Surface Pro

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Microsoft is back with a brand new Surface Pro, and it’s better than ever. Check it out here http://www.howtokillanhour.com/shows/ep249

Posted by How To Kill an Hour on Thursday, 20 July 2017

We created an amazing soundscape, that was edited and published with the new Microsoft Surface Pro and we were very impressed! Please see below more information about the Microsoft Surface Pro:

  • A best-in-class laptop, with the versatility of a studio and tablet.
  • 2.5x more performance than Surface Pro 3
  • Up to 13.5 hours of video playback – 50% longer battery life than Surface Pro 4
  • Create, study, work, and play virtually anywhere – Surface Pro gives you total mobile productivity
  • Create on screen with Surface Dial and the new Surface Pen, featuring real-time writing, new tilt for artistic shading, and increased sensitivity

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To buy your own Microsoft Surface Pro please click here! 

 

Meet the world’s most powerful computer

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China houses the world’s most powerful computer

Two decades ago China did not have a single super-computer, now it is home to the world’s most powerful computer.

China only started production of its first computer chips in 2001 but it has developed att a rapid pace.

Now, the computer that can carry out 93 quadrillion calculations per second, has 41,000 chips and is twice as fast as the last super-computer (also Chinese) is called the Sunway TaihuLight.

Calculations that computers like this can carry out in record speed will help analyse complicated data such as variations in weather patterns over months and years and decades.

You might need to scan your face to unlock the new iPhone

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There’s speculation that the iPhone 8 might not have a ‘home’ button

Due to this fact people have started to question if there’s no ‘home’ button, how will you unlock your phone? Your face?

Testing is underway on the technology that would power the new 3D sensor, they are claiming the scanner will work even with the phone lying flat on a table.

This is not the first time face scanning technology has been available, but in the past it has been difficult implement due to speed and reliability, but if it does happen it will also mean improved selfie picture quality!

How does Stephen Hawking speak and write?

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The Professor has managed to write books and give lectures despite his disease

The Professor who is world renowned, has a progressive disease called ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) that has gradually paralysed him over the years, yet despite this he is still able to give lectures on a global stage and write dozens of books.

75 year old Hawking is able to do this using a single cheek muscle which is attached to a computer to communicate simply by tensing it. At the start of his disease he had a hand held clicker that spelled out words, he now uses the cheek based device that moves a cursor to find the first letter of the word, after typing a few letters sophisticated predictive text technology which suggests the best-fit words.

The professor has previously tested eye-tracking technology and a system controlled by moving his eyebrows but he found the cheek movement sensor the most effective for him.

The iPhone is 10 years old!

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And here’s 10 years of people destroying their iPhones in very dumb ways

People on the internet are destroying their iPhones for entertainment purposes and have done so for the past 10 years.

The fact that other people find it fun to watch is evident as the videos online have combined views of over 126 million.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME

But here’s a few ways you can destroy your iPhone:

A microwave:

 

An industrial shredder:

 

And actual lava:

 

 

Broadband is to be beamed to every corner of the earth from space

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The internet is for everyone

As part of a project launched by Airbus and OneWeb more than 2000 satellites will be launched into space in an attempt to provide every school in the world with an internet connection.

The launch will happen in April next year and will aim to get 600 satellites into space by 2022.

The satellites will be built in Toulouse and Florida, this is the only project of its kind to date and will revolutionise the education system in countries that had previously lacked in this resource.

UK hacker exploits online bank loophole to steal £100,000

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A UK hacker has been jailed for stealing almost £100,000 from a bank by exploiting a bug in the bank’s online banking system

A young man from the UK , James Ejankowski, defrauded a bank group of more than £99,000 in December 2016 – he spent the money on a Range Rover, a BMW and… tattoos for his face.

He lied to his family saying he’s won the money on a scratch card, but in reality he had found a loophole in the system; Ejankowski, discovered that if he used the Clydesdale Bank’s online banking software to transfer theoretical funds between his current account and his savings account between midnight and 01:00, the transaction would work and the bank would not find out.

Four weeks after he began stealing the funds, he turned himself in to the police on Boxing Day and made a full admission of guilt, saying he only had £40 left.

The bank has so far been able to recover £34,000 and Ejankowski has been sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment for fraud.

How much is your data worth on the dark web?

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How much is your information worth on the dark web?

Well the folks from keeper security let us know!

Spotify account £2.20
Hulu account £2.20
Netflix £0.80 – £2.40
Paypal £1.20
Social Security Number £0.80
Drivers license £16.00
Credit card £6.40 – £17.60
Email address and password £0.60 – £1.80
Medical record from a large scale attack £1.20 – £8.00
Complete medical record – up to £800

 

How Hackers Make Money Infographic

How Hackers Make Money Infographic

 

Other killer insights include:

In 2016 someone’s identity was stolen every 2 seconds, with 70% of people paying to unlock their device.  £860 is the average cost of unlocking an infected device, with hackers on average making £32.60/hr hacking into encrypted databases.

Google Deepmind extends Stream App to Musgrove Park

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Google’s DeepMind implemented it’s Streams health app to Musgrove Park Hospital in Somerset.

Streams helps medical professionals spot signs of kidney failure but was controversial when it rolled out at Royal Free Hospital in London. As it sought access to 1.6million patient records.

According to the BBC there is no opt-out for patients who don’t want to share their personal data, with DeepMind keen to reiterate that no data is shared with it’s parent firm.

DeepMind is Google’s AI arm and development of the app didn’t involve any AI, DeepMind has a health division and are keen to explore ways in which it can be used within the NHS

Streams has been seen in a positive light by medical professionals but questions raised if the NHS should’ve shared data with Google.

Musgrove Park Hospital plans to hold workshops/open days with both the staff and the public to see how the app works and refused to rule out if it could be used in the future to detect health conditions.

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Nike: Race yourself

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Nike has built an LED Running track which allows you to race yourself!

Based in the Philippines it takes up an entire block, thanks to a shoe sensor which tracks a runner, the first lap is recorded and then on the second lap appears on the wall as the runners very own ‘avatar’, with up to 30 runners allowed to race at one time.

Check the video of it in action below:

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