Apple's new patent will block your iPhone from recording video at gigs

From CNET: If you're sick of having your view of Adele obscured by a thousand iPhones trying to film her, things are looking up. Apple has patented a system designed to force your iPhone into disabling video recording functions and it's designed for use in concert venues.

The system, The Guardian...

Mobile ransomware use jumps, blocking access to phones

From PC World: The number of users infected with mobile ransomware is skyrocketing, as hackers try to expand the number of potential victims they can target.

Compared with a year ago, almost four times as many users are being attacked by mobile ransomware, security firm Kaspersky Lab said on...

Verizon set to offer 'unlimited' option, data rollover

From CNET: An image from a Verizon test site spotted by The Consumerist has the nation's largest wireless carrier offering a rollover-like feature that allows customers to take unused data with them to the following month. There's also a "safety mode" that removes overage fees, and some customers...

Roku widens TV line with Hitachi

From CNET: Roku said Hitachi's US unit is joining its lineup of television makers offering internet-connected TVs with the capabilities of Roku's streaming media boxes built into the unit itself.

The companies said that they will make models in a variety of screen sizes, available in the US fall...

Microsoft's big Windows 10 Anniversary update launches on August 2

From PC World: Microsoft’s latest major refresh of Windows 10 will be released publicly on August 2, the company confirmed Wednesday morning.

In a blog post, Microsoft outlined the full list of new features coming with the update, including security upgrades, improvements to Cortana and features...

Amazon slashes prices on budget phones by half -- but there's a catch

From CNET: If you could save a few bucks on a new phone by allowing ads on your lockscreen, would you do it?

That's the idea Amazon is pitching with a new offer to its Prime members for two unlocked budget phones. Starting Wednesday, the e-commerce giant will take early orders for the Blu R1 HD for...

Google extends TensorFlow machine learning to iOS

From InfoWorld: TensorFlow, Google's open source library for machine learning, is now backing Apple's iOS mobile platform.

While TensorFlow already has been available for Android, version 0.9, revealed this week, accommodates both iOS and the Raspberry Pi hardware platform for the internet of...

Microsoft's open sourcing of .NET hits a major milestone

From PC World: Microsoft’s open source programming language push reached a new milestone Monday, with the company announcing the general availability of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core 1.0.

Those two projects are an attempt by Microsoft to make the core elements of its programming language available...

Google Maps gets sharper thanks to satellite upgrade

From CNET: If you've just turned on satellite imagery for your Google Maps or Earth apps and are wondering if your eyesight has gotten better, the answer is sadly no. Google has rolled out an update that upgrades the satellite imagery on both apps with more detail and better colours.

Using the...

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