Samsung Rules, BB Drops To 1.5 Per Cent Market Share

Samsung’s market share has reportedly grown to 35 per cent, while Apple still has 14 per cent. According to a report by ABI Research, the global leader in the smartphone market is doing very well, while Blackberry has reached its lowest point in market share till date. The report said that 438 million mobile handsets and 244 million smartphones have been shipped in the third quarter of 2013. While Samsung’s share rose, Apple held on to its market share of 14 per cent. Blackberry on the other hand has sunk to 1.5 per cent of the market share.

Now Facebook Joins List Of Potential BlackBerry Buyers

Facebook seems to be the newest in the line of prospective BlackBerry buyers. According to recent reports, there have been many suitors for the position, including Lenovo, Mike Lazardis and John Sculley. The bids for the company started after the $4.7 billion buyout deal with Fairfax Financial. The possibility of Facebook being interested in the erstwhile smartphone giant had originally been reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). 


According to the WSJ report, the social networking giant had a meeting with the makers of the new BlackBerry Z30 this past week. The

7 Open Source Programming Tools To Make Use Of!

  If we think which category of open source software will benefit the most from the open source model, (i.e. how the the codes can be revised, extended and fixed by the users) the answer will definitely be the programming tools. The graphic designers or managers might not possess the skills to contribute to the codes of projects related to their work but a programmers definitely knows hot to fiddle with the tools and you can expect the best of updates in the programming tools.

So, here we bring 7 Open Source programming tools for the programmers to make use of!

Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 Tablet Specs Leaked Leaked

The complete specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 tablet device have been leaked on the internet. According to reports, the device was seen on AnTuTu benchmark data and may be launched quite soon by the South Korean leader of the global smartphone market. As is evident from the name, the device will have a 30.9-cm (12.2-inch) screen.

Nokia Lumia 1520 Priced At €699 In Europe

  The Nokia Lumia 1520 is reportedly priced at €669 in Europe. According to reports, an online retailer from the continent has priced the phone at this amount while Nokia has put the smartphone on pre order. The Lumia 1520 is the first Windows Phone-based phablet device, which is supposed to be launched for sales next month. Nokia has priced the smartphone at $749, which translated to €540 approximately.

Three Steps To Safe And Secure Internet Browsing

As we are all aware, the U.S Government’s surveillance program, PRISM has been put in place to monitor private user information. This includes Google Searches, Tweets, Facebook Posts, Private Images, and other private data.

As stated on null-byte.wonderhowto.com, here are some things that you can do to hide yourself or become anonymous and surf the Internet safely.

Step 1: Deletion of Old Email and Social Accounts

You need to remove your real identity from social media sites for keeping your identity anonymous. Alternatively, you can change the name of your account to any random name

These Storage Disks Can Store Data For A Million Years Atleast!

Innovation knows no bounds. The world of digital storage is changing and evolving with every passing day. The problem with magnetic disk storage system that was introduced by IBM in 1956 is that it cannot retain data for more than a couple of years. Many storage devices can keep data for slightly over 10 years. 


As stated on crazyengineers.com, Jeroen De Vries from University of Twente (Netherlands) has come up with a solution for solving this problem. De Vries along with co-researchers have created a storage disk that can keep

HTC Smartphones To Get 25 GB Free Google Drive Storage

Storage for two years following the HTC Sense 5.5 update. The Taiwanese smartphone maker had partnered with the internet search giant to provide this service for the HTC One Max. But, the option doesn’t seem to be limited to its newest flagship device alone. The Google Drive offers page listed the information saying that the HTC One and other 2013 smartphones will get the additional storage after the Sense 5.5 update.

BBM For Android Is Finally Live!

The BlackBerry Messenger for Google’s Android operating system is now live on Google Play. The launch of the app has been delayed by a month now after a leaked beta version was installed by over one million users, which flooded BlackBerry’s servers. BlackBerry had to put back the official launch in order to fix the glitch that arrived from it.
In order to ensure that a fiasco like last time doesn’t happen again BlackBerry has not opened the app for everyone’s use right now. The Canadian smartphone maker has come up with a queue for users to use the application. All Android users can download the BBM client onto their smartphones, but they will have to enter their email address, which would put them in the queue to use the service. Users will be informed once their turn has arrived. This would give the company time to monitor its servers and ensure that the millions of users don’t flood it all at once.

Sony, Samsung LSI Competing For Galaxy S5 Camera Sensor

Sony and Samsung LSI are reportedly vying for the supply of the camera sensor for the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone. This is interesting, because it shows Sony’s prowess in the camera sensor technology. Samsung has to fight for its own product. Over the years, Sony has come up with some of the best camera sensor technologies in the world, but the Japanese company wouldn’t have it very easy this time. Samsung’s ISOCELL camera sensors could give it competition to some extent. 

That said, Samsung has reportedly been planning to install a 16 mega pixel camera in the Galaxy S5 flagship model, while the ISOCELL technology is limited to 13 mega pixel ranges right now. Samsung may decide to go with its own technology in order to cut costs etc. but simply putting in a high sensor mega pixel count may not be useful anymore. With cameras like the 41 mega pixel Nokia PureView doing the rounds in the market, Samsung has to buckle up in the camera department.

Speculations about the Samsung Galaxy S5 have been rife with the device being expected to be Samsung’s first device with a full metal body. Moreover, the Galaxy S5 is also rumoured to be sporting an eye sensor to top the Apple Touch ID sensor, which was launched recently with the iPhone 5. 

10 IT Security Websites To Make Use Of!

 EFYTimes brings to you 10 websites on IT security that deal with everything right from Cisco to Microsoft to VMware-based networks or with open source tools. Learn, update yourself and do much more and find the information that you need.

1. SourceForge: Check out this website's section for open source security tools that seems almost endless.

2. VMware Security and Compliance Blog: If you are working on VMWare's virtualisation based platform, it's crucial to understand and keep up with security issues. In terms of VMWare's own information, check out the VMware Security and Compliance Blog. You can also refer to the VMware Security Advisories, Certifications and Guides. 

Google Unveils New Customisable Maps Feature

Google has unveiled the Google Maps Engine Pro, which is available at $5 per month. The new service allows enterprises or businesses to move a variety of files onto Google Maps. Doing this, gives businesses the chance to develop geographic maps, which are interactive with the user. They can input information such as office locations, sales leads and inventory data, which can be very useful. Further, companies can move a variety of files, including TSV, My Maps, CSV, XLSX and spreadsheets onto Google Maps.

Intex Launches Aqua N2 At Rs 6,990

The recently announced Intex Aqua N2 has now been made a part of the Indian market. Added to the company’s Aqua line of Android-based smartphones, the device is priced at Rs 6,990. This puts the device in the budget range of smartphones in the market.

The Intex Aqua N2 has a 10.16-cm (4-inch) WVGA display along with a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system. The device also has a 5 mega pixel rear camera and a 1.3 mega pixel front camera, along with 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of internal storage. The Aqua N2 has dual-SIM support and packs a 1,400 mAh battery.

8 Strange Programming Languages

 Done with the coding in Java, C, C++, PHP? Well, we understand that the coder in you wants to do something unusual sometimes. So, here we present some of the strangest programming languages ever seen. The languages are generally known as “Esoteric Programming Languages”. It means a computer programming language that is created for testing the borders of programming language design, experimenting with strange ideas or just a joke other than practical reasons. 

Intercal: This was the first esoteric programming language developed in 1972. It was developed by Donald R.Woods and James M.Lyon with the aim of making a language that was not similar to any other language. Most common operations in other languages have

Space for all: Small, cheap satellites may one day do your bidding

Someday, swarms of satellites the size of a tissue box will be snapping pictures, taking environmental readings and broadcasting messages from orbit — but the entities controlling those satellites won't be governments.
Instead, they'll be hard-core hobbyists and elementary-school students, entrepreneurs and hacktivists. In short, anyone who can afford a few hundred dollars to send something to the final frontier.
The technology for this outer-space revolution already exists: It's a type of satellite known as a CubeSat, which measures just 4 inches (10 centimeters) on a side. The CubeSat phenomenon started out as an educational experiment, but now it's turning into a crowdsourcing, crowdfunding movement of Kickstarter proportions. And not even the sky is the limit.
This year alone, more than two dozen CubeSats are due to go into orbit, piggybacking on commercial and government space launches.
"We had no idea CubeSats would go so far," Jordi Puig-Suari, an engineering professor at Cal Poly who is considered one of the inventors of the CubeSat concept, told NBC News in an email. "We were trying to develop a better system to educate students, and we did succeed at that. ... But we also created a whole new space ecosystem that we could not imagine at the time."
Startup for the Space AgePart of that ecosystem is taking shape in a squat, gray building at the foot of a highway on-ramp in San Francisco. That's where a company called NanoSatisfi has brought together a small team of aerospace veterans and computer engineers to build CubeSats by hand, amid surroundings that look more like a Web startup's office than a space agency's clean room.
"We take advantage of all the industries on earth, from cellphones to smartphones to UAVs, robotics, all of that," said Peter Platzer, a former research physicist and Wall Street trader who co-founded NanoSatisfi last year.
It all starts with a hobbyist computer called an Arduino. For less than $200, anyone can buy an Arduino — basically a stripped-down motherboard — and start building gadgets like a self-balancing skateboard, a band of LEGO robots, or a flame-throwing pumpkin.
The engineers at NanoSatisfi decided to put those Arduinos to a more serious use: They installed the low-cost computers inside the standard CubeSat frame. NanoSatisfi’s first two satellites, dubbed ArduSats, will hitch a ride in August on a robotic Japanese cargo ship heading for the International Space Station — where they'll be kicked out into space using a spring-loaded launcher.

From Kickstarter to spaceThe cost of building each ArduSat is close to $200,000, and launch costs amount to another $100,000 or so. That's far less than the price tag for large-scale satellites, which can range from $100 million to more than $1 billion. To get the project launched, Platzer and his partners raised more than $100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign, and supplemented that amount with their own money and more than $1 million in venture-capital funding.

Once the ArduSats are active, NanoSatisfi's clients will be able to conduct their own experiments in space. Each satellite is equipped with 10 sensors — including a Geiger counter, a magnetometer and a camera. One of the satellites will be dedicated to schools. The other will be rented out at the rate of $250 per week, with special deals available for the Kickstarter contributors. The company is developing a library of basic apps for use on the satellites and publishing the apps online so that anyone can tweak the programming.
CubeSats don't use expensive rocket thrusters to control their orbit; instead, they rely on gyro-type reaction wheels and compass-type magnetic devices to keep their orientation steady. They stay in orbit for only a few months before their orbits decay and they burn up in the atmosphere. But the low cost of a CubeSat means it's relatively inexpensive to send up replacements.
NanoSatisfi plans to launch as many as 150 more satellites over the next five years. The first commercial applications will be in the education market. "Our goal is to have 500,000 students in five years having access to a satellite, and really make this a hands-on tool," Platzer said.
ArduSats could also serve as the building blocks for a low-cost weather monitoring network. For example, ski resorts could use fine-scale temperature readings to determine when it makes financial sense to pay for artificial snow generation. Platzer says, based on his Wall Street experience, that such a network could unlock billions of dollars in economic benefits.

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Southern Stars founder Tim DeBenedictis talks about the SkyCube project and how it connects with his company's SkySafari app. Watch the "Moon and Back" interview at http://vimeo.com/47612071

Connection to the cosmosCubeSats' biggest selling point may be their ability to give everyday people a personal connection to the final frontier. That's what Tim DeBenedictis, founder and owner of Southern Stars, is counting on as he launches SkyCube, a satellite system linked to a mobile app platform that will let people send images and short messages from orbit.
"We all know that right now a lot of our communication goes through satellites, but normally we don't think of that," he told NBC News. "We want to have the experience of having a message broadcast from the satellite, and having the satellite let you know."
SkyCube is due to be included in a cargo shipment to the space station in December. It will be shot into orbit with the same launching system used for the ArduSats. DeBenedictis has also raised more than $100,000 through Kickstarter, but also plans to cover costs through sponsorships. Once the satellite is deployed, sponsors will be able to broadcast messages and receive images from space for as little as $1 using the SkyCube mobile app.
"I fully expect this satellite to be revenue generating," DeBenedictis said.
SkyCube also has a built-in answer to the problem of too much space junk. About three months after deployment, the satellite will inflate a 70-foot-wide (21-meter-wide) balloon coated with reflective titanium dioxide powder. The balloon, visible from the ground, should create enough drag to bring the satellite down for planned destruction.
"We call that the grand finale to the mission," DeBenedictis said. "I don't think that's ever been done before with a CubeSat."

Sprites in the satelliteAnother innovative CubeSat will be sprung into space during SpaceX's next cargo run to the space station — and this one, KickSat, has a novel twist.
Tucked within the already tiny satellite are 128 cracker-sized computer chips known as "sprites." Each sprite is equipped with solar cells as well as a radio transceiver, microcontroller, gyroscope and magnetometer. As the chips flutter in space, they'll broadcast an identifying signal — for example, the coded initials of a Kickstarter donor.
Why? The idea is to test the potential for monitoring the space environment with swarms of nano-nanosatellites. "We don't have a big science goal in mind," Cornell University doctoral student Zachary Manchester, who initiated the project, told NBC News. "It's just trying to demonstrate that you can build a satellite that works on this scale."
KickSat raised nearly $75,000 through a Kickstarter campaign, and will get a free launch, thanks to NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program.
To orbit and beyondBob Twiggs, an engineering professor at Morehead State University in Kentucky who worked with Puig-Suari to come up with the CubeSat concept in 1999, says he's now working on a project to launch 2-inch-wide (5-centimeter-wide) "femtosatellites" called PocketQubs. Those should theoretically launch for one-eighth the cost of a CubeSat. If CubeSats are the iPhones of the satellite world, PocketQubs are the iPod Nanos.
"I always said I hoped it'd be like the Apple computer, and I think it's making that kind of change — which is really cool," Twiggs told NBC News.
It may not be long before CubeSats start going beyond Earth orbit: Scientists and engineers are working on schemes to send the nanosatellites to the moon, or to the outer solar system. (A Kickstarter campaign for interplanetary CubeSats is in progress right now.)
Eventually, putting a satellite into outer space could be as easy as sending camera-equipped balloons into the stratosphere — in other words, so easy a 7-year-old could do it.
"Realistically, in the next couple of years, it's going to be possible to put a sprite into orbit for less than $1,000, so that will bring it within the reach of hobbyists and high-school students for science fairs," Manchester said. "It's the sort of thing I wish I had when I was a kid."
More about small satellites:

• How to pack a big solar sail in a tiny CubeSat
• How 'LunarCubes' could explore the moon
• How to send CubeSats to Jupiter and beyond
• Scientists design 3-D-printed CubeSat

Matt Rivera is a senior producer at NBC News Digital. He invites you to follow him on Twitter as @mattmrivera, on Instagram and on Google+.
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15 Steps To A Healthier Laptop!

Anything that is machine requires maintenance. Your laptop is one of the crucial machines that require tweaks from time to time. There are many things you can do to keep it in good shape. Some may involve even replacing the parts but it is still economical than getting a new laptop. 

Here are some tips that will extend your laptop’s age.

1. Take Hold of your toolkit – Your toolkit should have -
• Screwdriver set
• Can of compressed air
• Alcohol wipes
• Rubbing compound
• Non-ammonia-based cleaner
• Paper towels, cotton swabs
• Synthetic cleaning cloth
• New clock battery
• Thermal paste
• Tri-Flow spray lubricant (that contains

10 Tips for the First-Time Business Owner

I write Entrepreneur.com 's Young Entrepreneur column because I believe there are far too few resources directly addressing the nonacademic trials and tribulations young entrepreneurs face along their journey. Whenever possible, I encourage up-and-comers and established entrepreneurs to mentor the next generation of dream-seekers; for it is this insight and insider education that will provide the foundation for the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. With that, here are 10 pieces of advice that I wish someone had given to me before I launched my first venture.

Comment isn't free: the downside of Web 2.0

Popular Science magazine's decision to kill online commenting should be the start of a wider discussion, says the social media researcher whose findings were one of the reasons for the magazine's move

When Popular Science announced last month that it would no longer allow reader comments on its online articles, the science world was divided. Some celebrated the decision as an overdue measure to rein in vile virtual commentary. Others lamented it as giving up on Web 2.0's early promise to create widespread public engagement.

The editors' decision was partly based on a recent study in which my colleagues and I showed how uncivil comments posted under an online news article about nanotechnology could shape readers' interpretations of the technology itself (Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12009).

The ensuing debate about whether Popular Science made the right call, however, missed the larger point: what is the purpose of comment sections in the first place?

The simple answer is that more conversation is better than less. For the 19th-century political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville, a keen observer of modern democracies, talk was the soul of democracy. Empirical social science has largely confirmed his intuitions. We know from decades of research that people who discuss scientific or political issues more frequently with those around them tend to be more

Augmented reality system makes cars see-through

WOULDN'T it be nice if, next time you want to overtake a big, plodding vehicle on a narrow road, you could see right through it to the stretch ahead?

A new augmented reality system aims to make that possible, allowing you to time your overtaking safely.

Michel Ferreira and his colleagues at the University of Porto in Portugal developed the See-Through System, which uses a lightweight heads-up display to look "through" a truck up ahead. The system works by looking through a camera that records the trailing driver's perspective. Software recognises the back of the lead vehicle, and replaces it with a video feed from a webcam mounted on that lead vehicle.

Samsung Builds 5G Memory Chips For Next Gen Servers

South Korean giant, Samsung Electronics has apparently unveiled a fifth generation (5G) memory chip, which uses less energy while delivering better performance. Further, the company reportedly said that the new high efficiency green memory chips are meant for next generation data centres, which depend on cloud computing and are based on the Big Data platform.

According to Samsung, the DDR4 chips, which the company has developed, will need more physical space and will also considerably save on the power requirements.

Facebook changes privacy settings for teens

Facebook is relaxing its rules for teenagers. The 13- to 17-year-old set now has the option to share photos, updates and comments with the general public on Facebook. That means strangers, and companies collecting data for advertisers and marketing companies, will be able to see select posts. Teenagers will also be able to turn on the Follow feature for their profiles, which would allow anyone they're not friends with to see their public posts in the main news feed.

The changes will take effect immediately, the company announced in a blog post. The new setting might help Facebook compete against other social networks that skew younger, and having public data on teens will also help the company appeal to advertisers.

The social network is trying to balance the less strict settings with two other privacy protections. When new underage users sign up for a Facebook account, their posts will be shown to a more limited audience by default -- only to friends instead of friends of friends. If a teen decides to change the setting to Public, she or he will see a pair of pop-up warnings explaining what "public" means. One warns they could end up "getting friend requests and messages from people they don't know personally."

5 Crazily Primitive Ways We Use Advanced Technology Read more: http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-crazily-primitive-ways-we-use-advanced-technology/#ixzz2i8xxwI6e

We have some pretty amazing technology at our disposal now. Essentially all the world's information is available in our pockets, at any time. And if we want to see that world naked, the same device can help. And if we want to discuss our findings with someone on the other side of the planet -- "Lolwut. Your weiner is bent?" -- that's also pretty straightforward. Any one of these feats is an everyday occurrence to us, and yet the same stunts would have gotten you burned as a witch as little as 20 years ago.

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1992. The Whitewater scandal, I think. That's Hillary Clinton up front.

Google ‘leaks’ Nexus 5 pricing, details

NEW DELHI: Google's upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone has been in the news for quite some time, with reports of its pricing and specs leaking frequently. Now it seems Google has accidentally confirmed the pricing and some details of the device on its Play Store.

UW engineers invent programming language to build synthetic DNA

Similar to using Python or Java to write code for a computer, chemists soon could be able to use a structured set of instructions to “program” how DNA molecules interact in a test tube or cell.

A team led by the University of Washington has developed a programming language for chemistry that it hopes will streamline efforts to design a network that can guide the behavior of chemical-reaction mixtures in the same way that embedded electronic controllers guide cars, robots and other devices. In medicine, such networks could serve as “smart” drug deliverers or disease detectors at the cellular level.

Yan Liang, L2XY2.com

An artist’s rendering shows DNA structures and a chemical reaction “program” on the screen. A “chemical computer” executes the molecular

7 things to expect at Apple's special event next week

The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco (shown here in 2011), where Apple plans to hold its event next week.

Next week is Apple's big chance to show off what's expected to be the last batch of products for the year.
A little more than a month after releasing its latest pair of iPhones, Tuesday's event should bring new versions of the iPad, as well as updated Macs and a price and release date for OS X Mavericks.

Canonical releases Ubuntu 13.1 with support for smartphones

Canonical took the wraps off Ubuntu 13.10. The latest version of the Linux-based OS is the first to feature a dedicated release of Ubuntu Touch for mobile devices.

Ubuntu 13.10 comes with a small selection of mobile apps which includes a browser, clock, calculator, and weather indicator. The smartphone version of the OS was first announced in January this year, followed by an Ubuntu Edge smartphone, whose crowd-sourcing campaign failed.
The release comes with a full SDK and dedicated resources to assist developers in creating Ubuntu Touch apps. Most importantly, Ubuntu 13.10 comes with one UI framework for all devices.
Ubuntu Touch is available to install on LG Nexus 4 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The current build however, is intended for development and evaluation purposes only. It is therefore, not recommended for regular users, as it can potentially brick devices.

Samsung's smartwatch is style over substance

The good: The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is attractive, comfortable, and makes it easy to see incoming calls

The bad: A lack of e-mail and social network support, limited compatibility with other devices, the external charging case, and hit-and-miss voice control seriously limit its usefulness.

The bottom line: Samsung's take on the smartwatch has some potential, and it does get some things right, but its inability to perform truly "smart" functions means it falls far short of expectations.

Your phone is way too big and unwieldy -- what you need is a smaller second screen to let you know what's going on with ease. At least, that's what Samsung reckons. Its new Galaxy Gear Smartwatch lets you take calls, send texts, and perform various other tasks from your wrist without touching your phone.
The Gear has no SIM card or data connection of its own. Instead, it links to your phone over Bluetooth, acting more as an external display so you don't have to fish your phone out every time it rings.
Samsung's Gear is among the first smartwatches we've seen from a major mobile manufacturer and is intended to lead the way in the emerging field of wearable, connected technology. Exciting stuff, sure, but I'm certainly not bowled over by it. With hardly any third-party apps to speak of, its functions are limited to handling calls and texts -- email and social services are not yet supported.
Add to that its $299 price tag and the fact that it's only compatible with the Galaxy Note 3 at launch and you have a recipe for disappointment. Samsung has said it will be updated toward the en

Samsung launches smartphone with curved display screen

Called the Galaxy Round, the smartphone will feature a 5.7in (14.5cm) display.
The launch comes just days after rival LG said it would begin production of curved-screen phones next year.
Digital display technology has been progressing towards curved screens. Both Samsung and LG already offer curved organic light-emitting diode (OLED) television sets.

Samsung said the curved screen display would help consumers use some of the features on the phone, including those that enable users to check information such as date, time and missed calls when home screen is off, with more ease.

At the same time, users can also change music tracks on their phone, even while its display is off.
The Galaxy Round will initially be launched only in South Korea. The firm gave no indication of its plans for a global launch.
'Internet of Things' The global smartphone market has been growing rapidly.
According to research firm CCS Insight, worldwide smartphone sales will hit nearly one billion in 2013 - accounting for more than half the total of 1.7 billion mobile phones sold.

iOS 7.0.1, iOS 7.0.2, and iOS 7.1 already seeing widespread testing inside Apple

While the first version of iOS 7 will arrive for end-users next week, Apple is already well into testing for iterative updates to the revamped operating system. According to web analytics for 9to5Mac, Apple employees seem to already be testing iOS 7.0.1, iOS 7.0.2, and iOS 7.1. While we cannot absolutely confirm that these tests are occurring inside Apple, it seems likely based on the cities in which these operating systems are being tested. Apple’s headquarters is in Cupertino, California, and we are seeing these views from these unreleased operating systems from both Cupertino and surrounding areas.

Android 4.4 KitKat release date, news and rumors

Having long expected version 5.0 of Android to be given the code name Key Lime Pie, Google instead handed the 'K' release name to Android 4.4 and in a weird cross-promotional deal it called it Android KitKat.
As part of the deal Nestle is running a contest to win a Nexus 7 or Google Play credit through specially
branded Kit Kat bars.
So, apart from the fact that the chocolate bar has a space between Kit and Kat and Android 4.4 doesn't. what do we know about KitKat so far?

Nexus 5 quietly appears at Google Play for $349

The rumored smartphone pops up on Google Play next to the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. Also online: several cases in stock at the end of October and claiming to be tailored for the Nexus 5.

The device appears next to the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 along with the caption "Capture the everyday and the epic in fresh new ways." Google lists the price as "starting at $349." However, when the link to the smartphone is clicked on -- the new page doesn't load. And not long after the phone appeared, it was replaced by the older Nexus 4 again.

NSA Uses Social Media To Map Connections Of Americans

US' National Security Agency mines Facebook and other social media profiles, in addition to phone records and email logs, to create maps of activities -- including that of American citizens.

Since 2010, the NSA has been exploiting its huge collections of data to create sophisticated graphs of some Americans' social connections that can identify their associates, their locations at certain times, their travelling companions and other personal information, The New York Times reported.

Cyberattacks, Insider Threats, Social Media Hacking:New COBIT 5 For Risk Provides Guidelines To Systematically Manage Increased IT Risk

From cyberattacks and malicious employee actions to hacks into corporate social media accounts, 2013 is turning out to be a watershed year for technology-related enterprise threats. Organizations must integrate technology risk much more aggressively into enterprise risk management (ERM) if they want to reduce future loss and improve business performance, says a new guide from global IT association ISACA.

Here's How The Future With Android May Look Like!

Since its inception, the Android operating system has completely revamped the mobile industry. Not only has it left the Symbian OS high and dry, it has made its mark in televisions, wearable devices etc. Moreover, this is only going to grow. Google may have created a thing of the future with its Google Glass, but with their Android operating system, this is just the beginning. So, here’s a look at what might be in the future.