A beneath-the-scenes change in Android 4.4.2 has prompted questions around Google’s opt-out policies for personal data, with power users and privacy advocates angry that an accidentally included tool was removed. Google’s decision to quietly remove the so-called “App Ops” permissions feature, which had allowed more granular control post-installation of what data on the phone or […]
This article was written on April 06, 2007 by CyberNet.
SpreadFirefox has announced a new Digg-like site specifically for Mozilla news. The site is called FoxieWire and uses the Pligg software as the foundation to handle the user voting. Here is what SpreadFirefox had to say about the launch:
If you see a news story or information about items related to Mozilla and its products, go to Foxiewire and submit it for others to view and vote on, or you can use Foxiewire’s bookmarklet to submit news from anywhere online. It’s a great site to grab fresh Mozilla news to post on your website or blog.
Any Mozilla content is acceptable including Stories and information about Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Sunbird, and also stories about the people who maintain and develop those products. Basically anything goes as long as its Mozilla related.
At this point it needs some publicity to get the ball rolling, and they really need to feature it somewhere on the Mozilla homepage where it will attract the right people. As it stands they have 18 members and some of the top stories have only 2 votes. One of the things they could do to help out a little bit is remove the requirement that a user has to be registered in order to vote. This would help promote a lot more participation from people just passing by.
The other thing that came to my mind is whether there are just too many Digg clones on the Internet which may deter people from becoming a member? Sure some of them are very focused such as FoxieWire, but these kind of sites require a lot of user dedication in order to become useful and most people already focus a lot of their attention on the real Digg.
If you feel like joining the new FoxieWire site you can head on over and register. Once you got that done you can start submitting your favorite Mozilla-related articles that you find around the Web.
Thanks to Chris in the forum for pointing out the new site!
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While there are one whole heck of a lot of people already playing Ingress right this minute – with a lot more coming once the game enters iOS – the folks responsible for development have made clear their intent this week. This game was never meant to be a stand-alone title: it’s just the first […]
I have vivid memories of playing Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the SEGA Genesis with my brother back in the day. I can recall him getting mad each time Robotnik beat him and tossing the controller across the room claiming the game was cheating. If you want to relive some of your glory days of gaming with a cool retro game, SEGA has announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now available for the first time on Android devices.
You can download the game now and play as Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles.
It has all those classic levels you recall from the original game including Emerald Hill, Chemical Plant, and Casino Night. The game get a new area that wasn’t in the original called the Hidden Palace Zone.
The game was previously available for iOS gamers in its original version, but those that bought the iOS version get the re-mastered version as a free upgrade. Android users can buy the game for $2.99 (USD).
Just don’t throw your smartphone across the room when Eggman beats you.
Supposing it’s been a while since you’ve played Pokemon, you might not know that the current number of unique pocket monsters is well over 600. That still doesn’t add up to the massive number of creatures users will be able to hold at once when the system known as Pokemon Bank launches on December 27th. […]
This article was written on December 31, 2007 by CyberNet.
I wish I could say that I’m surprised, but AOL has decided to kick the can on further Netscape Navigator developments. The Netscape team will publish security updates for one more month (until February 1, 2008), and after that Netscape Navigator will just be a memory. Here’s what the Netscape blog had to say:
While internal groups within AOL have invested a great deal of time and energy in attempting to revive Netscape Navigator, these efforts have not been successful in gaining market share from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Recently, support for the Netscape browser has been limited to a handful of engineers tasked with creating a skinned version of Firefox with a few extensions.
Without Netscape one can only wonder where the web would be. They were a major stepping stone for Internet use, and I’m sure many of you remember using early versions of Netscape Navigator. Now it will be nothing more than a story we tell our kids.
Netscape’s latest attempt to provide a version of Firefox with a custom theme and extensions didn’t take off as well as they had hoped. Many of the features available in Netscape 9 were also available in Firefox as extensions, which gave existing Firefox users little reason to switch to Netscape.
Now I’m left wondering where existing Netscape users will go? Switching to Firefox would make the most sense, but something in my head says that people are going to make the move back to Internet Explorer.
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Pebble users are getting a bit of an early Christmas gift, with the company announcing the latest firmware release: version 1.14. The update runs the gamut of changes — new features, fixed bugs, and some improvements in general — among them being some handy functions like “Do Not Disturb” and a “Snooze Alarm” option. The […]
This article was written on June 26, 2008 by CyberNet.
As we’ve mentioned this week already, tomorrow is Bill Gates’ last day at Microsoft in a full-time position. It’s what he’s known for the last several decades, and it’s the company he co-founded, so this is big news. People are putting together various tributes to the man who helped change the world we live, and BBC decided to take a look at the original Microsoft staff and see where they are today.
You’ve probably already seen the photo below because we included it in an earlier article about “Little known Facts About Bill Gates.” It shows the early team that made up Microsoft in 1978. They sure look young, don’t they? This photo was taken back when they were based out of New Mexico.
Recently the gang (even though all of them but Gates have left Microsoft) got back together for a reunion, and a new picture was taken.
All are pictured in the updated picture except Bob Wallace who died in 2002 (back row, middle in the original), and they are all standing in the same spots. They managed to emerge out of the 70′s pretty well, didn’t they?
It was definitely a smart thing for them to get together and re-take the picture, because now it will be even more memorable.
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The development team at Gmail have shown off their newest innovation in image displaying technology this week: showing all images right off the bat. While this bit of technology might not seem all that innovative for the uninitiated, those that’ve used Gmail over the past several years have seen the “Images are not displayed” message […]
Google has revealed the top Android software of the year, throwing the judgement over to Android phone and tablet users themselves for 2013′s results. Around a million users voted in Google’s six categories and made suggestions as to which four apps should take the remaining spaces on the leaderboard, with favorites like Switfkey and Knights […]
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