Apple has been granted a patent for technology that could stop smartphone cameras being used at concerts. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36672001 The patent describes a smartphone camera receiving coded infrared signals beamed from emitters in public places. The handset could then offer on-screen information or disable the camera functionality to stop pictures being taken. One technology journalist said […]

Australian voters hold the leaders of both establishment parties in disdain, with polls showing Malcolm Turnbull, leader of the right-wing Liberal Party, and Bill Shorten, leader of the opposition Labor Party, heading into the election on Saturday with historically low support. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/world/australia/australian-election-malcolm-turnbull-bill-shorten.html?ref=world Mr. Turnbull’s support has tumbled. In June, it was 48 percent, down from […]