TNT Shownotes #6 (2014)


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9	[Thing o' the day: Samsung Galaxy S6 is code-named "Project Zero," which is an unusual style of code-name for Samsung. Normally they use bland codenames like Project K or Project J.]		http://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s6-project-zero,28016.html
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11	Germany's biggest newspaper publisher, which is called Axel Springer and which publishes Europe's top-selling newspaper, called Bild, has surrendered in its battle with Google. The publisher was one of the 200 German publishers demanding that Google pay licensing fees for showing more than just headlines and links to the publisher's newspaper articles. In a trial, Axel Springer opted out of Google Search, suffered inevitable and catastrophic declines in traffic, and are now allowing Google to link to its newspapers. During the trial, overall search traffic dropped 40 percent, and traffic from Google News dropped 80 percent. The publisher claims the experiment proves Google's monopoly powers.		http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/05/us-google-axel-sprngr-idUSKBN0IP1YT20141105
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16	Facebook said in a blog post yesterday that requests by governments for user information rose by about 24% percent in the first half of 2014 over the same period last year. In the first six months of this year, governments asked Facebook for data 34,946 times. During the same period, the types of data restricted because of various local laws increased by about 19 percent, according to Facebook. The post said that Facebook is " aggressively pursuing an appeal to a higher court to invalidate these sweeping warrants and to force the government to return the data it has seized."	http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/11/global-government-requests-report-3/	https://gigaom.com/2014/11/04/facebook-stats-show-government-requests-up-24-since-2013-5000-fisa-requests/
17	Jeff John Roberts writes for Gigaom. Q: It seems like every report like this shows big jumps in such requests. Are individual governments increasing the number of requests, or are more governments getting into the act? Q: Is Facebook becoming an increasingly popular target for data requests? Q: Are most of these related to criminal suspects? What are these governments looking for? Q: The report specified a 19 percent increase in the content restricted because of local laws. What are they talking about? Q: How much do we know about Facebook's approval or denial of such requests	Jeff John Roberts Writer, Gigaom * @jeffjohnroberts
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19	Jeff John Roberts * gigaom.com * @jeffjohnroberts
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23	A company called OnBeep has created what is essentially a Star Trek communicator. The $99 wearable device they're calling the Onyx offers push-to-talk communication with other people who also happen to be Onyx users. The device connects via Bluetooth to your smartphone, which handles the Internet connection. An iOS or Android app can also show other members of your group on a map, and see who's talking. Battery life is about 12 hours. The Onyx is now available for pre-order.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb8IwBg8yac	http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/05/onbeep-onyx/
24	Jordan Novet writes for VentureBeat. Q: You tried the Onyx personally. What did you think? Q: What problem does this solve? Q: Isn't this a bit on the big side for a consumer product? Q: Why not let Onyx users communicate with non-users? Wouldn't that speed adoption? Q: Is this a product or a feature? Shouldn't this functionality just be built into smartwartches and smart glasses? Q: You said they spent a lot of time on the clip. Can you tell us about that?	Jordan Novet Writer, VentureBeat @jordannovet
25	A: 60 millimeters wide and 26 millimeters tall — slightly larger than a stick of gum. It weighs 46 grams, and the battery, which you can charge with a micro-USB cable, lasts for about 12 hours.
26	Jordan Novet * venturebeat.com * @jordannovet
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28	When Apple announced it's Apple Watch recently, they said the wearable would start at $349. That's assumed to be the base price for the Apple Watch Sport, which is an aluminum version of the watch, that does not even have a sapphire display. Now, a French website called iGen.fr says the stainless steel with sapphire version, simply called the Apple Watch, may start at $500 and that the gold version, called the Apple Watch Edition, could cost between 4 and 5 thousand dollars. The good news is that Apple is still shooting for a Valentine's Day release. The information comes from unnamed sources.	http://www.igen.fr/apple-watch/2014/11/info-igen-500-pour-lapple-watch-le-14-fevrier-88380
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33	Spotify revenue is now higher that iTunes revenue, at least in Europe. The milestone was reported by Kobalt, a company that helps artists collect music royalties. In July, August and September, Spotify revenues were 13 percent higher on average than those from iTunes, according to the company.	http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=2712733	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/11/04/spotify-royalty-payments-outpace-itunes-in-some-markets/
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38	A new Twitter interface app for iOS called Hash filters out all the noise and chatter and shows you only the most talked-about tweets about the most newsworthy events. It was created by a former Twitter developer. And you don't even need to be logged in to use it, though it does request a log-in when you start using it in order to retweet or comment. The tweets around each topic are anchored by a Wikipedia entry.		http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/11/04/new-app-hash-attempts-to-better-organize-tweets-around-events/
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43	A report on Ars Technica says that Google Wallet transactions have gone up by 50 percent in the last two months and users have nearly doubled. The article suggested that hype around Apple Pay caused the growth.		http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/11/google-wallet-grows-after-apple-pay-launch/
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65	We reported recently on Xiaomi's rapid rise to become the world's third largest smartphone maker by market share, after Samsung and Apple. Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Xiaomi is highly profitable, with their revenue doubling last year. The paper said Xiaomi's profits rose by 84% last year to about $570 million. In recent years only Apple and Samsung have made significant profits. * * *		http://online.wsj.com/articles/smartphone-maker-xiaomis-2013-profit-nearly-doubled-1415195999
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78	Microsoft paid CNN commentators to use Microsoft Surface tablets in a cable news product placement for last night's election coverage. But some talking heads were caught using the Surface simply to prop up or hid iPads.		http://www.cultofmac.com/302105/cnn-hid-ipads-behind-microsoft-surface-mid-term-coverage
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