“Apple has done pretty well for itself these last few years. It’s got cash in the bank, healthy revenue, and it still sets the bar for what a modern smartphone should look like.”
Dine At Disneyland Without Waiting In Line: Mobile Order Service
“ANAHEIM, CA — Though it is not currently in operation, there are new features coming to your Disneyland Resort app. A mobile meal ordering service is coming that will decrease wait times for food at many restaurants within the park, duplicating the popular feature from Walt Disney World.”
Google is shutting down its goo.gl URL shortening service
“URL shorteners can be both useful and fun. Google’s take on the tech launched in 2009, and added a third-party API, the ability to create QR codes and the power to link right to iOS and Android apps. Even Keanu Reeves has a URL shortener named in his honor.”
How to Browse Faster (and More Securely) With Cloudflare’s New DNS
“Cloudflare announced a brand-new DNS service this weekend—on April Fool’s Day, of course—because its launch date ties into the IP address you use to access it: 1.1.1.1. Four ones. Get it? 4/1? Nearly everything on the Internet starts with a DNS request. DNS is the Internet’s directory.”
Facebook was warned about app permissions in 2011
“Who’s to blame for the leaking of 50 million Facebook users’ data? Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke several days of silence in the face of a raging privacy storm to go on CNN this week to say he was sorry.”
Huawei in talks with Sirin Labs to develop ‘blockchain-ready’ phone
“‘Blockchain’ is the technology that powers cryptocurrencies, but on a technical level, it’s just a growing list of records that are linked and secured.”
Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated]
“[Update, March 25, 2018, 20:24 Eastern Time]: Facebook has responded to this and other reports regarding the collection of call and SMS data with a blog post that denies Facebook collected call data surreptitiously.”
Google’s Chromecast and Home devices can cause temporary Wi-Fi outages, here’s why
“Google’s suite of products in the past few years have been pretty awesome overall, with Chromecast and Home devices among the best. However, there’s now a confirmed issue with multiple routers where Google’s devices are the cause of temporary outages.”
Android OEMs need a wake up call to fix the update problem
“The Stagefright security vulnerability of 2015 give the Android world a scare. Unfortunately, that seems to have been short-lived and, sadly, ineffective in the long run.”
Samsung saves Opera Max browser app from the deadpool
“Opera Max lives on after Samsung acquired the mobile browser to save it from oblivion. The browser was one of the first data-friendly mobile browsers, and it later added privacy-focused settings, including safeguards against insecure Wi-Fi connections and a VPN.”
