This interactive map shows free Wi-Fi passwords at Airports around the world

Nothing can be more annoying than spending hours at the airport due to a delayed flight. The wait time worsens even further when you need to spend huge bucks for access to airport lounges so that you get connected to Wi-Fi, or you are locked out of all the Wi-Fi hotspots.

Anil Polat, a travel blogger and computer security engineer, has launched an interactive map, which offers every free Wi-Fi hotspot at each airport along with all the login information that you would need including usernames and passwords.

Polat created WiFox, an app for Android and iOS and, after he realised how difficult it could be to access the free Wi-Fi that many airports claim to offer. “Finding an open wireless connection in many airports isn’t always easy, or possible, without a password,” Polat shares in his blog foXnoMad.

Click on an airport on the map below to see both the password and the Wi-Fi’s location.


 

Polat, a frequent traveller, writes on his website that his “long term goal is to visit every country in the world” while also helping others “travel smarter.” He reached out to his readers and asked for passwords they may have from airports across the world, which he then collected into a simple list to share with the masses.

“I originally had a list of passwords in a blog post on my site where readers could contribute more passwords they came across when travelling. Some time later, a reader gave me the idea to turn the original password list into a map, and I later decided to put it into an app,” he told. “The goal of WiFox is to create a crowd-sourced map of all the airports in the world so users can get online when travelling, either through the Wi-Fi offered or using airport lounge passwords.”

Adding further Polat said, “This list becomes more useful the more of you who send me passwords you find at airports. If you get any lounge passwords or for other access points, please leave a comment on this post or email me directly.”

To avail the service, all you need to do is just click on a specific airport and the information about the available connections instantly pop up. Polat updates this map regularly and it already features more than 130 airports across the globe. While the app is not free, you can download WiFox on iOS and Android for $1.99. The info from the app is available offline so that travellers can use it before finding any kind of Internet source.

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Superlogout a website you can use to instantly logout of all active online accounts

Superlogout a website you can use to instantly logout of all active online accounts which can be visited  click here.  (be warned you get logged out instantly from all online accounts)  is a great tool for people who surf the Internet using public Wi-Fi or Internet Cafes.

As soon as you visit Superlogout, it will automatically get to work logging you out of a few dozen major services including Amazon, Google, Netflix, Steam, Tumblr, and YouTube. Once you’re logged out, the site will display a green “OK” next to each service.

Facebook and Twitter are not in the list,  so they not included I tested it ....

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Windows 7 Installed On Android Watch

A developer has installed a full-blown Windows 7 on his wearable. It’s good to see the world’s most popular operating system running on a tiny smartwatch, it’s painful to use. Before you can even try to get some work done on such a small screen, let me tell you that booting Windows 7 on this devices takes three hours.

It goes without saying that Windows 7 acts as a battery killer for the smartwatch and you need to keep the charger connected to it.

We salute Hacking Jules for being so patient and installing Windows 7 on a glorious 280 x 280 resolution screen.

Note that Windows 7 takes 3 hours to boot on the device.

Watch the video here:


Here’s how to install Windows 7 on your Android Wear smartwatch:



Here’s a Linux distro running on Android smartwatch:

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Poland Builds A Solar-Powered Bike Path That Emits A Ghostly Blue

Cyclist enthusiasts and citizens in Poland were in for a surprise last week when they received a unique, awesome present from the local authorities – a brand new sun-powered bicycle path that glows bright blue all night long.  The bicycle patch is fast becoming a tourist attraction because of the creepy ghostly blue that it emits in dark.

The path near Lidzbark Warminski in the Mazury region is illuminated by blue luminophores, a synthetic material that emits light after it’s charged by sunlight. Cyclists and ordinary Poles are making a beeline to get a glimpse of the newly laid bicycle track which evokes strange sort of romanticism in moonlit or moonless skies.

Created by construction company TPA Instytut Badan Technicznych in Pruszkow, the track is still in its testing phase. It chose the town of Olsztyn in the Masurian Lakes District of Poland to test it out, partly because the landscape created an attractive setting.

“The glow is a very nice complement to the area’s lovely nature, lakes, small hills and countryside”.

The officials added: “Right now, it’s only about 100m”

While the luminophores can emit a variety of colors, the engineers picked up blue color for the path, as they thought it would best fit in with the surrounding landscape.

TPA president Ruttmar told Polish publication Gazeta Wyborcza that the material used in the bike path can emit light for more than 10 hours, which means that it can glow throughout the whole night and re-charge the next day as it absorbs the sun’s rays.



Waldemar Krolikowski, director of the Board of Regional Roads in Olsztyn, said that the luminous bike path is meant to improve the safety of people biking at night. They also researched the sustainability of the materials they used, and how to make the materials as cost effective as possible since this illuminated bike path does cost more than traditional lanes. The hope is also that the environmentally friendly cycle route will help prevent accidents without the city having to resort to installing costlier street lamps.

While the Starry Night bike path in Netherlands provided inspiration, the technology utilized in the Polish bike lane is quite different. The Dutch path lights up via solar-powered LEDs, whereas the Polish path requires no additional power supply.

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Samsung reportedly suspended Galaxy Note 7 production

After more reports of replacement Galaxy Note 7 phones catching fire, Yonhap News reports that Samsung has temporarily halted production. The Korean paper cited an anonymous source working at one of Samsung's suppliers, and the company has not yet commented. Already, AT&T and T-Mobile have said they will stop Galaxy Note 7 sales and replacements while investigations into the incidents continue.

Concern about the replacement models began with a model burning through the carpet on a Southwest flight and has not slowed since. Over the weekend, the additional reports came to light and may have left Samsung with no other option. It has been over a month since the Galaxy Note 7 recall began due to issues with its battery cell, and if the reports are confirmed we may be in line for a second recall. We have contacted Samsung, as well as the CPSC, and will update this post if there is a response.

  A Samsung Galaxy Note 7 replacement unit that caught fire in Virginia. [Shawn Minter via The Verge]


source: Yonhap News

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Chrome's December update will be less RAM eater

Accordingly, the upcoming Chrome 55 will include an upgraded JavaScript engine that significantly reduces the memory footprint. Given that many modern websites thrive on JavaScript, this should lead to some dramatic improvements -- Google says its test sites (including the New York Times, Reddit and YouTube) used 50 percent less RAM on average than Chrome 53.

You'll have to wait until December 6th to try the finished version of this update on the desktop, although you'll almost certainly get to try it earlier if you're willing to run pre-release code. Whatever you try, it's important to stress that this won't improve performance across the board. You'll mainly notice the difference if your device doesn't have much memory to start with, or if you're juggling Chrome alongside other apps (especially if you have many browser tabs open). Take heart if Chrome is still chewing up resources, though -- the V8 team still expects more improvements ahead, and it's particularly interested in lightening the load for entry-level devices with under 1GB of RAM.

source:  V8project, chromium.org 

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Another 2 replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire

Another replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has reportedly caught fire in Minnesota. The news comes just days after a replacement Note 7 caught fire on a Southwest flight in Kentucky (seen in the picture above), and all four major US cell carriers told customers they could exchange all Note 7 phones, replacement or not.

The Minnesota case involves 13-year old Abby Zuis, who said she felt a "weird, burning sensation" while holding her Note 7 on Friday according to a report from KSTP. After the incident, the phone had burn marks similar to those seen on other Note 7 devices and it melted a cover that was on the phone.

KSTP news reported that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission was investigating the incident as well. The CPSC said it was "moving expeditiously" to investigate the fire in Kentucky earlier this week.

Few days later, another replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire, bringing the total to three this week alone. This one was owned by Michael Klering of Nicholasville, Kentucky. He told WKYT that he woke up at 4AM to find his bedroom filled with smoke and his phone on fire. Later in the day, he went to the hospital with acute bronchitis caused by smoke inhalation.

"The phone is supposed to be the replacement, so you would have thought it would be safe," Klering told WKYT, saying that he had owned the replacement phone for a little more than a week. "It wasn’t plugged in. It wasn’t anything, it was just sitting there."

The most disturbing part of this is that Klering’s phone caught fire on Tuesday and Samsung knew about it and didn’t say anything. And actually, it gets worse than that.

Samsung asked Klering if they could take possession of the phone and he said no, though the company did pay to have it x-rayed — but the damning evidence comes in the form of a text message that Klering inadvertently received from a Samsung representative:

Just now got this. I can try and slow him down if we think it will matter, or we just let him do what he keeps threatening to do and see if he does it

If you own a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 you should immediately stop using it and return it for a refund — all the major US carriers will exchange the phone, regardless of purchase date. 

First reported replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest Airlines flight 994


Does the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a fundamentally defective product and it should be pulled from the market without delay?

source: KSTP, WKYT

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Panasonic Futuristic Makeup Printer

Panasonic is channeling a wonderful Jetson's future by first using a mirror to determine your skin's flaws, then printing out foundation and concealer within minutes, that can be smoothed onto the skin. It is a prototype system so far, which they just displayed at a Japanese tech show at CEATEC.

Panasonic has discovered a profitable new business in the last few years: beauty tech products. Facial moisturizing tech, hair dryers and very relaxing eye masks that I may have tested out (multiple times) at my local Japanese tech store. This time, the tech giant pitched its latest beauty concept as an "interactive mirror."
 
It's not instant, and at this early stage the company says the printed patches also take roughly a day to dry and settle before they can be applied to a person's face.

Once that's happened -- the company had extra pre-printed patches aside for testing -- the makeup layer is placed on a cheekbone mask sprayed with water and gently smoothed out. The user (or their makeup artist?) then lightly presses this onto their cheek, leaving the thin layer of makeup behind. A few moments later, the water has evaporated and you're left with a kind-of temporary tattoo. 

It says it could be a makeup-applying "revolution" that scans your face, decides what needs a little cosmetic help and prints a combination pad of foundation and concealer to fix it up, with little to no makeup wasted. It sounds like a nonsensically vague future concept, but Panasonic thinks otherwise, and has the demo to prove it.

Watch A Demo :






Looks like Simpsons predicted again on their show Makeup Gun:

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Six future next-gen battery technologies that last longer with less harmful materials

We all love our battery-powered gadgets, but portable power cells can be devastating to the environment. Fortunately, recent developments have proven that greener batteries are coming in the not-too-distant future. Engineers are replacing toxic components with less harmful materials.
Other innovations on the rise look to nature to help make batteries last longer, perform better and leave less of a trace once they've been discarded.



Edible saltwater battery

Although there's probably no need to eat a battery, you could chow down on parts of this one if you really felt compelled. In an attempt to demonstrate how natural and eco-friendly his company's new battery really is, Jay Whitacre at Aquion Energy has eaten parts of the saltwater-based battery, and lived to tell. The battery's components are comprised largely of naturally derived materials such as dirt, cotton, carbon and saltwater acting as an electrolyte solution. While hardly a delicious meal, the battery components demonstrate an ecological sensitivity not often found in the energy storage field.

This battery is designed for large-scale jobs, such as providing backup power for a home or business equipped with a renewable energy source, such as wind or solar. It can also be charged up with off-peak grid power, to save money on energy use during peak times when prices are higher.

 Self-destructing battery dissolves in water

A self-destructing battery won't come in handy for everyone, but the development of this dissolving energy storage device is a key innovation for certain applications where single-use batteries are currently being left behind to pollute the surrounding environment. Created by a team at Iowa State University, this battery is designed to self-destruct when triggered by light, heat or liquid, so it's well suited for military applications and other so-called "transient" devices that require a power source for a finite amount of time. Certain medical devices and environmental sensors might fall into this category, and since the battery simply dissolves in water once it has served its purpose, its lasting impact on the environment is approximately nil.

Gold-based battery that can last basically forever

An accidental discovery by researchers at University of California, Irvine led to a technological breakthrough that could leave lithium-ion batteries in the dust. The team built a nanowire battery using gold and some new-fangled materials, and it can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times without slacking in the performance department like lithium-ion batteries are known to do over time. The battery consists of protected electrode nanowires made from a thin core of gold, surrounded by layers of manganese dioxide and a Plexiglas-like electrolyte gel. Although the team had initially been searching for innovations to increase the power capacity of batteries, they stumbled upon this method of building a battery that can last basically forever without showing any signs of wear. 

A battery fueled by sugar

A Virginia Tech team developed a sugar battery that lasts longer than any previous sugar-based prototypes could. Maltodextrin, a polysaccharide made from the partial hydrolysis of starch, is isolated from natural sugar and then used as fuel. When combined with air, the battery releases electrons from the sugar solution to generate electricity. Sugar is cheap and abundant, so it makes for a battery that's not only affordable, but biodegradable as well.

Graphene battery that charges in an instant
 

Scientists are working hard to create rechargeable batteries that can withstand more use. Australia's Swinburne University has created a new graphene-based battery that shows rapid charging abilities -- and it has enough durability to last virtually forever. Super strong graphene replaces lithium in the battery's supercapacitor, addressing all of the shortcomings of that widely used material while also reducing the environmental impact of battery production. The graphene-based supercapacitor allows the new battery to charge to 100 percent power in just a few seconds, it can withstand many more recharging cycles and it also costs less to produce than traditional lithium-ion batteries.

The leafy green battery



A team of University of Maryland researchers sought to develop an inexpensive material to serve as their batteries' negative terminal (anode). In the end, they found the perfect material right on campus. The team found that oak leaves could be heated to 1,000 degrees Celsius to destroy the existing carbon structures, and then introduced the electrolytes to the leaf's natural pores for absorption. The result is a plant-based anode that performs similarly to traditional battery components. Research is ongoing to test other natural materials, such as peat moss, banana peels and melon skins in search of the nature-based battery of the future.


source: inhabitat

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A big Dutch bank is replacing 5,800 people with automation, at a cost of $2 billion

European banks are desperately trying to find ways to save money in these straitened times. ING, a major Dutch lender, announced this week that it plans to save €900 million ($1 billion) a year by cutting 5,800 jobs as part of a “digital transformation.” A further 1,200 employees will have their jobs changed or moved.

This transformation doesn’t come cheap. ING plans to invest €800 million over the next five years on technology that will standardize its infrastructure, data, and other processes into “one digital banking platform.” Most of the job losses will be full-time staff in Belgium and the Netherlands, where risk management, finance, HR, and IT functions will be centralized. In Belgium, the number of ING branches will be cut to 650, from 1,200.

The bank is setting aside €1.1 billion for redundancy payments. Added to the IT investments, the rough bill for replacing people with machines will run to the equivalent of more than $2 billion.

This has predictably irked unions. They are particularly angry because ING received a €10-billion government bailout in 2008 to keep it afloat. Bloomberg reports.

ING customers expect the same level of service from their bank as they get from Netflix, Facebook, or Spotify, says Raymond Vermeulen, a spokesperson for the bank. “We have to adapt. The consequence is that we can do it with less people.” In response to the unions’ gripe about the bailout, he says it wasn’t the government’s goal “to ensure forever that the employees were there.” Instead, “the clear objective was to save the financial system and make sure the people who had savings money in the bank that their money was safe.”

Some studies suggest that around 10% of jobs in rich countries are at risk of automation. The more rote the tasks, the more susceptible they are to robot labor—a widely cited study puts banking jobs like teller and loan officer at better than 90% odds of “computerization.” Upstart fintech companies are now launching banks that deliver services almost exclusively via mobile apps, bypassing all the legacy costs of large workforces and outdated technology.

Indeed, ING is far from alone in launching a costly technical transformation. Last week, Germany’s Commerzbank announced that by 2020 it will digitalize and automate 80% of its processes, cutting 9,600 full-time jobs, at a cost of €1.1 billion, as a result. Meanwhile, RBS is about to launch an online, AI-powered customer-service system (paywall), which can apparently read a customer’s moods and respond accordingly. It also, presumably, never takes breaks and doesn’t ask for any perks.


source: ING

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How to Overide your Android Lock using Google Search without Factory Reset

To prevent unwarranted access to your Android device,it is always advisable to implore some security features. Our Android device comes with some security features of which the most commonly used are the pattern and password system.

Unfortunately you lost access to your Android device due to submission of wrong password sample like your child input wrong pattern or password or Tropa mo pinag tripan phone mo mga lintik na yan!(If iPhone yan phone mo malas mo hahaha icloud na yun)

Here's Method Using Google Search without Factory resetting your phone

1. Visit Google.com on PC browser like Google Chrome
2. Sign in your Gmail account
Here you be asked to login your Gmail account. Dont have any yet? Create one now!. If you have forgotten your password then try using the Recovery method ( Ang Tanga mo naman Mulala).

3. On Google Search type  "Find My Phone" without quote If you are already signin it will asked again like this see pic below.

4. Click lock underneath your device
If you have multiple accounts assigned to one Gmail account, you can choose from the listed device...Click the affected Device. You would see three options Ring ,Lock, Erase or Recover . 

Something similar pic above select Recover then select your affected device again.
 

5. Select 'Lock' and you be asked to put in a password

Please keep in mind to use something that you can easily remember ...After that try Confirming your password click Lock to override the formal security code...You can now go back and put your new password...!

With this it's gonna override the formal one.

NOTE: This only works when your Phone has Internet Connection and some firmware not.

 

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