Isn’t it wonderful? It turns out that a spyware rootkit from a company called Carrier IQ is on hundreds of millions of Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Only Windows Phone-powered smartphones seems to have avoiding this program that reports on almosteverything you do with your phone. ... Read more...
Reaching for out cup of coffee or moving a computer mouse is easy for most of us. But for Tim Hemmes, who became paralyzed in a motorcycle accident, it was a heartfelt moment for him to be able to reach out to his girlfriend for the first time in 7 years through a thought-controlled robotic arm. S... Read more...
Umm... But I hope they know THIS is still going down though... #FreeMumia Prosecutors have called off their 30-year battle to execute former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal for murdering a white police officer, putting to an end the racially charged case that became a major battleground in the ... Read more...
We think robots will work for us? Think again. It might be more likely we’ll be working for the robot. Among all the job takeovers robots will make in the next 15 years (by 2025 robots will take over nearly half of all U.S. jobs) get ready to have them as our supervisors. Because it’s already ... Read more...
Robotics researchers from around the world gathered in San Francisco to share their work at the 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das gets friendly with robots that are flying to greater heights and interacting in more human-like ways. ... Read more...