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RT @CNET: More signs point to an Intel-based Surface Pro 3 debuting next week

RT @CNET: More signs point to an Intel-based Surface Pro 3 debuting next week

RT @TechCrunch: George R․R․ Martin Writes Everything In WordStar 4.0 On A DOS Machine by @jordanrcrook

RT @HuffingtonPost: Our national Netflix addiction just keeps getting worse

RT @sengineland: Google Maps Adds Public Transit Directions For Great Britain, Vancouver, Chicago & More by @rustybrick

RT @appletweets__: Panic announces upcoming Coda 2.5 will not be available in Mac App Store: Panic yesterday announced that it w...

In the second paragraph of the Whisper’s privacy policy, for instance, the company reserves the right to reveal everything it knows about a user in a range of situations that seem to include a law enforcement investigation, a subpoena in a civil lawsuit, or simply an accusation of “wrongdoing” on the service. “WhisperText may preserve any transmittal or communication by you through the Service, or any service offered through the Service, and may disclose that information if legally required to do so or if WhisperText determines that the disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms or to protect any rights hereunder or to respond to claims of wrongdoing by others,” the policy says.

From there, the story of cable continually increasing investment looks... very different. There was that big initial build-out of broadband in the late 90s/early 2000s, but then expenditures dropped, and other than minor ups and downs it's been pretty flat. In fact, since 2007, the trend is pretty clearly downward on investment. Yes, there's a tiny bump in the last two years, but that's at best flat spending, not any real increase.

Google just bought the company behind a smartphone app called Worl Lens that visually translates text in real life scenarios right on your device using the camera and some behind-the-scenes intelligence.

Starting on Monday, every area of the terminal will feature the "Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5" moniker, with all the signage and digital screens promoting the handset and projecting images of it. Russell Taylor, Samsung's UK marketing VP describes this as a "one-off opportunity to push the boundaries like no other brand has been allowed to do before." A Heathrow Airport spokesperson clarifies that Samsung hasn't bought the actual naming rights to the terminal, just an expansive ad campaign to be distributed within it. She says "Samsung want to call it Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5 and we are relaxed about that."

While Bolden said "so" appears less frequently before answers, the journalist Michael Lewis noticed its prevalence when exploring Silicon Valley for his 2001 book "The New Thing," The New York Times reported. He claims programmers, especially of the Microsoft variety, started, or at least popularized, beginning answers with "so." Maybe that's where Zuck learned it.

RT @RWW: What you need to know about the FCC's not-exactly-clear approach to keeping the Internet open by @Dan_Rowinski

RT @mediagazer: AT&T Set To Announce DirecTV Acquisition Sunday (BuzzFeed)

RT @mediagazer: AT&T Set To Announce DirecTV Acquisition Sunday (BuzzFeed)

Subscribers to Creative Cloud — which includes Photoshop, Acrobat, Lightroom, InDesign and other apps — have been unable to access their accounts, download applications or make purchases or upgrades. Adobe has identified the cause of the issue but has not yet revealed what it is.

RT @WSJD: Google is buying Divide, a startup that helps companies manage their employee’s mobile devices: ($)

"We felt really good the last couple of days," said the tech lobbyist. "It was a good deal—one we could live with. Then the trial lawyers and pharma went to Senator Reid late this morning and said that's it. Enough with the children playing in the playground—go kill it."

Mostly lost in the past week's media gossip around NYT executive editor Jill Abramson's ouster, and Dean Baquet's promotion to her role: Baquet is the former LA Times editor who killed the biggest NSA leak pre-Edward Snowden.

Apple is going to make a big play in the connected smart home space, according to a new report from the Financial Times. The company is planning a platform that would turn its iOS devices, including the iPhone, to control their smart home devices, doing things like controlling lights, security systems and connected appliances. This platform would be built into the iPhone, centralizing control rather than spreading it over multiple third-party apps, the FT says, and it’ll be shown off at WWDC next week.

Google today announced the release of VirusTotal Uploader for OS X, allowing Mac users to upload suspicious files for scanning. You can download it now directly for OS X 10.8 and 10.9 from VirusTotal (8.52MB).

RT @gigaom: Brian Roberts, @comcast's CEO, wants you to pay the postman (FYI: He wants to be that postman). (By @tomkrazit)