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Wednesday 24 September 2014

New iPhones run into software, bending complaints

New iPhones run into software, bending complaints

BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer


SAN FRANCISCO — Apple's newest iPhones ran into some glitches Wednesday after users complained that a new software update blocked their calls, and a video circulated to suggest that the larger of the two new models is vulnerable to bending.

Apple said it would stop providing the software update, which it began distributing Wednesday morning to fix several issues in last week's iOS 8 operating system for iPhones and iPads.
The decision to pull the update came after some people complained on Twitter and in Apple user chatrooms that the update, dubbed iOS 8.0.1, rendered their phones unable to make calls and caused problems with a feature that lets people unlock their phones with their fingerprint.

By midday Wednesday, Apple announced that it was investigating the reports and would issue advice to users "as quickly as we can." Users are still able to the upgrade older phones to last week's version of iOS 8, which Apple said has already been downloaded to nearly half of all iOS devices.
Some tech blogs reported the update only seemed to cause problems for the latest phone models — the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. It's not uncommon for new software to contain bugs that have to be fixed with subsequent releases.

Meanwhile, social media sites were buzzing on Wednesday with reports that the aluminum shell of the iPhone 6 Plus is vulnerable to bending. Some Twitter users claimed their phones showed a slight curving at one end after several hours in a pants pocket. With a 5.5-inch screen, the iPhone 6 Plus is slightly longer and thinner than other iPhone models.

It's not clear how widespread the complaints are. One YouTube video showed someone bending an iPhone 6 Plus by applying extended pressure with his hands — not from normal sitting.

Both the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus were given high ratings in a recent "breakability" test sponsored by SquareTrade, a San Francisco firm that sells protection plans to consumers for their electronic devices. That test did not include bending, and SquareTrade plans further tests.
Apple did not comment on the reports of bending.

Drones left out of air traffic plans

 Drones left out of air traffic plans

JOAN LOWY
Associated Press 



WASHINGTON — Designers of the ambitious U.S. air traffic control system of the future neglected to take drones into account, raising questions about whether it can handle the escalating demand for the unmanned aircraft and predicted congestion in the sky.

"We didn't understand the magnitude to which (drones) would be an oncoming tidal wave, something that must be dealt with, and quickly," said Ed Bolton, the Federal Aviation Administration's assistant administrator for NextGen, as the program is called.
Congress passed legislation creating NextGen in 2003, and directed the agency to accommodate all types of aircraft, including drones.

The program, which is not expected to be completed for at least another decade, is replacing radar and radio communications, technologies rooted in the early 20th century, with satellite-based navigation and digital communications.
The FAA has spent more than $5 billion on the complex program and is nearly finished installing hardware and software for several key systems. But the further it progresses, the more difficult it becomes to make changes.

Government and industry officials have long maintained that drones must meet the same rules that apply to manned aircraft if they are to share the sky. That is changing, however, said Chris Stephenson, who represents the National Air Traffic Controllers Association on several U.S. and international unmanned aircraft committees.

"It's becoming painfully apparent that in order to get (drones) in there, there is going to have to be a fair amount of accommodation, at least in the beginning," he said.
Michael Whitaker, the FAA's deputy administrator, acknowledged that drones "weren't really part of the equation when you go back to the origin of NextGen."
The NextGen plans for the next five years do not address how drones will fit into a system designed for planes with pilots on board, but the agency will have to consider whether to do that, Whitaker told a recent meeting of the NextGen Institute, a nonprofit association sponsored by the FAA so that industry can assist with research.

Most of the initial demand to fly unmanned aircraft came from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, which wanted to test military drones or use them to monitor U.S. borders.
Later, interest began to build around potential uses for smaller drones, especially by police departments, but also for those wanting to spray crops, monitor pipelines and inspect offshore oil platforms. These drones can weigh anywhere from a few pounds to several hundred.
More recently, commercial demand has soared — from wedding videographers and real estate agents to Amazon and Google, eyeing potential package deliveries.

The FAA bans commercial drone operations with a few, limited exceptions. That ban, however, is undermined almost daily by frustrated small drone operators.
Bolton, also addressing the institute, said the NextGen office is working closely with a drone research team at the FAA's technical center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

FAA officials are under pressure from Congress and industry to loosen restrictions on smaller drones. The agency is expected to propose safety rules in November for businesses that want to operate them.
Smaller drones are less an issue for NextGen because the FAA is expected to limit their altitudes to less than 400 feet. Air traffic controllers generally don't separate aircraft at such low altitudes, except near airports.

But there is also concern about potential traffic and collisions with low-flying smaller drones. NASA researchers are working with the FAA and industry to develop an air traffic control system for aircraft flying at 500 feet or lower. There is no such system today except around airports.

Medium to large drones that are eventually expected fly in "Class A" airspace — over 18,000 feet, where they must be able to avoid collisions with other aircraft — are more of a problem for NextGen.
They will be controlled by a ground pilot, who will be able to see where the drone is on a computer screen and can communicate with controllers. But there won't be a pilot on board who can look out and adjust course to avoid a collision.

There are other differences as well.
Pilots who fly in Class A airspace file flight plans identifying their routes. But some larger drones are expected to stay aloft at high altitudes for days or weeks at a time, and their flight plans will be much more complex.

ERAM, a NextGen computer system that controllers use to guide high-altitude air traffic, won't be able to handle such voluminous flight plans and will have to be adjusted, aviation experts said. ERAM is already over budget and years overdue.
A greater concern is that drones fly much slower than other planes in Class A airspace, Stephenson said.

Planes at high altitudes are supposed follow designated highways in the sky to avoid collisions. A typical airliner on that highway might fly at over 500 mph, while a drone at the same altitude might fly at only 175 mph, he said. The more drones, the worse the traffic jam.
"Some people think you won't be able to see the sun anymore because of all the (drones) that are going to be up there," Stephenson said. "Other people say, 'No, it's just going to be a few. It's no big deal.' "

The $5 Lineable Bracelet Tracks Your Kids When They Wander Away

The $5 Lineable Bracelet Tracks Your Kids When They Wander Away

John Biggs
TechCrunch


The Lineable, the unfortunately named tracking bracelet for kids, aims to make it easier for parents to keep tabs on their little ones thanks to the magic of beacons. Essentially a wearable iOS-compatible beacon, the device notifies you when your child is too far away and it allows other iPhones to become a sort of ad hoc GPS system that can track your little one through the dark, scary woods (provided he or she is also surrounded by Lineable users.)

Created by Tyler Moon, a former Samsung developer, the Beacon and Bluetooth 4.0 compatible device that will cost a mere $5. To use it parents will slap it on their wee ones. When the wee ones leave the Beacon tracking area, the parents get a notification. Then, when the baby is too far from home, other Lineable users get notifications when the kid is near. This mesh network obviously depends on the popularity of the product, but I could see it being useful in bigger schools or playgrounds. The bracelet battery lasts a year and, interestingly, it features a patent-pending method to engage the battery when you’re ready to use the device, thereby preventing run-down while in storage.

A “multiple children” mode will allow teachers to keep tabs on multiple kids at the same time.
“Lineable connects all Lineable app users globally and use their smartphones to track lost children,” said Moon. “Lineable will utilize the resources of other nearby smartphones with Lineable apps to track its locations and this could expand globally as well.”

What inspired the product? “As Beacon and Bluetooth 4.0 are out in the market, Lineable thought of using these technologies in various areas,” said Moon. “Narrowing down the focus in a specific area, we decided families and children needed help and also children going missing are one of the biggest social issue that United States face as well.”

The project has hit $16,000 on Indiegogo, more than halfway to its $30K goal. The bracelet should ship in February 2015.

These Japanese robot cheerleaders could help save lives on the road

These Japanese robot cheerleaders could help save lives on the road

Sam Byford
The Verge
 

Murata Boy rides a bicycle.
Murata Girl rides a unicycle. But
the Murata Cheerleaders

, the latest iteration of androids from Japan’s Murata Manufacturing, are another proposition entirely — an army of small robots that balance on metal balls, dancing and flashing lights in unison.
The Cheerleaders use gyroscopic sensors with inverted-pendulum control to stay upright which, Murata’s Koichi Yoshikawa assures me during an interview in the company’s Tokyo headquarters, is a significant challenge in itself.  It appears to work well enough — I played with a Murata
Cheerleader that was spinning on a desk in a conference room, and it managed to hold its position even when I nudged it with a fair amount of force.

But in order for a group of the robots to dance together, they need to be outfitted with ultrasonic microphones and infrared sensors to detect objects around them and work out their relative positions.  Technology developed in collaboration with researchers from Kyoto University helps communicate each robot’s location and allow them to perform in synchronization. While the routines are pre-programmed so far, Yoshikawa says that a system enabling real-time editing is in development.
The robots' location tech could be used for traffic control



Despite Japan’s affinity for cheerleader-style pop idol groups, Murata has no plans to make its latest robots commercially available. Instead, the project is designed to demonstrate the company’s technological expertise, with the possibility of adapting the principles to other industries. Murata says the technology that helps the robots ascertain their physical location could, for example, be used in traffic control networks with a view to reducing accidents. Similar V2V (vehicle-to-vehicle) systems are being developed by companies including Ford and GM. "We believe that the wireless communication of sensor data could become a core infrastructure for the advanced integration of people and objects in smart societies," says Murata SVP Yuichi Kojima in a press release.
But beside the future implications, Yoshikawa tells me that another goal for Murata is simply to produce something entertaining that might get people interested in robotic technology. He contrasts the Murata Cheerleaders to the more

realistic robots produced by the likes of Hiroshi Ishiguro; rather than pursuing the far-off target of replicating the human form outside of the uncanny valley, Murata wants to create accessible, appealing robots that might inspire the next generation of creators.
That's why the Cheerleaders' distinctive bob "hairstyle" follows both form and function, for example — it's made out of the same foam that typically covers microphones, in order to let the ultrasound and infrared signals through, but also makes the robot friendlier and more approachable. It’s a trend we’ve seen accelerating in recent years, with SoftBank’s Pepper set to be the biggest commercial example yet.

Will Murata succeed? I might have a better idea after seeing the Murata Cheerleaders’ first public dance performance later this morning.

Duh: Of Course the iPhone 6 Plus Can Bend in Your Pocket

Duh: Of Course the iPhone 6 Plus Can Bend in Your Pocket

Christina Bonnington
Wired


Some iPhone 6 Plus users are discovering their handsets do something Apple isn’t advertising: Bending. Yes, a few phablets are
bowing slightly after being kept in back pockets and then sat upon.

You could say it’s a pocket-sized controversy, and you’d (mostly) be right. Considering the device is just over a quarter-inch thick and made largely of aluminum, a flexible metal, the fact this jumbo iPhone will bend when great pressure is placed on it for extended periods is a bit of a well, duh . It’s something that happens, albeit rarely, to iPhone 5s and iPad owners.

If you do manage to torque your spendy, bendy new iPhone 6 Plus, there could be consequences. Batteries and displays are not meant to bend, unless they’re designed to do so from the outset, like the curved LG G Flex smartphone (which even has special curved batteries to accommodate its form factor).

“LCDs are made with delicate front and back glass panels. Even if they don’t break, putting mechanical stress on them could affect the critical alignment between the front and back glass layers, which would then significantly affect the display performance and image quality,” said Raymond Soneira, a display expert and president of DisplayMate. Soneira recently published a detailed analysis of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus’ displays compared to other leading mobile displays on the market.
If your display panel gets damaged, you could experience issues like brightness irregularities at the edge of the screen, dead pixels, or colors striping across the screen.

In particular, lithium-ion batteries cannot withstand the stress of repeated bendings and will explode if you say, bent your iPhone back and forth over and over and over again. One kid did just that in 2011. But iFixit’s Kyle Wiens says iPhone 6 Plus owners shouldn’t have to worry about this because there’s a metal plate between the display and the battery.

Soneira agrees, saying that for minor stresses, the phone’s display assembly should hold up just fine thanks to its metal rear casing. Third-party device insurer SquareTrade did find the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are Apple’s most durable iPhones yet . But, as with dropping any phone, sometimes even a minor fall can create the wrong kind of stress.

If you insist on sitting on your iPhone 6 Plus, Soneira recommends placing it in your pocket with its back facing your backside. “The cover glass [on the display] should do a good job of protecting the frontside from whatever you are sitting on,” Soneira says. But considering your new phone cost at least $300 , why take the chance? Take it out of your pocket before sitting down, or invest in a new blazer or jacket that has a dedicated smartphone pocket.

Is Justin Bieber Trying to Be an Actor

Is Justin Bieber Trying to Be an Actor

SPLASH NEWS
Justin Bieber showed off his acting skills in his music video for "As Long As You Love Me," but we never thought the Bieber had any serious acting plans — until we saw him on set with acclaimed actor David Hasselhoff! But according to the Daily Mirror, he was actually shooting a music video for his collaboration with Cody Simpson.
"It came about because Justin is a huge fan of The Hoff. He thinks he's a legend," their source said. "He put the idea up and then the video writer loved it."
Back in 2010, the singer appeared on an episode of CSI, but he hasn't really pushed an acting career since. However, his new music video definitely seems like a mini-action movie. We wonder if he caught a taste of the acting bug now that he's with Selena Gomez. She does both!

Are The Jonas Brothers Jealous of Nick Jonas' Success

Are The Jonas Brothers Jealous of Nick Jonas' Success

Credit: GETTY IMAGES
 According to Radar OnlineJoe Jonas and Kevin Jonas aren't happy about their younger brother's success.
“His brothers are incredibly jealous of him," their source said. “Nick has always carried the group and he was always the center of attention and He is the best looking out of them  He is also by far the most talented.”
While he initiated the band's break-up, their split seemed amicable. But apparently, that's not true!
“There has been a lot of tension between them lately. Joe doesn’t like being around him because Nick gets all of the attention and it bothers Joe.”
The younger JoBro has definitely been on a roll recently, releasing new music and announcing his solo album and tour. Even though he's been more public than Joe or Kevin, these brothers have always been close. We can't imagine they would be angry that he's happily doing his own thing!

Was Ariana Grande a Monster at Her Photo Shoot

Was Ariana Grande a Monster at Her Photo Shoot



The rumors about 
Ariana Grande's diva behavior continues! After being accused of causing one of her employees to quit, a source told Page Six that she was a “monster” during a recent photo shoot for Marie Claire, and horrible to everyone on set.
However, a rep from the magazine said that the "Problem" singer was anything but.
“She did not postpone the shoot and nothing about her arrival time was a surprise to us. She was professional and accommodating and she posed for photos with editor Anne Fulenwider’s kids," they said.
Since Ariana has always surprised us with her heartwarming fan messages and surprise song releases, we're glad these rumors have been debunked!

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus can bend in pockets, users complain

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus can bend in pockets, users complain

Samuel Gibbs
The Guardian

The bigger screens but thinner bodies of Apple’s new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models have come at the cost of rigidity, according to owners who say they bent while being carried in trouser pockets.
A number of users across various forums, sites and Twitter have reported – and pictured – that their phones have become warped after they sat or bent down with them in front and rear trouser pockets.
The reports come just after an insurance company claimed that the new iPhones are the most robust ever – though its tests didn’t include bending.

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus chassis is milled from a solid piece of aluminium alloy whose composition is secret. The weak area of the phone appears to be around the volume buttons, where the frame is at its thinnest and creates a fulcrum point around which the phone bends. Surprisingly, the screen does not break when the phone bends – though it does if the phone is then bent back to a flat profile.
Apple is not the first to have the problem of a large-screened metal-framed smartphone bending under use. Sony’s Xperia Z1, which had a 5in screen and a metal frame, saw users complaining that they bent in pockets, while Samsung Galaxy S4 users had similar complaints, as did BlackBerry Q10 users.

The exact number of iPhone 6 users affected is unknown. The Guardian found dozens of people on Twitter whose iPhone 6 or 6 Plus had bent – though there are also hundreds more echoing news reports and the pictures put up by those who have been affected.






Testing by Unbox Therapy showed that the iPhone 6 Plus can be bent by applying substantial force by hand.

The amount of force required to bend the smartphone is unlikely to be repeated in all but the skinniest of trousers. Before conducting the test, Lewis Hilsenteger from Unbox Therapy said his 6 Plus showed signs of being bent simply from being in his trouser pocket.
The Guardian’s testing of the phones over the past two weeks has not revealed any tendency towards deformation when normal care is taken.


Apple had not replied to request for comment by the time of publication.
Hilsenteger conducted a similar test with the 5.7in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet, which warped to a lesser extent and then came back into shape due to its primarily plastic construction. The Note 3 is 2.5mm thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus, which is 7mm thick.

‘Bigger and more durable than any before them’

Reports of the phones’ bending comes as SquareTrade, which offers extended warranties on products, concluded that the new iPhones were the most robust yet in its “breakability” rating. The company put the phones through submersion in water, drops and sliding tests.

“Both new iPhones are bigger and more durable than any before them,” the SquareTrade spokesman said in the YouTube video of the company’s testing regime. “The iPhone 6 passed all of our tests with flying colours. The iPhone 6 Plus also did extremely well but it’s so big that it lost points for gripability and size, and didn’t do quiet as well in our drop test.”


A dissembling or “teardown” by repair specialists iFixit showed that Apple has made durability improvements to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, with rubber gaskets around buttons to help prevent water and dust entering and causing damage. Other manufacturers including Sony and Samsung have made their smartphones including the Xperia Z2 and Galaxy S5 resistant to brief submersion in water. Apple hasn’t made any claims about water resistance for the new iPhones.

Smartphones bending under pressure in the pocket is not a new thing. Phones whose frames are made of metal are most susceptible and noticeable because the metal permanently deforms - rather than rebounding or snapping as plastic does.

‘Weakness of the new iPhone’

Previous iPhones, including the iPhone 4, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S, have suffered from bending, with users complaining about the problem in 2010, 2012 and last year via Apple’s official internet forums.
But the larger and thinner the smartphone, the more likely it is to be damaged by being carried in the pocket under tension.

“In material bending, larger cross-sectional areas [thickness x width] and shorter lengths make things stronger - you can’t easily bend a cube - while the opposite makes things very easy to bend – paper is easily folded,” Jeremy Irons, a design engineer at Creative Engineering explained to Gizmodo. “The increased length and decreased thickness contribute to the weakness of the new iPhone. Strength is proportionally related to length, but strength is affected much more by changes in thickness.”

The thinner and larger the phones get the more susceptible to damage they are likely to be, regardless of how strong the materials used in the phones to reinforce them. Being thin makes large phones more pocketable, but users need to think about the stress and strain in tight pockets as they sit down, regardless of whether they carry them in the back or front pockets.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to go on sale in 140 countries by the end of October

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to go on sale in 140 countries by the end of October

by Steven Parker
Neowin

Samsung has officially confirmed that the Note 4 will go on sale in South Korea on September 26, and further added that it plans to release it in 140 countries by the end of October. In the U.S., the new Note will be sold via Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular where it'll be available for $299.99 on a two-year contract.

The Galaxy Note 4 will be the next iteration in Samsung's popular phablet line. The Note 4 features a 5.7" Quad HD Super AMOLED display, 2.7GHz Quad-core processor, 3GB RAM, 16MP camera, 3.7MP front-facing camera, and a 3220mAh battery. While the handset might not be as a bold and daring as the Galaxy Note Edge, it will still offer a robust set of features, powered by an immense set of specifications.

“As the originator of the Note category, Samsung takes immense pride and responsibility” said Mr. DJ Lee, President and Head of Sales & Marketing of the IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Mobile. “[the] Galaxy Note 4, which maximizes the usability of the large screen and S Pen, will take mobile user experience to a whole new level.”

Samsung will also probably be keeping a close eye on its main rival, Apple, which is currently suffering from the #bentgate fallout that emerged at the start of this week, as well as the more positive adoption rate of the new iPhones, which reached 10 million in the first weekend of sales.
And you can bet the guys over at Samsung are stress testing the Note 4 right now to avoid a similar PR disaster, but if it's anywhere as durable as the Note 3 then there should be nothing to worry about.

Amazon tests smart home gadgets, expands hardware lab

Amazon tests smart home gadgets, expands hardware lab
By Deepa Seetharaman and Noel Randewich
Reuters


Amazon.com Inc will boost staffing at its secretive Silicon Valley-based hardware unit by at least 27 percent over the next five years as it tests Internet-connected "smart" home gadgets such as a one-button device to order supplies.

The plans, detailed in a little-known government document and by people familiar with the matter, signal Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos's intentions to double down on the No. 1 U.S. online retailer's hardware strategy. This is despite the lukewarm reception of Amazon's new Fire smart phone and some investors' criticism of its heavy spending on highly experimental projects.

The Lab126 division, which developed Amazon's Kindle and other consumer electronics devices, plans to boost its full-time payroll to at least 3,757 people by 2019, according to the agreement reached with California in June that would give Amazon $1.2 million in tax breaks.
Amazon will invest $55 million in Lab126's operations in Sunnyvale and Cupertino, the agreement posted on the California governor's website shows.

This expansion comes as Lab126 tests connected-home devices that could open up a new front in its war against Google Inc and Apple Inc, two people familiar with Lab126's activities said recently.
The sources requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.

Technology companies see Internet-connected dishwashers, thermostats and other household devices that can "talk" to one another as ways to fuel demand for products and services. But skeptics say many of these devices cost too much for most consumers and could take years to go mainstream.
Amazon is testing a simple wi-fi device that could be placed in the kitchen or a closet, allowing customers to order products like detergent by pressing a button, one of the people said. Lab126 is also interested in wearable devices, the other person said. Both sources stressed that such devices may never come to market.

These details shed rare light on the division at Amazon, which is notoriously tight-lipped about any unit's operations and staffing.
In a statement, Amazon said Lab126 was moving "incredibly quickly" and cited the company's 2014 devices, including the Fire phone, Fire set-top box and several new tablets and e-readers.
"We will continue to invent and create new features, services and products, and to support this innovation. Lab 126 is also growing very quickly," Amazon spokeswoman Kinley Pearsall said.

AIM TO BE INDISPENSABLE

Whether or not Amazon ultimately sells connected home and wearable devices, the experiments hint at Bezos' broader ambitions. Lab126 has become increasingly important to Amazon's broader aim to use devices to make it indispensable to its more than 240 million active users.
Bezos is deeply involved in developing Lab126's projects, from the 2007 debut of the first Kindle e-reader to the Fire phone.

The Fire phone, which Lab126 worked on for four years, debuted this summer to lackluster sales and reviews. Earlier this month, Amazon cut the price of its phone to 99 cents with a two-year contract with AT&T.

Amazon shares are down nearly 20 percent this year.
Other tech leaders are also seeking a central place in the home. In January, Google bought Nest Labs, a smart thermostat maker for $3.2 billion. In June, Apple announced plans for HomeKit, its own framework for connecting household gadgets.

Embedding households with such devices would be much more lucrative than merely selling gadgets like wireless LED light bulbs or wi-fi garage-door openers.

With Lab126's experiments, Amazon envisions homes decked out with Internet-connected sensors that would allow it to tell customers ahead of time when they need to replace air conditioner filters or service their washing machines, one of the sources said.

"If I walk into my laundry room and there's a big pool of water and the floor needs to be replaced, I'd love to know about it two weeks before it happens," said Ryo Koyama, CEO of Weaved, a startup working on connected-home technology.
Lab126 had almost 3,000 full-time employees in its 2013 taxable year.

Google to build 600 million euro data center in the Netherlands

Google to build 600 million euro data center in the Netherlands

Reuters


AMSTERDAM: Google will build a 600 million euro ($773.58 million) data center in the northern Netherlands, the company said on Tuesday.
Spokesman Mark Jansen said part of the server park will start operating in the second half of 2016 and will create 150 permanent jobs.
Google has three large European data centers in Ireland, Finland and Belgium.
The Eemshaven facility will span 44 hectares and was chosen because of stable Dutch energy supplies, Jansen said.
(1 US dollar = 0.7756 euro)