Mozilla takes aim at spyware that masquerades as Firefox

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/finfisher-firefox/ / browser www Web World Wide Web Internet engine /

Saurik gains root acces on Google Glass

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/saurik-gains-root-acces-on-google-glass#more-36170 / jailbreak root hack Google Glass Explorer Edition unboxing report project Glass jailbroken rooted gain root access godfather iOS jailbreaking Cydia Forbes known exploit B1nary root Android 4.0 fooling emulation hardware emulations used testing permissions granted revolutionary face computer Crack Glass developer Liam McLoughlin device Google X project engineer Stephen Lau Google purposely left Glass unlocked consumer versions developer-friendly Explorer Edition unlocked show me something cool /

GIF optical illusion causes motion-induced blindness

Credit: National Geographic/ Dvice

"Look at the GIF above. Focus intently on the red dot in the middle and try not to move your eyes around too much. The yellow dots on the periphery should fade away and when you begin to shift your sight elsewhere, they have inexplicably returned to the moving orange square."

http://www.dvice.com/2013-4-26/gif-optical-illusion-causes-motion-induced-blindness / optical illusions illusion flaw human eye sight once useful evolutionary trait Geographic Braingames. three yellow dots on the rotating orange square completely disappear right before your eyes and then reappear in a flash /

Researchers propose new shape resolution metric for shape-shifting mobile devices (video)

We've already seen a little of this in mobile devices with slide out keyboards.  Didn't really take on.  Do people actually want this?  It's easy to see flexibility to absorb impacts without damage being popular.

http://www.gizmag.com/morphees-shape-resolution/27304/ / smart phone smartphone mobile portable cell screen resolution touch screen capacitative sphere fold morph morphee shape changer changing fold bend flexible change /

Link between early baldness & prostate cancer

Baldness is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer.  Early onset, ethnicity & balding pattern are implicated as well.

http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/27/the-link-between-early-baldness-and-prostate-cancer/    / men man lose their hair balding starts early research researchers link between baldness risk prostate cancer studies  inflict conflicting study African-American African American men increased elevated  higher risk prostate cancer results previous study similar results group of Caucasian current study published Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers focused specifically highest rate prostate cancer united states America U.S. US twice as likely die disease participants included  similarly aged controls enrolled Study of Clinical Outcomes, Risk and Ethnicity 1998 2010 diagnosis specific type of hair loss at age 30 none frontal baldness vertex Prostate Cancer Screening any type of baldness greater risk of prostate cancer young men frontal hair loss six times as likely diagnosed advanced prostate cancer by age 60 pattern of baldness frontal hair loss associated pattern of baldness products male hormone testosterone dihydrotestosterone DHT linked higher risk of prostate cancer faster-growing faster growing tumors thinning of hair follicles PSA testing /

DisplayMate declares a tie between iPhone 5's LCD & Galaxy S4's OLED display (video)

Credit: iDownloadBlog

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/04/26/displaymate-iphone-5-vs-galaxy-s4/

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/displaymate-declares-a-tie-between-iphone-5s-lcd-and-galaxy-s4s-oled-display#more-36105

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/03/15/video-comparison-i5-s4/     / color gamut accuracy brightness power efficiency performance high ambient lighting display quality objective analysis side-by-side comparisons detailed laboratory measurements extensive viewing tests test patterns test images extensive side-by-side visual comparisons test photos images comparison table categories Screen Reflections Brightness Contrast Colors Intensities Viewing Angles Display Power Consumption run Running Time on Battery Highlights conclusions Pixels Per Inch PPI resolution o 1136 x 640 pixels Standard High Definition HD lowest screen Reflectance values measured highest Contrast Rating High Ambient Light Mobile device ever tested Color Gamut Factory Calibration iPad White Point too blue phone Smartphones Maximum Brightness shorter Running Time larger screen Color Gamut capacity battery OLED refine refined four-inch four 4 pixel resolution LCD display module assembled in-cell in cell process 326ppi retina quality pixel density IPS technology wide viewing angles angle of acceptance five 5 inch five-inch 442 pixels per inch Super AMOLED PenTile RGBG technology green pixels interleaved with alternating red and blue pixels /

Samsung Galaxy S4 review

Credit: Boy Genius Report

There's a lot of "more of everything" to this update (faster processor, more RAM, bigger screen, more pixels in the cameras & bigger battery), but there's a lot that's new.  In the hardware area, this includes barometer, RGB light sensor, gesture sensor, temperature sensor & humidity sensor.  More detail at:

http://bgr.com/2013/04/24/samsung-galaxy-s4-review-448039/     / Android phone cell mobile smartphone screen pixel density retina display glossy plastic previous model buttons technology 1.9GHz quad-core quad core processor 2GB RAM 13 megapixel rear camera 2 front camera 4G LTE, 802.11 a b g n ac NFC 2,600 mAh battery noise cancellation barometer RGB light sensor gesture sensor, temperature sensor humidity gyroscope proximity sensor accelerometer thinner lighter  stretch my hand tap targets slimmer bezel surrounding display Air View stylus hover mouse over S pen s-pen preview Air Gestures interact infrared sensor screen ear wave your hand ear proximity sensor Smart Pause head /