Police and prosecutors across the United States have given a clear warning to smartphone manufacturers on Thrusday to install a “kill switch” on every new mobile device right away. The warning came after crimes related to smartphone theft increased to an alarming level.
Earlier we reported that Apple plans to make a spaceship-like campus. And now a Polish architectural and deep-sea engineering company Deep Ocean Technology has inked a deal with Ridgewood Hotels and Suites Pvt. Ltd. to build a UFO-shaped partially underwater hotel named “Water Discus” in the Maldives.
Iranian elections are just around the corner and the event has taken on a global stature, given the immense interest of the world. While a lot of anticipation surrounds the elections in Iran, Google has now issued an alert about a large-scale phishing attack that has been launched against Iranian users.
Although Apple’s WWDC 2013 event was primarily focused on major announcements regarding the iOS 7 and OS X releases, the company also made other announcements which were very significant. For instance, Apple announced that it is finally bringing the popular iBooks reading app to the Mac machines.
Apple’s apps marketplace, the App Store, is the top collection of best apps around the entire smartphone ecosystem. However, iOS users have been asking Apple for certain updates and features to be added to the Store. With the changes brought to iOS 7 that Apple just unveiled at WWDC 2013, the App Store has also been equipped with automatic updates and other features.
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Apple is yet to unveil what is being touted as ‘iPhone 5S’, the next anticipated smartphone release from the company. However, analysts are already speculating about iPhone 6, which will not arrive until late next year. According to Citi Research, iPhone 6 may pack a 4.8-inch display.
The PRISM-gate is currently the most hotly-debated topics in the tech circles around the globe. The Guardian is leaking information on the program in batches and phases, continuing the series of exposes. Now, the paper has leaked a slide which suggests that the companies helped NSA in tapping their own servers.
A recent poll by The Washington Post has revealed some interesting things about which tech brands are preferred by the young generation. Google is at the top of the list.