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Angrybird Speakers by Gear4

Angrybird Speakers coming soon!

Gear4 will release the officially licensed Angry Birds speakers later this year which are perfect for Christmas. The ever-raging Red Bird, explosive Black Bird and the egg thievin’ enemy, Helmet Pig will soon be available for pre-order for a price between US$79.99 to US$99.99. Available at Gear4.

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October 31st, 2011 | Posted in Cool Gadgets | No Comments

Periodic Table Template

Here is a downloadable copy of the Periodic Table Template. Just follow the link to download it.

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October 6th, 2011 | Posted in Education | No Comments

Hackers use QR codes to push Android malware

Be extra careful where you stick your phone camera? Some QR codes are malicious.Hackers are using QR codes to push Android malware. Once a user scans the QR code, the code redirects them to a site that will install a Trojan on their Android smart phones. Kaspersky, seller of the $10 Kaspersky antivirus Android app said that Android malware are getting contagious and can spread into your system in the most unexpected way. This virus is different as this attacks in the form of malicious QR codes. When you point your camera to the QR code, the phone turns those random square images into a URL. Just like any other form of URL obfuscation like shorteners, it can go to a naughty unwanter sites. These sites could give you the virus.

This sounds alarming. This is how the virus get into your phone.

Malicious QR Code starts a download of Virus.APK
You pull down the notification bar and click on the downloaded APK to install it
The APK presents it’s list of (probably ridiculous) permissions
You ignore the permissions and click install
You now have a virus

So to be safe, install an antivirus app in your Android phone.

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October 5th, 2011 | Posted in Mobile Phones | No Comments

Samsung Galaxy Note Specs

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, launched their newest category of phones, a level-up smartphone called Samsung GALAXY Note. It provides a whole new user experience as it gives the top benefits of various mobile devices without losing the smartphone portability.

Samsung Galaxy Note is not as thin as Samsung Galaxy SII but anything under 10mm thick can be considered slim and sexy.

Samsung Galaxy Note is a combination of smartphone and tablet of sort because it comes with an S Pen Stylus. It features the world’s first and largest 5.3” HD Super AMOLED full touchscreen display allowing the user to do more tasks, to create and consume more, with minimum scrolling and screen transitions, while on the go. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 4th, 2011 | Posted in Mobile Phones | No Comments

Should I buy iPhone 5*?

Should I wait for iPhone 5? Should I buy it?

Gizmodo has just released its first review of the iPhone 5. The review is based on a mock-up of the new phone using specs from the leaked cases. Well their review will not be very different from the officially sanctioned reviews that may come out next week. Here’s what Gizmodo has to say of the much awaited release of iPhone 5.

The New Size. The iphone 4 looks very industrial with square pegs and stiff bricks on round holes and fleshy hand. iPhone 5 form factor is not much of a departure from the 4, but it will surely look skinnier enough to make it more hand friendlier. with its slim form and tapered back, the iphone 5 just fits better on your palm, against your face, and in your pocket giving a warmer feel than the iphone 4. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Mobile Phones | No Comments

Microsoft Smartphone with Variable Detachable Accessories

Phone and gadget manufacturers have came up with various attachable and detachable accessories for years and none have became successful commercially. To wit, Modu mini phone with “jackets”, LG Expo handset with the detachable projector, NTT Docomo’s separable phone, and we also have seen some interesting stuff from Palm’s R & D.

Now it is time for Microsoft’s R & D to try their own detachable accessories. They came up with a slider phone with multiple detachable interchangeable accessories ranging from gaming keypad, second display, to additional battery. It looks like the usual slider phone, but the sliding keyboard part can be removed and replaced with other things. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 1st, 2011 | Posted in Cool Gadgets | No Comments

Bendable batteries for Samsung Galaxy Flexible Skin

Now good news to gadget geeks. Your hopes for seeing a flexible skin phone in the future will soon be materialized. Designer Heyon You has drawn a pretty great concept of what Samsung might do with flexible AMOLED displays one day. The concept is called Samsung Galaxy Skin because it be flexed, bent, and can be adjusted to the tasks at hand.

And now Stanford University came out with a transparent Lithium-Ion battery that is also quite flexible and bendable. This is indeed perfect for placing into the Galaxy Skin concept someday.

One good thing to note is that these flexible Li-Ion batteries retain the capacity almost as good as the metal collector-based can and it is cost-effective as far as manufacturing is concerned. Now you may dream of the future where we will have smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy skin concept in our hands.
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September 29th, 2011 | Posted in Cool Gadgets, Mobile Phones | No Comments

LG Expo – AT&T’s first 1 GHz Processor Phone

LG Expo is the first phone to feature a 1GHz CPU, as well as the first to have an optional integrated pico projector introduced by AT&T two years ago in the United States.

LG eXpo allows business professionals to meet their demanding data sharing needs while on the go. It is operated under Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional to help power users stay more connected with email, calendar and Microsoft® Office Mobile. The phone’s projection feature allows users to display Web pages, documents, photos and videos on the go. Equipped with a 3.2-inch external touchscreen with 16M color, 5.0 megapixel camera with built-in auto flash, 16 GB expandable memory through micro SD slot, LG eXpo features a sophisticated slider design with a full size QWERTY keypad.

LG Expo provides users with powerful multitasking functionality that supports an RSS Viewer, Podcast and aGPS.

The smartphone is priced at $199.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate (a $69.99 plan is required). The optional LG Mobile Projector is available and sold at $179.99. It is available exclusively for AT&T customers. The handset will be compatible with AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 Mbps technology, which provides a considerable speed boost to the nation’s fastest 3G network.

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