Samsung launches Android phone for selfie addicts

The Samsung Galaxy K zoom melds a pro-level camera with a mid-level smartphone—complete with a Selfie Alarm to allow you to take timed selfies with ease—in the hopes of creating a whole new product category.

Anyone who follows Samsung's fortunes or its ever-growing range of handsets may beg to differ. After all, less than a year ago, the company launched the Samsung Galaxy SIV zoom, a pro-level camera that also works as a smartphone.

But, according to Sung Hong Lim, Senior Vice President of Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics, the SIV zoom wasn't as good as it could have been in meeting the needs of consumers who are happy to compromise on smartphone specs but won't take second best when it comes to imaging and optics.

All of which makes the Galaxy K zoom not just a totally new product category, but a world-first too.

The K zoom (the K stands for Kamera!) is a pretty serious imaging device. It has a 20.7 megapixel BSI (backside illumination) CMOS sensor and optical image stabilization which, with an optical zoom that can easily unbalance the handset, is a necessity. And that optical zoom offers 10x magnification, auto focus and auto exposure -- which can be set on screen prior to taking a shot -- and sits much more snuggly in the phone's housing than it did on the SIV zoom.

Surprisingly, it only shoots 1080HD video, rather than 4K, but it does have a rather nifty Pro Suggest mode that offers filters based on the composition and the effect the user is trying to capture.
As a phone, it doesn't have the horsepower to outperform the company's latest flagship, the Galaxy S5, but it does have a very nice 4.8-inch full HD super AMOLED screen, uses a hexa-core processor and has 2GB of RAM. And, like all new Android devices landing in 2014, runs KitKat out of the box.
A potentially strange decision is to only offer the handset with 8GB of in-built storage. Yes there's a slot for a microSD card so expansion for storing images won't be a problem, but finding space for apps focused on the phone's performance rather than the camera's performance might be an issue.
Unless of course, Samsung has tweaked the OS so that the phone can access apps stored on removable media.

The company is yet to confirm when the phone will be arriving in different territories, or how much it will cost when it does.

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PLDT Home Bro LTE Ultera Plan up to 10 Mbps

PLDT  launches  Home Bro LTE Ultera Plan   up to 10mbps for Php 2,000. This are applicable  for their  three wireless broadband plans .

You need to pay for  each activation Plan for 6 months ULTERA modem has a built in WiFi ( info on this  image below)

Take Note:  Activation Fee will be amortized over the 1^st-6^th months of your subscription and will be billed on top of your MSF. Speed may drop to 30% of the original speed
once you exceed the recommended usage per month. Minimum speeds of 256 kbps at 85% reliability where wireless broadband is available.

PLDT Home Bro LTE Ultera  Speed per Plan

Here  are the existing  Modem Model For  Each Speed

Applicable to :

• Home Bro Plan 999 (Canopy or Wimax) Up to  2mbps
• Home Bro Plan 799  Up to 5mbps
• Ultera Max Plan Up to 10mbps

 

For existing Canopy or WiMax subscribers, upgrade now and get ultra fast speeds at lower prices.

 Visit : http://pldthome.com/surf/mybro/ultera

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Yahoo Paid a biggest bug bounty $15,000 Flickr vulnerability

Yahoo  owned Flicker one of  the  biggest online photo management and sharing website in the  world was recently impacted by critical web application vulnerabilities , which left the website 's database and server vulnerable for hackers.

The bug  was  found  by  Ibrahim Raafat   a security researcher from Egypt SQL injection vulnerabilities on Flickr Photo Books,  a new feature for  printing  custom photo books trough Flickr launched 5 months ago.

He  found two parameters  (page id , item) that are vulnerable to blind on SQL injection and Remote Code execution.

Video Demo by Ibrahim Raafat:

Ibrahim Raafat  received the highest bounty payout  $15,000 , the report Flickr vulnerabilities  has been patch.

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dSploit Android Hacking Apps

Do you own an Android Device and looking for Hacking Tools ? dSploit is one of the best network analysis and penetration testing suite, allows a Android user to Network Scan, Password Sniffing, Bruteforcing Ports, Packet Forging, Vulnerability Finding , Wi-Fi cracking, Session Hijacking and Spoofing .

Try this at your own risk.  

Link to  download : http://dsploit.net/2014/04/17/new-build-server-and-nightly-releases/

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Bill Clinton Toshiba Satellite Laptop sold for P2.7 Million

The laptop computer that Bill Clinton used in 1998 to send the first-ever US presidential email has sold for $60,667 in an online auction, the Boston auction house that handled the transaction said Thursday.

RR Auction did not disclose the name of the buyer of the still-functional Toshiba Satellite that Clinton borrowed to email veteran astronaut John Glenn, who was orbiting Earth aboard the space shuttle Discovery.

The laptop, with accessories and full documentation, originally belonged to White House physician Robert Darling, who lent it to Clinton when NASA informed the president that Glenn wanted to swap emails with him.
"It's a remarkable collection that represents the dawn of a new age, combining America's greatest technological achievements -- space travel and the Internet," said RR Auction vice president Bobby Livingston in a statement.
Glenn, a US senator who in 1962 became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, was completing a nine-day mission on Discovery in November 1998 when he sent word that he wanted to email Clinton, who was at the time was visiting friends in his home state of Arkansas.
"This is certainly a first for me, writing to a president from space, and it may be a first for you in receiving an email direct from an orbiting spacecraft," wrote Glenn, then 77.
Clinton was keen to get the message, but when his staff couldn't readily find him a computer to do so, Darling stepped forward with his trusty Toshiba and his personal AOL email address.
"Hillary and I had a great time at the launch," emailed Clinton, referring to Discovery's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center a few days earlier.
"We are very proud of you and the entire crew, and a little jealous."
In an interview in 2000, Clinton said he never used email due to security concerns, but acknowledged emailing Glenn in space as well as some US marines and sailors at sea at Christmas.
Prior to selling the laptop in 2000, Darling took care to keep the historic email exchange on its hard drive, and made a copy on its internal floppy drive, while deleting all other data.
He also typed up a memo about the landmark email, saying Clinton "seemed to really enjoy himself particularly when he pressed the 'send' key and realized that at that instant his message was traveling through cyberspace and into real space."
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Chrome Remote Desktop Apps

Google first introduced this service in 2011, which allowed users of Chrome OS or Chrome browser to remotely access their personal computers back home in a free, easy and secure way and now they have released this feature for Android devices to make the same thing possible for Android users.

Securely access your computers from your Android device.
• On each of your computers, set up remote access using the Chrome Remote Desktop app from Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/remotedesktop
• On your Android device, open the app and tap on any of your online computers to connect.
For information about privacy, please see the Google Privacy Policy (http://goo.gl/SyrVzj) and the Chrome Privacy Policy (http://goo.gl/0uXE5d).

HOW TO USE IT

1. Install the Chrome Remote Desktop to your Chrome browser through the Chrome Web Store.
2. Open the app and Enable the remote connection service.

3. Set a minimum 6 digit pin code, as password.
4. Now Install 'Chrome Remote Desktop' Android app from Google Play Store.

5. Then you will see a list of PC’s that you can access. Just enter the respective PIN number to access it.

The new app even provides you to register multiple computers to your Android devices, so that you can control multiple systems on your single Smartphone or tablet AND a number of companies offer this ability like PhoneMyPC or TeamViewer.

For now, if you are using Android Smartphone or Tablet, you can download the free Remote Desktop Android App from the Google play store but for an iOS version it will be coming later this year.

 Previews post  for desktop :  http://blogmytuts.blogspot.com/2014/04/google-chrome-remote-desktop.html

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Google Chrome Remote Desktop

 Access other computers or allow another user to access your computer securely over the Internet.

Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook.  Computers can be made available on an short-term basis for scenarios such as ad hoc remote support, or on a more long-term basis for remote access to your applications and files.  All connections are fully secured.

Chrome Remote Desktop is fully cross-platform.  Provide remote assistance to Windows, Mac and Linux users, or access your Windows (XP and above) and Mac (OS X 10.6 and above) desktops at any time, all from the Chrome browser on virtually any device, including Chromebooks.


For information about privacy, please see the Google Privacy Policy and the Chrome Privacy Policy.

Link to Download:   https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp


For help or troubleshooting please click here: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=52730a7194bef976&hl=en

Chrome Remote Control  for Smartphone

You must install this Application software on your computer ! and you can use smartphone to control.
PC must be installed HServer
Dropbox Download :http://goo.gl/5F3kYk Or http://ppt.cc/auBH
Install setup :
1.Download HServer and run it.
2.Make sure PC/NB and smartphone is connected to the same Wi-Fi hotspot.
3.Open Chrome Control Remote" App.
4.This APP will automatically search area network devices.
5.Click the device and enjoy it !
6.Make sure that Chrome is running the operation.
Using Android smart phone device and connecting windows PC/NB to control Google Chrome,Using simple button to operate Google Chrome , Controlling Google Chrome is an easy thing !! The function include :
● Scale down
● Scale middle
● Scale up
● Delete tab
● Add tab
Googleplay :  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.holiestar.hchrome

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Power Up Your Mobile Device in 30 seconds

Now, if I say that your Smartphone will charge in just 30 seconds, then you definitely won’t believe it. But saying this won't be wrong, Israeli start-up claims to have created a battery that uses nanotechnology to charge your Smartphone in 30 seconds.

StoreDot unveiled the device Monday at Microsoft's Think Next Conference in Tel Aviv. The prototype charger is capable to charge your Smartphone 100% within few blinks of your eyes, all in about 30 seconds. It depends on bio-organic quantum dots that are nano in size, tiny conductive crystals that help enable nimble charging.

StoreDot is a Nanotechnology Research Company and came across the technology while creating biological semiconductors that can, among other things, store a charge, emit visible light and be used to produce high-capacity, or quick-charging, batteries.

In the present, the size of the prototype charger is same as of a laptop charger, but the company says it working on reducing its size.

This charger prototype has been developed for Samsung’s Galaxy 4 and company says it has plans to make chargers for other Smartphones as well. The Wall Street Journal reports the company hopes to begin production in "late 2016."

For the moment, the estimated cost is up to $30, as the company has not revealed its actual cost; just provide a rough idea that it will be double the cost of a normal charger.

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SK Hynix Developed the World’s First Highest Density 128GB DDR4 Module

Seoul, April 7, 2014 – SK Hynix Inc. (or ‘the Company’, www.skhynix.com) announced that it has developed the world’s first highest density of 128GB(Gigabytes) module based on 8Gb(Gigabit) DDR4 using its advanced 20nm class technology.

This module has double density compared to existing 64GB by taking advantage of TSV(Through Silicon Via) technology. This new product works at 2133Mbps and with a 64-bit I/O it processes up to 17GB of data per second. It also runs at ultra low-voltage of 1.2V which does at lower voltage than 1.35V of existing DDR3.

SK Hynix is expected to continuously maintain its technology leadership in the server DRAM market by providing the samples of the world’s first 128GB and 64GB modules built on 8Gb DDR4. The Company plans to start volume mass production of those from the first half of next year.

“The development of the world’s first 128GB DDR4 module has its significance in opening ultrahigh density server market” said Senior Vice President Sung Joo Hong, the Head of DRAM Development. “The Company will further strengthen its competitiveness in premium DRAM sphere with the development of high density, ultrahigh speed and low power consuming products” he added.

According to Gartner, server DRAM market will grow 37% in annual average until 2018 following expansion of mobile environment. Plus, the new interface DDR4 is expected to be certified by customers in this year and is anticipated to be commercialized regularly from 2015. Also, it is expected to be the main standard in the industry from 2016.

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Mozilla's $25 Firefox Smartphone

A Mozilla reference phone, built with Spreadtrum's processor, that ultimately will hit the market as a $25 device for customers who don't have the funds for higher-end phones.  Alcatel , ZTE, and Huawei  also released smartphone and tablet with Firefox OS

BARCELONA -- Mozilla doubled down on its bet that low-end smartphones will give Firefox OS a place in the crowded mobile market, announcing partnerships Sunday that will bring $25 smartphones to the large number of people who can't afford high-end models like Apple's iPhone 5S and Samsung's Galaxy S5 that cost hundreds of dollars.
At the Mobile World Congress here, Mozilla announced a deal with Chinese chip designer Spreadtrum Communications that will mean Firefox OS smartphones will arrive in extremely cost-sensitive markets like India and Indonesia where people often buy phones from a bin in a store.
"We're working with them to break through the $50 barrier, which is hard," Mozilla Chief Technology Officer Brendan Eich told CNET. "This is going to be for a set of [sales] channels in Asia that do not involve operators," the carriers that in other parts of the world dominate distribution.
One company that plans to make and promote the phones is Indonesia-based Polytron. And Indonesian carriers Telkomsel and Indosat plan to sell the devices. Hands-on testing shows the cheap Firefox OS phones to be workable. "This is a price point currently out of the reach of Google and even the lowest-cost Android handset vendors. It pushes Firefox OS into feature-phone territory, potentially signaling the beginning of the end for the category," said Ovum analyst Nick Dillon in a statement.

Firefox OS takes on challenges
Today, Apple's iOS and Google's Android dominate the market for smartphones and tablets. Challengers like Microsoft's Windows Phone, Ubuntu Touch, WebOS, BlackBerry OS, and Samsung's Tizen have struggled to push these aside: it's hard to compete against an incumbent that's got millions of users, hundreds of thousands of apps, and few signs of the complacency that can open a door for challengers.

Firefox OS won't have an easy time of it. There's not as much money to be squeezed from low-end markets, so developers aren't as likely to pursue it as avidly. The Spreadtrum chipset will support only 2.5G Edge mobile networks that, while common in poorer parts of the world, are too slow for a lot of modern apps. And Google is pushing toward lower-end phones, with Android 4.4 memory-saving techniques that fit KitKat into phones with 512MB of RAM.
At the same time, though, Firefox is pushing, too. It uses the same ZRAM memory compression technique to halve its memory requirement to 128MB of memory, Eich said.
Getting down to $25 phones means Firefox OS will provide an alternative for people who'd otherwise buy a feature phone -- a model with a few built-in apps but not much more.
So Firefox has a chance there. But in the long run, to succeed, Firefox OS will need to push up-market, and it's not clear how Mozilla will succeed there with much stronger competition.


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Official Windows 8.1 Update now available for download

The new update can be downloaded straight from Windows Update for free. It comes with security and performance updates, as well as improvements that make Windows more convenient and familiar for users who use touch and mouse combo.

Some features of Windows 8.1 Update 1 include:
Power and Search buttons on the Start screen
All open and pinned apps appear in the taskbar
Access the taskbar from everywhere
Go to the desktop when you sign in, instead of Start
The Minimize button, Close button, and taskbar are more available with your mouse

 “It is a required update to keep your Windows 8.1 device current. Failure to install this Update will prevent Windows Update from patching your system with any future updates starting with Updates released in May 2014,” said one Microsoft representative.

Download Update 1 for Windows 8.1:

Windows 8.1 Update for x86 (KB2919355)
Windows 8.1 Update for x64 (KB2919355)
Windows Server 2012 R2 Update (KB2919355)

 In addition to Microsoft ending support for Windows XP today, the company in turn has made official its latest Windows 8.1 Update 1 that users can now begin downloading. Microsoft calls this update ‘mandatory’ for all users of Windows 8.1.

But here  I still manage to update my MSE on my XP

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