U.N. Communications Treaty: The United Nations Telecommunications Committee has been meeting in Dubai this week and working on a new international communications treaty – the old one is really outdated having been agreed upon in the pre-Internet year of 1988. The largest bone of content is between countries like the United States, U.K. and Canada who are apposed to censoring Internet content and countries like China and Iran whose governments would prefer to have more control over the Internet. There are numerous articles online regarding this treaty and the subject of debate – whether or not to have a free, open and uncensored Internet across the globe – pasted below are links to two of them the first, from the New York Times, is titled U.S. Rejects Telecommunications Treaty and the second is from The Associated Press and is titled U.S. leads Western snub of U.N. telecoms treat. Here are the links:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/technology/14iht-treaty14.html
Kid’s Tablets: The New York Times offers a short and nice article on the subject of which tablet you should buy for a kid on your holiday gift list. The categories discussed include Android Tablets, game console options, mainstream tablets and toy tablet options. Just FYI in case anyone is shopping for a tablet for children during this busy time of year! The article is titled A Trove of Tablets For Young Hands. Here’s the link:
MacObserver on E-Books (Part 4): And this particular link is to the fourth part of the MacObserver’s in-depth article on all the ins and outs of e-reading devices. And this article discusses, appropriately titled Everything About eBooks & eReaders, Pt 4: B&N Nook HD, offers practical information on the new Nook HD reading tablet. Here’s the link:
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/everything-about-ebooks-ereaders-pt-4-bn-nook
New Apple Apps for A&E, The History Channel and The Lifetime Channel: iPad, iPod and iPhone users will find some great new video apps in Apple’s App Store today. The new apps are companion apps for the television networks A&E, The History Channel and Lifetime. And viewers will be able to stream some full-length programs from each network and watch them on their mobile devices, or their TVs via the Apple TV media streaming player. Also of note, if you are an Xfinity TV you can access extra video content. Here’s a link to a 9 to 5 Mac article on the subject titled A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime launch iPad apps with full episodes, additional content for Xfinity TV users:
Have a great weekend!
Linda R.
References
Buckleitner, Warren. (2012, December 13). A Trove of Tablets for Young Hands. The New York Times. Online.
Kahn, Jordan. (2012, December 14). A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime launch iPad apps with full episodes, additional content for Xfinity TV users. 9 to 5 Mac. Online
Martellaro, John. (2012, December 12). Everything About eBooks & eReaders, Pt 4: B&N Nook HD. MacObserver. Online.
Murphy, Brian. U.S. Leads Western Snub Of U.N. TeleComs Treaty. (2012, December 14). Associated Press. Online.
Pfanner, Eric. (2012, December 13). U.S. Rejects Telecommunications Treaty. The New York Times. Online.
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