http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/05/the-privacy-problem-with-digital-assistants/483950/?utm_source=atlfb Digital assistants will quickly get more information on you than you might expect or want them to get. That’s one price of convience they offer. →
Smart phone cameras are useful in many ways. Smartphone cameras are great, or at least close enough to great that you don’t notice the difference in many cases to traditional camera.Compared to a DSLR, smart phone cameras are still pretty lame. But the camera in your pocket is crazy good considering the limitations manufacturers work →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/security/mobile-forensics-ceo-proposes-controversial-publicprivate-key-access-for-smartphones This article discusses different potential approaches how law enforcement could get access to encrypted phones when needed but still have some security left. Is that possible or practical? Does not look good. →
1.5 billion more on-line by 2020 article tells that a global push to create more than a billion new Internet users over the next four years is underway. More than 35 nations committed to expanding public Internet access and working with industry to build connections for rural users. World Bank President Jim Young Kim estimated →
http://www.geek.com/apple/apples-recycling-program-recovered-2204lbs-of-gold-last-year-worth-40-million-1652481/ Apple is recycling old smart phones to recover valuable materials from them – for example gold. Recycling should reduce waste. →
http://grouplens.org/blog/investigating-the-potential-for-miscommunication-using-emoji/ Same emojis look different on different mobile platforms. This can be a problem when it causes your message to be mis-understood. →
http://qz.com/658010/a-year-after-its-launch-its-now-clear-that-pretty-much-no-one-needs-an-apple-watch/ It seems that smart watches are still lacking the killer applications… Posted from WordPress for Android →
When you are misplacing your smartphone in silent mode might be one of those days there things seem to go wrong. A misplaced phone in silent mode might make you feel helpless, but only until you read 3 Ways to Find Your Android When it’s in Silent Mode article. It gives you tips how to →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/mit-turns-wifi-into-indoor-gps Interesting idea. Using wifi for positioning is not new but this is much more accurate than I have read before.. Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/feds-break-through-seized-iphone-stand-down-in-legal-battle-with-apple/ End of one legal battle between FBI and Apple that has been on news… Posted from WordPress for Android →