97: Nothing Happened This Week

Supercharged

English - March 03, 2016 00:15 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB - ★★★★ - 23 ratings
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This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Amazon Echo’s web portal, Apple’s latest FBI BS, and society’s relationship with the truth! Questions/comments? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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New York Judge Rules U.S. Government Can't Force Apple to Unlock an iPhone
MacRumors: "Alongside its battle with the U.S. government over an order to break into the iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, Apple has also been embroiled in a dispute over a similar case in New York. In late 2015, the Department of Justice asked a NY federal magistrate judge to order Apple to help authorities gain access to an iPhone seized as evidence in a drug trafficking case."
How to Control Your Amazon Echo from the Web (Instead of a Cramped Smartphone App)
HowToGeek: "The Amazon Echo has a fantastic little feature that most people are unaware of: a robust web-based control panel that makes modifying and interacting with the Echo a breeze."
Square Cash’s Fast Payments App Can Now Hold A Balance
TechCrunch: "Square Cash, the peer-to-peer payments app that aims to replace cash by offering instant deposits, rolled out another feature today that better positions the app to challenge competitors like PayPal and Venmo: the ability to maintain a cash balance. That is, users can now choose to switch on an optional “Cash Drawer” to hold onto money in the app, similar to other digital wallets. The addition will make the app more useful to merchants who prefer to maintain a cash balance in their accounts, as they would on PayPal or elsewhere."
Deutsche Telekom puts sale of T-Mobile US on hold: sources
Reuters: "Deutsche Telekom has put the sale of T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) on hold to deal with an upcoming auction of radio airwaves, giving potential suitors time to wait for a more favorable political environment toward telecoms mergers, two sources said."

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