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Category: Web
FCC to investigate Netflix vs. ISP ‘slow internet’ squabble
The slow internet blame game has finally caught FCC’s attention which is currently investigating the tussle between Netflix and ISPs.
Emails to and from iCloud to other providers will soon be encrypted, Apple assures
After lax security practices were disclosed, Apple promises to get it right.
Google Fit to take on Apple & Samsung health platforms?
Google Fit enough to monitor steps, heart rate, biometric data as well as, challenge Apple HealthKit and Samsung SAMI!!
Amazon plunges into music streaming with Prime Music
Not to fight other services and win, but to get along and play as a team – “at this time!”
Twitter restores TweetDeck after taking it offline following discovery of XSS vulnerability
The vulnerability, which was believed to be patched, isn’t actually fixed and Twitter had to take the extreme step of taking Tweetdeck offline.
Nominet: 50,000 .uk domain name registrations within 24 hours
The new national domain name has been received with open arms as Nominet receives 50,000 registration requests within 24 hours.
Feedly, Evernote DDoS’d; perpetrators demand ransom
Two of the most used services – one for its RSS service and other for note taking – have been affected by DDoS since hours.
Leading PR Firms promise Wikipedia of fair conduct
PR Firms: It is wise for communications professionals to follow Wikipedia.
Britain gets national .uk web address
Over 10 million existing UK domain holders will get a chance to register their .uk domain first.
Game of Thrones season 4 episode 9 breaks swarming records
This is the third time in just as many months that the latest season of Game of Thrones has managed to break torrent swarming records.
Flickr closes doors for Facebook, Google logins
Yahoo’s move could help it garner more users, but the move could backfire as well considering there are other photo sharing services that provide both competitive storage options and social logins.
Chromebook users can now view Google Play Store video content offline
Thanks to a Chrome plugin, the always online requirement for viewing video content from Play Store has been eliminated.
Google apologises for D-Day Doodle goof-up
Google: “We’re sorry for the mistake, and we’re proud to honour those who took part in D-Day”
Google Chrome leading US browser market, new report claims
Chrome manages to ace the US web browser market for the first time with a combined desktop and mobile browser share of 31.8 percent.