IHF Roundup: New iPhone App Aids Gamblers, Photoshop Trumps Laptops, and Other Top Stories This Week

News from all corners of the country this week. Let's get started.

Casinos across the country were warned about an iPhone/iPod Touch application that counts cards, and according to the Nevada Gaming Commission, helps players beat the house in blackjack. If caught, I wouldn't be surprised if gamblers use this to fight off security guards. It must be more successful than trying to make a run for it.

At Black Hat DC this week, Vietnamese researchers showed the vulnerabilities of facial recognition software as a secure authentication method for laptops. With digital images and tweaked angles and lighting, they were able to bypass the biometrics on Lenovo, Asus and Toshiba laptops and gain access to the computer. Looks like traditional typed log-ins and passwords will hold the edge, at least for now.

Back in California, last week's DMV controversy has not died down in the least. A key legislative committee blocked the DMV's request to utilize facial recognition software to match up driver's license photographs with the entire DMV database of headshots. Fears that this system could make its way into police hands to monitor people at public gatherings are still rampant. So far, privacy groups: 1 DMV: 0. However, I'm sure this battle is far from over.

Did I mention Einstein was reborn? In a robot's body. The resemblance is uncanny! The researchers are still working on improving the IQ score.