Star Trek Into Darkness App Released

Star Trek: Into Darkness App

Hey waiting Star Trek fans, your long wait for the next instalment is about to be over. The premiere of next Star Trek is scheduled in May this year. Director J.J. Abram’s next release of the sequel is named “Star Trek Into Darkness”. To keep the fans in touch and informed as well as giving the fans a chance to win few prizes, Paramount has released an app. This app is available on Android as well as iOS so this app is a must for all Star Trek fans. Overall this app will serve the purpose of keeping the impatient Star Trek fans calm while keeping them informed about the upcoming sequel.

The best part is that this app is free of charge on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play store and it is available in U.S and Canada. The app mainly uses technology from Qualcomm Incorporate and its theme is to unlock new content by performing missions. The app makes use of geo-fencing technology for an experience that is based on location and it will help encourage the viewers to go to cinemas and watch the movie. Audio scan function is also present in the app, that a user of the app can turn on while listening to Star Trek Into Darkness content and the app will automatically scan the audio from Television or other media sources. Scanning of images function allows users to scan images available to them either in magazines, posters or any other image source. In addition latest and fresh content of Star Trek Into Darkness including videos and wallpapers will be available to the app users directly on their mobile devices. Users of the app will also have an exclusive opportunity to win different offers and prizes.

Star Trek App in Iphone

According to different sources, the app will have around 30-40 missions. Eight to 10 missions are available at the moment. Each mission requires you to earn points by scanning the audio and pictures and you will be able to unlock new missions. More missions will be available on weekly basis.

Star Trek App in Android

According to IMDB, Star Trek Into Darkness will feature Captain Kirk and the role is played by Chris Pine. As they call him “one man weapon of mass destruction” is played by John Harrison and the rumours are that a Young Khan will be a part of the movie but we will have to wait for 17th May to confirm this.

In short this app is for the publicity and advertisement of the movie. The app is very easy to use and introduction of new missions and content will make it more interesting and Star Trek fans will enjoy the app until 17th of May when the movie is released.

 

Twitter Under Hackers Attack

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Twitter admitted recently in a micro-blog post that they found some unusual access patterns on some user accounts. In retaliation they withdrew access from all suspicious accounts as the anonymous hackers might have stolen user data and personal information from their accounts. These compromised accounts are around 250,000 in number.

Although Twitter mentioned the two large scale attacks on Wall Street Journal and New York Times but like the two giant news providing companies, Twitter did not say anything about the nature of cyber-attacks on Twitter.

“This attack was not the work of amateurs, and we do not believe it was an isolated incident,” Twitter said. “The attackers were extremely sophisticated, and we believe other companies and organizations have also been recently similarly attacked.”

It really is the time for you to change your twitter account password. If you are one of those account holders, whose account has been compromised by Twitter, then you will receive an email from them asking you to reset your password. If you have more accounts using the same email address and same password combination, you need to change them as well to be altogether secure.

Not only Twitter but you should change passwords to all your important accounts due to a large scale of cyber-attacks are happening out there and you never know where the next attack will be.

 

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is upgraded with Video Chat feature

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BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins and head of software development for BlackBerry Vivek Bhardwaj not only announced but also demonstrated the video chat features which are the latest inclusions in BlackBerry 10 system. You can now make audio and video calls on BBM. In addition the users are now able to share their screens with each other during the conversation.

BBM Video Demonstration

BlackBerry 10 allows video and audio calls along with screen share feature which is very easy to handle and resembles Skype video calls or Apple’s FaceTime.

The UK BlackBerry fans will be able to get a hold of latest product of BlackBerry in February but the U.S BlackBerry users will have to wait until March.

Official Announcement of Apple’s iPad 128GB

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Till yesterday it seemed like another rumor that Apple is launching a 128GB iPad but the rumor has turned into reality as Apple has officially confirmed that they are releasing the iPad 128GB.

There is no difference between the shape of 128GB Apple iPad and the one currently in the market. The only difference is the storage capacity of the new device. The fourth-generation Apple iPad currently available in the market contains 16GB, 32GB and at maximum 64GB of storage capacity.

Philip Schiller who is the Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said that “With twice the storage capacity and an unparalleled selection of over 300,000 native iPad apps, enterprises, educators and artists have even more reasons to use iPad for all their business and personal needs,”

It is easy to judge that Apple is planning to make a lot of money with this popular product of theirs as the prices for the device are substantially high. Wi-Fi only model will cost you 799 dollars apiece. On the other hand Wi-Fi and LTE model will cost you 929 dollars each. These prices will make this tablet one of the most expensive tablet devices in the market. The availability date of the device as announced by Apple is February the 5th.

 

 

 

 

“Infinite Street View” by Noah Veltman

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If you know what place do you want to check in Google map or even sometimes you don’t know the exact location, you can still trace it down in Google maps. Isn’t it a great tool by Google? It certainly is. But it the street view of Google is rather restricted and it will force you to keep travelling down a straight path along the street on the map. Now we have another improved discovery for the Google Street View developed by the web developer Noah Veltman. You need to specify an area and its radius. Infinite Street View will show you a huge number of images in the street view format. The radius you can select is between 0.5 and 10 miles. You can scroll down and a random selection of the streets in that radius will appear in front of you. The developer of the website Noah Veltman intends to include an option of “two blocks” in near future.

Although it is not the best possible way of exploring an area, but it certainly can tell you a lot about an area in very less time as compared to Google maps street view. You can get the taste of an area and tell the character of the area.

BlackBerry released Q10 and Z10

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BlackBerry Z10

Research In Motion also known as BlackBerry now, finally revealed two new phones. Remember this is after a long delay that RIM has released new phones. Both of these new phones are operated by BlackBerry 10 system. Q10 and Z10 are the new phones. Q10 contains a physical keyboard. On the other hand Z10 contains a touch-screen keyboard. Z10 has a 4.2 in or 10.7 cm touchscreen while Q10 boasts 3.1 in or 7.9 cm screen and a physical keyboard. UK’s market will be the first where Z10 will be released on Thursday.

RIM also revealed that the company name is now BlackBerry. The primary reason for that is to manage a single brand rather than two.

RIM’s system 10 has been retouched in order to comply with the multimedia and touch-screen demands of today. Many are trying to figure out an answer for the question that is it too late for BlackBerry to keep up with the pace of technology. Apple and Android running devices are very much in trend these days. Can BlackBerry make it up to the mark with current trends?

In New York, the ceremony was hosted by CEO of the company. A live video of Thorsten Heins’s appearance was shown simultaneously at Toronto, London, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, New Delhi and Jakarta.

Let us remind you that the company announced that BlackBerry 10 would be released in the market by early 2012. It never happened as the company decided to push the date further to late 2012. They never released it in 2012 and now it is released in early 2013. Unfortunately they missed the Christmas and holiday season across the globe. Although the company was showing prototypes but this event on Wednesday was the first time that the company revealed a complete product. Pricing, when and where this device will be available were also disclosed. It is a common thinking among the business circles that BlackBerry 10’s success is really necessary if the company is to survive.

There are a few features that the company promises will improve in BlackBerry 10. These features include speed of the device, typing experience and maintaining two identities on the same phone. It will be possible for the same person to keep both identities separate on a single phone. It is good news for BlackBerry that their software is having a positive feedback on technology blogs. Although the market is taken over by Apple’s Iphone, Samsung’s Galaxy S-III and some others, but still financial analysts presumes that BlackBerry still have a slight chance of a comeback. BlackBerry can avail the opportunity by concentrating on the ever growing market of smartphones. They necessarily do not need to target those customers who already are using Iphones or other smartphones.

 

SimCity Four-day beta starts January 25, Registration Ends 21

 

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Now for games lovers and especially SimCity fans, here’s a good news as EA announced that the beta for upcoming SimCity will be open for those who are registering themselves and this registration will ends on 21 of this month.Those who will be shortlisted for this could play this beta from January 25th to January 28th, that is set to be released on March 5 in the U.S. and March 8 overseas, but who have already registered for this are always in first consideration.But if you haven’t signed up yet, EA still offering some slots for recent registrations.
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Temple Run 2 For iOS Released

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With over 170 million downloads Temple Run is one of the most successful and addictive games. The first game was released in August 2011 with the name of Temple Run and because of its popularity among other games it was downloaded about 2.5 million times on Christmas Day 2012 alone.

 

Well the sequel to the most popular iOS and Android games Temple Run is now available for iOS users.And the extra ordinary thing about Temple Run 2 is that it reaches the very top of the charts in the iTunes App Store in less then a day, and it is currently free to download on iOS devices.

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Samsung Galaxy S IV (4) Leaked Specifications & Images

Samsung Galaxy S IV is already presumed the next handset in the flagship series who is expected as to create thes4_GT-I9500_white next-generation of industry buzz.

The next annual Mobile World Congress event is going to be held in  Barcelona, where according to rumors Samsung is planning to announce new Samsung Galaxy S4 handset.From early reports it is being presumed that with possible specification it will be more powerful then to compete with iPhone 5.By some account Galaxy s3 was most popular release of year 2012 and obviously people are looking forward for next outcome.Samsung-Galaxy-S4-ReleaseDate-Price-SpecsThe specifications of this device is said to pack a 5” inch 1080 P display, while comparing this feature with other Samsung Smartphone it is decreased to 3.80” inch and 3.70” inch in all other Smartphones. Continue reading

iPhone 6 Features, Rumors and Release Date

Interesting Rumors You Might Want to Know About iPhone 6

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iPhone 6 Concept

The newest update on Apple phones is now here with their iPhone 6 rumors of release. Anybody would think that you hear false information since iPhone 5 is still fresh in the market but this next Smartphone from Apple is packed with all the applications and more on its thinner display plus higher resolutions that can compete with the latest Smartphones from Samsung and HTC.

Reported Specifications

There are several reports saying that the new Apple phone has an IGZO screen with a 4.8 inches Retina from Sharp. This makes iPhone 6 slimmer, brighter, and clearer because of the high definition resolutions. According to reports on the new Apple phone, the iPhone 6 has various screen sizes and different colors. It has an A7 processor that is much more efficient and faster than any other Apple phone. The best feature you should anticipate on the iPhone 6 is the sonar sensors that will replace the infrared type of sensors. Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy S IV (4) specs Leaked

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs Detailed

The news is that Samsung is expected to release Galaxy S4 by late February or early March 2013. Like the release of Samsung Galaxy S3 which was unarguably the biggest Android release of 2012 with a sale of over 30 Million units, Galaxy S4 seems to be matching the same for the year 2013. Quite few positive changes are anticipated.

Galaxy S4 Screen

According to the news leaked on a Korean news website the presumption is that Samsung Galaxy S4 will pack in a 1920 x 1080 resolution and a pixel density of 441 pixels per inch which is even better than the ‘Retina Display’ used by Apple’s iPhone 5 at 326 PPI with a size of 4.99-inch full HD Super AMOLED display. It is needless to say that Samsung is about to bring smartphone video revolution with this unique effort.

Galaxy S4 Processor

Secondly Galaxy S4 will come having the Exynos 5450 processor and that will be based on the Cortex A15 architecture. Here is the best bit because it will be clocked at a stunning 2.0GHz. The Samsung Galaxy S3 boasts the Exynos 4412 quad-core processor, and this clocks in at a cool 1.6GHz, so to have 2.0GHz would be more than wonderful to experience. Exynos 5450 by far is the most powerful processor any smartphone has.

Galaxy S4 RAM

The new SGS4 could possibly come having 3GB of RAM and this is not really going above its potential, this could be what we call realistic in terms of specs because Galaxy S3 already has 1GB of RAM and to support all the new features Samsung is putting into the new S4, one can imagine that the RAM needs to be improved substantially for the optimum performance of the new device.

Galaxy S4 Camera and Android Version

Finally, the phone is said to include a high-resolution 13 megapixel camera on the rear, which will include a powerful autofocus system and the ability to capture Full HD video as well as high-resolution stills. Support for the new 360-degree panorama mode introduced in Android 4.2 ‘Jelly Bean’ also seems likely, as does a high dynamic range (HDR) shooting mode – something seen in an increasing number of smartphones. A higher amount of megapixels will make it more challenging for Samsung to have the handset perform well in low light conditions, since pixels get smaller and noise gets in easier in those conditions. This 13-megapixel sensor was originally planned for the Galaxy S3 and second-generation Galaxy Note, but when the time came to release the two devices, Samsung chose to stick with an 8-megapixel sensor for efficiency. A 13-megapixel shooter would be capable of capturing images with 4208 x 3120 resolutions. This camera would require more processing power and extra RAM if Samsung were to include it on the fourth-generation Galaxy S.

The thickness of the device is also claimed to be reduced, with Samsung rumoured to be using a next-generation memory chip it has developed with a far thinner profile than its current-generation parts.

 

StatCounter is Down, Experiencing a temporary problem

StatCounter is a famous web traffic analysis tool which offer free to paid services is up-reportedly down and services are not available to both type of users, so far no official words from company about reason of downtime.It should be kept in mind that company experienced downtime in past as well but most of them was reported offline.

 

We are experiencing a temporary problem.

We’ll be back as soon as possible.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Aodhán and the StatCounter Team

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How to get rid of Internet Malware?

Symptoms of Malware infected PC

  • Internet randomly keeps disconnecting and re-connecting every 2 – 5 minutes.
  • Random Ad Popups.
  • Lots of Usless Toolbars i.e conduit.
  • Creepy search as default search methods.
How to Remove or Get Rid of Internet Malwares
Run rkill, it is a small executable anti-malware program, no need to install its portable type.
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How to Disable Trackbacks & Pingbacks

There are two ways to disbable the trackbacks and pingbacks, first mehtod is simple one using plugin to do the task while is inculdes some pro work, turning off in Database by executing SQL qurey in phpMyAdmin.

 

1st Method

Globally disables trackbacks to cut down on spam. Very, very few people legitimately use trackbacks and spammers love them, so it’s worthy tradeoff. Continue reading