Linkpost | 2.25.2013
• Samsung confirms Galaxy S IV for March 14th unveiling – The launch will be livestreamed from New York starting at 6 p.m. CST on March 14. • Samsung HomeSync Android TV box packs 1TB HDD, dual-core...
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Content pirates, beware: ‘Six strikes’ plan launching
Five major Internet service providers, striking a deal with the music and movie industries, today will launch a program in which they’ll first warn, and then penalize, suspected copyright infringers....
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.2.2013
• Judge in Apple-Samsung Case Cuts Damages, Orders New Trial on Some Products, Upholds $600 Million of Verdict – U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh says the jury based its verdict on “an impermissible legal...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.10.2013
• A Tale of SimCity: Users Struggle Against Onerous DRM – The game requires an always-on connection to Electronic Arts’ DRM servers, but those servers aren’t always available, making the game...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.12.2013
• Can anyone turn streaming music into a real business? – No one’s making big money off streaming music right now. For major tech companies, music is a loss leader. What does that say about music’s...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.1.2013
• Google Glass review (Explorer Edition) – Lengthy, detailed review of Google Glass. It answers a lot of questions, including how well it works for people who already wear glasses. (Not very well,...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.4.2013
• Apple’s U.S. Smartphone Usage Share Approaches 40% – According to new comScore data, Apple remains the top handset maker in the U.S., with Samsung second. Android remains the dominant platform, but...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.16.2013
From Google I/O • Meet the new Google Maps: A map for every person and place – An update to Google Maps brings a facelift, as well as presenting you with a more customized view of locations. • Google...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.21.2013
• A better, brighter Flickr – Neglected for years by Yahoo, Flickr springs back to life with a dramatically beautiful redesign. All users get 1 terabyte of free storage, all images are displayed at...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.24.2013
• Jony Ive’s new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over – 9to5Mac has details from sources who say iOS 7 will be mostly black-and-white, with significant changes to key features. Among them:...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.10.2013
• Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations and Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower: ‘I do not expect to see home again’ – The man behind leaks about NSA surveillance...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.13.2013
• Apple looking at bigger iPhone screens, multiple colours – sources – Larger phones could come next year, which a $99 iPhone in multiple colors could happen this year, according to Reuters. The Wall...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.15.2013
• Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal – The companies that get hit with requests for surveillance data have reached an agreement with the U.S. government that allows...
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iPhones on AT&T get mandatory government alert update
Modern smartphones have the ability to display emergency alerts pushed out by government agencies. These include notifications about dangerous weather, unsafe situations or Amber Alerts for missing...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.17.2013
• Apple got up to 5,000 data requests in six months and Apple’s Commitment to Customer Privacy – As have Facebook and Microsoft, Apple has received permission from the feds to release information about...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.18.2013
• Edward Snowden says ‘the truth is coming,’ but when will we see the rest of his evidence? – Snowden challenged the denials from companies who say they had no participated in Prism. • Yahoo Also...
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AT&T still tops in LTE network speeds in Houston: PC Mag
In what’s become an annual rite, PC Magazine has surveyed the network speeds of wireless broadband providers in 30 United States cities. Although the publication has tweaked its approach and metrics,...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.19.2013
• Google challenges U.S. gag order, citing First Amendment – Google wants to be able to say how many government requests for data it receives, and how many users are affected. • Privacy Officials...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.28.2013
• NSA collected Americans’ email records in bulk for two years under Obama – The program had begun under the Bush Administration, and involved the collection of metadata – such as IP and email...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.6.2013
• Venezuela and Nicaragua offer asylum to Edward Snowden – The offer’s made, but will Snowden accept it, and can he even get to either of those countries from Moscow, where he’s holed up. Also ‘Restore...
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