Archive for February 2017
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/15/technology/public-ports-charging-bad-stop/index.html Your smart phone is very vulnerable to attacks through USB charge/data port. So be careful where you plug your phone to – your phone can be easily hacked with maliscious USB charge port. →
https://opensource.com/alternatives/adobe-acrobat Nowadays you don’t need tools from Adobe to make and view PDFs, as there are several useful open source tools. →
https://www.hackster.io/kottofy/illuminate-me-6049b1?ref=explore&ref_id=trending___&offset=7 This project connects ESP8266, LED, Azure IoT and Twitter together. →
http://www.instructables.com/id/Scanning-Laser-Microscope-With-Arduino/ →
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-material-can-turn-light-heat-and-movement-into-electricity-all-at-once/ →
https://techspecs.blog/blog/2017/2/14/googles-not-so-secret-new-os This OS is believed to combine Android and Chrome OS together. Let’s see how this turns out. →
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/flaw-millions-chips-strips-away-key-hacking-defense-software-cant-fully-fix/?mbid=social_fb ASLR attack makes security worse on many devices. →
http://www.cjr.org/special_report/fake_news_history.php Fake news has along history in publishing business. →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/processors/to-get-ai-in-everyday-gadgets-engineers-go-to-specialized-hardware Special harware is needed for implementing AI efficiently. →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/factory-owners-are-reluctant-to-embrace-wireless There is research going on why wireless is less popular at factories than was expected some years ago. →