Category Archives: Siri

Yes, you should update your iPhone to iOS 12.1, but its lock screen is *still* unsafe

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Apple has released its first major update to iOS 12 – iOS 12.1 – bringing a host of new features to iPhones and iPads including dual SIM support, Group Facetime, and for those who needed more of them in their life – 70 new emoji. Appl… Continue reading Yes, you should update your iPhone to iOS 12.1, but its lock screen is *still* unsafe→

R3-14, The Personal Assistant Two Years In The Making

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One of the great things about hacking together projects these days is how many powerful subsystems are readily available to reuse. [Sanjeet] took full advantage of a whole slate of reusable pieces when he built R3-14 — a personal assistant robot that you can see in action in the video below.

Many people started out in electronics building something simple like a crystal radio or an LED cube. But how far could you get if your projects had to begin at the most basic level, by drawing out copper wire, fabricating coils, capacitors, semiconductor devices, and batteries? Even if you …read more

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Even with the latest iOS 12 update, your iPhone’s lockscreen is unsafe

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Once again, a way of bypassing the iPhone’s passcode lock to expose users’ photos and contacts has been discovered. Jose Rodriguez, who has uncovered vulnerabilities in iOS’s lock screen security on a number of occasions in the past, … Continue reading Even with the latest iOS 12 update, your iPhone’s lockscreen is unsafe→

New Part Day: Put An Alexa In Everything

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The last great hope for electronics manufactures is smart home assistants. The Alexas and Siris and OK Googles are taking over homes across the country. At its best, it’s HAL 9000, only slightly less homicidal. It will entertain your children, and you can order cat litter just by saying you want cat litter. This is the future, whether we like it or not.

In an attempt to capture the market, Amazon has released the Alexa Connect Kit. This is an Amazon-Echo-On-a-Chip — a piece of hardware that adds Alexa to microwaves, blenders, and whatever other bit of home electronics you …read more

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Siri is listening to you, but she’s NOT spying, says Apple

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Apple’s working to keep iPhones from eavesdropping on us, through privacy policies, short buffer windows, local storage, and app review. Continue reading Siri is listening to you, but she’s NOT spying, says Apple→