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RT @TheEconomist: Google is coming under intense scrutiny from regulators

RT @TheEconomist: Google is coming under intense scrutiny from regulators

RT @Techmeme: Google adds nutrition info for over 1,000 foods to search results (@chriswelch / The Verge)

RT @Techmeme: Google adds nutrition info for over 1,000 foods to search results (@chriswelch / The Verge)

An inspector general's report (PDF) found that the FBI made 50,000 NSL requests in 2006, and 97 percent of those included mandatory gag orders. NSLs can demand user profile information, but the law does not permit them to be used to obtain the text of e-mail messages or most log files. (Even if NSLs are eventually ruled unconstitutional, the FBI would still have a formidable array of investigative tools including subpoenas, court orders, search warrants, wiretap orders, pen registers, sneak and peek warrants, and surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.)

The developers of the venerable Camino web browser announced yesterday that the product is no longer being developed and that users should move on to "a more modern browser."

That means a new look for app developers trying to achieve a “native” look on the platform, which could actually result in a lot of work for some to bring their apps up to spec. Lately, it seems like a lot of app developers have deviated from strictly copying Apple’s iOS design principles, however, and offered their own take, which seems to involve more and more flattening of visual components. But even slight changes can result in big headaches for designers trying to achieve a certain effect. Still, the changes overall look like improvements to me, so hopefully more third-party apps follow suit with this subtle but refreshing new look.

RT @Techmeme: 'Draw Something' studio OMGPOP reportedly shuttered amid Zynga layoffs (@starfire2258 / The…

RT @Techmeme: 'Draw Something' studio OMGPOP reportedly shuttered amid Zynga layoffs (@starfire2258 / The…

RT @Techmeme: CRTC wireless code lets Canadians cancel contracts after two years, caps excessive data...

RT @Techmeme: CRTC wireless code lets Canadians cancel contracts after two years, caps excessive data...

RT @Techmeme: Apple Said to Shift Ad Focus to Support New Music Service (@satariano / Bloomberg)

RT @Techmeme: Apple Said to Shift Ad Focus to Support New Music Service (@satariano / Bloomberg)

RT @Techmeme: Apple lawyers put judge in ebook antitrust case on defensive (@sandonet / The Verge)

RT @Techmeme: Apple lawyers put judge in ebook antitrust case on defensive (@sandonet / The Verge)

RT @Techmeme: Google says 'no' to sexually explicit content on Glass (@zachminers / PC World)

RT @Techmeme: Google says 'no' to sexually explicit content on Glass (@zachminers / PC World)

RT @Techmeme: Leaked SKUs likely point to MacBook refresh at WWDC as inventory tightens (@markgurman…

RT @Techmeme: Leaked SKUs likely point to MacBook refresh at WWDC as inventory tightens (@markgurman…

RT @Techmeme: Apple reaches iRadio deal with Warner Music, suggesting WWDC launch (@paulsloan / CNET)

RT @Techmeme: Apple reaches iRadio deal with Warner Music, suggesting WWDC launch (@paulsloan / CNET)

RT @Techmeme: Apple Is Said Be Pressing for Internet Radio Deals (@sisario / New York Times)

RT @Techmeme: Apple Is Said Be Pressing for Internet Radio Deals (@sisario / New York Times)

Amazon and Viacom announced a new multi-year licensing agreement on Tuesday that brings thousands of episodes Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV and Comedy Central shows to Amazon Prime. The deal is an expansion of a previous deal Viacom and Amazon signed in 2012, and comes in the wake of the loss of Viacom content from streaming rival Netflix.

RT @Techmeme: Government acknowledges PRISM spying program, disputes details (@jtemple / The Technology…

RT @Techmeme: Government acknowledges PRISM spying program, disputes details (@jtemple / The Technology…

RT @Techmeme: DHS Says Agent 'Hunches' Trump Citizens' Rights In Searching Your Computer At The Border…

RT @Techmeme: DHS Says Agent 'Hunches' Trump Citizens' Rights In Searching Your Computer At The Border…

Sources challenge reports alleging National Security Agency is "tapping directly into the central servers." Instead, they say, the spy agency is obtaining orders under process created by Congress.