Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Apple sells 9 million iPhone 5C and 5S

Congrats to Apple for selling 9 million iPhone 5C and 5S on it's opening weekend.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Blackberry agrees to be acquired by Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial, a Canadian insurance company, acquires Blackberry for $4.7 billion in US dollars.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

iPhone 5S TouchID broken by Chaos Computer Club

It didn't take long for hackers to break the iPhone 5S' fingerprint unlock.  All the CCC needed to defeat the scanner was an image of a user's fingerprint at 2,400 dpi resolution. That scan was “cleaned up”, inverted, and printed into a transparent sheet. The image of the print is then lifted from the sheet using latex milk or woodglue.  “After it cures, the thin latex sheet is lifted from the sheet, breathed on to make it a tiny bit moist and then placed onto the sensor to unlock the phone,” the post states, adding that this technique can be used against “the vast majority” of fingerprint scanners.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

DIY wireless car mount


Last night I received my QI wireless charger and receiver for my Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile). And I decided to use this in my vehicle with the Mountek CD slot mount.

I took the QI charger apart and placed the charging magnet and board inside a sleeve that I made using heavy black paper. This is what I have made.



Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Walmart discounts iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S

Walmart to sell iPhone 5C for $79 under two year contract and iPhone 5S for $189 under two year contract, both versions 16GB.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

AT&T acquires Verizon's wireless spectrum

AT&T acquires 700MHz B block wireless spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 billion.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Apple iPhone 5C and 5S


Apple discontinues iPhone 5 with the iPhone 5C.

And the iPhone 5S has a Quad Core processor and a 10 megapixel rear camera with iOS 7, and an optional Touch ID (fingerprint scanner) home button.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Tuesday, September 3, 2013