Here's the video on how to Screenshot the Google Nexus 7.

There could be a reason why Android devices do not have built-in screenshot features. The most sensible reason is related to security. But if the iPhone and iPad have easy screenshot mechanisms, why can’t the Android have it too? Samsung devices have this built-in screenshot feature but other brands do not have it.

The solution is to download screenshot apps from the Google Play store but this usually requires rooting your device. The other solution is to download desktop apps like the MyPhoneExplorer but that limits taking screenshots on the desktop only. It’s still better if screenshots can be freely taken on the device itself.

To take a screenshot on your new Nexus 7, hold in the volume down and the power buttons at the same time. After a brief pause, you'll hear an audible noise and see an animation.

Watch the video here:




Do this for about a second or two until you see an animation of the screen zooming out. You’ll then see a notification on the notification bar saying that the screenshot has been saved. The screenshot is automatically saved in the Nexus 7’s Gallery folder under a subfolder named Screenshots.

Sony just launched the Xperia T handset which assumes the flagship position in the Sony Xperia lineup. The Xperia T will also be known as the Xperia TX in other markets but it’s not known which markets Sony is referring to.

As to performance, there’s no denying that the 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 CPU is blazing fast. The rest of the specs include pentaband UMTS / HSPA+ radios, a front-facing cam with 720p video capture, MHL connectivity, FM radio, 16GB internal storage and an 1,850mAh battery. The rear camera is capable of shooting at 13 megapixels with fast capture capability. Sony says this Sleep to Snap feature allows taking photos from sleep mode. The Sony Xperia T also has NFC for connecting to other Sony devices.


The Xperia T will not run on Jelly Bean when it launches in September. Sony opted for Ice Cream Sandwich instead but it promised a Jelly Bean update shortly after launch.

Sony Xperia T will come in black, silver and white colors. Pricing and availability in the Philippines are still unknown.

Sony Xperia T Specifications

4.6-inch HD Reality Display
1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 CPU
16GB internal storage
Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
13-megapixel camera
1080p HD video recording, 720p HD front camera
NFC
Pentaband UMTS / HSPA+ radios
MHL connectivity
FM radio
1,850mAh battery
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality

The LG Optimus G Smartphone is rumored to be use a processor made by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro also will be equipped with the latest IPS Screen Display Technology.

Reported by Pocket-lint (08/26/2012), LG Display’s True HD IPS+ Display is sharper than today’s AMOLED displays due to its high pixel density of 320ppi (1280x768 pixels) and Stripe RGB IPS Panel. The new display is capable of generating 470 nits of brightness while consuming 70 per cent less power compared when displaying a white background.

In addition,the Korean company its chemical division has created a new battery for the phone that will mean it is 60 per cent more efficient than similar sized batteries, while it's display division, which is rumoured to be providing the new screen on the iPhone 5 from Apple has created a new AMOLED display that also requires less power..

Image by Pocket-lint.com.

via: Pocket-lint

Online social networking service and microblogging service Twitter Joining the Linux Foundation.

From Pcworld:

Following in the footsteps of Broadcom, Nvidia, and Samsung--all of which joined the nonprofit consortium recently--none other than Twitter will announce on Tuesday that it is joining the foundation as well.

“Linux and its ability to be heavily tweaked is fundamental to our technology infrastructure,” said Chris Aniszczyk, manager of open source for the social networking giant. “By joining the Linux Foundation we can support an organization that is important to us and collaborate with a community that is advancing Linux as fast as we are improving Twitter.”

Twitter's Aniszczyk will deliver a keynote entitled “The OSS Behind a Tweet” at the foundation's LinuxCon conference in San Diego next week.
Image by venturebeat.

Here' a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 driving by Patrick Long, Porsche Factory Driver.

The 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 will be available in two body styles, Coupe and Convertible, and, the only way of differentiating the 911 with all-wheel drive and a regular one is the rear logo and the illuminated red light strip. Just like the rear-wheel drive Porsches, the new Carrera is getting two oval exhausts while the more powerful Carrera 4S is coming with four round tailpipes.

The engines should remain identical which means that the Carrera 4 will get the 3.4 liter unit with 350 HP and the Carrera 4S will use the larger 3.8 unit with 400 HP. The two models will be officially presented to the public next month, during the Paris Motor Show.

Watch the video here:

Image by YouTube.

According to reports, the Sony 84-incher will boast a native screen resolution of 3840×2160, delivering four times the number of pixels available on regular 1080p HDTV. The LED backlight technology is supposedly of the edge-lit variant, in keeping with the Japanese manufacturer’s decision to omit full-array local-dimming models from its 2012 lineup of Bravia televisions. As with most edge LED TVs, we expect to see an ultra-slim profile, as well as frugal power consumption.

According to the report, the TV will also feature a sidelit LCD panel, removable speakers and was described by the sources as having a “re-imagined retro-style appearance with a modern twist”.

Though 4K broadcasts may not be on the immediate horizon, 4K technology is expected to be one of the leading consumer entertainment trends at this year’s IFA.
Image by Sony.
IFA 2012 come Wednesday 29th August (the date of Sony’s press conference and booth opening), it will be another feather in the company’s cap as it seeks to establish an ecosystem of 4K-compliant products, ranging from the VPL-VW1000ES 4K projector to the BDP-S790 4K upscaling Blu-ray player.

Source: CNet

Google Search today got a new Spinning emotion, When you hover over the I'm Feeling Lucky button. Try it now.

From Google+:

Yesterday, we asked you how you're feeling and by far, the most popular answer was "hungry"! What does this have to do with Google Search, you ask? We recently added some other emotions to our I'm Feeling Lucky button, like artistic, wonderful, and of course, hungry. When you hover over the I'm Feeling Lucky button, it spins to an emotion and clicking on it connects you to a page that reflects that emotion. For instance, I'm Feeling Hungry leads you to a Google results page for restaurants in your area. Bon appetit!

Korean multinational electronics company LG is reportedly developing a thinner display panels with technology in-cell for the next Apple Smartphone iPhone.

Reuters reports that LG company has ordered the mass production of a batch of 4-inch displays in preparation for the unveiling of Apple's new handset next month.

"We just began mass production and we don't expect any disruption in supplies," LG Display's chief executive Han Sang-beom told reporters.

The screens are said to feature an in-cell panel that eliminates the need for the touch-screen layer underneath, allowing for a slimmer form factor. A 4-inch display would bring the iPhone range in line with competitors such as the Samsung Galaxy S3.

Image by reuters.com

Apple's next handset has also been tipped to feature a smaller connector dock, and metal alloy back casing, as well as 4G LTE, NFC technology and the iOS 6 operating system.

To be sure, all had to wait until September 12 where Apple will announce something on that date.

via: Reuters

Adobe has released a critical patch for its Flash and AIR applications, following the discovery of yet more serious security vulnerabilities in the software.

Affecting users of Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Chrome OS and Android, the flaws include four memory corruption vulnerabilities, an integer overflow vulnerability, and a cross-domain information leakage issue. You should be careful resorting to other methods to get Flash back, though, as multiple malicious Flash .apk files have been making rounds across the internet.

In its notification regarding the updates, Adobe admitted to the seriousness of the issues. 'These updates address vulnerabilities that could case a crash,' the company explained, 'and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.'

That latter, of course, is the key: while system crashes are irritating, the flaws in Flash and AIR mean that an attacker could potentially load a malicious file into a website and automatically execute arbitrary code on visiting systems - potentially taking full control of the targets with very little effort.
Image by Adobe

The updates area available to download from Adobe now, and we'd certainly recommend that you do so if you value your system's security.

IPhone 5 will be released with 8MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash as compared to 5MP iPhone 4 camera, additional rumors said the upcoming iPhone claims that the device will have a front-facing camera that offers High Definition resolution. Along with WiFi/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G/HSPA+/4G, GSM, Bluetooth. 1xEV-DO (Supported in Verizon Version).

4” retina high resolution display with 960 x 640 resolution will make iPhone 5 best mobile device display in industry. IPhone 5 will use advanced 3D hardware for better gaming experience.

The Appearance of the upcoming iphone 5 button layout will closely resemble iPhone 4 including volume keys (divided into 2 keys), home and power keys, SIM card slot, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack and dual microphone. Few changes have been made in the architecture of the phone body which will be similar to 3GS. Body will be 3mm thinner when compared to iPhone 4. Due larger display iPhone 5 will have larger overall dimensions which will give it elegant and sturdier feeling. Another difference is in the position of the antenna and aluminum back cover to improve signal strength. Iphone 5 will use the same 30 pin Dock connector which was used in iPhone 4.
Concept Iphone 5

Apple expects for these figures to pose challenges to its suppliers, Omnivision and Sony. Earlier this year, Sony had announced that it has created a thinner CMOS camera. This was possibly already bound for the next iPhone.

The next iPhone is expected to debut this coming September or October.

Japanes Electronics Firm Sony officially unveiled the new smart phone “Sony Xperia SL” you can feel experience with everthing in hd by sharpest Led-backlit LCD 4.0 inches Display, it has 12.1-megapixel camera tfeaturing an LED flash and a 4.3-inch 720p LCD touchscreen at 342 pixels-per-inch (ppi). Onboard storage is 32GB and there’s 1GB of RAM but no Micro SD.

Sony Xperia SL runs Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with excellent power performance of 1.7 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Dual Core processor and 1 GB RAM. and support 3.5 mm Audio Jack and has display protected in Scratch-resistant glass. Sony Xperia SL is very light weight Smartphone like having 144 gms.

Image by themobilescan

The Xperia SL is essentially an upgrade on the Xperia S, it has the same Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon dual core processor (S3) as the regular Xperia S but clocked faster at 1.7GHz. The GPU is still an Adreno 220.

Sony Xperia SLFeatures:
Androroid os With ice cream sandvich processore, Tv launcher,SNS integration,mp3/mp4 player,3.5 mm sound jack,Track id music recognition,Google search,g-mail,google-talk,you tube and lots of social plugin.

Sony Xperia SL Specification:
Android Os With Ice Cream Sandwich Processore
Dual-core 1.7 GHz CPU
1 GB Ram
144 gm Body Weight
12.1 MP Camera,with multitouch
128x64x10.6 mm Dimension
4.3 Inches Display size,Led-backlit LCD
Scratch-resistant glass protection
HTML 5 Browser,Java Supported
32 GB Internal Phone memory storage
3.5 mm sound jack
2G and 3G network Available

The Xperia SL will be available in black, pink, silver or white, but sadly it won’t be shipping with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean already installed.

Photos and Specs of the new upgraded Galaxy S II called the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus leaks on line.

The Galaxy S II Plus will reportedly feature a 4.5-inch AMOLED display and will run on a dual-core 1.5GHz Exynos CPU paired with 1GB of RAM. Built-in storage will be 16GB but expandable via microSD, and the handset will feature an 8-megapixel rear camera.

Image by GSMArena

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus Specifications:

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
4.5-inch AMOLED screen
1.5GHz Dual-core Exynos CPU
8 Megapixel
1 GB RAM
16GB storage
MicroSD slot

American video game developer and publisher PopCap has just announced that Plants vs. Zombies 2 will be soon available at the App Store in early 2013.

From the press release:

The sequel to Plants vs. Zombies is expected to launch by late spring 2013, and will include a bevy of new features, settings, and situations, designed to delight the franchise’s tens of millions of fans around the world. No other details of the highly anticipated new installment in the franchise are available at this time, beyond the following comments from some of the game’s denizens.

“Spring is crullest curlie ungood time, and plantz grow dull roots,” noted an unidentified spokesperson. “So, we are meating you for brainz at yore house. No worry to skedule schedlue plan… we’re freee anytime. We’ll find you.”

“There was a time we relished a bracing, hearty blend of zombies, in the morning,” said Sonny F. Lower, a representative of the Flora Forever Foundation. “But first, a brisk shower and some strategic pruning are required. Tomorrow is near!”

Image by wikia.com

Windows 8 final version is now available for free, the 90-day trial version of its updated operating system Windows 8 , which will officially go on sale on October 26.

Microsoft now offering a The trial is for the Enterprise edition of Windows 8, which is available in a dozen languages, with the offer intended for developers building Windows 8

The operating system is available in 32 and 64 bits. However, the tria version has a basic requirements before you can install it on your dekskopt computer or laptop. Setup requires a minimum requirements to run it is a 1GHz processor with 1GB of Ram and 20GB of hard disk space.
Image by Microsoft

Each version is available in the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish.

For download here's the link: http://msdn.microsoft.com

Rumours about the newest iPhone 5’s release date, potential specs and features, and price have fuelled reports that Apple is gearing up to launch its next-gen smartphone around summer time.

Release date:

The Verge and others have suggested that Apple will in fact stay traditional and have a September 12th release for the next Apple iPhone.

Japanese Apple blog Macotakara had alleged it had received word from "Asian sources" who claim that Apple will launch the device in September or October 2012 which would fit with last year’s arrival of the iPhone 4S.

Image by T3.com

Apple iPhone 5: Price:

The 16GB iPhone 4S lines up in retailers with a hefty £499 price tag. Prices continue up all the way to £699 for the 64GB edition.

Ahead of the iPhone 4S successor’s announcement, it is believed that the sixth-gen model will simply replace the iPhone 4s in terms of price points and range of models with any 128GB storage option likely to hit the £799 price mark.

via T3

Intel as a semiconductor chip maker company reportedly the launching of Core i5 3350P Ivy Bridge processors will be on the third quarter of 2013. Core i5-3350P is built on Ivy Bridge architecture, that has improved power efficiency and CPU performance, and beefed up graphics performance.

Softpedia reports; A complex design like Nvidia’s Kepler or AMD’s Tahiti, out of the 3.5 billion or 4.3 billion transistors respectively, some might not function properly. As such, the companies will likely disable some units that contain the malfunctioning transistors and still be able to sell the GPU with a lesser profit margin.

Latest product, the Intel Ivy Bridge has a pretty good performance. The product was not much have a defect in iGPU. But the company believes the third quarter of 2012 increased the number of defective products.

via Softpedia

The game will release in the UK precisely on September 21, 2012 and September 18, 2012 in the United States, and will use the EGO Engine.

Features

From Wiki:

The game will feature all twelve teams and twenty-four drivers competing in the 2012 season, as well as the twenty circuits — including the brand-new, incomplete Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas — included in the championship. The track will not have asphalt laid down until almost two months after the game is released.

The game will also feature a brand-new "Young Driver Test" mode, a tutorial mode designed to introduce new players to the handling characteristics of Formula One cars. As a demonstration, Codemasters approached several drivers — including Mercedes test driver Sam Bird and GP2 Series driver Stefano Coletti — at the real-life Young Driver Tests (for drivers who have never started a Grand Prix) in Abu Dhabi in November 2011, and asked them to drive the Yas Marina Circuit in F1 2011 instead of using the team simulators they would traditionally use to learn the circuit. All of the drivers who played the game reported that the game was realistic enough for them to learn the circuit to the point where they were confident enough to set competitive lap times.

Image by racesimcentral.com
The Young Driver Test will also feature at the start of the Career mode. You start the career at the YDT with either Red Bull, McLaren or Ferrari. You must make a first impression in the Test, as it is a lasting one i.e. it will last with you your entire 5-season career. It will also feature a new 'Champions' mode (which is semi-modelled on the challenges segment in F1 2009) and 'Season challenge', a much shorter version of the Career mode. It will also feature a revised menu, which helps to get you on track faster.

The official website of the Commission on Elections, www.comelec.gov.ph, got a new look. Not only it looks cleaner, it now loads faster.

Site navigation is also more user-friendly and buttons to COMELEC’s social networking pages have been added to keep up with the times.

The website is valid in XHTML 1.0.


In his welcome message, chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. bragged about the website as “more accessible, efficient, and sociable.”

“Throughout the years, our website has not only become a great source of information but it has successfully put across some of our notable programs and reforms to our clientele-the Filipino people,” Brillantes said.

“As set forth in the COMELEC Strategic Plan for 2011-2016 (COMSTRAT 1116), the Commission intends to revolutionize the way our system operates as well as to improve the quality of service that we provide,” he said further.

According to Brillantes, “the COMELEC is committed to continue serving the public with utmost competence and transparency along with its primary mandate of ensuring credible, honest, and peaceful conduct of elections.”

The new COMELEC website, he added, “is not merely a part and parcel of the various existing endeavors of the Commission but it will also serve as everyone’s guide in the elections to come.”

Mississippi is the fattest state in America according to the result of the latest statistical analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study says that Colorado is found to be the slimmest state in America.

The obesity rate of 34.9 percent in Mississippi is reportedly the highest in the US.

Meanwhile, Mississippi is only one of 12 states in America with over 30 percent of the population that are overweight.

In a statement, Jeffrey Levi, Ph.D, executive director of the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), explained that “Obesity has contributed to a stunning rise in chronic disease rates and health care costs. It is one of the biggest health crises the country has ever faced.”

Levi conducted the obesity study with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The results of the study were taken from the 2011 CDC data of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey.

On the positive note, Levi said that “The good news is that we have a growing body of evidence and approaches that we know can help reduce obesity, improve nutrition and increase physical activity based on making healthier choices easier for Americans. The bad news is we’re not investing anywhere near what we need to in order to bend the obesity curve and see the returns in terms of health and savings.”

Below is the complete list of obesity rates in the US as provided by CDC. The list was sorted in descending order from the highest to the least obese rate.

1. Mississippi (34.9%)
2. Louisiana (33.4%);
3. West Virginia (32.4%)
4. Alabama (32.0%)
5. Michigan (31.3%)
6. Oklahoma (31.1%)
7. Arkansas (30.9%)
8. Indiana (30.8%) and South Carolina (30.8%)
9. Kentucky (30.4%) and Texas (30.4%)
10. Missouri (30.3%)
11. Kansas (29.6%) and Ohio (29.6%)
12. Tennessee (29.2%) and Virginia (29.2%)
13. North Carolina (29.1%)
14. Iowa (29.0%)
15. Delaware (28.8%)
16. Pennsylvania (28.6%)
17. Nebraska (28.4%)
18. Maryland (28.3%)
19. South Dakota (28.1%)
20. Georgia (28.0%)
21. Maine (27.8%) and North Dakota (27.8%)
22. Wisconsin (27.7%)
23. Alaska (27.4%)
24. Illinois (27.1%)
25. Idaho (27.0%)
26. Oregon (26.7%)
27. Florida (26.6%)
28. Washington (26.5%)
29. New Mexico (26.3%)
30. New Hampshire (26.2%)
31. Minnesota (25.7%)
32. Rhode Island (25.4%) and Vermont (25.4%)
33. Wyoming (25.0%)
34. Arizona (24.7%)
35. Montana (24.6%)
36. Connecticut (24.5%), Nevada (24.5%) and New York (24.5%)
37. Utah (24.4%)
38. California (23.8%)
39. District of Columbia (23.7%) and New Jersey (23.7%)
40. Massachusetts (22.7%)
41. Hawaii (21.8%)
42. Colorado (20.7%)

The Smart Communications has announced that it will launch a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) service on August 25. Once it’s install, the Smart’s LTE will make the second country in Southeast Asia using a commercial LTE service following Singapore’s M1.

Smart Evolution, can deliver download and upload speeds of up to 50 mbps which will be increased up to 100 mbps later.

Interaksyon.com report Smart’s LTE service will use the 2100 MHz band assigned to it by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

“There will be announcements pretty soon, but we want you to keep in mind two things: first, go to the Smart website in about four days, and three numbers: 8, 25, and 12,” Molina reportedly said.
Smart’s LTE service will be available by mid-2012, the report said, but public use could boost up a little later due to scarcity of LTE-capable devices in the country.

According to the report, Molina did not provide further details about subscription pricing although he did say that the service will be launched first in Metro Manila.