Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Commission suggests using PC lock-outs as a weapon

Remote controls get pointless as radio frequency gains popularity

U.S. losing a Sputnik moment

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May 28, 2013
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Commission suggests using PC lock-outs as a weapon

Buried in a 100-page report issued last week by the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property was a recommendation to copy a tactic cyber scammers use to extort money from innocent victims.

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Issue highlights

1. Remote controls get pointless as radio frequency gains popularity

2. U.S. losing a Sputnik moment

3. The hidden dark side of today's hottest tech trends

4. Apple iWatch: What we know so far

5. Products of the week 5.27.13

6. Sold! Antique Apple-1 brings a record $671K

7. Box Offers User-Friendly File-Sharing, But Faces Big Competition

8. Fight for your privacy or lose it, says Eric Schmidt

9. Microsoft knuckles under, yanks YouTube app for Windows Phone

10. 3D printing saves a life

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Remote controls get pointless as radio frequency gains popularity

The use of radio frequency tech in remote controls for everything from smart TVs and BluRay players to gaming devices will see a huge uptick compared with infrared-based controls. READ MORE

U.S. losing a Sputnik moment

In October, 2010, China built the world's fastest supercomputer, and three months later President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union speech, said that America was facing a Sputnik moment. READ MORE

The hidden dark side of today's hottest tech trends

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Sold! Antique Apple-1 brings a record $671K

One of only a handful of 37-year-old, still-working Apple-1 computers sold for a record three-quarters of a million dollars Saturday at an auction in Germany. READ MORE

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Box Offers User-Friendly File-Sharing, But Faces Big Competition

The cloud storage service is an intuitive collaboration tool and has IT-friendly features. However, it's in a crowded, competitive market that includes Microsoft. READ MORE

Fight for your privacy or lose it, says Eric Schmidt

When you think about people advocating privacy, it's doubtful that Eric Schmidt, Google Executive Chairman, springs to mind. Just the same, Schmidt told The Telegraph, "Whenever there's a conflict, the logic of security will trump the right to privacy." READ MORE

Microsoft knuckles under, yanks YouTube app for Windows Phone

Microsoft has bowed to pressure from Google and pulled the YouTube app from its Windows Phone Store that earlier this month triggered a cease-and-desist letter from the search giant. READ MORE

3D printing saves a life

For the first three months of his life, Kaiba Gionfriddo's airway collapsed repeatedly, occasionally causing his heart to stop and leaving many doctors at a loss for how to help him. Then, in the first procedure of its kind, doctors in Michigan used a 3D printing method to create an artificial splint to help Kaiba breathe without the assistance of a breathing machine for the first time, according to the Associated Press. READ MORE

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