SAO PAULO – The week flew by and you hardly believed she would someday? Being any of the alternatives, now is a good time for you to sit and take note of what more important (and more legal) happened in the tech world this week. Will see …
After controversy, Secret announces changes to prevent bullying
In this week’s Secret app, which allows you to exchange public messages anonymously, was the target of a civil action by the Public Ministry of the Holy Spirit, which was accepted by a judge. He ordered the removal of applications from Apple stores and Google (Microsoft would remove a similar, called Cryptic) in addition to remote wipe mobile app. The App Store stepped forward to comply with the decision, which has a term of 10 to be fulfilled, and eliminated the application. After that, the Secret manifested itself announcing that make changes to tailor the app to avoid damage to honor and bullying. Among the changes, the inability to upload photos directly from keywords filter (which generates a confirmation message to the author of the post) and also a feature that allows people to give their opinion on the content posted. If this will decrease the controversy, is another story.
Twitter wants you to read tweets from those who do not know
The Twitter tweets can now insert it deems “popular or relevant” in the timelines of its users. The information was not passed an official way, but captured in the list of Help the social network, recently updated. In the topic “What is the timeline of Twitter?” (In English), one of the items he says, aiming to “make your even more relevant and interesting timeline” may include any tweet. “This means that you will sometimes see tweets of accounts you do not follow. Tweets will select based on a number of variables, such as the popularity [tweet] and how people of your network is interacting with it,” said .
+ Snapchat service was preparing to offer news and announcements
Uber hires marketer Barack Obama
The Uber, which connects passengers to drivers, announced the hiring David Plouffe, 47, coordinator of the two campaigns that elected President Barack Obama to deal with the legal struggle facing the company in various countries. Plouffe was the first person named by Obama, after his family, in his first inaugural address. He headed the team of political strategists of the American president when he was probed to assume the vice-presidency of policies and strategies of Uber, a position he will occupy in the company in September. The co-founder and CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick said to have found a “brilliant general” who has the political knowledge that a company full of technology professionals do not have “to deal with the cartel of taxi companies.”
Plouffe assumes the new position at Uber in September. PHOTO: Reuters
Brazilian Entrepreneur launches ‘Tinder elections’
A computer science student wants to help voters decide their vote in the October elections differently. He created an app that proposes a blind test: features one by one the proposals of all the presidential candidates in the elections this year without revealing who is the author of the text. The app user chooses to not vote (agree) or just after each proposal and give their vote or not is knowing who the candidate behind the text.
Google evaluates allow accounts for children
Google is considering allowing online accounts for children under the age of 13 years and give control to parents about how the service is used, according to media reports.
Google is working on a version of YouTube, the video sharing site, for young people and children to consider other accounts, such as Gmail, the Financial Times said, citing a person familiar with the matter. The model would be the parental control.
+ App blocks cell of children until they return link parents
Selfie of monkey is in the public domain, says USA
The entity responsible for the regulation of copyright in the United States indirectly decided in favor of the Wikimedia Foundation on the case of a self-portrait done by a Macaca Nigra (Black or Crested Macaque) in the island of Celebes, Indonesia. The nonprofit that distributes photos in public domain via Wikimedia Commons dispute with photographer David Slater, owner of the camera used by the animal, about the authorship of the image. In a document of 1,222 pages, the US Copyright Office ruled that photos taken “by nature, animals or plants” or “divine or supernatural beings” are not objects subject to copyright.
The nicest selfies already made are of a monkey. PHOTO: David J Slater / Caters (? Wikimedia Commons or / Public Domain)
Secret Speech of Steve Jobs is hidden on Macs
Steve Jobs’s speech to the graduates of Stanford University in California in 2005, is remembered today as one of the most memorable speeches in history. The site OS X Daily found that this speech is hidden in a text file inside of Mac computers running OS X operating system and the Pages app, as a hidden surprise for users. Along with it is also recorded in the text file the campaign “Think Different” (Think Different).
Samsung throws bucket of ice Galaxy S5 and challenges iPhone
Samsung decided to use the campaign against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, its acronym in English) to draw public attention to its Galaxy S5 and the fact of being waterproof. The video is “narrated” by the device itself, which also notes: “Damn, that’s cold.” In the end, following the rules of the campaign to name three other people – in this case smartphones – to take the challenge, the Galaxy S5 timely chose the iPhone 5S Apple’s One M8 HTC and Nokia Lumia 930. None of them are waterproof.
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Government brand for 4G auction September 30th
After comings and goings, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has published the announcement of the auction of the 700 MHz band for mobile service of fourth generation (4G), ensuring the bid for September 30 and meeting the aspirations of the government economic area, which includes money from grants for the primary surplus. The minimum total value of allowances for auction is $ 7.71 billion, according to the announcement. The winning operators also will bear £ 3.6 billion cost of “cleaning” of the band, currently occupied by analogue.
‘Copters Swing’ is as annoying as the predecessor ‘Flappy Bird’
Dong Nguyen this week launched its continued success Flappy Bird, called Swing Copters for iOS and Android. The game is free, it has the same mechanics and visuals that Flappy Bird, has not played a system that limits and is already being called “addictive” by gamers around the world. Doubt, with the release of Swing Copters, if Nguyen is unable to innovate and go beyond the structure already known and tired of their previous title (which is Swing Copters are not Flappy Bird vertically oriented ‘). Check out the full review.
