Apple Watch: now with more info

Today is the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek: Voyager, and yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the first two North American area codes not to have a 0 or 1 as the middle digit (first one was 334; 360 came a minute later). Fast-forward to 2015, and a leaked iPhone app is revealing new details about Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch, which is due out early this year. The Apple Watch will be able to send text messages using your voice, remind you to stand up once in a while, and track your heart rate. A companion app for your iPhone will help you customize your Apple Watch and arrange its home screen. And you may be able to use your screens as Wi-Fi hotspots at the Marriott again because Marriott International says it will stop blocking guests from using their personal Wi-Fi devices at its hotels after receiving customer complaints. "Marriott International listens to its customers, and we will not block guests from using their personal Wi-Fi devices at any of our managed hotels," the Maryland-based company said in a statement on its website. Marriott, along with the American Hotel and Lodging Association and Ryman Hospitality Properties, had petitioned the Federal Communications Commission last summer to clarify whether or not hotels can disable people's ability to use their mobile phones as personal Wi-Fi hotspots in their conference centers. Marriott had argued that allowing people to do so could expose its hotels to cyberattacks. Google, Microsoft, and other wireless providers had asked the FCC to reject Marriott's request. Soon after, customers became more vocal with their complaints against the practice, arguing that Marriott was trying to force them into paying for the hotel's Wi-Fi. In its statement on Wednesday, Marriott said it would continue to seek guidance from the FCC as to what it can do to keep its network secure. I have a solution for that - it's called a firewall.