Apple Finally Addresses Location Data Controversy
Apple has finally released a statement regarding the location data controversy which erupted last week. The statement answers 10 questions that should help iPhone users understand exactly what is going with their location data. The main take-away here is that Apple is not actually tracking your location. They aren’t even storing your location. The location [...]
Read MoreYouTube Finally Launching Movies on Demand Service
It’s almost ridiculous when you think about the fact that YouTube was not the first to offer a movie-on-demand service, an area now dominated by the likes of Apple and Netflix. That’s all about to change as YouTube is finally set to launch a service which charges users to stream mainstream Hollywood movies. The new [...]
Read MoreGreenpeace Says Apple, Twitter, Facebook Have ‘Dirty’ Data Centers
Greenpeace released a study (PDF) Thursday which gives some top tech companies low marks for energy efficiency. According to the study, Google and Yahoo made the grade while others still have some work to do. “We expect these companies to play a pivotal role in ensuring we move to clean, safe renewable energy system and [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 3-25-2011
MySpace Failing Faster It used to be the blinged out king of the Internet. Now, MySpace is failing faster and faster. According to Comscore, MySpace dropped by 14.4% from 73 million visitors to 63 million visitors between January and February of 2011. Parent company News Corp. is in the middle of a sale process and [...]
Read MoreWill Smith Replaces 30 Stolen Computers at Philly High School
On Feb 21st, during the wee hours, a high school was robbed. The thieves made off with goods valuing around $80,000: 58 laptops, 2 desktops, and one LED projector. The two 17-year old students who executed the theft have since been caught, but only half of the laptops and the projector have been recovered. Will [...]
Read MoreApple Releases iOS 4.3 Early, Jailbreak Imminent
While the iPad 2 isn’t coming until March 11th, it looks like Apple decided to jump the gun and get iOS 4.3 out to the public. It became available yesterday so you can go update your device right now. The update includes enhancements to the AirPlay feature, Safari browser, and iPad side switch. New features [...]
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