Serious Android crypto key theft vulnerability affects 86% of devices Researchers have warned of a vulnerability present on an estimated 86 percent of Android phones that may allow attackers to obtain highly sensitive credentials, including cryptographic keys for some banking services and virtual private networks, and PINs or patterns used to unlock vulnerable devices. June […]

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Using the Oculus Rift to Find Your Next Car Going to a car dealership is notoriously fraught with anxiety. How do you know if it’s what you want if you can’t see it with your own eyes? With this new tool for the Oculus Rift, that might not be a problem anymore. June 28, 2014 […]

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Aereo Says It’s Hitting Pause, But Not Going Away Aereo doesn’t have a lot of options left in the wake of the Supreme Court’s unfavorable ruling this week, which basically declared its entire business model a form of content piracy. June 28, 2014 at 1:25PM via Digg http://ift.tt/1iFNOkH

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HDR Is Ruining Your Photos High Dynamic Range photography represents the incredible feats that can be accomplished with digital imaging. But! HDR abuse is also responsible for some of the most horrendous displays of photographic over-indulgence. This must stop. June 28, 2014 at 11:00AM via Digg http://ift.tt/1pHp8a6

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The next thing Silicon Valley needs to disrupt big time: its own culture There’s a problem with Silicon Valley and the subcultures that imitate it. It’s a design bug woven into people’s identities and sense of self-worth. Influential and otherwise very smart people will deny till their last breath that it even exists. But I believe it does […]

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Erasing your home from Google Maps is way easier than you think Here’s what you should be doing if you’d like your house to appear as a blurry blob. June 28, 2014 at 2:57AM via Digg http://ift.tt/1o6zyjO

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Why fashion collaborations aren’t working for wearable technology Making technology truly wearable is not just a matter of dressing up a device. It will require vigorous innovation that wholly integrates form with function. June 27, 2014 at 9:48PM via Digg http://ift.tt/1lYFw7T

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What Happens When You Crack An Egg Underwater? This was uploaded to Nokia’s channel. We think they’re either announcing a waterproof phone soon, or pivoting into the omelette business. June 27, 2014 at 2:53PM via Digg http://ift.tt/1iCUUqj

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What Your Cell Phone Can’t Tell the Police Prosecutors, judges, and even defense attorneys often overestimate the precision of cell-phone location records. June 27, 2014 at 2:37PM via Digg http://ift.tt/1qfA4zu

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What Happened to the Facebook Phone? Not Very Much, It Seems Facebook has long wanted to be a major part of how you use your smartphone. Now, it looks as if the company has all but abandoned one of its major strategies to do so. June 27, 2014 at 2:37PM via Digg http://ift.tt/1jVnFt0

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