Nokia's Budget Android Device 'Normandy' Still in Development: Reports
Nokia's highly anticipated rumored Android phone, dubbed 'Normandy', might still be alive and kicking, according to @eveleaks, as a new tweet by the serial leakster displays the following message loud and clear,"The reports of Normandy's death have been greatly exaggerated." Bearing in mind the fact that in the past @eveleaks have provided fairly accurate information about rumours and speculations and it's a no brainer if this rumour also turns out to be true.
The dev team behind Normandy is lead by Egil Kvaleberg and Peter Skillman, the same people behind the Asha range of smartphones. The images of the Nokia Normandy point to a 4-inch display along with a dual-SIM variant, with a product code said to be RM-980.
It is highly unlikely that this kind of a device will end up being produced considering the fact that Nokia has decided to sell its smartphone business to Microsoft, however some sources strongly suggest that this device might see the light of the day even in the face of Nokia Microsoft deal.
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Antutu Benchmark and Specs Leak
A new Samsung Galaxy Note tablet is
reportedly under development. Dubbed the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, the
top-end tablet is expected to be officially announced at the Mobile
World Congress 2014 event.
Information on specs and the benchmark
performance of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 have already hit the web. There
will be two versions of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 – Wi-Fi only and
LTE-based.
The LTE based version will sport the
model number SM-P905, while the Wi-Fi only will be known as SM-P900.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 will sport a 12.2-inch with WQXGA
resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. The tablet will come with an S Pen.
Leaked information suggests the SM-P905
will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AA SoC with 2.3GHz quad-core
CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 8MP main camera, and 2.1MP front-facing
camera. For connectivity, the SM-P905 include Wi-Fi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n,
NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, and IR blaster along with LTE.
Specifications of the Wi-Fi only version
haven't been revealed. The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 will run on
Android's latest iteration – v4.4.2 KitKat with TouchWiz UI.
Glitter Nail Polish: The New Way to Secure Your Data
Security experts hump arise up with a novel way to assure your laptop or tablet hasn't been tampered with and your information compromised - glint apprehend glossiness.
Physiological tampering with devices to move collection, or lay malware for monitoring purposes, is comely an crescendo problem, especially when travelling, where furnish officials can easily lost devices for 'inspection'. Problems with hardware trouble and accumulation thievery hump been peculiarly according by performing travellers to China. The UK regime meanwhile has the manus to imbibe all the data from a instrumentation and fund it when grouping get and result the land.
Some people do fit tamper-proof seals over ports and screws, but these can easily be opened cleanly or replicated in transactions by anyone with token grooming, warrantee researchers Eric Michaud and Ryan Retainer said, spell presenting at the Bedlam Connexion Legislature, reports Stiffened press.
The pair's tell - make a laurels that cannot be copied. Brightness arrest radiance is the improve candidate for making the surface, the set supplemental, as a completely ergodic itinerary is created, different with classical blusher or a sticker. Once applied, a image can be arrogated on a device specified as a smartphone that present not leaving your lateral - or can be parcel at internal - to ensure the somebody has not been tampered with.
Taking a gear picture once you've returned from a stop or turn suspicious that your laptop has been meddled with, then gushing the two through a program that calculate the two images to be rapidly switched between, leave afford you to bemire any differences if the brightness clutch round has been separate and repainted, Mr Michaud and Mr Flunkey explained.
iBerry Auxus CoreX8 3G Octa-core Tablet Announced for Rs. 23,990
iBerry has announced the World’s first switchable 3G module octa‐core tablet. The Auxus CoreX8 3G tablet is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa‐Core 28nm processor with a tri‐core PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU.
The tablet offers switchable 3G module
technology, which is basically a hot-swap function where one has an
option to use a SIM card without having to reboot the device. One can
also remove the SIM card and use Wi-Fi for data communication. The
tablet comes with 2GB of RAM, a 7.85 inch display with 720p resolution,
Android 4.2.2 (which will be upgraded in the future), 16GB of inbuilt
memory which is expandable up to 64GB via a MicroSD card, a 5MP Rear
Camera (with Flash) & 2MP Front Camera.
The Auxus CoreX8 3G is available for pre-booking
from 10 Jan 2014 at a price of Rs.20990 and the regular price post the
pre‐booking will be Rs.23990. Intex has also launched an octa-core
processor running tablet called the Intex Aqua Octa which is 6-inch
device and is available on Snapdeal for Rs.19,999.
Google: Content Removal Requests from India Grow by 90%
Google has come up with a detailed
report on the governments across the world seeking removal of content
from its online services such as YouTube, Blogger, Orkut, Google+ and
others. In its India-specific report, Google says it received 2,540 such
requests from the Indian government and courts during the period
between July and December 2012. According to Google, requests for
removal of content has increased by 90 percent as compared with the
previous reporting period.
During the disturbance in the North East region
last year, Google got five requests from the Indian Computer Emergency
Response Team to remove content from Google+, a Blogger blog, 64 YouTube
videos, and 1759 comments associated with some YouTube videos, citing
laws covering disruption of public order or ethnic offence laws
“The Google+ URLs were only links to
search results that did not identify specific posts that violated
applicable law. In response to these requests, we removed one video for
violating our YouTube Community Guidelines. We also restricted 47
Youtube Videos from local view, in addition to removing 12 YouTube
comments and disabling local access to 3 Blogger blog posts that
violated local laws,” says Google in a post.
Google also received request from a city Cyber Crime Investigation Cell
(city not disclosed) to take down depictions of disputed borders of
Jammu and Kashmir in five Google Maps domains other than
maps.google.co.in. The Indian government, in the meanwhile, has already been working on
mechanisms to monitor content on the web. The government will soon
launch 'Netra',
an internet spy system. The technology will be able to detect words
like bomb, attack etc on blogs, mails and will detect dubious voice
content across messenger services like Google Talk and Skype.
Micromax Canvas Series to Receive Android 4.4 KitKat Update Soon: Reports
Micromax is reportedly going to soon
roll out the latest Android v4.4 update to its as many as 11
smartphones in the Canvas line up. The latest set of information comes from leakster MMXNewscaster, which has posted a list of the Micromax smartphones getting the upgrade. Interestingly, the list includes the latest Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 as well as an upcoming Canvas A200.
It's notable a very few smartphones are
currently running the latest Android iterations. According to the latest
platform versions distribution for Android, KitKat, is running on 1.1% of the total number of active Android devices. KitKat's expected to see more growth in
the near future with LG, Samsung and Sony rolling out the update to
their smartphones. Sony has already confirmed the KitKat update for its Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 devices. Also read, Sony rolls out Android 4.3 update to Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and Xperia Tablet Z
Microsoft Launches Solitaire, Mahjong and new Minesweeper on Windows Phone
Windows Phone users will be elated as Microsoft has announced that their three all time classics - Solitaire, Mahjong and a new version of Minesweeper are now available for download.
You can find the games from the links mentioned below:
Solitaire for Windows Phone
Mahjong for Windows Phone
Minesweeper for Windows Phone
Researchers Develop a New Technique to Identify Faces from Reflections
Scientists have developed a new
forensics technique in which they were able to extract images from the
corneal reflections of an individual of people standing nearby. The
technique can be useful while conducting criminal investigations. Researchers Rob Jenkins from the
University of York in Britain, and collaborator Christie Kerr, from the
University of Glasgow, conducted the experiment in which they found that
faces can be reconstructed from images taken of an individual with
commercial digital cameras and enhanced with off-the-shelf
image-processing software.
For the experiment, the scientists used a
high-end digital camera and sat five volunteers for a
passport-photo-like shot, using studio lighting. All the five people
where in the room even when not being clicked and stood close to the
photographer to be included in the reflection off the subject's corneas. Then they asked the subjects to identify
images from the reflections as well as the original digital images.
Nine out of 10 volunteers were able to correctly identify from the
corneal images. The group which was familiar with the five subjects were
able to identify the persons with 84 percent success rate and those
unfamiliar with the subjects in the photographs were able to identify
with 71 percent success rate.
"The pupil of the eye is like a black mirror. To enhance the image, you
have to zoom in and adjust the contrast. A face image that is recovered
from a reflection in the subject's eye is about 30,000 times smaller
than the subject's face. Our findings thus highlight the remarkable
robustness of human face recognition, as well as the untapped potential
of high-resolution photography," Jenkins said.
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Data Centre Security to be a Top Concern for 2014: McAfee
McAfee recent report on trends, which
will dominate the security industry in India in the near future, states
that data centers will have to make security their prime concern to
combat advanced malware threats. US-based McAfee said in a report, "Data
centres are the nerve centre of an organisation making data centre
security a top priority for most companies today." The report added that
the limits between virtual and physical are blurring as organisations
are moving towards next generation data centers.
The report highlighted that
organisations have to move from single security solution for issues like
bring your own device (BYOD) to other solutions available. The report
states that companies need to adopt advanced threat defense solutions to
respond to attacks faster and move from analysis to protection and
resolution.
"BYOD needs to be looked at from
different dimensions like data loss prevention, network access control,
internal intrusion prevention systems, authentication system, internal
firewalls, securing Wi-Fi etc," it added. The report added that Indian SMB's like
chartered accountants, law firms have a greater chance of cyber attacks.
These small businesses have less secure systems due to lack of budgets
and knowledge and are more prone to cyber attacks.
A previous report McAfee Labs Threats for Third Quarter 2013, stated that there has been a massive increase in Ransomware.
The report added that there has been more threats in the first half of
2013 than all previous incidents combined. McAfee reported more than
700,000 new malware in Q3,2013 an increase of 35 percent.
HTC Releases Guide that Shows How Android Updates Come to Smartphones
HTC has finally decided to respond to all the criticism and has launched a web page which shows the detailed process of how a newly announced Android update is handled, churned and finally pushed out to the consumers. HTC has shown the process with respect to its flagship device, the HTC One, and how the update for all different versions of the device is treated before it reaches the end-user. The process basically involves five steps. First is the Evaluation stage which goes on to the Development and Integration stages then it passes the Certification stage and finally to the Push to Consumer stage where users start receiving the new update. The page also gives an update about the status of all the recent HTC devices and what latest update is available on them.
Microsoft India Launches Guardian App for Women's Safety
Microsoft has launched a new program aimed at women's area in the land. Titled the Guardian, the new device app is usable for Windows Phone users.
The Protective app has a 'selection me' film that allows select users in representative to bar the somebody in sincere example, using Microsoft Windows Azure darken services and Bing Map APIs. Users can also ship an 'SOS' alive, infix to warranty agencies, force and hospitals in somebody of any exigency finished this app.
To use the app, users beggary to add names of select contacts to the settings who can be reached out to in an exigency condition. Users can perched them through the SOS secure. Clicking the SOS button leave transport a seizure content to designated contacts, arousal them along with users' position. The SOS fix also sends emails to select email ids and posts to esoteric Facebook groups.
A aggroup of Microsoft employees formed the Tutelar app in a motion of over six months. Microsoft's new painfulness app comes in the awake of past cases of force against women in the land, especially the finally gathering's Nirbhaya cover.
Apple to Launch Big Screen iPhones and iPads for 2014: Report
According to reports, Apple is prepping a 12.9 inch tablet expected to be launched in October 2014 aimed at North America's educational market.
Meanwhile, there are also rumours of a larger iPhone, reports have surfaced indicating that Apple is tweaking with a design which has a 4.9 inch display which could debut in 2014. Apple earlier increased the size of the iPhone screen back in 2012, when the iPhone 5 featured a 4 inch screen. In the meantime, rumours of an iWatch have also surfaced, with Apple planning to release a 1.3 inch and a 1.7 inch display size of the watch for men and women.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Goes Up for Pre-order
Samsung had announced the Galaxy Grand 2
for the Indian market earlier this week. Successor to the original
Galaxy Grand a.k.a Galaxy Grand Duos,.
Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 :
- It features dual-SIM support, 5.25-inch 720p TFT display.
- The Grand 2 runs Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean).
- Powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor.
- 1.5GB of RAM.
- The Galaxy Grand 2 comes with an 8GB built-in storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD.
- The smartphone has an 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and Auto Focus and 1.9MP secondary camera.
- In terms of connectivity, the smartphone supports Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, BT4.0, GPS + Glonass, USB 2.0.
- It is powered by a 2,600mAh battery, providing up to 10 hours of playback and 17 hours of calls. The smartphone comes pre-installed with various apps such as ChatON, Samsung Hub, S Health, Group Play, S Travel, S Translator, Samsung Link, Story Album.
Micromax Canvas Juice A77 Smartphone Launched at Rs. 7,999
Micromax has launched a new Android
smartphone under Rs. 10,000. Called the Canvas Juice A77.
Specifications of Micromax Canvas Juice :
- Supports dual-SIM.
- Runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
- Powered by a 1.3GHz MTK 6572 dual-core processor
- 1GB of RAM.
- The Micromax Canvas Juice A77 has a 5-inch display with 480 x 854 pixels resolution.
- The smartphone sports a 5MP rear camera with auto focus and 0.3MP front camera.
- It comes with 4 GB of ROM, and supports additional storage up to 32GB via microSD.
- In terms of connectivity, the smartphone supports 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth and micro USB.
- It comes with a 3,000 mAh battery, which is rated to deliver 282 hours of standby time and 10 hours of talktime.
Micromax is offering free gift certificate worth Rs 1,000 and Airtel freebies worth Rs 12,000 with the new smartphone.
Bharti Airtel Offers Free Facebook Access in 9 Regional Languages
Bharti Airtel is now offering free
Facebook access in as many as nine regional languages to its prepaid
customers in India - Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil,
Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. As a limited period offer, Airtel is
offering free access Facebook with a cap of 30 MB/ month.
Existing
mobile Internet users on Airtel can access the Facebook mobile site on
m.facebook.com. Customers accessing the mobile internet for the first
time will have to register at m.facebook.com to avail of this special
offer. Airtel says the language support is compatible with all major platforms including Java, Android, iOS and Windows devices.




















