Will windows phone division develop a new hardware for android platform?

Will windows phone division develop a new hardware for android platform? There were many rumours in this particular issue. But recently the Wall Street journal have been published an article that says that Microsoft's handset making division will launch a new device that will run in android platform in the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona.

So why would Microsoft, which has its own mobile platform, sanction its soon to be mobile making division to build an Android-powered device? Being as Windows Phone has failed to challenge Android’s reach at the lower end of the smartphone market.

Switching to Android for budget devices would be one way for Microsoft to slice itself a larger portion of a very large (and growing) chunk of the smartphone pie. The device would also not resemble vanilla Android in terms of its UI, but would rather be a fork of Android just as Amazon has forked Android for its Kindle Fire tablets and to further its own ends, not Google’s with Nokiasoft apparently dressing the interface to make it look like Windows Phone

The newspaper’s sources confirm the handset will be unveiled later this month so presumably the project has been okayed by Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella.

Most realistic iPhone 6 Concept by Joseph Farahi

We’ve seen concepts of the iPhone Air before, but This actually looks like a device Jony Ive could design. This is Joseph Farahi’s 5.1-inch iPhone 6 concept.Extremely thin yet not so thin that it would be structurally weak Farahi imagines the iPhone 6 has featuring a 10 megapixel camera capable of recording 4K video, a 5.1-inch display, and a new Lighting 2 connector that is faster than the previous one. That’s certainly possible, given that Lightning was designed to be adaptable to new technologies without physical changes. I’m not sure about this “Retina Display 2’ with RGBY pixels, though. RGBY is a real thing, made by Sharp, but tests have shown that it can’t show any colors that regular displays can show… although that may be because there’s simply no media out there that actually contains information on the yellow channel. Seems like a sketchy tech for Apple to embrace, frankly.

What I like most, though, is the edge-to-edge display. Concepts oven feature bezel-less iPhones, but they’re always wildly impractical: you just can’t have a display that reaches the edge like that right now. Farahi’s edge-to-edge display has just enough bezel that the iPhone 6 looks like it would still be structurally sound, but it’s still almost imperceptible.

A Device That Syncs Music Throughout Your Whole House, From Ex-Google Guys

Have you ever tried to stream music wirelessly to multiple speakers in your home at the same time through Bluetooth or even something like Apple's wireless audio and video streaming technology AirPlay, you might have noticed that the tunes coming out don't actually sound very good. 

Beep is an audio adapter Developed by two Ex-Google guys that will not only let you stream music wirelessly to any speaker in your house, but will sync that music perfectly between multiple rooms, all at a fraction of the cost of other systems, and with an aesthetic any design lover will appreciate.

To control Beep, you can either press the knob to turn it on or off, or turn it to adjust the volume.In fact, if you're not using your Beep, it could be mistaken for a metal sculpture.

Given the popularity of Apple's AirPlay, which ships built into every iPhone, iPad, and Apple router sold, that might seem like a solved problem, but not so, Wi-Fi loses packets of data all the time, and latency delays can vary wildly between multiple devices connected to the same router. That's the reason that AirPlay can't synchronize multiple speakers playing in different rooms, and why companies that do specialize in such solutions are so expensive: a Sonos component that does roughly the same thing that Beep does costs$349.99. Comparatively, the Beep is a steal at just $99 each.This initial product is up for pre-order with wider partnerships planned for the future.

Google Glass in NYPD to help identify and apprehend suspects

Could Google Glass be employed by law enforcement agencies to help identify and apprehend suspects?Officials Of NYPD says that the force is testing Glass to see how it could aid officers in the field.

Google Glass is a wearable computing device that allows a user to search for information, take pictures and even record video with a built-in camera. Glass also offers a heads-up display -- what looks like a small screen in a viewer's vision is actually being projected onto the eye with a small prism.

The search giant said the company wasn’t working with law enforcement agencies on the project. That likely means the NYPD must have participated in the Google Glass Explorer program in which an interested party is required to first fill out an application for the spectacles.  If approved, the buyer must then shell out $1,500 for the opportunity to participate in the program.

“We signed up, got a few pairs of the Google glasses, and we’re trying them out, seeing if they have any value in investigations, mostly for patrol purposes,” the NYPD official told the site. “We’re looking at them, you know, seeing how they work.”

Police in San Francisco are already using Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphones in a similar manner. Officers can tap into the force’s database to pull up information about a suspect including a rap sheet and even mug shots. They can also perform warrant checks from the handset. Such data and tasks could just as easily be displayed in Google Glass, one would imagine.

Some Cool Dude Hacks Xbox and Control Video Games by Playing Piano

Ever since the Wii’s motion-based controls re-established Nintendo as a gaming powerhouse back in 2006, video game designers have been rethinking the way we interact with our systems.

Now, a new hack of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and an electronic keyboard takes things to an extreme, letting you control the classic fighting video game Tekken by playing the piano. The project is clearly a labor of love, having taken its creator a full semester to assemble.

The piano sends a MIDI signal to an Arduino microcontroller, which, in turn, sends it to the circuit board of an arcade stick. The result is a fighting game controlled by tickling the ivories. And as Boing Boing points out, the creator (who goes only by the name Mc Cool) actually managed to win the round captured for posterity on his Vimeo page.

The TekkenPiano from Mc Cool on Vimeo.

Heyho, This is the final product of my project for interaction design. Took the whole semester, to get this to work but it was worth it. How it works: The piano sends a Midi-Signal, which is transferred to an arduino. According to the signals, the arduino triggers transistors, which then trigger inputs on a paewang PCB (This is the PCB of an arcadestick). The paewang is connected to an Xbox360 (you can also use it on PS3).

Dangerous Android Trojan Oldboot hits 350,000 devices. Alert!

Android is the world's most popular smartphone operating system, it follows that malefactors would develop some of the most harmful malware for it. A program called Android.Oldboot represents the first-ever Android bootkit: a Trojan that can reinstall itself every time the system reboots.

Oldboot has infected over 350,000 devices worldwide, according to Russian security firm Doctor Web.However, most of the compromised devices (92%) are located in China, which is not surprising, since the Trojan Android.Oldboot is intended for Android-powered devices in China.

The bootkit targets Android's kernel, the deepest part of an OS. Not only is malware extremely difficult to remove from the kernel, but it can also rewrite a device's rebooting procedures from there. Even though Android anti-virus software can remove the offending program, these anti-virus programs cannot prevent the malware from reinstalling itself upon each reboot.

Doctor Web explains: “This malware is particularly dangerous because even if some elements of Android.Oldboot that were installed onto the mobile device after it was turned on are removed successfully, the component imei_chk will still reside in the protected memory area and will re-install the malware after a reboot and, thus, re-infect the system.”

Apple is Developing Wireless Charging for its New Gadget iWatch

You would have heard much about the rumours of Apple iWatch, which has been in lime light since the past one year. Apple is looking forward to develop an alternative power supply for its iWatch. They are testing alternative charging methods to increase the power and maintain the battery life. 

Some of the sources say that Apple is in the process of testing the wireless charging method with magnetic induction. Which is different from the technology used in Nokia Smartphones. It might also use solar energy by using the curved glass screen as solar panel in iWatch most probably. Apple patented a flexible battery that could "easily couple with a flexible solar panel layer" 

Yet another involves "charging the battery through movement, a method that is already used in many modern watches," the Times said.

"A person's arm swinging could operate a tiny charging station that generates and pushes power to the device while walking." Apple filed a patent for the technology in 2009.

iWatch has been a garnering lot of attention in the recent times, and the company has supposedly filed for the trademark in several countries like Japan, Mexico and Taiwan. Apple has been in slight troubles over making the iWatch including challenges with the screen technology, battery problems, and possible manufacturing bumps.

Apple has yet to officially introduce a device with wireless charging support, but a smartwatch seems like it'd be an ideal place for the company to start using the tech.The Apple iWatch is still very much a rumor at this point, as the Cupertino firm hasn't made any official announcements regarding any upcoming wearable devices.

128,100 feet above Earth’s surface With a Go Pro

On October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner ascended 128,100 feet above Earth’s surface to the edge of space in a stratospheric balloon. He broke the speed of sound while free-falling back to Earth, setting three world records in the process.

The stunt was called the Red Bull Stratos and it helped Baumgartner set three world records as he fell 128,100 feet to the Earth's surface. Video of his jump basically broke the Internet as everyone tried to wrap their brains around the idea that a dude just walked off the edge of a stratospheric balloon like it was the diving board at the YMCA.

The whole thing is pretty incredible, and speaks to GoPro's ability to capture the sort of extraordinary moments that we haven't previously been able to see on camera. The company will also air a 30-second Super Bowl ad showing a third person view of Baumgartner disappearing into space.

"Sometimes you have to get up really high to see how small you are," he says

Google Launched a series of Mini Games For Google Glass

Now just imagine someone standing in the and talking to himself "Pull.. Shoot" with a weird glasses on. Yes. Google have launched a series of mini games for google glass like clay shooter, balance and stuff like that. Technically it is a very good fun time for google glass user, but people around him will feel little uncomfortable.

Google have uploaded a video on YouTube that reveals how we will be able to play video games with Google Glass. It also wants developers to build more games for google glass.

The mini-games take advantage of Google Glass' voice recognition software and sensors, so you can fire weapons with your voice, slice with your hands or tilt your head back to maintain balance.Glass Explorers can access their Glass dashboards via the web or the MyGlass app to try the mini-games, and can activate them with a simple click.

Some of the games are Clay Shooter, Balance, Tennis, Matcher, Shape Splitter 

Intel Develops Jarvis voice control to Outspeed Siri and Works Offline.

Yeah! Just Like Tony Stark!

Jarvis most popular guy in Marvel's iron man movie. I know you were amazed by seeing Jarvis. The supercool personal assistant of Mr. Tony Stark. I always wanted a Jarvis for my own. Will our dream come true. Yes I guess. 

Intel is developing a supercool personal assistant named Jarvis. They say that it will outsmart Siri and google now. Jarvis wearable will use, using a specially-created voice recognition system designed to run on the compact earpiece. It will remotely control a smartphone, as well as delivering contextual information direct into the wearer's ear. However, unlike both of its rivals, Jarvis will be able to do that even if it doesn't have an internet connection.

It can also do local services - like using voice commands to open apps on the phone, or load a certain music playlist - will also be supported even when offline, something neither Google Now nor Siri can do.

That slightly-removed approach to the technology is one Intel is taking with wearables in general. Rather than trying to own all stages of the process, the chip company is partnering with fashion designers and luxury retailersto tap their knowledge of the market, and hopefully create devices that regular consumers will wear, not just the tech early-adopters.

Introducing the Titanium Collection, 4 new frames for Google Glass

Remember when Google said its wearable would work perfectly fine with prescription glasses?
It is delivered. offering a $225 upgrade option for current Google Glass Explorers. There's four styles to choose from -- Curve, Thin, Split, Bold -- making the selection sound more like font categories than frame categories. Google Glass then attaches to the frame through several screws.

"We're going to reach some day, hopefully it will be soon, where people will wonder 'why would I want traditional glasses? They don't do X, Y or Z,' " said Google Glass Product Director Steve Lee.

"I think you need to give the technology a chance to breathe and evolve," said Google Glass spokesperson Chris Dale.

 Early adopters will be able to shop around for frames starting this afternoon and VSP, the largest optical health insurance provider in the US, is working with Google to offer subsidized frames and lenses for those who qualify.

The new frames were designed in-house by Google employees on the Glass team, despite earlier rumors of a possible partnership with hip eyewear retailer Warby Parker. Going forward, the company does hope to work with third-party eyewear companies so partners can create their own Google Glass compatible products.

Introducing the Titanium Collection, 4 new frames for #googleglass… and 2 new shades as well http://t.co/eeywwu7EvR pic.twitter.com/b2ZR7czA02
— Google Glass (@googleglass) January 28, 2014

First Google Glass App for Sex Sees Everything

It was bound to happen: A developer claims that he built the first Google Glass app designed for sex. No, not porn — sex. Sex With Glass is designed to let partners share their point of view with each other to “experience sex like never before.”

The idea is that both parties will don Glass for the encounter, and the app will send a live video stream to the other person’s display upon the command, “OK, Glass, it’s time,” letting them see what they see in real time. You stop the stream with the words, “OK, Glass, pull out,” according to the app’s website.

The site claims the app will also be able to dim room lights and play mood music, presumably with home automation, as well as suggest new sexual positions with the words, “OK, Glass, give me ideas.”

The developer is also working on an accompanying iPhone app called Glance, which will let users switch the point of view to the iPhone’s camera to see the “whole picture.” After the encounter, Sex With Glass will automatically create a video from the footage on all three devices that users can view later. Not that much later, though — it self-destructs after 5 hours, Snapchat-style.

Sex With Glass appears destined for a niche audience within a niche audience: Google Glass isn’t even for sale to the public yet, and for those with access, the price tag is $1,500 a pop. This app presumes a couple has two of the device. But even if you disregard the issues of price and availability when Glass is commercially released (likely later this year), the idea of both parties wearing an awkward connected headset while having sex will probably have limited appeal.

Add to that concerns about privacy. By its nature, Google Glass reduces the amount of friction between capturing and sharing; it’s incredibly easy to accidentally send a photo or video via Glass to any of your networks. And although the app isn’t available yet (meaning there isn’t a way to assess its safeguards), it’s already clear that Google Glass is hackable. Sex With Glass would represent the ultimate target for creepy hackers with a peep show fetish.

Still, those concerns may be premature, as Google hasn’t had the opportunity to weigh in. It’s possible Sex With Glass may suffer the same fate as Tits & Glass, the so-called first Google Glass porn app, which was banned shortly after its release. In its aftermath, Google updated its content policy for Glass, which now includes the provision, “We don’t allow Glassware content that contains nudity, graphic sex acts, or sexually explicit material.”

While that might seemingly lock a virtual chastity belt on Sex With Glass, the developer is optimistic.

“We’ve designed the app to be beautiful, minimalist and seamless,” Sherif Maktabi, one of the three designers involved in the project, said in an email. “None of that is sexually explicit or pornographic. The iPhone app will not have the words ‘sex’ or ‘Google.’”

The team behind Sex With Glass has already shown a willingness to adapt. Maktabi says they removed a sentence from the website that read, “That’s for all the ladies out there,” in reference to the five-hour time limit on the video — presumably assuage women’s fears about revenge porn. He also said this critical commentary from The Verge had a point, and that the team might implement A/B sites so that the “he” and “she” perspectives will alternate.

Representatives forGoogle had no comment about the forthcoming app.

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Stratasys' new 3D Printer Can Create Multi-Colored Flexible Materials

Stratasys, Ltd. is a manufacturer of 3D printers and 3D production systems for office-based rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing solutions.

Stratasys' has a new $330,000 3D printer, but this one has the potential to do a whole lot more than monochrome figurines. In fact, the company says it's the first machine able to create objects in colored, flexible materials.

This printer uses the rubber and plastic materials to build things. This combinations will be able to offer different levels of rigidity, transparency and opacity. Colors, meanwhile, are produced by the same mix of cyan, magenta and yellow you'll find on your inkjet printer at home.

At the technical level, the printer can go as fine as 16-micron layers, offering a high level of detail and finish, and can pump out around 30kg of resin (that is, base material) per run. The Objet500 Connex3 launches today, although those flexible color printing materials won't be available to buy until Q2 later this year

iWatch by Todd Hamilton Designer from San Francisco

Everyone loves Apple devices and people are so badly want wearable gadgets from Apple. Though Apple have not made any announcement on such projects, Apple fans are designing their own concept and it is so realistic. 

Todd Hamilton a designer from San Francisco have made a concept out of an inspiration from Thomas on Dribbble. He said "it looks like a marriage between a Nike Fuelband and an iPhone" 

“It was an impressive concept that got a lot of people excited including myself,” Hamilton wrote in a blog post accompanying the video. “However, it had a major flaw: The orientation of the interface made it impossible to use…I wanted to retain a slim form factor like the FuelBand and incorporate familiar UI components from iOS 7.”

    

While Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, wears a Nike FuelBand and has dropped hints about new product categories, for now, this is closest and most realistic take on a possible iWatch we’ve seen.

Google Could Release Its Nexus 5 Smartphone in Two New Colours [MWC] 2014

Google could release its Nexus 5 smartphone in two new colours in the coming months and may be set to unveil it at the Mobile World Congress [MWC] 2014.

A leaked photo shows the back of a Nexus 5 phone in red with the same source claiming that Google will also release a yellow version of the popular smartphone with a date set for either late February or early March. If Google is about to release coloured versions of the Nexus 5, it’s fairly likely it will use MWC 2014 in Barcelona to do so. 

The Nexus 5 has a 4.95in full HD display that is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.26GHz with 2GB of RAM and onboard storage of 16GB or 32GB

Next generation of Apple devices will have Sapphire Glass

CEO of Apple have confirmed that the new factory in Arizona is used to produce Sapphire for apple devices. Next generation of apple devices will have Sapphire glass in it.

Apple already uses sapphire glass in the camera lens cover and Touch ID button on iPhones, but producing large quantities of clear sapphire for the screen will require new techniques, as detailed in a patent application.

See also: Apple Have Promised To Resolve The Crashing Problem In IOS 7

Apple has been rumored to be experimenting with sapphire glass displays, but has so far found them unfeasible. It’s clear why they’d want to make it work, though. Sapphire is the second strongest naturally occurring material after diamond and it’s much cheaper and easier to make.

Upcoming Sony Sirius Will Record 4K Video

Sony have announced that their upcoming product "Sony Sirius" or "D6503" will include 4K recording. This model is the successor of Xperia Z1 and this will run on the latest Android platform 4.2.2 or KitKat. 

This 4K recording feature is to be called as Timeshift Video. That records the framerate video and apply slow motion to that. 

The phone will include something Sony calls "Smart call handling," which lets you handle upcoming calls without touching the phone's screen — if you bring the phone to your ear, you'll automatically answer the call, and if you shake it, you will reject it. Finally, if you place the device face down, it will set itself to mute.

Have an iPhone? Still you can use BB on that

Typo is actually a cellphone case, currently available for the iPhone 5 and 5s, with a wireless keyboard on the bottom. The case, which can be ordered from the company’s website for $99 for shipping in February, is surprisingly slim yet sturdy, adding little bulk to the iPhone. Inside is a tiny lithium-ion battery, only 1 millimeter thick. The keyboard covers the bottom of the phone, but the ports are still accessible. And setup, via Bluetooth, was easy.

The buttons are relatively easy to push, especially for people who are familiar with BlackBerry devices. Typo has no trackpad, so I still had to use the touch screen. And there is no autocorrect, or even a send button, which didn’t make texting any faster

Steam Machine from Alienware

Gaming PC maker Alienware have announced that the next generation of gaming console is on its way. Steam have developed the operating system and they left the hardware in the hands of the makers. Alienware Steam Box device comes with two USB Ports and  no dvd drive. You must download a game from the cloud and run. and also it will not run PC games. You can play only linux games. The gaming controller comes with a couple of tracking pads instead of button. and also they have announced that they are making some modifications on the controller like touch screen panel. Sources say that this device may be prices equal to the new XBOX One and Play Station 4. It is set to launch on september this year.

Apple is again making an revolutionary product it seems

This new MacBook will "redefine laptop computing" according to sources just like the current MacBook Air redefined laptop computers when it was introduced in 2010. (The original MacBook Air was out in 2008, but was flawed. The 2010 version fixed the flaws and became the industry standard.)

This new laptop will be thinner and lighter than the current MacBook Airs,

For Apple, the Mac business is a small portion of the company's overall earnings, and its in decline like the rest of the consumer PC industry. Still, lots of people use laptops, so it's not like Apple is just going to give up on it.

What's interesting here, is that it doesn't sound like Apple wants to go the Microsoft route and make a Surface - a tablet with a keyboard. Instead, it looks like it's just trying to make its laptops more mobile, keeping the distinction between the two categories.