Tuesday, April 2, 2013

[Technology] Next iPhone due this summer, report says

Next iPhone due this summer, report says
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/04/new-iphone-might-come-this-summer-report-says/
A new iPhone, one that looks the same as the iPhone 5, may be released this summer. Apple plans to start production on the new phone in the second quarter of this year, said The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the device's production.

Google makes Quickoffice available for iPhone in latest update
http://www.starkinsider.com/2013/04/google-android-sales-increase-51-percent-us-market.html
After months of waiting, Google has finally released a version of its Quickoffice app that is compatible with Apple's iPhone, allowing Apps for Business customers to collaborate with colleagues who haven't made the switch to Google Docs.

2 Deterrents to Robocalls Win Contest by FTC
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-57577502/feds-announce-winners-of-ftc-robocall-challenge/
WASHINGTON - Caller ID, Do Not Call registries, telephone number blocking - all entered the arsenal of consumer weapons against telemarketers to great acclaim, only to fall from favor as growing numbers of cold-calling solicitors found ways around them ...

Nebula One turns servers into simple, private clouds with OpenStack (video)
http://www.zdnet.com/nebula-one-aims-to-simplify-private-cloud-creation-7000013389/
Trying to create a large-scale, private cloud array can be a headache, since it often involves bringing disparate networking, server and storage systems together in one not-so-happy union.

Yahoo Deal Is the Latest Example of Dropbox Flexing Its Muscles
http://allthingsd.com/20130402/yahoo-deal-is-the-latest-example-of-dropbox-flexing-its-muscles/?mod=googlenews_editors_picks
Just two weeks after Dropbox beat Yahoo's efforts to buy young mobile email startup Mailbox, the cloud storage upstart just won prominent billing within Yahoo's own email product.

Google's Privacy Director Stepping Down
http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/04/google-privacy-director-alma-whitten-is-retiring-from-job/
Lawrence You, an engineering director at Google, will take over for Whitten when she departs in June. "During her 10 years at Google, Alma has done so much to improve our products and protect our users," Google said in a statement.

Microsoft's summer update will be called Windows 8.1
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/windows-blue-will-be-windows-8-1-say-sources-1142086
Microsoft has thought long and hard about what to officially call the forthcoming Windows 8 upgrade package codenamed "Windows Blue", and the verdict is ... Windows 8.1. So sayeth veteran Redmond-watcher Mary Jo Foley, who cites an anonymous tipster.

New Firefox expands 'porn-mode' abilities
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/india-likely-to-miss-mozillas-new-mobile-operating-system-action-in-2013/articleshow/19334568.cms
A spate of small but important improvements to Firefox on desktops and Android gives you fine-tuning in "private browsing" mode, a new download manager, and multiple changes under the hood.

Former Windows Phone Exec, Charlie Kindel, Joins Amazon To Work On ...
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/04/02/new-role-for-ex-windows-phone-exec-hints-at-amazon-phone/
Former Windows Phone developer evangelist, Charlie Kindel, has joined Amazon to head up an undisclosed project. Kindel left Microsoft in mid 2011 to work on his own startups but, according to his LinkedIn profile, is รข€œnow at Amazon working on something ...

PS Vita: Listen to My Story (I Ain't Dead Yet)
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/04/02/stealth-bastard-curses-to-the-playstation-3-and-ps-vita-this-summer-wont-be-called-stealth-bastard/
There are two things that are certain in this world, Rick Grimes having things and stuff to do and someone yelling about how the PlayStation Vita is dead.

Amazon Cloud Drive tacks on file syncing, flexes its digital storage muscle
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032853/amazon-cloud-is-great-but-not-for-business.html
After nearly a year on the market, Amazon has finally blessed its Cloud Drive apps for Windows and Mac with a file syncing folder.



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