smartphones do present difficult problems. but let me ask you this: suppose your client were an old school guy and he didn't have he didn't have a cell phone. he had a billfold and he had photos that were important to him in the billfold. he had that at the time of arrest. do you dispute the proposition that the police could examine the photos in his billfold and use those as evidence against him? >> no. that's the rule of robinson, that any physical item itemon a arrestee can be seized and inspected and then used as evidence if it's useful evidence. we draw a line. yes. what is the difference between looking at hardcopy photos in a billfold and looking at photos that are saved in the memory of a cell in the memory of a cell phone? >> the difference is digital information versus physical items. physical items at the scene can pose a safety threat and have destruction possibilities that aren't present with digital evidence. what is more, once you get into the digital world, you have the framers' concern of general warrants and

smartphones do present difficult problems. but let me ask you this: suppose your client were an old school guy and he didn't have he didn't have a cell phone. he had a billfold and he had photos that were important to him in the billfold. he had that at the time of arrest. do you dispute the proposition that the police could examine the photos in his billfold and use those as evidence against him? >> no. that's the rule of robinson, that any physical item itemon a arrestee can be seized and inspected and then used as evidence if it's useful evidence. we draw a line. yes. what is the difference between looking at hardcopy photos in a billfold and looking at photos that are saved in the memory of a cell in the memory of a cell phone? >> the difference is digital information versus physical items. physical items at the scene can pose a safety threat and have destruction possibilities that aren't present with digital evidence. what is more, once you get into the digital world, you have the framers' concern of general warrants and

you pick up a smartphone these days.find it very difficult if you're not particularly -- to find the difference between a samsung android and lenovo android or htc android and so on. what lenovo has to o do is two things. "a," compete on price. that may not be too difficult. "b," it's got to make sure that that brand is recognized and valued by consumers outside china. that's the big task. >> that's the task. okay. listen, you can keep those. you know where you're going. you go that way. i'm going to keep the think pad. thanks, rory. our tech guru joining us there. >>> let's switch gears altogether now. let's talk about this luxury retailer beurberry. the 158-year-old business continues to fret about exchange rate fluctuations. this is the british pound. continues to strengthen against other -- basically other currencies that it sells in around the world. a slowdown in chinese sales. also the loss of the pioneer chief executive, angela arant, could prove difficult to overcome. berberry's chief executive and creative dire

we're talking about smartphones which are minicommuters. but your theirry would apply to ipads, computers, anything that is, for example, sitting next to a person in a car, at their desk if they're arrested at their desk, anywhere if they're carrying it in their hand because you see a lot of people carrying the ipad or something comparable, a tablet of some sort. your theory would permit a search of all 0 those things. >> objects that are on the person or immediately associated with, for instance in a purse. doesn't necessarily extend to things sitting nearby. the court has drawn a clear line there. >> what is the rule? you're saying on the person. suppose it is in the car, in a holder, or in the passenger seat. are you saying that -- you want us to express an opinion about that? or talk about what is in somebody's pocket? >> i'll say the court has drawn different rules for the situation. on the car seat and if the person has been removed from this the car, under gant if there's reason to think there might be a crime on the phone they can s

i went for a couple of months and got rid of my smartphone altogether. learn how few pay phones there are these days. i had no phone at home whatsoever, but i learned a lot about myself for those two months. i learned that the smartphone was a great tool, but i could use it differently. i no longer needed facebook on the smartphone or e-mail on the phone anymore. there were great tools i used before i had music and gps on it. i have twitter on it because i enjoy a quick tweet every now and then. how does it add value to your life? the cool thing about technology is it's different for each one of us. if something adds value to my well. >> blair, how is your year long experience changed how you and morgan and your entire family view modern technology? >> yeah. i can say that i agree with what joshua just said. he touched on it great. you just want to decide how you want to use it. right now we're in that stage he's talking about, deciding what we want to use and what we don't want to use. ultimately it's allowing us to use our tools better we can say. >> e

the ultra-private smartphone development. the story notes that black phone sells for $629 with subscription to privacy protection services. it is one of the many measures that people are taking after the snowden river -- revelations. democrats can call in on this segment at the number on the screen. republicans and independents. -- ou are outside the u.s. you're been doing this for about 14 or so years now? >> that is right. the first one of these lists came out in 2001. it is interesting to look back. people should come to technology view.com/gr 10 and check it out. the early ones do often predict some of the technologies that became big over the last decade and beyond. the last word included biometrics. your fingerprints or iris patterns. ther -- biometrics is on first list. medical research we are not familiar with including brain machine interfaces. i think our track record is pretty good. >> some of the issues have become key issues of the day on your list. digital rights management is on the list of breakthrough technol

on ultra private smartphones is written by david talbot. the story notes that black phone sells for $629 with subtractions to privacy protection services. that's one of the many measures that technologists are taking in response to the snowden revelations. we will go to the 10 breakthrough technologies of 2014 as listed by m.i.t. technology review. here are the numbers to call in -- this is not a new thing for m.i.t. technology review to do. you have been doing this for 14 years or so? theuest: that's right, first one of these lists came out in 2001. it's interesting to look back. people should go to technology review.com and and check it out. the earlier ones often protect some of the technologies that became big over the last decade and beyond. the first list included biometrics which is the measurement of personal characteristics for your identification, fingerprints or iris patterns. some fundamental medical research that we are now familiar with like rain machine interfaces was on their sore our track record is pretty good. host: it br

. >> favorite app on your smartphone? running. >> interesting. >> what do you consider to be the biggest threat to netflix at this stage? >> biggest threat is we get too comfortable. things are going well so we got to keep pushing and find new things. >> the word you use most often in your language these days, spectrum neutrality. >> no, no, no. none of those. we use content and shows and, you know, cultural change. >> i have to ask, with all this talk about global expansion, the cost of all this original content and license content, would you ever consider advertising? >> i don't think so. like hbo, which has never had adds we've never had ads. it's a part of our ad market. hulu does that, youtube does that, they have good shows. just a different business model. >> we've been asking just about everybody, who's been at this conference, their takeaways from what you've heard over the past 48 hours, things about china, mobile, monetization, what have you learned? >> i learned my apple white headphones are old school and i h

they have done well with rolling out smartphones.showed they could work out their business model and get people to buy and be interested in the brand air this tablet is a good future step. great specs and he competes very well with apple. you look at the tablet market and consumers are not fairly married to the idea of a m sung tablet. market. really a wide >> the notion of a market where pc never exist for a lot of consumers, change the role? >> absolutely. if you look at the demographic, you look at the 15 to 34-year-old, they barely use e-mail. is that most of their time on the smartphone and possibly at a laptop. it is really tablet. i think they are well positioned to cater to the group. >> most of us here in the night is days and have a china has never used this product. how good is the actual product? how does it compare to an iphone or ipad or samsung gallas he? >> when they first started getting exposure in the media, people were looking at how cheap the products were there the assumption was, the quality cannot be that good

prices to jump by forcing its apps onto android and apple smartphones, not leaving room for competition. google denies the allegations responding: "since android's introduction, greater competition in smartphones has given consumers more choices at lower prices." despite strides in the job market, small businesses face hiring hurdles. a recent survey by allstate finds more than half of small businesses are looking forward to growth in the year ahead. but adding to staff is still a quesiton mark... "what is worriesome is of the 50% that thought they would grow, only half of those are going to staff for that growth so it gets right at the heart of this labor issue in unemployment." that was mike barton of allstate who adds that hiring may be on the backburner as small companies take on other challenges including gaining access to financing. in today's cover story--a culinary entrepreneur in chicago has come up with a new "grab-n- go" breakfast food that's become an instant hit with patrons and on social media. it's the wo-nut. part waffle-- part donut. nearly all profit. 42-year old alex

china is the biggest smartphone market in the world. that said, of course, china is a country which has some of the tightest internet restrictions. we had a reminder last week when weibo, china's version of twitter, was ordered to pay a fine of five million yuan, $$800,000 u.s., for publicing -- publishing material deemed obscene. despite this, all the key players are here, including facebook. that's interesting because facebook is banned in chinament their presence is testament to the fact that they hope to be allowed to operate here. the question, i suppose, the dilemma for the foreign companies operating in china, and hoped to operate in this country is are they prepared to abide by the rules laid down by the chinese government in return for a share of the profits. >>> the death toll from violence in the indian state has rich to 34. the army has been sent to restore order. security is tight. police blam rebels for the attacks. the group is accused of targetting immigrants to bangladesh. >>> 90 have died or been injured after a train

of data consumed on smartphone is on the network. we are the biggest provider in the country already as an industry. we are doing it on unlicensed wi-fi spectrums and now in public. i think the convergence of the with aelivery system powerful wireline network is really the future. there is a lot of execution risk and not strategy. a lot of work to do. our business has a great future. lots of the technology and looking tond content the future. thank you so much for being a goods or. -- a good sport. >> thank you. [applause] >> next, writers and creatures of show and showtime -- creators of show and showtime talk about cable versus broadcast television. this is also from the 2014 cable show. it is about 20 minutes. >> we do not have much time. we have much time to cover everything. cable dramas have come so far in the last decade. there have been so many iconic characters created. mackey,hite, vic knowing that is the idea of creating new characters now. do not think so. there are a million stories to tell out there. they give you knows

china is the biggest smartphone market in the world.at said of course china is also a country which has some of the tightest internet restrictions. we got a reminder of that last week when wabow which is china's version of twitter was ordered to pay a fine of $800 u.s. for publishing material deemed obscene. despite this at this gathering, the celebration of the internet all the key players are here including facebook. that is interesting because facebook is currently ban in china but presence is testament to the fact one day they be allowed to operate here. the question and dilemma for foreign countries operating in china and who hope to operate in china and will they abide by rules by the chinese government for share of the profits operating here will offer. >> near chinese news they signed 16 cooperation agreements with ethiopia and he arrived in the african nation for the fourth leg of his tour and include loans and cooperation agreements for the construction of roads and industrial zones. the murder trial of south african athlete o

chinese smartphone maker xiaomi is breaking into the tablet marker.t does this mean for major players like apple and samsung? that is coming up. you can watch a streaming on your tablet, your phone, bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire tv. >> time now for bloomberg television on the markets. i'm julie hyman. we did see a selloff. it did come back a little bit by the end of the day, but really triggered in the morning by a worse than estimated in industrial production report sending shares down sharply. i want to point out the selloff we saw in small cap stocks as well. the russell 2000 now down 9%, 10% off the highs it saw in march. ♪ >> you are watching "bloomberg west" where we cover innovation, technology, and the future of business. i'm emily chang. we turn out to a big story out of beijing. chinese smartphone maker xiaomi is releasing a tablet next month as it escalates its competition with apple and samsung. it will have a seven-inch screen like apple's ipad mini and will use google's android software. i know the ceo of xiaomi always gets a

. >> a local chain will no longer track your visits to their stores through the smartphone. philz coffee used a technology that tracks their customers. amy hollyfield? >>> the c.e.o. here says he is ashipper, too, and his employees hot and wanted to improve the shopping expense. this technology does that, and the customers vary from mom-and-pop shops, to big department stores. is this gathering of information or is it spying? >> this sticker tells you, you are being tracked using technology that picks up the wi-fi signal on your smartphone and tells them about your coffee-buying behave. the company face add backlash with comments on facebook criticizing it. one called it inexcusable and un-american. they have decided to stop tracking. >> i stress that it is being taken seriously. >> company that was hired to do the tracking say this is what happens when you shop online. the witness you are on can track what you look at and learn about your shopping habits, brick and mortar stores want to do that, too. >> we help local store serve their customers better line online stores. >>

the smartphone and the autonomous vehicle. each by itself is revolutionary and the interaction of the two could be a game changer. today the smartphone is ubiquitous in much of the world. i'm fairly certain every person in this room has at least one smartphone on them right now. this little device has already changing how we're using infrastructure. we are just -- we adjust our driving routes for real-time traffic information to we purchased a rail ticket on her smartphone. we pay for parking, we summon a taxi. all on the fly. we could accomplish all of these things before, but the sheer ease -- just ask anyone in the taxi business. but more than this, the smartphone puts the world in your hand. and those now spare bits of time, which were always inefficient, we have time to be efficient whether we waiting for an elevator or riding the metro. we can use those bits of time in new ways. one of the benefits of transit has always been the chance to do something productive with that time spent commuting. but the quality of the time

in oakland. 75% of robberies include a smartphone. i define it as a crime of convenience.s so easy. our police chief tells me that the folks he roasts for it refers -- arrests for it refers to the crime as apple picking. it's a crime of convenience. if we end the convenience, we end the crime. that's the deterrence that you already described. how is it the bill didn't pass? we came within two votes, and will be taking the bill up on another vote of reconsideration later this week. i'm confident having spoken with my colleagues, amendments taken at the request of the industry will get us across the finish line, then it goes to the assembly for the process to continue. >> there's similar legislation in new york. the new york police commissioner said: >> the numbers are pretty astonishing. phone companies make $30 billion in replacements for lost and stolen phones, and billions on insurance that people take out in case phones are stolen. is that why the industry does not want one of these enabled kill switches? >> well, the accusation of greed i'll leave for others. the point

or women escaping a violent environment opposing the smartphone bill. the group's director strongly denied making any contact, and says the group has no position on the bill. but in emails to ktvu, staff senator jim bell wrote, representatives for weave did visit the office. the weave representative that met with our office was beth haset. documents sow verizon wireless donated over $20 million to weave. in a statement, an at&t spokesperson said ms. davis does not represent the country on the board. she is a member on the board as a citizen of the sacramento region, and not as an at&t employee. >> would your organization have any reason to oppose a kill switch on a smartphone? >> not at this time. >> reporter: cathy black is executive director of casa las madres. >> we provide them with a safe phone that has minutes on them. >> i think it's about time for the industry to put profits aside, and start looking out for the well-being of our community. >> reporter: today we also received a statement from a vp with the wireless association saying the industry

these are very powerful smartphones. prices are falling more or less correlated with moore's law, so you could imagine $70, $50 within tree to five years -- three to five years which are price points which even in a micro lending situation people with can use their smartphones. and imagine that that phone is loaded with information about literacy and culture. you could in a small number of years with, by giving these phones effectively to women, solve the educational problem, the early childhood education problem. there's a lot of correlates with respect to childhood iq and the involvement of parents and so forth. you could talk to women about taking care of tear kids when they're very young, helping them do all that. you could have a huge change. i mean, like, hundreds and hundreds of millions of people that are empowered. eventually, they've got to win against the oppressive male structures. i just can't imagine when we were in saudi arabia, the women behind the veil, they're texting, right? they're communicating, righ

these are the only two companies making money for smartphones.hey are the only companying selling any smartphones at this point and they are battling over dominance. >> reporter: so what does this mean for you and me? experts say it doesn't mean anything. you can still use your phones involveed in the case and the newest phones are not an issue. betty yu, kpix5. >> the court ordered the jury to come back monday to look at the damages apple has been ordered to pay. >>> well, the woman whoa recorded donald sterling's rant tonight, we finally hear from her and she says she doesn't think he is a racist. andria borba is in the news room with what she told barbara walters tonight. >> reporter: well ken, v. stiviano says that sterling was brought up in a different time when segregation was common. barbara asked what is his state of mind? >> confused. i think he feels very alone, not truly supported by those around him. tormented. >> do you think that donald sterling should apologize? >> absolutely. >> did you discuss this with him? >> yes. >> will he ap

or women escaping a violent environment opposing the smartphone bill. the group's director strongly denied making any contact, and says the group has no position on the bill. but in emails to ktvu, staff senator jim bell wrote, representatives for weave did visit the office. the weave representative that met with our office was beth haset. documents sow verizon wireless donated over $20 million to weave. in a statement, an at&t spokesperson said ms. davis does not represent the country on the board. she is a member on the board as a citizen of the sacramento region, and not as an at&t employee. >> would your organization have any reason to oppose a kill switch on a smartphone? >> not at this time. >> reporter: cathy black is executive director of casa las madres. >> we provide them with a safe phone that has minutes on them. >> i think it's about time for the industry to put profits aside, and start looking out for the well-being of our community. >> reporter: today we also received a statement from a vp with the wireless association saying the industry

tethered to a smartphone. might apple give us a peek at its smart-watch? one week to go before apple's worldwide developers conference in san francisco where such new goodies are announced. apple shares hit their highest point in a-year- and-a-half, last week. a lot of us who just did a lot of driving over the holiday probably noticed gasoline prices are at their highest in a month. daniel stecich, sr. v.p. of athena advisor services joins us, hi dan! > > hi how are you this morning? > > i'm doing very well. so is this a seasonal rise or is it an indicator that traders think a lot more of us are going to be in a better financial position to travel bit more this summer? > > well you know it's a yes on both but the second part i'll explain a bit. as far as the seasonal factor you always see these prices go up on a holiday weekend, you'll see it again when the fourth of july comes around... and as far as an indicator of what the economy is doing, i think it's kind of a tail wagging the dog type of deal. if the ec

the jury ruled that samsung infringed on apple's smartphone patents. no word so far on damages. the jury began deliberations tuesday after a month long trial. apple and samsung accused each other of infringing on patent regulations. apple is seeking more than $2 billion in damages. we have a crew on the way to the federal courthouse. we'll bring you more information as we get it, but again the headline right now, a jury in the south bay has just found that samsung infringed on apple patents. >>> clean-up or pay up, the aggressive tactics one step is using to fix up yards. >> why should they care about my house? i'm the one who lives in it. >> relief from the heat, i'm tracking a system blowing in cooler air and when temperatures could drop further. >> 1,000 people use this pool every day, but we learn about a possible change that swimmers are kicking and splashing over. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of

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behind rivals youtube for marketing and branding few years ago with htc sold ten per cent of all smartphones globally the same company ended twenty thirteen with a market share of just two percent. the first quarter this year. htc posted a bigger than expected loss to the big question can a htc make a comeback in what is already a factory that smartphone market investors will be keen to see with htc can choreograph and what sort of guidance he has merely many competitions in pearson's especially with many times when friends to join him in a larger share of that and i think it that much faster it goes across from hong kong and before i wrap up and take a quick look at some of them taken in the region. newsom. and trading scheme to store and plumbing pretty darn week as part of the week dependence on npr on the highway to cover our eyes. well on that sunny snapper from the gut trading inflation about that we aren't many things without lily surmise or folksy ctv news is now on twitter facebook as well as on see no way below you can funnel stories of which i can follow in these places or you can

a jury has decided in favor of apple in the fight over samsung over smartphones. that decision says samsung infringed on apple's patents. apple was seeking more than $2 billion in damages. >>> clippers owner donald sterling is breaking his silence in an interview with du jour magazine he said i wish i had just paid her off. that was in reference to v stiviano the woman he made the comments to. meanwhile, sterling is fighting more than just the nba. he is also battling prostate cancer. >> my thoughts and prayers are with him. >> the nba is expected to move forward to try to force sterling to sell the clippers. he has been banned and fined by the league. >>> a teenager with an arsenal of weapons and deadly plan. tonight chilling details of a foiled school massacre in minnesota. police say 17-year-old john ledoux admitted to idolizing one of the columbine shooters. a woman reported him acting suspiciously at a storage facility and called police. inside his shed officers found more explosives than they had ever seen in one place. and then in his bedroom, a stash of gu

what do you think of their prospects to become a true global smartphone player?ey are much more than just a smartphone player. they are a software platform. if it were a u.s. company, we would be reading about it every day. it is one of the greatest success stories of the last five years in tech. fastest company to ever go from zero to $1 billion. valued in the tens of billions today. an incredibly innovative company building terrific hardware and software. a brand people in china love. to me, it is more than just a hardware company. it is an iconic brand, a software company. there is a lot more people in the u.s. will become aware of. >> ok. jeff richards, thanks so much for joining us. a quick programming note. "bloomberg west" will have complete coverage of the news event in beijing, right here on "bloomberg west." it is the airbnb for retailers. a company helping digital sellers bring their business to brick-and-mortar stores, next. ♪ >> we turned back to our "wiring the world series." this week, how technology is changing the future of retail. ebay and etsy

the ruling came on friday when the jury found the south korean smartphone maker had infringed to apple patents apple and samsung have been mitigating this for about three years. in two thousand twelve the trial also in san jose a juror is awarded the i phone maker about nine hundred and thirty million us dollars. but apple failed to persuade u s district judge a higher court to issue a permanent injunction against the sale of samsung phones in the us. people in your life will soon be able to buy up to ten grams of marijuana every week. the once new licensing laws cake and homegrown marijuana is a million dollar us business that has been illegal up to until now. but the government could read some of the benefits that bill richards has the story. it's not just uses but now the state has experimented with candidates. the historic decision to legalize the sale and production of marijuana in your life is a bold new approach to the problem of drug use. this enormous health is the number one priority. most users are expected to buy directly from pharmacies with all those who beat her in the r

what does your smartphone say about you?a new study reveals what types of personalities tend to go for iphones versus androids. we'll have that story next. android or i-phone? it's a question you may have been asked before. but now researchers say the answer may reveal a thing or two about you. researchers at the investment firm called "battery ventures" studied the differences between android and i-phone users and some of their findings may surprise you. the study says i-phone owners are more likely to own stock, drink wine and have flown on an airplane in the last year. while android users take public transporation, prefer beer. and have eaten mcdonald's in the past month. and the user base for both smartphones. are equally likely to be homeowners, or own a gun. of course these facts are not true for everybody. but, battery ventures says, the information is still useful as an insight for mobile advertising. whether you have an i-phone or any other smartphone or tablet.you can always take kron 4 with you. you can get the la

you have to feel about how you'll outsmart your smartphone. have certain times of the day when you look. ask what are you worried about. the worst examples of anxiety is when parents text and drive. and, you know, the thing that they are worrying about is when they here the ping, they go oh, my gosh are they safe. they worry are they in the back seat. neurologically when the phones go off. they make us feel like something is important. let's respond, and you have to ask yourself, can it wait, should is wait, am i in a safe place. there are ways to structure your day. it's not good to be on your phone in order to be in for your children first thing in the morning. check your email. they need your undivided attention. when you take them to school or pick them up, let the car be a criminal-free zone, where you talk. at bedtime don't text when you are reading a book or tucking to your child. i can tell when kids learn the word hip crit. they say my parents are hypocrites - no devices at the table, no phones, and they are taking their callsful olde

that the fact that you can only get through the service for smartphones and those with no smartphone are denied services. you can hail a cab. those are ignored here at city hall as well as sacramento. there is even instances where there have been people who use a guide dog denied service after asking for a ride. they are biased. no one is taking action against them because it seems the city attorney thinks it c puc service and they are ignoring it all. i'm asking for you to get publicity about the services they do or don't meet. they are a public accommodation. that is a term and concept that just hasn't occurred to c puc. they don't understand and they don't deal with and they don't respond to that phrase. thank you. >> thank you. moving on to agenda item no. 4. information item. report from cochair supanich. >> thank you >> my apology. is there anymore public comment for item no. 3? my apology. >> hello, my name is keith dennis. councilmembers, i would like to say god bless you and god bless the city and county of san francisco. this has been a pet peeve of mine long when i worked

it tries to prove it's still in the smartphone game with brand new device unveiled today.ll find how how this handset stacks up against its competition and what investors think about blackberry's big reveal. and with retail sales flowing to just a crawl, we'll ask bloomingdale's former chairman and ceo michael gould when he thinks american consumers will open their wallets again. it's a fox business exclusive you don't want to miss. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ liz: as the weather finally heats up, many home builders are basking in the sunshine. finally, nicole, these names have been beaten down a little bit. >> that's right. and we've been watching the home builders very closely, and we're seeing names -- i'm actually standing and wanted the show you right now, we're taking a look at toll brothers which is up nearly a half of 1% at 34.89. but the group overall really is doing well. this news here that fannie mae and freddie mac won't have to lower the limits for home loans that they buy back is helping this group along. dr horton up 2%, lennar up 1.5%, and overall on this record-setting day h

. >>> carrying around a smartphone makes you a target for thieves. check out what happened to a woman in san francisco. it's ripped off her hand. in fact, this scene plays out so much in the bay area alone that lawmakers are going up against powerful tech companies now to protect you. today the state senate will take up that kill switch bill once again. kpix 5's anne makovec is following the story down in our newsroom now. anne, the bill has been revised and now has the backing of apple. >> reporter: that's a big turnaround. right now apple products have a kill switch option. this bill would make it automatic. and the bill hits the senate floor today. a kill switch can make stolen phones inoperable so no incentive to steal them. it could be inoperable remotely. when recovered it can be restored. right now about 75% of robberies in san francisco and oakland smartphone-related. >> it's a serious public safety issue. i have defined it as a crime of convenience. if we can end the convenience, we can end the crime. >> reporter: that is the bill's author s

smartphone puts the world in your hand. in those spirits of time which were always inefficient, we now have time to be efficient whether we are waiting for an elevator or riding the metro. we can use those bits of time in new ways. transithe benefits of has always been the chance to do something productive with that time spent commuting. the quality of that time has always been low. smartphone has changed how people use this time. that it is one factor behind the trend of driving toward transit. total vehicle-- miles traveled in the united states peaked in 2007. that was the year known for introductione, the of the iphone. you be the judge. transit is not yet a viable choice for many americans. let's fast-forward to that horizon. we were on the cusp of opening up roads to autonomous vehicles. this technology could take the most unproductive hour of the day and hour commute, and make it an hour to read e-mail, watch a movie, go shopping all on your smart phone. i think you will agree that society will have a tough time sayin

as best i understand it, justice sotomayor, many smartphones today are equipped with built-in encryption. apple has hardware encryption and software encryption. samsung and htc and other brands are quickly following with strong encryption. the encryption is deployed in a way that if you don't have the key, the data that's on the phone is useless. the key is often stored in memory and it's accessible only when you can get into the phone. now, if the phone is on and functioning because the person has been arrested while they are, for example, making a phone call, you can get access to the phone and you can attempt to get information from the phone without the encryption key being an obstacle. but if the encryption is deployed, that can sometimes be an insuperable barrier even to the manufacturer. >> i'm not sure how on the scene the police are going to look at everything in a cell phone anyway. they've got to be doing something to save it. if the encryption can be -- >> well, no. the evidence is the information on the phone is encrypted this my understanding, justice sotomayor but the phon

. >>> research firm idc predicting total sales of smartphones will climb to 1.2 billion units before of the year. android expected to dominate sales with estimated market share of 80.2%. >>> ford, general motors models were among eight vehicles to receive highest possible superior crash prevention rating from insurance institute for highway safety. the gm models were cadillac cts and xts good cars. buick regal and chevy impala. >>> us air safety regulators have cleared boeing's 787 dreamliner for expanded long-range flying the. the approval will allow the airline to fly routes five 1/2 hours away from the airport. >>> google revealing just 2% of its workforce is black, 3% is hispanic and 30% women. the tech giant says the report is important step toward change. [buzzer] that just in time is today's "speed read." liz. liz: we talked about bitcoin who is accepting it now? dish announced it will accept bitcoin as payment, overtaking overstock dot-com and zappos as the largest company to accept the digital currency. the satellite tv giant will work with coin base to satisfy digital trans

hearing aid technology and smartphones merging together to create smart hearing aids. that story and more at 5:00. >>> a cupertino girl is about to take part in the scripps national spelling bee in maryland. >> yes. neha konakalla won the kpix- sponsored spelling bee in march. >> i want to go much further than i did last year. >> there's always another day. the finals are thursday night. >> she's amazing! >> she is incredible! >> and what was that name she said? >> i don't remember. >> nor can we spell it. have a great day! >> bill: so, let me tell you where we are, okay? this is the tip of palm jumeirah. now, not only is it the most beautiful island in the world, but it's constructed entirely of rock and sand from the ocean floor. isn't that amazing? >> brooke: and it's in the shape of a palm tree. >> bill: uh-huh. >> brooke: there's luxury hotels. there's great restaurants, the marina, and all the shopping. >> bill: [ chuckles ] >> brooke: come on, dollar bill, break out your credit card. let's get busy. >> bill: [ chuckles ] well, hang on, now. you know, we're not m

chinese smartphone maker shall xiaomi will use google's android software. stephen engle attended the product launch and started by asking about the infamous reaction in the room when the ceo walked into the room, unveiling this new tablet. >> you can imagine the kind of reception he got. you know what? when the faithful were there in full force in their red t-shirts convention center hall beyond capacity, cheering , from aw product launch new hdtv, a new router, and of course the new product was the mipad. he hates to be compared to steve jobs, but he is clearly taking a page from apple in leveraging its growing phone user base to sell tablets. already, it sells more phones in china than apple. i caught up with the man who is in charge of the international that is yo mi, hugo barra. probablygoing to start in southeast asia, and then take it to the other markets we are exploring like india, latin america, and so on. >> will you see how it does in the china market? >> timeframe is determined by our manufacturing capacity. we have to see how quickly we can ram

and wearable technology that could change the way we use our smartphones.s is "taking stock" on bloomberg. ♪ >> all right, wearable technology. smart, wearable technology, according to some, and reach of that $8 million in 2014 and more in 2017. well, one company looking to capitalize on this is rufus lab s, and its product is a rufus $280,000 raised so joining indiegogo, and me, gentlemen, great to have you here. i want you to describe what it is about the rufus cuff that you think will attract people. a prominentuch saying in our world today. what we have designed is the form factor allows for three things that i think are going wrong in that industry, and one of them is a wearable, usable screen size, a screen you can actually use. the other issue with wearables is it is such a small device with a formfactor. this allows us to triple it, and the other thing is it is built to utilize an entire system like you are used to with a smart phone and tablet that has proprietary apps. it is not out of the box. >> so let's go through the details. what is it, a thr

and so, the smartphone in doticular, it allows you to all of the things you might to do on the computer such as e-mail, surfing the web, etc. and if you happen to be on the bus and you are bored, you can start watching a movie or tv show. it is the perfect convergence device because it allows you to do work and fun as the same time without feeling like you have to change the way you approach things. it goes with you. this is really starting to take off when the ipad came out. the screen is big enough that people in the media industry looked at it and said, well, heck, i can put my magazine on it. heck, i can put my movie there. all of a sudden, people were starting to realize that by putting all of their content on these devices, they'll finally solving some of the distribution that has been bedeviling them for years. if you do not have to send, if you do not actually have to ship is books or movies or everything you can send it to people could be digital, you could not only lower your costs of distribution, you can explode the amount of shows that people can watch. -- one of thengs won

i actually have the sony smartphone with me right here.access and convenience, this is a wonderful device. but if you want a long-lasting, high quality photo or video, a memory forever, i would highly suggest that you rook at something like the a6000. cheryl: the parent company is looking, certainly, for these things to sell because it's a big piece of the business for sony, still about 70%. mike fasulo, thank you. >> thank you, cheryl. cheryl: all right. closing bell going to the ring in -- i really did just find my phone in my pocket just a couple of days ago. liz claman is already in omaha, next nebraska, ahead of annual berkshire hathaway meeting. liz? liz: cheryl, team fox business has arrived in omaha that bringing with us three gigantic pallets of broadcast equipment so we can cover the shareholder meeting to beat all shareholder meetings. 40,000 people descend on omaha, nebraska, to come see the warren buffett berkshire hath show. every -- hathaway show. every hotel has been sold out, every restaurant is booked. let me show you the