‘Find My iPhone’ is one of the most useful security features of Apple’s handset, allowing a user to locate a misplaced iPhone instantly. But a bug in iOS 7 allows anyone to disable the feature without even providing a password.
Until a decade or so ago, DNA sequencing and the science of reading our DNAs, was an alien concept to most. Now that it is becoming increasingly popular, two biotech experts have undertaken a task to read through a child’s DNA and find out what mysterious diseases ails him.
We have reported in the past how Turkey is gearing up for a massive educational project, involving a hefty purchase of tablets. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has now landed in the country, in what many see as an occasion to discuss the $4 billion iPad deal.
Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has gained notoriety in the recent past for pulling off numerous high-profile hacks. The group is back in the headlines with the fresh hacking of UK sites of eBay and PayPal.
Facebook has tried to expand itself beyond the basic, generic mobile apps. These attempts have failed in the past but now the social network may have hit the gold with a new ‘Paper’ app for iOS which will be rolled out on February 3.
For long, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer enjoyed the leading position in the browser market, being among the oldest in the arena. But with the new and stuff competition, IE has been losing market share. Now, the browser has declined to single-digit market share.
The last year hasn’t exactly been a great one for Evernote, in terms of the feedback from users. The company is apparently looking to change that by significantly improving its services and apps. As a start, Evernote has launched a new sync engine.
When it comes to the hotel industry, technology hasn’t exactly been a priority for most hotel brands. This is changing now as Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to offer virtual keys to customers through a mobile app, removing the need for a check-in desk.