Author Archives: Rach Loveday

Should photos be the new passwords?

With cyber-security breaches and hacking become more common, as well as needing a mixture of letters and numbers to form an apparently “strong” password, are character-based passwords really cutting it anymore? A new app called uSig–short for unique signature–offers users of mobile and tablet devices the option of selecting a photo as a password. According to the uSig website, most people

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Back to the Anachronistic Technology

Last week I published an article on the predictions of future technology in Back to the Future Part 2, as well as current predictions for future technological devices. Today, I came across an article that also referred to the technology predictions in Back to the Future Part 2, but the writer of the article did this to point out some technological devices that have

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The world’s first Braille mobile phone

Two months ago, OwnFone released a new mobile phone in the UK. This phone isn’t just any other mobile phone, it has personalised Braille buttons to help the visually impaired communicate with their loved ones. This week, they released the same mobile phones in my native Australia. OwnFone are known for their simplistic mobile phones catering to children and seniors.

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