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Due to increasing public pressure and suits from privacy advocates like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Director of National Intelligence released a stack of declassified internal FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) documents and court rulings today. Buried in the documents are details of what Clapper refers to as “compliance incidents,” over 15,000 instances of the…
Skype is steadily making improvements to its Windows Phone app, bringing video messaging to the platform. This feature allows users to record a short video message and share it with a Skype contact. iOS and Android have both offered video messaging, but this is the first time it has made its appearance on Windows Phone…
Nokia’s been rumored to be developing a Windows Phone 8 phablet, and a new press render leaked today from @evleaks gives us a clear and detailed view of the device. The Nokia phablet, which has also been known as the ‘Bandit’ is sporting a back that differs from previous leaks, with a camera hump akin…
Even though Microsoft had hard time moving a critical number of Surface tablets, that doesn’t stop them from pushing the whole business forward. It is said that the Redmond giant is working on a whole new series of Surface devices — including the Surface 2, Surface 2 Pro and Surface Mini — as we speak.…
For some reason ASUS used IFA to re-announce the Transformer Book Trio, a device that acts both as a tablet and laptop, running Android and Windows. The tablet/laptop combo comes with a 11.6-inch full HD 1080p screen and has two processors to make this magic happen, but the storage can be shared. Unfortunately, the Taiwanese…
The Nokia Lumia 1020 is no doubt AT&T’s best Windows Phone 8 handset, so when it gets a decent price cut it’s worth mentioning. The 1020 has been brought down from its normal $249 price tag to $199, of course, after customer accepts a new two-year agreement. Unfortunately, this deal will only last today, as…
Sony’s new ‘lens camera‘ has yet to be officially announced but a steady stream of leaks have been popping up for the last month or so. The peripheral is expected be unveiled tomorrow (Sept. 4) at IFA in Berlin, along with Sony’s much-anticipated Xperia Z1 Honami. But today an ad for the new camera leaked, showing the…
HTC 8X owners may’ve looked at Nokia’s exclusive Windows Phone software with a dose of lust. And anger. I mean if Nokia can make a better camera software, why couldn’t HTC do the same? After all, they’re already doing it on their Android smartphones. Luckily, one savvy hacker managed to port the Nokia Pro Camera…
Nokia Canada has tweeted the sweet(ed) news, saying that the hot-new Lumia 1020 is coming to two of the country’s largest operators, Rogers and TELUS. In addition, they said the device will also be available from Black’s which is a retail chain owned by TELUS. Unfortunately, the Finns haven’t shared any dates leaving us wondering…
A New Jersey state appeals court has ruled that a teenage girl who texted her boyfriend just moments before he crashed his truck into two motorcyclists cannot be held liable in a civil suit for their injuries. However, in the written decision two of the three judges on the panel wrote that “a person sending…