Tech News Today 1822

Apple announced its quarterly earnings with $45.4 billion dollars in revenue, and signaled that it expects strong sales of its upcoming iPhone once its officially announced sometime in the next few months. iPad sales topped 11.4 million units during the quarter, up 2% year over year.

A group of US lawmakers are working on legislation to shore up security on the internet of things. The bipartisan group introduced the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 that would require federal vendors of iOT devices to enable security updates and prevent them from having hardcoded default passwords that are difficult or impossible to change.

Facebook’s experimental Building 8 lab has been hard at work on a video chat device with a touchscreen, about the size of a laptop screen, that will include a smart camera for tracking moving objects in its view. The device could be announced at its F8 conference next Spring.

Plus, Microsoft is bringing native eye tracking to Windows 10, and Lisa Buyer shares the many ways that teenagers misuse social media that can ultimately keep them from being accepted into college.

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Links

• Apple's Forecast Signals Strong Sales of New iPhones This Year
• U.S. senators to introduce bill to secure 'internet of things'
• Facebook Is Working on a Video Chat Device
• Windows 10 will soon include built-in eye tracking
• 7 Surefire Ways Your Teen Won’t Get Into College, Thanks To Social Media
• A Parent’s Guide to Teens, Social Media and Smartphone Addiction