Technology News
Three times as bad as malware: Google shines light on pay-per-install
The Register - 5 Aug 2016 23:11
New paper from academics and ad giant highlight size of problem As some point you have probably downloaded a "free" piece of software only to find it has come with a whole host of other unwanted friends that go on to red...
Six Flags adds a gaming twist to its VR roller coasters
Engadget - 5 Aug 2016 22:30
Six Flags first announced that it was teaming up with Samsung to outfit roller coaster riders with Gear VR headsets back in the spring. The theme park company is taking its virtual reality project to another level though...
Image: Curiosity's arm over 'Marimba' target on mount sharp
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2016 14:13
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover began close-up investigation of a target called "Marimba," on lower Mount Sharp, during the week preceding the fourth anniversary of the mission's dramatic sky-crane landing.
Samsung caught stealing... again
The Loop - 5 Aug 2016 01:08
This company is just unbelievable.∞ Read this on The Loop
Seeking signs of life in an ancient Martian hot spring
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2016 15:50
A fundamental motivation for our exploration of Mars is the search for the presence of extinct or extant life. But where should we look?
Amazon launches Prime Air, its own dedicated cargo planes to speed delivery
TechCrunch - 5 Aug 2016 07:06
Delivery by drone or self-driving trucks may not be here any time soon for Amazon.com. But the e-commerce juggernaut plans to launch its first ever branded cargo plane, the Amazon One, at Seattle’s SeaFair Air Show o...
Apple's bug bounty program favors quality over quantity
PC World - 5 Aug 2016 04:22
After years of reluctance to pay researchers for exploits, Apple has given in and is ready to hand out up to US$200,000 for critical vulnerabilities found in the latest version of iOS and the newest iPhones. Apple announ...
The world's largest torrent search site has shut down
BGR - 5 Aug 2016 14:10
If there's one site Torrent fans could always use to find torrent downloads that was Torrentz.eu. However, the site has shut down all of a sudden, leaving many fans scrambling to other online resources. The absence of To...
Hackers unleash smart Twitter phishing tool that snags two in three users
The Register - 5 Aug 2016 06:58
Just. Don't. Click. On. Dodgy. ShortURLs. People. Black Hat Twitter scammers have a new weapon with the release of an effective spear phishing tool that lands a victim almost two thirds of the time, dwarfing the usual fi...
Bitcoin users largely shrug off latest $69m Bitcoin exchange heist
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2016 15:00
Hong Kong Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex announced that it had been hacked and 119,756 Bitcoins stolen which at current prices represents nearly US $69 million. Bitcoin prices dropped 20% after word of the hack became public ...
US Government May Lift Ban on The Funding of Chimeras
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2016 04:30
For most of us, chimeras are a common aspect of mythology and the most tragic parts of our favorite anime, but for the science community, they hold both incredible research value and ethical concerns. This is why the US ...
A Terrifying Look Inside the Life of a Good Guy Who Kills Bad Guys
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2016 22:30
A lot of people think the Punisher and other criminal-killing characters are cool, because they explode judicial system red tape and deliver retribution to bad guys in the swiftest, most ice-cold way possible. A new comi...
97% of smartphones in India run Android
Android Authority - 5 Aug 2016 15:39NASA Is Pushing for Solar Power, But It Can't Get Us Past Jupiter
Motherboard - 5 Aug 2016 14:00
The newest solar-powered spacecraft, Juno, would probably lose steam beyond the gas giant.
Latest Spaceship Campus drone footage shows landscaping underway; emphasizes scale
9 to 5 Mac - 5 Aug 2016 13:37
The latest Apple Campus 2 drone footage from Matthew Roberts shows the huge dirt pyramid shrinking as the earth is starting to be used for landscaping work. more…
Apple joins the bug bounty party with $200,000 top prize
The Register - 5 Aug 2016 03:53
Cupertino will match bounties if hackers donate them to charity Black Hat Security researchers can win up to US$200,000 in Apple's new bug bounty program, announced by the company on Thursday at the Black Hat security co...
Google Maps may soon show you the best places to find parking
Digital Trends - 5 Aug 2016 15:52
Google Maps may soon show you the best places to park. That's according to code in the beta version of the Google Maps app for Android, which shows additional features that have yet to be announced. The post Google Maps ...
You only login once: Dashlane and Google buddy up to make logging in easier on Android
Digital Trends - 5 Aug 2016 15:31
Google and Dashlane have buddied up for a new password management initiative that will make it far easier to log in to services on Android, and eventually other platforms as well. The initiative is called OpenYOLO. The p...
Scientists study the evolution of Saturn's great storm of 2010-2011
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2016 15:00
(Phys.org)--The NASA/ESA Cassini spacecraft has made plenty of groundbreaking discoveries, outstandingly improving our knowledge of Saturn and its moons, including our understanding of violent processes in the atmosphere...
Simulations show a single photon can simultaneously excite two atoms
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2016 14:40
(Phys.org)--A small team of researchers with affiliations to institutions in Italy, Japan and the U.S. has created a simulation that suggests that it should be possible for a single photon to simultaneously excite two at...
NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative opens space to educators, nonprofits
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2016 14:13
Accredited education institutions, nonprofit organizations and NASA centers can join the adventure and challenges of space while helping the agency achieve its exploration goals through the next round of the agency's Cub...
Physicist propose important medical applications of the magnetocaloric effect
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2016 13:51
A group of Russian physicists and Swiss colleagues have developed a way to use magnetocaloric heating or cooling of tissues for possible therapeutic interventions. They've published their results in the latest issue of t...