Flame named a cryptographic marvel — deletes itself & all signs of its former presence to foil diagnosis & treatment

http://www.slashgear.com/flame-named-a-cryptographic-marvel-infected-pcs-commit-suicide-08232930/

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/06/flame-crypto-breakthrough/

Microsoft contains Flame with Windows Update

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/06/revamped-windows-update-contains-flame/

/ malware virus Trojan mathematicians doing new science hijack Windows update mechanism Microsoft world class cryptographers cryptography chosen prefix collision attack /

Document capture with a phone or tablet

Below is a link to a review of "Scan To PDF", an iOS app which allows use of the camera to capture documents as PDFs for storage or email to 3rd parties. In paragraph 5, the author writes of the app instructions, 'To this the app's developers could have added, "Good luck."'

"Good luck," succinctly summarizes my experience with a selection of iOS apps for converting paper documents to PDFs. For me, results have varied from useless to very low quality.

Virtually all of the quality problems are introduced in the conversion of photographs to PDFs. It follows that virtually all of the quality problems can be eliminated by using the photograph itself.

My workflow is:

1. Photograph the document using iOS device.

2. Process the image using "PhotoForge2":
a. Crop the image to eliminate extraneous detail & reduce file size.
b. Resize the image to reduce pixel count & so further reduce file size. Using the iPad 3 camera, a 2 megapixel image usually produces an acceptable image of an A4 original.

Why "PhotoForge2"? It's the only iOS app I'm aware of that allows resizing of an image as in 2.b. above, & it's inexpensive. Recommended.


Other devices:

Nothing in the above is unique to any one device. If yours doesn't have a suitable camera, use an external one. Search out a suitable app. Experiment.


Review of "Scan To PDF" at:

http://www.macworld.com.au/app-guide/scan-to-pdf-56975/

iHome iDM5 Executive Space-Saver Station review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/07/ihome-idm5-executive-space-saver-station-review/

/ tablet keyboard iPad iOS Android Bluetooth speakers USB power pack /

Bushnell HD torch – Now even flashlights have gone HD!

This thing throws a square beam!?

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/07/bushnell-hd-torch-now-even-flashlights-have-gone-hd/

/ flashlight light /

Patent wars: A new approach — Samsung sues Australia’s patent office

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-sues-australias-patent-office-over-apple-ip-08232935/

Tablet & smartphone battery backup

http://www.macworld.com.au/gadget-guide/tablet-smartphone-battery-backup-56985/

/ boost charge recharge /

Drug-resistant gonorrhea: WHO agrees it's an emergency

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/resistant-gonorrhea-who/

/ STD sexually transmitted disease cheap inexpensive treatment venereal antibiotic World Health Organisation /

Twitter hits 400 million tweets per day, mostly mobile

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57448388-93/twitter-hits-400-million-tweets-per-day-mostly-mobile/?tag=mncol;editorPicks

/ post social media network /

http://technabob.com/blog/2012/06/08/mimoco-millennium-falcon-microsd-reader/

* Just for the record, a parsec is a measure of astronomical distance, rather than time.  It is the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is one second of arc and equal to 3.258 light-years, 3.086 × 1013 kilometers, or 1.918 × 1013 miles.

/ card flash drive USB thumb key /

Microsoft applies for dual-module mobile patent

Interesting patent for a mobile device (or is that 2 mobile devices?) that can operate as two independent devices, each with their own screen, or as a single device (joined by magnetic attraction at the edge) with a single, larger screen.

http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-applies-for-dual-module-mobile-patent-08232955/

Banner confirms iOS 6 for WWDC at Moscone West

http://www.slashgear.com/banner-confirms-ios-6-for-wwdc-at-moscone-west-08232976/

/ Apple iPhone iPad iPod Touch world wide developers conference /

Patent wars: Apple wins MacBook Air patent that could block Ultrabook rollout

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/apple-wins-macbook-air-patent-that-could-block-ultrabooks-rollout-56915/

/ Intel /

Fungus inside us: A new health frontier?

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/gut-fungus/ / bacteria virus gut intestine digestive tract fungus fungi /

Patent Wars: Apple wants to keep Samsung's Galaxy S3 out of USA

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57448486-37/apple-wants-to-keep-samsungs-galaxy-s3-out-of-u.s/?tag=mncol;editorPicks

/ iOS Android OS operating system /

Camera+ turns down Adobe, Google, & Twitter like a boss

http://www.slashgear.com/camera-turns-down-adobe-google-and-twitter-like-a-boss-08232983/

/ buy out take over acquire acquisition smartphone iPhone iOS iTunes app store /

Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 1 available now

http://www.slashgear.com/ubuntu-12-10-alpha-1-available-now-08232987/

/ Linux Unix release default web browser Firefox 13 Thunderbird email desktop image 800 MB image DVDs USB flash drive /

2013 Chevrolet Volt boosts EV range to 38 miles

http://www.chevroletvoltage.com/index.php/volt-blog/18-volt/2654-whats-new-for-the-2013-chevrolet-volt.html

/ extended range electric vehicle serial hybrid internal combustion engine ICE traction motor generator hold drive mode range extending /

Apple readies for big WWDC announcements

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/apple-readies-for-big-wwdc-announcements-56717/

/ world wide developer conference OSX OS X Mountain Lion Mac iOS 6 Siri iPad Google Maps 3D maps Retina-screened MacBook Pro updates Macintosh Pro MacBook Air iMac /

After one tweet, Larry Ellison takes a break

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/ellison_twitter/

/ Twitter Oracle social network /

Google Earth to create 3D cities for mobile devices (video)

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/google-earth-create-3d-cities-mobile-devices-video

/ satellite maps navigation textured renderings 3D cityscapes buildings /

Wireless tooth tattoo can detect bad bacteria

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57448666-76/wireless-tooth-tattoo-can-detect-bad-bacteria/?tag=mncol;cnetRiver

/ silk gold graphene sensor detecting treating diseases developers Princeton University antenna mouth /

mophie juice pack PRO protects & charges your iPhone 4/4S

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/06/mophie-juice-pack-pro-protects-and-charges-your-iphone-44s/

/ iPhone 4 4S soft touch rubber case impact absorbing drop proof ruggedized protection built-in battery extender charge /

Android sales fall in U.S. — iPhone continues to grow

http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/04/android-sales-fall-in-u-s/

/ USA Google Apple iOS /