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Droid Bionic finally gets an ICS update as everyone else moves on to Jelly Bean
www.engadget.com
After nearly a year of suffering with Gingerbread, Droid Bionic owners who haven't given up on their phone will finally be rewarded with that long-awaited ICS update; the rollout starts October 19th, according to Verizon. Those who get it will receive a new customizable launch bar, a direct access...
Every Company Named In NSA Spying Case Has Now Denied Knowledge Of It
www.businessinsider.com
America's tech giants continued to deny any knowledge of a giant government surveillance programme called Prism, even as president Barack Obama confirmed the scheme's existence Friday. In a blogpost titled 'What the...?' Google co-founder Larry Page and chief legal officer David Drummond said the "level of secrecy" around US surveillance...
Google To Users: We're Not Part Of PRISM & Government Needs More Transparency
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Google gave the press statements yesterday denying it was involved with the NSA’s PRISM data gathering program. Today, it’s making that statement more strongly and taking it directly to its users, through a blog post. US Government Has No Direct Access To Google Writing today, Google... Please visit Marketing Land...
Cowards
uncrunched.com
Will not one tech CEO stand up and tell the truth? The NSA story of the secret assassination of the Fourth Amendment continues to unfold. Today we heard from Google CEO Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Page was confused (the title of his post is “What the…?). Zuckerberg...
Instagram launches redesign of camera and photo experience
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Instagram plans to announce a major redesign of the app on Monday in version 3.2, making improvements to the in-app camera feature as well as changes to the newsfeed and the addition of a new filter. The changes come as a reminder that even as some users are angry with...
Google announces Glass Developer Kit, will enable offline apps and direct hardware access
www.engadget.com
Google I/O 2013 is entering day two in San Francisco and a Google Glass developer session is happening right now. The focus is on the current Mirror API, which allows for online, web services-based apps that push simple content to the headset. This enables current apps like the New...
PeopleBrowsr Vs. Twitter Legal Battle Returns to California Court
allthingsd.com
PeopleBrowsr won a small victory in its ongoing litigation with Twitter on Wednesday, winning a decision to keep the case inside the state of California at the San Francisco Superior Court. It’s a long, complicated history between the two technology companies, but here’s the gist: PeopleBrowsr relies on access to...
Enigma makes it easy for anyone to search, discover and analyze public data from over 100,000 sources
thenextweb.com
The problem with public data is that while it’s accessible to anyone, finding it in the first place and figuring out how to use it is borderline impossible. Browser-based portals are confusing or outdated, or the information is stored on static or physical media. Enigma is launching today to solve...
Enigma makes it easy for anyone to search, discover and analyze public data from over 100,000 sources
Inexplicable: Jeff Price Pushed Out Of TuneCore, Despite Tremendous Success In Helping Artists
www.techdirt.com
We always talk about how various industries are changing such that gatekeepers are history and enablers are the future. One of the most impressive enablers around in the music industry has been TuneCore, a company built up over the last half-decade or so to provide artists with direct access to...
Sunglass Launches With New API, Dropbox Integration To Democratize 3D Design
techcrunch.com
Cloud-based computer-aided design (CAD) collaboration tool Sunglass, which debuted at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC in May, is today officially announcing its public launch and is unveiling a new API for direct integration with major CAD design tools, like SolidWorks, SketchUp, Processing, and Rhino. The CAD ecosystem now also integrates with cloud...
Nokia unveils two new cheap, social media-enhanced phones with 1.8″ display, dual SIM support
thenextweb.com
Nokia this morning introduced two new low-cost phones, the Nokia 110 and Nokia 112, in an effort to appeal to young, urban consumers who can’t afford high-end smartphones. The phones, which are priced 35 euros and 38 euros respectively, come with a 1.8″ display, a VGA camera and dual SIM...
LG ‘Lobbying Google’ to be next Nexus Partner
9to5google.com
LG is lobbying Google to score a collaborating partnership on the next Nexus device. “We’re having discussions,” said head of LG’s smartphone division Ramchan Woo to CNET in an interview. “We’re working on it.” Garnering the honor would gain LG an ounce of prestige in the mobile industry, because the handset...
SMPlayer 0.7.0 Media Player Now Available
www.ghacks.net
One of my favorite media players of all time, SMPlayer, has recently been updated to version 0.7.0. SMPlayer is a front-end for MPlayer making it a player that supports nearly every video format out of the box without the need to go codec hunting before you can start watching the...
Facebook Chat Alternative Has Pretty Colors, Little Else
www.allfacebook.com
Facebook users looking for an alternative to the social network’s chat feature now have another option, Chit Chat Web Messenger, but we’re not sure why an alternative to Facebook chat is even necessary. Chit Chat Web Messenger, from Wiltshire, England-based Athena IT, is a free browser add-on that works with...
Live now: digital-telepathy's founder answers questions via video. Get involved!
thenextweb.com
Got a question for Chuck? Use the chat feature above to get it answered live. Chuck is the founder of the user experience design company, digital-telepathy. He helps startups, web designers, entrepreneurs and large organizations improve the user experience of websites by making them easier to use. He has the...
Clapper admits secret NSA surveillance programme to access user data
www.guardian.co.uk
Obama's director of national intelligence attacks programme's disclosure as 'reprehensible' and says it threatens securityThe US has admitted using a secret system to tap the systems of the biggest technology companies to spy on millions of people's online activity, overshadowing attempts by Barack Obama to force China to abandon its...
Hundreds of Twitter Accounts Hacked
mashable.com
It seems hundreds of Twitter accounts have started to Tweet out “weight loss” product spam today. Specifically, users who have had their accounts hijacked are Tweeting the message “I lost 20 lbs in 2 weeks!” and links to diet sites. Our source counts over 200 rogue tweets so far...
NSA had no 'direct access' to tech company servers, say CNET sources
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CNET is reporting that a "former government official who is intimately familiar with [the] process of data acquisition" detailed in the leaked PRISM slides says that the NSA had no direct access to tech company servers. In fact, the Washington Post had updated its original story with a statement...
The strange and unbelievable similarities in Google, Facebook, and Apple's PRISM denials
venturebeat.com
After the news broke yesterday about a secret government surveillance program called PRISM, the companies named in the news reports — led by Google, Apple, and Facebook — responded with denials. In effect, they were saying two things: We do not give the government direct access to our servers. And...
Sina links up with AutoNavi, Apple's Chinese maps partner, to integrate location service into Weibo
thenextweb.com
Sina, the creator of China’s top microblogging platform, has announced a new partnership with market-leading navigation company AutoNavi to integrate location-based services into its Weibo service. The companies said the deal will allow Sina Weibo users to login to AMAP, AutoNavi’s mobile map application, and have direct access to the...
FinTech Innovation Lab: December 19th deadline
www.avc.com
For the past two springs, a great program has run in NYC called the FinTech Innovation Lab. It's an accelerator program of a different sort. They accept a half dozen innovative financial technology companies into a twelve week program where the companies get direct access to top executives in the...
Live now: Dwolla's founder answers questions via video. Get involved!
thenextweb.com
Got a question for Ben? Use the chat feature above to get it answered live. Ben Milne is CEO and founder of Dwolla, a completely new payment that system that’s fixes the underlying inefficiencies, hazards, and fraud encumbering current options. A repeat entrepreneur, Ben built his first international company at...
Remember Color? It's Taking Another Shot With A Big Verizon Partnership (VZW)
www.businessinsider.com
Color has signed a partnership with Verizon that will help Color dramatically improve its live video sharing app, and Verizon will integrate Color into upcoming 4G LTE phones. Color became infamous last year after it raised $41 million from Sequoia and other venture firms, only to release a really confusing...
The Google Wallet Hack Is Not The End Of The World (Or Even NFC) As We Know It
www.fastcompany.com
Stay calm and carry on, people: It's way to soon to say that NFC should stand for Now Fatally Corrupted. Yes, Google's breakthrough NFC payments app Wallet is being mentioned all over the news thanks to a flaw--it's vulnerable to a hack that gives nefarious types access to your secure...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Just Vehemently Denied Giving The Government Direct Access To Facebook Servers
www.businessinsider.com
The Washington's Post claim that the FBI and National Security Agency are "tapping directly into the central servers" of the country's biggest technology companies to spy on their users continues to fall apart. Most of the major companies have now explicitly denied participating in such a program. Apple, Facebook, and...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Just Vehemently Denied Giving The Government Direct Access To Facebook Servers
Geeklist Debuts New Tools to Help Companies Tap Into the Geekosphere
pandodaily.com
Geeklist, the social network for developers that we covered earlier this year, has left private beta and expanded its service with two new features: first, the ability to add images to achievement “Cards”, and second, job postings. The new features allow the company to reach designers as well as developers,...
Two business power tools come together as Podio adds Evernote support
thenextweb.com
Just two weeks after announcing its acquisition by Citrix, online collaboration service Podio is back with a new exclusive announcement – Evernote integration into the platform. Podio offers teams access to online collaboration, by allowing them to share files, manage tasks, and create custom apps designed specifically to suit its...
Facebook & Google CEOs Say NSA Spy Program Is News To Them
readwrite.com
Google CEO Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have both posted statements denying knowledge of PRISM, a program reportedly run by the U.S. National Security Agency to gather communications from top Internet companies with their apparent cooperation. Page's post, written with Google's chief legal officer, David Drummond, is...
British intelligence agency is reportedly accessing NSA's PRISM surveillance data
thenextweb.com
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in the UK is reportedly accessing information obtained by PRISM, the covert initiative created by the National Security Agency and FBI to monitor communications in the United States. The Guardian claims to have obtained documents which show that GCHQ has been able to leverage the...
Apple patent details replaceable back panels for adding lenses and advanced camera features
9to5mac.com
According to an Apple patent application published by the US Patent & Trademark Office and detailed by PatentlyApple, Apple is at the very least conceptualizing a device with a removable back panel to allow for easily replaceable components such as lenses or optical solutions. While it’s unclear whether the...
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