en-ng-hotdailynews: 2014-10-03 Nigeria Technology

Sallah: FRSC deploys 18000 personnel, vehicles  The Punch
The Federal Road Safety Corps, said it had deployed 18,000 personnel including regular and special marshals, 800 patrol vehicles, 60 motor bikes, 52 ambulances and six heavy duty tow trucks along critical corridors of the highways as part of plans to ...

FRSC to use Radae device to detect speeding motorists   DailyPost Nigeria
Eid-El-Kabir - FRSC to Use Radar Device to Detect Speeding Motorists   Vanguard

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New Apple Tool Checks iPhones for 'Kill Switch' Security  New York Times (blog)
Starting next summer, a new law will require every smartphone sold in California to include a so-called kill switch, which renders the device unusable if it is reported lost or stolen. The iPhone already supports that feature, and the company recently released a ...

Here's How to Check if a Second-Hand iPhone Is Stolen   Slate Magazine (blog)
Is that 'used' iPhone stolen? Apple's new tool can check.   Christian Science Monitor
Buying a Second-Hand iPhone or iPad? See if It's Locked First   Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Google threatened with lawsuit over leaked celebrity nude photos  AsiaOne
LOS ANGELES - More than a dozen Hollywood celebrities whose naked pictures were hacked and posted online have threatened to sue Google for failing to crack down on the leaks. In a letter by prominent Tinseltown lawyer Martin Singer published by the ...

Google Threatened With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Hacked Celebrity Pictures   eWeek
Google Addresses $100 Million Lawsuit Threat over Leaked Nude Photos   The Utah People's Post
Celebrities threaten to sue Google for $100 million over stolen nude photos   The Week Magazine
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Facebook promises a deeper review of its user research  Houston Chronicle
Facebook's emotion manipulation study set off a furor when it was disclosed this summer. The social network promises a deeper review of user research. . By Vindu Goel, NEW YORK TIMES. October 2, 2014. SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook said Thursday that ...

Facebook admits it screwed up, but its proposed research guidelines are ...   BetaNews
Facebook Offers Mea Culpa on News Feed Experiment   The Recorder
Facebook's new research guidelines don't impress the professionals   PCWorld
Washington Post
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Review: Pay by Phone or Just Keep Using Plastic?  Black Press USA
In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, attendees walk in front of an EBay and PayPal display area at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. PayPal is splitting from EBay Inc. and will become a ...

iPhone 6 Plus - more tablet than smartphone?   Brisbane Times
With iPhones of every size, now you can feel what fits best   The Star Online
Hulu Updates 'Hulu Plus' with New Look, In-App Subscriptions   Mac Rumors
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Facebook apology: How do other websites handle fake names?  Christian Science Monitor
Facebook apologized Wednesday for deleting accounts that use fake names. The policy upset members of the LGBT community. In the continuing battle of anonymity on the Web, how do other social media sites handle fake names?
Facebook apologizes to drag queens, homosexuals over identification policies   Chicago Tribune
Facebook apologizes to drag queens over 'real name' policy   CBC.ca (blog)
Facebook Inc changes real-name policy, allows aliases   Economic Times
The Atlantic
The New Yorker
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The 'off-grid' app helping Hong Kong protestors beat Big Brother  Irish Independent
Adrian Weckler Twitter · Email. Published 03/10/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Click to see a bigger version of the graphic. A pro-democracy activist shouts slogans on a street near the government headquarters where protesters have made camp.
Hong Kong protests make waves off the grid   euronews
Texting apps required gear for Hong Kong protests   SFGate

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Quintessentially Mustang: 50 years of inspiration  BusinessDay
Over the last five years or so, the super luxury car industry has become addicted to, and forced by tighter regulations that aim towards downsizing their design inputs. To this end, small capacity turbocharged engines are all the rage these days for their ability ...

Is the Ford Mustang ready for the world?   Drive
Ford sees Europe gains setting stage for profit after 2015   Automotive News
Ford unveils S-MAX in Paris   Autonet.ca
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