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The NSA publishes the email Edward Snowden sent to question legal authority [Update]

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by on May 29, 2014 at 7:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The NSA has published the one email correspondence it found with whistleblower Edward Snowden as it continues to challenge his assertion that he tried raise concerns through official channels before deciding to leak the documents he had collected. Update: Snowden has responded that the NSA’s version of the story is incomplete. In an interview with NBC, Snowden said that he had reported “real problems” and was basically told, “in bureaucratic language,” to stop asking questions. The NSA took issue with the claim and decided to publish the thread in question. While it’s possible that Snowden is referring to a different email chain, this…

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Google Play will stop accepting apps using legacy AdMob on August 1, platform will be sunset on August 31

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by on May 29, 2014 at 6:34 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google, Insider, Mobile

Google today announced it has completed the rollout of the new AdMob to over 200 countries and as such the Google Play store will stop accepting apps using the legacy SDK on August 1, 2014. The company will sunset legacy AdMob on August 31, 2014. Google says the following will occur on September 1 as a result of the sunset: Ads will stop serving to legacy ad units. Legacy house ad campaigns will stop serving. The legacy AdMob UI will be inaccessible. The company previously said it had “no plans” to stop serving ads, but that has now changed. Android…

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Minbox’s new Chrome extension lets you send large Gmail attachments without waiting

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by on May 29, 2014 at 6:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

It’s been more than a year since we last looked at San Francisco-based Minbox, a (then) new-entrant to the busy file-transfer space that had just raised $800,000 to “take on the establishment with its ‘freaking fast’ service”, as we wrote at the time. To recap, Minbox is a Mac file-transfer and storage plug-in service, letting files of any size or type to be shared via a drag and drop interface, with the files stored on Minbox’s servers for a month. Now, Minbox has rolled out a Chrome extension specifically for Gmail, letting you send huge files directly from your inbox. Click…

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Twitch now lets you filter Counter Strike: Global Offensive streams by map or skill level

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by on May 29, 2014 at 6:00 pm
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Twitch has teamed up with Valve, the iconic video game developer and mastermind behind Steam, to add the first “advanced directory” to its video game streaming platform. When you browse to the Counter Strike: Global Offensive page on Twitch, you’ll now see two predetermined filters: Maps and Skills. The first lets you browse for streams that are taking place in a specific level – useful for aspiring players who are trying to learn the geography and pick up strategies. The second, Twitch says, should show “newer but highly skilled broadcasters who have just begun to build their Twitch audience.” As…

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Twitter’s Crashlytics officially releases Beta, a tool for testing apps on iOS and Android

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by on May 29, 2014 at 5:46 pm
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Crashlytics has announced the official release of Beta, its cross-platform tool for distributing beta versions of apps to iOS and Android testers. The release comes three months after the initial pilot program. With the official launch, Crashlytics now offers full support for the product, which will get continuous updates and regular bug fixes. Beta makes it easy to invite new participants and send out app builds. It combines both mobile platforms into a single dashboard for keeping track of what your testers are up to. Twitter acquired Crashlytics in January 2013. The main service offers crash reporting for iOS, Android and…

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