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Google Nest picks up additional collaboration partners in ‘Works with Nest’ program

Google’s Nest project is starting to get some promising collaboration partners. Per CNET, Nest has been tacking on product partners since its initial developer program announcement last June. With several big-name integrations already secured — Dropcam, Mercedes-Benz, Whirlpool — this open-software-collaboration, dubbed “Works with Nest,” appears to have caught on. August, LG, Philips Hue and […]

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Purported ‘iPad Pro’ render image shows additional speakers for upcoming tablet

There’s got to be some truth in here somewhere. Per AppleInsider, a new picture from French web site Nowhereelse.fr, claims to show part of the schematic for a so-called “iPad Pro, complete with a speaker grille space at the top of the device next to the lock button, suggesting Apple’s larger tablet could include a […]

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iBeacon manual goes into the wild, appears on FCC web site

Apple probably didn’t intend to have its iBeacon design go into the wild. Still, it’s an interesting piece of hardware. Per 9to5Mac, a user manual designed for developers detailing the iBeacon hardware has become available via the FCC web site and visible via appadvice.com. The Apple iBeacon mounts to a wall with a standard screw. […]

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Security researcher demonstrates Thunderbolt firmware hack proof of concept at Chaos Computer Congress

As great as Thunderbolt is, there are vulnerabilities to consider. Per 9to5Mac, a security researcher speaking at the Chaos Computer Congress in Hamburg demonstrated a hack that rewrites an Intel Mac’s firmware using a Thunderbolt device with attack code in an option ROM. Known as Thunderstrike, the proof of concept presented by Trammel Hudson infects […]

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Alpine to showcase iLX-007, the first in-dash system centered around CarPlay, at CES 2015

Alpine always did have some nifty stuff in its product line. In a recent development, Alpine has announced that it will be debuting its 2015 product lineup at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The lineup will also feature the iLX-007, the first in-dash product dedicated to Apple’s CarPlay technology, which was introduced […]