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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Apple patent would disable phone based on location
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Among a bevy of patents awarded to Apple this week was one that would enable or disable certain features of a phone depending on its location. It could be useful, but it also raises serious questions about who really owns your device.
The patent, "Apparatus and methods for enforcement of policies upon a wireless device," was pointed out by Apple Insider?Thursday. It's similar to an application made public in 2011 that would use a sensor in the phone to detect whether it was allowed to take pictures or make calls. The new patent relies on GPS, cell tower?or Wi-Fi?data to determine location, and then "changing one or more functional or operational aspects" of the device.
The suggestions for use are innocuous and practical: a movie theater that automatically sets phones to silent; a classroom that prevents outgoing calls; turning off Wi-Fi in a hospital. But it's not hard to imagine abuses of the system as well: it could be a useful tool for any oppressive regime, for instance,?or be used to force the shutdown of phones at a protest?? something that happened last year in San Francisco.
There's nothing in the patent that indicates it is going to be implemented, though iPhones and other smartphones do already have the ability to adjust things like ring volume and Wi-Fi settings depending on location. The difference this patent describes would be that it's not the user making the changes, but whoever sets "policies" in the area.
You can read?the patent in its entirety at the Patent Office's website. Apple was also awarded numerous other patents this week, from mobile payment systems to email interfaces, thought only a few are actually in use.
Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/apple-patent-would-disable-phone-based-location-972677
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RedmondPie: Samsung Galaxy Note II Available For Pre-Order http://t.co/MqgEvXAg
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'Hugo' editor Thelma Schoonmaker wins Gucci award
VENICE, Italy (AP) ? Thelma Schoonmaker, a three-time Academy Award winner, was awarded on Friday the second Gucci award for women's achievement in filmmaking for her work editing "Hugo."
Schoonmaker, 72, has worked on every Scorsese feature film and won the Academy Award for "Raging Bull," ''The Aviator" and "The Departed."
"I just don't think I would have become a filmmaker if I hadn't met him," Schoonmaker told The Associated Press after receiving the prize.
The two met in film class at New York University in 1962, while Schoonmaker was considering either a career as a diplomat or in primitive art.
"He was just a student and I helped him salvage his negatives. He had cut them wrong ... and that's the beginning of our relationship of trust," she said.
Her favorite film is "Raging Bulll," her first major film, which she called "pure gold."
She said she thinks women make good editors because they are more collaborative ? and praised Scorsese for having many women working for him.
"Scorsese told me some of the editors he worked with were men every cut was a battle. With me and him it's about the film and it's a wonderful collaboration," she said.
Actress Salma Hayek-Pinault presented the award at a private dinner at the Cipriani Hotel hosted by Gucci creative director Frida Giannini on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival. By coincidence, 20 percent of the films in the official program in this year's edition are directed by women.
Festival director Alberto Barbera called it "a sign of the times."
Gucci will make a grant of $25,000 in Schoonmaker's name to New York University's film and television school ? where Schoonmaker and Scorsese met.
The award is meant to highlight women's contributions to film in a wide range of capacities. Other nominees this year were Colleen Atwood for costume design in "Snow White and the Huntsman," Nadine Labaki, director of "Where Do We Go Now?" Brit Marling, actress in "Another Earth," and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, director "Saving Face."
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TDK introduces new wireless Boombox and two new weatherproof speakers
TDK's Boombox rocked minds and windows alike with its modern take on a retro classic. Buoyed by its success, the casette-maker of old is back with new audio hardware at IFA. Three devices, again on the speaker front. First up is the Boombox Wireless, which is a similar, but updated, design from the original and features not only streaming sans cables via Bluetooth, but inductive charging, too. If you don't want to cut the cord completely, there's a 3.5mm aux input, USB slot for charging plus an FM radio and headphone output. Next up is the Wireless Weatherproof Speaker, which despite being described as "rugged" and boasting an IP 64 weather compliant design, looks like any regular device. It, too, has Bluetooth streaming and inductive charging, along with 3.5mm input and built-in microphone. If these two were all looking a little bit oblong, then the curious Wireless Charging Cube might be for you. Yep, it's Bluetooth streaming and the same wire-free charging, but this time that goes both ways. Plonk your Qi induction compatible device on top, and it'll juice that while you jam (there's a non wireless charging / charger version also.) How much do these slabs of sound cost? The Boombox is $399, the Wireless Weatherproof is $250 while the Wireless Charging Cube is $399. Not a peep on availability at this time, we'll connect you up though, once we get it.
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Contaminated mangoes linked to Salmonella outbreak in Canada, US
FBR Staff Writer
Published 29 August 2012
Published 29 August 2012
Mangoes imported from Mexico have been linked to a cross-border Salmonella outbreak, which may have led to more than 100 illnesses across US and Canada.
California, Washington and Canada have reported illnesses associated with the same strain of Salmonella Braenderup bacteria.
Salmonella-contaminated mangoes were linked to 73 confirmed illnesses in California, 6 illnesses in Washington, and 22 illnesses in Canada.
California public health officials said that nearly two-thirds of the people who fell ill due to Salmonella Braenderup outbreak in the state, have reported eating mangoes.
The officials are currently working with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Canadian public health and food safety agencies to determine the source of the outbreak.
In response to the outbreak, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled Daniella brand mangoes, which are grown in Mexico.
The mangoes were sold individually with a sticker bearing PLU# 4959 or PLU# 4051, at various retail stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon between 12 July and 28 August.
In a similar move, US supermarket chains Giant Food and Stop & Shop have recalled Daniella mangoes with a sticker bearing PLU 4959, that were sold between 12 July and 24 August.
In addition, California-based Splendid Products, which is a primary distributor of Daniella mangoes, has issued a voluntarily recall of the fruit.
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China and Germany Promise to Strengthen Ties
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Source: www.nytimes.com --- Friday, August 31, 2012
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany agreed with Chinese leaders to strengthen ties between the two countries. China also promised to invest more money in a struggling Europe. ...
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