The curious case of why your iPhone reports crazy hot temperatures in Houston
Over the last several days I have seen a lot of reports on Twitter and elsewhere about very warm temperatures in Houston, a few degrees warmer than those being reported by the National Weather Service....
View ArticleStudy: 1 in 6 cell phones have fecal matter on them
Some 95 percent of Britons say they wash their hands after using the bathroom. Liars. A new study of 390 hands and mobile phones in Great Britain, across 12 cities, had some disturbing findings. 92...
View ArticleWhen an iPhone becomes a spy phone
Most smartphones developed in the last couple of years are packed with lots of powerful sensors, including microphones and accelerometers. For example, a typical smartphone’s microphone samples...
View ArticleThat creepy guy standing near you, holding a phone, may be reading your texts
A few weeks ago we discussed the potential of using an iPhone to detect keystrokes typed into a nearby keyboard. Now scientists have turned the tables on the iPhone, creating a program that can...
View ArticleiPhone no longer gets Houston’s weather from a helipad, but mystery remains
As you may recall, earlier this summer the iPhone’s weather app was showing consistently hotter than normal temperatures for Houston. This now has changed, and I’ll get to that in a minute. But before...
View ArticleHouston’s wacky iPhone temperature mystery — solved!
As you may recall, earlier this summer the iPhone’s weather app was showing consistently hotter than normal temperatures for Houston. Like 5 to 6 degrees hotter than what temperatures actually were...
View ArticleMost iPhone users in Houston are missing out on life-saving weather alerts
During recent weeks I’ve been seeing some positive feedback from people — outside of Houston, alas — with regard to weather emergency alerts that come from the government. They’re beginning to save...
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