Google fixes Flash Player security hole in Chrome

We wrote about latest security hole in Adobe Flash Player and how it can affect users on various platforms. In order to provide their users with better security, Google has fixed this exploit in Google Chrome, making it safe once again.

Flaw in Adobe Flash Player has affected many users, but it appears that Chrome users are safe unlike users of other browsers that will have to wait for Adobe’s official solution – that should be released soon. If you’re wondering how has Google managed to fix this problem for its users, the answer is quite simple. As you know, Google Chrome comes with Adobe Flash Player preinstalled, and therefore, Google has access to new builds of Flash Player. So if you’re using the newest Chrome with preinstalled Flash Player, you’re safe from this exploit, but if you’re using any browser with stand-alone Flash Player, you’re still vulnerable to this attack.

Source Gadgetlite

Read More

Atomos Ninja and Samurai HD video recorder / monitors bring compression jutsu to pro filmmaking

We all drool over the hi-res video shot by cameras like the RED EPIC, but for indie-film types, processing the massive files produced takes a lot of time (and therefore money) and not everyone has an ARRI ALEXA FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 and 3.0 to do native recording compression. Enter the Atomos Ninja and Samurai HD recorder / monitor / playback devices that take your 10-bit video and compress it in Apple's 1080p ProRes QuickTime format to make your post-production life a little easier. The Ninja pulls video through HDMI and deposits it on your choice of 2.5-inch HDD or SDD storage, does playback via a 4.3-inch 480 x 270 touchscreen, and has continuous power thanks to dual hot-swappable batteries (available in 2600, 5200, and 7800 mAh varieties). Meanwhile, the Samurai matches the Ninja's specs, but swaps out the HDMI connection for HD-SDI ports and adds SDI Loop-Through to connect an external monitor, a larger 5-inch 800 x 400 display, and 3D support (if you get two Samurais genlocked together). Both units have connections for offloading your vids. Those with Spielbergian aspirations can pony up $995 for the Ninja right now, or pay $1,495 for the Samurai upon its release this summer.

 

Via Engadget

Source Atomos

Read More

T-Mobile upgrades 4G network for speedier downloads

T-Mobile is announcing an impressive-sounding upgrade to its 4G network and T-Mobile customers in Las Vegas, New York, and Orlando will be the first to benefit from it.

Apparently the carrier will be doubling the speed of its 4G network and offering theoretical download speeds of 42 Mbps (megabits per second) — oh yes, that's pretty darn fast. How fast? An average song is about 5 megabytes, and an average movie about 750 megabytes, so at 42 MBps, that'd be 7 seconds to download Lady Gaga's latest hit or 16 minutes to grab a quality version of "You've Got Mail."

After the cities mentioned above, the upgrade will be made in Chicago, Long Island and Northern New Jersey.

By mid-2011, T-Mobile hopes to bring the faster speeds to 140 million American customers. The announcement was tied to the spring CTIA Wireless trade industry show this week in Orlando, Fla.

While making these upgrades to its network, T-Mobile will also be offering a new 4G Mobile Hotspot — which will allow customers to connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices to the 4G network — as well as a series of new 4G laptop sticks including the T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 which will be the first laptop stick capable of taking advantage of the new 42 Mbps speeds.

Source: MSNBC

Read More

Top 10 Very Best Accessories for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

1. Sub-£ 100 Speaker Dock (Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2 £ 77)

This venerable speaker dock has been arround for years, but it's still the best we've heard unless you want to spend some serious money. Despite its size, it produces rich, full sound, and it has its own built-in battery so you can enjoy your music in the park. Set it up next to your bed and you'll start each morning with a fully charged iPhone.

2. £ 100 Speaker Dock (Creative ZiiSound D5 £ 255)

Sure, the big, meaty sound that you get out of the ZiiSound D5 is reason enough to buy it but, if we're honest, we're a little bewitched by what it can do and how it looks. (There's a touch-sensitive volume control strip on the top, for example). It comes with a dongle that slots into your iOS device to stream audio wirelessly, too.

3. Sub-£ 50 Headphones (Apple In-Ear Headphones £ 44)

Perhaps suprisingly, given how lacklustre the earbuds that Apple bundles with its devices are, these upgrade headphones sound great for the price. After the leaky, tinny buds you got in the box with your iPhone or iPod touch, these comfortable earphones will come as a bassy, rich revelation. Even the case is brilliantly designed!

4. Sub-£ 50 Headphones (Sennheiser PX 210 BT £ 103)

With the exception of the original iPhone and iPos touch, all iOS devices can stream audio wirelessly over Bluetooth (which is actually great quality these days), and you get a tremendous feeling of liberation when you don't have wires to get tangled in your clothing. These sound terrific, and the battery lasts for hours.

5. Bluetooth Headset (Aliph Jawbone Icon £ 58)

If you think Bluetooth headsets make you look like either a douche or a cabbie, think ag...Well, you might not be entirely they're handy-essential, even when driving-and this one's not only look gorgeous, but has some serious smarts that help isolate your voice from ambient noise, so your caller can hear you.

6. iPad Case (Orbyx Leather Folder case £ 27)

There are cases that offer more protection and features, but as a brilliant basic case with a little flair-essentially, a fancier, leather version of Apple's own, £ 10 cheaper case-we think it's superb. It doesn't add much bulk to the iPad, and a little catch on the back lets you stand it up or lay it flat for typing.

7. iPhone 4 Case (Apple iPhone 4 Bumper £ 25)

You can spend a fiver on a case, or a hundred quid or more, but unless one particularly takes your eye, you'll actually do just as well to get Apple's. You might balk at £ 25 for a little plastic and rubber, but it's actually pretty complex and well-made, and it provides reasonable basic protection. (Stops your iPhone from sliding around, too!)

8. iPhone 3G/3GS Case (Incipio Feather £ 10)

This very slim moulded-plastic sheath doesn't offer much protection if you drop your iPhone, but it protects the back from scratches and, crucially, doesn't make your iPhone all bulky in your pocket. It also comes with a couple of screen protectors-although in our experience, the screen's tough enough.

9. iPad Stand (Twelve South Compass £ 33)

There are lots of great stands for the iPad-Griffin's A-Frame is another terrific one for about the same money-but the compass is our favourite. You can use it to stand your iPad vertically in potrait or landscape mode, or you can drop it down to place it at typing-friendly angle. It also collapses for travelling.

10. Charging (Idapt i4 £ 40)

The idea of the i4 is as simple as it is brilliant. You can slot different tips into its charging points so you can charge different devices with Apple's 30-pin dock connector, mini-and micro-USB port can supply enough power even to charge an iPad

The List Version By Tap! Magazine Apr 2011

Read More

Hottest Motors By Bugatti Veyron

Until now, the Bugatti Veyron was the undisputed King of the Supercars, matching fighter-jet performance with a million-dollar price tag. It seemed we’d never see its like again in this age of austerity, but fortunately Horacio Pagani didn’t get the memo that the world was skint and 200+ mph cars are unusable on modern roads.

Hence, he’s unleashing the Huayra (“whyara”). It’ll cost over £1 million and combines Swiss-watch engineering, pioneering new materials and jaw-dropping styling. Under its hood is a monstrous powerplant developed by Mercedes’ AMG division, pushing it to over 235mph. Outside, there’s an ultra high-tech chassis constructed from a carbon-titanium hybrid material, sitting on top of forged aluminium alloy suspension components. Bugatti should be worried.

Source: T3

Read More

World's First 3D Mobile Phone Unveiled By LG

The Details

1). DUAL CAMERAS:The Optimus 3D can shoot 1080p 2D video, 720p 3D video and five-meg 3D stills

2). Mini HDMI
Blurts the 3D footage you've taken into your 3D TV, in 720p HD resolution

3). 3D Button
Hit this to access apps, games and other 3D services on the phone

This year, 3D is moving from the big screen to the small. with Nintindo's 3DS-see p32- and now LG's Optimus 3D, "glasses-free autostereoscopy" looks set to be the most difficult-to-spell-and-pronounce buzz phrase of 2011.

The Optimus 3D's spec is a cut above: big, 4.3-inch touchscreen; fast, dual-core processor, HDMI and Android 2.2, with an upgrade to 2.3 impending. It's the 3D that really sets it apart, though. as with the 3DS, the viewing "sweet spot" is narrow, but once your eyes adjust to Asphalt Origins the gaming experience is quite enveloping. The Optimus 3D also captures 720p 3D video and snaps 3D stills on dual five-meg cameras. Best of all, LG's partnership with Youtube means you can access 3D video and upload your own footage.

Read More

Sony Just Got Serious with Next Generation Portable

Sony has taken its sweet time coming up with the NGP (Next Generation Portable) follow-up to its venerable PlayStation Portable. The PSP's last refresh came in 2007 and mu8ch has changed since for mobile gamers.

Above all, smartphones have gobbled up the casual gaming market faster than you can say, "Angry Birds". Perhaps aware of this, arch-rival Nintendo has its 3DS ready to go-see p32-and the NGP won't be on shelves till the end of the year at the earliest. Too late?

That remains to be seen, but what's not in doubt is that the NGP is a serious piece of kit. It's powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex A9 processor, capable of clocking up unpredented handheld speeds of 1.5GHz. Up front there's a spanky, five-inch OLED touchscreen this allow you to touch, grab, push and pull objects across the NGP's screen.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PROCESSOR Quard-core ARM Cortex A9 up to 1.5 GHz
SCREEN 5-inch, 960x544, OLED touchscreen
CONTROLS Two analogue sticks, one joypad, three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer, three-axis electronic compass, four front buttons, two shoulder buttons, capacitive touchscreen, touch-sensitive panel or rear
CAMERAS Front and rear (spec not confirmed yet)
CONNECTIVITY 3G, N-Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS
SIZE/WEIGHT 182x84x18.6mm/weight unconfirmed

Add twin thumbsticks, cameras front and back, three motion sensors, a gyroscope, accelerometer, a compas and a plethora of buttons and you have even more controllability than the famously tactile experience Nintendo offers with the 3DS.

To accommodate all that, the NGP is more than seven inches wide-that's two inches bigger than the 3DS-and nearly an inch thick. To make that feel as unbulky as possible the chassis has what Sony dubs a "super oval design", making the NGP feel more confortable in your hands than its dimensions might suggest.

with all that power and control, the NGP is tooled up to play some of PlayStation's most technically demanding games, and Sony has aspirations of the new portable platform playing selected PS3 titles on the move.

Games will be supported by LiveArea, an interactive platform that allows to share with so much power the NGP is tooled up to play demanding playstation titles achievements with friends and the world in general. Even cooler is the pre-installed Near service, which allows users to find fellow NGP players nearby (see what did there), then communicate via 3G or Wi-Fi. And even cooler than that is the news that Sony's clunky UMD storage system, used and abused on the PSP, has been killed off. God riddance. The NGP will also have full access to PS Suite. The games library developed for Android phones.

The leitmotif of mobile gamling in the last few years has been greater simplicity. But NGP takes a very different tack. This is a serious, high-specced handheld console, designed for those who demand a lot more than hurling furious birds at pigs in glass houses. Let's hope such people still exist by the year's end.

Read More

LG Thrill 4G and HTC HD7S are new phones for AT&T US

AT&T announced today that it will be converting two well-known devices to its lineup and making them 4G-capable. Those are the HTC HD7 and LG Optimus 3D. Keep in mind that in this case 4G refers to HSPA+ 21Mbps, not the real-deal LTE. Still we guess there will be many people willing to buy either.

The two smartphones are also getting new names. HTC HD7 gets an "S" to its name - HTC HD7S. And the LG Optimus 3D will be LG Thrill 4G. Pretty much nothing else is changed.The HD7S has the same 4.3-inch LCD display, 5 megapixel snapper and Windows Phone 7 OS, as highlights. The LG Thrill 4G has the same 4.3-inch stereoscopic display, dual-core 1GHz processor, Android 2.2 and dual 5-megapixel camera with 3D capturing capabilities both in stills and video. The LG features 1080p output regular video and 720p 3D video. With the LG Thrill 4G AT&T will also debut the LG 3D Space, which will have 3D content, such as games, video and images.

It isn't quite sure whether the 3D Space will be a service only through AT&T or it will be available worldwide. HTC's HD7S will be coming in the weeks to follow, while the LG Thrill 4G will be released by AT&T in the months to come. Exact dates aren't given though.

Source: Gsmarena via ATT

Read More

New Google phone uses Sprint's super fast 4G network

Whether you're an Android fanboy (or girl) or not, it's tough to avoid drooling over the Nexus S 4G. The device has similar specs to its T-Mobile counterpart — the Nexus S — but it will take advantage of Sprint's super fast 4G data network.

The new smartphone will run Google's Android 2.3 operating system — better known as Gingerbread — and have a "1GHz Hummingbird processor, front and rear facing cameras, 16GB of internal memory, and NFC (near field communication) hardware that lets you read information from everyday objects that have NFC tags."

The Nexus S 4G will be available in the spring (that's as specific as Sprint got) and at that point can be purchased online and in-store from Sprint retailers and Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores in the U.S. It will be priced at $199.99 (with a new two-year service agreement).

Source: MSNBC

Read More

Leaf of faith: Is Nissan's new car stranding owners?

Now that electric-powered Nissan Leafs have been driven by the first owners for several weeks, Nissan's claimed 100-mile range is being tested in reality. The result? Reports of Leafs running out of juice and stranding drivers with little warning. 

Although the details in the complaints on the MyNissanLeaf forum differ, the common thread in each is the Leaf suddenly paring back the estimates of its range in the middle of a trip, ending in a brief "turtle" mode — marked by an orange turtle icon on the Leaf's dash — followed by the car shutting down to prevent battery damage.

The Leaf's software is supposed to give drivers gradual warnings as they discharge the 24 kWh battery pack, with several visual and verbal notices including a "--" on the miles-to-empty indicator before the turtle icon switches on. But that wasn't the experience of a Leaf owner from San Diego last month, who was the first to report a shut-down:

"Went from 17 to -- to turtle to dead in about 5 miles. 2.3 miles from dealer. 4.2 miles from home. Part of me is amused that I may go down in history as the first dumbass to drive the car into submission. But I am slightly shaky and upset as I thought there should have been no problem getting home."

Another owner suffered a similar experience, leaving the Seattle airport last month for a 15-mile drive home with the Leaf reporting enough power for 26 miles:

"Around downtown the range is down to 8 miles (still plenty to get home, which was by then 5 miles away). At the ship-canal bridge it went into turtle, I barely got off the freeway. 2 Mile from home and after about half the distance it told I would have from the airport, i.e. 13 actual miles driven, it went dead. I actually managed to drive 400 yards in turtle mode. 10:30 pm, wife and screaming kids in the car (which was blocking the right lane of a busy road), just came back from the east coast, cars zooming by and honking, several near misses.

Nissan provides complimentary towing to Leaf owners for just such events; it had to provide the same service to a Barron's reporter after she attempted an 82-mile drive to the beach. In the Seattle case, the operators who took the tow-truck call asked if the Leaf just needed a jump start.

Nissan has long maintained that how many miles the Leaf travels on a charge will depend on the driver, but has said the Leaf could go as far as 138 miles on a full charge, with an average driver getting 100 miles in city driving. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's official rating is 73 miles, and many owners on MyNissanLeaf report between 60 and 80 miles of range daily. The Leaf estimates the range left not just on how much energy is in the battery pack versus what's flowing to the wheels, but also by tracking data on how agressive the driver has been in the past.

But early Leaf owners may also have nature working against them, thanks to Nissan launching the car in winter. Electric car batteries hold less energy in cold temperatures, and unlike the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles, Nissan did not build a heating system around the Leaf's battery pack. Even so, another Leaf owner isn't happy with Nissan's promises after getting just 50 miles of range on most of his morning commutes:

"To be honest, I'm OK with 50 miles, especially since I get more like 70 when I'm off the highway. But I'm not OK with Nissan's overblown estimates that they are passing through their naive sales people in order to sell more cars. They HAVE people lined up to buy this car — by overselling this, they are risking severe backlash once buyers realize that they have paid 40K for a car that goes 50 miles, instead of 100. ... My wife has a 50 mile commute that is too risky to do on an 80 percent charge. Again, real range estimates from Nissan would have made me think twice."

Nissan spokeswoman Katherine Zachary said while it has reports of a couple of "isolated" events, the automaker sees no trend of unexpected shutdowns among Leaf owners. Early Leaf adopters are willing to embrace the range anxiety of electric vehicles, but the mainstream customers that Nissan will need to sell the Leaf beyond its 20,000 preorders may not be so tolerant — especially if the Leaf can't accurately predict the call of the turtle.

Writed By Justin Hyde on MSNBC

Read More

Release: New Pentax Optio RS1500 with The Option of Interchangeable Carcasses

 

The device comes with 10 standard models that can be changed very easily, and with the option to change the ring on the lens from black to orange. Also, users can download from the vendor’s web site a variety of other designs that can be printed and stuck on the camera’s body ie the carcass. Depending on personal preferences, you can create casings from your own images. 

Besides this design, Optio RS1500 has the following features, a 14 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom lens (27.5-110mm equivalent with35mm) 9 digital filters for creative shooting, auto face-detection, 3 inch LCD (230,000 points), HD video recording at 1280 × 720 pixels, features Movie SR (Shake Reduction) that compensates for unwanted vibrations.

Source: GadgetLite

Read More

Let's Have Fun with USB Gun

The trend of USB technology lately has been growing rapidly. It of course reduces the price of USB in the market. Well, that's the economics law. The Prices will decline over increasing the goods supply. But what about the USB on this one? Although introduced into the market long enough, whether its popularity is also down? I rarely, never even seen this USB used by people I knew. Try to guess why? It could be because of its shape can be problematic. Lol

Ok..let's have fun with the gun. The new standard for PC shooting games is the ACT Labs arcade light gun with deadly pixel accuracy. The sleek pistol connects via USB but also a TV version is available so you’re not left in the cold. ACT Labs’ latest technology works with non-CRT displays. The Sengital Gun senses the user’s gun motion and calculates the target point on the display. The Sengital technology is completely different from the Original PC USB Light Gun which uses a photo sensor and lens to calculate the target point when the trigger is pulled. Unlike the Original PC USB Light Gun, the Sengital Gun is not an absolute pointing device. It relies on the user’s motion to determine the target point on the screen. Bottom line – it’s compatible with plasma, LCD, TFT and project monitors!

Read More

Why the Future of 3D Could Be Glasses-Free?

Today's word is "AUTOSTEREOSCOPY", or, in plain English, glasses-free 3D. Sure, these sci-fi screens exist today, but because they work by directing particular pixels to particular ocular vantage points, stepping a few inches outside a sweet spot can transform that fourth-wall-breaking Na'vi into a blue blur. This is why the tech is, thus far, found mostly on handheld gadgets such as the Nintendo 3DS-users keep a constant grip on the screen and can control the viewing angle for optimal 3D joy.

But that could soon change. Toshiba recently showed a technology that make we believe we could lead the way to larger and more usable autostereoscopic displays. Using a laptop webcam to track a user's eyes, the company built a PC with a 3D screen that can dynamically adjust to provide naked-eye viewing from any angle. The result is a far greater freedom of mobility-and visual clarity-than is provided by current glasses-free 3D screens.

The tech now limits viewing to a single user on a laptop screen, but we can easily see how it could be adapted for large-screen viewing by multiple people. Consider: The cameras embedded in the Microsoft Kinect sensor bar can simultaneously track subtle movements by more than one person. In other words, they collect enough data to possibly allow a glasses-free 3D TV to accommodate multiple people at multiple sweet spots. Of course, neither Microsoft nor Toshiba has made any indication that it is working on this. so, hackers, get busy-the ultimate Super Bowl party is within your grasp.

Source: PopularMechanics Magazine

Read More