Thursday, September 12, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: Internet hiding, regretful dogs
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:12:13 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Privacy, please! New technologies could hide your identity online ... in the future, anyway.But, hey! Here's six things you can do now to be stealthier on the Internet.Yup.
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:12:13 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Privacy, please! New technologies could hide your identity online ... in the future, anyway.But, hey! Here's six things you can do now to be stealthier on the Internet.Yup.
6 things you can do now to be stealthier on the Internet
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:12:14 GMT ]
While being invisible on the Internet is about as possible as being invisible in real life, a few easy changes of habit can make you a more elusive target for advertisers, intrusive social networks and possibly even the NSA and friends.
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:12:14 GMT ]
While being invisible on the Internet is about as possible as being invisible in real life, a few easy changes of habit can make you a more elusive target for advertisers, intrusive social networks and possibly even the NSA and friends.
Privacy, please: New technologies could hide your identity online
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:12:15 GMT ]
You may want to stay anonymous online — that doesn't mean you can. Data crunching has grown so sophisticated and powerful, privacy researchers now warn that tracing identities from a pool of supposedly "anonymized" data is not just a possibility, it's a certainty.
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:12:15 GMT ]
You may want to stay anonymous online — that doesn't mean you can. Data crunching has grown so sophisticated and powerful, privacy researchers now warn that tracing identities from a pool of supposedly "anonymized" data is not just a possibility, it's a certainty.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
'Infinity Blade 3' to launch with iPhone 5S
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:28:24 GMT ]
The third installment in the hit mobile hacking-and-slashing game "Infinity Blade" will launch alongside iPhone 5S and the revamped mobile operating system, iOS 7, Epic Games representatives announced at Tuesday during Apple's media event in Cupertino, Calif.
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:28:24 GMT ]
The third installment in the hit mobile hacking-and-slashing game "Infinity Blade" will launch alongside iPhone 5S and the revamped mobile operating system, iOS 7, Epic Games representatives announced at Tuesday during Apple's media event in Cupertino, Calif.
Google loses appeal in Street View privacy case
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:43:07 GMT ]
A federal appeals court rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal wiretap law when its accidentally collected emails and other personal data while building its popular Street View program. The 9th U.S.
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:43:07 GMT ]
A federal appeals court rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal wiretap law when its accidentally collected emails and other personal data while building its popular Street View program. The 9th U.S.
iPhone's new fingerprint sensor knows you from Adam
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:59:33 GMT ]
Apple's iPhone 5S, announced Tuesday, will come with a powerful new security feature called Touch ID, a fingerprint scanner built right into the home button. You won't have to type in a PIN on your phone ever again — and apparently, many people weren't doing it to begin with.
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:59:33 GMT ]
Apple's iPhone 5S, announced Tuesday, will come with a powerful new security feature called Touch ID, a fingerprint scanner built right into the home button. You won't have to type in a PIN on your phone ever again — and apparently, many people weren't doing it to begin with.
Apple launches iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:28:03 GMT ]
Apple unveiled two new iPhones a Tuesday, the speedier iPhone 5S and the less expensive iPhone 5C. Whether all that's gold will glitter for the Cupertino company — including a new gold iPhone — remains to be seen, as the phone sticks with its 4-inch screen in an era of much bigger displays.
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:28:03 GMT ]
Apple unveiled two new iPhones a Tuesday, the speedier iPhone 5S and the less expensive iPhone 5C. Whether all that's gold will glitter for the Cupertino company — including a new gold iPhone — remains to be seen, as the phone sticks with its 4-inch screen in an era of much bigger displays.
With new iPhones, Apple chose style over screen size
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:24:08 GMT ]
There were no real surprises at the Apple press event in Cupertino, Calif., but we finally got a chance to see the iPhone 5S and 5C up close. While the flagship 5S does come with some engineering excellence, these phones on the whole play to Apple's core strength: Style.
[ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:24:08 GMT ]
There were no real surprises at the Apple press event in Cupertino, Calif., but we finally got a chance to see the iPhone 5S and 5C up close. While the flagship 5S does come with some engineering excellence, these phones on the whole play to Apple's core strength: Style.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Verizon, FCC battle in court over net neutrality, site blocking
[ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:53:51 GMT ]
WASHINGTON — Judges hearing an appeal by Verizon Communications of the U.S. government's open internet rules spent much of their time on Monday focused on what sorts of charges levied on websites would be considered illegal blocking.
[ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:53:51 GMT ]
WASHINGTON — Judges hearing an appeal by Verizon Communications of the U.S. government's open internet rules spent much of their time on Monday focused on what sorts of charges levied on websites would be considered illegal blocking.
Monitoring drivers' brain waves could halt carjackings, DUIs
[ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:35:38 GMT ]
A new system that monitors a driver's brain waves could thwart carjacking and the stealing of cars carrying precious cargo and money, say researchers.Passwords, iris scanners and fingerprint recognition provide one-time authentication to a building or website.
[ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:35:38 GMT ]
A new system that monitors a driver's brain waves could thwart carjacking and the stealing of cars carrying precious cargo and money, say researchers.Passwords, iris scanners and fingerprint recognition provide one-time authentication to a building or website.
Ricoh's Theta shoots 360-degree pics easily, but fails to thrill
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:38:18 GMT ]
Ricoh has created an interesting camera called the Theta that lets you capture 360-degree pictures (nearly spherical, in fact) with a single press of a button. It definitely works — but for $400, it needs to do more than just work.
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:38:18 GMT ]
Ricoh has created an interesting camera called the Theta that lets you capture 360-degree pictures (nearly spherical, in fact) with a single press of a button. It definitely works — but for $400, it needs to do more than just work.
How Ground Zero's supertower rose above New York's 9/11 nightmare
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:21:10 GMT ]
It can take the blast from a truck bomb, or the fiery impact of a jet airplane — and yet, at 1,776 feet in height, the supertower rises higher than the terror-hit twin towers that once stood on the site.Safety first, then symbolism: That's the message conveyed by New York's One World Trade Center.
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:21:10 GMT ]
It can take the blast from a truck bomb, or the fiery impact of a jet airplane — and yet, at 1,776 feet in height, the supertower rises higher than the terror-hit twin towers that once stood on the site.Safety first, then symbolism: That's the message conveyed by New York's One World Trade Center.
As Apple plays to the masses, the fanboys could grow restless
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:09:47 GMT ]
Apple keynotes are like Christmas morning — after weeks of shaking boxes, the wrapping comes off and we finally get a look at the goods. In recent years, though, the keynotes have felt a bit anti-climactic, like Christmas mornings in the age of the Amazon wishlist.
[ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:09:47 GMT ]
Apple keynotes are like Christmas morning — after weeks of shaking boxes, the wrapping comes off and we finally get a look at the goods. In recent years, though, the keynotes have felt a bit anti-climactic, like Christmas mornings in the age of the Amazon wishlist.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Smartwatches will soon take off — but not because they tell time
[ Sun, 08 Sep 2013 15:27:48 GMT ]
I don't wear a watch. I haven't worn a watch since the aluminum band on my 1998 Swatch had a disagreement with the aluminum wrist pad on my 2008 MacBook Pro, and the MacBook won. Besides, the laptop, my cellphone, my cable box — even our newest car — all have clocks that set themselves.
[ Sun, 08 Sep 2013 15:27:48 GMT ]
I don't wear a watch. I haven't worn a watch since the aluminum band on my 1998 Swatch had a disagreement with the aluminum wrist pad on my 2008 MacBook Pro, and the MacBook won. Besides, the laptop, my cellphone, my cable box — even our newest car — all have clocks that set themselves.
NSA can access most smartphone data, says report
[ Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:32:02 GMT ]
BERLIN — The U.S. National Security Agency is able to crack protective measures on iPhones, Android and BlackBerry devices, giving it access to users' data on all major smartphones, according to a report Sunday in German news weekly Der Spiegel.
[ Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:32:02 GMT ]
BERLIN — The U.S. National Security Agency is able to crack protective measures on iPhones, Android and BlackBerry devices, giving it access to users' data on all major smartphones, according to a report Sunday in German news weekly Der Spiegel.
2011 ruling allowed NSA search of domestic emails
[ Sun, 08 Sep 2013 21:01:50 GMT ]
The Obama administration quietly won permission from a surveillance court in 2011 for the National Security Agency to search deliberately for Americans' communications in its huge databases of intercepted phone calls and emails, according to a published report.
[ Sun, 08 Sep 2013 21:01:50 GMT ]
The Obama administration quietly won permission from a surveillance court in 2011 for the National Security Agency to search deliberately for Americans' communications in its huge databases of intercepted phone calls and emails, according to a published report.
On eve of iPhone event, Apple rumors reach fever pitch
[ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:16:13 GMT ]
Two iPhones, one called the iPhone 5S, the other the iPhone 5C. Goldish-champagne and maybe even graphite as possible color options, in addition to the usual black and white. Screen size? The same — this time, anyway.Though Apple is mum ahead of its press event Tuesday at 10 a.m. P.T.
[ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:16:13 GMT ]
Two iPhones, one called the iPhone 5S, the other the iPhone 5C. Goldish-champagne and maybe even graphite as possible color options, in addition to the usual black and white. Screen size? The same — this time, anyway.Though Apple is mum ahead of its press event Tuesday at 10 a.m. P.T.
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