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We know Google isn’t afraid to make it rain for the sake of Chrome’s security, but today’s provisions appear to be an inside job. Laying the smack down on toxic browser extensions, the company introduced a new set of security measures that label applications in violation of its safety guidelines as malware. These potential threats try to bypass the browser’s silent installation blockers by manipulating its management settings. Once installed, the malicious software is enabled by default and cannot be removed or disabled from within Chrome. Google cautions that within a week people will begin seeing download alerts when attempting to install an identified threat. In the meantime, we suggest you start making plans to check out your current extensions just to be sure your setup has a clean bill of health.

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Via: The Next Web

Source: Google Online Security Blog

As we revealed a few days ago and Time Warner Cable announced yesterday, its iOS app has been updated with the ability to stream video even when away from subscriber’s home networks. There’s video on-demand available from 10 networks, and ten live TV channels ready for streaming. While the company’s blog post only referred to access over WiFi, its about page confirms our initial information that 3G / 4G access is limited to Verizon Wireless customers. Our tipster indicted this exclusive would run out later this year, and the feature is also coming soon to the company’s Android app and web portal for PC / Mac users. Today’s update on iOS also tweaks the app’s guide, with a new ability to filter by category, as well as sort alphabetically by network or show title. Subscribers can grab it at the link below — let us know how well it works and if you’ve run into any unexpected restrictions.

Update: Time Warner Cable has also published a few videos to go along with the launch, check after the break to see SVP and GM of programming Mike Angus discuss the latest update.

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD, Mobile, Apple, Verizon

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Source: iTunes, Time Warner Cable, TW Cable Untangled

Amazon isn’t shy about wanting to own as much of the Kindle Fire’s software experience as it can, which creates a challenge when implementing voice search — the company can’t just re-skin Google Now and call it a day. The next-quickest alternative is to buy a company wholesale, and TechCrunch has evidence that Amazon may have gone that route through a very stealthy acquisition of Evi, best known for its eponymous personal assistant app. While neither side has publicly commented on the deal, our colleagues have noticed that all of Evi’s directors and its company secretary have been replaced by staffers linked to Amazon UK. If it’s not an acquisition, there’s been at least some loss of autonomy. We don’t know exactly what Amazon would be doing should the acquisition prove real, although Evi’s Nuance-powered voice assistance for Android and iOS may be enough of a clue in itself — there’s only so many places Amazon can go with such a narrowly focused company.

Filed under: Tablets, Internet, Software, Amazon

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Source: TechCrunch

Deezer has had an obsession with new apps lately, redesigning its Android app and kicking off its mini-app platform on mobile devices. It’s only fair that Windows 8 users get to join in with a new Deezer app of their own. The software offers the same mix of curated and on-demand streaming music as elsewhere, with a few accommodations for Microsoft’s universe: listeners can use Charms to search or share their music, and multitaskers can rely on Snap to keep an eye on their tracks. Early Windows 8 adopters have free, ad-backed access to music for up to a full year, which is as good as incentive as any to give the app a whirl if they live in a Deezer-friendly territory.

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Source: Windows Store

Peter Jackson’s homeland hasn’t been too hot on UltraViolet until now, despite the cross-platform library tool’s growing popularity in the US and UK. That’ll change with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which is set to launch on DVD and Blu-ray in New Zealand on May 1st and will allow both Kiwis and Aussies to purchase the movie on disc and then watch it on PC, Mac, iOS, Android and hopefully even Xbox via a redemption code and a Flixster account in the cloud — with no DIY required. In wider UV-related news, the technology is also scheduled to reach France and Germany by the end of Q3 of this year, which should add a few names to the 12 million account holders around the world who’ve already used UltraViolet to watch 9,000 different titles.

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio/Video, Internet, HD

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Source: Broadband TV News, GeekZone