Cowon's X9 PMP now shipping, features up to 110 hours of music playback
Monday, 20 August 2012
Cowon's X9 PMP now shipping, features up to 110 hours of music playback
Samsung Galaxy S Duos goes official: launches in Europe next month
Samsung Galaxy S Duos goes official: launches in Europe next month
Aside from that minor labeling at the top, the Galaxy S Duos appears to be trading heavily on the looks of Samsung's latest flagship. That said, it does have its own trick; space for two SIMs. The phone will be able to keep both SIMs running concurrently, with the ability to chat on Carrier A while still fielding incoming calls on Carrier B. The rest of the hardware is less likely to wow, with a now pretty humble 1GHz processor, 1,500mAh battery, 4GB of built-in storage and a five-megapixel camera on the back. The screen seems big enough, with a 4-inch 480 x 800 TFT housed within the 120g frame, happily running Android 4.0. A European launch is pitched for September, with an unspecified roll-out "across other territories" following soon after.
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Synaptics enters the keyboard market, announces the ThinTouch keyboard aimed at Ultrabooks
Synaptics enters the keyboard market, announces the ThinTouch keyboard aimed at Ultrabooks
Perhaps our biggest question is how much travel these keys will have -- after all, the last thing anyone needs is another shallow Ultrabook keyboard. Synaptics reps told us the company isn't yet ready to share such technical details, though we did get to compare Synaptics' keys with its competitors (see the image after the break). At first blush, it seemed just as flat, but not flatter, but we'll reserve full judgement until we can use the keyboard for an extended period of time. Also no word on which PC makers will take a chance on the ThinTouch, but Synaptics says the keyboard will start shipping sometime in 2013.
Synaptics spills more details on ForcePad, a pressure-sensitive trackpad coming to laptops in 2013
Synaptics spills more details on ForcePad, a pressure-sensitive trackpad coming to laptops in 2013
We spend an awful lot of time in laptop reviews railing against modern trackpads -- you know, the ones that mistake left clicks for right ones, or have a really stiff button mechanism. Well, it looks like relief might be on the way. Synaptics (easily the largest touchpad maker of 'em all) just spilled more detailson ForcePad, a pressure-sensitive pad that responds differently depending on how much you bear down with your fingers. Before we get into possible use cases, though, it's important to clarify this: there is no mechanical touch button, meaning those stiff hinges we've been complaining about should be moot. Rather, if you want to "left click" or "right click" you'll need to push against the pad with your finger. When you do this, you'll get the littlest bit of tactile feedback, along with a sound effect. (You can turn those off.)
All told, the pad responds to up to 1,000 grams of pressure, and recognizes 64 different levels of sensitivity. As you can imagine, this feature is likely to come in handy with drawing apps, but Synaptics also imagines it being used in gaming. With scrolling, too, you can page through documents quickly or slowly, depending on how hard you press the trackpad. Additionally, the pad recognizes up to five fingers at once, and can tell when you're applying more pressure with one finger than another. For now, Synaptics won't name any future products that will use this technology, so don't put any stock in that Lenovo machine used in the first demo video below -- it's just a U300s retrofitted with a ForcePad. But, a company rep did say we'd start seeing ForcePad-enabled laptops at CES in January, so expect lots of notebook news then.
Gallery: Synaptics ForcePad
Origin whips out dual-wielding EON17-SLX laptop with SLI / CrossFireX support
Origin whips out dual-wielding EON17-SLX laptop with SLI / CrossFireX support
Digispark, Arduino's unofficial kid brother, takes Kickstarter by storm (video)
Digispark, Arduino's unofficial kid brother, takes Kickstarter by storm (video)
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G shows off all sides, sticks with new name
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G shows off all sides, sticks with new name
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 teardown shows easy fixes, skimpy battery
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 teardown shows easy fixes, skimpy battery
Facebook App Development – Step One: The Idea
Facebook App Development – Step One: The Idea
Where your Facebook page has to be exhaustively maintained just to be able to get those few hundred "Likes", a game or application can get you a thousand likes within a matter of days. International brands, small business, online entrepreneurs, developers, gamers are all aggressively launching into this platform to get their share of glory through a facility that promises to build brand power and brand loyalty provided it lives up to the user's expectations.
Here's a comprehensive guide on how you can integrate an awesome Facebook application into your next online marketing venture. This guide is broken into three parts respectively; with this one dealing with the basic idea, the second with the process of development and the third on what makes a Facebook app viral and popular.
Do I Need An App And Can I Afford One?
If you want to provide customers with a service they would love to use, a Facebook app does it best. Considering that the average person spends an hour a day on Facebook, with more than a 100 friends connected over 80 pages, more than 20 million apps downloaded a day; you are in for some beefy exposure. These very users will promote and make your brand or service viral if you have something that stirs their interest and their friend's interest. That something is the "idea" of your Facebook app.You don't need to be a brand or a large scale business to have an app. You could be a small business or even an online entrepreneur to have an app running because all you need is the development cost. An application developed by a professional, authentic, experienced app development company can cost you $1,000 and beyond, depending upon the size, concept and usability of the application.
Benefits Of A Facebook Application:
Your personally owned app can work wonders if you get it right. Need to know a list of benefits before you invest in this love affair? Here you go.Reaching Out to a Multitude of Millions: Your app will be played by people – globally. Out of an estimate 100 million people who will be using the application, you can have at least 10K customers who can turn out to be potential clients. You see, business opportunities are limitless if you know how to position your app cum web marketing strategies.
Receiving Recognition and Brand Following: Zynga is now a household name in social media gaming. Before Facebook, nobody really knew about this prestigious group. What happens now? They are world leaders of the industry. Brand empowerment through Facebook is not limited to game developers; corporate organizations and small businesses too can receive this taste of glory. Imagine those people using your app and promoting you, your business and your application. Isn't it a powerful, cost effective strategy to build brand loyalty? Could you have done it so easily before the advent of social media and social media applications?
A Passive Income for Online Entrepreneurs: You may have noticed Facebook games (a form of entertainment applications) provoking a user to buy virtual credits with real money to unlock further levels. This is a monetization strategy that can make you a rich entrepreneur provided your game is highly addictive and your application is helpful enough to make the user want to spend.
Drive Traffic to Your Website: A Facebook app can be the pathway that brings a high level of traffic to your website; quite a blessing for small businesses and e-commerce entrepreneurs. Users are almost always curious to know more about the company whose app they are using. This curiosity is what will drive them to you, so your website should be downright awesome too. Do not set about creating an app without already having a strong website running – it can brutally backfire.
Ideal for Customer Engagement Strategies: Combined with a Facebook page, you can get a high level of customer engagement provided you come up with interesting activities such as a Facebook photo contest, a sweepstake application, a poll and many other such strategies.
So Who's Going To Be Responsible For The Development?
You will have to hire a professional, experienced app developer, however, with the influx of developers out there, this may require you to do some digging and research before you decide to get in touch with one. So with every one of them out there claiming to be awesome, how do you choose the most beautiful of them all? Simply by following three indicators:A Strong Portfolio: A professional company will not be under the hood. They will scream their lungs out, showcasing the brands they have worked with – and that is your best buy.
Their Customer Support Staff: They have to be smart, know what they are doing and have to be able to come up with ideas. It is with these people that you will be dealing with first, so the more efficient they are in giving you details, the easier it is for you to judge their skills and expertise – don't mind drilling them.
Their Clearly Stated Address and Phone Number: Yes, there are scammers out there so a company that has its address and phone number stated is a good indicator. You can take down the address, pay them a visit and talk personally about the work processes. If you can't travel around, you can also put up an online inquiry or search about the company.
Now that you've read this, take a deep breath, sit back and analyze. Do you really think your business will prosper with a Facebook app? Do you have an awesome idea?( It doesn't matter even if you don't because once you contact an app developer, they can come with ideas too, as their job is also to creative!). If you have a yes to all these questions, we have a line-up of informative posts waiting for you.
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Inside the Grum Botnet
Inside the Grum Botnet
KrebsOnSecurity has obtained an exclusive look inside the back-end operations of the recently-destroyed Grum spam botnet. It appears that this crime machine was larger and more complex than many experts had imagined. It also looks like my previous research into the identity of the Grum botmaster was right on target.
The “Stats” page from a Grum botnet control panel show more than 193,000 systems were infected with the malware.
A source in the ISP community who asked to remain anonymous shared a copy of a Web server installation that was used as a controller for the Grum botnet. That controller contained several years’ worth of data on the botnet’s operations, as well as detailed stats on the spam machine’s size just prior to its takedown.
At the time of Grum’s demise in mid-July 2012, it was responsible for sending roughly one in every six spams delivered worldwide, and capable of blasting 18 billion spam emails per day. Anti-spam activists at Spamhaus.org estimated that there were about 136,000 Internet addresses seen sending spam for Grum.
But according to the database maintained on this Grum control server prior to its disconnection in mid-July, more than 193,000 systems were infected with one of three versions of the Grum code, malware that turned host systems into spam-spewing zombies. The system seems to have kept track of infected machines not by Internet address but with a unique identifier for each PC, although it’s not immediately clear how the Grum botnet system derived or verified those identifying fingerprints.
Some of Grum’s email lists. Most lists contained upwards of 20 million addresses.
The Web interface used to control the botnet was called “Zagruska Systems,” (“zagruska” is a transliteration of the Russian word “загрузка,” which means “download”). The HTML code on the server includes the message “Spam Service Coded by -= ( Spiderman).”
The password used to administer the botnet’s Web-based interface was “a28fe103a93d6705d1ce6720dbeb5779″; that’s an MD5 hash of the password “megerasss”. Interestingly, this master password contains the name Gera, which I determined in an earlier investigative story was the nickname used by the Grum botmaster. The name Gera also is used as a title for one of several classes of forged email headers that the botnet had available to send junk mail; other titles for falsified header types included the names “Chase,” “eBay” and “Wachovia,” suggesting a possible phishing angle.
This Grum control server also hosted some unbelievably large email address lists — more than 350 GB worth in all. There were dozens of separate email address lists on the Grum control server, many containing between 20 million and 60 million email addresses each. I was unable to determine how many unique or active email addresses were contained in these files, but a quick tally of 60 different address list files found in one directory on the server showed that they contained more than 2.3 billion addresses.
Most of the junk mail that Grum sent was for ads promoting rogue Internet pharmacies and replica watches, although there are indications that the botnet was at some point in 2011 used to distribute malware disguised as a DHL shipping notification.
Further poking around this control server revealed that it contained the customer information for more than 1.3 million orders placed at rogue Internet pharmacies between Feb. 2006 and March 2010. The order information for the online pill shops was in a folder on the system called “Rx-Partners,” suggesting they were records belonging to the pharmacy spam affiliate program by the same name. The database includes order numbers, dates, the type of drug purchased, strength, quantity, price, customer country, and email address, among other information. I’ll have more details on this aspect of the Grum data trove in a future post.
The “Stats” page from a Grum botnet control panel show more than 193,000 systems were infected with the malware.At the time of Grum’s demise in mid-July 2012, it was responsible for sending roughly one in every six spams delivered worldwide, and capable of blasting 18 billion spam emails per day. Anti-spam activists at Spamhaus.org estimated that there were about 136,000 Internet addresses seen sending spam for Grum.
But according to the database maintained on this Grum control server prior to its disconnection in mid-July, more than 193,000 systems were infected with one of three versions of the Grum code, malware that turned host systems into spam-spewing zombies. The system seems to have kept track of infected machines not by Internet address but with a unique identifier for each PC, although it’s not immediately clear how the Grum botnet system derived or verified those identifying fingerprints.
Some of Grum’s email lists. Most lists contained upwards of 20 million addresses.The password used to administer the botnet’s Web-based interface was “a28fe103a93d6705d1ce6720dbeb5779″; that’s an MD5 hash of the password “megerasss”. Interestingly, this master password contains the name Gera, which I determined in an earlier investigative story was the nickname used by the Grum botmaster. The name Gera also is used as a title for one of several classes of forged email headers that the botnet had available to send junk mail; other titles for falsified header types included the names “Chase,” “eBay” and “Wachovia,” suggesting a possible phishing angle.
This Grum control server also hosted some unbelievably large email address lists — more than 350 GB worth in all. There were dozens of separate email address lists on the Grum control server, many containing between 20 million and 60 million email addresses each. I was unable to determine how many unique or active email addresses were contained in these files, but a quick tally of 60 different address list files found in one directory on the server showed that they contained more than 2.3 billion addresses.
Most of the junk mail that Grum sent was for ads promoting rogue Internet pharmacies and replica watches, although there are indications that the botnet was at some point in 2011 used to distribute malware disguised as a DHL shipping notification.
Further poking around this control server revealed that it contained the customer information for more than 1.3 million orders placed at rogue Internet pharmacies between Feb. 2006 and March 2010. The order information for the online pill shops was in a folder on the system called “Rx-Partners,” suggesting they were records belonging to the pharmacy spam affiliate program by the same name. The database includes order numbers, dates, the type of drug purchased, strength, quantity, price, customer country, and email address, among other information. I’ll have more details on this aspect of the Grum data trove in a future post.
PowerSkin Samsung Galaxy S3 Case with Backup Battery
PowerSkin Samsung Galaxy S3 Case with Backup Battery
Want to enjoy our favorite games and movies with your new Galaxy S3 for a long time? Maybe you need a handy backup battery such as the following PowerSkin Samsung Galaxy S3 case with backup battery.
This is a pretty practical one-piece, soft-touch battery case that measures 144.56 x 73.71 x 19.03mm, weights 95g, and designed for Samsung Galaxy S3 Android phone. As we can see from the images, theGalaxy S3 case features sleek and slim design and strong hardshell construction in order to protect your Samsung Galaxy S3 from shocks and scratches in a stylish way. Moreover, the Galaxy S3 case features a built-in 1500mAh rechargeable battery that offers you up to 170 extra minutes of talk time or up to 97 extra hours of standby time. Of course, the integrated indicator can show you the status of the backup battery, and custom cutouts allow you access to all functions and buttons of your Samsung Galaxy S3.
PowerSkin Samsung Galaxy S3 case with backup battery is priced at $62.99 USD. If you’re interested, jump to PowerSkin official site for more details.
This is a pretty practical one-piece, soft-touch battery case that measures 144.56 x 73.71 x 19.03mm, weights 95g, and designed for Samsung Galaxy S3 Android phone. As we can see from the images, theGalaxy S3 case features sleek and slim design and strong hardshell construction in order to protect your Samsung Galaxy S3 from shocks and scratches in a stylish way. Moreover, the Galaxy S3 case features a built-in 1500mAh rechargeable battery that offers you up to 170 extra minutes of talk time or up to 97 extra hours of standby time. Of course, the integrated indicator can show you the status of the backup battery, and custom cutouts allow you access to all functions and buttons of your Samsung Galaxy S3.
CruxCase CruxSKUNK iPad 3 Case
CruxCase CruxSKUNK iPad 3 Case
CruxCase recently announced CruxSKUNK, a new protective case for iPad 3 and iPad 2. If you want to turn your new iPad into a comfortable working station, let’s go on checking the laptop styled iPad 3 case.
The CruxSKUNK is a versatile folio-stayed, ultra slim protective case designed for iPad 2 and the new iPad. The three parts of the new iPad case is machined from a single piece of aircraft grade aluminum in order to protect the new iPad or iPad 2 from bumps and scratches, and the sandblasted and anodized coating perfectly compliments the style of your iPad. Moreover, the iPad 3 case also features an integrated full-sized wireless keyboard with full-sized keys to provide you a more comfortable typing experience. Apart from that, the patent-pending hinge allows you to use your iPad in a multitude of positions, and the built-in magnets activate the new iPad’s auto wake/ sleep function.
At present, CruxCase is raising fund for CruxSKUNK iPad 3 case on Kickstarter. Pledge $155 will let you own the laptop styled keyboard case. If you’re interested, jump to Kickstarter official site for more details.
Additionally, if you need other options, you might like to check the Ultrathin iPad 3 keyboard cover and more via “iPad 3 case” tag.
The CruxSKUNK is a versatile folio-stayed, ultra slim protective case designed for iPad 2 and the new iPad. The three parts of the new iPad case is machined from a single piece of aircraft grade aluminum in order to protect the new iPad or iPad 2 from bumps and scratches, and the sandblasted and anodized coating perfectly compliments the style of your iPad. Moreover, the iPad 3 case also features an integrated full-sized wireless keyboard with full-sized keys to provide you a more comfortable typing experience. Apart from that, the patent-pending hinge allows you to use your iPad in a multitude of positions, and the built-in magnets activate the new iPad’s auto wake/ sleep function.
Android Community Weekly: August 19th, 2012
Android Community Weekly: August 19th, 2012
Say goodbye to another excellent week of Android news, and prepare for more coming soon. This was another fun week for Android fans especially anyone that loves Motorola. While we had tons of great news like Google Play Store gift cards, Motorola finally launching a bootloader unlock tool was probably the most important for Android enthusiasts. Head on past the break for your weekly news fix.
Just like mentioned above we wanted to start with Motorola simply for the fact that they made two large announcements. One being that on September 5th Motorola will be holding a media event to announce a new device, likely the DROID RAZR HD for Verizon Wireless. The important thing though is their bootloaders. Anyone wanting to fully unlock and enjoy their Motorola devices haven’t been able to because of locked down bootloaders. This week Moto finally launched their Unlock My Device website— following in ASUS and HTC’s footsteps. Thanks guys!
Next up and probably the other biggest thing you’ll need to hear this week was the fact that Google’s finally prepared to offer gift cards for their Play Store. Just like iTunes, you’ll soon be able to buy $5, $10, $25, and $50 gift cards for use in the Play Store on music, apps, books, games, magazines, and movies. Support arrived on a recent Play Store update and the cards are already shipping from some Target stores. We’ve been waiting for this a long time and are happy to finally see it coming.
In other news worth mentioning we saw our first glance at the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or what it could look like. We are hearing it’s a highly accurate rendering of the next-gen 5.5-inch phablet from Samsung that leaked, but don’t know for sure. That will be unveiled come August 29th so stay tuned. We also reviewed the newly announced Galaxy Note 10.1. Then while we are mentioning Samsung, their lawsuit vs Apple is still as ridiculous as ever and growing more irritating by the hour. The judge is so fed up in fact she asked Apple’s lawyers if they were smoking crack — seriously!
Last but not least ASUS beat everyone at the game and has already starting updating their devices to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Starting with the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 earlier this weekend. We can expect more of their tablets to receive the same treatment hopefully later this week. Stay tuned next week for tons of excitement and hit the timeline below for other news bits.
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Just like mentioned above we wanted to start with Motorola simply for the fact that they made two large announcements. One being that on September 5th Motorola will be holding a media event to announce a new device, likely the DROID RAZR HD for Verizon Wireless. The important thing though is their bootloaders. Anyone wanting to fully unlock and enjoy their Motorola devices haven’t been able to because of locked down bootloaders. This week Moto finally launched their Unlock My Device website— following in ASUS and HTC’s footsteps. Thanks guys!
Next up and probably the other biggest thing you’ll need to hear this week was the fact that Google’s finally prepared to offer gift cards for their Play Store. Just like iTunes, you’ll soon be able to buy $5, $10, $25, and $50 gift cards for use in the Play Store on music, apps, books, games, magazines, and movies. Support arrived on a recent Play Store update and the cards are already shipping from some Target stores. We’ve been waiting for this a long time and are happy to finally see it coming.
In other news worth mentioning we saw our first glance at the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or what it could look like. We are hearing it’s a highly accurate rendering of the next-gen 5.5-inch phablet from Samsung that leaked, but don’t know for sure. That will be unveiled come August 29th so stay tuned. We also reviewed the newly announced Galaxy Note 10.1. Then while we are mentioning Samsung, their lawsuit vs Apple is still as ridiculous as ever and growing more irritating by the hour. The judge is so fed up in fact she asked Apple’s lawyers if they were smoking crack — seriously!
Last but not least ASUS beat everyone at the game and has already starting updating their devices to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Starting with the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 earlier this weekend. We can expect more of their tablets to receive the same treatment hopefully later this week. Stay tuned next week for tons of excitement and hit the timeline below for other news bits.
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