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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Legitimizing Jailbreaking.
Enclosed is a Top Ten list of suggestions for Apple to co-opt / include in iOS8. (Source) Venture Beat: http://goo.gl/j7Q4fB
Easier Said Than Done!
In light of an EU court ruling (mandating Google provide a method for removing ‘personal search requests’) the firm has (cryptically) posted a medium in order to do so… the questions (amongst many) are: will they comply; will said request … Continue reading
Restored.
In the post-Snowden-era whereas ‘national security’ issues have been anything but earnestly debated, it is good to see Turkey’s highest court overruling the banning of YouTube as both unlawful and to be restored. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/MUwUlS
The ‘Beats’ Go On…
With another rumor proving inevitable, Apple’s purchase of Beats for $3B raises the question (yet again): has Cupertino become the new Redmond? (Source) Rolling Stone: http://goo.gl/JU55Nc
Self-driving.
Google (which seems to have a hand in pretty much everything tech-related currently) has announced that the firm is planing to ‘build their own self-driving cars’ which begs the question: will the company track any given driver’s habits in order … Continue reading
‘Stick Around’
While popular in Asia, sticker-based texting has yet to really ‘stick’ (pun intended) in America. (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/CiYwFN
3-Times a Charm?
With already being ‘0-for-2’ within the Tablet-space, Redmond’s has to be not only feeling the pressure of their (legacy) hardware failures but arguably having their final chance at ‘getting this release right’ (which based upon the preliminary reviews seems that the … Continue reading
3-D Tablets.
Although this medium has (still) yet to fully take commercial-hold in Hollywood, widespread adoption (while still not a guarantee) within the mass market could both revolutionize both this space as well as Hollywood’s (overall) approach to this (languishing) technology. (Source) … Continue reading
Open Access, PLEASE!
Duopolies (in the example of Comcast and Verizon in America) continue to prove to be the bane of the nation’s (home) ‘net access (due to high prices / slower speeds, etc.) That said, let’s hope that Google Broadband is more … Continue reading
Imagine That.
If Google does produce a 3D imaging tablet, this has the potential to be a ‘game-changer’ (as the overused saying goes) within this market segment. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/7yzV3A