Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Apple due for New Products


Apple stocks have gone down 1.2% and is standing at ($465.43 per share). The reason behind the decline is that Apple is lacking innovation and ingenuity. Apple has been said to have their "heads stuck in the  sand". At a reason share-holders meeting, Apple wanted to ensure their stock holders that they are working hard on new products that have great new features. Updates, surface designs, and software adjustments are constantly being worked on states CEO, Tim Cook. Tim Cook also mentioned that there would be a new product category, but didn't expand on the notion much. Since the big hit to Apple, Cook is under pressure to return monies to  share holders in which it stands, $137(billion). Apple's largest competitor is Samsung. With Samsung's new product lines,as well as Google, Apple has started to feel the strain of one-uping. Apple has many products rumored to come out soon. One of those products possibly being the iWatch. Cook may not have wanted to expand on the secret because of other competitors. Some of these products may also 
move to Tv, wearable products, etc.   

Article Source:

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Steve Pearce on Drug Testing Proposal

A new law proposal has been presented to Obama by a Republic representative, Steve Pearce. Since people with jobs have to pass drug tests, people whom are government assisted (homeless, jobless) would have to pass these drug tests as well. Pearce expresses his anger toward the ongoing issue of unaccountability that the US Government has had towards the people that they offer the assistance programs to. Pearce has misstated that the government has completely avoided these issues. When in the meeting when the potential law was proposed, Pearce's spokesmen was asked if Pearce thought that the drug screening that was already stated in the legislature wasn't effective enough to him, the spokesmen didn't reply right away. It turns out that the drug test proposal that Pearce had was actually more broad than the legislature that was already in place.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Hacked!

Evernote is an app that is designed for note taking, picture keepsakes, and reminders. Evernote is great for a wide selection of occupations. By this last Saturday, a unknown hacker was able to get into the company's user's passwords and capture them. Evernote editors are resetting all of their 50 million users passwords. The hacker wasn't interested in getting into user's profiles and messing with their accounts, they wanted their payment accounts and information. "However the company said the attack did not appear to be linked to Java, a commonly used computer programming language whose weaknesses have been used as springboards for other recent hacks."

Source: Fox News: Oline note-taking service Evernote Hacked: 50 Million passwords reset after breach


AMD New, Advanced Technology

Advanced Micro Designs, aka, AMD is going to a whole new level of new upcoming technologies. They are releasing news that their new designs for a touchscreen pop-out screens will be on fifty percent of the PC market by next year. At the Mobile World Congress 2013, they showcased their latest designs. The majority of their audience were impressed with the new designs, by many also expected this would be the next step. The new screens run 1080 pixels, and are displayed within Windows 8 tablets and hybrids from the ASUS Vivotab Smart to the HP Envy X2 and ThinkPad Tablet 2. The selling price on the market for the screens as of March 1st, are the same as a high-end Android Tablet. ($400 - $500)

 Source: Fox News: AMD demos new hybrid designs for Temash platforms

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Not Too Far Away


     As you can see in this inspiring video by Corning, the possibilities of future technologies. Though of course we haven't fully gotten to this point in time when this technology can be sold on the market, it isn't too far away. 

Corning Glass Video

     A new glass phone prototype has just presented to the press by Polytron Technologies. The new device isn't technically see through, it uses light lasers inside of the top and bottom enclosed square glass piece. It projects the pictures and buttons onto the glass inside. As you can see in the picture, it includes the SIM card, SD card, and batteries. Polytron is keeping in mind that they may use darker glass or use cameras to hide the needed components to appear see-through. Here's my thought: Enough people have trouble enough finding their phones when their ringer is off, that's a real blast isn't it? Think about having a clear glass phone, and the ringer is off. (Double the fun to find!)


Transparent Smartphone Prototype is 'Clearly Cool'

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Hoo's There?

      

      A new owl species has been found! In the Indonesian islands, a unique birdsong was heard. What they heard was a Rinjani scops owl. It's a local friend of Mount Rinjani, and most commonly found. 
       Sanger is a very knowledgeable man about ornithology, he shares that the way birds communicate to each other is through their different songs. Sanger didn't expect to find this owl, but chanced upon it when he was traveling near the Mountain and heard the owl cry. 
"I did not expect to find a new species, and certainly not one that is this common," Sangster told OurAmazingPlanet. "It is a wake-up call for ornithologists: there is still much to learn, and new species can reveal themselves even if you are not looking for them, and in places where no one expected to find something new."
Sanger's crew of researchers played this newfound owl song to another group of native owls from the same area. The native owls didn't know how to respond to the call. This was to prove that Rinjani scops owls were of a different species that they hadn't documented. There are many known species of owls (250), but many more to be discovered!

Read More: FoxNews "What a Hoot!"

Thursday, February 7, 2013

New York Fashion Week



In New York, Fashion Week means multiple designers showing off their latest lines and products. This year, for the first time, stars are walking the runway to raise heart disease awareness. This event is held at the Hammerstein ballroom in Manhattan, New York. It is 12,000 square feet and holds about 3,900. "Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show" is the official name for the event. Their motive behind the fashion show is because the number one death among women in the united states is Heart Disease, in 2nd is Stroke, 3rd is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 4th is Lung Cancer, and 5th is Breast Cancer. Some of the famous stars rocking the runway are Torah Bright, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Hilary Duff, Kelly Osbourne, Gabby Douglas, Kris Jenner, Amanda Bynes, Jillian Michaels, Wendy Williams, and so many more. They all agreed to model for "The Heart Truth", which was also sponsored by Diet Coke, American College of Cardiology, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Source 1: nydailynews.com
Source 2: video.foxnews.com