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Hidely private photo app launches on Android

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 10:58 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Lifetime Memori has announced that its Hidely mobile app, previously only on iOS, is now available for Android. Now, you can discretely share photos and shoot with the company’s “zero trace” built-in camera, across mobile platforms. Like the iOS version, all photos shot with the Android version of Hidely are encrypted and invisible on the device’s photo gallery. This is designed to bypass the vulnerabilities inherent in cloud storage, especially for sensitive material. With Hidely, you can send encrypted photos to family and friends via SMS and email. The message will include a link that will open the photo within a Hidely account.…

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Twitter’s transparency reports are now available in 10 languages

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 10:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Since launching its first transparency report in 2012, it has been Twitter’s aim to ensure users from around the globe can access this information in a clear and straightforward way. Today, Twitter announced that the transparency reports will now be available in 10 languages – fulfilling its July promise to add approximately one dozen report languages by the end of 2014. The company naturally took to Twitter to announce the update, noting that individual country pages will follow in early 2015. The available 10 languages are English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish. Twitter transparency reports are released biannually.…

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The hackers win: Sony cancels the theatrical release of The Interview for now

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by on December 17, 2014 at 10:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Sony has just announced that it is cancelling the December 25 premiere of The Interview amid pressure from hackers and following the four top theater chains in the US backing out from showing the movie. The full statement by the company reads: “In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release. We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers. Sony Pictures has been the victim…

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We all lose when theater chains bow to Sony hackers

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 9:29 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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Editor’s Note: This article was written before Sony announced the cancellation of the December 25 “The Interview” theatrical release. The GOP (Guardians of Peace) hackers that infiltrated Sony Entertainment’s corporate network have won. After hacking into a system that employees warned wasn’t very secure to begin with (there’s now a class action lawsuit against Sony pertaining to this security, or lack thereof) the GOP hackers released a series of awkwardly-worded threats along with a treasure trove of internal Sony emails. The scariest threat appeared yesterday: We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places “The Interview”…

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TNW’s Apps of the Year: Wire, the sleekest messenger for iOS and Android

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by on December 17, 2014 at 9:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gifts2014, Insider

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In our Apps of the Year series, The Next Web team shares personal recommendations for gifts to give this holiday season. This time, it’s apps. Back in my day, there were only two messaging apps people  used: AIM and MSN Messenger. Today’s mobile-centric world is different, where aside from SMS, the market is saturated with apps like WhatsApp, Line, Facebook Messenger and Hangouts, most of which are slight variations on a the same theme. Wire, which launched only a couple of weeks ago, is the first new messaging platform in a long time to catch my eye. Literally. I started using WhatsApp and…

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