Day: July 1, 2018

How PopSockets Fit Cloud-Based Access Controls to Their Growing Facility

The ISONAS access control platform provides a systems approach by offering network connected hardware and a cloud-based software to secure facilities and a mobile credential to grant access. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Nintendo Switch Gets Internal Trinket Hardmod

If you haven’t been following the Nintendo Switch hacking scene, the short version of the story is that a vulnerability was discovered that allows executing code on all versions of the Switch hardware and operating system. In fact, it’s believed that the only way to stop this vulnerability from being exploited is for Nintendo to…


Google Doodle celebrates mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz – CNET

Born 372 years ago, he refined the numerical system modern computers are based on. …read more Source:: CNet


Patreon Is Suspending Adult Content Creators Because of Its Payment Partners

Some adult content creators on crowdfunding site Patreon are being suspended due to the suggestive material they produce. The platform said that they are increasing efforts to review content, due to payment processor pressure. Motherboard reports: In late 2017, Patreon expanded its adult content guidelines, to include stricter guidelines for “bestiality, incest, sexual depiction of…


San Jose May Start Cracking Down On Rampant Use of Scooters

If you’ve ever visited San Jose, you may have noticed something rather unusual: there are electric scooters littering the streets. The scooters are placed randomly throughout the city and can be rented by users via an app. They’re reportedly bothering pedestrians enough for the city to take notice and consider a number of possible restrictions,…


Scientists Use Caffeine To Control Genes

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A team led by Martin Fussenegger of ETH Zurich in Basel has shown that caffeine can be used as a trigger for synthetic genetic circuitry, which can then in turn do useful things for us — even correct or treat medical conditions. For a buzz-worthy proof…


Heartwatch Monitors Your Ticker

The heart! A pump of the most fantastical kind, it is capable of operating for decades without rest. It’s responsible for supplying vital oxygen to the body’s subsystems, and can be readily monitored with modern technology. [Dave Vernooy] wanted to build a watch that could take heartrate and blood oxygen measurements – so he did….


We put iOS the 12 beta on an iPhone 5S: Here’s what happened – CNET

It’s speed test time. This is what it’s like to run iOS 12 on the iPhone 5S. …read more Source:: CNet


2018 iPhones might use LG’s OLED displays, and how we put iOS 12 on an iPhone 5S – CNET

Plus, a new trick with Amazon Alexa. We’ve got your iPhone news this week. …read more Source:: CNet


We put iOS the 12 beta on an iPhone 5S: Here’s what happened – CNET

It’s speed test time. This is what it’s like to run iOS 12 on the iPhone 5S. …read more Source:: CNet