IFTTT, a clever acronym for ‘if this than that’ is a startup that on August 28th reported that they had raised $30 million in its latest round of funding from venture capital firms Norwest Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz. Available on Google Play and IOS, IFTTT can connect two different services on your mobile device […]
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Chinese ending mobile subsidies
In the United States, subsidizing mobile phones is more or less a way of life. Of course, carriers bear the brunt of subsidy plans by making less money during the quarter that the flagship phone is released. But, devices are sold, the carriers eventually make their money and the buying public is generally happy. But, […]
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Disney applies for drone patent
Disney is hoping to use drones in their theme park presentations. First reported by the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, Disney had recently applied for three UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) patents. One for Aerial Display System with Floating Pixels with drones choreographed to form display of floating pixels in a manner similar to fireworks. The […]
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Robo Brain – learning on its own
A robotic brain that learns on its own. That is the basic description of Robo Brain. It learns new skills by browsing millions of web pages and is a collaboration project between the universities of Stanford, UC Berkeley, Brown and Cornell. Robo Brain is designed to acquire a vast range of skills and knowledge from […]
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The NSA search engine – ICREACH
More than twenty U.S. government agencies have access to a search engine known as ICREACH. A new report from The Intercept has revealed the system, which was launched way back in 2007. The stated goal of ICREACH was to allow members of the government groups to quickly sift through more than 850 billion metadata records […]
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Governmental mobile tracking
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that government entities around the globe are buying the latest tracking technology systems. According to the Post, dozens of countries have bought or leased such systems in recent years. Since cellular networks must keep detailed, up to the minute records on the locations of their customers to be able to […]
