Skype now translates live into 7 languages!
• http://www.irishexaminer.comSkype has just launched a new feature that's very impressive indeed - live translation.
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New York Considers Mandating Back Doors Into Phones
• http://www.popsci.comWith a bill reintroduced last week, a New York Assemblyman wants to make it easy for the government to get inside smartphones.
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01-18-16 -- Michael Crosswhite recaps the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED)
Program Date:Michael Crosswhite comes in studio to re-cap his recent trip to CES 2016 (Consumer Electronics Show) held in Las Vegas, NV last week, complete with all the cool techno gadgets that he saw there
Meet Symphony, the Company That Tracks Netflix's Elusive Ratings
• WiredUsing your phone's microphone to tell what you are watching... WOW!
Linux Is Everywhere. Now There's A Plan to Make It for Everyone
• WiredLinux is everywhere these days. It runs our phones, the web servers that underpin everything from Facebook to Google, even our cars.
New Bitcoin Killer App: "FIAT to BTC to FIAT"
• http://cointelegraph.comThe Bitcoin software park is enriching with upcoming apps that convert fiat currency to BitcoinCT r: 10, transfer it and reconvert it to fiat, all in a single step. Who needs a money transfer service, when you can just download an app?
Review: Universe2go is your personal augmented reality planetarium
• gizmag.comIn a rapidly expanding universe, it can be hard for casual stargazers to keep track of all those stars, planets and constellations in the night sky.
Ad-block software is approaching 200 million users..
• http://www.businessinsider.com, BI IntelligenceAd-block software is approaching 200 million users -- here's how publishers are reacting
How To Learn Programming in C
• http://motherboard.vice.comLast weekend I incurred the understandable wrath of many a programmer by suggesting that new coders learn coding "the hard way" via the C programming language rather than the language most of the universe wants them to learn, which is JavaScript.
You Can Now 'Summon' The Tesla Model S Like An Obedient Pet
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by JON CHRISTIANIf your time is too valuable to pull in and out of the garage, Tesla Motors has you covered.
White House Raises Encryption Threat in Silicon Valley Summit
• https://theintercept.com, Jenna McLaughlinTop Obama administration officials are holding a summit meeting on counterterrorism on Friday in Silicon Valley with top tech executives, including Apple CEO Tim Cook.
VR porn is here and it's scary how realistic it is
• http://mashable.com, By Raymond WongI've tried a lot of different virtual reality experiences. Some good, some extraordinarily amazing, and some terrible. But mostly good.
5 stunning stats about Comcast
• http://money.cnn.comIt's the beginning of the new year, which means that CES 2016 is underway.
A Windows 10 'superphone' is coming from an unexpected source
• yahoo.comThis article, A Windows 10 'superphone' is coming from an unexpected source, originally appeared on CNET.com.
Samsung turns its TVs into smarthome hubs
• http://www.cnbc.comYou'll be able to do a lot more with your Samsung television next year.
Open Source Software Went Nuclear This Year
• http://www.wired.comOpen source software--software freely shared with the world at large--is an old idea. A guy named Richard Stallman started preaching the gospel in the early '80s, though he called it free software.
Open Source Software Went Nuclear This Year
• WiredOpen source software--software freely shared with the world at large--is an old idea.
When Facial Recognition Tools Are Available To Everyone
• http://www.technocracy.news, Dominic BasultoWhen facial recognition tools are available to everyone, everywhere, their use will become ubiquitous and gradually put a net of control over unsuspecting users.
Nobody Knew How Big a Deal the Cloud Would Be--They Do Now
• WiredTen years ago, Amazon unleashed a technology that we now call, for better or for worse, cloud computing.
Signing Notary Documents while Staying at Home? Completely Possible!
• http://cointelegraph.comOn December 15, Ubitquity LLC launched a new Blockchain-based notary platform BitNotarize in alpha. The platform will allow people to upload and keep their documents on the BlockChain. The platform can be used along with a traditional notary system,
The 'Uber of laundry' relies on this one tool to get to its customers faster
• Business InsiderAmericans spend billions of dollars every year in the name of convenience.
Secret Code Found in Juniper's Firewalls Shows Risk of Government Backdoors
• WiredEncryption backdoors have been a hot topic in the last few years--and the controversial issue got even hotter after the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, when it dominated media headlines.
EXCLUSIVE: This JPMorgan memo shows the bank is 'aggressively' investing in blockchain..
• Business InsiderJPMorgan is "aggressively" investing in the next generation of technology like blockchain and robotics and its investment drive in these areas is part of its "major priorities" in 2016, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider.
Facebook Messenger Lets You Book an Uber
• bloomberg.comThe feature will be made available in the U.S. to start.
Hit-And-Run Driver Arrested After Her Car Calls Police
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Mike KriegerAs technology generally continues to advance, one thing you can be sure of is the criminal justice system's use of innovative new "tools" will grow exponentially. This can be a good thing, but it can also be a very dangerous thing.
3D animation tech puts other peoples' words in celebrities' mouths
• http://www.gizmag.com, AARON HEINRICHResearchers at the University of Washington (UW) recently demonstrated how 3D video images of Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig and several other celebrities could be created by piecing together still images and sound bites retrieved from the internet.
The Air Force Wants A Universal Translator
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonSurveillance tech Star Trek would love
Facebook Open-Sources The Computers Behind Its Artificial Intelligence
• http://www.popsci.com, By Dave GershgornIntroducing 'Big Sur,' the brains of A.I.
Homeland Security Boss Insists Islamic State Has Its Own Encrypted App
• Prison Planet.comFBI director urges customers to nag tech companies about dangers of private communication
China Has Had Enough of Its Illegal Internet Cafés
• motherboard.vice.comA young girl in a purple dress and hat, both seemingly cribbed from the set of a budget Alice in Wonderland production, stumbles past a Beijing meeting room in skyscraper heels.
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