Aug 13

Google Fiber Continues the Awful ISP Tradition of Banning “Servers”

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Google Fiber Continues the Awful ISP Tradition of Banning “Servers”In a Wired piece published recently, Ryan Singel assails Google’s newfound hypocrisy when it comes to net neutrality. And he’s right. Having spent many years fighting to stop Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from discriminating between different types of Internet traffic, the tech giant is now perpetuating a long-standing form of that discrimation with Google Fiber, its own ISP, by adopting a terrible Terms of Service clause that bans the use of “servers.” Google’s ban on servers is sadly not a departure from the norm, as similar prohibitions can be found within the Terms of Service of other large ISPs.

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Aug 12

TweetDeck for web and Chrome gets New Tweet panel with image previews, as-you-type suggestions

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TweetDeck for web and Chrome gets New Tweet panel with image previews, autocompletion

TweetDeck just received a big upgrade for those who compose as many tweets as they read. Updated versions of TweetDeck’s web and Chrome apps now include a simple, dedicated New Tweet panel that shows image previews and streamlines posting to multiple accounts. It should also be much faster — the new client suggests usernames and hashtags as you type, speeds up replying to multiple tweets and automatically shortens web addresses. While only browser-based users will see the New Tweet pane today, Twitter promises corresponding updates to TweetDeck’s native Mac and Windows apps in the near future.

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Via: Twitter Blog

Source: TweetDeck, Chrome Web Store

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Aug 12

SoundCloud embedding comes to Google+, lets you rock out without a pop-up

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Hear some amazing new song you’ve just got to share with your Circles? After introducing a Google+ sign-in, way, way back in May, SoundCloud and Mountain View have teamed up to offer music embedding on the social network. Now you can share a song that’s playable directly in Google+, with no need to open a new tab. Click the share button, add some optional text and voila, the widget will appear on your page — that is, if the song’s original poster is cool with it. Sharing only works on songs when the functionality is enabled. More info in the source link below.

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Aug 12

eBay UK teams up with Dressipi for personalized fashion searches

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eBay UK teams up with Dressipi for personalized fashion searches

Searching for that ultra-fashionable onesie on eBay requires the patience of a saint, or at least it did. The UK arm of the auction giant has teamed up with startup Dressipi to offer a personalized shopping service for style-conscious women. Users are required to create a dress recipe Fashion Fingerprint comprising their vital statistics and clothing preferences, and then Dressipi’s service will scour eBay looking for appropriate apparel. At some point part-way through the six month trial, the service will also gain like and dislike buttons to further hone the recommendation engine, putting it one step ahead of Facebook in that regard.

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Aug 12

Exploits leave some Android-based Bitcoin wallets open to theft

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Exploits leave some Bitcoin wallet apps for Android open to theft

If you manage Bitcoins through Android devices, you may need to keep a close eye on your virtual cash in the near future. Developers have found that multiple Android-based Bitcoin apps, such as Bitcoin Wallet and Mycelium Wallet, are vulnerable to number generator exploits that could be used for theft. Although patched apps are either available in beta or coming soon, the complete fix involves more than just new code — users have to both create a new Bitcoin address and send it out to anyone still relying on old details. You’re safe if you use a simple Bitcoin exchange client, but you’ll otherwise want to visit the source link for more help with securing your digital holdings.

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Aug 12

Firefox for Android Beta gains new features and improvements

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Firefox for Android Beta gains new features and improvements

It’s been a busy couple months for the folks over at Mozilla. The company rolled out a new logo, launched the first Firefox OS handset and shipped version 23 of its popular web browser. Still, Mozilla shows no signs of slowing down — it just announced a new version of Firefox for Android Beta, which is ready for download and testing. The update brings a raft of new features and improvements, including WebRTC support for real-time web communications, a new Reader and Reading List with enhanced functionality, NFC Bump to share URLs on compatible phones, a Quickshare menu to share content with other apps and additional languages (Catalan-Spanish, British-English and Swedish) for a total of 24. Moreover, Firefox Beta for Windows, OS X and Linux gains a tweaked Browser Console to help web developers — phew!

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Aug 11

DIY Internet Kill Switch: The Elders of the Web Wouldn’t Stand for This

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There are a lot of reasons to be paranoid about our devices being perennially connected to the Internet. If you want to enhance your security with style, check out MAKE’s guide for creating an Internet kill switch for wired connections.

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Get your toolbox then watch the video below:

The folks at Renholm Industries would go nuts for this.

[via MAKE]

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Aug 10

Pirate Bay releases ‘PirateBrowser’ to sail round censorship, mark ten years on the ocean wave

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Pirate Bay releases 'PirateBrowser' to thwart censorship, mark ten years on the ocean wave

The Pirate Bay may be many things, but one that it is not, is a pushover. It’s moved location, received continuous heat from various courts, and, of course, done some time. But still, it doesn’t give up. The latest effort is a browser designed to help you access the torrent site in locations where ISPs won’t let you. It’s essentially a re-tooled version of Firefox, with a Tor client (not for anonymity) and proxy tools bundled in. The windows-only (for now) release comes on the 10th anniversary of the controversial site, with the developers telling TorrentFreak that this is just the start of a revised effort against web censorship. A sentiment that will resonate with an ever increasing number.

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Source: The Pirate Bay (Twitter)

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Aug 10

Apple’s developer center back online, again

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Apple's developer center back online, again

“Here’s where it all happens for Apple developers” reads the tagline, but that’s not been the case for much of the last few weeks. This morning, Apple’s advising that its developer centre is now fully restored, after being taken offline due to intruder attempts. Hopefully for real this time. In any case, Cupertino’s offering up a month’s extended membership in return for the inconvenience, as outlined in the official statement past the break. Now, back to it…

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Aug 09

Wikipedia co-founder talks censorship, issues with Chinese government

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Wikipedia‘s co-founder Jimmy Wales is no stranger to voicing his opinion, and has done such this week in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. During the talk, Wales discussed the issue of censorship, focusing extensively on China and saying that he’d rather Wikipedia not be available in the nation rather than having the website […]

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