Office Mobile for iPhone now available for Office 365 subscribers
Today, we're releasing Office Mobile for iPhone available at no extra charge from the Apple App Store for Office 365 Home Premium and Office 365 ProPlus subscribers. Similar to our free Office Mobile...
Facebook Releases Data, Including All National Security Requests
Over the last week, in press statements as well as Mark's post last Friday, we've repeatedly called for governments worldwide to be willing to provide more details about programs aimed at keeping the ...
Bloomberg Puts Every New York Neighborhood on Nextdoor
There's been a war brewing between Silicon Valley startups and the New York City government, which recently blocked attempts by online services Airbnb, Uber and RelayRides to compete, perhaps illegall...
Introducing Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access
The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far ...
New Jersey law would allow cops to search phone after crash
(CNN) — You've been in an accident. The police officer goes through the normal drill, asking for your license and registration. — Then she goes a step further. “Could I have your cellphone, please...
Facebook to Hold Mysterious Product Launch Event on June 20
Facebook seems to have even more products up its sleeve. On the heels of releasing its new hashtag feature this week and the roll out of its new iPhone and Android features, the company will hold an ...
What Waze Adds To Google: A View From Waze's CEO
When Google confirmed earlier this week that it had bought Waze for what we understand to be more than $1 billion, a senior exec in Google's geo-location division talked about Waze's community of user...
Why ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Is the Wrong Way to Think About Surveillance
Suddenly, it feels like 2000 again. Back then, surveillance programs like Carnivore, Echelon, and Total Information Awareness helped spark a surge in electronic privacy awareness.
“How will they make money?” is the wrong question
Seems like every year we hear about a few new consumer networks raising large amounts of money at high valuations. And right on cue, we hear cynics asking, “But how will they ever make money?” let al...
Wireless Emergency Alerts Coming to iPhone 5, 4S
Starting today, customers using iPhone 5 and 4S will begin receiving a software update that includes Wireless Emergency Alerts. — These are government-issued safety messages that include AMBER Alert...
BMI Files Suit Against Pandora
Broadcast Music Inc. is seeking a determination of rates for a blanket license for all music played on the streaming service. — BMI, Broadcast Music Inc., today filed suit at the U.S. Southern Distr...
What's an Apple user worth?
This week Apple announced that iTunes has 575 million accounts. This is the 8th update (that I know of) over the last four years. The history of this data is shown in the following graph. — The nu...
CloudFlare's Mirage 2.0 Speeds Up Mobile Sites By Using Virtualized Images And Minimizing Requests
About a year ago, CloudFlare launched Mirage, a service for its paying users that aimed to speed up website loading times by delivering smaller images and using “lazy load” …
New for accessory makers in iOS 7: Open AirPlay audio, Apple-designed hearing aid tech, device management, much more
We already told you about a few big new features in terms of improvements to Bluetooth coming in iOS 7: Developers will now have a standardized controller framework …
Smartphone Makers Pressed to Address Growing Theft Problem
Seeking to curb the nationwide increase in smartphone thefts, New York State's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, and the San Francisco district attorney, George Gascón, on Thursday announced an ini...