Google's chief legal officer: live Q&A
Join our live chat with David Drummond who will answer your questions about the NSA, security, privacy and the limits of law from 5pm BST (12pm ET) on Wednesday ...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Boot up: Google Glass privacy, Facebook video ads, iOS 7 apps threat, Kazam smartphones and more
Plus Android Humble Bundle, Apple/Samsung duopoly, music identity, Rihanna and Justin Bieber's YouTube battle, and moreA quick burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamPrivacy authorities issue Google a 'please explain'...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Microsoft beefs up Windows Phone voice recognition technology
But smartphone buyers may be less interested in Deep Neural Networks, and more keen to know whether Windows Phone 8 has their favourite appsGood news for Windows Phone owners in the US: you can now shave 0.5 seconds off the time it takes to find a de...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Facebook could do more with video, but is Instagram the answer?
With 100m users, photo-sharing app tipped to help social network fend off competition from Twitter's VineFacebook may be preparing to add video-sharing features to its Instagram app, in a direct response to the popularity of Twitter's Vine app.The ne...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Boot up: Project Loon, Feminist Taylor Swift, Puzzle & Dragons, Ford in-car interfaces and more
Plus post-Napster bands, personal data exchanges, Sunrise app update, iTunes Radio, Intel smart-watch plans and moreA quick burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamRelease the Google Internet Balloons! Stuck in Custom...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Google Glass does have a diversity problem. Here's why it matters
If augmented eyewear really is a 'moonshot' for the company, it should be shaped beyond the USIt's hard not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Dean Johnson. Like other applicants to Google's #ifihadglass scheme providing early access to its Glass eyewe...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Monday, June 17, 2013
Google Reader: what are the alternatives?
The tech giant is due to 'retire' its RSS app, but there are replacements out there - and Facebook or Apple could jump inThree months ago, Google announced the "retirement" of Google Reader as part of the company's second spring cleaning. On July 1st...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Monday, June 17, 2013
Smartphones and facial recognition: focus groups 2.0
Coupled to facial imaging, the smartphone could become the ultimate media analytics toolWhen it comes to testing new products, most of us have been through the focus group experience. You sit behind a one-way mirror and watch a handpicked group of pe...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Monday, June 17, 2013
Boot up: ParaShoot, Facebook news reader, YouTube channels chart, Apple users' worth and more
Plus a study of filesharers, Songbird sings its last, Minecraft creator's email advice, and moreA quick burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamParaShoot - Smart HD Videography Everyone Can Wear KickstarterSeeking $26...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Monday, June 17, 2013
The NSA's Prism: why we should care
Politicians tell us the innocent need fear nothing from involuntary disclosure, but their actions threaten privacy and moreThe revelations about Prism and other forms of NSA dragnet surveillance has got some people wondering what all the fuss is. Whe...
Guardian (UK) Tech Blog
Friday, June 14, 2013
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