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what it will be like to use the iphone as a remote control for your entire home (AAPL) The first home appliances that will work with Homekit, Apple's platform for connecting all of the devices in your home,

and door locks that you can control with your iphone, Apple has added a new support page with a few new details about

including what role the Apple TV will play in it. Here are a few interesting things we learned:

-You'll need an Apple TV if you want to control your home appliances when you're not at home.

Apple's support page says you'll need a third-generation or later Apple TV running software 7. 0 or after.

As long as you're signed into the same Apple ID account on your iphone and Apple TV,

There's an option to group together gadgets in some third party apps for certain Homekit accessories. It's important to remember that this option might not be available for all Homekit devices, though.

#This US military-funded security company can tell who you are just from the way you touch your phone Passwords could soon be going the way of the dodo as digital security gets more sophisticated.

move your mouse or touch your phone screen. Behaviosec tracks these movements and maps them against past interactions to see

or pressing a phone screen harder the company will let the bank know it thinks someone else is trying to get into your bank account.

"Behaviosec's tech plugs directly into banks apps and websites, so even if you've never downloaded it you may have used it.

and software licensing as people wouldn't be able to share passwords a

#All of Germany just signed up to this micropayment app that people think is the future of news on the web Blendle,

the Dutch startup that allows users to pay small micropayments for individual newspaper and magazine articles rather than having to sign up to digital subscriptions,

has signed just up all the major German national newspapers to its service. Not just some of them all of them.

Blendle users register and enter their credit-card details just once. The service creates a type of digital newsstand that serves a feed of stories about the topics users are interested in,

trending stories, and those that have been curated by their friends or celebrities and public figures.

When users click on a headline, the app or website takes a small payment, with revenue split roughly 30/70 between Blendle and the publisher.

And if readers don't like an article they can get an instant refund if they provide feedback on what wasn't to their liking.

and Alexander Klöpping says it has attracted more than 300,000 users to date. It says Blendle has generated more revenue for Dutch publishers where most of its users are based than Apple.

Back in March The New york times (which is also an investor in Blendle, alongside the German publisher Axel Springer), The Washington post,

"In May, Facebook partnered with nine major news publishers to launch Facebook Instant, a feature that allows the publishers to publish directly to Facebook's mobile app.

And in April Google created a#150 million fund for journalism in Europe, partnering with eight European publishers to invest in training

and research n

#Intel is spending $125 million to solve one of the biggest problems in Silicon valley (INTC) Intel is opening its wallet to solve one of the biggest problems in Silicon valley:

gender and racial imbalance in the workforce. On Tuesday, Intel's investment arm, Intel Capital, launched a new $125 million fund intended to boost women and minority representation in tech.

The fund, called Intel Diversity Fund, will invest in startups run by women and underrepresented minorities.

At launch, it's already committed to invest in and share its network and expertise with four startups, including Brit+Co, Carecloud, Mark One,

and ultimately to benefit Intel and the broader economy through its success,""Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said in a statement.

Today's announcement is part of a bigger plan by Intel, revealed in January called Diversity in Technology initiative.

The plan is to spend $300 million to help train more female engineers and computer scientists,

and to achieve full representation of women and underrepresented minorities in the US workforce by 2020.

'Israel unleashed one of the world's most sophisticated cyber weapons on the Iran talks The computers in three luxury hotels that hosted high-stakes negotiations on Iran's nuclear program were infected with an improved version of one

and borrowed so heavily from Duqu that it'could not have been created by anyone without access to the original Duqu source code,"according to the Journal and Kaspersky's report.

extract files, track any activity that occurs on the infected Windows PC or laptop,"Jeff Bardin,

"This includes the capturing of user ids, passwords, and sensitive files.""Bardian added:""Once the code is installed,

Trojan) on computers through which it sucks information from networks by actions Bardin described as functions of Duqu.

#It's no longer all about ads ere's how publishers, streaming sites, and apps are using subscriptions to boost revenues

While ads account for the bulk of revenue at most publishers, music streaming sites, and on apps, the subscription model is gaining traction.

Internet companies are exploiting the opportunity to boost ARPU (average revenue per user), helped along by recurring payments from a subscriber base.

the categories are video, music, news publishing, social networks/messaging, and dating apps. Access The Full Report And Data sets By Signing Up For A Trial Membership Here are some of the key takeaways:

Success in freemium boils down to offering a core audience exclusive value that can only be accessed beyond a paywall.

The proportion of paying subscribers within the total user base varies considerably across digital media industries.

Here are some of the proportions of subscribers in apps'user bases: Spotify (25%),Whatsapp (21%),Pandora (5%),Match Group (5%),The New york times (3),

%and Linkedin (2%).The report is full of charts, data, and case studies that can easily be downloaded

#Dropbox found a brilliant way to add a lot of new users by killing email attachments On Wednesday,

allowing users to request and receive files from non-Dropbox users. The goal is to make sharing big files even easier,

and possibly replace email attachments. But the service is designed cleverly in a way that also introduce Dropbox to a ton of new users.

The way it works is pretty simple: users send out file requests by email, and the recipient can upload files up to 2gb in size to a designated Dropbox folder,

without having to log in. For example, teachers can collect homework assignments all in one go in a single folder,

from both existing and non-Dropbox users, forgoing the need to go through multiple email attachments or physical copies.

This could potentially replace email attachments, as it offers bigger file limits and a more convenient way to upload files.

But the bigger play here is to introduce Dropbox to a much larger set of people.

multiple people, some of whom may not be Dropbox users yet, will get to try Dropbox. Dropbox calls it a any-to-onesharing model,

where a single file request attracts a group users. That means the new file request feature could play an even bigger role for Dropbox once it becomes available for Dropbox for Business in the next few weeks.

It available for Dropbox Basic and Pro users from today. Dropbox is counting on Dropbox for Business,

and sharing is far more common among business users than consumers, Dropbox could tap into a huge untapped market whol get introduced to its service for the first time through a simple file request.

Dropbox is by far the most popular file sync and sharing service, with over 300 million users worldwide.

It has over 100,000 business users, including MIT, Under Armour, and Hyatt

#Scientists made a major breakthrough in 3d printed electronics that will keep you from ever drinking spoiled milk again Researchers have used 3d printing to develop a sensor that can be placed inside a carton of milk to detect

This represents a breakthrough in terms of three dimensional printing of electronic circuits. Polymers are poor conductors of electricity

"One day, people may simply download 3d printing files from the Internet with customized shapes and colors and print out useful devices at home."

The research has been published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, in an article headed"3d printed microelectronics for integrated circuitry and passive wireless sensors. e

and perforated to guide users in construction, but features no written instructions, making it universally understandable.

Recently, Prakash also developed a computer than runs on water droplets. The droplets are suspended in a magnetic field

effectively serving as a computer clock, an essential piece of any working computer. More than just helping combat disease

For the last two years, Amal Graafstra, the founder and CEO of the Seattle-based company, has sold implantable devices including near-field communication (NFC) chips, radio-frequency identification chips (RFID), biomagnets,

Dangerous Things/Facebookimplanting a RFID tag only takes a few minutes and is a relatively painless procedure.

For example, Graafstra, who has an RFID chip implanted in each hand, has stopped almost completely using keys and passwords.

and unlock doors and log into his computer and password-secured websites. He even rigged his motorcycle

If you have enabled a NFC phone like most major Android phones, you can also unlock it with an implanted device just by holding it.

Dangerous Thingsbiohacking kits range in price from about $40 to $100. This RFID kit comes with everything needed to perform an implant.

Eventually, implantable devices could even be tied to your bank account so that you can make transactions, Graafstra said.

Prices for products range from $39 for a basic RFID/NFC glass tag to $99 for a NFC injection kit and take only a few minutes to implant into the hands.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved RFID chips for human implantation in 2004.

Dangerous Thingsgraafstra has a RFID tag in each of his hands. e have been picking up things like rocks

and demonstrates how the RFID tag implanted in his hand can be used to unlock a smart doorlock.

#Google has a brilliant new tool for avoiding long lines at stores and restaurants Google has added a new tool to its search bar that helps people avoid long lines at stores and restaurants.

The feature reveals peak traffic hours for millions of businesses on every day of the week,

the company said in a blog post. The tool is accessed by searching for a retailer,

"Google's post reads.""Now, you can avoid the wait and see the busiest times of the week at millions of places and businesses around the world directly from Google search.

For example, just search for"Blue Bottle Williamsburg,"tap on the title and see how busy it gets throughout the day

#Smartphone skin cancer app developed by Vancouver dermatologist A new smartphone app for monitoring skin cancer made its debut at the World Congress of Dermatology in Vancouver on Tuesday.

I don't have to wait 12 months to use a doctor's phone or...camera to look at my mole.

"The app works by attaching a mini-microscope to a smartphone camera, which takes images of skin moles

Maryam Sadeghi shows off an early version of Molescope, an app for smartphones and ipads that people can use to monitor for signs of skin cancer.

"Usually what I try to do is get good images with my iphone hovering over the dermatoscope,

The app currently only runs on ios, with an Android version in the works e

cellphones with EU plans pay same price everywhere The European union has agreed to end mobile roaming charges within two years

and allow travellers with European phone plans to pay the same price for calls, text messages and data anywhere in the 28 EU nations.

also means Internet users will be able to access content without being slowed unfairly down or blocked, a concept known as net neutrality.

"From April 30, a maximum roaming surcharge of 5 euro cents per minute will be allowed for calls, 2 euro cents for text messages and 5 euro cents per megabyte for data.

It could be applied in cases where a person buys a SIM CARD in a European country with low prices

and the full parliament, would allow Internet providers to use"reasonable"measures to manage online traffic,

#Growing number of Canadians cutting traditional television, CBC research shows A growing number of Canadians are ditching their traditional television subscriptions, according to a new CBC research report.

"meaning they had a television subscription and cancelled it.""With the prevalence of TV content on the internet and Netflix, Canadians are seeing less need to have a TV subscription,

"the report said. Sixteen per cent of Canadians don't pay for a traditional TV service, up from 12 per cent three years ago,

the report said.""We consider it a big jump, "said Mark Allen, senior director of corporate research at CBC/Radio-Canada in Ottawa."

if they're a light TV viewer, they can get what they need on the internet."

"Allen said cord-cutters are finding other ways to watch their favourite shows and some believe they were paying too much for television.

Marjie Lynn was looking for ways to save money when she decided to cut ties with her television provider."

"We're the average Nova Scotian family, living paycheque to paycheque to paycheque and...you look at things that you can do,

you can basically achieve all the TV watching that you want.""The report also said a fifth of television subscribers were interested in cutting the cord,

with a third already having taken steps towards that end. Allen said whether or not the number of cord-cutters continues to rise will depend on how much choice Canadians have in the future to watch television online

and the success of the CRTC's"pick -and-pay"and"skinny package"rules for television providers,

which become mandatory in December 2016.""Up until this point, cord-cutters have been light TV viewers,

"said Allen.""But there are a lot of new over-the-top services that are making it easier for people,

"The report is based on phone and online surveys conducted in the fall of 2014 with more than 8, 000 people across Canada a

"and observed them in their separate rooms as they were given each partial control over a virtual arm they could see on a screen.

they were able to synchronize their brain activity to guide the arm of an avatar, allowing them to reach for a virtual ball.

The monkeys were connected only to a computer, but not one another. However, in a second set of experiments, the team directly wired the brains of four rats together,

and to a computer, to allow the animals to transmit neural brain activity to each other. The team outfitted the animals with multi-electrode arrays in the motor and somatosensory (sense of touch) cortices to capture

or stimulation, represented data that included temperature and barometric pressure. The rats were encouraged then, through a reward system,

Duke scientists say the results support earlier claims that brainets"may serve as test beds for the development of organic computers created by the interfacing of multiple animal brains with computers."

#New subatomic particle, the pentaquark, discovered Data from the Large hadron collider (LHC) outside Geneva appears to have proved the existence of particles made of five quarks, solving a 50-year-old puzzle about the building blocks of matter,

a circular 27 km (17 mile) underground particle accelerator, has provided reams of data since it started smashing protons together at close to the speed of light in 2010.

#Wi-fi Aware enables location-based apps without GPS, cell service A new Wi-fi technology will soon let smartphones

and other Wi-fi enabled devices easily find each other and communicate without a cellular or internet connection or GPS.

Wi-fi Aware is a way for devices and apps to scan their surroundings for other devices

and apps they might want to connect to and exchange small messages before making a more solid Wi-fi connection.

Some uses suggested in a promotional video including: Finding someone to play a game with on a subway train.

Finding nearby people to share photos with at a crowded concert. Sending push notifications from a museum about an app that provides more information about exhibits

The new technology was announced this week by the Wifi Alliance, a collaboration of companies involved in making

or selling Wi-fi devices or components, including Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Intel and Samsung. Location-based services have been billed as a convenient way to target information to people, such as shoppers,

where and when they need it, but they have raised also privacy concerns. Many of the technologies used to deliver them also have weaknesses and limitations.

In Wi-fi Aware-certified devices, the service runs continuously in the background, looking for services

or devices that the user has configured it to seek out. While it only allows the exchange of basic information,

users who find what they're looking for can establish a more solid connection via Wi-fi,

or Wi-fi Direct, which allows some devices to connect directly without an internet connection. Regular Wi-fi has sometimes been blamed as a battery drain in smartphones

but the Wi-fi Alliance says Wi-fi Aware operates in a very power efficient way"through a unique process of discovery

and synchronization, establishing a common'heartbeat'".'"Works indoors, in crowds It's billed as working well even indoors somewhere GPS doesn't work very well,

limiting the use of GPS in location-based services. Wi-fi Aware will also work in crowded places like concerts

and protests without a cellular, Wi-fi or GPS connection. Its range is similar to that of a regular Wi-fi connection several dozen metres.

So far, the Wi-fi Aware technology has been incorporated into a wireless chips from Broadcom, Intel, Marvell and Realtek."

"Wi-fi Aware closes many of the gaps preventing other technologies from offering a rich experience where users can fully engage with the world around them,

"said Clint Brown, director of product marketing for Broadcom Corp.,in a statement. Existing technologies used for location-based services all have weaknesses.

GPS doesn't work well indoors, regular Wi-fi is not very power efficient, NFC has an extremely short range,

and Apple's ibeacon, based on Bluetooth Low energy (BLE) is designed to work only with Apple devices. ibeacon:

How much privacy would you give up for a coupon? This week, Google announced its own competitor to ibeacon, known as Eddystone,

which can be compatible with any Bluetooth Smart device, regardless of whether its Apple, Android,

or some other platform. Kevin Robinson, director of product marketing for the Wi-fi Alliance, said another advantage of Wi-fi Aware over beacon technologies is they offer only one-way conversations."

"So you can discover proximity to a uniquely identified service or device but the benefits stop there,

"he said in an email.""Wi-fi Aware enables a two-way conversation that doesn't rely on the cloud."

"For example, he said, existing proximity-based apps can notify travellers that they're near an airport security checkpoint.

But Wi-fi Aware would let the app ask about wait times at that and nearby security checkpoints o

Applications that may make the most difference come from networking data and people. At least that's what Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto's chief planner, says.

transport infrastructure and individual mobile devices. That strategy takes advantage of new-generation cars as rolling collections of sensors

and data shows a modest increase in riders because of those apps. A City College of New york study of the New york city system found a two per cent increase in bus ridership through 2013

for example through social media and online shopping, are big parts of the explanation for this decline among the Millennial generation.

Litman learned that city is buying a fleet of 400 new buses, all with onboard Wi-fi, USB ports at every seat and bike racks.

Jeff Wood monitors developments in urban transport technology at The Direct Transfer website. While he says"transit agencies are pretty far behind the times

#Cord-cutting grows as more people flee traditional TV, report says In living rooms across the country, viewers are cutting ties with conventional television

and hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. Growing number of Canadians cutting traditional television, CBC research shows A new report predicts that cord cutting is poised to gain momentum,

buoyed by the growing choices and ease of use of online video streaming services, like Netflix."

"This is a time of significant transformational change in the traditional TV service market here in Canada,

"says report co-author and International Data Corporation (IDC) analyst Emily Taylor. The IDC report projects that the number of Canadians opting for traditional television services like cable

and satellite will drop by about half a million to 11.3 million subscribers by 2019. The marketing research company also estimates revenue from those same services will decline by 7. 8 per cent over the next five years to $8. 3 billion.

over time, have become more user friendly. She points to tools like Apple TV or Roku video streaming devices,

which have made it simple for even technically challenged folk to streamline their online video selections."

and get content to the big screen and certainly that's compelling for many consumers,

With the help of a tech help service, Kutko Canada, Chris and Aleksandra Devine have just set up a Roku device along with Apple TV.

Now they can seamlessly stream a dizzying amount of content onto their big screen TV.

Cutting the TV cord? Call the anti-cable guy"I can see myself getting rid of cable pretty quick.

His wife asks Chris to show her how to access the last episode of the TV series The Bachelorette.

and suddenly the episode plays on the big screen.""I think it's great,"comments Aleksandra.

checks out the dizzying number of streaming services that offer viewers an alternative way to watch TV.

More choice without borders Taylor with IDC says the growing selection of streaming content is another reason viewers are jumping ship from traditional TV.

"Still, no mass exodus Taylor acknowledges that streaming video is a real threat to traditional TV

"The data at this point is simply not there to back up the idea that there is a mass cord-cutting movement that is happening in Canada,

and transformed the way they watch TV, many Canadians still enjoy tuning in to comfortable, conventional,

And traditional TV will have to make room for the new kid on the block.""They just have to recognize they're not the only game in town anymore,

#Smartphones tested as tools for medical research Jody Kearns doesn't like to spend time obsessing about her Parkinson's disease.

Yet since she enrolled in a clinical study that uses her iphone to gather information about her condition,

She taps the phone's screen in a certain pattern, records a spoken phrase and walks a short distance while the phone's motion sensors measure her gait."

"'Smartphone apps are the latest tools to emerge from the intersection of health care and Silicon valley,

and doctors together online, applying massive computing power to analyze DNA and even developing ingestible"smart"pills for detecting cancer.

Smartphone Medicine Dr. Michael Mcconnell, a cardiologist who's using an app to study heart disease,

calls a smartphone a great platform for research because it's one thing that people have with them every day.

Eric Risberg/Associated press) More than 75,000 people have enrolled in health studies that use specialized iphone apps, built with software Apple Inc. developed to help turn the popular smartphone into a research tool.

Once enrolled, iphone owners use the apps to submit data on a daily basis, by answering a few survey questions

or using the iphone's built-in sensors to measure their symptoms. Scientists overseeing the studies say the apps could transform medical research by helping them collect information more frequently and from more people, across larger and more diverse regions,

than they're able to reach with traditional health studies. A smartphone"is a great platform for research"

said Dr. Michael Mcconnell, a Stanford university cardiologist, who's using an app to study heart disease."

researchers also say a smartphone's microphone, motion sensors and touchscreen can take precise readings that,

in some cases, may be more reliable than a doctor's observations. These can be correlated with other health or fitness data and even environmental conditions, such as smog levels, based on the phone's GPS locater.

Others have had similar ideas. Google Inc. says it's developing a health-tracking wristband specifically designed for medical studies.

Researchers also have tried limited studies that gather data from apps on Android phones. But if smartphones hold great promise for medical research

experts say there are issues to consider when turning vast numbers of people into walking test subjects.

The most important is safeguarding privacy and the data that's collected, according to ethics experts.

In addition, researchers say apps must be designed to ask questions that produce useful information, without overloading participants

Study organizers also acknowledge that iphone owners tend to be more affluent and not necessarily an accurate mirror of the world's population.

Democratizes medicine Apple had created previously software called Healthkit for apps that track iphone owners'health statistics and exercise habits.

Senior vice president Jeff Williams said the company wants to help scientists by creating additional software for more specialized apps

using the iphone's capabilities and vast user base estimated at 70 million or more in North america alone."

"This is advancing research and helping to democratize medicine, "Williams said in an interview. Apple launched its Researchkit program in March with five apps to investigate Parkinson's, asthma, heart disease, diabetes and breast cancer.

For scientists, a smartphone app is a relatively inexpensive way to reach thousands of people living in different settings and geographic areas.

"Smartphones also offer the ability to collect precise readings, Dorsey added. One test in the Parkinson's study measures the speed at

which participants tap their fingers in a particular sequence on the iphone's touchscreen. Dorsey said that's more objective than a process still used in clinics,

Some apps rely on participants to provide data. Elizabeth Ortiz, a 48-year-old New york nurse with asthma, measures her lung power each day by breathing into an inexpensive plastic device.

who said she already used her iphone"constantly"for things like banking and email.""I figured that participating would help my family and friends,

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