The Morning Reboot: Monday December 4

Greetings earthlings, here is your morning reboot: Yahoo has announced a new partnership with news organization Reuters which will make it easier for the public to contribute photos and videos of news events. The rather suspiciously named “You Witness,” will be accepting uploads starting tomorrow and will apparently cross post your images to Flickr. Last […]

Any_key_3Greetings earthlings, here is your morning reboot:

  • Yahoo has announced a new partnership with news organization Reuters which will make it easier for the public to contribute photos and videos of news events. The rather suspiciously named “You Witness,” will be accepting uploads starting tomorrow and will apparently cross post your images to Flickr.
  • Last week a U.S. District Judge ruled that the FBI could use cellphones to spy on you. The technique works by remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone to record nearby conversations.
  • Ask city is a new local search and maps tool from Ask.com. Future plans call for a mobile version as well.
  • TiVoToGo's DRM has been cracked by some industrious hackers. TiVoToGo DRM locks your saved programs once they're transferred to your computer and restricts what you can do with your recordings. [via BoingBoing]