YouTube paid channel subscriptions

YouTube may have run its paid subscription service for some of its specialized video channels this week.

The à la carte service, which could mean up to 50 video channels, allow subscriptions to a single channel for as little as $ 1.99 per month, people familiar with the plan told the Financial Times. YouTube has confirmed in February that it was developing such a service, but did not say when it would be ready for subscribers.
A platform for paid content could give the video site owned by Google another source of income while allowing channel operators to finance the production of different content, such as television and movies, said a source.
YouTube declined to comment on a target launch date for the service, reiterating previous statements on the subject that he had "nothing to announce," but that "studying the creation of a platform that could warrant bring more great content to YouTube for our users to enjoy and provide our designers with another vehicle to generate revenue from their content, beyond the rental models and funded by advertising that we offer. "
YouTube has approached a handful of producers in developing content for a platform that could pass the video sharing site hoped to launch this year, according to a report in January saying. YouTube was also mulling a plan to charge other items, such as whole libraries of videos, live events, and even self-help or financial advice shows, saying reported.
Shortly after this report, two lines of code appeared in YouTube for Android those referred to subscriptions paid channels. The code apparently intended to generate messages on the screens of users, for example: "You can not subscribe to this premium channel on your computer" and "You can not unsubscribe from this premium channel on your computer."

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Facebook lead to psychosis

Sometimes normal human clinical terms to get a taste and take.
You go on a date, and when your friends ask how it happened replying ". Oh, she's psychotic "Or maybe," It is an illusion. "
The justifications for these adjectives are used could be simple.  

In the first case, the lady had asked, as the main course plates were cleared, when man thought the relationship was going. It was after describing the details of his previous 17 relations.
In the latter case, the man had spoken of himself throughout the meal and offered mathematical details about his physical and mental prowess.
However, when these words are used in a clinical setting, they have more precise definitions.
That's why I was moved to the contemplation of new research from Israel hearing. He said that Facebook and similar can move vulnerable people (which could mean anyone) in the direction of psychosis and delusion.
Dr. Uri Nitzan of the Sackler Faculty of the University of Tel Aviv Medical Center and mental health Shalvata decided with colleagues, looking at his own patients as part of their online relationships.
He wonders if psychopathology may be related to activities on Facebook and in chat rooms.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the researchers found that patients - all of whom were experiencing "loneliness or vulnerability due to the loss or separation of a loved one" - suffered other negative effects they more " socialized "line.
The Mail quoted Dr Nitzan as saying: "In each case, a link was found between the progressive development and exacerbation of psychotic symptoms, including delusions, anxiety, confusion, and increased use of computer communications . "(At the get-go, the patients in the study had all" relative inexperience with technology. ")
One patient even came to believe that the person she was in contact with online was constantly trying to touch physically.

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Samsung G S4 earns Pentagon security

Samsung is now clear to begin pitching its new flagship phone for the government.
The handset maker said Friday that its Knox-enabled mobile devices have been approved by the Pentagon for government use. Knox Software Samsung offers high-level encryption, VPN function, and a way to separate personal data from job data. The software also allows IT administrators to manage a mobile device with specific policies.
For now, the Galaxy S4 is the only Samsung device with Knox. But the company promises that other smartphones and tablets will receive the security software.
Thumb up the Pentagon means that Knox S4 and future devices can be used by the U.S. government and military services that tap into the Department of Defense networks. Access to these networks requires high safety standards, and S4 is the first Android phone to meet, according to Samsung.
The new security clearance also opens certain types of companies as potential new customers for Samsung.
"We are very pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Defense has approved Samsung compatible devices Knox for use in DoD networks," Samsung Mobile
President JK Shin said in a statement. "This approval allows other government agencies and regulated industries such as healthcare and financial services to adopt Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets. This is an important step for Samsung as we work to develop our relations in government and big business of the company. "
On Thursday, the Pentagon gave the same approval to BlackBerry devices with BlackBerry 10 operating system, which results in the Q10 and Z10 smartphones and tablet Playbook.
In the past, the BlackBerry is the supplier of choice for business and government largely because of the high level security on its devices. But Apple and Android have begun to carve out a piece of this lucrative market. Samsung in particular is designed to interfere with the territory of BlackBerry with the help of his Knox software.
Part of the Samsung Enterprise initiative (SAFE), Knox is integrated into the operating system and covers all major security holes in Android, the company said. The ability to Knox to keep personal data and independent business is a similar function called BlackBerry Balance BB10.

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