Facebook Launches “Live” Streaming Video Feature, But Only For Celebrities
Before Periscope and Meerkat jumpstarted the mobile livestreaming craze, Facebook was already quietly working on its own way to let public figures broadcast live videos to their fans. Today, Facebook is launching “Live” as a feature in its Mentions app that’s only available to celebrities with a verified Page.
August 5, 2015 at 01:02PM
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August 5 has been a busy day for security updates. Earlier in the day, AT&T, Sprint and Alcatel confirmed their own plans for patching up several different devices that could fall victim to the Stagefright exploit. Then it was announced that the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 will be getting their own software updates for the same issue.
Now Google has officially announced that its Nexus program will begin receiving monthly updates specifically built for security in an attempt to make sure that the devices are safe and secure on a regular basis. Google, while updating its devices directly as usual, will also be notifying its manufacturing partners of the updates as they happen too.
Google, for its part, noted in its official announcement that Nexus devices already received regular and security-focused updates much faster than other Android-based devices, but this new program will ensure that they receive these types of updates even faster:
“Nexus devices have always been among the first Android devices to receive platform and security updates. From this week on, Nexus devices will receive regular OTA updates each month focused on security, in addition to the usual platform updates.”
With this new program, previous programs won’t disappear. Specifically, Google will still be supporting Nexus devices with platform upgrades for up to 2 years, and security patches will still be issued to devices for up to 3 years.
Just recently, Samsung announced its own plans for monthly security updates to its devices.
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En el mundo GNU/Linux hay varias apps de gestión de imágenes que son realmente muy buenas, algunas más avanzadas como el gran GIMP, luego muchas otras más pequeñas del estilo Shotwell o F-Spot, más orientadas a la gestión de galerías de imágenes, y hasta tenemos apps como Eye of GNOME (hoy Eye of MATE) que son más que nada visores de imágenes. Pues bien, entre todas estas también tenemos una llamada Fotoxx, que ofrece características de avanzada y un desarrollo muy dinámico.
Esto último queda comprobado con el hecho de que llegan actualizaciones mayores al menos una vez por mes, y en el caso de Agosto tenemos la más reciente versión de Fotoxx, la 15.08, en donde los desarrolladores nos trajeron algunas características muy interesantes y esperadas por parte de los usuarios. Por ejemplo una reorganización de los menús, algo que puede ayudar un poco a compensar el diseño algo añejo de esta herramienta, que no por ello pierde efectividad y potencial, o la llegada de nuevos botones a la interfaz con los cuales podemos navegar hacia los directorios de mayor nivel o en el caso de estar editando una imagen, cambiar de color de líneas o rellenado en forma rápida.
También llegaron opciones avanzadas para el manejo de imágenes RAW, algo muy solicitado por los profesionales de la fotografía, y también hay mejores opciones para el zoom in y zoom out en las fotos. Luego, llegan numerosas características menores pero que hacen al uso general de una aplicación como esta, por ejemplo el hecho de tener limitado en forma automática a 1 GB como máximo para la caché de imágenes miniaturas, algo que bien sabemos puede llenar nuestro disco si trabajamos con una cantidad muy grande de fotografías. Y tenemos nuevas opciones para trabajar con lotes de archivos: podemos añadir texto en una misma ubicación a varios de ellos, añadir, cambiar o eliminar los metadatos, crear capas de transparencias o modificar los parámetros de color.
Para quienes quieran aprender más sobre esta excelente herramienta está el changelog con todas las novedades que llegaron, pero lo ideal es descargar Fotoxx y ver todo lo que tiene para ofrecernos. En su sitio web tenemos el código fuente, paquetes DEB, pero también hay un enlace para descargar paquetes para otras distros.
Más información: Fotoxx
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A couple of days ago an image surfaced claiming to depict both the upcoming Xperia Z5 and the Xperia Z5 Compact from Sony for the first time. In that shot, both phones were turned on and showing the instructions for training their respective fingerprint sensors.
Thus, we found out that these are going to be the first Xperia smartphones to come with such scanners. These will be embedded inside the handsets’ power buttons. And now we’re basically getting a better look at those buttons.
What’s of note here is that the buttons are still on the right side of the devices, having a placement similar to what we’ve seen from past Xperia flagships. It’s just that now they’ll also serve authentication purposes through those embedded fingerprint scanners. While placing a fingerprint sensor on the front of a phone (embedded in the Home button) or on its back (under the camera) have pretty much become the norm, Sony is going a different way with the Z5 duo.
Obviously don’t forget that these images may not be the real deal. That said, the two Z5 devices are probably going to get official at an event on September 2, so the fact that they’re leaking now isn’t at all surprising.
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Today Facebook has announced a new feature. This one is going to be exclusive to celebrities, though. Starting today, verified athletes, musicians, politicians, and “other influencers” will be able to share live video with their fans.
This will happen through Facebook Mentions, the special app designed just for celebrities. Obviously though, you won’t need a special app to watch said live video broadcasts from your fav celeb – they will show up in your News Feed on the Facebook website and in all of its mobile apps.
This being Facebook, you can like, share, and comment on the live videos as they’re being broadcast. You also see when your friends or other public figures start watching a stream. And if you don’t catch the live broadcast, you’ll be able to watch any such video later on the specific celeb’s page.
The first famous people to take advantage of this new feature will apparently be Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Serena Williams, Luke Bryan, Ricardo Kaká, Ashley Tisdale, Lester Holt, Martha Stewart, and Michael Bublé. At this point it doesn’t look like Facebook has any plans to let everyone broadcast live videos – it’s celebrities only for now.
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One tries to not be a sucker for a limited edition console. It seems, in every way imaginable, to be an absurd extravagance. I already have an Xbox One, after all, and I’m not going to buy another, even if it does come with some special controller or paint scheme to match whatever game they’re pairing it with now. And yet they always look so enticing, so special, even if it’s all the most basic form of marketing trickery. The one I came the closest to buying was the Majora’s Mask 3Ds, which a horde of other Zelda fans were able to pick up before I had a chance to make a silly decision. In that context, it makes sense that the thing that most catches my eye about Microsoft’s new Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One may be the most absurd, pointless thing about the entire system.
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Apple?s shares are higher than the market even with a downgrade from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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The Internet of Things can be so much more than data sources and single uses. The power lies in the connectivity and the possibilities to leverage IoT technology in new product uses, in new automated systems, and in ecosystems of value.
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Are non-technical employees really marginalized at tech startups? This question was originally answered on Quora by Jonathan Brill.
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By FARHAD MANJOO
Some countries’ demands for the erasure of search engine results on privacy grounds could soon affect even information available in the United States.
Published: August 5, 2015 at 07:00PM
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