Skyway Recommended June 10th to 16th

Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live where we do (British Columbia, Canada), work like we do (high speed business internet), and think about things we do (internet trends, internet privacy, internet censorship, cutting-edge technology, etc.). If you don’t want to wait ’til Monday, we usually tweet and link to these as we come across them…

The Guardian | Project Loon: Google plans balloon network to extend internet reach

Mobile phone users could receive signals from balloons floating in the stratosphere if a project launched by Google this week succeeds. Google launched 30 test balloons in New Zealand to test the possibility of having a global network of balloons floating 12 miles above Earth provide internet access and mobile phone signals. Read More…

The Guardian | GCHQ in Britain intercepted foreign politicians’ communications at G20 summits

Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 had their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted on the instructions of their British government hosts, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Some delegates were tricked into using internet cafes which had been set up by British intelligence agencies to read their email traffic. Read More…

The Next Web | Woz talks iOS 7 and PRISM in an off the cuff airport interview

Steve Wozniak, a technology icon for his work at Apple, is an elder statesman in the industry; he’s a person whose opinion carries measurable weight. Recently, in an airport, the fine folks of FayerWayercaught up with Woz to talk over iOS 7′s new features, and the NSA’s PRISM program. Watch the Video…

GigaOm | Microsoft quietly pushes out Office for iPhone

There’s no official announcement as yet, but it’s finally here. On Friday, Microsoft unveiled a version of its Office productivity suite for iOS devices. Read More…

The Next Web | iOS 7 and the evolution of the information appliance

Apple’s keynote presentation at WWDC Monday clearly answered the question of how Jony Ive’s influence would be felt in the design and, more importantly, function of iOS. It’s as if Ive imagined the OS as a physical computer made up of sliding panes of frosted glass, with surfaces activated by touch and color. You slide those panes of glass around to access various functions and, as you do, they interact to provide context and a sense of place. Then, he took that and translated it to software. Read More…