The main screen lets
users access news, the game store, a screenshot album, controller options, screen brightness and settings.
Not exact matches
Apple
News is the tech giant's answer to third - party apps that allow
users to
access content from all types of publishers in a single pane.
Facebook
users can
access this via a camera icon that will launch a similar kind of view within the social network's mobile app, or by swiping left while looking at their
news feed.
After
news that political research firm Cambridge Analytica was able to gain
access to unauthorized
user data through the guise of a personality quiz, Facebook found itself in hot water.
Following the revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency had secured all - but - unfettered
access to
user data held by the largest U.S. tech companies, including Microsoft, Google and Yahoo, politicians and businesses around the world were struggling to figure out what exactly this
news meant for them.
In related accessibility
news, Google recently rolled out the beta for its Voice
Access system, which allows
users to navigate their phones via voice commands.
After subscribing, if
users stay logged into their Google account, they won't run into paywalls or be asked to repeatedly enter a username and password to
access news from publishers they pay for.
Perhaps it was an inflated sense of public trust, an attitude of invincibility, or an unwillingness to own up to responsibility that led Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and other Facebook executives to take a painfully long time to formulate a response to the
news that data firm Cambridge Analytica gained
access to millions of its
users» data three years ago.
Much of the
news this past week has focused on what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did — or did not do — when he found out that Cambridge Analytica had gained unauthorized
access to information about tens of millions of Facebook
users.
«But as people increasingly
access news via third party platforms, it will become harder and harder for most publishers to stand out from the crowd, connect directly with
users, and make money.
Filter bubbles also appear to be informing the Commission's thinking, as it says it wants platforms to make it easier for
users to «discover and
access different
news sources representing alternative viewpoints» — via tools that let
users customize and interact with the online experience to «facilitate content discovery and
access to different
news sources».
This week was full of startling, scary
news about how carelessly Facebook treated
user data, and how Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy previously led in part by Steve Bannon, abused
access to that data, possibly for Trump's presidential campaign.
On Monday, Facebook
users will see an option on top of their
News Feed to review which apps have
access to their information.
But the
news that Cambridge Analytica, a political data firm that worked on President Trump's 2016 campaign, was able to gain
access to private data through the social network has sparked an unusually strong reaction among its
users.
It's the second product announcement today, following
news that Facebook would stop apps from
accessing user data if they haven't been launched within 90 days.
The controversy over Cambridge Analytica's data collection erupted in recent days amid
news reports that an app created by a Cambridge University psychologist, Aleksandr Kogan,
accessed extensive personal data of 50 million Facebook
users.
News that Cambridge Analytica, a political data firm hired by President Trump's 2016 election campaign, gained
access to private information on more than 50 million Facebook
users has weighed not only on the shares of Facebook but on Alphabet as well.
The goal is to let
users access things like weather updates, shopping notifications and personalized
news from companies, but these bots are still very clunky and have not yet achieved widespread appeal.
Last weekend's Cambridge Analytica
news — that the company was able to
access tens of millions of
users» data by paying low - wage workers on Amazon's Mechanical Turk to take a Facebook survey, which gave Cambridge Analytica
access to Facebook's dossier on each of those turkers» Facebook friends — has hammered home two problems: first...
Facebook shares have gotten whacked, down more than 11 % since
news broke over the weekend that Cambridge Analytica
accessed data from 50 million Facebook
users without their permission.
For instance, advertisers can opt to place ads in the
News Feed — this coveted piece of real estate is
accessed by more than 75 % of Facebook's active
users via their mobile device.
The company will post a new feature on the top of every Facebook
user's
news feed with a list of the apps they have used and an easy way to revoke the app's
access.
The iHeartRadio app, which reached its first 20 million registered
users faster than any digital service in Internet history, delivers everything listeners want in an all - in - one platform: Instant
access to more than 1,500 radio stations from across the country,
user - created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song, thousands of curated digital stations «Perfect For» any mood or activity, and the new Shows & Personalities feature giving
users access to the best on - demand
news, talk and entertainment content available today.
In particular, they need to determine if they can work with these tech giants in a manner that enables them to get paid for their content and to
access increasingly valuable data about
users» patterns of
news consumption.
Individual Facebook
users now have
access to a new setting available called «
News Feed Preferences»... you can find it on your own profile by clicking on the dropdown link in the top right of the page: And when you...
Of those using a smartphone to
access the
news first thing in the morning, nearly half in the U.S. (48 percent) go to social media as their first source, compared to only one third (33 percent) in the U.K. U.K. smartphone
users are more than twice as likely as their U.S. counterparts to use their smartphone first thing to go direct to a
news website or
news app (U.K. 48 percent versus U.S. 23 percent).
The controversy over Cambridge Analytica's data collection erupted in recent days amid
news reports that an app created by a Cambridge University psychologist, Aleksandr Kogan,
accessed extensive personal data of 50 million Facebook
users.
But the
news that Cambridge Analytica, a political data firm that worked on President Trump's 2016 campaign, was able to gain
access to private data through the social network has sparked an unusually strong reaction among its
users.
Questions about Cambridge Analytica's data collection resulted from
news reports that an app created by a Cambridge University psychologist, Aleksandr Kogan,
accessed information from about 50 million Facebook
users.
The event comes more than a month after
news broke that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's campaign,
accessed information from as many as 87 million Facebook
users without their knowledge.
News broke this weekend that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's campaign, reportedly
accessed information from about 50 million Facebook
users without their knowledge.
Users of free online services provided by AAAS such as free partial
access to Science, Science Signaling, or Science Translational Medicine,
access to
News from Science or SAGE KE, e-mail alerting services or Science Careers services are agreeing that AAAS may contact them by e-mail in exchange for these free services.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2016 (HealthDay
News)-- Easy
access to alcohol and drugs at home can raise the odds that teens will become drinkers and drug
users as young adults, a new study suggests.
The federal investigation and threats followed recent
news that the data collection firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked on the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, gained
access to the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook
users.
Facebook recommends using either counters, dashboard
news notices or request
access to
users» email addresses.
After registering on the website the
user will get
access to such features as dating tips, success stories, newsletter, parties and events, events calendar, testimonials, lock and key parties, hobbies and interest groups, online help and support, speed dating, search for events,
news, etc..
Crunchbase Pro
users can
access the extensive Crunchbase dataset with deeper, powerful searches to find the companies, people, and
news that are most important.
The unique combination of reviews,
news, and
user discussion — all
accessed through MRQE's search portal — allows any
user to read and add to the Internet's most comprehensive collection of opinion about film.
Users also will find easy
access to state department of education homepages, a blog offering
news articles on current important issues, and an interactive forum for discussions with other professionals.
The free UVideos app, which is now available in the Kindle store, gives
users access to thousands of hours of the best day time, primetime, entertainment, sports and
news programming available.
LinkedIn, which acquired
news and content app Pulse under its brand in April 2013, will offer
users the ability to
access content that directly impacts the specifications of their professional profiles and therefore, their business lives, all from their mobile devices.
He feels the idea of letting only those
users who have subscribed have
access to
news content is «the start of a new business model for the internet.»
«It's clear that
users are trending towards mobile
access to
news and we want libraries to know that we're here to help them quickly and efficiently respond to these evolving
user preferences.»
Libraries that leverage the newly announced ZINIO and Boopsie integration will now offer
users access to an additional 5,500 magazines from popular culture
news sources like USWeeklyto specific interest titles like Popular Science and VegNews.
85 % of computer
users say they
access news on that device each week, compared with 63 % of smartphone
users, 60 % of tablet
users, 54 % of smart TV
users, and only 17 % for the e-reader.
What the survey has also revealed is that
users are more inclined to read free content available on the net as just 14 percent of tablet
users have said they have actually paid for availing
news content on their tablet while 23 percent say they have subscribed to a newspaper or magazine that also include
access to their digital versions.
Finally, a mobile TV product that makes sense: RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry Bold
users — many of whom probably care about business
news — now have
access to live, 24x7 streams of CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg.
The website content is updated throughout the day and includes breaking
news;
users who download the free app can
access the web content.
Regardless of whether these tablet
news users went through an app or through their browser, most
accessed news over the last seven days by going directly to a
news provider of choice — rather than through search engines, social networks or aggregators.
• 1.8 - inch Interactive Super AMOLED Ticker Display — Dedicated ticker display enables zero - click
access to
news, social networking, sports and entertainment feeds;
users can select what content they want on the ticker by selecting from menu on display