Google email scan helps police arrest a sex offender

Google has long used automatic image scanning to fight online child
exploitation, but it's now clear that this monitoring applies to email,
too. Houston police have arrested a registered sex offender after Google
tipped them off to illegal photos of...
Read More ...
How would you change Samsung's Galaxy S4?

Samsung's Galaxy S4 is one of the most popular smartphones on the
market, and we'd wager that a hefty proportion of our readers use it as
their daily driver. When we placed the device in front of our mobile
expert Brad Molen, he was full of praise,...
Read More ...
San Francisco airport beacons help the blind get around using their phones

San Francisco International is about to make life decidedly easier for
blind and visually impaired travelers. The airport has teamed up with
Indoo.rs to unveil a Bluetooth beacon system that will help these
passengers find their way through Terminal...
Read More ...
Spray-painted solar cells promise cheap power on seemingly any surface

Scientists have dreamed of painting solar cells to generate energy on
just about any surface, but efficiency has been a problem; researchers
were happy to get one percent just a couple of years ago. At last,
though, it looks like viable paint-on...
Read More ...
Los Angeles police don't want you flying drones over their stations

The cops may be eager to experiment with drones for tracking bombs and
(possibly) suspects, but they're apparently not that keen on people
turning the tables. The LAPD claims that activist Daniel Saulmon was
trespassing when he flew a machine over a...
Read More ...
Gadget Rewind: Fitness and activity trackers

Tools for tracking and fine-tuning our fitness regimens are more
abundant today than ever. And they're getting smarter, too. From the
simplicity of mechanical step counters to ultra-smart digital devices
that pack accelerometers and GPS radios to...
Read More ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: concrete honey, hybridized fruit tree and a $3,500 house

Trees are the most efficient oxygen-producing mechanisms known to man,
so researchers have been trying to replicate them in order to produce
breathable air in outer space. Julian Melchiorri, a student at the Royal
College of Art, has created an...
Read More ...
Here's how Microsoft plans to take over NFL sidelines

Are you ready for some football? Because Microsoft most certainly is.
To go along with the introduction of a new NFL app for Xbox One and
Windows 8, the software giant has also revealed how it plans to help
professional coaches and players during...
Read More ...
Microsoft has a new NFL app for Xbox One and Windows 8

The start of a new NFL season is just around the corner, and
Microsoft's been working hard to improve the experience for football
fans on the Xbox One. What's different now, among other things, is that
the company's NFL application is expected to be...
Read More ...
UK spy agency gives thumbs up to grad degrees in online security

Good internet security isn't just about having the right tools to fend
off cyber attacks; you need smart people, too. The UK government clearly
knows this, as GCHQ has just accredited Master's degrees in online
security that live up to the...
Read More ...
Available Tags:
Google ,
Galaxy ,
Microsoft ,
Windows 8 ,
Xbox ,
Windows ,
UK ,
security ,
No comments:
Post a Comment