“It’s clear that CEO Marissa Mayer has been trying to get the employees of Yahoo to start moving faster to innovate. And now, she is also doing it quite literally, apparently giving its more than 11,000 employees an Up fitness band.”
Saying goodbye to PCWorld in print
“Harry McCracken is calling it: the era of the PC magazine is over. PCWorld announced Wednesday that after 30 years in print the issue on stands now will be its last.”
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You can now embed Instagram photos and videos on the Web
“Instagram today launched a new feature that lets users embed photos and videos right onto a webpage without needing to use a third-party service. While a boon for the Web, it’s not available for mobile usage.”
Guardian: Microsoft cooperated with NSA, giving access to SkyDrive, Skype, and Outlook.com data
“Microsoft has reportedly been collaborating with the US National Security Agency, enabling the intelligence service to intercept user communications through the company’s servers.”
AirPort Utility for Mac and iOS Updated with Bug Fix
“Both the Mac and iOS versions of AirPort Utility have received an update today, fixing an issue that caused some AirPort Base Stations not to be recognized by the apps.”
Verizon Could Face Up to $14 Billion in Unsold iPhone Purchase Commitments for 2013
“Bloomberg yesterday reported on a research note from analyst Craig Moffett pointing out that Verizon could potentially face a massive bill from Apple of up to $14 billion this year based on current iPhone sales rates and the carrier’s commitment to purchase a minimum number of iPhones from Apple.”
Iran’s private internet: nation looks to control what citizens can see
“We’ve heard rumblings of an state-run, restricted Iranian internet for some time, but the plans appear to be materializing of late. The nation has worked to limit outbound traffic and VPNs that can help citizens evade filters.”
PSA: Google Maps v7 Removed The Traffic Widget But There’s An Even Better Directions/Navigation Widget That’s Actually Worth Using [Updated]
“The new Google Maps app seems to be positive on balance, but there are always some features that get left behind in big updates. There’s the odd caching functionality and the complete lack of My Maps, for example.”
Sprint Launches Unlimited Guarantee Talk/Text/Web Plans, Open to New and Existing Customers Starting July 12 – Droid Life
“Today, Sprint announced a new plan for customers, the Unlimited, My Way. The purpose of Sprint’s new “Guaranteed Unlimited” plans is to assure new and existing customers that for the life of line(s) that you activate, you will always have unlimited talk, text and web. “
