Monday, December 22, 2014

Tek News Show Notes (12/22) - The Interview Banned, Instagram followers lost and other news



Tek News - 12/22

Sony update news


http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/19/north-korea-hack-the-interview-must-watch/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/19/president-obama-the-interview-mistake/
Executives chose to not release the film
But they did make it so everyone wants to watch it. It will be torrented a lot
I think this was a mistake - giving into cyber terrorism.
And even the president said not releasing it was a mistake


Instagram followers cut
http://hothardware.com/news/instagram-deletes-millions-of-fake-accounts-celebs-see-their-followers-plummet
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/19/instagram-purges-spam/
Digital fame is fickle
Many celebs losts hundreds of thousands of followers (most all fake accounts) as Instagram went through and purged thousands of fake or inactive accounts.


Minecraft inventor outbid Jz

http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/18/minecraft-success-helps-its-creator-buy-a-70-million-mansion/
Minecraft inventor Notch outbid a house for 70 million dollars that Jay-Z and Beyonce were trying to buy. This house was the most expensive one for sale in beverley hills and its quite amazing.


Prime Now
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/18/amazon-prime-now/
Amazon is launching a new shipment service (only in Brooklyn currently but more soon). For 7.99 you can have select things shipped to you in only an hour, or in two hours for free if you have a prime membership. this is in competition to Google’s Shopping Express.

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