“Netflix had a team of four or five people working on its OpenConnect caching appliance, the company’s cloud architect Adrian Cockcroft revealed at GigaOM’s at GigaOM’s Structure conference in San Francisco Thursday, and the team went from drawing up first plans to deploying it to major ISPs”
Why cloud storage startup Box is considering OpenStack over Amazon S3 — Tech News and Analysis
“Right now, the backend for cloud storage startup Box is “kind of boring,” said engineering VP Sam Schillace at GigaOM’s Structure 2013 conference. But it looks like some interesting changes could afoot.”
Share as you upload: Cloudup simplifies sending files on web and mobile
“Dropbox and Google Drive work quite well for sharing files with friends and family, but a whole other genre of apps exist for people who need to share files even faster.”
Make a CD and Suction Cup Returning-At Indicator
“Playing off an idea we highlighted a couple weeks back that involved using a CD and suction cup as a dirty dish indicator, DIYer Sean Ragan put together this simple printable status dial project.”
New Android 4.3 versions found on Nexus devices
According to a report by Myce.com, Android 4.3 versions JWR66D and JWR53F have been spotted running on Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 devices. Myce found traces of these new Android 4.3 builds by monitoring the user agent strings, which is used by browsers to identify themselves.”
Press And gReader Already Updated To Support Feedly Cloud
“Well, that didn’t take long. Feedly just announced its new Google-free back end this morning, and two of the top RSS apps in Google Play have been updated to support it. We might make it through the demise of Google Reader after all. Press (screen above) has been bumped to version 1.3.”
Why you don’t want to use the default password for your iPhone personal hotspot
“Weaknesses in the system used to generate default passwords for the iPhone’s personal hotspot function – allowing a wifi-enabled device like a MacBook to share the phone’s mobile data connection – mean that they can be cracked in just 50 seconds with the right hardware, according to resea”
NSA fears spark traffic surge on DuckDuckGo search engine
“Media coverage of the US National Security Agency’s Prism electronic surveillance program, as well as wider publicity for online privacy issues, is sending traffic soaring at search-engine DuckDuckGo.”
Minuum keyboard will roll out to Indiegogo backers tomorrow
“The Minuum keyboard is an interesting concept. While most keyboards try to make typing more intuitive, Minuum is trying to rethink typing altogether. They’re not interested in improving swipe functionality on a QWERTY keyboard, or predictive text.”
Dish Network Bows Out To SoftBank And Abandons Its Bid For Sprint, Re-Focuses On Buying Clearwire
“On today’s episode of All My Mergers And Acquisitions, the long-running Sprint bidding war between Dish Network and Japanese carrier SoftBank appears to be over, at least for the moment. After SoftBank increased its Sprint bid to 21.”