The new Firefox Hello browser (Beta Release of Firefox 34) is the means for real-time browser-based chat (video and audio), without having to use a service. Read the entire article a: http://tek.io/1wxtBDm via @techrepublic
Twitter says it will start collecting data on which apps its users have downloaded onto their phones. The update is opt-out, meaning Twitter will start collecting this information from users automatically unless they explicitly tell it otherwise.
According to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, YouTube is in the early stages of exploring new subscription services that woud be add free.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute for Technology created an app for Google Glass that provides hard of hearing users with near real-time transcriptions of what is being said in a conversation. (http://ow.ly/3seXU5)
The Wall Street Journal and Re/Code are reporting that Apple will unveil their new iPad lineup as well as show off some new Macs and share news about OS X Yosemite and Apple Pay. (Read More)
According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Mariott's Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville blocked customers from using t heir own personal Wi-Fi hotspots. The hotel then charged customers and exhibitors anywehre from $250 to $1000 per device to connect to their Marriott Wi-Fi Network. (Read more information)
Verizon is canceling its plan to slow speeds for some of the heaviest 4G data users on grandfathered unlimited-data plans. (http://ow.ly/3sfcqE)
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