3D Touch: What is it? The world was first introduced to the touch screen with the introduction of the first iPhone in 2007–and since then the technology (on the consumer front) has remained virtually unchanged. Touch screens could sense multiple touches (one, two, three fingers, etc) which allowed users to swipe, pinch, and pan their way around the screen. The 3D Touch display found in the iPhone 6s is the next evolution of the multi touch display. Not only can it sense multiple points of input, it can sense how much pressure the user applies to the screen. Press lightly and get one action, press harder and get another. It is this act of pressing harder that produces pressure and on a microscopic level allows the finger to press into the display–hence interacting with it in three dimensions. The 3D Touch display also works hand in hand with a Taptic engine in the iPhone. This is a small motorized engine that is similar to the motor that creates vibrations in your iPhone alr...
The US Department of Homeland Security notified 21 states on Friday that hackers targeted their election systems in 2016. None of the systems targeted were involved in tallying votes, and hackers were able to breach only a small number of networks. "As part of our ongoing information-sharing efforts, today DHS notified the Secretary of State or another chief election officer in each state of any potential targeting we were aware of in their state leading up to the 2016 election," Homeland Security spokesman Scott McConnell said in a statement. How US cybersleuths decided Russia hacked the DNC Hacking trust: Fears of election-tampering shake faith in US democracy Online voting is available if you have pen and paper Despite the news that vote-counting systems seem to have been left unmolested, the notifications are one more piece of worrying news about the integrity of the US election system. The word came as Homeland Security continues its investigation into secu...