Friday, July 24, 2015

GlacierTek Daily - July 24, 2015

Welcome to GlacierTek Daily, a brief look at today's news stories from the world of Science and Technology.

Details on Motorola's next Smartphone Leaked


Eagled-eyed fans of Motorola caught a glimpse at their latest smartphone this morning. For a brief time, the Moto Maker page, allowing users to customize their phones, listed the not yet released Moto G as an option, along with its specifications. The new Moto G will come standard with a full HD screen, Snapdragon 410 processor, 2GB of RAM, 13MP rear camera, 8 or 16GB of storage, Micro-SD expansion and LTE connectivity. Unlike the previous two models, the updated Moto G can be customized to suit the user's taste, such as the colour of the front and back housings, accent colour, and can even be preloaded with the background of your choice. No word of price yet, but it should remain in the same $200 ballpark as the previous iterations.


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US Officials request investigation into Hillary Clinton over Email Scandal


The drama surrounding Hillary Clinton's email accounts countinue, as government officials request that she be placed under investigation by the Justice Department. Two inspector generals formally submitted their request for a full criminal investigation into Clinton's use of private, unsecure email accounts during her time as Secretary of State. No decision by the Justice Department on whether or not to pursue the investigation has been made, however, Clinton continues to deny that there wasn't any classified information on her email servers. The contents of the accounts have slowly become public at Clinton's request as the State Department sorts through the over 55,000 emails. 


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US Judge revives fight against AT&T for Overcharging Schools

The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia has revived a seven year old fight between a Wisconsin Telecom Consulatant and one of America's largest telecom companies. Todd Heath has been waging war against AT&T for alledgedly overcharging schools and libraries for internet access. In 1997, a government program known as E-Rate was established to subsidize internet access for schools and librairies, ensuring that poor students would have the same access to technology as richer students. Internet Service Providers like AT&T were instrcuted to provide the lowest rates offered to compariable customers, however, Heath claims that they went back on their promise and have been defrauding the government for over a decade. 


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