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Sky News is on the way for Xbox 360 users in the US and UK

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 1:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Xbox 360 users in the UK and US will soon be able to watch Sky News coverage directly through their console, as the media giant prepares to expand its footprint. Launching on September 9 for Xbox Live customers only, the Sky News icon will arrive in the TV section of the homepage, serving up a 24/7 live feed of news. Parent company BSkyB, in which Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has a majority ownership stake, says it’s tailoring the channel feed for the US, with editors in New York, LA and Washington localizing the content. ➤ Sky News Further Extends…

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4 great TNW Deals to save you money on apps, gadgets and skills

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers

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Forget alarm clocks, Wakie wakes you with phone calls from strangers

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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There’s alarm clock apps that force you to spin around, and ones that require you to move closer to your router. Then there’s Wakie, an app that encourages random strangers around the world to wake you up with a phone call. Wakie has actually existed before, as it’s the international version of the Russian-language wake up app called Budist. The Wakie brand has also been alive in the US since 2011, but aimed squarely at Russian speakers there. However, fresh from a $1 million funding round, it’s all systems go for Wakie in other markets. For now, Wakie is open…

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Google makes site-specific search more prominent, adds Autocomplete and support for your site’s own search pages

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 1:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today updated its sitelinks search box, used for searching within websites directly from Google’s search results. The company has made the search box more prominent (it is now above the sitelinks section), as well as added support for Autocomplete and the ability to send the user to the website’s own search pages. The last part requires that webmasters have a working site-specific search engine and use correct the markup on their site. To let Google know you want this second search box to appear and send users directly to your site’s search results page, you can mark up your…

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Online learning platform Coursera fixes vulnerabilities, says no user data was compromised

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 12:17 pm
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Online learning platform Coursera said it has patched a vulnerability that left the names and email address of its nine million registered users potentially accessible to teachers registered with the service. The issue was raised by Stanford professor Jonathan Mayer. A registered teacher on Coursera himself, Mayer found that the site’s use of autocomplete left its database exposed to a potential data dump using the same technique as Weev’s infamous incident with AT&T. In addition, Mayer’s research suggested that third party websites could be manipulated to gain access to a Coursera’s student’s course registration history. The professor also raised issues with the company’s confusing ID privacy policy. Coursera apologized…

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