Apple Advances Health Apps with CareKit
Creating a clearer picture of Parkinson’s disease. Since its launch in 2015, the mPower app has enrolled over 10,000 participants, making it the largest Parkinson’s study in history — with 93 percent of participants never having taken part in any kind of research before. The app helps researchers better understand Parkinson’s disease by using the gyroscope and other iPhone features to measure dexterity, balance, gait, and memory....
How to hack a government
Rock’s “How to Overthrow a Government” presentation at Def Con last week took attendees through the step-by-step process of taking over a country. At a security conference where talks are usually limited to exposing the vulnerabilities of things like cars, operating systems and gadgets, the subject was a bit more far-reaching. And while hilarious at times, it was a surprising eye-opener about how common hacking...
How to hack a government
Rock’s “How to Overthrow a Government” presentation at Def Con last week took attendees through the step-by-step process of taking over a country. At a security conference where talks are usually limited to exposing the vulnerabilities of things like cars, operating systems and gadgets, the subject was a bit more far-reaching. And while hilarious at times, it was a surprising eye-opener about how common hacking...
Apple Introduces iPhone SE — the Most Powerful Phone with a 4-inch Display
Live Photos. Capture more than a moment. Live Photos bring your still photos to life with sound and movement. Simply touch and hold anywhere on your 12-megapixel still and experience the moments just before and after it was taken, so your photos turn into living memories. FaceTime HD camera with Retina Flash. Your selfie just got more beautiful. The Retina display isn’t just a place to see your content — it’s a flash for your FaceTime...
‘Open banking’ data will help Brits compare and switch accounts
As it stands, less than 5 percent of personal and business customers move to a different bank each year. And that probably won’t surprise you — I know I set up my first account decades ago and have never had the slightest inclination to look elsewhere. The CMA hopes to stop this kind of apathy with what it calls “Open Banking,” which it’s requiring all relevant institutions to get on board with by early...
