Google adds anti-tampering DRM to Android apps in the Play Store
"Google has made a small change to Play Store apps that could prove a significant help to the security of your Android phone. The company is now adding a "small amount" of security metadata to Android APKs to be sure that they were distributed throug..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/24/google-adds-security-drm-to-android-apps/
谷歌街景车将会监测伦敦的空气品质
" 为改善伦敦的空气品质，当地市长 Sadiq Khan 找来了谷歌帮忙。来月开始，谷歌的两辆街景车充当会移动的空气品质监测站，利用安装在车上的各种感应器来收集空气污染等级，以及当地的温度、湿度和气压数据，每行驶 30 米就会更新一次。在配合伦敦市内现有的 100 个固定监测站点的数据，能够带来一个接近实时、「超本地」的空气品质地图。
Cell-sized 'microlasers' could regulate brain activity
" Scientists have spent years creating ever-smaller lasers. Berkeley Lab's latest invention, however, is something special -- and could lead to a significant change in medicine. An international team at the school has developed "microlasers" that are s..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/23/cell-sized-microlasers/
高通骁龙 1000 曝光，似乎这才是专门为电脑而来的
" 高通 Snapdragon 850 处理器的定位，虽然说是为电脑而来，但其实也只是款更高时脉的 S845 而已。可是据 WinFuture 的报导指，高通正在测试一款名为 SDM1000（可能是代表骁龙 1000）的处理器，这才是真正为电脑产品而设计的。体积方面，其 20mm x 15mm 的尺寸是要比常见的 ARM 架构晶片更大，而且功耗达 12W，能比上英特尔低耗处理器等级。
'Snapdragon 1000' chip may be designed for PCs from the ground up
" Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850 processor may be intended for PCs, but it's still a half step -- it's really a higher-clocked version of the same processor you'd find in your phone. The company may be more adventurous the next time, though. WinFuture says it has ob…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/23/snapdragon-1000-leak/
Scientists are building a DNA database to fight illegal logging
" DNA evidence could put criminals behind bars, but only if there's something to compare it to. That's why a project that aims to combat illegal logging is now building a DNA database of trees, which could help authorities determine if logs being sold..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/23/tree-dna-database-fight-illegal-logging/
World's tiniest 'computer' makes a grain of rice seem massive
" You didn't think scientists would let IBM's "world's smallest computer" boast go unchallenged, did you? Sure enough, University of Michigan has produced a temperature sensing 'computer' measuring 0.04 cubic millimeters, or about a tenth the size of IBM's form…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/23/worlds-smallest-computer-dwarfed-by-rice/
