Apple is known for its dedication to user privacy when it comes to their devices, but despite the company’s security claims, certain users are still vulnerable to cyberattacks. Last year, the tech leader was criticized after a multitude of Apple devices owned by activists, politicians and journalists were all infected with spyware, a type of…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent battery, technology and electronic waste related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 12/03-12/07. Electronic recyclers avoid costly proposed fire code amendment HOBI’s president, Craig Boswell, discusses how the electronic recycling industry dodged a bullet after proposed amendment F18-18 was rejected during the most recent ICC…
Internet of Things (IoT) startup, Trillbit, believes that some data should be encoded onto an inaudible, nearly-ultrasound layer placed on top or bottom of audible sounds – a process that could rapidly scale IoT adoption. By doing this type of overlay, the company say any microphone and speaker can be turned into a data-transfer device…
The way we interact with our smartphones is rapidly changing. With the rise of the touchscreen display in smartphones, mainstay features like buttons have been left behind in the dust. The end of smartphone buttons came about when Apple introduced a set of new navigation gestures on the iPhone X in lieu of a home…
As we’ve all have probably heard, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are under fire for allowing user data to be collected and used in ways it shouldn’t have been, namely to track and target user’s political opinions without their knowledge. For its part, Facebook has called the incident “a breach of trust” and says it has…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent reverse logistics, cyber security, and IT news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 4/09-4/13. HOBI Blog Recap: Reverse Logistics Thriving in an ‘Age of Entitlement’ The term ‘reverse’ may still be lumped together with synonyms like “backwards,” “return,” or “retreat,” however, in today’s era of…