Amazon Cloud Drive and app arrive in UK at last, sans fanfare
By Steve Dent posted Aug 27th 2012 7:18AM Eons after it appeared in the US, Amazon’s Cloud Drive is at last available in the UK. Brits can manage the service from within their Amazon account online, or get the free standalone Mac or PC app for desktop dragging and dropping. It slipped in with nary a peep from Amazon, sporting the same US dollar pricing as the American site: roughly $10 per year (£6) for every 20GB. So, despite...
Samsung enters advertising market with small-bezel and transparent displays
By Daniel Cooper posted Aug 27th 2012 7:42AM Mad Men marathons aside, it’s rare that we dream of a career in advertising, but Samsung’s latest pair of commercial displays have turned our head. The Korean giant has developed a 21.6-inch, 1:1 ratio (“square” to us normals) display with a 5.5mm bezel that can be used to develop video walls, installations or 3D sculptures. It’s reportedly far more...
Protect Your Dropbox Data with Two-Factor Authentication
Dropbox is rolling out stronger security to protect data stored in the cloud. Following in Google’s footsteps, Dropbox is enhancing account security with optional two-factor authentication. Dropbox is a popular cloud storage service used by millions of users. Dropbox has had some issues regarding data security, though, and passwords alone have also proven to be an Achilles heel when it comes to protecting online data. Phishing...
Apple Previews iOS 6
When a call comes in that you can’t answer right away, swipe up to reveal options. Quickly reply with an iMessage or SMS. Use a preset message or write a custom one. When a call comes in that you can’t answer right away, swipe up to reveal options. Set up a time- or location-based callback reminder. Get an alert in an hour or when you leave your current location, arrive at home, or get to work. Turn on Do Not Disturb to suppress all...
App.net causes a HooHa with its first Android app
By Daniel Cooper posted Aug 27th 2012 8:16AM It’s a good time for confusingly-named App.net, hot on the heels of smashing its funding goal and cooking up its first terms of service, the paid-Twitter startup now has an Android mobile client. HooHa chief Deniz Veli told The Next Web that he cooked up the software after seeing a “thriving developer community” surrounding the new service — with many presumably...
