A team of security researchers has discovered a security flaw in Google’s mobile OS which affects handsets running versions up to and including 4.4—leaving a potential 82 percent of Android users at risk. Read more…
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A ‘Fake ID’ Flaw in Android Leaves Millions of Phones Vulnerable
Wiretapping used to be straightforward. Potential drug lord? Bug his phone! But the proliferation of online chat options is making it hard for law enforcement officials and intelligence agents to carry out court-ordered wiretaps. Read more…
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Fed Wiretappers Can’t Keep Up With All These New Chat Apps
Do smartphone-wielding citizens of the world need an excuse to snap more selfies? Absolutely not! And yet, against all odds, there is something undeniably charming about Imoji , an app that allows you to turn your face—or anything you’ve got a photo of—into a little textable you-moji. Read more…
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Turn Your Dumb Selfie Into a Textable Emoji, Annoy and Delight Your Pals
The advent of online file sharing made it easy for anyone to copy and distribute media for free, and many feel—and fear—that 3D printing will eventually do the same for physical products. So it’s surprisingly refreshing to hear that a corporation like Hasbro has decided to embrace 3D printing, and will work with Shapeways to allow fans to design and sell their own toys based on the company’s properties. Read more…
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Hasbro Won’t Mind If You Design (And Sell) Your Own 3D-Printed Toys
Apple has gotten in the wonderful little habit of discounting some of its most beloved App Store fare for its birthday, and this year is no different. In honor of the sixth anniversary of the App Store, Apple developers have kindly discounted a whole slew of gems for you. We’ve picked out the best of the bunch. Read more…
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The Best Free and Cheap Apps in the App Store Sixth Anniversary Sale
The Minnesota Twins’ Target Field will be one of the first sports venues in the country to introduce DraftServ’s beer vending machines, which will reduce the long lines at concession stands, help regulate alcohol consumption, and give attendees more choice when it comes to what they’re drinking. Read more…
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Self-Serve Beer Vending Machines Are Coming to the Ballpark
Amazon and publishing company Hachette remain in negotiations after a very public brawl over ebook pricing, and Amazon’s pulling out some down and dirty trick to win its battle, including jacking up Hachette book prices . Amazon’s latest gambit is more carrot than stick: Amazon executive David Naggar sent a letter to a number of Hachette authors proposing that they keep 100 percent of their sales while the dispute persists. Read more…
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Amazon Is Baiting Hachette Authors With 100 Percent Profits
Health and fitness monitoring is helping us all look after ourselves a little better, but there’s one stumbling block: calorie intake is still self-reported, making it laborious and often inaccurate. GE, however, thinks it has a way to change that. Read more…
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GE’s Made a Microwave That Can Measure the Calories on Your Plate
Apple has added on-device step counting to its iOS 8 beta’s Health app—though it almost certainly uses the M7 motion tracking hardware of the iPhone 5S to work. Read more…
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Twitter GIF are VIFs. They’re regular MP4 files that basically play in a loop. Read more…
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Why Twitter GIFs Aren’t Actually GIFs