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  • Silicon Legal Strategy Hires Coleman Cannon

    Silicon Legal Strategy has added Coleman Cannon as a senior associate in its San Francisco office, marking the firm’s fourth strategic hire in 2013. Coleman brings expertise in advising startups, entrepreneurs, venture capital funds and angel investors in venture financings, M&A transactions and complex commercial agreements to the fast-growing team at SLS.

    PRESS RELEASE

    Silicon Legal Strategy today announced the addition of Coleman Cannon as a senior associate in its San Francisco office, marking the firm’s fourth strategic hire in 2013.
    Coleman brings his expertise in advising startups, entrepreneurs, venture capital funds and angel investors in venture financings, M&A transactions and complex commercial agreements to the fast-growing team at SLS. He provides SLS clients with day-to-day counseling across the range of legal issues facing early and growth-stage businesses.
    Before joining Silicon Legal, Coleman practiced at Silicon Valley boutique law firm Montgomery & Hansen, LLP, where he counseled technology companies and investors in connection with financing and M&A transactions. Coleman also regularly advised companies on structuring and negotiating various commercial agreements, technology development agreements and strategic transactions.
    Coleman began his career in the corporate group at Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View and San Francisco, where he represented technology companies and leading venture capital firms in financing and M&A transactions and advised startups on day-to-day corporate, commercial, employment and IP-protection matters.
    Coleman earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. and M.A. from the University of Minnesota.
    “SLS is leading the way in providing entrepreneurs, startup teams and investors with not only top-notch legal advice but also ultra-responsive client service,” said Coleman Cannon. “I’m thrilled to become a part of such a talented team and to continue developing deep relationships with startups, entrepreneurs and VCs in the tech community.”
    “Coleman’s strong startup experience and practical, business-minded approach will bring a great deal of value to our rapidly expanding client base,” said Andre Gharakhanian, partner at Silicon Legal Strategy. “We’re excited to be adding yet another elite team member to our practice, and we’re looking forward to continued growth this year.”
    About Silicon Legal Strategy
    Silicon Legal Strategy is the premier boutique law firm providing targeted, bottom-line-oriented advice to technology startups, innovative entrepreneurs and seasoned investors. Trained at the top firms in Silicon Valley, our attorneys and staff are incredibly passionate about technology and have extensive experience representing early stage companies and investors. We are a known quantity in Silicon Valley, and work with or sit across the table from every major law firm in the area. Perhaps most importantly, we ourselves are entrepreneurs. We truly understand the challenges of a startup — like building and motivating a team, creating repeatable processes to ensure continued customer satisfaction at scale and dealing with infrastructure issues. We face these challenges every day — and as a result, are able to deliver more relevant, bottom-line-oriented advice. Put simply, we actually “get” what entrepreneurs are going through.

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  • Checkpoint Systems Appoints Executive VP and CFO

    Checkpoint Systems has appointed Jeff Richard as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Richard will replace Raymond D. Andrews who is retiring from Checkpoint in July. Andrews will remain with the company in the interim to ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities.

    PRESS RELEASE

    Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP) today announced the appointment of Jeff Richard as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 28, 2013. Mr. Richard will replace Raymond D. Andrews who is retiring from Checkpoint on July 31, 2013. Mr. Andrews will remain with the Company in the interim to ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities.

    “We sincerely thank Ray Andrews for his many contributions, particularly in the past two years of intense organizational change and turnaround activity. Ray has been a valuable member of Checkpoint’s leadership team since 2007, and we extend best wishes for his retirement.”
    Mr. Richard, age 45, has extensive financial leadership experience, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc, a $1.5 billion environmental services company, from 2010 to 2013. At Safety-Kleen, Mr. Richard led a broad set of turnaround initiatives to drive profitable, sustainable growth, which significantly improved operational performance and equity value. He recapitalized the company and led a dual-path liquidity IPO and sale plan that concluded with the sale of Safety-Kleen to the company’s largest competitor in December 2012.

    From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Richard served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Pavestone Company, where he successfully guided the company through the economic downturn and housing market collapse, focusing on gaining market share and cost take-out, while building strong relationships with customers, the banking and private equity community and vendors. Previously, Mr. Richard was Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Americas Operations at Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. Earlier in his career he worked in a variety of financial positions at Tyco International Ltd., ultimately serving as Chief Financial Officer for Tyco’s $2.2 billion Plastics & Adhesives segment, where he was responsible for all segment financial and control functions including consolidation, financial reporting, tax, treasury and investor relations. Mr. Richard has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Louisiana State University.

    Checkpoint’s President and Chief Executive Officer, George Babich, said, “We are delighted to have attracted Jeff to join the Checkpoint team and we welcome him. He is a strong financial and operational executive with outstanding leadership experience. His track record of revitalizing businesses, positioning them for sustainable, profitable growth is impressive and I look forward to working with him as we continue to identify opportunities to increase shareholder value at Checkpoint.

    “We sincerely thank Ray Andrews for his many contributions, particularly in the past two years of intense organizational change and turnaround activity. Ray has been a valuable member of Checkpoint’s leadership team since 2007, and we extend best wishes for his retirement.”

    George Babich, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the new appointment on Monday, May 13 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, which will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet. Listeners may access the call live at http://ir.checkpointsystems.com. A replay will be available following the event.

    Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

    Checkpoint Systems is a global leader in shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions. Checkpoint enables retailers and their suppliers to reduce shrink, improve shelf availability and leverage real-time data to achieve operational excellence. Checkpoint solutions are built upon more than 40 years of RF technology expertise, diverse shrink management offerings, a broad portfolio of apparel labeling solutions, market-leading RFID applications, innovative high-theft solutions and its Web-based Check-Net® data management platform. As a result, Checkpoint customers enjoy increased sales and profits by improving supply-chain efficiencies, by facilitating on-demand label printing and by providing a secure open-merchandising environment enhancing the consumer’s shopping experience.

    Forward-Looking Statement

    This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” or “will.” By their nature, forward-looking statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Any such forward-looking statements may involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results encompassed within the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include: the impact upon operations of legal compliance matters or internal controls review, improvement and remediation, including the detection of wrongdoing, improper activities, or circumvention of internal controls; our ability to integrate acquisitions and to achieve our financial and operational goals for our acquisitions; changes in international business conditions; foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations; lower than anticipated demand by retailers and other customers for our products; slower commitments of retail customers to chain-wide installations and/or source tagging adoption or expansion; possible increases in per unit product manufacturing costs due to less than full utilization of manufacturing capacity as a result of slowing economic conditions or other factors; our ability to provide and market innovative and cost-effective products; the development of new competitive technologies; our ability to maintain our intellectual property; competitive pricing pressures causing profit erosion; the availability and pricing of component parts and raw materials; possible increases in the payment time for receivables as a result of economic conditions or other market factors; changes in regulations or standards applicable to our products; the ability to successfully implement global cost reductions in operating expenses including, field service, sales, and general and administrative expense, and our manufacturing and supply chain operations without significantly impacting revenue and profits; our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; and additional matters disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities laws.

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  • Keycorp CFO to Retire

    KeyCorp chief financial officer Jeffrey B. Weeden is to retire after nearly 11 years in the role. Weeden intends to work closely with Key’s management to ensure a smooth and successful transition of his responsibilities.

    PRESS RELEASE

    KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) today announced that Jeffrey B. Weeden , Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company of his plan to retire after nearly 11 years in the role. Mr. Weeden intends to work closely with Key’s Management to ensure a smooth and successful transition of his responsibilities.
    “For more than a decade, Jeff has played an important role in helping Key navigate the financial crisis and a changing regulatory environment,” said KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney . “Key has emerged stronger and in a much better financial position thanks to his efforts. The Board of Directors and I thank Jeff for his many contributions to Key and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
    Mr. Weeden said, “I am proud to have been a part of the KeyCorp team, and feel honored to have worked alongside a team of talented professionals. I look forward to assisting management as needed during this transition period.”
    About KeyCorp
    KeyCorp was organized more than 160 years ago and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, Key had assets of approximately $89.2 billion at March 31, 2013.
    Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in 14 states under the name KeyBank National Association. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name.

    SOURCE KeyCorp

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  • ACP in Cash Tender Offer for Telular Shares

    Avista Capital Partners has commenced the previously announced cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Telular Corporation at a price of $12.61 net per share, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes thereon. Telular Corporation provides remote monitoring and asset tracking solutions for business and residential customers.

    PRESS RELEASE

    Avista Capital Partners today announced that ACP Tower Merger Sub, Inc. (“Purchaser”) has commenced the previously announced cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Telular Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLS) at a price of $12.61 net per share, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes thereon.
    The tender offer is being made in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 29, 2013, among Telular, Purchaser and ACP Tower Holdings, LLC (“Parent”), which Avista Capital Partners and Telular Corporation announced on April 29, 2013. Purchaser and Parent are controlled by Avista Capital Partners.
    The Telular board of directors unanimously approved the proposed acquisition by Avista Capital Partners and recommends that Telular’s stockholders accept the offer and tender their shares to Purchaser in the tender offer.
    The tender offer and withdrawal rights are scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight (New York City time) at the end of the day on Friday, June 7, 2013, unless the tender offer is extended or earlier terminated.
    Complete terms and conditions of the tender offer are set forth in an Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related materials that will be filed by Parent and Purchaser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 10, 2013. In addition, on May 10, 2013, Telular will file a solicitation /recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC relating to the tender offer.
    Copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related material are available free of charge from Morrow & Co., LLC, the information agent for the tender offer, toll-free at (800) 607-0088. Banks and brokers may call collect at (203) 658-9400. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is acting as depositary for the tender offer.
    About Telular Corporation
    Telular Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLS) provides remote monitoring and asset tracking solutions for business and residential customers, enabling security systems and industrial applications to exchange actionable information wirelessly, typically through cellular and satellite technology. With over 25 years of experience in the wireless industry, Telular Corporation has developed solutions to deliver remote access for voice and data without significant network investment. Headquartered in Chicago, Telular Corporation has additional offices in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Miami. For more information, please visit www.telular.com.
    About Avista Capital Partners
    Avista Capital Partners is a leading private equity firm with over $5 billion under management and offices in New York, Houston and London. Founded in 2005, Avista’s strategy is to make controlling or influential minority investments in growth-oriented energy, healthcare, communications & media, industrials, and consumer businesses. Through its team of seasoned investment professionals and industry experts, Avista seeks to partner with exceptional management teams to invest in and add value to well-positioned businesses.
    Additional Information About the Tender Offer
    The tender offer described in this news release has commenced, but this news release and the description contained herein is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Telular. Purchaser will file on May 10, 2013 a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC and Telular will file on May 10, 2013 a solicitation/recommendation on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. The offer to purchase shares of Telular common stock will only be made pursuant to the offer to purchase, the letter of transmittal and related documents filed with such Schedule TO. The tender offer statement (including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other offer documents) and the solicitation/recommendation statement, as each may be amended from time to time, will contain important information that should be read carefully by Telular’s stockholders before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. These materials will be sent free of charge to all of Telular’s stockholders when available. The tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement (and all other documents filed with the SEC) will be available at no charge on the SEC’s website:

    SOURCE Avista Capital Partners

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  • Gemini Rue Review (iOS)

    One of the best point and click adventure games of the past decade, Gemini Rue has been recently ported on iOS platform. Created by Joshua Nuernberger and published by Wadjet Eye Games, Gemini Rue was released back in 2011 on PC platform.

    Featuring a compelling sci-fi story set in a dystopian world, the PC version of Gemini Rue’s only drawbacks are the p… (read more)

  • RAM CPU Taskbar puts info where you need it

    If you’re worried about your PC’s RAM or CPU usage, then installing a system monitor can sometimes be useful. This will usually give you an on-screen display indicating when there’s a high demand for your system’s resources, so alerting you to potential problems as soon as they happen, and perhaps helping you to figure out the cause.

    Having this extra on-screen display can be a problem, though. Usually you either have to free up a little space for a desktop gadget, or you’re left to peer at some tiny system tray indicator. So it’s good to see RAM CPU Taskbar take a different route, by using your entire taskbar as a CPU and memory meter.

    Download and run the program and it’ll add an icon to your system tray, and a couple of bars to the right of your taskbar. The top one highlights CPU usage, starts green, turns amber and then red as the figure approaches 100 percent; the lower bar alerts you to RAM use and works in much the same way.

    We wondered if this would be intrusive or annoying, but our tests didn’t show any problems. The bars are visible below your taskbar buttons, but they don’t obscure them or otherwise get in your way. And the default refresh rates — once every 10 seconds for RAM, every second for CPU usage — mean that the bars aren’t constantly moving around, so distractions are kept to a minimum.

    If you are unhappy with some aspect of the display, though, you can probably tweak in in the program’s comprehensive Settings dialog. There are options to disable either of the bars, for instance; set them to be left or right-aligned; set their positioning, refresh rate, colours and more.

    We’re still not entirely sure that we would use RAM CPU Taskbar for long. If a PC has resource issues then we’d rather launch a copy of Process Hacker and figure out the cause right away.

    But, if you are looking for a simple memory and processor meter, then the program’s ability to display system information without requiring any extra screen real estate is a major plus. Take a look.

    Photo Credit: NinaMalyna/Shutterstock

  • Parents have no ‘right’ to homeschool their kids, says Justice Department

    Individual liberty is being burned at the stake, as governments set fire to people natural rights. This time it has everything to do with homeschooling. It all started in Germany. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike were raising their five children in the German state of Baden…
  • South Carolina to criminalize implementation of Obamacare; showdown with feds inevitable

    More and more states are beginning to challenge the Obama Administration over what they view as unconstitutional abuses of power, especially regarding firearms and health care. The latest example comes from South Carolina, whose legislature has passed a measure declaring…
  • Who will buy HTC One?

    More than two weeks ago I asked: “Will you buy HTC One?” Preliminary results are in, and many of you express intentions to get the smartphone. Last week, I expressed how much more I like the One than iPhone 5.

    The unlocked One is backordered at HTC.com, while T-Mobile can’t meet demand. Someone wants this smartphone, and it might just be you. Forty-five percent of respondents say they will get the handset “as soon as available”, while another 11.5 percent “within 3 months”. Buying polls like this one, and that includes those conducted by outfits like ChangeWave, only measure sentiment — what people would like to do. What they actually do often varies for lots of reasons. Clearly there is lots of interest in HTC One.

    Steve Jones “got the HTC One”. He “traded up from a Galaxy S3. HTC one is a fantastic phone best I have ever had. The weight and the feel of it in your hand feels perfect. The GS4 just seemed to be a GS3s”.

    Kyle McIsaac:

    I got the device in Canada the day of release (April 19th) and been in love with it since. Other than the News Feed being sort of in your face at first (which can easily be changed to a different home panel later), the interface is easy to handle and responds quickly.

    The sound on the device is amazing with the two front-facing speakers, the main camera is amazing, and the device, with its larger size, is very lightweight and sturdy. Battery life is not as much as I expected, but mostly due to the fact of LTE, quad-core CP, and data being processed every so often. With HTC’s great deal right now of trading in your old smartphone for up to $100 back, it’s well worth the switch to it.

    The deal is different now. HTC offers up to $300 on trade-ins.

    HTC One specs: 4.7-inch Super LCD3 display with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 468 ppi; 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor; 2GB RAM; 32GB or 64GB storage; 4MP front-facing and 2.1MP rear-facing cameras; 1080p video recording; 4G: LTE (Asia 1800/2600 Mhz), EU (800/1800/2600 MHz), AT&T (700/850/AWS/1900 MHz), Sprint (1900 Mhz), T-mobile USA (1900 Mhz); HSPA/WCDMA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz); GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz); WiFi N; GPS + GLONASS; Bluetooth 4; NFC (carrier chooses); DLNA; ambient-light and proximity sensors; accelerometer; digital compass; gyroscope; 2300 mAh battery; Android 4.1.2 with HTC Sense. Measures 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm and weighs 143 grams. In the United States, AT&T and Sprint: $199.99 for the 32GB model, with 2-year contract. AT&T sells the 64GB One for $299.99. T-Mobile: $99.99 upfront and 24 $20 monthly payments for 32 gigger.


    I’m among those people buying HTC One, something not expected when posting the poll. I really like this phone; it makes me happy to use. Confession: Social- and news-oriented BlinkFeed is a major reason for my purchase, with the camera being another big one. HTC must believe in BF, which is centerpiece of the most recent One advertising: “No Digging Necessary“; “Anthem“. My gripe: Not enough customization.

    Stephen Green “purchased a Blackberry Z10 — BB10 rocks!” Jack Brown: “No”.

    Vic Gundotra, Google’s senior vice president of engineering, should be slyly showing off the next Nexus phone, with the company’s developer conference starting in just two days. Instead, he brags up HTC One, which runs Android 4.1.2 rather than 4.2.2. Last month, regarding the front-facing speakers: “Listening to Sade on my new HTC One. I can’t tell you how good this song sounds on this phone. Speakers in front. Wow. Love this phone”. Yesterday, he bragged up the camera.

    I can’t guess what will be HTC One’s sales success — or not. But I’m glad for my purchase. One buyers, are you?

    Photo Credit: Joe Wilcox

  • AT&T plans to launch Voice-Over-LTE (VoLTE) service this year

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    As AT&T brings more LTE coverage to more markets, they plan to roll out support for voice-over-LTE, or VoLTE, to select markets by the end of the year. VoLTE will use AT&T’s LTE towers to convert conversations into data packets over an IP network, allowing for not just higher quality calls but also video calling and enhanced messaging services.

    AT&T currently has LTE coverage in 212 markets and expects to cover 90% of the country by the end of the year. Calls over the standard UMTS network will still be available when VoLTE is not, or if a device does not support it. It should be noted that these calls will use data, and probably not a small amount. For customers on shared data plans, this could potentially force you into a higher data bracket.

    Unfortunately current hardware is still not quite fit for VoLTE, which causes the CPU to heat up and the battery to drain. However it is inevitable that we will see more development from manufacturers in that field before AT&T starts rolling out the service nationwide.

    While there’s no word on where VoLTE will launch first, its safe to assume it will be in AT&T’s biggest markets. AT&T CEO Bill Smith has hinted that this will be left to the marketing department to decide.

    Source: Light Reading
    Via: Phone Arena

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  • Google Play Games leaked ahead of I/O, includes Google+ integration and cloud-based saving

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    Back in April we told you about the possibility of an Android game network to rival iOS’s Game Center, and today we have many more details to share. Our friends at Android Police have discovered and torn down the APK for Google Play Services v3.1.36, which is a massive update slowly making its way to devices right now.

    When Google MyGlass was torn down last month, we learned that the game-center service would include multiplayer, in-game chat, leaderboards, invitations, lobbies, and achievements. This teardown of the Google Play Games APK shows that cloud-based game saving and notifications will also be included. The cloud-based universal game saving will sync across all devices based on your Google account.

    Google+ will be deeply integrated into Play Games to allow users to compete with their friends for achievements and high scores. Players will be able to invite and respond to invitations to play games from friends in their Circles, or use a match-making feature that will let Play Games suggest a random opponent.

    It looks almost certain that we will officially hear about Google Play Games at the I/O in just a few days, so stay tuned to Talk Android as we’ll be there providing all of the information you need.

    Source: Android Police

     

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  • Nova Launcher update improves app icon handling

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    Popular launcher app Nova Launcher released a new update over the weekend that adds much more flexibility and control over app icons to go along with normal optimizations and bug fixes. While many people put their favorite apps on their homescreens, others like to access them using the app drawer. This is where many of Nova Launcher’s recent updates are focused. Users can customize app icons and titles used in the app drawer independent of the theme they currently have selected. Users can also group apps into folders in the app drawer and then drag these folders to the homescreen. This essentially means folders can be created from the homescreen or the app drawer.

    The app also added its own method to add new apps to pages when a user installs a new app. This includes the ability to specify which page new apps are placed on. Users do need to change a setting in the Google Play Store though so Nova can handle the process.

    If you want to check out Nova Launcher, use the links below to access the free version or the $4.00 Prime version.

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  • How ABC uses live streaming and the cloud to challenge Aereo

    This week, ABC is taking the fight against Aereo to the New York-based startups home turf: ABC will start streaming its entire program in real-time to viewers in New York as well as Philadelphia. This marks the first time one of the major broadcasters has streamed a 24-hour live feed online.

    However, there are a few key differences between ABC’s and Aereo’s approach: After a six-week introductory phase that will be open to anyone in the two markets, ABC’s streams will only be available to authenticated cable subscribers. And ABC is using cloud technology to deliver its live streams, making the endeavour a whole lot cheaper than Aereo.

    ABC will start to stream its programming to iOS devices in these two markets Tuesday, and intends to quickly expand the service to other markets where it owns local stations. Viewers served by ABC affiliates may get access to the live streams a bit later — ABC first has to negotiate revenue sharing for advertising served on the live streams and navigate the treacherous waters of content licensing.

    But Ken Brueck, co-founder and CMO of upLynk, the company that powers the live streaming for ABC, thinks it’s only a matter of time before affiliates join the live stream. That’s because, from a technology perspective, ABC’s live streaming is incredibly cheap: Local affiliates who want to live stream their feed get a simple $1000 Linux box from upLynk that taps into their live broadcast feed and uploads everything to the cloud, where transcoding is happening in real time.

    Specialized software on the upLynk device also taps into the broadcaster’s programming guide, and Uplynk swaps out programming on the fly if the broadcaster doesn’t have the rights to air a certain show online. Also swapped out are ads, with ABC replacing its generic TV advertising with targeted ads served to iOS devices.

    The combination of that $1000 box and upLynk’s cloud transcoding may seem like a minor technical detail — but it’s one of the main reasons broadcasters didn’t attempt to stream live programming online before. Previously, live streaming would have required to deploy hardware encoders to each and every affiliate, something that Brueck estimates would have cost many millions of dollars. Now, the transcoding is done by Amazon’s EC2.

    That’s an approach that Aereo can’t take advantage of, because it has to transcode a unique feed for each and every customer, which is why Aereo’s roll-out is much more expensive — and has been somewhat slow. The startup, which captures live programming from major broadcasters with tiny personal antennas and then streams it to subscribers, announced that it wants to be in 22 cities by the end of 2013. But so far, it’s only available in New York.

    The flip side, however, is that Aereo can serve up shows that even ABC can’t. The broadcaster doesn’t have the rights to stream each and every show online, so upLynk’s cloud servers occasionally have to swap out programming on the fly. “Sometimes, your content is going to be different” that on live TV, admitted Brueck. He added that he hopes that ABC’s new live streaming app can help the entire industry to sort out these kinds of issues.

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  • HarbourVest to Take Minority Stake in CIFC

    HarbourVest Partners has formed a strategic relationship with CIFC Asset Management. HarbourVest will become a minority shareholder of CIFC and said it will have a revenue-sharing arrangement with respect to the investment advisory fees generated by jointly-branded private debt programs. New York-based CIFC is U.S. loan specialist asset manager.

    PRESS RELEASE

    NEW YORK and BOSTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –
    •    Demand for yielding investment strategies is driving increased interest in private debt
    •    HarbourVest, a leading, global private markets investment firm for over 30 years and an established investor in mezzanine and European senior loans, intends to expand its private debt strategy
    •    CIFC, a leading U.S. loan specialist asset manager, and HarbourVest, will jointly deliver senior loan expertise to HarbourVest investors

    HarbourVest Partners, LLC (“HarbourVest”) and CIFC Asset Management (“CIFC”) (NASDAQ: CIFC) announced today they are forming a strategic relationship.  CIFC’s U.S. senior debt capabilities will complement HarbourVest’s established capabilities and enable innovative yield-oriented investment solutions.
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    “This strategic relationship with CIFC allows HarbourVest to continue to provide our clients with best of breed opportunities across the private markets including U.S. senior secured corporate loans exclusively with CIFC,” said Rob Wadsworth , managing director of HarbourVest. “With historically low interest rates expected to prevail for the foreseeable future, many institutional investors are interested in strategies that can provide higher current yields and the potential for strong returns over the long term.”
    This relationship is a natural extension of HarbourVest’s strategy in the private credit markets.  The firm began investing into credit funds in 1995, has provided mezzanine loans to private companies since 2003, and has been active in the European senior loan market since 2010.  (An affiliate of HarbourVest serves as the investment manager for HarbourVest Senior Loans Europe.)  HarbourVest has been investing in private markets for over 30 years.
    “We are excited to be teaming up with HarbourVest and see significant opportunity to jointly deliver investment solutions focused on private debt.  This relationship will have great synergy between our complementary organizations, and many of the private companies within our portfolios are backed by the same general partners with whom HarbourVest has long-standing relationships,” said Peter Gleysteen , Chief Executive Officer of CIFC.
    In connection with the transaction, HarbourVest is expected to become a minority shareholder of CIFC and to enter into a revenue-sharing arrangement with respect to the investment advisory fees generated by jointly-branded private debt programs.
    Rob Wadsworth also noted, “Private debt strategies have many of the same qualities as private equity investing – i.e. reliance on similar networks and information for deal sourcing and evaluation, medium-term investment horizons, structuring for downside protection and the potential to outperform the public markets. CIFC’s focus on U.S. senior secured corporate loans is a complement to our existing expertise across mezzanine debt, European senior loans, and private equity.”
    The HarbourVest team began managing private equity investments for institutional investors in 1982.  Over the past three decades, the firm has built a global platform that provides clients with access to opportunities across the private markets.  The firm’s expertise extends across a range of global private market strategies (venture, buyout, and mezzanine debt) and across investments into funds, secondary transactions, and direct co-investments in companies.
    About HarbourVest
    HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an independent global alternative investment firm and an SEC-registered investment adviser.  HarbourVest provides investment programs for institutional investors to invest in venture capital, buyout, mezzanine debt, and distressed debt through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments.  HarbourVest and its subsidiaries have more than 250 employees, including nearly 80 investment professionals deployed in Boston, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bogotá, and Beijing.  In more than 30 years of investing in private equity, the team has committed more than $25 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $9 billion in secondary purchases, and invested $4 billion directly in operating companies.  The firm’s clients consist of more than 300 active institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and financial institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and Japan.  To learn more about HarbourVest, visit www.harbourvest.com.
    About CIFC
    Founded in 2005, CIFC Asset Management is a fundamentals-based, relative value credit manager with $11.8 billion in assets under management from senior secured corporate loan based products as of December 31, 2012. The senior management team averages 30 years of credit experience having managed credit businesses in every credit cycle since the 1980′s. Headquartered in New York with over 60 employees, CIFC is an SEC registered investment adviser and a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: CIFC) currently serving over 200 institutional investors globally. For more information, please visit CIFC’s website at www.cifc.com.
    Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These include statements regarding future results or expectations, including expectations with respect to the formation and results of the strategic relationship. Forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking language, including words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will” and similar expressions, or the negative of these words. Such forward-looking statements are based on facts and conditions as they exist at the time such statements are made, various operating assumptions and predictions as to future facts and conditions, which may be difficult to accurately make and involve the assessment of events beyond HarbourVest’s or CIFC’s control. Caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the strategic relationship is not consummated or, if consummated, terminated by one or both of the parties, and the other risks related to CIFC’s business that are described in its annual report on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and HarbourVest or CIFC undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events, new information or circumstances arising after the date hereof.

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  • TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for May 6 – May 12, 2013

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    We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. Google I/O is next week and we have the full scoop on the new and improved Nexus 7. Rumors say the Motorola X phone is scrapped for the time being, but a recent FCC filing seems to indicate it might actually be sooner rather than later. We weren’t expecting to see it announced next week, but could we get a surprise? Google Babel is expected to be unveiled under the “Hangouts” name, and recent developments support that Google will unveil an updated Nexus 4 with LTE.  There were a lot of new apps, including a couple of reviews as well. It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.

    Guides

    How to remove apps from the Google Play Store ‘My Apps’ list

    How to make a Drama Shot or Sequence Shot on the HTC One

    Reviews

    Boulder Dash XL [Brain & Puzzle]

    Apps – New

    Google Babel to be called Hangouts and might not have SMS/MMS support

    STARZ Play, MOVIEPLEX Play, and ENCORE Play now in the Play Store

    Rovio Accounts lets users sync game progress across devices

    Monkey Boxing takes a shot at Google Play Store

    Carmageddon shows up in the Play Store with a free promo version for 24 hours

    Gameloft adds ‘Blitz Brigade’ FPS to Play Store, action-packed and fun-filled excitement

    New app brings Google Now wallpapers to any compatible device

    Apps – Updates

    RunKeeper releases app for Pebble Smart Watch

    Auralux gets updated to include new level pack, controller support and oh— support for non-Tegra devices

    Spotify update adds new features, trousers option

    Rovio updates Bad Piggies with 15 new levels, 2 new items

    WeatherBug gets a new update that brings redesigned user interface, hourly forecasts, and more

    Google Earth for Android receives update, adds Street View

    Google I/O Android app updated with new features for 2013

    New Google Translate update allows users to take Phrasebook on the go and brings camera-to-translate function to 16 new languages

    Flipboard updates app to enable user created magazines, interaction with desktop web version

    Apex Launcher v2.0 available, new features for both free and pro versions, integrates Apex Notifier

    ITV Player updated, now exclusive for Samsung users through August 31st

    Facebook Home support appears for Samsung Galaxy S 4, HTC One, Sony Xperia ZL

    Angry Birds Seasons update called Abra-Ca-Bacon, coming next week

    Carriers

    AOL announces content distribution partnership with Verizon, taking over browsers everywhere

    AT&T adds more LTE markets, on pace to reach 250 million Americans by end of year

    T-Mobile revenues dip, but customer base growing

    Verizon offering “Red Hot Deal Days” until May 12 on select devices for Mother’s Day

    AT&T launches a new bring-your-own-phone pre-paid service called AIO Wireless

    Google

    Google Fiber gets green light in Grandview, Missouri

    Portland tech startup Instrument teams up with Google to create Map Diving, a realistic skydiving simulator

    Google prepping an Androidbook, smartwatch, and ‘over-the-top’ TV box, but neither will appear at Google I/O

    Google cancels plans to unveil Google Wallet credit card at next week’s I/O

    Google shows five-year roadmap towards stronger device authentication

    Google Glass

    Google planning on opening stores just for Google Glass

    Google Glass Explorer Edition receives XE5 software update with many important new features

    Google Glass sensors revealed, expect a lot of augmented reality apps soon

    Google TV

    Google TV gets free access to Hulu, ABC, NBC, CBS, and more via PlayOn for a limited time

    Hardware

    Intel announces new Silvermont architecture for low-power, high-performance applications

    MediaTek quad-core MT6589T benchmark yields positive results

    Phones – Amazon

    Amazon’s Alphabet Projects, including 3D smartphone screen, could be sign of major hardware push

    Phones – HTC

    Red HTC One shows up on UK retail website

    HTC One to Big Red unlikely, plans to make big deal out of next Verizon phone

    AT&T offers the HTC First smartphone for under a buck

    New HTC One commercials put BlinkFeed feature front and center

    Phones – Huwaei

    More pictures of the razor thin Huawei P6-UO6 leak in black

    Huawei issues Save The Date invitations for a “Beauty” event

    Phones- LG

    Sprint variant of successor to LG Optimus G discovered?

    ImaGination Begins on May 30 at LG event

    Another leaked image of mysterious new LG phone with almost non-existent bezel

    Phones – Motorola

    Google abandons X Phone project according to analyst

    More details of the upcoming Google “X” phone surfaces including a smaller variant and the inclusion of “Droid Blast” technology

    FCC filing mentions Motorola XT1058, could be the XFON for AT&T

    Benchmark for mysterious “Obake” smartphone for Verizon surfaces, does its best to remind us of the XT1055 smartphone in the process

    New color of the DROID RAZR M and DROID RAZR HD on the way to Verizon stores

    Phones – Nexus

    Two UK retailers mysteriously pull the Nexus 4 from shelves one week before Google I/O

    Phones – Oppo

    Oppo working on successor to Oppo Find 5 with Snapdragon 800 and 8MP front-facing camera

    Phones – Samsung

    Samsung releases two more graduation-themed commercials showing off Easy Mode and Eraser Shot

    AT&T to release the 32GB Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone Friday, May 10th

    US version of the Galaxy S 4 uses separate image processor for eye tracking

    Congratulations Samsung— the Galaxy S 4 is set to be featured on BBC’s Watchdog

    Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom confirmed to have 10X optical zoom, spotted in Bluetooth SIG

    New Samsung video provides walk-through of SideSync features, allows for connection between PC and a Galaxy phone

    The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom could be a cameraphone with a 16MP sensor

    Release dates for Galaxy Mega, Galaxy S 4 Mini, Galaxy S 4 Zoom, and Galaxy S 4 Activ Leaked

    Samsung to release Galaxy Core – a smaller, cheaper, and weaker GS3

    Phones – Sharp

    Sharp unveils AQUOS Phone Xx SoftBank 206SH with 5-inch 1080p CG-Silicon display and two-days of battery life

    Phones – Sony

    Sony finally puts up Xperia Z for sale on US site

    Sony C3 leaks, possibly Sony’s first MediaTek phone

    Sony i1 (Honami) coming to the U.S. this fall as unlocked only

    Sony officially lists its Xperia SP smartphone on its website as available for pre-order

    Sony’s new mid-range CX190 leaked specs and camera sample surface

    5-inch Sony Xperia A drops by the FCC with a removable battery

    Samsung ‘Serrano’ coming to AT&T as SGH-1257, most likely Galaxy S 4 Mini

    Phones – Vivo

    Vivo announces high-end, pricey phablet coming in late May

    Phones – Xiaomi

    Xiaomi’s Red Rice smartphone aims to redefine budget smartphones, brings a dual-core chip, 720p display and MIUI for $130

    ROMs

    Release candidates for CyanogenMod 10.1.0 start making their way to select devices

    Video showcases Paranoid Android with multiple notification support

    Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightlies slated to hit the HTC One relatively soon

    Tablets

    Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 shows up in AnTuTu Benchmarks

    LG rumored to be working on new tablet that will be unveiled in Q3 of this year

    Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 to receive new color option

    Samsung to release Galaxy Tab 3 in in Eastern Europe in June

    ASUS releases “We Transform” teaser video in preparation for Computex 2013, more to come

    Updates

    T-Mobile ships out first update to Galaxy S 4 with minor improvements

    AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S 4 also receiving minor update

    New build of Sense 5.1 surfaces for HTC Butterfly smartphone, tries to give a little taste of Android 4.2.2 in the process

    Verizon Motorola Xoom LTE receives Jelly Bean soak test

    Miscellaneous

    HTC slowly improving financially, releases unaudited April revenue

    Samsung wins in mobile market share, but Apple wins in profits

    BlueStacks hits 10 million downloads in one year

    European Commission looking at Motorola Mobility’s potential abuse of patents against Apple

    Ouya console gets high ratings from iFixit, easily disassembled and repaired

    Apple wants source code records in Samsung trial and looks in Google’s direction in the process

    Samsung sitting on over $28 billion in cash at the end of March

    Samsung, LG and HTC rumored to have flagships in the works primed for Fall launch

    Ouya gets $15 million in new funding and delays launch by 3 weeks

    Recent Samsung patent filings reveal how flexible displays will work

    BlueStacks jumps into gaming console market with GamePop device

    Huawei CEO says company not linked to US cyber threats

    Updated Nexus 7 specs revealed by analyst

    Sony tries to lure developers by waiving the $99 PlayStation Mobile licensing fee

    Come comment on this article: TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for May 6 – May 12, 2013

  • Verizon Motorola Xoom LTE receives Jelly Bean soak test

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    It looks like the Verizon Motorola XOOM LTE is finally going to get a taste of Jelly Bean. Motorola began sending out invitations to members of the Motorola Feedback Network to install the update as part of a soak test. An OTA update for all Verizon XOOM LTE owners is expected to arrive in the coming week.

    This is good news for Verizon XOOM LTE owners, as the update to Jelly Bean is filled with some nice improvements. If you’re part of the Motorola Feedback Network, check your email for an update invitation. If you’re not, then you’ll unfortunately have to wait patiently a few days until the update hits your device.

    It looks like this will be one of the last painfully long-awaited updates from Motorola, as the rocky transition period to Google ownership is nearly over.

    Thanks Steve

    Come comment on this article: Verizon Motorola Xoom LTE receives Jelly Bean soak test

  • First Lady Michelle Obama Delivers the Commencement Address at Eastern Kentucky University

    First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday celebrated a new class of graduates from Eastern Kentucky University.

    "You all went through so much to make it to this day — the highs and the lows, the triumphs, the challenges, the celebrations, the devastations — and I'm not just talking about your love lives, either," the First Lady told the graduates. "I'm talking about all those papers you poured your heart into; all those caffeine-fueled all-nighters; those moments of anxiety as you set out on your own, looking to find new friends you clicked with and a new community to call your own."

    At Eastern Kentucky, the students were part of a community committed to public service — and in the past year, the seniors and their classmates put in more than 107,000 hours of volunteer work. And Mrs. Obama told the Class of 2013 that they needed to maintain that commitment as graduates.

    "Whether you’ve worn our country’s uniform or not, we’re all called to serve and to give back to those around us," she said. "And you don’t have to travel across the globe or even across the country to find ways to serve. All you have to do is take a look around your own community. Are there kids in your neighborhood who could use a mentor? Can you volunteer with an organization that serves military families? Can you pick up a few extra cans of vegetables and donate them to a food bank? I mean, these may seem so small, but they really make a difference. Because when you’ve worked hard and done well, as I said, the least you can do is reach back and give a hand to somebody else who could use that help."

    Read the full remarks from First Lady Michelle Obama in Richmond Kentucky. Or check out a slideshow from past commencement addresses that she's delivered.

  • Google Glass will soon be invisible – and the new normal

    “There are three sides to every story: Your side, my side, and the truth. And no one is lying.” – Robert Evans (“The Kid Stays in the Picture”)

    I recently met up with my friend and one-time business partner, Steve Lee, who is product director on the Google Glass project, and before that, ran product management on Google Maps for Mobile. Other than a quick tour of the device, Steve basically let me dive in, so as to experience Glass with a beginner’s mind. I won’t bother reviewing the basic capabilities and specs, which have been covered exhaustively already. Instead I want to focus on some of the points that are in debate, and whether I believe that Glass is destined to succeed.

    Glass is translucent; designed to be invisible

    In “Waves of Power,” David Moschella shows how new disruptive industries begin as verticals, since the complete product solution requires one provider to deliver the whole enchilada. The new industry continues on this path until the solutions finally reach the “good enough” stage, when the larger trend becomes horizontal orientation, so as to achieve ubiquity, commoditization and the broadest possible ecosystem. (In passing, one can see the battle between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android in this light.) The endgame, so to speak, is that the technology becomes persistent, embedded and ever-present to the point of being “invisible.”

    It’s a paradoxical concept to be sure. On the one hand, the technology is everywhere; how can it be invisible? On the other, it’s because it’s everywhere that we no longer think about it as exceptional – and, equally, grand solutions can anticipate and incorporate its ever-presence.

    Take for instance the evolution of social mores around cellphones. Every day on my morning bus ride to work, virtually everyone is peering into some device, immersed in another world – a concept that once would have been considered rude and shocking. Similarly, I recently endured a ride near a phone-yapping lawyer who was advising a prospective client on their legal rights – casually and unconcerned, within full earshot of others. This is the new normal.

    I think that in the not very distant future, the new forms of interactions that come from using Google Glass – or a very close version of them – will not only be accepted, but commonplace. Google Glass is going to be the NEW, new normal.

    Designing a new kind of native experience

    To further the point, many have suggested that wearing Google Glass out in public will carry a negative stigma, implying rudeness at a minimum, and privacy invasion at worst. My gut tells me that those people are flat out wrong for two reasons. One, that particular cow has already left the barn (my morning bus ride is emblematic of this truth.)

    Two, Google got the design ethos exactly right. It’s a device that is designed for everyday use, but also an adornment that is designed to look good when worn as an accessory. For instance, I never post pictures of myself in my articles, yet I specifically wanted to post a picture of myself wearing Glass:

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    Why? I think it looks good in the same way a merino wool Zegna sweater looks good.

    That in itself is a key narrative: Google has taken the ultimate in geekery and made it feel cool.

    The hard technical problems solved

    In the age of mobility, connectivity and apps, native experiences will flower and bloom prodigiously. Seen in this light, Google Glass is a credible new flower, growing a little bit every day. So is it ready for prime time? In the continuum from alpha to beta to mass-consumer ready, I’d call it a pretty advanced beta.

    The bottom line is that it’s clear Google has solved the hard technical problems, the way they think about the complete solution is well thought out, and I can see a clear segmentation path for how they will take this to market.

    As such, if you believe that using your voice, simplified touch actions and augmented visuals is a logical native modality for being social, creative, curious or communicative, then Glass is worth a look.

    That brings me to the screen, which is neither obtrusive nor ineffective. It’s there when you need it, and it works. That’s analogous to being embedded to the point of invisibility – until, you have a native moment, and then Glass is at the ready. That in itself is a triumph.  Moreover, its voice-directed interface, interaction with smartphones (for 3G service) and touch controls are mightily impressive.

    What is a bit pedestrian, though, is the experiential richness of the actual services that you can access through the system’s card like screens – both Google’s and third party ones. For the device to evolve from missionary to mission-critical, this is the area needing the greatest improvement (although, to be fair, we are at the earliest of days of Glass as a developer platform).

    The road to mainstream

    For me, the key variables start with pricing. The Explorer release is $1500, which obviously targets a very select niche. I can easily see such a device going for $600-800, since there is no carrier subsidy to lean on. Positioned as a fashion accessory at that price point, Glass should grab a Louis Vuitton-esque slice of the market. That’s single-digit millions of units annually. It’s not until such a device gets to $300 or less when one can expect tens of millions of devices selling annually. But in a five-year horizon, that scenario is not hard to see playing out.

    I haven’t yet decided if Glass is a device that I would use everyday all the time, or on spot occasions. Then again, who says I need to? This is more about viability and heartbeat, and the fact that there are lots of jobs for such a device in personal, interpersonal, and industry vertical job categories.

    On this front, my eyes don’t lie.

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  • You’re Doing it Wrong: Rolling Down a Window

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    God love the internet! Even when you think you’ve seen the biggest jackasses on the planet, there’s always a new one that comes out of nowhere to trump them all. Here we’re treated to a gentlemen who is a little more hard headed than most, and unfortunately feels the need to demonstrate it for all to see.

    Seriously, wouldn’t it have been easier to just roll the damn thing down?

    Source: Youtube.com

  • FileZilla 3.7.0 improves FTP performance

    Open-source FTP client FileZilla 3.7.0 and FileZilla Portable 3.7.0 have both been released. The new build now allows users to view the total transfer speed as a tooltip over the transfer indicators, and replaces the depreciated term SSL with TLS. The update also promises better performance over secure FTP connections and subtle tweaks to the user interface to make the program easier to use.

    Users can now view the total transfer speed by hovering the mouse over the transfer indicators in the bottom right-hand corner of the FileZilla window. Similarly, hovering the mouse over the Host box in the Quickconnect bar now reveals a list of supported protocols: FTP, FTP over SSH, FTP over TLS (implicit), and FTP over TLS (explicit).

    This tooltip also reveals that FileZilla has dropped the use of the depreciated term SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) in favor of the correct TLS (Transport Layer Security) term — TLS is an upgraded form of SSL.

    The user interface has also been improved with this release — users selecting Updates from the Settings dialog box will now see a drop-down menu allowing them to specifically search for stable versions only or include beta versions too. Users do, however, lose flexibility when choosing how often to search for updates — previous versions allowed a specific number of days to be entered between each check, but version 3.7.0 merely offers weekly, every two weeks or once a month checks in addition to the “Never” option.

    Other more subtle tweaks include reworded text when the saving of passwords has been disabled to avoid referring to “kiosk mode”, while navigation has been made simpler by highlighting the former child directory when moving back to the parent folder.

    When users edit files from directly within FileZilla, the new build now uses high priority for transferring the changes back to the server. Version 3.7.0 is also smarter in ignoring attempts to drag and drop files where the source and target are identical.

    A new “Ignore” item has been added to the context menu that appears when right-clicking multiple items, while the program now displays TLS version and key exchange algorithm in both certificate and encryption details dialogs when connecting via FTP over TLS. Version 3.7.0 also fixes a number of bugs, including a memory leak that occurred in the host key verification dialog for SFTP as well as improving handling of legacy DDE file associations.

    FileZilla 3.7.0 is available now as a free, open-source download for Windows, Mac and Linux. Windows users can also download the free FileZilla Portable 3.7.0.

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