en-na-hotdailynews: 2015-02-13 Namibia Technology

Facebook 'legacy contact' controls account if you die
Irish Examiner
Facebook is offering more options to decide what happens to a user's account after they die. The social network said it will now let users pick someone who can manage their account after they die. Previously, the accounts were “memorialised” after death, ...

Facebook to let users nominate online heirs   Khaleej Times
Facebook legacy contact and a social network just for those who are no longer ...   The Indian Express
What Facebook's after-death settings mean for you and your family   VentureBeat
News Every day
Fortune
Herald Scotland
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Why Xiaomi's small first step into America is a big deal
The Verge
Xiaomi has become one of the biggest smartphone makers in the world, despite having zero presence in the United States. And while the company isn't planning to launch its phones here any time soon — international VP Hugo Barra made that very clear in ...

Chinese phone maker enters US market with ... bunnies   CNNMoney
China's big Apple rival isn't worth getting excited about (yet)   Mashable
For Xiaomi, community is the key to building a mobile empire   PCWorld
Fortune
Jakarta Post
Uncover Michigan
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GM commits to produce electric car
The Australian
General Motors' Chevrolet division has announced it will start making the all-electric Bolt that it introduced in January as a concept car. Taking on popular, but more expensive long-range electrics like the Tesla and BMW's i3, GM North America President Alan ...

General Motors Plans To Build Chevy Bolt EV In Michigan Late 2016?   American Live Wire
GM's long-range Bolt could "disrupt" the industry   Michigan Radio
GM to build 200-mile electric car at Michigan plant   WWMT-TV
Investor's Business Daily
TheStreet.com
WXYZ
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TIME

Why Android Wear shipments aren't surprising (or disappointing)
OS News
Wow. There are quite a few people talking about yesterday's Canalys estimate of 720,000 Android Wear shipments in the last six months of 2014. And most of that talk is ridiculous, with little to no perspective on the market itself. All of the doom and gloom I'm ...

Apple Watch Will Drive 2015 Wearables Growth, Says Canalys   eWeek
Apple Watch is about to crush Android's toehold on the wearable market   Quartz
Slow Android Wear sales underline the challenges Google's smartwatches face   PCWorld
Firstpost
NEWS.com.au
Herald Sun
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NDTV

Hands On With The Windows 10 Technical Preview For Phones
TechCrunch
Windows 10 is coming this year, and a Technical Preview came out today. The Preview is limited in terms of devices it can run on, and in terms of features it offers, but it's a start, and a first look at the next generation of Microsoft's mobile OS. I loaded it onto a ...

Windows 10 For Phones Will Remind Users Of Upcoming Events While Shutting ...   Ubergizmo (blog)
A first look at the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones   Ars Technica
Hack promises to let you installl Windows 10 Mobile…   WMPoweruser.com
InformationWeek
CNET
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Forbes

Pay for Starbucks Via Apple Pay (Sort Of)
PC Magazine
If you're a big coffee drinker, and an even bigger Apple fan, you've probably been waiting for that fateful day when you can roll up to your local Starbucks—iPhone in hand—and wave it across a magical little reader device to pay for your coffee. Yes, we know ...

Get ready for the 4GB iPhone app   Mashable
Apple Rejecting Violent App Screenshots for Infringing Long-Standing Policy   Mac Rumors
Apple rolls out Pay Once and Play category in the App Store   TechnologyTell
AsiaOne
JBG News
Gizmodo Australia
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Ford shows off silver GT supercar at 2015 Chicago Auto Show
MLive.com
Ford Motor Co. showed off a silver version of its GT supercar at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. David Muller | dmuller@mlive.com · Print · David Muller | dmuller@mlive.com By David Muller | dmuller@mlive.com MLive.com. Follow on Twitter on February 12 ...

Ford GT Production Confirmed For Ontario Production   Motrolix
Ford Motor Co. (F) gains 0.68% on news that Ford Motor Co will build its new GT ...   WallStreet Scope
2017 Ford GT silver at the Chicago...   Car X Motor
Investor's Business Daily
Fox News
Detroit Free Press
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Six out of 10 top dating apps on Android making a date with hackers
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Valentine's Day is tomorrow, which means that there's probably a flood of people hitting dating sites to find the right person with whom to spend the day. What you do on Valentine's Day is up to you, of course. But here's a friendly tech reminder: viruses aren't ...

This New Dating App Is Basically The Anti-Tinder   MTV.com
Apptitude: Different ways to rate potential dates   Tribune-Review
Business security and dating apps don't match   BetaNews
Morning News USA
PC Magazine
CNET
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Samsung Leak Reveals Galaxy S6 Release Date
Forbes
The logistics in keeping a birthday party a secret is a nightmare, let alone one of the world's most anticipated devices wanted by tens of millions. Now one of the biggest logistics has just caught up with Samsung. This week the company sent out a vacation ...

Samsung teases “intelligent” Galaxy S6 camera   Times of India
Samsung to launch smartphone with 3-sided screen, report says   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Samsung Galaxy S6 expected to come with a three-sided screen: Report   IBNLive

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Re/code

Apple hardens FaceTime and iMessage security
ZDNet
2015-02-1301-27-26.jpg Apple. Apple has taken steps to make it harder for hackers to gain access to FaceTime and iMessage by extending its optional two-step verification process to cover the services.
Apple beefs up log-in security for iMessage, FaceTime   CNET
Apple adding two-step authentication to iMessage, FaceTime   Computerworld India
Apple tightens iCloud security   NEWS.com.au
Mashable
TechCrunch
Ubergizmo (blog)
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