Hello everyone, it’s time again for another
episode of Tech Tuesdays on TFL. If you’ve been living under a rock, there are
a few things that happened last week. For starters, the 2012 Olympics in London
kicked off last week. But there were also some news makers from the tech
industry last week.
So in this week’s edition, we’ll be talking
about Apple’s new operating system, Google’s upcoming high speed internet
network and Twitter’s decision to sever ties with another partner company.
TWITTER AND INSTRAGRAM
Social networking service Twitter has once
again surprised everyone when they pulled their “Find Twitter Friends” off of
Instagram last Thursday. Users began noticing a pop-up message saying that Twitter
is no longer allows its users to access information in Instagram via the
Twitter API.
This is the second time that the social
network has decided to end a partnership with another company. It was late June
of this year that Twitter stopped syncing updates to professional social
network Linkedin.
According to company CEO Dick Costolo, Twitter’s
decision to sever ties with Instagram and Linkedin was in line with the
company’s goal of having companies to build into Twitter rather than building
off of it. For now, it’s unclear whether the social network will continue to
disconnect itself from other partners, but a lot of people are unsure if this
is a smart move for the company.
GOOGLE
FIBER GETS ANNOUNCED
Google is planning to expand its empire
into the internet service provision industry. Last Thursday, the search
behemoth announced its high-speed internet network that is to be called as
Google Fiber. According to reports, the network is aiming to provide a
connection speed of at least 1Gbps, which is 100 times faster than today’s
average connection.
The service will be first made available to
consumers from Kansas City into small communities called fiberhoods. In order
for a fiberhood to get the service, a great majority of the residents in that
community would have to pre-register. Only those fiberhoods with a high
pre-registration rate will be the first to get the service.
Based on reports, the service will be
available for about $70 a month or $120 for internet with TV. There will also
be an initial $300 installation fee. Furthermore, it is reported that each
subscription package will come with a Nexus 7 tablet that will act as a remote
control.
MAC
OS X MOUNTAIN LION
Apple releases the newest version of its
operating system – Mac OS X dubbed as Mountain Lion. The new OS brings about
more than 200 features to Mac users and fans. These features include
improvements in accessibility, improvements in Facebook and Twitter integration
and enhancements in the calendar, messages and safari app.
Mountain Lion also integrates Apple’s very
own cloud service – iCloud. This enables the operating system to seamlessly
share files and information to other devices such as iPads and iPhones, which
in turn makes the OS easier to setup. Another feature that is improved in Mountain
Lion is Airplay Mirroring, which allows users to share their screen to other
devices with the same Airplay feature like an Apple TV.
The operating system is now available in Apple’s App store for under $20.
And that concludes this edition of Tech
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