Video Playback Performance Decreased in Android 4.4 KitKat

The latest version of Google’s mobile Operating System, Android 4.4 KitKat, was expected like the second coming or something.  Google “pwomised, mr. Frodo” a significant increase in the overall performance of the OS, yet I have some bad news for you : even if the claim about a  performance boost in your updated Android device is somehow true , well, when it turns to video-playback performance, guess what : Android 4.4 KitKat fails to impress, and actually it performs poorer than JellyBean. And, that sucks, at least for me, because I think I am addicted to YouTube and LiveLeak. A new study released by OptaFidelity suggests that user experience has worsened in the Android 4.4 KitKat, and by a long shot. OptaFidelity scrutinized the video playback capabilities of the Android 4.4 KitKat using a Google Nexus 7 tablet, both the 2012 and the 2013 versions. The Nexus 7 was running HD content, before and after the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade. The test analyzed the playback capabilities of 720p videos, at 30/60 frames per second and also 1080p@/30/60 frames per second. I bet you would have been expecting the Android 4.4 KitKat to perform better than JellyBean, but to everyone’s surprise, it did not. According to the same study, the overall performance of both the Nexus 7 tablets, after the OS update, was decreased. The decreased performance translates into dropped frames, delay error between frames, the overall smoothness of the video playback. You can check out the results for yourself, just click here for the PDF spec sheet.

Moto G Available Now on Amazon on Pre-Order

Great news for Android lovers everywhere, because Black Friday brings us the budget-friendly Motorola G, now available on pre-order on Amazon.com. If you place your order now on Amazon, you will receive your Moto G smartphone just in time for Christmas. Motorola promised solemnly that they will start shipping the Android smartphone starting from December the 6′th.

Talking about the price-tag of the device, the Motorola G is available for $179 for the 8 Gigabytes  model and  $199 for the 16GB version.

Motorola G is a budget friendly droid, basically a downgraded version of the company flagship, the Moto X. Obviously, for marketing reasons and due to its lower price tag, the G is not quite as customizable as its bigger sibling. Hence, no Moto Maker, but the inter-changeable back panels are still around, with 19 colors available for your precious droid.

The Moto G benefits from one of the most formidable hardware platforms available for that kind of money, absolutely remarkable for an entry-level dirt cheap smartphone, it’s almost one of a kind on the market. Starting with the display, you will enjoy the 4.5 inches wide capacitive unit, boasting a resolution of 720×1280 pixels, with an impressive 326ppi pixel density and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The G runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 system on chip, powered by a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz, obviously a Cortex-A7 unit.There are two versions, as I told you before, the 8/16GB, both featuring 1 GB of RAM. The graphics display unit is an Adreno 305, just like the ones you can find in basically all of the Nokia Lumia models. There are two cameras on the Moto G, a main 5 MP with auto-focus and LED flash, capable of HD video-recording and a secondary front facing 1.3 MP unit, for video-calling and selfies.

The smartphone is powered by an impressive 2070 mAh user-removable battery. The phone comes loaded with Android OS, version 4.3 JellyBean, planned to be upgraded to v 4.4 KitKat as soon as possible.

Moto G Available Now on Amazon on Pre-Order

Great news for Android lovers everywhere, because Black Friday brings us the budget-friendly Motorola G, now available on pre-order on Amazon.com. If you place your order now on Amazon, you will receive your Moto G smartphone just in time for Christmas. Motorola promised solemnly that they will start shipping the Android smartphone starting from December the 6′th.

Talking about the price-tag of the device, the Motorola G is available for $179 for the 8 Gigabytes  model and  $199 for the 16GB version.

Motorola G is a budget friendly droid, basically a downgraded version of the company flagship, the Moto X. Obviously, for marketing reasons and due to its lower price tag, the G is not quite as customizable as its bigger sibling. Hence, no Moto Maker, but the inter-changeable back panels are still around, with 19 colors available for your precious droid.

The Moto G benefits from one of the most formidable hardware platforms available for that kind of money, absolutely remarkable for an entry-level dirt cheap smartphone, it’s almost one of a kind on the market. Starting with the display, you will enjoy the 4.5 inches wide capacitive unit, boasting a resolution of 720×1280 pixels, with an impressive 326ppi pixel density and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The G runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 system on chip, powered by a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz, obviously a Cortex-A7 unit.There are two versions, as I told you before, the 8/16GB, both featuring 1 GB of RAM. The graphics display unit is an Adreno 305, just like the ones you can find in basically all of the Nokia Lumia models. There are two cameras on the Moto G, a main 5 MP with auto-focus and LED flash, capable of HD video-recording and a secondary front facing 1.3 MP unit, for video-calling and selfies.

The smartphone is powered by an impressive 2070 mAh user-removable battery. The phone comes loaded with Android OS, version 4.3 JellyBean, planned to be upgraded to v 4.4 KitKat as soon as possible.

Candy Crush Game Tips & Hints

                                                                           

Candy Crush has rapidly become one of the most popular mobile games ever created. It features hundreds of levels of fun and is quite an addicting game. Many people wastes hours a day playing Candy Crush. Well, there is now a website out there that can help you beat those hellish levels you aren’t able to get passed. Candy Crush Hints is a website that brings you the best tips and tricks on how to beat each level on Candy Crush. Many people are unable to get passed Level 30. Simply head to Candy Crush Level 30 and watch a video on how to beat it and get to the next level! Its really that simple.

This is a great website for anyone who is has been on the same Candy Crush Level for way too long and just wants to move on! They also feature some great tips and tricks on how to get free lives, free candies, and more.

Android Games Vending Machines Rolling in Tokyo

In Japan (obviously), they have vending machines for everything, ranging from worn underwear(yes, you read that correctly, those Japanese dudes are weird) to, breaking news, Android Games! Yes, now you can buy Android Games from Vending Machines, only in Japan!

You can’t get more retro and true than that, mark my words. Don’t even try.

So, riding the wave of trendiness and the cult for vending machines, the good people from Google Japan decided to join the party and now you can buy up to 18 games from those machines, which are basically dedicated Google Play physical stores, sort of speak. Or, huge smartphones. Or, I really don’t know what they are, just check out the picture. If you can buy a Coke and a Hot-Dog(or, at least sushi in a toothpaste tube, in case you’re not addicted to real food) with your Android game, drop of the hat for those Japanese engineers, heaven is here to stay!

So, moving along with the story, the games available in the Google Play machines are free to play or paid for types. In order to take advantage of this retro technology, you will have to use your state of the art Android running  smartphone (at least a 4.0  Android version) and NFC.

It’s like riding an Unicorn wearing Google Glass and thinking that you’re an Elf or something, if you ask me. I would be blown off my shoes if those guys from Google Japan would have sold you Android games on Vinyl disks or Cassettes, you know what I mean?

The Google Play vending machine has a huge touchscreen, with weird animations (Manga, anyone?) and looks just like a Coke dispenser of some sort. Using it is very easy, so all you have to do is buy a one way ticket to Tokyo and start playing.

Samsung Galaxy Gear

The world of gadgets has welcomed a lot of intriguing devices lately, some of them being the smartwatches, some little tech-fellows that hope and promise to make your life easier. And they do a pretty good job, actually. As an example, see what the Samsung Galaxy Gear has to offer and find out if it’s capable of improving your life and deserves to be bought.
The Samsung Galaxy Gear is an Android based smartwatch that is currently compatible with the recently released Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 10.1 (which is going to be out soon). It’ll be able to connect with the Galaxy S4, S3 and Galaxy Note II after being updated to Android 4.3.
In terms of design, I thought that the Galaxy Gear was a little bulky, but after placing it on my wrist, I started to enjoy it, as it looks nice and feels quite comfy.

Let’s get to more serious issues, like hardware and software. The Galaxy Gear is home for a 1.63” Super Amoled screen that has a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels, a 277 ppi density and is protected by a scratch resistant glass. Its body is IP-55 certified, thus being protected against moderate levels of dust and water, meaning that it will survive being dropped in sand or splashed with water, but don’t go swimming with it or something like that, because it can’t survive underwater.
The Galaxy Gear comes loaded with Android 4.2.2 and is powered by a Samsung Exynos chipset, having a single-core 800 MHz processor, ARM Mali-400 MP4 GPU, 512 MB of RAM memory and 4 GB of internal storage.
For taking pictures, you have a 1.9 MP camera with autofocus which is placed in the watch’s band. It can record 720p videos.
The Galaxy Gear can be controlled with S Voice, a virtual voice assistant, and make calls, check messages, check out the weather, set alarms, record voice memos, control your audio player and more. Losing your phone becomes almost impossible, as the smartwatch can command it to beep, vibrate or illuminate whenever you have it misplaced. Also, if you move away from your phone, it will unlock itself when feeling a distance larger than 1.5 m between it and your smartwatch.

LG G Pro Lite Dual Leaks Reveal Stylus and Low End Screen

According to some rumors, the LG Optimus G Pro is expected to have a similar version launched, I’m talking about the LG G Pro Lite Dual, which sports dual-SIM support and features some downgraded specifications.
The new version comes with almost the same measurements as its sibling, standing at 150.2 x 76.9 x 9.5 mm, being slightly thicker and wider, but it’s kind of physically impossible to notice the difference with the naked eye.
The LG G Pro Lite is going to host, like its predecessor, a 5.5 inches IPS touchscreen, but unfortunately, it doesn’t inherit the resolution and pixel density, having only a qHD resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and a pixel density of 200 ppi.
A stylus will be provided with the new phablet and it will be hosted in the handset’s body.
The chipset has suffered a downgrade too, as instead of seeing a Snapdragon 600 in action, we’re expected to settle with a dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM instead of 2 and 8 GB of internal memory (not 16 or 32, like before). Of course, there’s a card slot for expanding the storage capacity.
For taking pictures, the LG G Pro Lite comes with an 8 MP camera instead of 13, like the one featured by the original G Pro, and has a back-illuminated sensor (BIS).

The new smartphone comes loaded with Android v4.1.2 Jelly Bean and features some neat LG customizations, such as KnockOn, Video pause, Guest mode or QSlide. Also, it holds a “dual speaker” for enhancing the sound quality, a 3,140 mAh battery, FM Radio support and probably more.
The source that published the rumors states that the new dual-SIM version is going to hit the Russian markets soon, at the middle of October.

Given its specifications, the phablet’s price is going to be much smaller than its sibling’s, around $400, according to the leaks.

Nexus 5 Specs Leaked

I’m sure that all you techies out there are clued up about the apparition of a new Nexus version, to be more specific, the LG made Nexus 5. Well, the fellows from Myce.com just revealed that they have spotted a 10 MB log file of Android KitKat running on a Nexus 5. Searching through its 133,000 lines was fruitful, as some internal specifications for the new lovechild of Google and LG were confirmed.
Of course, the findings don’t really bring a lot of new information, as we already suspected what the Nexus 5 is going to bring.
For those of you who are unacquainted with the Nexus 5 related stuff, I’m going to let you know about what’s going on inside this highly-rumored smartphone and what it brings to the world of smartphones.
According to some FCC documents, the Nexus 5 is 131.9 mm tall and has a width of 68.2 mm, but that’s all regarding its measurements for now.
The smartphone will be home for a 4.97 inches display that sports a 1080p resolution and a pixel density of 442 ppi.
In terms of hardware and software, the Nexus 5 features a Snapdragon 800 chipset – a quad-core Krait processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, an Adreno GPU, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory. Also, the Nexus 4 will run Android’s latest and greatest v4.4 KitKat.

Sony Reveals 2 Android Walkman Players :the ZX 1 and the F880

Whenever you think that your iPod is cool, the alfa and omega like, you’re forgetting one basic fact : before Apple and the iPod “revolution”, the Sony Walkman ruled the world!

I remember those cassette player Sony Walkmans since the 90′s, yes, I am that old folks. And the first Walkman was invented back in 1978, when Steve Jobs was still thinking about what to steal from other companies. Strike that, I meant innovate.

The Sony Walkman is one of the oldest brands in the music industry and it used to be synonymous with “portable music players”.

If you’re a Sony fan, you are very familiar with the excellent audio quality output of their smartphones, because yes, they’re all using the Walkman audio player.

For all the Android lovers out there, I have some good news: just a few days ago, Sony announced two new members in the Walkman family, 2 stand-alone portable music players : the ZX 1 and the F880.

The Sony ZX1 is the high-end model, it comes with an impressive 128 GB of storage capacity (built in flash memory), it supports 24 bit/196 kHz audio playback and it can play almost everything you throw at it : FLAC, ALAC, MP3, you name it.  For an enhanced audio quality output, the ZX1 uses  a new proprietary technology by Sony, the S-Master HX Amplifier.

The front panel of the ZX1harbors a 4 inches wide display with  854×480 pixels resolution, it features Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, support for the Google Play Store and last but not least, the Walkman runs on Android 4.1.

The cheaper variant for those of you on a tight budget is the Sony F880. This baby comes with the majority of the features of its “smarter” sibling, but with a smaller display (3.5 inches wide) and a reduced internal storage capacity (you have multiple options : 16 gb, 32 gb,64 gb).

What I enjoy most about  the F880 is the wide choice of colors available : black, white, blue and pink. The ZX1 is the serious cat of the bunch, it is available in just one color, as pictured.

Both Android running Walkmans will be available starting with October 19′th, initially in Japan.

Dolphin Browser for Android Now Available in Beta Version

If you’re not happy with your default Android browser, now you can take a look  at the new Dolphin Browser for Android, available for beta-testers in the Google Play Store. So, if your current Android browser doesn’t offer enough features or shortcuts you’re expecting for your smart device, you can take a look at Chrome, Firefox  or the Dolphin Browser, all of them available in beta versions in the Google Play Store. But, with the Dolphin, you will have to sign up first, for its beta program before using it, so let me show you how to do it : First, you will have to join the Dolphin Browser Beta Testers Google+ Community. Indeed, it sounds complicated, and come on, who uses Google+ or HI5 anyway?  But there are benefits if you join, checkthis out.  If you don’t have a Google+ account and you want to join the Dolphin Beta Testers group, you’ll have to create one for yourself. The next step is to go here, click on “Become a tester”, and you’re set up and almost ready to go, but you must keep in mind that the link won’t work if you’re not a member of Google+. Finally, you will have to download the Dolphin Browser for Android from the Google Play Store by clicking here and voila! You can now start testing it, knock yourself out!

The NSA & Comp Can Remotely Access Your PC Even When Turned Off or Offline

The NSA and/or any other Government agency can get remote access over your computer, even when turned off. How about that?

By remote access I mean that your privacy is zero, even if you’re not connected to the internet or you have your hard drive encrypted. It doesn’t matter.

The Intel Core vPro CPU comes with a backdoor built in, as it contains a secret 3G chip that basically allows a third party to access your hard drive, your webcam, to remotely shut down the PC, you name it, it’s the real ghost in the machine.

This technology is nothing new for the “insiders” in the industry, but after the NSA spying scandal, some people started to ask questions. This secret 3G chip was introduced two years ago, in 2011, as a security enhancement. At least that’s what Intel claimed, that with the 3G embedded chip, they will enable their Anti Theft 3.0 technology, which is found on all their I3/I5/I7 CPUs, after Sandy Bridge. Intel’s marketing claims that the 3G “secret” chip allows easier maintenance over your computer, because it doesn’t require the computer to be turned on in order to fix the problems remotely.

According to Jeff Marek, the director of business client engineering (an Intel employee), all processors built on the Sandy Bridge platform (after 2011) have, let me quote him on that :  “the ability to remotely kill and restore a lost or stolen PC via 3G.”

Long story short, the Core Vpro CPUs come with a secondary physical processor built in the main CPU which has its own operating system embedded on itself.

Jim Stone wrote an article, describing how the “backdoor” actually works :

“As long as the power supply is available and and in working condition, it can be woken up by the Core vPro processor, which runs on the system’s phantom power and is able to quietly turn individual hardware components on and access anything on them.”

This backdoor technology was promoted as an easier way for IT experts to take care of the problems on your PC/Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone/YouNameIt. But it doesn’t take too much imagination to realize what it really means for the NSA : full access on the entire content on everyone’s hard drive, even if the computer is turned off and not connected to the Internet.

According to TG Daily, this is a privacy nightmare, actually privacy is just a fancy word for the worst 1984 scenario:

“This combination of hardware from Intel enables vPro access ports which operate independently of normal user operations,”These include out-of-band communications (communications that exist outside of the scope of anything the machine might be doing through an OS or hypervisor), monitoring and altering of incoming and outgoing network traffic. In short, it operates covertly and snoops and potentially manipulates data.”

How to Turn Your Android Smartphone Into a Microscope With The Microphone Lens

I don’t know about you, but I think that turning your Android running smartphone into a microscope is the coolest idea ever and now it can become reality, thanks to the Microphone Lens.

I love to take macro pictures of insects and stuff, especially with a nice auto-focus camera (I always use my smartphone, I never owned a dedicated camera), and check out the fine details; the possibility of taking snapshots of viruses and bacterias is mind blowing, don’t you think?

Now, even if you don’t have a microscope, you can build yourself one, easy as pie. All you need is a smartphone and a “Microphone Lens” and voila!, your droid will turn into a portable, handheld microscope. You may ask, what the heck is a Microphone Lens, let me show you a picture of the device :

Basically, turning your android into a microscope can be achieved by attaching a lightweight (less than half a pound) and not very expensive device to your smartphone, on the back panel. At least that’s what the researchers from the University of California are claiming, and that device will convert your droid into a sensitive fluorescence microscope.

This is the Microphone Lens, and it will allow you to take snapshots of a single cell or a virus, not to mention the endless possibilities of using it in healthcare in poor countries.

The first experiment with the Microphone Lens used a Nokia 808 PureView, the coolest smartphone ever in my humble opinion, due to its monstrous 41 Megapixels sensor and exceptional image quality of its camera. With a little help from the Microphone Lens, the phone was able to take fluorescent images of individual viruses and nano-particles. The Microphone Lens components  were 3D-printed and the device used a laser bought from eBay, a color filter and an external lens.

As you can see from the diagram, it’s not rocket science, but it may inspire a new generation of scientists.

The Microphone Lens project was sponsored by Nokia University, the Army Research Office, the National Science Foundation and many others.

The New LG Vu 3 is Finally Here

LG has just made an official announcement regarding its latest and greatest phablet, and if some of you have been expecting a successor for the Optimus Vu series, you’ll be a little surprised, as the new member of the Vu family isn’t an “Optimus” anymore, being simply the LG Vu 3.
The new smartphone made by the Koreans doesn’t really resemble with its two older Vu brothers, as its body has rounded corners instead of angular ones, but keeps the family tradition of having 4:3 displays.
The LG Vu 3 sports a 5.2 inches True HD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that has a resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels, the 4:3 aspect ratio that I’ve mentioned earlier, Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2 protection and has a pixel density of 308 ppi, so the image quality should be pretty impressive. Just like in the previous generations of Vu-s, you’re provided with a  rubber tipped stylus.
On the inside, the third Vu features a blazing fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, having a quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400 processor, an Adreno 330 GPU and 2 GB of RAM. There were no details about the internal memory, but the Vu 3 supposedly comes without a card slot.
The rich package of goodies is completed with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out of the box.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Hits the World

Great news for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 fans everywhere because today Samsung launched its long expected phablet, the Note 3, worldwide, in over 58 countries.

The Note 3 is going to be shipped today, unlocked, and it is expected to be available in the mobile carriers offer in the days to come.  This latest gizmo in the Samsung’s phablet line-up will be available in 58 countries initially and by the end of the year another 82 countries will follow.

For the UK market, the Samsung Galaxy Note will retail for £649 unlocked from Samsung’s own website and for just £629.95 if you choose Carphone Warehouse. In Germany and other EU countries, the Galaxy Note will be available unlocked for a hefty price tag of €759 (that’s almost $1000 folks).

In the United States and Canada, the Note 3 is available in stock at Negri Electronics with a price tag around $770. The phablet is also available in Honk Kong and China, but the Aussies will have to wait until October the 3′rd to put their greedy little hands on the Note 3.

Oppo N1 Launched Officially in Beijing, China

In Beijing, Oppo has made an official announcement about the release of their latest high-end smartphone, the Oppo N1, which comes as the result of the collaboration between the Chinese manufacturer and Cyanogen, a company known for designing Android-based software.
The N1 flagship stands at 170.7 x 82.6 x 9 mm and has a reasonable weight of 213grams (given its size, you can’t really argue about it). The phablet is home for a large, highly responsive 5.9 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that reacts even when using gloves or a pen, has a resolution of 1920 x 1280 pixels and a pixel density of 373 pixels.
The back of the Oppo N1 is quite intriguing, as it features a touch sensitive area below the camera, named O-Touch, which enables you to do custom actions, browse the web and other similar things.
The star of the show is the innovative camera of the Oppo N1.The Chinese have brought to life an interesting concept and added it to their new flagship: a rotating camera which serves as a front-facing camera too, thus playing two roles. The camera sports 13 MP, has a CMOS sensor, an f/2.0 6 element lens and a dual-LED flash, among others.

Nokia Still Working on the Mountain View Android Prototype

After the last week article from the New York Times, in which Nokia was revealed to be working on an Android device(the Mountain View project), as an alternative to their Microsoft running line of Lumia smartphones, now we just found out that Nokia didn’t completely dropped the Android project, even if Microsoft’s acquisition of their mobile business is imminent.

As you probably know, Microsoft is about to buy Nokia’s mobile phone business very soon, yet the Finnish company is still working on an Android smartphone.  This information was leaked by a Chinese website, Weibo, from the CTechnology ‘s account,which has a good reputation in the “leaking” business, because many of their  insider reports from the past proved to be very accurate.

In the Future, Nymi Will Use Your Own Pulse as a Password

A little known company named Bionym just invented a new way to secure your personal data using a wristband called Nymi, a method which could make passwords, credit cards or pin numbers obsolete.

The new identification method is called “pulse passwords” and it uses your heartbeat in order to create a unique bio-password for all your needs. Every person has an unique heart beat rhythm, just like fingerprints are unique, and in the near future our pulse signature will be used to replace passwords, bank cards and even keycards.

Basically, your heart beat pattern is your personal PIN number, which will be used in every imaginable way : to lock/unlock your Android smartphone, your house, your car etc. It may sound like science fiction for the moment, but according to experts, this is the wave of the future. Our data will be secured via biometric means.

Bionym is a Canadian company and they created a wristband, called Nymi, that is perfectly capable to recognize your unique heart beat pattern and to transmit the information further to electronic devices, like an ATM, permitting its user to withdraw money without using a credit card. That’s just an example, obviously.

Android WebView Vulnerability Reported by AVG Expert

The well known web security company AVG recently announced their latest discovery : a critical vulnerability in Android’s WebView that may allow a hacker to install malware on your droid device.

WebView is an essential feature in Android (or iOS for that matter) that enables your apps to display your content from the online resources and also makes it easy for your smart device to perform network requests, like parsing/rendering data.

A security expert from AVG just revealed that Android’s WebView has a critical vulnerability that, if exploited by a hacker, will allow the perpetrator to install malicious programs on your droid or to send SMS etc.

Because WebView works with various API’s in order to interact with online web content, this allows the user to basically view an online application as a part of an Android app.

The malware works by clicking on an infected link that uses a vulnerable app which opens a Java application in your browser or on a webpage.  It is basically a Java vulnerability,  using commands in the JavaScript code and it permits the attacker to install malware on your device or to send SMS, steal your private data and the like.

Seagate released 5mm " Ultra Thick " 500 GB Hard Disk For Tablets

The 5 mm thin 2.5 inch drive weighs a mere 3.3 oz and the 500 GB of storage space are more than enough for 90 HD movies, 8000 hours of music and 160 000 of  photos.

Seagate released  its latest hard disk model, a 5mm ultra thin  500 GB unit designed especially for tablets. This super hard disk is said to be a viable alternative for the flash drives.

Seagate claims that the product offers the same reliability, performance and power efficiency as a flash memory, with the  advantage of increased storage capacity.

Samsung ready to use 64-bit Capable Android Smartphones in the Future

Samsung ,CEO  today talking to Korean newspaper revealed that  it is very possible that the future flagship in Samsung’s line of smartphones, the Galaxy S5, will be equipped with one of these babies,making Samsung,maybe, one of the first companies to implement the new  64-bit technology in an Android running device.

The new 64-bit capable chips are able to process data twice as fast as the current ones and this will improve dramatically the smartphone’s performance in demanding applications, like high end  games and Ultra High Definition videos .

Google, Facebook and Twitter are “Snooping” Through Private Emails

This is not the first time when big IT corporations are caught red-handed when it comes to privacy. Last year, Microsoft was accused of spying on its customers via its online chat service Skype, this time by a German security company.

Facebook and Twitter refused to comment on the “snooping” issue but they admitted to have complex automated systems which are used to protect us, (of course, spying is  for our own good, always) from hacking and phishing attacks, thank God for that!

A person from Google said plain and simple that the problem doesn’t exist inside the company, it’s not even an issue, it’s business as usual.

One must keep in mind that all these companies are providing you with free of charge services(most of the time anyway) but when you’re using them, they will collect all your private, personal information which is later sold to governments or for commercial interest. This is happening for years now, so be aware.

Liquid S2, the first Smartphone Capable of Recording 4K Video Announced by Acer

The Acer Liquid S2 was announced officially today by the Taiwanese company and it will be presented at IFA 2013. This Android running smartphone stands out from the crowd with its 4k video recording capability, being the first device of this kind.

The 4K means that the Liquid S2 is capable of recording video clips in a massive 3,840 pixels x 2,160  pixels resolution, almost twice the resolution of 1080p HD.

Along with this huge resolution, the Acer Liquid S2 sports a massive 6 inches wide  full HD IPS touch screen and runs on the state of the art Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 system on chip.

The monstrous 6” screen has a native resolution of 1920×1080 pixels,the camera is a 13 Megapixels shooter with a LED flash, ans the processor is a quad core unit clocked at 2.2 GHz; the phone comes  with 2 GB of RAM and only 16 GB of internal memory (this is a little disappointing, you must keep in mind that those 4k video clips are huge in size, almost 25 times bigger than  the current HD ones). The battery has a capacity of  3300 mAh  and the smart phone is 4G LTE compatible. All these are the trademarks of a high end device.

Prototype Picture of the Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

Well, when it comes to design, the curtain has been partially pulled, as a developer allowed VentureBeat to take a peek at a Samsung Galaxy Gear prototype (keep in mind that the “real” Galaxy Gear may look a little bit different) but at least it helps us get an idea about it.

The source showed them a video of the watch which was developed by a team that’s working with Samsung, and they took a few stills from it. The pictures reveal a pretty bulky device that has a diagonal of approximately 3 inches and rounded corners. The Galaxy Gear’s OLED display supposedly measures 2.5 inches, having a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels, and isn’t the flexible screen that everybody would wish for, unfortunately, but a regular square one that supports a lot of gestures, such as swipe.

NSA Can Tap Into Your Android Smartphone Anytime

If you’re a smartphone user, running on Android, iOS or BlackBerry OS, your private data can be tapped by the NSA at any time.

The German newspaper Der Spiegel published the document which proves that the National Security Agency is perfectly capable of accessing your sensitive data on your smartphone, regardless of your OS or manufacturer. The data includes your contacts list, your SMS traffic and your location information revealed by your GPS tracker.

NSA created special departments to deal with every mobile OS, the final goal being to secretly getting access to your private data stored in your smart device.

NSA’s experts were actually bragging about their successes when hacking into computers using scripts that exploited the syncing software between iPhones and PCs.

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Hesperbot

Hesperbot, a new and very effective banking trojan, that targets people who use online banking in order to gain access to their accounts.

The nasty part about this new malware is its design, which is able to circumvent the mobile multi factor authentication systems.

Hesperbot is detected as Win32/Spy.Hesperbot and its source code looks almost identical to Zeus and SpyEye Banking, two very well known trojans.

Until now, Hesperbot infected devices/users located in the UK, the Czech republic, Turkey and Portugal.

This malware is very advanced in its capabilities. It features a key logger, which records everything you’re typing and sends the data to its owner via email/sms. Also, it will capture screenshots from your device and is capable of setting up a remote proxy.

It works also on Android OS.

Lenovo Vibe X

 Lenovo also announced their ultra-thin Vibe X smart phone. The Lenovo Vibe X is a very sleek and elegant droid, just 6.9 mm thin, weighing a mere 120 grams and sporting an impressive 5 inches wide touchscreen, with full HD 1080 resolution.

Vibe X is one of the most compact devices you will find on the market and is the successor of the K900, combining high end specs with a reasonable price tag. While the K900 used the snappy Atom processor from Intel, the Vibe X runs on a quad core Mediatek 6589T CPU clocked at 1.6 GHz.

Among other goodies one could expect from a top of the range smartphone, the Vibe comes with 2 GB of RAM,16 GB of internal storage, a 2000 mAh power unit and runs on Android 4.2 JellyBean out of the box. Weird enough, Lenovo failed to add a micro SD card slot for expanding its storage capability, and that’s a pity.

The main selling point of the Vibe X is the 5 inches wide IPS display, a full HD unit with an impressive 441 ppi pixel density, protected by Gorilla Glass 3.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Note 10.1 Revealed at IFA 2013

 Note 3 comes with a 5.7 inches wide Super AMOLED display, full HD, it features a quad core processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, 3 GB of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of internal storage. The battery is an impressive laptop-like 3300 mAh unit.

Galaxy Note 3 will be available in three colors: Classic White, Blush Pink for the girls and Justin Bieber fans and Jet Black.

Along with the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung also revealed the Note 10.1.2014 edition, a “facelift” sort of speak of the initial Note. The LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (the 2014 edition) runs on the same platform, with the quad core CPU clocked at 2.3 GHz, with 3 GB of ram and 2 versions, one with 32 GB of internal memory, the other with 64 GB.

The 10.1 inches wide touch screen has a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels and comes with a 8 Megapixels shooter on the back panel, capable of full HD 1080p video recording at 60 frames per second.

Both smartphones, phablets  are running on Android 4.3 out of the box, enhanced with Samsung’s own user interface, the TouchWiz. The Galaxy Note 3 will be available for the general public from September 25′th in 140 countries while the Note 10.1 is expected to hit the markets later on in Q3.

KitKat flavor in Android market

A  great news for all android users  Android 4.4 KitKat, the next iteration of the most popular mobile operating system in the world.

Everybody thought that the next version of the Android OS will be 5.0 Key Lime Pie, there were countless rumors about the issue. But Google surprised us all , when they announced the successor of the JellyBean to be named KitKat, just like that brand of candy bar marketed by Hershey in the United States. Yeah, these guys have an obsession with sweets.

The official nick-name of the new version of the mobile OS was confirmed by Sundar Pichai, the boss of Android and Chrome. Android 4.4 KitKat is named just like Nestle’s KitKat candy bar and if it is half as good as the real Kit Kat, we’re in for a real treat.

Toq, The Smartwatch From Qualcomm

Toq is a touchscreen smartwatch and it’s designed to be used together with an Android running device, like a smartphone or a tablet. One of the main selling points of the Toq smartwatch is its high-tech Mirasol display, Qualcomm’s in house project, a screen which uses a low energy technology, which failed to gain acceptance on a large scale by smartphone manufacturers. At least, until now, Toq hopes to change the trend.

According to reports, the Toq smartwatch will offer up to five days of battery lifetime and that’s great news when compared to Samsung’s Galaxy Gear, which lasts for just one day.

The Toq uses an app from Google Play Store in order to link to a smartphone running on Android 4.0.3 and above. After successfully installed, Toq will allow you to accept calls, play music, read emails and text messages and the like. You can also use wireless headsets with the smartwatch.

Along with the extended battery life, Toq uses a very clever charging method. All you have to do is to put the smartwatch down on its case, and voila. No need for plugs or cables.Another cool thing about Qualcomm’s baby is that it will feature interchangeable watch faces.

F & D swan wireless speaker

It is a modern speaker which does not need wires.This egg shaped speaker contains lots of features in it. it have 4.0 Bluetooth. Apart from this it also contains text message reader, 360 degree sound field. you can continuously hear it for 5 hrs without charging it. You can use it like a pocket friend , it have red button for light.
Its price is Rs. 3,999 only.

Samsung Q 9000

By seeing this A.C. you will fill of a Wonderful speaker. Its big size make you fill that from where will be sound is coming.
Samsung launches floor standing A.C. that uses " jet engine "technology. Due to spiral airflow it cools your room fast. Also it kills the germs up to 99.9% .
Its price is :- Rs. 1.74,000.

Increase Internet speed

INCREASE INTERNET SPEED USING NOTEPAD 1. Open Notepad. 2. Copy the following code to the Notepad. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] "CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001 "CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180 "MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00 3. Save the file as NetSpeed.reg or what ever name you want but the extension should be registered. 4. If you run the file means it asks for "Do you want to add the following entry to the registry" 5. Press Yes 6. Reboot your PC. Hope internet is fast Try this in Local PC before apply it on Network NOTE: I have already test before post this and it work Before it was 55ms and now it is 41ms....:)

Remove corrupted files from USB Drive

 Sometimes ,your portable USB drive shows some files  as corrupt and they just can't seem to be deleted. 
  Or maybe your drive shows as having less space then it should - there are corrupt files there but they are hidden.

   I recently faced this problem and found two fixes for the problem.

Method 1 )


   Plug USB device into the USB port. 

Open Windows Explorer to find out what drive letter has been assigned to the USB drive. Close Windows explorer. 

Click Start > Run and type in "cmd" without the quotes. Click OK. 

Use "cd C:\" without the quotes if you are not already at the C:> prompt. 

At the C:> prompt, type "CHKDSK G: /F" without the quotes where G = the drive letter of the USB drive. The space before /F is important. Press enter. 

If you are asked questions like "Convert lost chains into files?" answer all such questions "Y" without the quotes and press enter. 

Once finished with CHKDSK type at the C:> prompt "DEL G:\File*.chk" without the quotes where G = the drive letter assigned to the USB drive and File* is the name of your file.

Close the dos command window and  go to "My Computer". Find your USB drive and open it. Delete any other files that you do not want. 

Method 2)

1. Plug pen drive  into the USB port. Go to Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Disk Management
2. Select the letter of the drive that corresponds to your flash drive. 
3. Right click, select format.
4. This will format the flash drive.
5. Exit out.
6. Go to My Computer
7. Right click your flash drive.
8. High level format it (FAT32)
9. Your Pen drive is now formatted and it is free from corrupted files.

I have tried both the methods and they worked for me . 
Hope they worked for you also.

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