Tumblr announced that users can now enable SSL security. This comes after Yahoo announced late last year that it would encrypt all info that moves between its data centers by the end of the first quarter.
Enabling the option isn’t exactly encrypting all data, but at least it’s a start for the massively popular blogging service. The Tumblr staff blog says:
Neil Gaiman has been responsible for–or had a part of–so many incredible things that it’s nearly impossible not to admire him. From writing comics to penning children’s books and wondrous novels (“Coraline”, “American Gods”, The Sandman, and “The Ocean At The End Of The Lane”, to name a few), he’s proven over the years that he’s as cool as they come. Just ask his wife, Amanda Palmer.
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects millions of people. It is occurs when insulin is not produced properly by the body. Too much insulin and too little insulin can cause blood sugar levels to drop or rise and cause a variety of symptoms. There is no known cure to diabetes and while certain people are more likely to be diagnosed with it than others, almost everyone is susceptible.
Google announced that it has launched Google Now notifications in Chrome beta.
If you’re on the beta channel, you’ll be getting notifications via the notification center on Mac, Windows or Chromebook. You’ll need to sign into Chrome with the Google account you already use for Google Now, of course.
Katie Couric is finally talking about when she’ll marry her fiancé John Molner.
Couric attended Howard Stern’s 60th birthday bash at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Friday night. When the outspoken, often controversial shock jock asked when she and Molner would tie the knot, Couric answered “Summer!”
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an actor whose star had risen pretty far in recent years; after winning an Oscar for his stunning turn in “Capote”, especially, it seemed that he was on a track to nothing but continued success. After landing a part in “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and signing on for the next two installments in the franchise–”Mockingjay: Part 1″ and “Mockingjay: Part 2:–Hoffman had a full schedule right up until his death over the weekend of a heroin overdose.
A sudden eruption of an active volcano in the Sumatra Islands of Indonesia has so far claimed 15 lives according to official reports. According to Jarkata Post, this is the first time volcanic eruptions of Mount Sinabung have caused fatalities..
Spirals of volcanic ash spewed violently more than one mile into the sky, with temperatures reaching as much as 700 degrees Fahrenheit. The toxic ash from the volcano has also hindered search and rescue efforts to save more victims.
Last July, Google invaded the living room in a big way with Chromecast – a little HDMI dongle that streamed content to your television from an Android device. It was and still is a big hit thanks to its affordable $35 asking price, but developers weren’t so keen on it thanks to Google only letting select partners build apps.
When it comes to celebrities proposing to their girlfriends, often times they’ll pull out all of the stops, like Kanye West did when he proposed to Kim Kardashian. If you haven’t heard yet, the rapper rented out an entire baseball stadium to pop the question.
Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, were reportedly two targets of identity theft for a teen who stole several thousands of dollars from them, and he has now been sentenced to 3 ½ years in federal prison.
