The existence of a vulnerability does not mean the use of a vulnerability. You are correct that apps such as Flash, Acrobat, etc contain vulnerabilities that can be exploited. Right now, the main threat vector we're...
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
What do you think about Pirate?BEWARE!!!
What do you think about Pirates? No, I’m not talking about the swashbuckling kind Johnny Depp played, though thinking about him now is making me go all gooey inside. I’m talking about those people and websites that take authors books and give them away, with no regard to the author, the publisher, the editors and everyone else involved in creating that book. If you’re like me, it pisses you off. So here is my rant...
HD Dolphin Browser updated
The extremely popular 3rd party browser for Android, Dolphin Browser HD, has received a quick update today in the Google Play Store bringing lots of new changes. For one, they changed the name and simply removed the “HD” tag for some reason, then they’ve improved tons of visuals and performance of the app. More details below.
With Google’s Chrome Browser now being available on Android I’m not sure how long 3rd party...
LG optiumS l series
Anyone who has ever tried to take notes or write a quick memo on most smartphones knows that it’s often not a quick process. You have to search out the correct app and launch it. Then use the on-screen keyboard to type out your message. The on-screen keyboards aren’t the best if you need to type out a long memo or message.
LG has announced that its entire line of Optimus L-series smartphones are getting a new feature...
OUYA‘s games listed
We’ve entered the final hours of OUYA‘s Kickstarter, and with the clock winding down, the OUYA team has made a couple exciting announcements. First and foremost, the team shared some new renders of the console, and as it turns out, OUYA is very tiny. Of course, we weren’t expecting it to be massive since it won’t use any discs, but we weren’t quite expecting it to be this compact either. Have a look below.
As if...
Motorola Teases the new smart phone Reveal set
Motorola has jumped to the likes of Facebook for the platform to announce and unveil their next Android powered smartphone. Today they’ve confirmed a “big reveal” is set for this coming Friday, and we all have to guess what it is. I’m betting an original RAZR flip phone. The picture and quote below is all we have to go on, but I’ve already figured it out.
This almost certainly is the Motorola DROID RAZR HD,...
Toshiba Thrive table Android 4.0 Ice
Good news for the few rocking a Toshiba Thrive tablet. Their 10-inch model is finally getting the much awaited update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Toshiba is a little behind on their initial announcement dates for the update, but at least it’s finally available. More details after the break.
Toshiba originally detailed an early spring release date for their ICS rollout for the Thrive tablets, but that...
ESPN Fantasy Football app Ready for 2012
Football season is officially here, and ESPN was quick to the draw and have already updated their popular app for all those preparing for the NFL Fantasy season. I’ve watched Soccer, Olympics and more, but I’m so ready for NFL to start. With pre-season here ESPN has just updated their Fantasy app.
Just like in 2011 ESPN has updated their official ESPN Fantasy Football app for the 2012 NFL season. It was just made available...
Nexus 7 8GB "sold out" on the google play Store
While we don’t know exactly what type of sales numbers Google and ASUS have seen with their new Nexus 7tablet, we expect them to be great. With such an amazing device all for the low price of $199 how can it not sell? After it sold out just about everywhere initially back in July, we are now seeing it sell out on the Google Play Store too.
As of this afternoon Google has changed the status of their 8GB Nexus 7, and now...
MySQL.com Security
In light of a recent security incident, customers are advised to update their antivirus definitions and run a full antivirus scan on all computers that accessed the MySQL site between September 20th, 2011 and September 28th, 2011....
Become a Distributed Database Expert
At Couchbase we are looking for experienced hackers to help us build the fastest, most reliable distributed database on the planet. You don't need to a be expert already, but you should be ready to learn the ins and outs of distribute...
What's the future of CouchDB?
What's the future of CouchDB? It's Couchbase.
Huh? So what about Apache CouchDB? Well, that's a great project. I founded it, coded the earliest versions almost completely myself, I've spent a huge amount of blood, sweat and...
WHY the DATABASE Technology MaTTer
Sometimes I get so down in the weeds of database technology, I forget why I think databases are so fascinating to me, why I found them so important to begin with. ACID. Latency, bandwidth, durability, performance, scalability,...
perfectly clear image correction APPS
Ever snapped a photo with your smartphone and it wasn’t quite good enough? While our cameras have been improving the overall image quality sometimes still isn’t up to par. Today we have a brand new app called Perfectly Clear that has just launched for Android — that aims to solve this problem. Perfectly Clear automatically applies 10 patented intelligent corrections in a few seconds to make almost every photo worth keeping.
No...
iheartradio brining its streaming service
With just five days left to go before the Kickstarter campaign for OUYA comes to a close, OUYA has announced a new partnership with radio streaming service iHeartRadio. Previously, the OUYA team revealed that the console will offer streaming games through OnLive, and now it sounds the multimedia onslaught is nearly complete thanks to this new deal with iHeartRadio. Now we just need OUYA to announce partnerships with...
HTC rumored to launch 5" phone
With both Samsung and LG already having smartphones with screens large enough to be considered “phablets” it is time for HTC to join them. New reports today from DigiTimes states they are working on just that. A 5-inch smartphone with a competition beating 1080p resolution display and more.
With Samsung getting ready to announce their new Galaxy Note 2 at the end of August, aiming for a September/October...
Google’s Nexus 7 camping ad more effective
Here’s an interesting study that sure to stoke the flames of this Android vs. iOS war: analytics company Ace Metrix has determined that Google’s first Nexus 7 television spot has been more warmly-received than Apple’s Genius ad campaign. For those who haven’t checked them out yet, Google’s Nexus 7 ad centers around a father and son as they use the 7-inch tablet on a camping trip, while Apple’s campaign focuses...
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