Secret warrant used to access WikiLeaks volunteer’s Gmail account
Newly revealed court documents from the Justice department’s investigation of WikiLeaks show that the government issued a secret search warrant to Google in order to access all of the email belonging to Herbert Snorrason. He had "helped managed WikiLeaks’ secure chat room in 2010," Wired reports, and presumably that association The…
Why Google Voice may be doomed to be a second-class messaging system
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How do you manage your mail?
Yesterday, Microsoft announced that they will be doing away with "linked accounts", the method of being able to switch from one account to another in Outlook.com without having to re-enter your login credentials. In reading through the comments on our post announcing the upcoming changes, what’s apparent is that we…
MyPermissions Now Alerts You When Apps Gain Access To Your Accounts
Android/iOS: MyPermissions, the service that shows you which apps are connected to online accounts such as Facebook, Google and Dropbox, has updated its mobile apps for permissions-cleaning on the go. Now you’ll get notifications as soon as new apps connect to your accounts. The mobile apps are a convenient…
At Work With Microsoft Office on an iPhone
If you asked someone on the street to name a Microsoft product they can’t live without, they would likely mention Microsoft Office, the suite that includes Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Even Apple fans find themselves installing Office the second they buy a new Mac. IPhone owners have yearned for…
WhatsApp Messaging Outpacing Carriers’ SMS Activity
Underscoring theskyrocketing growth of WhatsApp, a new report says the popular messaging app has generated more messages than all the mobile operators combined in any country, including the U.S. and China. It also underscores the challenge wireless carriers face from the rise of messaging apps that also include Facebook…
Handig Hebbedingeske deel zoveel!
De Rat technici zijn de hele avond, nacht en ochtend in de weer geweest om de competitie-app te overtreffen. Want hoe zeer we ook van old skool houden, De Rat goes driepuntnul. We vinden alles leuk, zolang het maar van plastic is. Die gespoten spandoeken? Gauw weg daarmee, en mooie…
TEAM NEWS: ThorSports’s Trio Set For Monster Mile
After two-and-a-half hours of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice Thursday at Dover International Speedway preparing for Friday’s Lucas Oil 200, ThorSport Racing’s three trucks had plenty of room for improvement at the high-speed, high-banked concrete "Monster Mile." ThorSport’s trio battled alternately loose and tight handling throughout the day, particularly through…
Chrome’s Evernote Web Clipper Gets Gmail Clipping Ability [Updates]
Evernote has just become even more useful if you are a user of both Chrome and Gmail, for you can now use Evernote’s Web Clipper Chrome extension to store Gmail conversation threads in your account. Quite a few of us here at MakeUseOf are big Evernote fans. I personally wrote…
Microsoft’s Office For iPhone: Wrong Product, Wrong Market
Remember when Microsoft Office ruled the world? Office files were so ubiquitous, and so proprietary, that the entire personal computing industry hinged on whether or not a given device could run Office. No more. After years of foot-dragging, Microsoft recently released Office for the iPhone. Did you notice? We did,…
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