Friday, 30 January 2015

More on Project Ara

Another good article on Google's Project Ara ...
The Ara Spiral 2 prototype.This is such a revolutionary smartphone development that you just can't have too much information!

Google's Project Ara customisable smartphone is on its way:

Google’s Project Ara closer

Google Project Ara gets closer to market ...
This amazing Smartphone DIY project might actually get to market later in 2015.

Want Google’s modular Android phone? Find a food truck in Puerto Rico | Ars Technica:

Chrome Account Switcher

Now you can set up two accounts in Chrome ...
This makes life easier for multiple users on the same PC and also for those single users who have multiple Gmail accounts.

Google Brings The Account Switcher To The Stable Version Of Chrome | TechCrunch:

Google Translate in real time

Google translate now offers real time translation ...
google translateGoogle claims that 500 million people use Google Translate in some form each month, with more than one billion translations made per day! This development should increase these figures substantially!

Google Translate Now Does Real-Time Voice And Sign Translations On Mobile | TechCrunch:

Monday, 26 January 2015

Defraggler from Piriform

Another useful PC utility from Piriform ...
DefragglerDefraggler is a more thorough defragmenter that the standard one that comes with Windows. Take care with older disk drives as this puts a lot of stress on the hard drive and may even be too much for it! Other useful utilities from Piriform include CCleaner, Speccy and Recuva.

Download of the day: Defraggler | Software News | TechRadar:

Top 11 tech trends of CES

Interesting summary of trends at CES 2015 ...
Intel's CES 2015 booth featured a curved big screen.Overview of the key technical trends at this year's Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. 

The top 11 tech trends of the Consumer Electronics Show | VentureBeat | Gadgets | by Dean Takahashi:

Adults and Smartphones

80% of adults now own a smartphone ...
Some interesting statistics in this article. Internet access from smartphones is rapidly approaching Internet access from PCs and lots more than from tablets.

80% Of All Online Adults Now Own A Smartphone, Less Than 10% Use Wearables | TechCrunch:

Inside CryptoWall 2.0

Interesting description of Cryptowall 2.0 ...
This is THE malware you really don't want to see! An excellent article for the technically minded.

Inside CryptoWall 2.0: Ransomware, professional edition | Ars Technica:

Intel’s “Compute Stick”

Now here's an interesting HDMi dongle development ...
Complete PC with a USB port, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a micro SD expansion slot, and you'll be able to get them with both Windows 8.1 and Linux!

Intel’s “Compute Stick” is a full Windows or Linux PC in an HDMI dongle | Ars Technica:

Personal Backup

Cannot over stress importance of Backups ...
Personal BackupThere are many free applications to help you automate your own personal backups and this is one of them!

Download of the day: Personal Backup | News | TechRadar: