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Tim Cook Interview Highlights : No Innovation, China is the New US
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5s and 5c early this month, admittedly we hoped for something more than just a pimped out iPhone 5. No surprises, no new products (iWatch, anyone?) Apple has been using the same strategy for years. Every iPhone and iPad released is just a tweaked version of the old one, few ...
Pious Electric Car Drivers Unite: California Launches EV Week
California Governor Jerry Brown is on a mission to get 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Charge Across Town, an initiative spearheaded by the Palo Alto City Councilmembers, along with along with Bay Area electric vehicle, technology and environmental leaders, will be launching EV Week on September ...
Brazil Outlines Plans To Circumvent The USA Online
Brazil has had enough of the NSA’s spying games, and has declared that it will do whatever it takes to isolate itself from the United States and its all-powerful internet spies. According to a report from The Washington Post, President Dilma Rousseff was outraged when she learned that the NSA intercepted her communications, hacked into ...
How To Use iOS 7: A Quick Tutorial
Some iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users may have already updated their compatible devices to iOS 7. What with the mad scramble among fanbois the world over to get their hands on Apple’s latest software, it may take a hours to download and install the update, but once done your newly updated device is ready ...
Iovation Identifies Massive Level Of Fraud On Tor Network
The Tor anonymizing network has proven itself to be highly beneficial for whistleblowers, political activists, and other risky but cause-worthy activities. Unfortunately, the allure of anonymity has also paved the way for shady activities to go unnoticed – with child pornographers and Black Market dealers apparently doing an extremely brisk business, all thanks to the ...
Ex Googlers Launch Shadow Puppet, Among iOS 7’s First New Photo Apps
How many times has this happened: you’re looking at a photo your friend sent and you’re wondering, what it’s supposed to mean? Was there something funny you should be laughing at? Was it an “aaawww, that’s so cute!” moment? Looking at photos can bring back memories, but if you’re not there when the photo was ...
iPhone 5s M7 Chip Could Improve Apple Maps App : Beyond Fitness Tracking
This week’s SmartCar roundup features Apple’s new M7 chip, Nissan’s Safety Shield system, and a smart car that does away with doors, windows, and a roof in favor of a skateboard. The M7 chip The new iPhone 5s comes with a coprocessor dubbed the M7. It manages the device’s motion sensors, making the iPhone ...
3 Ways to Learn OpenStack : Training Marketplace Opens Doors to High-Paying Jobs
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is a hot commodity right now, as we move to an era of Big Data, cloud computing, scaling, and virtualization. Helping legacy organizations and disruptive startups transition successfully into this new era are open source communities, contributing the software and brain power to expedite progress and products. OpenStack, the joint initiative started by ...
Symantec Uncovers “Hidden Lynx”, Professional Hackers for Hire
Symantec claims to have uncovered a group of professional hackers for hire that were been responsible for some of the most infamous cyber attacks directed at government agencies over the past few years. Dubbed “Hidden Lynx”, taken from the string that was found in its command and control server communications, Symantec stated that key characteristics ...
Still Waiting To Upgrade To iOS7? Here’s What You’re Missing…
The latest version of Apple’s mobile platform is rolling out today. Millions of people around the world will be upgrading their iOS devices, so don’t expect it to be very easy to install iOS 7. Apple will be “pulsing” the release of iOS 7 in stages, so as not to overload their servers. If you ...