This amazing folding microscope costs less than a dollar and is twice as durable

He further added: The biggest thing were trying to do is to make people curious. Our ambition is that every kid should be able to carry a microscope in their pocket. Prakash et al even demonstrated this magnification during the TED conference. Pomerantz is become a fan of this gadget due to its amazing durability and usefulness. He wrote in his site that this gear is amazing. He has also shared some of the amazing pictures of the investigations that he made using Foldscope....

September 11, 2015 · 1 min · 117 words · Nathan Sawyer

Travelers’ luggage at risk due to 3D-printed TSA master keys

In the age of 3D printing, the TSA is learning a basic lesson of physical security. Though the picture as taken down by the Washington Post in August, but it was too late. The necessary files to 3D print all seven master keys were posted on code-sharing siteGithub. Those who have printed them have confirmed that it does work. Virtually all master keyed mechanical lock systems are at least theoretically vulnerable, Blaze wrote in 2003....

September 11, 2015 · 1 min · 82 words · Rachel Wolf

World’s First Open Source Graphics Processor, MIAOW

It is titled asMany-Core Integrated Accelerator Of The Waterdeepabbreviated as MIAOW. The processor MIAOW is a resistor-transistor logic implementation of AMDs open source Southern Islands instruction set architecture. A white paper has been published on the rig by the researchers. It took 36 months for a core team of 12 visionary developers to develop MIAOW. This may also result in some serious IP violation issues that might have to be addressed....

September 11, 2015 · 2 min · 222 words · Jeffrey Chandler

Angry Apple fanboys troll Apple with #RejectedAppleProducts hashtag

Apple fans and critics have launched a Twitter hashtag #RejectedAppleProducts to show their anger at Apples latest gadgets. The hashtag has found resonance among the twitteratti and is trending worldwide as of now. Here are few sample tweets panning Apple for a dumb release yesterday. #RejectedAppleProductsiDied: NOPE! :/pic.twitter.com/GeJUGWHHCM David B. Combs (@DCArtWorx)September 10, 2015 iDunno _(? )_/ #RejectedAppleProductspic.twitter.com/3EWSX4XNiJ New York, New York! (@cbishop1412)September 10, 2015 The Edible Disposable iPhone#RejectedAppleProducts@midnightpic.twitter.com/EiwETeiU7L ?...

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 90 words · Debbie Patel

Apple announces the Apple Pencil, a stylus for the iPad Pro

Signals emitted from two locations in the tip calculate the angle and orientation to produce broad or shaded strokes. The top of the Apple Pencil contains sensors that feed information back to the tablet unit. The Apple Pencil is supported by apps like the updated Notes and Mail, coming in iOS 9. Third party applications will also support it. With iOS 9s multitasking features, Microsoft also showed off using the Apple Pencil to bring data across apps....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 94 words · Joshua Lopez

Apple Launches iPad Pro, The Biggest iPad Ever With 12.9-Inch Display

The unit is 6.9mm thin and weighs 1.57 pounds, only a little more than the original iPad. Apple also says the new iPad Pro is powerful enough to edit three 4K streams at once. Further, the graphics performance on the iPad Pro is 360 times more than the original 2010 iPad. Apple is aiming this unit specifically at enterprises and customers who need powerful, professional hardware for productivity. Apple also introduced an optional Smart Keyboard thats built right into the new devices case....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 162 words · Mary Barajas

Apple Launches iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus With 3D Touch Display, 12MP iSight Camera

Apple will also let app developers take advantage of the 3D Touch Display. It has also integrated the Taptic Engine inside the phone to provide feedback. The new iPhones feature faster-second-generation TouchID sensor and are made of tough aircraft grade aluminum. Similarly, the graphics processing will be 90% aided by a new graphics processor. One of the biggest upgrades to iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is in the cameras....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 170 words · James Waller

DoJ says it can demand any and every email from service providers

It is worth noting the judges of two courts have already ruled against Microsoft twice. We would go crazy if China did this to us. They submitted that this data can be accessed by them no matter where they are stored. A ruling in the case could come as early as October or as late as February. source: www.techworm.net

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 59 words · Candace Ellis

Elon Musk wants to drop nuclear bombs on Mars to make it habitable for humans

However, the fast way is much more interesting. The fast way is to drop thermonuclear weapons over the poles, said Musk with a completely straight face. Superman doesnt say, lets drop nuclear bombs. Thats Lex Luthor, man. People have called you the real Tony Stark. Musk replied that hes just trying to do good things. Youre trying to do good things, and youre a billionaire. That either seems like superhero or supervillain, countered Colbert....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 106 words · Christina Garcia

Erle-Spider, a six legged Ubuntu powered Spider drone that runs on Raspberry Pi 2

Its makers are trying to raise enough money for manufacturing through theIndieGoGo campaign. and then can use and publish apps for it. you could get one of these at a promotional price on the IndieGoGo campaign. The cheapest package will actually let you build it. Erle-Spider are looking to raise $50,000 (45,000). Both are due to be shipped in December 2015. you might invest in the the Erle-Spiders Erle-Brain computer by paying just $149....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 76 words · Alyssa Torres

Its official, Android 5.x Lollipop is still lagging behind KitKat and Jellybean

Surprise!!! It was starting to look like Google was going to skip another month of dashboard updates. However, Google has been trying hard to fight fragmentation. The latest official figures from Google have been collected during the seven days up to and including September 7. It shows that Android 5.0 has grown very slightly over last month, from 15.5% to 15.9%. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has also declined by 0....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 73 words · Amy Moore

Russian Hackers Hijack Satellite Links To Secretly Spy On US and Europe

This is the first group that we believe has done it. It allows you to achieve a much greater level of anonymity. Turla targets the victim by planting malicious software on the website that it frequently visits and obtains sensitive data. Turla can gain control of the users computer as soon as the target opens the site. Its just a matter of time until you get discovered. But by using this satellite link, its almost impossible to get discovered....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 81 words · Sandra Harmon

Security Research firm makes Android Stagefright vulnerability attack code public

TheStagefright bugsare a critical vulnerability which affect almost a billion+ Android smartphones from all manufacturers. Zimperium had reported vulnerabilities in April and May and they were publicly disclosed inJuly 2015. He had called these flaws Mother of all Android Vulnerabilities. But on Wednesday, thecompany finally published it. The python script generates an MP4 media file that exploits CVE-2015-1538 and gives the attacker a reverse command shell. The attacker is then able to take pictures and remotely listen to audio within earshot of the microphone....

September 10, 2015 · 1 min · 102 words · Jill Greer