Duelling Cell Phones

Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech | WIRED 17 August 2019

In a larger sense, Google found itself and its culture deeply maladapted to a new set of political, social, and business imperatives. To invent products like Gmail, Earth, and Translate, you need coddled geniuses free to let their minds run wild. But to lock down lucrative government contracts or expand into coveted foreign markets, as […]

Apple Files Lawsuit Against Virtualization Company Corellium for Illegally Replicating iOS and Apple Apps - MacRumors 17 August 2019

Corellium describes itself as the "first and only platform" that offers iOS, Android, and Linux virtualization on ARM.

New Bluetooth KNOB Attack Lets Attackers Manipulate Traffic 17 August 2019

This flaw has been assigned CVE ID CVE-2019-9506 and allows an attacker to reduce the length of the encryption key used for establishing a connection. In some cases, an attacker could reduce the length of an encryption key to a single octet.

Google discloses its acquisition of mobile learning app Socratic as it relaunches on iOS | TechCrunch 17 August 2019

Google publicly disclosed its acquisition of homework helper app Socratic in an announcement this week, detailing the added support for the company’s AI technology and its relaunch on iOS. The acquisition apparently flew under the radar — Google says it bought the app last year.

Phil Spencer Doesn't Think That Cloud Systems Will Fully Replace Traditional Consoles Just Yet - GameSpot 17 August 2019

We are not working on a streaming-only console right now. We are looking at the phone in your pocket as the destination for you to stream, and the console that we have allows you to play the games locally."

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