If there's one thing more annoying than overly complex password requirements, it's barely legible captcha puzzles that websites use to determine whether or not we're really human beings or are just bots trying to set up spam accounts. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google has come up with a brilliant solution to this problem that not only minimizes the use of captcha puzzles but also involves one of the Internet's favorite things: Pictures of cute animals.
Quite possibly the biggest takeaway from the celebrity photo leak scandal from earlier in the week is that our information in the cloud is never as secure as we'd like it to be. No matter how much time and effort you put into protecting your data, there's probably someone out there who can hack it. That's why "Apple" (by way of Funny or Die ) has decided to solve the problem once and for all.
Primary responsibility is to define both the hardware and firmware architectures for Nike Digital Sport products. Additionally, I managed the development of product firmware through partner companies. Responsible for delivering firmware to validate the design in a manufacturing environment, define and implementation of custom protocols to interact with other components of the Nike ecosystem, and translate high-level product requirements into actionable, testable definitions. I personally owned the delivery of firmware for the Nike FuelBand product line.
Apple and Google have been ordered by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission to revise their "no-refund" app store policies in addition to a number of other provisions, reports The Korea Herald. In response to the ruling, Apple reportedly stated that it would consider applying a revised App Store policy worldwide, with Korean officials requiring that Apple send a notice users when its terms and conditions have changed.Following the FTC orders, the Google Play webstore will design a customer refund system based on Web developers’ refund polices. Apple’s iTunes app store will have to send a notice to users when it changes the terms in its contract.
"We expect the measure, aimed at protecting consumers, will have a ripple effect on similar cases throughout the world," the Korea Fair Trade Commission said in a press release.
Ubisoft is coming off of its most successful game launch of all time with Watch Dogs, but that doesn't mean there won't be plenty to see at the media briefing on Monday in Los Angeles.
Tennis fans might marvel at the quick reaction times of their favorite players, especially since most professional serves for men's tennis average between 120 and 130 miles per hour. Now tennis legend Roger Federer has done a cool new promotion with Google in which he wears Google Glass to give us a first-hand look at what it's like having a ball fly toward you at an insanely fast speed. It's an almost certain bet that Federer will not be allowed to bring Glass with him to Wimbledon next month, but from the footage Google showed it doesn't look as through the headset impeded his vision in any way or distracted him while playing. You can check out the full video of Federer playing tennis while wearing Google Glass below.
Apple hired former NV Energy VP Bobby Hollis as its Senior Renewable Energy Manager earlier this month, according to Hollis's LinkedIn page. Hollis spent five years at electric company NV Energy in Nevada, where he served as the Vice President of Renewable Energy and Origination."A VP at a large utility is a pretty big position. His capabilities and experience is greater than the title at apple would belie. He was on our association's board before leaving NVE."
During today's second quarter earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple has purchased a total of 24 companies during the course of the last 18 months, some that are known and some that remain unknown.
Google’s brilliant solution to one of the Internet’s most annoying problems