“Sunrise has quickly become the calendar app of choice for some people, and for good reason. Besides its straightforward interface and support for all your social networks, it’s one of the few truly multi-platform schedulers you can find — as of this May, it can run on Android, iOS and the web.”
T-Mobile confirms Speedtest data no longer counts against data allowances
“T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 6.0 announcement brought “Music Freedom” to the carrier, giving unlimited streaming at no cost, and now T-Mo is doing us another favor and making Speedtest data not count against your data allowance either.”
Google Makes “Ok Google” System-wide Hotword Detection Official
“Yesterday, after downloading the newest version of Google Search (3.5.14), we discovered that a new setting for system-wide “Ok Google” hotword detection had been placed inside of the application.”
Israeli High Tech Gets Aggressive
“Editor’s note: Adam Fisher is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he manages the firm’s Herzliya office focused on investments in Israel and Europe. Israel has always taken a disproportionate share of global media attention.”
N.Korea ‘doubles cyber war personnel’
“Seoul (AFP) – North Korea has doubled the number of its elite cyber warriors over the past two years and established overseas bases for hacking attacks, a report said Sunday. The North’s cyber war unit now has 5,900 personnel, compared with 3,000 two years ago, the South’s Yonhap news agency said.”
YouTube, following Netflix, is now publicly shaming internet providers for slow video
“When videos blur, buffer, or won’t play altogether, YouTube is now pinning the blame on your internet service provider. “Experiencing interruptions?” reads the message in a blue bar underneath choppy video, as seen in the above screenshot.”
Facebook tinkered with users’ feeds for a massive psychology experiment
“Scientists at Facebook have published a paper showing that they manipulated the content seen by more than 600,000 users in an attempt to determine whether this would affect their emotional state.”
‘Let It Go’ from Frozen sung as 21 different Disney characters
“‘Let It Go’ from Frozen sung as 21 different Disney and Pixar characters. Quite simply brilliant. The man who sings is Brian Hull. Here is a link to his acou…”
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