Apple is fixing a bug that crashes your iPhone with a text message

 

 

 

 

Beware if you have any jokester friends with iOS devices -- they might just have a way to ruin your day if you have any iOS gadgets of your own. Apple has confirmed that it's fixing a recently discovered bug that crashes iPhones and other iOS 8 hardware the moment you get a carefully crafted set of Unicode characters in iMessage and other communication apps with notification previews. It's not clear when that fix will be available, but the only existing safeguard is to turn off those previews. Otherwise, you may have to bend over backwards to make sure that those rogue messages don't cause further chaos. While this isn't the biggest iOS glitch we've seen lately, it's definitely the most annoying.

Back to the Future! Real-Life Hoverboard Breaks Record

A hoverboard rider recently soared into Guinness World Records after flying a record distance on the futuristic, flying skateboard.
Catalin Alexandru Duru, the inventor of the prototype hoverboard, traveled the length of two-and-a-half football fields (about 905 feet or 375 meters) to achieve the world record title before landing gently in the sparkling water of Quebec's Lake Ouareau. Duru reached a height of 16.4 feet (5 m), but the flying board is allegedly capable of much greater altitudes, said Duru, who told Guinness World Records that his machine could reach "scary heights."
"The prototype can be used anywhere but is usually tested over water because of how dangerously high it can fly (which is ironic considering that the movie joked that it can't)," Duru wrote in a description of a YouTube video of the hoverboard's record-breaking flight. [Hyperloop, Jetpacks & More: 9 Futuristic Transit Ideas]

Best Concept Car of 2015

 

 

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The Bold and the Beautiful

Auto shows can be very exciting — experiencing all the shiny new production cars under one roof is a rush, although concept cars grab most of the attention. Often conceived without safety systems, emission controls or other mass-production requirements, concept cars allow designers to color outside the lines and engineers to stretch their minds, fueling our fantasies about what cars could be. That said, some concepts look like they could hit the highway tomorrow with little alteration, while others are so advanced or unique there’s no way we’ll see them on the road anytime soon. Let’s look at the latest concept cars making the rounds at auto shows in 2015 — and what their future holds.

What does the future hold for these eye-catching concepts?

Doctors Warn Certain Tattoo Ink Colors Are Extremely Harmful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many “inked up” Americans experience tattoo regret as their skin begins to age, but some experience that regret immediately after getting their new body art. A recent study conducted at NYU Langone Medical Center has revealed that six percent of New Yorkers with a tattoo have experienced long-term medical complications related to their ink, including tattoo-related rash, severe itching, or swelling.

"We were rather alarmed at the high rate of reported chronic complications tied to getting a tattoo," Dr. Marie Leger, an assistant professor in NYU Langone's Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, said in a statement. "Given the growing popularity of tattoos, physicians, public health officials, and consumers need to be aware of the risks involved."
Leger and her colleagues conducted survey interviews with around 300 adults in New York’s Central Park in June 2013. Survey respondents were between the ages of 18 and 69, the majority of which had no more than five tattoos. Sixty-seven percent of tattoos were located on the arm, making it the most popular tattoo site. Leger estimates that one in five adults in the United States has at least one tattoo.

Killer Robots Need Regulation, Expert Warns

It's a familiar theme in Hollywood blockbusters: Scientist develops robot, robot becomes sentient, robot tries to destroy humanity. But with seemingly sci-fi technological advances inching closer to reality, artificial intelligence and robotics experts face an important question: Should they support or oppose the development of deadly, autonomous robots?
"Technologies have reached a point at which the deployment of such systems is — practically, if not legally — feasible within years, not decades," Stuart Russell, a computer scientist and artificial intelligence (AI) researcher of the University of California, Berkeley, wrote in a commentary published today (May 27) in the journal Nature. These weapons "have been described as the third revolution in warfare, after gunpowder and nuclear arms," Russell wrote.

Samsung Teases Iron Man Version of Galaxy S6 Edge

version of the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone.
The South Korean tech giant revealed a teaser image on Twitter of what appears to be a special edition of the phone inspired by the Armored Avenger, according to TechCrunch. Instead of showing an actual phone, the teaser shows a dark red box with Iron Man's face in the center, and the box is open just enough to show bright yellow light coming from inside.
The box reads "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge" on the lower left side, "Avengers: In Cinemas Now" on the lower right side and "Coming Soon" on the top, which indicates that Marvel fans won't have to wait too long to get their hands on the new phone, Tech Times reported.
Samsung also provided a disclaimer, saying the limited edition phone's availability may "differ by region," which hints at the device being sold across the globe. Such a move would benefit Samsung, as the company usually only sells its special edition products in Asia.
The teaser follows about two weeks after Samsung  told Korea Times that it would treat its customers with Iron Man editions of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge by the end of this month.
"The color of the new Iron Man phones will be red," said Lee Young-hee, head of marketing at Samsung's mobile division. "We will decide on the details soon after discussions with Marvel Studio. It will be released either at the end of May or early June."
Samsung has yet to release an official image of the Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man Edition, but it will most likely sport the same red and gold found on Tony Stark's suit of armor, Comicbook.com reported.
A successful launch of the new phone may lead to the development of phones designed after Marvel's other superheroes.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Commencement Speech George Washington University: 'This Is Your World To Change'

Citing personal heroes Martin Luther King Jr., Presidents John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter, and the late Steve Jobs, Apple CEO Tim Cook Sunday told George Washington University graduates the world is theirs "to change." Cook spoke of the importance of personal values and finding work with meaning during the ceremony on the National Mall in Washington.
"This is your world to change," Cook told the estimated crowd of 25,000, Business Insider reported.
"Steve was an idealist," Cook said of Jobs, one of the co-founders of Apple and the visionary who guided the company. "He convinced me that if we worked hard, and made good products, we too could change the world.
"I took the job, and it changed my life,” Cook said. “It has been 17 years, and I have never once looked back.”
Cook described his teenage years in Alabama and recalled meeting then-Gov. George Wallace, who opposed desegregation. “Meeting my governor was not an honor for me,” Cook told the crowd. “Shaking his hand felt like a betrayal of my own beliefs. It felt wrong, like I was selling a piece of my soul.”
In contrast, Cook spoke of his respect for King, whom he described as one of his childhood heros, saying the civil rights leader "challenged Americans to make real the promise of democracy." He then turned his attention to Carter.
“Carter was kind and compassionate. He held the most powerful job in the world, and had not sacrificed any of his humanity,” Cook said.
Cook emphasized Apple's core values of using technology to better the world, and said it was Jobs who taught him that. He even said that the smartphone camera allows people to document injustice.
“People who witness injustice and want to expose it -- and now they can, because they have a camera in their pocket all the time.”
Cook, who came out as gay last year, provided moments of levity as well. Again referring to smartphones, in this case, the iPhone, Cook joked: "Those of you with an iPhone, just place it in silent mode, and those of you who don't have an iPhone, please pass it to the center aisle. Apple has a world-class recycling program."