Yahoo has spoken up to clarify claims made over the US government’s PRISM program two weeks after the news broke. CEO Marissa Mayer said Yahoo received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests from US law enforcement agencies between December 1, 2012 and May 31 2013. However, the requests aren’t only from FISA (Foreign ...
Texas Becomes First State to Require a Warrant for E-Mail Snooping
on 6.18.13
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a bill giving Texans more privacy over their inboxes than anywhere else in the United States. On Friday, Perry signed HB 2268, effective immediately. The law shields residents of the Lone Star State from snooping by state and local law enforcement without a warrant. The bill's e-mail ...
Microsoft Offers Schools Major Discounts on Surface RT Tablets in Bulk
on 6.18.13
On Monday, Microsoft announced a new program that will see schools around the world able to purchase the company’s Surface RT tablet hybrid in bulk at a reduced per-unit rate. The program is quite simple: Surface devices will be sold to schools at low prices. The restriction is that only the 32 gigabyte, Windows RT-based ...
Before You Boot-Strap Yourself in For The Ride…
on 6.17.13
Before you execute your million (or billion) dollar idea, be aware that the nature of one’s business affects the process of bootstrapping. Bootstrapping is taking the risk of starting a business on your own money. The truth is that most entrepreneurs aren’t using their own money – it is borrowed from family, ...
Digg’s Google Reader Replacement Launches on June 26
on 6.17.13
Digg -- yes, that Digg -- has a replacement in the works for Google Reader, and it looks like it'll arrive just ahead of the final days of Google's RSS aggregation service. The service, which uses the same API as Reader, is planning a public beta starting on June 26th; a "friends and family" beta will open this Wednesday, ...
Skype’s Video Messaging Feature Becomes Official on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, BlackBerry
on 6.17.13
Skype announced on Monday that its new Video Messaging feature is coming out of preview and is available now in almost all of its native apps including iOS, Android, Windows 8, Mac and BlackBerry. The tool gives users the ability to record and share a Video Message to any of their contacts, even when they’re not online or ...
Report: Instagram is Getting Video on June 20
on 6.17.13
We’ve been working on getting more details on a press event that Facebook is having this week. Earlier, we wrote it could launch a news-reading app, but we have since heard more details that point to something else entirely. On June 20, a source says Facebook will unveil that Instagram, its popular photo-sharing app, will ...
Netflix Signs Exclusive Deal With DreamWorks Animation
on 6.17.13
Netflix has inked a new multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation to claim timed exclusivity to new, original TV series from the studios that made popular children’s films such as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung-Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon. Netflix says the new deal is the largest it has ever signed for first-run ...
Samsung to Sell New Galaxy S IV Phones With Advanced LTE
on 6.17.13
Samsung plans to sell a variation of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone that will transmit data at nearly twice the normal speed, the head of its mobile business said on Monday. J.K. Shin, also co-chief executive of the world's biggest technology firm by revenue, said the phone would be sold in South Korea as early as this ...
Report: Ford Brings Back Radio Knobs, Appeases Frustrated Touchscreen Users
on 6.17.13
Ford is planning to bring back traditional knobs and buttons to interactive dashboards inside its vehicles. The company will go back to basics in an attempt to reduce the complexity of its in-car technology, despite becoming one of the first manufacturers to integrate touchscreens and voice recognition inside its cars, the ...
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