You may not realise it, but App developers also offer discounts on CyberMonday, not just online retailers. Gizmodo has a list of the best App deals for iOS and Android for today.

http://gizmodo.com/the-best-cyber-monday-app-deals-1474660885

The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has published for comment a Draft Consumer Rights and Obligations Policy. This is the fourth version of the policy incorporating changes prompted by comments received by TATT.

From the document:

“This Draft Consumer Rights and Obligations Policy seeks to make recommendations that would safeguard the interests of consumers in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors. The final policy should ensure that consumers have a right to the following:

1. Access to essential telecommunications and broadcast services; 
2. Access to the information required to make informed consumption decisions; 
3. Personal privacy which is respected and protected; 
4. Minimum standards for consumer-related service quality; 
5. Protection from unfair and anti-competitive business practices; 
6. Effective and efficient complaint recognition, handling and resolution; 
7. Information which creates an awareness of relevant consumer obligations.”

Download/View:

• Draft Consumer Rights and Obligations Policy / TTCS mirror copy  (PDF ; 678K)
• Decisions on Recommendations for Draft Consumer Rights and Obligations Policy  / TTCS mirror copy (PDF ; 424K)
  
  
• Addendum to the Decisions on Recommendations for Consumer Rights and Obligations Policy dated November 27 2013 / TTCS mirror copy (PDF ; 396K)

Deadline for comments is December 12 2013 using the TATT ‘s Procedures for Consultation in the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors of Trinidad and Tobago

According to the Guardian (UK):

“Microsoft looks ready to kill off Windows RT, its version of Windows devised for chips based on ARMs architecture, judging by remarks by senior executive Julie Larson-Green.Larson-Green, who is executive vice-president of Devices and Studios at Microsoft, said that the aim of Windows RT was “our first go at creating that more closed, turnkey experience [that Apple has on the iPad]…” but that Microsoft now has three mobile operating systems: “We have the Windows Phone OS. We have Windows RT and we have full Windows. Were not going to have three.”

Read rest of article at Microsoft ready to kill Windows RT | Technology | theguardian.com.

This is fun for those who ever used Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes) in Trinidad and Tobago :

Google BBS Terminal.

 

 

 

According to the Adobe Security Bulletin dated November 12 2013,  Adobe has released updated versions of Adobe Flash Player for:

• Adobe Flash Player v11.9.900.117 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh,
• Adobe Flash Player v11.2.202.310 and earlier versions for Linux

to ” address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”

You can read the Adobe Security Bulletin at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-26.html but the vulnerabilities in versions of Adobe Flash before November 12 2013 could allow for execution of unwanted code (typically malware), without your consent just by visiting a website with malicious Flash applications or video (SWF). Therefore, you should update your Adobe Flash Player to the latest version to close this loophole.

To determine what version of the Adobe Flash player you have on your Windows, Macintosh or Linux system, visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

To download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html

Windows users should note that the Flash Player in v9 and earlier versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer v9 and the one in web browsers like Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are separate installs. You should install and update both versions of Adobe Flash.

Internet Explorer v10 and Internet Explorer v11 (for users for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8) browsers have Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update their Internet Explorer browser versions.

Google Chrome browser users has Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update the Google Chrome browser to the latest version. See http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95414 on how to do so.

Very Impressive. From the Microsoft Research page :

“A new research prototype from Microsoft Research Asia, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing Union University uses Kinect technology to translate sign language into spoken language—and spoken language into sign language—in real time. It translates from one sign language to another (such as between American sign language and Chinese sign language), and helps people who can hear communicate with people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The sign language translator uses computational and sensor technology—specifically Kinect’s ability to capture visual and articulation data simultaneously. Machine learning and pattern recognition enable the tool to interpret the meaning of the different gestures captured by the Kinect device. By reducing communication barriers and facilitating social interactions, this tool has the potential to help improve the quality of life for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.”

 

 

Opening new doors of communication for sign language users.

Ars Technica reviews and compares the 13″ Macbook Air and the 13 inch Retina MacBook Pro.

How to choose: 13-inch MacBook Air vs. 13-inch retina MacBook Pro | Ars Technica.

Laptop Magazine profiles what claimed to the be the most high tech cab in New York : Car Force One

Inside the Most High Tech Cab in New York: Car Force One.