AFP – The “Terminator” had it, US fighter pilots use it and it’s the next hot feature on Japanese smartphones — “augmented reality” which peppers the world around you with useful bits of information.
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PC World – Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday.
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Reuters – Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen’s experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Macworld.com – FutureTap has updated its points of interest finder, Where To?, to embrace the features of iOS 4 and the iPhone 4. Along with an interface overhaul, the app now supports iOS 4âs multitasking ability, as well as iPhone 4âs high resolution Retina Display.
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AP – A computer security researcher says he has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that’s said.
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Macworld.com – Amazon on Thursday released significant upgrades to its Kindle app for iPhone and iPad. Just days after the company announced the new Kindle 3, Amazonâs made the iOS version of its e-reader even more competitive with its hardware device: The app now includes a dictionary with 250,000 entries, adds the ability to search [...]
Macworld.com – For whatever reason, Apple refuses to outfit a Mac with readily-accessible eSATA ports. The company seems to think that FireWire and USB are enough for external devices.
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Macworld.com – Look out, Apple fans! Stunning new research shows not only what jerks we are but how weâre also just one big cult. Whatâs next? Will they figure out the recipe to our fantastic peach cobbler?! Not only that, one silly pundit has advice for Google on how to finish the iPhone once and [...]
Macworld.com – A calculator is a calculator is a calculator, right? Unless youâre talking about TLA Systemsâs PCalc, which is, of course, the calculator. The latest update to the iPhone and iPad version of the app, PCalc 2.2, brings a bunch of improvements, not least of which is a slick new theme.
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Ben Patterson – Take an iPod Touch, add Wi-Fi and an Internet-calling app like Skype, and you’ve pretty much got a phone, right? Now comes word that Sprint could be prepping a cradle for the Touch that acts as a portable hotspot, good for keeping the iPod in a Wi-Fi cloud when Sprint 3G coverage [...]