Saturday, July 27, 2013
Twitter UK chief responds to abuse concerns after campaigner is deluged with rape threatsThis is a disturbing story, but more broadly it represents a big step backward for a company otherwise known for standing up for its users. Jon Russell, writing at The Next Web: Wang said, via Twitter, that the …Thursday, February 28, 2013
Google’s answer to AirPlay comes to YouTube for iOS, sends video to consoles and TVsI’ve been doing this from my Galaxy Nexus for a while now. I paired my phone to my Xbox 360 so I can pull videos up on my phone’s YouTube app (which is much easier to use than the Xbox app) and then send to my …Monday, January 7, 2013
Keycard: A neat little Mac app that secures your computer by detecting the proximity of your mobile device - The Next WebMatt Brian writing at The Next Web: In our tests, I had mixed results. Initially, my iPhone continued to remain in range, meaning that if I was to walk around the office or …Sunday, December 9, 2012
96.36 billion cyberattacks against the US Navy each yearThe Next Web's Emil Protalinski, quoting HP's head of enterprise services Mikle Nefkens: “This means the attacks average out at about 1,833 per minute or 30 every second.” Those figures are simply astonishing. Extrapolating the other way, it …Monday, November 5, 2012
When 32GB is really 16GB…Microsoft is taking heat for claiming more user-available disk space on its new ARM-based Windows 8-powered Surface tablet than is really there. But I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. Most companies are lying in their commercials, product pages, and press …Friday, November 2, 2012
Over 50% of Android phones still run GingerbreadThe greatest argument against Android is that the “Android” I am talking about when I describe the experience on my Galaxy Nexus is still very foreign to a majority of Android users.Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Google Now Lets You Download All Your YouTube Videos In One ArchiveWhether you like them or not, Google still leads the way on data portability.Monday, September 24, 2012
MySpace renovationsDear MySpace: I am happy to see you lean away from Facebook and toward the new Digg and Rdio, with a clean design that prizes whitespace as much as content. Give me something functional and pretty, without the spammy taste of Facebook or the learning curve of Google+. Do this for …Friday, September 7, 2012
Say Hello to Samsung’s Fanboy Factory - The Mobilers ProgramIndian mobile tech blogger Clinton Jeff of Unleash the Phones, talking to The Next Web's Brad McCarty: We got a call from Samsung India saying ‘You can either be a part of this and wear the uniform, or you’ll have to get your own …Thursday, September 6, 2012
HootSuite Buys SeesmicRobins Wauters interviewed Seesmic founder Loïc Le Meur at The Next Web today on his company’s sale to rival HootSuite. I have always thought Seesmic was the best multi-profile app for Twitter and Facebook on mobile, and I always preferred their web interface to Hootsuite’s. …Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tent - the decentralized social webTent is decentralized, not federated or centralized. Any Tent server can connect to any other Tent server. All features are available to any server as first-class citizens. Anyone can host their own Tent server. Tent servers can also be run as Tor hidden services …