We may soon reap the benefits of quantum computing now that a D-Wave quantum device has beaten a regular PC in a number-crunching face-off Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
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Unlocking independence – Students create robotic locker opener for classmate – Livingston Daily
Muscular dystrophy robbed Nick Torrance of his ability to walk, open his locker and do other everyday tasks many take for granted. Original post on livingstondaily.com Comments on reddit.com
Open-air plasma device could revolutionize energy generation, US Navy’s weaponry
Researchers at the University of Missouri have devised a method of creating and launching rings of plasma through open air…. Original post on extremetech.com Comments on reddit.com
World’s smallest blood monitoring implant tells your smartphone when you’re about to have a heart attack
A team of scientists Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, has developed the world’s smallest medical implant to… Original post on extremetech.com Comments on reddit.com
Flash memory chip built out of single-atom-thick components
Graphene and molybdenum disulfide layers make up most of the working parts. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
HTC HD2 Refuses to Die, Now Runs Windows RT
Let’s say you have a device from 2009, and at times it seems like it’s just a little bit out of date. The latest devices coming out are all competing to become Original post on xda-developers.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple knocked off top spot as Samsung becomes smart device market leader – TECHDIGITT/ Latest Technology News
Stingray, IMSI catcher: FBI files unlock history behind cellphone tracking tool.
It was described recently by one rights group as a “secretive new surveillance tool.” But documents just released by the FBI suggest that a clandestine cellphone tracking device known as the “Stingray” has been deployed across the United States for almost two decades—despite questions over its legality. Stingrays, as I’ve… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
Transparent transistors printed on transparent paper: Flexible, green computers incoming
Researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park have printed transparent transistors on transparent paper. The finished device is flexible,… Original post on extremetech.com Comments on reddit.com
F.A.A. Rules Make Electronic Devices on Planes Hazardous
If the Federal Aviation Administration does not re-evaluate its ban on device use during takeoff and landing, someone will be hurt, but not because of interference with the plane’s avionics. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
A Microsoft Research Project Offloads GPS Data and Calculations to the Cloud to Save Battery Life.
A Microsoft Research project offloads data and calculations to save battery life. Original post on technologyreview.com Comments on reddit.com
Judge: Northside ISD CANNOT Expel Student for Rejecting RFID Tracking Chip – NewsRadio 1200 WOAI, San Antonio
says district’s tracking program ‘violates fundamental Constitutional Rights’ Original post on woai.com Comments on reddit.com
New implant allows the blind to stream Braille directly onto their retinas
In a medical first, researchers have streamed Braille patterns directly onto a blind person’s retina, allowing him or her to read letters and words visually, with almost 90% accuracy. Developed by researchers at Second Sight, the headset-like device is set to revolutionize the way degenerative eye diseases like Retinitis Pigmentosa are treated. Original post on io9.com Comments on reddit.com
Bioinspired multivalent DNA network for capture and release of cells
President Pranab Mukherjee launches low cost Aakash-2 tablet at Rs 1,130
The new version ‘Aakash 2′ is now powered by a processor running at 1 GHz, has a 512 MB, a 7 inch capacitative touch screen and a battery working for three hours of normal operations. Original post on indiatimes.com Comments on reddit.com
A lesser-known new feature in iOS 6: It’s tracking you everywhere
AT&T Dropping Its Device Return Policy From 30 To 14 Days Effective October 7th
Thinking of getting a new phone on AT&T just to see what it’s all about? If you don’t dig it, you have a month to return it, right? Unfortunately… n… by Cameron Summerson in AT&T, News Original post on androidpolice.com Comments on reddit.com
Limited edition Entertainment Weekly magazine totes Android display
Who says print media is dead? Entertainment Weekly has put out a limited edition version of their magazine that features a functioning Android smartphone Original post on androidcommunity.com Comments on reddit.com
When Work And Personal Life Overlap: A Primer To The “Bring Your Own Device” Era
Mystery Google Device Appears in Small-Town Iowa – Wired Enterprise
The photos appeared on the web in late February. Taken with a smartphone, they were a bit washed out and a little blurry in places, but you could easily make out the name on the back of the mystery computing device. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
United States Patent: 8254902
Galaxy S III beats out iPhone 4S as top selling device in US
The overwhelming success of Apple’s iPhone 4S has finally hit a lull. Since its launch last October, the device has managed to hold on to the title of top selling device in the United States for 10 months before finally being dethroned by the Samsung Galaxy S III last month. According [...] Original post on me.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple Moves One Step Closer Toward Location-Based Camera Disabling
In June of last year, we reported on an unsettling patent filed by Apple that would allow certain infrared signals to remotely disable the camera on Original post on petapixel.com Comments on reddit.com
SPECIAL #FFF EDITION – ANONYMOUS
2 Hillsborough school buses stolen from outside Miles Elementary – Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — Last reported heading north on Interstate 75: two bright yellow school buses, stolen just before classes start. Original post on tampabay.com Comments on reddit.com
TOR project uncovers flaw in mass-surveillance appliance – Boing Boing
The TOR team have discovered a fake certificate in the wild. The certificate, issued by a US company called Cyberoam, was used in an attempt to trick a user in Jordan into believing that her/his connection to the TOR website, was private and secure, though in fact it was being spied upon by a Cyberoam [...] Original post on boingboing.net Comments on reddit.com
Self-Charging Battery Generates and Stores Energy Simultaneously: TreeHugger
Usually energy-generating devices require a separate battery for storing energy, but for the first time, a single power cell is capable of generating and storing energy at the same time. Original post on treehugger.com Comments on reddit.com
The FBI Thought Kim Dotcom Had a ‘Doomsday’ Device That Could Wipe Away All Evidence of Piracy
Do you know how the FBI justified the insane raid of Kim Dotcom’s mansion? By saying that it suspected that Kim Dotcom had a ‘doomsday’ device that could Original post on gizmodo.com Comments on reddit.com
Settlers vandalize property in Ramallah village – Maan News Agency
Samsung Won’t Be Able to Argue “2001″ Renders Apple Patents Invalid – Ina Fried – Mobile – AllThingsD
The judge overseeing the case of Apple vs. Samsung has again limited the type of evidence that Samsung can use as part of its defense in the case. Original post on allthingsd.com Comments on reddit.com