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Once again we’re being treated to an up-close look at the iPhone “budget” model that’s being rumored for release later this year, this time in video form. This machine is said to succeed the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, pushing the entire line of iPhone devices to the 4-inch panel size to keep things standard while the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S keep things premium. So what’s holding us back from believing in this lovely preview?

Have a peek at this machine and see what’s missing. It’s not this one indicator – the complete lack of any certification information – that would stop us from believing it’s real. On the contrary: a release of a device this early in its production would indeed be bringing it out without said information.

But for a device that has this information printed on itself in final form, it simply does not make sense for this model to exist. If this device were created by Apple, printed information on its back and all, they’d also include some dummy info. A model like this is – if it ever sees the light of day – made to help its original designers to see that it’s ready for production.

If it doesn’t include the full final form, it’s essentially useless – unless it’s only made for case-makers. That, on the other hand, makes this model rather helpful. But here’s the kicker: Apple doesn’t send models like this out to case-makers, they send out schematics. If Apple changed their mind and decided to start sending mock-up devices to case-makers before the device is released, there’d be no end to the leaks.

Then again, judging by the amount of leaks that have appeared with this plastic beast so far, we could be seeing that very thing happen here before the next generation appears.

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Plastic iPhone appears again in video: a bit too unreal? is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A group of MIT researchers (we assume they’re all Philip K. Dick fans) have successfully implanted false memories in the minds of mice, according to a study published in the journal Science. This “mouseception” experiment was designed to examine the phenomenon called false memory syndrome, in which the brain concocts recollections of events that have never happened. By manipulating the memory engram-bearing cells in the hippocampus, the research team convinced a few unsuspecting mice that they had experienced a shock to their feet when one had never actually occurred. One can only assume that after finessing this false memory implantation, the next logical step is going into the mice’s dreams and stealing all their secrets. Christopher Nolan would be so proud. Or horrified. Jury’s still out.

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Via: MIT Technology Review

Source: Science

Right when you thought this whole NSA and PRISM debacle was just slightly slowing down a bit, things are picking back up, thanks to a new report. According to multiple anonymous sources, it’s said that federal government officials are demanding websites to hand over user passwords in order to monitor individual users even more.

The sources say that they have connections with the websites being asked to hand over user passwords, with one source saying that they’ve “certainly seen them ask for passwords,” but the source says that the web company “pushes back.” A second source, who worked at a large Silicon Valley company, confirmed that it received government requests for stored passwords, but companies would “really heavily scrutinize” such requests.

It’s nice that web firms are fighting for their users, but it’s not so nice that the government is reportedly doing this. Of course, though, this is merely just a rumor for now, and we have no clue who the sources are and what their status is or was. We’re taking it all with a grain of salt for now.

Then again, it wouldn’t surprise if these reports turn out to be true. We’ve been hearing alot about the NSA fiasco and how the government is monitoring online users in order to stop terrorist attacks, but demanding for passwords take things to a whole new level.

Luckily, companies are stepping forward and announcing that they’re taking action, but publicly posting all government-related requests. However, a lot of companies are having a hard time with that, as the government is no doubt wary about letting companies do such a thing. Obviously, if the government wants your password, then you’re probably on their target list for terrorism or some other crazy crime, but that doesn’t mean that officials aren’t human, and they can easily abuse the system at their will.

SOURCE: CNET

Federal agents reportedly demanding passwords from websites is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Google’s push for the living room got a fuel injection yesterday when the company revealed its Chromecast streaming stick.

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At its event yesterday, Google announced Chromecast. A $35 HDMI dongle that lets users “cast” content from their nearby devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers to the TV. By no means is Chromecast itself a “smart TV,” it doesn’t […]

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