The news for Thursday, April 3, 2014 Links for this episode:Nest Halts Sales of the Nest Protect Alarm to Fix Safety Issue Nest CEO Tony Fadell has published a letter to customers informing them of a potential issue the company discovered with its Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. The problem centers around the accidental activation of the Nest Wave feature, which disables the alarm when users wave their hands.As the issue is being addressed, Nest is halting sales of new Nest Protect alarms and turning off the feature for existing devices. Fadell expects it will take two to three months before Nest gets approval to reactivate the wave functionality. He added that he’s not aware of any customers experiencing the issue in the wild. Vine Releases 'Vine Messages,' A Direct Messaging Feature Vine today unveiled its direct messaging feature which will allow users to send videos in a private message to friends. Friends can also reply directly with more videos or text.The direct messaging feature also allows Vine users to send messages to anyone, even if they aren’t on Vine. These videos will end up as an SMS or email instead.Each direct message counts as a one-to-one conversation, but users can select multiple recipients when sending their Vine Message (VM). Mozilla CEO resigns amid controversy over donation to anti-gay marriage proposition | The Verge Less than two weeks after he was appointed Mozilla CEO, Brendan Eich resigned today amid a controversy stemming from his $1,000 donation to an anti-gay marriage ballot proposition in California. "Mozilla prides itself on being held to a different standard and, this past week, we didn't live up to it. We know why people are hurt and angry, and they are right: it's because we haven't stayed true to ourselves," the company said in a blog post. "We didn't act like you'd expect Mozilla to act. We didn't move fast enough to engage with people once the controversy started. We're sorry. We must do better." Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference starts on June 2nd | The Verge The 2014 edition of Apple's perennially overbooked Worldwide Developers Conference will take place at San Francisco's Moscone West convention center between the 2nd and 6th of June. Apple promises to enlighten developers about the future of iOS and OS X, offering them "the latest tools and technologies" as well as more than 100 technical sessions and over a thousand Apple engineers to speak to. Unlike previous years, tickets to the event will be distributed through a random lottery — chosen from the developers who've registered their interest between now and April 7th. The WWDC website will host live streams of the Monday State of the Union keynote and the Apple Design Awards, while videos from all the technical talks will be posted online throughout the week. Gameloft brings Asphalt 8 and two other games to Amazon Fire TV launch | Polygon Gameloft is readying three of its most popular titles for the Amazon Fire TV's launch, including Asphalt 8: Airborne, the Paris-based publisher of mobile games announced today.Asphalt 8: Airborne, the latest entry in the well-known Asphalt series of racing games, debuted last August. Gameloft is also releasing Fire TV versions of Despicable Me: Minion Rush, a tie-in game for 2013's Despicable Me 2, and Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, the 2012 first-person shooter.
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