“Not long after the company announced it had shipped 5 million Galaxy Note 3s worldwide, Samsung has revealed that the device has now passed the 10 million sold mark.”
Apple Awarded Patent Detailing Facial Detection and Recognition System for Devices
“Apple has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (via AppleInsider) for a system that allows for a personal computing device such as a Mac or iPhone to be controlled through facial detection and recognition, primarily for security and convenience purposes.”
How to Automatically Unlock Your Gadgets Without a Password
“Perhaps you hate typing passwords but want to keep your phone and computer secure. Thanks to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, you can adapt your mobile devices to automatically unlock your computer, themselves, and even your front door by using a couple of apps and defining a few rules.”
Google files for patent on automated status updates to other social networks — Tech News and Analysis
“In the dystopian novel The Circle, Google and Facebook have merged with other big tech companies to create a single, all-seeing and all-knowing social network. The work is fiction but a new patent application published last week makes the situation slightly less far-fetched.”
Inside the Race to Rescue a Health Care Site, and Obama
“WASHINGTON — As a small coterie of grim-faced advisers shuffled into the Oval Office on the evening of Oct. 15, President Obama’s chief domestic accomplishment was falling apart 24 miles away, at a bustling high-tech data center in suburban Virginia. HealthCare.”
How to Get Your Luggage Back When the Airline Loses It
“Next to an unfortunate incident involving the aircraft itself, lost luggage is easily the second biggest fear of air travellers. And while most of us will thankfully never have to deal with such a headache, there’s no guaranteeing your bags will be there waiting for you after your next flight.”
Pay Attention, Snapchat! China’s WeChat Messaging App Does E-Commerce Well.
“American messaging services could learn a thing or two from WeChat. The mobile-focused app is massively popular in China and spreading quickly abroad; of the 270-million-plus regular users of the service, about a quarter of those are outside of mainland China.”