the-peripheral-we-have-all-been-waiting-for | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Microsoft Prepping a Surface Docking Station | http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/microsoft-prepping-surface-docking-station | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Microsoft holding Surface 2 event on September 23rd in New York City | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/9/4711124/microsoft-surface-2-event-september-23rd-new-york | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | - Neowin reports that the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 will get a desktop docking station - Neowin says the dock will make it easier to attach a keyboard, mouse, and an external display - The site dosn't have a price or a release date, but says a release would probably make the most sense when MS updates the Surface line - Paul Thurrot had some details about the dock as well: it will work for both the Pro and the Pro 2, not the Surface RT or RT 2 - Paul also says the design is "kind of a hulking device where the Surface Pro/2 slides in at an angle and is held in place with by arms on the side that are pulled out to release the tablet." - On ports: the dock would have a USB 3.0 port, three USB 2.0 ports, 1Gbps Ethernet, mini displayport, and dedicated microphone and headphone ports Q: Would the Surface Pro be the ultimate machine if it can be a tablet, a sort of laptop, and then a full desktop? Is this what the public wants? | bat | |||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Is Google revamping its logo? Hints appear in new Chrome beta for Android | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/is-google-revamping-its-logo-hints-appear-in-new-chrome-beta-for-android/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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13 | tm | The New York Times, ProPublica and The Guardian have reports based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden implying the NSA has the ability to break encryption on SSL, TLS and VPN. Security experts like Bruce Schneier say it's possible the NSA has the ability to break some encryption not known about in the academic community but longer keys, like 2048-bit or 3072-bit RSA keys, would probably thwart it. Snowden himself said in an interview in June that, "properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things you can rely on." | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/us/nsa-foils-much-internet-encryption.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | A promotional video for Android KitKat earlier this week may have shown off a little hint about Google's next Nexus device. Today, a filing from the FCC detailing a new, unreleased LG device shows off possibly more. The Nexus 5 could be the “D820″ from the filing:the images shared with the FCC line up closely with the sneak peek revealed in Google’s video, it contains wireless charging based on the Qi standard, a feature of the LG Nexus 4. And per the filing, this supposed Nexus 5 would offer 7-band LTE, 802.11ac Wi-Fi networking, a 5-inch display, and come with Android 4.4 preloaded. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/06/nexus-5-could-get-lte-5-inch-display-and-snapdragon-800-processor-per-fcc-filing-for-new-lg-device/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | An Apple announcement is scheduled for next week, so let's pile in as many Apple rumors as possible. According to the WSJ, Apple is currently testing iPhones with screen sizes of 4.8-inches up to 6-inches. Those giganto models are not the ones expected next week. Additionally, 9to5Mac reports that the next version of OS X, Mavericks, will be released at the end of October. There's even murmurs that iPad version of iOS 7 may be pushed back until October. In a strange twist, Apple has confirmed all of these reports as true. Nah, they didn't say that. That was just a rumor. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57601591-37/apple-testing-6-inch-iphone-models-new-report-claims/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | Apple’s OS X Mavericks release planned for end of October | http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/06/apples-os-x-mavericks-release-planned-for-end-of-october/ | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | Twitter user @levleaks shows pictures supposed to be the new Lumia 1520 Windows Phone. The phone shows a device very similar to previous Lumias, including a camera at the rear and a slight hump like the 925. The device is expected to have a 6-inch 1080p display. The Verge reported earlier this month that AT&T is testing the 1520 for a release in the US by the end of the year. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/6/4700980/nokia-lumia-1520-leaked-photo | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Federal judge Denise Cote has issued an injunction against Apple in the case of Apple conspiring with publishers to set ebook prices at the launch of the iBookstore. The injunction, which is set to go into place in 30 days, will last for five years — but the court can extend it for “one or more one-year periods” after that, either on its own or at the request of the DOJ or the states. Apple may seek a stay of the injunction pending its appeal. | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/06/judge-lays-down-apples-punishment-in-ebooks-case-in-line-with-what-the-feds-wanted/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | An Apple announcement is scheduled for next week, so let's pile in some more Apple news. The WSJ reports that a verified China Telecom account on Weibo posted an advertisement showing off the iPhone 5S and 5C. The post was taken down, but because this is the internet, there are tons of screenshots of the post floating around the web. The post said that China would be one of the first markets to get the new iPhones. That would be an unusual move for Apple since China normally had to wait months before getting the previous versions of the iPhones. | http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/06/apples-new-iphone-coming-to-china-soon-china-telecom-post-suggests/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Google rolled out Chrome Apps yesterday. The Chrome browser has had Web apps in a store since 2010, but the new apps work more like native apps you'd find in Windows, OSX or Linux. Among other capabilities, they can work outside the browser window, work offline and sync across platforms. The apps only work in Windows and ChromeOS right now. OSX capability should arrive in 6 weeks. 50 apps can be found in the web store at launch at chrome.google.com. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4696618/google-chrome-apps-chrome-os-windows-os-x-blink | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | Salesforce.com has announced the beta launch of Salesforce Files, an upgrade of its ChatterBox file sharing and sync system. Users will gain the ability to use any device to retrieve documents from document management systems such as Documentum, FileNet and SharePoint and file-sharing systems such as Box and Dropbox. Salesforce Files also adds the ability to access third-party repositories and view business-relevant documents needed for projects, collaborations, and to close deals with customers. | http://www.informationweek.com/software/enterprise-applications/salesforcecom-shakes-up-file-sharing/240160908 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Maxthon announced a partnership with MediaTek's Rolltech to bundle Maxthon's Chromium based mobile browsers onto chips used in Android smartphones mostly in emerging markets. That means in 2014 100 million smartphones and tablets made by manufacturers like LGE, ZTE, TCL/Alcatel, Gionee, Phillips, Techain, Konka, Lenovo Mobile, CKT and LavaMobile will come with the Maxthon browser preloaded. Mediatek is tht third largest global supplier of chipsets for Android. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/06/maxthon-inks-deal-with-mobile-chip-maker-mediatek-that-will-preload-its-browser-onto-100m-mobile-devices-in-2014/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | ia | An Apple announcement is scheduled for next week, so let's talk about something else. Amazon's Jeff Bezos had his first meeting with Washington Post staffers since buying the newspaper. The staffers took to Twitter to share quotes from Bezos. BusinessInsider highlighed a couple of quotes that show Bezos wants the Post to think of the readers as the number one customer. Being 100% ad-supported leads a business to think the customer is the advertiser. Another Bezos-quote was about innovation. He said the recipe for innovation is "Stubborn on vision, flexible on details." Unfortunately, there were no quotes about Jeff Bezos' recipe for his famous three-alarm chili. That's simply a secret. | http://www.businessinsider.com/surprise-jeff-bezos-thinks-ad-supported-businesses-are-bad-for-users-2013-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | N.S.A. Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on Web | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/us/nsa-foils-much-internet-encryption.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | SEGMENT GUEST: Steve Gibson, Host, Security Now LOWER THIRD URL: twit.tv/sn | |||||||||||||||||
33 | U.S. spy network’s successes, failures and objectives detailed in ‘black budget’ summary | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/black-budget-summary-details-us-spy-networks-successes-failures-and-objectives/2013/08/29/7e57bb78-10ab-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story.html | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Let us count the ways: How the feds (legally, technically) get our data | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/let-us-count-the-ways-how-the-feds-legally-technically-get-our-data/ | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | The NSA's Cryptographic Capabilities | https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/the_nsas_crypto_1.html | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Disagreeing with Bruce Schneier: More Crypto is Not the Answer | http://continuations.com/post/60444129080/disagreeing-with-bruce-schneier-more-crypto-is-not-the | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | NYTimes, ProPublica, Guardian (Encyprtion) & WaPo report (Budget) Cyrus Farivar AT: breaks it down well A company volunteers to help (and gets paid for it) - Telcos like ATT Spies copy the traffic directly off the fiber A company complies under legal duress - PRISM? - Internal database of keys "Key Provisioning Service" and "Key Recovery Service" Spies infiltrate a company - HumInt Spies coerce upstream companies to weaken crypto in their products/install backdoors - NSA introduced weaknesses into NIST standard, discovered by MS researchers 2007 Spies brute force the crypto - 'intensive efforts' SSL, TLS and VPN, SigInt backdoor in chip-based encryption and exploting flaws. - "Bullrun" (successor to Manassas) "Edgehill" 3 foreign airlines, 1 travel res., 1 nuclear dept., 1 ISP by craking VPN, Edgehill hacked into VPN for 30 targets - Snowden wrote, "Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways around it.” Spies compromise a digital certificate - Stuxnet Spies hack a target computer directly, stealing keys and/or data, sabotage. - Operations Aurora, Shady RAT, or Red October | Schneier: "... the mathematics of cryptography will still be the most secure part of any encryption system. I worry a lot more about poorly designed cryptographic products, software bugs, bad passwords, companies that collaborate with the NSA to leak all or part of the keys, and insecure computers and networks." - Schneier: NSA pushesw elliptic-curve cryptography, likely they have factoring that can break it more easily than academia knows, the fix? increase key lengths - Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures on his Continuations blog disagrees w/Schneier says we need to stop the surveillance not rely on stronger crypto | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | sl | Redesigned PayPal app wants you to order ahead, skip lines | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57601306-94/redesigned-paypal-app-wants-you-to-order-ahead-skip-lines/ | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | - redesigned mobile payments app with in-store deals, more food spots offering the "order ahead and skip the line" feature, and an experimental function that lets you pay for a restaurant bill without flagging down your server. - PayPal is connected to your credit cards, which are stored in the "wallet" section of the app. But a new BillMeLater feature may change that in the future. The payment option essentially lets independent merchants offer a line of credit to consumers, without having to strike a deal with a major credit card company first. - added an integration with Eat24, an order ahead system for food. experimental feature that lets users pay for a meal at the table without having to wait for a server to bring the check. It's available in 65 locations, including City Winery in New York, 21st Amendment Brewery in San Francisco and Peasona in Melbourne, Australia. servers give users a ticket with a printed code at the start of the meal. After entering the code, diners can order from the app, send feedback, and mark favorite items for their next visit. At the end of the meal, they can pay from the app. | q: does bypassing lines give paypal an edge? | AIRPLAY FROM IPHONE | ||||||||||||||||||
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42 | ia | Google's Trojan horse: how Chrome Apps will finally take on Windows | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4696618/google-chrome-apps-chrome-os-windows-os-x-blink | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | A new breed of Chrome Apps | http://chrome.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-new-breed-of-chrome-apps.html | IMAGES | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Chrome Apps for desktop | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/a/google.com/category/collection/for_your_desktop | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | - Chrome turned 5 so Google introduced Chrome Apps - Unlike the old Chrome apps that were pretty much glorified bookmarks, the new Chrome apps act more like native desktop apps. - These new apps will be cross-platform, can work offline and store locally. Additionally, they can access your computer's GPU, camera, ports, and bluetooth connection - Right now the apps are only available on Windows and Chrome OS. There's even Chrome apps launcher that appears in your toolbar. You can alt + tab between them easily. Mac users get have to wait about six weeks. Linux users will also get the upgrade. - Chrome syncs your apps to any desktop device you sign in to, so you can keep working. - The Chrome team told The Verge that its their goal to have Chrome Apps be so polished and so powerful that users can't tell the difference between Chrome Apps and regular Windows apps. - The Chrome team also said that after the desktop, they want to get Chrome apps to work everywhere where Chrome runs (Android? iOS?) - Google says that there are more than 50 Chrome apps available in the Chrome web store - Some apps of note: Pixlr for photo editing, Wunderlist for task management and Pocket, the read later service Q: Will we see developers start developing for Chrome instead of bothering with Windows and Mac OS X? Is this really that different than using single session browsers? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Why a growing number of app developers in Asia are prioritizing Android over iOS | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/09/06/why-a-growing-number-of-app-developers-in-asia-are-prioritizing-android-over-ios/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | Android beats surging iOS again on mobile ad network | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57601658-94/android-beats-surging-ios-again-on-mobile-ad-network/ | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | - iOS dominant in US, Android huge in China & Korea. still making strides in Japan. why working with Android is easier: social messaging app Line spokesperson tells TNW that app store approvals, non-existent for Google Play, allow it to iterate quicker for Android, while monetization features like gifting and free coins are only available for Android. That’s because Apple revoked the gifting feature on Line’s iOS app in May due to a breach of its App Store terms and conditions. - singapore has largest concentration of iphone users in the world - mobile ad network Millennial Media. - latest Millennial Media Mobile Mix report looking at popularity of mobile OSs by ad impressions: in Q2 2013, Android snared 51% of all ad impressions on the network. was up from the 46% seen in Q2 2012 - iOS remained firmly in second place. But it showed a healthy gain in ad impressions, rising to 42 percent last quarter from 34 percent in the same period last year. Combined, Android and iOS snagged 93 percent of all impressions | q: iphone will launch in china on china unicom and china telecom days after US launch, rather than months as with previous models. is apple making the right moves to surge ahead in Asian market? | |||||||||||||||||||
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53 | tm | See how Elon Musk is building the 'Iron Man' lab with tech you can buy | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4699214/elon-musk-iron-man-lab-revealed-video | ||||||||||||||||||
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56 | - August 23 Musk posted on Twitter about using hand gestures to design rocket engines, Favreau said "like Iron Man" Musk said "yup" - Yesterday evening posted a video to the spacexchannel on YT showing off his "Iron Man" lab - Leap Motion sensor, Oculus Rift, 3D projector and 3D Printer - "I believe we're on the verge of a major breakthrough in design and manufacturing." - "take something from your mind to a physical object with far greater ease than we currently do." - Shows cryogenic valve housing being designed in video Q: It's not-- well it is rocket science-- is it a BETTER way to do rocket science? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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58 | ia | First Xbox One TV ad highlights NFL partnership, Skype and TV integration -- zero gaming action | http://www.techspot.com/news/53910-first-xbox-one-tv-ad-highlights-nfl-partnership-skype-and-tv-integration-zero-gaming-action.html | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
59 | - The first XBox One ad is out and there's no mention of video games - The ad shows a person turning on an Xbox to watch an NFL game, then Skyping a friend, touts Xbox's fantasy football prowess. The ad ends with the Xbox One logo alongside the NFL logo - Not one person picks up a video game controller. Not one person is playing a video game. - In the comments section of the TechSpot.com, a commenter by the name of Wagan8r said "If you ask me, the Xbox One needs more of this kind of advertisement: Actual demonstration to the masses of its features. If that commercial is unsettling to you, then you have some serious issues." Q: So this ad definitely makes more sense than those brand-awareness ads for Surface with the dance-y clicky people. Will people calm down about Microsoft's positioning of the Xbox One as a media box and not a gaming machine? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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64 | NSA bans a T-shirt that made fun of it, now we all want that shirt | http://now.msn.com/nsa-bans-t-shirt-with-anti-nsa-message | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Facebook-Flavored Ice Cream Is a Real Thing | http://mashable.com/2013/09/05/facebook-flavored-ice-cream/ | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Scientists reveal new breakthrough in uncrackable quantum cryptography | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/6/4701118/scientists-reveal-new-breakthrough-in-uncrackable-quantum-cryptography | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Artificial muscles lift 80 times their weight, pave the way for robot Superman | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/05/artificial-muscles-superhuman-strength/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | TITLE: Does the TV Match the Drapes? | Juice the BlackBerry | Share My Ire | Growing Pessimistic World | It Hinges on Hinges | No Worries | TV Matches the Drapes | Can I get a hand | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | BlackBerry sells, but who's buying? Lenovo gets more flexible, Path gets secretive http://live.twit.tv/ | GUEST: Tim Stevens LOWER THIRD URL: @Tim_Stevens, cnet.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Wall Street Journal reports BlackBerry's special committee of board members pursuing a sale of the company wants to pursue a fast auction process with a sale completed as early as November. The Journal's sources say BlackBerry has narrowed its list of candidates and will begin the sales process soon. | http://allthingsd.com/20130904/blackberry-pushes-for-speedy-sale-process/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Lenovo's launching a bunch of stuff! The company's new smartphone is called the Vibe X, with a 6.9 mm slim frame and weight of just 4.2 oz, plus a 13 mp rear cam and 5 mp front, cam, curved display and HD screen. It also announced the The Yoga 2 Pro, 10% lighter than previous models and can go into four modes with a higher resolution screen and software to optimize apps starts at $1,099... the Thinkpad Yoga will have a 360 degree rotation and a lift and lock keyboard that sits flush on surfaces with keys locked into place in multiple modes starting at $949.... and the Flex line: two laptops that can swap modes to be a stand or laptop, starting at $629. | http://www.zdnet.com/lenovo-aims-for-high-end-smartphones-with-vibe-x-7000020189/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Lenovo doubles down on convertible PC bet; Yoga-tizes lineup | http://www.zdnet.com/lenovo-doubles-down-on-convertible-pc-bet-yoga-tizes-lineup-7000020187/ | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | "The Apple of China" Xiaomi introduced a new Android powered smartphone and television. The phone is the MI3 and features a 5-inch touchscreen and is powered by a Tegra 4 or a Snapdragon 800 depending on which Chinese carrier you get. The phones launch in mid-October and will range in price from about $330 to $410. The 47-inch television is called the Xiaomi TV. It will be assembled by Wistron, which is the company that makes TVs for Sony. The TV will run Android and have 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and be powered by a Snapdragon 600 processor. It's priced at around $490 and launches mid-October. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/05/xiaomi-miphone-3-xiaomi-tv-china-android/ | shao-mi | |||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | A US federal jury in Seattle ordered Google's Motorola Mobility to pay Microsoft $14.5 million in damages for failing to license on reasonable terms, patentsrelated to the H.264 video and 802.11 wireless standards. Motorola sought 2.25% of the product price from Microsoft. The case will have broad effects over what constitutes fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms in patent licensing in the US. Google intends to appeal. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57601432-75/microsoft-awarded-$14.5m-in-motorola-patent-licensing-suit/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | At IFA, Toshiba announced the Encore, an 8-inch tablet with a 1280×800 resolution screen and Intel's new Atom Bay Trail CPU, running Windows 8.1. The Encore also has a Micro HDMI port and a 32GB hard drive with an expandable microSD storage option, a 2MP front-cam that’s specially optimized for Skype calls and an 8MP rear camera. . It'll be available in November for $330. | http://gearburn.com/2013/09/toshiba-hatches-8-inch-tablet-with-bay-trail-cpu-windows-8-1/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Yesterday, either to capitalize on the Samsung Galaxy Gear coverage or to get buried in it, Qualcomm introduced its own smartwatch called the "Toq." The Toq tethers to an Android phone via WiFi and Bluetooth and uses Qualcomm's Mirasol display technology, which is kind of like a color e-ink display. Mirasol is known to sip power compared to LCDs. Inside is a 200MHz Cortex M3 processor that will also help with battery life. The Qualcomm Toq will cost about $300 and is targeted for an October 10th release. | http://reviews.cnet.com/wearable-tech/qualcomm-toq/4505-34900_7-35827147.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Oyster has launched a limited preview of its ebook subscription service. The service lets you read any of more than 100,000 titles for a monthly fee of $9.95. The service is only available as an iPhone app in the US for now. An iPad app is planned for this autumn. The Oyster app can store up to 10 titles for offline reading. | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/09/05/oyster-launches-its-all-you-can-read-ebook-service-for-the-iphone-with-over-100000-titles/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Six consumer privacy groups - Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Watchdog, Patient Privacy Rights, U.S. PIRG, and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse - have organized a coalition and sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to block upcoming changes to Facebook’s privacy policies that they say would make it easier for the social network to use personal data about its users, including children under 18, in advertising on the site. The changes are scheduled to go into effect later this week, but the coalition says they violate a 2011 order and settlement with the F.T.C. over user privacy. | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/privacy-groups-ask-f-t-c-to-block-facebook-policy-changes/?_r=1& | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | If you haven't caught on to this yet, 'curved' and '4K' or rather 'UHD' are the new TV buzz words coming out of IFA.These are often paired with the older buzzword OLED. Sony's one for three with its curved 65-inch HDTV that is NOT OLED but costs $3,999.99, shipping this autumn. Sony's 4K TVs dropped price. The 55-inch XBR-55X900A sells for $3,999 and the 65-inch XBR-65X900A for $5,499. Sony also launched its Video Unlimited 4K service, for Sony FMP-X1 4K media player owners. It has TV shows for $3.99 and films to rent for $7.99 or purchase for $24.99, including the complete Breaking Bad series in 4K after the season ends. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2423962,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Mailpipe, a crowdfunded email client, found that $45,000 worth of contributions were frozen by Paypal. Mailpipe is currently building an email client that lets users control their email and keep it local instead of using Google or Microsoft servers. Paypal said it would unfreeze Mailpipe's money after one year or if there is a verifiable 1.0 release of Mailpipe. Mailpipe's money could also be unfrozen if it can provide Paypal with "an itemized budget" and "development goal dates." | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/09/paypal-freezes-45000-of-mailpiles-crowdfunded-dollars/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | WSJ: BlackBerry sale likely to be wrapped up by November | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/blackberry-sale-in-november/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | BlackBerry's board hopes to sell the company by November, claims report | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/4/4695112/blackberrys-board-to-sell-the-company-november-claims-report | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | China's Huawei rules out acquisitions to grow in smartphones | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/04/huawei-idUSL6N0H02MO20130904 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | WSJ reports BB board members want "fast auction process" sale as early as November - process expected to begin soon, narrowed list of buyers - WSJ says Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Bain Capital are expected to consider bids, as well as some Asian tech companies including Chinese smartphone and computer maker Lenovo - Bert Nordberg, the former Sony Ericsson executive now a member of BlackBerry's board, has said that the company should sell off pieces of itself and become a "niche maker of mobile hardware". - Reuters: Huawei board meber Chen Lifang: “No, we have not considered (an acquisition). We want to rely on ourselves.” | Q: Place your bets folks, who buys what parts of BlackBerry? | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Lenovo doubles down on convertible PC bet; Yoga-tizes lineup | http://www.zdnet.com/lenovo-doubles-down-on-convertible-pc-bet-yoga-tizes-lineup-7000020187/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Lenovo adds flexible hinges to even more laptops, including its best Yoga yet | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4683852/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-thinkpad-yoga | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | HP's all-in-one Envy 23 Recline puts the touchscreen in your lap | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4696576/hp-envy-23-envy-27-recline | Gallery | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | - Lenovo thinks the future of laptops is in convertibles - The executive director of the Lenovo Business Group Nick Reynolds says Lenovo's goal is to reinvent the traditional clamshell laptop and make multimode devices the norm. - Lenovo thinks that people want to be able to make their devices into tablets and also use them as laptops. - Lenovo is currently the world's No. 1 PC maker and has 45% of the Win8 convertible market - The company just introduced the ThinkPad Yoga. It has a 12.5-inch display and can be configured with 1TB of storage and be powered by an Intel Core i7. The device also has a "Lift n' Lock" system for the keyboard so when you bend the screen all the way back to make the ThinkPad Yoga into a tablet, the body of the keyboard raises slightly to become flush with the keys. Launches in November and starts at $949. - The Yoga was limited to the IdeaPad line up to now | - Lenovo also introduced the Flex 20, a 19.5-inch AiO PC that is designed to sit flat on a table - HP also introduced a new AiO called the Recline that looks like a traditional AiO except the screen can be bent back and then down so you can use the device kind of like a propped up tablet. The hinge also lets you take the screen and bring it closer to you so it kind of hangs off the table. - There will be 23 and 27-inch models that will cost $1350 and $1400 Q: is the future of computers -- really tablets first, laptop/desktop second? Will we see other manufacturers swiping the Yoga design? | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | sl | Path adds new privacy features and Premium subscription in 3.2 update, announces Deutsche Telekom partnership | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/05/path-3-2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Private Sharing lets you share moments with just a few people, the "inner circle". tap the lock button at the corner and you'll be prompted to choose who amongst your friends you want in on your private moment. You can add as many or as few people as you wish. a row of avatar icons of the people who've been added, if av is grayed out, that person hasn't seen moment. they'll know who else was on the moment too. - Inner Circle works the same way as Private Sharing, except it's reserved for your very closest friends. First, you select your Inner Circle by tapping the star next to their names in your friends list. Then every time you want to share something to this tight-knit group of buddies, you can tap the star icon instead of having to re-pick their names. filter your home feed to only show updates from your Inner Circle mates and even change your phone's settings to get Inner Circle notifications. - Premium subscribers get unlimited access to all filters and stickers, early access to new Shop items. iOS: pay $4.99 for 3 months or $14.99 for 12. On Android, $1.99/month or $14.99/year | q: inner circle? wtf? isn't this how path started? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | sl | Half of Internet users worry over personal info exposed online | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/04/pew-86-of-u-s-adults-make-efforts-to-hide-their-digital-footprints-online-fear-creeping-ads-and-malicious-hackers-more-than-the-government/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | - pew internet study. 50% of Internet users surveyed say they're "worried" about online info about them. up from 30% in 2009. - Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, the survey polled 792 people via phone interviews from July 11 to 14, 2013. - 86% polled have taken steps to protect themselves - #1 is clearing browser cookies,also encrypting email, avoiding use of real name, using virtual networks, spoofing IP address. - 55% have taken steps to elude monitoring. most worried by hackers, followed by advertisers, then friends. law enforcement & government at bottom. - 59% don't think it's possible to be completely anonymous online. - 68% say current laws don't go far enough to protect online privacy. - 21% have seen their e-mail or social network accounts compromised, 12% have been stalked or harrassed online, and 6% said their reputation was hurt | q: is the worry misdirected? do these numbers seem high/low? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | tm | Xiaomi unveils new Android-powered 5-inch MI3, 47-inch smart TV in China | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/05/xiaomi-miphone-3-xiaomi-tv-china-android/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Hands-on with the Xiaomi Mi-3 Android phone: Packed with impressive features but disappointingly plasticky | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/09/05/hands-on-with-the-xiaomi-mi-3-android-phone-packed-with-impressive-features-but-disappointingly-plasticky/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | China’s Xiaomi launches a 47-inch 3D smart TV as it branches out from smartphones | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/09/05/chinas-xiaomi-launches-a-47-inch-3d-smart-tv-as-it-branches-out-from-smartphones/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | The "Apple of China" beats Apple to a smart TV, following up on Xiaomi box released earlier this year MITV, 47-inch LCD 3D TV (by Wistron) with WiFi Bluetooth, 6 colors, 2cm at thinnest - 4.8cm, 8.4mm bezel, avail 6 colors - runs MIUI Android, quad-core Snapdragon 600, 2GB of RAM, 8GB HD, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0. CN¥2,999 (US$490) when it arrives in mid-October. MI3 plasticky, thin (8.1mm) and light (145g), fast processors Tegra4 or Snapdragon 800, "immersion" haptics and touch through gloives or wet fingers - 5-inch 1080p LG IPS LCD, 16GB 3050MaH, Sony camera 13MP and 2 mP CMS -- CN¥1,999 (US$330) 64 GB CN¥2,499 ($410) 1.8GHz Tegra 4 processor (China Mobile TD-SCDMA network mid-October) Snapdragon 800 CPU (China Unicom and China Telecom WCDMA and CDMA2000) ---Lei Jun promises a metal phone next time | Q: Hugo Barra is there. These may seem like cute Chinese products but they are INSANELY popular. Will this magic spread? | |||||||||||||||||||
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53 | ia | Smart TV Alliance now lets developers submit apps once for use on all supported TVs | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/smart-tv-alliance-now-lets-developers-submit-apps-once/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - The Smart TV Alliance has launched the Developer Support Program - The program allows developers to run their smart tv apps through a single approval system - Then those apps would be compatible with every Alliance-compatible TV - The Smart TV Alliance also posted a new SDK (version 2.5) that allows for multi-screen integration with mobile apps - Companies behind the alliance: LG, TP Vision, Toshiba and Panasonic. 19 total members Q: Will this be the end of streaming set top boxes? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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60 | The Dextrus Robotic Hand Wants To Make Advanced Prosthetics 100X Cheaper Via 3D Printing | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/05/the-dextrus-robotic-hand-wants-to-make-advanced-prosthetics-100x-cheaper-via-3d-printing/ | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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81 | When I first heard that Kit Kat was the name chosen for the next Android release, the first thing I thought was "this is going to be huge in Japan!" There's a lot of affinity for the Kit Kat brand in Japan, where it's the country's #1 selling chocolate bar. It's often given as good luck gifts, especially among students, because the name is reminiscent of the phrase "kitto katsu," roughly translated, meaning "sure to win." I know we all like to think marketing has little effect on us, but I can't help but think this association between Japanese youth's beloved Kit Kat and Android (which is already prevalent in Japan) is exactly the kind of mindshare-bolstering partnership Google would love to have in a relatively wealthy and technology-obsessed country. Still, the "USB debugging connected" notification icon probably shouldn't be a Kit Kat bar android, just to keep the branding at arms length. Kit Kat Japan: http://www.nestle.jp/brand/kit/ As Tom mentioned briefly, they have some really bizarre flavors, which are mostly seasonal limited editions, the strangest of which that I've had are almond tofu, edamame, white grape, and ginger ale. I used to import some every year for my trick-or-treaters, just to give them something unique. If it couldn't be Android 4.4: Koala's March, I'm glad it's Kit Kat. Technosquid | http://www.nestle.jp/brand/kit/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Samsung announced three new products at their IFA version of Samsung Unpacked in Berlin. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is an interation of their large-form phone or phrablet. The Note 3 has a 5.7-inch-screen and comes with a new textured back in black white and pink. Samsung also announced a new Note 10.1 that's thinner and lighter.. And of course the Galaxy Gear watch available for $299 and compatible with any of Samsung's Android 4.3 devices mainly the two new Notes and upgraded Galaxy s 4s. The Note 3 and Gear will be available September 25th 149 countries. All 3 will be available in October, including the US and Japan worldwide. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/4/4692824/samsung-galaxy-gear-features-specs-release-date-price | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | IFA doesn't start until Friday, but Sony's already announced the Xperia Z1 phone with a 5-inch full HD display and the newest Snapdragon processor. You can get it with a Black, White or Purple back cover, and it's fully waterproof. If you're a dev, you can access the API to add functionality to its camera software. Sony also formally announced the QX100 Smart Lens with the image quality of Sony's RX100 delivered to Android and iOS smartphones. Both the Xperia Z1 and the QX100 have Wi-Fi, NFC, & BIONZ image processors. The Xperia Z1 launches this month. The QX100 will ship later in September for $250. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/09/04/sony-xperia-z1-5-inch-1080p-display-21-megapixel-snapper-and-android-4-3/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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15 | ia | Get your calendars out and mark November 22nd as the launch date of the Microsoft Xbox One in 13 countries. Which 13 countries? Here goes: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and USA. The console will retail for $499 in the U.S. The Sony Playstation 4 launches on November 15th for $399. Oh, and the Wii U is still out there at its new price of $299. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/04/xbox-one-to-launch-in-13-markets-on-november-2nd/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Fingerprint sensors, champagn-gold colored phones, what's a pre-announcment rumor mill without a good Apple Television rumor? GigaOm has you covered. Panjiva, a supply chain analyst puts forth the following evidence culled from bills of lading filed with the US Department of Homeland Security. On August 11th, 18th and 25th Apple received shipments called some variation of “Set Top Box with Communication Function” from BYD Precision Manufacture in Shenzhen, China. | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/03/apple-tv-likely-on-its-way-for-a-september-10-launch/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Google Authenticator, an app that generates two-factor authentication codes for services that offer the additional security layer, has a little issue with its latest update for iOS - it disconnects all services that users have already connected to the app — like GitHub, Twilio, and Evernote — which then have to be resynced all over again. Google says it's working on an update to fix the problem. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/09/04/google-authenticator-for-ios-update-reportedly-wipes-all-existing-user-accounts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | When I saw this next story this morning, I said something that rhymed with "moley spit." HDMI Licensing just announced HDMI 2.0 officially - the new standard will be able to carry bandwidth of 18Gbps, handle up to 32 channels of audio, and show video with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps. HDMI 2.0 will even use the same style connector. Moley spit indeed. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/hdmi-2-0-official-4k-60fps-32-channel-audio/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | On the anniversary of the issuance of George Eastman's roll-film box camera patent in 1888, we have news of Eastman Kodak emerging from bankruptcy. Late last year Kodak sold 1100 patents for $525 million to help save the company. Kodak will focus on high-speed digital printing and other business-imaging needs like packaging, functional printing, graphic communications. The Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses were sold to Kodak Pension Plan. | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/09/a-newer-slimmer-kodak-finally-emerges-from-bankruptcy/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Several major memory suppliers have stopped shipments after SK Hynix Semiconductor's memory fabrication plants in Wuxi, China went up in flames this morning after a chemical explosion. Reportedly, suppliers want to hold off with shipments until they know the full extent of the damage to the Hynix plants and potential effect on the market. SK Hynix has since released in a statement that the fires have been extinguished. | http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242096/Hynix_plant_explosions_leave_memory_shipments_on_hold | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Alcatel launched two new smartphones. Alcatel's new Android 4.2 flagship, the One Touch Idol X has a 5-inch IPS display at 1080 x 1920 and Dragontrail Glass. It also carries 2 GB of ram, a 2000mAh battery and 3G, yes 3G. The single-SIM model has 8 GB storage expandable to 32 GB and the dual-SIM model is an unexpandable 16 GB. The One Touch Hero has a 6-inch IPS display at 1080 x 1920 16 GB of expandable memory, dual-SIM and a 3400mAh battery. No release dates or prices were announced. | http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/alcatel-one-touch-idol-x-and-one-touch-hero-android-smartphones-unveiled-414429 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Bionym announced the Nymi wristband that uses your heart electrical activity to authenticate you to a variety of devices. That would mean if you wore a Nymi, you'd be able to unlcok a car door or login to a website just by having a beating heart. If having a heart is difficult for you, the Nymi also supports gestures. The Bionym Nymi wristband is up for pre-order right now for $80 and will ship early next year. | http://gigaom.com/2013/09/03/with-the-nymi-wristband-your-heart-signal-is-the-password/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Release Date, Specs, Rumors: How to Watch the Live Streaming Samsung Launch Event Today [VIDEO] | http://www.designntrend.com/articles/7633/20130904/galaxy-gear-smartwatch-release-date-specs-rumors-watch-live-streaming.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | - rumored full-color, touch-sensitive 2.5-inch LCD display. - dual-core Samsung Exynos 1.5GHz processor, tweaked Android 4.3, Bluetooth - built-in microphone, accelerometer, camera and a tiny speaker. - four color options: white, orange, gray and black - 10 hour battery life with active use - lots of fitness apps Q: What's your best guess? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | Topsy Makes Every Tweet Since The Beginning Of Time Searchable | http://marketingland.com/topsy-makes-every-tweet-since-the-beginning-of-time-searchable-57868 | ||||||||||||||||||
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33 | - first tweet sent by Jack Dorsey in 2006. last month Topsy allowed users to search back to 2010 - now search any tweet back to beginning of "time". total overall Topsy index is now upwards of 540 billion Tweets - Topsy SVP Product & Marketing Jamie De Guerre: “With more than 450 million tweets being sent every day, indexing Twitter all the way back to 2006 is a huge undertaking. In fact, Topsy now houses more items in our indices than Microsoft Bing,” | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | ia | Sony set to go big with virtual reality on PlayStation 4 | http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-09-03-sony-set-to-go-big-with-virtual-reality-on-playstation-4 | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - Eurogamer reports that Sony is working on a device similar to the Oculus Rift VR headset for the PS4 that would be revealed next year. - Sony has internally tested the device with racing game Evolution Studios' DriveClub and players were able to look around the cockpit of the car - Evolution has worked on 3D games since 2008 - Eurogamer says that Sony's VR headset was to appear at Gamescom last week, but was pulled and is expected to make its debut next year. - According to Eurogamer, Oculus, the makers of the Oculus Rift, has attracted a bunch of companies looking to purchase Oculus. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey told Eurogamer that "As far as getting acquired: that's not on the table." Q: Displays on your face -- would that give Sony's PS4 an edge over Microsoft's Xbox One? Should this news spur MS to throw money at Oculus? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | Android 4.4 KitKat: What's the point of co-branding? | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57601154-251/android-4.4-kitkat-whats-the-point-of-co-branding/ | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Android KitKat unveiled in Google surprise move | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23926938 | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Google apparently slips unannounced Nexus phone in its KitKat video | http://9to5google.com/2013/09/03/google-apparently-leaks-upcoming-nexus-phone-in-its-kitkat-video/ | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | KitKat wrapper gallery | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/3/4691174/android-kit-kats-around-the-world | SCREEN | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Director Android global marketing John Lagerling cold-called Nestle in Nov. 2012. Principally agreed w/in 24 hours - Deal finalized at MWC in Feb. - No money. 50 mm bars in 19 countries with branding and chance to win N7 tablet and Play cards - Secret. Staff still called it Key Lime Pie. 500 specially made Android-shaped KitKats - Hershey licenses and manufactures KitKat in US. - Android engineering head Hiroshi Lockheimer's favorite candy bar - In video of statue unveiling, a 5-inch device with Nexus 7 look was seen. Google pulled video. Q: Is this fun or stupid? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Panasonic officially quits the consumer smartphone business, president says mobile performance was 'unacceptable | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/panasonic-officially-quits-consumer-smartphones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - Panasonic pulling out of smartphone market in Japan, and change to outsourced production (offering its brand to other manufacturers) in emerging markets like India. - Company president, Kazuhiro Tsuga ready to close down any division that missed a 5% operating margin goal within 3 years. Mobile arm is forecast to lose more than 1.1 billion yen ($11 million) for the incoming fiscal year -- losses were 8.1 billion yen ($81 million) the year before. - Panasonic was once the #2 phone maker in Japan, and had over 19% of the market in 2001. Last year, this dropped to7% (iPhone's 24%) This year, Japan's biggest carrier (and currently one of the only major carriers in the world not selling the iPhone) NTT DoCoMo, said it would be promoting only Sony's Xperia A and Samsung's Galaxy S4 during its "Top Two" summer advertising. | q: did panasonic ever have a chance or is laptop/tv brand too strong? who's next? | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | ia | Vimeo starts funding indie films to broaden its on demand platform | http://paidcontent.org/2013/09/03/vimeo-starts-funding-indie-films-to-broaden-its-on-demand-platform/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | - Vimeo is trying to pump up its Vimeo on Demand system - The company will offer film makers at the Toronto International Film Festival a $10,000 advance if they agree to distribute their videos through Vimeo on Demand - that's Vimeo's paid streaming service - Vimeo's CEO Kerry Trainor said this is the first test - Trainor admitted that $10k wasn't enough to shoot a lot of movies, but the cash could be useful for extra production for already shot films - Film makers who use Vimeo on Demand get 90% of sales. - The $10,000 advance gives Vimeo a 30 day digital exclusive. If the film makes back that $10k quicker than 30 days, the exclusive would be over Q: What do you think of this strategy? Will this grow out Vimeo's on demand service? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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63 | Thursday 9/5 -Samsung will take the stage again to talk about the rest of its new products, focusing heavily on TVs. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-35205_7-57601145-10391741/join-cnet-on-thursday-for-samsungs-second-ifa-press-conference-live-blog/ | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Apple schedules media event for September 11 in China | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57601233-37/apple-schedules-media-event-for-september-11-in-china/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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13 | tm | Microsoft announced it will acquire Nokia's Devices and Services unit for $7.2 billion. Microsoft anticipates regulatory approval for the deal to close sometime in the first quarter of 2014. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has stepped down to become Executive Vice President of Nokia's Devices and Services company and will make the move with the unit to Microsoft. He is considered the front runner to replace outgoing MS CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft will get a 10-year license to Nokia's patents, and the brand names Lumia and Asha along with the unit. Nokia will be led by interim CEO Risto Siilasma and continue with NSN, its mobile broadband network equipment division, HERE, it's mapping technologies division and Advanced Technologies which combines its R&D and Patents efforts. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57601025-75/microsoft-to-acquire-nokias-device-and-services-division/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | The rumors are true... Verizon Wireless is finally fullyowned by Verizon. British cellular company Vodafone has sold its 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless back to Verizon for $130 billion in cash and stock.. Vodafone bought its piece of Verizon Wireless for $70 billion over a decade ago. The purchase is expected to close by the end of Q1 2014 pending regulatory approvals. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/4685156/verizon-wireless-vodafone-stake-purchase-official | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Amazon announced a new service called "Kindle MatchBook" that will offer buyers of physical books Kindle editions at a steep discount. Prices range from $3 to free and you'll be able to get that price on new books you bought from Amazon dating back to 1995. Amazon also accidentally announced its next Kindle Paperwhite by posting the product page for the new device, then pulling it, then putting it back up. The new Kindle Paperwhite is now up for pre-order it. The device will cost between $119 and $189 depending on the model you buy. The new Kindle Paperwhitle has a new display technology that should have better contrast and an improved light source. It will launch on September 30th. | http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/09/03/amazons-kindle-matchbook-service-cuts-the-price-of-ebooks-that-readers-have-already-bought-in-print/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | Amazon briefly lists next-generation Kindle Paperwhite with new display technology | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/03/amazon-lists-next-generation-kindle-paperwhite-with-new-display/ | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | Spotify has a new feature called "Spotify Connect" that stores information about your listening sessions remotely, making them device independent. You could switch your music listening from your phone to Spotify Connect-compatible speakers without stopping playback. Spotify Connect will not work on the free account, you'll need to fork over some cash for a premium plan. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/3/4688166/spotify-connect-launches-to-stream-music-to-compatible-speakers | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Good news, sports fans! The upcoming Xbox One will feature improved apps for both ESPN and the NFL. The new ESPN app is designed to provide a personalized experience for users, highlighting all content that is relevant to them - like specific sports leagues or teams to follow and clips, highlights, and news shown when they log in. The new NFL app will focus on news and video, plus access NFL Network content and the NFL Red Zone. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/03/microsoft-xbox-one-espn-nfl/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Ahead of IFA, Acer announced a couple of new devices. First up is the Acer Liquid S2 6-inch smartphone and Acer says it's the first smartphone that can record 4K video. The Liquid S2 will also have 16GB of storage, with the option to expand that up to 128GB. If a 6-inch device is too small for you, Acer also announced the Iconia A3 10.1-inch tablet. It's running Android 4.2 and has plenty of ports including a micro-HDMI port if you want to attach that tablet to a monitor or TV. The Iconia A3 also packs in Dolby Digital Plus for virtualized 5.1 audio. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2423858,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Lenovo announced a refresh to its Ultrabook line. Along with new Haswell based T440 and T440S from $1149, comes the X240 from $1099 all available in October. The mid-range S440 and S540, the company's first 15-inch Ultrabook aimed at businesses, will be available in Germany later this month. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/03/lenovo-thinkpad-t440s-t440-x240-s440-s540/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | Microsoft has stated that users would be able to expand the Xbox One's internal 500GB hard drive with external USB storage, but not at launch. Xbox Community Manager Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb said that, while the external storage feature is being worked on, "my understanding is that feature will not be there at launch because the team's working on other things. It's definitely on the list; I don't know when it will come in, though." | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/external-hard-drive-support-for-xbox-one-wont-be-ready-at-launch/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Arul Kumar says he was paid $12,500 by Facebook as part of their bug bounty program. Kumar found a bug in Facebook's support dashboard which allowed a user to delete any photo on Facebook no matter who owned it. Facebook pays a minimum of $500 per bug and increases the amount based on the severity. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/02/security-researcher-discovers-bug-that-would-let-hackers-delete-any-photo-off-facebook/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | ia | Google's Sundar Pichai has confirmed that the next version of Android will not be named Key Lime Pie - but it will be called "KitKat." KitKat will be the codename for Android 4.4, and not Android 5.0. There is now a giant Kit Kat based Android mascot on the Google Campus. Google says "it's our goal with Android KitKat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody." Yay. Amazing. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/3/4690214/android-kit-kat-is-the-next-version-of-googles-mobile-operating-system | ||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | Nokia: Selling phone business to Microsoft painful but necessary | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57601037-94/nokia-selling-phone-business-to-microsoft-painful-but-necessary/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Microsoft Explains the Rationale Behind the Nokia Deal | http://allthingsd.com/20130902/microsoft-explains-the-rationale-behind-the-nokia-deal/ | SOURCE - slides | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Microsoft’s Nokia Deal by the Numbers | http://allthingsd.com/20130902/microsoft-to-buy-nokias-device-business-for-7-17-billion-euros/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Steve Ballmer email to Microsoft employees on Nokia Devices & Services acquisition | http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Sep13/09-02email.aspx | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | MS gets Nokia devices and services unit - Nokia will grant Microsoft a 10-year non-exclusive licence to its patents, and Microsoft will grant Nokia reciprocal rights to use to its location-based patents. MS gets 4-year license to HERE tech - Microsoft buys Lumia, Asha brands gets 10-year license to use Nokia brand on feature phones. Nokia gets the Nokia name back for phones December 31, 2015 - $7.2 billion $5 billion "substantially all" unit and $2.18 billion patent license - Stephen Elop becomes Executive VP Devices and Services until deal closes - Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa will become Nokia's interim CEO, 32,000 Nokians become Microsoftians. - Not expected to close until Q1 2014. | MS GOALS • To accelerate its share and profits in phones - boost its smartphone share to 15 percent by 2018,• To create a first-rate Microsoft phone experience for its users • To prevent Google and Apple from foreclosing app innovation, integration, distribution and economics • To avail itself of an outsized financial opportunity fueled by growth in smartphone business - Profit per handset now $10 will go to $40 - Will continue to bring products/services to rival OSs, keep manufacturing in place, cut $600 million in 'costs' - Committed to continue to work with partners - Elop Left MS to become CEO of Nokia 9/9/2010 now reports to Ballmer and Julie Larson Green, head of Devicesa nd Studios reports to Elop | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | Nokia’s $7.2BN Devices & Services Exit Is Just The Latest Chapter In A 150-Year History Of Business Shifts | http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/03/nokia-reinvention/ | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Nokians mourn the loss of their company to Microsoft | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/3/4689026/nokians-mourn-the-loss-of-their-company-to-microsoft | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Nokia’s interim CEO Risto Siilasma: “Nokia alone does not have the resources to fund the required acceleration across mobile phones and smartphones, especially as we have great opportunities in our other businesses as well.” - 56,000 employees, €13-€14 billion in annual revenue - Nokia HERE mapping technology - NSN, mobile broadband network infrastructure (LTE, 5G) - Advanced Technologies - “connectivity, sensing and materials, web and cloud technologies” and IP/patents (grapheme, H.264, low-power Bluetooth) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Verizon confirms $130 billion buyout of Vodafone's Verizon Wireless stake | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/4685156/verizon-wireless-vodafone-stake-purchase-official | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - US largest wireless company, Verizon Wireless, has bought out UK-based Vodafone for $130 billion in cash and stock. Vodafone bought a 45% cut of Verizon Wireless for $70B over 10 years ago - purchase will close by the end of Q1 2014 pending regulatory approvals. third-largest corporate deal of all time. - Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said, "This transaction will enhance value across platforms and allow Verizon to operate more efficiently, so we can continue to focus on producing more seamless and integrated products and solutions for our customers." - vodafone now has no US presence. has networks in the U.K., Europe, and emerging markets such as Turkey, India and part of the African continent. - now what, Vodafone? Co. building its presence in the wireline broadband business in Europe. over past 18 months: It acquired Cable & Wireless worldwide for $1.6 billion in 2012. It acquired German cable operator Kabel Deutschland for $10 billion in June 2013. It is building a $1 billion fiber-optic network in Spain in partnership with France’s Orange. | q: - now that Vodafone is separate from Verizon, could ATT be interested? what does it do with its new billions? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Spotify launches 'Connect,' lets you stream music to compatible speakers | http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/3/4688166/spotify-connect-launches-to-stream-music-to-compatible-speakers | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - more choices beyond Airplay "over coming months": Premium Spotify subscribers can use Spotify Connect to stream music from device to compatible speakers, or switch devices without interrupting playback if you're signed in. press connect button, get list of all compatible wireless speaker options - partners so far: Argon, Bang & Olufsen, Denon, Hama, Marantz, Philips, Pioneer, Revo, Teufel, and Yamaha. - DIY alternative to Sonos? | q: just iOS, even though Airplay has existed for a while? what about everyone else? | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | Amazon Pairs Print and Digital Books With New Program | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/amazon-couples-print-digital-books-with-new-program/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | - Amazon announced a new program called "Kindle MatchBook" that lets customers buy the electronic versions of books they already bought at a discount - ranging from free to $3 ($2.99, $1.99, $0.99 or free.) - Amazon will let its customers buy Kindle editions of books that they purchased in print as far back as 1995, the year Amazon opened for business. - The discounted Kindle edition prices apply to book purchases made in the future on Amazon too. - So far, Amazon has agreements from only a couple of major publishers — HarperCollins was the one publisher Amazon was willing to name — to offer their titles through MatchBook. - Amazon hadn’t told most publishers about MatchBook yet and hoped to sign more up to join the program, which will begin in October. - Russ Grandinetti, vice president of Kindle Content predicted there will be more than 10,000 books available for purchase through MatchBook Q: Do you expect to see an uptick in physical book sales? Does Amazon MatchBook give you warm fuzzies for Amazon? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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53 | ia | Acer announces 6-inch Liquid S2, 'first 4K-recording smartphone' | http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/02/acer-6-inch-liquid-s2-smartphone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - Acer announced a new phone - It's the 6-inch Liquid S2 with an HD display, Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.2GHz, 2GB of RAM, & LTE - The big hook of the phone is it is the first 4K recording smartphone. The camera can take 13MP stills, 4K video, 4x slow mo, 27MP panoramas. - The camera is also surrounded by an LED ring flash - The front camera is 2MP and can capture 1080p video - The phone will make its debut at IFA in Berlin (IFA kicks off on Sept 6 and runs through the 11th). - The Liquid S2 will launch at the end of October in Europe, no plans for the US yet. Pricing isn't known yet Q: 4K on a smartphone - exciting? Pointless? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | Laws that would heavily fine software and internet companies for failing to make their products wiretap-friendly are likely to start riots, thanks to eye-opening information about how the government collects data, due to people like Edward Snowden. Before Snowden, a proposed law President was reportedly ready to back would have been a compliance regime for technology companies. But violating the civil rights of the general population doesn't sit well, even though wiretaps are legitimate ways to curb crimes. Tech companies are now in a position to "go dark" technically, but will they? | http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/08/stop-clumping-tech-companies-in-with-government-in-the-surveillance-scandals-they-may-be-at-war/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | What's this? More Galaxy Gear leaks? According to AmongTech, the Galaxy Gear will boast a 10 hour battery life and will be available in two models. One will have 8GB of storage, the other 6GB. The site also drops a mention that while the Samsung Galaxy Gear won't use a curved glass display (which was confirmed by a Samsung exec), both Microsoft and Apple will use curved glass for their watches. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/29/more-galaxy-gear-details-leak-10-hour-battery-life-two-storage-options/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Microsoft has made previously temporary price-cut promotions for its Surface devices permanent.As of yesterday, the Surface Pro, Touch Cover and Surface RT bundle price adjustments will begin to roll out all markets where Surface and Surface accessories are currently sold. The entry-level Surface Pro will now start at $799, Touch Covers will now start at $79, and Limited Edition Touch Covers will now start at $89. Surface RT bundles will now start at $399. | http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-makes-latest-surface-price-cuts-permanent-7000020034/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | According to Bloomberg, both Microsoft and American Express are trying to invest in Foursquare. The two companies are actually competing to pick up an equity share in the location check-in company. Bloomberg reached out to all three companies but, of course, none commented on the talks. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-29/microsoft-is-said-to-be-in-talks-to-invest-in-foursquare.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | CEO Chet Kanojia told International Business Times yesterday that Aereo plans to launch its product on Android devices in September, Aereo had originally hoped to roll out an app for Android last summer. Aereo has expanded from New York City to Boston, Atlanta and the state of Utah and plans larger city rollouts across the US> | http://www.ibtimes.com/exclusive-aereo-launch-android-september-says-ceo-1401718 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Nokia's car platform is here - no, really. It's called "Here Auto," which is Nokia's connected infotainment car system. Here Auto will feature mapping and navigation with 3D maps and real time traffic information. The system is also links back to Nokia's servers, so if you bookmarked destinations on an app or on the web, you'll be able to access them in your car without doing any extra work. Nokia plans to sell Here Auto to automakers who will be able to customize the platform with their own UI and apps. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/30/nokia-unveils-its-connected-car-platform-here-auto/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Amazon plans to alter its pricing policy for third-party traders amid investigations in the UK and Germany. Specifically, It will drop a clause banning traders signed up to its Marketplace platform from offering products elsewhere for less. The change goes live across the EU starting today. As a result, the inquiries in the UK into whether the policy was anti-competitive are expected to be closed. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23881202 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | If you've been waiting for BlackBerry Messenger on iOS and Android - you'll have to wait some more because there isn't an official launch date yet. However, BlackBerry DID put up a launch page where you can input your email address so you'll be the first to find out when BBM hits the other platforms. The page also explains what BBM is if you have no idea. | http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/08/29/bbm-android-iphone-landing-page/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Facebook's updated their privacy policy yet again, and this time will now use your main profile photo to find matches to other photos your friends tag you in. Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan says don't worry, this is good for users! “It’s actually a good thing to be tagged in more photos, because that’s how you’ll know they exist on Facebook. Then from there, you can take the photos down or, if you need to, report them.” | http://allthingsd.com/20130829/in-facebooks-new-privacy-policy-updates-your-face-pics-really-do-matter/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | According to a NJ appellate court, a person texting a driver may be liable for negligence if the texter knows the recipient is operating a vehicle. The court said the sender of the message "has a relationship to the public who use the roadways similar to that of a passenger physically present in the vehicle." The court also said "the texter has a duty to users of the public roads to refrain from sending the driver a text at that time." | http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/29/us/new-jersey-texting-crash-sender-liable/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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35 | sl | Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Surveillance | http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/08/stop-clumping-tech-companies-in-with-government-in-the-surveillance-scandals-they-may-be-at-war/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | - same day detailed documents made public on the NSA’s X-Keyscore collection program, the Facebook engineering team published a blog post stating that all access to Facebook via apps and web browsers was now SSL encrypted. - governments used to lean on compromised certificate authorities to allow them to intercept encrypted traffic. Iranian government is one example, until Google made changes to the Chrome browser to stop the practice. Similar updates are expected soon in Internet Explorer. - Wired asks: there’s no law stopping companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google from introducing security changes or forcing them to build in backdoors. Why would Apple want its users migrating to cross-platform, anti-snooping messaging apps like Hemlis (by the founders of The Pirate Bay)? Especially when the company could push itself out of the surveillance business with its own technical tweaks before federal regulations force them to become key players in warrant execution. | q: issue isn't going away, so how do the tech companies play this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | ia | Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Invest in Foursquare | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-29/microsoft-is-said-to-be-in-talks-to-invest-in-foursquare.html | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Bloomberg reports that Microsoft and American Express are competing to take an equity stake in Foursquare - These are competing bids, not a joint bid - Foursquare is talking with other companies about a possible investment (Yahoo was rumored to be working on a deal for Foursquare data) - MS has a stake in Facebook - AmEx could use Foursquare to compete with credit-card rivals by tying marketing and loyalty programs to social-media sites. Q: Which company makes a better fit for Foursquare? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | sl | Dollar for dollar raised, Kickstarter dominates Indiegogo SIX times over | https://medium.com/p/2a48bc6ffd57 | ||||||||||||||||||
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43 | - researchers Jonathan Lau and Edward Junprung compared kickstarter and indiegogo. KS has public data. for IGG, built a bot that scraped IGG’s projects section, which contains all campaigns ever launched. bot ran on aug 17, Indiegogo had about 4900 pages of campaigns. - Kickstarter (KS) has over 110,000 campaigns while our scrape found 44,000 campaigns on Indiegogo (IGG). However, through multiple scrapes over a month, we discovered that IGG de-list failed campaigns that raised less than $500. - KS ($612M) has successfully raised over 6 times more dollars than IGG ($98M). - KS has had 40 projects raise $1M+ while IGG only has had 3. - The average success rate on KS is 44%. Based on the total number of campaigns we found in our scrape, we calculate IGG’s success rate to be 34%. However, if we factor in the de-listed failed campaigns, IGG’s success rate drops significantly. - KS and IGG had near the same unsuccessful dollars (KS $83M vs IGG $70M) despite KS raising over 6 times more money - 40% of dollars that IGG raised were generated from campaigns that raised more than $100,000 | q: kickstarter kicks IGG's butt. amazon of crowdfunding? or just an evolving space? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | ia | More Galaxy Gear details leak: 10 hour battery life, two storage options | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/29/more-galaxy-gear-details-leak-10-hour-battery-life-two-storage-options/ | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Screenshots of Samsung’s ‘Galaxy Gear’ smartwatch companion app leak ahead of Sept. 4 unveiling | http://9to5google.com/2013/08/29/screenshots-of-samsungs-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-companion-app-leak-ahead-of-sept-4-unveiling/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | - More details about the Samsung Galaxy Gear watch are out - AmongTech says that the Galaxy Gear will have 10 hours of battery life - The site also says the watch will have 1GB of RAM and a choice of storage: 6GB or 8GB - GigaOm's sources say the watch will have a camera with a 4MP sensor and the ability to record 720p video - Screenshots of the Samsung Galaxy Gear companion app also leaked (from @evleaks on twitter). It shows that you can connect your watch via NFC. The app will also let you set clocks, apps, and has the ability to find your watch Q: More leaks! More excited? Less excited? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | sl | In Facebook’s Proposed Privacy Policy Updates, Your Face Pics Really Do Matter | http://allthingsd.com/20130829/in-facebooks-new-privacy-policy-updates-your-face-pics-really-do-matter/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | - FB new privacy policy on 9/5. - makes it more clear that it uses personal data about its 1.2B users to deliver advertising, including things we share and do, what we like, how we interact with ads and applications, & our demographic data - might use its customers’ profile photos to help their friends tag them in photos. Those photos are already public, but Facebook does not currently use them to help recognize faces when photos are uploaded to the service. you can opt out. exact proposed language change: “We are able to suggest that your friend tag you in a picture by scanning and comparing your friend’s pictures to information we’ve put together from your profile pictures and the other photos in which you’ve been tagged.” - If Facebook can keep track of when you pop up in photos uploaded by you and others, that’s a good way to trace your interactions across your network of friends: Who you’re spending time with, who you have the most in common with, who are your actual, real-world friends and not just Facebook friends. - like previous policy changes, FB will let users comment & suggest amendments | q: time to change your profile pic to your dog's face? or is this good for users? | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | ia | Exclusive: Aereo To Launch On Android In September, Says CEO | http://www.ibtimes.com/exclusive-aereo-launch-android-september-says-ceo-1401718 | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | - Aereo is still going. Its CEO Chet Kanojia told the International Business Times that Aereo plans to launch its Android app in September - The original target date for the Aereo Android app was late last summer - Kanojia told IBT that an announcement is coming in September, bur an exact date has yet to be determined. - Aereo is expanding - it started in NY and is now in Boston, Atlanta, with Chicago coming on Sept. 13th. Q: Prediction time: Do you think Aereo will exist this time next year? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | LeftoverSwap Helps You Find Strangers To Take Your Leftovers | http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/08/leftoverswap-helps-you-find-strangers-to-take-your-leftovers/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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65 | Apple’s iPhone Trade-In Program Going Live Across The U.S. Today - you'll be able to trade in your iPhone for credit towards a new one. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/30/apples-iphone-trade-in-program-going-live-across-the-u-s-today/ | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Tomorrow, August 31st is the last day you can renew or buy a TechNet subscription | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/01/microsoft-to-wind-down-technet-subscriptions-after-august-31st/ | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Sphero 2.0 arrives in stores | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/14/sphero-2-0-is-twice-as-fast-agile-and-awesome/ | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Starting Sunday, September 1st, Yahoo gets rights to a bunch of Saturday Night Live clip archives | http://mashable.com/2013/04/25/yahoo-saturday-night-live/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | coming up on tech news today, executives keep leaving Android, Skype's going 3D, Twitter's adding lines to your timeline, and Facebook spam will make you rich. all that and more, next | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | Earlier this year, Andy Rubin, creator of Android, abruptly stepped down from the team, and now another executive is on his way out. Hugo Barra, vice president of product management for Android, is leaving for a job as vice president of Xiaomi Global. Xiaomi is a Chinese company which builds Android phone and handles both hardware, and software that runs on top of Android. Barra joined Google in March of 2008 and came from speech technology firm Nuance. | http://allthingsd.com/20130828/androids-hugo-barra-departs-google-for-chinas-xiaomi/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | The feature creep in Twitter continues. Twitter has altered the way it shows conversations on its apps and on the web. There is now a blue vertical line showing that the tweets in your stream are connected. You'll see up to three tweets in the conversation in your stream with the option to expand it to see the whole yap-fest. Of course with any Twitter change, people are upset. In other news, apparently no one I follow talks to each other. | http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/08/28/twitter-rolling-out-new-conversations-ui-for-web-iphone-and-android/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Skype is 10 years old, and is celebrating by going 3D! Microsoft's corporate vice-president for Skype, Mark Gillett. told the BBC in an interview that the company had created a 3D solution. But don't get too excited yet, this technology might be years away. gillet says that while many TVs and computers carry 3D capability, "the capture devices are not yet there. As we work with that kind of technology you have to add multiple cameras to your computer, precisely calibrate them and point them at the right angle." | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23866593 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | I miss talking about Twitter, so here's some more Twitter news. Twitter just bought social TV tracking service Trendrr. AllThingsD says that Twitter will kill off Trenderr's analytics product "after all of the company's current contracts are up." Trendrr also was behind the product Curatorr which let companies create a curated timeline of tweets around a specific event. | http://allthingsd.com/20130828/twitter-acquires-social-tv-tracker-trendrr/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Verizon and Vodafone are back in talks of a buyout. Verizon wants to buy back Vodafone's stake in their Verizon U.S. wireless joint venture in a deal that could cost Verizon well over $100 billion, people familiar with the matter said, and that Verizon is in discussions with banks about the tens of billions of dollars in loans it would need to complete the deal. | http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324324404579041430197331704-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwODEyNDgyWj.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | The BlackBerry Q10, not to be confused with the Q10 bus I used to ride in Queens, is not selling too well. According to the WSJ, one retailer who operates 16 stores said they saw "virtually no demand for the Q10 and eventually returned most" to the equipment vendor. Used phone dealers are also not seeing an influx of BlackBerry devices that you'd typically see with updated device releases. The Q10 went on sale at Verizon and AT&T earlier this summer; BlackBerry hasn't disclosed any sales numbers for the device. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57600574-94/blackberry-q10-sales-abysmal-says-report/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | TMOnews reports that T-Mobile is planning blackout dates between September 20th and 22nd, which, if true, sound very iPhone related. This lines up with previous rumors that September 20th is a potential launch day for the next-generation iPhone 5S/5C. or maybe it's related to a Note III launch expected to be announced on September 4th. Does a Note III launch warrant an all hands on deck situation at T-Mobile? If i had any money to bet, I'd put it on Apple. | http://www.tmonews.com/2013/08/t-mobile-scheduling-employee-blackout-dates-for-september-20th-22nd/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Instapaper just got a redesign. The read later service was bought by Betaworks in April. The web version of Instapaper is the first property to get a new look. It still relies heavily on text and uses a two column layout similar to the iOS app. Betaworks says expect updated iOS and Android apps in the next few weeks. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/28/4669332/instapaper-web-interface-completely-redesigned | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | UK mobile operator Three has released a rollout schedule and pricing details for its 4G launch. The first three cities to get 4G will be London, Birmingham and Manchester, beginning in December, and Three says it will speed up the process in January to cover 50 UK cities before the end of 2014 and eventually grow it to 98 percent of the population by the end of 2015. Once Three’s 4G service has been switched on in the customer’s town, an over-the-air software upgrade is all that’s required, so long as the customer already has s 4G-capable phone. | http://thenextweb.com/uk/2013/08/29/three-finally-unveils-4g-rollout-plans-the-stage-is-now-set-for-uks-4g-future/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Because they are in the future, New Zealand has decided to ban software patents. A new bill passed by a vote of 117-4 that states that a computer program is "not an invention." This designation as "not an invention" would make programs ineligible for patent protection. However, processes are still patentable if the computer program is a way of implementing a patentable process. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/in-historic-vote-new-zealand-bans-software-patents/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | Android’s Hugo Barra Departs Google for China’s Xiaomi | http://allthingsd.com/20130828/androids-hugo-barra-departs-google-for-chinas-xiaomi/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | A new Android chapter [Barra's +Post] | https://plus.google.com/+HugoBarra/posts/BzZMqRht1xQ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Xiaomi’s hiring of Hugo Barra shows ambitious plans for its MIUI Android customization software | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/08/29/barra-xiaomi/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | Hugo Barra’s Farewell Letter to Google | http://allthingsd.com/20130828/hugo-barras-farewell-letter-to-google/ | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | - Android's Hugo Barra is leaving Google and will be headed for Xiaomi - Barra was the VP of product management for Android (you might remember him as the guy who demoed the new Nexus 7 at launch) - AllThingsD says that Barra tendered his resignation before the end of romantic relationship with someone else at the company, who is apparently now seeing Sergey Brin - ATD's sources say that Barra's decision to leave the company is unrelated to that personal situation - Barra announced on Google+ that he will be joining Xiaomi in China as the VP of Xiaomi Global and the Next Web says Barra will officially start in October - Back in March, Android head Andy Rubin left the Android team, but not Google. Sundar Pichai, head of Chrome and Apps became head of Android. | - What you should know about Xiamoi - they've been known as "the Apple of China" and they produce affordable smartphones. The company has also built a reputation around its brand - Xiamoi also makes MiUI, which is a custom version of Android that lets the user personalize their phone via themes Q: Where do you see Android going at Google with both Rubin and Barra gone? Could Xiaomi with Barra become a global powerhouse? | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Twitter rolling out new conversations UI for Web, iPhone and Android | http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/08/28/twitter-rolling-out-new-conversations-ui-for-web-iphone-and-android/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
43 | - Conversations new for web, iOS, & Android apps - Up to 3 tweets in a conversation will be displayed on the home timeline, expand to read the whole thread, including replies from ppl you don't follow. - bruce daisey, UK diretor of twitter: "While the reporting is the big story I think you're going to love 'conversation view'. It drove me crazy for a week now can't do without it." - Conversations can also be shared over email for non-Twitter users to read. - Android client and Twitter.com are gaining the ability to directly report individual tweets for spam and abuse. - pretty obvious this is for non-power users to follow along better. - IPO | q: do we like/hate? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | ia | Skype confirms 3D video calls are under development | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23866593 | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft's corporate VP of Skype Mark Gillett says Skype is working on 3D video calls - Gillett says that the company has "done work in the labs looking at the capability of 3D-screens and 3D capture" - He says that customers seem to have lots of 3D capable displays, but the capture devices are not there yet - Gillett says "We have it in the lab, we know how to make it work and we're looking at the ecosystem of devices and their capability to support it in order to make a decision when we might think about bringing something like that to market." - He is unsure when we'll see 3D cameras on cellphones - Gillett also said that Skype will remain cross-platform and will still support things like the Sony PS4 Q: 3D video chats - is that something you want to do? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | sl | Here’s how one hacker is waging war on the Syrian government | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/28/heres-how-one-hacker-is-waging-war-on-the-syrian-government/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | - washington post has story about American, pseudonym “Oliver Tucket,” who contacted them. had copies of two Syrian government documents he said he got off hacked server. - says syria's IT systems are not secure, wants to embarrass Assad regime. back In 2012, Wikileaks released a cache of over 2.4M e-mails from 680 Syria-related entities or domains including those associated with the ministries of presidential affairs, foreign affairs, finance, information, transport and culture. - group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has targeted news sites Twitter accounts, claimed responsibility for DNS hijacking attacks affecting the New York Times and Twitter Web sites this week - SEA used a compromised Associated Press Twitter handle to tweet false reports of bombings at the White House earlier this year, causing a $136 billion drop in the stock market - TUCKET SAYS much of the email traffic flowing around was not encrypted, and he was able to read messages – took control of syrgov.sy, kept it for several days - says he has successfully dug into a site associated with the Iranian Foreign Ministry within the past few months, as well as domains in China. He says that learning his way around the latter networks is “like learning the Internet all over again.” | q: if Tucket has done this, likely he isn't the only one. but how much damage is really done via internet? | |||||||||||||||||||
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53 | ia | Yahoo Sharpens Its Flickr iOS App With Enhanced Filters, More Camera Tools; Makes Pro Tools Free | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/29/yahoo-sharpens-its-flickr-ios-app-with-enhanced-filters-more-camera-tools-makes-pro-tools-free/ | AIRPLAY Mirroring? | |||||||||||||||||
54 | - Yahoo revamped its iOS app with some new features - First up live filters so you can see what your photo will look like with a number of filters (if you don't like the filter, you can change or take it off after you've taken a pic) - There are more powerful tools so you can customize the filters - There are new grids - they aren't exactly easy to find: just swipe and you'll see a grid slide in. - Editing tools that were for pro users are now available for free like crop, sharpen, adjusting colors Q: Plenty of new features, but is that enough to an "older' brand? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | sl | Facebook spammers make $200m just posting links, researchers say | http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/28/facebook-spam-202-million-italian-research | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | - Andrea Stroppa and Carlo De Micheli, leaders of Italian research team uncovered price lists for posting third-party links to Facebook fan pages, - identified spam through the use of phrases such as "Hey click here for a free iPhone" followed by links to sites outside the network. - included sites where spammers offer to set up fake fan pages in order to tempt Facebook users to click on links.(against FB TOS) - URLs to the outside sites often use link-shortening services such as Tinyurl.com or bit.ly. researchers can track and figure out how many people click on the link. - 9% of the pages that users were directed to by spammers instead use Google's AdSense. - $$: pages analyzed bring in a revenue of 18,000 posts per day, times the revenue per post - ranging from $13 to $58 - 365 days a year." - range for the spammers' earnings of between $87m and $390m - weighted average was just over $200m annually. - spammers can set up their own "fan pages" and attract human users to them - and then once they have enough Likes on the page they can begin selling links on it to third parties. | q: is FB doomed if it leaves spam reporting up to the users? | |||||||||||||||||||
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62 | University of St Andrews scientists create 'fastest man-made spinning object' | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23861397 | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | You can now track sharks off the East Coast in real time | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4671128/shark-tracking-in-real-time-ocearch-global-tracker | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | CollegeHumor's tech ad spoof is funny because it's true | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/28/4669966/collegehumor-every-tech-commercial-parody | |||||||||||||||||||
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67 | Friday, August 30th the BlackBerry Q10 hits Sprint | http://www.sprint.com/landings/blackberry10/index.html | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | A phishing attack successfully gained access to a resellers admin controls of domain-name registrar MelbourneIT yesterday. Attackers were able to redirect The New York Times domain name to a site reportedly infected with malware. Other domains registered with MelbourneIT were similarly infected including twimg.com the domain for Twitter's image hosting service. Twitter.com itself had a registry lock in place so was not affected. As Domain Name servers refresh their caches which sometimes last up to 24 hours, proper redirection is being restored. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/syrian-electronic-army-apparently-hacks-dns-records-of-twitter-new-york-times-through-registrar-melboune-it/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | HTC may be working on a China-specific mobile OS, reports The Wall Street Journal. The publication also says Cher Wang is closely overseeing the project and is working directly with the state authorities to see it meets approval. All this points to a completely new OS and not an Android fork, one that's tightly integrated with China specific services, such as Weibo. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/28/wsj-htc-working-on-china-specific-mobile-os/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Apple just purchased another company - this time it's a Swedish company called AlgoTrim. AlgoTrim technology includes lossless compression algorithms that also reduce the amount of memory a phone would need needed to perform tasks. For the past few years, AlgoTrim was focused on Android-based phones, but that'll probably stop since Apple doesn't seem to be Android-friendly. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/28/apple-algotrim/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | The Nexus 4 phone just got really inexpensive. The 8GB model is on sale through the US Google Play Store for $199, while the 16GB model is $249. Doesn't sound cheap to you? Those are prices without a contract. Similar price drops of about 25% apply in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Korea, and the UK. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4665960/google-drops-nexus-4-price-now-starts-at-199 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Parallels is bringing its virtualization software to the iPad - the first one dedicated specifically to making software and documents from Windows and Mac machines work in a “native” way on the iPad, complete with iOS gestures. The new app, which is priced at $79.99 for a one-year subscription covering one device (each subsequent device that gets virtualized costs another $79.99), comes with a number of features like an app launcher, app switcher, and dedicated keyboard. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/parallels-launches-access-for-ipad-a-virtualization-app-that-gets-windows-mac-apps-to-work-like-native-ios-apps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Facebook released its first "Global Government Requests Report" on Tuesday. It details official requests from 74 countries covering the first six months of 2013. Facebook didn't explain why the requests were made, but disclosed the number of total requests for each country. The U.S. led the pack by asking for information on over 20,000 users. Facebook said it hopes to publish similar reports every six months from now on and hopes future reports will contain more information about requests they receive from law enforcement. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23852230 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Andy Palmer, Nissan’s executive vice president, told reporters yesterday that Nissan will be able to bring multiple, affordable fully autonomous vehicles to the market by 2020. Nissan demonstrated the cars which they have developed in-house, although they say they don't preclude the possibility of working with Google or others. Nissan's system does not have to be connected to the Internet. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/nissan-sets-goal-of-bringing-first-self-driving-cars-by-2020.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Nintendo is releasing a new version of the 3DS, the Nintendo 2DS, a cheaper 2D-only handheld console compatible with 3DS and DS games. At $129.99, it is $50 cheaper than the 3DS. The company also announced a $50 price cut for the Wii U, ahead of the releases of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The 2DS will retain the same features as the 3DS, except of course, the 3D display. It has the same stylus, Wi-Fi and comes with a 4GB SD card. 3DS games are still more expensive than iOS or Android games, but Nintendo is betting on that $130 price tag being worth it. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/28/nintendo-reveals-the-hideous-130-2ds-will-cut-wii-u-price-to-299/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Vic Gundotra announced on Google Plus that Google Hangouts is switching to 720p HD video. A select group of users may already have access. Google will drop H.264 for its own VP8. The new codec will require less processing power, which should enable most computers to handle 10 720p video streams at onceas well as higher-quality, lower-bit-rate streams across the board. The H.264 plugin will still be supported for browsers that do not support VP8. The next step is an upgrade to WebRTC | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/google-hangouts-upgrading-to-hd-video-chat-switching-to-vp8-webrtc/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | PublicIntelligence published an unclassified document designed for EMS, police, and security personnel that says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are aware that Android is a "primary target for malware attacks…" The report says 79% of malware threats are on Android and that SMS trojans "represent nearly half of the malicious applications circulating today on older Android OS." | http://www.zdnet.com/millions-of-android-users-vulnerable-to-security-threats-say-feds-7000019845/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Details Behind Today's Internet Hacks | http://blog.cloudflare.com/details-behind-todays-internet-hacks | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Melbourne IT tells how hacker launched NY Times cyberattack | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57600368-93/melbourne-it-tells-how-hacker-launched-ny-times-cyberattack/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Twitter: No data breach from hack | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57600361-93/twitter-no-data-breach-from-hack/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Twitter and New York Times still patchy as registrar admits SEA hack | http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/28/twitter-newyorktimes-hack-syrian-electronic-army | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | NYTimes.com, Twitter.com through MelbourneIT registrar - bad name server records pushed to VeriSign registry - DNS.EWR1.NYTIMES.COM and DNS.SEA1.NYTIMES.COM changed to ns5.boxsecured.com and ns6.boxsecured.com (serving malware) - Attackers phished access to MelbourneIT admin control panel - faux Chinese registrars saying there had been a "domain name dispute" and asking domain owners to re-enter their details. - Melbourne IT to CNET: "the credentials of a Melbourne IT reseller (username and password) were used to access a reseller account on Melbourne IT's systems." - Verisign fixed records and locked by cached results (sometimes 24 hours)continued to redirect - Registrar of malware-infested name servers revoked - Accounts with registry locks (like Twitter) were not affected, accounts without (twimg.com oddly) were | Times swicthed to nytco.com (corporate site) for those who could not access --- MelbourneIT website hacked | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | - redesign of seven different sites, including Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Movies, Yahoo Music, Yahoo TV, the celebrity-focused Yahoo omg!, Yahoo Games, and Yahoo Weather. Users in the U.S. will start to see the new designs over the next few days, according to Mike Kerns, senior vice president of Yahoo's homepage and vertical products. - SPORTS: make it easier to explore various leagues, like the NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, and NASCAR. Yahoo has also refreshed its Fantasty game for those prepping their winning lineup. - MOVIES: you can now sort by theater or movie when searching for show times - WEATHER: looks like the well-designed app - new Yahoo logo on 9/4 | q: do we like? | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | Nissan Sets Goal of Introducing First Self-Driving Cars by 2020 | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/nissan-sets-goal-of-bringing-first-self-driving-cars-by-2020.html | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | - Nissan said it plans to offer cars w/ self-driving tech by 2020 - Nissan's Exec VP Andy Palmer said "Nissan Motor Co. pledges that we will be ready to bring multiple affordable, energy efficient, fully autonomous-driving vehicles to the market by 2020," - Palmer said Nissan will build a test ground in 2014 to test out its autonomous cars - NIssan demoed' a self-driving Leaf that used a combo of radar sensors, cameras, and lasers to navigate. During the demo, the Leaf was able to slow itself down to a stop for a red light and automatically swerved when a dummy pedestrian jumped in front of the car. - All of the technology to self-drive is in the car -- there's no need to connect to the Internet like Google's cars do. - Palmer said that the challenge is not the technology, but the regulatory framework - Nissan doesn't work with Google on its self-driving cars, but Palmer said "I can't preclude working with Google." Q: In the year 2020, do you expect to be in a self-driving car or will regulatory hold ups stop that from happening? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | Parallels Launches Access For iPad, A Virtualization App That Gets Windows, Mac Apps To Work Like Native iOS Apps | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/parallels-launches-access-for-ipad-a-virtualization-app-that-gets-windows-mac-apps-to-work-like-native-ios-apps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | -Parallels access like a fancy VNC client but "appifys" your desktop apps more usable on mobile -Super simple setup - good tutorial to get you into their methods. Gestures seem complex but sensible - iconography works well with the progress ring - Can switch non-appified mode similar to Parallels Mobile - Full Mac support, Windows in beta. - $79.99 for a one-year subscription covering one device - 14-day trial right now Q: Do we want this? Computers on our tablets? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | sl | The Time Warner Cable TV App For Xbox 360 Is Now Available, With Access To 300 Channels | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/the-time-warner-cable-tv-app-for-xbox-360-is-now-available-with-access-to-300-channels/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Time Warner Cable’s new Xbox app won’t count against data caps | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/27/time-warner-cables-new-xbox-app-wont-count-against-data-caps/ | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | - TWC TV app for Xbox Live, which was announced back in June, is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. - available to viewers with an existing Time Warner Cable subscription in the U.S. as well as an Xbox Live Gold membership, the TWC TV app will allow users to access up to 300 TV channels, including AMC, BBC World News, Bravo, the Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central and the Food Network, depending on their specific subscription. It also enables users to navigate through TV shows, music and movies using voice and gesture control through the Kinect peripheral. - Verizon & Comcast already have similiar apps in place - Time Warner Cable acknowledged this content won't apply to data caps. spokesperson told gigaom: “This isn’t an Internet offering.” - Comcast made same argument after not counting Netflix app viewing against data caps: any videos viewed via the app would be delivered via the company’s private IP networks, and not through the public internet. - ISPs can provide internet-like services but facilitate those services over the ISP’s own managed networks, to sidestep regulation | q: isp avoids regulation, customer avoids data caps... what needs to change? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | ia | Google Dumps Video Responses From YouTube Due To Dismal .0004% Click-Through Rate | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/google-dumps-video-responses-from-youtube-due-to-dismal-0004-click-through-rate/ | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | So long, video responses... Next up: better ways to connect | http://youtubecreator.blogspot.com/2013/08/so-long-video-responsesnext-up-better.html | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Robert Jones RIP YouTube Video Responses | https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jv7v_rNpM8I#t=34 | VIDEO play from 0:34 to 0:59 | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | - Google is dumping video responses from YouTube starting September 12 - Google says there was a 0.0004% click-through rate on video responses submitted by users. - The notice was posted on YouTube's Creator blog. The video responses were supposed to be a way to create a conversation and interaction with viewers - Now YT says the best thing to do for fans is to use the video titles, hashtags, or descriptions to associate them with the video they are responding to. Then it's up the creators to search for those videos - YT is also working on sharing video links in the comments - In the comment section of the YT blog post, YouTube content partner Robert Jones claims that YouTube is trying to kill the community. Jones says video responses were a way to get around the limits of YT comments (no threaded comments & 500 character limit). Q: YT killing video responses -- is this really horrible for the YT community? | video responses made thus far will still remain, just will no longer show up beneath the video towards which it was created | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | Twerk, Selfie, Bitcoin, Others Added To Oxford Dictionary As Silicon Valley, Middle Schoolers Push English Language Forward | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/twerk-selfie-bitcoin/ | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | New Keyboard Accessory Shocks Users When They Try To Go On Facebook | http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/08/27/1641236/new-keyboard-accessory-shocks-users-when-they-try-to-go-on-facebook | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Mini classic Macintosh created with Raspberry Pi, runs System 6 (video) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/28/mini-classic-macintosh-made-with-raspberry-pi/ | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | When I think, you move: researchers achieve brain-to-brain interface | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4664722/researchers-control-a-subjects-body-with-another-persons-brain | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Wall Street Journal reports Blackberry is seriously considering spinning off Blackberry Messenger into a subsidiary to be known as BBM Inc. The report notes several executives have been moved into the Messenger unit in anticipation. BBM is expected to become available on non-BlackBerry phones soon. BlackBerry announced earlier this month it is pursuing strategic alternatives, one of which would be a sale of the company. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57600253-94/blackberry-looks-to-spin-off-messenger-division-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Microsoft is done with Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, has started releasing both versions to hardware manufacturers. Consumers still need to wait until October 18 – when Windows 8.1 is launched to the public – before they can purchase the update and start using it. Windows 8.1 was designed to fix some flaws in Windows 8 and win over the public with its touch-friendly approach to desktop computing. | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/08/27/microsoft-releases-windows-8-1-to-its-hardware-partners-ahead-of-public-launch-on-october-18/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | A Samsung executive told the Korea Times that the company will unveil the Galaxy Gear smart watch at a Samsung event on September 4th. According to a translated version of the Korea Times report, the watch will use a "non-flexible display" but future versions may include flexible tech. The watch is going to be targeted at young trend setters. So I guess us old fogeys are not the market for such a watch. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/08/27/confirmed-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-and-galaxy-note-iii-will-be-unveiled-on-september-4/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Looks like Apple will have an in-store trade-in program for iPhones. Macrumors Eric Slivka reports that a training program is underway and Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac says his sources say it will start in September. Matthew Panzarino at TechCrunch found the program being tested in a few retail stores already. The pilot program checks for condition and pays a few hundred dollars on a gift card that must be used immediately to buy a new phone. Any remainder money can be kept on the iTunes gift card. Damaged phones can be recycled at the stores as well. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/26/apples-iphone-trade-in-program-is-already-being-piloted-heres-how-it-works/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Amazon has launched its new Mobile Associates API that gives Android and Kindle Fire developers the ability to earn up to 6% of every sale from goods that users buy on Amazon.com through in-app purchases. Developers can sell a single item from within an app, point to a category of products, or bundle physical and digital goods together. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/27/android-and-kindle-fire-app-developers-can-now-link-to-goods-on-amazon-and-earn-a-cut-of-each-sale/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Dell introduced three new Latitude series laptops. The Latitude 7000 series runs on Intel Haswell processors, comes in 12- and 14-inch models and feature carbon fiber lids. The 5000 and 3000 series models include 14- and 15-inch models. The lower-end 3000 series starts at $599, while the high-end 7000 series starts at $1049. Both the 3000 and 7000 series will be available starting September 12th. Pricing for the mid-range 5000 series hasn't been disclosed, but they will be available in October. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/26/dell-latitude-7000-5000-3000/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Facebook has announced shared photo albums, allowing different users to upload images to the same album. Up to 50 people can share as many as 200 photos in an album. If you set up an album you can control whether contributors can invite others or not. Albums themselves can be available to the public, friends of contributors or limited to just the contributors themselves. The feature came out of a January Facebook hackathon. | http://mashable.com/2013/08/26/facebook-shared-photo-albums/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Facebook is getting ready to pay $9 million to approximately 614,000 users as part of a $20 million legal settlement brought on by users after the social network displayed their pictures in “sponsored stories” ads without permission. Wooo hoo we're all gonna be rich! Iindividual payouts will be $15 each — a total that is higher than the $10 maximum proposed under an earlier version of the settlement. The payouts will only go to those who responded to a notice earlier this year. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/26/facebook-will-pay-15-per-user-after-judge-approves-final-20m-ad-settlement/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Apple TV inched forward in features and revealed a little more about who its been negotiating with. The Apple TV now has apps for music-video service Vevo, The Disney Channel and Disney XD, The Weather Channel and Smithsonian. The US gets all the channels, other regions vary. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/apple-tv-gets-vevo-music-videos-disney-and-disney-xd-the-weather-channel-and-smithsonian-content/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | ARM announced it's picking up Sensinode, a startup that makes internet-of-things software. Sensinode helped build a compression format for IPv6 that allows for low-power, low-bandwidth wireless links. ARM said it will continue to sell Sensinode's products. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/arm-acquires-internet-of-things-startup-sensinode-to-move-beyond-tablets-and-phones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | sl | BlackBerry Weighs Messenger Spinoff | http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323407104579038771000828780-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwNzEyNDcyWj.html | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | - bb considering spinning off its messaging service into a subsidiary that would operate with more independence, according to people familiar with the matter. - subsidiary would be called BBM Inc. The move signals that BlackBerry is trying to position BBM as a valuable asset ahead of a potential sale. - BlackBerry has been shifting executives over to the BBM team and has been working on a number of offerings beyond messaging, including some tools already available to BlackBerry users, like video chatting - BBM would this summer become available for the first time on smartphones other than BlackBerrys - BBM Channels, a Twitter-like tool meant to allow brands and celebrities to more closely interact with customers and fans. It is also considering making BBM available for desktop computers - PERSPECTIVE: BBM has about 60 million users, according to BlackBerry. WhatsApp has more than 200 million active users. | q: what would bbm realistically replace? skype? AIM? messenger apps? | |||||||||||||||||||
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31 | tm | “thereisnofatebutwhatwemake”—Turbo-charged cracking comes to long passwords | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/08/thereisnofatebutwhatwemake-turbo-charged-cracking-comes-to-long-passwords/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ocl-Hashcat-plus version 0.15 went from 15-character to generally 55-character limit (24-64 depend on hash and technique) - dozens of graphics cards - eight billion guesses per second on a virtually unlimited number of compromised hashes - " typical TrueCrypt configuration, a PC running ocl-Hashcat-plus and two AMD HD 6990 video cards can cycle through 223,000 password candidates each second, fast enough to exhaust all 14.3 million words contained in the seminal RockYou dump of passwords in 65 seconds. " - Password Analysis and Cracking Kit, the PACK toolkit was developed by researcher Peter Kacherginsky customizes attack to password policy Q: What do you do for password safety? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Apple TV updated with Vevo, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Weather Channel, Smithsonian apps | http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/27/apple-tv-updated-with-vevo-disney-channel-disney-xd-weather-channel-smithsonian-apps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Apple updated the Apple TV today with a bunch of new apps: Disney Channel, Disney XD, Smithsonian and the Weather Channel - Watch Disney requires you to authenticate on another device, Watch DisneyXD requires you to activate as well (may require a diff bundle) - The Disney channel app has several sections: featured, all shows, history, and a Live section that lets you watch whatever is on Disney Channel at the time - Smithsonian Channel has a lot of sections for video clips like "Science & Nature," History, Kids, and a Full episodes section - Weather Channel app shows you your weather, featured content, Weather Channel shows like Iron Men, Destination Uncharted. It also has video content broken up by interest like Recreation, Environment, and Nature. It also contains a "Recently Watched" row. The Weather Channel app icon does not change to reflect your weather, though. - Vevo: There's Vevo TV which just runs videos, there's a search, and you can manage playlists if you link your Apple TV with your Vevo acct Q: Exciting apps? What do you make of Apple's closed TV ecosystem? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | ARM Acquires Internet Of Things Startup Sensinode To Move Beyond Tablets And Phones | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/arm-acquires-internet-of-things-startup-sensinode-to-move-beyond-tablets-and-phones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Chip designer ARM buys internet of things software firm | http://www.zdnet.com/chip-designer-arm-buys-internet-of-things-software-firm-7000019892/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | In July ARM began transform part Cambridge HQ into hub for IoT - ARM wants to sell Cortex-M into IoT market (IMS REsearch est. 30 billion by 2020, ARM current 8.7 billion) - mbed project for developing ARM-based micro controllers - Sensinode Oy IoT software NanoStack low-power IPv6, NanoRouter- edge connection to Internet - Sensinode Created 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks) and CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol) standards. Contributed to Zigbee, ETSI, and OMA - Smart Meters mesh network, Streetlight control, Parking meters, Home connectivity, sensors, switches, valves | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | Intel developing 3D laptop cameras that can follow your glare and read your emotions | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047425/intel-bringing-vision-3d-to-laptop-and-tablet-cameras.html | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Intel bought OMEK in July | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/16/gesture-in-the-picture-as-intel-reportedly-picks-up-omek-but-primesense-dismisses-apple-acquisition-rumors/ | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | PrimeSense (who brought you Kinect) were darlings of this world at CES | http://mashable.com/2013/01/03/worlds-smallest-3d-motion-sensor/ | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | - Intel is developing a new 3D laptop camera that will hit ultrabooks and notebooks in the second half of 2014 - They are "depth sensing" cameras kind of like the Kinect Tracking you: - Intel's director of perceptual products and solutions Anil Nanduri said these cameras will be able to sense your excitement and emotion - The cameras will also be able to track your eyes Identifying things: - These depth sensing cameras identify contours and shapes of items in view and that could be used with 3D printing - Nanduri says you'll never need to look for a new case for something like a phone since the camera will be able to identify your phone and you could 3D print a case or go to a store where they can print it for you - A depth sensing picture of a model can be extracted to reveal exact specifications and other details of a design, which can then be printed | Timing: - The first cameras will appear in external webcams in the "coming quarters" - Nanduri says these cameras will trickle down to smartphones and tablets Q: Will this help bolsters sales of laptops, 3D printers or will this just be seen as a gimmick? | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | Hex is a tiny hackable, smartphone-controlled copter available for under $40 on Kickstarter | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/08/27/hex-is-a-tiny-hackable-smartphone-controlled-copter-available-for-under-40-on-kickstarter/ | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | A Wearable Computer More Powerful than Glass, And Even More Awkward | http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518596/a-wearable-computer-more-powerful-than-glass-and-even-more-awkward/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | All Things D's Kara Swisher reports Steve Ballmer's departure was not as along planned as Microsoft wants you to believe. Her sources say Ballmer was enthusiastically planning the new Devices and Services strategy right up until the week he announced his retirement. The decision does seem to have been Ballmer's. Microsoft faces some rough earnings reports ahead as well as a looming proxy fight from activist investor ValueAct. | http://allthingsd.com/20130825/ballmer-departure-from-microsoft-was-more-sudden-than-portrayed-by-the-company/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | over the weekend Fox News reporter Clayton Morris tweeted that the upcoming iPhone 5S may contain an A7 chip which is very fast.. up to 31% faster than the A6. Adding to the Apple rumor mill, several apple-centric blogs including 9to5Mac say the new iPHone will also contain a 64-bit processor. Apple's previous A series processors and other ARM chips from other suppliers, like Qualcomm, are 32-bit. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57600022-37/chatter-surfaces-about-fast-apple-a7-chip-for-iphone-5s/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | The continuing spate of big tech companies with site outages continues to make me think of PRISM software update joke. But it was no joke for sites that depend on Amazon Web Services this weekend. Instagram, Netflix, Vine, and others were affected by the Amazon outage that started at 4 PM eastern time Sunday and continued for several hours. Amazon reported the outage was due to a partial failure of a networking device. The PRISM box? It would be illegal for them to tell us. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23839901 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | Yesterday parts of China’s Internet service were taken offline due to large scale denial-of-service attacks, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC) The attacks began early on Sunday and continued for several hours culminating in the “biggest ever” denial-of-service it has seen. The attacks targeted the Internet registry that allows users to access sites hosted on domains ending in ‘.cn’. By today, the issues appear resolved. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/26/parts-of-chinas-internet-were-taken-offline-by-denial-of-service-attacks/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | German weekly Der Spiegel got in on some Snowden leak action this weekend, reporting that the US NSA tapped data traffic that gave them access to the United Nations internal video teleconferencing service. They even added a 'yay!' in one leaked document. Targets included the International Atomic Energy Agency and an EU delegation. Der Spiegel also reported on a "special Collection Service" the NSA uses to spy on 80 embassies and consulates around the world. Best part? These are all likely legal under US law! Patriot Act! Yay! | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/new-report-nsa-tapped-into-un-video-conferences/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | NTT DoCoMo shares rose in Japan, after Chief Financial Officer Kazuto Tsubouchi told media outlet SankeiBiz that there are compelling reasons for his company and Apple to reach an agreement to carry the iPhone. DoCoMo shares rose 2.1 percent to 159,600 yen at the close in Tokyo, the highest level since May 22. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-26/docomo-rises-on-speculation-carrier-to-release-apple-s-iphone.html | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Facebook's Instagram used some allowance money to buy its first company, Y Combinator's Luma, a video-capture, stabilization and sharing app, will shut down soon and its stabilization tech has reportedly already been added to Instagram. Luma's iOS app will no longer be supported after December 31st. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/23/instagram-acquires-tech-and-team-of-video-sharing-app-luma-which-will-shut-down/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | According to a picture that surfaced on NeoGAF's forums and Reddit, if you work full-time at Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division, you may not only get a free Xbox One on launch day -- you'll get one in a white and silver-grey hue that isn't available to the public. But that's not all... you'll get one year of Xbox Live and all first-party games for free. Of course, the picture could be photoshopped and this all could be false. Like everything else in life. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/26/white-xbox-one/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Facebook's foray into selling you physical objects is over. Facebook found that only 20% of its Facebook Gifts sales were for things, while its biggest sellers were gift cards. Over the next two weeks visitors to Facebook Gifts will see only gift card options. No more stuffed animals or chocolates. The Gifts section will also get a redesign to its landing page and recommendations engine. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/23/facebook-digital-gifts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | Google isn't just working on software to help major automakers build self-driving cars, it's also building its own full-fledged self-driving car, former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin's sources say. The company has apparently considered ways to sell self-driving vehicles to individuals. But it also has focused on the potential for one of its self-driving cars to become part of a “robo-taxi” fleet that pick up passengers on demand. | http://jessicalessin.com/2013/08/23/exclusive-google-designing-its-own-self-driving-car-considers-robo-taxi-2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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26 | sl | Apple said to have tested 64-bit ‘A7′ chips for iPhone 5S, 31% speed increases reported | http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/25/apple-said-to-have-tested-64-bit-a7-chips-for-iphone-5s-31-speed-increases-reported/ | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | - Clayton Morris sources say 5S’s A7 processor is “31% faster” than the iPhone 5′s A6 chip. still dual-core, but with 64-bit processor - 64-bit processing better for animations, transparencies, and other iOS 7 graphics - Morris also points to dedicated chip for motion tracking (camera upgrade). previous rumors include new slow-motion mode that captures 120 FPS video. | q: ios 7 needing 64-bit? speed? battery life? | |||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Ballmer Departure From Microsoft Was More Sudden Than Portrayed by the Company | http://allthingsd.com/20130825/ballmer-departure-from-microsoft-was-more-sudden-than-portrayed-by-the-company/ | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Microsoft's Ballmer on his biggest regret, the next CEO and more | http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-ballmer-on-his-biggest-regret-the-next-ceo-and-more-7000019810/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Microsoft Board in Needle-in-Haystack Hunt for New CEO | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-26/microsoft-board-in-needle-in-haystack-hunt-for-new-ceo.html | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Kara Swisher ATD reports Ballmer departure more sudden than portrayed - Ballmer and then the board moved up his departure - potential proxy fight from ValueAct, performance, Ballmer as lightning rod - Told MJF: “Bill respects my decision. I mean, it’s one of these things when if it’s — you know, ultimately these kinds of things have to be one’s own personal decision.” - “He was definitely not leaving and then he suddenly was,” said one source. “Even if today’s Steve made the choice, it was a choice yesterday’s Steve did not want to.” - Internal replacemnents: Tony Bates, Satya Nadella, Qi Lu and Terry Myerson\ - Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research: Google SVP Vic Gundotra ran MS Software evangelism program - John Donahoe, Ebay Q: Will MS stay with its Ballmer-originated strategy or look for something new? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | Facebook Ditches Physical Gifts To Double-Down On Digital Codes And Its Own Brick-&-Mortar Gift Card | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/23/facebook-digital-gifts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Facebook Gifts ending sales of physical gifts (launched almost year ago sept 2012). instead, you'll buy friends digital gift codes or Facebook Gift Card credit to spend at brands and local businesses they "Like", which now get their own Gifts landing page. - never took off: Facebook reported $5 million in earnings between Gifts and User Promoted Posts in Q4 2012 - Facebook Gift Card: only 20% of total Gift card sales were for physical products, while gift credits to Starbucks and iTunes were the biggest sellers. - Facebook will now be factoring people’s check-ins (not photo locations) into recommendations. So if you check-in at Olive Garden, Facebook might suggest your friend buy you Facebook Gift Card credit to the italian restaurant chain. You’ll also be able to buy gift credit in any denomination, so you could gift me $29 to Target for my 29th birthday. | q: goodbye, kitchy FB gifts. why didn't FB just do this originally? | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | tm | The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography | http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-biography-2013-8?op=1 | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Nicholas Carlson wrote an excellent piece on Marissa Mayer "The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography" - Tells the story of a shy and driven person most comfortable when teaching. - Incredibly focused on the user, sometimes seen as "robotic" or snotty, FAST-talking - Down-to-business, not very social - Wanted to be a doctor - Wanted to be a doctor but “I was just doing too many flashcards,” she says. “They were easy for me, but it was just a lot of memorization.” ended up in Symbolic Systems - Almost deleted the offer from Google Q: What can we expect from Mayer at Yahoo based on what we learned about her int his article? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | - Instagram's 1st acquire: the team and technology of Y Combinator company Luma (formerly known as Midnox). Luma created a video-capture, stabilization and sharing app, which will be shut down soon. source says Luma’s stabilization technology is already live in Instagram. - Luma’s iOS app has been pulled from the App Store but existing users will continue to be supported until December 31, 2013. - Luma also has “non-disruptive” video filtering technology, which allows videos to be shot with filters turned on, but switched or removed after a video has been recorded. - IG vs Vine: in IG, add filters to 15-second videos and enable stabilization, must pick a cover frame so your video look good next to photos in feed. upload previously shot (and edited) videos, allowing for more professional clips that could be a hit with advertisers one day. This all makes Instagram more of a sharing medium than its own art form. | q: is IG moving away from Vine competitor & toward a mobile FCP model? what's next? | |||||||||||||||||||
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62 | New Yahoo usernames will be sent out from today. Did you apply for yours? | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/26/if-you-applied-for-the-yahoo-username-of-your-dreams-you-should-find-out-from-today/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced his retirement from Microsoft within the next 12 months. Ballmer will step down when a new CEO has been found. A special committee to find a replacement will be led by independent board director John Thompson and include Chairman Bill Gates. Ballmer said Microsoft is transitining into a 'devices and services' company and Ballmer said in his goodbye email, "We need a CEO who will be here longer term for this new direction." | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-microsoft-ballmer-idUSBRE97M0K620130823 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Apple's lost as hell, and it's not gonna take it anymore! So it bought another map app. This time, the company is called Embark, and it builds free transit apps to help smartphone users navigate public transportation. Former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin says her sources tell her the company plans to directly integrate Embark’s technology into Apple Maps. | http://jessicalessin.com/2013/08/22/exclusive-apple-buys-another-map-app-embark/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | Bloomberg reports Amazon tested a wireless network on spectrum owned by Globalstar Satellite. The test took place in Cupertino California near Amazon's Lab126 which designs and engineers Kindle devices. Globalstar has applied to the US FCC to transition 80% of their satellite spectrum to Terrestrial Low Power Service which could serve as an alternative to WiFi. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-23/amazon-is-said-to-have-tested-a-wireless-network.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | Lenovo just wants you to be happy. So the company will start offering Start Menus on Windows 8 PCs. And this isn't the pseudo Start icon coming to Windows 8.1, this is actual Start Menu replacement software coming with all new Lenovo Windows PCs. Lenovo partnered with San Diego, California based SweetLabs to bundle its Pokki Start Menu software in new units, plus access to SweetLabs own app store. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/22/lenovo_pokki_preinstalled/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Google bought patents from technology manufacturer Foxconn for technology to generate "a virtual image and is superimposed on a real-world view." Bloomberg and the Financial Times reported earlier this year that the wearable glasses will be manufactured by Foxconn in California, giving the company rights to say the devices were "made in the U.S." | http://www.zdnet.com/google-buys-glass-patents-from-foxconn-7000019787/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Police affidavits related to the raid on Kim Dotcom's mansion point to New Zealand police and spy agencies tapping directly into United States surveillance systems such as PRISM to capture email and other traffic. Keith Ng made the discovery on his blog, On Point, that the Organised and Financial Crime Agency New Zealand (OFCANZ) requested assistance from the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), the country's signals intelligence unit, which is charge of surveilling the Pacific region under the Five-Eyes agreement. | http://www.itnews.com.au/News/354407,nz-police-affidavits-show-use-of-prism-for-surveillance.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | The US DoJ on Friday filed a revised proposed remedy for Apple in the ebook case. Apple was found guilty in July of conspiring with publishers to set ebook prices. The DoJ still wants Apple to drop in-app purchasing restrictions for competitors as well as restrict publishers from using agency pricing for five years. The new proposal reduces the injunction term from 10 years to 5, staggers negotiation with publishers and asks for an external monitor. The DoJ includes a 2010 email from Steve Jobs as further evidence Apple instituted in-app purchasing restrictions as retaliation against Amazon. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/23/in-ebook-case-doj-claims-apple-is-lying-about-how-in-app-purchasing-works/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Pandora just had a healthy quarter, and wants to celebrate! Pandora executives said in an earnings calls yesterday that they would lift the 40-hour monthly cap on free mobile listening that was instated back in February. This is actually the second time Pandora has instituted a free cap and then lifted it again — it last lifted the cap in September 2011. So stream, stream, stream your way to shapely hips and thighs. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/22/pandora-lifting-free-cap/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Google launched the latest beta of Chrome for desktop and Android today. This release is the first Chrome for Android to support WebGL by default. A number of new swipe gestures come along, like swiping horizontally across the top toolbar to switch between tabs and drag vertically down from the toolbar to enter the tab switcher view. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/22/chrome-30-beta-for-android-brings-webgl-and-new-swipe-gestures-to-mobile-improved-search-by-image-to-desktop/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | The Makerbot Digitizer is coming to a home office near you, if you have $1,400 that is.. and will start shipping in October. The machine is designed to allow the replication of objects without any need for the user to learn any 3D modelling software or have any other special expertise. It works by pointing several lasers at the object and detecting contours in the surface, and allows users to upload their 3D designs directly to Thingiverse, a website where 3D designs can be shared. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23795303 | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/08/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-to-retire-within-12-months/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Microsoft's next CEO: Who's on the short list? | http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-next-ceo-whos-on-the-short-list-7000019798/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Microsoft Says Bribery Investigation Includes Russia | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-22/microsoft-says-bribery-investigation-includes-russia.html | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Windows XP support ends April 8 | http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/endofsupport.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Steve Ballmer retiring within 12 months - Been CEO since January 2000, at MS since 1980 (employee 30, was Gates first business manager "My original thoughts on timing would have had my retirement happen in the middle of our company’s transformation to a devices and services company. We need a CEO who will be here longer term for this new direction." - Special Committee to find replacement: John Thompson, the board's lead independent director, Chairman Bill Gates, Chuck Noski and Steve Luczo. Hired Heidrick & Struggles International recruiting firm. - Microsoft stock rising today on announce - US DoJ and SEC investigating bribery allegations in Russia and Pakistan - Windows XP support ends April 8, 2014…. Q: So, who's next? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | Apple Buys (Another) Map App, Embark | http://jessicalessin.com/2013/08/22/exclusive-apple-buys-another-map-app-embark/ | AIRPLAY FROM SARAH'S IPHONE | |||||||||||||||||
37 | - Embark builds free transit apps to help smartphone users navigate public transportation. small team, based in silicon valley, covering a dozen US cities - will directly integrate Embark’s technology into Apple Maps. - ios apps still available, android version already yanked - Embark claimed to have more than half a million users of its apps when BMW invested last November. - Apple's purchases: Mapping data: Placebase (2009) 3D mapping: Poly9, C3 Technologies (2010, 2011) Indoor location: WifiSlam (2013) Transit data: Locationary, HopStop, Embark (2013) | q: best to buy embark than build internally? | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | tm | Amazon Is Said to Have Tested a Wireless Network | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-23/amazon-is-said-to-have-tested-a-wireless-network.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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41 | Bloomberg reports Amazon tested wireless network on Globalstar spectrum - Test took place in Cupertino near Lab126 which designs and engineers Kindles - Globalstar applied to FCC in November to convert 80% of satellite service to terrestrial - Globalstar is considering leasing its spectrum, sharing service revenues with partners, and other business models - Terrestrial Low Power Service (TLPS), the terrestrial use of the company's approximately 25 MHz of satellite spectrum as a WiFi replacement - Globalstar spectrum is 802.11 compliant and usable by current devices w/ firmware upgrade Q: What's Amazon up to? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | - earnings call yesterday, Pandora executives said that they would lift the 40-hour monthly cap on free mobile listening that was announced back in February. - second time Pandora has instituted a free cap and then lifted it again — it last lifted the cap in September 2011. - 2 reasons: the cap was a “blunt tool” for limiting usage and costs, & the company has developed techniques like skip limits that control costs without affecting the listener experience much. The advertising business is also better, & Pandora can now “monetize those hours from 41 onward at a much higher rate.” - when the mobile cap was reinstituted, usage dropped 10 percent - revenue up 58 percent year-over-year. The company predicts that it will be profitable for the full year. | q: how much does this have to do with upcoming iTunes Radio (no cap expected)? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | Newest YouTube user to fight a takedown is copyright guru Lawrence Lessig | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/newest-youtube-user-to-fight-a-takedown-is-copyright-guru-lawrence-lessig/ | madeinny! | |||||||||||||||||
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49 | Liberation Music sent takedown to YT @ 2010 Lawrence Lessig lecture called "Open" posted in June 2013 - Open used clips of song "Lisztomania" by Phoenix - Lessig and EFF suing Liberation for violating DMCA with overly aggressive takedown. - he used a small proportion of the song, his lecture doesn't compete with the market for the song in any way, and his lecture is an entirely new creation. - 512(f), the section of the DMCA that requires copyright owners to pay damages when they go too far in issuing a takedown. - Lenz v. Universal "dancing baby" lawsuit. That case, filed in 2007, is just now lumbering towards an appeal court. Universal backed down quickly on this. Liberation threatened to sue of Lessig reposted. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | An EFF Freedom of Information Act request has declassified a US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decision that declared some NSA data collection unconstitutional. The 85-page October 3, 2011 opinion by FISC judge John D. Bates rules the NSA exceeded its authority in collecting upstream Internet data. Bates noted this was the third time the government misled the court in what data was being collected. The Washington Post reports the NSA put in a filter in response, and destroyed the previously collected information. The Director of National Intelligence has also launched a Tumblr at icontherecord.tumblr.com declassifying more documents. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-gathered-thousands-of-americans-e-mails-before-court-struck-down-program/2013/08/21/146ba4b6-0a90-11e3-b87c-476db8ac34cd_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Several of Apple’s iCloud services went offline last night and affected almost 3 million users across iMessage, Photo Stream, Documents in the Cloud, Backup and iPhoto Jounals.... although Apple pointed out on its status page that the outage accounted to less than 1 percent of users overall. | http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/08/apple-inc-aapl-icloud-service-down/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The crowdfunding period for the Ubuntu Edge is now over and it missed by "this much" - that is if "this much" means over $19 million. The project to build a superphone that dual booted Android and Ubuntu Mobile raised $12.8 million. In an update, Canonical says that backers will receive their refunds within five working days. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57599662-94/ubuntu-edge-misses-target-by-$19m-margin/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Yahoo's number 1 again for the first time since May 2011. According to ComScore Yahoo had 196.6 million unique users in July, ahead of Google's 192.3 million. The data does not include Yahoo's recently acquired Tumblr blogging service nor does it include mobile data. | http://allthingsd.com/20130821/yahoo-climbs-back-above-google-in-u-s-web-traffic/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Sports network ESPN President John Skipper told Bloomberg the company is considering partnering with an online TV provider with some of its more popular channels, such as ESPN and ESPN2. However Skipper also said whomover ESPN worked with would have to buy "the whole suite of products. We're not going to offer one-offs," and said online provider would not get a break on carrier fees paid by cable and satellite TV companies. | http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/08/21/espn-eyes-internet-tv-service.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | German automotive supplier Continental is working out a deal with IBM and Google for self-driving cars according to reports. Continental is best known for making tires, but also makes all kinds of parts for cars like batteries and disk brakes. The partnership with IBM and Google could be announced at the Frankfurt auto show in September. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57599659-76/google-supplier-continental-near-self-driving-car-deal-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Google wants to make it easier for you to get home and unlock. Not unwind, unlock. Engadget spotted a patent application today that modifies your smartphone's security based on your location. As an example if the phone knows you're at home or work then swiping to unlock could be set as acceptable, but the phone could require a passcode elsewhere. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/22/google-exploring-location-dependent-security-settings-for-smartphone-unlock/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | IDC has released its Mobile Phone Tracker report for the second quarter of 2013, Windows Phone came out as the 2nd place operating system in the Latin American region. It ranked second in Mexico for the second consecutive quarter, and in the most recent quarter was also ranked second in both Colombia and Peru. In other countries, such as Argentina, Chile and Brazil, Microsoft’s mobile platform ranks third in the second quarter of 2013. | http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Aug13/08-21WPLATAMPR.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Weekly AScii in Japan has a picture of three purported new iPhones one of which sports the much-rumoured gold or champagne color. Oddly the gold iPhone in the shot doesn't have a full back. Does it mean the gold iPhone will be delayed? Is it a new more open-air design? Is the picture entirely faked? How will we ever know? | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/22/more-alleged-iphone-5s-images-leaked-showing-three-colors/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | There's a new Kickstarter for a smartwatch. No, wait. Don't leave. This one is called the "Omate TrueSmart" and it's a smartwatch that has a slot for a microSIM so you can connect it to a cell network without the need of a phone. The device has a camera, GPS, and is built on Android 4.2 so you can use lots of apps. The campaign has another 28 days to go, but has already surpassed its $100,000 goal by raising over $170,000. Early bird backers are promised a watch in November of this year for a pledge of $179. | http://techland.time.com/2013/08/21/omate-truesmart-watch-makes-calls-all-by-itself/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | NSA gathered thousands of Americans’ e-mails before court ordered it to revise its tactics | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-gathered-thousands-of-americans-e-mails-before-court-struck-down-program/2013/08/21/146ba4b6-0a90-11e3-b87c-476db8ac34cd_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | In Salt Lake City for the 2002 Olympics? The NSA may have read your texts | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/in-salt-lake-city-for-the-2002-olympics-the-nsa-may-have-read-your-texts/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | FISA court ruling on illegal NSA e-mail collection program | http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/fisa-court-documents-on-illegal-nsa-e-mail-collection-program/409/ | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | FOIA response letterq | http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/DNI%20Clapper%20Section%20702%20Declassification%20Cover%20Letter.pdf | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Opinion: Oct 3, 2011 Chief Judge John D. Bates FISC - EFF requested under FOIA. 1st time granted - Tapped fiber optic cables coming into US. NSA brought the collection method to court's attention (3 years later) - entire internet transactions, including strings of email some of which did not involve the target “The court is troubled that the government’s revelations regarding NSA’s acquisition of Internet transactions mark the third instance in less than three years in which the government has disclosed a substantial misrepresentation regarding the scope of a major collection program,” - Technical fix and retention dropped from 5 to 2 years. - April 2012, purged all data collected since 2008 section 702 inception - Bates expresses frustration over the fact that he cannot get independent verification of what the NSA says. “Contrary to the government’s repeated assurances, NSA had been routinely running queries of the metadata using querying terms that did not meet the required standard. . . . The Court concluded that this requirement had been ‘so frequently and systematically violated that it can fairly be said that this critical element of the overall . . . regime has never functioned effectively.’ ” -In other words, you have proven NSA, that you can't be trusted to supervise yourself. - WSJ report says telecom sources say this has been going on for more than a decade. 2002 SLC Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ia | Ubuntu Edge: founder says failure isn't the end of the dream | http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/22/ubuntu-edge-founder-failure-canonical | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Canonical Ubuntu Edge Update | http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge?c=activity | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Ubuntu Edge -- failure was inevitable | http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-edge-failure-was-inevitable-7000019727/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - The Ubuntu Edge IGG campaign didn't make its goal of $32M - Canonical did raise $12.8M, but since Canonical did not make its goal, backers will be refunded their money within five working days - Mark Shuttleworth penned an update to backers proclaiming "the big winner form this campaingn is Ubuntu" and that "Thousands of you clearly want to own an Ubuntu phone and believe in our vision of convergence, and rest assured you won’t have much longer to wait." - Shuttleworth says they will be contacting its biggest referrers personally - He says that crowdfunding is a great way to give consumers voice and they might try it all over again - The Edge would have had some crazy specs with dual booting Android and Ubuntu Mobile with a desktop component | An article over at ZDNet by Matt Baxter-Reynolds said that the Ubuntu Edge's failure was inevitable saying - "The Ubuntu Edge looks to solve a problem which doesn't seem to exist -- namely that what people want is a tiny, powerful PC that they carry around with them." - "When docked the device isn't a good phone or smartphone" - Baxter-Reynolds said the naming was weak and that the marriage of a phone to a computer is really a hybrid, not a convergence device. He says the Edge was "always a solution looking for a problem" Q: Was the Edge doomed to fail from the beginning? | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | sl | Apple poaches Levi’s Senior VP for U.S. Retail as search for chief continues | http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/21/apple-poaches-levis-senior-vp-for-u-s-retail-as-search-for-chief-continues/ | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | - Apple poached Enrique Atienza from Levi Strauss. now top director for its U.S. Retail market, according to sources with knowledge of the hire. Atienza served as Senior Vice President, Retail Americas and Global Store Operations at Levi’s. starts in Oct. - focusing on west coast. - Apple’s Steve Cano, was given an expanded Vice President role in retail earlier this year. Cano reports directly to Tim Cook, and Atienza will report to Cano. - Apple has not had a de facto Head of Retail since last fall when John Browett was pushed out. A small number of other Apple retail executives have left Apple over the past year, including VP Jerry McDougal. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | ia | Yahoo, Foursquare In Talks Over Data Partnership | http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattlynley/yahoo-foursquare-in-talks-over-data-partnership | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - BuzzFeed Business reports that Yahoo and Foursquare may be working on a deal - Buzzfeed says Foursquare is in talks with Yahoo to partner for the company’s location data and called the discussions "fluid" - There doesn't seem to be any mention of an acquisition - BuzzFeed notes that Foursquare has collected about 4B check-ins and its integration with a large number of apps like Uber and Instagram with more than 50k developers using Foursquare's API - Microsoft's Bing uses tips from Foursquare in its Bing search results Q: Does a partnership between the two companies make any sense to you? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | tm | Yahoo Climbs Back Above Google in U.S. Web Traffic | http://allthingsd.com/20130821/yahoo-climbs-back-above-google-in-u-s-web-traffic/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | Yahoo #1 Web Property Again In US, First Time Since Early 2008 [Good view of chart] | http://marketingland.com/yahoo-1-again-not-there-since-early-08-56585 | CHART | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | ComScore July numbers made Yahoo the #1 unique visitors, 1st time since May 2011 - Yahoo 196.6 mm 2. Google 192.3 mm - Yahoo numbers do not include Tumblr - Also don't include mobile Q: Don't call it a comeback, they've been here for years? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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53 | sl | GM to Offer Smartphones Wireless Charging in 2014 Cars | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-19/gm-to-offer-smartphones-wireless-charging-in-2014-cars.html | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - wireless charging for smartphones in some vehicles next year. GM is an investor in Powermat that builds the tech - drivers of some 2014 GM models will place mobile devices onto a Powermat surface inside the car to draw electricity. Phones must be capable of recharging via built-in technology, or use a case - toyota put this tech in 2013 Avalon, Chrysler has the feature in some 2013 Dart compact cars. - enabled phones contain a coil that receives electricity from a magnetic field when placed on a Powermat-enabled surface.Powermat’s joint venture with Procter & Gamble Co. has installed its Duracell Powermat chargers in tables at Starbucks Corp. shops in Silicon Valley, Boston and New York’s Madison Square Garden. - Global shipments of wirelessly charging devices are projected to rise to almost 100 million by 2015 from 5 million units last year, according to IHS. | q: will this catch on? feels not a lot different than a cord | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | 3 | Artist's chip implant sends animated GIFs to his phone | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57599589-76/artists-chip-implant-sends-animated-gifs-to-his-phone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | 1 | Engage! Warp Drive Could Become Reality with Quantum-Thruster Physics | http://www.space.com/22430-star-trek-warp-drive-quantum-thrusters.html | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | 2 | Scientist Finds PageRank-Type Algorithm from the 1940s | http://www.technologyreview.com/view/417529/scientist-finds-pagerank-type-algorithm-from-the-1940s/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Mark Zuckerberg wrote a piece called "Is Connectivity a Human Right?" He's certainly not the first to do so but he's also created a partnership called Internet.org that includes Facebook, Samsung, MediaTek, Nokia, Qualcomm, Opera,and Ericsson. The organization aims to bring Internet access to the 2/3 of the planet's population who don't have it. Among the goals are to bring down the cost of mobile data access to 1% of the current price within 5-10 years. They also hope to make data transmission more efficient and encourage business models that make it in companies' best interests to help meet these goals. The organization will not be helping build out infrastructure. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-facebook-internetorg-idUSBRE97K04P20130821 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | The Wall Street Journal reports that the National Security Agency’s surveillance program can access up to 75 percent of all U.S. internet traffic. The data comes from major internet nodes across the country, and most of the leading telecom companies help gather the information, according to interviews the paper conducted with current and former security officials. It also reports various programs with each telecom provider have their own code names — including Blarney, Fairview, Oakstar, Lithium and Stormbrew. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/20/report-the-nsa-can-access-75-percent-of-all-u-s-internet-traffic/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | This morning, Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in military prison after being convicted of 20 counts related to leaking documents to Wikileaks. Manning will also have his rank reduced to private, forfeit pay and allowances, and be dishonorably discharged. Manning will need to serve at least one-third of his sentence before being eligible for parole. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/bradley-manning-gets-35-years-in-prison/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | AllThingsD reports Google's CEO Larry Page, and YouTube content head Robert Kyncl met with NFL officials, including commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss many things, including the rights to the 'Sunday Ticket' package currently provided by DirecTV. That deal is up after the 2014 season. The NFL is a league of US sporting teams that throw and carry an oblong ball in a game similar to rugby but with forward passing allowed and a lot more equipment used. | http://allthingsd.com/20130820/is-google-ready-to-buy-its-way-into-tv-with-an-nfl-deal/ | handegg, tom | |||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Netflix has replaced the instant queue for US customers with a new feature called “My List,” a watch-it-later list that replaces the Instant Queue for U.S. members and provides international users with an alternative to Netflix’s recommendation algorithm. “My List,” adds a row to the home screen where until now streaming members have only seen recommendations from Netflix’s algorithm. It will be available on all Netflix’s apps and will roll out globally over the next couple weeks. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/21/netflix-rolls-out-my-list-a-watch-it-later-list-that-replaces-the-instant-queue/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Marc Maiffret, CTO of BeyondTrust, has begun a crowd-funded reward for Khalil Shreateh. Shreateh reported a bug to Facebook that would allow any person to post to any other person's timeline without being friends. Facebook denied him any reward claiming the discovery wasn't a bug. Shreateh then posted a message on Mark Zuckerberg's timeline to prove his point. As of right now, the GoFundMe funding goal of $10,000 has already been reached. | http://www.cnmeonline.com/news/31022-security-expert-kick-starts-fund-to-pay-facebook-bug-finder-a-10k-bounty/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | As we mentioned earlier in the week, Comcast responded to a subpoena revealing a subscriber associated with Prenda Law as posting copyrighted bittorrent files in order to catch infringers. Attorneys hired by Comcast sent a letter to TorrentFreak claiming it was the intellectual property of Comcast and must be removed within 5 days. Comcast however has stopped the problem and told GigaOm “This notice was sent in error, and we have advised TorrentFreak to disregard it. We apologize for any confusion,” | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/21/comcast-says-copyright-threat-to-torrentfreak-an-error/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Google has launched a website for "Google Helpouts," a previously rumored p2p video chat helpline service. Anyone can sign up to receive or provide help through a Google+ account, and providers can make money off chat sessions. Just enter in your skills, availability, qualifications, and pricing, and Google will match you with people in need of your assistance. Payments will be handled by Google Wallet, and Google will take a 20 percent cut. Helpouts support desktop browsers, Android, and iOS. Google also offers a 100 percent money back guarantee. | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/google-announces-helpouts-a-help-for-cash-video-chat-service/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | LG announced a new 5.5-inch smartphone display today, the first to feature a QuadHD 2560x1440 resolution with density of 538 ppi. It's also only 1.21 mm thick with a 1.2mm bezel. The panel has 3.7 million pixels, 4 times the pixels of a 720p display. LG did not announce when we might see one of these built in a phone. | http://www.techspot.com/news/53706-lg-announces-55-inch-2560-x-1440-smartphone-display.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Jolla [Yo-lah] announced that its Sailfish OS-powered smartphones are fully booked by customers. Some customers have already made partial payments to reserve the device. Jolla didn't mention specific numbers when it comes to how many devices were booked, but the first Sailfish device costs about 400 Euro and will ship by the end of this year. A new batch will be up for order in the fall. | http://thenextweb.com/eu/2013/08/21/the-first-batch-of-jolla-smartphones-is-fully-booked-but-we-dont-know-the-numbers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Facebook to make Internet more affordable | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-facebook-internetorg-idUSBRE97K04P20130821 | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Facebook Leads an Effort to Lower Barriers to Internet Access | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/technology/facebook-leads-an-effort-to-lower-barriers-to-internet-access.html?pagewanted=all | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Technology Leaders Launch Partnership to Make Internet Access Available to All | http://newsroom.fb.com/News/690/Technology-Leaders-Launch-Partnership-to-Make-Internet-Access-Available-to-All | |||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Is Connectivity A Human Right? | https://www.facebook.com/isconnectivityahumanright/isconnectivityahumanright.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Facebook And 6 Phone Companies Launch Internet.org To Bring Affordable Access To Everyone | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/20/facebook-internet-org/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 1/7 people use Facebook in world, 2/3 world doesn't have Internet, growing 9% Internet.org: Facebook, Samsung, MediaTek, Nokia, Qualcomm, Opera,and Ericsson - Affordable Access: Cut cost to access mobile Net to 1% of current within 5-10 years - Data efficiency: Simplify apps, improve transmission hardware (battery power) - Help business drive access. mutually beneficial incentives for app developers, device OEMs, and operators - Does not plan to change infrastructure issues like interconnects, rural access, etc. Q: Possibly self-interested, possibly self-important, but is it a bad thing? | Michuki Mwangi, regional development manager for Africa at the Internet Society, lack local interconnection points, YouTube videos routed through Europe at high cost. Creating more connection points would require navigating a thicket of government interests and powerful incumbents. At the very cache copies of sites on moreAfrican servers. | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | Is Google Ready to Buy Its Way Into TV With an NFL Deal? | http://allthingsd.com/20130820/is-google-ready-to-buy-its-way-into-tv-with-an-nfl-deal/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Google, NFL meeting reportedly includes Sunday Ticket discussions | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/20/google-nfl-sunday-ticket-youtube/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Google Q2 2013 Financials | http://investor.google.com/earnings/2013/Q2_google_earnings.html | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | - AllThingsD reports that Google's Larry Page with YouTube's content boss Robert Kyncl is in talks with the NFL - Among the topics discussed was the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which DirecTV currently owns in a deal that will end with the 2014 NFL season - AllThingsD says that the NFL is meeting with multiple Silicon Valley companies on this trip and this trip is made annually - Sunday Ticket currently costs $1B a year for DirecTV - From Google's Q2: As of June 30, 2013, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $54.4 billion. Q: The deal seems really unlikely, but should Google just simply pay whatever it takes to get the NFL on its services? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | sl | Vevo's Apple TV app could arrive this week in ongoing television push | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/21/4643066/vevo-apple-tv-app-new-owner-rumors | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Vevo TV landing page | http://www.vevo.com/about/vevo-tv | VIDEO | play a little of the stream? will be copyrighted video | |||||||||||||||||
42 | - vevo already on Roku and Xbox, Wall Street Journal reporting Apple TV app may launch this week, also one for Samsung's smart TVs. access to on-demand music videos and new 24-hour-a-day channel of original content. Vevo's new TV push includes future separate channels on cable TV. already on iOS, Android, and Windows 8. - new apps help Vevo move away from YouTube, keep more ad revenue. Google recently purchased a 10% stake in Vevo to secure its distribution status for five years, The WSJ claims an app is also planned for Sony's PlayStation | q: does the mtv generation want this? will the new generation embrace "channels" | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | tm | Netflix rolls out “My List,” a watch-it-later list that replaces the Instant Queue | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/21/netflix-rolls-out-my-list-a-watch-it-later-list-that-replaces-the-instant-queue/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Netflix MyList replaces Instant Queue in US, International users get alt. to recommendations - Netflix sorts the list for you based on recommendation engine (can change to manual) - New seasons tags will show up, expiration dates Q: OK? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | SmartThings Launches An Online And Mobile Shop For ‘Internet Of Things’ Devices | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/21/smartthings-shop/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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51 | - new store of curated "connected" smart devices - buy starter kit for either $200/$300, browse compatible devices. unlock doors remotely, know when a car is in driveway, monitor moisture, detect motion, turn lights on - goal to make open platform for devs, 3rd party manufacturers. iOS app live now, Android soon | q: is this where it all starts? early adopters --> everyone? | |||||||||||||||||||
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53 | ia | Here’s how Beats Music is curating its subscription service | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/20/beats-music-curation-internal-details/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - GigaOm has details on how the Beats Music service would work - At the core of the service are playlists created by musicians and music writers. - Beats Music has also contracted with a number of freelancers who have been compiling thousands of playlists on an assignment basis - Playlists are designed based on Beats Music editors. Playlists can be based on the work of an artist, a genre, or even activities - The freelancers are told to build the playlists for certain types of listeners (like a 40-year-old country fan) and keep in mind moods and activities - The average playlist is to be less than 70 minutes - GigaOm even had a bit from the Beats training manual that has notes that says "avoid overly clever transitions" and "avoid elitisim" - The subscription service formerly known as "Project Daisy" is headed by Jimmy Iovine Q: After hearing how Beats are putting together playlists, is that enough to compete with other streaming services? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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61 | Small Firm Creates A 3D-Printed Scale Model Of The Hyperloop | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/20/small-firm-creates-a-3d-printed-scale-model-of-the-hyperloop/ | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | Scientists Take Graphene to the Next Level | http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-20/scientists-take-graphene-to-the-next-level#r=hpt-lst | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | PlayStation 4 Will Be Released on November 15, Xbox One Release Date Still MIA | http://allthingsd.com/20130820/playstation-4-will-be-released-on-november-15-xbox-one-release-date-still-mia/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Big news is spinning out of GamesCon. Microsoft announced 23 titles to launch along with the Xbox One in November, including Battlefield 4, Assasin's Creed IV Black Flag, Dead Rising 3 and Peggle 2 among others. Fifa 14 is one that will come free with pre-orders of the Xbox One in Europe. Microsoft also unveiled a developer community, ID@Xbox, that will let “qualified game developers” publish games on the console in 13 markets. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/20/xbox-one-launch-games/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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15 | sl | Because of concerns of privacy and government surveillance, Pamela Jones is shutting down her site Groklaw, which focused on unjust legal action in the tech domain. Jones started her site a decade ago taking on the SCO Group's legal attack on IBM and others involving Linux and Unix intellectual property. "There is now no shield from forced exposure," Jones said in final blog post, and went on to explain that Groklaw depended on collaboration over e-mail, "and there is now no private way, evidently, to collaborate." | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57599288-38/surveillance-concerns-bring-an-end-to-crusading-site-groklaw/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | ia | TiVo made its latest DVRs available starting today. Say hello to the Roamio, Roamio Plus, and Roamio Pro -- Roamio is spelled "r-o-a-m-i-o" as in wandering around because those devices will eventually bring built in Slingbox-like functionality. Recordings on these DVRs will be accessible via your iOS device using the TiVo Stream app even if you're outside your local network. However that funciton will not roll out until October or November. The Roamio line gives you four to six tuners depending on the model and ranges in price from $200 to $600. That price doesn't include a separate TiVo subscription for an electronic program guide. | http://allthingsd.com/20130819/tivo-unveils-next-gen-roamio-dvrs-out-of-home-streaming-coming-soon/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | Barnes and Noble did an about-face announcing they will continue to make color Nook tablets like the Nook HD along with e-ink readers. Barnes and Noble announced in June they would cease manufacturing the tablets by the end of the year. Instead, BN now promises a new tablet in time for the holidays. Barnes and Noble had a disappointing quarterly earnings report, including a 20% drop in Nook division's sales. Chairman Leonard Riggio also announced he was suspending his attempt to buy out the retail side of the company. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57599307-93/barnes-noble-backpedals-on-dropping-color-tablets/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | Google has introduced its first integrations between Google Maps for mobile and its newly owned Waze. The traffic tab on Google Maps for iOS and Android will now include accidents, construction, road closures and other incidents reported by Waze users. Meanwhile, the Waze app now supports Google search, and Waze map editors will have access to Google Street View and satellite imagery. | http://allthingsd.com/20130820/google-and-waze-start-mixing-their-maps-for-the-first-time/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger says that after pressure from the British government, he agreed to allow government officials to destroy hard drives containing data provided by Edward Snowden located in the Guardian's London offices so the publication could continue covering the ongoing NSA story. Rusbridger told BBC Radio 4 that he tried to explain to officials that the data is located in more than one place and destroying the London hard drives would be pointless. Nevertheless, the UK Government Communications Headquarters supervised the destruction of those drives in the basement of the Guardian. Rusbridger says the Guardian will continue to cover the Snowden documents, but not from the London office. | http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/20/guardian-editor-alan-rusbridger-nsa | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | EA announced the Origin Great Game guarantee letting its customers return a game purchased online through its Origin service for any reason. Customers have 7 days from the date of purchase (or release date in the case of pre-orders) to get their money back, unless they've launched the game to try it out, in which case they only have 24 hours. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57599311-235/ea-offers-money-back-guarantees-on-origin-purchases-with-a-catch/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | Phyllis Schneck, a senior executive with Intel's McAfee anti-virus software division has been named the top cyber official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday named Schneck the new deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity in the department's National Protection and Programs Directorate. Schneck, chief technology officer for McAfee's global public sector unit, has worked in security and infrastructure protection for more than 14 years. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/net-us-cybersecurity-homeland-mcafee-idINBRE97I0PB20130819 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | Prenda Law, a company used by many media companies to track down copyright violators online seems to have been using a honeypot to catch offenders. As part of discovery in the case of AF Holdings vs. Patel, records were subpoenaed from Comcast for a user called Sharkmp4. The IP address returned by Comcast was associated with the account of Steele Hansmeier PLLC another company name associated with Prenda's John Steele. Prenda could argue that IP addresses are not identities, but then their entire business plan would fall apart. | http://torrentfreak.com/copyright-troll-ran-pirate-bay-honeypot-comcast-confirms-130815/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | ia | Garmin announced a new line of action cameras called the VIRB and the VIRB Elite. Unlike the GoPro, the VIRB cameras come with an always-on 1.4-inch display. Garmin claims you can get 3 hours of 1080p recording out of these ruggedized cameras. The low end model costs about $300, the higher end Elite will cost $400 and will launch in September. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/20/4637602/garmin-virb-virb-elite-rugged-action-gps-camera | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Surveillance concerns bring an end to crusading site Groklaw | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57599288-38/surveillance-concerns-bring-an-end-to-crusading-site-groklaw/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Forced Exposure ~pj | http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20130818120421175 | |||||||||||||||||||
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31 | UK agents, seeking to stop leaks, destroyed The Guardian’s hard drives | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/uk-agents-seeking-to-stop-leaks-destroyed-the-guardians-hard-drives/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face | http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/19/david-miranda-schedule7-danger-reporters | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | David Miranda: 'They said I would be put in jail if I didn't co-operate' | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/19/david-miranda-interview-detention-heathrow | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Pamela Jones shutting down Groklaw "There is now no shield from forced exposure,. Groklaw depended on collaboration over e-mail, "and there is now no private way, evidently, to collaborate." - Groklaw started in 2003 with pj taking on SCO's legal attack against Linux - "My personal decision is to get off of the Internet to the degree it's possible." She'll use Kolab as email. "which is located in Switzerland, and hence is under different laws than the US, laws which attempt to afford more privacy to citizens." - David Miranda, Glen Greenwald of the Guardian's husband, was stopped in Heathrow for 9 hours and interrogated and his electronics seized. - "I felt the weight lift off my shoulders as soon I got back. Brazil feels very secure, very safe. I knew my country would protect me." - Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger wrote a column describing UK GCHQ destroying the Guardian's hard drives in the belief that it would eliminate Snowden's files. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | Supplier to Ship Two Apple iPhones in September | http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324747104579022993954766508.html | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | iPhone 5S will come in gold & likely sport fingerprint sensor, iPad iOS 7 running behind | http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/19/the-gold-iphone-5s-fingerprint-scanners-and-the-future-of-ios/ | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | 19 | - sources tell WSJ hon hai is shipping 2 iPhones in september - 1st time apple lauches 2 phones at same time - 9to5 mac source - i've used the "gold" iphone 5S, more like champagne color, front face still white. could be hit for china - fingerpriint scanner on home button, based off authentec tech (apple acquisition) - ios 7 for ipad may not ship with iphone version, dev running behind | q: does any of this sound fishy? or is the apple leak machine unstoppable? | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | ia | What’s inside Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch? Here are some key details | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/19/whats-inside-samsungs-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-here-are-some-key-details/ | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch is real, and it's not a phone | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/19/4636564/samsungs-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-is-real-and-its-not-a-phone | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | - GigaOm's Om Malik says he's got details about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch Hardware - Om's sources say that Samsung has seeded many different variations of the watch design to developers. However, all of them had square OLED screens. The watch face is about 3-inches including the case. - Inside: dual core processor that should allow for decent battery life - The strap would contain an integrated camera. The clasp of the watch would house tiny speakers. - NFC and BT 4.0 - An accelerometer allows the watch to turn on when moved up towards your eye Software - The Galaxy Gear watches out there are based on Android 4.1 and 4.2. Tight syncing between watch, phones and tablets. If you're looking at a particular email on your watch, your phone will be at the same place if you pick up that device. - The connection will use Samsung’s proprietary accessory protocol and will use Bluetooth LE as the network transport. - Om's sources tell him that the apps for the watch will come not from the Google Play store, but instead from the Samsung App store. | - Om says that Samsung will launch the product and possibly a pop-up store in Times Square along with its IFA event in Berlin and an additional event in NY on Sept 4, 2013. - The Verge also has a report up today saying its sources say the watch itself will not be able to make phone calls, but will work with your phone to do so. Q: Assuming these things are true, are you psyched to get one? Will the general public want this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | Court rules that IP cloaking to access blocked sites violates law | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57599275-93/court-rules-that-ip-cloaking-to-access-blocked-sites-violates-law/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Changing IP address to access public website ruled violation of US law | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/changing-ip-address-to-access-public-website-ruled-violation-of-us-law/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | District Court Holds That Intentionally Circumventing IP Address Ban Is “Access Without Authorization” Under the CFAA | http://www.volokh.com/2013/08/18/district-court-holds-that-intentionally-circumventing-ip-address-block-is-unauthorized-access-under-the-cfaa/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Order denying motion to dismiss | http://www.volokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Order-Denying-Renewed-Motion-to-Dismiss.pdf | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Craigslist v. 3taps - Craigslist C&D'ed 3taps from scraping data and blocked 3taps block of Ip addresses - 3taps used a proxy to go scrape the data anyway - Craigslist accused 3taps of violating the CFAA - Judge Charles Breyer of US District Court in Northern California ruled agains 3taps motion of dismissal. States 3taps had intent because of the C&D and 'circumvented a technological barrier' meaning the IP block. - "Judge Breyer: "the average person does not use “anonymous proxies” to bypass an IP block set up to enforce a banning communicated via personally-addressed cease-and-desist letter." - Orin Kerr wrote on Volokh Conspiracy Blog "IP addresses are very easily changed, and most people use the Internet from different IP addresses every day." Q: Is this another example of 'an IP address is not an identity? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | GoPro killer? Garmin tries to make a dent in red-hot action cam market with VIRB | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/20/4637602/garmin-virb-virb-elite-rugged-action-gps-camera | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Garmin VIRB PR | http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2013/08/garmin-enters-the-action-camera-market-with-compact-waterproof-easy-to-use-hd-cameras-virb-and-virb-.html#.UhN9wmQk534 | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | - Garmin announced the VIRB, a rugged action camera that will compete with the likes of GoPro - The VIRB captures 1080p wide-angle video, has digital image stabilization and can take 16MP stills while recording - It has a 1.4-inch color display and Garmin says it will last up to 3 hours when recording 1080p video - The camera has an IPX-7 waterproof rating, which means it can be submerged in water about three feet deep for up to 30 minutes - There will be two models. The VIRB Elite includes Wi-Fi and GPS tracking. The VIRB Elite will come with activity profiles so you can track location, speed and heart rate (if you get a separate heart rate monitor) while recording. That data can be viewed on the device or embedded into the video when editing. - The Elite also has the ability to automatically turn on (the example given by Garmin, camera won't auto turn on going up a ski lift, but will when skiing down the mountain) | - The lower end model will be able to connect to other GPS-enabled Garmin products for GPS and Wi-FI. - The lower end model is $299, the Elite will cost $399. Both launch in Sept. - Garmin is also launching a mobile app for preview, playback and remote functionality, along with a free desktop software application to edit and upload VIRB and VIRB Elite videos Q: Garmin's been branching out as of late - first the HUD (the projector that creates a HUD in your car) and now a camera. What do we think of Garmin's expansion? | |||||||||||||||||||
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57 | - $599 DVR. record 450 hours of HD programming on 6 channels at once. stream it all to iPads over home Wi-Fi (wifi anywhere coming soon) - Netflix, Spotify, and a YouTube app - Roamio supports the DIAL standard used in the Chromecast, which means you can find a movie on your smartphone or tablet and send it directly to the Roamio to watch. - $199 Roamio and the $399 Roamio Plus round out TiVo Series 5. faster processors than premiere lineup, support for more tuners, and integrated streaming capability in the Plus and Pro, built-in Wi-Fi. All three models get a new version of the classic TiVo "peanut" remote that works over RF for faster response times - only works with standard cable TV service and Verizon FiOS, not satellite or AT&T’s U-Verse. .some menus aren't HD, wonky - nilay patel says painful installation: in theory call your cable company and ask for a Cablecard. when you get your TiVo you insert the card, call the cable company to read off some activation numbers. If you have FiOS, you can activate a Cablecard online using a six-digit code that comes in the box. - TiVo service costs $14.99 / month | q: who wants this beast? | |||||||||||||||||||
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63 | Oldest globe to depict the New World may have been discovered | http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/oldest-globe-to-depict-the-new-world-may-have-been-discovered/2013/08/19/503b2b4a-06b4-11e3-a07f-49ddc7417125_story.html | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | This Robot Barista Serves Up Custom, Cloud-Powered Coffee | http://www.wired.com/design/2013/08/briggo-coffee-robot-barista-yves-behar-fuse-project/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | A Palestinian hacker called Khalil posted a Facebook security vulnerability to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s wall after his initial reports to Facebook’s security team went unheeded. The flaw let users make posts to others’ Timeline pages without being connected to them. The flaw was fixed quickly. Facebook software engineer Matt Jones wrote on Hacker News “We should have pushed back asking for more details here.” | http://allthingsd.com/20130818/hacker-posts-facebook-security-flaw-to-zuckerbergs-profile-page/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | According to the Wall Street Journal, Beats is trying to get out of its partnership with HTC. HTC once owned over 50% of Beats, but now owns 25% after selling the remainder back to Beats. HTC attempted to differentiate its phones by integrating Beats technology into them, but the partnership didn't appear to bring in big sales numbers for HTC. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/19/wsj-beats-looking-to-oust-htc/? | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | LinkedIn has begun promoting itself to high school students older than 13 years beginning September 12. The company also launched University Pages hoping to help students and parents get a jump on career planning as well as keep colleges connected with future current and former students. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/linkedin-growing-up-opens-up-to-high-school-students-over-13-adds-university-pages/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | On Saturday, Google.com was down for about five minutes according to Search Engine Land. Google Search hasn't experienced any downtime since 2009. A number of other Google services also experienced outages including YouTube and Gmail. According to GoSquared Engineering, the Google outage caused a 40% drop in global pageviews. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/08/17/google-went-down-today-the-internet-went-bananas/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Yahoo continued its shut down of services in China asking users to transfer their Yahoo Mail accounts to Alibaba's Alimail service. Yahoo has been phasing out services since it acquired a 40% stake in Alibaba in 2005. Yahoo has divested some of that stake but still owns 24%. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/18/yahoo-shuts-down-its-email-service-in-china/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Markus "Notch" Persson announced that he's no longer developing space-exploration game 0x10^c. During a livestream, Notch said that when someone copied all of his code and made their own version of the game, "that was kind of the start of the decline of 0x10c" and that he "realized the community was more powerful than [he] had the energy for." He also said he stopped developing the game "because everyone started caring about it before it was even done." | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23754311 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Google has been granted a patent called "pay-for-gaze" advertising that involves charging advertisers when users look at an ad. The patent doesn't mention Google Glass by name but does describe similar eyewear. Google Glass has an eye-tracking sensor that is not currently used. The patent describes how advertisers could be charged based on how directly users looked at an ad and for how long. | http://marketingland.com/pay-per-gaze-advertising-new-google-patent-may-reveal-plans-for-monetizing-google-glass-55714 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | August 19th, 2015 will be the end of the Microsoft Tag era. That's right, Microsoft's QR Code alternative will no longer be supported two years from today. Microsoft announced Scanbuy will help support Microsoft Tag in September and offer transition services to its ScanLife platform. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/19/microsoft-kills-tag/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Barnes & Noble released Nook video apps Monday for iOS, Android, Roku and of course, the Nook. Nook video launched September 2012 as a similar service to iTunes or Vudu. Nook video supports the Ultraviolet system that stores your rights to a movie or TV show to let you watch it on any compatible service. Barnes & Noble announced in June it would stop manufacturing its own tablets by the end of the year though it may continue the Nook tablet line with a partner and intends to continue making e-ink readers. Which don't play video. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/19/barnes-noble-releases-video-apps-for-ios-android-roku-and-its-own-soon-to-be-dead-tablets/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega is making its way to the U.S. on AT&T, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular. The Mega has a 6.3-inch screen and runs Android 4.2.2 on a 1.7GHz dual core processor. The AT&T model will be available August 23rd for $150; the other carriers have yet to reveal pricing and availability information. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/19/samsung-galaxy-mega/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Beats reportedly looking to end fruitless HTC partnership | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/19/4635540/beats-htc-partnership-buyout-rumor | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - The WSJ reports Beats is trying to buy out HTC's interest in the company. - HTC once held 50.1% of Beats by paying Beats $300M, then sold back half of that to Beats for $150M. HTC integrated Beats tech in its phones - The Journal says Beats wants to "bring in a new investor that can provide it with fresh funds for growth..." - Beats is currently expanding its line of products to include car speakers and a music service - The Journal says Beats turned down a deal a couple of months ago that would have given the company hundreds of millions of dollars in cash for acquisitions and investments w/o making the founders give up control of Beats - This new investor could provide debt financing and possibly take a minority stake in Beats, but the Journal doesn't report the identity of this mystery investor - Beats tried to raise $700M from credit markets, but investors wondered if its headphone success was "merely trendy" Q: Is there a better electronics partner for Beats out there? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | Google Goes Down Briefly | http://searchengineland.com/google-down-169971 | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Topsy chart and twitter post | https://twitter.com/Topsy/status/368509683205562368 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | GoSquared shows Internet Traffic Plunge 40% | https://engineering.gosquared.com/googles-downtime-40-drop-in-traffic | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Google went down. The Internet went bananas. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/08/17/google-went-down-today-the-internet-went-bananas/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Friday August 16 23:52 and 23:57 BST (3:52 PT) - Brief panic on Twitter as tracked by Topsy - Drive, Gmail and other services had an issue - GoSquared's tracking showed a 40% drop in pages during the Google blip “We have received reports of an issue affecting some Google services. The issue is now resolved. Please follow our dashboard for more information: http://www.google.com/appsstatus” Q: What caused this? Best guess? Did you panic? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Google patents 'pay-per-gaze' eye-tracking that could measure emotional response to real-world ads | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/18/4633558/google-patents-pay-per-gaze-eye-tracking-ads | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Pay-Per-Gaze Advertising: New Google Patent May Reveal Plans For Monetizing Google Glass | http://marketingland.com/pay-per-gaze-advertising-new-google-patent-may-reveal-plans-for-monetizing-google-glass-55714 | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | 22 | - There's a new Google patent called "pay-per-gaze" advertising making news today - It was filed back in May 2011 and granted last Tuesday - "pay-per-gaze" advertising would charge advertisers if a user looks at an ad online or offline while wearing something like Google Glass - Glass isn't mentioned in the application, but the application refers to eyeglasses with "side-arms that engage ears of the user" and lenses with "at least one forward facing scene camera..." - Pay-per-gaze would work like this: it can determine what you're looking at and for how long. That would determine how much to charge an advertiser - The patent also says that Google would be able to see what kind of emotional response the ad generated by using indicators like the user's pupil dilation - The patent also covers "latent pre-searching," which is kind of like augmented reality - placing identifying data over things you're looking at before you searched Q: Companies file patents all the time - do you think we'll see these technologies in real life? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | Minecraft maker shelves 0x10c video game | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23754311 | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Notch Puts 0x10c On Ice , Community Picks Up Torch | http://www.usgamer.net/articles/notch-puts-0x10c-on-icecommunity-heats-things-up-by-going-diy | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | 0x10c Cancelled For Good, But Fans Plan To Do It Anyway | http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/08/19/0x10c-cancelled-for-good-but-fans-plan-to-do-it-anyway/ | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | Notch's Twitter post | https://twitter.com/notch/status/369424242674126849 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Notch's TF2 stream where he mentions abandoming the project | http://www.twitch.tv/notch/b/443548320 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | So that’s what I’m going to do. (thx rarcher) | http://notch.tumblr.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | VIDEO clip from Notch's stream14:38-14:46 "Nope there are no future aspirations… for the rest of my life." | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/503535/Notch-quote1.mov | CLIP | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | VIDEO 8:41-8:51 "I kinda realized I don't want to make games people are crazy about…it kinda takes all the fun out of it." | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/503535/notchquoteTWO.mov | CLIP | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Markus "Notch" Persson shelved development of 0x10c mentioned on TF2 stream 9 days ago - "I was streaming code and someone copied all the code and made their own version of it. That was kind of the start of the decline of 0x10c. I realised the community was more powerful than I had the energy for." "I'm just going to make small games that hopefully you guys like instead of trying to do something that was going to have big mass appeal." Twitter: It was much easier to have grand plans when nobody knew who I was. The gaming world doesn't need more under delivering visionaries. - in-game computer could be programmed and even infected - Game has been on hold since April. Fan team working on project.Shane Dalton, who serves as Project Lead says not using name or code. Q: Is this good bad or the way of the world? | Some people in the 0x10c community decided to work together to make their own version of their game, called Project Trillek. I find this absolutely amazing. I want to play this game so much, but I am not the right person to make it. Not any more. I’m convinced a new team with less public interest can make a vastly superior game than what I would make. | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | University Pages: LinkedIn Launches New College Profiles | http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/19/213450212/university-pages-linkedin-launches-new-college-profiles | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Introducing LinkedIn University Pages | http://blog.linkedin.com/2013/08/19/introducing-linkedin-university-pages/ | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | - LinkedIn launched a new section for University Pages - More than 200 schools (including NYU, University of Michigan, and University of California San Diego) have profile pages acc'g to LinkedIn - The profile pages allow prospective students to see how many of a school's graduates are on LinkedIn and a breakdown on the main fields in which they work - The pages also let students ask questions to the campus community, learn about different universities, find notable alumni, and list the top employers of alumni - LinkedIn also will drop the minimum age for its ToS to 14 in the US starting September 12th. Q: Will this create lifelong LinkedIn users starting from HS? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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55 | tm | The Internet: We’re Doing It Wrong | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/18/the-internet-were-doing-it-wrong/ | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | Meet the Hackers Who Want to Jailbreak the Internet | http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/indie-web/ | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Jon Evans writing on TechCrunch - Refers to "stacks" as Bruce Sterling calls them. Amazon, Google, Apple - In 2012 it made less and less sense to talk about “the Internet,” “the PC business,” “telephones,” “Silicon Valley,” or “the media,” and much more sense to just study Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. These big five American vertically organized silos are re-making the world in their image." - Indie Web Movement. Brad Fitzpatrick and fellow Googler Brett Slatkin showed off Camlistore, an open source alternative to cloud storage services like Google Drive. - Evans: "The sad truth is that the overwhelming majority of people, including highly technical capable people, don’t want peer-to-peer protocols. They don’t want to own their own data. They just want ease. Convenience. " - Yet Skype (before MS and smartphones changed it) BitTorrent, BitCoin Q: "Might you you one day only need to install a StackSeed app on your phone, or computer, in order for it to become a node in one of several ever-shifting peer-to-peer clouds, striping multiple copies of your encrypted data to a motley crew of other member devices, flickering chaotically around the planet like weather?" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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62 | This robot can jump 10 times its body length | http://io9.com/this-robot-can-jump-10-times-its-body-length-1165821639 | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | Can 'powdered rain' make drought a thing of the past? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23715031 | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Ottawa testing $620K stealth snowmobile for Arctic | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/08/18/north-arctic-snowmobile.html | |||||||||||||||||||
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70 | Mozilla Planning Firefox Metro For Windows 8 On December 10 | http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/08/18/0133205/mozilla-planning-firefox-metro-for-windows-8-on-december-10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Washington Post published documents it received from Edward Snowden earlier this summer reporting that the US NSA broke its privacy rules 2,776 times in a one year period reported May 2012. The report was a self-audit meant for the NSA's top leaders. Members of Congress could only read the report in a secure room and would not be allowed to take notes. The incidents ranged from typos to computer error, to workload issues. The Post reported tha the secret court known as FISC ordered one fiber optic cable tap stopped in October 2011 for violating the 4th ammendment. One of the documents published details how to strip out details when reporting incidents o FISA Ammendement Act overseers. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/newly-published-leaks-show-nsas-thousands-of-privacy-violations/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | The Verge reports that Nokia will be launching a 10.1-inch Windows RT powered tablet in an event in New York tentatively scheduled for September 26th. There's even a picture of the tablet - or an alleged picture of the back of the tablet floating around on the Internet. If the pic is real, apparently Nokia hopes you like magenta RT-powered tablets running on LTE networks. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/16/4627220/nokia-windows-rt-tablet-pictures-leak-rumor | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | Bloomberg reports Samung will announce a smartwatch under the name Galaxy Gear at its Unpacked 2 event during the IFA conference in Berlin September 4. The watch will reportedly run Android and be able to make calls, handle email and surf the Web. Get ready to squint! | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/16/samsung-smartwatch-may-arrive-in-september/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Dell, the company, not the man, reported financials for its fiscal second quarter. The company's net income fell 72% compared to the same time last year. For the second quarter, Dell pulled in $204 million - last year it made $732 million. The declining numbers still were better than the low expectations set by Wall Street and shares rose less than 1%. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-16/dell-results-underscore-challenges-facing-turnaround-plan.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Sony has reached a preliminary deal to with Viacom to carry its TV channels on a pay-TV service to be delivered over the Interent. Viacom's channels include MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET and Logo. The Wall Street Journal reports Sony plans to offer the service for owners of its game consoles and TVs. Intel, Google and Apple are all reportedly looking to start similar services but have not struck any deals. The details of the Sony-Viacom agreement have yet to be determined. | http://allthingsd.com/20130815/viacom-sony-tv-is-a-big-deal-its-also-the-same-deal-we-already-have/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Yesterday, Google revoked access to Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone. This was Microsoft's second attempt at a YouTube app and Google's second rejection of such an app. Microsoft had enough and posted a lengthy blogpost entitled "The limits of Google's openness" saying that Google's reasoning for rejecting the YouTube app is "nothing other than excuses" and that "Google's reasons for blocking our app are manufactured so that we can't give our users the same experience Android and iPhone users are getting." Microsoft said Google has set up impossible to overcome roadblocks and Google knows it. Strong words. Let's see what Google says. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4625502/microsoft-responds-to-google-youtube-windows-phone-block | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | The Wall Street Journal Digits blog reports Apple has posted on LinkedIn more than 200 jobs available in China. Among the jobs are an environmental affairs program manager, a security specialist and a store specialist. Apple has struggled with accusations of environmental and human rights violations at its Chinese manufacturing partner FoxConn. China is seen as essential to Apple's ability to continue to grow worldwide sales. | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/16/apple-appears-to-be-hiring-in-china/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Mercedes gave Wired a demo of its car with Google Glass integration. The first app it showed off was sending navigation data from Google Glass to the Mercedes in-dash navigation system. Mercedes’ North American R&D President & CEO says the company has been "working with Glass for roughly six months and meeting with the Google Glass team regularly." | http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/08/google-glass-mercedes-benz/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Google Cloud Storage, an enterprise-level service used by the likes of Ubisoft and Best Buy will begin automatically encrypting its clients data. 128-bit AES encryption will be applied to data before it is written to disk. Google will use the same key system it uses for its own data. User data and metadata is encrypted using a unique key, which is then encrypted using a second key associated with the data owner, which is in turn encrypted using a "regularly rotated" master key. Google will hold these keys. Amazon has offered 256-bit AES encryption on its competing S3 service since 2011. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/16/4627232/google-cloud-storage-automated-128-bit-aes-security | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | The Ubuntu Edge Indiegogo campaign hit a milestone by having over $10.3 million pledged. This amount is more than the Pebble smartwatch picked up via crowdfunding. Canonical is still looking to raise $32 million in total. Only 6 more days left to fund the Edge. So if my math is right, there's a better chance the mythical Apple television set will launch tomorrow than the Edge getting funding. | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/08/16/canonical-raises-10-3m-for-ubuntu-edge-beats-the-pebble-as-the-highest-crowdfunding-campaign-ever/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds | http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-broke-privacy-rules-thousands-of-times-per-year-audit-finds/2013/08/15/3310e554-05ca-11e3-a07f-49ddc7417125_story.html?hpid=z1 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Newly published leaks show NSA’s thousands of privacy violations | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/newly-published-leaks-show-nsas-thousands-of-privacy-violations/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | US gov’t: Snowden also took secret docs while working at Dell in April 2012 | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/us-govt-snowden-also-took-secret-docs-while-working-at-dell-in-april-2012/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | What to say, and not to say, to 'our overseers' | http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/what-to-say-and-not-to-say-to-our-overseers/390/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | NSA report on privacy violations in the first quarter of 2012 | http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/nsa-report-on-privacy-violations-in-the-first-quarter-of-2012/395/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | May 2012 NSA self-audit for NSA top leadership - 2,776 incidents privacy rules broken (only Washington area) typos, programming errors, operator error, workload issues - intercepted 202 (Washington DC) not 20 (Egypt) (2008) - Feb. 2012 3,032 files US rtetained despite destruction order - Fiber optic tap couldn't separate US from foreign email FISC ordered it stopped October 2011 after several months of operation "deficient on statutory and constitutional grounds" - Congress must read in secure room can't take notes - 1 in 10 instances a typo - think on it. A typo and they're seeing your info - Incidental means US info swept in when targeting foreigner, not a reportable violation - “Target Analyst Rationale Instructions” explain how NSA employees should strip out details and substitute generic descriptions of the evidence and analysis behind their targeting choices. When reporting to FISA Ammendements Act oversseers Q: Revelation fatigue, or firing you up? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | Viacom-Sony TV Is a Big Deal. It’s Also the Same Deal We Already Have. | http://allthingsd.com/20130815/viacom-sony-tv-is-a-big-deal-its-also-the-same-deal-we-already-have/ | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | - The WSJ reports that Sony has reached a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry its channels on Sony's planned pay-TV service - Viacom owns a number of channels like Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and MTV - The Journal says none of the other companies trying to do internet-based pay TV has a major deal like this in place - The Journal's sources say that Sony still has to "nail down details" with Viacom and is still in talks with Walt Disney, Time Warner and CBS Sony's Service - Sony wants to stream cable channels and on-demand programming over the Internet to devices like Sony TV sets and PlayStation (expectations say PS first) - It would include a recommendation system. Content companies can supply some of those and Sony will provide some recs based on an algorithm - The Journal says Sony's interface is "highly graphic and easy to use" | Q: What would this do for Sony as a company? Peter Kafka at ATD thinks that the content companies will just sell their bundles to Sony the same way they would any other TV operator. He cites that when DirecTV, Dish, ATT and others showed up, the companies agreed to give them content, but the terms were pretty much the same. Q: Even if we get the same style of service, wouldn't having Internet-based competition be good for consumers? | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | tm | Samsung Said to Unveil Wristwatch-Like Smartphone Next Month | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-16/samsung-said-to-introduce-smartphone-like-wristwatch-next-month.html | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Samsung Unpacked 2 Spet. 4 at IFA in Berlin - Bloomberg reports Galaxy Gear watch phone, web, email - Android based go on sale this year - Still expecting Galaxy Note 3 Q: Is this the watch that makes the market? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | ia | Nokia to launch Windows RT tablet in September, alleged pictures leak | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/16/4627220/nokia-windows-rt-tablet-pictures-leak-rumor | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Asus Loses Interest in Windows RT Tablets, Stops Production | http://www.maximumpc.com/asus_loses_interest_windows_rt_tablets_stops_production2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Samsung confirms no Windows RT tablets for US markets, blames tepid retail demand | http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/10/samsung-cancels-windows-rt-plans-in-us/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | - According to Tom Warren over at The Verge, Nokia will unveil a Windows RT tablet next month in New York. - Nokia is currently trying to get developers for the event which is penciled in for September 26th. - The device is codenamed "Vanquish" and runs a Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, would have LTE and be available on the ATT network in the US. - Photos of the device may have leaked on Chinese site Digiwo. The image shows a 10.1-inch device that would run on Verizon. Q: Large manufacturers like Samsung and Asus have stepped away from Windows RT. Should Nokia be pursuing this route? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | tm | Canonical beats Pebble as the biggest crowdfunding campaign ever, hitting $10.3m for the Ubuntu Edge | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/08/16/canonical-raises-10-3m-for-ubuntu-edge-beats-the-pebble-as-the-highest-crowdfunding-campaign-ever/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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52 | Ubuntu Edge sets funding record with 10.3 million, top[pling Pebble - Still 20 million from goal with 6 days left - Check the specs. This phone is bootable as a desktop OS.... It's top-level in RAM and boots into Android. (Cloud Imperium Games has raised a dizzying $15 million for its space exploration MMO Star Citizen –) Q: Success failure or neither? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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54 | ia | Mercedes Is Testing Google Glass Integration, and It Actually Works | http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/08/google-glass-mercedes-benz/ | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | - Wired has an article about Mercedes testing Google Glass integration with its cars - Mercedes demoed a function called "Door-to-Door Navigation" with Wired's Damon Lavrinc - Here's how the system works: using a navigation app, you input an address through Google Glass, then you get in the car, plug in your phone and the destination is transferred to the in-car nav system - When the trip is over, unplug your phone and the system transfers data back to Glass - Mercedes even figured out a way to get this to work with iPhones even though Glass doesn't support iPhones by using a convulted connection between Glass, Mercedes' own servers and the iPhone. - This rigging of Mercedes/Glass/iPhones is a proof of concept says Johann Jungwirth, Mercedes' North American R&D and that this will likely not be the way the system works when its launched. This is a prototype - Mercedes will be integrating some form of Google Glass in the future with Android integration coming in 2014 Q: What do you think of this way of integrating Glass with a car? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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65 | Microsoft to close Xbox PC Marketplace on August 22, Titles that gamers have already purchased through the PC Marketplace will remain available after August 22. You just can't buy new games there. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57598823-75/microsoft-to-close-xbox-pc-marketplace-on-august-22/ | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Also on August 22nd, the Verizon HTC One will hit stores | http://thedroidguy.com/2013/08/verizon-htc-one-landing-in-stores-on-august-22/ | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | On August 23rd, AT&T will begin sales of the Moto X. The 16GB model costs $200, the 32GB model costs $250 with a contract. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/16/4627716/moto-x-available-att-august-23 | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Coming up in May 2014, Apple and all other parties to the ebook pricing case must be ready for a damages trial according to an order issued by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote | http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/08/14/apple-ordered-to-prepare-for-may-2014-trial-on-e-book-antitrust-damages | |||||||||||||||||||
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82 | Hey TNT crew, Seems like stories of US-government surveillance and whether or not corporations are cooperating with it are surfacing daily. Just about everyone swears that they are not actively passing citizen's data to the government, but with leaks coming out it is clear they have the information anyway. This did not make a lot of sense until I heard the recent Security Now podcast about the State of Surveillance. Steve has a pretty convincing theory that the PRISM project is literally splitting light (fiber optic signals,) allowing the NSA to tap large ISP trunk lines and receive a copy of the data just upstream of the major corporations. This makes a lot of sense - how they can have copies of a company like Google's data with out Google knowing about it or being complicit. Just an eye-opener for me and it seems relevant to many of your stories. Love the show! Ben from VA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Facebook wants to control another little piece of your life, payments. AllThingsD reports Facebook confirmed they will test a service allowing anyone who has given credit card information to use their Facebook account to make purchases on mobile apps. JackThreads is the pilot partner. | http://allthingsd.com/20130815/facebook-testing-out-paypal-competitor-in-bid-to-simplify-mobile-commerce-purchases/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | Lenovo announced that its mobile device sales have overtaken its PC sales thanks to growth in China. Lenovo has a staggering 42% of the Chinese market and reported its shipments of phones and tablets are up 41% year over year. Lenovo has been itching to get into the U.S. phone marke. CEO Yang Yuanqing told the WSJ that "If a target or deal is consistent with Lenovo's strategy, we would take the opportunity." BlackBerry deal, anyone? | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4623524/top-pc-maker-lenovo-sells-more-phones-and-tablets-than-computers | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | Ubi Interactive, part of Microsoft's Kinect Accelerator program has created an app that combined with a projector and a Kinect for Windows, can turn any surface into a virtual touchscreen. For $149 the software supports a 45-inch display size. The pro version for $379 and business version for $799 both can go to 100 inches. The basic version supports one touch point and the business version supports two. If you want 20 touch points you'll need the $1499 enterprise edition. The app works on Windows 8 and Ubi is taking orders now at ubi-interactive.com. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4623606/ubi-interactive-kinect-app-turns-projector-into-touchscreen | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Activision released multiplayer details about "Call of Duty: Ghosts." The multiplayer mode will allow players to customize their characters via the Create-A-Soldier feature. You'll be able to choose weapon loadouts and alter your character's appearance. You'll also be able to create up to 10 soldiers who can compete in the new Squads mode, which features co-op, competitive and solo options. Ghosts launches November 5th. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/08/14/call-of-duty-ghosts-multiplayer/2653853/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | The FBI has cracked encryption on two Western Digital My Book Essential external hard drives in a case against Jeffrey Feldman of Wisconsin, accused of three counts of receiving and possessing child pornography. Feldman has declined to give up his passwords, causing a legal battle about self-incrimination. FBI agent Chadwick Elgersma said in court documents that 7 more drives remain encrypted. The Feds did not reveal what kind of encryption was used on the drives. | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/feds-crack-encrypted-drives/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Remember that Android OS flaw that led to a whole bunch of wallet apps to be insecure? Well, Google has issued a patch that fixes a flaw in the pseudorandom number generator. The bug in the number generator made it possible to steal Bitcoins from Bitcoin wallets that generated keys from an Android app. There was at least one reported theft with $5,700 worth of Bitcoins stolen. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/15/androids-bitcoin-wallet-busting-security-bug-gets-patched/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Apple will supposedly announce a new iPhone September 10. ABI Research and KGI Securities say Apple will include a fingerprint reader on the new phone. Apple bought a fingerprint-sensor maker AuthenTec last year. Still don't believe it? Well the stock market does. Analysts believe a race for biometric devices will kick off with the announcement and biometric companies are getting a boost. Bloomberg reports shares of Precise Biometrics have doubled since Apple's AuthenTec deal and added 12 percent to the stock price yesterday. Fingerprint Cards AB has risen 10 times since AuthenTec and surged 14% yesterday. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-13/iphone-fingerprint-reader-talk-boosting-biometric-stocks.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Who is the king of the streaming set-top-boxes? If you guessed Apple, you'd be dead wrong. According to new data from Parks Associates, the number one streamer is Roku. 37% of the 10,000 people polled used a Roku box to stream media. 24% used an Apple TV. Parks Associates says that the media streamers have a bright future with consumers because consumers are reluctant to replace "big-ticket items solely for smart upgrades." | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2423089,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Wireless devices that don't need a battery? Scientists are on it! Researchers at the University of Washington have developed prototypes that use "ambient backscatter" to draw power from RF signals like radio and TV broadcasts. The devices communicate by absorbing or reflecting the ambient signals. The devices could be used for structural sensors or embedded in things like keys so your couch can text you if your keys fall between he cushions. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/15/university-of-washington-ambient-backscatter/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Tired of going to the internet, downloading Skype, then installing it? So much work! Well, lazy people, your life is about to get easier. Microsoft will be shipping Skype with Windows 8.1 and the app will be "front-and-center" on the updated OS. When you log in to your MS account, you'll be ready to Skype with all the Skype-y people. Enjoy! | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/08/15/skype-will-be-baked-into-windows-8-1-featured-front-and-center-on-the-start-screen/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Top PC maker Lenovo sells more phones and tablets than computers | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4623524/top-pc-maker-lenovo-sells-more-phones-and-tablets-than-computers | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | LENOVO REPORTS STRONG FIRST QUARTER 2013/14 RESULTS | http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1705 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | - Lenovo mobile have passed PC sales ( record $8.8 billion in revenue and $170 million in profit) - IDC had Lenovo as top PC vendor in Q2 - Lenovo 42% mobile marketshare China, Phone and tablet shipments up 41% yoy (132% for smartphones alone) - Wants to bring phones to US next year - On Black Berry, CEO Yang Yuanqing to WSJ "If a target or deal is consistent with Lenovo’s strategy, we would take the opportunity, Q: Is Lenovo the exception that proves the rule, or is there hope for HP and Dell? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | ia | Kinect app that turns any surface into a 'touchscreen' debuts for $149 | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4623606/ubi-interactive-kinect-app-turns-projector-into-touchscreen | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
33 | Turn any surface into a touch screen with Ubi Interactive and Kinect for Windows | http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kinectforwindows/archive/2013/08/13/turn-any-surface-into-a-touch-screen-with-ubi-interactive-and-kinect-for-windows.aspx?Redirected=true | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | - An app that turns any surface into a touchscreen has now moved out of beta stage and is on sale for consumers - the Ubi app for Windows 8 combined with a Kinect for Windows and a projector lets you manipulate projected images. - The Kinect tracks your movements and it should operate the same way you've used touchscreen phones and tablets. Multi-touch and gesture support are available There are four different packages from Ubi: - basic costs $149, allows one point of input. supports images up to 45-inches - business version allows two for $800. Business can provide 100-inch support - Enterprise gets you 20 points for $1500 Q: I've been excited about this since I've seen Bill Gates demo something like this at CES. Are you interested in this? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | tm | Facebook can make you miserable | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/10242414/Facebook-can-make-you-miserable.html | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults | http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0069841 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Study by Ethan Kross, a social psychologist who led the work at the University of Michigan. published in PLOS One - 82 median age 19 w/ Facebook accounts replied to text messages 5 times a day for 2 weeks - "Our results indicate that Facebook use predicts negative shifts on both of these variables over time. The more people used Facebook at one time point, the worse they felt the next time we text-messaged them; the more they used Facebook over two-weeks, the more their life satisfaction levels declined over time" - The researchers said that they found no evidence that people used Facebook when they felt unhappy already. Q: Should we cheer up and stop using Facebook? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | ia | eBay's My Gadgets could turn tech hoarders into impulse sellers | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4622600/ebay-launches-my-gadgets-collection-facilitates-selling | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | - eBay launched a new service today called "My Gadgets" - It's a private inventory of the toys you buy - You have to add each item on your own - If you bought items on ebay, they will automatically be a part of the list - eBay will automatically put prices on each of your items and give you a running total on your gadgets. You can even see price trends - The inventory isn't public until you want to sell something Q: Does this seem like a good idea for consumers? Will this create a new bunch of ebay sellers? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | tm | Press Suckered By Anti-Google Group's Bogus Claim That Gmail Users Can't Expect Privacy - THX PSYSPUD | http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130814/14262524177/press-suckered-anti-google-groups-bogus-claim-that-gmail-users-cant-expect-privacy.shtml | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Yes, Gmail users have an expectation of privacy | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4621474/yes-gmail-users-have-an-expectation-of-privacy | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Google Motion to Dismiss | http://www.scribd.com/doc/160134104/Google-Motion-to-Dismiss-061313 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Smith v. Maryland | http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=442&invol=735 | SOURCE (cited) | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | Mentioned briefly yesterday but fury rages on "Google says email users have no expectation of privacy" PR from Consumer Watchdog - Nilay Patel on The Verge and Mike Masnick on TechDirt have excellent explanations of what's really going on - Class-action lawsuit against Google accused of violating wiretapping laws by scanning email at server level and putting ads next to email - In filing to dismiss in June 'Indeed, "a person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties."' Using Smith v. Maryland as precedent. - Patel points out the quote refers to non-Gmail users who send email to Gmail users. Gmail users are covered by Google's Unified Privacy Policy - "Non-Gmail users who send emails to Gmail recipients must expect that their emails will be subjected to Google's normal processes as the [email] provider for their intended recipients." - Masnick thinks the real issue here will be fighting off Government in future, Gov't may use Smith v. Maryland and cite Google's own use of ti in defense. Q: Are you angry at Google? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | ia | Google blocks Microsoft's new YouTube Windows Phone app | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4624706/google-blocks-window-phone-youtube-app | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | YouTube returns to Windows Phone | http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-youtube-windows-phone-20130814,0,2646789.story | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | - This broke during the show - MS just released a YT app and now it's being blocked by Google - Google says that the app is blocked for violating terms of use - "Microsoft has not made the browser upgrades necessary to enable a fully-featured YouTube experience, and has instead re-released a YouTube app that violates our Terms of Service," - The Verge says that Google simply revoked the API key Microsoft was attempting to use as the software giant had reverse engineered YouTube's ad code. - The YouTube app returned to WP after being gone for 3 months. The app let users upload video and stream live video feeds. - Microsoft says it's working on resolving the issue with its updated YouTube app. “Google is blocking our updated YouTube app for Windows Phone," says a Microsoft spokesperson. "We are working with them to resolve the issue.” Q: WTH? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Plants vs. Zombies 2' review: a leaf to the past | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4618432/plants-vs-zombies-2-review | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Smartphone sales have finally surpassed feature phone sales! What you say? You feel like you heard that very statement reported right here on Tech News Today previously? Well OK, smarty, IDC and CANALYS may have said it but everyone who knows anything about anything knows it takes THREE analyst group proclamations to make something true. So now that GARTNER GROUP says it well, it's real OK. As for the winners, these might seem familiar too. Samsung leads worldwide Market share followed by Apple, LG Lenovo and ZTE. Android has 79% worldwide followed by iOS 14.2% then Windows Phone BlackBerry and Bada. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/14/gartner-q2-smartphone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Microsoft has announced that Windows 8.1 will be arriving on October 17th in the US, in fact the exact release time is 12am on October 18th in New Zealand, which is 4am PT or 7am ET on October 17th. At that time, the free update will begin rolling out across local Windows Stores, and will be available "at retail and on new devices" starting on the 18th, depending on your region. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/14/windows-8.1-launch/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Who can read your Gmail? According to a court filing, Google says it is legally allowed to read the emails you receive if you're using Gmail. In a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit, Google said that a user has "no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties." Google is currently in the midst of a class action lawsuit where the plaintiffs allege that Google is illegally intercepting their communications. Google says that people who use web-based email can't be surprised if their email provider processes those messages in the course of delivery. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57598420-93/google-filing-says-gmail-users-have-no-expectation-of-privacy/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Apple has acquired Matcha.tv, a second screen TV app that provided an overview of everything available to watch on Cable, streaming services and video stores like iTunes. It also provided a universal viewing queue, recommendation engine and connection to social networks. The service shut down in May. VentureBeat reports their sources say Apple paid $1 to $1.5 million. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/13/apple-acquires-matchatv/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Everyone's favorite surveillance pal the National Security Agency has lobbied inside the US government to deploy a “Star Wars” -esque defense for America’s computer networks, to intercept cyberattacks before they could cripple power plants, banks or financial markets. But don't get too worked up, administration officials say the plan, has virtually no chance of moving forward given the backlash against the N.S.A. over the recent disclosures about its surveillance programs. Whew. Thank goodness. We can relax now. | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/nsa-surveillance-cyberdefense-plan_n_3746786.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Carl Icahn announced over Twitter that he found Apple to be "extremely undervalued" and now has a "large position in Apple." Various reports say that Icahn bought up over a $1 billion worth of shares - that's less than 1% of Apple's market cap. After iCahn's tweet, Apple shares jumped nearly 5%, which added over $17 billion to Apple's market value. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4619632/icahn-buys-apple-stake-1-billion | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Orbotix has launched Sphero 2.0. It is no longer just a robotic ball you control with a smartphone for the entertainment of cats. Sphero 2.0 rolls twice as fast at 7 feet per second, and is three times as bright. A new user interface lets you level up, getting access to higher speeds as you prove your adeptness at controlling the ball. Pre-orders begin today for $129.99 and in-store availability comes August 31. Original Sphero will sell for a reduced $109.99. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/14/sphero-2-0-is-twice-as-fast-agile-and-awesome/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Samsung has announced the Hennessy SCH W789, a flip phone, available only in the Chinese market. The handset comes with two 3.3-inch touchscreen displays -- one on the front and the other on the back. The smartphone runs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and comes with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. Its rear-facing camera sports 5MP. As with most other Samsung smartphones in China, Hennessy comes with support for both CDMA and GSM, allowing customers to access any network in the country. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57598442-94/samsung-finally-unveils-hennessy-flip-phone-in-china/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | New Zynga CEO Don Mattrick shook up the company's management team Tuesday. COO David Ko, CTO Cadir Lee, chief people officer Colleen McCreary, and SVP of Games Todd Arnold are all leaving the company. The survivors will be split into three divisions — Studios; Functional; and Technology, Live Ops and Publishing — and will now have 13 managers. The company held an all-hands meeting with its staff Wednesday morning to discuss the changes. | http://allthingsd.com/20130813/heres-zyngas-new-executive-org-chart/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | AllThingsD reports that Facebook is working on a new app for celebrities that would let them monitor Facebook content about them from a mobile device. The app would also allow a celebrity or their assistant to respond to that Facebook content. Facebook tells AllThingsD that it is testing "these features with a small group of partners and will share more details" when it rolls out. | http://allthingsd.com/20130813/fame-on-facebook-testing-vip-only-app/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Will having activist investor Carl Icahn as a shareholder hurt Apple in the long-run? | http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/08/13/will-having-activist-investor-carl-icahn-as-a-shareholder-hurt-apple-in-the-long-run/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Carl Icahn's Twitter post about acquiring stock position | https://twitter.com/carl_c_icahn/status/367350206993399808 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Icahn's post about talking to Tim Cook | https://twitter.com/Carl_C_Icahn/status/367351130776285184 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Apple shares soar after billionaire investor Carl Icahn calls company 'extremely undervalued' | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4619632/icahn-buys-apple-stake-1-billion | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Carl Icahn Unleashed: Wall Street's Richest Man Is On The Attack -- Just Ask Michael Dell | http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2013/03/27/carl-icahn-unleashed-wall-streets-richest-man-is-on-the-attack-just-ask-michael-dell/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Carl Icahn: "We currently have a large position in APPLE. We believe the company to be extremely undervalued. Spoke to Tim Cook today. More to come." "Had a nice conversation with Tim Cook today. Discussed my opinion that a larger buyback should be done now. We plan to speak again shortly." - Icahn has tried to take over Dell and Yahoo, forced Netflix to adopt a "poison pill" plan - Apple stock rose 4.75% on the news, at $490 Icahn thinks it should be $625 - Apple spokesman. "Tim had a very positive conversation with Mr. Icahn today." - Reed Hastings: “I was worried about him when we didn’t know him, but I now must say that I enjoy his company.” - Icahn: "“All this cash is dammed up at these companies. We are the catalyst to enable them to do something with it.” Q: Is this a new phase in Icahn's career or can we expect him to start bullying Apple into spending its huge cash reserves and incur the taxes that would mean? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | Apple acquires second screen TV startup Matcha.tv (scoop) | http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/13/apple-acquires-matchatv/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Apple Acquires Matcha.TV | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/13/apple-acquires-matcha-tv/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Video Discovery Service Matcha Disappears, Co-Founder Promises ‘Something Better’ In The Future | http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/27/video-discovery-service-matcha-disappears-co-founder-promises-something-better-in-the-future/ | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Looks like Apple swallowed up another company - VentureBeat reports that the Apple was the company that bought out Matcha.tv. Apple then confirmed that it purchased the company - Matcha.tv was a second-screen TV/video-guide. It could tell you what was available to watch via streaming video services and digital vido stores - It also gave you a universal queue for your videos, suggested videos and also connected to social networks - Back in May, Matcha.tv shut down with a message on their website saying "Unfortunately, from today going forward, this service is no longer available. All personal information collected by Matcha has been deleted." - VentureBeat says the deal was somewhere in the $1M to $1.5M range, but the "final amount could have been much higher..." Q: Does this signal changes for the Apple TV STB and/or the mythical television set by Apple? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | sl | Fame On: Facebook Testing VIP-Only App | http://allthingsd.com/20130813/fame-on-facebook-testing-vip-only-app/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | - VIP app, testing with a small group of famous people. monitor Facebook from a mobile device. - The project - Facebook’s push to encourage celebrities to share more stuff on the site. And that’s part of Facebook’s larger push to compete more directly with Twitter for “public” sharing. - Facebook has bulked up its talent team over the past year to work with celebs on “best practices” for using Facebook, including posting candid thoughts and pictures, | q: new google alerts? is facebook too late to the game here? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | ia | Samsung Wants You To Figure Out What To Do With Its Flexible Displays | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/14/samsung-wants-you-to-figure-out-what-to-do-with-its-flexible-displays/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Samsung Contest Page | http://samsungflexiblefuture.prizelogic.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Samsung wants you to give it your ideas, and they'll pay you! - Samsung announced it is running a contest where it asks people to submit ideas as to what kind of devices to make with its flexible display technology - It is offering cash prizes. Top winner gets $10,000. 2nd place gets $5,000, 3rd place gets $2,500 - The entries will be judged based on how important flexible displays are to the overall design and how realistic the hardware and business plan turn out to be - Teams can design devices with displays ranging from 1-20 inches w/ a max of 1080p resolution - The Contest is open to the U.S. If a contesteant owns any IP rights, the contest terms says the contestant will have to grant a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to Samsung - Applications are accepted starting August 29th, 2013. The last day will be October 6th Q: Let's win some money: what do you want to see a flexible display in? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | sl | Twitter Is Testing Out A New ‘TV Trending’ Box At The Top Of Your Timeline | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/14/twitter-is-testing-out-a-new-tv-trending-box-at-the-top-of-your-timeline/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | - Twitter seems to be testing new feature where links to popular TV shows (jimmy kimmel, AGT, Covert Affairs) appear as Twitter cards at the top of your Timeline in iOS app, with related Tweet data and show info - card then links through to custom page for the program - accounts that might be relevant to fans of that show. Jimmy Kimmel Live also provides a link to the official account of Jimmy Kimmel himself - “Once you refresh, the trending box shows up,” sources tells TC. “However, when you start scrolling the box flows down with your timeline. Over time, or when an insane number of tweets come out about the show, the box goes back to the top.” | q: next phase of group-tweeting about a show? | |||||||||||||||||||
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53 | tm | Lavabit founder, under gag order, speaks out about shut-down decision - THX pcguy8088_ | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/lavabit-founder-under-gag-order-speaks-out-about-shut-down-decision/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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55 | Expecting privacy with email providers is extremely naive | http://www.zdnet.com/expecting-privacy-with-email-providers-is-extremely-naive-7000019374/ | <-- may or may not reference - tm | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | Ladar Levison shut down Lavabit, two weeks after an activist revealed she was contacted by Edward Snowden using the service - Levison is legally barred from saying much about what the government demanded from him - Told Democracy Now: " I think that if the American people knew what our government was doing, they wouldn't be allowed to do it anymore" ""There's information that I can't even share with my lawyer, let alone with the American public. " - Levison is fighting it out at the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit—both for his right to tell his own story, and ultimately to "resurrect Lavabit as an American company." Q: Overreaction or not? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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61 | In regenerative medicine breakthrough, lab-grown human heart tissue beats on its own | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/13/4617750/regenerative-medicine-breakthrough-lab-grown-human-heart-tissue | Thx Woundup | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | Google Maps easter egg transports you inside the Doctor's TARDIS | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4620352/google-maps-street-view-tardis-doctor-who-easter-egg | Thx KAPT_kipper | ||||||||||||||||||
63 | Cloned horses may be headed for US racetracks | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4620168/cloned-horses-must-be-allowed-on-registry-judge-rules | |||||||||||||||||||
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66 | Samsung Ativ S Neo available on August 16th for $149.99 at Sprint | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4620712/samsung-ativ-s-neo-sprint-august-16th-release-date | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Google announces Chrome Dev Summit, a two-day developer event on November 20 and 21 in Mountain View | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/08/13/google-announces-chrome-dev-summit-a-two-day-developer-event-held-on-november-20-and-21-in-mountain-view/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | How crazy is the Hyperloop? Xbox One drops another restriction, Sony to sell lenses for smartphones http://live.twit.tv/ | GUEST: Denise Howell, Legal expert LOWER THIRD URL: www.bagandbaggage.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Elon Musk revealed the details of his Hyperloop transport system and the Internet went wild! In short, Musk proposes building two steel tubes mostly along Interstate 5 between San Francisco and Los Angeles. 28 passengers would board an aluminum capsule every 30 seconds to 2 minutes to be whipped at a top speed of 768 miles per hour in a low-pressure environment. Hyperloop would cost an estimated $6 billion. Musk has oppen-sourced the idea and requests ideas and improvements be sent to hyperloop@teslamotors.com or hyperloop@spacex.com. | http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-12/revealed-elon-musk-explains-the-hyperloop | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | the U.S Secret Service has released the first 104 pages of agency documents about the late coder and activist Aaron Swartz, including a brief report on Swartz’s suicide less than three months before his scheduled trial. In January 2011, Swartz was caught using MIT’s public network to bulk-download 4 million academic articles. MIT had a subscription to the archive that made it free to use from MIT’s campus. The Secret Service was brought into the case early on, and federal prosecutors ultimately charged Swartz with wire fraud and computer hacking. | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/swartz-foia-release/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | According to Windows Weekly's own Mary Jo Foley, Windows 8.1 will be available to the general public in mid-October even though the OS update is on target to go RTM at the end of this month. PC makers will receive a version of 8.1 soon so they can test out the update with new hardware also slated for October. Windows 8.1 has been widely considered a response to all the criticisms Windows 8 faced with a number of new features like a Start flag on the desktop. | http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-8-1-when-will-users-get-the-final-bits-7000019281/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Microsoft's getting soft in its old age. Previously the Xbox One wwas not supposed to be able to operate without the Kinect on. Now Xbox One platform architect Marc Whitten says the Xbox One will run perfectly fine even if the Kinect isn't connected to it. Whitten also confirmed that you can turn the Kinect completely off even when it is connected and it will not collect any information. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2423002,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Norwegian officials say they won't let Apple take aerial photographs of Oslo to create 3D images for its Maps app. Anyone wishing to fly over the capital to take pictures requires a licence from the authorities. Other map brands have used flat satellite images for their services. Nokia also has 3D-images of Oslo's buildings in its Here product but only for parts of the city. News of the denial was first reported by the local newspaper Aftenposten. It said officials were worried about the public having access to detailed views of government buildings. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23675327 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Facebook just picked up speech-recognition developer Mobile Technologies. Tom Stocky, product-management director at Facebook, said this "is an investment in our long-term product roadmap..." In the past, Mobile Technologies built an app that allowed for speech-to-speech translation as well as providing automatic interpretation services for lectures. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-12/facebook-to-buy-mobile-technologies-for-voice-recognition.html | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Tibet.net, the Chinese-language website of the Tibetan government-in-exile, has been compromised, according to security company Kaspersky Lab. The malicious software could be used to spy on visitors. Kaspersky reports the site has been under attack since 2011 but previous breaches have been quietly fixed without attracting attention. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23680686 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Samsung's 55-inch Curved OLED set is nine thousand dollars, but that's quite a bit less than the $15,000 quoted last month. the Samsung KN55S9C was designed with a curved profile in order to "envelope" viewers -- your viewing experience more immersive. The OLED set includes the company's Multi-View feature, which lets two people watch different programming at the same time when using compatible active 3D glasses, and it's compatible with the Evolution Kit Samsung introduced at CES. The 55-inch KN55S9C is on its way to select retailers. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/13/samsungs-curved-oled-tv-shipping/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | One sign that Google is the new Apple is that we here at Tech news Today now get "you cover too much Google" complaints instead of "you cover too much Apple" complaints. Another sign is that Google's new products lead to a spate of complaints about bugs. The new Nexus 7 apparently has problems with GPS and multitouch. Chatter about phantom inputs and screen freak outs have become common on the XDA Developers and Google Product forums according to Engadget. Google says "The Android team is aware of this issue and investigating." | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/13/2013-nexus-7-multitouch-bug/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | There's a new class action lawsuit against Microsoft that claims MS "issued materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's financial performance and its tablet computer, the Surface RT." Microsoft recently took a $900 million charge for the Surface RT, parts and accessories on its last quarterly statement. If you want to join the class action, you'll have to be a Microsoft stock holder between the period of April 18, 2013 and July 18, 2013. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57598304-75/microsoft-hit-with-class-action-suit-over-surface-rt/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Hyperloop—a theoretical, 760 mph transit system made of sun, air, and magnets | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/08/hyperloop-a-theoretical-760-mph-transit-system-made-of-sun-air-and-magnets/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Tracking Hyperloop, Elon Musk's high-speed pipe dream | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/13/4616792/elon-musk-hyperloop-high-speed-travel | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Hyperloop Faces Technical Hurdles | http://www.navigantresearch.com/blog/hyperloop-faces-technical-hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Does the Hyperloop even make sense for California? | http://qz.com/114463/does-the-hyperloop-even-make-sense-for-california/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | - 2 steel tubes, low pressure, powered by solar arrays, at top speed 760 mph (300 mph in urban and mountainous terrain) - 6.11 feet by 4.43 feet at widest, Aluminum pods 28 psgrs. every 30 secs. to 2 mins. (840 psgrs/hr) - 1/6 Mars pressure (100 pascals), hard vacuum too expensive - "air bearing" skis float on air cushion, air supplied from intake valves - Linear induction motors magnets in tube as stator, magnets on capsule as rotor - Solar arrays generate 52MW tube needs 6MW - Price estimated at $6 billion for $7.5 billion you could take your car in a capsule - Sam Jaffe, writing on the Navigant Research blog, heat dissipation, water carriage, winds - Musk: "I'm somewhat tempted to at least make a demonstration prototype" - weigh in on the designs, requesting ideas and improvements be sent to hyperloop@teslamotors.com or hyperloop@spacex.com Q: Will we ever see this? Or is this generation's monorail? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Xbox One no longer requires Kinect to be plugged in | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4615586/xbox-one-no-longer-needs-kinect-plugged-in | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Kinect No Longer Mandatory For Xbox One (But Will Still Come With It) [UPDATE] | http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-wont-actually-need-kinect-plugged-in-microso-1113142909 | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Microsoft tested Xbox One controllers with built-in screens and the ability to emit smells | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4615432/xbox-one-controller-concepts-screens-speakers-smells | |||||||||||||||||||
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- Xbox chief product officer Marc Whitten told IGN that the Xbox will no longer require a Kinect to function - In May, MS said the Kinect would be a mandatory part of the system and it would be required to be plugged in at all times - Whitten says w/o the Kinect plugged in, you won't be able to use any feature that explicitly uses the sensor - Kotaku asked MS "Does MS still have no intentions of selling a Kinect-free bundle?" MS said "Kinect is still an essential and integrated part of the Xbox One platform." MS didn't answer directly - MS head of Xbox accessories Zulfi Alam told Kotaku that MS was testing a smell-emitting Xbox controller, but it didn't work out in practice - Additionally, MS tested having a screen on the controller and speakers. Battery drain & player focus on the TV made MS drop the idea. Speakers were nixed b/c it was distracting Q: What's the bigger story? Yet another Microsoft turnaround or the smelly controllers? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | ia | Larry Ellison says 'we already know' Apple is doomed without Steve Jobs | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4615882/larry-ellison-says-we-already-know-apple-is-doomed-without-steve-jobs | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Charlie Rose asks "What happens to Apple without Steve?" | http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GUdYebAN-Fs&t=18 | VIDEO (pre-roll) | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Larry Ellison: Steve Jobs was 'our Edison' | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57598225-37/larry-ellison-steve-jobs-was-our-edison/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | 26 | - Oracle's Larry Ellison gave an interview to Charlie Rose of CBS This Morning - Ellison was asked about Steve Jobs and Ellison said "He was our Edison, he was our Picasso. He was an incredible inventor." - When asked about what how Apple will fair without Jobs, Ellison said the following - For the audio listeners, with Jobs, Ellison motioned up with his finger. Without Jobs in the past, Ellison motioned down. Then when Jobs returned, Ellison pointed his finger up. Now without jobs, his finger fell back down. - He says we've seen Apple without Jobs before and the Job-less Apple experiment already happened Q: Ellison was a friend of Jobs - do you buy his assessment of Apple w/o Jobs? | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | sl | Amazon’s AWS Now Offers A Push Notification Service For iOS, Android And Kindle Apps, Widening Its Toolkit For Mobile Developers | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/13/amazons-aws-now-offers-a-push-notification-service-for-ios-android-and-kindle-apps-widening-its-toolkit-for-mobile-developers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - Amazon Web Services division launched SNS Mobile Push. developers set up and send notifications — app updates, news about your contacts, marketing msgs — to users of its apps across iOS, Android and Kindle devices, with the first million messages sent free. - after 1M, every million messages published costs $.50, with another $.50 for every million messages delivered (in other words, $1.00 total per million push notifications). - Amazon notes that by offering a cross-platform solution, it’s taking out some of the work and cost for developers, who would have in the past had to create notifications and integrations with each platform on which their app exists, or develop their own proprietary solutions. - no word on windows phone or html5-based content | q: is the cross-platform angle what makes amazon most attractive here? pricing? | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | sl | Sony 'lens-camera' leak shows smartphone attachments with built-in sensor, processor and more | http://www.phonedog.com/2013/08/12/sony-lens-camera-leak-shows-smartphone-attachments-with-built-in-sensor-processor-and-more/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | - According to Sony Alpha Rumors, new sony lens-camera magnetic attachments are on the way- for Android or iOS. Once clipped on, the phone will be able to control the camera over a Wi-Fi or NFC connection - two different lens-cameras; one will feature an RX100MII sensor and Zeiss lens, 2nd will sport an 1/2.3-inch 18-megapixel CMOS sensor with a 10x zoom lens. | q: better to have an attachment than built-into cam? | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | tm | Apple aerial map photos blocked over Oslo in Norway | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23675327 | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | Aerial photos of Oslo from Google Images | https://www.google.com/search?q=oslo+aerial+photos&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OGUKUpGdFYigyAGl24GoDw&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=993&bih=791 | PICS | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | Norway's National Security Authority denied Apple permission to take aerial photographs of Oslo for the 3D flyover in Apple Maps app - worried about the public having access to detailed views of government buildings. according to Aftenposten. - Nokia has 3D images of parts of Oslo in "Here" - a spokeswoman for Norway's National Security Authority suggested alternative way "One way would be to contact a Norwegian supplier who already has a licence. Another way would be to just buy the needed mapping from the Norwegian Mapping Authority." Q: Is this prudent security or behind-the-times paranoia? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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63 | China orders demolition of rock villa on high-rise roof | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23677990 | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Moving 'for rent' sign uses camera, motorized mount to track pedestrians (video) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/12/moving-for-rent-sign/ | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | BlackBerry announced a special committee to investigate strategic alternatives. These alternatives could include, partnerships, joint-ventures, alliances or, I don't know, a sale or something, according to a BlackBerry press release. Rumors began circulating Friday that Blackberry would like to take the company private. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4613464/blackberry-will-consider-sale-of-company-with-formation-of-special-committee | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | All Things D's Ina Fried and The Loop's Jim Dalrymple both report Apple will announce a new iPhone or two on Tuesday September 10. Apple has not yet confirmed the date. Speculation continues on whether we'll see a new cheaper iPhone model as well as a fingerprint sensor and maybe unicorns. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/apples-september-10-event-date-for-next-iphone-gets-a-strong-if-unofficial-confirmation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The City of London is telling the waste disposal company Renew that it can no longer track commuters by measuring smartphone signals from Renew's trash cans. Renew placed a dozen trash bins around London's Square Mile and recorded MAC addresses of any device with Wi-Fi enabled. Renew's CEO says the data collection was a test and the company did not collect any personal information about device owners. | http://qz.com/114174/city-of-london-halts-recycling-bins-tracking-phones-of-passers-by/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | ZTE has announced that its ZTE Open phone which runs the Firefox OS will go on sale soon in the UK and the US for £59.99 and $79.99 through ZTE's eBay store. The ZTE Open came to Colombia and Venezuela two weeks ago. | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/08/12/firefox-os-based-zte-open-will-go-on-sale-in-the-uk-and-us-for-79-99-unlocked-and-exclusively-on-ebay/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | HTC is in dire straits financially and has turned to Iron Man for help. Robert Downey Jr. will appear in a new marketing campaign playing on what the initials actually mean. No, they won't use the "Has to Change" moniker many critics bandy about. The first video with Downey Jr. has him saying the phrase "Humongous Tinfoil Catamaran" But my favorite "Hold This Cat"is also apparently in the works. HTC actually stands for High Tech Computer. We'll see if this campaign can make it stand for "sells a lot of phones." | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/has-to-change/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | The Bitcoin Foundation says an Android OS flaw renders "all Android wallets generated to date vulnerable to theft." The issue is within the Android OS itself and the way it generates secure random numbers. If you're using a wallet app where you don't control the private keys like Coinbase or Mt. Gox, you're not affected. The Bitcoin Foundation says to update your wallet apps as the updates become available and that key rotation is necessary. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23664743 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | NBC News has bought Stringwire a service that encourages Twitter users witnessing news events to point their cameras at what's happening and stream the event live. NBC's Chief Digital Officer Vivian Schiller says that the videos will be vetted before use on NBC. | http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/08/12/nbc-news-buys-live-video-streaming-site-to-incorporate-citizen-journalism-and-boost-news-coverage/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Elon Musk's campaign to build a giant pneumatic tube connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco continues. The entrepreneur plans to announce more details of his Hyperloop which would attempt to make the trip between LA and SF in around 30 minutes and cost less to build than the currently planned High-Speed rail. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23666173 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple's next iPad will use a film based touch panel instead of a glass-based one to save on weight and thickness. The next iPad will also reportedly have a thinner bezel and exterior styling similar to the iPad Mini. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/apples-next-ipad-will-indeed-inherit-ipad-minis-thin-and-light-good-looks-reports-wsj/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | The Virtuix Omni Treadmill is now up for preorder. If you pony up $500 you'll get an omnidirectional treadmill, a pair of Omni-friendly shoes and a harness to keep you on that treadmill. The Omni has an expected shipping date of March 2014. In the U.S. shipping costs range from $60 to $90. Internationally, shipping ranges from $40 in China to $700 in Egypt. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422945,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | End of the road beckons for BlackBerry: company is looking for “possible transactions” | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/12/end-of-the-road-beckons-for-blackberry-company-is-looking-for-possible-transactions/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | BlackBerry: The perils of 'strategic alternatives' and limbo land | http://www.zdnet.com/blackberry-the-perils-of-strategic-alternatives-and-limbo-land-7000019273/ | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | BlackBerry press release | http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/blackberry-board-of-directors-announces-exploration-of-strategic-alternatives-nasdaq-bbry-1819770.htm | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | "Special Committee to explore strategic alternatives to enhance value and increase scale in order to accelerate BlackBerry 10 deployment." - possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances, a sale of the Company or other possible transactions. - Timothy Dattels, former Goldman Sachs and now TGP Capital in San Francisco leads committee - Thorsten Heins, board chair Barbara Stymiest and two telecoms industry veterans — Richard Lynch and Bert Nordberg – that BlackBerry only brought onto its board in February. - Prem Watsa, Toronoto's Fairfax Financial resigned from board. Currently largest shareholder. Q: What's your best guess on what will happen to BlackBerry? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | sl | NBC News buys live-video streaming site to incorporate citizen journalism and boost news coverage | http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/08/12/nbc-news-buys-live-video-streaming-site-to-incorporate-citizen-journalism-and-boost-news-coverage/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Stringwire: scours tweets for those around a news event, sends a Twitter post to them, asking them to click a link and point their camera at what they are seeing. the service can start streaming live video to NBC without any special app. - Vivian Schiller, the chief digital officer for NBC News, told the NYT: “Wherever you see a swarm of eyewitnesses on Twitter, that’s the sweet spot for Stringwire.” - Schiller said that the video submissions sent by eyewitnesses will be vetted just like any other material that NBC News uses - ongoing trend: Associated Press bought a minority share in Bambuser, the mobile-based service that helps mobilize citizen journalists | q: a way to get exclusivity on crowdsourced material.. is that the point here? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | HTC Hopes Robert Downey Jr. — And Some Internet-Friendly Humour — Can Drink Samsung’s Milkshake | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/has-to-change/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
36 | HTC launching biggest ever Here's To Change campaign with Robert Downey Jr | http://www.zdnet.com/htc-launching-biggest-ever-heres-to-change-campaign-with-robert-downey-jr-7000019237/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - HTC is kicking off a 2-year ad campaign called "Here's to Change" starting August 15th - The campaign will start on YouTube, then hit movies and TV - The focus is on figuring out what "HTC" stands for. The Change brand platform will be rolled out in 3 phases - first being what HTC means, then HTC-exclusive features like Blinkfeed, and third that focuses on how HTC products make their owners happy - There is a 16 second teaser ad with Robert Downey Jr. appearing at a board room. [RUN THE AD] - ZDNet says this is HTC's largest-ever marketing campaign - Downey Jr. signed a two year deal and HTC says he will inject his own style Q: HTC's got some critically acclaimed hardware - can this campaign take some marketshare away from Samsung? Does HTC have to go negative like Samsung to get share? | fyi: htc stands for "high tech computer" | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | Camera startup Lytro releasing 'multiple breakthrough products' in 2014 | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4613080/lytro-ceo-says-multiple-breakthrough-products-in-2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - Lytro CEO Jason Rosenthal tells SFGate the company has "a packed product roadmap for next year," & "we’ll introduce multiple what I think are just breakthrough products. I’m super excited and the world will be as well." - In February, the seven-year-old company laid off a “small” number of employees in areas like operations and shipping, said CEO Jason Rosenthal, when asked by The Chronicle. Product and engineering workers were not affected. In the last year, the company has only added a net of 5 employees, now totaling 85 (though it is hiring). - base model costs $400. | q: does the public want this tech? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | ia | Cardio Gaming: $499 Virtuix Omni Treadmill Available for Preorder | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422945,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Video showing the Omni in action | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC2Tvhaz9n4 | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Preorder page | http://qhxuz.kpkva.servertrust.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Dual version | http://qhxuz.kpkva.servertrust.com/Omni-Natural-Motion-Interface-Dual-Package-p/virtuix-omni-dual.htm | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | - The $499 Virtuix Omni Treadmill is now available for preorder - It's a gaming treadmill with a 48-inch diameter platform, with a 20-inch ring that keeps you center in the Omni - It's called the Omni b/c this treadmill moves in every direction - The Omni is capable of detecting game-specific moves like crouching and jumping - $499 gets you one treadmill, a pair of shoes, the support harnass. $1019 gets you a "duel version" that allows you to go head to head with a friend b/c you get two treadmills, and three pairs of shoes - They will be delivered in March 2014 - The company notes the Omni doesn't come with an Oculus Rift, game controller or PC [If you were curious, the Rift dev kit (not consumer version) costs $300 with new orders shipping in Sept. 2013] Q: $500 peripheral -- where do you see the Omni succeeding? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | tm | Don’t worry, NSA says—we only “touch” 1.6% of daily global Internet traffic | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/dont-worry-nsa-sayswe-only-touch-1-6-of-daily-global-internet-traffic/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | At press conference, Obama denounces Snowden—and promises reforms | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/at-press-conference-obama-denounces-snowden-and-promises-reforms/ | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Obama announces surveillance reforms, but doesn't think Snowden is a patriot | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4606616/president-obama-announces-new-surveillance-reforms | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | Administration White Paper | https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/750211-administration-white-paper-section-215.html | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | NSA Document on surveillance | http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/_files/speeches_testimonies/2013_08_09_the_nsa_story.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | - Internet: 1,826 Petabytes per day. NSA touches about 1.6%. 0.025% reviewed. NSA analysts look at 0.00004% of world’s traffic. "Put another way, if a standard basketball court represented the global collection would be represented by an area smaller than a dime on that basketball court." - Or put another way, NSA analysts "touch" 29.216 PB/day actively look at 7.3 MB a day. - "NSA does not and will not use a relationship with a foreign intelligence service to ask that service to do what NSA is itself prohibited by law from doing." - NSA personnel must report not acting consistently with law, policy, or procedure. - President Obama: "You're hearing about the prospect [that] these things could be abused. Part of the reason they're not being abused is because these checks are in place." --- "We collect 30 petabytes a day but we only read two years of emails a day and you shouldn't worry because nobody has caught us breaking any rules yet and you can believe us because we monitor ourselves and we'd never lie to you." - White House also promised it would make public a 2011 FISA Court ruling that found some spying unconstitutional, and is set to release on August 12 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation - Independent advisory group to review surveillance and publish a public report. Q: Feel better? | ACLU’s Jameel Jaffer testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee: The FISA Amendments Act allows the government to conduct electronic surveillance without indicating to the FISA Court whom it intends to target or which facilities it intends to monitor, and without making any showing to the court—or even making an internal executive determination— that the target is a foreign agent or engaged in terrorism. | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | Fall asleep to the sound of Wikipedia | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4607240/fall-asleep-to-the-sound-of-wikipedia | |||||||||||||||||||
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63 | New LED Sensor Generates Its Own Power And Light When You Touch It | http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/12/new-led-sensor-generates-its-own-power-and-light-when-you-touch-it/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Lavabit, the encrypted email service used by former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, has suspended its service. Owner and Operator Ladar Levison said otherwise he would "become complicit in crimes against the American people." He will fight in court for the right to speak about why. In response encrypted communications company Silent Circle closed its encrypted email service, saying email cannot be properly protected. Silent Circle's encrypted voice and text services remain available. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23627656 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | U.S. President Barack Obama met with a number of tech figures, such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson and Google computer scientist Vint Cerf, yesterday to discuss the future of technology and surveillance, sources tell Politico. The secretive meetings focused on the NSA controversy, as well as the online tracking of consumer behavior and patterns. Through now high-profile projects such as PRISM, the government collects up to 3 billion pieces of intelligence from U.S. computer networks in a single month -- and indexes almost 100 billion pieces of data worldwide. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57597747-83/obama-talks-surveillance-with-apple-at-t-chiefs/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Geek.com says that Google's got a new Nexus 10 in the pipeline, but Google would be switching manufacturers from Samsung to Asus. Asus already makes the Google Nexus 7. There's also a message on Google+ by AndroidAndMe founder Taylor Wimberly that says Motorola will be producing the next Nexus phone for Google. It wouldn't be a rebranded Moto X, but a brand new model of phone. That news is in opposition to reports that LG is working on a new Nexus phone based on its G2. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/09/google-may-have-tapped-motorola-for-a-new-nexus-phone-and-asus-for-an-updated-nexus-10/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Reuters reports sources say BlackBerry is considering taking the company private in order to fix problems away from public pressure. One of the sources is quoted as saying "There is a change of tone on the board." The company has also reportedly considered licensing its software to other phone makers. BlackBerry just won US Department of Defense approval for its Z10 and Q10 phones. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-blackberry-private-idUSBRE97805C20130809 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Roku's jumpig off the settop box and into the app store! the company introduced the "Play on Roku" feature which broadcasts still images and music from mobile devices to its set-top box last year, and now its iOS app has launched video support. It's Currently available only for user-recorded videos, and you'll need some of Roku's second gen or newer hardware to take advantage of the new features. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/08/play-on-roku-ios-video/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Apple's lawyers are going to be busy. The company is dealing with three different legal venues today. First up, Apple is waiting on a decision by the U.S. ITC -- Apple claims that Samsung infringed on four Apple patents. Next up in New York, Apple awaits a federal judge's opinion on Apple's proposed remedies in its e-book price fixing case. Finally, there's Apple at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia where the court will review a ruling by a lower court that said Samsung violated several Apple mobile patents. Samsung was ordered by the lower court to pay Apple $450 million, but then appealed. | http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-faces-three-major-legal-showdowns-friday-20130808,0,196826.story | ||||||||||||||||||
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19 | Remember those MIT students at DefCon who showed how to use a scanner and a 3D printer to make copies of any key? KeyMe has turned that basic concept into a business plan.The company's iOS app lets you take a picture of your key and store it in the cloud. You can then use the app to have any locksmith make you a copy of the key or order keys from KeyMe for 5 to 7 dollars a piece. Best part? The NSA now has copies of all your keys in case you lose them. Kidding! (Maybe not kidding) | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/08/keyme-stores-a-copy-of-your-keys-in-the-cloud/ | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Google has added 79 patents to its list pledges not to sue any user, distributor or developer of open-source software, unless it's a defensive move. The new patents cover software used to operate data centers, including middleware, distributed storage and database management, and alarm monitoring. Back in March Google announced its Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN) Pledge to “encourage pro-competitive, defensive uses of patents to support open-source innovation.” | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2046263/google-adds-79-data-center-software-patents-to-nosue-pledge.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | I'm moving to Korea. Yep. Civilization Online, the massively multiplayer version of the popular world-building game, will launch in Korea-- only. Massively reports 2K Games PR Manager Brian Roundy said there is no North American release planned at this time.They have faster Internet in Korea anyway. And Bulgogi. | http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/08/08/civilization-online-not-currently-planned-for-north-america/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Apparently the the RT in Windows RT stands for "Redmond Turd" because Asus announced that it will no longer make any devices running Windows RT and instead focus on Windows 8 devices running on x86 processors. The news comes from Asus CEO Jerry Shen speaking to the Wall Street Journal. The decision to continue with Windows 8 was due to the system's backward compatibility with almost every Windows program ever. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/09/asus-pulls-out-of-windows-rt/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Snowden link to encrypted email service closes | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23627656 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Deutsche Telekom ratchets up email security after NSA scandal | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/net-us-germany-spying-telekom-idUSBRE9780L020130809 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Silent Circle Preemptively Shuts Down Encrypted Email Service To Prevent NSA Spying | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/08/silent-circle-preemptively-shuts-down-encrypted-email-service-to-prevent-nsa-spying/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | GIVE ME COMPLICITY OR GIVE ME DEATH: LAVABIT CHOOSES DEATH | http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2013/08/give-me-complicity-or-give-me-death-lavabit-chooses-death | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Fears over NSA surveillance revelations endanger US cloud computing industry | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/08/nsa-revelations-fears-cloud-computing | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | Silent Circle blog post | http://silentcircle.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/to-our-customers/ | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | President Obama to announce plans for increased transparency on government surveillance | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4605910/pres-obama-announce-plans-increase-transparency-surveillance | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | -Lavabit Owner and Operator Ladar Levison: "This experience has taught me one very important lesson: without congressional action or a strong judicial precedent, I would strongly recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with physical ties to the United States." - Jon Callas, co-founder tech head Silent Circle: "Email as we know it... cannot be secure. Email that uses standard Internet protocols cannot have the same security guarantees that real-time communications has." (SC co-founder Phil Zimmerman of PGP fame) - Deutsche Telekom will start channeling email exklusive through domestic servers - Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society: "...the US government, in its rush to spy on everybody, may end up killing our most productive industry. Lavabit may just be the canary in the coal mine." - A survey by the US-based Cloud Security Alliance quoted by Information Technology & innovation Foundation (ITIF) of those outside the US, 10% had cancelled a project with a US-based cloud computing provider, and 56% would be "less likely" to use a US-based cloud computing service. | Q: Will the US economy and the tech industry in particular suffer and if so, how badly?-----President Obama will hold a press conference later today to announce new measures for increasing the transparency around the government's many surveillance efforts | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | - Reuters reports that Blackberry is "warming up to the possibility of going private." - Its sources say that CEO Thorstein Heins and the board are coming around to the idea that taking BB private would give them breathing room to fix its problems w/o public scrutiny - No deal is imminent and BB hasn't launched any sale process - At its peak, BB (then RIM)'s market value was $84B. Now it's $4.8B - Reuters brought up private equity firm Silver Lake as a possible way to get BB private. - SL is currently trying to take Dell private Q: Would taking BB private change the health of the company? Are public shareholders the problem? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | sl | KeyMe stores a copy of your keys in the cloud | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/08/keyme-stores-a-copy-of-your-keys-in-the-cloud/ | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | - store a copy of your key by taking a photo of it on each side in app. any locksmith can create a new key for you via snapshots and duplication instructions - order duplicate keys by mail, $4.99- $6.99 apiece and arrive within 2-3 days. - KeyMe doesn’t store your address information, except temporarily while fulfilling mail orders, after which it is deleted permanently. It also uses advanced levels of encryption and password protection, along with email alerts for all account activity, so you’ll know if anyone tries to make a copy of your key other than you. - you can send somone a digital copy of your key beforehand which they can order through the app or bring to a shop to be made. The app is free, but if you need to access duplication instructions it costs $9.99. - not all building keys supported, FOB-type entry for example | q: great idea? terrible idea? big enough need? | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | tm | Amazon Developing Android Console For Release By End Of 2013 | http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/08/08/amazon-developing-android-console-for-release-by-end-of-2013.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Rumor: Amazon looking to jump into the Android game console space | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/08/rumor-amazon-looking-to-jump-into-the-android-game-console-space/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Game Informer unnamed sources Amazon game console - by end of year - leverages game titles from existing Amazon App Store - dedicated controller - Game Informer speculates could be integrated in televisions Q: Can Amazon make the android game console movement successful? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | sl | Time Warner CEO Says Having Game Of Thrones As 'Most Pirated' Is 'Better Than An Emmy' | http://www.adweek.com/news/television/bewkes-game-thrones-piracy-better-emmy-151738 | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | GoT Director David Petrarca has said that unauthorized downloads were great because they added to the cultural buzz for show... then (prob under pressure) said he was 100% opposed to piracy. - US ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich says that stopping infringement of Game of Thrones is a major priority. - Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes on company's latest earnings call: "if you go to people who are watching it without subs, it's a tremendous word-of-mouth thing. We've been dealing with this for 20, 30 years—people sharing subs, running wires down the backs of apartment buildings. Our experience is that it leads to more paying subs. I think you're right that Game of Thrones is the most pirated show in the world," he said. "That's better than an Emmy." | - TW Earnings were up significantly over analyst predictions, with revenue at some $7.74 billion—exceeding the expected $7.11 billion. q: what part of viral buzz gets new subs? | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | ia | The Netflix way: Should Rdio and Spotify launch their own labels for exclusive music? | http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/08/09/learning-from-netflix-should-rdio-or-spotify-become-a-label-and-start-offering-exclusive-music/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | - The Next Web has an article up asking the question "Should Rdio and Spotify launch their own labels for exclusive music?" - TNW cites the example of Netflix and how its exclusive content leads to subscribers - So far, the streaming radio business seems to have a lot of players without a clear leader - TNW says that companies like MS, Google, Sony, Spotify, all have similar offerings with apps, desktop components, social and discovery features - If Spotify or Rdio created its own label, they could own exclusive rights to their artists releases and it would give the services an identity - The companies could even license their artists music on other services for more revenue - TNW thinks that "niche works simply won't cut it" and they would need break out stars like a Justin Bieber to be a success Q: Let's answer their question: Should Rdio and Spotify launch their own labels for exclusive music? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | When wearable tech makes you smarter -- by zapping your brain | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57597116-76/when-wearable-tech-makes-you-smarter-by-zapping-your-brain/ | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Airsleep for iPhone drowns out the noise with ambient sounds to help flyers sleep | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/08/09/zeds-on-a-plane-airsleep-for-iphone-drown-out-the-noise-and-helps-travelers-sleep-with-ambient-sounds/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Google Wallet is removing support for gift and loyalty cards, so spend your balance by August 21 | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/08/09/google-wallet-is-removing-support-for-gift-and-loyalty-cards-so-spend-your-balance-by-august-21/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen's company AVOS has released a new mobile video app called Mixbit. Mixbit users capture up to 16 seconds of video at a time then use the app edit up to 256 clips together into a story later. You can even take video clips from other users posts to put in your own. Final videos can be shared on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and Mixbit itself. Mixbit hit iOS today and is coming soon for Android. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/08/youtube-founders-introduce-mixbit-to-crack-the-code-of-video-editing-on-mobile/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Here's the good news first. T-Mobile has increased its subscriber base for the first time in over two years. The company added a net 1.1 million customers in the second quarter, with 688,000 of those coming from its post-paid customers. It also added 8.9 million customers from its acquisition of MetroPCS. Ok here's the bad news: even with 27.5 percent increase in revenue to $6.23 billion, T-mobile still lost $16 million overall, compared with a year-earlier profit of $207 million. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57597508-94/t-mobile-adds-1.1-million-net-new-customers-as-growth-returns/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Remember that whole e-book price fixing thing where the DOJ said Apple and publishers rigged prices of ebooks? Well, the five publishers who settled with the DOJ are now opposing the U.S. government's proposed injunction whereby Apple and other ebook retailers like Amazon would be able to discount the publishers' ebooks for five years. The publishers say that the injunction is punishing them and it "directly conflicts" with the settlements the publishers made with the government. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/08/publishers-protest-dojs-proposed-punishment-for-apple/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | I know, I know, it seems like we just had IDC mobile marketshare numbers. . Time flies when you're dominated by Android. IDC estimates Android accounted for 79% of all smartphones shipped worldwide in Q2 growing 74% over last year. iOS took 13% increasing shipments by 20%. Windows Phone has solidified it's number 3 slot growing 78% year over year while BlackBerry declined 12%. That Android dominance may be peaking in the US as Comscore reported users in the US declined for the first time ever. | http://bgr.com/2013/08/08/ios-android-american-market-share/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Microsoft's Xbox One console, due to go on sale in November, will have some key features only available with an annual subscription. Recording and sharing of gameplay videos, making Skype video calls and using a service that finds gaming opponents will all require an Xbox Live Gold account, currently running you $60 per year. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23613754 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Aereo announced that it's expanding its service to some big markets. Miami will get Aereo service starting September 2nd. Houston gets broadcast TV via the internet starting on September 16th. If you're in Dallas, Aereo launches for you on September 23rd. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/08/aereo-expands-south-and-west-tv-streaming-service-announces-new-launch-dates/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Remember the Xerox copier compression error which swapped measurement numbers on floor plans? It's been patched! Hooray! Xerox says the issue only arose if users altered the default settings in its Workcentre copiers to lower resolution. The machine even warns users that "character substitution errors" may occur if they change the setting. The patch, which should come in the next couple weeks, will not so much fix the problem as disable the setting that causes it. You know what they say, if you can't fix it, break it. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23610405 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | A federal judge has ruled that bitcoins are “a currency or form of money," and are therefore subject to relevant US laws, In the case of a Texas man accused of massive Bitcoin-based fraud. The case revolves around Bitcoin Savings and Trust (BTCST), a virtual Bitcoin-based hedge fund that many suspected of being a scam. BTCST shut down in August 2012, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month formally charged founder Trendon Shavers with running a Ponzi scheme. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/federal-judge-bitcoin-a-currency-can-be-regulated-under-american-law/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Huawei will offer a new line of switches with streamlined upgrading compared to the ease of upgrading apps on a smartphone.The software-programmable S12700 series will be released in October. The US Congress has accused Huawei of cooperating with Chinese intelligence services and barred government agencies from purchasing Huawei networking equipment. Chinese media have been calling for more Chinese-made networking equipment, accusing Cisco of cooperating with the US NSA on its surveillance. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-08/huawei-to-sell-smartphone-like-network-switch-in-cisco-challenge.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | The New York Times reports that the National Security Agency is searching through the contents of Americans' data who merely "mention information about foreigners under surveillance." These Americans don't need to be in direct contact with anyone under surveillance - they just need to "cite information linked to those foreigners, like a little used e-mail address..." and that will lead to the NSA copying e-mails and other text-based communications. According to the NYT's source, the keywords that lead to the collection are "'very precise' to minimize the number of innocent American communications that were flagged by the program." | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/nsa-captures-americans-internet-content-if-it-mentions-overseas-suspects/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | YouTube Founders Introduce MixBit To Crack The Code Of Video Editing On Mobile | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/08/youtubes-founders-challenge-vine-and-instagram-with-new-video-app/?_r=0 | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - web & iOS version live, android due "in a few weeks" - 16 secs total per clip. but can combine up to 256 clips into an hourlong video. share on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus or MixBit Web site. - WERID- MixBit site allows anyone to snip and remix any publicly shared video content - only on the web, not accessible via mobile safari on iPad - CHAD Hurley said, encouraging users to remix other people’s videos to create new works is the principal goal of the service, which is the first big product to emerge from Avos Systems, the start-up he co-founded with STEVE Chen two years ago. - users can't post under name or comment on each other's vids - for now. enocurage anon community - VINE: no edtiing tools. IG: some editing tools | Q: MixBit longevity? anon sharing? wtf? | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | CBS Blackout Triggers Surge in TV-Show Piracy | http://torrentfreak.com/cbs-blackout-triggers-surge-in-tv-show-piracy-130807/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | CBS blackout sparks rise in TV show piracy | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/8/4601092/cbs-time-warner-cable-blackout-tv-show-piracy | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Aereo expands south and west: TV streaming service announces new launch dates | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/08/aereo-expands-south-and-west-tv-streaming-service-announces-new-launch-dates/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Downloads of "Under the Dome" 10.9% before blackout to 14.6% after (1.3% to 3% in NYC) - Monday rating a season low 10.49 million down from 11.41 week before - Under the Dome available on Amazon Instant Prime. CBS blocking cbs.com for TWC subs - CBS nemesis Aereo just announced coming to Dallas, Miami, Houston - Salt Lake (August 19); Miami and nearby counties (September 2); Chicago (September 13); Houston (September 16); and Dallas (September 23). Q: Am I dumb, or is CBS blocking or fighting the legal ways to get its show and driving up piracy rates? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | Canonical cuts the price of the Ubuntu Edge to $695 for the remainder of its Indiegogo campaign | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/08/08/canonical-cuts-the-price-of-the-ubuntu-edge-to-695-for-the-remainder-of-its-indiegogo-campaign/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | On the Edge of failure: Ubuntu smartphone looks unlikely to reach crowdfunding goal | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/7/4594714/canonical-ubuntu-edge-crowdfunding-campaign-may-not-reach-its-goal | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | 29 | - Canonical just cut the price of the Ubuntu Edge to $695 for the rest of its Indiegogo campaign - Canonical has the lofty goal of raising $32M. So far, the company has raised over $8.6M with 2 weeks to go in the campaign. - The Indiegogo campaign is a fixed funding campaign, which means it will only receive funds if the total goal is met within the timeline - Canonical has altered the price of the device once before, but this new $695 price will remain the fixed for the next two weeks. - There will be no limit to the amount of people who can order at that price, nor will there be any limit on quantities - Canonical says this is thanks to major industry announcing Bloomberg LP snapped up the first of the $80k Enterprise bundles - At the end of the campaign, anyone who has pledged over $695 will receive a refund on the difference Q: 2 weeks to go and more than $20M to raise. Is this device just not broad enough? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | Watch Microsoft’s Major Nelson unbox the ‘Day One’ limited edition Xbox One console | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/08/watch-microsofts-major-nelson-unbox-the-limited-edition-day-one-xbox-one-console/ | VIDEO: 3:07 - 3:17 "And both the day one…for in-game chat" | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Gamers to pay for key Xbox One features | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23613754 | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | Larry Hryb "Major Nelson" Director of Programming for Xbox unboxed the Xbox One Headset! 4K HDMI cable - Not covered int he unboxing, you need Xbox Live Gold ($60) for pretty much everything on the Xbox One - Recording gameplay, Skype , OneGuide, The NFL on Xbox - Already have to pay to get Netflix, Browse videos and yes play multiplayer games | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | sl | PayPal co-founder Max Levchin’s Glow launches to improve healthcare, starting with infertility | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/08/08/paypal-co-founder-max-levchins-glow-launches-to-improve-healthcare-starting-with-infertility/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - PayPal co-founder Max Levchin says he wants to reduce the cost of healthcare in the US (teased at D conf in May). next startup called Glow jsut launched iOS app, targeting the fertility industry. - Glow uses data science to predict when a woman is most fertile, without any artificial or medical treatments. In much of US, fertility treatments are not covered by insurance carriers, so patients often pay between thousands to tens of thousands of dollars. - women can receive personalized data about their fertility by providing it answers to a few questions. levchin says Glow should never replace medical advice — it’s a guide - Data from the app can be exported into a PDF and shared with a user’s OBGYN or physician - company has established Glow First, in which participants can put in $50 per month for 10 months into a community pool. After 10 months have passed, the pot is divided equally among those women who didn’t have a natural pregnancy — these funds will go towards making sure that they can afford the necessary treatments.To help jumpstart this non-profit fund, Levchin has put in $1 million to the Glow First program. | q: dangerous to give this kind of info outside of dr office? | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | Acer to focus on Android, pull back from Windows | http://www.marketwatch.com/story/acer-to-focus-on-android-pull-back-from-windows-2013-08-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | Acer's Android Ambitions | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/08/acers-android-ambitions/ | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | 47 | - Acer's Q2,2013: Net loss of $11.4M, compared to a net profit of $1.7M dollars last year at the same time - 90% of Acer's revenue came from Windows products - On a conference call, Acer President Jim Wang told investors "We are trying to grow our non-Windows business as soon as possible," - He says, "Android is very popular in smartphones and dominant in tablets...I also see a new market there for Chromebooks." - Wang said Android devices--including smartphones, tablets and Chromebooks--will likely contribute 10%-12% of Acer's revenue by the end of this year, and may grow up to 30% in 2014. - The rest will come from Windows devices - Acer Chairman JT Wang said Microsoft has to "do something to re-establish or reinforce confidence among PC users" because people are not buying the machines Q: Lenovo, HP, and now the world's 4th largest PC maker Acer seems to imply Windows isn't the way to go. Should Microsoft be worried about Acer? | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Google leaves Chrome passwords visible, AOL plans to take all the ad money, Unauthorised streaming to become a felony http://live.twit.tv/ | GUEST: Eric Franklin, Senior Editor/CNET LOWER THIRD URL: cnet.com, @nidopal | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | SEGMENT GUEST: Jon Brodkin, Senior IT Reporter at Ars Technica LOWER THIRD URL: arstechnica.com/author/jon-brodkin, @jbrodkin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | AOL will buy Adap.tv for $405 million. Never heard of them? Then you obviously don't buy advertising on video websites. Adap.tv is an electronic trading platform for video ads, a market that eMArketer forecasts will grow 40% this year with electronic exchanges like Adap.tv growing 75%. AOL wants a cut of that. AOL also reported higher-than-expected revenue for Q2 mostly from an increase in ads. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/us-aol-results-idUSBRE9760K020130807 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | In an effort to compete with Facebook Messenger, WeChat, Voxer and BBM, .Whatsapp has added the ability to record and send voice messages in its app, on Phone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone and Nokia S40 platforms.. 300 million people now use Whatsapp at least once a month, so perhaps the concept of voicemail has finally arrived. Oh, wait. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23602268 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Amazon announced that its app store is about to get bigger because it is now open to developers of HTML5 web apps and mobile websites. You'll be able to find these web-based apps on the Amazon Appstore alongside native Android apps. With this new system, developers won't have to bother to run their HTML5 code through a wrapper to make an app; they'll just have to submit URLs and some metadata while Amazon will do the rest. Amazon also revised its In-App Purchase API that will allow these HTML5 apps to sell items using Amazon one-click. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/07/amazon-appstore-now-open-to-web-apps-with-one-click-in-app-purchases-in-tow/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | John Carmack, the man behind id software, Doom and Quake will become CTO of Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Carmack will help develop for Oculus in their new Dallas headquarters. He will not leave id software or abandon Armadillo Aerospace, in case you were worried. | http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/7/4597780/john-carmack-becomes-oculus-cto | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | LG has unveiled its new G2 smartphone with a 5.2-inch full HD display and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, the first global device to include it. The device also is LTE-Advanced capable, allowing for faster wireless speeds in places that support it, like South Korea. The G2 will be available globally at more than 130 carriers within the next eight weeks. The four biggest carriers in the U.S. -- Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile -- all will carry the device. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57597319-94/lg-gets-back-to-superphones-with-g2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | A post by web designer Elliot Kember put a spotlight on how Google Chrome handles passwords. Kember, a Safari user, found out that Chrome stores passwords in one location and a person could easily toggle the Show/Hide button to see a stored password clear as day. Google's head of Chrome Security, Justin Schuh said people should secure their computer user account to protect their passwords. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/7/4597018/google-chrome-saved-browser-passwords | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Yahoo will change their logo September 5th, and to help you care, they're using a presumably rejected variation of the logo every day on the for the next 30 days. The final logo will be purple with an exclamation point and Yahoo will keep their yodeling jingle too. Several of the alternative designs were unveiled in a video promoting the stunt. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/7/4596686/yahoo-unveiling-new-logo-sep-5-displaying-different-designs-every-day | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Two weeks after 250 employees were let go from BlackBerry's testing facility in Waterloo, Ont., 3 senior members of the company will also be leaving. Who are they? Doug Kozak, vice-president, corporate information technology operations. Carmine Arabia, senior vice-president, global manufacturing and supply chain, and Graeme Whittington, vice-president, service operations. In an email to CBC news, a blackberry spokesperson wrote "We are in the second phase of our transformation plan where we will be assessing our organization — from top to bottom — to ensure we have the right people in the right roles with the right skill sets to drive new opportunities in mobile computing." | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/08/06/blackberry-senior-layoffs.html | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Twitter's highly-criticised two-factor authentication that rolled out in May has been overhauled. The new system lets users verify login requests from their Android or iOS apps. The codes rely on a 2048-bit RSA key pair. Users can also use a stored backup code to verify logins when their phone is not available. The previous system used text messages and shared secrets which can be vulnerable. | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/08/twitter-rolls-out-two-factor-authentication-thats-simpler-more-secure/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Facebook Graph Search is now activated for all English-speaking members in the United States. If you've forgot what Graph Search is, it's Facebook's search that lets you find Facebook friends and content with natural language. If that's not exciting enough for you, Facebook has also revamped the News Feed so that they are now ranked. You might see older stories float to the top thanks to Facebook's new algorithms based on the number of likes and comments | http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/08/07/facebook-graph-search-tech-now/2626589/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Why is THAT in my News Feed? Facebook explains | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57597193-93/why-is-that-in-my-news-feed-facebook-explains/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | Google leaves your Chrome passwords unprotected to promote security | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/7/4597018/google-chrome-saved-browser-passwords | SEGMENT GUEST: Jon Brodkin, Senior IT Reporter at Ars Technica LOWER THIRD URL: arstechnica.com/author/jon-brodkin, @jbrodkin | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Chrome’s insane password security strategy | http://blog.elliottkember.com/chromes-insane-password-security-strategy | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Justin Schuh, head of Chrome security's response [half-way down the page] | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6166886 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Jon's artilce on password management | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/the-secret-to-online-safety-lies-random-characters-and-a-password-manager/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | - A post by Elliot Kember spotlights Chrome's way of handling passwords - In the blogpost, Kember noticed that when he was going to import his bookmarks and settings from Safari there were a number of checkboxes that allowed him to import things like browsing history and favorites. There was also a checkbox for saved passwords that was already checked to be imported, but grayed out. - There is no option NOT to import your Safari saved passwords - Then he went into the Chrome settings to see how Chrome manages passwords. He found a list of sites and to view the password, all someone had to do is click the "show" button next to the password. -Justin Schuh, head of Chrome security wrote a response on ycombinator and said that "The simple fact is that you need to lock your user account if you want to protect your information. If you don't do that, nothing else really matters because it's all just theater and won't actually stop anyone willing to invest minimal effort" - Rival browsers Firefox and Safari let users view their passwords but incorporate additional security to better protect them. Q: Jon, should people be freaking out? Should Google be doing anything to lock down your PWs in Chrome? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | sl | AOL to buy video ad platform for $405 million | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/us-aol-results-idUSBRE9760K020130807 | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | AOL Q2 Comes In (Slightly) Above Estimates With $541M Revenue, $0.35 Earnings Per Share | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/07/aol-q2-earnings/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | - AOL is buying Web video company Adap.TV for $405 million in cash and stock. based in silicon valley but started in israel - Adap.TV uses software to match video ad buyers and sellers. - Last year, CEO Tim Armstrong said the company was on pace to do $100 million in video revenue, is pushing “programmatic” ad sales, where buyers use technology to buy up big chunks of inventory. | - AOL On has original series, plus, aggregates vids from around web q: with this video ad automation could AOL be gunning for YouTube? community-based content? | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | tm | Amazon Appstore Now Open To Web Apps, With One-Click In-App Purchases In Tow | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/07/amazon-appstore-now-open-to-web-apps-with-one-click-in-app-purchases-in-tow/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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40 | Amazon app store will carry HTML5 web apps - No native wrapper needed, submit URL metadata to Amazon - get analytics, in-app purchases - Appstore Director, Aaron Rubenson: “For Kindle Fire, we’ve built a new, faster web runtime environment based on the Chromium project. Other devices will use the web runtime environment that comes with whatever device the consumer happens to be using.” Q: Is this the beginning of the end of the walled garden? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | sl | Marissa Mayer appoints former Google Zagat head to lead Flickr | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/06/marissa-mayer-appoints-former-google-zagat-head-to-lead-flickr-for-yahoo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - Bernardo Hernández joining Yahoo as the new head of Flickr. Hernández formerly worked at Google with Marissa Mayer, as managing director of Zagat, ran integration within Google. also ran marketing for global products and for google earth, founded a few spanish companies like idealista - apparently replacing Brett Wayn who resigned in the last week after helping lead flickr redesign - Flickr updates in 2013: free terabyte of storage, new design, and updated Android/iOS apps | q: does anyone care about high-quality flickr anymore? what does it need? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | ia | Samsung smartwatch revealed by patent filings | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23587448 | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Samsung Watch in Wings as Patent, Trademark Clues Surface | http://www.cio-today.com/news/Clues-to-Samsung-Watch-Surface/story.xhtml?story_id=0120016HK200 | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | - The BBC wrote up an article explaining some details about the upcoming Samsung smartwatch. We covered that on Monday - the name seems to be either "Samsung Gear" or "Samsung Galaxy Gear." - The patent filings for the device show a flexible screen, a speaker, and some buttons. - However, the article also mentioned an IDC research survey that polled 1,513 people in the U.S. The research said that only a minority of those who answered had interest in what a smart watch could do. - The most popular application was caller ID on your wrist with a whopping 14% saying they were interested - Reading Facebook or Twitter was appealing to 7% - Francisco Jeronimo of IDC said that "We also found there was much more interest in smartglasses, with features such as recording a video or taking pictures of what you are looking at proving most popular." - Canalys predicted that 5M smartwatches will ship in 2014 thanks to Apple, Samsung, Google and MS Q: After hearing about the IDC numbers, is it possible smart watches are the next 3DTVs? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 | tm | Obama administration looks to make unauthorized streaming a felony | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/05/sopa-died-in-2012-but-obama-administration-wants-to-revive-part-of-it/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | America’s top copyright cop wants to make it a felony to stream songs without permission | http://bgr.com/2013/03/22/music-streaming-felony-proposal-392709/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Firefox 23 nixes support for outdated blink HTML tag | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57597354-93/firefox-23-nixes-support-for-outdated-blink-html-tag/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Samsung's 3,200 x 1,800 touchscreen ATIV Book 9 Plus Ultabook announced last month, now listed for $1,400, shipping August 20th | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/samsung-ativ-book-9-1400-august-9/ | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Moto X launch on all carriers is on August 23 | http://thedroidguy.com/2013/08/moto-x-launch-august-23/ | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Netflix releases trailer for Ricky Gervais' Derek, streaming begins September 12th | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/06/netflix-releases-trailer-ricky-gervais-derek/ | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD coming to Europe on Oct. 4 | http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/7/4597658/the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-hd-coming-to-europe-on-oct-4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Washington Post Company announced yesterday it will sell the Washington Post Newspaper, several local newspapers and Comprint printing to Jeff Bezos for $250 million. The remaining bits of the Post Company, such as Salon.com, Kaplan Test prep and Foreign Policy Magazine will continue separatelyunder a new name. Bezos will become the sole private owner of the Washington Post newspaper and said in a memo that publisher Katherine Weymouth and the entire staff will remain in place. No layoffs are planned. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/jeff-bezos-acquires-the-washington-post/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | After reports that a 3rd party iPhone charger cause a Chinese woman's fatal electrocution, Apple has launched a trade-in program designed to get official USB power adapters to more customers. If a user suspects their charger to be faulty, Apple will dispose of it, and for $10, provide a new official adapter. The promotion runs until October 18th. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/6/4593380/apple-tackles-unsafe-iphone-chargers-with-trade-in-program | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | After the news hit that there was a vulnerability in the Tor Browser Bundle that compromises privacy, the Tor Project is telling people to stop using Windows and disable JavaScript to get your privacy back. The Tor Project says the attack code is Windows-specific even though the Tor Browser Bundle for Firefox vulnerability is cross-platform. The Tor Project also says in the future, the Tor Browser Bundle will have an easier interface so you can configure JavaScript settings. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2046013/tor-project-stop-using-windows-disable-javascript.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | A new Nielsen study showed a "statistically significant causal influence" between a spike in Twitter commentary about a TV show and a spike in tune-in. Nielsen found that the volume of Tweets caused statistically significant changes in Live TV Ratings among 29 percent of the episodes, though the study didn't state how much the increase was. | http://allthingsd.com/20130805/nielsen-blesses-twitters-tale-with-a-new-study-tweets-really-can-boost-ratings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | IBM's formed a new development alliance with Google, NVIDIA, motherboard maker Tyan, and others, in an effort to reverse the dominance that Intel has in server processors, and open up the power chip’s innovations to the world at large. in the company's words, the move will make: “POWER hardware and software available to open development for the first time as well as making POWER IP licensable to others, greatly expanding the ecosystem of innovators on the platform." | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/06/ibm-hopes-google-et-al-can-breathe-life-into-its-power-chip-franchise/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Samsung announced that it is now mass producing the industry's first 3D vertical NAND flash memory. Why is this a big deal? Well, vertical NAND gets around a density barrier. By using a 3D cell structure, Samsung is capable of cramming more memory on a chip. The structure also allows for improved reliability and speed. Samsung hasn't announced which devices will take advantage of vertical NAND just yet. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/05/samsung-ships-first-3d-vertical-nand-flash/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | MVNOs are having a big day. FredomPop announced it's first WiFi Hotspot for Sprint's LTE network. FreedomPop will sell the device for $150 with it's normal 500 MB of free LTE data a month. TextNow, a WiFi based calling and text app will become an MVNO selling 500 MB of data 750 minutes of outgoing calls and unlimited incoming calls and texts for $18.99 a month. The service will work on Sprint's network when WiFi isn't available. | http://allthingsd.com/20130806/freedompop-textnow-plan-new-services-atop-sprints-network/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Undated documents reviewed by Reuters show A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans, and concealing how such investigations start - from defense lawyers, prosecutors and judges. Federal agents are reportedly trained to "recreate" the trail and cover up where the real information originated, a practice that some experts say violates a defendant's Constitutional right to a fair trial. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-dea-sod-idUSBRE97409R20130805 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Wisconsin network engineer Brenda Koehler has filed a lawsuit against Indian firm Infosys for violating the Civil Rights act of 1964. Koehler alleges Infosys hired a Bangladeshi worker on an H-1B visa for a VMWare/Windows administrator position instead of her. Koehler is VM-ware certified with a master's degree in information systems and 17 years of experience. Her suit seeks class action status alleging 90% of Infosys 15,000 US employees are foreign workers. Infosys denied the accusations stating the company is "an equal-opportunity employer." | http://www.itworld.com/it-management/367927/us-it-worker-files-hiring-lawsuit-against-infosys | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Stop the presses, Jeff Bezos. A report from Variety says that Comcast is currently working on a new anti-piracy scheme. When a customer would download a work illegally, a pop-up message would appear with legal ways to purchase the same content from Comcast or a third party. Variety says Comcast is in preliminary discussions with content companies and other ISPs to bring in this new method into being. | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/08/comcast-working-on-new-anti-piracy-scheme-moving-beyond-six-strikes/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Jeff Bezos to buy Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/washington-post-to-be-sold-to-jeff-bezos/2013/08/05/ca537c9e-fe0c-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story_1.html | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Donald Graham, the Post Co. chairman and chief executive, explains | http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/video/thefold/graham-bezos-offers-best-path-for-post/2013/08/06/4adbbaf8-fe43-11e2-bd97-676ec24f1f3f_video.html | VIDEO Start 4:19 "He didn't do this impulsively..." | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | What Did Bezos Actually Buy? | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/what-did-bezos-actually-buy/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | While We’re Trying To Follow His Game Of Checkers, Jeff Bezos Is Playing Chess | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/bezos-not-bozos/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Jeff Bezos memo to Washington Post staff: 'I already have a day job' | http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/jeff-bezos-on-post-purchase/2013/08/05/e5b293de-fe0d-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_print.html?hpid=z1 | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Jeff Bezos' big bets: From Washington Post to candle holders | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57597114-93/jeff-bezos-big-bets-from-washington-post-to-candle-holders/ | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Sources at Washington Post during Bezos announcement: ‘It was like a funeral’ | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4592674/sources-at-washington-post-bezos-announcement-like-a-funeral | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Jeff Bezos will buy The Washington Post Company for $250 million - Gets local papers, Comprint printing (military pubs.) - Alex Wilhelm, TC, estimates w/o legacy pension expenses, Post in good financial shape - "“There would be change with or without new ownership. But the key thing I hope people will take away from this is that the values of The Post do not need changing. The duty of the paper is to the readers, not the owners.” - Paper goes from being publicly owned as part of Washington Post Co. to privately owned and without shareholder pressure. - Bezos to Forbes last year: “The three big ideas at Amazon are long-term thinking, customer obsession, and willingness to invent.” Q: Long-term visionary who's perfect to save journalism, or efficient cost-cutter who drives business interest at the expense of workers? Which Bezos will WaPo get? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | Amazon launches Amazon Art marketplace with over 40,000 fine artworks | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/06/amazon-launches-amazon-art-service-with-over-40-000-works/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | $200k Warhol painting of Chairman Mao | http://www.amazon.com/Mao-93/dp/B00E93AA8Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=art&ie=UTF8&qid=1375787240&sr=1-2&keywords=pop+art | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Did the Monet actually sell? | http://www.amazon.com/Fragment-de-Nymph%C3%A9as/dp/B00E1TDKZ8/ref=sr_1_2?s=art&ie=UTF8&qid=1375787363&sr=1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Amazon Art marketplace, giving users access to 40k pieces of fine art from over 150 dealers and galleries. - over 4,500 artists at launch, amazon says the site one of the largest online collections - Amazon said it aims to "demystify the world of art," by giving users a "gallery experience" while browsing collections of paintings, photos, prints - detailed information about each piece, you'll be able to learn about the artist, provenance and exhibition history. You can even filter your search by subject, color, size and price | q: amazon competing w art dealers, photographers... make sense? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | ia | Comcast Developing Anti-Piracy Alternative to ‘Six Strikes’ (Exclusive) | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/comcast-developing-anti-piracy-alternative-to-six-strikes-exclusive-1200572790/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | - Variety reports Comcast is coming up with a new method to fight piracy - Here's how the system would work: a person illegally downloading a movie from a P2P system would see a pop-up message appear with links to purchase the same content - Links would take you to Comcast's VOD system or a distributor's broadband network or third party sellers like Amazon - Variety says Comcast is in "preliminary discussions with both film and TV studios and other leading Internet service providers" to bring this to the people. - According to Variety, while Comcast is a part of the Center for Copyright Information, this is not a CCI initiative - The new system would be a complement to Copyright Alert System (the six strikes) and not a replacement - Under the new plan, ISPs would NOT get a cut of revenue derived from the transactions they drive to legal third-party sites. - Variety says Comcast engineers haven't formally begun work on this new system, but the project is being worked on in tandem w/ engineers at NBC Universal Q: Can Comcast convince copyright holders to adopt such a plan? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | sl | Nielsen Blesses Twitter’s Tale With a New Study: Tweets Really Can Boost Ratings | http://allthingsd.com/20130805/nielsen-blesses-twitters-tale-with-a-new-study-tweets-really-can-boost-ratings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - an increase in Twitter commentary about a TV show can increase viewership of that same show as it airs live. - survey of broadcast prime-time programming, Nielsen found heavy tweeting caused statistically “significant changes” 29% of the time. - “Sharknado” good example of high tweet factor but bad ratings - Neilsen says Twitter is best at boosting ratings for reality shows, but no specific comparison numbers - takeaway is vague- twitter helps neilsen sometimes, but hard to quantify specifically. | q: twitter wants ad execs to believe twitter boosts ratings. is a trend enough? | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | OMGPOP Team Tried To Buy Back Its Site, But Zynga Killed It Instead | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/omgameoverpop/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - Sources tell TechCrunch that the OMGPOP team was attempting to buy back any intellectual property it could get from Zynga - OMGPOP was going after the domain name, the site, and games. - Some employees offered to work on OMGPOP.com for free - Zynga told the OMG people that it would be legally too difficult to take the pieces of OMGPOP out of Zynga to sell them. - Then Zynga laid off OMGPOP's employees and then announced that OMGPOP.com will shut down on Sept. 30th. - A number of games will shut down on August 29th (does not include Draw Something & its sequel) Q: TechCrunch guesses that if the OMGPOP people were successful with their IP after acquisition, it would expose Zynga as a mess. Is that a good enough reason to kill OMGPOP? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | tm | Here’s why a war has started between Chinese Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/08/06/heres-why-a-war-has-started-between-chinese-internet-giants-tencent-and-alibaba/ | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Alibaba v. Tencent: Beatdown in Beijing TenCent - WeChat deals with China Unicom (SIM) China Telecom (2GB data) Xiaomi (Hingmi with Qzone) - Exploring Ecommerce, $150 millin in FAB.com, Tenpay in WeChat Alibaba - Suspended WeChat "misuse by sellers", replaced with Weibo-Taobao - Remember Alibaba took an 18% stake in Sina Weibo as a hedge against TenCent, and 28% of AutoNavi for maps Q: How is this fight different from Silicon Valley? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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57 | NASA will separate twin brothers for a year: one on Earth, one in space | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4591832/nasa-to-conduct-twin-astronaut-study-mark-and-scott-kelly | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Microsoft told The Verge that between August 4th and August 29th customers in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the US will pay $100 less for Surface Pro. That's about a ten percent drop, much less than the 30% drop of the Surface RT. That has some suspecting this price drop may be less about saving sales and more about moving inventory in front of an expected Surface 2. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/4/4587228/microsoft-surface-pro-price-cut | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Samsung is ready to unveil what it says is “the next Galaxy” in Berlin on September 4. The invitation doesn’t specify which Galaxy we’ll see, but the consensus is it's the Galaxy Note III, especially since the invitation is hand-drawn/written, which does point to to the Galaxy Note’s standout characteristic, a Wacom-style S-Pen stylus. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/samsung-invite-promises-next-galaxy-will-show-its-giant-face-on-september-4/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | If you were panicking that you wouldn't be able to get some Apple products due to the ITC banning them, fear not. The Obama administration officially vetoed the ruling citing policy considerations of standard essential patents and promoting innovation as "they relate to the effect of competitive conditions in the U.S. economy and the effect on U.S. consumers." Samsung issued a statement saying it is "disappointed" by this veto. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/03/us-government-vetos-itc-ban-on-some-atandt-compatible-iphones-and/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | LinkedIn has introduced the ability to apply from a job within its mobile apps, using a LinkedIn profile as a resume. Businesses listing the job offering can choose not accept the profile and link you out to their own site for a traditional resume. Competitors like CareerBuilder and Monster.com already allow applications on their apps. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/linkedin-now-lets-jobseekers-apply-for-positions-directly-via-its-mobile-apps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Last friday, Eric Eoin Marques, a 28 year-old Dublin resident, was arrested on a warrant from the US on charges that he is, as an FBI agent told an Irish court, "the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet." The arrest coincides with the disappearance of a large number of "hidden services" hosted on Tor, the anonymizing encrypted network. Marques is alleged to be the founder of Freedom Hosting, a major hidden services hosting provider. He's been widely connected to the service—as well as the Tormail anonymized e-mail service and a Bitcoin exchange and escrow service called Onionbank—All services which are now offline. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/alleged-tor-hidden-service-operator-busted-for-child-porn-distribution/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Today, Google introduced its Android Device Manager service. It will help users find a missing or stolen device. Android Device Manager can help you find your phone by ringing the device (even if it was left on silent) or locating the device on a map. If you can't reclaim your device, the service will let you wipe all the data on your phone. Android Device Manager will roll out to users of Android 2.2 and higher later this month. | http://www.maximumpc.com/googles_android_device_manager_releasing_later_month_2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | If you use Feedly as your RSS reader, and wish for features like search, you're in luck. As long as you have $5 and live in the US. Feedly Pro for $5 a month, $45 a year or $99 lifetime to the first 5,000 who sign up for it, will give you search, https browsing, one-click save to Evernote and premium support. Feedly promises to keep adding features to the free version. The lifetime accounts are all sold out, the monthly and annual plans will come later this autumn. | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/08/05/feedly-launches-5-per-month-pro-membership-to-provide-enhanced-security-search-and-more/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Samsung's rumored to be unveiling a smart watch soon, and according to the company’s trademark filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the device could be called the “Galaxy Gear." And it might all happen soon - a report in the Korean media last week said that Samsung is expected to unveil its smart watch, along with the Galaxy Note 3, at the IFA 2013 in Berlin on Sept. 4. | http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-may-name-its-smart-watch-galaxy-gear-according-trademark-filing-1371167 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | A startup called Crossbar announced its version of RRAM (resistive random access memory) and claims 20 times faster write performance, 20 times less power consumption and 10 times more durability than NAND flash. A 1 TB RRAM module will be half the size of an equivalent NAND flash module. CEO George Minassian estimates RRAM will be cheaper than NAND though he wouldn't estimate a price. Instead of transistors RRAM uses three layers with a switch int he middle to determine 1 or 0. Chips can be made in existing factories but aren't expected in commercial products for 2-3 years. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2045926/startup-crossbar-pits-rram-against-dram-and-flash-storage.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | The Chinese government is investigating plants owned by UniMicron and Foxconn for pollution concerns. Both companies are Apple suppliers. Chinese regulators are looking into allegations that the two companies pumped large amounts of toxic materials into rivers. | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/05/china-scrutinizes-2-apple-suppliers-in-pollution-probe/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Obama vetoes ITC ban on older AT&T-compatible iPhones and iPads (update: Samsung responds) | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/03/us-government-vetos-itc-ban-on-some-atandt-compatible-iphones-and/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Samsung confirms that it has appealed US ITC ruling on 3 other patent claims against Apple | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/08/05/samsung-confirms-that-it-has-appealed-us-itc-ruling-on-3-other-patent-claims-against-apple/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Obama Administration Vetoes Apple Product Ban | http://allthingsd.com/20130803/obama-vetoes-apple-product-ban/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Veto of Apple Ruling Likely to Upend Big Patent Battles | http://allthingsd.com/20130805/veto-of-apple-ruling-likely-to-upend-big-patent-battles/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Saturday the US President vetoed the ITC ruling banning iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G (Based on U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman) - Letter to Irving A. Williamson, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission ITC "effect on competitive conditions in the U.S. economy and the effect on U.S. consumers." - patent 7,706,348 for encoding mobile communications (Standards essential) - three other claims not upheld. Samsung will appeal those - Apple to ATD: "We applaud the Administration for standing up for innovation in this landmark case. Samsung was wrong to abuse the patent system in this way.” - Samsung: "The ITC's decision correctly recognized that Samsung has been negotiating in good faith and that Apple remains unwilling to take a license," - South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy says: ”We express concerns about the negative impact that such a decision would have on the protection of patent rights.” - Apple case against Samsung delayed until August 9 - Patent cases in US 2012 jumped almost 30% (PricewaterhouseCoopers) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | sl | LinkedIn Now Lets Jobseekers Apply For Positions Directly Via Its Mobile Apps | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/linkedin-now-lets-jobseekers-apply-for-positions-directly-via-its-mobile-apps/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Last month, LinkedIn let users search for jobs via iOS and Android apps. Now users can apply for those jobs, using their LinkedIn profiles as resume proxies. service rolling out globally, starting today with English-speaking members. - eliminates need to upload/format resumes on a mobile device, keeps users with updated profiles - LinkedIn lets businesses link out to their own sites to complete job applications, but keeps HR depts actively on LinkedIn’s platform. - job searches already make up more than 30% of all of LinkedIn’s mobile traffic | q: great for job seekers, headache for job offerers? or more streamlined for everyone? | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Feedly goes Pro: $5 per month for better search, security and more | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/05/feedly-pro-subscription/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Feedly introduced Feedly Pro - It costs $5 per month or $45 per year - There is a $99 lifetime option limited to the first 5k claimants (gone now) - What you get with pro: https support, search (so you can search articles within your feed), Evernote integration, and premium support (pro users get priority support over the rest of users) Q: when it was announced that Google reader was going to be killed, some said they'd pay to keep it going. Do you see Feedly making lots of money with this freemium model? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | Child porn bust takes half of Tor's hidden sites offline | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4589392/child-porn-bust-rocks-tor-network-freedom-hosting-compromised | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Alleged Tor hidden service operator busted for child porn distribution | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/alleged-tor-hidden-service-operator-busted-for-child-porn-distribution/ | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Eric Eoin Marques, Dublin arrested on charges US FBI:"the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet." Up to 30 yrs. prison - Marques alleged founder Freedom Hosting, held for extradition w/o bail. Court date Thursday - Freedom Hosting, Tormail and Onionbank all offline, Freedom Hosting may have been infected with malware - Looks like javascript injected in Web pages, possibly exploiting Firefox 17 ESR bug (Tor Browser BUndle for Windows) - Mounted correlation attack to IP of Verizon business account outside Washington DC - .onion extensions, only through TOR or tor2web.org - Hidden Services used by news agencies, governments, and evildoers alike - Anonymous targeted child pornagraphers, DDos Freedom Hosting Q: One the one hand, child porn ring busted, not he other, Feds penetrated TOR. How do we feel? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Airport car-sharing startup FlightCar will pay you up to $400 per month to rent out your car | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/05/airport-car-sharing-startup-flightcar-will-pay-you-up-to-400-per-month-to-rent-out-your-car/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - FlightCar picks up your unused car & host it in a free secure parking facility. For at least 30 days, car could be rented out to people visiting SF/Boston. Owners can use their car anytime they want, assuming it’s not already reserved — FlightCar gives them free rentals four out of the 30 days, and if their vehicle isn’t available, they can choose another car that’s of equal size or larger. come to the airport and a FlightCar driver will pick them up and take them to their car w 1 hour notice . w five hours notice, the vehicle can be brought to the owner by a company employee. It will cost you $20 for either pick-up method and is automatically deducted from your monthly earnings. - $400/month is for "luxury" vehicle newer than 2008 - All vehicles will receive $1M in insurance. All renters will be screened before a car is rented. FlightCar promises cars will only go 1,200 miles per month, but for those that exceed that amount, owners will be compensated $0.35 per mile for everything over that. | q: does car service based around outlying airports make sense? would we use it? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | ia | GM’s plan to turn the car into a smartphone on wheels | http://gigaom.com/2013/08/03/gms-plan-to-turn-the-car-into-a-smartphone-on-wheels/ | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | - Gigaom took a look at GM's plan to make a more connected car by having a chat with GM’s developer ecosystem director Nick Pudar - GM is also removing the smartphone from the development equation, Pudar said, making it a mere connectivity pipe - GM have one operating system instead of the multiple ones that power things like Chevy My Link and Cadillac cue - GM will give developers access to the infotainment system along with access to telematics data with APIs - This means developers can build apps apart from the car as well as within it: apps that can unlock a car’s doors with a touch of a button, tell you if someone is driving your car and where it’s going, coordinate arrival times between different vehicles and even adjust entertainment and air conditioning settings depending on who’s driving. | - The GM app store be curated. Each app must pass two specific guidelines: It has to meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s guidelines for distracted driving and Every app will have to be up front about what information it collects from the vehicles, how it uses that info and what kind of access it gives to outside apps and services. - GM cars will start coming with lte chips to connect to att staying with 2015 models Q: by having all the app-platform baked into the car instead of being smartphone dependent, is GM making a mistake? | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | Simple technique puts graphene capacitors on par with lead-acid battery | http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/08/simple-technique-puts-graphene-capacitors-on-par-with-lead-acid-battery/ | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Japan Launches Talking Humanoid Robot Into Space | http://science.slashdot.org/story/13/08/05/0142245/japan-launches-talking-humanoid-robot-into-space | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Test tube burger unveiled at public tasting | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4589744/cultured-beef-burger-public-tasting-mark-post-sergey-brin | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Mototorla officially lifted the gag order on the press yesterday afternoon regarding the new Moto X phone. The first phone entirely designed by the company since Google bought it features a 4.7-inch 720p AMOLED display a 1.7 GHZ Snapdragon S4 processor as part of the X8 processing system, and an Adreno 320 GPU, and 2 GB of RAM. Underwhelmed? Well 24 hour battery life should help as should 18 backplate colors and 7 colors of of side buttons all available in your requested combination. The X costs $199 for the 16 GB and $249 for the 32 GB on a two-year contract. Only AT&T will offer the customization at first though Sprint will also sell models. The phone should come by end of August in the US and work on all major carriers. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4578890/this-is-the-moto-x | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | The European Union's European Commission has announced that it has approved conditions it agreed to with Penguin, the last major holdout in the antitrust probe involving Apple and publishers over e-book pricing. The book publisher agreed to terminate agency agreements that allow a publisher, not a retailer, to set prices on titles, as well as end the "most favored nation" pricing clauses that offered different prices based on location. Other book publishers such as Harper Collins and Hachette made essentially the same agreement like December. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57596709-93/doj-proposes-ways-to-halt-apple-e-book-price-fixing/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | It's August 2nd, which means Michael Dell wants the shareholders to give him his company back. Dell and Silver Lake have raised their offer to purchase Dell Inc. to $13.75 per share with a 13-cent-per-share special dividend. This offer would value the company at $24.9 billion. There was supposed to be a shareholder vote today with Michael Dell's previous offer, but because of this new offer the vote has been moved to September 12th. | http://allthingsd.com/20130802/michael-dell-and-silver-lake-reach-last-minute-buyout-deal/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Remember that SIM card security vulnerability that put 750 million phones at risk? Karsten Nohl, the discoverer of the flaw, explained at Black Hat that the Java vulnerability has been fixed by five mobile carriers by using that same vulnerability to rewrite parts of their operating systems. Nohl was going to demo the flaw at Black Hat, but because of the fix, he was only able to demo parts of it. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/2/4581766/carriers-hack-into-their-own-sim-cards-to-fix-security-issue | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Jessica Lessin reports Apple has acquired wireless chip developer Passif Semiconductor. Passif develops low-power chips, including radios. A low-energy Bluetooth radio has been considered promising for health and fitness devices that need long battery life. I imagine Apple thinks their devices could benefit form long battery life too. | http://jessicalessin.com/2013/08/01/exclusive-apple-recently-acquired-low-energy-chipmaker-passif/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, researchers Alex Stamos, Tom Ritter, Thomas Ptacek, and Javed Samuel, preached the gospel of newer algorithms and protocols, because current ones will soon be useless and insecure by mathematical advances. So what's the next iteration that makes us secure again? it might be asymmetric encryption algorithms, which have pairs of keys: one key can decrypt data encrypted with the other key, but cannot decrypt data encrypted with itself. | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/08/crytpo-experts-issue-a-call-to-arms-to-avert-the-cryptopocalypse/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Dial P for Paranoia: The Wall Street Journal reports the FBI has the ability to remotely activate microphones on Android devices and notebook computers, according to an anonymous “former U.S. official.” These tools are supposed to help in cases of organized crime, counterterrorism or child pornography. The tools it uses are both internally and externally sourced, with some coming from the private sector. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/02/fbi-can-remotely-activate-android-smartphone-and-laptop-mics-wsj-reports/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | The Pebble smart watch just got a little smarter. A new version of the Pebble iPhone app brings support for Gmail and other IMAP accounts. Previously, the Pebble app required users to use the default iOS mail app to get notifications on the watch. MobileBurn.com says that the text from some email providers may create odd formatting, but you'll understand the gist of the message. | http://www.mobileburn.com/21884/news/pebble-adds-gmail-and-email-notifications-for-ios | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Suffolk County Police in New York visited the home of Michele Catalan after her husband was reported by a former employer for searching for the terms "backpack" and "pressure cooker bombs" on company computers. Before she knew about the employer tipoff Ms. Catalan posted on Medium wondering if the police visit had been caused by searches made on their home computers as she had been shopping for a pressure cooker. The police did not find any cause for concern after a cursory search and interview and have dropped the matter. | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/pressure-cooker/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Microsoft introduced two new troll-fighting tools for Xbox users today. Enforcement United crowdsources opinions on whether particular content, like gamertags, violates Microsoft's terms of service. The other program, Xbox Community Level rewards players with experience points and loot by contributing to the Ambassadors Program and Enforcement United and other future programs. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/01/report-awful-xbox-live-players-to-earn-loot-with-microsofts-new-community-programs/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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24 | Introduce Guest | GUEST: Brian Cooley, Editor at large, CNET LOWER THIRD URL: cnet.com, @briancooley | |||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | This is the Moto X. Can it save Motorola? | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4578890/this-is-the-moto-x | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Moto X: 9 Things You May Not Know About Motorola’s New Flagship | http://www.droid-life.com/2013/08/02/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-moto-x/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | The Amazing True Story Of The Moto X | http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/the-amazing-true-story-of-the-moto-x | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | THE INSIDE STORY OF THE MOTO X | http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/inside-story-of-moto-x/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Culture clashes between Google and Motorola reportedly hindered Moto X development | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4580770/culture-clashes-between-google-and-motorola-reportedly-hindered-moto | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Moto X vs. the world: spec sheet smackdown | http://www.theverge.com/products/compare/7221/6116/7228/6927/6963/6274 | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | - 504 potential versions of Moto X (but only from ATT for now) - 18 backplate covers, b/w front panel, buttons 7 different colors, engraving, 16, 32 GB storage - Focused on design and features not specs. SVP Product Rick Osterloh"We don't think smartphones are very smart" - Touchless control, Gesture for photos, battery life CEO Woodside told Wired's Steven Levy " the goal is not necessarily to make massive amounts of money in a short period of time—we have a much longer time horizon than that.” - Doesn't have latest version of Android (4.3) Stories of diffiulct relationship between Google's Android Division/Motorola | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Can Marissa Mayer Save Yahoo? | http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-01/can-marissa-mayer-save-yahoo#p1 | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Mayer: The search battle is far from over | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57596569-93/yahoos-marissa-mayer-search-is-far-from-over/ | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | - Marissa Mayer gave an interview to BusinessWeek - She says her strategy is to partner with other players, pushing Yahoo’s licensed content, original shows, and collection of apps to other companies’ hardware. For example, Yahoo makes the default stock-quote application on every iPhone, and Mayer has talked about doing more such deals. - “I hope that at some point we are looking at a world where mobile is a majority of our revenue,” she says. - The BusinessWeek article mentions how whe Mayer got to Yahoo she found only a few mobile devlopers there and she built a new mobile unit - she said Search is far from over,” she says. “It’s physics in the 1600s or biology in the 1800s. There’s miles to go before you get to quantum physics or even a microscope. There’s a lot of that you can do once you have mobile, and we are going to be very focused on the user experience.” Q: Do you believe that Yahoo can figure out mobile? Does it need a mobile OS or device to make that a reality? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | tm | Ex-Employer, Not Secret Spying, Triggered Police Inquiry of ‘Pressure Cooker’ Search | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/pressure-cooker/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Original: pressure cookers, backpacks and quinoa, oh my! | https://medium.com/something-like-falling/2e7d13e54724 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Clarification: Michele Catalano clarification on Tumblr | http://openareas.tumblr.com/post/57110075747/clarification-and-update | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Michele Catalano wrote a blog post indicating she had been searching for a new pressure cooker while her husband was searching for a backpack and later the police showed up - As Declan Mcullagh took me to task on Twitter when I posted a link to the Atlantic about this story early on "correlation is not causality" - Suffolk County Criminal Intelligence Detectives visited the Catalanos after the husband's former employer reported him for conducting searches an work computers for "pressure cooker bombs" and "backpacks Q: Lots of folks overreacted, lots of folks want to let it go, but int he end a workplace surveilled a worker's searches and "said something". Isn't that exactly what the government by example and request wants us to do? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | - CEO David Karp, last Nov: “Tumblr now in Top 10 sites in the U.S., worldwide audience of 170M people.” took data from Quantcast, the analytics company - yahoo bought tumblr for +1B because of those numbers, but also future growth. traffic peaked at time of sale if you look at Quantcast numbers since - "Quantcast does not provide a full picture of our data, as it doesn’t include our mobile app traffic, time spent on the site or all of the pages on the blog network because of ajax page loading." - mobile growth is good, but overall growth is what matters. buzzfeed notes: FB grew its mobile user base by 51% since last year, but only increased its total user base by 21%. Last quarter, Facebook increased monthly active mobile users by 68M. all users, including mobile users, only grew by about 50M. so 0 adding mobile app user data to the equation won't guarantee overall growth | q: if overall growth slows/declines, but mobile users more likely to see ads, is that ok? | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | - YouTube announced it's going to open a new studio space in New York in October 2014 - the announcement was made at VidCon - When completed, it would be YouTube's fourth space for making professional videos (it already has them in London, Los Angeles, and Tokyo) - If you weren't aware, these spaces offer video makers access to cameras, lights, mics, and post production suites at no charge Q: What does this tell us about YouTube's content plan? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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53 | sl | The momentum shift is complete from 10" iPads to 7" Android tabs | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57596671-94/small-android-tablets-gain-as-apple-buzz-fades/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | - new research from Canalys: Apple has 43% of worldwide tablet market. Samsung at 22%, 7.4 million units shipped in the quarter. - gains from competition in shipments during the second quarter compared to last year: 295% (Samsung), 228% (Acer), 317% (Lenovo) - Overall Android shipments topped Apple. - 68% of tablets shipped in the second quarter had a screen size smaller than 9 inches. - Apple's tablet shipments were down 14% year-to-year "When Apple does decide to refresh its iPad...it will not experience the buzz of previous launches," Canalys Analyst James Wang said in a statement. - Tablets are mainstream products now and hardware innovation is minimal. Android tablets like Nexus 7 are cheap, luring buyers to that platform. | q: if tablets are no longer the new thing, do we expect the PC cycle to repeat with a couple OSes and some fringe products? is apple really in trouble if they can't "surprise and delight" w new tablets? | |||||||||||||||||||
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60 | North Korea has a tablet. There’s no Wi-Fi connectivity, but it comes with Angry Birds | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/08/02/north-korea-has-a-tablet-theres-no-wi-fi-connectivity-but-it-comes-with-angry-birds/ | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | The Queen's never-read speech prepares her subjects for World War III | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/2/4581668/queen-elizabeth-ii-world-war-3-speech-1983 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Struggling to make profiles when they came to the Netflix app for Apple TV? Struggle no more! Netflix has officially brought back individual user profiles. The revamped feature allows up to five profiles per account and will show personalized recommendations to each. Each profile can link to a separate Facebook account. Netflix suggests using some of the profiles for moods or combinations of people like family night. The feature will roll out slowly over the next two weeks to all users. Some users may have carried over profiles from their DVD accounts. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/01/netflix-is-rolling-out-profiles-bringing-personalized-recommendations-to-people-sharing-an-account/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | To retina or not to retina? That is the question that anonymous sources familiar with the matter are trying to answer. The ones talking to the Wall Street Journal say a Retina mini is expected to go into mass production by the end of this year, and may also feature screens produced by Japan Display and LG Display, as well as Samsung, It also may come in a selection of colors for the back cover. HOWEVER 9to5 Mac on the other hand reports on a hidden file in the iOS7 SDK which indicates the next iPad Mini will NOT have a retina display. But hey both rumours agree the new mini will reportedly keep the 7.9-inch screen. | http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/08/sources-confirm-that-next-ipad-mini-will-or-will-not-have-retina-display/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | After some discussions with Microsoft, Google will continue to support its Sync service for Windows Phone until December 31st. The service was originally going to be discontinued in January of this year, then Google extended that to July 31st and now we've got this latest drop dead date of December 31st. Google's sync service allowed Windows Phone devices to sync calendar and contact information. Microsoft is rolling out CalDAV and CardDAV support to Windows Phone right now, so when Google Sync goes away, you'll still have your contacts and calendar info. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4577814/google-windows-phone-exchange-activesync-extension-december | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | As promised Billy Lau, Yeongjin Jang and Chengyu Song of the Georgia Institute of Technology, showed off their hack to access an iPhone plugged into a modified charger and inject code. The bad news when we first heard of this is that all public charging spots became suspect. The good news now is Apple said the issue has been fixed in the latest beta of iOS 7. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/01/us-apple-hacking-idINBRE97002120130801 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Google’s Chromecast Internet TV adapter already works with Hulu content, but Hulu Plus subscribers are about to get things like complete past seasons of TV shows and other goodies, Hulu can't stop users from using the “cast” feature to stream free Hulu.com video from a Chrome browser tab to a TV. but Hulu says it's enhancing its iOS and Android apps to take advantage of the native capabilities of the Chromecast device, for smoother playback and better remote-control capabilities and browsing. | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/hulu-plans-to-hook-subscription-service-into-google-chromecast-1200570400/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | NSA director General Keith Alexander gave a keynote address at Black Hat yesterday. Alexander explained the legal basis for the NSA's authority to collect data and that the NSA does not collect content such as text messages, voice messages, or locational information. Apparently his talk was met with applause in support of the NSA at times and profane heckling as well. | https://threatpost.com/nsa-director-defends-surveillance-activities-during-tense-black-hat-keynote/101541 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has finalized the spec for USB 3.1. Stop yawning. That point upgrade will double the USB bandwidth to 10 Gbps and still support USB 2.0. Developer sessions for the spec will begin August 21st and chipsets are expected from the usual suspects like INtel and AMD. For those enjoying watching Firewire history repeat itself, Intel's Thunderbolt 2 is expected to hit 20 Gbps this year but receive less uptake. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/01/usb-alliance-finalizes-10gbps-specification-as-usb-3-1/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Quartz reports Google is testing out local news cards for Google Now and is in the experimenta testing phase, getting feedback from users about whether it should go live for everyone on Android. For example, your local news would tell you things like nearby crimes & restaurant openings .tailored to your specific interests and your geolocation coordinates. This would be in addition to Now info like flight schedules, transit stops and travel ETAs, and weather. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/31/google-testing-local-news-in-google-now-as-well-as-the-limits-of-feature-bloat-on-the-android-assistant/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | In advance of Motorola lifting the gag order on talking about the Moto X, Motorola's senior vice president of engineering Iqbal Arshad gave some more details on the mysterious X8 processing system first mentioned at Verizon's Droid announcement. The X8 has a Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC working with two non-ARM Digital Signal Processors created by Motorola. One of these DSPs acts as a processor when the phone is asleep, delivering notifications, the other handles noise cancellation and voice. Motorola says the two DSPs can work with any processor and save a lot of battery life. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422513,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | The Associated Press reports that German news sites are still allowing their content to appear on Google News even after lobbying for stricter German copyright law that would remove their content from Google. Earlier this year, Google said it would only display information from those who opted in to have free snippets appear on Google News. One publisher, Axel Springer AG, says that the decision to opt into Google News is a temporary measure and its approval could be revoked at any time. | http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_COPYRIGHT_LAW?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | Apple said to be eyeing Samsung for Retina iPad Mini screens | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57596477-37/apple-said-to-be-eyeing-samsung-for-retina-ipad-mini-screens/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Apple has A6-based iPad mini without Retina display in the works | http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/31/apple-has-a6-based-ipad-mini-without-retina-display-in-the-works/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | - iPad mini may have a high-resolution screen from Samsung, sources tell WSJ. apple just can't quit samsung - same size, possible different back colors - Apple plans to use screens from Samsung, Sharp, & LG. apple decided to add Samsung to ensure adequate supply of screens. For the current iPad mini, Apple uses screens from LG & Taiwan's AU Optronics - apple trying to get away from samsung - Recently, agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to produce chips starting in 2014, for example, according to people familiar with the matter. - 9to5Mac reported that we had located references to a likely non-Retina iPad mini with an A6 processor in iOS 7 code - maybe lower price point version? | q: does apple have to bite the bullet and have hi-rez inventory to beat the nexus 7? | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | Motorola X8 processing system (Droid Ultra, Droid Mini, Droid Maxx, Moto X) - Motorola’s Senior VP of Engineering Iqbal Arshad w/Sascha Segan PCMag - Qualcomm Sanapdragon S4 Pro SoC 1.7 GHz w/ custom firmware - Contextual computing processor - sense, touch, display and primary processor in standby (those lock screen notifications) - Natural language processor - Motorola's own noise cancellation - DSPs mystery: Specd by Motorola. Designed and Fabbed outside. Not ARM - DSPs can work with any CPU theoretically. E easily with any Qualcomm. - Motorola says 50% better performance on gaming battery rundown "would need two additional batteries" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | - According to Quartz, Google is testing a local news card for Google Now - The tests are being carried out within Google itself, no beta outside of the company - Quartz was told of its existence during an interview with Johnanna Wright, VP of search and assist at Google - She said Google is testing a "very local hyper-local news card" that would teach you things about your neighborhood - The product is only live in an "experimental version" Q: A number of companies including NBC, AOL and MS have tried their hand at local, but no one has really cracked it -- could Google do it? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | - Canon's new Vixia Mini in a minicamcorder/Webcam. single front cam is an f2.8 16.8mm fish-eye lens giving you a 160-degree angle of view for movies (170 degrees for photos), which is like a GoPro or action cam. Close-Up mode narrows the approximate focal length to 35mm, cutting out the distortion and recording a centered 1,920x1,440-pixel-resolution video. - 12-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor can record high-bit-rate MP4 files in 1080p. There are also high-speed and slow-motion recording options (two of each). Everything gets stored to a microSD card - sold separately. built-in wifi, fast uploading to YT, FB. Livestream feature - record to Android/iOS device, control camera remotely - no external mic jack. Audio Scene Select modes allow you to adjust the sound for music, speech, road noise. etc. Mini-HDMI port is for output only. - 2.7-inch 230K-dot-resolution touch screen, built-in stand that will elevate the body up to 60 degrees, and a tripod mount on the bottom. - arrives in September, $300. black or white body | q: flip cam was a big thing and then disappeared with smartphone videocams, is the Vixia Mini bringing it back? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | Study Finds 3D Printers Pay For Themselves In Under a Year | http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/08/01/0019259/study-finds-3d-printers-pay-for-themselves-in-under-a-year | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Life-cycle economic analysis of distributed manufacturing with open-source 3-D printers | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957415813001153 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Michigan Technical University - team Joshua Pearce Associate Professor - RepRap 3D printer print 20 items - quantified for print time, energy, and filament consumption and compared to low and high Internet market prices for similar products without shipping costs. - $18 to print all 20 items - Lowest retail $312. Highest $1943 - RepRap pays for itself in 4 months to 2 years (can print its own replacement parts too) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | ia | HP launches Android-based SlateBook 'PC' | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57596068-94/hp-launches-android-based-slatebook-pc/ | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | PC Obsolescence In Action: Users Who Own Smartphones And Tablets Are Dropping Their PC Usage In The UK | http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/01/pc-obsolescence-in-action-users-who-own-smartphones-and-tablets-are-dropping-their-pc-usage-in-the-uk/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | - HP has launched a new PC and it's running Android 4.2 - For about $480, you can get an HP Slatebook 10-h010nr x2 PC (catchy name!), which is a 10-inch tablet with a keyboard dock powered by an Nvidia Tegra 4 with Intel HD graphics, 2GB of RAM, 16GB SSD - Originally the device was to launch in August, but it's already available on HP's site. - HP is calling this device a PC Q: Is this a PC if HP is calling it one? | - UK communications regulator Ofcom published some figures in its 2013 Communications Market Report - When consumers are active users of smartphones (now at 51% penetration in the UK) and tablets (now double the penetration of 2012 at 24%, 56% of which is iPad), those consumers are swaying away from using laptop and desktop PCs. | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Mobile phone benchmarks are now being gamed just like the PC. A contributor at the Beyond3D forum claimed the Galaxy S4 only ran at 533 MHz for benchmark software. Anandtech confirmed this for many but not all benchmarking apps. Anandtech also found the CPU ran at different speeds under different benchmarking apps. Code in the TwDVFSApp.apk app indicate this is by design. Samsung says the GPU runs at 533 MHz for many programs but "the maximum GPU frequency is lowered to 480MHz for certain gaming apps" to avoid an overload. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23512887 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Google has announced that starting in August, it will equip 7000 Starbucks locations in the US with free Google-powered WiFi. Starbucks already offers free WiFi via AT&T, but with the roll out Google says that customers will get speeds “up to 10x faster” than before. Burn on you, AT&T. By the way if you’re in a Google Fiber city (Kansas), this speed will jump up to 100 times faster. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/07/31/google-to-roll-out-free-wifi-at-7000-starbucks-stores-in-the-us/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The Guardian has a report up that spotlights X-Keyscore, the National Security Agency's program that allows the agency to access "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet." The information comes fro m leaked slides from an X-Keyscore presentation. In the slides, the NSA program gives access to chats, browsing history, private messages, pretty much anything. X-Keyscore appears to be easy to use, too. For example To monitor a Facebook chat, all an agent would need is the Facebook username and a date range. | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Office mobile came to Android today as long as you have Android 4.0 or more recent. The app is similar to the iOS Office app. You'll need an Office 365 subscription to view or edit documents. Editing is available for Word and Excel documents but is limited and documents are stored in Sky Drive. The app is only made for phones. Microsoft recommends using the Web version of Office for Android tablets. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4571912/microsoft-office-for-android-features-screenshots | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Microsoft earned $853 million in revenue from its Surface tablets since their debut last fall. This number was revealed in an annual financial report that Microsoft filed with the Security and Exchange Commission, although this didn't include the number of units sold, or how many units were Surface RTs vs. Surface Pros. The number is less than the $900 million the company had to pay for Surface RT inventory adjustments and also less than the $898 million Microsoft paid for Windows 8 and Surface advertising. Although Walmart apparently is temporarily sold out of the discounted Surface RT devices. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57596235-75/microsoft-surface-revenue-comes-in-at-$853-million/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | You know what we don't cover enough of? Word processors. Say hello to Quip, a new word processor that is designed for mobile use. It comes from the ex-CTO of Facebook, Bret Taylor and it works on the web and iOS. Taylor told TechCrunch that Quip is "optimized for the era of tablets and phones." Quip reformats the document for whatever screen you're using and also has collaboration tools. Quip is free for personal use; a business license is $12 per month. An Android version of the app is in development. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/30/quip-mobile-word-processor/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Bloomberg reports Facebook plans to sell TV-style video advertisements for as much as $2.5 million a day. Reportedly the 15-second ads will be offered for sale to advertisers later this year on a full-day basis targeting age and gender. Users will not see any given ad more than three times in a day. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-30/facebook-said-to-plan-to-sell-tv-style-ads-for-2-5m-each.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | A UK court recently ruled that Microsoft's SkyDrive name infringed on a trademark owned by British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB), and Microsoft has agreed to change the name to something else. In a settlement issued on Wednesday, BSkyB notes that Microsoft will not appeal the court ruling and that the company will allow Microsoft to continue using the brand "for a reasonable period of time to allow for an orderly transition to a new brand." | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4574878/microsoft-skydrive-name-change-bskyb | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Douglas McClendon of Kansas filed an FCC complaint regarding Google Fiber terms that forbid hosting "any kind of server." In a response to the FCC, Google claims an exemption from the Open Internet Order for "reasonable network management" and cites similar policies of several other major ISPs. Ryan Singel of Wired points out that Google's terms would technically outlaw things like Minecraft and Slingbox, but Google employees in forums say Google would not try to shut down those sorts of servers. | crud tom, | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Nintendo released its financial information for the quarter ending in June. The company reported a profit of $88 million, but an operating loss of roughly $50 million. The company sold 160,000 Wii U consoles, which is down from the previous quarter when it sold 390,000 units. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/nintendo-reports-quarterly-revenue-down/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in Galaxy S 4 | http://www.anandtech.com/show/7187/looking-at-cpugpu-benchmark-optimizations-galaxy-s-4 | TABLE | <-- table is labeled "GT-I9500 Triangle Throughput Performance" | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Samsung skewed Galaxy S4 reviews by rigging benchmarks, report says | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/30/4573132/samsung-allegedly-boosted-galaxy-s4-benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Samsung claims innocence in face of benchmark-rigging allegations | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4574210/samsung-benchmark-rigging-response | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Update on GPU Optimizations in Galaxy S 4 | http://www.anandtech.com/show/7192/update-on-gpu-optimizations-galaxy-s-4 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | - Samsung may be rigging benchmarking tests for its Galaxy S4 - A post on the Beyond3D forum sparked Anandtech to investigate and found the GPU in the international version of the phone runs at 532MHz in benchmarking apps, but normally is clocked to 480Mhz - Anandtech said that the max GPU frequency of 532Mhz was limited to specific benchmarks - Anandtech says this would roughly lead to a 11% boost reported in performance - The CPU in the International and U.S. versions also jumps in performance with the benchmarks - The highest CPU frequencies were usable by all the apps, they were forced to max in the benchmarks - Anandtech also found code on the Galaxy S4 that included a string called "BenchmarkBooster" which lists a number of benchmarking apps on a whitelist that would modify the frequencies | - Samsung issued a statement saying "[We] did not use a specific tool on purpose to achieve higher benchmark scores." and that certain full screen apps like the camera, browser, video player and benchmarking tools require the highest performance available. - Samsung doesn't publicly tout the GPU speed - After Anandtech took a look at Samsung's statment, they agreed that Samsung's statement is in line with their findings. Q: If Samsung did rig benchmark results, is this a big deal? | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | sl | Online reservation service OpenTable starts testing mobile payments for diners to pay checks in-app | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/opentable-begins-testing-mobile-payments/?_r=1& | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - opentable testing restaurant bill in-app payments. Matthew Roberts, chief executive of OpenTable tells NYT: At the end of a meal, the diner would open the OpenTable app and pay the check. The diner can review the check, adjust the tip and finish the payment. - OpenTable would not take a cut of each transaction if a diner paid with the app. The restaurant would be charged the typical interchange fee for a credit card transaction. Launch will start in SF. - OpenTable works with 28,000 restaurants globally. Last month paid $11M in stock to acquire JustChalo, a mobile technology company working on a payments application for restaurants. - not having to wait for check is great. but what if you get up and leave and restaurant thinks you're dashing? OpenTable is trying to solve problems like this before the feature goes live, Mr. Roberts said. | q: what's most seamless way to handle this in restaurants? | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | tm | Now That It’s in the Broadband Game, Google Flip-Flops on Network Neutrality | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/google-neutrality/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Google Letter | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1914342/Google%20Fiber%20Response%20to%20McClendon%20Complaint%20(AS%20FILED%20072913).pdf | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Google Fiber forums | http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!searchin/fiber/server/fiber/-ixejP9yHj4/lGJ6iPAXoe0J | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Google Fiber ToS - "Unless you have a written agreement with Google Fiber permitting you do so, you should not host any type of server using your Google Fiber connection," - Douglas McClendon complained that this violates FCC's Open Internet Order - Google claims “reasonable network management” “Google Fiber’s server policy is consistent with policies of many major providers in the industry,” - Technically bans Minecraft, Slingbox, Nest, VNC, Dropcam. - in the Google Fiber forums, employees assure subscribers the rules aren’t meant to apply to Minecraft servers. - Google obviously wants to limit reselling or unknown server farms. But they ban everything anyway. Q: An electrical utility would have a problem with you reselling electricity or if you draw massively unusual amounts of energy because it impacts the grid, where should the line be for an ISP? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | ia | Nintendo swings back to net profit, but it sold only 160K Wii U consoles in past quarter | http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/31/nintendo-swings-back-to-net-profit-but-it-sold-only-160k-wii-u-consoles-in-past-quarter/#eG5mdmkm6dhPkChB.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Nintendo sold just 160,000 Wii U systems worldwide last quarter | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4574032/nintendo-earnings-q1-2013 | CHART | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Yen fall returns Nintendo to profit | http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2013/07/31/yen-fall-returns-nintendo-profit-fiscal/Nf1E4Xp3mn7y69LSf6rQqM/story.html | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Nintendo Benefits as Weaker Yen Masks Slumping Hardware Sales | http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-31/nintendo-beats-estimates-as-weaker-yen-boosts-overseas-sales | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | - Nintendo financials are in - Good news: the company made a profit of $88M - Bad news: that profit was due in part to a cheaper yen and Nintendo reported an operating loss of $50.2M - The company sold 160,000 Wii U game consoles, which brings its total sales to 3.61M units. Nintendo predicted it would sell 5.5M consoles by March 31, 2013. - The Wii U still is a loss leader for Nintendo - Wii U software sales were down 51.3% compared to the previous quarter. - Nintendo is sticking to its target to sell 9M Wii U consoles over the fiscal year through March 2014 and that it will make 100B yen by then as well. (that's a $1B USD) - The 3DS sold 1.4M units, that's down from the 1.86M units sold last year at the same time. The 3DS hardware is also more profitable for Nintendo. Q: Holiday season is around the corner (and so are the next gen consoles) - the Wii U is going to make that 9M unit target by March 2014, right? | Nintendo isn't run by crazy people. what could they have up their sleeve to make 1b in profit? | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | sl | Twitter report shows rise in government requests, still can't separate FISA data | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4574750/twitter-transparency-report-shows-rise-in-government-copyright-requests | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | - Twitter has released 3rd of its semiannual transparency report, and 1st since PRISM leaks/outrage. - shows how often it responds to requests for user information and takes down tweets based on a law enforcement or copyright request, but unable to give those requests their own section. "We believe it's important to be able to publish numbers of national security requests — including FISA disclosures — separately from non-secret requests," wrote legal manager Jeremy Kessel. "Unfortunately, we are still not able to include such metrics." - first half of 2012 - 1,157 requests for account information, 902 from US. Twitter complied with 67% for US submissions, - second half of 2012, 1,009 requests were received (815 from the US). Inside the US, over half of requests are subpoenas, which are received from law enforcement and don't require court approval; less than 25% of requests are accompanied by a warrant. - "other" category, which made up 10% of the requests. | - Governments also sent 60 requests to take down tweets or suspend accounts, up from 42 last year. Most of these requests came from Russia, Turkey, and Brazil. Twitter says four accounts and 73 tweets were withheld, though some Russian accounts were first taken down and then reinstated. - q: are these numbers helpful if we can't separate secret/non-secret? | |||||||||||||||||||
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53 | tm | Top 10 things to be afraid of from Black Hat and Def Con | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4568992/top-10-new-reasons-to-be-afraid-of-hackers-def-con-black-hat | FOLLOW FOR POINTS | |||||||||||||||||
54 | XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Adrianne Jeffries collected 10 scary stories out of Black Hat and DefCon - Hack a pacemaker to stop a heart from 30 feet - Shut down a power plant from 40 miles away - $60 sensors that map everyone's movements - Hijack a GoPro to be a spycam - The NSA - Xkeyscore Q: Looking over the list which one scares you the most? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Insane Close Up Video From A Tornado In Italy | http://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelrusch/insane-close-up-video-from-a-tornado-in-italy | |||||||||||||||||||
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66 | Motorola's Moto X press event tomorrow 8/1 | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/moto-launch-event-scheduled-aug/story?id=19717016 | |||||||||||||||||||
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69 | Feds will declassify Yahoo PRISM decision by September 12 | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/30/feds-will-declassify-yahoo-prism-decision-by-september/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | If you're jealous of the snappy new Nexus 7 but can't quite make the jump from your old Nexus 7 good news. Brian Klug of AnandTech reports Android 4.3 manages and optimizes the tablets flash memory better meaning it won't get slower over time. 4.3 enables support for fstrim which TRIMs blocks not in use by the filesystem. The program runs regularly keeping your flash memory optimized for input and output. Explain to your friends as 'kind of like defray and keeps your tablet running fast.' | http://www.anandtech.com/show/7185/android-43-update-brings-trim-to-all-nexus-devices | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Netflix’s new user profiles have begun rolling out to the Apple TV, that let you use personal accounts in order to keep your viewing info and recommendations separate from one everyone else you share the TV with. The profiles also let you set up per-account parental controls, and make the service’s social features like sharing to Facebook more useful. Your Netflix profile photo is also getting pulled in from facebook. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/30/4570432/netflix-app-for-apple-tv-adds-personal-accounts-feature | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | iOS 7 beta 4 has been out for a few days, which means people started digging into it to get some ideas about the next iPhone. The latest code makes reference to biometric controls on the home button, which is in line with rumors that the next iPhone will ship with a fingerprint sensor. 9to5Mac says the UI for the fingerprint scanning system is complete and will be used to unlock the phone. | http://www.zdnet.com/ios-7-beta-4-contains-reference-to-fingerprint-sensor-developers-do-a-happy-dance-7000018701/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | HTC issued guidance for its third quarter expecting around $1.67 to $2 billion in revenue with an operating profit of anything from nothing to minus 8 percent. Last year in Q3 HTC had $168 million operating profit. CEO Peter Chou blames the decline on higher bill of materials and operating costs as well inventory that needs to be cleared. Chou expects things to turn around after Q3. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/30/htc-q3-2013-forecast/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Google's Chromecast, the streaming video adapter, is the belle of the ball already! Vimeo and Redbox Instant both say they'll support the device, and the team at Plex media center are hinting at support as well. But wait there's more! Code found by Chromecast hackers indicates that Chromecast may bring HBO Go to the platform too. This would be in addition to users streaming media from YouTube, Netflix and Google Play, and number of additional services, including Pandora, AOL and Revision3, are also on the way. | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/29/chromecast-vimeo-redbox-instant-plex/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | You know what the U.S. smartphone market needs? Another player! Get ready for Asus to enter the U.S. smartphone race starting next year. Asus chairman Jonney Shih says that while they are latecomers, 2014 is a reasonable time for the company to bring its phones to the States. Shih didn't mention any specifics - but maybe a Padfone or Fonepad is in our future here? | http://hothardware.com/News/Asus-is-Working-on-a-Smartphone-for-the-US-Market-May-Launch-in-2014/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | The Kingdom of Thailand just became the first country to outlaw Bitcoins. Bitcoin Co. Ltd in Thailand recently met with the Bank of Thailand to make sure they were applying for the proper licenses and registrations in the country. After initially ruling that Bitcoin was not a currency, the Bank decided that due to a lack of existing laws and capital controls, buying selling, sending or receiving Bitcoins is against the law in Thailand until they figure it all out. No word on when the Bank plans to figure it all out. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/thailand-bans-using-bitcoin-in-any-way-local-startup-reports/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Time Warner Cable has begun notifying customers that they'll have to pay more to rent modems from the cable company. for example, Subscribers on their popular Internet plan now pay $3.95 a month, and that fee will rise to $5.99 a month starting in the next billing cycle for customers. The higher rate could generate an additional $150 million in revenue this year. Time Warner Cable has roughly 12 million customers. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/29/us-timewarnercable-fees-idUSBRE96S13D20130729 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Facebook just became a game publisher. At the Casual Connect conference, Facebook announced a pilot program for small and medium game developers to provide promotional support and placement in Facebook's mobile apps. The idea is to help indie developers without big marketing budgets get noticed. TechCrunch reports some big names like Brainbow, Kiwi and Gameloft are already part of the program. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/30/facebook-mobile-game-publishing/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Good news and bad news from Sprint's financials. The good news: Sprint reported $7.2 billion in earnings, which is its highest ever total. The bad news: Sprint took a net loss of $1.6 billion in the quarter due to shutting down Nextel and a large depreciation charge. Sprint says 4 million Nextel subscribers moved on over to Sprint since the transition started in early 2011. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/30/sprint-reports-highest-ever-revenue-of-7-2-billion-q2-2013/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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23 | Bradley Manning verdict (Tom will mention when announced) | http://liveblog.abcnews.go.com/Event/Bradley_Manning_Verdict_Live_Updates_Ibnid19813734 | |||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Texas students fake GPS signals and take control of an $80 million yacht | http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2013/07/texas-students-fake-gps-signals-and-take-control-of-an-80-million-yacht/?cmpid=hpfc | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
29 | UT Austin Researchers Spoof Superyacht at Sea | http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/superyacht-gps-spoofing | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Countermeasures for GPS signal spoofing | http://www.blockyourid.com/~gbpprorg/mil/gps4/Wen_Spoof.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | University of Texas Professor Todd Humphreys and students demonstrated GPS Spoofing (have previously spoofed UAVs) - Sent faint false GPS coordinates to antennae on a 65-meter super-yacht "White Rose of Drachs" - Experiment conducted June 2013, 30 miles off Italy on course from Monaco to Rhodes - spoofers were on ship's upper deck: pilots went 3 degrees off course - GPS encrypted P-Code used by military hard to spoof, C/A code open to the public - Paper from University of Oklahaom researchers from 2011 suggests anti-spoofing algorithms (doppler shift, relative power shifts) - Kyle Wesson, Brian Evans, Todd Humphreys "A Combined Symmetric Difference and Power Monitoring GNSS Anti-Spoofing Technique" under review for pub. Q: So… sextants for all? How long will industry take to catch up on encryption? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Vimeo and Redbox Instant are coming to Chromecast. Next up: Plex and HBO Go? | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/29/chromecast-vimeo-redbox-instant-plex/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Gigaom reports that Vimeo and Redbox Instant plan to support Chromecast - The media center Plex is hinting it will bring support to Chromecast as well - CJ Heres hacked into the Chromecast & found some data that suggests apps from HBO Go, Songza and Revision 3 are being tested - So far, Google Chromecast supports YouTube, Netflix, Google Play or a Chrome tab Q: Seems like some big players are coming on board for Chromecast. Will this get Chromecast in the homes of non-nerds? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | From kindling to inferno: Full specs for next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets | http://bgr.com/2013/07/30/amazon-kindle-fire-hd-2-specs-exclusive/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - BGR has more deets on 3 new tablets Amazon launching this year. one is replacemnt for entry-level kindle fire. other 2 are updated Fire HD tablets #1- 7-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet. high-resolution 1,920 x 1,200-pixel display and a new design. quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) system on a chip, which includes four Krait 400 CPUs and Adreno 330 graphics. Prototypes are said to be clocked at about 2GHz. upgrade to 2GB of RAM, a front-facing camera, Wi-Fi and available cellular connectivity. It will ship with either 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of internal storage. internal test units running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Amazon’s heavy customizations. #2 - 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD model has 2,560 x 1,600-pixel high-definition display. Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. front-facing camera, optional cellular data support, internal storage sizes and 2GB of RAM. 8-megapixel rear camera though, (7-inch model will not include a rear camera) - llighter, performance up to 3x faster | q: who's amazon gunning for now? google? iPad mini can't compete on price | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | ia | Taiwan’s Asus Aims to Enter U.S. Smartphone Market Next Year | http://allthingsd.com/20130729/taiwans-asus-aims-to-enter-u-s-smartphone-market-next-year/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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46 | - 100 ppl laid off at headquarters in Berlin. some staff being relocated to NYC. a month after Fab announced that it had raised $150 million in the first part of a Series D round, with another large chunk of funding expected soon. - Fab wants to move away from flash-sale model. eliminate duplicate positions created by Fab operating two separate flash-sale companies, one in Europe and one in the U.S. - Fab's new mission- a giant online store that sells the same goods worldwide. centralize critical functions such as merchandising and marketing in New York City. - flash-sale model hard to scale. CEO jason Goldberg - "every day you’re opening a new store with hundreds, if not thousands, of products,” "we had to replicate the exact same operation in Europe. But the best stores buy once, sell everywhere, or make once, sell everywhere." | q: if Fab finds success in global store, can it compete with Amazon? | |||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | Thailand bans using Bitcoin in any way, local startup reports | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/thailand-bans-using-bitcoin-in-any-way-local-startup-reports/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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50 | Bitcoin Co. Ltd. has suspended trading in Thailand - due to lack of existing applicable laws, capital controls and the fact that Bitcoin straddles multiple financial facets the following Bitcoin activities are illegal in Thailand: Buying Bitcoins Selling Bitcoins Buying any goods or services in exchange for Bitcoins Selling any goods or services for Bitcoins Sending Bitcoins to anyone located outside of Thailand Receiving Bitcoins from anyone located outside of Thailand Q: Well that's one way to deal with Bitcoin. What does this mean for the crypto currency? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | China Labor Watch has alleged that three factories of Chinese company Pegatron violate International and Chinese laws and standards. Among the allegations are underage labor, contract violations and excessive working hours. Pegatron chief executive Jason Cheng said the company would investigate the allegations immediately and correct any violations. Pegatron makes parts for Apple products. Apple said its auditors would return to Pegatron this week for special inspections. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23486638 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Apple has confirmed that Bob Mansfield, is no longer Senior VP of Technologies or on its senior leadership team, and reports over the weekend noted that Mansfield had been dropped from Apple’s executive webpage. Apple states that despite leaving his current position, Mansfield will work on ‘special projects’ for the company in a role that sees him report to CEO Tim Cook directly. Mansfield had previously announced his plans to retire after 13 years heading up Apple's hardware division, but had agreed to remain with the company until 2014. | http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/07/29/apple-confirms-bob-mansfield-will-work-on-special-projects-after-leaving-senior-vp-of-tech-role/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The Business Software Alliance, a trade group that represents companies including Microsoft and Intel, is aligning itself with Apple in Apple's case against Samsung before the International Trade Commission. The ITC ruled that Apple infringed on Samsung patents that could lead to certain Apple products being banned. Apple argued those patents were "standard essential" patents. The Business Software Alliance told the ITC that the use of essential industry patents should not be used to ban products except under unusual circumstances. | http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/29/microsoft-intel-oracle-att-come-to-apples-defense-in-looming-iphone-4-ban | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Sony and Panasonic apparently do not believe the disc is dead. Panasonic announced Monday it will work with Sony to create a new standard for an optical disc capable of recording at least 300 GB of data. The new format is planned for an unveiling by the end of 2015 and will target those who need to archive large amounts of data for long-term storage. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595903-93/sony-panasonic-team-up-to-develop-300gb-optical-disc/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Are you ready for the iPhone 5C? Pictures of packaging with that name have begun floating around, leading more speculation than ever that the budget iPhone is right around the corner. The latest pictures, posted on Chinese forum WeiPhone, seem to support the rumors that the cheaper iPhone will reintroduce the polycarbonate casing of the iPhone 3GS, and could make it easier to produce it in a range of colors. | http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/29/budget-iphone | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Nokia's VP of App Development Bryan Biniak gave an interview with the International Business Times where he groused about Microsoft's slow pace of progress on Windows Phone. He says that Nokia is "trying to evolve the cultural thinking [at Microsoft] to say 'time is of the essence.'" Biniak did say that Nokia and MS are still close partners, but the two companies are working very differently. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/29/4567046/nokia-frustrated-by-microsoft-windows-phone-slow-progress | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Toshiba just announced new Satellite laptops with the look of their sleek brushed-metal Kirabook line for a little less money. The 15-inch E55 ultra book has a touch screen and sells for $679 with an AMD processor and $899 for an Intel core i-series. The 14-inch E45 will be a Best Buy retail exclusive for $799 or $817 from the Toshiba website. The E45t Best Buy version will be available August 4 with the E55 series following in September. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3121_7-57595752-220/toshiba-adds-high-price-looks-to-new-midprice-laptops/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Back in January at CES, Dell showed off its Android-powered Project Ophelia dongle that plugs into a TV, or any other display with an HDMI port. Now finally, it looks like units are being shipped to testers. Ophelia’s big draw its support for Dell’s Wyse cloud computing tech, which allows users to remotely access files stored on PCs or servers and connect to Citrix or VMware-powered virtual machines. Ophelia has a $100 price tag, and if it's a hit, might provide a lot more insight into Dell's post-PC world domination strategy. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/28/dells-cloud-friendly-project-ophelia-inches-closer-to-release-as-testers-receive-early-units/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Corning introduced Gorilla glass for your laptop Monday. Gorilla Glass NBT is still the same strong scratch-resistant glass you know from smartphones but made specifically for touchscreen laptops. Corning says the new glass would only raise the cost of a laptop by a couple percentage points. Dell says it will introduce laptops with Gorilla Glass NBT this autumn. | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/29/why-your-next-laptop-could-use-gorilla-glass-just-like-your-smartphone-does/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Illya Segalovich, co-founder of Yandex, died on Saturday after battling stomach and brain cancer. Yandex is Russia's largest search engine. Seegalovich served as Yandex's CTO. He was 48 years old. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595856-93/yandex-co-founder-ilya-segalovich-dies-at-age-48/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Amazon Studios May Crowdsource Selection of Its Web TV Show Pilots | http://allthingsd.com/20130729/amazon-studios-chief-wants-to-crowdsource-web-series-pilots/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - Amazon Studios director Roy Price said he'd like to figure out a way to get viewer feedback on shows before a pilot is created - He asked, "Is there a way to test a concept, short of making a full-blown pilot?" - Currently, Amazon choses the pilots and then asked for feedback from the general public. That feedback was influential as to which pilots became series - It's optioned five of the 14 pilots it released Q: What kind of pre-pilot test would work for Amazon? Trailers? Storyboards? Comic books? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make—and break—online video | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/why-youtube-buffers-the-secret-deals-that-make-and-break-online-video/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Jon Brodkin from Ars Technica - Peering: agreements to exchange traffic between networks. - cacheing services - stores data closer to end users - Most often inaction. Not adding capacity (peering disputes less frequent) - More apparent with video because latency and high data. - Everybody's paying already. Netflix pays Cogent, Customers pay Verizon. - Motivation for ISP is data is a high-margin utility product under local monopoly control - Only 34 percent of US households have a choice of Internet providers offering at least 6Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up - 1 solution, ISP's selling video products outside their network (Redbox) Q: What can we do as end users? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | sl | Amazon is hiring 5,000 staff to grow its US-based fulfillment team by 25% | http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/07/29/amazon-is-hiring-5000-staff-to-grow-its-us-based-fulfillment-team-by-25/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Amazon is expanding its operations team in the US by 25%, company announced that it will hire an additional 5,000 staff “to meet growing customer demand.” - Currently Amazon’s fulfillment business has 20,000 employees that manage operations, including business analysis, inventory management, customer delivery and engineering processes. - will also hire 2,000 full-time and part-time customer service representatives. - Amazon has more than tripled its staff over the last three years, and the company’s payroll currently counts 97,000 employees across all divisions. - Jeff Bezos has said he isn't concerned w quarterly progress - last week Amazon reported net loss of $7M - TNW says interesting this news comes days before President Obama is scheduled to visit Amazon’s fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | q: same-day service for all? | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | ia | Even Nokia thinks there’s a Windows Phone app gap of sorts | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/29/even-nokia-thinks-theres-a-windows-phone-app-gap-of-sorts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Nokia left frustrated by Microsoft's slow Windows Phone progress | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/29/4567046/nokia-frustrated-by-microsoft-windows-phone-slow-progress | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | Nokia: Microsoft Must Evolve to Make Windows Phone a Success | http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/494885/20130726/nokia-microsoft-needs-evolve-windows-phone-succeed.htm | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | - Nokia's VP of App Development Bryan Biniak gave an interview to the International Business Times and talked a bit about MS - He says that Nokia is "trying to evolve the cultural thinking [at MS] to say 'time is of the essence.'" - Biniak said of MS "waiting until the end of your fiscal year when you need to close your targets, doesn't do us any good when I have phones to sell today." - On apps: He says that if there is an app someone cares about and it's not on Nokia's phones, that's a missed opportunity of a sale. "You can't sell a phone without the apps, you just can't." - "To give you a reason to switch, I need to make sure the apps that you care about on your device are not only on our phones, but are better. I also need to provide you unique experiences that you can't get on your other devices." Q: Does this signal a larger issue between Nokia and Microsoft? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | sl | Move Over Google Glass — GlassUp Is A Less Creepy And Much Cheaper Pair Of AR Specs | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/29/glassup/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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45 | - backlash against Google Glass being creepy, unwanted surveillence - GlassUp is a prototype pair of augmented reality specs w/o camera. Seeking funds to start manufacturing on Indiegogo. wearer can receive text messages and updates overlaid over the central portion of their field of vision — so while they intrude on the wearer’s vision, they aren't recording the world around them. connect as a second-screen via bluetooth from smartphone - navigate handsfree and without having to stop every few yards to consult a map/smartphone. Or a tourist wanting to get info about the historical landmarks they are seeing pushed to their eye-line as they explore a new city. Other imagined use-cases include for cooks or warehouse workers needing info as they work. | -UNUSUAL: they say will deliver products even if they fail to achieve their funding goal — thanks to unnamed investor backers. GlassUp is due to go on sale from February next year. - q: if you take the creepy out, is there still a need here? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | THE HARDWARE REVOLUTION IS UPON US AND WHY IT MATTERS | http://www.trueventures.com/2013/07/27/the-hardware-revolution-is-upon-us-and-why-it-matters/ | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Article by Jon at TrueVentures.com (funded FitBit, MakerBot, GigaOM and more) Smartphones caused cheap processors, memory and sensors - Kickstarter and Quirky, ubiquitous wireless broadband, 3D Printing - Building factories is no longer a prerequisite for building products. - All connected to data. MakerBot to Thingiverse for instance Q: Conventional wisdom is that hardware has matured… not true? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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54 | XKCD's 'Time' comic comes to an end after more than 3,000 panels | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/29/4567134/xkcd-time-comic-finishes-after-four-months-3000-panels | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Wall Street Journal reports Google is working on a set-top box for your TV with a motion sensor and camera for Google hangouts. A prototype was reportedly shown off in secret at CES this past January.At the time the device also had access to Android games and other apps from the Google Play store. Google's Sundar Pichai told All Things D earlier this week that Google TV would soon be a full-fledged Android for television. | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/07/26/wsj-google-working-on-a-set-top-box-that-features-a-video-camera-and-a-motion-sensor/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Amazon grew its revenue by 22% year-over-year between April and June, to $15.7 billion, but also posted a loss of $7 million, versus a $7 million profit in the same quarter last year. Why? Amazon has invested heavily in its Kindle business, digital downloads and streaming products, and is working on its China presence, and Jeff Bezos says that Amazon's top ten bestselling products last quarter were all either Kindles, accessories for Kindles, or digital content for Kindles, so perhaps it's money well spent. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/26/amazon-earnings-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | IDC just released some worldwide smartphone marketshare numbers. Samsung and Apple are still numbers one and two respectively, but both saw their marketshare drop in the quarter. Three companies are picking up smartphone users and they are LG, Lenovo and ZTE. LG now holds 5.1% of the marketshare and that's due in part to the Nexus 4 and the Optimus G Pro. Lenovo was in the #4 spot after spending two-quarters out of the top 5. | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/07/26/idc-apple-samsung-lose-smartphone-market-share-as-lenovo-and-others-see-greater-growth/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | The Google Chromecast TV dongle just got a little less valuable. At its announcement Wednesday Google included three free months of Netflix with the purchase of the $35 device. Now that part of the deal is off due to overwhelming demand. Pray Google doesn't alter it further. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/25/chromecast-no-longer-comes-with-free-netflix-because-demand-got-too-nuts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Hacker Barnaby Jack has died in San Francisco, a week before he was set to show off techniques for attacking implanted heart devices that he said could kill a man from 30 feet away. Jack, a security expert, became one of the most famous hackers in the world after he showed off how to make an ATM spit out cash in a 2010 demonstration, dubbed "Jackpotting, | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/net-us-hacker-death-idUSBRE96P0K120130726 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Android 4.3 is out, so that means people are digging into the code to find out what's in there. Android Police found that the latest version of Android could support up to 640 DPI, which suggests it could run fine on 4K displays. Additionally the site found "App Ops," that would give users more control over what permissions apps have. That feature isn't enabled yet because it isn't fully baked. Lastly, Android Police found the Konami Code works - go to the Games section of Google Play for a little easter egg. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/26/4558998/android-4-3-hidden-features-app-permissions-4k-support-konami-code | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Samsung announced quarterly earnings and it's doing just fine. operating profit increased 47.5% year over year as expected Operating profit in the mobile devision rose 52% year over year to 6.23 trillion won, though it fell 3.5% over the previous quarter despite the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Strategy Analytics estimates Samsung is now more profitable at making phones than Apple. It was a nice quarter Samung, nothing to be ashamed of. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/25/samsung-q2-profits-up-47-5-but-operating-profit-at-its-mobile-division-slows/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | The U.S. government is demanding Internet companies to give up users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders that points to surveillance techniques still publicly undisclosed. If the government has access to an encrypted password, the credential could be used to log in to an account or even impersonate the user. Obtaining it also would aid in deciphering encrypted devices in situations where passwords are reused. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595529-38/feds-tell-web-firms-to-turn-over-user-account-passwords/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Good news for Zynga! The game company reported revenues of $231 million down 31% from a year ago, and a loss of one cent per share. Their reported daily active users of 39 million is down 45 percent from last year. How is this good news? Wall Street expected them to do a lot worse. New CEO Don Mattrick also announced the company would no longer pursue a real-money gambling license in the US, and focus on free-to-play social games. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595520-93/zynga-beats-street-but-ditches-real-money-gambling-license/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | The BBC reports that the UK pornography filtering system is controlled by Huawei. UK-based employees from Huawei get decide what sites and content are blocked. It's no secret that both UK and US politicians have raised concerns about Huawei's ties to the Chinese government. The company maintains that those concerns are unfounded. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23452097 | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | IDC: Apple, Samsung lose smartphone market share as Lenovo and others see greater growth | http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/07/26/idc-apple-samsung-lose-smartphone-market-share-as-lenovo-and-others-see-greater-growth/ | CHART | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Samsung ships twice as many smartphones as Apple, but smaller brands chipping away at lead: IDC | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/26/4558798/idc-q2-2013-smartphone-sales-data-samsung-apple-lg-lenovo-zte | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Asian Mobile Makers Squeeze Apple’s Global Smartphone Share To Its Lowest For 3-Years In Record 230M Unit Q2 | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/26/apple-smartphone-share-falls-to-14/ | CHART | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Samsung shipping twice as many phones as Apple sells - Smartphone industry grew by 50% IDC and 47% SA - Lenovo and LG growing the fastest - Selling expensive phones too not just cheap hones accruing to IDC - Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics says Apple needs new flagship phone Q: We have seen a similar story from RIM and Nokia in the past. Is it crazy to say Apple risks repeating their mistakes? | IDC marketshare [SA Share] - Samsung 30.4% DOWN (32.2%) [33.1% UP (31.1)] - Apple 13.1% yoy DOWN (16.6%) [13.6% DOWN (16.6)] - LG 4.7% UP (3.1%) [5.3% UP (3.7)] - Lenovo 4.7% (1st 6 mos. top 5) - ZTE 4.2% [5.0%] - Huawei [4.8%] | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | ia | Zynga sees sharp fall in players and income | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23460640 | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Game over for Zynga? Firm loses 25 percent of daily active users in one quarter | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/07/game-over-for-zynga-firm-loses-25-percent-of-daily-active-users-in-one-quarter/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Zynga reported financials - Revenue was 38% below last quarter at $230.7m - The company had a net loss of $15.8M in Q2 (last quarter, it had a profit of $4.1M) - Monthly average users were 40% lower than last year - Daily players fell by 45% in three months over the quarter ending in June - Daily average users are now 39M, the lowest since the company began keeping track (last quarter, daily users fell to 52M) - Zynga also announced it would not pursue a license for real money gaming in the U.S. - Zynga says it "believes its biggest opportunity is to focus on free to play social games." - New CEO Don Mattrick says he would spend the next 90 days "heads down" with his team resetting its product release plan Q: What can Mattrick and company do to bring back engagement to daily users? What about the move to no longer pursue online gambling? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | sl | WSJ: Google working on a set-top box with a video camera and a motion sensor | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/07/26/wsj-google-working-on-a-set-top-box-that-features-a-video-camera-and-a-motion-sensor/ | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - then-google exec Andy Rubin showed off set-top box at CES, running Android, with Hangouts built in, video cam & motion sensor - 2010- Google TV. last year Nexus Q, both unsuccessful - secret device allowed people to stream YouTube videos, watch TV shows or movies from the Google Play digital-programming store, and access Android apps such as videogames or, potentially, digital media services such as Netflix and Pandora. - originally expected to launch at I/O in May | q: is this the next version of chromecast, or did chromecast replace this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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40 | ia | Nexus 7 Trade-Ins Suggest Lots Of Upgraders To New Model, Little To No Interest From The iPad Crowd | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/25/nexus-7-trade-ins-suggest-lots-of-upgraders-to-new-model-little-to-no-interest-from-the-ipad-crowd/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | - TechCrunch got some interesting numbers from Gazelle about Nexus 7 trade-ins - Gazelle tells TechCrunch that there was a 333% spike in the number of Nexus 7 tablets traded in compared to the same day last week - On Wednesday, the day the new Nexus 7 was official, was the biggest Nexus 7 trade-in day at Gazelle ever - However, Gazelle did not see any significant increase in iPad trade-ins on the new Nexus 7 launch day. Q: So it looks like Android users are willing to upgrade, but Google isn't converting iOS users. Is this trouble for Google? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | sl | Google reveals it spent $966 million in Waze acquisition | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595620-93/google-reveals-it-spent-$966-million-in-waze-acquisition/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | - financial quarterly report that Google filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday - $966 million for Waze. - $847 million in goodwill, $188 million in intangible assets, and then minus $69 million in net liabilities. previously speculated that Google paid a little more than $1 billion for Waze. - bought waze 6 weeks ago, so far no big integration - 15 other acquisitions in the first half of 2013, including buying Makani Power, Behavio, and Wavii. For these other acquisitions, the Web giant spent $344 million. The tally for all 16 of the acquisitions, which includes Waze, comes to $1.31 billion. | q: price is right? how long until we see waze in google maps? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | tm | Content owners warn Congress of “fair use creep,” draw ridicule | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/26/content-owners-warn-congress-of-fair-use-creep-draw-ridicule/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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48 | House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property reviewing copyright policy - "If an environment exists that does not provide adequate copyright protection and blockbuster films become unaffordable and unprofitable due to the threat of piracy, this new and thriving 3D industry will be significantly hampered,” studio executive William Sherak told the subcommittee. - Repeatedly used the phrase "fair use creep" and warned against fair use expansion | Sandra Aistars, head of the notoriously maximalist Copyright Alliance SOPA Eugene Mopsik, American Society of Media Photographers; SOPA John Lapham of Getty Images, a massive stock photo agency; Tor Hansen of the American Association of Independent Music, SOPA William Sherak of Stereo D, which does 3D imaging for major studios. - Technology representative next week | |||||||||||||||||||
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55 | Fake memory implanted in mice with a beam of light | http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/fake-memory-implanted-in-mice-with-a-beam-of-light/article4955723.ece | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | LibreOffice 4.1 Released - including an experimental improved sidebar based on the work of Apache OpenOffice, embedded fonts, better Microsoft Office compatibility (improving their exclusive capability in the free software world of not only being able to read but also write .docx and .xlsx files) and many further Improvements | http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/07/25/178213/libreoffice-41-released | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | 16th annual Blackhat starts tomorrow, runs through the 1st in Las Vegas | http://www.blackhat.com/us-13/ | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Google+ Local for iOS has one foot in the grave, will rest in peace August 7th | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/26/google-plus-local-death/ | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | Xiaomi holding a press conference July 30 to announce a product-related partnership with TenCent's messaging service QQ | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/07/26/xiaomi-will-make-joint-announcement-with-tencent-next-week-on-product-related-partnership-with-qq/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Facebook had a great quarter reporting $1.81 billion in revenue, far exceeding the $1.62 billion analysts expected, and earnings per share of 13 cents. The big news was the jump in mobile revenue, which made up 41% of total revenue, up from 40% last quarter. Facebook also saw daily active users rise 27% year over year. Monthly active users rose 21% and mobile monthly active users rose 51% year over year. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/24/facebook-q2-earnings-beats-with-1-81b-in-revenue-up-53-mobile-hits-41-of-ad-revenue/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Originally reported by Game Informer, Microsoft has confirmed it will allow independent studios to release downloadable games directly on their systems without a publishing partner behind them, and might even be able to set their own release dates and pricing. Microsoft's Marc Whitten said in a statement to Kotaku that self-published indie games on Xbox One won't be in a separate, indie section. | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/report-microsoft-to-finally-let-indie-developers-self-publish-on-xbox-live/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 205-217 rejected an amendment that would have blocked funding for the NSA program that collects data on every call made by or to a U.S. phone. The amendment would have allowed data collection if the records were part of a specific investigation. Since the amendment didn't pass, enjoy being spied on. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23445231 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | CNET's Declan McCullagh reports a source claims the US Government has demanded SSL keys from Internet providers. The keys are used to encrypt connections over the Web. The keys would let the FBI and NSA decrypt contents of intercepted communications. McCullagh contacted several tech companies. Microsoft and Google declined to admit whether they had received such requests but stated clearly that they have not handed over keys to any government. Facebook said they had received no such requests but would fight it if they did. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595202-38/feds-put-heat-on-web-firms-for-master-encryption-keys/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Analog camera and film specialist Lomography has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $100,000 to recreate the Petzval lens, developed by Joseph Petzval in 1840 and known for artistic, dreamy effects, designed for today's Canon ED and Nikon F mount cameras. The first lenses are expected to be delivered in February 2014, although Lomography says they’re confident the first 1,000 units can be shipped by December this year. The first 100 backers will get the lens for $300, and it will retail for $499. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/07/25/lomography-unveils-reimagined-petzval-portrait-lens-compatible-with-both-analog-and-dslr-cameras/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Spanish smartphone maker Geeksphone announced it's taking preorders for the Peak+ smartphone. The device runs Mozilla's Firefox OS 1.1 and has twice the RAM as Geeksphone's Peak. The Peak+ costs 149 Euros (not including tax) and will ship mid-September. After the pre-order period, the price is expected to increase. | http://www.zdnet.com/geeksphone-adds-new-firefox-os-model-peak-with-extra-ram-7000018550/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | EU regulators and Penguin Books have reached an agreement under which Penguin will end it's deal with Apple under which no competing retailer could sell ebooks cheaper than Apple. Penguin also offered to let retailers set prices and offer discounts for two years. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/25/us-eu-penguin-idUSBRE96O0AM20130725 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | A new social nightlife app called BarEye is coming to New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and Austin, after a successful test market in Tallahassee, Floriada. BarEye allows you to buy drinks for friends through Facebook or to anyone checked in to a BarEye bar, or use it to buy yourself a drink without opening a tab or waiting for service. Just select the bar and drink, pay with credit card and redeem with the bartender. Drinks range in price, but a Deals page lists discounts and specials throughout the week. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/25/bareye-app-lets-you-buy-and-send-drinks-from-your-phone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | BlackBerry confirmed to All Things D that the company has laid off 250 employees from it's Waterloo, Ontario product-testing facility. The employees were part of the New Product Testing Facility supporting R&D. The cuts were called part of the next stage of increasing efficiency and scaling the company correctly. BlackBerry cut about 5,000 jobs last year. | http://allthingsd.com/20130725/blackberry-sacks-250-employees/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | It's happened! The first 50-inch 4K TV that costs under $1000! TCL announced the 7E504D 50-inch 4KTV that will have a sticker price of $999. The TV comes with four HDMI ports and MHL compatibility. The 7E504D will launch in the U.S. in September. | http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57595364-221/tcl-debuts-first-50-inch-4k-tv-under-a-grand/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Facebook Q2 Earnings Beat Expectations With $1.81B In Revenue, Up 53%, Mobile Hits 41% Of Ad Revenue | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/24/facebook-q2-earnings-beats-with-1-81b-in-revenue-up-53-mobile-hits-41-of-ad-revenue/ | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Facebook’s Q2: Monthly Users Up 21% YOY To 1.15B, Dailies Up 27% To 699M, Mobile Monthlies Up 51% To 819M | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/24/facebook-growth-2/ | CHARTS | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Facebook Beats as Mobile Revenue Jumps to 41 Percent of Ads Business | http://allthingsd.com/20130724/facebook-beats-as-mobile-revenue-jumps-to-41-percent-of-ads-business/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | CFO David Ebersman to ATD: “One of the things this quarter says to us is that News Feed ads work.” - Zuckerberg said Instagram focused on building Instagram's "imprint" - Home and Graph Search will "take longer to develop." - Mark Zuckerberg stated that teen engagement remains quite high - 20 billion minutes of usage per day, or 17.39 minutes per day per user, or 8.3 hours per user per month. Q: Is mobile growth coming from Asia and ROW? Has Facebook cracked mobile? | - EPS 0.14 (expect 0.13) Revenue $1.81 billion (expect $1.62 billion) - Mobile ads revenue 41% of total up from 30% Last Q - Shares jumped 18% - DAU +699 million +27% yoy, MAU 1.15 bln. +21% yoy - Asia DAU +8.38%, MAU +6.26% - MAU on MOBILE jumped 51% yoy to 819 million | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Microsoft to let indie developers self-publish on Xbox Live Arcade [updated] | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/report-microsoft-to-finally-let-indie-developers-self-publish-on-xbox-live/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Microsoft details Xbox One indie self-publishing, 'every Xbox One can be used for development' | http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/24/4553946/microsoft-details-xbox-one-indie-self-publishing | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Microsoft confirmed plans that it will allow self-publishing on the Xbox One - Self-publishing won't be an option at launch, but will be within the console's first year - Microsoft's looking at a quick turnaround on that code certification. Rather than going over code with a fine-toothed comb, Microsoft will reportedly look for high-level terms of service violations and massive bugs instead. - MS's Marc Whitten says "That every Xbox One can be used for development," which would mean the retail $500 box could be used to test in-development code instead of having to fork over a lot more cash for a debug unit. | - MS says there will be more details next month at Gamescon - Whitten said MS has a roadmap, but indie development support will roll out in phases - MS's original policy was that developers had to publish their Xbox Live Arcade titles through third-party publisher or through MS Game Studios - Sony E3 Demo of the PS4 showed how indie-friendly the console is - Whitten said the self-publishing policy isn't a reversal or change, but it was something that was going to be built into the Xbox One. Q: Will this news sway indie developers? | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | sl | New York Subway Stations to Get Wireless Coverage From Sprint | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-24/new-york-subway-stations-to-get-wireless-coverage-from-sprint.html | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Google Pays $600K To Give Free Wi-Fi To 31 San Francisco Parks | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/24/free-wifi-san-francisco-google/ | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Spring the latest to reach a deal w Transit Wireless in NYC to provide coverage in 277 subway stations, will have 36 by early next year. - AT&T and T-Mobile reached deals in 2010 to cover the subway stops. Verizon Wireless said in April it was finalizing an agreement with Transit Wireless but nothing official. | - in SF Mayor Ed Lee announced 31 San Francisco playgrounds, plazas, recreation centers, and parks are getting 2 years of free Wi-Fi thanks to a $600,000 gift from Google. Pending approvals, installations could start in November and be done by April 2014. - Google will pay for equipment, installation, and maintenance of the wireless network for two years and won't profit. After that, city's responsibility to maintain the network, but it will tap local commerce organization and tech partners for support. | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | ia | Hackers Reveal Nasty New Car Attacks--With Me Behind The Wheel (Video) | http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/07/24/hackers-reveal-nasty-new-car-attacks-with-me-behind-the-wheel-video/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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45 | - Defcon is coming up, so here come the hacking stories - Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demoed how they could hack a car to take all kinds of control away from the driver - The two showed Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg in Toyota Prius that had its dashboard removed and was controllable via a laptop - Miller is a Security Officer at Twitter, Valasek is a director of security intelligence at the Seattle consultancy IOActive - The two put Greenberg in a hacked Prius. Dashboard readouts were easily changed with the two in the backseat. Steering was also hijacked by telling the car it was in reverse and it was trying to park itself. The brakes could be disabled - Miller and Valasek received an $80k grant from DARPA to fid security vulnerabilities in cars and they plan to release their findings at Defcon next month - Toyota safety manager John Hanson says the company's focus is to prevent hacking from a remote wireless device outside the vehicle - Miller and Valasek assumed physical access to the car's computers b/c wireless access was demonstrated by people at the University of Washington and University of California San Diego by going through the car's cellular connection, or Bluetooth bugs or more Q: Should we panic? | (video shows steering control being hijacked) | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | sl | Meet Helpouts, Google’s Secret Project That Turns Hangouts Into A Commerce Platform | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/24/meet-helpouts-googles-secret-plan-to-bring-live-video-commerce-to-local-businesses/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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51 | Chromecast streaming will be supported by Google TV: Can both platforms coexist? | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/07/25/chromecasts-streaming-functionality-is-coming-to-google-tv-can-both-platforms-coexist/ | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Sundar Pichai: Soon Google TV will be ""full-fledged Android for TV"" partnerships coming next CES Warren Rehman on G+ “I’m still gainfully employed working on Google TV – no it isn’t dead, and yes it will support Cast.” - Google TV can do gaming, Chromecast has too much latency - Chromecast meant to make watching Internet TV popular - GoogleTV will support Google Cast Q: Death of Google TV or gateway drug? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Google announced two new products in a press breakfast today. The Nexus 7 was leaked widely. It's an update to the tablet with a 1920 x 1200 display, a thinner profile and the same 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064 processor as the Nexus 4 phone. The new Nexus 7 is $229 for the 16GB, $269 for the 32 GB and $349 for the 32GB LTE version, available July 30. The more surprising announcement was the Chromecast. It's an HDMI dongle powered by USB that let's you stream YouTube, netflix and any Chrome tab to your television. Google also announced an SDK to allow developers to add a button to enable streaming to the Chromecast. The dongle is $35 and ships as early as July 28. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/24/live-from-googles-mystery-announcement-with-android-head-sundar-pichai/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Apple's third quarter was good, but not great. The company reported earnings per share of $7.47 on revenue of $35.3 billion, which both beat Wall Street estimates. Apple shipped 31 million iPhones for the quarter. That’s less than the 37.4 million is shipped in the quarter prior, but more than the 26 million it shipped in the year-ago quarter, and abvoe analysts' expectations for 26 million. it shipped only 14.6 million iPads, down from the 17 million it sold in the year prior, and well below the 18 million analysts wanted. Mac sales were also down with 3.8 million units shipped. | http://allthingsd.com/20130723/apple-beats-muted-expectations/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Facebook's Product Manager for Ads told ABCNews that in the future, when you hide an item on your News Feed, you'll have the ability to tell Facebook why you didn't like that particular post. If a post is found offensive by many people, Facebook may not display that post to the rest of Facebook. Expect testing of the feature soon so you can give FB more and more information. | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-hide-customize-posts-ads-show-news-feed/story?id=19751550 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Nvidia will introduce Project Logan at Siggraph in Anaheim next week. Based on the Kepler architecture, Logan promises to bring workstation-quality graphics processing to mobile devices. Nvidia claims it will consume 1/3 of the power of today's tablet GPUs. Also at Siggraph NVidia announced the Nvidia QUADRO K6000 which the company calls the most powerful graphics card on the market with 12GB of onboard memory. It's not power efficient at all, but it's not meant to be, as it's marketed to people who make feature films, manufacture cars or work with large geological datasets. The K6000 will be available this autumn. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57595188-92/nvidia-offers-glimpse-of-powerful-next-gen-mobile-chip/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
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17 | sl | Twitter's got a new TV ad targeting platform — that features actual users tweeting things they didn’t tweet. On Twitter’s advertising blog, the company posted a screenshot of users Subhash Chander, William Mazeo, and Neil Gottlieb singing the praises of an imaginary ad for something called Barista Bar. The bogus tweets have since been removed, replaced with tweets from TwitterAds employees, but SF Gate reports that the original post had already been tweeted by the official @twitterads account, retweeted to some 1.5 million users’ timelines. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4551684/twitter-uses-real-users-fake-tweets-to-promote-ad-platform | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Michael Dell is continuing his effort to take the company he founded private. He, along with investment firm Silver Lake, are now offering to pay $13.75 per share in cash, which is up from his previous offer of $13.65. The new offer would yield shareholders $150 million more than before. If the shareholders want to take advantage of the new deal, Michael Dell has a requirement - a simple majority of shareholders is all that is necessary to approve the deal. A vote is scheduled for August 2nd. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57595223-92/michael-dell-ups-buyout-offer-shareholder-vote-pushed-off-to-aug-2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | US House Reprsentatives Justin Amash and John Conyers of Michigan will get 30 minutes today to discuss an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2014. The proposal would prohibit intelligence agencies from collecting phone records unless they relate specifically to a person under investigation. The President and the Senate Intelligence committee have urged the House to vote against the amendment. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-23/house-to-debate-limiting-nsa-after-snowden-disclosure.html | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Video chatting app Glide, a mobile messenger for iPhone and Android, has risen from basically nowhere to as high as #6 overall in the Apple App Store, and #1 in the App Store’s social networking section. I'ts also closing in on Instagram, according to AppData’s leaderboards, and on the App Store on the iPhone, it has actually bumped Instagram from spot #15 in the U.S. The company, based in Jerusalem Israel, claims it hasn’t paid for advertisements and that all growth is organic and viral. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/24/video-texting-app-glide-is-going-viral-now-ranked-just-ahead-of-instagram-in-app-store/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Finally some good earnings news for a phone maker. LG reported Q2 earnings of 15.23 trillion Korean Won, up 10.1 percent year over year, and due in particular to mobile. LG shipped a company best 12.1 million smartphones in the quarter up 34.5 percent from last year. LG expects its mass-market L and F series to drive sales while its high-end G series increases product competitiveness. LG s expected to announce the new G2 phone in New York August 7. | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/07/24/lg-sells-a-record-breaking-12-1m-smartphones-in-q2-2013-revenue-up-10-1-yoy-at-13-6b/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just rejected Fox's appeal to stop the Dish Network's Hopper DVR. The Ninth Circuit Court said that the lower court didn't abuse its discretion. Fox claimed that Dish was infringing on copyright and Dish breached contracts. | http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fox-loses-appeal-asking-injunction-592413 | ||||||||||||||||||
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41 | Chromecast - HDMI, USB power, WiFi - Cast button in Chrome, YouTube apps send YouTube video request to ChromeCast - Netflix, Google Play as well - Syncs across devices - TV queue - Music - Pandora coming soon - Beta - Chrome tab to TV, GoogleCast SDK - $35, July 28 | Nexus 7 - 9 hours of HD video playback, or 10 hours of web browsing. - 1920 x1200 323 ppi, 2 GB RAM, 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064 (Nexus 4), Adreno 320, 5 mpxl rear cam - 9 hours of HD video playback, or 10 hours of web browsing. Android 4.3 - Multi-user support and restricted profiles - Bluetooth Smart - Open GL - DRM APIs Google Play - Textbooks section, rent textbooks, all 5 major publishers 16 GB $229 32 GB $269 32 GB LTE $349 (Tmo, ATT, Verizon, other countries) Avail. July 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | sl | AT&T reports second quarter profit of $3.8 billion, adds over 2 million wireless and broadband subscribers | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/23/atandt-second-quarter-2013-financials/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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46 | ia | Facebook to Let You Say Why You Hide News Feed Posts | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-hide-customize-posts-ads-show-news-feed/story?id=19751550 | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - ABC News reports that Facebook will start allowing users to explain why they hide certain things in a news feed. - Currently, if you don't like someone's post in your News Feed, you can simply click hide. - FB's Product Manager for Ads Fidji Simo says that users will have the ability to tell FB why they like or dislike certain things in their feed. - She said if a post is marked as offensive by many, that might serve as a signal to Facebook to not show that message to other users - Something marked as "uninteresting" may not cause a similar signal for the greater FB. - FB didn't give much as to how you'll be reporting content, but said to expect to see new menus and options soon with tweaks to follow. - The new function will be rolled out for all types of feed posts, including ads and sponsored stories Q: Do you foresee people taking advantage of this new reporting function? Would it lead to a better FB experience? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | For the mobile Internet, tomorrow belongs to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/24/us-smartphones-saturation-idUSBRE96M0A220130724 | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Apple earnings better than expected especially for iPhones 31.2 mm 20% more than expected - iPad 14.6 mm shipped down from 17 mm yoy (analysts expected 18 mm) - Revenue in China down 14% yoy, Apple 5th in China in market share, - Huawei expects 10% growth this yr./Nomura Huang expect Apple to slip 1/2% market share - Samsung expecting q. op. profit to fall short of estimates This year, the number of mobile Internet users in the developing world will overtake those in the developed world for the first time (27x vs. 4X) - Price is the problem (Xiaomi Mi (1/2 price iPhone), Micromax Canvas 4(1/2 price SGS3)) - Demand for tablets grw 4x in Phillipines last year, prices Southeast Asia fell by 1/4 (GfK) Q: Who can win the land war in Asia? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | - industrial 3D printers often use ventilation shafts and filters to evacuate airborne particles and eliminate emissions that are unhealthy to humans - new study from researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology that use in unventilated areas could potentially lead to health issues. - five models of 3D printers at Chicago's 3D Printer Experience were used, UP Mini printer and MakerBot Replicator printer two examples. models using both ABS and PLA polymers as a plastic feedstock were classed as "high emitters" of ultrafine particles (UFPs), reporting similar emission rates (output, not toxicity) to the operation of a laser printer or the burning of a cigarette. - Because of their size, UFPs can be deposited in the lungs and absorbed directly into the bloodstream. High concentrations of UFPs have been linked to lung cancer, strokes, and the development of asthma symptoms. - takeaway- users should be cautious when operating 3D printers in "unvented or inadequately filtered indoor environments." | q: do we need warning labels of commercial printers and material? | |||||||||||||||||||
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59 | Can the internet raise $32 million to build the Ubuntu Edge smartphone? | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/22/4545256/canonical-ubuntu-edge-crowdfunding-launch-pictures | |||||||||||||||||||
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67 | Could this hypervelocity coil launch ships into space? | http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57595150-1/could-this-hypervelocity-coil-launch-ships-into-space/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Netflix posted great financial numbers yesterday, income rose to earnings per share of 49 cents beating expectations of 40 cents, and sales increased 20% to $1.07 billion, matching expectations, but everybody's talking about subscriber numbers. Netflix matched its own guidance of 630,000 new subscribers but the Street wanted 700,000 so Netflix is now a disappointment. CEO Reed Hastings said in their video earnings call that Netflix would expand into original documentaries and stand-up comedy shows. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-22/netflix-subscriber-growth-falls-short-of-projections.html | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Nokia has launched a bigger Lumia smartphone, the Lumia 625. It comes with a 4.7-inch screen and will cost 220 euros before taxes and subisides. Earlier this month, it unveiled a higher-end Lumia 1020 model with a 41-megapixel camera. Nokia's looking to gain in market share again after falling behind South Korea's Samsung, which has a quarter of the market to Nokia's 15 percent. | http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/07/23/us-nokia-big-idINBRE96M09E20130723 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | If you're a fan of Flipboard, you might like this next story. Flipboard just launched full HTML5 versions of its magazines that will work on any browser - desktop or mobile. Right now, Flipboard on the web is a bit limited; you'll have access to Flipboard's curated list of magazines. The company says to expect the full experience that lets you access your subscriptions and search by the end of this year or early 2014. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/23/4547648/flipboard-comes-to-the-browser-with-readable-online-magazines | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | One long patent nightmare is finally over. The Eolas patent suit brought in 2009 against a dozen tech companies, alleged infringement of patents around video streaming, search suggestions and other interactive elements on pages. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. upheld a lower court decision that major portions of the "Interactive Web" patents were invalid. Over the years companies like Microsoft, Office Depot, Rent-A-Center, Playboy, Oracle had all settled with Eolas. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57594994-93/eolas-interactive-web-patents-invalid-appeals-court-affirms/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced a smart TV operating system and is working with a number of partners, including Cisco and Chinese manufacturers, to develop smart TVs, set-top boxes and services to run inside them. Alibaba already has a smartphone and tablet OS called Aliyun, which started as an internal mobile platform and later spun off with a $200 million investment., but A spokesperson tells the next web that Aliyun and the smart TV are “two different products for two different types of devices…[but] it is our aim in the future to create enhanced synergy between the two for multi-device and multi-screen usability.” | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/07/23/alibaba-targets-chinas-living-room-with-new-platform-to-power-smart-tvs-and-set-top-boxes/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | The Syrian Electronic Army is claiming it has stolen 1.5TB of users' personal data from the video and text app Tango. The SEA posted screenshots on its website to prove the hack and says it will turn over much of the information to the Syrian government. Tango confirmed the attack via Twitter, but did not confirm the amount of data stolen or that the SEA is responsible. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23418774 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | You might think Apple forgets about podcasts sometimes, but they don't. In fact, Monday they announced the iTunes tore has passed 1 billion podcast subscriptions. Apple said the number is spread across 250,000 unique podcasts in more than 100 languages, with more than 8 million episodes. Some of them not even involving Leo Laporte in any way. | http://www.macworld.com/article/2044958/apple-one-billion-itunes-podcast-subscriptions-and-counting.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | eBay Now, the same-day shipping service that started in San Francisco and now serves San Jose and New York, is expanding again! the Bay Area Peninsula, plus Brooklyn and Queens, as well as Chicago and Dallas later this summer, are all getting ebay now service, plus the company is today launching a PC version of eBay Now for the desktop. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/ebay-brings-same-day-delivery-service-ebay-now-to-desktop-prepares-regional-expansions/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Verizon announced three new Motorola Droid phones this morning. The thin $199 Droid Ultra, a new $299 Droid Maxx featuring long battery life and the $99 Droid mini which is.. mini... small. All three phones will supposedly have a 24% faster CPU and 100% faster GPU plus 2x the RAM of last year’s models. The phones also feature touchless control through voice, notifications on lock screen, and quick camera access. Sound familiar Moto X leakers? All three phones will be available August 20. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/23/verizons-nyc-droid-event-is-today/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Samsung released full details on the new Exynos 5 Octa system on a chip. The 5420 variant includes 4 ARM Cortex A15 cores at 1.8 GHz and 4 1.3 GHz Cortex A7s. Samsung claims a 20 percent processing increase and twice the 3D graphic power. It also has a memory bandwidth of 14.9 Gigabytes per second, which among other things, lets it do full HD WiFi display support. No word on devices that will use it, but the chip goes into mass production in August. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/22/exynos-5-octa-5420/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | Flipboard in your web browser starts today with online magazines | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/23/4547648/flipboard-comes-to-the-browser-with-readable-online-magazines | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - Flipboard says users have made over 2.5M "enthusiast" mags —today Flipboard launching full HTML5 versions of those mags. view in any broswer, mobile or web - edit your own mags from web interface - full Flipboard experience (with search, your subscriptions, and table of contents) rolling out to users around the end of 2013 or early 2014. - CEO Mike McCue says Google Reader shutdown played into web move, but the team always wanted to free articles from the app wall. - click through to articles in curated mags, goes to original site w ads | feels more like pinterest for the average user... | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | Nobel-winning economist: end software patents and cut patent protection to 10 years | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/23/nobel-winning-economist-end-software-patents-and-cut-patent-protection-to-10-years/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | On Reforming the Patent System -Becker | http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/2013/07/on-reforming-the-patent-system-becker.html | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Gary Becker, Nobel prize winning economist U of Chicago, cut patent term in half to 10 years, eliminate software and DNA patents. - Trolls are not a problem because they exits but because of how the market is constructed: "With a well designed and functioning patent system, this type of intermediary would be valuable in the patent market, as they are in the housing and stock markets. The problem arises because a defective patent system creates opportunities for hold ups and excessive litigation by these intermediaries and by others that hold patents." - "Disputes over software patents are among the most common, expensive, and counterproductive. Their exclusion from the patent system would discourage some software innovations, but the saving from litigation costs over disputed patent rights would more than compensate the economy for that cost. Moreover, some software innovations would be encouraged because the inability to patent software will eliminate uncertainty over whether someone else with a similar patent will sue and do battle in the courts." Q: Let's take him at his word about the cost for now, should we eliminate software patents even if it loses us some innovation? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ia | Ouya has no hit games so far, reports say | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/22/4547000/ouya-gamers-reportedly-sticking-with-free-games | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Are indies making any money from Ouya? | http://www.edge-online.com/news/are-indies-making-any-money-from-ouya/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | The Ouya Experience: What game developers think so far | http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/196691/the_ouya_experience_what_game_.php | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - There are number of reports about how games are doing on the Ouya - Edge-Online has numbers from TowerFall, the game that was Ouya's flagship launch game. Developer Matt Thorson says they've made about 2000 sales at $15 each - Thorson sounds positive: "So sales have been surprisingly high for a new game on a new console." - For the game Nimble Quest, there were 6500+ downloads in the first week and 122 purchases for a profit of $427. NimbleBit's David Marsh said it was "a snap to port it." and recommend indie developers continue to make games for the Ouya since it's "the only console with a truly open store..." - Gamasutra had a different take from Ryan Wiemer, maker of Organ trail. He says he doesn't know if it was worth the man hours and adding controller support to Oran Trail was a pain & the bulk of the port - When asked what's good about Ouya developers seem generally happy with Ouya's support saying it's easy to publish a game and getting technical support - On the downside, developers think the controller is n issue (accuracy, buttons getting stuck). Game discovery and marketing also are problematic. Q: Does the low revenue ensure that Ouya will only have indie games? Is that a bad thing? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | sl | eBay Brings Same-Day Delivery Service eBay Now To Desktop, Prepares Regional Expansions | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/ebay-brings-same-day-delivery-service-ebay-now-to-desktop-prepares-regional-expansions/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | - eBay Now, same-day shipping service live San Francisco, San Jose & New York. now added service for Bay Area Peninsula, Brooklyn & Queens, later this summer Chicago and Dallas - also launching PC version of eBay Now for the desktop. - ebay now is for web is e-commerce site. On the dedicated homepage, users can browse and search for products available at neighborhood stores, as well as view product information including descriptions, pricing, ratings and reviews - big partners: The Home Depot, Target, Macy’s, GNC, Walgreens, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Office Depot, Urban Outfitters, RadioShack and AutoZone - many also Google shopping express partners too. other startups in space with smaller local businesses - right now aimed at "within an hour" but Later this summer, eBay Now will introduce a new capability that lets shoppers choose their delivery window. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | ia | Google uses Gmail's promotions inbox to promote a new kind of ad | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/22/4546906/google-uses-gmails-promotions-inbox-to-promote-a-new-kind-of-ad | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Chill: Gmail’s New Email Ads Aren’t Actually New, And Aren’t Even Real Emails | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/chill-gmails-new-email-ads-arent-actually-new-and-arent-even-real-emails/ | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | - A new kind of ad is showing up in Gmail - This appears if you're using the new Gmail where you have several tabs for your primary, social, and promotions email - In the promotions tab, you'll see ads in the same column as you would see email - There are two kinds: one that links out, another that expands in your inbox when you click them - The ads are offset from the rest of your email with as they are colored with a light yellow with the word "Ad" appearing under the "sender's" name. - You haven't been signed up for new emails - these are ads placed in your email list - Google says you'll only see sponsored links in the promotions tab and not on the ticker on the top of the inbox Q: From what I've seen online, some folks think this is spammy behavior by Google, others think it's just fine. Where do you stand on this new approach by Google? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | tm | CNET’s Download.com Gains Crapware Status | http://www.groovypost.com/unplugged/confirmed-cnet-download-com-gains-crapware-status/#comment-364343 | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | CNET Joins the Dark Side, its Download.com Attempts to Fill Your Computer With Crapware | http://www.groovypost.com/howto/avoid-computer-bloatware-from-cnet-download-com-crapware/ | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Download.com wraps downloads in bloatware, lies about motivations | http://www.extremetech.com/computing/93504-download-com-wraps-downloads-in-bloatware-lies-about-motivations | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Download.com sorry for bundling Nmap with crapware | http://www.theregister.co.uk/Print/2011/12/09/download_nmap_toolbar_row_latest/ | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | All the way back to 2005 | http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,12475809 | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | -SubReddit really upset about CNET's Download.com - In August, ExtremeTech warned developers all updates to software would be wrapped in TechTracker software - In November Download apologized for wrapping open source software (Nmap, VLC) with toolbar installers - Groovypost shows the confusing process to install without adding things like Delta Toolbar or SweetPacks - Might look into ninite.com. Installs for you and says no to all toolbars and extra software - Not a new thing for Download.com actually. Or most download services. Q: Should anybody use these kinds of sites anyway? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Wall Street Journal reports Apple is testing an iPhone screen larger than 4 inches and a tablet screen just less than 12 inches. These prototypes may or may not end up in final products, but the WSJ also reports a new iPad will go into production later this month. New iPhone components reportedly entered mass production last month. The next iPad and iPhone will likely continue with current screen sizes. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/apple-reportedly-testing-bigger-iphone-and-ipad-screens-starting-production-on-new-9-7-ipad/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Over the weekend Apple confirmed it is investigating a security breach on its Dev Cneter servers. Most of the information on the servers was encrypted and Apple claims it’s safe, but they do say that the hacker(s) may have accessed developer’s names, addresses, and email addresses, and since the developer center went down last Thursday, reports have surfaced of developers receiving unsolicited password reset requests. UK-based Ibrahim Balic claims he found 13 bugs in the Dev Center, and that he got a hold of data from more than 100,000 users, but he says he didn't hack for malicious purposes. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/21/apple-confirms-that-the-dev-center-has-potentially-been-breached-by-hackers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Researcher claims he told Apple of Developer Center vulnerability but didn’t maliciously steal data | http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/07/22/researcher-claims-he-told-apple-of-developer-center-vulnerability-but-didnt-maliciously-steal-data/ | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron says search engines like Bing, Google, and Yahoo have a moral duty to stop the discovery of illegal images of child abuse. Cameron told the BBC that “Put simply, there needs to be a list of terms—a black list—which offer up no direct search returns." The search companies have until October to give a response to the UK government - if the government does not like the response, there may be regulatory action. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044905/uks-pm-warns-internet-companies-to-ban-child-abuse-search-terms.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Leap Motion controllers finally became active today. The company began shipping pre-orders late last week, but did not release the software until mid-morning east coast time. Even then, some pre-orders have yet to be shipped. Leap also launched it's app store known as Airspace with games, music apps, and other utilities and even a motion controlled version of the New York Times. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/leap-motion-launches-with-limited-appeal-but-it-could-be-a-ticking-time-bomb-of-innovation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | SIM cards, how do they work? If you're using GSM call encryption, not that well --Karsten Knoll of Security Research Labs has uncovered a flaw that allows some SIM cards to be hacked with only a couple of text messages by cloaking an SMS so it appears to have come from a carrier. After being prompted to enter the SIM's digital key, another text can be sent that opens access to calls, messages, and mobile purchases. It only affects SIMs running the older data encryption standard (DES), but Nohl estimates 750 million SIMs are potentially affected. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/22/sim-card-hack/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Google is acquiring 6.3% of Himax Display- that's the company that makes the display for Google Glass. Himax Display's parent company says that Google reserves the right to continue buying up shares of Himax Display for a period of one year. If Google exercises that option, it could acquire up to 14.8% of the company. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57594803-76/google-buys-stake-in-glass-display-maker-himax/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | Facebook has become popular in developing countries thanks to Facebook for Every Phone, a limited version of the site that works on feature phones. Facebook announced that the feature phone service has now been downloaded 100 million times. Facebook for every phone includes News Feed, Messenger and Photosand is optimized to use less data. Some phone carriers even partner with Facebook for free data access. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/21/facebooks-feature-phone-platform-scores-100m-users-most-in-emerging-markets/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | In February 2014, 3_D printing's really gonna catch on! No, I'm not actually a psychic. Key patents for a technology known as "laser sintering" that that currently prevent competition in the market for functional 3D printers will expire, says Duann Scott, design evangelist at 3D printing company Shapeways. Laser sintering is the lowest-cost 3D printing technology, & can produce goods that can be sold as finished products, and consumers could see huge drop in the price of these devices, once the technology opens up. | http://qz.com/106483/3d-printing-will-explode-in-2014-thanks-to-the-expiration-of-key-patents/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Utah ISP Xmission's CEO Pete Ashdown has published a detailed list of government orders his company has received. Ashdown also told Buzzfeed that an order he received in 201 required the ISP to install equipment to allow the FBI and NSA to directly monitor one of his customers. Ashdown says he is restrained by law from revealing any more details and feels he probably told people to much already. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/21/4541342/isp-owner-describes-nsa-box-that-spied-on-customers | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | Time Warner Cable and CBS are currently in a squabble where CBS could pull its programming off of the cable service. Time Warner Cable isn't taking this lightly and told the NYT that if CBS does leave TWC, then Time Warner would recommend its NY customers try out Aereo. If you don't know about Aereo - it gives people access to over-the-air television via tiny antennas over the Internet and doesn't pay a retransmission fee to broadcasters. Let the war continue. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/21/4540100/aereo-could-win-big-in-fee-dispute-between-cbs-and-time-warner-cable | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | tm | Leap Motion Launches With Limited Appeal, But It Could Be A Ticking Time Bomb Of Innovation | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/leap-motion-launches-with-limited-appeal-but-it-could-be-a-ticking-time-bomb-of-innovation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Leap Motion launched today… sort of - Not all pre-order customers got shipping notices yet, while some folks have had their devices since Friday. - Software was supposed to become available today but wasn't available until mid-morning - Reviews: Motion control excellent but experience "underwhelming", Airspace software store feels gimmicky - 54 Windows applications, 58 OS X apps Q: Is it a gimmick, the next mouse or something in between? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | sl | Apple Reportedly Testing Bigger iPhone And iPad Screens, Starting Production On New 9.7″ iPad | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/apple-reportedly-testing-bigger-iphone-and-ipad-screens-starting-production-on-new-9-7-ipad/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Asian suppliers tell WSJ Apple has asked for prototype smartphone screens larger than 4 inches and has also asked for screen designs for a new tablet device measuring slightly less than 13 inches diagonally - iPhone got bigger last year, iPad got smaller. new size experiments pretty routine - compare to samsung: IDC research shows apple's market share fell to 39.6% in the three months ended March 31 from 58.1% a year earlier. Samsung market share of 17.9%, up from 11.3% a year earlier. - MEANWHILE: production of a new iPad starts later this month, say officials at component suppliers - same size, same resolution as the existing 9.7-inch model, but lighter, thinner display structure. The new display structure integrates touch sensors with a thin film instead of glass | q: what's the use for a larger iPad? could we see one? | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Exclusive Motorola X "Ghost" Photos Show The Phone, Benchmarks, And Pretty Much A Complete Set Of Confirmed Specs | http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/21/att-moto-x/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | This Is The Moto X | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/this-is-the-moto-x/ | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Motorola to hold Moto X event in New York on August 1 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594617-94/motorola-to-hold-moto-x-event-in-new-york-on-august-1/ | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Android Police says it has full details about the upcoming Moto X - Specs: dual-core Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.7Ghz CPU, 2GB of RAM, 4.5-inch 720 x 1184 screen, 2.1 Front facing cam, 10.5 on the back. 802.11a/b/g/ac, 16GB internal space, no external microSD slot - Android Police even has some benchmark scores. Using AnTuTu, the Moto X got an 18.7K, which would put it around Nexus 4 territory. For comparison, the S4 and HTC One are over the 20k range - Meanwhile, press shots of black and white Moto X devices have leaked. The design looks relatively unassuming with a curve on the top of the device and a patterned back. - Motorola is having an event for the Moto X on August 1 Q: Do the specs sound like a flagship phone? Do the specs even matter at this point? What about the leaky leaky Motorola? Good thing? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | sl | Yahoo Buys Back 40M Shares From Hedge Fund Third Point ($1.2B In Value) As Loeb, Wilson And Wolf Resign From Board | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/yahoo-buys-40m-shares-from-third-point-1-2b-in-value-as-loeb-wilson-and-wolf-resign-from-board/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | - Yahoo repurchasing 40M shares owned by the hedge fund Third Point LLC for $29.11/share, about $1.164B in value. Third Point's Daniel Loeb, will now own > 2% of Yahoo, will lose board seat. other board members Harry J. Wilson, and Michael J. Wolf — all will resign July 31st. - Entrepreneur Max Levchin, a joint appointment between Third Point and the Yahoo board, is staying on (joined board in dec 2012) - Dan Loeb very powerful board member, helped push out Scott Thompson after resume-gate and placed Ross Levinsohn as the interim CEO before Marissa Mayer was hired - in earnings report last week, yahoo says it repurchased $653M in shares during Q2, previously announced a plan to purchase an additional $1.9B of Yahoo! common stock: “The new repurchase agreement becomes part of that plan,” | q: right move to get Third Point out of controlling position? threat of shakeup? | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | tm | Aereo could win big in fee dispute between CBS and Time Warner Cable | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/21/4540100/aereo-could-win-big-in-fee-dispute-between-cbs-and-time-warner-cable | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Aereo as Bargaining Chip in Broadcast Fees Battle | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/business/media/with-prospect-of-cbs-blackout-time-warner-cable-to-suggest-aereo-as-alternative.html | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | TWC and CBS in fight over carriage fees in NYC, LA, Dallas, and a few others - 3 million subscribers could be affected - TWC Maureen Huff, said Sunday that it would recommend Aereo to its New York subscribers if CBS was blacked out. - Aereo Launching in Chicago 9/13 and Now all Utah counties, August 19 Q: CBS is known for taking drastic action in this fight. Where does this all end up? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | Twitter creator finally learns Facebook, suggests monthly fee | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57594648-93/twitter-creator-finally-learns-facebook-suggests-monthly-fee/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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52 | 46 | - Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter wrote a blogpost about Facebook - He says since he uses FB more regularly he suggests that FB could offer "Facebook premium." - "For $10 a month, people who really love Facebook (and can afford it), could see no ads. Maybe some special features too. If 10% percent of Facebook signed up, that’s $1B a month in revenue." - "In general, the ads on Facebook don't seem particularly useful or engaging." - Stone says the model could work - just look at Pandora as an example. People pay a monthly fee for an ad-free experience Q: Would you pay for an ad-free Facebook? | |||||||||||||||||||
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56 | Netflix gobbles a third of peak Internet traffic in North America | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57546405-93/netflix-gobbles-a-third-of-peak-internet-traffic-in-north-america/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | Nokia to reveal "something big" July 23rd, what could it be? | http://www.winbeta.org/news/nokia-reveal-something-big-july-23rd-what-could-it-be | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | NVIDIA Shield ships July 31st, barely meets delayed launch window | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/21/nvidia-shield-ships-july-31st/ | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | Motorola to hold Moto X event in New York on August 1 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594617-94/motorola-to-hold-moto-x-event-in-new-york-on-august-1/ | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Aereo will launch in Utah on August 19 | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/22/aereo-will-launch-in-utah-on-august-19/ | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Samsung's DevCon set for October 27 in San Francisco | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57594818-92/samsungs-devcon-set-for-october-27-in-san-francisco/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Apple acquired crowdsourced location data company Locationary. The deal includes Locationary's technology and team. Apple did not disclose a price when it confirmed the deal to All Things D. The Toronoto-based company helps keep business information and location data up to date. | http://allthingsd.com/20130719/apple-acquires-local-data-outfit-locationary/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Google's second quarter came in below analysts' expectations, but still managed to be impressive - the company consolidated revenue of $14.1 billion (that’s up 19 percent from the year-ago quarter), net income of $3.23 billion, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $9.56. Analysts were hoping to see Google’s revenue jump at least 20 percent year-over-year, and the company only missed that by about 1 percent. Google’s stock initially jumped to an all time high on Monday, and after the revenue results dipped about 5% in after-hours trading. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/18/google-misses-estimates-in-q2-with-14-1b-in-revenue-net-income-of-3-2b-and-eps-of-9-56/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Microsoft reported its earnings and they were below expectations. The company took a $900 million charge for its inventory of Surface tablets. Microsoft earned 66 cents per share (not including the Surface charge), but analysts expected 75 cents per share. An analyst at Pacific Crest Securities said this was the biggest miss they've seen from Microsoft. Any silver linings in this story? Revenue was up 10% to $19.9 billion, but Wall Street expected $20.7B. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/18/us-microsoft-results-idUSBRE96H19K20130718 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Michael Hayden, former head of the US CIA told the Australian Financial Review that if Huawei would have been allowed to build the backbone of telecommunications networks, it "would have shared with the Chinese state intimate and extensive knowledge of the foreign telecommunications systems it is involved with." Huawei spokesman Scott Sykes told Bloomberg, “These tired, unsubstantiated, defamatory remarks are sad distractions from real-world concerns related to espionage, industrial and otherwise." | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-19/huawei-denies-spying-claims-of-ex-cia-director-michael-hayden.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Kevin Paulsen explains in a post on Wired that MIT lawyers are filing a motion to intervene in his Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit over thousands of pages of Secret Service documents about the late activist and coder Aaron Swartz.He explains that In February, the Secret Service denied his request for any files it held on Swartz, citing a FOIA exemption that covers sensitive law enforcement records that are part of an ongoing proceeding. Paulsen says MIT is afraid the release of Swartz’s file will identify the names of MIT people who helped the Secret Service and federal prosecutors pursue felony charges against Swartz for his bulk downloading of academic articles from MIT’s network in 2011. | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/mit-swartz-intervene/all/1 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Erik Voorhees, no relation to Jason Voorhees, just sold a bitcoin gambling site called SatoshiDice for 126,315 bitcoins. That translates to over 11 million U.S. dollars. The identity of the buyer isn't known, but BitCapital's John Bridge was surprised that it sold for such a high amount and believes the site was picked up by an existing gaming institute. | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/19/someone-just-sold-a-bitcoin-business-for-11-4m-its-a-first-but-the-buyers-anonymous/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | NPR reports that 24-year-old Stephen Balaban is developing an alternative operating system for Google Glass. Balaban was one of the developers behind a facial recognition app for Glass. Google banned the app after several people including US government officials, expressed concern over widespread facial recognition. Google Glass's Explorer edition comes with restrictive terms of service that among other things, let Google deactivate the device. | http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Google-Glass-Facial-Recognition-Stephen-Balaban-Device-Specific-Addendum-Explorer,23577.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | VLC for iOS is back in the app store. VideoLAN's latest version of the multi-format player and decoder runs on iOS 5.1 or later, and supports the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It's open-source and it's code is now available online, bi-licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2 as well as the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. The MPLv2 is applicable for distribution in the App Store, which was a missing element and why Apple pulled VLC from the App Store back in January 2011. | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/07/18/vlc-for-ios-will-return-to-the-app-store-on-july-19-full-re-write-open-source-licensed-under-mplv2-and-gplv2/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Leap Motion controllers should arrive in stores next week, and the New York Times is on it! The New York Times Idea Lab created an official app that lets you page through stories with a wave of your hand. Holding your finger up Harrison Ford style scrolls through a menu of news stories, then you swipe to select a particular story. Once you're done just shake your hand to send the story back into the carousel of headlines. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422002,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Android users, you can be making money just by unlocking your phone. A new app called "Locket" launched today - it places ads on your lock screen. When you swipe to unlock your device, you get paid. The app doesn't force you to view full ads - if you want to watch something like a trailer, you'll have to actively choose that. Regardless of which way you swipe, you get paid a whopping 1 cent per swipe - and that's capped at 3 cents per hour. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/18/locket-puts-ads-on-smartphone-lock-screens-pays-you-to-use-your-phone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Microsoft Finally Reveals That No One Wanted The Surface RT | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/18/microsoft-finally-reveals-that-no-one-wants-the-surface-rt/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Microsoft profit misses as Surface tablets languish; shares drop | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/18/us-microsoft-results-idUSBRE96H19K20130718 | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | $900 million charge for unsold Surface RTs - revenue rose 10% ($19.9 billion) short of expect ($20.7) buoyed by MS Office, profit of 59 cents a share (expect 75) - Windows sales rose on deferred revenue Q: So "devices and services company when all you revenue comes from software? How's that going to work? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | Would you pay again for iOS 7 versions of your favorite apps? | http://www.imore.com/would-you-pay-again-ios-7-versions-your-favorite-apps | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | - ios 7 beta 3 is out, rene ritchie predicts devs may use this opp to rebuild app from scratch/keep up with new dynamic, make users pay again - links to Gedeon Maheux of the Iconfactory's blog (make Twitteriffic): "I suspect there will be a surprising number of developers who will use the launch of the new operating system to completely re-boot their app, and why not? The visual and interactive paradigms iOS 7 mark a natural breaking off point and a perfect opportunity to re-coup costs. Some existing paid apps might even adopt an iOS 7 only strategy which means they’ll have no choice but to charge again." - likens an updated app like an mp3 remix... pay again, it's different | q: numbers showing paid apps on the decline, is this a dangerous strategy for devs? opp for other OSs? | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ia | Sony reportedly close to releasing a high-end camera attachment for smartphones | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/19/4537632/sony-wireless-camera-lens-for-smartphones-rumor | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Updated Post: (SR5) Sony will launch lenses with built-in imaging sensor! | http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr3-honami-smartphone-uses-a-magnetic-mount-for-nex-lenses-and-a-curious-lens/ | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | - Sony Alpha Rumors reports that Sony is planning a "lens camera" accessory for mobile devices - The device would not have a screen of its own and looks like a lens you'd attach to a DSLR except this lens would have a built-in imaging sensor - the "lens camera" would transmit images via NFC and WiFi to a tablet or smartphone - It could be mounted to one of those devices or you could use it separately - It would use the same sensor and lens as the Sony RX100 II - which uses a 1-inch 20.2MP Exmor R sensor and f/1.8 Carl Zeiss lens - Sony Alpha Rumors rates its rumors on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "almost certainly correct" - the site says it's a 5 "confirmed rumor coming via our top sources." - The site also reports that there will be a second model with a smaller sensor and a larger zoom Q: If this product is real, is this awesome? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | Google Results Show Struggle With Mobile | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/technology/google-misses-expectations-for-revenue-and-profit.html | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Google shares set to open lower on margin decline, target price cuts | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/19/us-google-results-research-idUSBRE96I0ET20130719 | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | - Revenue $14.1 billion up 19% (expect $14.42) EPS $9.56 (Expect $10.78) - cost-per-click 6% lower than 2012 - Google enhanced campaigns combine buys across platforms and only allow buyers to opt-out of cell phones - Google says results of this change were not reflected int his quarter - Clicks on ads up 23% attributed to increased mobile - Google says websites without good mobile sites may fall in search rankings - Motorola contributed operating loss of $342 million Q: Desktop search is maturing and now Google is causing the same concern as Facebook. Can it profit on mobile? | - BMO Capital Markets, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Raymond James cut their price targets on Google's stock - "... Investors should assume continued margin erosion as new investments will never match the margins of the core search business," BMO analysts "Enhanced Campaigns is the biggest change in the Google ad platform to date and thus it will likely take 6-12 months for the positive impact to show in the numbers," Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | U.S. Music Sales Down As Streaming Up 24% To 51B Tracks In 6 Months; Harlem Shake Bumps Its Way To The Top | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/19/u-s-music-sales-down-as-streaming-up-24-to-51b-tracks-in-6-months-harlem-shake-bumps-its-way-to-the-top/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Music piracy 'rises' after festivals, says Spotify study | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/23372783 | <-- SARAH, added this just publsihed 9:00AM. Use it if you wish - tm | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - Nielsen numbers on streamed music: first six months of 2013, streaming music up by 24% to nearly 51B streams, overall sales of albums and track equivalents were down by 4.6% over a year ago, and are now at 210M units. - most popular streamed track was Harlem Shake, viral video/song. in six months to June 30, Harlem Shake was streamed 438M times, #2 was Thrift Shop from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at 187M streams. - While CD sales were down by 14.2% to 78.2M units, digital sales were up 6.3% to 60.8M units. - digital albums now at 43% of all album sales — up on the 38% figure a year ago, but actually down compared to the figures released by Nielsen six months ago, when digital took a 56% share of all sales. - 2.9 million vinyl albums sold, up 33.5% on a year ago. | q: do artists have any choice but to suck up the new way of doing things? | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | How Google or Apple Could Make Web TV a Reality: Spend Billions on the NFL | http://allthingsd.com/20130719/how-google-or-apple-could-make-web-tv-a-reality-spend-billions-on-the-nfl/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | - Peter Kafka wrote a letter to Apple, Google, MS, (and Amazon?) explaining that one of them should seriously look into purchasing the rights to the NFL to make web tv a reality - He says that the tech players are "re-selling TV's leftovers or floating proposals that would end up replicating the existing system." - Kafka says to go after the NFL, particularly "Sunday Ticket." - DirecTV's four-year deal expires at the end of the 2014 season and he notes that the company pays $1B per year for Sunday Ticket - He cites Rupert Murdoch's Fox network that legitimized itself with an NFL deal. - Kafka says to assume a cost of $1.5B a year. The companies would lose money on the deal (just like DirecTV), but the upside is making yourself into a major player - He compares the cost to other projects. At $1.5B a year, it's $6b for four years. That's 1/2 of Google paid for Moto. It's 4% of Apple's cash pile Q: NFL on an internet box - is this the only way these tech companies will make a splash in TV? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 63 organizations ask US Gov't for transparency on NSA requests, Verizon gets in the upgarde game, Netflix up for Emmys http://live.twit.tv/ | GUEST: Vlad Savov, Senior Editor, The Verge LOWER THIRD URL: theverge.com, @vladsavov | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Verizon announced their new phone upgrade plan Edge during their positive quarterly earnings call this morning. Starting August 25th, Verizon customers can go on a non-contract plan where they pay the cost of the phone over 24 months and can upgrade after six months, although upgrading customers must pay half the cost of the phone. That means you have to pay off the phone if you upgrade before 12 months. Unlike T-Mobile's Jump plan, but exactly like AT&T's Next plan, Verizon's Edge gives no reduction in monthly service costs. as for the earnings, Verizon added 941,000 subscribers and earned $5.2 billion in profit up 16% year over year. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594327-94/verizon-unveils-edge-its-own-pricey-early-upgrade-plan/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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14 | sl | Android Central has what it says are the first photos of the next-gen Nexus 7, or at least a very convincing prototype. If it turns out to be legit, the device is still made by Asus, there should be 16 & 32gb options, a 7-inch LCD display, 1.2-megapixel front camera, and a 5-megapixel rear camera. The device appears to run Android 4.3, uses microUSB for connections, has dual speakers, and possibly even 4 gigabytes of DDR3L RAM. ALSO another version of Android 4.3 popped up int he wild Google+ user Jeff Williams bought a Nexus 4 off Craigslist and posted a screen shot of the device running Android version 4.3 and build number JWR66N. So probably a new Android OS next week too. | http://www.androidcentral.com/new-nexus-7-pics-video-specs | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Android 4.3 pops up on Nexus 4 bought from Craigslist | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594362-94/android-4.3-pops-up-on-nexus-4-bought-from-craigslist/ | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | ia | You don't see this very often, but Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are all on the same side by signing a letter that requests the U.S. government allow the companies to give more details about government requests for user information. The letter is signed by an alliance of 63 made up of tech companies, nonprofit organizations, and trade associations. They also ask the government to issue a transparency report of its own detailing "the total number of information requests made and the number of individuals affected by each." | http://allthingsd.com/20130717/apple-google-facebook-microsoft-twitter-and-others-to-mount-push-for-more-nsa-transparency/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | tm | Remember my prediction that Nokia would be in trouble and BlackBerry would stabilize this year? Well, you can forget I said that now. After Blackberry's wreck of an earnings report a few weeks ago, Nokia came in with a not-nearly-as-ugly quarter. Sure revenue is down year over year but the loss is also down to only €115 million. But smartphone sales are growing. 7.4 million Windows Phone 8 devices sold in Q2 up from 5.6 million in Q1 and 4.4 million in Q4. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/18/nokia-q2-2013/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | HTC has introduced the One mini, a 4.3-inch version of its flagship smartphone the One. HTC is pricing the Mini "two price points below the HTC One" by stepping down to a 1.4GHz dual-core processor (Snapdragon 400), 1GB of RAM, 16GB of non-expandable storage, and the loss of NFC, optical image stabilization for the camera, and an IR blaster. HTC says not to fret, though, the One mini will provide "exactly the same experience" to customers at its big bro. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4530946/htc-one-mini-specs-release-date-price | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Samsung just introduced the world to its 1TB solid state drive. The Samsung 840 EVO uses 10-nanometer class 128 gigabit NAND flash memory in conjunction with Samsung's MEX controller, which allows the drive ridiculous read/write speeds in the over 500MB/second territory. The 1TB model will cost $650 and is a part of a line of EVO SSDs. The smallest drive, a 128GB model, will cost $110. | http://www.maximumpc.com/samsungs_1tb_capacity_840_evo_series_ssd_solves_your_storage_woes | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | CNET reports sources say Google is experimenting with encrypting all Google Drive files while stored. Google encrypts transmissions to and from the cloud storage service already. Encrypting the files while stored would prevent Google, and any government that might want to look at the files, from knowing what's in them. Only the user would have the key. Services like SpiderOak already practice "zero knowledge" encryption, meaning only the file's owner can read the data. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57594171-38/google-tests-encryption-to-protect-users-drive-files-against-government-demands/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | The UK government says it will investigate Huawei's involvement in a cybersecurity centre, following a report by the parliament's intelligence committe that staff were working at the base, located in Oxfordshire. US politicians have worried Huawei may be a threat because of links to China's government and military, but Huawei has strongly denied having close ties to the Chinese state and has stressed that it is 98.6%-per-cent-owned by its employees. It has been active in the UK after striking a multi-billion pound deal to provide networking equipment to BT in 2005. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23355950 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | tm | More than a year after taking in the first applications for generic top-level domains, ICANN has issued its first approvals. The winners? The arabic word for web or network. Game in Chinese. AND Russian for online and site. These will all be the first non-latin character domain names. One loser is Amazon. An ICANN committee recommended against granting .amazon to the Seattle company as it might be confused with the Amazon region of South America. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/18/icann-first-new-generic-top-level-domains/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | ia | All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Microsoft firmly believes this because it is bundling 12 months of Xbox Live Gold with Office 365 subscriptions. This is a limited promotion that runs between July 18th and September 28th and requires you to purchase either a year-long Office 365 subscription or a 4-year Office 365 University subscription. The offer is not available in the U.S., but is available in most of Europe, Asia and Australia. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4534342/free-xbox-live-with-office-365-subscription | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | tm | Here’s the letter Apple, Google, Microsoft and others sent to the US government over data requests | https://www.cdt.org/files/pdfs/weneedtoknow-transparency-letter.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | I'm going to read from the letter what theyre asking for and then go around the table to get your opinion of how valuable this information is and what the consequences will be of the gov't aggreeing or not agreeing to grant the request? | 22 companies, 6 Investors, 35 Non-profits | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | sl | Verizon unveils Edge, its own pricey early upgrade plan | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594327-94/verizon-unveils-edge-its-own-pricey-early-upgrade-plan/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Verizon adds 941,000 subscribers, activates 3.9 million iPhones during second quarter | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4532886/verizon-q2-2013-earnings-financials | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | - T-Mobile has Jump, AT&T has Next now Verizon has Edge, its no-contract plan to upgrade to a new phone after six months. starts AUG 25 - Edge is "no-contract plan": customer pays full price of a phone over 24 monthly installments. But after 6 months, customers can upgrade to a new device -- but they have to pay for half of the cost of their previous device and turn it in. - MATH: after 6 months, customer would have only paid off a quarter of their device. Another quarter is owed if the customer upgrades. makes more sense to just upgrade after 12 months - unlimited plans ineligible, otherwise no added fees | - added 941k subscribers between March and June, took in $5.2B in profit on $29.8B in revenue. After splitting its profits with Vodafone, which has a 45% controlling stake in Verizon, Verizon itself earned $2.2 billion. The wireless arm of the company brought in $20B in revenue. Compared to last year, Verizon total business is up 4.3% in revenue and 16% in profits. - activated 7.5M smartphones and 6.4M LTE devices this quarter. Over 51% of those activated smartphones (3.9 million) were iPhones q: if over half of new verizon peeps are iphone users on at least a yearly device cycle, who does Edge make sense for? | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Netflix's original content gets Emmy validation | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57594275-93/netflixs-original-content-gets-emmy-validation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Netflix Original Series "house of cards" got 9 Emmy nominations including best drama, best actor in a drama, best actress in a drama - arrested development picked up an Emmy nomination for Jason Bateman (three total) - hemlock grove got two - this is the first time online programming has been nominated for such high awards - Changes to Emmy rules in 2008 anointed the Internet as an eligible platform to qualify for an Emmy nomination Q: how can Netflix use these award nominations to build a subscriber base? Should traditional networks be afraid? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | sl | Paid Apps On The Decline: 90% Of iOS Apps Are Free, Up From 80-84% During 2010-2012, Says Flurry | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/18/paid-apps-on-the-decline-90-of-ios-apps-are-free-up-from-80-84-during-2010-2012-says-flurry/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | - app analytics provider Flurry (runs in almost 300k mobile apps) published new report focused on app price changes over time. - 80 to 84% of iOS apps were free between 2010 and 2012, but by 2013, 90% of iOS apps in its network were now free. - free apps can still make money: revenue through advertisements, in-app purchases, or pushing users to premium version - on Android, users less willing to pay for mobile apps than those on iOS. In April 2013, the average price of Android apps (factoring in free and paid) was $0.06, while on iPhone it was $0.19 and on iPad it came to $0.50. - in-app purchasing goldmine: Candy Crush Saga is pulling in $633,000 per day, according to some reports. - most apps won't ever be in top 10 - Data released by Distimo earlier this year stated that only 2% of iPhone top publishers were "new" apps, and only 3% on Google Play | q: is this the next entertainment model.. suffer through ads for free content? any other way to compete? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | ia | Ouya launches fund-matching Kickstarter project for game developers | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/18/ouya-launches-fund-matching-kickstarter-project-for-games/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - Ouya is going to give developers money! - The company announced it will launch a $1M kickstarter campaign on August 9th. - Developers who pledge between $50k and $250k will receive matching funds from Ouya - Ouya will fund until the $1M is spent or August 10, 2014 - whichever comes first. - Ouya will also give a 100k bonus to the one developer who raises the most - So what's the catch? Developers who take Ouya's money will make their games exclusive to the console for AT LEAST six months. Q: What do you think of this promotion? What kind of quality of games do you expect? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | As PC sales slump, Intel's new CEO claims cheap, convertible tablets are the way forward | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/17/4532908/intel-q2-2013-pc-less-interesting-than-ultramobility | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Intel's new CEO and Atom chip face uphill climb to mobility | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57594354-92/intels-new-ceo-and-atom-chip-face-uphill-climb-to-mobility/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Intel posts Q2 2013 earnings: revenue of $12.8 billion, net profit of $2 billlion | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/17/intel-posts-q2-2013-earnings-revenue-of-12-8-billion-net-prof/ | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | - PC Client group revenue dropped 7.5%; Other Intel Architecture Group (mobile) dropped 15% - Haswell and Bay Trail chips will power a host of new clamshells and tablets, 50 new convertible "2-in-1" designs with folding, flipping, or detaching keyboards. - Sell for around $400, touch screen laptops less than $300, tablets less than $200 - Emphasized Android and Windows both run on x86 - as for Atom: "We will move Atom even faster to our leading edge silicon technology," Q: So, netbooks again, or can Intel really make mobile its future? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Google wants to stream TV, Aereo wins again in court, iPhone may or may not be coming sooner or later http://live.twit.tv/ | GUEST: Jason Hiner, EIC, TechRepublic.com LOWER THIRD URL: TechRepublic.com, @jasonhiner | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Shortly after I struggled with the crappy Google Maps on iPad to map my drive to Comic-Con last night, Google updated it's Google Maps ap for iOS. The map now fits the iPad screen in that version, and tweaks both iPad and iPhone versions to look similar to the new Android version. Maps now has live traffic updates and adds indoor maps for select shopping malls, airports, and transit stations. | http://www.mobileburn.com/21827/news/google-maps-adds-ipad-view-new-maps-and-new-discovery-options-for-ios | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Google wants to build its own streaming TV service, so says the Wall Street Journal. The report says Google's been meeting with media companies to negotiate for TV channels streamed over broadband connections, to compete with companies like Comcast or Time Warner. Google already has its TV platform in set-top boxes and TVs, and its gigabit fiber up and running in a few cities, but it would need licensing deals to carry media channels via video stream, and could face a price premium as the NKOTB. | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/07/google-in-talks-to-create-its-own-streaming-live-tv-service/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Microsoft posted to its Technet blog that it is requesting permission from the Attorney General of the United States to share publicly information as to how it handles national security requests for customer information. Microsoft says the Constitution should allow the company to share more information, but it is being stopped by the government. Microsoft says the U.S. hasn't responded to its petition filed back on June 19th to publish the volume of national security requests received. | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/07/16/microsoft-again-asks-permission-to-share-nsa-data-requests-denies-providing-email-im-access/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Well Google Glass is all browns up now. It has its first security flaw. The security researchers at Lookout have discovered a security flaw that let them capture data being sent from the device to the Web without the user's knowledge. Google Glass always looks for QR Codes and decodes them. It also connects to WIFI networks encoded in QR Codes. You know where this is going. Researchers created a QR Code that got Glass to connect to a WiFi access point where a man in the middle attack could be conducted. The flaw was disclosed to Google and has since been fixed. | http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/17/google-glass-hacked-vulnerability-image | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Another iPhone cycle, another report about delays in the iPhone cycle. Taiwanese publication The Commerical Times reports Apple may delay iPhone 5S from the expected September/October until the end of the year after the design was changed to feature a bigger 4.3-inch retina display screen. But Jefferies analyst Peter Misek predicts Apple’s manufacturing partners will begin pumping out the iPhone 5s later this month, and that Apple’s long-rumored lower-cost iPhone is already in production. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/apple-may-delay-introduction-of-iphone-5s-commercial-times-says.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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18 | ia | There's a new Tumblr app for iOS. What's new with it? Security! The older iOS app apparently transmitted login information including passwords in plain text. Tumblr has fixed the problem with an update to the iOS app. On the Tumblr Staff blog, the company asks anyone who has used the older app to change your password. The Android app doesn't appear to be affected. | http://www.slashgear.com/tumblr-iphone-app-fixed-after-plaintext-password-goof-spotted-17290712/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | The European Commission looked at Google's proposal to separate promoted links from native search to end an antirust investigation and said "not enough." European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, also wrote a letter to Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt requesting that the company improve its offer. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/17/4531118/european-commission-rejects-google-search-antitrust-proposal | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | P2P platform BitTorrent wants to be associated less with piracy and more as a competitor to clouding syncing servies from Dropbox and Google. The company is taking Sync, its file synchronizing service, into beta and opening up the platform to more users by adding more features and an Android app. Sync is free, but a Bittorrent spokesperson says the company will eventually launch paid, premium services aimed at enterprises and power users. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/17/bittorrent-takes-its-sync-file-synchronizing-app-into-beta-as-it-prepares-to-add-premium-paid-features/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | Chalk up yet another win for Aereo. CBS had appealed the Second Circuit Court's ruling that Aereo was legal, asking that the full panel of judges, known as en banc, rehear the case. The court polled its judges and found that not enough of them wished to rehear the case. Judge Denny Chin issued a blistering dissent to the decision calling Aereo a "sham." | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/16/appeals-court-refuses-to-rehear-aereo-case-service-will-keep-streaming/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | ia | The China Internet Network Information Center says that China now has 591 million Internet users. That's a 10% rise compared to last year and that would mean that 44% of the country's population is online thanks to wireless devices like smartphones. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23343058 | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Google Pitches Online TV Service to Media Companies | http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324348504578610050212447028-lMyQjAxMTAzMDEwNjExNDYyWj.html | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Google Said to Weigh Supplying TV Channels | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/business/media/google-is-said-to-mull-internet-cable-service.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Google in talks to create its own streaming live TV service | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/07/google-in-talks-to-create-its-own-streaming-live-tv-service/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | - WSJ reports Google is looking into launching an online version of pay TV - says Google recently approached media companies about licensing their content for an Internet TV service that would stream traditional TV programming - NYT says No deals are imminent. - In at least one case, Google has provided a demonstration of the product, - To get decent rates for over the top TV services, the Journal believes that Google and other companies will have to accept the standard programming bundles that exist today. - The Journal says this is Google's second go at this - two years ago Google tried to set up a similar service | - WSJ reiterates that Intel is working on a service that Intel. News: Intel plans to launch by the end of the year (well publicized), also mentions Sony is also working on one. - Sony: status not clear, but Sony could launch its service BEFORE intel (?!). Sony plans to stream its services to Sony devices like the PlayStation, TV sets and BD players (playstation tv trademark anyone?) - NYT spotlights ,Cox Communications, is already testing selling a bundle of nearly 100 channels to its Internet customers (who don't have cable TV). Q: Will television over the Internet be any good if it's just a new way to get bundled TV? | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | Appeals court refuses to rehear Aereo case, service can keep streaming | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/16/appeals-court-refuses-to-rehear-aereo-case-service-will-keep-streaming/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals refused CBS et. al petition for 'en band' appeal of an earlier ruling that Aereo is legal - earlier decision was 2-1, CBS wanted full panel of judges to rehear - a poll of judges revealed the majority did not wish to rehear - Judge Denny Chin dissented (again) calling Aereo a 'sham' "Indeed, the hardware and technology in Cablevision and the antennas and wiring at issue here are fast becoming obsolete in this era of the “Cloud” and wireless technology. Courts should follow Congress’s lead and resist the urge to look “under the hood” at how these processes technically work" - Legal not done. Boston case from Hearst just started. California decision against Aereo killer could lead to Supreme Court Q: Should judges ignore the technical workings? They aren't very good at understanding them sometimes. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | sl | Yahoo Q2 sales decline 9% but earnings on target | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57594026-93/yahoo-q2-sales-decline-9-but-earnings-on-target/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Alibaba’s Q2 2013 net income jumps 189% YoY to reach $680m, revenue up 71% at $1.38b | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/07/17/alibabas-q2-2013-net-income-jumps-189-yoy-to-reach-680m-revenue-up-71-at-1-38b/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Yahoo reported net income of $331M, or 30 cents/share. Non-GAAP earnings were 35 cents/share on revenue of $1.135B, including traffic acquisition costs. Excluding TAC, Yahoo posted revenue of $1.071B. - Yahoo has now completed a promise to return $3.65 billion from Alibaba Group proceeds to shareholders. - meanwhile, Alibaba is making Yahoo serious coin: Yahoo has 24% stake in Alibaba. net income for the quarter jumped 189% year-over-year to $680M, revenue up 71% to hit $1.38B. Yahoo’s net income attributable to Alibaba leaped 203% to $669M. - talk of Alibaba to IPO on Hong Kong stock exchange - Alibaba has grabbed 18% of microblogging service Sina Weibo with a $586M investment, bought 28% of mapping firm Autonavi for $294M. compnay has also invested in outbound travel site Qyer.com to boost its Taobao Travel e-commerce service. | Q: Alibaba on track to generate more annual rev than Yahoo. is Alibaba Yahoo's best asset, despite Mayer's turnaround efforts? | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | Responding to government legal demands for customer data | http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2013/07/16/responding-to-government-legal-demands-for-customer-data.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith: "we do not provide any government with direct access to emails or instant messages. Full stop." - "We do not provide any government with the ability to break the encryption, nor do we provide the government with the encryption keys," Smith says. "When we are legally obligated to comply with demands, we pull the specified content from our servers where it sits in an unencrypted state, and then we provide it to the government agency." - Enterprise users get more protection than individuals as MS refers govt to customers directly - MS asked USAG to personally take action" to allow the company to share as much info as possible about how it handles NSLs "We need the Attorney General to uphold the constitution." - Common thread. 1. Company provides dirt access as shown in this NSA document 2. Company denies direct access says it only provides specific access after legal request 3. Company wishes it could say more to make this clear Q: This is pretty clearly not just a denial or MS would not imply that the AG is not upholding the constitution. So what do YOU think is really going on here? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Next-Gen iPhone Production Kicks Into Gear; Will There Be a Mid-Tier iPhone, Too? | http://allthingsd.com/20130716/next-gen-iphone-production-kicks-into-gear-will-there-be-a-mid-tier-iphone-too/ | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | iPhone sales in India reportedly down 47% for Q1 2013, despite marketing and monthly payment options | http://thenextweb.com/in/2013/07/17/apples-iphone-sales-reportedly-down-47-in-q1-2013-despite-marketing-and-monthly-payment-options/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | - Jefferies analyst Peter Misek says Apple’s manufacturing partners start making iPhone 5s later this month. ATD sources familiar with the company’s plans confirm - apple already producing lower-cost iPhone. priced $300-$400 unsubsidized. 25-30M units total, even split between 5s & lower-cost iPhone. Misek says still too high to compete with the truly low-end handsets popular in emerging markets (& apple probably doesn't care) - mid-range market has huge potential... SHOW CHART BOTTOM OF ATD ARTICLE | International Data Corporation (IDC) numbers: Apple sold a total of 120k smartphones in India in Q1, a 47% decrease from the 230k sold in the last quarter of 2012. - Apple launched iPhone 5 in India in November 2012. Healthy sales figures during its initial launch period. Since then Apple launched marketing campaign, discount schemes, & monthly instalment options to try to push sales - despite all that, Apple’s market share down from 4.7% to 2.1%. Samsung had market share of 32.7% over the same period. Q: low-cost iPhone actually mid-tier phone that will be popular in India/emerging markets? | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | Data shows fewer Americans are upgrading their smartphones as carriers launch new programs | http://www.zdnet.com/data-shows-fewer-americans-are-upgrading-their-smartphones-as-carriers-launch-new-programs-7000018187/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | Whopping 1.5B smartphones to ship in 2017 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594143-94/whopping-1.5b-smartphones-to-ship-in-2017/ | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Samsung is trying everything else, why not a flip phone? | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594107-94/samsung-is-trying-everything-else-why-not-a-flip-phone/ | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | - A UBS report says that the rates at which American cellphone users are trading in their devices have declined over the last few years - They turned negative last year. Last year 68M people upgraded their phones, down more than 9% from a year ealier - UBS predicts upgrades will fall again this year. The journal cites two components to the trend: 1. smartphone penetration in the US at 70%, less left to upgrade their feature phones. 2. The perception that innovation is slowing meaning fewer existing smartphone owners are upgrading Q: Have smartphones reached a stale point in the U.S.? Is this why every electronics company is working on a smart watch or internet tv service? | - industry analysts still expect smartphones to see strong gains overseas. Strategy Analytics estimates 48% growth in smartphone shipments this year in emerging markets. - By 2017, worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to hit 1.5 billion, new data from research firm IHS suggests | |||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Elon Musk thinks he can get you from NY to LA in 45 minutes | http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/16/tech/innovation/elon-musk-tube-transport | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Google is holding a press event with Android and Chrome chief Sundar Pichai on July 24 | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/07/17/google-is-holding-a-press-event-with-android-and-chrome-chief-sundar-pichai-on-july-24/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Engadget passes along that Calcalist reports Apple is in early talks to buy PrimeSense. Recognise the name? They're the company that made the original hardware and chip used in the first generation Microsoft Kinect. They also make the tech in some lesser known 3D sensing products like Asus' WAVI Xtion and EyePlay by EyeClick.A source from PrimeSense poured cold water on the idea, telling TechCrunch it was a delusion based on unverified and twisted hints." The source also scoffed at the $280 million valuation mentioned by Calcalist saying PrimeSense is worth 10 times that. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/16/apple-primesense-acquisition-rumor/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | AT&T will start offering its flexible “Next” plans for smartphones and tablets, on a post-paid basis on July 26th. Customers can trade in their smart devices every 12 months, provided the customer pays a monthly installment fee based on a 20-month cycle. So for example, you would take the full retail price of an iPad, divide it by 20 and add that cost to your monthly AT&T plan. After 12 months, you can trade in that iPad for a new device, and your cycle starts over. | http://allthingsd.com/20130715/atts-next-upgrade-plan-a-new-smartphone-every-12-months-at-a-20-month-fee-rate/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Apparently, Apple is still working on some kind of TV service. According to former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin, Apple approached networks and cable companies with a service that would allow premium subscribers to skip ads. Customers would pay Apple for the service and Apple would pay the networks and cable companies for lost revenue. Will it work? Stay tuned, gumshoes. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/15/4526168/new-apple-tv-service-would-reportedly-include-ad-skipping-technology | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Apple announced the launch of Logic Pro X, the latest version of its pro audio software that competes with the likes of ProTools. The extensive revamp brings a new virtual drummer and integrated pitch editing, as well as a free iPad companion app. Logic Pro X sells for $199.99 in the Mac App store. Companion live performance app MainStage 3 is also out for $29.99. | http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/16/apple-launches-logic-pro-x-with-virtual-drummer-and-flex-pitch/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | A secret court has ruled that Yahoo will be allowed to prove that it fought against the National Security Agency’s Internet spying program, PRISM, and conduct a declassification review. Yahoo, Google and other Internet companies are fighting against the federal government's gag order that prevents them from disclosing more details about the program. As information leaks out, it's been revealed that Yahoo already lost a fight to prohibit the government from monitoring its users. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/15/court-will-reportedly-declassify-yahoos-fight-against-prism/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Guess where Gowalla Co-founder Josh Williams won't be checking into any more? Facebook. Williams joined Facebook back in 2012 when Gowalla was swallowed whole by Zuckerberg and company. Williams hasn't posted any information as to why he left and what he will do next, but AllThingsD's sources say he will start working on a new company in San Francisco. | http://allthingsd.com/20130715/gowalla-co-founder-josh-williams-to-depart-facebook/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Want to split a cab? Uber just made it easier. Tap the arrow by the driver's name in the latest version of the Uber app and you'll see split fare button. You can then add your ridemate from your contacts list and they'll get a text prompting them to launch their Uber app and agree. All fares are split equally. | http://www.techhive.com/article/2044411/pay-with-friends-uber-lets-you-split-fares.html#tk.rss_all | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | If you're looking a phone running Firefox OS and the Alcatel One Touch Fire and ZTE don't wow you, maybe you'll like spanish company Geeksphone's Peak+ or the lower-end Keon. Both are for developers who want to contribute to Mozilla's Firefox OS project or to make sure their Web apps will work on the browser-based OS, but Geeksphone says it will sell a "new and improved" version of the Peak for consumers, too. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57593774-94/geeksphone-to-bring-firefox-os-to-consumer-market-with-peak/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | The LG Optimus G Pro is coming to 40 more countries soon across Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Latin America. The phone has a user-replaceable battery and a pretty 1080p 5.5-inch IPS LCD display along with dual-camera video recording. Sharif Sakr at Engadget reports no update on UK availability. Sorry Brits. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/16/lg-optimus-g-pro-due-in-40-more-countries/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Chinese Android handset maker Xiaomi sold 7.03 million handsets in the first half of this year racking up $2.16 billion in revenue. In 2012, the company made under a $1B for the whole year. If you're unfamiliar with Xiaomi (like I was this morning) the company was founded by Lei Jun and made headlines when it introduced the Xiaomi Phone - a low cost smartphone in 2011. Oh, and the company is rumored to be working on a Smart TV - so take that, Apple. TV rumors for all! | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/15/xiaomi-nets-2-16b-in-first-half-of-2013-beating-its-entire-2012-revenue/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | Gesture In The Picture, As Intel Reportedly Picks Up Omek But PrimeSense Dismisses Apple Acquisition Rumors | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/16/gesture-in-the-picture-as-intel-reportedly-picks-up-omek-but-primesense-dismisses-apple-acquisition-rumors/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - 9to5Mac points to Israeli publication Calcalist - says PrimeSense, maker of Microsoft Kinect’s original tech, in talks w Apple, might get bought for $280-300M. - history w Israeli co's: Apple purchased Israeli Flash chip optimization company Anobit in late 2011 for $400M+. compnay now part of apple's r&d - Apple may have already been licensing IP from PrimeSense and/or its competitors. Apple may want to own this IP and technologyand keep from others - source at PrimeSense denies acquisition to TC: “Journalist delusion based on unverified and twisted hints,” the source added, also questioning the valuation: “280M? Come on! We’re worth 10 times that." | - reports that Intel has acquired Omek Interactive, a company it had already invested in that makes technology for gesture-based interfaces. - Intel may want the tech as part of its bigger moves into 3D visualization and “perceptual computing”, its catch-all term for gesture, touch, voice, and other AI-style sensory technologies, which is also the subject of a $100 million investment fund Intel launched in April. - OR: Intel wants Omek for technology that it can embed into chips. The more functionality it can add that will drive new purchases of those chips by device makers, the better: | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | AT&T’s new Next plan gives customers a free annual phone upgrade with no down payment | http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/07/16/atts-new-next-plan-gives-customers-a-free-annual-phone-upgrade-with-no-down-payment/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Verizon Wireless “VZ Edge” smartphone upgrade plan details leak | http://androidcommunity.com/verizon-wireless-vz-edge-smartphone-upgrade-plan-details-leak-20130715/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | ATT Mobile plans | http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans-new.html#fbid=PTjmNQ0J4eb | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | T-Mobile plans | http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/individual-plans.aspx | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Buy device at full price divided into 20 payments. No down payment, though sales tax due at sale - After 12 payments can trade in for new device, who's price will be divided into 20 monthly payments. - Applies to tablets as well as smart phones Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unlimited talk/text, 1/2 GB data - ATT Mobile Share and Next -(sales tax due) $32/mo. phone/ $85 mo. service = $117 mo. (Insurance $10 = $127) (+$15 to meet 2 GB = $132-$142/mo.) - T-Mobile Individual and Jump - $159 downpayment (SIM kit)/ $20 mo. phone/ $10 mo. upgrade /$60 mo. service = $90 mo. | A leaked training slide indicates Verizon might have their own program soon - VZ Edge, August 25th, upgrade after 50% of current device paid for, , no service contract | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | New Apple TV service would reportedly include ad-skipping technology | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/15/4526168/new-apple-tv-service-would-reportedly-include-ad-skipping-technology | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Exclusive: Apple Pitches Ad-Skipping for New TV Service | http://jessicalessin.com/2013/07/15/exclusive-apple-pitches-ad-skipping-for-new-tv-service/ | BLEEP towards end (shit) | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - Former WSJ reporter Jessica Lessin reports that Apple's next TV service will include ad-skipping technology - Lessin says that Apple has been talking with networks and cable companies for over a year, but now talks have gotten more serious - A premium version of Apple's TV service would see customers paying Apple. Apple would then pay networks for lost revenue - This is a similar set up to iTunes Radio (users pay for iTunes Match, Apple pays record companies) Q: Will this set up appease the content companies to bring TV to Apple? Is this the TV service that will stand out in the field? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | Secretive FISA Court Sides with Yahoo Over Disclosure of 2008 PRISM Case | http://allthingsd.com/20130716/secretive-fisa-court-sides-with-yahoo-over-disclosure-of-2008-prism-case/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Yahoo wins motion to declassify court documents in PRISM case | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57593871-93/yahoo-wins-motion-to-declassify-court-documents-in-prism-case/ | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | April 25, 2008 Yahoo lawyers fought inclusion in PRISM before FISC - NY Times reported in June that Yahoo petitioned five years ago to review the government's order over concerns it violated its users' Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable. Court called those concerns "overblown" - Judge Reggie Walton, FISC Yesterday ruled to unseal documents related to case allowing Yahoo to show their objections - US govt must conduct a declassification review of the opinion and legal briefs. Court will then publish Opinion "in a form that redacts any properly classified information" - Govt must report to court by July 29 with estimated dates of completion - Other companies have sought permission to document the scope of participation - Google has sought formal permission to publish more detailed set of figures | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | sl | Get the Yahoo username of your dreams with new wishlist site | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044465/get-the-yahoo-username-of-your-dreams-with-new-wishlist-site.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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47 | - Yahoo sent messages to dormant accounts (12 months) to confirm inactiveness. non-responders have had their usernames thrown into a pool of avail handles. - top five picks for desired username at wishlist.yahoo.com. - Yahoo’s official tumblr says users will receive an email sometime in “mid-August” letting them know notifying them if they were the first in line to claim an available username along with a link to claim it within 48 hours. - tom's top five? | from yahoo dev site: If a Facebook user with a Yahoo! email account submits a request to reset their password, Facebook would add the Require-Recipient-Valid-Since header to the reset email, and the new header would signal to Yahoo! to check the age of the account before delivering the mail. Facebook users typically confirm their email when they sign up for the service or add new emails to their account, and if the “last confirmed” date that Facebook specifies in the Require-Recipient-Valid-Since header is before the date of the new Yahoo! username ownership, then the email will not be delivered and will instead bounce back to Facebook, who will then contact the user by other means. | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | After a year at Yahoo, Mayer still sprinting to catch up | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044441/after-a-year-at-yahoo-mayer-still-sprinting-to-catch-up.html | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | After One Year, Marissa Mayer Appears To Be Turning Things Around At Yahoo | http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-first-year-at-yahoo-2013-7 | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s One-Year Report Card: The Clock Is Ticking | http://business.time.com/2013/07/16/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayers-one-year-report-card-the-clock-is-ticking/ | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 44 | - Today marks one year since Marissa Mayer took the reigns at Yahoo - Depending where you're reading your news Mayer is leading a turn around or hasn't done enough yet Facts: - Yahoo has picked up 17 startups including Astrid, Qwicki, Summly and Tumblr for $1.1B - The company has axed a bunch of services - The Flickr redesign/relaunch w/1TB of space for each user - Understated redesigns of Yahoo properties - Yahoo shares are up 70% since Mayer took over (that gain is attributable to investments in Chinese ecommmerce company Alibaba and Yahoo Japan) - Yahoo revenue is up 2% Glassdoor data says that Mayer has an 85% approval rating as CEO as of July 10th and year to date 12% of the company's hires were people who left Yahoo and came back Q: It's been a year - what do you think of Mayer's first year at Yahoo? | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Microsoft has cut the price of the 32 GB Surface RT by $50 bringing the tablet down to $349. The 64 GB version dropped $150 to $499. UNlike previous discounts, Microsoft is offering these in all markets, indefinitely. Bloomberg previously reported that by Mid-March, Microsoft had only sold one third of the three million units produced. | http://allthingsd.com/20130715/microsoft-slashes-surface-rt-prices-indefinitely/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Last week, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's Xinjiang region, was allegedly electrocuted when she answered a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, according to the China-based Xinhua news agency. In an e-mailed statement to Reuters on Monday, an Apple spokesperson said the company is "deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family." Apple "will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57593710-37/apple-to-investigate-death-of-iphone-5-user/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | iWatch hopefuls, have more good news, but a longer wait. Gigaom passes along a Financial Times report that Apple has been hiring aggressively for the project in recent weeks. I'm thinking press gangs. Apple has hit upon some tough engineering problems and that probably means a 2014 launch for any kind of Apple watch. | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/15/apple-still-hiring-for-iwatch-project-2014-launch-looking-more-likely/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | Microsoft smartwatch production is a job for its Surface team,, people who are familiar with Microsoft's plans tell the Verge. The Xbox accessories team previously was developing a prototype that would come with a heart rate monitor. The upcoming device runs on a modified version of Windows 8 that would allow for integration with other Windows devices, say sources. Cloud storage also might be included, as may several different device colors. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57593715-75/microsofts-surface-team-hard-at-work-on-smartwatch-prototype/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | Ausdroid reports on a Rogers video showing off the new Moto X phone previously seen in Eric Schmidt's hands. The video posted on Google Plus by Dima Pronenko, demonstrates how Moto X has always on voice commands executed by saying "OK Google Now" along with the ability to launch the camera by flicking your wrist twice. | http://ausdroid.net/2013/07/14/motorola-moto-x-being-released-in-august-in-black-and-white-always-on-voice-commands/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Apple and Samsung's relationship status remains complicated, since Samsung is not only suing Apple and competing against apple, but also continuing to provide the chips that will power future iPhones, a recent report claimed. Samsung will supply Apple with A9 chips based on a 14-nanometer process node starting in 2015, the Korea Economic Daily reported Monday. The chip would go into production in 2015 and power an iPhone, theoretically called the iPhone 7, which could be released in the latter half of that year. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57593692-37/apple-reportedly-signs-samsung-for-next-gen-iphone-chips/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Sony's still paying for the devastating 2011 attack on the PlayStation Network. Earlier this year the UK's Information Commissioner's Office fined Sony £250,000 for not being better prepared for the attack. Sony still doesn't think it deserves the fine but has agreed to pay it rather than disclose details about security procedures. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/15/sony-europe-drops-250k-fine-appeal/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Two security experts have hacked into Femtocells from Verizon. Tom Ritter and Doug DePerry demonstrated for Reuters how they can eavesdrop on text messages, photos and phone calls made with an Android phone and an iPhone connected to a Verizon femtocell, and will demonstrate the technique at DefCon and Black Hat. Verizon says it has updated the software of its femtocells to block the hacks. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/15/verizon-hacking-idUSL1N0FL08620130715 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Chris Sevier has filed a lawsuit against Apple in US District Court in Nashville, over the ability to see porn on Apple devices. Sevier seeks damages and injunctive relief, specifically that all Apple devices be sold in safe mode from now on. Sevier alleges Apple's porn offering led to unfair competition between his wife and porn stars, which ultimately caused a deteriorating relationship. He has made a video with his electronic music group in support of the lawsuit. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/man-views-porn-using-safari-files-lawsuit-against-apple/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | If you were HP who would you want advice from? Apparently Cable TV, French fry makers and Microsoft. HP announced today that it is adding three new members to its board: Robert R. “Dob” Bennett, former president and chief executive officer of Liberty Media Corporation; Ray Ozzie, former chief software architect of Microsoft and founder of new startup Talko; and James A. Skinner, former vice chairman and CEO of McDonald’s Corp. and current chairman of Walgreen Co. HP continues to search for a permanent non-executive chairman. Ralph V. Whitworth will continue to serve as chairman of the board on an interim basis. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/15/hp-adds-former-liberty-media-ceo-robert-bennett-microsofts-ray-ozzie-and-walgreens-chairman-to-board/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Motorola Moto X being released in August in Black and White – Always on voice commands | http://ausdroid.net/2013/07/14/motorola-moto-x-being-released-in-august-in-black-and-white-always-on-voice-commands/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Leaked Video Highlights Moto X Software Features, Including Always-On Voice Commands | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/14/leaked-video-highlights-moto-x-software-features-including-always-on-voice-commands/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Rogers Video from G+ Account | https://plus.google.com/109021179357601394175/posts/ABZ3QuNHxCX | VIDEO - DO NOT PLAY FULL SCREEN. ONLY PLAY from :36 for a few seconds | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | - video from Rogers appeared on G+ user Dima Prokonenko's page - Launching in Canada in August - Always on voice commands "OK Google Now" (vs. OK Moto Magic) - Active updates, lock screen notifications - Hand gesture to launch camera (Two wrist twitches), touch anywhere on screen to take picture, hold for burst mode - Points customers to rogers.com/motox. Black and white models (no wood mentioned as AndroidandMe Taylor Wimberly has reported) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | sl | Intel's Thunderbolt remains high-end rarity as Acer drops out | http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57593706-76/intels-thunderbolt-remains-high-end-rarity-as-acer-drops-out/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | - In 2012, Acer became first PC maker to embrace Thunderbolt. now being abandoned for usb 3.0 Thunderbolt is expensive, USB is "good enough". - Acer spokeswoman Ruth Rosene:"It's less expensive, offers comparable bandwidth, charging for devices such as mobile phones, and has a large installed base of accessories and peripherals," - Jason Ziller, dir. Intel's Client Connectivity Division: "Thunderbolt is targeted toward premium systems. It is not targeted to be on mid-range or value systems in the next couple of years." BUT In 2012, Ziller told CNET that Intel's goal is for Thunderbolt to be "broadly deployed across most PCs," within three to five years. - brought Thunderbolt support to its MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Air computers, and later this year it will complete the adoption with its with no fewer than six Thunderbolt ports on its next-generation Mac Pro | Q: is USB enough for everyone besides video editors? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | tm | Man views porn using Safari, files lawsuit against Apple | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/man-views-porn-using-safari-files-lawsuit-against-apple/ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Video in support of lawsuit | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VbaJKrRgEM&feature=youtu.be | VIDEO (no full screen) | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Chris Sevier filed complaint against Apple in US District Court in Nashville last month - The Plaintiff respectfully demand that Apple sell all of its devices on "safe mode," with software preset to filter out pornographic content. - "If Apple agrees to sell its devices 'on safe mode' before trial, the Plaintiff will terminate this litigation." - Sevier claims his porn addiction started because of a simple typo in Safari (he was trying to access "facebook.com"). - Sevier's electronic group "Ghost Wars" made a video in support of the lawsuit | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | sl | Apple reportedly signs Samsung for next-gen iPhone chips | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57593692-37/apple-reportedly-signs-samsung-for-next-gen-iphone-chips/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | - Samsung will supply Apple with A9 chips based on a 14-nanometer process node starting in 2015, the Korea Economic Daily reports. chip would go into production in 2015 and power the iPhone "7" - Samsung exclusive manufacturer of Apple's A series processors for iOS-- including current A6 chip. apple reducing its chip orders for samsung to diversify supply lines and reduce dependence - Apple reportedly tried to tie up exclusive access to TSMC smartphone chips by making a $1 billion investment offer. TSMC rejected the bid -- along with a similar one from Qualcomm, Bloomberg reported last month. - Apple reportedly is exploring a possible deal with chipmaker Globalfoundries to produce future chips, giving the company the kind of control over both design and chip manufacturing that Intel has. | q: samsung and apple can't keep such a tight partnership, right? how does apple break free? | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | tm | Hulu stays put: owners choose new investment over sale | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/12/hulu-stays-put-more-money-but-no-sale/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Hulu’s Owners Said to Discuss Sale of Stake to Time Warner Cable | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-12/hulu-s-owners-said-to-discuss-sale-of-stake-to-time-warner-cable.html | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Nobody wins Hulu, company will invest $750 million to "propel future growth" - Chase Carey, President and Chief Operating Officer of 21st Century Fox, explained “We believe the best path forward for Hulu is a meaningful recapitalization that will further accelerate its growth under the current ownership structure. We had meaningful conversations with a number of potential partners and buyers, each with impressive plans and offers to match, but with 21st Century Fox and Disney fully aligned in our collective vision and goals for the business, we decided to continue to empower the Hulu team, in this fashion, to continue the incredible momentum they’ve built over the last few years.” - Bloomberg reports Time Warner still in talks to buy stake. Q: What can we expect from Hulu? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | sl | Atoms For Peace, Thom Yorke leave music-streaming services | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57593717-93/atoms-for-peace-thom-yorke-leave-music-streaming-services/ | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | - Radiohead's Thom Yorke and producer Nigel Godrich have removed their albums from music-streaming services such as Spotify and Rdio, saying that "it's bad for new music". - The albums in question that have been removed include Amok by Atoms For Peace, the self-titled album by Godrich's other project Ultraista, and Yorke's solo record The Eraser. - Godrich: "The music industry is being taken over by the back door. And if we don't try and make it fair for new music producers and artists, then the art will suffer. Make no mistake. These are all the same old industry bods trying to get a stranglehold on the delivery system. The numbers don't even add up for Spotify yet. But it's not about that. It's about establishing the model, which will be extremely valuable." - Kieran Hebden, who records under the name Four Tet, also tweeted that he has removed music from these services. | q: record companies want to paint Pandora as bully to artists, artists says Spotify sucks... but more ppl use streaming model. will artists bend? | |||||||||||||||||||
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76 | Hi TNT crew, Just watched episode 794 on my Nokia and again you all dismissed the Windows Phone due to lack of apps. This time without Iyaz who at least knew something about Windows Phone and its great features. The talk of apps missing was really over exaggerated. I don't miss/use google apps, and you wouldn't either. Outlook is great, SkyDrive is awesome, Bing is getting better all the time. Nokia maps work great as do the third party apps for Youtube, Instagram etc.. What else? The tile interface is so much better than the dated non-informative icons of iOS, and I find more stable and consistent than the android phones I have used in past. Give Windows Phone a chance. Just dismissing every new Windows Phone due to lack of apps is not accurate. It has the apps and it should get more accurate coverage because it is a great OS for phones. Cheers David | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 | sl | Want to know it what specific ways Microsoft handled their cooperation with NSA's controversial PRISM program? According to documents provided by Edward Snowden to the , pretty much all the ways. Specifically, Microsoft allegedly helped the NSA circumvent Outlook.com encryption and nearly thripled the amount of voice calls captured through then-new aqcuisition Skype. The Guardian also reports that tech executives are lobbying the government so they can come clean with users about the project. | http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | jry | Who needs a $500 million dollar marketing budget when you can drum up press for free! The as yet officially unannounced Motorola Moto X was likely spotted in the hands of Google's Eric Schmidt at the Allen and Company conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Pictures on Engadget show Schmidt holding a white Motorola device with a "carbon fiber back" and sleek curves. The look of the device alledgedly resembels prelimnary Moto X plans submitted to the FCC for approval. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/12/motorola-x-eric-schmidt/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | dk | Who can be more UN carrier? Hot on the heels of T-Mobile's consumer friendly annoucnements this week, Sprint raced to alert customers that for $80 a month they will have unlimited data FOREVER. Until you die. Or until Sprint dies. The carrier will charge you an extra $10 a month if you plan on using the phone as a personal hotspot. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/12/sprint-wants-to-give-you-unlimited-data-until-you-die-or-until-sprint-does/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Shut up and ship! That's the motto a Microsoft when it comes to Windows phone according to the Verge. That attitude means a new, albiet minor, Windows Phone 8 update is imminent. Expect fixes for HTML5 in Internet Explorer, Skype stability and Gmail support. Why have these issue lingered so long? Because the team has been hard at work on a major update codenamed "Blue" which won't come until 2014. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/12/4516894/microsoft-windows-phone-8-updates | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | jry | Already an American success story, Twitter is looking to expand their global reach by sending three top executives abroad. Paris, Singapore and Dublin are the likely landing spots for the currently San Francisco based execs. But like Batman who had to learn how to become more than just a man in the foothills of the Himalayas before returning to Gotham as the caped crusader, All Things D's Mike Issac speculates Twitter might be using these assignments as a proving ground for later promotions. | http://allthingsd.com/20130711/more-moves-abroad-for-twitters-top-brass-as-three-execs-head-overseas/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | dk | Verizon Could Face Up to $14 Billion in Unsold iPhone Purchase Commitments for 2013, if a report by Bloomberg is correct. This stems from a deal Verizon made to carry the smartphone. Under a multiyear deal signed with Apple in 2010, Verizon Wireless is obligated to buy $23.5 billion worth of iPhones in 2013 alone, this could leave a shortfall of up to 14 billion, with a B. | http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/11/verizon-could-face-up-to-14-billion-in-unsold-iphone-purchase-commitments-for-2013/ | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | sl | Microsoft is planning to cut the price of its Surface RT tablets, say sources familiar with the company's plans, and may happen as early as next week, with each model being cut by $150. Microsoft also recently launched an education program to sell the Surface RT to schools at $199, and it has been clearing stock of its devices at its Tech-Ed and Worldwide Partner conferences recently. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4514888/microsoft-surface-rt-tablet-price-cuts | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | jry | Twitter has relenting in turning over user data on anti-Semitic tweets to French authorities. Tweets including a hashtag that translates to The Only Good Jew is a Dead Jew were taken down after being published last October. Twitter was then compelled by a French court to turn over user data in January and after dragging their feet, were hit by a $50 million lawsuit. For their part, Twitter says the information should end any further disputes although they are "disappointed" the government compelled them to do it. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57593443-83/twitter-surrenders-anti-semitic-tweet-info-to-french-authorities/ | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | sl | AT&T and Verizon have tried, and failed, to block French telecoms regulator ARCEP from examining their secret interconnection agreements The ARCEP, worries that tiffs between bandwidth providers and ISPs may erode the quality of popular web services for French consumers — a case involves subscribers of the ISP Free getting bad performance on YouTube. Antoher case in the U.S., between ISP Verizon and bandwidth provider Cogent Communications, is believed to have been downgrading Netflix performance for Verizon’s customers. | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/11/att-and-verizon-lose-bid-to-maintain-secrecy-of-french-interconnection-deals/ | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | dk | Foxconn has posted revenue of $30 billion for the second quarter of 2013, chalking up a 0.6 percent increase from the same period a year earlier. Not a huge boost, but it is above expectations of 13 analysts in a Bloomberg compilation, and may hint that Foxconn’s efforts to reduce its reliance on Apple may be working out ok. Foxconn is most widely known as Apple’s largest supplier, but Apple has been diversifying its supply chain and outsourcing part of its iPhone and iPad production to manufacturer Pegatron. | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/07/11/foxconn-posts-2q-2013-revenue-of-30b-up-slightly-year-on-year-despite-slowing-apple-orders/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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40 | - according to top-secret documents given to the Guardian by edward snowden, Microsoft worked w US intelligence services to allow users' communications to be intercepted, including letting the National Security Agency (NSA) to circumvent the company's own encryption, - • Microsoft helped the NSA bypass its encryption to intercept web chats on the new Outlook.com portal; • The agency already had pre-encryption stage access to email on Outlook.com, including Hotmail; • Microsoft worked with the FBI to give NSA easier access via Prism to its cloud storage service SkyDrive • Microsoft worked with the FBI's Data Intercept Unit to "understand" potential issues with a feature in Outlook.com that allows users to create email aliases; - last July the NSA noted their new capability had tripled the amount of Skype video calls being collected through Prism; • Material collected through Prism is routinely shared with the FBI and CIA, with one NSA document describing the program as a "team sport". | In a statement, Microsoft said: "When we upgrade or update products we aren't absolved from the need to comply with existing or future lawful demands." The company reiterated its argument that it provides customer data "only in response to government demands and we only ever comply with orders for requests about specific accounts or identifiers". - In a joint statement, Shawn Turner, spokesman for the director of National Intelligence, and Judith Emmel, spokeswoman for the NSA, said::"The articles describe court-ordered surveillance – and a US company's efforts to comply with these legally mandated requirements. The US operates its programs under a strict oversight regime, with careful monitoring by the courts, Congress and the Director of National Intelligence. Not all countries have equivalent oversight requirements to protect civil liberties and privacy." | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | - The Verge is reporting that Microsoft's Surface RT tablet prices are set to be cut by $150. - New prices as confirmed by a Staples promotional ad would range from $350 for the 32 GB Surface RT and $550 for the 64 GB Surface RT with Touch Cover - The move follows slow sales of the devices. - An analyst from UBS AG reported that Microsoft ordered 3 million Surface RT devices with only 900k being sold by March - Contrast that with Apple selling nearly 23 million iPads in the same timeframe. - This price drop follows indications of an update to the Surface RT and Surface Pro lines from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference earlier this week. - Bloomberg reported last month that a refresh of the Surface RT line would likely contain the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, replacing the existing Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset - In addition to chipset rumors The Verge asserts that new accessories like a battery-equipped keyboard cover are likely to follow | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | jry? | Chairman Eric Schmidt: Google's Relationship With Apple Has Improved | http://www.businessinsider.com/schmidt-things-with-apple-are-better-2013-7?op=1 | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - At the Allen and Co. conference at Sun Valley, Idaho which Schmidt attended as did Tim Cook - Schmidt was never the one to carry the grudge against Apple - Schmidt: ""These are two proud, well-run, different companies." - Says that the imporvement has come after many meetings - Jobs famously told Walter Issacson that he would spend all of Apple's then 40 Billion to destroy Android because it was "stolen product" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | dk | Coinbase makes Bitcoin buying more accessible with ‘instant purchases’ | http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/12/coinbase-instant-bitcoin-purchases/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Instant Bitcoin Purchases at Coinbase | http://blog.coinbase.com/post/55203204550/instant-bitcoin-purchases-at-coinbase | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | - Buying Bitcoin just got easier - No longer do you need to meet someone in person with cash at a back alley. I mean - you still can if you want - Wallet service Coinbase added a new "buy up to 50 coins instantly" feature - The feature is only available for fully verified accounts - Rather than connect your U.S. Bank Account to make BitCoin purchases you'll be able to buy up to 50 BTC instantly - Instant BTC purchases require a level 2 account which involve completing an identification verification setp - Level 1 accounts can purchase up to 50 BTC without identity verification but will have to wait 4 business days - If you previously held a level 2 account you've just been bumped down to level 1 - Level 2 verification involves having your credit report read and answering questions like "Where did you live in 2009" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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54 | jry? | PCWorld Exits Print, and the Era of Computer Magazines Ends | http://techland.time.com/2013/07/11/pcworld-exits-print-and-the-era-of-computer-magazines-ends/?iid=tl-main-lead | ||||||||||||||||||
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57 | sl | Path, Vine, Flipboard and Hipstamatic are all coming to Windows Phone 8, but still no sign of Instagram | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/07/11/path-vine-flipboard-and-hipstamatic-are-all-coming-to-windows-phone-8-but-still-no-sign-of-instagram/66 | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | - Path – the private social network with a 150-friend limit – coming to Windows Phone, co says “We’ve worked closely with the team at Nokia to build Path for Windows Phone, with a special focus on the new Nokia Lumia 1020 device.” NO LAUNCH DATE - Hipstamatic also coming to Windows Phone 8 but exclusively for the Lumia 1020, already has social network Oggl on windows phone. - Twitter-owned Vine will be arriving on Windows Phone 8, (it only just landed on Android last month) - Flipboard, the news aggregator/magazine, will be coming too – though no dates have been specified yet either. - WHERE'S INSTAGRAM? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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63 | Meet DARPA’s real-world Terminator, Atlas | http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/161193-meet-darpas-real-world-terminator-atlas | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | - Atlas weighs in at 6’2″ and 330lbs - 28 hydraulically actuated joints - LIDAR and stereo vision - a "beefy" on-board computer - "some of the most advanced robotic limbs ever conceived" | T | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | - initially conceived as a disaster response robot - more than a dozen teams will now compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) to see who can create the best brain for Atlas - Whoever wins that will receive $2 million from DARPA | anks to grey580 | |||||||||||||||||||
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70 | Google Will Shut Down Alfred, The Local Recommendations App, July 19 | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/11/google-will-shut-down-alfred-the-local-recommendations-app-july-19/ | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | Leaked Verizon document points to August 1 release for HTC One, August 23 for Moto X Phone | http://9to5google.com/2013/07/11/leaked-verizon-document-points-to-august-1-release-for-htc-one-august-23-for-moto-x-phone/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | coming up on tnt, nokia's lumia 1020, is it just for photographers, microsoft's reorg is slashing departments left and right, and can the moto x minimize bloatware & compete with samsung, and be a hit? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | Microsoft announced a major reorg today, and CEO Steve Ballmer sent a strategy document and email to employees, assuring them there's no change in leadership at the very top. The new Microsoft got rid of the current five Microsoft business units — Windows, Server and Tools, Microsoft Business Division, Entertainment and Devices and Online Services — each with its own President and Chief Financial Officer. All three of Microsoft's operating systems will be lumped together into a single division, And marketing and business strategy for all of Microsoft's product lines is moving out of the individual business units and into centralized, cross-company groups. | http://allthingsd.com/20130711/heres-microsofts-strategy-essay-and-reorg-announcement-memos/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | Nokia unveiled the Nokia Luma 1020. True to the rumors, the Windows Phone has a 41MP Pureview camera built in. Nokia syas the 1020 has the "largest back side illuminated sensor available on a smartphone." The device will cost a whopping $300 when it launches on ATT on July 26th. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/11/nokia-lumia-1020-official/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | As Motorola Mobility readies itself to relesae its first flagship smartphone, dubbed the Moto X, since being acquired by Google last year, we're learning more about the device's design. Google is expected to allow its Motorola hardware unit to spend up to of $500 million—to market the highly-anticipated device in the U.S. and some overseas markets, including in Europe, said people familiar with the matter. | http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324425204578598070710908536-lMyQjAxMTAzMDEwMDExNDAyWj.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | In a blogpost penned by Jeff Moss, otherwise known as The Dark Tangent, DEF CON is not inviting the U.S. government to participate. The post cites the recent revelations of massive government surveillance and says "it would be best for everyone involved if the feds call a 'time out'." Defcon will run from August 1st to August 4th at the Rio in Las Vegas. | http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/07/for-first-time-ever-feds-asked-to-sit-out-defcon-hacker-conference/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | IFTTT has launched an iPhone app with a set of new channels specific to Apple’s platform to build and use its automated actions. IFTTT is a utility that you can use to hook multiple web services together to perform automated actions for you. have your Instagram photos automatically backed up to Dropbox, for example. In the new app, you pick a channel, which is hooked in to a data feed or API from an app or service like Evernote or Pocket. That channel is then combined with a trigger to create an automated action. | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/07/11/ifttt-launches-an-iphone-app-that-lets-you-build-recipes-with-native-photos-reminders-and-contacts-channels/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | According to new data from Gartner, worldwide personal computer shipments totaled 76 million units in the second quarter. That's down 11% compared to last year at the same time. This marks the fifth quarter in a row where PC shipments are down. IDC also backs up Gartner's data, but says the decline was actually 11.4%. | http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/07/10/pc-shipments-drops-11-in-q2-says-gartner-longest-ever-period-of-decline/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | HP has stated that there are backdoors in its StoreVirtual products and says it will patch it by the 17th of this Month. HP says the vulnerability "could be remotely exploited to gain unauthorized access to the device." The issue appears to have existed since 2009. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/11/hp_prepping_fix_for_latest_storage_vuln/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Yesterday, a district court found Apple conspired to raise ebook prices. Apple was fighting the DOJ, while 5 publishers already agreed to pay a total of $166 million to settle. If Apple owes damages, Apple's payment could be severe because the antitrust case is under the Clayton Act, which automatically triples antitrust awards. However, Apple will appeal - so this case is not over just yet. | http://paidcontent.org/2013/07/11/apple-faces-triple-damages-longshot-appeal-in-ebook-conspiracy/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | European ISPs are under investigation by the European Commission over antitrust concerns. The EC conducted a series of raids because the commission "has concerns that the companies concerned may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit the abuse of a dominant market position." The EC did not name the ISPs, but Reuters says the investigation involves companies like Telefonica and Orange. | http://www.zdnet.com/european-isps-hit-with-antitrust-raids-7000017941/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | YouSendIt has a new name and it's now known as "Hightail." YouSendIt was the file sharing service lots of people used when they wanted to attach something super-large in an email. CEO of the newly-named company Brad Garlinghouse told AllThingsD that "The name constrained our product breadth." Hightail will expand to a broader file-sharing and collaboration service. The company will offer a subscription plan - $16 per month gets you unlimited file storage. | http://allthingsd.com/20130710/in-new-challenge-to-dropbox-and-box-yousendit-morphs-into-hightail/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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35 | ia | One Microsoft: Company realigns to enable innovation at greater speed, efficiency | http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Jul13/07-11OneMicrosoft.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Microsoft 3.0: A meaner, leaner devices and services machine? | http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-3-0-a-meaner-leaner-devices-and-services-machine-7000017931/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | - MS reorg went official today - The company published the text of an internal email with the subject "One Microsoft" - The 5 business units at MS are gone. Each had their own president and CFO - MS says it's organizing the company by function - all three of Microsoft's operating systems will be lumped together into a single division - marketing and business strategy for all of Microsoft's product lines is moving out of the individual business units and into centralized, cross-company groups. - These changes will be phased in over the next several months | - Terry Myerson (current head of WP) is the head of the Operating Systems Engineering Group - Julie Larson-Green (current head of Windows and Surface) is the head of the Devices and Studios Engineering Group. Runs engineering for the Xbox, Surface, games and entertainment - Kurt Delbene, who has been the President of the Microsoft Business Division up until now, is retiring from the company - Current chief of marketing Tami Reller will head a new cross-country marketing group - MS says it's made this change to enable it "to innovate with greater speed, efficiency and capability in a fast changing world." - MS's stated strategy: "Going forward, our strategy will focus on creating a family of devices and services for individuals and businesses that empower people around the globe at home, at work and on the go, for the activities they value most." Q: Will the changes to MS see a company capable of rapid development or will MS forever be a lumbering giant? | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | sl | This is Nokia's Lumia 1020, a 41-megapixel Windows Phone camera | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4513484/nokia-lumia-1020-photos-features | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | - 41-megapixel camera. Nokia is taking its PureView 808 sensor from its Symbian days & adding optical image stabilization, 6-lens Zeiss optics, and a xenon flash, making it the centerpiece for the rear of the phone. It's capable of shooting 1080p video, complete with 4x zoom and up to 6x at 720p. - (compare to 920) Nokia is adding 2GB of RAM instead of 1GB, and it's opting for a 4.5-inch AMOLED display like the Lumia 925. There's some microphone improvements, but the device will run the same 1.5 Ghz dual-core S4 processor as the 920 and 925 - debut exclusively on AT&T in the US for $299.99 on a two-year contract. preorders on July 16th, full launch on July 26th. matte black, white, and yellow | q: just for photographers, or future of phones? | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | ia | T-Mobile announces new JUMP! twice yearly upgrade program | http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-announces-new-jump-twice-yearly-upgrade-program-7000017906/ | http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0_Y6vd7pZoY#t=189s | <-- pre-roll ad. cue up at 3:09 | ||||||||||||||||
43 | Is T-Mobile's new Jump plan a good deal? | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/10/4511810/is-t-mobiles-new-jump-plan-a-good-deal | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | - T-Mobile's boldest moves announcement was yesterday - The company announced its "Jump" service. - For $10 a month, customers can trade in their old phone as frequently as twice a year - Jump also includes an insurance element; protection against device theft, malfunction, damage or loss - T-Mobile also announced it will offer the Sony Xperia Z exclusive launch partner and the Nokia Lumia 925 - T-Mobile's LTE service is now live in 116 metropolitan areas. The company is on target to get 4G LTE nationwide by the end of the year - No credit checks - CEO John Legere coming on strong in the presentation. [SOUND CLIP] Q: Will this get other carriers to change things or is this just the act of an upstart company? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | sl | PC Shipments Drop 11% in Q2, Say Gartner, IDC; Longest-Ever Period of Decline | http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/07/10/pc-shipments-drops-11-in-q2-says-gartner-longest-ever-period-of-decline/ | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | - Gartner report: worldwide personal computer shipments totaled 76M in Q2, 11% drop from 85.32M in the year-earlier period, 5th quarter in a row of declining shipments, the “longest duration of decline in the PC market’s history.” Lenovo in first place in worldwide shipments, with 16.7% share, which was up from its year-earlier share of 14.9%, and its second-place spot that year, even though shipment volume of 12.68M PCs was down 0.6%, said Gartner. - HP 2nd place in global shipment share, at 16.3%, with a 4.8% decline in shipments, year over year. - Dell third place, its 11.8% share a bounce form 11% a year earlier, even though shipments fell 3.9%. - Acer in fourth place with 8.3% share, saw the biggest decline among the top five, with a 35.3% year-over-year shipment drop. - In the U.S. market, HP#1, with 26.4% share, Dell #2 with 24.6% share, and Apple #3, with 11.6% share. Apple’s share dropped year over year to 11.6% from 12%, as shipments fell 4.3%, Gartner said. HP’s volume shrank a half a percent, and Dell was a standout, with 6.4% shipment growth. | q: possible to reverse trend? who wins in post-pc age? | |||||||||||||||||||
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50 | ia | In One Big Nudge, Google To Spend $500 Million To Market Moto X Phone - Report | http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2013/07/11/in-one-big-nudge-google-to-spend-500-million-to-market-moto-x-phone-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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53 | - The WSJ reports that Google's serious about the Moto X and is expected to allow Motorola to spend upward of $500 million in marketing for the phone - The Moto X is expected to available on the four major US carriers this fall - The Journal reports that Moto successfully minimized carrier bloatware - The price of the Moto X is expected to be on par with the iPhone and the S4 - so around $200 w/ contract - IDC says Moto has about 1% of the global market - Back in April Asymco took a look at Samsung's advertising expenses: $4B in 2012, $2.5B in 2011. - Apple spent $500M in 2009 and their budget brew to $1B by 2012 - Dell spent roughly $750M in ads in 2012 Q: Is it just marketing money that makes a product? Is $500M enough for the Moto X to make a dent? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | - Felix Miller and Martin Stiksel, founders of Last.fm, sold last.fm in 2007 to CBS Interactive& this that led the pair to their latest idea, Lumi. A new content recommendation engine, - get recommendations you simply open an account (by email, or by connecting your Twitter account), install a browser add-on or extension (available for Chrome, Firefox or Safari at present) and it’ll scan your web browsing history file. Not third-party cookies, your history file, which is then anonymized. - limited launch back in december to small group of testers, now open to all - scans browsing history: to get you to places you wouldn’t end up normally by pooling collective browsing data – the more people who like certain topics that read certain things, the more they get suggested to other people who read the same topics - web only for now | q: is our past good enough to predict our future browsing? | |||||||||||||||||||
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81 | Hi guys, love the show every day! In episode 297, you were discussing Dropbox's pronouncement that thinking in files and folders is over and how applications can talk to each other across any platform if they store unique data in a user's Dropbox account. I see a big privacy and security problem. Setting aside the issues with filling up your finite-sized Dropbox with constantly updated garbage from every app and widget we use; and setting aside the fact that most applications that have a sign-in already do this cross-platform mambo on their own servers quite nicely; my problem with this "no more files and folders" thinking is that users lose all control of what personal data our applications have access to. For instance, when I enter my personal info into an app that saves it to my Dropbox as a nonsense-named data file, that data is likely to exist there for as long as my Dropbox account exists, even if I later change or delete that data within the app, or stop using it. I'll probably have no ability to find and delete the file within Dropbox, and then other applications will have access to that information. Thanks Damian "Not the Omen" in the Phoenix desert | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan has found "compelling evidence" that Apple violated federal antitrust law by playing a "central role" in a conspiracy with the publishers to eliminate retail price competition and raise e-book prices. Apple was accused of pursuing the conspiracy to undercut online retailer Amazon.com Inc's e-book dominance, causing some prices to rise. Apple counters that the plaintiffs' allegations are false and said it will appeal Cote's decision. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/us-apple-ebooks-idUSBRE9690GE20130710 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | 9to5Mac says that the s in the expected iPhone 5s could stand for "slow-motion." The site says Apple is working on new camera hardware and that Apple is also designing a new iPhone feature called "Mogul" mode that could capture video at 120 frames per second. the resolution of that slow-mo video is unknown. | http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/09/the-next-iphones-cool-factor-a-slow-motion-camera/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Yelp is joining the on-demand food market by introducing a new delivery feature so consumers can browse for food, and then order it as well. Yelp will partner with local delivery services so that customers don’t have to leave Yelp to place orders. Yelp will take care of the entire ordering and checkout experience, and process the payments. | http://www.wired.com/business/2013/07/dropbox | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | It's over! Apple and Amazon's lawsuit over the term "app store" is all finished. Who gets to use the mark? Both of them! Apple and Amazon came to an agreement not to sue each other over the use of term. The lawsuit between the two was ordered to be dismissed, which would avoid a trial scheduled for August 19th. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/us-apple-amazon-appstore-lawsuit-idUSBRE9680TT20130709 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | In an effort to keep us all more private, Peter Sunde, the co-founder of torrent network The Pirate Bay, is raising funds to create what he promises to be a “totally secure” mobile messaging app called Heml.is. it will use end-to-end encryption so that messages will only be accessible by the sender and intended recipient. Messages will be encrypted with keys generated on the end user devices so that the service provider won’t have access to the plaintext information. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044006/pirate-bay-founder-working-on-spyproof-text-messaging-app.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Google just released Google Maps 7 for Android. Visually, there are a lot of cards when you're not looking at maps. The app makes it easier to find things to do with an Explore feature. Engadget says the the new Maps app is "simpler, cleaner and faster" and maps rendered "noticeably quicker." Maps 7 requires Android 4.0.3 or higher. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/10/google-maps-7.0-android/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | If you utitlize desktop Hangouts in Gmail, Google+, and via the Chrome extension, the team is giving you a feature they previously took away!, you can now make calls from within gmail again. calls to the US and Canada are now free from all countries where Hangouts calling is available. you can also now add multiple phone numbers and video participants to the same call; and you can play sound effects (like applause or laughter) with the Google Effects app. | http://gmailblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/making-calls-from-hangouts-in-gmail-and.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Education technology company Coursera just raised $43 million dollars to bring online education to emerging markets. Coursera says it's not trying to replace the college experience, but is for people who want to learn about things without paying huge tuition costs. TO date, Coursera has raised over $65 million in funding and has signed up more than 4 million students. | http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2013/07/10/coursera-hits-4-million-students-and-triples-its-funding/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Iran has launched its own "national email service", requiring all citizens to sign up to it to "safely" communicate with government officials. Prior to use, account holders will have to provide their local post office with their full name, national identification number and postcode.Mohammad Hasan Nami, Iran's minister for information and communication technology, said all citizens would be assigned a national email address, but did not say whether this would affect access to other email providers. | http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/09/iran-launches-national-email-service | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | You know how US sales of BlackBerry devices aren't amazing? Well you know who noticed that too? BlackBerry. The company fired its head of US Sales Richard Pia-sen-tin back in June. BlackBerry reported that it sold 2.7 million BlackBerry 10 devices; however analysts expected BlackBerry to sell about a million more. | http://www.businessinsider.com/blackberry-fires-head-of-us-sales-2013-7?op=1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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36 | - dropbox used by 175M people - co won't say how many are paying customers, though the company does say those users add 1 billion files to the service every day. - new Chooser and Saver options for devs — first of suite of features called Drop-ins —make Dropbox the “open” and “save” windows in apps. (Chooser is available for iOS, Android, web, and mobile web. Saver is just available for the web and mobile web, with other platforms to follow). - Mailbox app — bought by Dropbox earlier this year — will send attachments, which neither Apple’s native iOS email app nor Google’s iOS GMail app can do natively. paper clip icon at the bottom of the new message window opens a list of Dropbox files. - Datastores: developers can make their apps cross-device/cross-platform. apps write data about themselves into Dropbox from one device, datastores reads that data on another. EXAMPLE: users could extract the information housed in Datastores from, for example, a fitness-tracking app, combine that with data from a healthcare app, and hand the result to a doctor. | q: will apple play nice with the dropbox layer? | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | - Google announced that you'll be able to make voice calls in the desktop version of Google Hangouts in Gmail, Google+ and the Chrome extension - Calls to the US and Canada are now free from all countries where Hangouts calling is available. - International rates range from 2 cents to 15 cents per minute - There are some changes - you can add multiple phone numbers and video callers to the same call and you can even use Google Effects to do things like play sound effects. - The feature is rolling out in the next couple of days - Googles says "Hangouts is designed to be the future of Google Voice, and making and receiving calls is just the beginning." Q: Exciting news or do I just think so b/c I'm heavily invested in Google Voice? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | - Yelp Platform will work with local delivery services, customers don’t have to leave Yelp to place orders. Yelp will take care of the entire ordering and checkout experience and process the payments. - service will start out in SF and NY, partnerships with food-delivery startup Eat24 and Delivery.com, working with 100 local businesses. Founder/CEO Jeremy Stoppelman says this is “staging” before the platform enters new markets. potential: booking home and personal services: spas, yoga studios, salons and dentist appointments are coming soon, through partnerships with Booker, Intuit’s Demandforce and MindBody. - Yelp stock near its 12-month high of 37.66 since going public. It receives 102M unique visitors/month, with 30% of that traffic coming from the mobile web: 10M uniques a month from its mobile app. - Two weeks ago, Yelp launched a revamped Nearby feature that shows recommendations based on time of day, the social graph, newly opened businesses, etc. | q: does yelp have the brand rec to overtake startups with local delivery? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | - Samsung and Intel are hosting a Tizen app development challenge where it will award a total of $4 million in prizes to developers - Winning apps can win as much as $200k - Developers have until November 1st to submit their apps. Judging occurs between Nov 4 and 25th. Winners will be announced in Decemer - The top game can win $200k - The best non-game app can win $120k - The top 10 HTML5 based apps will win $50k each - A couple of carriers will support Tizen phones (like NTT Docomo in Japan). The first phones are to debut in the fourth quarter of this year. Q: $4M - can that bring in the apps to build a solid competitor to Android and iOS? Which company has more to gain with this competition - Intel or Samsung? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | - The iPhone 3GS: video recording and face detection. iPhone 4: 720P video recording. 4S: advanced optics system and 1080P recording. iPhone 5: Panorama tool. - 9to5Mac reports Apple designing a new camera feature for 5S called “Mogul” mode. shared with us by Hamza Sood, comes by way of hidden references inside of the latest iOS 7 betas. - “Mogul” is a feature in development that allows the iPhone to capture video at a rate of 120 frames-per-second (FPS). The resolution at which this 120FPS video could be recorded at, however, is currently unclear. - Galaxy S4 has 120fps video capture - framerate not great, some call it gimmicky - discovered in iOS 7 but not necessarily in next iPhone - but In iOS 7, developers do have access to new 60 fps video recording functionality. also support for enhanced playback, audio recording, editing, and exporting of this high-frame rate video. | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||||
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52 | ia | CEO says BlackBerry open to licensing deals, other options | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/us-blackberry-agm-idUSBRE9680SJ20130709 | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | BlackBerry Chief Admits Release of New Phones in U.S. Was Flawed | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/technology/blackberry-chief-admits-release-of-new-phones-in-us-was-flawed.html?_r=1& | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | BlackBerry plans more layoffs, says report | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57593033-94/blackberry-plans-more-layoffs-says-report/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | BlackBerry held its annual meeting and there's plenty to talk about. - Heins was asked if he was looking into strategic alternative and he said he is open to all options that create value for shareholders - He also made remarks that BB was open to any and all licensing opportunities - Heins repeatedly said on Tuesday that “we are not a devices-only company,” - A portfoilio manager with MacNicol & Associates said "He is talking about partnerships and being open to talks and I don't think you say that unless you've really had a talk or two with interested parties - and that gives you some confidence." | - One shareholder said to Heins "My sense is that the rollout of the Z10 was a disaster." Heins responded with "Were we perfect at launch? Probably not. Was it a disaster? I don't think so." BB announced that it shipped 2.7M of the new models. 1M less than analysts expectations - Meanwhile the WSJ says BB is looking at another round of layoffs. BB confirmed that its sales VP in the US Richar Piasentin was fired in June, but did not comment on the layoffs. Q: BlackBerry is floundering - but is it on a deathwatch yet? | |||||||||||||||||||
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66 | Nokia's holding its "Zoom Reinvented" event in NYC tomorrow. Everyone's expecting a Nokia Lumia with a 41MP camera. | http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/06/19/41-million-reasons-to-zoom-in-to-nokia-conversations-on-july-11th/ | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Google Latitude is going the way of the dodo on August 9th | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/07/10/google-is-retiring-its-latitude-location-sharing-service-on-august-9th/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | we mentioned last week that Bluebox Security discovered a vulnerability in Android's security model that could allow attackers to convert 99 percent of all applications into Trojan malware. Google now tells ZDNet that the hole has been patched and that it has been released to (OEM)s.Bluebox Security CTO Jeff Forristal had said that this Master Key vulnerability has been "around at least since the release of Android 1.6, [and] could affect any Android phone released in the last four years — or nearly 900 million devices." | http://www.zdnet.com/google-releases-fix-to-oems-for-blue-security-android-security-hole-7000017782/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | AllThingsD says that the rumored Microsoft managerial mixup will become official this Thursday. Insiders say that the goal is to create something called "functional coherence" at Microsoft and that Steve Ballmer has been taking advice from CEO of Ford Alan Mulally to set up the new Microsoft. The reports say Microsoft will be divided up by services and devices. | http://allthingsd.com/20130708/aiming-for-functional-coherence-mulling-a-single-pl-and-with-advice-from-ford-ceo-microsoft-restructuring-set-for-thursday/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Barnes and Noble has announced that CEO William Lynch has resigned, effective immediately, as the company continues to “review its current strategic plan.” Lynch will be replaced by Michael P. Huseby, who had been the CFO and now has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of NOOK Media LLC and President of Barnes & Noble, Inc.Max J. Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble College, will continue to lead education, reporting to Huseby. Huseby and Mitchell Klipper, Chief Executive Officer of the Barnes & Noble Retail Group, will report directly to Leonard Riggio, Executive Chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/with-declining-nook-sales-lynch-steps-down-as-bns-ceo-huseby-steps-up-big-strategic-review-planned/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | The Justice Department says that the U.S. government is under no obligation to publish decisions made by the FISA court. The move is in response to a June lawsuit filed by the ACLU challenging the secret nature of the FISA court and its decisions. The Justice Department rejects the ACLU's first amendment argument and also says the ACLU has no standing to bring about a lawsuit. | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/08/justice-dept-defends-secret-rulings-in-new-spy-court-filing/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | DirecTV has made a bid for the online video service Hulu LLC, while Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) offered to acquire a stake in the company, people with knowledge of the situation said yesterday. Both suitors met a July 5 deadline for binding proposals set by Hulu’s board, said the anonymous people. The terms of the offers weren’t known. Hulu is owned by Walt Disney Co., 21st Century Fox Inc. and Comcast. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-08/directv-makes-hulu-bid-as-time-warner-cable-seeks-stake.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | BGR says it has details about the next generation of Kindle Fire tablets. Every one of the tablets will see higher resolutions. The 7-inch Kindle Fire will get a 1280 x 800 display. The smaller HD tablet will get a 1900 x 1200 display, while the largest Kindle Fire HD will pack a 2560 x 1600 display in an 8.9-inch screen. The HD tablets will also get a redesign described as "chiseled" with changes to the button layout to avoid accidental inputs. | http://bgr.com/2013/07/09/amazon-kindle-fire-hd-2013-exclusive/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | After years of debate, the French Government has finally backtracked on the law which allowed errant subscribers to be disconnected from the Internet. This morning a decision was published which removed the possibility for file-sharers to have their connections cut for copyright infringement. Instead, those caught by rightsholders will now be subjected to a system of automated fines.The so-called “graduated response” to the file-sharing issue has for years been backed by the mainstream music and movie industries. | http://torrentfreak.com/three-strikes-and-youre-still-in-france-kills-piracy-disconnections-130709/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | The owners of Backflip Studios must be doing backflips because Hasbro just paid the company $112 million in cash to take a 70% stake in the mobile game maker. Backflip makes games like Paper Toss and NinJump. The company will continue to make their own games and they will also be making games using Hasbro brands like My Little Pony and Transformers. No word if they will combine titles with something like Paper Pony or Transformer Toss. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/hasbro-backflip/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Nokia is dropping plans to market a tablet running the "lighter" version of Microsoft's Windows, Windows RT. earlier this year reports said Nokia had been working on two new tablet designs - one running the full Windows 8 for Intel processors and the other with Windows RT running on ARM-based chips. The Windows 8 project is supposedly still underway.The issue with Windows RT is that it can only run applications made for Windows RT, and none of the programs for Windows XP, Vista Windows 7 and 8 can be used. A version of Microsoft's Office suite is included on RT devices as standard equipment. | http://www.thestreet.com/story/11972608/1/nokia-rumored-to-shelve-plans-for-windows-rt.html | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | It only took Sprint three hundred years, but it finally owns 100% of Clearwire. Sprint's offer of $5 per share was accepted and the transaction closed today. The deal should help Sprint use Clearwire's spectrum to build out its LTE network. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/9/4507030/sprint-now-finally-owns-100-percent-of-clearwire | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | - Cnet reports that Jimmy Iovine has been in talks with AT&T and the major music labels to bundle the Beats music service called Daisy with ATT data plans - Cnet speculates that you'd get a free trial with the hopes of getting people on board as subscribers - In the negotiations right now is how much free music to offer and who would eat the costs - Beats bought MOG (a music subscription service) and Iovine said that he plans to combine MOG with Beats to create Daisy - Daisy is supposed to powered by a mix of algorithms and curation by humans - Trent Reznor of NIN is the music service's chief creative officer. Q: Okay, we've got Jimmy Iovine, Trent Reznor, MOG, and potentially ATT working together - can this service compete with all the other players? (Google, Apple, Spotify, Rdio, Pandora, Manny, Mo, and Jack) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | Garmin launches HUD-based in-car navigation for just $130 | http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/160747-garmin-launches-hud-based-in-car-navigation-for-just-130 | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | - The Garmin HUD. $130. pairs with your smartphone running Garmin StreetPilot or Navigon GPS software via Bluetooth. sticks on your dash. Just like high-end HUDs, the information bounces off a transflective patch on the windshield. - Displayed information includes turn arrows, distance to the next turn, your speed, the speed limit, excessive speed, estimated time of arrival, and lane guidance (which lane for exits vs. through traffic). If you subscribe to premium services, you can also get traffic info and photo radar alerts. - Built-in HUDs also offer audio information, adaptive cruise control settings, a tachometer, and forward collision warning. Most are multi-color but not full-color, and most do not yet have the resolution to present a moving map, even if the automaker decided that it wouldn’t be too distracting. | q: nav is obvious, but what else should 3rd party HUDs offer & still be safe? texts? emails? neither? | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ia | Does Nintendo stand a chance this holiday? | http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-07-08-does-nintendo-stand-a-chance-this-holiday | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Yves Guillemot, chairman and CEO of Ubisoft told GamesIndustry.biz that their Wii U game ZombiU was not profitable. Not even close and there are no plans for a sequel. - It was because of this poor performance that Ubisoft decided to make Rayman Legends a multiplatform game - Activision was a launch partner for the Wii U, but CEO Eric Hirshberg says "we have no announcements now" - Peter Moore of EA says it has no games in development for the Wii U. EA doesn't like the lack of a rich multiplayer on the Wii U - Moore says ""The lack of online engagement that we see on Wii U [is troubling]," says Moore. "It's so integral to what we do. They're so small it's hardly worth running the servers." - Nintendo itself says it's making software development its primary focus. Q: Nintendo deathwatch time once again? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | sl | Will New .LA Internet Addresses Boost Los Angeles Entertainment Companies? | http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/dot-la-domain-names/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Introducing .nyc: New York City to get its own top-level domain | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/new-york-city-to-get-nyc-domain/ | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | - Today, on Laos’ behalf, URL registry GoDaddy began auctioning dozens of prime entertainment-themed Internet addresses ending in the newly available .LA suffix. The auction ends July 18. - some examples: comics.la, moviestars.la, producers.la, talentscout.la, screenwriter.la, studios.la, casting.la - Los Angeles- area companies and people – and possibly some in Louisiana — to sign up for a URL that’s more location specific than one ending in .com, godaddy VP of domains Richards Merdinger said. To further raise money, about 300 of the prime URLs have been set aside for an auction with several verticals, including the one for entertainment names, that GoDaddy is running. | - NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg tweeted: the top-level domain .nyc available later this year. will help local businesses' visibility in search results. "Businesses, organizations and residents" will be eligible for the TLD, with registration beginning in late 2013. When it launches, .nyc will be the first city in the United States to receive a geography-based domain. | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | sl | Amazon Quietly Tests Streaming Flash Videos to Kindle Fire Owners | http://allthingsd.com/20130709/amazon-quietly-tests-streaming-flash-videos-to-kindle-fire-owners/ | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - ATD: since Feb, Amazon testing a better way to watch Flash video content on a mobile device.some Kindle Fire owners seeing an option to use an “experimental streaming viewer” when trying to watch video on sites such as NBC.com, CBS.com and Fox.com. - Kindle Fire browser, known as Silk, divides work between the device and Amazon servers in the cloud. (opera does this too) - Adobe at one point supported Flash natively on Android devices, but pulled the plug a couple years back. - there's a need: In just the first month, Amazon said it streamed 1.4 million minutes worth of video — and that was with only a handful of sites enabled. | - can amazon keep flash alive? could amazon expand from video into Flash games or other content? | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | ia | Amazon launches comic book imprint Jet City Comics, titles to include George R.R. Martin adaptation | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/9/4506742/amazon-announces-jet-city-comics-imprint-george-rr-martin | ||||||||||||||||||
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49 | - Amazon is launching its own comic book publishing imprignt called "Jet City Comics" - The first series will features stories by Neal Stephenson, and an adaption of a George R.R. Martin story - Amazon will release digital and print copies of their books - Jet City's focus will be to adapt already successful books in graphic form - Meanwhile BGR has details on the next line of Kindle Fire tablets with each of the devices getting more pixels. Higher res displays for all. The HD versions will get a physical redesign as well. No mention of e-ink versions Q: With Amazon producing comic books when are we getting a color eink Kindle or is that never happening with the Fire line? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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58 | AltaVista closed today. It's replaced by a very clean Yahoo search page. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/07/08/yahoo-shuts-down-internet-relic-altavista/2499419/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | After 9 Months, The Softbank-Sprint Merger Will Be A Done Deal On July 10 | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/after-9-months-the-softbank-sprint-merger-will-be-a-done-deal-on-july-10/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | up next on tech news today, shazam's taking over latin america, tech workers are really young, and who will buy Hulu? all that and more comiung up | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | The US's surveillance court has created a secret body of law giving the National Security Agency the power to collect data on Americans in order to follow not only terrorism suspects, but also people possibly involved in nuclear proliferation, espionage and cyberattacks, say officials. Some of these findings are over 100 pages long, and reveal that the court has taken on more power by assessing broad constitutional questions and establishing judicial precedents, without public scrutiny, according to current and former officials familiar with the court’s classified decisions. | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/us/in-secret-court-vastly-broadens-powers-of-nsa.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | The Washington Post reports that there are a group of lawyers from the FBI and the departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security whose job was "ensuring that surveillance requests got fulfilled quickly and confidentially." The agreements didn't allow surveillance, but made sure companies had a secure way to give data over to the U.S. government. The first major agreement was the "Network Security Agreement" signed back in September 2003 by tier 1 carier Global Crossing. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/agreements-with-private-companies-protect-us-access-to-cables-data-for-surveillance/2013/07/06/aa5d017a-df77-11e2-b2d4-ea6d8f477a01_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | Facebook has started rolling out the advanced search feature it announced earlier this year to all users in the United States, Called Graph Search. the tool allows users to conduct more advanced searches -- like "Restaurants in san francisco my friends like" or "photos of my family before 1996" -- and get detailed results. It will be a few weeks before everyone who uses Facebook with the "US English" setting will have the new feature, but several hundreds of millions of people will get it this week, the company told ABC News. | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-graph-search-function-rolls-us-users/story?id=19597958#.UdrKoD4k534 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Bloomberg reports that way back in 2010, Don Mattrick was in active negotiations with Marc Pinkus. The goal of the talks was for Microsoft to acquire Zynga. Obviously, that didn't happen - but somewhere in a parallel universe Halo-ville exists and I bet it's awesome. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-08/zynga-s-mattrick-looked-to-buy-company-while-at-microsoft.html | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Western governments are set to target a range of tax loopholes used by technology giants including Apple, Amazon, and Google as part of an international drive to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a draft action plan seen by Reuters said. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which advises its mainly rich nation members on economic and tax policies, has been charged by the G20 group of countries with formulating measures to stop big companies shifting profits into tax havens. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/us-tax-oecd-avoidance-idUSBRE9640VH20130705 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Microsoft will be ending its MSN TV service on September 30th. MSN TV, formerly known as WebTV, brought something called the Internet to something called a television. Microsoft alerted MSN TV subscribers via email and said it was a difficult decision to end service. But how will we get Internet on our TVs now, Microsoft? What should we do? | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57592561-75/rip-webtv-microsoft-to-shut-down-msn-tv-on-sept-30/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | A slew of popular apps for iPhone and iPad have gone free today in order to celebrate five years since Apple launched the App Store. So far, games such as Infinity Blade II, Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP, Where's My Water?, Badland and Tiny Wings (iPhone / iPad) are all on offer for FREE, alongside apps such as Traktor DJ (iPhone / iPad), Day One, Over, How to Cook Everything, and Barefoot World Atlas. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/8/4502810/ios-apps-and-games-go-free-five-years-after-app-store-launched | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says that Verizon is violating a state order because Verizon is telling customers in parts of Fire Island to accept wireless phone service instead of repairs to landlaines. Service was disrupted in that area due to Hurricane Sandy. Schneiderman says Verizon is trying to "depart form a century of telephone service regulation" and wants to fine the company $100,000 per day. Verizon says it hasn't violated the state order and its offer for wireless service is optional. | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/verizon-would-end-century-of-regulation-by-killing-wireline-phone-says-ny-ag/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have managed to accomplish a visual family tree of your gmail life with a tool called Immersion. it's a web app that — once you grant it permission to do so — digs through your email history to piece together a "people-centric view of your email life." What does Immersion look at, exactly? Only the senders, recipients (including those CC'd), and timestamps within your email archives. It steers clear of subject lines and the actual bodies of your messages. Still, the end result is fairly impressive depending on how much Immersion has to work with. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/7/4501542/mit-tool-immersion-connects-dots-of-your-life-with-gmail-metadata | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | GPS company Garmin announced the HUD which will place navigation instructions on your windshield. The HUD is a small device you'd place on your dashboard that projects your instructions on a piece of film on the glass. The HUD itself isn't a GPS - you'll need to pair it with Garmin's StreetPilot or Navigon apps for phones. It'll cost about $130 and is coming this summer. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/8/4503280/garmins-portable-heads-up-display | ||||||||||||||||||
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35 | - PayScale, a company based in Seattle, found only 6 of the 32 companies it looked at had a median age greater than 35 years old. Eight of the companies had median employee age of 30 or younger. Women were usually less than 30% of the work force, and in fields like semiconductors, represented much less than that. - According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall median age of American workers is 42.3 years old. The company with the oldest workers on the PayScale list, HP, came in at 41 years. - The other five companies with older workers, in descending order of median age, were I.B.M. Global Services (38 years old), Oracle (38), Nokia (36), Dell (37) and Sony (36). -7 companies with the youngest workers, ranked from youngest to highest in median age, were Epic Games (26); Facebook (28); Zynga (28); Google (29); and AOL, Blizzard Entertainment, InfoSys, and Monster.com (all 30). | - older workers attached to companies that companies that have already peaked? does the tech industry respect workers with experience enough? | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | - The Hollywood Reporter says that there are three major suitors left for Hulu - They are: DirecTV, the Chernin Group and Guggenheim Digital Media - The Hollywood Reporter took a look at each one and what they would do with Hulu On DirecTV: - the company could use it a a stand-alone business or create the best TV everywhere app. - DirecTV could use Hulu to keep its subscribers. According to Macquarie Capital, if 1/3rd of DirecTV subscribers signed on to Hulu, it could raise DirecTV revenue by 3% Guggenheim: - this is a private equity buyer headed by former Yahoo Ross Levinsohn (he also was an original architect of Hulu while at Fox Interactive Media). Analyst Richard Greenfield said this would add a point of distribution for Hulu's current owners. - This option could allow Hulu to "retain its entrepreneurial spirits" since it's not tied down to old deals | The Chernin Group - Headed by Peter Chernin with AT&T's money - AT&T could use Hulu as a TV everywhere platform - Chernin has existing relationships with many content players since he was the president & COO of NewsCorp Q: Who will end up with Hulu? How do you expect the service to change depending on who buys it? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | - FB graph search rolling out to all users in US - imporovements: when you begin typing in a search it will begin suggesting more relevant potential searches. company says it can better understand what people are searching for and will display the most relevant results first. - working on making posts or status updates and comments searchable. The mobile version is also still in the works. - | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | ia | Zynga’s Mattrick Looked to Buy Company While at Microsoft | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-08/zynga-s-mattrick-looked-to-buy-company-while-at-microsoft.html | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | - Bloomberg reports that when Don Mattrick was head of MS's entertainment division, he negotiated to acquire Zynga back in 2010 - The goal was to bolster the xbox with social games. Obviously, the deal didn't go through - Last week, Mattrick left Microsoft to become CEO of Zynga Q: So Mattrick has been eyeing Zynga for 3 years. Did MS make a mistake by not buying Zynga? Did it dodge a bullet? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | - Smartphone app developer Shazam has gotten $40M investment from Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men - 73-year-old Slim runs the company America Movil, latin america telecom - Before Shazam, Slim's only forays into Europe were to plough 4.8 billion euros ($6.1 billion) into stakes in Dutch operator KPN and Telekom Austria, on which he is nursing huge paper losses after their shares declined sharply in the past year. - America Movil has also agreed to promote Shazam across the dozen or so markets it operates in Latin America. "Shazam is defining a new category of media engagement that combines the power of mobile with traditional broadcast media and advertising," Slim said in a statement. | - "Within 18 months we expect TV will significantly outperform the music side (of the business) and that's part of this investment," Andrew Fisher, executive chairman of Shazam, said in an interview. - is latin america the next frontier for shazam? | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | Sony Submits Trademark Application For 'PlayStation TV' | http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/06/sony-submits-trademark-application-for-playstation-tv | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | - Sony filed for a trademark and service mark for "PlayStation TV" - Sony already had the trademark back in 2006 and then abandoned it six years later in 2012 - Sony introduced a Playstation branded 3DTV in 2011 Q: Wild speculation time! What do you think this will be? What would you want out of a PSTV? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Stories subject to change up until showtime | GUEST: Harry McCracken, Editor at large for TIME.com, Technologizer LOWER THIRD URL: technologizer.com | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | coming up on tech news today, is samsung in trouble? should dell get into wearable computing? does vine need a cat category? will android ever be flawless? those questions and more, next? | GUEST: Len "Hot Toddy" Peralta, Internet Cartoonist LOWER THIRD URL: lenperalta.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | sl | Samsung missed already low expectations for its quarterly earnings guidance on Friday, leading some to believe the smartphone business is on the decline, as growth in sales of its popular Galaxy phones begins to slow and new competitors emerge to take away at its market share. The Galaxy S running Android pushed the Samsung into the top rank of smartphone makers in 2012, overtaking Apple whose iPhone had set an industry standard five years earlier. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/us-samsung-guidance-idUSBRE9630T920130705 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | We might have another contender in the smart watch world. Dell's global VP of personal computing Sam Burd told The Guardian that the company is exploring the wearable computing space. He says he doesn't see "any magic new form factor like the iPad" coming, but that the future is in multiple computing devices per person. | http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/04/dell-wearable-computing-pc-business | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | sl | HTC has just announced its unaudited results for the second quarter 2013, and they're pretty hideous. Despite launching the flagship smartphone, the HTC One, the company made just $41 million after tax from $2.35 billion revenue. Does that seem not so bad? just compare it to HTC's same quarter last year, the company took in revenue of $3 billion and made $246 million profit. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/5/4495214/htc-q2-2013-earnings-unaudited | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | On Thursday, the European Parliament voted to conduct a full inquiry related to PRISM - it will look into PRISM's impact on EU citizens and their right to privacy and data protection. The European Parliament also will issue warnings to Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and the UK for having similar surveillance programs. The EP is also asking the European COmmission to consider suspending data-sharing agreements with the U.S. | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/04/european-prism-anger-gains-momentum-with-fresh-cloud-warnings-and-data-threats/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Security researchers believe they have found a major security flaw in the Google’s Android OS, which could affect up to 99 percent of Android phones now in consumers’ hands. Bluebox Security, a research firm, explains The flaw is a weakness in the way that Android applications verify changes to their code. The weakness would allow hackers to “turn any legitimate application into a malicious Trojan” without flagging the attention of Google’s app store, a mobile phone or the person using an application. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/android-security-flaw-affects-99-percent-of-phones-researcher-says/2013/07/05/5a931a36-e56b-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Video app Vine just got an upgrade. First up, you'll be able to share videos you like by revining. Yup, sort of like retweeting. This update also brings private posts that let you control who sees your videos. The camera is now more useful with a grid, focus and a ghost mode that layers your previous shot over your current one. Vine also now has 15 channels in the Explore section (including music, comedy and CAT channels) so you can find Vines to revine. | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/10162164/Twitter-introduces-15-channels-on-Vine-upgrade.html | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | sl | EU lawmakers have agreed to raise criminal penalties across the European Union for cyber attacks, particularly those that harm critical national infrastructure and hijacking computers to steal sensitive data. The decision mandates national maximum sentences of at least two years in prison for attempting to illegally access information systems.The maximum penalty for attacks against infrastructure such as power plants, transport, or government networks will be set at five years or more, higher than the current tariff in most member states. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/04/net-us-eu-cybercrime-idUSBRE9630LD20130704 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | Qwiki, the company behind a mobile app that helps you create videos, is being sued by app development company Chaotic Moon. Chaotic Moon claims that it was not paid for its services to help and develop Qwiki's iOS app. Qwiki has filed a counterclaim that alleges Chaotic Moon engaged in fraud and that Qwiki suffered $250,000 worth of damages in the process. Qwiki was just purchased by Yahoo the other day to the tune of $50 million. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/07/04/new-yahoo-acquisition-qwiki-is-being-sued-by-chaotic-moon-over-payment-for-developing-ios-app/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | A new report from Pew Research comparing different social networks show that Reddit — the self-described “front page of the internet,” where users can post, discuss and promote links to other sites, GIFs, and more — now sees visits from 6 percent of all adults in the U.S., with 18-29-year-old males being the biggest users of all, at 15 percent. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/03/pew-reddit-used-by-6-of-u-s-online-adults-putting-it-on-par-with-tumblr-but-far-behind-facebook/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Let's check in with Google's ongoing issues with its privacy policy and the EU. The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office has given Google until the 20th of September to amend its privacy policy "to make it more informative for individual service users." The ICO says "that the updated policy does not provide sufficient information to enable UK users of Google’s services to understand how their data will be used across all of the company’s products." | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/05/google-privacy-policy-draws-ico-ire/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ia | Samsung Electronics' second quarter misses forecast as smartphone worries deepen | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/us-samsung-guidance-idUSBRE9630T920130705 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | - Samsung released a guidance for its latest financial quarter, which missed quarterly expectations by 6%. Full quarterly results will be out July 26th - Samsung's 9.5 trillion won ($8.3 billion) operating profit forecast, up 47 percent from a year ago, is a record and it is expected to report higher earnings in the current and fourth quarters as sales of its latest Galaxy S4 phone pick up and new products hit the stores - this is raising concerns that its smartphone biz may have peaked - Fund manager at Dongbu Asset Management Jung Sang-jin says the S4 has seen disappointing sales (Samsung's JK Shin said the co ishipped 20M s4) - Jeff Kim, an analyst at Hyundai Securites says that Samsung may be too dependent on its mobile biz as 70% of total operating profits come from mobile. - "I think Samsung spent more on marketing expenses than expected because of the launch of Galaxy S4 smartphone, which led the company's results to miss the market consensus," HMC Investment Securities analyst Nho Geun-Chang said. - Samsung spent more on marketing than R&D in 2012 for the first time in at least three years, and the S4 was launched in March with a Broadway-style show in New York. Q: Samsung ships millions of phones, has yet another record quarter and investors aren't happy? What? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | sl | Android security flaw affects 99 percent of phones, researcher says | http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/android-security-flaw-affects-99-percent-of-phones-researcher-says/2013/07/05/5a931a36-e56b-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | - In results published Wednesday by the Bluebox Security research firm, chief technology officer Jeff Forristal said the flaw gave hackers a “master key” into the Android system. - security verification process that has been used on the Google Play app store since the release of Android 1.6. could leave up to 900 million devices open to hackers. The flaw: a weakness in the way that Android apps verify changes to code. hackers can “turn any legitimate application into a malicious Trojan” without detection from Google’s app store or a cell phone - anyone who breaks into an app this way would have access to the data that app collects and — if an app made by the device manufacturer gets exploited — could even “take over normal functioning of a phone.” -Bluebox reported the security flaw to Google in February. In an interview with CIO, Forristal said that some manufacturers have already released fixes for the problem, specifically naming the Samsung Galaxy S4. - android running on 75% of the world’s smartphones, IDC reported in May. But a report released in March from the F-Secure security firm found that 79% of all mobile malware found in 2012 was running on Android phones. | - google not commenting | |||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ia | Dell eyes wearable computing move as PC business keeps slumping | http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/04/dell-wearable-computing-pc-business | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | - Sam Burd, Dell's global vice-president of personal computing, told the Guardian that "we're exploring ideas in [the wearable compiting] space" - "There are challenges in cost, and how to make it a really good experience," Burd told the Guardian. "But the piece that's interesting is that computers are getting smaller. Having a watch on your wrist – that's pretty interesting, pretty appealing." - Dell's PC revenues shrank by 9% to $8.9bn in the three months ending in May compared with the year before, and income slumped 65% to $224m – a 2.5% margin. It has also been pushed into third place in the global PC market by China's Lenovo, which is now just behind the largest PC maker, HP - Burd said that Dell's XPS-10 (winRT) and Latitude 10 (win8) tablets have sold in the hundreds of thousands range and that businesses are slow to adopt a new OS like Win8 Q: what is the right move for dell? Wearables? Tablets? Phones? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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39 | - 6% of all adults in the U.S are on Reddit., with 18-29-year-old males being the biggest users of all, at 15%. - men are twice as likely as women to be Reddit users; consumers under the age of 50 are “significantly” more likely to use reddit than those over 50; and the site is much more common among urban and suburbanites than rural dwellers. “Indeed, just 2% of internet users ages 50 and older — and 2% of rural residents — say they use the site - #1: 67% of consumers say they use FB - Twitter usage at 16% of all consumers, Pinterest at 15% and Instagram (owned by Facebook) at another 13%. Reddit meanwhile is on par with Tumblr at 6% - Reddit, which had 37B pageviews in 2012, in January of this year was reported to be raising money at a $400M valuation. The company has also been trying out alternative revenue streams like perks for premium users (Gold members) to monetize without pushing more ads onto the site | april 17-may 19, phone interviews via landline + cell, over 2000 adults 18+, english & spanish language. - any surprises here? | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | ia | BBC put 3D projects on hold due to lack of public appetite for technology | http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-07-04/bbc-put-3d-projects-on-hold-due-to-lack-of-public-appetite-for-technology | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | BBC head of 3D Kim Shillinglaw says that the BBC will take a three year break from developing 3D programming at the end of this year. - the bbc aired several programs in 3D like the Olympics and Walking with Dinosaurs - an estimated 1.5 million UK households own a 3D tv, the BBC's cobpverage of the Olympics Opening Ceremony was watched by less than half. - Shillinglaw tells RadioTimes.com that the experience of 3d tv watching is "hassly." "I think when people watch TV they concentrate in a different way. When people go to the cinema they go and are used to doing one thing – I think that’s one of the reasons that take up of 3D TV has been disappointing.” - one of the final broadcasts in 3d will be a 3D Doctor Who anniversary episode this November Q: now is 3d in the home dead dead? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | sl | Apple faces competitive hurdle in Brazil market | http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apple-brazil-20130628,0,7116916.story | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - Brazil has big import taxes, Apple phones are priced twice what they'd be in the US, out of reach of most Brazilian consumers. apple could build iPhones in Brazil to avoid those tariffs, hasn't panned out yet. secretive plant outside Sao Paulo on Avenida Steve Jobs, owned by Foxconn - one of the world's fastest-growing smartphone markets and a rising economic power, Apple has not a single retail store in Brazil. - Apple has less than 10% of the market in Brazil. The story is much the same in other developing nations, including China, India and Russia, where rival Samsung Electronics Co. is fast becoming the brand of choice. - Apple's revenue growth slowing in the U.S. and Europe, the company's fortunes depend on winning consumers in the developing world. - According to research firm IDC, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest smartphone market, with an estimated 23.9 million units expected to be sold this year. IDC projects that by 2017, Brazil will jump to fourth, behind China, the U.S. and India. | - Brazil is one of the world's largest economies, with a population of 193.9M. In the last decade, more than 40M of those people have risen out of poverty into a new hard-working, big-spending middle class that now makes up more than half the population. | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference kicks off on Sunday, July 7th and runs through the 11th | http://www.digitalwpc.com/WPC2013/Registration/Pages/Registration.aspx#fbid=UpcOvh_AoCP | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Also Sunday, the Pebble Smartwatch Is Coming To Best Buy For $149.95 | http://mashable.com/2013/07/02/pebble-best-buy/ | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Not enough going on on Sunday? Well one more thing: Samsung's Galaxy Tabs are coming to the US on Sunday. Get your hot little hands on the Tab 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0 on July 7th | http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-preview/ | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | On Wednesday, July 10th, say goodbye to the Boxee Cloud DVR Service. Samsung is pulling the plug on it that day. | http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/samsung-to-shut-down-boxees-cloud-dvr-service-on-july-10-1200508013/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Motorola has an ad and a sign-up page for the much-rumoured Moto X phone showing up in today's papers in the US. The ad claims the phone will be "Assembled in the USA" and somewhat more intriguing, says it will be the "first smartphone you can design yourself." So in my case, the design won't be that good. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/02/motorolas-mysterious-moto-x-will-be-the-first-phone-you-can-design-yourself-ad-says/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Bloomberg reports that Apple and Time Warner Cable are close to a deal to let subscribers stream programming with their Apple TV, according to Bloomberg, and maybe be live in "a few months." If true, the partnership would be Apple TV's first offering of live TV along with video on demand. Time Warner Cable already allows third-party products like Roku, and soon the Xbox 360 to act as an extra cable box, as long as the customer already has a subscription. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/2/4487750/apple-time-warner-cable-nearing-deal-stream-cable-apple-tv | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | More murmurs about the Microsoft management mixup. Bloomberg says that Steve Ballmer is considering putting Tony Bates in charge of acquisitions and relationships with software developers. Bates is currently the president of Skype. Windows head Julie Larson-Green would move to oversee hardware engineering for the entire company. The final plans for the Microsoft are expected to be announced as early as next week. No mention was made of whether Clippy would become head of Office. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57592106-75/microsoft-reorg-would-expand-roles-of-key-execs/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | YouTube has renewed its deal with music video distributor VEVO. This means YouTube's most popular videos will remain available but YouTube's Google had to throw some cash at the problem to make it happen. YouTube said in a statement, "We made an investment in VEVO.” Billboard estimates Google bought a 7 percent stake in VEVO. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/02/youtube-renewed-vevo-deal/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Yahoo cannot stop buying companies. As previously rumored, iOS app Qwiki is Marissa Mayer's latest acquisition: a social video sharing service with filters, photo transitions and soundtracks to create "stories." Qwiki gives Yahoo its own video sharing platform, a hot commodity on the web these days. The deal is said to be around $50 million. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/yahoo-acquires-qwiki/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | A security breach at Ubisoft has the company warning its account holders that some of their data may have been compromised. Ubisoft says that subscribers' credit card and debit card details are safe. However, email addresses, usernames, and encrypted passwords were "illegally accessed." Ubisoft said its database housed information for 58 million people. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23159997 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | The Washington Examiner reports the US State Department spent $630,000 on a marketing campaign to increase Facebook Likes from 100,000 to more than 2 million. In a report the agency's inspector general said Many in the bureau criticize the advertising campaigns as 'buying fans'. See? You don't need secret server access, just spend money on a Facebook program and people will just give you all their info. | http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2532629 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Apple has hired Paul Deneve, the former CEO of fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, to work on "special projects". His new position hasn't been further defined, but, in a statement provided to Bloomberg, Apple confirmed he'd be a VP reporting straight to CEO Tim Cook. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/2/4488306/apple-hires-yves-saint-laurent-ceo-paul-deneve | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Several Israeli news sources report this morning that Samsung has purchased Boxee for $30 million and will use Boxee tech in Samsung TVs. Boxee told Engadget "We can't comment on the accuracy of those reports." and Samsung has not responded to inquiries. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/03/samsung-buys-boxee-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | You know what we don't cover enough of? Feature phones! And we're about to fix that right now. Nokia introduced the Nokia 207 and 208, two new feature phones. They both run Nokia's Series 40 OS. They both have a 2.4-inch display, 64MB of RAM, and 256MB of intenral space. So what's the difference between the 207 and the 208? The 207 doesn't have a rear facing camera and the 208 will be available in a dual SIM variant. They will cost 52 Euros and go on sale in the third quarter of this year. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/07/03/nokia-207-208-and-208-dual-sim-unveiled-as-the-cheapest-3g-enabled-series-40-feature-phones/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ia | Motorola’s mysterious Moto X is the first phone you can design yourself, ad says | http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/02/motorolas-mysterious-moto-x-will-be-the-first-phone-you-can-design-yourself-ad-says/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Motorola taps into American patriotism to advertise the upcoming Moto X | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/07/motorola-taps-into-american-patriotism-to-advertise-the-upcoming-moto-x/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Moto X Signup Page | https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/documents/detail/2/2013-summer-annc-us-en | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | - Motorola just put out an ad for its upcoming Moto X phone that will run in the July 3rd editions of the NYT, USA Today, the WSJ & the Washington Post - The ad reads "The first smartphone designed, engineered and assembled in the USA is coming." - There's plenty of ad copy talking about how this will be the "first smartphone you can design yourself" and it can be "as unique as you are." - It features the new motorola logo that debuted last week. If you haven't seen it, the familiar M bat-wings logo is surrounded by a a multi-color ring. The motorola text logo is now all using a softer typeface with all lowercase lettering. The phrase "a Google company" is beneath the new Motorola logo. - The ad itself shows two people jumping off a dock into a body of water - one is in an "X" position in the air. - there's no image of the Moto X or any phone in the ad, btw. Q: What do we think of the ad? What do we think about "designed by you" means for Moto X? Laser etchings? Color choices? BTO? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | Microsoft CEO Said to Restructure Giving Bates Mergers Role | http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-02/microsoft-ceo-said-to-give-bates-mergers-role-in-reorganization | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | What's behind Microsoft's pending reorg? | http://www.zdnet.com/whats-behind-microsofts-pending-reorg-7000017629/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Bloomberg reports reorg. MaryJoe points out earnings come July 18. MS Sales conference is July 16-19. She hears unlikely at WWPC next week. - Skype president Tony Bates in charge of acquisitions and relationships with software developers - Windows chief Julie Larson-Green oversight of hardware engineering (Xbox head Don Mattrick had been a contender for the hardware post) - Windows Phone software chief Terry Myerson Windows operating system engineering - Satya Nadella, current head of the server business, would oversee a unit focused on cloud computing and products for corporate customers, - Qi Lu, chief of the online group, would run an applications and services engineering unit comprised of online businesses such as the Bing search engine as well as Office and Skype engineering, Xbox Live? - Tami Reller, Windows marketing would run Marketing - Finance heads would all report to CFO Q: Can Julie Larson-Green be stopped? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | sl | Boxee acquired by Samsung for about $30 million in surprise deal | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/3/4490362/boxee-acquired-by-samsung-in-surprise-deal-according-to-report | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | - Samsung has confirmed to ATD its acquired Boxee. reportedly paid $30 million. a digital video startup that's been trying to figure out how to create an cable-killing service for a few years now. not a big exit if number is accurate - samsung statement: “Samsung has acquired key talent and assets from Boxee,” a spokesperson for Samsung said. “This will help us continue to improve the overall user experience across our connected devices.” - Boxee's headquarters are in New York City, but it has a big staff in Israel. - couple weeks ago ATD reported Boxee looking to raise a big investment round, or find a buyer. It has been looking for cash or an exit since February, when it hired media banker Allen & Co., according to people familiar with the company. | boxee started as web platform to organize video. then, settop box. then, cloud based DVR. - apple talking to cable co's about partnerships. intel getting into tv... does samsung need boxee? built into samsung smart tvs? something else? - Right now, Boxee’s hardware is made by D-Link, which helped it launch both the first generation Boxee Box and now also the Cloud DVR. | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | UPDATE: Update: The New York Times' Brian Chen has received confirmation of the acquisition from Samsung, though we're still waiting on confirmation of the $30 million figure. A spokesperson from the Korean company has also tells All Things D that "Samsung has acquired key talent and assets from Boxee,” adding that “This will help us continue to improve the overall user experience across our connected devices.” | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | ia | Apple Said to Near Time Warner Cable Deal for TV Programs | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-02/apple-said-to-near-time-warner-cable-deal-for-tv-programs.html | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | - Bloomberg reports that Apple is nearing a deal with Time Warner Cable that would allow TWC subscribers to view channels on their Apple TV. - Bloomberg says we'll get an announcement of the agreement w/in a few months - TWC already has the same kind of deal with Roku, Microsoft (Xbox), with some programming coming to Samsung televisions - Time Warner Cable spokeswoman told Bloomberg that "We dont' have an agreement with them at this time." - The same report says that Apple is bringing in Pete Distad from Hulu - he was the Sr. VP in charge of Marketing and Distribution - Distad will report to Phil Schiller, Sr. VP of product marketing Q: If the deal happens, does this confirm that Apple TV is just a hobby? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | sl | Apple Hires YSL CEO for 'Special Projects,' Fuels iWatch Speculation | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421349,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Facebook Brings Its Mobile Messaging Stickers To The Web As Their Designer Exits | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/02/facebook-web-chat-stickers/ | MENTION | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | - Apple has hired Paul Deneve away from his Yves Saint Laurent CEO perch in France - huge fashion house - will report directly to CEO Tim Cook, run "special projects" - not new to apple, Linkedin profile says he was apple's sales and marketing manager in Europe in the '90s. - iWatch (fashion), or filling Apple retail chief John Browett's departure in January (after less than a year on the job)? | - Facebook’s rolling out sticker fuctionality to web, not just mobile. Sophie Xie, the designer who started the Facebook stickers initiative at a hackathon and was their product designer and art director, has just left the company. Stickers for the web was one of her final contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
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47 | tm | Pebble Has Enough Watches For Best Buy, But Not For All Preorders & Kickstarter Backers | http://consumerist.com/2013/07/02/pebble-has-enough-watches-for-best-buy-but-not-for-all-preorders-kickstarter-backers/ | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | “Double Fine Adventure” Kickstarter over budget, delayed | http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/double-fine-adventure-kickstarter-over-budget-delayed/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | In an email to Consumerist, Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky explained that “After experiencing the trials and tribulations of shipping out over a hundred thousand Pebbles,” they “made a tough decision” to work with Best Buy to “to help get Pebbles out into the wild in the US.” He also explained that “certain colours were harder for us to injection mould,” leading Pebble to offer an opportunity for Kickstarter backers to switch to the black versions and have their watches ship immediately. - “Kickstarter orders for Black, Red, Orange, and Grey should all have shipping notices now.” - If you weren’t a Kickstarter but did pay for your pre-order: “Black, Red, Orange, and Grey should all be in Step 3 or later.” - If you haven't paid for pre-order and want to buy at best Buy, Pebble doesn't mind if you do. - We’ve fulfilled 93% of our Kickstarter backers already (leaving around 6,000 white watches that are shipping right now). We’ve also shipped out 13,000 pre-order Pebbles to people who have placed paid pre-orders for Pebble. At Best Buy, only Black Pebbles will be available. We shipped out all Black Pebbles to our Kickstarter backers over a month ago. | Tim Schaeffer Double Fine raised $3.2 million for an adventure game now called Broken Age - Admits they still don't have enough money to do what they envisioned even after extra tip jar support - first half of the game won't be ready until July 2014, with a final release looking likely in 2015. For a game that had an original asking budget of $400,000 and an original target date of October 2012, these are big problems. | |||||||||||||||||||
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58 | EE announces 4 July launch for double-speed 4G network across UK - n theory, users will gain access to top speeds of 150Mbps, but EE has revealed that average speeds of between 24-30Mbps are more likely. | http://www.itproportal.com/2013/07/03/ee-announces-4-july-launch-for-double-speed-4g-network-across-uk/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Lovefilm will cease UK game rentals by August 8th - the Amazon division confirmed via its blog that the option is no longer available to new subscribers. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/03/lovefilm-to-chop-uk-game-rentals-august-8th/ | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Microsoft eyes 2014 launch for Xbox One in Japan - Microsoft Japan President Yasuyuki Higuchi said that the Japanese market is considered "tier 2" by Microsoft, and thus, will not receive the Xbox One until next year. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57592126-75/microsoft-eyes-2014-launch-for-xbox-one-in-japan/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | As All Things D speculated yesterday, Xbox division chief Don Mattrick has left Microsoft to become CEO of Zynga beginning July 8. Zynga founder and current CEO Mark Pincus will continue as chairman and Chief Product Officer. Mattrick's direct reports will now report straight to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for the time being. Ballmer is rumored to be planning a major reorg. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57591854-93/zynga-hires-microsoft-gaming-head-as-ceo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Yesterday we told you about Apple filing a trademark for the name “iWatch” in Japan... turns out it's a global affair. Apple's also looking to trademark “iWatch” in Mexico, in Taiwan, in Turkey, in Colombia, and Chile. | http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/01/apple-expands-iwatch-trademark-filing-world-tour-to-mexico/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Best Buy will be the first brick and mortar store to sell the Pebble smart watch. The order page for the Pebble is now live at BestBuy.com, but you can't order it yet - BestBuy has a "Coming Soon" button where you'd normally see the "Add to Cart" button. It'll cost $150 and be available in red or black starting July 7th. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/02/pebble-smartwatch-is-coming-to-best-buy-july-7-for-149-95/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Motorola posted, intentionally or not, a placeholder page for a phone called the Droid Ultra billed as thin and "tough as steel" available in a "bunch of colors." Droid Life noticed the specs are the same as the Razr M which probably means the page is not finished and filled with placeholder specs. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57591930-94/motorola-teases-droid-ultra-smartphone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | The Opera Software browser, Opera 15, is now available for Windows and OS X users, as well as Android users. Some notable features are Speed Dial for frequently used webpages, Off-Road Mode for slower networks, the Stash feature collects screenshots of Web pages, and Opera Discover presents a group of Web pages based on a user's interests such as regional news, music or sporting events. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57591913-93/opera-15-arrives-with-chromium-based-rapid-release-revamp/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Canon introduced the new EOS 70D DSLR, which uses a 20.2 MP APS-C sensor and comes with Canon's new Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus. Canon says this allows the EOS 70D to have shorter focus times and that this DSLR will record video with quality close to that of a camcorder. The 70D will be released in September - the body alone will cost you about $1200. Kit options will range from $1350 to $1550. | http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20130702/canon-eos-70d-dslr-announced/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Like most of us you're probably dreading that long commute from the city up the Hamptons this Juy 4th weekend. Well calm your mini French bulldog, we have a solution. From 12 to 8PM Wednesday Uber will let you book a $3,000 helicopter ride from your smartphone. An SUV will pick you up from anywhere in the city and take you to the helipad. You can also book an Uber X vehicle fro $300-$500 to drive you to the Hampton's if you're afraid of heights or like, poor, or something. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/1/4483376/uber-helicopter-flights-hamptons-uberchopper | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | ASUS unveiled its 31.5-inch 4K monitor last month, and now the PQ321 is available for pre-order on Amazon, Newegg and TigerDirect. The ultra-HD display has 3840 x 2160-pixel 10-bit RGB (a billion colors), and can claim it's the thinnest 4K monitor on the market at only 35mm thick. and since you all want one, the introductory price is a low low $3,499.99, which is $300 less than its initial price point, but still really really expensive. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/01/asus-taking-preorders-for-4k-monitor/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Since 1998 Microsoft's TechNet program provided subscribers licenses to all Microsoft software for "evaluation" and has been used as an insider secret to cheap software ever since. But that's all ending. New subscriptions and renewals will not be taken after August 31 and must be activated by September 30. Subscriptions last one year meaning all will end September 30, 2014. Microsoft says they have shifted evaluation service to free time-limited copies. | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/microsoft-killing-off-technet-subscriptions/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | There's some new Glassware for your Google Glass - Sahas Katta produced an app called GlassTesla that pairs Glass to the Tesla Model S car. The app was created over a weekend and Katta implies he reverse engineered the Tesla Android app to make his Glassware. GlassTesla lets you do all sorts of things like lock your doors, honk your horn, flash your lights, or adjust your sunroof. So enjoy the app all 3 of you who own both Glass and a Tesla S. | http://www.forbes.com/sites/timconneally/2013/07/02/app-pairs-google-glass-with-tesla-electric-car-just-because/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | In Major Hire, Zynga Confirms Xbox Head Don Mattrick as New CEO, Taking Over From Mark Pincus | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57591854-93/zynga-hires-microsoft-gaming-head-as-ceo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - ballmer on Mattrick: "Since joining IEB more than six years ago, Don and his team have accomplished much. Xbox Live members grew from 6 million to 48 million. Xbox 360 became the No. 1 selling console in North America the past two years. We introduced Kinect and have sold more than 24 million sensors. " - pincus on mattrick: "I realize that I’ve had the greatest impact working as an entrepreneur with product teams, developing games that could entertain and connect millions.I’ve always said to Bing and our Board that if I could find someone who could do a better job as our CEO I’d do all I could to recruit and bring that person in. I’m confident that Don is that leader." | WSJ: mattrick to be paid about 95% of his compensation in stock, people with knowledge of the matter said. Details of his compensation will be released in the coming days in a regulatory filing, these people added. - timing seems most interesting here: mattrick isn't staying for Xbox One launch later this year. did ballmer push him out? or does zynga need him that badly? | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | New Bing Search-By-License Feature Filters Images Based On Usage Rights | http://searchengineland.com/bing-image-search-now-lets-users-search-by-license-165499 | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Bing "Search by license" - Office 2013 allows searching Bing Images from Office apps. - Filters by Creative Commons license - 1. All, 2. Public domain, 3. Free to share and use, 4. Free to share and use commercially, 5. Free to modify, share and use, 6. Free to modify, share and use commercially. - Google does the same but doesn't include public domain separately and hides the option in advanced search Q: OK but how useful is this? How accurate? (Search Doctor Who) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ia | Foursquare teams up with music streaming service Deezer to incentivize check-ins at live concerts | http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/07/02/foursquare-teams-up-with-music-streaming-service-deezer-to-incentivize-check-ins-at-live-concerts/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | - Foursquare has a new partnership with music streaming service Deezer - If you check-in to seven different music events, you'll get a 3-month Deezer Premium+ subscription - The promotion is for Foursquare users in a bunch of countries including Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Australia and Poland - There will be three different tiers for check-ins. One gets you into level one, three for level two, seven for level three - If you manage to check-in seven times, you'll have to like the Deezer page on Foursquare to get the Premium+ subscription Q: Badges, discounts, and now free music - is this the kind of thing Foursquare needs to do to get people to check-in? | Full List: Brazil, Mexico, UK, Ireland, Indonesia, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
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38 | sl | Apple is planning a solar panel farm for its data center in Reno | http://gigaom.com/2013/07/01/apple-is-planning-a-solar-panel-farm-for-its-data-center-in-reno/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - Apple is working with Nevada utility NV Energy,to build solar panel farm next to a new data center in Reno, Nevada, called the called the “Ft. Churchill Solar Array. covers 137 acres - Apple has already been building two solar panel farms next to its data center in North Carolina - solar farm in Reno will be able to provide between 18 to 20 MW worth of power. new type of technology includes both solar panels and also mirrors that concentrate the sun’s rays up to seven times onto the panels. Apple is working with solar company SunPower on the engineering and construction | - Apple one of the first companies to take advantage of a new green tariff approved by Nevada’s utility commission that lets Apple pay for the cost of building the solar panel farm. - In the Nevada green tariff proposal, NV Energy can also pay Apple to use or even eventually buy the solar farm and include it in its energy generating assets. The Nevada state utility commission approved the green tariff on June 12. Apple has an option to expand the solar farm as well. - apple wants to get to 100 percent clean power for its data centers through a mix of direct clean power generation, buying renewable energy credits and buying clean power from providers. | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | $20 for 768Kbps Internet? AT&T “deal” shows sad state of US broadband | http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/07/20-for-768kbps-internet-atdeal-shows-sad-state-of-us-broadband/ | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Nate Anderson at Ars Technica writes about an AT&T "offer" U-Verse fiber-to-node for $19.95 one year promotional price -A one-year term commitment -Up to $180 in early termination fees -$99 installation charge -$6/month fee to rent a DSL modem/router, should I need one -"Up to 768k" connection speeds, Top speed of 18Mbps = $56/mo. --- Google Fiber: $70/month (1Gbps, no construction fee) City of Seattle: $80/month (1Gbps, one year contract required, no install charge) City of Chattanooga, TN: $70/month (100Mbps, some additional fees) Q: Product of government-supported duopoly or AT&T giving up on infrastructure? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | To Drive More Clicks, Twitter Is Testing A Popular Tweets History Feature | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/to-drive-more-clicks-twitter-is-testing-a-feature-that-reveals-where-popular-tweets-have-appeared/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Bloomberg reports Apple has trademarked the name iWatch in Japan. The trademark was filed June 3rd and made public last week. It covers “products including a handheld computer or watch device”. A Russian newspaper reported the iWatch name was trademarked in Russia last month. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-01/apple-seeks-to-trademark-iwatch-in-japan-for-devices.html | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Back during Mobile World Congress a bunch of carriers showed support for Mozilla’s HTML-5 open web mobile platform, Firefox OS. Today, the launch date of the first commercial Firefox OS phone has been confirmed: the ZTE Open will go on sale tomorrow in Spain, on Telefonica’s Movistar network. The handset will cost €69 (around $90), which includes a pre-pay balance of €30 for prepaid customers plus a 4GB microSD card. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/first-firefox-os-phone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | The Washington Post reports that the National Security Agency can track real-time events like sending email, logging in or out of chat services or even email logins. The information comes from a newly leaked PRISM slide. The real time data collection is raising questions about the level of compliance by companies or whether the government has installed its own hardware to monitor such events. | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/30/new-prism-leaks-detail-live-notification-of-email-login-message-sending-or-chat-usage/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Microsoft's Xbox Music Web client is live at music.xbox.com. The Web version looks similar to the new app for Windows 8.1 with fewer features. Microsoft plans to expand its music service to non-Windows platforms like Android and iOS as well. | http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/07/01/microsoft-launches-web-based-version-of-its-xbox-music-service/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | Investor Carl Icahn has raised more tha the $5 billion he needs to finance a recapitalization of Dell, a plan he says will be more attractive to shareholders than the $24.4 billion leveraged buyout proposed by CEO Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.With the July 18 proxy vote on the horizon, Icahn, who's now Dell’s second largest shareholder after Michael Dell, has proposed a few different variations of a plan that would use Dell’s existing cash to pay out a special dividend to shareholders, take a portion private, and leave a portion of it publicly traded. | http://allthingsd.com/20130701/carl-icahn-has-raised-5-3-billion-to-finance-his-plan-to-recapitalize-dell/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Kara Swisher from All Things D reports Don Mattrick, President of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, and the guy who took all the Xbox One credit and blame, is leaving Microsoft. Swisher's sources claim Mattrick will leave to take a job at Zynga, possibly CEO. | http://allthingsd.com/20130701/exclusive-microsofts-entertainment-head-don-mattrick-leaving-to-take-top-role-possibly-ceo-at-zynga/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | ICANN, the organization that oversees domain registration, has approved new rules for domain registrars. When the new rules take effect at a later date, users will need to verify their email address or phone number within 15 days of applying for a new domain. When registrars sign the new agreement they will also commit to keeping information about registrants for for two years after a domain registration is canceled and the IP address from which the registration request was made for 180 days. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/29/4478172/icann-to-require-verified-email-phone-number-for-domain-registration | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | remember when HP spent $1.2 billion on Palm and then dismantled the mobile OS and its hardware without really ever getting started? well, the company may be ready to get back into it. CEO Meg Whitman said that "we have to ultimately offer a smartphone,", and reports have pointed to Android-based hardware. An HP executive from the company's Asia Pacific division told The Indian Express that it was still in the works and that "HP has to be in the game." but didn't give a timetable for any future product. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/1/4482638/hp-says-smartphones-are-in-its-long-term-plans | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | The US Second Circuit of Appeals overturned a lower court decision to grant class action status to the Authors Guild in their lawsuit against Google over scanning of books. The court also told Judge Denny Chin to rule on whether Google's book scanning is fair use. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Intel CEO Brian Krzanich says that the company will speed up the introduction of its chips for tablets, phones and wearable computers. Krzanich and Intel President Renee James both said that wearable devices will become a "key battleground" for mobile companies. On the Intel television service front, Krzanich proved he wasn't kriz-azy by saying Intel is being cautious and careful in the content industry. | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/28/us-intel-ceo-idUSBRE95R0XK20130628 | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | sl | Apple Seeks to Trademark ‘IWatch’ in Japan for Devices | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-01/apple-seeks-to-trademark-iwatch-in-japan-for-devices.html | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | - APPLE seeking protection for the name "IWATCH" which is categorized as being for products including a handheld computer or watch device, according to a June 3 filing with the Japan Patent Office that was made public last week - back in feb, sources told bloomberg Apple has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch-like device - RENE RITCHIE: it makes sense for Apple to grab anything and everything they can, even if it's only to keep such terms out of the hands of other companies, squatters, and competitors. | q: this is finally real, right? is this the hit apple needs? | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | tm | First Firefox OS Smartphone Has Arrived: Telefonica Prices ZTE Open At $90 In Spain, Latin American Markets Coming Soon | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/first-firefox-os-phone/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Android, Led By Samsung, Continues To Storm The Smartphone Market, Pushing A Global 70% Market Share | http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/android-led-by-samsung-continues-to-storm-the-smartphone-market-pushing-a-global-70-market-share/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | ZTE Open, firefox OS on sale from Telefonica Movistar in Spain - €69 (around $90) including prepay balance of €30, 4GB microSD card - 3.5-inch HVGA, 256 MB RAM, 3.2MP cam, - Telefonica intends to expand to other markets, Colombia, Venezuela, more handsets coming as well - Telefonica also in joint-marketing w/ MS to promote Windows Phone - Kantar group numbers peg Android at 70% in 5 biggest Europe mots. - Can promote own services on Firefox OS w/o restriction - Alcatel One Touch Fire coming, DT and Telenor also launching phones Q: Is this a threat to Android at all? More so to Windows and BlackBerry? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | Smartphone Market Won’t Kick Our Butt a Second Time, Says HP | http://allthingsd.com/20130701/smartphone-market-wont-kick-our-butt-a-second-time-says-hp/ | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | - Yam Su Yin, HP's sr. director for consumer PC and media tablets for Asia Specific told the Press Trust of india that HP must be in the smartphone game but would not give a launch date - “In the short to medium term, we will remain focused on high powered computing devices such as workstations to mobile productivity tools such as tablets,” a company representative said. “In the long term, we will look at the right approaches to enter the smartphone market as well.” - Yin said "When HP has a smartphone, it will give a differentiated experience." - HP has talked about a new smartphone publicly before including CEO Meg Whitman saying the company is working on a new phone back in September - HP's last phone was back in August 2011 Q: Let's design the most amazing HP phone ever. What would it need to do to become a real player? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | ia | Exclusive: Microsoft’s Entertainment Head Don Mattrick Leaving to Take Top Role — Possibly CEO — at Zynga | http://allthingsd.com/20130701/exclusive-microsofts-entertainment-head-don-mattrick-leaving-to-take-top-role-possibly-ceo-at-zynga/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - AllThingsD reports that Xbox head Don Mattick is leaving the company "said multiple sources close to the situation." - He'd be leaving for a top job at Zynga, possibly as CEO "and working in close partnership with founder and current CEO Mark Pincus." - The move could be official as soon as today after the market close - Pincus has been the head of Zynga since founding the company - Mattrick was on a list to be the new head of EA (he was already the president of worldwide studios for EA - worked there for 25 years) - This move for Mattrick would be in line with the restructuring at MS being rumored, MS doesn't have a replacement for Mattrick Q: If this is true, can Mattrick help the culture at Zynga? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | - friday after markets closed, Yahoo EVP of Platforms Jay Rossiter annoucned via blog post it will be “sunsetting” 12 of its services over the coming months - yahoo axis browser is dead - alternative browser nobody used - alta vista search engine is gone - foxytunes,Citizen Sports,Yahoo RSS Alerts, etc - also Yahoo announced an update to Yahoo Mail, which integrates Flickr with Yahoo Mail. Users can more easily share Flickr-hosted photos via Yahoo Mail. | q: will anyone miss any of these services? is mayer pruning in the right places? | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | BlackBerry reported a loss of 13 cents a share last quarter, on sales of $3.07 billion. Analysts expected a profit of 8 cents a share on sales of $3.37 billion. The company shipped 6.8 million smartphones short of the expected 7.5 million. A portion of the loss was attributed to Venezuelan currency controls, but not all. CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed that the company has canceled plans to bring the BlackBerry 10 operating system to the BlackBerry Playbook tablet. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-28/blackberry-plunges-after-smartphone-maker-reports-surprise-loss.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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14 | sl | The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is working on a video game console and a smartwatch, both powered by Android. The Journal also says Google is going to refresh the Nexus Q. If the Journal is accurate, we'll see at least one of these products by the fall. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/27/wsj-google-android-game-console/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Microsoft announced the Xbox 360 will get a Time Warner Cable app that will give TWC subscribers up to 300 live TV channels. You'll have to be an Xbox Live Gold member to take advantage of the service. The app will launch later this summer. | http://paidcontent.org/2013/06/28/time-warner-cable-to-launch-app-for-xbox-360/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | BlueStacks today announced a second game console, the GamePop Mini. The mini runs Android Jelly Bean, connects with an included HDMI cable and will be free. Yep. You just pay $6.99 a month for access to all the games. Obviously the Mini also has a different chipset and will run slower, but Bluestacks said it will support most games. It will be available for pre-order July 1 and will ship this winter. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421138,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Everybody's making a watch. Foxconn, or at least its parent company Hon Hai, showed off a smartwatch that can wirelessly connect to an iPhone to display incoming phone calls and Facebook posts, Want China Times is reporting. The watch can check your heartbeat, respiration, and other vital signs. And if your vitals are weak, the watch can suggest how you might be healthier. The company's wireless and medical research divisions plan to add fingerprint recognition in order to monitor your personal health. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | ia | Are you in the market for some spectrum? Well, the FCC might have something for you. According to Fierce Wireless, the FCC has approved draft rules for the auction of the 1900MHz PCS H block, which could have implications for both Dish and Sprint. The auction would occur either late this year or early 2014. | http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/fcc-tees-h-block-spectrum-auction-sprint-dish-and-others/2013-06-27 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | tm | SamMobile reports Android 4.3, the as yet unannounced Android update, has been seen on the Google Play edition of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and the Snapdragon-powered S4. Users of those models who don't mind flashing ROMs can get instruction on how to try 4.3 at sammobile.com. | http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/28/install-android-4-3-on-your-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-ported-from-google-play-edition-gt-i9505g/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | sl | Clickable hashtags are coming to Facebook's mobile web site and though not to its iOS and Android apps, Searching for a particular hashtag will also bring up similar ones. Facebook analyzes which terms are often posted together, so looking for #sarahlanerocks will also brings up posts tagged with #chocalte or #cats. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/28/facebook-mobile-hashtag-related/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | tm | T-Mobile USA has agreed to buy wireless spectrum from US Cellular in the Mississippi region for $308 million. T-Mobile said the new spectrum will help the company expand its LTE network across 29 new markets. T-Mobile also announced an event July 10 at 2:30 PM in New York City, teasing it as "Our boldest moves yet." | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/28/us-tmobileus-spectrum-idUSBRE95R0IB20130628 | ||||||||||||||||||
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23 | ia | The Guardian published a top secret document that talks about the National Security Agency's "productive" partnership with a couple of telecoms that dates back shortly after September 11th 2001. The telecoms allowed their fiber links to be tapped for surveillance. The document doesn't name the companies, but Declan McCullagh at CNet says the information points to AT&T and Verizon. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57591391-38/surveillance-partnership-between-nsa-and-telcos-points-to-at-t-verizon/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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30 | ia | WSJ: Google working on an Android-powered game system, smart watch and new Nexus Q | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/27/wsj-google-android-game-console/ | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | - The WSJ reports that Google is building a game console and wristwatch, both powered by Android - The Journal's sources say Google is making these devices to "combat similar devices that Apple Inc. may release in the future." (yup, apparently Google thinks Apple is building a game console in the next Apple TV and a watch) - The watch would connect to your phone via BT - There's even a new version of the Nexus Q - that ill fated media/tv sphere - At least one of these devices will launch in the fall - W/Android Key Lime Pie (upcoming release), Google is letting manufacturers greater freedom to use Android in devices other than smartphones and tablets Q: A Google game console? What are they, Microsoft? First Google TV (webTV), a browser, and now maybe a console? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | tm | Time Warner Cable to launch TV app on Xbox 360 | http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-time-warner-cable-tv-app-xbox-360-20130627,0,3021764.story | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Xbox Announces Landmark Deal with Time Warner Cable to Bring More Live TV to Xbox 360 | http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/ent-time-warner | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | TWC Xbox 360 app "later this summer" "Up to 300" live channels. Must pay for Xbox Live - App will work with Kinect - Launch w/ live TV only, on demand coming later --TWC on Roku, iOS and Android already coming to Samsung TV, Xbox already has Comcast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | sl | Leaked Details Of Facebook’s New Chat Rooms Feature | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/27/facebook-chat-rooms/ | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | - Facebook confirms to TC it's testing “Host Chat”. Like traditional IRC, it could get Facebook users to stay on FB longer - FB: “we do test things from time to time with a small percentage of users.” These tests can be a small as a fraction of a percent of all users, and are sometimes isolated to particular countries - competes with SMS, Apple’s iMessage, and now Google’s new unified messaging system Hangouts. Meanwhile, it’s battling independent international players like WhatsApp, sticker-focused products like Japan’s Line, and novel communication forms like Snapchat. | - option to “Host Chat” in the Facebook home page’s status update composer. Currently users see buttons for “Update Status”, and “Add Photos/Video”. The “Host Chat” button would be a third option there. - any of the host’s friends can join without being invited. They see a story in their news feed that a friend is hosting a chat room and they’re given the option to jump in. This works similar to the chat feature within Facebook Groups, where anyone in the Group can join a discussion. | |||||||||||||||||||
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42 | tm | Three bold predictions for T-Mobile’s “Bold Moves” event July 10 | http://mindofthegeek.com/2013/06/28/tmobile-bold-moves-event-july-2013/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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44 | Wednesday, July 10, 2:30 PM, NYC, Happy hour with a celebrity chef (Ludo Lefebvre) Music (Harley Viera Newton) - Sony Xperia Z? Nokia Lumia 925? - BlackBerry BOLD? - Phase 2 of UNCarrier (No credit check option, tie-in w/ MetroPCS) - LTE-Advanced? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | sl | U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure | http://io9.com/u-s-feds-make-their-first-ever-bitcoin-seizure-607748728 | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | -federal Drug Enforcement Agency announced that it had seized 11.02 bitcons (~USD$814.22) from South Carolina's Eric Daniel Hughes, who was trying to buy illegal substances with the digital currency. It's the first time this has ever happened - if government doesn't print or regulate Bitcoin, how can they still seize it? - Let's Talk Bitcoin blog says: a DEA agent could have used a computer with an unencrypted wallet and transferred the amt to a DEA controlled wallet. Or the DEA could have set up a "honeypot" trap at the popular Silk Road "anonymous marketplace", where Bitcoin is regularly used to purchase illegal items through this back channel. Hughes could have unknowingly transferred the Bitcoins directly to the DEA. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | TouchCast Wants You to Watch Web Video With Your Fingers | http://allthingsd.com/20130627/touchcast-wants-you-to-watch-web-video-with-your-fingers/ | VIDEO | |||||||||||||||||
50 | - Touchcast wants people to touch video - It lets you create and watch vids layered with live web pages, youtube clips, twitter streams - You can click a web page and the video will shrink to the side so you can interact with the page (persistent video player) - Video creation tools built in. No editing of video - Right now, Touchcast is only on iPad, but Touchcast's plan is to launch an embeddable video player Q: It's kind of like you're smashing the second screen onto the first - Do you want to interact with your videos this way? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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63 | Yahoo to implement new protection rules for users aged under 12 from June 30 | http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/06/28/yahoo-lays-out-plans-to-implement-amended-us-online-child-protection-rules/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Microsoft announced the new Internet Explorer 11 in a blog post. The emphasis was on touch capabilities to make IE 11 work well on tablets. The browser also fully supports HTML5 and can sync tabs through SkyDrive. The browser is only available in the Windows 8.1 Preview edition and will come to all Windows users who update when 8.1 comes out officially. Microsoft said it will also come to Windows 7 users but did not say when. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57591280-75/with-ie11-microsoft-gets-all-touchy-feely/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Hey, when you go to space, how you gonna pay for that Tang? PayPal hopes it's with PayPal Galactic, a new initiative to own universal payments and commerce in space. The company is bringing people from the scientific community, including the SETI Institute and Space Tourism Society, to prepare and support the future of space commerce, and develop the galaxy’s first money transfer platform. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/26/with-new-initiative-galactic-paypal-wants-to-own-payments-and-commerce-in-space/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Verizon is celebrating a milestone as it turns on LTE in its 500th market. Where is that lucky market? Parkersburg, West Virginia. That's great, but what about Voice over LTE? Verizon chief network officer Nicola Palmer said that won't launch until 2014. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/27/4467742/verizon-turns-lte-service-500th-market-volte-2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | The US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the secret court in charge of spying in the US, allowed a legal filing by Microsoft to be made public Wednesday. The filing was submitted June 19, a day after a similar filling by Google, and requests permission to report publicly aggregate numbers about FISA requests for data separate from other local state and federal law enforcement requests. Both companies wish to combat the belief that they allow direct access to the NSA. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/microsoft-like-google-asks-secret-court-if-it-can-publish-data-sharing-total/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | tom: Ars Technica pages | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/apple-can-t-add-galaxy-s4-to-samsung-patent-lawsuit.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | it's here - Digg Reader has launched on iOS with iPhone and iPad apps. If you're looking for it in the app store, it's actually an update to the Digg iOS app, so go get the Digg app. According to DIgg, you'll be able to import your Google Reader feeds "seamlessly." Remember - Google Reader drops dead on July 1st. | http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/06/27/digg-updates-its-ios-app-to-bring-its-digg-reader-rss-service-to-mobile/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | Julie Brill a commissioner with the US FTC gave a speech to computers freedom and privacy conference Wednesday suggesting modernization of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in light of Big Data. She also recommended tha big data start a one-stop shop on their own, calling it "Reclaim Your Name" Brill proposes data brokers let people know what data is collected about them, make it possible to correct errors and opt-out of marketing campaigns. | http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/ftc-wants-to-let-internet-users-see-the-data-that-the-nsa-can-get/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | According to a copy of a document obtained by Billboard, Apple will not have to pay for any" indie label" content during the beta launch of its upcoming iTunes Radio service, which can last up to 120 days. The service will allow listeners up to six song skips per hour, if they do so in the first 20 seconds of the song, and will also allow Apple to forego any payments on song skips. Apple doesn't have to pay for those song skips. | http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1568199/apple-itunes-radios-licensing-agreements-with-indie-labels-emerge | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | 9to5 Mac reports an anonymous tipster found the beta version of iOS7 allows the user to control the phone with left or right head movements. A setting in the accessibility section turns on the ability to recognize the head movements to cycle through options on screen, act a as home button, start siri, open notification center, control volume or switch apps. | http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/26/ios-7-includes-ability-to-control-your-iphone-or-ipad-using-head-movements/ | VIDEO :50 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Samsung announced that its 55-inch curved OLED TV is now available in Korea for the price of 15 million Korean won - that's about $13,000 USD. For features, the TV gives you 3D video and comes with Samsung's Evolution Kit - that's the CPU of the TV that is upgrade-able. The TV won't be available outside of Korea until next month. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/samsung-launches-55-inch-flawless-curved-oled-tv-in-korea/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | With IE11, Microsoft gets all touchy-feely | http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57591280-75/with-ie11-microsoft-gets-all-touchy-feely/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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29 | Introducing IE11: The Best Way to Experience the Web on Modern Touch Devices | http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2013/06/26/introducing-ie11-the-best-way-to-experience-the-web-on-modern-touch-devices.aspx | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | IE 11 - touch "stick to your finger" - swipe for back and forward, touch hover menu support - 100 tabs per window, tab sync through skydive - HTML 5 fully supported - Shifts some rendering (JPG) to GPU to stay fast - Bookmarks pinned to Start and serve as live tiles or widgets - Coming to Windows 7 sometime | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | sl | Apple Spells Out iTunes Radio Terms | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/06/26/apple-spells-out-itunes-radio-terms-for-record-labels/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Pandora founder fights back against RIAA, dispels artist royalty myths | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/27/pandora-founder-fights-back-against-riaa-dispels-artist-royalty-myths/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | - WSJ reports during iTunes Radio’s first year, Apple will pay a label 0.13 cents each time a song is played, as well as 15% of net advertising revenue, proportionate to a given label’s share of the music played on iTunes. In the second year, that bumps up to 0.14 cents per listen, plus 19% of ad revenue. - 0.12 cents Pandora pays labels per listen on its free service. Apple is also offering music publishers more than twice as much in royalties than Pandora does. - no royalties for some performances of songs that are already in listeners’ iTunes libraries, or songs from album that a listener owns part of, or “Heat Seeker” tracks selected by iTunes for promotions. no pay for songs listeners skip before 20 seconds have elapsed. The company only gets to avoid paying royalties for two songs/hour for per user | - Pandora founder Tim Westergren blog post: RIAA claims Pandora wants to reduce artist royalties by 85%, not true, total lie. Pandora has plan to advocate for solutions to grow total payments to the artists, Pandora always supported fair compensation to artists. - issue around what Pandora pays per “spin”. a million “spins” on Pandora is the equivalent to a single play on a large FM station (station reaches a ton of ppl, Pandora acct reaches just 1) = $1,370. FM station pays nothing q: what happens to pandora if apple can give better rates? | |||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Sony Sacrificed the PlayStation 4 Camera to Beat Microsoft on Price | http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/26/sony-sacrificed-the-playstation-4-camera-to-beat-microsoft-on-price | ||||||||||||||||||
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42 | F.T.C. Member Starts ‘Reclaim Your Name’ Campaign for Personal Data | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/reclaim-your-name/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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44 | FTC proposal "Reclaim Your Name" update FCRA - Give customers access to info data brokers have on you -0 Did you know Acxionm just allowed you to look at what it know about you? Do you even know what Acxiom is? - Commissioner Julie Brill at Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference “require data brokers to provide notice, access, and correction rights to consumers scaled to the sensitivity and use of the data at issue.” Q: There is precedent in credit report access. How well did that work? How useful do you think this will end up being? | We tell Trip Advisor our travel plans, open our calendars to Google Now, and post our birthdays on Facebook. We broadcast pictures of our newborns on Instagram; ask questions about intimate medical conditions on WebMD; and inform diet sites what we ate that day and how long we spent at the gym. Google Maps, Twitter and Four Square know where we are. Uber, Capital BikeShare, and Metro’s trip planner know where we’re going and how we plan to get there. We spew data every minute we walk the street, park our cars, or enter a building – the ubiquitous CCTV and security cameras blinking prettily in the background – every time we go online, use a mobile device, or hand a credit card to a merchant who is online or on mobile. | |||||||||||||||||||
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46 | sl | With New Initiative ‘Galactic,’ PayPal Wants To Own Payments And Commerce In Space | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/26/with-new-initiative-galactic-paypal-wants-to-own-payments-and-commerce-in-space/ | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | - PayPal Galactic: new initiative to own universal payments and commerce in space. - working with ppl from SETI Institute and Space Tourism Society to develop the galaxy’s first money transfer platform & look at future of space commerce. - what does standard currency looks like in a cash-free interplanetary society? banking, risk and fraud management systems?. - paypal says already a need: Astronauts inhabiting space stations still need to pay for life’s necessities—from their bills back on Earth to their entertainment, like music and e-books | q: with commerical space travel being developed, is this a real need? | |||||||||||||||||||
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49 | ia | Twitter is testing ways to replay live events, but can it separate signal from noise? | http://gigaom.com/2013/06/26/twitter-is-testing-ways-to-re-play-live-events-but-can-it-separate-signal-from-noise/ | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | 17-Year-Old Builds App to Prevent TV Spoilers on Twitter | http://mashable.com/2013/05/10/twitter-spoiler-app-twivo/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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62 | NVIDIA Shield delayed as 'mechanical issue' pushes launch to July | http://www.androidcentral.com/nvidia-shield-delayed-mechanical-issue-pushes-launch-july | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | Rovio’s Angry Birds Trilogy will catapult onto the Nintendo Wii and Wii U on August 13 | http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/06/27/rovio-catapults-the-angry-birds-trilogy-onto-the-nintendo-wii-and-wii-u-on-august-13/ | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Google will remove all Blogger sites that monetize adult content, from June 30 | http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/06/27/google-will-take-down-blogger-sites-on-june-30-which-host-adult-content-and-show-ads-for-adult-sites/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | As Microsoft BUILD developer's conference kicked off this morning, Windows 8.1 preview went live. You'll need to install an update from the Microsoft website then you can find the 8.1 preview in the Microsoft store after a reboot. You can then install the preview which is a 2GB download that requires a couple reboots. Remember this is a bet version. Be prepared to have to blow out your install if you want to upgrade to the final build later. Steve Ballmer emphasized that this is the beginning of a rapid release cycle. | http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/windows-8-1-preview-out-for-download/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | ia | Spanish mobile provider Telefonica says it's sick of iOS and Android having a duopoly in smartphones, so it's backing Windows Phone. Microsoft and Telefonica have signed a one year "enhanced marketing agreement." If you're in Brazil, Chile, the UK, Spain, Germany or Mexico, be prepared to have tiles shoved in your face. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4465826/telefonica-backs-microsoft-windows-phone-ios-android-duopoly | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | Sprint announced today announced today that it will offer the HTC 8XT and Samsung Ativ S Neo later this summer. The phones will be the first Windows Phone 8 devices to work on Sprint’s unlimited 4G LTE network. The 8XT is $100 on contract after a rebate and the Ativ S Neo is $149 on contract after a rebate. | http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/26/sprint-htc-8xt-samsung-ativ-s-neo/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | ia | Apple has opened its first online store in Russia. Customers in Moscow and St Petersburg can order iPhones, iPads, and Macs on Apple's website for the first time. Products were previously only available via third-party resellers. Apple registered Apple Rus in August 2012 in preparation for the online launch. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4465624/apple-iphone-mac-sales-online-store-russia | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | The US Federal Trade Commission wrote to 23 search engines in the US warning them to "clearly and prominently" distinguish advertising from "natural" search results. The letter does not identify any breaches but states "consumers ordinarily expect that natural search results are included and ranked based on relevance to a search query, not based on payment from a third party. | http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/26/google-yahoo-bing-ftc-advert-labelling | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Google issued a new transparency report that said compromised sites distribute more malware than sites designed to be dangeorus. Google says that there are 3,891 dedicated attack sites as of June 9th. However, the number of compromised sites is around 39,000. 60% of those hosted malware, while 40% are used for phishing attacks. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57591008-93/google-hacked-sites-far-worse-than-attack-sites/ | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | According to a new report by Strategy Analytics, India has passed Japan to become the third largest smart phone market in the world. China is still number 1 followed by the United States. India grew 163% year over year compared to worldwide Smartphones growth of 39%.Samsung and Apple lead the growth in India but Micromax, Karbonn and Spice show 200-500% growth. IDC put out numbers yesterday showing the smartphone market in Europe shrinking 4.2% year over year. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/26/india-third-in-smartphone-world/ | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | ia | The European data protection activists behind the Europe v Facebook (evf) campaign group have filed new complaints under regional data protection law targeting Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Skype and Yahoo for their alleged collaboration with the NSA’s Prism data collection program. The group argues the companies fall fully under European privacy laws despite being U.S. headquartered companies. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/26/europe-v-prism/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Samsung announced one more version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 because why not. This one can connect with LTE-Advanced, the real 4G, which can double the speed of current LTE. Almost no country has LTE-Advanced yet, Russian Network Yota one of the few, but many carriers have released plans to roll it out within the next two years. The phone will come to Korea this summer in blue, arctic, or red aurora. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420993,00.asp | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | July 1st keeps coming, which means Google Reader's death is impending. Today, Digg's replacement for reader is now rolling out to beta testers. If you haven't signed up, you can at digg.com/reader. Digg Reader for iPad and iPhone will hit the App Store tomorrow. \ | http://www.cultofmac.com/233333/digg-reader-beta-starts-rolling-out-to-testers-ahead-of-ios-app-release/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | FTC Updates Search Engine Ad Disclosure Guildelines After “Decline In Compliance” | http://searchengineland.com/ftc-search-engine-disclosure-164722 | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | FTC Consumer Protection Staff Updates Agency's Guidance to Search Engine Industry on the Need to Distinguish Between Advertisements and Search Results | http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/06/searchengine.shtm | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Sample of letter | http://www.ftc.gov/os/2013/06/130625searchenginegeneralletter.pdf | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | US FTC issued guidelines 2002 for search engine results and paid listings - Updating guidelines after seeing decline in compliance - AOL, Ask, Bing, Blekko, Duck Duck Go, Google and Yahoo as general purpose search engines and 17 “of the most heavily trafficked” shopping, travel and local search engines - Emphasizes visual cues and disclosures - Voice delivered results must tell you if it's reading an ad - Social network search not exempted - an official response to my letter of last year. She told me that the FTC had received that letter, plus a letter that came four months later from the SEMPO group and another one from a travel industry group Q: Is it enough? Is it necessary? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | tm | Google: Hacked sites far worse than attack sites | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57591008-93/google-hacked-sites-far-worse-than-attack-sites/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Google Transparency Report | https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/safebrowsing/ | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Safe Browsing Transparency report from Google, Safe Browsing warns in search engine. Started 2006 - Flags 10,000 sites a day, hacked sites outnumber malicious - 60% hacked sites host malware, 40% phishing - Malicious sites peaked at 6,000 end 2012, 3,891 June 9, 2013 - Hacked sites 61,571 last July, 32,634 end 2012, 39,247 June 9, 2013 - response time to fixing sites 2008: 90 days May 2009: 12 days March 2013: 50 days Q: What effect will knowing this have, if any? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | ia | Square to challenge Etsy, Amazon, eBay with 'Square Market' | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4464700/square-market-online-storefront | ||||||||||||||||||
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39 | - Square launched its own online marketplace called "Square Market." - Square's director of discovery Ajit Varma said that the idea behind the market is to make local businesses accessible to Square users nationwide - Creating a storefront on Square Market is free - Sellers can manage list items, manage inventory,and create online profiles for their business - The Square sites are all very similar with a big splash image on the top, a description of the store, then the things they sell below shown in a grid - Square gets 2.75% of revenue for each item sold. - Amazon charges 99 cents per item or $40 for bigger sellers. eBay charges vary from free and 30 cents per item. - Etsy charges 20 cents per item, but fees apply only when an item is sold or is listed for over four months. Etsy also charges 3.5% transaction fee Q: Does Square's pricing structure work in the face of its competition? Do you see vendors adopting Square as their new home? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | tm | Discovery explores Internet subscription service | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/net-us-discovery-internet-idUSBRE95O1GK20130625 | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Discovery Chairman and Founder John Hendricks speaking to Reuters - also mentioned in memoir "A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur's Story". "Imagine a premium Discovery on Demand streaming video service, with easy to navigate menus, delivered through cable and available only to Discovery's basic cable subscribers ... Wouldn't Discovery fans eagerly spend $6 to $8 for that service?" - Charge for shows 3-18 months old, more than 18 months goes to services like Netflix - Told Reuters 2-5 years away from such a service | ||||||||||||||||||||
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46 | Leak confirms WebGL, SPDY for IE11 | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57591039-92/leak-confirms-webgl-spdy-for-ie11/ | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Microsoft to launch web-based version of Xbox Music next week | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/25/4461718/xbox-music-web-version-launch | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 42 | - Planned: Windows 8.1 demo, Xbox One development news - Rumored: possible new Surface tablets - Leaks: IE11 with WebGL (makes hardware graphics support in the browser easier, MS previously wouldn't work with the standard) and SPDY support (accelerates load times, it's from Google) | |||||||||||||||||||
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61 | Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini gets July 1st release date at Phones 4U, costs more than a GS3 | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-gets-july-1st-release-date-at-phones-4u/ | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | Nokia to stream its July 11 New York Lumia event, teases 41 million reasons to tune in | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/nokia-to-stream-its-new-york-lumia-event-eos-pureview/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | Barnes & Noble reported Q4 earnings this morning with Revenue down 7.4% year over year for a loss of $2.11 per share for the quarter and revenue down 4.1% for the fiscal year with a loss of $2.97 a share. The book retailer also announced plans to allow a third-party to manufacture the Nook in a co-branded partnership. B&N will continue to develop its e-ink readers in house. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/25/barnes-noble-q4-2013-earnings/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Ouya went on sale today and is already sold out at Amazon, though you can find it online or in person at Best Buy, GameStop, Target or GAME. Some of the original Kickstarter backers still haven't received their consoles -- though founder Julie Uhrman said the firm is "working overtime" to resolve that issue. The retail OUYA package comes with the game console, controller, an HDMI cable and batteries for $100, with extra controllers running $50. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/ouya-retail-launch/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ia | Sony announced its latest SmartWatch and it's called the "SmartWatch 2." It has a 1.6-inch screen with a resolution of 220 x 176, is water resistant, and now includes NFC to help the SmartWatch 2 pair with any Android phone. Sony also overhauled its watch UI, which is Android-like, but not full Android. The device will launch in September, but there's no info on price. The original Sony SmartWatch retailed at about $150. | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/06/25/sony-smartwatch-2-brings-android-and-nfc-compatibility-no-sony-smartphone-required/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | tm | Nikkei reports Microsoft has reached a deal with Japan's KLab to develop Android and iOS versions of Microsoft's first-party PC and Xbox games. The plan would reportedly launch with a free-to-play variant of Age of Empires by the end of fiscal year 2013. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/24/nikkei-microsoft-porting-first-party-games-to-android-ios/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | sl | BlackBerry just launched its Secure Work Space app so that organizations can manage and secure Google and Apple devices through BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) 10. This way, employees can bring their own devices and still check their company's calendars, email and organizers securely, and IT managers will be able to securely see, manage and update all Android and Apple devices network-wide. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/blackberry-launches-secure-work-space-for-ios-and-android/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ia | Meanwhile at the European Court of Justice, the Advocate General has told Google that it should not have to delete sensitive information from its search results. The Court said that search engines like Google are not responsible for "personal data appearing on web pages they process." The court's statements come after a man complained about search results detailing an auction notice on his home. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/25/4462024/european-court-justice-google-search-results | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | We'll get our first release of Windows 8.1 preview at the BUILD conference this week, but copies of Windows Server 2012 R2 have already begun to circulate with some hints of what we'll see later this week. As expected the Start button is back and there is an option to boot straight into the desktop. Additionally users can right click not he restored start button and shut down or restart Windows and the ability to disable the hot corners that bring up charms. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/24/4461600/windows-8-1-start-button-shut-down-options-hot-corner-controls | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Samsung and the European Union's European Commission, which regulates corporate competition, are in early talks to settle an investigation into the company's use of mobile patents, sources tell Reuters. The Commission has qualms with Samsung over its use of standard-essential patents in its lawsuits against Apple across the EU, though Samsung agreed it would license them on fair and reasonable terms to any and all companies that requested their use. If a settlement is reached, Samsung may not face any fines, but if the company decided to fight back, it could end up with $17.3 billion in fines. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57590870-92/samsung-eyes-settlement-in-eu-antitrust-inquiry-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd wrote a USA Today editorial Sunday accusing Pandora's Tim Westergren of deceit for emailing artists's to support new Internet radio regulations while not mentioning it would mean an 85% drop in royalty payments. Pandora claims current royalties are unfair because broadcast radio pays a much smaller rate. But the real question is do you side with David Gilmour's island mansion or Tim Westergren's $13.9 million stock cash out. Because I can identify with both. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/06/23/pink-floyd-royalties-pandora-column/2447445/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | ia | Sprint's shareholders approved the proposed purchase of the carrier by Japanese company SoftBank with 98% of of votes cast in support. Softbank just raised its offer for Sprint to $21.6 billion in cash and stock to counter attempts by Dish to buy Sprint. The companies expect the merger to close early next month followed by regulatory approval. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/25/4462846/sprint-shareholders-approve-softbank-takeover | ||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Sony SmartWatch 2 brings Android and NFC compatibility, no Sony smartphone required | http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/06/25/sony-smartwatch-2-brings-android-and-nfc-compatibility-no-sony-smartphone-required/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Sony Supersizes Its Xperia Smartphone Line With 6.4″ Full HD Xperia Z Ultra Phablet | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/25/sony-xperia-z-ultra/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Sony Xperia C S39h is company's first MediaTek device, does the dual-SIM trick | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/sony-xperia-c-s39h/ | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Sony announces the Xperia SP M35t, its first TD-LTE device for China Mobile | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/sony-xperia-sp-m35t-td-lte/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Sony Music Unlimited to expand off-line listening to iOS | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57590808-93/sony-music-unlimited-to-expand-off-line-listening-to-ios/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | SmartWatch 2 - Facebook, Twitter other Apps, remote control Walkman, NFC, 1.6-inch 220x176, water resistant, 3-4 day battery life COMING September Xperia Z Ultra smartphone - 6.4-inch display, LTE, 6.5mm thin, software keyboard for large screen typing, no price/availability Xperia C S39h - Dual SIM WCDMA, GSM China Unicom Xperia SP M35t - TD-LTE for China Mobile Sony Music Unlimited - - Music downloads now allowed on iOS. Higher-quality streaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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34 | ia | Microsoft porting first-party game franchises to Android and iOS | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/24/nikkei-microsoft-porting-first-party-games-to-android-ios/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Microsoft to bring Xbox and PC games to Apple, Android phones: report | http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-bring-xbox-pc-games-apple-android-phones-184211530.html | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | - Nikkei reports that Microsoft will port first-party game franchises to iOS and Android - Nikkei says Microsoft is working with Japan's KLab - The deal would cover both Xbox and PC games - The first game will be a free to play variant of "Age of Empires," which could launch this fiscal year Q: Office is on iOS and now Xbox games could hit Android - does this show a renewed interest in MS simply being a software maker and not world domination machine? Wouldn't WP be better served with exclusive gaming? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | sl | Nokia and BlackBerry’s market share in India dives, as domestic rivals see tenfold annual growth | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/06/25/nokia-and-blackberrys-market-share-in-india-dives-as-domestic-rivals-see-tenfold-annual-growth/? | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | - India’s smartphone market grew 74% during Q1 2013, with sales of low-end Android devices as key seller.According to IDC, smartphone sales in India during Q1 2013 reached 6.1 million units, with Samsung in lead w 32.7%. - last year domestic makers accounted for only 3% of the market, they now account for about 30%. Local manufacturer Micromax sits behind Samsung with 19% of total unit shipments, followed by Bangalore-based Karbonn Mobiles with 11%. - bad news: Nokia’s market share dropped from 5.6 percent to 1.2 percent, while BlackBerry tumbled from 25.5 percent all the way down to 12.3 percent. | q: is there any room for nokia, blackberry, even windows phones in India? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | As sales plunge, Barnes & Noble says it will stop making Nook tablets; e-readers live on | http://paidcontent.org/2013/06/25/barnes-noble-says-it-will-stop-manufacturing-nook-tablets-in-house-e-readers-live-on/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | B&N To Keep Selling Nook Tablets This Year While It Transitions To Licensing Its Ebook Brand | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/25/bn-to-keep-selling-nook-tablets-this-year-while-it-transitions-to-licensing-its-ebook-brand/ | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | B&N will develop e-ink readers in house - Partnership model for manufacturing tablets, co-branded - Will continue to sell current devices through holidays - Device sales fell during year, digital sales rose 16.8% though fell 8.9% in Q4 - Q4 Revenue down 7.4% yoy, loss of $2.11/share - FY Revenue down 4.1% loss $2.97/share "We plan to continue to innovate in the single purpose black-and-white eReader category, and the underpinning of our strategy remains the same today as it has since we first entered the digital market, which is to offer customers any digital book, magazine or newspaper, on any device." | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | sl | iOS 7 Disables Screenshot Interruptions, Allows Users to Secretly Take Snapchat Screenshots | http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/24/ios-7-disables-screenshot-interruptions-allows-users-to-secretly-take-snapchat-screenshots/ | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Snapchat Closes $60 Million Round Led by IVP, Now at 200 Million Daily Snaps | http://allthingsd.com/20130624/snapchat-closes-60-million-round-led-by-ivp-now-at-200-million-daily-snaps/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | - ios 7 beta: screenshots don't interrupt photo viewing in snapchat. in ios 6: user opens Snapchat photo in the app. finger is required on the screen to hold the photo open while viewing the picture. The act of taking a screenshot interrupts the picture viewing and closes the photo, which is the method that Snapchat uses to detect an "illegal" screenshot, thereby notifying the sender of the photo that a snapshot has been saved. - not the 1st screenshot workaround, but is it even deliberate? - snapchat announced yesterday it closed its $60M dollar Series B round of venture funding, co valued @ $800M | - is this deliberate on apple's part? - is it foolish to ever expect privacy in any app? | |||||||||||||||||||
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51 | ia | OUYA Gets Its Official Retail Release, But The $99 Game Console Still Hasn’t Reached Every Early Backer | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/25/ouya-gets-its-official-retail-release-but-the-99-game-console-still-hasnt-reached-every-early-backer/ | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Ouya's retail launch yields online sell-outs... and unhappy Kickstarter backers | http://www.techhive.com/article/2042932/ouyas-retail-launch-yields-online-sell-outs-and-unhappy-kickstarter-backers.html | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | How Ouya Shows Kickstarter Sucks for Hardware | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420905,00.asp | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | OUYA hits retailers for $100, promptly sells out at Amazon | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/ouya-retail-launch/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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56 | 38 | - The $99 Android-powered game console, Ouya hit retailers today - The device is sold out at GameStop and Amazon and Target. Best Buy and Ouya's own site still have units - The console was originally scheduled to hit retailers on June 4th, but today was the actual launch. - The device ships with a controller, an HDMI cable, and batteries. - Early backers of the device on Kickstarter still haven't received their Ouya consoles - TechCrunch reports that Ouya's head Julie Uhrman sent an update to backers this morning apologizing for not getting the consoles to them first (before the public release) - The update blames Ouya's distribution partner DHL | - Sascha Segan at PCMag wrote up a scathing article titled "How Ouya Shows Kickstarter sucks for hardware" advising people not to purchase electronics on Kickstarter - He cited a CNNMoney study from late last year that showed 84% of the top 50 "megaprojects" missed their delivery dates Q: Will Ouya's lateness impact Kickstarter? Do companies like Kickstarter have to impose penalties for lateness? | ||||||||||||||||||
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82 | Hey TnT crew! Just listened to your Monday show and I actually got very excited about Google Mine. When I originally read the story I thought it was pretty lame and couldn't think of a use case, but then after listening to what Tom said it got me thinking. What if everything I owned in my home was backed up on Google Mine. I would have a catalog of everything I own, which could be useful sometimes, but what would be very cool is if, let's say a friend in my Google+ circle is google searching for an item that I own, and since we are in the same circle, he could be notified that I own that item, either to buy the item or get feedback about it. Wouldn't it be great if friends of yours could say, "Hey Tom, I really need a new waffle maker and I see you have one, would you be willing to sell it?" And then the whole transaction could take place using Google Wallet. It could be the future of an Ebay type system for Google. Also, taking it one step further you could put items up for sale very easily because all the data is already online and you could keep it private to just your Google+ circles or public. I just got really excited about this idea and wanted to get your feedback. Thanks for the show! Kyle V. Jacksonville, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | tm | The Wall Street Journal added their voice to the numerous reports that Facebook has spent more than a year building a mobile app to display Facebook content in a visual format similar to Flipboard. The product is reportedly referred to internally as Reader. | http://paidcontent.org/2013/06/24/yup-facebook-is-working-on-a-flipboard-like-mobile-news-reader-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | sl | Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab 3 line has gotten U.S. availability and pricing: $199, $299 and $399 for the Galaxy Tab 7.0, 8.0 and 10.1, respectively, and will be available from retailers including Best Buy, Fry’s and Amazon beginning on July 7, with pre-orders starting tomorrow, June 25. Both the Tab 8.0 and the 10.1 get Android 4.2 and beefier processors, while the 7.0 runs Android 4.1 and has half the onboard storage with 8GB (though all are expandable via microSD). | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/24/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-10-1-8-0-and-7-0-coming-to-the-u-s-june-7-for-399-299-and-199/ | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | tm | Apple began notifying parents of children who amass large in-app purchase bills that they have until Janury 13, 2014 to claim a $5 iTunes gift card or possible restitution for amounts larger than $30. The program is the outcome of a class-action lawsuit over how in-app purchases worked. | http://www.cultofmac.com/233013/if-your-kids-racked-up-a-huge-bill-in-in-app-purchases-apple-is-ready-to-make-amends/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | sl | The mysterious company behind the $700 million “Project Mountain” data center in Des Moines, Iowa, finally has revealed its backer.. Microsoft. Last Friday, the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved $20 million in tax-credit incentives for Microsoft, which plans to invest 677.6 million into a data center in West Des Moines. Microsoft’s investment will total $677.6 million, and will likely be used to expand the company’s existing data center in the region. | http://allthingsd.com/20130623/microsoft-pumps-700-million-into-iowa-data-center/ | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | tm | As we get closer to July 1 and the demise of Google Reader, more options are emerging. AOL Reader bet has officially opened. To sign up, go to reader.aol.com. You can even use Google to sign in if that makes you feel more at home. | http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/24/aol-reader-hands-on/ | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | sl | Disney and Sony have begun testing a new on-demand service in South Korea which offers movies to rent while they are still playing in theaters. the Wall Street Journal reports the two companies are the first US studios to provide consumers anywhere with the option to buy a ticket to see a movie or watch it in their own home using their cable, internet, or satellite-TV subscription. Django Unchained, Wreck-it Ralph, and Brave had all been made available as part of the trial. | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/24/4458644/disney-sony-on-demand-streaming-korea | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | tm | HP showed off a new all-in-one PC that runs Android 4.2.2 at an event in Beijing. The HP Slate 21 has a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 screen and an Nvidia Tegra 4 SoC. No price or availability were announced. Acer also showed an Android PC at Computex earlier this month. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2042804/hp-shows-off-21inch-allinone-desktop-installed-with-android.html | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | sl | Google has confirmed it has been contacted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding the acquisition of mapping-application Waze. Google said earlier this month it was buying Waze in a deal that gave it new tools for helping users navigate traffic with smartphones. Google's used to this, regulators around the world are watching as it expands its product lineup and moves into new areas such as mobile technology. The company underwent regulatory approval by the U.S. and other countries for its $12.4 billion acquisition of handset-maker Motorola Mobility. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-22/google-confirms-ftc-has-contacted-company-over-waze-acquisition.html | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | tm | The Bitcoin Foundation, a non-profit organization that oversees the virtual currency, received a cease and desist letter from the state of California. The letter says BitCoin may be engaged in money transmissions without a license. Jon Matonis, of Bitcoin's Board of Directors wrote in Forbes that the Botcoin Foundation does not engage, own, control, or conduct money transmissions. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57590635-93/bitcoin-foundation-ordered-to-cease-operations-in-california/ | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | sl | About 6 million Facebook users have shared private info because of a bug in the social networking service's database system. The flaw was discovered at the end of last week and had been exposing the email addresses and phone numbers of users. The bug was discovered through Facebook's White Hat program which includes security people from outside the company who are searching for problems like this one. Facebook disabled the DYI tool, then brought it back online over the weekend after the bug had been fixed. | http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/facebook-flaw-exposes-private-data-for-6m-users | ||||||||||||||||||
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24 | Introduce Guest | GUEST: David Spark, Spark Media Solutions/Founder LOWER THIRD URL: sparkminute.com, @dspark | |||||||||||||||||||
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27 | tm | Bitcoin Foundation Receives Cease And Desist Order From California | http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/06/23/bitcoin-foundation-receives-cease-and-desist-order-from-california/ | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Bitcoin Foundation ordered to cease operations in California | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57590635-93/bitcoin-foundation-ordered-to-cease-operations-in-california/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Cease & Desist letter | http://www.scribd.com/doc/149335233/CA-State-Cease-and-Desist-May-30 | SOURCE | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | California's Department of Financial Institutions C&D "allegedly engaging in the business of money transmission without a license or proper authorization," dated May 30 - Future of Payents conference held in San Jose last month - In March, Square received a similar letter from Illinois - on Matonis, a member of the Bitcoin Foundation's Board of Directors: "One activity that the foundation does not engage in is the owning, controlling, or conducting of money transmission business. " | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | sl | Facebook is working on a Flipboard-like mobile news reader: Report | http://paidcontent.org/2013/06/24/yup-facebook-is-working-on-a-flipboard-like-mobile-news-reader-report/ | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | - WSJ reporting Facebook has spent over a year building a mobile app that “displays content from Facebook users and publishers in a new visual format tailored for mobile devices.” The service is internally called Reader, according to unidentified sources. - for iPhones & iPads: the company “has explored different ways to highlight news content to users, including showing public posts that are trending on the site. The idea, the person said, is to create an experience that encourages users to dive deeper into content and spend more time with Facebook” — and to engage with more advertising. - would it be RSS based? or more of a "social" surfacing of stories? - flipboard has over 50M users | q: what makes sense for FB? | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | tm | Sony and Disney begin streaming movies still in theaters in a bold move against piracy | http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/24/4458644/disney-sony-on-demand-streaming-korea | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Disney, Sony, South Korea - Django Unchained, Wreck-it Ralph, and Brave - Alice in Wonderland was nearly not screened at Odeon cinemas in the UK, Ireland, or Italy in 2010 after Disney attempted to reduce the exclusive theater release window from 17 weeks to 12 weeks - Disney also conducted an on-demand test in Portugal with a six-week window for animated movie Tangled a year later but has not repeated the experiment until now. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | sl | Google Prepares ‘Google Mine’ For Organizing and Sharing Your Stuff On G+ | http://hothardware.com/News/Google-Prepares-Google-Mine-For-Organizing-and-Sharing-Your-Stuff-On-G/ | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | - Google Mine to be integrated with Google+ so that users can share their belongings with friends in circles. G+ users to "rate and review" items as well, so that anyone in your Google+ stream that you allow, can see the items and your opinion of them. apparently an Android app on the way for Mine | q: is this just about google finding out more about your likes/passions? would we use this? | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | tm | Device Shipments Up 6% To 2.4B In 2013, Driven By Android Smartphones, Tablets Amid More PC Decline | http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/24/it-device-sales-to-rise-6-to-2-4b-in-2013-driven-by-android-tablets-smartphones-pcs-continue-decline/ | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Tablet shipments to jump 68%, PCs to slip 10%, says Gartner | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57590658-94/tablet-shipments-to-jump-68-pcs-to-slip-10-says-gartner/ | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Your next desktop could be a 21.5-inch Android tablet from HP | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/your-next-desktop-could-be-a-21-5-inch-android-tablet-from-hp/ | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Gartner projections - Device shipments rise 5.9% in 2013 yoy - 1/3 of all devices will be Android - PCs will fall 10%, Mobile phone rise 4.3%, Tablets rise 68% - Ultramobile ? Chromebooks, tablet/PC hybrids and non-traditional “phablets”, probably steal from tablets - Apple winning at ecosystem. 90% Android mobile phone 85% MS in PC. Apple smooth. Challenger is Samsung. - HP Slate 21, 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 AIO, Tegra 4 SoC Android 4.2.2. - Can Android and Windows mimic Apple and Samsung? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | sl | AOL Reader hands-on: An unexciting but solid Google Reader replacement to rival Feedly | http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/24/aol-reader/ | SARAH'S LAPTOP | |||||||||||||||||
49 | - imported my Google Reader info into AOL Reader, works fine - different views, customization options - very simple layout, AOL properties easily accessible | q: is this just for people still using AOL mail? who's this for? | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | Drones delivering burritos (Thx Russell!) | http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/21/tech/innovation/drone-burrito-bomber/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5 | VIDEO | ||||||||||||||||||
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58 | $99 OUYA Console Will Make Its Retail Debut In The US, UK And Canada On June 25 - originally set for June 4th | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57583655-93/ouya-game-console-launch-delayed-until-june-25/ | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Project X Zone crosses over into the US June 25 - a strategy RPG for the 3DS co-developed by Monolith Soft and Banpresto, in which over 200 well-known faces from Namco Bandai, Sega and Capcom wage combat utilizing a custom "Cross Active Battle System" to chain together custom crossover combos. Project X Zone was originally announced for Japan, but Namco Bandai committed to localization for US and Europe earlier this year. | http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/project-x-zone-crosses-over-into-the-us-june-25/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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