Can you catch a Virus from an E-Cigarette? Perhaps you need a USB Condom November 30, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment A computer virus that is, and you can. Seems there is a reported case, on Reddit, of an e-cigarette delivering a payload of malware once plugged into the USB port. A cheap device from China it seems. No shocker there. So what should we learn from this especially given the post I did yesterday on… Read More
Bought a Black Friday cheap tablet? Better step up security on that thing November 28, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment There are tonnes of really cheap android tablets out there you can get on Black Friday. Most of them from manufacturers you have never heard of or at least not making Android tablets. This should be clue number one. In a post on bluebox.com, Andrew Blaich writes that many of the cheap tablets they tested had minor… Read More
SimCity in VR? No, not yet, but that doesnt mean it could not happen November 27, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment With the Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and Samsung gear VR there are many options for low cost VR. As a long time SimCity mayor, my first thought was, how cool would it be to explore my city in VR! So I waited. Nothing. Why? As you already know, SimCity is full 3D, you can navigate… Read More
What’s Up Down Under? November 25, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | Leave a comment Just what IS up with Down Under? I heard a bit of buzz coming out of Australia regarding their Tech scene. On November 19th, 2014, Australian/ U.S. based xTV (backed by Australian based Applabs, UST Global and Archimedes Labs) announced the commencement of a new Go To Market campaign to help accelerate the adoption of… Read More
VR sculpting with the Razer Hydra and the Oculus Rift November 24, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment Sculpting in VR is nothing new. Actually, very little in VR is new, instead its what happens when things get lighter, faster, cheaper. Back in the 90’s we could create sculptures and move walls around in VR but it was very cumbersome, lacked the high feedback fidelity required to really make sculpting in VR productive… Read More
Jailbreak for iOS8 and 8.1 is out. Overhead and battery issues addressed. DO NOT UPDATE TO 8.1.1 November 21, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment Been awhile since I did an jailbreak update eh? I read when jailbreak 8.0 came out and it came without Cydia but with a host of issues. A few updates took care of that. Again, DO NOT UPDATE to iOS8.1.1. The patches the hack. From Redmond Pie UPDATE: Team Pangu has released a tool to… Read More
XFINITY to launch Internet Data Usage Plans for ComCast. Great. November 20, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment I just saw this on reddit, dated Sept23. This is really scary. I just checked my meter and I use around 100g a month, but what if comcast decides, hey lets do more cost levels, say 50g, 100g, 200g. THEN what? Anyway, here is the text from xfinity themselves. BTW, notice that you can save… Read More
I want my XTV! November 19, 2014 | perivision | 1 Comment Ok, that was horrible and I should be bludgeon with a heavy brass object, however, once I explain what xTV is, perhaps you will forgive me a little bit. “ok, fine then, what is xTV?” XTV is a internet video service for the enterprise. (IPTV) But it’s not useful to just enterprise users. Imagine you have… Read More
Use your freezers ice-maker to dependence candy. #lifehack 931 October 22, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment Here is a great life hack. If you do not need ice for your drinks, then put something else in there. Like candy! Of course you can put fruit or mochi or anything else that is small and taste good either frozen or just thawed. I can see berries or grapes as well. I wonder… Read More
Why Microsoft is developing a smartwatch.. because they have to October 20, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment It was announce through Forbes that Microsoft is planning on releasing a watch in the next few weeks. No solid news on what it will look like yet, but my bet is that it will look somewhat like the LG; clean, simple square. It is reported that it will have bio metric tracking as is… Read More
How to put your iphone in developer mode to install Pebble apps October 8, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment There are two ways to write a pebble app, use c code and release to the Pebble store, or as I have done with NewsSnacker, write in JavaScript and release to the Pebble app store. They only problem is Apple has not released an update to allow iOS users to install apps written in JavaScript. … Read More
Square Lets You Pre-Order Coffee So It’s Hot When You Arrive October 8, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | Leave a comment Square really wants to be a part of your daily routine, so what better place to start than coffee? Mashable dot com says Square announced a new feature today that lets customers pre-order a cup of coffee so that their beverage is ready when they arrive. Traditionally, remote ordering has been difficult to execute for… Read More
The Bidding For An iPhone 6 Prototype On eBay Is Up To $94,000 October 6, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | 1 Comment What appears to be a rare iPhone 6 prototype is currently up for auction on eBay after Apple mistakenly sent it out, a customer claims. According to one eBay seller, Apple accidentally sent her an early version of the 6 upon renewing her contract; so far, there are 166 bids on kimberlyk1018 ‘s product. The… Read More
Apple patent application reinvents remote control for the smartphone age October 2, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | 1 Comment Apple says today’s remote control is outdated. With that in mind, Apple laid out in a patent application published Thursday a new kind of digital remote control for its Apple TV set-top box that uses icons and pictures, similar to those graphic interfaces on TV, but shrunken down and customized for a smartphone or tablet… Read More
Microsoft Adds To Office Line With Sway Storytelling App October 1, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | Leave a comment Before Windows Phone and the Windows Store, some of the software most associated with Microsoft was Office. But though the Office portfolio has undergone several updates and refreshes over the years, the lineup itself has remained relatively unchanged — until now. Microsoft rolled out a preview version of Sway , its new storytelling app, which… Read More
windows 8 does not see SSD when installing September 30, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment I took the 540 spin drive out of a new cheap laptop and decided to put an old SSD in. Yes it totally makes a differnce. However, when trying install off the USB drive, windows would not see the SSD I just installed. After a number of trying and lots of searching, I found the… Read More
Pebble Gets A Permanent Price Cut, Plus Background Sleep And Activity Tracking September 30, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | Leave a comment Great news for wearable lovers! Especially if you’ve been holding off on purchasing that Pebble you’ve had your eye on. Smartwatch pioneer Pebble is hoping to make its platform accessible to more people with a permanent price drop of $50 and $30 for both the original Pebble and the Pebble Steel, putting them at $99… Read More
Recent update greatly extends Moto360 battery life. Update now! September 28, 2014 | perivision | Leave a comment As it has been reported, the battery life on the Moto360 is so poor you cannot even for a full day. However, there is hope. The most recent firmware update had improved the battery life significantly. So much so that users are reporting more then a day usage. This assumes you are not using ‘always’… Read More
Yahoo To Shut Down Qwiki, Yahoo Education And The Yahoo Directory September 26, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | Leave a comment Yahoo announced today it’s shuttering a handful of products, including Qwiki, a mobile app Yahoo acquired last July for $50 million, which helps users create movies from the photos and videos in their Camera Roll. Also getting the boot are Yahoo Education, a site designed to connect users to educational content and providers, as well… Read More
iOS 8.0.1 May Have A Link To Apple Maps Fail From 2012 September 26, 2014 | Stephen Bishop | Leave a comment The disastrous iOS 8.0.1 update that curtailed users’ cellular signals and created other bugs earlier this week may have a connection to another major glitch in recent history: the shaky rollout of Apple Maps . The company said less than 40,000 users downloaded iOS 8.0.1 before it was pulled over an hour after its release… Read More