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October 2, 2015
AT&T To Sprint, T-Mobile: Wi-Fi Calling Violates Federal Rules
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T claimed that Sprint and T-Mobile are not abiding by disability regulations.
The fight over using smartphones to make Wi-Fi-enabled telephone calls just entered the unexpected area of disability rights. AT&T has accused rival carriers T-Mobile and Sprint of violating rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which require wireless services to accommodate users with speech and hearing disabilities. Unlike AT&T, both T-Mobile and Sprint allow users to make calls on iPhones over Wi-Fi.
Pentagon: Contractors Must Report Cyberattacks
Military contractors are now required to report when they've been hacked.
Effective today, the Defense Department is requiring that large contractors notify them when certain cyberattacks occur. Previously, large military contractors were not required to notify the government of intrusions.
You Can Now Shield Your Tumblr Blog From The Internet
Tumblr is allowing users to adjust their privacy settings, so that their posts only show up within the confines of the blogging platform.
Tumblr is now giving users the option of hiding their blogs from the web, only making them viewable through Tumblr's homepage or apps. The Yahoo-owned microblogging service introduced the new functionality on Wednesday; if users opt to shield their blog, the site will show a 404 error anytime it is accessed via URL.
Hackers Compromise T-Mobile Customer Data, Steal 15 Million Records
Experian, a vendor T-Mobile used for credit checks, was hacked in a data breach that leaked the records of about 15 million people.
Hackers have targeted Experian, the credit agency that reviews T-Mobile's credit applications, potentially compromising the personal information of 15 million people. While the data breach did not directly impact T-Mobile's servers, anyone who applied for a credit check between September 2013 and September 16, 2015 could have had their records stolen, T-Mobile said Thursday.
Solar Panels Are About To Get Way, Way Better
SolarCity has a big announcement that may help reshape the economics of renewables.
SolarCity, the solar energy company that Elon Musk helped found, has been on a tear over the past several years, adding thousands of employees, expanding across the country, and building what will be North America's largest solar panel manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York. Now it has a new claim to fame: maker of the world's most efficient solar panels.
Skincare Brand Aesop Reveals Its 4 Secrets For Standout Retail Design
"Such a great thought from the beginning was to reject sameness," Marsha Meredith, Aesop's creative director, says.
Each one of Aesop's meticulously designed shops is purpose-built to stop you in your tracks, but how the Australian skincare brand accomplishes that is different every time. Hundreds of Paris Review quarterlies are suspended from the ceiling of its storefront in Chelsea; shoppers traipse over emerald-green tile in the Covent Garden, London, location and the Saint-Honoré outpost in Paris boasts shelves that disappear into the jigsaw of wood planks cladding the walls.
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A New App Offers The Simplest Way To Track Your Instagram Growth
From the founders of Exposure, Statshot sends you a clean, clear breakdown of your instagram statistics right to your inbox.
Instagram is becoming an increasingly powerful marketing tool for brands, and there are already a slew of analytics tools out there to help them quantify the reach of their posts. But none do so quite as beautifully as the recently launched Statshot, a clean, intuitive breakdown of Instagram metrics sent in the form of a daily email.
Casio's Latest Calculator Is The Best-Looking Number Cruncher Since Dieter Rams
Too bad it costs as much as the iPhone that made it obsolete.
Along with every other gadget it has killed off (cameras, radios, GPS units, etc.), the smartphone hasn't been very friendly to our good friend, the calculator. But Casio's hoping that design will make you want to buy a calculator again: their new S100 flagship calculator puts a premium on materials and craftsmanship to try to get you to forget that your iPhone comes with a calculator app for free.
These Memphis-Inspired House Goods Are A Nostalgic Nod To The '80s
Camille Walala's bold patterns and bright colors adorn everything from tableware to shelves in her collection for London store Aria.
Designer Camille Walala's colorful, eye-popping graphic patterns can be found on the facades of buildings all over London, inside Urban Outfitters and even in a Katy Perry video. Now she's adapting them to furniture and housewares for her latest collection for the London shop Aria.
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