The Galaxy S5 is officially here and we’ve got the scoop on its hottest features. Here are some of the surprising features included on the latest Galaxy S5: 6) It’s waterproof Lost in all the hype around the fingerprint and heart rate sensors was the fact that the Galaxy S5 will be waterproof. The phone will be IP67 certified against dust and water damage, which is the same certification received by the Galaxy S4 Active. The S4 Active was regularly pictured sitting in a fishbowl of…
As the world expected, Samsung revealed the Galaxy S5 at a press conference earlier this morning at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Right off the bat, we can tell you that there are a couple new exciting features, including a fingerprint sensor and a heart-rate monitor. Will users care about these features? We’ll have to wait to find out. Another important feature is that the Galaxy S5 will still be made of plastic. The plastic case is a divisive source among users. Some…
Every few months, Google seems to unveil some hare-brained scheme. These schemes range from floating internet-supplying balloons over developing countries to putting magical glasses on the faces of normal people. Project Tango isn’t as earth-changing as the internet balloons idea, but it does have enormous potential. It could change the way you use your Android phone and transform the way you look at the world around you. What is Project Tango? Project Tango is a smartphone that senses…
We have long known the famous Trustlook Mobile Security Solution since its release in July last year. It was the first antivirus app to introduce Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) security solution in the mobile platform that can detect & address advanced malwares. This variant of analysis tool is different than the conventional products that use anti-malware and intrusion-prevention formats to protect a device. An Illustration This app is specially designed and developed on next…
Clumsy Bird is a critically acclaimed game touted to be the successor of the famous Flappy Bird which was released early last year. Flappy Bird was developed by a Vietnam based developer – Dong Nguyen, which later rose to unmatched popularity with over 50 million downloads worldwide. Astounding as it sounds, it was reported that Dong Nguyen was earning approximately $50000 per day through advertisements in his game. It was triumphant and topping the charts on both Google and iOS platform App…
According to the latest Android rumors online, the next major version of Android will be Android 4.5 and we’ll see a Nexus 8 within three months. Yes, according to reports on a Taiwanese website – which cites a senior employee of Google Dublin – Google will launch Androidf 4.5 in July alongside the new Nexus 8. Many expected Google to launch the next version of Android – like Android 4.5 or 5.0 – at the annual I/O Conference, which takes place this year on June 25 2014. However,…
The latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat was released for the Galaxy S4 last month. Users can now install this firmware using a customized ROM developed by Android Open Source Bam (ASOB). This custom ROM developed by AOSB is based on Android 4.4.2 released by Google and is extremely stable in performance. Let us go through a sequential process of doing the same. Users should make a note here that the phone must be rooted to flash the ROM and it should have a custom recovery installed. Project…
Mobile World Congress is an exciting event where developers around the world – including Samsung and LG – unveil their latest devices. Yesterday, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Gear. One journalist posted a video on his Instagram account showcasing the Galaxy Gear on a clean white surface. The Galaxy Gear looks pretty cool and it will be the first major Samsung device to run Tizen, which is Samsung’s mobile OS competitor to Android. However, behind the Gear is what everybody is talking…
Newspeak According to news reports, social networking giant Facebook buys the famous WhatsApp messenger for an amount of $19 billion in cash and stock which includes retention bonuses as well. A base amount of $16 billion is paid in cash and an additional $3 billion in terms of Facebooks stocks to existing WhatsApp employees, once the deal is closed. The stock prices are based on the current rates and could be more or less later. The decided time frame of closing the deal is till August 19,…
Mobile technology is growing rapidly and the competition is fierce among the giants. Not so long ago, Google’s Android created waves in mobile platforms; more so by making device manufacturers directly dependent on them. Smartwatches came after this to enhance the overall experience and convenience, which also ran on Android. But, going by the market insight it is evident that most companies were dedicating their efforts towards developing their own software, in order to avoid dependability…
