SourceCode: CES 2015 kicks off various pivots and transitions in tech

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Las Vegas: Heading into this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), its becoming clearer that 2015 is going to be a big year for transitions in tech. Focus will be moving slightly away from desktops and notebooks and even smartphones and tablets towards peripheral ecosystems including wearables and connected cars.

There's already evidence that connected cars as well as wearables are going to dominate this year's CES. A CEA economist stated that smartwatch floor space is  up 400 % this year and car manufacturers are some of the most anticipated presenters this year while technology and mobile companies are seemingly keeping a lower profile this year.

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Details surface about Twitter's upcoming video service

Twitter previously announced that it will be putting up a video service much like YouTube as part of its growth strategy. A Twitter user was able to dig up details on the service. Daniel Raffel found the FAQ page for the service and shows bits and pieces of information about the service.

The service will support MP4 and .mov types as well as .jpg and .png for thumbnails. Suggested video aspect ratio is 16:9 with a maximum of 10 minutes per video. No limit on file size though. It will be called Twitter Video and it will have a publishing tool that will have an Upload button in the dashboard as well as quick access for tweeting. Videos will appear in-line on Twitter, much like how they display YouTube videos at the moment.

Source: SlashGear

CES 2015: LG teases G Flex 2

It isn't exactly a well-guarded secret but LG all but confirmed its latest device that'll be debuting at CES 2015. LG has put up posters at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2015 revealing the LG G Flex 2. It doesn't say much except it has the tagline "redefining the curve." What we do know about it now is that it will be powered by Qualcomm. We just have to wait a bit more to find out what LG has up its sleeves.

Source: The Verge | Via: Ubergizmo

Netflix reportedly cracking down on international VPN users

Due to international laws and varying copyright agreements from different countries, Netflix content can vary greatly from country to country. That's why some users use virtual private networks or VPNs to work around this issue. VPNs give the international users access to Netflix by letting the service think it is connecting from somewhere in the US. It's not as big an issue for copyright holders but it has gotten the name of "geo-piracy."

Torrent Freak discovered that several VPN services like TorGuard are starting to see more errors from users trying to connect to Netflix. According to Netflix though, they haven't changed the way they handle VPN connections. It could be Netflix is testing something out but won't tell the public just yet. You could consider it a warning that Netflix might be cracking down on "geo-pirates."

Source: Torrent Freak | Via: SlashGear