Apple and Other Tech Companies Will Soon Replace Passwords With Fingerprint Recognition and Other Biometric Indicators

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2294777/Smartphones-soon-unlocked-face-fingerprint-recognition.html No more passwords! Smartphones could soon be unlocked by face and fingerprint recognition Apple is preparing to abolish passwords in favour of fingerprint recognition Technology could also be used to access bank accounts and email accounts An iWatch device is also rumoured to be in production By Claire Ellicott PUBLISHED: 10:48 EST, 17 March […]

From Smart Phones To ‘Smart Shoes’: Apple Files A Patent For Shoes That Will Notify Owner When It’s Time To Buy A New Pair

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267965/Apple-smart-shoes-notify-users-need-replacing.html Does the world really need that? Apple ‘smart shoes’ notify users when they need replacing By Leslie Larson PUBLISHED: 19:52 EST, 24 January 2013 | UPDATED: 20:09 EST, 25 January 2013 Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs personally favored athletic shoes by New Balance but now the tech company is looking to create a line […]

Has Apple Become Rotten? : 3 Out Of Every 4 Smartphones and Tablets Sold Before Christmas Uses Google Android Software

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254300/Has-Google-finally-taken-bite-Apple-App-developers-switching-allegiance-search-giants-Android-software-dominates-Christmas-sales.html Has Google finally taken a bite out of Apple? App developers switching allegiance after search giant’s Android software dominates Christmas sales By Sean Poulter PUBLISHED: 12:51 EST, 28 December 2012 | UPDATED: 14:00 EST, 28 December 2012 Google and its Android operating system for smartphones and tablets is claiming a victory in its ‘cold […]

Fears for civil liberties as Apple patents technology that could remotely disable protesters’ smartphones

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2229273/Fears-civil-liberties-Apple-patents-technology-remotely-disable-protesters-smartphones.html Technology would broadcast a signal to automatically shut down smartphone features, or even the entire phone Apple claims it would most likely be used to prevent copyright theft or to guarantee privacy in sensitive areas Civil liberties campaigners fear it could be misused by the authorities to silence ‘awkward citizens’ By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: […]

Apple and Google warned about flying ‘military grade spy planes’ over major U.S. cities

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2161981/Apple-Google-warned-flying-military-grade-spy-planes-major-U-S-cities.html Officials met Google on Monday and will meet with Apple on Friday Senator Charles Schumer wants firms to understand privacy concerns He has written to both accusing them of ‘unprecedented invasion of privacy’ By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 03:01 EST, 20 June 2012 | UPDATED: 03:01 EST, 20 June 2012 U.S. officials have warned […]

Beware the spy in the sky: After those Street View snoopers, Google and Apple use planes that can film you sunbathing in your back garden

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2157150/Apple-reveal-3D-mapping-service-week-campaigners-say-privacy-window-thanks-high-resolution-images-spy-home.html Software giants will use military-grade cameras to take powerful satellite images By Vanessa Allen PUBLISHED: 07:04 EST, 10 June 2012 | UPDATED: 16:36 EST, 10 June 2012 Spy planes able to photograph sunbathers in their back gardens are being deployed by Google and Apple. The U.S. technology giants are racing to produce aerial maps […]

How Apple (legally) avoided paying BILLIONS in taxes last year alone despite their record profits

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137374/How-Apple-avoided-paying-BILLIONS-taxes-year-despite-record-profits.html By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED: 10:06 EST, 30 April 2012 | UPDATED: 12:22 EST, 30 April 2012 Apple avoided paying up to $2.4billion in taxes last year through a complex strategy that funnels money to low tax states and foreign countries, according to a report. The technology giant has set up up offices in Nevada, […]

Rise of Apple and Facebook is putting Internet freedom at risk, says Google co-founder

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2130338/Rise-Apple-Facebook-putting-Internet-freedom-risk-says-Google-founder.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 22:26 EST, 15 April 2012 | UPDATED: 07:45 EST, 16 April 2012 The internet is facing its biggest ever threat, thanks in part of Facebook and Apple, the co-founder of Google has claimed. Sergey Brin said government attempts to control web access and the rise of the increasingly ‘restrictive’ […]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away (especially if it’s an old variety)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2128310/An-apple-day-keeps-doctor-away-especially-old-variety.html By Tamara Cohen PUBLISHED: 11:05 EST, 11 April 2012 | UPDATED: 18:57 EST, 11 April 2012 Older varieties of fruit and veg may be considerably healthier than their modern supermarket equivalents, researchers have claimed. A pilot study found that an unfashionable dessert apple which dates back to Victorian times had ten times more of […]

Apple will become world’s first $1TRILLION company, analysts predict as share price overtakes Google

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2126453/Apple-worlds-1TRILLION-company-analysts-predict-share-price-overtakes-Google.html By Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 04:05 EST, 7 April 2012 | UPDATED: 04:05 EST, 7 April 2012 Apple will become the world’s first trillion-dollar company when its shares top $1,000 each, Wall Street analysts have predicted. The technology giant’s shares were worth $633.38 last week as its stock price rose above Google’s for the first […]