The Web We Want: An Open Letter

Microsoft tells IE users how to defend against zero-day bug - CNET

In lieu of a fix, Microsoft offers workarounds to combat the bug that has left browser users open to attacks.



Microsoft tells IE users how to defend against zero-day bug - CNET

Stop using Microsoft's IE browser until bug is fixed, US and UK warn - CNET

Stop using Microsoft's IE browser until bug is fixed, US and UK warn - CNET

Comcast fights back against Netflix’s poor viewability claims - CNET

"Comcast is limiting the capacity of connections between its network and other networks, unless the network agrees to pay Comcast for access," Libertelli wrote. "Prior to our agreement to interconnect directly with Comcast, Netflix purchased all available transit capacity into Comcast's networks from multiple transit providers. Every single one of those transit links to Comcast was congested (even though the transit providers requested extra capacity), resulting in poor video quality for our members."

What will it take to get people to buy new iPads? - CNET

"My wife uses an iPad 2. She's happy with it. The iPad 2 came out in early 2011. There's nothing wrong with it, really. In fact, Apple just took it off the market earlier this year.

That's the problem with iPads: they're stable, polished, and don't change all that much. That's great for someone buying one, but it doesn't give much of an incentive to upgrade.

Apple's latest iPad sales numbers were down. Apple still sold a lot of them, but not as many as last year: meanwhile, the iPhone's numbers keep climbing. Is there really a problem? The iPad remains our top-recommended tablet. Tons of people have them. It doesn't feel like a product in decline. But I look back at the current iPads and see part of the problem staring right at me."

Nexus 8 at Google I/O 2014?

Galaxy S5 vs HTC M8 (One)

Long-term take: Surface Pro 2 vs. iPad Air - CNET

"Microsoft and Apple have very different ideas about what a high-end tablet is.

After extensive use of both, I have some thoughts about the their strengths and weaknesses."

HTC One M8 Google Play Edition review - CNET

 
HTC One M8 Google Play Edition review - CNET

Aereo | Protect My Antenna

The broadcasters are asking the Court to deny consumers the ability to use the cloud to access a more modern-day television antenna and DVR in order to protect what they believe are their most lucrative business models.

The Copyright Act provides no justification to curtail those rights simply because the consumer is using modern, cloud-based equipment. If the broadcasters succeed, the consequences to American consumers and the cloud industry are chilling.

Broadcasters should not be able to use the Courts to drive forward what they believe are their most lucrative business models

The issue of whether transmissions made by consumers using Aereo are public performances under the Copyright Act is currently before the United States Supreme Court, which will hear arguments on April 22, 2014. An important question in this case is why the broadcasters are so intent on preventing consumers from using a remotely located antenna and DVR.

Decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals April 1 2013



Aereo | Protect My Antenna

Report: NSA Used Heartbleed Security Flaw To Spy On People For Two Years

"After a week of speculation from security experts, Bloomberg reported Friday that the National Security Agency has actively known about and exploited the Heartbleed security bug for at least two years. According to Michael Riley:"

Hands-on with the Lenovo ThinkPad 11e, in both Windows and Chrome OS

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 review - CNET

Samsung is known to price tablets as if they're imported from another galaxy and the 10-inch Tab Pro is yet another victim of the company's unfortunate practice. The comfortable design, top-of-the-line screen, and special software perks are the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1's most impressive features, but the Google Nexus 10 andAmazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 offer a better value for similar specs.



Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 review - CNET

South Korea to mandate anti-theft mobile feature | ZDNet

"Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has completed development work on a new security feature, called Kill Switch, which it wants to make available in all smartphones sold in the country.

South Korea is looking to mandate the implementation of an anti-theft tool in all smartphones sold in the country, as it looks to curb growing incidents of theft in the country. 

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning last week said it had completed development work on a new security feature, called Kill Switch, reported Yonhap News Agency. Designed with local tech players, the initiative first commenced in August last year. 

The security feature will allow smartphone users to remotely block all functions in their stolen or lost devices, rendering it unusable. The report noted that while similar functions were available via apps that could lock or delete data in lost smartphones, these devices could be reused once they had been initialized."

Windows 8.1 Update might change your mind about Windows 8

"Windows 8.1, released in October 2013, was a course correction of sorts, walking back some of the more egregious nods to trendy tablet thinking found in the original release of Windows 8, including a limited-use Start button and a search function that no longer required you to search apps, settings, and files separately. Despite these improvements, Windows 8.1 still felt like a one-size-fits-all solution, cramming a slate-style mentality onto every screen.

With Windows 8.1 Update, you now get a computing environment that feels flexible enough to work on 8-inch tablets as well as 27-inch desktops. Touch is still the preferred input method for working in the tile interface many still call Metro, but at last, mouse and keyboard users aren't completely left out."

Firefox OS 2.0 starts emerging from its cocoon - CNET

Mozilla's modernized mobile OS is catching up to Apple and Google rivals with improvements necessary to carry Firefox OS beyond its bare-bones roots. Copy-paste and find-my-phone tools patch significant shortcomings.

Firefox OS 2.0 starts emerging from its cocoon - CNET

Colbert to succeed Letterman; Internet rejoices - CNET

Twitter is alive with reactions to the (now official) news that Stephen Colbert will be the next "Late Show" host on CBS. Crave's Eric Mack seeks to capture the gestalt.

Colbert to succeed Letterman; Internet rejoices - CNET

Sen. Franken: Comcast can't have it both ways - CNET

"Sen. Al Franken criticized Comcast for an about-face to secure approval of big deals, saying the cable giant highlighted competition with Time Warner Cable to buy content company NBCUniversal but now claims its merger with TWC represents no competitive conflict.

"Comcast can't have it both ways. It can't say that the existence of competition among distributors, including Time Warner Cable, was a reason to approve the NBC deal in 2010 and then turn around a few years a later and say the absence of competition with Time Warner Cable is a reason to approve this deal," he said Wednesday at a US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the proposed $45.2 billion merger between the country's No. 1 and 2 cable companies."