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How to delete Ashley Madison accounts, and more protective measures
Update: check here for details on how to search the Ashley Madison hacked/leaked database online. Last week, Ashley Madison subscribers got the shock of their lives when the extramarital affair site was hacked, obtaining personal information on company employees and customers. The group claiming responsibility for the hack, The Impact Team, were able to obtain sensitive ...
Smart trees grow in Dubai
This week’s Smart City roundup features strategic investment in Light Sensory Networks, a smart tree that delivers more than shade and the signing of a smart infrastructure contract for smarter cities. A $36m investment in Light Sensory Networks Sensity Systems, Inc., the pioneer of Light Sensory Networks (LSNs), closed a private funding round of $36 ...
Designer herb box customizes pills, orders its own refills
This week’s Smart Health roundup features a new personalized nutrition system, an app that follows up on patients after they leave the hospital, and a second generation sports tracker. Nourish makes personalized pills FitNatic, Inc. launched Nourish on Indiegogo today. Nourish is a Wi-Fi-enabled touchscreen countertop appliance that mixes the precise blend of supplements and ...
Hack reveals best hotels for cheaters: Ashley Madison truths
Millions of relationships are at risk because Ashley Madison, a site that’s created a marketplace for marital affairs, was recently hacked compromising the very personal data of some 37 million users. The Impact Team, the hackers who claimed responsibility for the attack, compromised financial records of the service and threatened to release the sensitive information ...
Smart beds for teens, programmable bracelets teach girls to code
This week’s Smart Living roundup features a device-charging briefcase for business travelers, a smart bed that grows with your kid, and an upgraded friendship bracelet for teen girls. The device-charging briefcase Shanghai-based Legion Concept has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo this week for its ultimate device charging briefcase. Legion’s briefcase features a 10,000mAh removable battery that ...
Control Nest through ADT app in first-ever security-smart home team up
Home security provider ADT Corp. has no intention of becoming a technological dinosaur, layering more automated services geared towards smart homes in recent years. The latest development in modernizing ADT is the official launch of a team up with widely popular smart thermostat maker Nest Labs, Inc. The partnership entails the integration of the Nest Learning Thermostat to ADT’s ...
New for IoT builders: Cloud-based dev kit, wireless building blocks
This week’s Smart DevOps roundup features new developer kits for the Internet of Things, and a new IP-based networking protocol. Jilia IoT Development Kit CentraLite Systems, Inc., makers of Internet of Things (IoT) products, has launched a Kickstarter, Inc. campaign to help fund its new IoT development kit called Jilia. Jilia is described as a ...
iPod touch vs. iPad mini 3: Who’s got more power?
Apple has released the new iPod touch this month, boasting a faster processor and better camera than its predecessor. It comes in more colors including gold, a hue that was previously only available in the iPhone line. iPod sales have significantly dropped in the previous years thanks to the iPhone and iPad, which cannibalized the iPod’s market ...
Should you buy the new iPod? Old vs. New: full specs
Apple has updated its iPod line with the long-rumored iPod touch, new iPod shuffle and nano. The iPod touch received an upgrade, but the same cannot be said for the shuffle and nano, as the changes for the two devices are more aesthetic rather than hardware upgrades. The question now is, if you have a fifth-generation ...
Coming this fall: What we know about Google’s two new Nexus phones
Google is expected to announce its next flagship smartphone sometime in October, but consumers may be surprised as to what the company will be unveiling this year. Rumors suggest that there will be two Nexus devices coming out this year, and these devices will come from two different companies. According to rumors, there will be ...
