OnePlus 2 To Have Dual-SIM Support And Improved Invite System

OnePlus has announced that its OnePlus 2 smartphone will get a new and improved invite system. It clarified this means 30-50x last year. However, while sending invites, OnePlus will give priority to its previous supporters first. The new invite system for the OnePlus 2 admits that a lot of issues had troubled the OnePlus One. CEO Liu Zuohu unveiled on Weibo that the OnePlus 2 will beat its predecessor in yet another aspect....

July 17, 2015 · 1 min · 111 words · Daniel Maynard

Researchers combined two solar cell materials to develop a Hyper-efficient LED

Suppose, a person has plain oatmeal cookies and a bowl of chocolate chips. We wanted to take advantage of the benefits of both by combining them seamlessly in a solid-state matrix. During the study, achievingHeteroepitaxywas the the major challenge faced by researchers. Heteroepitaxy means to get the orientation of these two different crystalline structures lined up. The study and its findings have been published in the international journalNatureon July 15, 2015....

July 17, 2015 · 1 min · 73 words · Walter Lutz

SanDisk announces the Connect Wireless Stick, a personal Wi-Fi media server/USB flash drive

Phone storage can be a problem these days. SanDisk, thankfully has a product to solve this puzzle. The SanDisk Wireless Connect Stick is both a personal media server and a traditional USB storage drive. For individuals who dont have a lot of internal storage, this seems to be perfect for them. you might download the companion app directly from the Google Play Store. The Wireless Connect Stick is available for purchase at Amazon, SanDisk....

July 17, 2015 · 1 min · 81 words · Tonya Robinson

Scammers hit iPhone, iPad owners with fake crash reports and demand Ransom of $80

The numbers given in the the warning are 1-800-480-4170? in the U.S. or 0800 279 6211? or 0800 652 4895? While other users have reported a message saying There is a problem with the configuration of your iOS. kindly call Apple Technical Support. Some users said the pop-up had frozen activity on their web client. Many users in UK and US have already fallen prey to the scam. Heres how to prevent the pop ups....

July 17, 2015 · 1 min · 91 words · Sarah Fitzpatrick

A Smartphone Charger That Runs on Candle Flame and Water

But what if this scenario occurs during night, the solar chargers will not be of any help. San Francisco-based startup,Stowerpresents a precise and reliable solution to tackle the issue of power outages. User just needs to connect this USB port to their smartphone and thus the gadget gets charged. It can be used indoors as well as outdoors. Working of The Candle Charger: The Candle Charger is made up of aThermoelectric module,known asPeltier cooler....

July 16, 2015 · 1 min · 178 words · Walter Wise

Airtel & MTNL injecting ads into websites you visit to earn additional revenue and snoop on you

Is quiet simple is to earn additional revenue from us. Yes, additional revenue on the connections & services that weve already paid for! Your cell phone provider squeezing ad messages into your WhatsApp conversations with friends. Your phone calls being interrupted by an audio ad every hour. The pizza delivery guy swapping out one slice of your pizza with something you didnt order. Heres an example of what it looks like on MTNL....

July 16, 2015 · 2 min · 328 words · Jessica Vance

Amazon Prime Day bug lists LG G4 at $0.01 without contract, Redditors make a killing

Finally another Redditor, the-end confirmed that Amazon was indeed delivering the LG G4s at $0.01. While others commented that their orders had been deleted. source: www.techworm.net

July 16, 2015 · 1 min · 26 words · Christopher King

How to share files from one Android smartphone to another using Android beam

Android Beam is a quick and simple way to share content with another Android rig. You should see Android Beam as an alternative. Just tap on Android Beam to start the process. So for instance, lets say you want to send a photo. Just kick off the Gallery app and find the photo. Tap on the Share icon, hit on Android Beam, and touch the backs of both devices. Both devices will get a notification that the Beam was successful....

July 16, 2015 · 1 min · 202 words · Carrie Hunt

Malware And Hacking Forum Darkode Is Shut Down; Dozens Arrested by FBI

Among the protections that Darkode used to keep the investigative agencies away as a unique referral system for membership. It also had multiple password protections in place. ThePittsburgh Post-Gazetteexplains how the investigation started: Federal officials say the investigation into Darkode is continuing. source: www.techworm.net

July 16, 2015 · 1 min · 44 words · Erika Johnson

Nokia collaborating for Smartphone come back with Chinese smartphone maker Meizu

Nokia clinged to Symbian for far too long and never really found its way in the smartphone space. Well, Nokia didnt manufacture this thing directly, Foxconn did it for them. The tablet is actually quite good, but its availability is still very limited. The right path back to mobile phones for Nokia is through a brand-licensing model. Before, Nokia manufactured its own devices. According to a new report, it seems like Meizu might be Nokias solution....

July 16, 2015 · 1 min · 78 words · Jennifer Gonzalez

Tesla Motors Model S to be Open For Hacking Next Month

A sixth flaw was independently uncovered by Tesla and has been fixed according to Rogers and Mahaffey. Though the Model S may be shipped for advertising and not be related to this challenge. Tesla has not been a big fan of such hacking challenges especially in open fora. Sadly they won just $1,700 for the effort. This flaw has not been made public thus far. source: www.techworm.net

July 16, 2015 · 1 min · 67 words · Mary Sloan

World’s first modular smartphone, Fairphone 2 is now available for pre-order

Fairphone wants to lessen the number of blood gadgets in the market. The conflict-free mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provide tantalum and tin for Fairphone. Tantalum, is taken from a mineral called coltan that is used to make capacitors in printed circuit boards. They say that it works with Solutions for Hope to get conflict-free tantalum. The soldering paste that uses tin is sourced from the South Kivu province by Fairphone....

July 16, 2015 · 2 min · 237 words · Christina Burgess

3D printed guns to be banned by US government

Gottlieb says Defense Distributed is acting like caught in what seems to be a bureaucratic game of merry-go-round. The center of the case is the free speech argument though. Though, this is to view things as an abstract idea indeed. If they are successful, the consequences could be enormous. source: www.techworm.net

July 15, 2015 · 1 min · 51 words · Sharon Watkins