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- Apple Releases iOS 9.1 for All - This week Apple
has made the final build of iOS 9.1 available to the general public.
iOS 9.1 brings aboard support for Unicode 7.0 and 8.0, which adds more
than 150 new emoji. The update provides a fix for Live Photos on the
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, which will no longer record video when it senses
vertical movement of the iPhone itself. iOS 9.1 also smooths out
performance and resolves a number of bugs. iOS 9.1 is free to download.
- Dell's Black Friday deals to include $150 14-inch W10 notebook
- Dell's full lineup of Black Friday deals has
leaked ahead of time.
- Quantum Computing Explained In Less Than Two Minutes - Get
into the qubits of quantum computing with time to spare. How are
quantum computer supposed to work and why does it matter? How do they
actually work today?
- How is NSA breaking so much crypto? - There have been
rumors for years that the NSA can decrypt a significant fraction of
encrypted Internet traffic. In 2012, James Bamford published an article
quoting anonymous former NSA officials stating that the agency had
achieved a 'computing breakthrough' that gave them 'the ability to
crack current public encryption.' The Snowden documents also hint at
some extraordinary capabilities: they show that NSA has built extensive
infrastructure to intercept and decrypt VPN traffic and suggest that
the agency can decrypt at least some HTTPS and SSH connections on
demand. However, the documents do not explain how
these breakthroughs work.
- Firefox FindMyDevice Lets Hackers Wipe or Lock Phones, Change
PINs - Vulnerabilities
in Mozilla's Find My Device service enabled hackers to carry out
attacks that locked the screens of smartphones running Firefox OS,
change PINs, make the devices ring, and even wipe all data with only a
few clicks.
- YouTube Red Nixes Ads for $10 Per Month - Google
has announced YouTube Red, a new video service that will let people
enjoy an ad-free experience for $10 per month. The service works
online, and on phones and tablets. Videos may be saved on mobile
devices for offline playback. It will be possible for videos to play in
the foreground as well as the background for listening purposes. Google
said a separate YouTube Music app, which will include music videos and
artist discovery, will accompany YouTube Red. Google says YouTube Red
works with Google Play Music, so subscribers to one automatically gain
access to the other. YouTube Red launches on Oct. 28. Google is
offering a free 30-day trial so consumers can test the service. Google
says member-only original content will reach subscribers early next
year. The free, ad-supported version of YouTube will continue to be
available online and via mobile devices.
- Google Play Store Update Hitting Android Devices - Google
has redesigned the Play Store and is pushing the new version to Android
devices this week. The refreshed content store is significantly altered
and makes locating apps, games, movies, TV, and music easier on the
eyes thanks to new tabs. For example, the landing page has clear and
obvious sections for Apps & Games, and Entertainment. These tabs
are further broken down into sub tabs with app/game categories and so
on. The Play Store also now makes it easier to see which apps are
compatible with Android Wear thanks to an icon that appears in the app
description. The updated Play Store is being pushed out slowly, so it
may take a while to reach all devices.
- HTC One A9: First Phone To Work on Verizon Without CDMA - HTC will
sell an unlocked version of its new One A9 that can be used on
Verizon's LTE network, even though the phone lacks the legacy CDMA
technology found in all other Verizon phones to date. That makes the
One A9 the first phone announced for use with Verizon in LTE-only mode.
Verizon has upgraded its entire network footprint to LTE technology,
including VoLTE (Voice over LTE, which enables voice calls using only
the LTE network.) These upgrades make older CDMA technology obsolete,
but the CDMA network will continue to operate until around 2021, and
Verizon phones so far have supported the older CDMA technology in
addition to LTE. Verizon has separately announced plans to offer an
LTE-only phone by the end of this year, but has yet to announce one
that it will sell directly. The One A9 variant in question will work
with Verizon LTE after a software update, available shortly after
launch. It will also work with AT&T and T-Mobile LTE and 3G
networks. A separate version is designed for Sprint LTE and CDMA
networks. HTC says previously-activated SIM cards (i.e., those pulled
from a working Verizon phone) will have full support to voice, SMS/MMS,
and data services via LTE on the One A9. Customers will not be able to
activate a new Verizon SIM on the A9, nor can the A9 be activated in
Verizon stores. The unlocked One A9 comes with an unlocked bootloader,
6 months of Google Play Music for free, and Uh Oh Protection. It costs
$399 and will be available in the weeks ahead.
- Microsoft May Give Windows 10 Mobile Payments - Microsoft
is weighing what to do with the mobile wallet app that's part of the
Windows 10 Mobile platform. The operating system already has a basic
wallet app (since Windows Phone 8) for storing credit card and loyalty
card data, but it stops short of making mobile payments. Joe Belfiore,
corporate VP of Microsoft's operating systems group, said, "Windows is
going to have a wallet concept. You've seen it on phones before. We're
going to continue to iterate it. We're going to think about the range
of payment scenarios." Belfiore did not say if or when any type of
mobile payment service might launch, nor what technology it might rely
on. However, the spec page for the recently announced Lumia 950 says
the smartphone includes "secure NFC for payment." When asked exactly
what that referred to, Microsoft told Phone Scoop, "We have nothing to
share." Belfiore admitted that mobile payments are not easy to
implement. "[Mobile payments] is just one of these things that is a
massive network of complexity," Belfiore said. "I think the biggest
challenge is, what effect will cause enough of the right things to
align that you'll get a good experience with all the places that you
want it to happen in?" Apple, Google, and Samsung all offer mobile
payment platforms that vary a bit in how they function. Despite support
from handset makers, carriers, retailers, and financial institutions,
mobile payments have yet to go mainstream. Even so, it would behoove
Microsoft to make sure its smartphone platform can compete with the
industry leaders.
- Neon Indian "The Glitzy Hive" Live at Webster Hall October
2015
- Coinciding with the release of his 3rd studio album, VEGA INTL.
Night School, Neon Indian debuted a brand new live performance
experience at the 2015 CMJ Music Marathon. Powered by Microsoft
technology, the show came to life through immersive visuals created in
real time, taking full advantage of the latest interactive technology.
Each of the five Kinect sensors used captured a different band member,
reacting to the music and movements happening live on stage. This
unique collaboration between Microsoft and Neon Indian, produced by
Listen, will allow Neon Indian to continue bringing his unique vision
to life at select performances as he continues to tour throughout the
United States.
- Anti-Drone Gun That Takes Control Of Drones - Battelle's
DroneDefender is designed as a point-and-shoot system that looks
like an elaborate shoulder raygun with two antennae, a software-defined
radio, and jamming circuitry. It works by firing a radio beam in a
30deg cone that jams the control and GPS navigation frequencies to
disable drones at distances of up to 400 m (1,300 ft).
- Pride And Prejudice And Zombies - Official Trailer #1 (Feb
2016) - Watch the brand new, first official trailer for PPZ
Movie. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in
possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Don't miss PPZ in
theaters February 5, 2016.
- Jane Got A Gun Trailer - New Natalie Portman Western - Jane Got a
Gun premieres November 25 in France and February 2016 in the U.S.
- Jackie Chan learning Shaolin techniques from a Kid - The boy monk
teaches Jackie Chan Shaolin techniques on the set of the film
"Shaolin".
- Theater Owners Are Furious About Netflix's New Movie -
Earlier this year, major movie theater chains AMC, Regal, Cinemark, and
Carmike told Variety they would refuse to screen Beasts, which stars
Idris Elba. The outcry comes as the
movie theater business faces similar pressures to those that
torpedoed physical video stores-more and more viewers are shifting
their entertainment habits online.
- Mike Ditka Farts On Monday Night Coutndown - Chris
Carter's face is priceless!
- Half An Hour Of Vin Diesel Playing 'Dungeons And Dragons' - So this is
pretty baldly a hype-up for "The Last Witch Hunter," since 'witch
hunter' is definitely not an available D&D class. Either way, it's
a small reminder that "D&D" is the only way we'll ever be anything
like Vin Diesel.
- Parker Kane McDonalds Cup Dubstep - The straw
helps change the pitch to make this sound like club music.
- "Chopper" - PC Does What!? - A helicopter
rescue weaves in multiple PC surprise and delight moments.
- Tesla Autopilot gets its first speeding ticket - Extensive 16
minute test drive of the new Autopilot software version 7 from Tesla.
They even got pulled over by the FHP, Florida Highway Patrol because
the autopilot was speeding, 75MPH in a 60MPH zone!
- Fueled by the Future Full Back to the Future Commercial - Watch
Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd learn about Toyota's new
Mirai.
- This Gnarly Crash Couldn't Stop Nicholi Rogatkin The Red Bull
- This
dude gets up and finishes the course! Amazing!
- Hardware Con Knows How To Entertain Teen Boys - The most
awkward computer hardware-con! ;-)
- Kahili Blundell Is An InstaBabe You Should Know - Turns
out, in addition to being a professional ring hottie, she's also a
semi-pro Instagram model.
- Irina Shayk Lingerie Pictures - Enjoy
- Alyssa Miller - Sexy Pictures - Alyssa
Miller is an American fashion model who's done work for some top
leading companies doing print and runway modeling. Her career
highlights include being the cover model for fashion magazines like
Guess Magazine, Vogue Magazine, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue.
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