TDH – I Want Results

September 21, 2014 thedigitalhazard Leave a comment

This week on the show, we speak to a number of Linux-y things, from native support of Netflix, which was a long time coming, to the new found ability to run Android apps in Chrome. There is a project underway to get a SMS based web browser off the ground for android users in third-world nations without a data plan, and Tom Wheeler has stated that 4Mbps broadband will keep rural America on the wrong side of the digital divide. We dive head first into the reason that security tools need better user experiences and the precedent a new Senate bill will place on government officials accessing emails stored on foreign servers. All that and a bit more this week on the show.

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Netflix coming to Linux

http://www.themukt.com/2014/09/19/native-netflix-ubuntu-linux/

Run Android apps in Chrome

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/09/hack-runs-android-apps-on-windows-mac-and-linux-computers/

SMS based Cosmos browser

http://www.themukt.com/2014/09/16/sms-based-cosmos-browser-developing-countries/

US Senate Bill to limit access to foreign email

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2686414/new-us-senate-bill-aims-to-limit-access-to-emails-stored-abroad.html

Coalition to better security tools

http://threatpost.com/new-initiative-simply-secure-aims-to-make-security-tools-easier-to-use

TrueCrypt getting new life?

http://www.esecurityplanet.com/open-source-security/truecrypt-getting-a-new-life.html

BitTorrent opens up Bleep secure messaging app

https://gigaom.com/2014/09/17/bittorrent-opens-up-bleep-alpha-releases-android-and-mac-apps-for-private-text-and-voice-chat/

FCC says that 4Mbps is not fast enough for ‘broadband’

http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/09/sorry-att-and-verizon-4mbps-isnt-fast-enough-for-broadband/

Larry Ellison steps down from Oracle CEO

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-18/oracle-s-ellison-steps-down-as-ceo-replaced-by-hurd-and-catz.html

Science News

NASA signs SpaceX and Boeing

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/september/nasa-chooses-american-companies-to-transport-us-astronauts-to-international/index.html#.VB3QOfldV8F

Shows

TDH – Yelp review for my ATM

September 14, 2014 thedigitalhazard Leave a comment

This week on the show, I quickly recap the Apple announcements which occurred on Tuesday, including the quick sellout of the iPhone 6+. We speak about a number of legislative and judicial announcements this week, from the coalition of tech companies that signed a letter to push the Email Privacy Bill forward, to a ruling about digitization of library books in the EU and what’s known colloquially as the ‘Yelp’ bill. T-Mobile had an August full of new customers, and we dive into some of the cool things that NASA is doing. All that and more this week!

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Apple Announcements:

iPhone sells out

http://recode.net/2014/09/12/larger-iphone-6-plus-sells-out-amid-strong-demand-for-apples-latest-crop/

iWatch is a real thing, but what is it for?

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/apples-smart-smartwatch-play-let-developers-find-the-killer-app/

US Gov. threatened Yahoo with $0.25 mill fine per day under PRISIM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/us-threatened-massive-fine-to-force-yahoo-to-release-data/2014/09/11/38a7f69e-39e8-11e4-9c9f-ebb47272e40e_story.html

Email Privacy Bill

http://cir.ca/news/email-privacy-act

California passes “Yelp” bill

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/09/10/california-passed-yelp-bill-protects-customers-writing-negative-reviews-businesses/

EU Court rules on library book use

http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/11/libraries-can-digitize-books/

Sandisk announces 512GB SD card

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2468406,00.asp

T-Mobile adds record number of pre-paid subscribers

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/12/us-tmobile-subscribers-idUSKBN0H71PO20140912

Windows 9 leaked images

http://www.zdnet.com/windows-threshold-screenshot-leaks-whats-there-whats-not-7000033573/

Science News

Curiosity arrives at Mt. Sharp

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-mars-curiosity-rover-reached-mount-sharp-20140911-story.html

NASA to send laser pulses at Earth

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/10/6131645/nasa-will-send-billions-of-laser-pulses-toward-earth-to-map-forests

Scientists make light behave like a solid

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/crystallized-light-reveals-potential

Shows

TDH – Product Heavy Show

September 7, 2014 thedigitalhazard Leave a comment

This week on the show, we spend quite a fair amount of time on Apple, and the news of this past week, and the speculation on what will undoubtedly be the news of the week to come. The iCloud hack serves as a good Public Service Announcement for understanding how secure your personal effects actually are in the cloud. Not to be completely overshadowed, Motorola announced updated versions of the Moto X and Moto G smartphones, as well as the 360 smartwatch, and something called the Hint. We take a quick look through the latest from Nest, the home automation company, and talk about Tom Wheeler’s lofty goals for 25Mbps data speed broadband competition in the US. All that and more this week.

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Apple’s iCloud Breach

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/fbi-apple-investigating-celebrity-photo-hacks/

iCoud and the false security of two-factor

http://www.tuaw.com/2014/09/02/think-iclouds-two-factor-authentication-protects-your-privacy/

Apple to ramp up security alerts

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/us-apple-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0H005N20140905

Apple to launch new iPhones and the iWatch

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/technology/apple-smartwatch-and-bigger-iphones-to-be-introduced.html

Moto updates the Moto X and Moto G

https://gigaom.com/2014/09/04/motorola-updates-the-moto-x-and-g-and-debuts-its-swish-new-smartwatch-the-moto-360/

Actually wearable circuitry