What’s new Apple is paying $25 million for infringing a patent in iOS and OS X interfaces Mirror World Technologies, Inc., a data management software company, will receive the money from Apple for the settlement and fully paid up license for a “Document Stream Operating System.” The initial complaint stated that Apple was using similar…
Important announcements Full disk encryption flaw could affect millions of Android users When it comes to vulnerabilities and security, Google’s Android has never been in the good books of security experts or even its users to a great extent. Security expert Gal Beniamini has now revealed another flaw in Android encryption. He said that Android…
What’s new Google acquires Anvato, a media streaming and monetization platform for broadcasters Anvato is a platform for encoding, editing, publishing and distribution video across platforms. Google says Anvato will join its Cloud Platform team and that Anvato’s technology will complement its efforts “to enable scalable media processing and workflows in the cloud.” With this…
What’s new Facebook’s open-source wireless access platform designed to provide internet to remote areas around the world The social network took the wraps off OpenCellular, an open-source initiative aimed at easing the market barriers to entry for mobile carriers in developing countries. OpenCellular is roughly the size of a shoe box and it can support…
What’s new Google’s DeepMind will use AI in diagnosing eye disease Google will investigate how DeepMind’s technology can be taught to analyze scans for the two diseases, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, the diagnoses of which have been time-consuming efforts for eye doctors due to their complexity. The results could mean earlier diagnoses for…
What’s new Full disk encryption flaw could affect millions of Android users When it comes to vulnerabilities and security, Google’s Android has never been in the good books of security experts or even its users to a great extent. Security expert Gal Beniamini has now revealed another flaw in Android encryption. He said that Android…
What’s new Cyclist-detection algorithms are being taught to self-driving cars Google has issued its self-driving car report for June. In it are some interesting details about the system’s ability to detect and avoid cyclists. “Cyclists are fast and agile — sometimes moving as quickly as cars — but that also means that it’s hard for…
Important announcements Microsoft’s open sourcing of .NET hits a major milestone .NET Core is now generally available to bring the programming language to new OSe. It’s all part of Microsoft’s push to make .NET into a development platform that developers can use across platforms, whether on the desktop, on servers, or on mobile. To that…
What’s new Oracle ordered to pay HP $3 Billion in Itanium case The case stems from Oracle’s decision to stop developing software for HP’s Intel Itanium-powered servers in 2011, which HP says is a breach of contract between the two companies. Oracle’s argument has been that the Itanium processor was nearing end of life and…
What’s new Computer coughs up passwords, encryption keys through its cooling fans A team of Israeli researchers has now shown that the sounds made by a computer’s fan can be analyzed to extract everything from usernames and passwords to full encryption keys. To do this, they infected the computer with a malware designed for it.…
