Sunday, March 31, 2013

[Technology] TV Service Providers Held Talks With Aereo

TV Service Providers Held Talks With Aereo
http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-201086/
Aereo Inc., the Web television startup backed by media mogul Barry Diller, has discussed partnerships with major pay-TV distributors and Internet service providers, including AT&T Inc. and Dish Network Corp.

Saudi Arabia threatens to ban Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/saudi-arabia-to-allow-women-s-sports-clubs-reports-paper-1.512663
Reminiscent of the 2010 BlackBerry ban, the Saudi government says that these messaging apps are not in accordance with the country's rules, which allow for monitoring.

YouTube To Shut Down, Google Search Goes Nasal (April Fool's!)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2013/04/01/youtube-to-shut-down-google-search-goes-nasal-april-fools/
It's almost April 1, and you know what that means: Prank products and videos from those cut-ups at Google. This year, engineers with seemingly better things to do (or, since so many products keep getting killed, maybe not) outdid themselves.

WhatsApp the unlikely challenger to Facebook's domination
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/whatsapp-the-unlikely-challenger-to-facebooks-domination-348636
That might sound precisely like Facebook, but hundreds of millions of tech-savvy young people have instead turned to a wave of smartphone-based messaging apps that are now sweeping across North America, Asia and Europe.

BlackBerry's 2013 product roadmap leaked, BB10 tablet and BB10 phablet on ...
http://www.mobot.net/blackberry-10-roadmap-hints-tablet-phablet-55041
BlackBerry Z10 has worked liked a breath of fresh air for the Canadian company selling a million devices since its launch back in January.

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