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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Invasion of the body snatchers: Wearable devices are coming for you

North Korea Linux 3.0 released

Inspired by sperm, tiny robots could deliver drugs

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June 03, 2014
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Invasion of the body snatchers: Wearable devices are coming for you

A place in your pocket is no longer enough for mobile gadget makers: now, they want your body.

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Issue highlights

1. North Korea Linux 3.0 released

2. Inspired by sperm, tiny robots could deliver drugs

3. 10 free online tools for converting your PDF files

4. So long, TrueCrypt: 5 alternative encryption tools that can lock down your data

5. Meet WITI's Hall of Fame new inductees

6. iOS 8: Way more open to your world

7. Report: NSA facial recognition program collects 'millions' of photos from the Web

8. Backlash over Facebook's 'listening' feature is a problem of trust

North Korea Linux 3.0 released

In today's open source roundup: Version 3.0 of North Korea's Red Star OS Linux distribution has been released. Plus: Apple has added DuckDuckGo to iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, and Tim Cook goes after Android. READ MORE

Inspired by sperm, tiny robots could deliver drugs

Minuscule robots of the future that swim around in your body delivering drugs have come a step closer to reality. READ MORE

10 free online tools for converting your PDF files

Websites that let you convert your PDF files into other formats (and the other way around) at no cost. READ MORE

So long, TrueCrypt: 5 alternative encryption tools that can lock down your data

Don't trust TrueCrypt anymore. Take a look at a few of the options available to you. READ MORE

Meet WITI's Hall of Fame new inductees

Each year, Women in Technology International inducts a group of women into their Hall of Fame. Here is a look at the class of 2014 and their many accomplishments. READ MORE

iOS 8: Way more open to your world

Apple unveils iOS 8 at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. READ MORE

Report: NSA facial recognition program collects 'millions' of photos from the Web

Newly leaked documents reveal a massive NSA program to collect and analyze photographs, according to the New York Times. READ MORE

Backlash over Facebook's 'listening' feature is a problem of trust

Facebook will soon be listening to its users -- literally -- but some of them wish it would cover its ears. READ MORE

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