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Facebook’s Bug Bounty program paid $1.3 million last year, with Oculus and Moves now included

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 6:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook has announced that it paid 321 hackers worldwide last year over $1 million to help spot security flaws in the social network’s software. That brings the total amount of money awarded since the program started in 2011 to over $3 million. Despite the spend in 2014 being lower than in 2013, there was actually an increase of 16 percent in the number of reports submitted to Facebook’s Bug Bounty program. “Every year we are surprised by what we learn from the security community, and 2014 was no exception,” Collin Greene, Facebook’s security engineer, wrote in a blog post on…

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Google Play Music increases free personal cloud storage to 50,000 songs

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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While Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody and other music streaming services tout their expansive music catalog and discovery services, what sets Google Play Music apart from the rest of the pack is the ability to upload already owned music into the service’s cloud for free. Today Google announced that it is upgrading that song storage from 20,000 songs to 50,000 songs. The kicker is that you don’t even have to sign up for Google’s Play Music All Access subscription service. You can just store the music to stream to your devices without using up storage on all your devices. If you own music that’s unavailable…

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55% off the limited edition Code Black Drone + HD Camera pre-order exclusive

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 5:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

After selling out extremely quickly on it’s first two runs, the HD Code Black Drone has been on preorder for months. Well now it’s back in the TNW Deals store and ready to ship! As a special promotion, we’re extending the Pre-Order price for two more days! Get it now, because the price goes up after Thursday! Finished in stunning matte black, the Code Black Drone features beginner and expert flight modes so you can execute simple flight patterns and tricks right out of the box, and more complex maneuvers once you’ve got in some practice. The Code Black Drone includes an…

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Google updates Android Calendar app with 7-day week view, Drive integration and more

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 5:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Google has today rolled out some changes to its Calendar app for Android after listening to user feedback. After the app’s latest redesign, some users complained about the interface not showing enough information and missing features. Today’s changes address some of those concerns, and include: A seven day week view (instead of five) with pinch to zoom support Adding Google Drive files to relevant events A toggle for birthdays imported from Google+ A settings option to show week numbers Being able to import .ics files from other apps You can check out the newest version of the app on the Google Play Store. As for…

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Spark’s $39 Electron board brings simple cellular connectivity to the Internet of Things

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Electron, Gadgets, Insider, Internet of Things, Product Launches, Spark

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Spark has been on a mission to simplify the business of making connected products for some time. It started with the Spark Core, then moved on to the Photon and the Internet Button. Those products all relied on Wi-Fi. Its latest takes on the even trickier task of bringing cellular connectivity to the Internet of Things. The Spark Electron is the company’s first cellular-connected development board and is available for pre-order on Kickstarter now, starting at $39. It’ll come with a SIM card and a $2.99 per month data plan in the US that can be cancelled at anytime. Spark’s currently…

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