| John P. Mello Jr. 01/07/15 6:49 AM PT | |
 | Not long after Apple added Touch ID to its iPhones, German hackers demonstrated how to lift prints from a surface and create a flexible pad containing the print that could be used to break into a phone. Now the CCC hacker known as "Starbug" has used digital photography to perform the same trick without lifting any prints at all. At a recent cybersecurity conference, Starbug demonstrated how he created the thumb print of German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen from several news photos. [More...] |
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 | We Are the World: Samsung's Vision for IoT The world needs one open ecosystem to enable the Internet of Things, and Samsung is prepared to lead the way, said CEO BK Yoon at the 2015 International CES. Serving up the classic depiction of IoT -- always-on, always-connected devices working together -- Yoon said the technology for linking smart radios, smart TVs, smartphones and smart homes will be available later this year. [More...] |
 | The Long Slog to Level the Document Playing Field Free open source office suites to read, write, convert or replace the industry-standard Microsoft Office document formats are in ample supply. Yet their use in business and government, especially in the U.S., lags far behind proprietary products. The Document Foundation, creator of the LibreOffice variant of the free OpenOffice suite, recently joined the Open Source Business Alliance. [More...] |
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