Cadmium Arsenide: A 3D Alternative to Graphene That's Way More Useful
Source: http://gizmodo.com/cadmium-arsenide-a-3d-alternative-to-graphene-thats-wa-1585844161
There's no denying that graphene is a wonderful material
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Here Are The Apps Apple Just Killed With iOS 8
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/apps-apple-killed-with-ios-8-2014-6
Apple's newly announced operating system for iPhones and iPads, iOS 8, remedies a lot of things people have been complaining their iPhone can't do.
The problem is, a lot of successful apps out there have gained notoriety because of just that: they saw a hole that needed to be filled and people responded.
Apple has not-so-subtly incorporated many of these features into iOS 8, taking aim at these innovative apps and cherry-picking their most innovative features.
Here are the apps rendered obsolete by iOS 8.
Messaging apps such as Snapchat and WhatsApp: Apple's updated iMessage now allows users to send bite-sized multimedia messages and the option to display their location, longtime features of WhatsApp and Snapchat. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum tweeted that it was "very flattering to see Apple 'borrow' numerous WhatsApp features into iMessage."
Dropbox and Google Drive: iCloud Drive means all your work is stored in the cloud and pushed instantly to any of your Apple or Mac devices, no app needed. Just like Dropbox, iCloud Drive users can monitor which documents or photos are being synced, and can even edit them online using Apple's iCloud productivity suite. iCloud Drive is free for 5GB of storage, with additional storage available starting at 20GB for $0.99 per month.
Skype: There are many applications which allow users to make phone calls over WiFi, but Skype is one of the most popular out there. The only downside is that you have to pay. Apple has revealed iOS 8 will allow you to make phone calls over WiFi to any device, which will be great if you have poor cell reception in ! your hom e or office.
Skitch: Ever need to point out a specific detail with an arrow or circle? Skitch has been the go-to app for annotating images, but Apple has added the same functionality to its Mail app, getting rid of the need to switch between an editing app and your inbox. Terrible at making arrows or incapable of drawing a non-sloppy circle? Apple has included a feature to recognize the basic shape attempted and seamlessly replace it with a more geometrically correct version.
1Password: People have been itching for Apple to allow third-party apps to utilize their state-of-the-art fingerprint sensor, Touch ID, which acts as a unique and secure password to gain access to your iPhone. Until now, if you wanted to manage all your passwords, a manager like 1Password or LastPass were your best bets. Now, you won't even need to remember your passwords. All you'll need is your fingerprint.
SEE ALSO: The most important features in iOS 8 that Apple didn't tell you about yet
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drag2share: Google Data Shows That Around 50% Of Email Exchanges Aren't Encrypted
source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/lKFJcs2aMFM/encrypted-gmail-data-2014-6
Google announced today that it has added a "Safer Email" section to its Transparency report. This section will help keep track of the percentage of incoming and outgoing email that's encrypted — or not encrypted.
Encryption is a common process of encoding messages so that they can't be read by anyone but you, or whomever you decide to share it with.
In the past 30 days, for example, 65% of all outgoing messages were encrypted; 50% of incoming messages from other services to Gmail were encrypted.
The key to email encryption is that both sides of the email exchange need to support it. Just because Google does, doesn't mean your email is automatically safe.
"Many providers have turned on encryption, and others have said they're going to, which is great news," wrote Gmail Delivery Team tech lead Brandon Long in a blog post announcing the update to the report.
The report also shows the top domains that are sending and receiving email to and from Gmail, and their respective encryption rate! s. If yo u're a Yahoo email user, rest assured that fewer than 1 in 100 emails a Yahoo account sends to Gmail is unencrypted. The same can't be said for Comcast.net, unfortunately.
This news coincides with Google's effort to make encryption easier for people to implement. The company just released the code for a new tool that encrypts your emails until your intended recipient decrypts the message in his or her browser. The new Chrome extension, called End-To-End, is currently in testing. By releasing the code, developers can offer Google feedback.
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
New smartphone chip will beam high-definition holograms as early as 2015
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/03/smartphone-3d-holograms-2015/
Just imagine: a smartphone that projects 3D holograms into thin-air. If you can wait until the end of next year, and if you can believe the claims being made by a well-funded company called Ostendo, then your next handset could be capable of just that. Thanks to breakthroughs by the Californian display startup, 5,000ppi projectors the size of Tic Tacs are now powerful enough to control the color, brightness and angle of individual beams of light across one million pixels. Just one chip is said to deliver a usable image, but adding additional chips provides scope for even more complex and detailed images. The Wall Street Journal was treated to a demo involving six chips which beamed green dice spinning in the air and noted how "consistent" the motion appeared, irrespective of where it was viewed from.
Development of the technology is still in the early stages, meaning the first chip will be limited to only 2D video when it begins shipping in summer 2015, capable of being projected onto nearby surfaces at sizes of up to 48 inches. However, Ostendo founder Hussein S. El-Ghoroury says that its second chip, which is capable of creating 3D images that float in the air and appear almost like a solid object, will enter manufacturing just months after the first. If you've dreamed of seeing your friends projected in Star Wars-like holographics while you chat, Ostendo hopes it can make such a thing a reality. It's already got some major handset manufacturers on board, but the next step will see the company make the pixels smaller to boost the resolution of its holograms. After that, it'll try and embed its chips in anything with a 3D display, including TVs, smartwatches and even holographic tables.
[Image credit: Sam Hodgson, Wall Street Journal]
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: Wall Street Journal
AirPlay on iOS 8 doesn't need a network to stream your media
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/03/peer-to-peer-airplay/
Right now, Apple's AirPlay media streaming requires an established WiFi network to fly. That's fine when you're at home, but do you really want to ask for a friend's hotspot password just to show vacation photos on their Apple TV? Mercifully, iOS 8 will let you skip that hassle. One of the many under the radar upgrades to the software is peer-to-peer AirPlay support -- you can now share content to an AirPlay-capable device as long as you can make a direct connection.
The basic concept is old hat, as you might suspect. DLNA has done this for a while, and third-party apps on various platforms can pull this off. All the same, the improved AirPlay technology should be handy both for media-savvy socialites as well as presenters who aren't always guaranteed network access in the meeting room.Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Tablets, HD, Mobile, Apple
Via: AppleInsider, Gizmodo
Source: Apple
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