Notorious 'Jail break' teenage iPhone hacker gets job at Apple

London, Aug 30 (ANI): A 19-year-old hacker who developed an iPhone tool for users to download applications that was not approved by Apple, is reportedly set to start an internship at the software technology giant.

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Those who are struck with wanderlust can now explore the globe from the comfort of their homes, as long as they have access to the internet.

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How To Test Your Software To Avoid Technical Glitches

Watch Wall Street & Technology and Advanced Trading's on-demand video analysis of the SEC's market technology roundtable:here.

The technical errors that have recently befallen Knight Capital, BATS and Nasdaq causing chaos to the markets are not the result of complexity or fragmented markets, but the result of basic technology 101 issues, SEC chairperson Mary Schapiro said today during the agency's market technology roundtable.

During the SEC discussion, Dr Nancy Leveson, professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems, MIT, argued that software errors will always happen. The financial industry, like the aviation industry, needs solutions beyond technology – which must include strong regulation. " Most industries have government agencies overseeing with an iron hand.
The aircraft industry knows people will stop flying if planes start falling out of the sky. You cannot build an unsinkable ship or unfailable software. If you engage in hubris and wishful thinking, you will have to suffer the consequences," Leveson said.

Still, GETCO CTO Jonathan Ross argued that in order to avoid technical glitches, firms must follow several testing best practices: These include having independently designed systems, he said.

"To the extent possible, systems should be independent from other systems to limit the potential for an error or failure to cascade to other systems," he said, adding that any changes to systems must be small, incremental and frequent to reduce the magnitude of any errors and make it easier to mitigate the impact of such errors if they do occur.

Ross also suggested using layered, redundant risk measures, with multiple, overlapping levels of preventive or protective risk controls that each look at a system independently.

GETCO has a formal process for testing its software, Ross noted. This includes a testing lab, testing protocols that developers follow, and change management processes, he wrote in a statement for the SEC.

"Development and testing should reinforce each other; continuous building and testing gives developers a strong feedback loop," he said. In the development cycle, common approaches to software testing firms should follow include unit testing – or tests of discrete, generally small, specific and functional, components of the system.

Best practices should also include regression testing, or tests built specifically to address a bug previously identified and to prevent the reintroduction of that bug and integration testing, or system tests designed to test the interaction of applications with each other or outside parties.

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Notorious 'Jail break' teenage iPhone hacker gets job at Apple

Nicholas Allegra, who has been a thorn in the side of the technology giant after launching 'JailbreakMe 2.0' last year, claimed he has been hired as an intern at Apple, the Daily Mail reports.

"It's been really, really fun, but it's also been a while and I've been getting bored. So, the week after next I will be starting an internship with Apple," Allegra, better known as 'Comex' wrote on Twitter.

Apple has, however, refused to comment on whether Allegra has been employed or not.

Jailbreakme 2.0, introduced last year, works on all iPhones that are running Apple's iOS4 operating system.

The download was the first that can be accessed through the iPhone's own system rather than via an external computer.

The hack allows iPhone owners to legally unlock their devices so they can run software apps that have not been approved by Apple. (ANI)

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Patient education video.

Patient education video is a 3D video which is done for the first time at Itech.

The purpose of doing this video is to educate people how to react if anyone gets health problem and there is nobody for rescue, such as heart attack or if anyone is drowning. Video advertising is powerful and can also be understood by layperson.

These video are done for hospitals, clinics and health care centers which are displayed in their lobby, Corridor or waiting room. Till now people are educated using PPT's but now this process is revolutionized the system of educating people.

Currently there are 5 to 6 scenarios which will be showcased in leading hospitals and making people aware in situation where they are alone and to avoid further problem and react accordingly for their safety. And for further information, the video also describes which treatment or regime the patient should undergo.

Microsoft steps up focus on healthcare IT

The company is working on a mechanism in which it will allow users to log in using gestures on the screen. A user will be able to choose a photo and perform certain gestures in the right order of taps, lines, and circles in order to log in.

Some are raising questions on the safety of the system but as many users reply on simple predictable passwords, the gesture based system could prove to be more secure than passwords. The company admits that smudges on the screen or recording devices could allow others to determine the gestures but said that the risks are very low.

Analysts say that the system is not secure enough as the gestures on a screen of a tablet can be recorded from a distance by anyone. Company officials have said on the Building Windows 8 blog that there are some ways to break the security under the system but the presence of a vast number of password combinations could make the system more secure than the password system used in most devices.

The company has released a video showing Microsoft program manager Zach Pace logging in to a tablet with a family photo by various gestures on the picture. The demonstration also shows an option to switch to regular password login.

 

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New Google Street View helps you explore hidden treasures of the world

Those who are struck with wanderlust can now explore the globe from the comfort of their homes, as long as they have access to the internet.Google's Street View is heading down the Amazon to capture pictures of “some of the most remote and biodiverse areas in the world”, according to its official blog.

According to the Sunday Times newspaper, the Street View has so far filmed a 30-mile stretch of from the town of Tumbira along the Rio Negro, the world’s second-longest river from northeast Brazil, Moon Bay in the South Shetland Islands of western Antarctica and, reports the Daily Mail.

The cameras can shoot in 360 degrees, motion sensors and lasers to capture 3-D images and distances.

Armchair adventurers will not only be to able to gaze at the Amazon, they’ll be able to peek inside buildings as the camera has filmed some villages and paths that lead into the thick jungle.

Named Amazon Street View, the images will be available from November.

But those who have been lucky enough to explore the depths of the Brazilian rainforest say the online pictures simply cannot compare to the real thing.

Speaking to paper, Matt Brandon, a TV producer who filmed with presenter Bruce Parry in the Amazon, said: “I think it’s great for everyone to be able to see the Amazon in this way. “If you're fortunate enough to able to actually go there, then you should grab it with both hands,” he added.

 

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