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It’s been a stretch of time since Sony officially unveiled the SmartBand fitness tracker in 2014, so the company is due for an upgrade any time now. And, despite the fact that Sony hasn’t announced a new SmartBand just yet, that hasn’t stopped the company from releasing the official companion app into the Play Store anyway. As noted by Android Police, the app showcases a Material Design-heavy aesthetic, and also provides a few key features of the upcoming SmartBand 2, before the company even announces anything....

Unlike HTC, LG and Samsung, Sony operates on a six-month update cycle, which means that it releases a new flagship device every six months. Today at IFA, the company released its new flagship — the Xperia Z3 — which packs the exact same specs as its predecessor, the Xperia Z2. What sets the Xperia Z3 apart from its predecessor is its new ergonomic design, improved IP rating and an updated 25mm wide-angle G-Lens....

We collected three viral hidden snake photos. These head-scratchers may have you wondering if you need to update your eyeglass prescription. If you have bad eyesight, try one of these free vision training apps. Consider this guide a practice test. Use it to see how well you can spot snakes in the wild. If you can’t find them, you might need to buy some snake repellant! Let’s start with an easy one You could spend lots of free time hiking and camping....

In the TIO’s latest report, it revealed there were instances where a certain telco’s selling practice during a promotion had less than 100 complaints, but after conducting an investigation, it was recognised that the issue was actually widespread. In that instance, there were consumers who signed up with the telco during a promotion but they were not provided with credits that were promised to their account. Despite the TIO receiving less than 100 complaints about this problem, it was later found that this problem affected over 10,000 consumers – the credits owed totalled more than AU$1....

Compared to last year, the difference between the Samsung Galaxy S7 and its edge variant are more pronounced this year. The only key difference between the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge last year, was that the latter had a curved screen, a 50mAh higher capacity battery, and Edge UX. This year though, the differences between the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are bigger and more pronounced, and you have more things to consider this time around while purchasing either of the handsets....

Coming in 7.0, 8.0, 10.1-inch variants, the Tab 4 lineup essentially shares identical specifications outside of screen size battery capacity. l three will also ship in both -Fi-only E options, where all four major U.S. carriers will offer at least one of the tablets starting this summer. Given the middle-of-the-road specifications, you’ll find that the new Galaxy Tab 4 series will come at very affordable price points. -Fi-only pricing will start at $200, $270, $350 for the 7....

Samsung says that the new Smart TVs are designed under the ‘Make for India’ philosophy, with daily needs and requirements of customers taken into consideration, and launched under the ‘Unbox Magic Every day’ campaign to resonate with the lifestyle of millennials. “At Samsung, we believe in creating an ecosystem, to provide users with unique solutions that enhance the consumer’s experience and enrich their lifestyle. The latest Smart TV range caters to the needs of our consumers with a host of never-seen-before features such as Personal Computer, Music System, Home Cloud, Live Cast and Two Way Sharing....

As someone who uses the Sculpt daily, it’s a great option for those with wrist pain. It comes with a built-in ergonomic wrist rest that helps keep your wrist at a natural angle and reduces pain. It works, too – my wrist pain was eliminated when I began using this keyboard. If you need some extra lift to your keyboard setup, you can add a magnetic attachment that will bolster the domed keyboard....

It’s well-known that encryption algorithms rarely stand the test of time. This is partly because such algorithms are devised against a knowledge of the methods of attack and cryptanalysis that either exist or are envisaged at the time the algorithm is written. And so, as novel methods of attack are uncovered, hardware processing speeds increase and cryptanalysis develops, so too do encryption algorithms fall prey to new vulnerabilities. There are many examples of outdated encryption algorithms, now considered dangerously obsolete....

Initial reaction to the deal has been largely positive. Having a direct subsidiary playing in the viciously competitive hugely profitable smartphone hardware marketplace riled Android partners like Samsung, who were making their own moves into software as a consequence. Ars Technica calls the deal a “nuclear st-down,” asserting that it thaws the relationship between Samsung considerably, with positive results for the customer – we’re apparently to be spared Samsung’s ever-more-extensive mutations of the Android experience, a hardware-focused company like novo could get the most out of Motorola....

Former US intelligence officer Edward Snowden spoke about the work of the popular messenger Telegram, developed by the founder of the social network “VKontakte” Pavel Durov. According to Snowden, the service is unsafe and in need of revision. “I respect Durov, but shortcomings Telegram dangerous. Without the update, the basic version of the messenger is unsafe. Be clear: the fact that a plain text has access to the server (or service provider), regardless of whether you save it or not,” – wrote Snowden in his microblog Twitter....

The customization tool allows you to drop widgets on your default home screen, much like you’d do on an Android phone. Available widgets include read-outs for the date, weather, calendar events, notifications, battery life, the alarm, any other apps created by third-party developers using Sony’s open A. Sony is also rolling out six new wallpapers, a calculator app (no phone tethering required), improved Gmail syncing with hsets, better user-interface experiences in the Facebook app notifications drawer....

SpotCam Sense is much more than a security camera. It is a comprehensive home monitoring system that allows you to do much more than keeping an eye on your family. It will also monitor your home’s temperature, lux, and humidity levels. In simple words, the system monitors your home’s vitals too. There are many features that make it the best possible home monitoring system you can find in the market....

We ran DirBuster on the target but didn’t found anything interesting. There was only one “V” directory, which was forbidden for access. Then we went back to that webpage and started to check its source view and we found one obfuscated JavaScript. We put this JavaScript in JS beautifier for de-obfuscating the script and we found hex code. We decode this ASCII Hex and we found a JS alert message....

Do you have a question you’d like to ask me? I’d like to help you. Tap or click here to email me directly. VR séance Q: I saw the story about a mother who used virtual reality to talk to her deceased daughter. Can you tell me more about this? I cried watching this part of your show. A: This may be one of the most remarkable uses of virtual reality so far — something that is not merely entertaining or impressive, but truly meaningful to a mother who lost her beloved child....

There’s not a lot to say about it. It looks kind of cheap, to be honest—like an ione 5c without the color, or an Android phone from several years ago. th the exception of being absolutely loaded with special camera sensors (six of them), the specs don’t sound incredible, either: a quad-core Snapdragon processor 2GB of RAM is par for the course now, the reported 4.7-inch 720p screen is a little on the low-res side compared to the 1080p phones we see....

After seven years as CEO, Telstra said Andy Penn would be retiring after joining the company in 2012 as CFO before replacing David Thodey to lead the telco. The centrepiece of Penn’s time at the helm has been the company’s T22 strategy, which saw Telstra reform its corporate structure with InfraCo entities, job cuts, and simplified product lines. “There is no doubt the strategy has delivered beyond expectations and has laid the foundations for Telstra’s recently announced T25 strategy and a renewed focus on growth and innovation,” Telstra chair John Mullen said....

Samsung today unveiled the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, its flagship smartphone for 2017 and its first major smartphone launch after the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco last year. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ had already leaked numerous times over the last one month or so and Samsung did not really have any surprises up its sleeve at the launch event of the device. In terms of design, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ share the same design language as the Galaxy S7 from the rear....

The biggest highlight of both the phones is something called “variable aperture” for the cameras. The feature will essentially allow the user to switch different aperture sizes — f/1.5 and f/2.4 — for clicking better pictures in both daylight and low light scenarios. Both of them sport a 12-megapixel lens on the rear and an 8-megapixel f/1.7 selfie camera on the front. In addition to that, the larger of the two, the Galaxy S9+ will have a secondary 12-megapixel optically stabilized sensor for possibly accelerating focus speeds and producing depth-of-field effects....

Recently, news on whether or not Samsung would be creating a smart speaker, a market that is quickly finding favor amongst consumers, has gone back-and-forth, first suggesting the company would, and then, soon after, that the company had shelved the idea. Now, speaking with CNBC, Samsung’s President of Mobile DJ Koh has confirmed that the company is indeed hard at work on a smart speaker, and that the company sees a bright future for devices that use the Samsung ecosystem: Unfortunately, Koh wouldn’t divulge any real details about the upcoming smart speaker....