A quick burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
Instagram accidentally leaks ad for their second snapchat ripoff >>> Betabeat
Last night, Instagram leaked word of an app called "Bolt," a new, unanticipated photo messaging service. Considering Instagram is owned by Facebook, this adds Bolt to the growing portfolio of Facebook's messaging services, which include Messanger, WhatsApp, Slingshot and Instagram.
Facebook really wants to get Snapchat's users.
Guests refuse to leave Airbnb host's house >>> CNN.com
So, if unwanted strangers won't leave, just call authorities and have them booted out, right? That's where Tschogl's nightmare really begins. In California, renters who occupy a property for more than 30 consecutive days are considered full-time tenants on a month-to-month lease with rights to occupancy protected under the state's tenant law.
Reminder: if you rent your house to someone for two months, you're a landlord.
Alleged Sony Xperia Z3 images leaked >>> Ubergizmo
The images do not tell much concerning what is underneath the hood for the smartphone, but it does point to what the exterior will be like should the Xperia Z3 hit the market, boasting of rounded edges instead of the flatter and sharper edges that are found on the Sony Xperia Z2.
The sides look remarkably like the Xperia Z Ultra, which is certainly not a bad thing. If it's as thin and well built, Sony could have a winner here. Let's hope it's slightly smaller than the Z2.
Pirate Bay launches mobile site, teases more expansions >>> TorrentFreak
Over the years the Pirate Bay site has undergone many changes to make it harder to shut down. The tracker was put into retirement, torrents were traded in for magnet links, and the site moved its servers to the cloud.
Pirates go mobile. What remained the same, however, was the site's general appearance and its lack of support for mobile devices.
Twitter's staff male-dominated >>> BBC News
The data released by Twitter on Wednesday showed that, overall, only 30% of its staff were female. The data followed a trend among tech companies that showed an under-representation of women.
Sony to pay up to $17.75 million in 2011 PSN hacking settlement >>> Ars Technica
The lengthy settlement agreement (PDF) offers a number of benefits to users affected by the breach: a free downloadable PS3 or PSP game (from a selection of 14 titles), three PS3 themes (from a selection of six), or a three-month subscription to PlayStation Plus. Users who took advantage of Sony's "Welcome Back" promotion back in 2011 can choose one of those benefits, while those who didn't get a free game back then can choose from two of the three benefits.
That didn't take long at all.
Josh Topolsky of The Verge is joining Bloomberg >>> NYTimes.com
In joining Bloomberg, which had been seen as a lucrative but not necessarily cutting edge destination for reporters and editors, Mr. Topolsky is bucking the trend of young, web-native journalists leaving established media brands for smaller, more nimble start-ups.
Something in those old media companies, then?
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