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Oxford University developing iPad-controlled self-driving car

Ok, this qualifies as beyond cool and thus makes the British that much niftier through their efforts. Per iMore, Oxford University has modified a Nissan Electric Leaf to become a robotic car controlled by an iPad. The project which it is called “auto drive” enables the car to drive itself for short stretches which could […]

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Lockscreen bypass available in iOS 6.1, contacts vulnerable through hack

Ok, they’re probably going to need to fix this. Per The Verge, a security flaw in Apple’s iOS 6.1 lets anyone bypass your iPhone password lock and access your phone app, view or modify contacts, check your voicemail, and look through your photos (by attempting to add a photo to a contact). The method, as […]

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Rumor: Apple looking into Sharp IGZO technology for future iOS device displays

It’s a rumor now, but it highlights the idea of a cool thing that could come to the Mac before too long. Per AppleInsider, Sharp this week Sharp stressed the importance of IGZO technology for the company’s future. In attendance for Sharp’s event was analyst Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets, who lauded the abilities […]

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Updated (x2): Apple changes guidelines as to 30-pin, Lightning connector ports on same iOS device in wake of Kickstarter effort

This could lead to some interesting stuff. Per CNET, only a day after a Kickstarter project was killed because of restrictions on Apple’s MFi program that prevented Lightning and 30-Pin connectors from appearing on the same device, Apple has changed its guidelines to allow third-party devices to have 30-pin and Lightning chargers on the same […]

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Apple exploring wireless charging, over-the-air electricity technology

This could lead to something interesting. Per FreePatentsOnline, a new patent application reveals Apple’s interest in a “realistic and practical approach” to wireless power, providing over-the-air electricity to low-power devices within a distance of one meter. Apple’s interest in wireless charging technology was detailed in a new patent application published this week by the U.S. […]