AT&T signs deal with EE to offer 4G data roaming in the UK

AT&T’s mission to provide superfast data outside of the US has been given another big boost, courtesy of EE. The UK carrier announced today that it has become the first domestic provider to offer 4G roaming to international travellers, with AT&T coming on board as its first partner. AT&T has been moving fast: just last week it signed a deal with Rogers to provide quick LTE data anywhere the Canadian provider has compatible coverage. EE doesn’t intend to limit itself either — the carrier says today’s agreement is the first of many deals it expects to announce over the coming months, suggesting other US operators could soon follow AT&T’s lead.

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Fedora 20 Heisenbug arrives with ARM support and smarter virtual machines

Red Hat wants to be ready for a world of ARM-powered PCs, and it just took a big step toward that goal by releasing Fedora 20 Heisenbug. The Linux distribution now supports ARM as a main platform; users and developers no longer have to use Intel-based chips if they want Red Hat’s full blessing. The OS also brings much-improved virtualization through both a new visual interface and “first-class” virtual machine images. There are updates to desktop environments like GNOME and KDE, too. Whether you’re setting up an ARM server or just appreciate Red Hat’s nod to Breaking Bad, you’ll find full details of the Heisenbug upgrade at the source links.

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Source: Fedora Project (1), (2)

PointGrab will let you control devices and appliances by pointing at them

The future of motion and gesture control is quickly approaching, and a few companies are already working hard to make this kind of a tech not just a reality, but also practical for general consumers. One such company, Tel Aviv-based PointGrab, has maintained radio silence for nearly three and a half years while working on its next-generation product, and it looks like we’re finally going to see it at CES next month. Back in 2010, the company began integrating some of its tech into a few specific laptop models, and involved holding the palm of your hand straight up in front of a 2D webcam. PointGrab’s next effort, however, takes that concept and refines it so that all you have to do is point your finger at an electronic device or home appliance and mimic touchscreen gestures in order to get it to do your bidding.

The tech, PointGrab tells us, works by “using depth information to create a ‘transparent space’ in front of the user, enabling a ‘touch-like’ operation of devices, but from a distance.” Below the break you’ll find two YouTube videos detailing the ideas. The first one shows off PointSwitch, which focuses on various appliances around your home: for instance, you can do things like dim the lights, pull down your shades, adjust your air conditioning and lock/unlock your door. The second video is for AirTouch, which lets you interact with your computer monitors, HDTV and other consumer electronics. We’re still waiting to try it out for ourselves and get more details at CES next month. PointGrab tells us that we can expect to see the new tech integrated with manufactured products sometime in early 2014.

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Laptops, HD, Mobile

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Edward Snowden reminds the world that he’s still homeless

While the US justice system slowly begins to digest everything Edward Snowden revealed about the NSA, the whistleblower himself remains stateless and living under temporary asylum in Russia. In an open letter to the people of Brazil, following revelations of widespread NSA “data collection” in that country, Snowden has made it clear that he’s not happy with his current situation and won’t be content until an appropriate government grants him permanent political asylum. He says he’s willing to help the Brazilian authorities to understand the extent of the NSA’s surveillance of their citizens, which allegedly covered over two million mobile calls and text messages in a single month, including calls made by Brazil’s president, but insists he can’t do anything while the US limits his “ability to speak” from Russia — with the obvious hint being that he’d quite like to move to Latin America. You’ll find the full text of Snowden’s letter at the source link below.

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Via: The Guardian

Source: Folha De S. Paolo