Biometric on iPhone worse than Snakes on a Plane?

Apple has recently spur some controversy with the introduction of a biometric sensor onboard its last flagship product, the iPhone.  When it comes to this topic (governments stealing fingerprints…anyone?), I think that most people are overseeing some  other interesting issues. In my knowledge, available and affordable biometric sensors are known to be quite easy to … Leggi tutto

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

took a little time to write about.  Pain takes time, and words are slow. For everyone who lived the computer revolution and watched mesmerized Macintosh products in shops, enough said. Now people are excited and are repeating the old mantra. I wonder if they understand what they repeat. I wonder if this excitement will last. … Leggi tutto

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

took a little time to write about.  Pain takes time, and words are slow. For everyone who lived the computer revolution and watched mesmerized Macintosh products in shops, enough said. Now people are excited and are repeating the old mantra. I wonder if they understand what they repeat. I wonder if this excitement will last. … Leggi tutto

Some companies are more stupid than others

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/some-e-books-are-more-equal-than-others/ Amazon deleting regularly bought e-books from kindle at editor request? Must they be out of their mind. I would not buy a Kindle, nor use it if someone bought it to me,  nor I would buy anything directly produced from Amazon, if those are the policies they enforce toward their clients.  Of course I … Leggi tutto