drag2share: Boeing Is Working On a Self-Destructing Phone For Spies

Source: http://gizmodo.com/boeing-is-working-on-a-self-destructing-phone-for-spies-1531827562

Government employees who rely on Blackberry's famously secure encryption might have another phone to choose from some day soon: Myce reports that Boeing has quietly filed papers with the FCC for a phone that self-destructs if you tamper with it. It's called the Boeing Black, of course.

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drag2share: It's Ridiculously Easy to Troll Google Maps With Fake Listings

Source: http://gizmodo.com/its-ridiculously-easy-to-troll-google-maps-with-fake-l-1531646581

Trust the listings you find on Google Maps? You shouldn't, because it's dumb easy to fake them. That's what Google Maps exploiter Bryan Seely demonstrated for me this morning. And while trolling politicians with dick jokes is never not funny, there's also a whole sub-community of scammers turning Google Map's little bugs into cold, hard cash.

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drag2share: A Contagious Computer Virus That Spreads via Wi-Fi

Source: http://gizmodo.com/a-contagious-computer-virus-that-spreads-via-wi-fi-1531496826

It's sort of your worst nightmare: a computer virus as contagious as the common cold that avoids detection and infects every computer on a given wi-fi network. You just pop into your local coffee for a latte and a little internet surfing, and you leave with a virus. This is scary!

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drag2share: Boeing's extra-secure smartphone finally reaches the FCC

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/26/boeing-extra-secure-smartphone-finally-reaches-the-fcc/

Boeing said way back in 2012 that it was working on a high-security Android smartphone. Almost two years later, it appears that the company is finally close to a launch -- the hardware, identified as Black, has just passed through the FCC. It's built for AT&T's LTE and HSPA networks, and will be rare among American phones in carrying dual SIM slots. We're not expecting it to be a media powerhouse when the label dimensions hint at a mid-size device, though. Boeing hasn't formally revealed Black yet, but it's doubtful that you'll find it at your local carrier store. This is more likely to be a direct-order device for corporations and the military, and it may carry a premium over the more consumer-oriented Blackphone.

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, AT&T

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drag2share: IBM wants to put the power of Watson in your smartphone

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/26/ibm-wants-to-put-the-power-of-watson-in-your-smartphone/

Watson, IBM's Jeopardy-conquering super computer, has set its sites on mobile apps. Not long ago, the recently created Watson Business Group announced that would offer APIs to developers to create cloud-based apps built around cognitive computing. Now IBM is launching a competition to lure mobile app creators to its new platform. Over the next three months the company will be taking submissions that leverage Watson's unique capabilities like deep data analysis and natural language processing to put impossibly powerful tools to the palm of your hand. IBM is hoping for apps that "change the way consumers and businesses interact with data on their mobile devices." It's an ambitious goal, but considering the way Watson spanked Ken Jennings, it seems something that is well within its reach. The machine has already changed the way we view computers and artificial intelligence, not only by winning Jeopardy, but by making cancer treatment decisions and attending college. Now it wants to make your smartphone smarter than you could ever hope to be.

Filed under: Software

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