Technology is filled with all kinds of hearsay , real and fabricated . It give us a look at what might be and will be . BitStream gathers the whispers all in one place to divine what the future has in store .
Verizon may besnatching up medium companies left and right , but it might want to spend some funds on up its security system game . Joseph Bernstein at Buzzfeed News reportsthat a Verizon security system flaw potentially leave 9 millions customers vulnerable to an onslaught by spoofed IP addresses . The scary nature of this special security fault is that it does n’t even postulate any real hacking knowledge . All you postulate is a Firefox plug - in and a specific formula and anyone could get sensitive information like credit card data and social security number .
consort to Verizon , the flaw has been fixed and was in the first place entered into the system via a coding error on April 22 . But if you materialise to be a Verizon customer , it may be worth pee sure your bank story are n’t showing any suspicious demeanor . [ Buzzfeed News ]
Samsung ’s Galaxy S6 is a do - everything Android smartphone , but it ’s miss a few features like waterproofing . That ’s where the S6 active comes in , and we just got our first leakage from bothGSM Arenaand@evleaks . If you require raincoat , this is the earpiece you want .
TiVO is ready to get with the times — it wants tobecome a legal Aereo . Tom Rogers , TiVO ’s chief executive officer says the company wants to provide depicted object provider with ways to target cordcutters , saying the theoretical account was but what Aereo had done “ but lawfully and unspoilt . ” How TiVO plans to outfox those legal problems still remain unexplained .
Say No to Drones : A Nipponese company wants to incorporate a monotone warning scheme into its home protection services . Has it come to this ? [ PC World ]
Hangout Horrors : Google ’s Hangouts is a pretty gravid SMS option , at least better than most blood line Android messenger . Unfortunately , the app may be susceptible to wiretapping . [ Android Community ]
Oh Please God No : Netflix may be interested in picking up the currently dispossessed Top Gear car TV show . The name they have in mind ? House of Cars . It ’s a papa prank and a tv set show name . [ The Mirror ]
C’Mon Mike , Get With It : Michael Fassbender may be bring the iconic Steve Jobs , but he may be a bit behind in Steve ’s ironware catalog by wave a broken iPhone 4 . Maybe he ’s instruct to channel Jobs’inner rage . [ 9to5Mac ]
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