Day: October 26, 2014

Android Lollipop is arriving on November 3

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When Android Lollipop was first announced to the public, there was no time frame given for its availability. Now, It has been reported that Google will officially release the new software on November 3.

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According to the new Android SDK announcements,  developers are now encouraged to test and update their apps in accordance to the new Material Design guidelines and the Android Lollipop framework before the internet search giant releases the new software on the said date.

As always, Nexus devices will be the first in line to receive Lollipop: Nexus 4, 5, 7, and 10 will all be updated once Google gives the go signal to launch, and Nexus 6 and 9 will be shipped with the OS. Google Play edition devices such as Moto G and HTC One M8 will also be getting their hands on Lollipop early as well but deployment will depend on their handset manufacturers.

For a complete list of devices that will reportedly be upgraded to Android Lollipop, check them out here.

Source: 1, 2

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Twitpic shuts down, passes domain to twitter

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Third-party twitter photo service Twitpic is shutting down today, October 25th.

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In a string of blog posts that started last month, founder Noah Everett tried to keep the service by reaching out to acquisition giants and investors, but were met with disagreements over some contract stipulations. Filing a trademark for ‘twitpic’ also met a lot of hurdles, including a recent denial of API service threat by microblogging site Twitter if he won’t give up on the name. In the end, he resorted to shutting the service down along with all the pictures in it.

He says in his last blog post that twitter will now claim and keep the domain alive, as well as all photos archived with the third-party service. Their mobile apps have now been removed from app stores and will not be supported anymore. Users may login to the site to download a copy of their uploaded photos or delete their accounts.

Twitpic started in 2007 as third-party alternative to twitter’s own photo-uploading service. It grew the following years to become one of the biggest off-site photo uploading options for the microblogging platform.

Source: 1, 2

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Twitpic shuts down, passes domain to twitter

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

Third-party twitter photo service Twitpic is shutting down today, October 25th.

twitpic

In a string of blog posts that started last month, founder Noah Everett tried to keep the service by reaching out to acquisition giants and investors, but were met with disagreements over some contract stipulations. Filing a trademark for ‘twitpic’ also met a lot of hurdles, including a recent denial of API service threat by microblogging site Twitter if he won’t give up on the name. In the end, he resorted to shutting the service down along with all the pictures in it.

He says in his last blog post that twitter will now claim and keep the domain alive, as well as all photos archived with the third-party service. Their mobile apps have now been removed from app stores and will not be supported anymore. Users may login to the site to download a copy of their uploaded photos or delete their accounts.

Twitpic started in 2007 as third-party alternative to twitter’s own photo-uploading service. It grew the following years to become one of the biggest off-site photo uploading options for the microblogging platform.

Source: 1, 2

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Supreme Court: ‘Friends Only’ privacy on Facebook not private at all

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The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a ‘friends only’ privacy at social networking site Facebook does not entitle a user to total or absolute privacy, according to an 18-page decision it released a few days ago.

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This comes with the court’s third division denying a petition for writ of habeas data filed by the parents of two Cebu City students against the school who banned their children from their graduation ceremonies in March 2012. The photos in question: five students wearing bikinis that were uploaded on their personal facebook accounts.

Officials representing the school the students were studying at described the photos as being “lewd, obscene, and immoral.” Parents, however, insisted that these photos were only disclosed to a number of friends within the ‘very private’ confines of their facebook walls; away from prying eyes of the public, even the school officials.

However, the Supreme Court upheld the local Cebu trial court’s decision that the school did not violate any privacy issues, as the complainants were not able to provide sufficient and concrete evidence. The court also replied that the school is not liable for any privacy-related complaints, as they were only the recepients and these were voluntary shown and submitted to the school by those who saw the photos in question.

The High court reminded social network users on its resolution to be very careful on what they post on their accounts, as these “can be opened, read, or copied by third parties who may or may not be allowed access to such,” it said.

Source: GMA News Online

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Supreme Court: ‘Friends Only’ privacy on Facebook not private at all

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a ‘friends only’ privacy at social networking site Facebook does not entitle a user to total or absolute privacy, according to an 18-page decision it released a few days ago.

facebook

This comes with the court’s third division denying a petition for writ of habeas data filed by the parents of two Cebu City students against the school who banned their children from their graduation ceremonies in March 2012. The photos in question: five students wearing bikinis that were uploaded on their personal facebook accounts.

Officials representing the school the students were studying at described the photos as being “lewd, obscene, and immoral.” Parents, however, insisted that these photos were only disclosed to a number of friends within the ‘very private’ confines of their facebook walls; away from prying eyes of the public, even the school officials.

However, the Supreme Court upheld the local Cebu trial court’s decision that the school did not violate any privacy issues, as the complainants were not able to provide sufficient and concrete evidence. The court also replied that the school is not liable for any privacy-related complaints, as they were only the recepients and these were voluntary shown and submitted to the school by those who saw the photos in question.

The High court reminded social network users on its resolution to be very careful on what they post on their accounts, as these “can be opened, read, or copied by third parties who may or may not be allowed access to such,” it said.

Source: GMA News Online

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