“Apple’s new improved TV could be coming as early as this fall.Photo: Robert S. DonovanFlickr CC Unsurprisingly, Apple’s attempts to reinvent television come with a few challenges attached.”
Firefox Now Blocks Flash By Default (Update)
“The Mozilla Firefox web browser now blocks Flash by default. And when I say “blocks,” I don’t mean it asks you nicely if you’d really like to use Flash. I don’t mean it automatically pauses Flash videos like Google Chrome. I mean Mozilla has decided that Flash is going down.”
Google Maps Can Now Send Directions From Your Desktop to Android
“Android: A while back, Google added the ability to type “send directions” into Google to automatically forward directions to your phone. Then it added the much more useful ability to send directions from Google Maps to your iPhone.”
Apple Music faces scrutiny from the FTC
“It’s been reported even before Apple launched its Music streaming service that the company’s facing antitrust probes in the US. Now, Reuters says the FTC has begun looking into Cupertino’s “treatment of rival streaming music apps” to make sure it’s not violating any antitrust law.”
Hacking Team’s clients are a who’s who of despotic regimes
“We now know that Hacking Team, a company responsible for building some of the more notorious surveillance software in the world, was also doing business with some of the most notorious regimes in the world. How do we know this? Well a treasure trove of leaked documents found their way online.”
Apple Rumored to Announce New iPod Touch, Nano and Shuffle Around July 14
“Update 1 PM Pacific: iPod touch shipping times have slipped to 3-5 business days on the Apple Online Store in the U.S. and Canada.”
Woz: Entertainment trumps accuracy in new Steve Jobs trailer
“(6:28 am PDT, Jul 3rd)Seth Rogen plays Steve Wozniak in the forthcoming Jobs biopic.Photo: UniversalThe Woz wasn’t exactly the world’s biggest fan of the Ashton Kutcher-starring 2013 movie Jobs, whose script he infamously dismissed as “crap.”
Google Earth turns 10 today
“When Google Earth was first introduced 10 years ago, it immediately stole my heart. Beyond the freedom to fly anywhere in the world, I was captivated by the ability to paint and visualize geographic data on this incredible global canvas.”
International Space Station resupplied for the first time in months
“The International Space Station has just received its first new supplies since April 14th. The Progress 60 Russian cargo ship docked with ISS early this morning, at 3:11AM ET according to NASA, bringing with it over three tons of cargo.”
Trademark filing hints that El Capitan is coming to iPad
“(6:38 am PDT, Jul 3rd)El Capitan coming to an iPad near you?Photo: Cult of MacHidden in the dense verbiage of Apple’s latest trademark filing for OS X El Capitan is an intriguing detail not previously seen in similar filings for OS X Mavericks or Yosemite — revealing that Apple’s next-gen OS”
