All Horizons
Nearly 2,000 Netflix movies to disappear overnightAlmost 2,000 Netflix movies to disappear聽as contracts expire聽and new additions roll in. Just what is Netflix doing?
Reddit slammed by massive online attackReddit, the 'front page of the Internet,' is under a heavy distributed denial-of-service attack today.
Google Glass guidelines: No ads, for now. No charging money, for now.Google lays out privacy guidelines to protect Google Glass users.
Winklevoss twins try to buy up bitcoin marketThe Winklevoss twins have bought one percent of all bitcoins, the virtual currency. After a week of peaking and crashing, the bitcoin market seems to have stabilized.聽
General Motors gives Facebook another tryAfter a very messy breakup last year, GM has announced that it will test-run ads on Facebook once again.聽The company broke away from the social-networking giant last May, just 10 days before Facebook's IPO.
Samsung to open mini-stores in Best BuysSamsung has announced that it will be opening stores inside 1,400 Best Buys by this summer.
Indoor GPS: Why tech companies want to track you insideThis week Apple purchased WiFiSLAM, an "indoor GPS" company whose technology allows precise navigation inside buildings. Indoor GPS could make navigating shopping centers and airports easier, but Apple and other companies will have to implement it in a way that respects users' privacy.
Apple tightens account security with two-factor authenticationAfter Wired writer Mat Honan was hacked last year, Apple and Amazon amended their security practices to close some loopholes. Now, Apple has added two-factor authentication: an additional layer of security which works by combining something a user knows with something they have.
YouTube: Eight years in and 1 billion people strongYouTube's 1 billion monthly users now post 72 hours of video each minute and watch four billion hours of video each month. As YouTube said, "that's a lot of Gangnam Style!"
The Oculus Rift aims to make virtual reality gaming viableVR headsets have been around for decades, but they've always been bulky and expensive. The Oculus Rift, which made waves at this year's CES, could finally bring the technology into the mainstream.- Google Glass: Apps, gestures, and audio revealed at SXSWGoogle revealed more this week about how its Glass headpiece will be controlled, and how developers might take advantage of the platform to create useful apps. In addition to voice input, you can control Glass with eye movements and subtle head gestures.
SimCity crumbles under online issuesThe good, the bad, and the ugly of the latest SimCity. Apparently, there's not a whole lot of "good."聽
Apple's rumored iRadio service could be delayed until summerApple's never formally announced its iRadio streaming music service, but details have been creeping out for months. A new report suggests iRadio could be delayed for a few more months while Apple negotiates royalty rates with record companies.
Samsung Galaxy S IV: Here's what to expectIt's the final countdown until the Samsung Galaxy S IV is revealed. Do you know the rumors?
Microsoft's vision: What an upgraded Kinect means for consumersMicrosoft has demoed the latest upgrades to the Kinect. Grabbing, pinching, swiping 鈥� it's all a part of Microsoft's vision for the future and the Kinect is leading the way.聽
Rumor: Google Shopping Express will compete with Amazon PrimeTechCrunch reports this week that Google is developing Google Shopping Express, a retail service offering same-day shipping, will compete with Amazon Prime. Google Shopping Express could cost between $64 and $69 a year, according to the rumor.
Facebook scoops up Atlas. More social ads incoming?Facebook bought Atlas, an advertising tracking and management company, from Microsoft this week for an undisclosed sum. Facebook is likely hoping to improve the precision of its own ads, and perhaps to launch an ad network to rival Google's.- Leap Motion: Forget mouse and keyboard. Control a PC with hand gestures.Leap Motion Controller lets people swipe, pinch, and tap the air to control their computers.
Copyright Alert System: Six strikes and you're outThis week the entertainment industry and American ISPs rolled out a system that aims to curb illegal media downloads. The system is designed to first notify users of copyright infringement, and then to curtail Internet connectivity in response to repeated offenses.
Google and Spain battle over privacy rightsGoogle and Spain have argued their cases at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Google argued that it will not delete information unless it meets certain criteria and Spain believes that Google has breached the "right to be forgotten."
