Wi-Fi Sniffing Cats and the iPhone 6?

http://youtu.be/lVaHVoNTdko

Apple & Samsung Product Announcements

Samsung has product announcements coming up at their “Samsung Unpacked 2014 – Episode 2” event in New York, Berlin AND Bejing, all at the same time. This second episode is likely to show off the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-will-host-unpacked-launch-sept-3-in-three-cities/
http://youtu.be/BwcRHYEwtgQ
Meanwhile, Apple’s media event is the subject of much rumor and speculation; when is it not? One thing we’re sure of – it will NOT feature the iToilet, we swear. What WILL be there is the release of iOS 8. And while we can’t confirm it, we are pretty confident that the iPhone 6 will show up too.

Product announcements aren’t the only thing Apple’s up to these days. It’s back to school time, and they have some discounts to promote. Eligible customers can claim a $100 gift card with purchase of a new Mac, or a $50 card with an iPhone or iPad.

iWatch Sept 9th “Joke”
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-rumor-mill-buzzes-to-life-over-iwatch-joke/
http://www.modernreaders.com/report-iphone-6-to-share-september-9-stage-with-iwatch-itime-wearable/9121/ed-jones

iPhone Sept 9th Spec Stories:

http://recode.net/2014/08/05/codered-apple-to-hold-iphone-event-on-sept-9/

Taiwanese Pop Star Jimmy Lin Poses w/”Leaked” iPhone 6?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/06/12/new-iphone-6-photos-leaked-by-taiwanese-pop-star/

Back to School Apple Discount Cards:
http://geekbeat.wpengine.com/apple-promo
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school

Google & Yahoo Teaming Up for Email Security

Google and Yahoo are teaming up to tackle email security. They are going to jointly integrate PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) functionality into each of their respective email services, with Yahoo hoping to extend that to mobile products too.

Goohoo/Yahoogle Encrypted Email:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2462852/yahoo-mail-to-support-end-to-end-pgp-encryption-by-2015.html

http://www.dailytech.com/Google+Yahoo+Working+Together+on+Encrypted+Email+Tool/article
36367c.htm

Encrypt Your Website; Boost Its Google Ranking:

http://www.capitalotc.com/google-search-boost-encrypted-sites-ranking-security-algorithm-update/2550/

Guy Hacks His Grandmother’s Cat for Wi-Fi Snooping

A hacker has turned a cat into a Wi-Fi “WarKitteh.” The “war driving” kitty in question is just your average, every day house cat, except that this one wears a $100 home-made collar that logs WiFi access points – 23 of them in just 3 hours!

WarKitteh (Including Photos of Wi-Fi-Sniffing Cat Collar & Cat Wearing Same):

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/09/beware_warkitteh_the_connected_cat_that_sniffs_your_wifi_privates/

http://thehackernews.com/2014/08/how-to-weaponize-your-cat-to-hack-your_9.html

Video showing results of “War-Kitteh’s” neighborhood walk/open Wi-Fi hunt:

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/how-to-use-your-cat-to-hack-your-neighbors-wi-fi/

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