Jun 09
The Project 56 group brings the DeltaWing concept to Le Mans in 2012, with a small displacement engine.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Jun 09
Netflix, Foursquare, LinkedIn, and Square apps expose your data
Posted in: Android, app, Apple, apps, Google, ios, iPhone, netflix, privacy, security, Today's Chili 
Here’s a little tip for app developers: encrypt everything, especially passwords. Security firm viaForensics fed some popular iPhone and Android apps through its appWatchdog tool and found that Netflix, LinkedIn, and Foursquare all stored account passwords unencrypted. Since the results were first published on the 6th, Foursquare has updated its app to obscure users’ passwords, but other data (such as search history) is still vulnerable. While those three were the worst offenders, other apps also earned a big fat “fail,” such as the iOS edition of Square which stores signatures, transaction amounts, and the last four digits of credit card numbers unencrypted. Most of this data would take some effort to steal, but it’s not impossible for a bunch of ne’er-do-wells to create a piece malware that can harvest it. Let’s just hope Netflix and LinkedIn patch this hole quickly — last thing we need is someone discovering our secret obsession with Meg Ryan movies.
Netflix, Foursquare, LinkedIn, and Square apps expose your data originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 09
Oil and water mix to create a new kind of lens that could vastly improve cameraphone performance.
Originally posted at Rafe’s Radar
Jun 09
Portal 2 on the stage and IRL
Posted in: Games, performance, Today's Chili, videoAt many anime conventions and events, there’s usually a masquerade of some type – not necessarily a dance, but an opportunity for people who dress up in costumes of their favorite characters from movies, TV shows, and video games, to get up on stage and strut their stuff. In this particular case, a couple of […]
Jun 09
Kudo Tsunoda doesn’t tell us a thing about Windows 8 support for Kinect
Posted in: e3, interview, kinect, Microsoft, Today's Chili, windows 8, Windows8, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360
Microsoft asked us to drop by at E3 to chat up a generically identified “Xbox executive,” imagine our surprise when we found Kudo Tsunoda hiding behind door number six. Wearing his signature shades, Kudo gave us a brief primer on what makes Kinect great, or at least a heavy endorsement of Kinect Fun Labs. While we can certainly dig the bit-sized gadgetry Fun Labs has to offer, we like to dig deeper — will the Kinect hardware ever be integrated into other devices? Any plans for Microsoft’s 3D tracking camera and Windows 8? Kudo did his best to feed our ravenous appetite for answers.
It wasn’t easy on poor Kudo, of course — more than once we saw him glance longingly at his wrangler, a friendly PR rep keeping him from spilling the beans on anything too awesome. Probing about Windows 8 and Kinect produced one such look, and while our man very lightly suggested that Microsoft does more than games — and that the dual-camera device might start showing up on other devices — the big M had nothing to announce at that time. Kudo did go on to say, however, that we can expect to see new, innovative, “oh my gosh, I can’t believe Kinect can do that” experiences at E3 year after year, citing this year’s keynote for some recent examples. While we couldn’t coax any leaks about Xbox or Kinect successors out of the man, it’s good to see Microsoft’s continued dedication to improving the platform.
Kudo Tsunoda doesn’t tell us a thing about Windows 8 support for Kinect originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 09
What Apple’s latest rules change means for Kindle, Nook, and Kobo e-reader apps
Posted in: Today's ChiliApple’s recent tweak to its in-app subscription rules has big implications for e-reader apps. What’s it all mean?
Originally posted at Fully Equipped
Jun 09
Nox Audio Admiral Touch prototype preview redux: now with more clever ideas and some bass
Posted in: Android, e3, headphones, headset, impressions, preview, prototype, samsung, Today's Chili
It’s been fully six months since Nox Audio’s everything-but-the-kitchen-sink Admiral Touch headset prototype wowed us at CES 2011, and boy, have things changed. That ugly metal band is gone, replaced by a handsome black and silver rig, with a neatly integrated adjusting strap for a comfortable noggin squeeze. Both sides of the Admiral Touch now sport buttons, including one to add the T-Pain Effect (we kid you not). More after the break.
Nox Audio Admiral Touch prototype preview redux: now with more clever ideas and some bass originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 09
Motorola’s 4G LTE handset from Verizon is slated to pick up a update with bug fixes and minor improvements.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Jun 09
Xfinity Home Security makes home monitoring and management Comcastic (video)
Posted in: household, security, Today's Chili, video
It looks like Comcast’s trial bubble has been something of a success, and now the company is announcing that its Xfinity Home Security Service will be branching out beyond Houston to arm alarms, dim lamps and keep home automation freaks appraised of sports scores in an additional six markets (including Philadelphia, Portland, Jacksonville, Sarasota/Naples, Chattanooga and Nashville). Powered by iControl Networks’ Open Home automation and security platform, packages start at $40 a month and feature live video monitoring, lighting and climate control, burglar and fire alarm monitoring, and more — via touchscreen interface, web portal, and iPhone app. Now you too can put your family’s safety in the same hands that bring Gilligan’s Island into your home! Video, PR-palooza after the break.
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Xfinity Home Security makes home monitoring and management Comcastic (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 09
Dinosaur Zoo for iPad
Posted in: apps, Today's Chili, top
Dinosaurs in any shape, size or form are freaking magical. I don’t care if you’re talking about T-Rex or the little critters, I love them all. Dinosaur Zoo is an interactive encyclopedia-type app that lets you see dinos in their natural habitat—attacking, eating and dumping on your command. More »
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