When it comes to cyber ops, technology is often used very intelligently to accomplish espionage. But a Russian channel has now claimed that China is bugging its clothing irons so that when they are imported to Russia, they can connect to unsecured Wi-Fi networks and spread viruses.
Currently, a number of giants such as Google offer geolocation services. However, nearly all existing geolocation services are profit-oriented. Mozilla aims to change this by offering a geolocation service of its own, one that is meant to be used by the public. ‘Mozilla Location Service’ is still experimental, though, and available in a few countries.
Google’s Android is the most popular smartphone platform in the world, at least when gauging from the number of Android handsets sold. Motorola is now undertaking a similar project, except that it is in the domain of hardware. The company has unveiled Ara, a hardware platform which would let you create customizable smartphones.
The US Army has always considered providing the best gadgets and things to its soldiers for work and their protection. Earlier we have seen helicopter pilots of the US Army getting wearable computers and an exceptional face paint that protects soldiers’ skin from bomb blasts. And now, the US Army is testing cutting edge, Halo video game like helmets.
BlackBerry has launched its BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) instant messenger service for iOS and Android. BlackBerry has announced that a total number of 5 million users have downloaded it for their devices just in 8 hours.
Gmail is one of Google’s biggest and best known products. Lately Google has quietly introduced a refreshed log-in page. Have you checked?
Thousands of asteroids are present in the orbital space around Earth. However, few of them are of such a size that they pose a real threat to our planet. Among these is 2013 TV135, an asteroid which recently sailed past Earth at a close distance.
Lately, we have seen a leaked video showing details of LG’s upcoming smartphone Nexus 5. But it seems like LG has some more smartphones with distinctive features to unveil. LG has recently admitted that it is going to bring “bendable and unbreakable” display equipped smartphone G Flex next month.