Apple confirms 'Frequent Locations' tracking option in iOS 7

Apple has confirmed the existence of a "Frequent Locations" option in iOS 7 beta 5, reports say. Leaving it on allows an iPhone or iPad to "learn places you frequently visit in order to provide useful location-related information," according to descriptive text. People can moreover see a rough map of where they've been since installing iOS 7, and even how long and how often they've been to a particular place. Tracking is essential to apps...

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Samsung announces 3D vertical NAND flash production

Samsung has begun mass producing 3D vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory after 10 years of research and development. In a blog post Tuesday, the South Korean firm said that the V-NAND will be used widely in both consumer electronics and enterprise applications -- including NAND storage and solid state drives (SSDs). Samsung's V-NAND includes 128gb density within a single chip through the vertical scaling and vertical cell structure of the...

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LinkedIn turns your phone into a job-hunting machine

LinkedIn used to offer a pretty passive experience: Put your resume on the professional social networking site and hope it catches a recruiter’s eye. But LinkedIn isn’t resting on its laurels, especially when it comes to mobile—the network is making the job-hunting experience a little less stressful with a new update for iOS and Android to let you fill out job applications on the go. LinkedIn overhauled its mobile apps in April and...

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Toshiba, SanDisk invest $4 billion in flash memory production

 Toshiba, in conjunction with SanDisk, plans to build a new memory chip production factory in Yokkaichi, Japan. According to Reuters, Japanese publication the Nikkei says that a total of 400 billion yen (approximately $4 billion) will be spent to construct the new building. The new factory will be built on the grounds of the Toshiba-SanDisk plant in Yokkaichi, Japan. The tech giant intents to build chips of 16-17 nanometers circuit line...

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Motorola Introduces the Customizable Moto X

The Moto X is expected to launch in late August or early September Motorola Mobility has finally revealed its first flagship smartphone since being acquired by Google -- the "Moto X" -- and it looks to be an All-American, fully-customized smartphone experience that can't be ignored despite a crowded market. Motorola knew it would have to come up with a very different Android-powered device in order to get any attention in a market dominated by...

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Google setting up 'lost phone' feature for Android devices

While the iPhone arguably doesn't come with the best native app for maps, at least users had a better shot of finding them with the Find My iPhone app if something went awry. Now Android owners will soon be able to enjoy a similar level of security. Google is rolling out the Android Device Manager for locating a lost device and/or erasing it completely remotely if the smartphone or tablet falls into the wrong hands. Android product manager Benjamin...

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Facebook Launches Job-Listing App

Facebook has launched a job-hunting app in hopes that its network of more than 1 billion users will help people find their next career opportunity. The Social Jobs app announced on Wednesday is a result of Facebook’s year-old partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association, and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies. The app has job listings...

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