Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies?
Two recently-discovered flaws in Apple iOS and Mac OS X have security experts openly asking whether the software vulnerabilities represent backdoors inserted for purposes of cyber-espionage. There’s no clear answer so far, but it just shows that anxiety about state-sponsored surveillance is running high. More: Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies?
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United activates ViaSat’s blazing-fast satellite WiFi on select 737s
JetBlue’s Fly-Fi satellite internet has been online since November, but while a handful of United’s 737s have been equipped with the necessary components to launch its own version of the service for the same period of time, that legacy carrier has kept passengers in the dark. Until this week. According to travel blogger Wandering Aramean, United has since flipped the switch on its latest WiFi effort. But unlike the Gogo...
Vodafone Foundation puts a 2G cell in a backpack for disaster recovery
Did you ever have one of those days when cell coverage was so bad you wished you had a base station on your back? The Vodafone Foundation came out with just such a device this week, but not to keep irritable iPhone junkies happy. Follow this link: Vodafone Foundation puts a 2G cell in a backpack for disaster recoveryvikt
Wind Turbine Technicians Use iPad to Keep Blades Spinning
Most people wouldn’t choose the challenge of working 250 feet off the ground, in extreme temperatures and unpredictable weather. But the technicians at Siemens Energy-Wind Service are working to help transform an industry. “Our technicians really believe in what they’re doing,” says Jennifer Dillon, Siemens manager of business improvement. “They’re on the front line, and they’re helping to change the way energy is generated.” And iPad...
