Sunday, May 12, 2013

March Madness Hero Kevin Ware Says He's Done With Twitter

Kevin-ware-2Sam Laird2013-04-29 21:34:41 UTC

Kevin Ware became an inspirational hero online this month after suffering one of the most gruesome injuries ever seen in a televised sports event.

Now he says he's done with Twitter.

If years of Internet abuse has ripped your memory to shreds, here's Ware's backstory: He pretty much snapped his right leg in half during his Louisville squad's March Madness quarterfinal win over Duke. Teammates sobbed on the court and the horrific video became a viral spectacle. But as Ware recovered from the brutal injury, his Twitter following ballooned to more than 175,000 followers as he posted upbeat messages, thanked fans for their support and interacted with scores of celebrity well-wishers.

But the fun's over, according to this somewhat cryptic tweet Ware posted on Monday morning:

What exactly all that means, however, isn't quite clear. Is the team rule new? What's changed between now and a few weeks ago? What did TMZ do besides, well, being TMZ? And if coach Rick Pitino can get a title tattoo, why can't Ware post a simple tweet? We've contacted Louisville for more comment and will let you know what they say.

Should college athletes be allowed to use social media? Give us your take in the comments.

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Proposal Would Require Internet Companies to Comply With Wiretaps

SurveillanceAlex Fitzpatrick2013-04-29 20:40:21 UTC

Government officials are working on legislation that would financially penalize email, social media, Internet phone and online chat companies that refuse to comply with court wiretap orders, according to a report.

The proposal would allow courts to levy fines "starting at tens of thousands of dollars" upon such uncooperative companies, according to the Washington Post citing "persons who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations." The fines would then increase on an exponential scale after three months of noncompliance.

Companies targeted by the proposal, such as Facebook and Google, would be tasked with developing their own procedures for handing over the requested data — perhaps email exchanges, chat records or IP addresses — to law enforcement.

Law enforcement has for nearly two decades used the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA, to compel phone companies and Internet providers to allow them to snoop on customers' telephone and Internet traffic and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, to request access to users' stored emails and other electronic communications.

CALEA in particular, however, has become decreasingly useful to investigators as digital communications providers have been shifting from server-based to cloud storage and using end-to-end encryption on data transfers. And while data from Google, Twitter and other companies shows government requests for user data are steadily rising, not all government data requests are granted. Some companies have their own internal vetting process for deciding whether to comply with such requests and sometimes choose not to comply. Smaller companies say they lack the manpower to comply.

The proposal would amend CALEA only slightly, establishing that voice-over-IP companies are not exempt from wiretap requirements. Fines issued under the proposal would be levied through an amendment to the 1968 Wiretap Act.

The report of the proposal comes just a month after an FBI general counsel publicly argued the bureau should be able to wiretap email and online chat networks in order to conduct timely investigations in the digital era.

Privacy advocates, however, are already raising concerns over this reported wiretapping proposal. Joe Hall, Senior Staff Technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, argued that requiring companies to compromise their own encryption methods would make customers' data vulnerable to hackers.

"A wiretapping mandate is a vulnerability mandate," said Hall in an emailed statement. "The unintended consequences of this proposal are profound. At the very time when the nation is concerned about cybersecurty, the FBI proposal has the potential to make our communications less secure. Once you build a wiretap capability into products and services, the bad guys will find a way to use it."

Should social media companies be forced to allow law enforcement wiretapping? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Google Bans Self-Updating Android Apps

Googleplayfor TechNewsDaily 2013-04-29 22:23:10 UTC

Updating Android apps is usually very simple: Click on the Google Play Store app, My Apps and "Update all." You can even set apps to update automatically. This process is simple for the end user, but creates a time-consuming middleman for app creators.

Some apps tried to circumvent this process by including automatic updaters right in the app, but Google has put a stop to this process: As of now, all Google Play Store app updates will come via the Play Store or not at all.

This ban on auto-updaters only applies to software acquired through the Play Store. Users can still install third-party apps from stores such as Amazon or Tencent, or even directly from the web, by allowing app installation from "unknown sources" in a phone or tablet's settings.

In fact, users in China have no access to paid apps in the Play Store whatsoever, and must rely on alternate sources of apps.

Amazon and Tencent provide reputable apps, like the Play Store, but downloading Android apps from the web is a little like the Wild West: Some are good, but most are dangerous hotbeds of malware and pirated apps.

The issue received considerable attention last month when Facebook — one of the most popular Android apps — automatically downloaded an update and pestered users with unrelenting vibrations and beeps until they broke down and installed it.

Luckily for Android users, this was a perfectly legitimate Facebook update and presented no threat, but it still circumvented the protective Play Store entirely.

Google does not object to Facebook's self-updates specifically, but rather seems concerned that they might set a perilous precedent. Less savory apps could easily present a safe download in the curated Play Store, then apply malicious updates as soon as users install it. Common Android hacks can irritate users with ads, gain access to private photos or even compromise financial information.

The guidelines for the Google Play Store changed last Thursday (April 25), according to Droid Life. Now, apps that allow self-updaters are listed under the "Dangerous Products" supposedly forbidden in the store.

"An app downloaded from Google Play may not modify, replace or update its own [code] by any method other than Google Play's update mechanism," the new language states.

Clearly, Google is not taking a hard-line approach, since the Facebook app is still up and running, and widely available. However, it will have to change its update protocols if it wants to retain its spot in the Play Store.

Apps without Facebook's clout may face expulsion, but the Play Store has generally been lenient in the past, choosing to issue warnings rather than ban apps outright.

This protocol update will patch a potential security flaw before it becomes a major issue, which is always the best time to do it. As for Facebook, it will have to continue to deal with updating through the Play Store: a hassle for coders, but a boon for everyday users.

Image via iStockphoto, samxmeg

This article originally published at TechNewsDaily here

Topics: Android apps, apps, Apps and Software, Google, Google Play, Mobile, Tech TechNewsDaily is a Mashable publishing partner that is an exciting new and accessible source of technology news and information for non-geeks seeking to learn about the cool gadgets, powerful software and unavoidable technologies of everyday life. This article is reprinted with the publisher's permission.

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6 Coffee Apps to Help You Savor Every Sip

Coffee-istockphotoGloria Dawson2013-04-29 23:53:58 UTC

Coffee is just a means to an end for some; it's a way to wake up and stay that way. But to others, coffee is a way of life, an art form, a drink to be savored with each sip. Here are six of our favorite apps for coffee making and drinking.

Although coffee and technology haven't always been a great match (think pourover coffee fanatics who do everything by hand), at April’s Specialty Coffee Association of America Expo in Boston, a new piece of tech was what generated the most buzz. The Modbar could transform the modern coffee bar. The laboratory-like system hides all but the coffee, milk and water taps under the counter. The system is both modular and customizable and uses a touchscreen to control all of the elements.

Technology has advanced the art of coffee making on a smaller scale as well –- from apps that help you find a local fair-trade-grown cup o' joe, to those with timers and video tutorials for making coffee drinks at home. Read about a few of them in the slideshow above.

Do you have a coffee app that you love? Let us know in the comments.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto, creacart

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Watch This Tweet-Powered Tornado Blow Away Interns

Brian Anthony Hernandez2013-04-29 12:18:24 -0700

Weather Channel interns are challenging Twitter users to blow them away for Tornado Week. They've transformed part of their office into a tweet-powered tornado simulation, putting the public in control of the wind speed.

Each mention of "#TornadoWeek" will help elevate the wind speed. The goal is to reach 1 million mentions, which "will turn up the wind for a full blown EF-5 tornado." On the Enhanced Fujita Scale, EF-5 tornadoes reach winds of more than 200 miles per hour.

At the time of this writing, the wind registered at 92 miles per hour thanks to viewers' 4,339 #TornadoWeek tweets. People can interact with the interns at @TornadoWeek.

Kevin Planovsky of Vert, the agency tracking the incoming #TornadoWeek tweets, told Mashable the wind speed is "effective wind speed, not actual wind speed; it is a representation of how it feels in the room."

The Weather Channel's Tornado Week started Monday and this year includes two new specials (The Truth About Twisters and Tornado 360) as well as tornado-themed content on TV, online and on mobile.

"For those who share our awe of tornadoes’ astonishing power and destruction, they will be glued to our programming this week," TWC President David Clark said in a statement, "and that’s as close to tornadoes as we ever want them to get."

Image courtesy of YouTube, TheWeatherChannel

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MorePhone, the Smartphone Screen That Changes Shape to Alert You

Charlie White2013-04-27 22:42:11 UTC

When you watch this video, realize that you might be peeking into the future of flexible smartphone technology. Sure, today's handsets can alert you with noises and vibrations, but what if your phone were like the shape-changing MorePhone, bending and twisting when it receives a text or call?

Now you're getting the idea. Created by researchers at Queen's University Human Media Lab in Canada, the phone is in its prototype stage thus far. Its e-Ink display uses special memory wires, curling up to a certain angle when they're electronically activated.

This early iteration looks crude, but use your imagination.

This early iteration looks crude, but use your imagination. Picture this bending technology mixed with some of the flexible displays we've seen at trade shows. The result could be a dancing smartphone that jumps around in your pocket when it wants to notify you, or rapidly folds and unfolds itself like a butterfly's wings to attract your attention.

If this technology can be used to curl up edges — or the entire screen — certainly it can be trained to curl up the phone into a scroll when you're not using it, and later unraveling itself to a flat state when it receives information you'd like to see.

Take a look at our video, above; then watch the original video from the inventors, below. What do you think of this technology? Let us know in the comments.

Graphic and video courtesy of YouTube, Human Media Lab

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Met Gala Dresses to be Sold Online Day After

Met-punk-exhibitLauren Indvik2013-04-29 03:59:39 UTC

First it was "straight from the runway" and soon, it will be straight from the red carpet. Moda Operandi, an online luxury retailer that kickstarted its business by offering fashion goods for order within days — rather than months — of their runway debuts, is now extending that model to next week's Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Moda'Operandi is the biggest sponsor of this spring's Costume Institute exhibition, "Punk: Chaos to Couture." It kicks off with a gala event— punk-themed, of course — on May 6. Last year's benefit attracted a long roster of leading designers and celebrities, including Marc Jacobs, Valentino Garavani, Beyonce Knowles, Scarlett Johansson and Kirsten Dunst. The retailer will be live-streaming red carpet arrivals on its website beginning at 7 p.m., which will simultaneously stream on the Met's website, Vogue.com and Samsung.com.

Moda'Operandi has partnered with several designers to make their dresses and accessories available for purchase the day after they're worn at the gala. The retailer expects to carry about 10 pieces (total) from Rodarte, Nina Ricci, Wes Gordon, Delpozo and Anthony Vacarello, among others, a spokesperson for the company said. The sale will run for one week.

Beyond the day-after sale, Moda'Operandi is also releasing a punk-themed capsule collection on May 2, which features more than 100 original and vintage items from designers including Balmain, Givenchy, Prabal Gurung, Dolce & Gabbana and Vivienne Westwood, ranging in price from $100 to $13,000.

This isn't the first time Moda has done a red carpet extension, Indre Rockefeller, director of ready-to-wear at Moda'Operandi, told Mashable in a phone interview last week. The site offered the $4,695 Prabal Gurung dress actress Jennifer Lawrence wore to the L.A. premiere of The Hunger Games, and a dress she wore, by the same designer, to the 2013 Critics' Choice Awards. Rockefeller says the gowns have attracted interest both domestically and internationally, particularly in areas that don't have access to retail environments that carry those designers.

"A lot of times brands get a ton of interest and customer inquiries after a red carpet event, and don't have the chance to sell [the look]," Rockefeller says of the red carpet initiatives. Rockefeller says she hopes to work with more designers at future events, acknowledging that the company's ability to offer red carpet looks is limited by the number of attendees wearing custom-made ensembles from individual designers.

"Punk: Chaos to Couture" is open to the public from May 9 through August 14 in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Ask Hugh Jackman 'Wolverine' Questions for May 2 Twitter Chat

Hugh-jackman-as-wolverineBrian Anthony Hernandez2013-04-28 22:26:24 UTC

Golden Globe winner Hugh Jackman will use Twitter on Thursday to answer fans' burning questions about The Wolverine movie — in which he will play the disgruntled hero with degenerative abilities for the sixth time in the X-Men film franchise.

20th Century Fox exclusively told Mashable that the May 2 Twitter chat will begin at noon ET, and will involve Jackman responding to questions via video. People can tweet questions using hashtags #AskHugh and #TheWolverine before and during the Q&A. Answers will appear on the @RealHughJackman or @WolverineMovie accounts.

The film hits theaters July 26, and tackles Wolverine's immortality. "Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before," according to 20th Century Fox.

The Wolverine also features Silver Samurai and Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova). Its trailer shows a glimpse of Famke Janssen's departed Jean Grey character, who may reappear more than once in flashbacks.

Jackman's Twitter chat is just one part of 20th Century Fox's digital promotional blitz for The Wolverine. Aside from the traditional marketing tactics and video trailer, people involved with the film have leveraged Twitter, Vine, Facebook and YouTube to build anticipation for the summer release.

Director James Mangold, for example, shared a six-second Vine "tweaser," which teased a 20-second teaser for the movie's trailer.

Mangold is also tweeting exclusive images from the flick.

For its part, 20th Century Fox unleashed two beautiful "motion posters" on YouTube:

And on Facebook, people can create a Wolverine cover photo with their name on it:

Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox

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