Digest | - Part 3

You’re Not Sharing Enough on Facebook, About That Netflix Price Rise… [Tech News Digest]

April 11, 2016

Facebook is suffering from under-sharing, Netflix users need to pay more, Facebook’s secret inbox is revealed, Reddit launches an official app, and Clarkson, Hammond, and May discuss names for their new car show. Facebook Wants You to Share More Facebook has a problem, and it’s all your fault. According to The Information [Paywall], the amount… read more »

Ransomware Evolution is Really Bad News, Microsoft Edge Will Intelligently Pause Flash… [Tech News Digest]

April 10, 2016

Ransomware evolves with crypto-currency, Microsoft Edge intelligently pauses flash, Firefox add-ons vulnerable to new attack, Vivaldi 1.0 released, and mainstream media doesn’t understand eSports. Ransomware Evolution is Really Bad News There’s a new breed of ransomware doing the rounds, and it’s creating havoc for businesses. Mostly these incidents have begun when a hapless employee has… read more »

Google Launches Fiber Phone, SoundCloud Go Starts Streaming… [Tech News Digest]

March 30, 2016

Google brings Fiber to home phones, SoundCloud Go competes with Spotify, Instagram lets you record 60-second videos, Waze warns against speeding, and Smell Dating is as gross as it sounds. Google Fiber Launches a Phone Service Google has launched a home telephone service called Fiber Home, which, for $ 10-a-month, offers unlimited calls within the… read more »

Netflix Admits Throttling Video, Using Facebook Is Depressing… [Tech News Digest]

March 27, 2016

Netflix has been throttling video for years, Facebook and Twitter are depressing, Google gives its photography tools away for free, Atari Vault lands on Steam, and Hitman kills a bunch of people. Netflix Admits to Throttling Video Streams It's been over a week since @netflix sent me a new DVD to watch. I feel like… read more »

Facebook Drops BlackBerry, Uber Begs to Be Hacked.. [Tech News Digest]

March 24, 2016

BlackBerry loses another supporter, Uber pays you to hack it, Toonz animation software goes open-source, Microsoft tweets like a teenager, and proof that Apple fans will believe any old crap. Facebook Drops Support for BlackBerry Facebook is pulling their app from Blackberry phones.No big deal, Blackberry users are still on MySpace. — Erik Bransteen (@erikbransteen)… read more »

Get Windows 10 Mobile Now, Apple Engineers Threaten to Quit… [Tech News Digest]

March 20, 2016

Windows 10 Mobile has finally arrived, Apple engineers are in it to win it, Nintendo releases its first mobile app, Nike releases self-tying sneakers, and Improv Everywhere reveal the secret of time travel. Windows 10 Mobile Is Finally Here Microsoft has finally started rolling out Windows 10 Mobile to handsets currently running Windows Phone 8.1…. read more »

Windows 10 Starts Installing Itself, Google Loses Antitrust Case… [Tech News Digest]

March 16, 2016

Watch out for Windows 10 installing itself, Russia gives Google a kicking, Microsoft announces cross-platform gaming, Netflix tests Data Saver option, and online dating as a man dressed as a woman. Windows 10 Can Now Install Itself If you have so far resisted the allure of Windows 10, deciding instead to stick with Windows 7… read more »

Update Adobe Flash Now, You Can Still Buy Guns on Facebook… [Tech News Digest]

March 13, 2016

It’s time to update Adobe Flash (again), guns are still available on Facebook, Wikipedia’s iOS app gets better, call 200 people at once on Line, and Dynamo creates everyday illusions for Samsung. Another Day, Another Adobe Flash Fix It may surprise you to learn that Adobe has discovered a host of vulnerabilities in the latest… read more »

Amazon Drops Fire Encryption, Apple Support Joins Twitter… [Tech News Digest]

March 7, 2016

Amazon removes Fire OS encryption, Apple supports users through Twitter, Amazon adds new devices to the Echo family, the founder of Oculus VR takes Apple to task, and Morgan Freeman thinks selfie sticks are dumb. Amazon Deprecates Encryption Support ZOMG: encryption in Amazon devices is gone! They removed it! I have no idea what it… read more »