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Sunday, February 3, 2013
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British royal family announces iOS and Android wedding app
To celebrate the imminent marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Royal Collection will release an Android an iOS app that chronicles the last seven royal marriages, including Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert in 1840.Ironically, the app won't actually feature anything to do with William and Kate's marriage -- rather, it will focus on the "tradition, splendor and romance" that are intrinsic to British royal marriages. "[The app] will share the stories of past royal weddings and offer a wealth of historical context for the ceremony on April 29."
Unfortunately, the app, which has been lumbered with the fantastically creative name of 'Royal App,' won't be available until April 18 -- just 11 days before Kate's big day. It won't be free, either: it'll cost the rather princely sum of £1.79, or three of your Tea Party-loving dollars. The money will go to the Royal Collection, though, which is a good cause!
British royal family announces iOS and Android wedding app originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Inhabitat's Week in Green: 'stealth wear', coiled cable sculptures and a 'pop-up' hotel
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.
Today is Super Bowl Sunday, and whether you geek out on the game or just check it out for the commercials, it's difficult to avoid. More than one-third of Americans will tune in to the game tonight, and surprising new research finds that despite running the TV, household energy use actually drops by as much as 7.7 percent during the Super Bowl for a variety of reasons. One good way to keep your carbon footprint low, and your body healthy, on game day is to abstain from meat -- and we've got you covered with our top six vegan and vegetarian snack alternatives to bring to a Super Bowl party. After the game, the San Francisco 49ers will look forward to the 2014 season, when they'll debut their new stadium in Santa Clara. The stadium will feature three solar arrays and a green roof, and it will be the NFL's first LEED-certified stadium.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/03/stealth-wear-coiled-sculptures-pop-up-hotel/
US authorities can access foreign users' iCloud data without their consent
If you don't live in the United States but make use of Apple's online storage system, iCloud, US authorities could technically obtain and view your information without your consent. Actually, this doesn't just affect iCloud, but any cloud storage service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and any other service that is based in the United States.
While this isn't new news, nor reason to stop using all your cloud storage accounts, it's still interesting and worth knowing, especially if you live outside the US but have a lot of your data stored with iCloud or another service. The Independent has an intriguing story on the subject and what it means for international users -
Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as FISA, allow US government agencies open access to any electronic information stored by non-American citizens by US-based companies. Quietly introduced during the dying days of President George W Bush?s administration in 2008, the amendments were renewed over Christmas 2012.
This basically means that if US authorities found reason, they could search your cloud storage accounts for information. Most of this was probably put into place to prevent acts of terrorism considering this rule doesn't apply for United States residents. Even so, it just goes to show that sometimes convenience comes at the price of privacy.
The Independent goes on to explain why the rule may have went into affect -
Significantly, bodies such as the National Security Agency, the FBI and the CIA can gain access to any information that potentially concerns US foreign policy for purely political reasons ? with no need for any suspicion that national security is at stake ? meaning that religious groups, campaigning organisations and journalists could be targeted.
Basically FISA was put into place to target any potential threats. Basically, unless you give them a reason or raise a red flag for them to follow up on, your data probably won't ever be looked at our touched. Any foreign readers out there have any input on whether this would affect your decision to use cloud storage services?
Source: The Independent
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CEA Bashes CBS as It Shows Cnet the Door
The Consumer Electronics Association had its say Thursday in a simmering controversy related to its Best of CES awards and announced it was dropping Cnet as its partner. The CEA also gave Dish Network's Hopper with Sling DVR its Best of Show prize. Cnet editors originally selected the Hopper for the top honor before its corporate parent, CBS, brought pressure to bear.
Google Chromebooks now in 2,000 schools, usage doubled in three months
Google has really ramped up its education efforts lately, and it looks like it's paid off: according to the Mountain View company, its Chromebooks are now in use in 2,000 schools, which is twice as many as there were three months ago. Three of the more recent participants include Transylvania County Schools in North Carolina with 900 devices, St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida with 2,200 and the Rocketship Education charter network in the Bay Area with 1,100. The education team has been making efforts in the global community as well, with cloud-promoting appearances at various education conferences such as the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando and the British Education Training and Technology show in the UK. We're not sure exactly which flavor of Chromebook the students are getting their hands on, but we're sure no matter what they use, they'll grow up well-versed in what could be the future of computing.
Via: The Next Web
Source: Google Enterprise Blog
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Why the Hell Does Hulu Show Spoiler Commercials for the TV Show You're Watching?
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