Over the weekend, we got the first glimpse of the Sony ‘Sirius’ Z2 and its new UI along with details about it screen size and processor. Today, thanks to DooMLord and XperiaBlog, we have some more details about this upcoming flagship from Sony. The D6503 or the Sirius or the Xperia Z2 will sport a Qualcomm MSM8974AB chipset, instead of the MSM8974AC chip rumored earlier. Other confirmed specs of the handset include a 5....
Various malware groups exploit the vulnerability but the users would be most likely to encounter it when confronted with the popular exploits Angler which has maintained its dominance in the crimeware market since the passing of Black Hole in 2013. The critical vulnerability CVE-2010-2568 affects the Microsoft Windows products and allows attackers to compromise the vulnerable system. The problem is caused due to insufficient treatment of certain parameters in the Windows Shell when processing shortcuts (....
Switch Bot is a mechanical switch controller that can be triggered from your smartphone, so what it essentially does is replicates the human action of flicking on a switch with its mechanical arms and this lets users control the devices remotely. From Luxury to convenience Switch Bot is the perfect solution if you want to automate your dumb devices. Just imagine, how you could switch on the coffee machine, the water heater, and the raise the curtains all without leaving the comfort of your bed....
If that scenario sounds familiar, it’s only because tech support scams have spread to almost every corner of the web. And to make matters worse, the people behind them have gotten better at making their pop-ups more realistic looking. Tap or click here to see four chilling lessons from a tech hotline scam. Fake system alerts (also known as “scareware”) are some of the most annoying tools that scammers use to swindle victims online....
It’s a sleek, affordable, and functional way to play your favorite album or podcast, or you can upgrade to a whole-home system. Sonos has speakers for you either way. If you are in the market for a new speaker, we’ve got the best Sonos speakers for you. For other speaker ideas, check out our picks for the best portable speakers, the best stereo speakers, and the best smart speakers! The Ikea Symfonisk Bookshelf takes a slightly different approach to Sonos speakers....
Personal cloud storage got started in 2007, when Drew Houston, Dropbox’s CEO, got sick and tired of losing his USB drive. So he created the first individual, small business cloud storage service. It was a radical idea in its time, and everyone loved it. Today, there are dozens of cheap or free cloud storage providers and services. But – beyond giving you storage – they’re very different. How do you choose which one is right for you?...
Samsung today launched three new 4G enabled budget smartphones for the Indian market. All the three handsets — the Galaxy Grand Prime 4G, Galaxy Core Prime 4G and the Galaxy J1 4G — unveiled by the company today are slightly modified variants of its existing offerings. The Galaxy J1 4G is the cheapest and smallest of the bunch and comes with a 4-inch WVGA display, 768MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 5MP camera on the front and back, and a 1,850mAh battery....
A new Samsung patent has given us our first glimpse of the foldable display smartphone which could hit the markets in early or mid-2015. You can find this by looking for patent No. US201401119540 over at the USPTO. Unlike the curved display smartphones that we saw last year from Samsung and LG respectively, this will be completely flexible, almost like a wallet. We’re still far away from seeing one of these devices hit the market, so we can only speculate at this point....
Last year, Samsung witnessed the stock shortage when Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones were released. The company made one S6 Edge for every four Galaxy S6. In order to resolve the shortage crisis for Edge series smartphones, Samsung has apparently set new ratio 6:4, which means the company will make four S7 Edge for every six S7 Edge manufactured. Samsung S7 is having 5.1 QHD Display while as S7 Edge is having 5....
Recently, we talked through Samsung’s first 200MP camera sensors with its teaser, and the next year’s Samsung Galaxy S23 might be the first to retain it. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Leaked Specifications Don’t stick with earlier spec leaks because now the full specs list is leaked for us. The smartphone specs leaker Yogesh Brar leaked it, who owns a reputable track for leaking. As Brar tweeted, the list seems exciting with some significant internal & external display features....
We must admit that very often we wake up with thoughts of career perfection from various architects of technology. Very often we see tech leaders shares useful career advice with us. Recently, Microsoft’s boss Satya Nadella shared some career advice with us. In a recent interview with Business Insider, Microsoft Boss Satya Nadella said that he finds inspiration in a book which is called Mindset by Carol Dweck, a professor of Psychology at Stanford....
Tap or click here for more on facial recognition databases and how they are used. Since high-tech cameras are so valuable, it’s no wonder why hackers see them as enticing targets. A group of hackers recently invaded a security camera company with setups throughout the country. Hackers accessed live feeds from 150,000 cameras from hospitals, schools and businesses like Tesla and Cloudflare. They exposed people inside women’s health clinics and psychiatric hospitals....
But the most interesting feature? That has to be the new Sony Exmor RS imaging sensor for the camera. Sony’s most advanced phone sensor yet, it packs 19 megapixels into a 1/2.3-inch sensor. That’s become the stard size for phones with big image sensors. But what makes the Exmor RS special is that it incorporates stacked DRAM right into the sensor itself. This lets the chip buffer up data at an insanely high rate, making it by far the fastest camera on any smartphone....
SMS portals that allow you to send Free SMS via GPRS or Internet are very popular. 160by2 was one of the pioneers in this field from India. The mobile portal of 160by2 is fast loading and clean and it was my favorite Free SMS portal via GPRS. You can even send an Email as SMS using this Free SMS service. 160by2 offers address book as well as reminder facility. It also comes with predefined quick SMS templates....
When I met my wife she was entirely indifferent to gadgets. She kept her phones for years. They had to be Android, of course. She considered the Apple brand to be not at one with the people. Over the last couple of years, however, as I’ve accidentally enveigled her into the gadget world, she’s started to change. It got so bad that, a couple of weeks ago, she spontaneously uttered: “Isn’t there a new Samsung phone?...
Camera technology has advanced immensely in the past few years. They keep getting smaller and smaller, making it possible to conceal them any which way. Disguised cameras are now particularly a big part of the problem because they’re cheap and anyone can easily buy them online. You’ve heard all the scary stories about hidden video cameras. Spycam manufacturers have been creative in producing some of the most cleverly designed (and tiny) camera/DVR systems that can be disguised as anything really — a bathroom hook (really creepy!...
It’s a small device that attaches to the vertical twisting wand on horizontal blinds, and twists it to tilt open the blinds or close them, all controlled by you from your mobile device or via a voice command to Alexa or Google Home. Your phone communicates with the SwitchBot Blind Tilt via Bluetooth, but it can also connect to Wi-Fi if you add a SwitchBot Hub. The Blind Tilt comes with its own solar panel, which makes it an easy, plug-and-play option, especially at only $69....
There are 34 million adults in the US alone who own cryptocurrency, with payment value expected to surge by 70% in 2022. Already, 3.6 million people use cryptocurrency, or crypto, and it shows no signs of slowing down. You could benefit from major gains if you know what you are doing, and that is where a reliable crypto app can help, giving you the information and tools you need to be successful....
Toolbox The Toolbox is one of those features that made a ton of sense but wasn’t very prominent, all tucked away in the settings menu. This was a floating icon, think Facebook, chat head that opened a list of customizable app shortcuts. It could be toggled on and off with the button. You will find the expected notifications in the notifications drawer. You can configure which apps are listed in the main system settings for the Toolbox under Sound Display....
In just over two days from now, Samsung will unveil its latest flagship — the Galaxy S6 — thereby ending a series of leaks and rumors surrounding the handset since the last two months. The positive part about these leaks is that we already know quite a bit about the Samsung Galaxy S6 and its edge-display sibling, the Galaxy S6 Edge. Yes, just like the Galaxy Note 4 and the Note Edge, Samsung is going to launch a variant of the Galaxy S6 with an Edge display....
