Day: August 30, 2013

Google smartwatch expected following WIMM Labs acquisition

UPDATED: The wearables war is officially on…….


Apple Launches iPhone Trade-In Program

An anonymous reader writes “Today Apple announced the launch of a trade-in program for iPhones. Users will be able to send in their older devices and get credit toward new ones. The announcement precedes an event on Sept. 10th at which Apple is expected to announce a new iPhone model. The trade-in program is being…


Are marketing executives growing their own IT departments?

Accenture survey finds chief marketing officers aren’t happy with the pace of enterprise technology, and are taking their own paths…….


Facebook trials trending topics on Web

Like Twitter, the social network wants to link members to buzz-worthy memes…….


Concussion bot to debut at Northern Arizona football game

Mayo Clinic researchers are gearing up to test their new teleconcussion robot on the sidelines of tonight’s Northern Arizona University football game…….


Quantum Cryptography Is Safe Again

sciencehabit writes “In theory, so-called quantum cryptography provides a totally secure way of sending information. In practice, maybe not. But now physicists have demonstrated how to close a technological loophole that could have left secrets open to eavesdroppers. ‘[I]n 2010, an international team of researchers showed that [an attacker] could hack the system by exploiting…


Microsoft Internet Explorer ReplaceAdjacentText Use-After-Free

VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team discovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is caused by a use-after-free error within the MSHTML “SlayoutRun::GetCharacters()” function when replacing a text adjacent to an element, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system…….


Force empty that stubborn trash bin in OS X

If you cannot remove files from your trash bin in OS X, here are some options to get your trash emptied…….


Microsoft and Google unite to sue US gov’t for more transparency

Tech titans gear up for long legal battle……


Instants is a slick iOS photo organizer, but do you need it?

Finally, a way to sort your photos. But with iOS 7 and its improved Photos app just around the corner, third-party tools like this one need to step up their game…….