The NSA’s surveillance network covers more Americans’ Internet communications than officials have publicly disclosed.
The existence of several NSA programs that allow for far greater surveillance than the government has admitted to, and, importantly, detail how the government forces Internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over raw data, Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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We’re addicted to our phones.
Chances are you’re addicted to your mobile device if you are reading this article. The question is, just how addicted are you? Forty percent of iPhone users would rather not bathe than give up their precious mobile devices, according to research compiled by gadget insurance service Protect Your Bubble. (Infographic)
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25% increase in the use of mobile phones in retail stores.
More shoppers are using their mobiles for ‘showrooming’, checking prices and product information while shopping in stores. There has been a 25% increase in the use of mobiles in retail stores, which has significant implications for retailers, according to JiWire’s Mobile Audience Insights Report for Q2 2013.
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Once the retailer has a phone number, they have an identity.
We all feel violated when companies dig deeper into your pockets than you want. New technology is letting brick-and-mortar stores invade shoppers’ pockets for personal information more than ever before. Retailers have unprecedented access to shoppers’ habits with the stores ability to track customers cell phones. They can track how frequently a customer visits a store to how long he stands at a window display before deciding whether or not to enter the shop.
Continue reading… “Big box stores are watching you”
Drone packing a shortwave infrared camera to find the pools where larvae are
Mosquitoes are a big problem that plagues the world. We have recently seen a sticker that will render the wearer invisible to mosquitoes. Now, Florida, the paradise of marshy wetlands i.e. mosquito breeding grounds, is gearing up for an experiment involving aerial drones to fight mosquitoes.
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The Grasshopper rocket that you see in action in the video above is is a 10-story high test rocket that successfully completed its first test flight as part of the Space X project, taking off from a test field in Texas. The rocket can maneuver itself sideways and stay in place in the air 250 meters from ground level, before making a safe return to the launch platform by touching down vertically, too – thanks to its quartet of hydraulic-controlled steel and aluminum landing legs.
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The Navia is a fully autonomous eight-seat shuttle.
Automakers are working tirelessly in the U.S. to get autonomous cars on roadways. We could even see the infamous driverless Audi TT hit showrooms as soon as 2015. But by 2015 driverless vehicles just might be old-hat — at least in Singapore. (Video)
Continue reading… “The Navia – a driverless vehicle that will debut on Singapore roadways”
Northrop Grumman / EADS Euro Hawk
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International held a three-day-long trade fair in Washington last week. Defense industry specialists got together for the giant drone show which was actually the world’s largest. (Photos)
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Martin Aircraft jetpack
Martin Aircraft claims it will have a jetpack ready for sale starting next year. NPR talked with Martin Aircraft CEO Peter Coker to get the details on the jetpack, which is expected to fly as high as 8,000 feet and hit ground speeds of 35 miles per hour. Unfortunately, it’s a bit big to call a pack and it’s not technically a jet, but let’s not bother ourselves with semantics when the future is at our doorstep. (Video)
Continue reading… “Martin Aircraft commercial jetpack is scheduled to arrive in 2014”
Tech startups want loft or converted manufacturing space with big windows, high ceilings, wood or concrete floors and lots of open air.
There’s a tech revolution happening in New York. Hundreds if not thousands of new tech companies have hatched in NYC in the past two years. And many of them are growing rapidly and gobbling up office space.
Continue reading… “Startups disrupt office space leasing market in New York City”
Mercedes is testing Google Glass-based navigation systems.
Mercedes-Benz just went public with its initial plans for Google Glass integration, and the results are fascinating. Using Glass’s built-in GPS capabilities, Mercedes is testing a functional door-to-door direction system that guides users to their destinations even after they park the car.
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Coca-Cola has already launched accelerators in Sydney and San Francisco.
When you think of Coca-Cola do startups come to mind? The beverage giant has plans for accelerator programs in nine cities including Berlin and Istanbul by the end of the year.
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