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• http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-08/03/android-device-manager

  Deborah Woods

  

  Flipboard Newsdesk

  Aug 3, 2013

• http://coolmaterial.com/feature/10-new-apps-you-should-know-4/

  Deborah Woods

  Aug 2, 2013
• Deborah Woods

  

  Apple Tries to Patch Up iPhone Charge Port Security Flaw Found by Researchers

  ABC News

  A team of security researchers show that Apple devices are easy to hack. Aug. 1, 2013 — -- Some Apple customers were annoyed when the company …

• Deborah Woods

  

  Facebook News Feed Event Aug 6 Will Give Much-Needed Rankings Explanation And Reveal What’s Next

  TechCrunch - Josh Constine

  Facebook plans to clear up confusion about what appears in the News Feed, announce a ranking algorithm change, and preview the future of the feed at a press event on August 6. The Menlo Park HQ session will be live-streamed to Facebook’s London offices to keep European reporters in the loop. …

• Deborah Woods

  

  FBI can remotely activate Android and laptop microphones, reports WSJ

  The Verge - Sean Hollister

  Last month, we discussed whether the new Microsoft Kinect could be used as an NSA spying tool. When it comes to the microphones in Android cell phones and laptop computers, though, surveillance might not be a theoretical question. The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI can already remotely …

• Deborah Woods

  

  Moto X: Google unveils 'self-driving', always listening smartphone

  The Guardian - Juliette Garside

  Motorola's Moto X can be operated hands free using voice control, and is designed to be in permanent listening mode