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YouTube is now blocked in Turkey

Mar27
by on March 27, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Mere days after it blocked access to Twitter, the Turkish government has done the same for YouTube. WebRazzi reports that the video-sharing site is now unavailable through all ISPs, and has posted a screenshot which confirms the move. It simply reads at the bottom: “Access has been blocked by Telecommunication Communication Presidency.” According to Reuters, the Turkish telecoms authority TIB confirmed today it has taken “administrative measure” against the Google-owned platform. A second screenshot posted by WebRazzi details the TIB’s decision on its website. It reads: “After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651, ADMINISTRATION MEASURE has been taken…

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Report: Gingerbread has highest crash rate for Android, while iOS 7.1 is most stable iOS version

Mar27
by on March 27, 2014 at 3:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, ios

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Crittercism, a performance monitoring company best known for crash reports, has come up with its first-ever ‘State of Mobile’ report that extrapolates data from their one billion monthly active users to show a variety of mobile app performance metrics. The report found that Gingerbread has the highest crash rate for Android at 1.7 percent — more than double that of KitKat, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, all of which crash at about 0.7 percent. In the meantime, iOS 7.1 has a crash rate of 1.6 percent, lower than iOS 7.0 (2.1 percent) and iOS 6 (2.5 percent). This means that…

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Google received 27,477 government requests for data impacting 42,648 accounts in the second half of 2013

Mar27
by on March 27, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today updated its Transparency Report, revealing it received 27,477 data requests from various law enforcement agencies around the world during the second half of 2013. Those requests impacted a potential 42,648 accounts, according to the company. The new numbers for the second half of last year are slightly higher than those for the first half (25,879 requests affecting 42,500 accounts). With both halves of 2013, we can now compare the full year to all of 2012. Google previously revealed it received 42,327 requests in all of 2012 that impacted a potential 68,249 accounts. Basic addition tells us Microsoft received…

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Twitter teams up with Billboard to launch Real-Time Charts, just days after killing #Music app

Mar27
by on March 27, 2014 at 2:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Twitter and Billboard are set to launch a new chart that will rank which music is being shared and tweeted about the most in real-time. It will be called the ‘Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts’ and be available on Billboard.com. The leaderboard will rank the most popular tracks being talked about at any one time, as well as those that have remained popular over a longer period. Billboard and Twitter also want to use the chart to highlight “the most talked about and shared songs by new and upcoming acts”. Billboard said the new music charts are part of an exclusive,…

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Songza can now play you music based on the weather

Mar27
by on March 27, 2014 at 2:32 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, music streaming, Product Updates

Songza, the New York-based music streaming service, is now using weather data to deliver music to you after inking a deal with The Weather Company, parent to The Weather Channel. This means that on top of facilitating music discovery based on day, time, device type, location and past behavior, Songza can now suggest songs to you according to the state of mind you’re in based on the weather. If you’ve ever wanted some suitable music to keep you company during a thunderstorm, Songza may very well be able to do it now. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, Songza distinguishes itself within the…

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