Moore’s Law is under threat. In the battle between chip designers and the laws of physics, it’s beginning to look like it won’t be long before it’s impossible to double the number of transistors on integrated circuits every two years. But there could be a solution, and it involves—of all things—good old vacuum tubes.
We’ve all been there. You’re standing around, trying to have a conversation — meaningful or otherwise — but that wretched, raucous noise means all you can do is cock your head and mouth “I can’t hear you!” to your friend. San Francisco-based…
Stunning video footage like that from a recent tornado in Arkansas (see below) shows the potential for drones to radically change journalism. However, it’s illegal to operate them in the US, especially near a disaster or accident scene — which has…
Marvel’s President Kevin Feige took to a Q&A session while in Barcelona recently, talking all things Marvel movies, including whether a sequel to the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy could come to fruition. Other topics of interest include Ant-Man and what’s going on with Doctor Strange. Of course, forefront during the Q&A session was whether another Guardians of the Galaxy … Continue reading
One leaked configuration of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4 phablet shows an unreleased Exynos 5433 processor. While that may sound rather unexciting, scores from AnTuTu has just revealed that this Samsung octa-core chip outperforms Qualcomm’s top high-end processors. Of course, after all that drama about benchmark cheating last year, everyone has become wary of benchmark tests. Nonetheless they still … Continue reading
I am quite sure that all of us have more or less heard about Google Glass, and some of us are itching to be able to get hold of it for the longest time but never really managed to get the chance to be a Google Glass Explorer. It is nice to know that the time has now arrived, where Net-A-Porter.com, which happens to be the world’s premier online luxury …
Back in May, it was reported that the HTC Desire 610 could be making its way onto AT&T. Now according to a recent post by @evleaks, who broke the original story, a press rendering of the handset that’s supposed to be headed AT&T’s way has surfaced. Based on what we can see, we can’t really tell if it’s an AT&T model, but given @evleaks’ track record, there could be some truth to his claims.
For those who don’t remember, the HTC Desire 610 was originally announced back at MWC 2014 earlier this year. It’s not the most powerful Android smartphone from HTC, but with it priced at around $450, we guess it’s not too bad if you’re shopping on a budget. The handset, in case you missed the news, will sport a 4.7-inch qHD display.
It will be powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of onboard storage, and a microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 128GB. The HTC Desire 610 will also come with an 8MP rear-facing camera, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, and support for LTE. There will be Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, a 2,040mAh battery with Android 4.4 KitKat preinstalled.
Also based on the press rendering, it looks like it will have front-facing stereo speakers which reminds us of the BoomSound speakers found on the HTC One M8. Unfortunately @evleaks did not mention when the phone will be released, so we guess we’ll just have to keep an eye out for it.
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About a month ago, Motorola announced a new smartphone in the form of the Moto E. The device is a low-end Android smartphone from Motorola that was priced at an incredibly affordable $129 without a contract, so it would definitely be great for those who might be a little strapped for cash. Now with Verizon offering the Moto G, could they soon be planning on selling the Moto E as well?
Well according to a leaked image posted by @evleaks, it shows off a hard shell case for a certain Motorola device called the Motorola Victara. Now based on the image, it’s a bit hard to tell if this shell is designed for the Moto E or the Moto X+1. According to an earlier leaked image, it showed off the alleged Moto X+1 encased in a similar case.
Some are speculating that because of that, the handset pictured above could be referring to the Moto X+1. At the same time the design of the phone does resemble that of the Moto E, so perhaps it could be referring to that as well. In any case we’ll keep the speculation to a minimum for now, but we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for more information about the Motorola Victara.
In the meantime what do you guys think? Could the leaked image for the Motorola Victara be referring to the Moto E or the Moto X+1?
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Earlier this year, a game called Flappy Bird hit smartphones around the world. There was something incredibly addictive about the game and its retro graphics that made it so appealing. Unfortunately its creator made an odd choice of removing the game from app stores, claiming that he removed it for our own good.
However once the game was removed, app stores were soon flooded with clones and lookalikes, but as it turns out, a good majority of those clones and lookalikes had malware hidden in them, according to a report from McAfee. Now we knew that some of them had malware, but the latest report from McAfee claims that 80% of those clones had malware.
This is pretty scary since we’re sure that many gamers out there eagerly rushed to download a lookalike to see what all the fuss is about. As to what exactly the malware will do on your phone, well it ranges from making phone calls without permissions to numbers that charge high rates, or sending text messages that collect money.
One of the potential uses of the malware could also be to reveal the user’s ZIP code, which in turn could be used in a credit card scam. According to Brian Kenyon, chief technical strategist at McAfee, “You can’t sell a stolen credit card number from California to a guy in Florida, because if he buys gas with it and then an hour later the real owner buys groceries in California, the security system kicks in. If stolen cards go only to people in a nearby ZIP code, it can take much longer for anyone to realize there’s a problem. It increases their worth on the black market.”
Now if you had installed one of those clones or lookalikes on your phone, there is a chance you could have been infected, so you’ll most probably want to download some antivirus software for your phone to give it a quick scan to see if you are safe.
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As much as we would hope that protests around the world can be done and responded in a peaceful way, sometimes things just have a way of getting out of control. Things are thrown, police react, and that’s when things start to go downhill. Now it seems that Amnesty International is more than familiar with situations that get out of hand why is why they have created a free app called Panic Button.
The app itself will appear on your Android home screen as a calculator app. It has been designed to look innocent just in case someone is searching your phone to make sure you don’t reach out to call for help. In fact the app itself will act like a normal calculator app, but in order to activate it, all you’d have to do is either mash a particular number of the app or keep pressing the power button on your phone.
When doing so, it will then send out a distress message to three preset emergency contacts along with your location. It will continue to do so and keep your contacts apprised of the situation every 5 minutes until you either disable it or your phone runs out of battery. It’s a very clever idea since it basically lets you set of a silent alarm without anyone knowing you did so.
While designed for those who participate in human rights works and activists, we don’t see how it can’t be used in other situations when a panic button might be needed, like mashing it furiously when you’re being mugged, or calling the police when there’s an intruder in your home and you don’t want them to hear you on the phone. The app is free for download so if you’d like to learn more, head on over to Google Play for the download.
Amnesty International Releases Panic Button App For Activists , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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