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Lifetime subscription to iOSOnlineCourses’ iOS and Xcode Developer Training

Feb23
by on February 23, 2015 at 3:50 pm
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Ready to build amazing apps for the latest Apple devices? iOSOnlineCourses has helped more than 15,000 budding programmers bring their ideas to life with quality tutorials for every skill level — and now it’s your turn to make waves in the App Store. iOSOnlineCourses has over 720 video lectures to take you through the ins and outs of coding in Swift, Objective-C, and building with WatchKit from scratch, so you can create apps and games for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. And that’s not all — you’ll also learn to monetize and market your apps, and get tips from expert…

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Twitter backs the FCC’s net neutrality plans

Feb23
by on February 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, fcc, Insider, net neutrality

Twitter has published a blog post in support of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s net neutrality proposal, which is set to be approved on Thursday. The statement, penned by the company’s public policy manager, Will Carty (@WRDCarty) says: “We need clear, legally sustainable rules to ensure that the internet remains open and continues to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers. This is the heart of Twitter. Without such net neutrality principles in place, some of todays most successful and widely known internet companies might never have come into existence.” Twitter previously lobbied for the proposals…

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Google launches YouTube Kids on Android and iOS

Feb23
by on February 23, 2015 at 2:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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It was rumored for a while, but now it’s official. Google has launched YouTube Kids. The company says it’s been working with various teams across Google (and many parents) over the past year to make it easier for children and parents to interact, resulting in the refined YouTube app for family-focused content. The new app is designed to be simpler for children featuring a brighter and bigger interface. As you might expect, the selection of videos on the platform is limited for what Google considers “appropriate for the whole family.” Parents and children can browse four channel and playlist categories: Shows,…

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Facebook’s privacy policy breaches European law, says watchdog

Feb23
by on February 23, 2015 at 2:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook’s privacy policy violates European law, according to a study commissioned by the Belgian privacy commission, and released today, The Guardian reports. Conducted by the Centre of Interdisciplinary Law and ICT at the University of Leuven, the report says the social network’s updated policies, which came into effect last month, only expanded previous policy and practices, and violate European consumer protection law. The authors argue that Facebook’s policies on profiling for third-party advertising do not “meet the requirements for legally valid consent” and that it “fails to offer adequate control mechanisms” to prevent user-generated content being used for commercial purposes. The report says:…

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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

Feb23
by on February 23, 2015 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

Weekend Roundup
Monday isn’t your friend. It doesn’t want to make you feel better about the week ahead. It doesn’t care how many more things you’d planned to do over the last two days that you didn’t get done. It’s here now, and it’s all business. Luckily for you, we’re a bit nicer than the abstract concept of ‘a Monday’, so we’ve put together all the news and features you missed from over the weekend in one handy list. We know, we’re just too kind. All you need to do is put your phone on silent, make yourself a drink and try…

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