Bill Gates talked about his friendship and rivalry with Steve Jobs on 60 Minutes Sunday night.
Police officials can wait months for Apple to break the encryption on an iPhone according to an article on CNET.
While investigating a drug case in Kentucky, agents were unable to crack an iPhone and turned to Cupertino for help and had to wait four months for the results because of the backup.
“That is something that I don’t think most people realize, even if you turn on disk encryption with a password, these firms can and will provide the government with a way to get your data.” said Christopher Soghoian, principal technologist with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project.
Phones running Android can be reset and the new password is provided to law enforcement officials. The owner of the phone would automatically be notified that the password was reset.
A 14 year old student has presented her science fair project to a group of doctors, in which she said the magnets on an iPad 2 can stop a pacemaker in someone’s chest if, they say, fall asleep with the tablet on their chest.
Gianna Chien, 14, of Stockton California, presented her findings to more than 8,000 doctors at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting. She said there seemed to be no danger if the device was held away from the body. Apple recommends the iPad be held at least at least six inches from the body and turned off in medical facilities if so advised.
Chien’s father Walter is , a cardiac electrophysiologist, and assisted his daughter coordinate the testing of the patients.
One hundred and fifty years ago the height of new technology was the steam engine. We’ve come a long way since then.
But you have to know where you’ve been to know where you are going right?
This weekend in Grand Central station there will be displays of old trains, model trains, and a kids exploration center all in celebration of Grand Central’s 100th anniversary.
Google has upgraded its Google Earth app for Android phones, bringing Streetview access to the mobile app.
There’s also improved speed and a cleaner interface according to Mashable.com.
If you shop in Nordstrom, your movements might be tracked via your smart phone’s wireless.
A story on NakedSecurity.com describes how the high end retailer and other stores track customers as the walk from department to department. The article says the technology is in use in 17 of the companies stores. This data would provide a constantly updated “heat map” for what sections of the store that are popular. It’s not believed that personal data is being scanned. In other words they supposedly aren’t storing your phone, name or addresses.
It’s common for a smart phone to look for wifi signals. One way to stop the phone from doing this is to turn the wireless off or go even farther and turn the phone off entirely.
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There may be design changes coming to the Google Maps page that we’ve grown accustomed to over the years.
The new design may be linked to the upcoming Google I/O developers conference. Images on the unofficial Google Operating System blog show the rail on the left side replaced with an overlay of the information. Other changes mau be a tighter integration with Google+ to highlight your location and recommendations from friends.
Until Spotify and Google stepped in, music fans using a Chrome extension could download MP4 files of favorite songs from the streaming music service.
The Verge reported that the extension was taken out of the Google store and then Spotify patched it’s player to prevent the security from being breached. In other words, you’re too late.
It’s a question that’s been keeping you up at night. Admit it. Now you can find out.
Check out the YouTube Trends Map. You can check out specific demographics, geography, watching and shares.
Gender differences become instantly apparent when men seem to be watching a student being pushed in a pool after a swim meet and women watching the child abuse bus stop ad that changes it’s message depending on your height.
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