OpenSSL pushes trio of DoS-busting patches

One was fixed before anyone realised it was a security issue, so be careful when applying OpenSSL's released patches for a trio of denial-of-service bugs.…

How Lego Built a Social Network for Kids That’s Not Creepy

Lego Life wants to be the internet's first troll-free zone. The post How Lego Built a Social Network for Kids That's Not Creepy appeared first on WIRED.

How Lego Built a Social Network for Kids That’s Not Creepy

Lego Life wants to be the internet's first troll-free zone. The post How Lego Built a Social Network for Kids That's Not Creepy appeared first on WIRED.

Apple patents detail augmented reality device with advanced object recognition, POI labeling

Apple on Tuesday was granted a pair of patents that together describe a mobile augmented reality system capable of detecting its surroundings and displaying generated virtual information to users in real time.

Apple Expected to Return to Growth With Biggest Earnings Ever Today

Apple is scheduled to report its earnings results for the first quarter of the 2017 fiscal year at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time today, revealing how much money it made between September 25 and December 31 of last year. The holiday shopping season typicall…

Apple Patents Detail AR System Suitable for Smartphones, Object Recognition Challenges

Apple was granted a pair of patents on Tuesday that depict a mobile augmented reality system that can detect objects in the surrounding environment and overlay them with virtual information. Picked up by AppleInsider, the first patent published b…

Twitter's rolling out soon new features to counter abuse

Twitter said late Monday it is rolling out features soon to counter abuse on its platform, though it did not provide details of the measures it is taking to address the problem.“We’re taking a completely new approach to abuse on Twitter. Includin…

Apple kills activation lock check, possible dirty stolen device hack

Hardware hack steals serial numbers from legitimate users Video  Apple has closed its iCloud activation lock check in a possible move to neuter a bypass method that allowed stolen devices to be reactivated at the expense of legitimate devices.…

Infosec industry to drive machine learning spend surge says analyst

Amid the AI hype is a real chance to spot more anomalous behaviour, faster The information security industry's rush to adopt machine learning will help businesses burn US$96 billion on big data, intelligence, and analytics by 2021, says research hou…

Yale's liquid metal material can shed light on magnetic fields

We most likely won't reach the center of the Earth in this lifetime, but scientists might be able to recreate it with the help of Yale's new liquid metal material. Researchers from the university have created a substance made of various par…

Dropbox Launches Collaborative Office Suite 'Paper', Plus 'Smart Sync' for Business Users

Dropbox yesterday officially launched its collaborative editing software called Paper, following six months of public beta testing. Similar to Google Docs, the service offers Dropbox account holders a minimalist document editor and conversational…

The 10 Mac games you need to play from January 2017

January's Mac gamesImage by FingerlabWith so many exhausting, frustrating, and intensely serious things happening in the world of late, we all could use some fresh distractions to provide some light moments here and there, right? We’re just a month …

Fitness App CEO Speaks Out Against Trump: 'CREENOM Y RU'

Like many in the tech industry, Mark Gainey, CEO of run-mapping app Strava, used his position to condemn President Trump’s immigrant ban this week. Unlike anyone else, however, Gainey did so in his own peculiar native tongue: the language of routes.…

Linux encryption app Cryptkeeper has universal password: 'p'

And that should be the end of that, shouldn't it? Popular Linux encryption app Cryptkeeper contains a single-letter universal decryption password: 'p'.…

SpaceX shuffles deck, EchoStar launch bumped

Kennedy pad needs more prep, Elon's next flight will be to ISS SpaceX's spectacular explosion last September is still producing fallout, with the company deciding its EchoStar launch will have to wait, while it prepares its new launchpad.…

Nintendo delays Animal Crossing for smartphones until the next financial year

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes is a complex strategy game with a free-to-play twist

Watch today's Chelsea vs Liverpool game in 4K and Dolby Atmos

Are you a soccer (football to the rest of the world) fan with a state-of-the-art home theater? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions and happen to be a BT Sport subscriber, today's match between Chelsea and Liverpool should be of…

Watch a Skier Almost Hit People on a Ski Lift While Doing a Double Backflip

I’m not 100% sure the skier in the video didn’t clip his head on the boots of the people sitting on the ski lift but even if he did, he’s still bad ass enough to complete a casual double backflip off a wild jump. I’ve watched the video multiple time…

Elon Musk on Digging Big-Ass Tunnel: 'We Have No Idea What We’re Doing'

Disruption is a core tenet of the tech industry. Presumably, this is why billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has embarked on a new project to disrupt solid ground. Over the weekend, Musk began digging a big-ass hole on SpaceX propertie…

Apple Stops Signing iOS 10.2.1, Downgrading or Saving .SHSH2 blobs No Longer Possible

Following the release of iOS 10.2.1, Apple has stopped signing iOS 10.2 firmware files thereby making it impossible for iPhone and iPad owners to downgrade to it. Continue reading →