FBI Blinks First

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FBI Blinks First
Number 2717
Broadcast Date MARCH 22, 2016
Episode Length 45:45
Hosts Tom Merritt
Guests Patrick Beja

The FBI may have found a way to access a locked iPhone 5C without Apple’s help. For now the court case is on pause. Patrick Beja and Tom Merritt take turns trying on their tinfoil hats as well as explaining what we think is really going on.

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Monday afternoon the US FBI filed a motion to vacate Tuesday’s hearing and issue a stay on the order for Apple to assist the FBI in accessing data on an iPhone 5C. On Sunday a third party demonstrated to the FBI a method for unlocking the phone without Apple’s assistance. US Magistrate Sheri Pym canceled Tuesday’s hearing and issued a stay. The FBI asked for two weeks to test the new method. The FBI must give the judge a status report by April 5.
TechCrunch reports Google is renaming its Chromecast application to “Google Cast” to better reflect how the technology works across different devices. The updated app rolls out this week. Google also announced that VIZIO’s SmartCast P-Series HDTVs and sound bars will support Google Cast. A full list of supported devices can be found at google.com/cast.
Lost in the Apple haze yesterday was an announcement that engineers from Google, Yahoo, Comcast, Microsoft, LinkedIn and 1&1 Mail & Media Development submitted a proposal to the Internet Engineering Task Force for SMTP Strict Transport Security. In other words a system to ensure email is encrypted end to end before delivery. SMTP STS would check if the destination supports encryption and has a valid certificate before sending an email.
Submitted by Inge_Aning
Ars Technica reported that Apple was in advanced talks to acquire the UK’s Imagination Technologies, which designs the PowerVR GPUs used in Apple's A-series chips. Departing from the usual no comment, Apple told the London Stock Exchange, "We had some discussions with Imagination, but we do not plan to make an offer for the company at this time." Apple owns 9.5% of Imagination Technologies.
András Gróf was born in Budapest in 1936, lived through World War II and escaped to the US after the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. Known in the US as Andy Grove he got a job at Fairchild Semiconductor and was the first person hired by Intel in 1968. Grove became Intel’s President in 1979, CEO from 1987 and remained Chairman of the board until 2004. Grove died Monday at age 79.
Submitted by anotherjmartin
The BBC has begun shipping its pocket sized computer the Micro Bit. The machine is being given away free to year 7 students. The ARM SoC computer ships with a USB cable and battery holder. Microbit.co.uk has tutorials for teachers and students covering programming and project development.
Submitted by KAPT_Kipper
Sony’s PlayStation VR headset bundle went on sale Tuesday morning at 10 AM Eastern for $499. PC World reports Amazon, Wal-Mart and Target sold out quickly though Best Buy and Gamestop continued to take orders for awhile. Sony also announced preorders for just the headset will go up for preorder March 29th at 10 AM Eastern for $399.
Nintendo announced it’s mobile game Miitomo has reached 1 million users on iOS and Android since its launch in Japan March 17th. Meanwhile VentureBeat passes along that Japan’s Nikkei newspaper says sources tell it Nintendo will cease production of the Wii U this year.
The US Department of Commerce announced Tuesday it will give ZTE a reprieve until June 30th on export restrictions imposed March 8th. ZTE is accused of breaking US sanctions against Iran. The restriction would have banned US companies from selling technology, software or equipment to ZTE. The reprieve may be extended if ZTE is deemed to be cooperating in resolving the matter.
French trade association GESTE, which includes major news outlets like Le Monde and L’Équipe, streaming service Deezer, and radio and TV services, has called for a weeklong blocking of readers who use ad blockers. L’Express’s editorial director Eric Mettout acknowledge ads can be disruptive and says advertisers and agencies aim to resolve the problem.

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