Facebook’s phone-calling app Hello for Android launched

Facebook said that calling facilities on Hello are currently available select countries like US, Brazil and Nigeria. source: www.techworm.net

April 23, 2015 · 1 min · 19 words · John Perez

Google rolls out its new wireless cellular service

WSJ reporters have since then discovered many more details about this new cellular service which they uncovered yesterday. As of now the Google wireless service will be available only on Googles latest Nexus 6 smartphones. For now Google has refused to comment regarding its new service. Android is the most widely preferred OS for smartphones today. Usage-based pricing would make wireless data more affordable and therefore more accessible for people....

April 23, 2015 · 1 min · 72 words · Jennifer Lang

Lenovo launches A5000 Smartphone with 5-Inch HD Display and 4000mAh Battery

At the same time, the handset is also listed without pricing details on Lenovos official UAE site. The Lenovo A5000 smartphone is now up for sale in Russia at RUB 12,000 (approximately Rs. The Lenovo A5000 is a dual-SIM (Micro-SIM and regular SIM) unit which runs Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. It comes with a 5-inch HD (7201280 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of 300ppi. The Chinese company also states that the handset has features like rain and splash-proof screen protection....

April 23, 2015 · 1 min · 152 words · Caitlin Lester

New Car Safety System that can anticipate Driver’s action

Currently, in some of the safety systems, the cars movement is observed to alert the driver. However, such warning normally come after the driver has already acted. The current system can easily lead into making erroneous conclusion resulting into wrong predictions. source: www.techworm.net

April 23, 2015 · 1 min · 43 words · Sally Ramirez

UI Improvements, New Mail And Calendar Apps to be brought by New Windows 10 Build 10061

However, Microsoft has some more time to solve the glitch. There are bug fixes with all the Windows 10 builds. For example, creating a new Universal app project will no longer crash the Visual Studio. (Image:Neowin) Microsoft, in addition, has also released a new Windows 10 for phones build yesterday. It almost seems that the company is hastening the speed of its build cycles. This is kind of different given that Build, Microsofts yearly developer confab, is next week....

April 23, 2015 · 1 min · 81 words · Ronnie Rivera

Buy Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G smartphone with Android Lollipop on Flipkart for Rs.7999.00

The Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G can be bought for Rs.7999.00 through Motorolas exclusive online partnerFlipkart. According to the Flipkart website, it will be delivered by April 28 if ordered today. TheMoto E 4Gis powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core SoC clocked at 1.2GHz along with Adreno 306 GPU. The 3G version of the Moto E smartphone uses a Snadpragon 200 SoC. The Moto E 4G runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and has a 2,390 mAh battery....

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 105 words · David Martin

Facebook Scam: “Win a Dodge Charger 1970 Giveaway”

The car is regularly said to be sold for more than $20,000 / 18,600. Like-farming giveaway Pages are very common on Facebook. It should be reported as spam when you receive the message on your Facebook Wall or Timeline. source: www.techworm.net

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 41 words · Margaret Perkins

Facebook to give priority to friends over News Feed

This means henceforth you will see more posts from your close friends and less from brands and web publishers. Facebook is doing away with the rule that prevented people from seeing multiple posts from the same source. With this update, we are relaxing this rule. Any change in Facebooks designs is likely to cause waves across the web. source: www.techworm.net

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 60 words · William Wilson

Google celebrates Earth Day 2015 with its new Google Doodle quiz that tells “which animal are you?”

In 1990, Senator Nelson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Bill Clinton. source: www.techworm.net

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 17 words · George Kramer

Java ditched in Google’s Chrome 42 and Microsoft’s Spartan Browsers

For Internet Explorer (IE), this is achieved using ActiveX. PPAPI is only supported in Chrome and Opera, and Mozilla has no plans to include it in Firefox. Microsoft is planning a new PPAPI plugin for Spartan but it is still in work. These changes will bring about is the end of Java in the web client. Java has been plagued with vulnerabilities over the years. source: www.techworm.net

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 67 words · Shane Wilson

Lenovo A6000 Plus vs Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G vs Micromax Canvas Spark; a comparative study

Lenovo A6000 Plus and the Moto E (4G) was released last week. Let us have a quick look at the various specifications and the highlights of these low budget smartphones. source: www.techworm.net

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 32 words · Kenneth Johns

WhatsApp calling comes to iPhones, WhatsApp updates iOS App with voice calling feature

The Windows Phone and BlackBerry users will have to wait for their turn for WhatsApp calling. source: www.techworm.net

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 18 words · Donna Villanueva

“No iOS Zone” Security Flaw lets hackers crash any iPhone or iPad within Wi-Fi range

The researchers presented the vulnerability at the RSA security conference in San Francisco today. The SSL certificates are used by all apps on iOS and the iOS itself the authenticate and run. For example, AT&T customers will auto-connect to any web connection called attwifi. (A slide from the presentation) They stated that iPhone and iPad users can avoid this vulnerability by using following ways : Read More source: www.techworm.net

April 22, 2015 · 1 min · 69 words · Bryan Frazier