Microsoft Archive
27 Mar 2015
Do-it-yourself healthcare is closer than you think
Do-it-yourself healthcare is closer than you think AUSTIN–Healthcare-related innovation was everywhere at South by Southwest Interactive this year. There were sessions on healthcare IT, big data, wearables, and innovative startups that are using technology to upend the status quo. For example, Tim O’Reilly gave a talk about adapting the same experience-focused approach used by companies such as
27 Mar 2015
BitWhisper: Stealing data from non-networked computers using heat
BitWhisper: Stealing data from non-networked computers using heat No matter how secure you think a computer is, there’s always a vulnerability somewhere that a remote attacker can utilize if they’re determined enough. To reduce the chance of sensitive material being stolen, many government and industrial computer systems are not connected to outside networks. This practice
27 Mar 2015
Google discovers new security holes in SSL — is the entire system fundamentally flawed?
Google discovers new security holes in SSL — is the entire system fundamentally flawed? Google has discovered that an intermediate certificate authority had issued unauthorized certificates for multiple Google domains. The problem arose because the intermediate authority, MCS Holdings, had issued certificates for the Google domains, despite not holding those domains itself. The reason it’s
26 Mar 2015
Facebook takes aim at YouTube with embeddable videos
Facebook takes aim at YouTube with embeddable videos WASHINGTON: Social networking site Facebook will now allow videos on its platform to be embedded across the web. According to The Verge, users can now copy an embed code, place it in a menu at the bottom of the video and it will show up in a
25 Mar 2015
Google Self-Driving Car Project Hopes To Be Standard On Roads Within 5 Years
Google Self-Driving Car Project Hopes To Be Standard On Roads Within 5 Years Google’s Chris Urmson recently spoke about the autonomous car project that the company has been working on, saying that the company hopes to have a car on the road within five years. Google has been working on its autonomous car for only
25 Mar 2015
Apple Digital Camera Patent To Use Prisms For Clearer Images
Apple Digital Camera Patent To Use Prisms For Clearer Images Apple has filed a patent for camera technology that uses a prism to separate light into three different colors, leading to clearer images than are often found on digital cameras today. A patent by Apple has been published, showing a new camera technology that uses
24 Mar 2015
Google’s 32GB LTE Nexus 9 available on Amazon for Rs 43,073
Google’s 32GB LTE Nexus 9 available on Amazon for Rs 43,073 Finally, Google’s 32GB HTC Nexus 9 is available on Amazon.in for Rs 43,073. The Nexus 9 is available in 16GB and 32GB variants. While the 16GB Nexus 9 is Wi-Fi-only, the 32GB Nexus 9 supports 4G LTE. Both don’t come with support for
24 Mar 2015
Modified Android banking apps are infected by Trojan
Modified Android banking apps are infected by Trojan The deadly virus, also called ‘Badaccents’, is a premium service banking Trojan that arrives bundled with legitimate Android applications and infects smart phones featuring this operating system. “The Trojan is created by modifying the legitimate application and then re-distributing via marketplace or other separate channels,” the cyber
24 Mar 2015
Ford, IBM to face renewed US lawsuit over apartheid-era abuses
Ford, IBM to face renewed US lawsuit over apartheid-era abuses Ford Motor and IBM will again have to face a US lawsuit claiming they encouraged race-based human rights abuses in apartheid-era South Africa, despite a series of recent court decisions limiting the right to pursue such cases. Reviving a 12-year-old lawsuit, US District Judge Shira
23 Mar 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015 While Apple Watch is yet to hit store shelves, reports about a new Apple TV to be launched in June have started circulating on the web. According to Buzzfeed, the Cupertino Company will showcase its revamped Apple TV at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC)