Архив за месяц: Март 2016

Sure, why not? FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor

 The FBI, which just a few days ago was attempting to convince the country of its helplessness in the face of encrypted iPhones, has generously offered its assistance in unlocking an iPhone and iPod for a prosecutor in Arkansas Read More

Sure, why not? FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor

A rant about why Snapchat 2.0 is no disappearing teen fad

 Ignore Snapchat at your own peril. It’s a lot more than sexts and ephemeral photos. Today’s Chat 2.0 update makes Snapchat a competitor to your phone itself. What started as an app for horny high school kids has blossomed into the most vibrant communication platform on the market. Watch my video rant above to see why Snapchat suddenly got a lot more important, see a demo of the… Read More

A rant about why Snapchat 2.0 is no disappearing teen fad

Pay celebs to text or video message you with TipTalk

 It has never been worth it for celebrities to respond to their endless digital fan mail — until now. TipTalk lets them set a price for a private text, photo or video response. The idea is that in their downtime, they could forge deeper relationships with their audience while earning enough to warrant at least a few seconds of their attention. Considering how the public comment reels… Read More

Pay celebs to text or video message you with TipTalk

DARPA kicks off $2m Grand Challenge focused on intelligently splitting up radio spectrum

 DARPA has a new Grand Challenge underway, but it’s not an automation moonshot like the self-driving car challenges of the early 2000s or the recent Robotics Challenge. The Defense Department’s R&D wing wants to revolutionize something with a bit less sex appeal, but plenty of real-world applications: radio frequency spectrum splitting. Read More

DARPA kicks off $2m Grand Challenge focused on intelligently splitting up radio spectrum

Apple offers a workaround and patch for older iOS devices stuck halfway through the iOS 9.3 update

 It seems that some iOS users on older devices are running into a snag during the 9.3 update. If you have an iPhone 5S, iPad Air or earlier model, you might want to wait a few days for the update to the update. Read More

Apple offers a workaround and patch for older iOS devices stuck halfway through the iOS 9.3 update