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Safety concerns for Apple users According to the reports, users who download apps in their Apple devices from sources other than Apple store are prime target of the “Manifest Masque”. While the “Extension Masque” is reported to target the way in which iPads and iPhones protect different apps from malware. The third malware, “Plugin Masque” affects the way in which the Apple devices coordinate with Virtual Private Network or VPN traffic, which can be a great threat to any user....

Wielding Using Shields In a major update, Minecraft players can now enable virtual characters. From a pickaxe to a torch, players can now flaunt anything on their hands, according to IGN notes. Add to this shields or even customized banners, and we are already excited. Fiercer Monsters On The Prowl Mojang has plans to toughen the character, Ender Dragon. As a player, you will have to defeat the dragon before wrapping the game up....

However, another rumour that is seemingly credible is from the German Tech Website iFun. They cite a “credible” source that state there will be two new iPhone devices coming in to the market on the 6th of September! The source says that these won’t be different colours or different memory specs as is the Apple norm, but will in fact be two completely different iPhones – possibly the iPhone 6 and a cheaper version of the iPhone?...

Priced ₹5,999, the MTag 353 is equipped with a 3.5-inch 320 x 480 display and has a capacitive touch. Powered by a 800MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the MTS MTag 353 will have a 1500mAh battery that will provide a talk time, video/audio playback of four hours. With a 3-megapixel camera at the rear, this smartphone will have an expandable memory slot of up to 32GB; pre-bundled with a 2GB card in box....

It held its crown on head even when the iPhone 5 was round the corner. However, now I wonder if Nokia Lumia 920 would remain secure without slipping onto quicksand. Moreover, could we even call its competition that stares Lumia 920 in its face—HTC One, Blackberry Z10 and Samsung Galaxy S4. Give me a break. While industry analysts still believe that Nokia must not be so loyal to Microsoft and Windows 8....

Form factor: Now, the main differentiator between the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD is that the former can be used as a smartphone. So, you can make calls, send and receive SMS’s, in addition to doing everything else that a tablet does. But, it does have a smaller screen than the tablets. While the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD have 7-inch displays, the Galaxy Note 2 is smaller, with a 5....

It is being said that Samsung Galaxy S5 is going to be dramatically different than S4, so much so that it may make S4 obsolete. Samsung Galaxy S5 will sport a QHD 2K display and a Quad HD 2560 x 1440 Super AMOLED display. To beat the retina display feature of Apple phones, Galaxy S5 will be the first Samsung offering to have the supremely high resolution. The phone will house a Snapdragon 805 processor or Exynos 6 octa-core 64-bit and will run on Android KitKat 4....

One of the most anticipated devices we’re looking forward to seeing at the MWC is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. We’ve been hearing rumors that this one could feature an 8-inch tablet, which makes it a direct competitor to the iPad Mini. However, the Galaxy Tab 3 may not have the S-Pen support like the upcoming Galaxy Note 8.0. Since this one’s going to be in the more affordable price bracket, we’d probably find only a dual-core processor in the Galaxy Tab 3, while the Galaxy Note 8....

Sony’s new CEO Kazuo Hirai has said that growing sales in games, digital cameras, smartphones and tablets, along with new businesses such as medical equipment, will help the consumer electronics company return to profit as it draws back from money-losing TVs. “I think we will be profitable this year,” Andrew House, the executive in charge of Sony’s gaming unit told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday....

You might just change your mind when you check its price tag – the 16 GB version of the tablet with just WiFi connectivity will set you back by $399! But yes, if you dig a little deeper into the tech specs of the device, you can imagine why Samsung has priced it so steep. Its quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM and 5 MP camera all make it quite the premium tablet....

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It’s not even summer, but looks like Apple’s already prepping up for the holiday season. Until a few days ago, we’d been hearing about how Apple was planning to launch the iPhone 5S by the end of this year or possibly by early next year. But looks like the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 has got the company jittery, because the latest we’re hearing is that the iPhone 5’s successor could come out as soon as summer of 2013!...

The Indian Tablet is on upsurge. According to a survey conducted by CyberMedia Indian tablet market sales (unit shipments) touch 0.55 million units in second quarter of 2012 recording a quarter-on-quarter increase of 59% and year-on-year increase of 673%. The research revealed that the big chunk of tablet market share belongs to Micromax , followed by Samsung and Apple. Micromax is on the top with 18.4% share, followed by Samsung at second position with 13....

In the month of October, Google eventually launched the 4.4 KitKat update. The KitKat update was announced first in September, few days before the iOs 7 and the iPhone 5S was launched by tech giant Apple. Google waited for two complete months before deciding to confirm all the details of the 4.4 KitKat update to all the Android users. As it was expected, the KitKat update not just features many new exciting things but it will also be made available to many more devices in the near future....

With this decision, Google will delete users’ list of friends on its Latitude app. The services that Google is resolute to take down include Google Latitude in Google Maps for Android, Latitude for iPhone, the Latitude API, the public badge, the iGoogle Gadget and the Latitude website. This news came few days post Google’s decision to shut down Google Reader, which supported various application used to serve news and information to users....

It seems luxury cars in India are going to create big holes in the pocket of the buyer with the dawn of New Year. After Audi its Mercedes- Benz luxury car unity which said that it has decided to raise the cost of its vehicles by 1%to 3% from Jan. 14. According to the data released by the company, it has sold more than 7.138 vehicles in 2013. “Rising inputs cost, volatility of the rupee-euro, high interest rates and other associated factors have put significant pressure on us,” said Eberhard Kern, managing director and chief executive at Mercedes-Benz India....

While it is a great way to get more out of the Galaxy S4, rooting is risky. Make sure to back up all data before attempting a root. And remember, rooting is the best way to make your phone faster since you can get rid of all the unnecessary bloat ware that Samsung fills the phone with.

Quite clearly apart from being a digital application distribution platform for Android and an online electronics and digital media store developed and maintained by Google, the website is quite helpful and usable. A small table on its ‘Technical Specifications’, talks about what all is inside the goody box, the basic system requirements (Wi-Fi portability, Syncing services requirement & mobile plans) & Help. A typical view window also shows you realistic pictures & angles of the product....

Nikon D600 boasts of a full-frame, HD-SLR performance in a compact and streamlined body, which is a blend of magnesium alloy and polycarbonate panels that also keeps the camera lightweight. The power of a pro-level Nikon FX-format camera lets you create stunning full-frame images, along with cinema-quality 1080p videos, superior low-light performance, blazing fast framing and burst rates, built-in HDR, wireless photo sharing and much more. The camera’s resolution of 5....