‘The Interview’ now also available on iTunes

It was reported that Apple previously refused to release the controversial Sony film on iTunes. Now, the Cupertino-based tech company changed its tune and it now offers The Interview on its digital distribution platform. If you want to get the film through Apple, you can buy it for US$15 or rent it for $6. Or you can put your money to good use and buy a burger and fries.

Source: Ubergzimo

Sony PlayStation Network back up after hack

It’s not been an easy couple of weeks for Sony but they seem to be working some things out. The latest denial of service attack by the Lizard Squad knocked out the PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live three days ago. Sony seems to have gotten its bearings back and PSN is up and running for all its consoles. The company warns of some “intermittency” still but there shouldn’t be any major downtime happening soon.

Source: PlayStation Blog + PlayStation Support | Via: Engadget

Update on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 9:52AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Looks like access to the service is still spotty. Stay tuned.

Facebook issues official apology for ‘Year in Review’ feature

Not everyone’s year has been awesome but Facebook’s algorithm doesn’t know that. That’s why Facebook had to issue an official apology for its “Year in Review” automated recap feature. Facebook user Eric Meyer wrote on his personal blog how his Year in Review showed select photos of his 6-year-old daughter who died of brain cancer earlier this year.

The Year in Review feature makes a special album based on important photos of the year and comes with the tagline: “It’s been a great year! Thanks for being a part of it.” It relies on those that get the most likes or comments from others. But it isn’t able to distinguish between the happy and sad memories. Facebook’s Jonathan Gheller, product manager for Year in Review, personally apologized for the grief the feature brought to Meyer.

Source: Washington Post | Via: SlashGear

Samsung to help usher in smartphones that have same RAM as laptops

The mobile device industry is catching up with its desktop/laptop counterparts. And they’re catching up fast. Samsung announced it has begun mass production of 4GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM modules, which will be the first smartphone modules to provide 4GB of RAM. This would mean your future smartphones will have as much RAM as a lot of laptops. We don’t know what devices will feature these next generation modules but it’s just insane to think about how much more powerful our pocketable devices are getting.

“By initiating production of the 20nm 8GB LPDDR4, which is even faster than the DRAM for PCs and servers and consumes much less energy, we are contributing to the timely launch of UHD, large-screen flagship mobile devices,” said Joo Sun Choi, EVP of memory sales and marketing at Samsung.

Source: PhoneArena | Via: BGR