November 15, 2013 Amazon Web Services Gets Personal and Pretty by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The Web services part of Amazon announced two businesses aimed at increasing the number of people it touches — one to…
November 15, 2013 Google Employees Speak Out About Government Spying by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The Google lawyer who oversees national security requests testified before Congress Wednesday, while in an unofficial capacity, Google security engineers…
November 14, 2013 Getting Up to Speed With an Apple TV, and Ditching Android Widgets by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER For its latest set-top box, Apple recommends an Internet connection of at least 2.5 megabits per second. Plus, how to…
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November 14, 2013 How Silicon Valley turned on President Obama In the months leading up to the 2012 presidential election, Silicon Valley was squarely in President Obama’s corner. via Pocket http://theweek.com/article/index/252729/how-silicon-valley-turned-on-president-obama
November 14, 2013 Apple pushes out iOS 7.0.4 update alongside redesigned iBooks and iTunes U apps Apple may not have had all of its own apps overhauled in time for iOS 7’s launch, but it’s slowly but surely bringing them…
November 14, 2013 Tax Authorities in Italy Put Apple Under Investigation by ELISABETTA POVOLEDO By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO The inquiry, still in an early stage, continues a trend by Italian prosecutors of paying more attention to the tax filings…
November 14, 2013 Snowden effect: young people now care about privacy Results of a Harris Poll released this morning show four out of five people have changed the privacy settings of their social media accounts,…
November 14, 2013 Face of Obamacare Site Reveals Herself, Denounces ‘Cyberbullying’ by REUTERS By REUTERS The woman pilloried on social media and late night TV comedy shows after her image came to symbolize the flawed HealthCare.gov website…
November 14, 2013 Dropbox Aims at Business by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The popular online storage service is introducing a business version. To this increasingly crowded field, Dropbox brings some interesting security and…