Siri updated by Apple to respond to sexual assault and domestic abuse

Siri now responds with a link to the National Sexual Assault Hotline. A Twitter user pointed out the update to CNN on Tuesday. An Apple representative confirmed the changes have been in place since March 17. The studys authors said they have been in touch with all four companies on how to improve the responses. These updates are important, Marsh said, because people turn to technology when something bad happens....

April 3, 2016 · 1 min · 201 words · Whitney Keller

This eerie Chainsaw drone gives a preview of the robot destruction

Produced by Finnish independent filmmakers Misty Friday Films, the chainsaw-wielding drone is the star of KILLERDRONE! Flying chainsaw, a short, less than three-minute clip on YouTube. Here, watch it destroy another snowman. So, it looks like all we need to protect ourselves are balloons and lots of them. source: www.techworm.net

April 3, 2016 · 1 min · 50 words · David Cole

This new Wi-Fi can stop neighbours from stealing your bandwidth

If your data is not properly secured, then anyone can snoop in and access your bandwidth. So, what can you do about it? What if Wi-Fi was somehow smart enough to prevent people from accessing your bandwidth who werent you? Chronos is basically able to find out your location based on how long that is. This is an impressive breakthrough and promises to be a key enabler for applications such as high-accuracy indoor localisation....

April 3, 2016 · 1 min · 106 words · Sheila Fox

This retro fighting game sees great scientific minds beating each other’s brains

Gameplay is pretty basic, but there are some nice little surprises in the game. The game also has its own boss once you take down the eight regular fighters. According to the magazine website, it is working on a mobile game version. You control your fighter with the cursor keys, W is light hit, and E is heavy hit. source: www.techworm.net

April 3, 2016 · 1 min · 61 words · Gabriel Sullivan

IBM closer by mimicking an actual brain through computers

Computers with human brains? source: www.techworm.net

April 2, 2016 · 1 min · 6 words · Jeanette Sexton

Intel announces powerful 22 core Broadwell processor for server computing

With registered modules, that means 385GB of RAM per chip using 32GB DIMMs. This is because workloads can either be virtualized or containerized, which take advantage of multiple cores. The CPU is still very important in PCs, but not necessarily one with a ton of smaller cores. source: www.techworm.net

April 2, 2016 · 1 min · 49 words · Andre Rodriguez

LG making wireless chargers that will supercharge your smartphone’s battery

LGs wireless chargers will be able to deliver up to 15W of power Smartphone chargers have been introduced that boast technology that is able to supercharge your smartphones battery is just 30-35 minutes, but that same attention has not been focused on wireless chargers. However, LG plans on changing all of that with wireless chargers that will provide more than a decent amount of competition to wired chargers. LG Innotek, a subsidiary owned by the Korean tech giant states that its developed a 15 watt wireless charging module, making it three times faster than the current five-watt wireless solutions....

April 2, 2016 · 2 min · 327 words · Jennifer Hood

Now you can get a feel of old age with this futuristic suit

It is not exceptionally charming. Now, it is the time to move about. Its going to get much worse, guarantees Ferren, the suits inventor. Exhaustive listing, inside and outer. Irritation in spots you didnt know could hurt. Watching your companions leaving you alone in the world. Watching yourself become irrelevant, and an object of pity or puzzlement if recognized by any means. source: www.techworm.net

April 2, 2016 · 1 min · 64 words · Sydney Greene

This single splendid infographic displays all of Apple’s products

View all of Apples products in one awesome infographic Apple just turned 40. The original chart was created by the Brooklyn infographic-makers in 2011 when the iPad2 was the latest invention. source: www.techworm.net

April 2, 2016 · 1 min · 33 words · Vicki Diaz

AMD FirePro S9300 X2 takes on NVIDIA in the fastest workstation GPU race

AMD FirePro S9300 x2 is the first HBM equipped data centre GPU With the competition heating up in the high performance computing department, AMD Fire Pro S9300 X2 is going to be weapon of choice for many companies out there thanks to its computing performance and price tag. The latest workstation GPU has two Fiji cores that have been manufactured on the 28nm process, with a total of 8.9 million transistors 4096 stream processors per GPU, resulting in a grand total of 8192 stream processors on the AMD FirePro S9300 X2....

April 1, 2016 · 2 min · 300 words · Dr. Bonnie Parker

Anonymous linked hacker asked to hand over crypto keys to United States

The NCA in particular wants Love to decrypt TrueCrypt files on the SD card and external drive. The governments demands threaten to erode the right against self-incrimination, Dr. Richard Tynan of Privacy International told Ars. This is a fundamental reversal of rights and the potential for abuse is alarming. Are the UK prosecutors acting as agents for the US in this instance? Source:Ars Read More source: www.techworm.net

April 1, 2016 · 1 min · 67 words · Allison Dickerson

Astronomers Say That Lasers Can Hide Our Earth From Deadly Aliens

It perverts the technique scientists already use now to look for distant planets around other stars. This method depends on staring at these suns, hoping to catch an object passing in front. The US space agencys Kepler telescope has identified more than a thousand planets this way. When the transit takes place, the laser would be switched on to compensate for the dip in light. It doesnt have to be one huge laser; it could be an array positioned around the Earth....

April 1, 2016 · 1 min · 112 words · Larry Gonzalez

FBI agrees to unlock iPhone in Arkansas Case After San Bernardino Hack

The Cogdells had raised Staton as their grandson. Drexlers trial was moved from next week to June 27. Justin estimated their take at $50,000 to $90,000. They said that they did not need the Cupertino-based companys help to unlock an iPhone that belonged to Farook. They also claim there may be further evidence on the gadget. We always appreciate their cooperation and willingness to help their local law enforcement partners, he said....

April 1, 2016 · 1 min · 98 words · Rebecca Walker DDS