Google Buys High-Tech Spoon Manufacturer It’s not an ordinary spoon. Lift Labs’s high-tech spoon accounts for tremors and makes it easier for people suffering from neurodegenerative disease to eat. The company, along with some of its employees, will join Goggle’s Life Sciences division. Bank of England Sees Bitcoin Fraud Risk, Deflation Danger The Bank of […]
Tech Sightings, September 10, 2014
Posted September 10th, 2014 at 2:45 pm (UTC-4)
Botnet Twists the Knife in iCloud Security After stealing pictures of nude celebrities from Apple’s iCloud accounts, hackers are now using a botnet – Kelihos botnet – to send their victims emails, purportedly from Apple, asking them for ID information to address alleged iTunes purchases . Printable Solar Panels May Be Coming to a Device […]
Tech Sightings, September 9, 2014
Posted September 9th, 2014 at 2:31 pm (UTC-4)
The Great Internet Slowdown: Tomorrow’s Protest Against the FCC’s New Net Neutrality Rules The first great Internet Slowdown on September 10 is a concerted effort by some of the Web’s largest companies to protest the FCC and the U.S. government’s handling of net neutrality. A spinning, loading wheel will appear on many websites to remind […]
Is the Game Industry Stuck in the Past?
Posted September 5th, 2014 at 2:04 pm (UTC-4)
Did you know that the average gamer is 31 years old? And that the number of gamers age 50 and older increased 32 percent between 2012-2013? The statistics come from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), whose members include an impressive array of major game developers in its membership. David Mullich, Producer at Electric Sheep Game […]
Tech Sightings, September 4, 2014
Posted September 4th, 2014 at 2:25 pm (UTC-4)
Apple Chastised for Unsafe Working Conditions in Supplier Factory Labor rights and advocacy groups say a Suqian, China factory owned by Catcher Technology was found to be in “serious health and safety, environmental, and human rights violations.” The factory produces iPad and iPhone parts. Singapore Hospital Pilots Telehealth for Heart Patients Singapore’s Changi General Hospital […]
Tech Sightings, September 3, 2014
Posted September 3rd, 2014 at 2:24 pm (UTC-4)
IT jobs’ Big Threat: Robots, automation A brisk conversation is already taking place about the ramifications of immersing robots in the job market. For the IT sector, people with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills will likely keep their jobs as artificial intelligence and automation become more prevalent. But questions about the potential unemployment arising from […]
Tech Sightings, September 2, 2014
Posted September 2nd, 2014 at 2:21 pm (UTC-4)
The Cult of Xiaomi Seeks World Domination Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi grabbed14% share of the smartphone market in the second quarter of this year, after outselling even Apple. And the events the company hosts to encourage and reward its fans are creating something of a rock concert feel that might make Xiaomi’s advance in the […]
Kaspersky: Asia Pacific Users Most Targeted in Cyberspace
Posted August 29th, 2014 at 2:07 pm (UTC-4)
Asia Pacific social media users are a curious lot. They tolerate the world’s highest incidences of malware, cyber attacks and cybercrime, yet shrug off security precautions as a gimmick, based on the assumption that these types of things only happen to other people. This is the picture that emerges from Kaspersky Lab‘s global Consumer Security […]
Tech Sightings, August 28, 2014
Posted August 28th, 2014 at 2:57 pm (UTC-4)
Source: Microsoft CEO to Visit China Amid Antitrust Probe Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella is planning to visit China in late September, according to sources quoted by Reuters. The move comes amid ongoing Chinese government anti-trust probes of Microsoft and other Western companies. China Supplier of Samsung, Lenovo Denies Using Child Workers HEG Technology, a supplier […]
Tech Sightings, August 27, 2014
Posted August 27th, 2014 at 2:56 pm (UTC-4)
Google to Launch Campus for Asian Startups in Seoul Google for Entrepreneurs is creating Asia’s first Google Campus in Seoul, where it will serve as a space for startups and entrepreneurs to host events and network. How Crowdfunding is Helping Female Technologists Break the Glass Ceiling A study by New York University’s Jason Greenberg and […]