June 3, 2014 Building ‘Conflict-Free’ Smartphones by CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE Customers pay in advance for Fairphone’s handset as it aims to produce devices using only conflict-free raw materials and to…
June 2, 2014 At WWDC, Apple Presents Updates of Its Operating Systems by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The company at its annual developer’s conference discussed the latest Mac and mobile systems, as well as introduced a system…
June 1, 2014 Apple Monitors for Health and Home by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Apple is expected to introduce mobile apps that will track a user’s health and fitness routine, and smart home devices….
June 1, 2014 Dark Side to Internet of Things: Hacked Homes and Invasive Ads by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON While the connected home will offer plenty of conveniences in the operation of locks, lights and appliances, there likely will also…
June 1, 2014 Quantifying Privacy: A Week of Location Data May Be an “Unreasonable Search” by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR A new research paper concludes that a week’s worth of location data can reveal so much about a person it amounts…