Two years before the Bavarian state in Germany began using a controversial spy tool to gather evidence from suspect computers, German authorities approached the Federal Bureau of Investigation to discuss a similar tool the U.S. law enforcement agency was using.

The information is interesting in light of recent questions raised about the legality and security of spyware that German authorities have been using to gather evidence from criminal suspects.

Bavarian authorities reportedly began using their spyware in 2009. It’s not known if that spyware is based on the FBI’s, but in July 2007, German a...

The latest “isn’t technology amazing how it changes children” video meme has been doing the round on the interwebs. If you haven’t seen it, you can check it out above. It is a video of a one-year-old girl who has been allowed to use an iPad; we then get footage of her trying to use multitouch gestures on a magazine. The video is a fine example of a young child’s fine motor skills in mid development, but the claims made by the uploader of the video demonstrates our limited understanding of user experience design, the significance of the multitouch gesturing that Apple is so fiercely protecting...