As developers for tablets and smartphones we like to keep abreast of the latest mobile technology developments . This is a daily digest of mobile development and related technology news gathered from the BBC, the New York Times, New Scientist and the Globe and Mail to name a few. We scour the web for articles concerning, iPhone, iPad and android development, iOS and android operating systems as well as general articles on advances in mobile technology. We hope you find this useful and that it helps to keep you up to date with the latest technology developments.
Briefly: NewerTech's new Screen Armor for iPhone, Lego Batman 3
NewerTech has introduced an update to its line of Impact X-Orbing Screen Armor, now available for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Featuring military grade, triple-layer protection, the self-adhesive layer requires no water or other liquids for easy, bubble-free installation. the screen protector is compatible with cases, and includes a lifetime limited warranty. Regularly priced at $20 for iPhone 6 and at $25 for iPhone 6 Plus, the Impact X-orbing Screen Armor for the latest iPhones can be ordered through NewerTech. An instant rebate, which can be applied upon ordering at the time of this writing,
Apple's Black Friday 2014 event
It is now officially Black Friday and we wanted to get things started off on the right foot, so we have rounded up a selection of items from Apple’s Black Friday sale. This year Apple has combined their Black Friday promotion with the World AIDS day promo announced earlier this week. With qualified purchases, customers will receive Product (RED) gift cards on everything from iPhones and iPads to iPods and Beats by Dr. Dre headphones.
AT&T GoPhone Lumia 635 Only $49.99 on Amazon
Let’s get those Black Friday deals going a bit early. If you want to get your hands on a great little Windows Phone, go straight over to Amazon and pick yourself up a Lumia 635. Right now it is only $49.99, $50 off the regular price. That’s without any contract requirements. AT&T Nokia Lumia 635 – No Contract GoPhone If you haven’t had a chance to read my review of the Lumia 635, you can do that here.
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VIDEO: The watch that fires lasers
BBC Click looks at some of the week’s technology highlights.
Finding long lost treasures of the deep
Finding bounty in the depths of Davy Jones’s locker
VIDEO: How to avoid out-of-battery rage
New ways to stop your smartphone running out of battery
Social media told to simplify terms
A report from the UK parliament says Facebook, Twitter and other social networking firms need to make their terms and conditions clearer.
Two-thirds of UK staff bring wearables to work
IT bosses say 69% of UK staff bring wearables into their organisations, according to a survey by Trend Micro
UK swells list of banned websites
The High Court bans a further 53 piracy sites, more than doubling the number that the UK’s leading net providers must block.
Ex-GCHQ boss warns on phone biometrics
Mobile devices using biometric data should be better designed to protect security and privacy, according to the former head of GCHQ, Sir John Adye.
Syrian hack attack forces pop-ups
A number of websites have been compromised to display a message from a group identifying itself as the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).
Techies U R Da Best
Just for the record, I’m thankful for my family, my work, my country, and those fighting to keep me safe. I deeply appreciate the gift of a beautiful sunrise, a long walk on the beach, and a swim in the ocean, and every day I get to be on the planet with my three oversized, goofy dogs, Polly, Dorothy, and Hank.
But I want to offer a special thanks to the technologists of the world — all those who work anonymously in the world’s labs and engineering departments to come up with the circuits, code, and contraptions that have combined to change life as I know it.
I know that technology sometimes cheapens our lives, diverts us from deeper meanings, pollutes our world, and, in the wrong hands, even threatens our lives. (It can also break our hearts, as I learned when my hard drive crashed, taking with it months of work that even computer geniuses working in a “cleanroom” in California could not bring back to me. Back up your files, people.)
I like it anyway.
I know that science is making people healthier, the world cleaner, societies safer, transportation faster, humanity more hopeful. And I appreciate all of that. I really do. But this “thank you” is all about me, a member of a generation that knows that “cc” on your email actually stands for “carbon copy.” (Those sheets of paper with ink on them that you put between two pages of blank paper in a typewriter are thankfully all gone.)
In ways my children never can, because they were swaddled in technology’s benevolence, I have points of reference. I remember the heady liberation of my first three-minutes-per-page fax machine, and my first cellphone, which was the size of a brick. I’ve been in line at the post office.
To all the technologists who have made my life easier, faster, and better, thank you for (in no particular order):
The fact that I don’t have to get out of the chair every time I want to change a channel.
The more than 600 channels beamed from space. I only watch seven of them, but I like knowing they’re there. You never know when you’ll want to see a cheetah chase a wildebeest.
Putting the great, global brain of the Internet at my fingertips. Need the current population of Zimbabwe? It’s 15,149,838.
GPS maps and the soothing voice of the lady who tells me when and where to turn. She’s a genius.
Cable television programming that gives me The Honorable Woman instead of Wife Swap.
The fact that one device that can be smaller than a deck of cards holds my appointments, my work, and contact information for everybody I know. When necessary, I can use it to make a phone call.
Text messaging and Snapchat. Sure, it’s ruining the English language, faces look freaky, and it’s not very personal. But with a husband constantly traveling, a son running his own business, a daughter at college, and me walking the quiet halls of an empty nest, I’ll take it. After all, “Luv U” is now a universal language.
Twitter, which is great and so important and lets the folks who sign up on my site know what I had for lunch and where I ate it. I can even post a picture of the food.
Instagram, which shows important people in my life (and some I don’t even know or would care to know) the most private parts of it — even if they are not particularly interested.
The fact that I’m able to find the perfect pair of shoes without leaving the house — and then send them back for free when I realize they aren’t as perfect as they looked.
Giant TV screens and theater-quality sound, with nobody munching popcorn right behind me or with a giant head right in front of me. Just three big dogs in my lap, snoring.
The fact that I can buy the two songs from a CD that I want without paying for the eight that I don’t.
Most of all, dear technologists, thank you for putting me in charge. You have moved power from the center to the edge. You have broken down the barriers. You have removed the filters. You have created an electronic democracy that Thomas Jefferson would have loved.
I look forward to hydrogen cars, household robots, and Moon colonies.
Until then, thanks again for my iPad.
Ubisoft apologises for Assassin bugs
The head of the games studio behind Assassin’s Creed Unity emails players apologising for glitches in the game and offering compensation.
Twitter Now Tracks What Other Apps You Have On Your Phone
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter said it is now tracking what other apps its users have installed on their mobile devices so it can target content and ads to them better.
Twitter Inc. said Wednesday that users will receive a notification when the setting is turned on and can opt out using settings on their phones. On iPhones, this setting is called “limit ad tracking.” On Android phones, it’s “opt out of interest-based ads.” San Francisco-based Twitter said it is only collecting the list of apps that users have installed, not any data within the apps. It won’t collect the app lists from people who have previously turned off ad targeting on their phones.
Besides advertising, Twitter said knowing what apps people have downloaded can improve its suggestions on what accounts to follow and add relevant content to their feeds that isn’t advertising.
A recent Pew Research Center poll found that people sometimes have conflicting views on privacy. About 80 percent of Americans who use social networking sites are concerned about third parties, such as advertisers, accessing data that they share on the sites, according to the poll. At the same time, most are willing to share some information about themselves in exchange for using such services for free.
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Online, how to opt out: http://bit.ly/11V3yJq
Law ends regulator logo on devices
Electronic devices sold in the US are no longer required to display certain regulatory symbols and text, thanks to a new law.
The IPv6 dilemma – are we making the same mistake?
In 2012, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe claimed the five internet registries each had just 16.8 million IPv4 addresses left
European MPs want Google break-up
A landmark vote at the European Parliament has called for Google’s search business to be separated from its other businesses.
Uber Suspends Operations In Nevada
(Reuters) – Ridesharing company Uber suspended its operations in the U.S. state of Nevada late on Wednesday in a setback that it said would cost nearly 1,000 jobs.
Companies such as Uber allow passengers to summon cars using apps on their smartphones, rather than calling a taxi company, and have gained popularity in dozens of U.S. cities over the past few years.
But they face opposition from taxi companies and some officials who argue the upstarts do not face the same stringent regulations as do traditional cabs, and insurance companies want their drivers to carry more expensive insurance policies.
Uber’s decision to temporarily suspend its service in Nevada came after a legal setback.
On Tuesday, a Washoe County District Court issued a preliminary injunction preventing the company from statewide operations, siding with Nevada over regulatory concerns in a case that was referred to the court by a split panel of the state’s Supreme Court, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
“It’s unfortunate that Nevada is the first state in the nation to temporarily suspend Uber,” spokeswoman Eva Behrend said in a statement, adding the shut-down would cost nearly 1,000 jobs.
“We remain committed to working with Nevada’s leaders to create a permanent regulatory framework that affords Nevadans the flexibility and innovation offered by Uber,” Behrend said.
Requests for comment were not immediately returned by Nevada’s Attorney General’s office.
(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Chicago; Editing by Pravin Char)
Happy Thanksgiving To US Readers
To all of my readers that are in the United States, I want to take a moment to wish each of you a happy Thanksgiving today. I hope that each of you have a day of food and fun with family and friends and that you each get to your destinations safe & sound today. I, like many, have an endless list of things to be thankful for in my life including my own family and friends. I am also thankful for each of you who come and read my random musings, opinions and reviews. I appreciate that I’m on
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