Apple's 'Spaceship' Campus Captured by Drone Camera: Video - Bloomberg:
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Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- A Bay Area photographer used his DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter with Zenmuse H3-3D 3- Axis Gimbal for GoPro Video Camera to take aerial footage of Apple's new corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif. on Aug. 24. The campus is still under construction. (Source: Bloomberg)
Apple Says iCloud Not Breached for Hacked Celebrity Photos: Video - Bloomberg:
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Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Apple said its iCloud service wasn’t breached by hackers who posted nude pictures of celebrities. The celebrity accounts were “compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that is all too common on the Internet,” the company said in a statement. Julie Hyman has more on "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)
Apple Denies iCloud Breach
Wall Street Journal
Apple says its investigation indicated certain celebrity online photo ... to its competitors, famously lampooning the security measures in Microsoft Corp.
Nude celebs on iCloud? The timing for Apple Inc. couldn't be worse. - Fortune
Apple: It's not the cloud's fault - Politico
Apple: nude photos leak not linked to systems breach - USA TODAY
Apple Is Totally Screwed
Michael Arrington
Even if Apple fixes the problem, or has fixed the problem with the patch they just ....
Apple denies iCloud/Find my iPhone breach, says 'very targeted attack'
Mark Gurman
Apple is presenting this as a very targeted username, password, and ... Nor did we hear “outraged” from Microsoft, Google, Samsung, HTC, or any ...
Will Alibaba Cripple Google Wallet And Others? - Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) | Seeking Alpha: "The race to make our wallets electronic, once led by Google, has many participants with competing versions of the concept. Over the holiday weekend, however, e-commerce giant Alibaba (Pending:BABA) announced via its blog that it plans to revolutionize electronic payments through its Alipay Wallet app and in partnership with smartphone maker Huawei."
Drone Developers Consider Obstacles That Cannot Be Flown Around - NYTimes.com: ".... Of course, the Federal Aviation Administration controls the skies in the United States, and it would have to sign off on any kind of drone management system. An F.A.A. spokesman said the agency expected to publish a proposed rule for small unmanned aircraft (less than 55 pounds) this year. The F.A.A. prohibition on commercial drone use has not stopped photographers. Indeed, a video of the damage created by the recent earthquake in Napa, Calif., shot by a camera attached to a drone, was widely circulated over the Internet last week. And hobbyists do not need F.A.A. permission, so long as they don’t endanger other “aircraft or people or property.”..."
Apple Releases OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7
Juli Clover
Apple today released a new version of OS X Yosemite to developers, two weeks after releasing the sixth Developer Preview and three months after ...
If Anyone Can Get Delivery Drones Legalized, It's Google
Meg Neal
The FAA told me that Google hasn't requested permission yet, but it has hired a lobbyist firm (the same asAmazon's, in fact) to influence policymakers ...
Microsoft Might Be About To Make A Giant Move Into Android Phone Software
James Cook
...However, if the Cyanogen operating system is better than Android — and if it came preloaded on a decent phone — it might take off. Every single Android app works on Cyanogen, so Cyanogen users can get the best of both open-source worlds....
Google rebrands its enterprise business services as Google for Work
Roberto Baldwin
Google rebrands its enterprise business services as Google for Work ... Obviously, Google's biggest competitor in this market is AWS (Amazon Web ...
Insert Citations in Multiple Formats Easily with Google Docs
Patrick Allan
Google Docs is a great free writing tool with a ton of great hidden features, including the research tool. You can save yourself some time and use the ...
'Google Enterprise' As The Far More Approachable 'Google For Work'
Jillian D'Onfro
Google Just Rebranded 'Google Enterprise' As The Far More Approachable 'Google ....
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03 September 2014
30 June 2014
Visa, Mastercard, Tracking Your Smartphone (video)
Banks and card networks like Visa and MasterCard are working with wireless carriers to cut down on fraudulent transactions by tying purchases to the location of a shopper's smartphone. Bloomberg's Crayton Harrison reports on "In The Loop." (Source: Bloomberg June 26)
Google execs visit Cuba for first time to promote open Internet | Reuters: "... The Google delegation in Havana met with students and was given a tour of Havana's University of Information Sciences on Saturday, according to 14ymedio. Sanchez started 14ymedio, Cuba's first independent online newspaper in May, although the site has been repeatedly blocked in Cuba. The Cuban government sought to discredit Sanchez as a paid propagandist doing the bidding of the U.S. government."
Google Apps update alerts: Removal of Quickoffice from Google Play and App Store: "With the integration of Quickoffice into the Google Docs, Sheets and Slides apps, the Quickoffice app will be unpublished from Google Play and the App Store in the coming weeks. Existing users with the app can continue to use it, but no features will be added and new users will not be able to install the app."
Facebook News Feed: 5 Changes
InformationWeek
Gone are the days when Facebook showed you every post from every friend. Here's a look at Facebook's latest News Feed algorithm changes and ...
Google I/O 2014: 10 Big Developments
InformationWeek
Google unveiled everything from Android to wearable news at its annual developers show. Here are the developments that matter most. Previous.
Google I/O: Project Tango LG Tablet Coming To Consumers In 2015
Forbes
Google's Google's Project Tango — an effort to develop mobile devices that can map the space around you — is set to be in consumers' hands next ...
Google focused on big data, real-time analysis in the cloud
Computerworld
Google plans to focus on helping those companies over the next year. ... continuing what some have called a price war with Amazon Web Services.
Status update: Facebook not so diverse
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook, the world's most popular social network, ... He appeared at the shareholder meetings of Google and Facebook to ...
Facebook battles Manhattan DA over warrants for user data
Boston Globe
NEW YORK — Facebook and the New York district attorney's office are in a bitter fight over a privacy question that was bound to come up sooner or ...
Google targets business users with cloud, Docs advances
Computerworld
"Microsoft Outlook is well-entrenched in almost all large businesses. ... or Apple devices, there's now mobile support for Google Slides, an Android app ...
Microsoft to double OneDrive free space, slash extra storage prices up to 73%
Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft today announced it would double OneDrive's free storage space for ... (Data: Amazon, Apple, Dropbox, Google, Microsoft.).
Microsoft $650 Macbook Air Trade-In: Fine Print
InformationWeek
But it appears especially interested in Apple customers who might be getting ... even in light of the price war among Google, Amazon, and Rackspace.
Microsoft Exchange Online Suffers Service Outage
InformationWeek
Microsoft's Exchange Online hosted email service suffered a disruption Tuesday morning, leaving many users without email for much of the morning.
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17 September 2013
Working Without Microsoft Office
Businesses, Schools, Consumers -- moving away from Microsoft ecosystem poisoned by Windows 8 and new schemes to gouge users of Microsoft products and services --
The Best Way to Work Without Microsoft Office - WSJ.com: "....Google Docs, Quip and free software called Kingsoft from Kingsoft Office Software Corp. are options for people who are happy with fewer features. The newest version of Office to install on your computer costs $140 or more; Microsoft recently started selling a Web-friendly subscription edition for about $100 a year. And the stripped-down Office Web Apps is free...."
Box goes after Microsoft Office with new productivity tools | Business Tech - CNET News: "In addition to unveiling its integration of the recently acquired HTML5 document tool Crocodoc, Box boasted a ''dramatically improved" iOS app that allows for working off line, new photo-viewing abilities, a new way to capture and share ideas, and a way to add context "to get more out of your information.""
The Best Way for Companies to Stay Secure Without Passwords - WSJ.com: "Here's the fundamental problem with passwords: They are most effective in protecting a company when they are long, complicated and changed frequently. In other words, when employees are least likely to remember them...."
The Best Way to Set Up Video Conferences - WSJ.com: " . . . . Some of these software services are free, including ooVoo's service of the same name, and Google Inc.'s Hangouts, part of its Web-based Google+ suite that includes Gmail. As many as 10 devices can link up using Google Hangouts, and 12 using ooVoo. Both have screen sharing that shows documents on your device to fellow video chatters, and both can be used on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, Apple Inc.'s Mac and mobile iOS, and Google's Android platforms. Skype, now a Microsoft division, has been synonymous with video calling for a decade. It offers free video sessions for two people, but a session between three or more requires that one person subscribe to Skype Premium. . . Other popular software video programs include the free iChat and the 99-cent FaceTime for Mac for Apple fans....
Microsoft updates display 'worrisome' decline in quality
Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft on Friday acknowledged it had rewritten four of its security updates issued just three days earlier after customers reported never-ending demands that they be installed, even though they had been. The flawed updates were just ...
Apple stays mum on iPhone 5C preorder numbers
CNET
For the first time since the 2009 introduction of the iPhone 3GS, Apple appears to be keeping quiet on just 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 ...
Microsoft+Nokia -- Everyone wins in the user experience stakes
ZDNet
Ecosystems are strange things. They're completely necessary for the user experience of post-PC computing (smartphones and tablets), but they're hard to define, relatively nebulous, and probably don't work in the way they think you do. Start with Apple ...
Happy Birthday Google (again)!
Irish Independent
Search trends in Ireland over the last decade have been analysed and compiled to create an interactive site showing the stories that have evolved since Google set up shop on Irish shores. From a workforce of just five people in a cramped office on ...
The Best Way to Work Without Microsoft Office - WSJ.com: "....Google Docs, Quip and free software called Kingsoft from Kingsoft Office Software Corp. are options for people who are happy with fewer features. The newest version of Office to install on your computer costs $140 or more; Microsoft recently started selling a Web-friendly subscription edition for about $100 a year. And the stripped-down Office Web Apps is free...."
Box goes after Microsoft Office with new productivity tools | Business Tech - CNET News: "In addition to unveiling its integration of the recently acquired HTML5 document tool Crocodoc, Box boasted a ''dramatically improved" iOS app that allows for working off line, new photo-viewing abilities, a new way to capture and share ideas, and a way to add context "to get more out of your information.""
The Best Way for Companies to Stay Secure Without Passwords - WSJ.com: "Here's the fundamental problem with passwords: They are most effective in protecting a company when they are long, complicated and changed frequently. In other words, when employees are least likely to remember them...."
The Best Way to Set Up Video Conferences - WSJ.com: " . . . . Some of these software services are free, including ooVoo's service of the same name, and Google Inc.'s Hangouts, part of its Web-based Google+ suite that includes Gmail. As many as 10 devices can link up using Google Hangouts, and 12 using ooVoo. Both have screen sharing that shows documents on your device to fellow video chatters, and both can be used on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, Apple Inc.'s Mac and mobile iOS, and Google's Android platforms. Skype, now a Microsoft division, has been synonymous with video calling for a decade. It offers free video sessions for two people, but a session between three or more requires that one person subscribe to Skype Premium. . . Other popular software video programs include the free iChat and the 99-cent FaceTime for Mac for Apple fans....
Microsoft updates display 'worrisome' decline in quality
Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft on Friday acknowledged it had rewritten four of its security updates issued just three days earlier after customers reported never-ending demands that they be installed, even though they had been. The flawed updates were just ...
Apple stays mum on iPhone 5C preorder numbers
CNET
For the first time since the 2009 introduction of the iPhone 3GS, Apple appears to be keeping quiet on just 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 ...
Microsoft+Nokia -- Everyone wins in the user experience stakes
ZDNet
Ecosystems are strange things. They're completely necessary for the user experience of post-PC computing (smartphones and tablets), but they're hard to define, relatively nebulous, and probably don't work in the way they think you do. Start with Apple ...
Happy Birthday Google (again)!
Irish Independent
Search trends in Ireland over the last decade have been analysed and compiled to create an interactive site showing the stories that have evolved since Google set up shop on Irish shores. From a workforce of just five people in a cramped office on ...
Apple, Burberry show off iPhone 5S photo, video technology
CNET
Last week Apple made big claims about the photo capabilities of its new flagship phone the iPhone 5S, and Monday was one of the first chances to see it in action outside of Apple's press event. Fashion brand Burberry used the phone...
Could Apple's next 'special event' be Oct. 15?
Los Angeles Times
Apple could also announce a handful of new Mac computers and release OS X Mavericks — the latest version of its computer software — next month. For now, the focus is on ... Microsoft will pay iPad users at least $200 to switch to Surface...
Google Nexus 7 (2013) review: Improved spec, great screen, top value
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: The 2013 Nexus 7 is a sleeker, lighter and better-specified device than last year's model. There's still no Micro-SD card support, but good all-round performance and battery life, plus a competitive price, add up to superb value for money.
Google's Bet On Native Client Brings Chrome And Google+ Photos ...
By Frederic Lardinois
Indeed, most of the innovation on the company's social network so far has been around photos, including the #AutoAwesome launch at I/O. Last week, Google stepped up its efforts and launched a set of new photo-editing tools, including the ability to fine-tuneGoogle+'s Auto Enhance feature, apply new ... Microsoft, on the other hand, is betting on hardware acceleration (and WebGL) in IE11 to make web apps run faster in its browser. ... Apple's M7 Motion Coprocessor's Potential.
TechCrunch
Apple Clearly Doesn't Care At All About Winning Smartphone ...
By Jay Yarow
I think there are two reasons people are so fixated on Apple's smartphone market share — they believe Apple is about to be destroyed by Android like it was destroyed by Windows and they see Apple has $145 billion in cash, so it shouldn't be trying to protect its profits. ... Google gives away its operating system, and has always made its products free. ... In an era of economic instability, and income disparity, Amazon's willingness to redistribute its wealth seems breathtakingly fresh.
Business Insider
Report: Sprint to launch early smartphone upgrade plan
USA TODAY
Starting this Friday, all four major wireless carriers in the U.S will reportedly offer plans to customers seeking to upgrade their smartphones early. Sprint becomes the final carrier to join with its ...
Did life on Earth come from a comet?
Christian Science Monitor
An icy comet collision billions of years ago might have spurred life on Earth, a new British study suggests. How comets may ...
Google buys Bump for app to share content with a tap
CNET
The Android operator picks up a 5-year-old startup that makes a smartphone app for exchanging files, photos, videos, and contacts with a bump...
Major Belgian telco targeted by a foreign state, Brussels says
Ars Technica
Belgium's largest telecom, Belgacom, was hacked for at least a few years, according to national newspaper De Standaard. The paper wrote on Monday that “everything suggests” (Google Translate) that the culprit was the National Security Agency (NSA).
Get ready to provide iOS 7 support
ZDNet
Summary: iOS 7 is coming, and if you are the sort of person who friends and family turn to for support, or support is your job, then you need to get ready....
Tropical Trees 'Fix' Themselves After Being Logged or Cleared: Capturing Nitrogen
Science World Report
Tropical forests may be making a comeback, and it could be their own doing. Scientists have discovered that trees "turn up" their ability to capture nitrogen from the air and release it into the soil as the forest makes a comeback after being logged or cleared for ...
CNET
Last week Apple made big claims about the photo capabilities of its new flagship phone the iPhone 5S, and Monday was one of the first chances to see it in action outside of Apple's press event. Fashion brand Burberry used the phone...
Could Apple's next 'special event' be Oct. 15?
Los Angeles Times
Apple could also announce a handful of new Mac computers and release OS X Mavericks — the latest version of its computer software — next month. For now, the focus is on ... Microsoft will pay iPad users at least $200 to switch to Surface...
Google Nexus 7 (2013) review: Improved spec, great screen, top value
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: The 2013 Nexus 7 is a sleeker, lighter and better-specified device than last year's model. There's still no Micro-SD card support, but good all-round performance and battery life, plus a competitive price, add up to superb value for money.
Google's Bet On Native Client Brings Chrome And Google+ Photos ...
By Frederic Lardinois
Indeed, most of the innovation on the company's social network so far has been around photos, including the #AutoAwesome launch at I/O. Last week, Google stepped up its efforts and launched a set of new photo-editing tools, including the ability to fine-tuneGoogle+'s Auto Enhance feature, apply new ... Microsoft, on the other hand, is betting on hardware acceleration (and WebGL) in IE11 to make web apps run faster in its browser. ... Apple's M7 Motion Coprocessor's Potential.
TechCrunch
Apple Clearly Doesn't Care At All About Winning Smartphone ...
By Jay Yarow
I think there are two reasons people are so fixated on Apple's smartphone market share — they believe Apple is about to be destroyed by Android like it was destroyed by Windows and they see Apple has $145 billion in cash, so it shouldn't be trying to protect its profits. ... Google gives away its operating system, and has always made its products free. ... In an era of economic instability, and income disparity, Amazon's willingness to redistribute its wealth seems breathtakingly fresh.
Business Insider
USA TODAY
Starting this Friday, all four major wireless carriers in the U.S will reportedly offer plans to customers seeking to upgrade their smartphones early. Sprint becomes the final carrier to join with its ...
Did life on Earth come from a comet?
Christian Science Monitor
An icy comet collision billions of years ago might have spurred life on Earth, a new British study suggests. How comets may ...
Google buys Bump for app to share content with a tap
CNET
The Android operator picks up a 5-year-old startup that makes a smartphone app for exchanging files, photos, videos, and contacts with a bump...
Major Belgian telco targeted by a foreign state, Brussels says
Ars Technica
Belgium's largest telecom, Belgacom, was hacked for at least a few years, according to national newspaper De Standaard. The paper wrote on Monday that “everything suggests” (Google Translate) that the culprit was the National Security Agency (NSA).
Get ready to provide iOS 7 support
ZDNet
Summary: iOS 7 is coming, and if you are the sort of person who friends and family turn to for support, or support is your job, then you need to get ready....
Tropical Trees 'Fix' Themselves After Being Logged or Cleared: Capturing Nitrogen
Science World Report
Tropical forests may be making a comeback, and it could be their own doing. Scientists have discovered that trees "turn up" their ability to capture nitrogen from the air and release it into the soil as the forest makes a comeback after being logged or cleared for ...
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