“WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will soon join other federal courts in making briefs and other filings available electronically, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. announced Wednesday.”
Google Strikes an Upbeat Note With FCC on Title II
“In a rare public comment by Google on net neutrality, the Internet giant this week said it sees a silver lining in the potential to be regulated like a telecom company.”
What’s Really Wrong With Facebook
“Facebook is changing its privacy policies at the beginning of the new year. As usual, everyone’s wondering if they should be worried about it.. When it comes to Facebook, the answer is usually yes—but not for the reasons most people think. Facebook is no stranger to scandals. With 1.”
The Cybersecurity Tipping Point
“As we bear witness to the aftermath of major attacks this year against the likes of Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus and most recently, Sony, it becomes clear that we are entering an entirely new “war” against cyber crime. Those who do not change their approach will lose.”
Twitter starts rolling out ‘while you were away’ recap to users
“Twitter’s taking a slight turn away from the chronological structure it’s stuck to for so long.”
Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Large iOS 8 Storage Space
“As reported by , the lawsuit is claiming that iOS 8 can take up as much as 23.1 percent of the overall storage capacity of an iOS device, but that fact isn’t actively advertised when customers purchase a new Apple product, or go to download the new software update.”
Apple forces GoodReader to pull some iCloud Drive functionality from app
“GoodReader is a popular document reader app that can view or read pretty much every type of document under the sun. The latest update to the app makes it more powerful than ever, introducing a new Speak feature that can basically turn any PDF or TXT file into an audiobook.”
Judge dismisses Apple employee labor suit over time spent in security checks
“It looks like Apple employees engaged in a potential lawsuit against the tech giant will have to go back to the drawing board. The case, in which Apple employees alleged that they lost wages while being forced to endure long, mandatory security checks, was thrown out by U.S.”
Find Out If AT&T or T-Mobile Owe You Money
“In the last several years, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon have been sneaking bogus monthly charges on our cell phone bills (a trick called mobile “cramming”). You can find out if you’re entitled to money back from this, at least from AT&T and T-Mobile.”
Moto X Pure Edition gets a 64GB option
“Motorola trotted out a bloatware-free version of the Moto X (2014) back in September, and now, it’s getting a memory boost. The company quietly added the 64GB Pure Edition handset to its Moto Maker site where you’re free to fine-tune a design before committing funds.”
