Apple Ipad Air

Apple's iPad Air is 20 percent thinner and 28 percent lighter than the fourth-generation iPad. IHS iSuppli found that Apple also built its latest tablet for about $42 less than its third-generation iPad (comparing the WiFi-only, entry-level versions of each), while iFixit, during its own teardown, found what Apple calls a "big leap ahead" to be several steps in the wrong direction, where repairability and environmental responsibility are concerned. "For every fixable Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire, there's a Surface Pro—or in this case, an iPad Air—to saturate the market with unrepairable devices," iFixit Chief Information Architect Miro Djuric wrote in blog post Nov. 1, the day the iPad Air went on sale. iFixit's big gripe with the iPad Air is its battery, which is secured with lots of glue, screwed in, and still requires the removal of the logic board before it can be separated from its housing. The front panel also didn't escape the glue bottle. "It's glued to the rest of the device, greatly increasing the chances of cracking the glass during a repair," said iFixit. Celebrating the small victory of the LCD being easy to remove once the front panel was off, the team gave the iPad Air a repairability score of 2 out of 10.

Apple is Testing New iPad Mini With A6 Processor But No Retina Display?

References in the iOS 7 SDK reveal that Apple is testing a new iPad Mini with an A6 processor but it may not have a Retina display, reports 9to5Mac.

A developer found the references inside a hidden file that lists all supported iOS 7 devices.

According to the provided information, Apple is considering three new iPad mini models: iPad “2,8,” iPad “2,9,” and iPad “2,10.” The respective code names for the devices are J75, J76, and J77. This points to one WiFi-only model and two cellular-compatible models (just like the current iPad minis). The internal nomenclature for these iPads follows the current iPad minis, which are iPad “2,5,” iPad “2,6,” and iPad “2,7.”

The document says the new iPad minis will feature a s5l8950x processor which is the same A6 chip used in the iPhone 5. Unfortunately, it appears the new iPads minis referenced do not include "@2x" hooks to higher resolution images. This suggests that perhaps they do not have a Retina display.

9to5Mac notes that "perhaps corroborating this is that the rumored Retina display iPad mini codename is 'J85,' while the iPad mini model we have learned about is 'J75'."

DigiTimes recently reported that Apple will release a slightly updated iPad mini this year but won't release a Retina display iPad mini until 2014. However, that report was followed up by another that said LG was making headway in producing Retina displays for the iPad mini. It's seems unlikely that Apple would launch a new iPad mini with a display that inferior to its rivals. Google just released a new Nexus 7 tablet that features a 1920 x 1200 HD display (323 ppi).

Rovio’s ‘Bad Piggies’ game goes free as App of the Week

Great news gamers! Rovio’s popular Bad Piggies game has been named App of the Week by Apple, meaning you can download the iPhone and iPad versions of the title for free during the next 7 days.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, Bad Piggies is fairly different from Angry Birds and Rovio’s other titles in that it revolves around building contraptions to get your pigs safely through levels…

From the App Store’s description:

The Bad Piggies are after the eggs again — but as usual, nothing is going according to plan! Can you create the ultimate flying machine and steer them safely to their destination? Those tricky pigs have a few objects they can use, but they need your help to turn these into the perfect transportation!

With more than 60 levels, and free updates coming up, you have hours and hours of pig-crashing, exploding, and flying fun! Get three stars on every level to unlock 30 more puzzles! HINT: Sometimes you need to play the level several times to achieve all the objectives — try building a new device or steering in a different way to earn all the stars!

Exploding Samsung Galaxy S4 Allegedly Starts Fire, Destroys House

Samsung's hottest smartphone got a little too hot for one man in Hong Kong. The man, known only as Du, says a flaming Samsung Galaxy S4 torched his entire house, according to a report on Chinese website Xianguo.com. Du claims that while playing the game "Love Machine" he was startled by a loud pop from the phone's battery. He says he reacted quickly and threw the phone onto a nearby sofa, which promptly caught fire. The flames spread and caused serious damage to the house. He and his wife were able to escape without injuries. The news follows a report earlier this month of 18-year-old Swiss woman who received third degree burns on her leg after her Samsung Galaxy S3 exploded in her pocket. In 2012, a man in Dublin said that his Galaxy S3 caught fire while on his car's dashboard. Unofficial products have been fingered as the culprit in some of these incidents, including the case of an 18-year-old Swiss woman, whose phone exploded. She was using a discount replacement battery at the time. Mr. Du has said that his phone, charger and battery were all authentic Samsung products. Samsung Hong Kong said it is looking into the matter. Scary, freak phone accidents aren't limited to Samsung. In the past month a Chinese woman was reportedly killed by an electric shock from her iPhone 5 when she answered a call as the phone was charging, while a Chinese man fell into a coma under similar circumstances. Apple's response to these stories has been to advise people to use only official Apple chargers ... 

Viber Hackers Deface App Store Description

Viber hackers have now defaced the App's AppStore description after attacking the App's support page. The attack was initially led by the Syrian Electronic Army who have taken responsibility for this latest attack as well. The description now says "We created this app to spy on you, please download it!"

Viber issued the following statement regarding the matter:
A few days ago a “hacker” was able to gain access to a couple of Viber.com email accounts via a phishing attack. This has since been fixed.

Data they recovered allowed them to deface our support site and also gain access to our iTunes Connect account (App Store) at a level that allowed them to change the description text of our app – which they did a few days ago around the same time as the original defacement. We noticed this within minutes, fixed the metadata and removed this user (in fact, all users but one) from our iTunes Connect account.

Unfortunately, on Saturday this happened again. Upon further investigation we realized this is a security issue in iTunes Connect. It seems that when you remove a user, if the user is logged in, then the user stays logged in. We hope Apple fixes this issue soon, as currently we have no way to permanently disconnect this user from our iTunes Connect. We have reached out to Apple regarding this issue and are waiting on their response.

At this point, we want to reassure users, that this has no impact on the security of the Viber App, Viber System, our databases, user information, etc. It’s merely an unfortunate nuisance.

The new 7” tablet from Google

The new 7” tablet from Google

Powerful, portable and made for what matters to you.

Now thinner, lighter, and faster – Nexus 7 brings you the perfect mix of power and portability and features the world’s sharpest 7” tablet screen - putting over 2.3 million pixels in the palm of your hand.

With 323 pixels packed into every inch, you can read text that’s sharper than the printed page, see images more vivid than the highest quality photo magazine, and watch videos come to life in vibrant 1080p HD.

The all-new Nexus 7 will be available in the US beginning July 30 (with more countries coming soon!). Sign up today and we'll let you know as soon as the all-new Nexus 7 is available.

Grab-and-go greatness.

Lighter than ever, lasts longer.

The clean, simple design features a slim body, a thin bezel and a soft-touch, matte back. So it sits comfortably in the palm of your hand while the bright, beautiful 7" display brings your entertainment to life.

At just 0.64lbs (290g), the all-new Nexus 7 is light enough to take anywhere and fits easily in bags, backpacks, and even back-pockets. With up to 9 hours of HD video playback and 10 hours of web browsing or e-reading, there's plenty of juice to get you through the day, and built-in wireless charging means you can charge, grab, and go.

The sharpest 7” tablet screen ever.

Eye-popping performance and sound that surrounds.

Nexus 7 is great for gaming and with favorites like Prince of Persia, Asphalt 8, and Riptide GP 2, you can tilt, tap, and touch your way to the top. The brand new Play Games app lets you track your achievements, play with (or against) friends and gamers around the world, and discover new exciting games. And with an ever-expanding number of tablet-optimized apps like Flipboard, Expedia, or The Fancy, you’ll find all the apps you love, and love the many new apps you’ll find.

Kick back with the world's largest collection of eBooks, listen to streaming radio and millions of songs, and immerse yourself in thousands of movies and TV shows on Google Play.

And with surround sound powered by Fraunhofer* (the MP3 inventors), your movies and games will sound as good as they look.

Powered by Android

Fast, fun and made to share

Nexus 7 comes with the latest version of the world's most popular mobile operating system, so it's fast, fun, and easy to make your own.

Share your tablet with friends and family - each person has a separate customizable space, including personal homescreens, wallpaper, apps, storage, and more. You can also manage access to apps and content to create an experience that’s appropriate for each member of the family.

Tech specs.

All the power and speed you need.

Nexus 7 is made by ASUS and packs a serious punch. With a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4 Pro processor and 2GB of RAM, everything runs faster. Plus, high-performance rendering ensures 3D graphics are smooth and dynamic.

With dual-band Wi-Fi and optional 4G LTE, including support for hundreds of networks worldwide, you'll stay entertained - and connected - wherever you are.

CNN App Gets Extended 10-Day Weather Forecast, Gestures, Improved Sharing, More

CNN has updated its iPhone app with a 10-day local weather forecast, swipe navigation, the ability to share videos while you watch, a new 'Shows' section, and more.

Stay informed with the latest headlines and original stories from around the globe. Follow up-to-the-minute reporting with breaking news alerts and live video. Lead the conversation by sharing news and dig deeper into the stories that matter most to you. 

Features:
• Get breaking news alerts and follow stories as they develop.
• Go beyond the surface with international, politics, opinion, tech and entertainment stories and more.
• Watch video clips and coverage of live events as they unfold. View your favorite CNN shows LIVE (as available; check with your cable, satellite or telco provider).*
• Contribute your story or opinion to CNN iReport by uploading photos and video directly from your app. Follow other iReporters and see stories from their point of view. 
• Choose the font size that most appeals to you.

What's New In This Version:
• View your extended 10-day local weather forecast 
• Browse through story pages by swiping to the left or right 
• Share videos from your app while you watch
• New “Shows” section lets you watch video clips from CNN shows including New Day, Anderson Cooper 360° and Piers Morgan Live. 
• The CNN logo now disappears as you scroll down a story page and will no longer cover headlines and photos
• Minor bug and crash fixes to increase performance of your app

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cnn-app-for-iphone/id331786748?mt=8

What's New in Version 1.8.4

• View your extended 10-day local weather forecast
• Browse through story pages by swiping to the left or right
• Share videos from your app while you watch
• New “Shows” section lets you watch video clips from C

Google Unveils Chromecast HDMI Dongle for Wirelessly Streaming Video to Your HDTV

Google has unveiled Chromecast a $35 dongle that connects to your HDTV to enable wireless streaming of video and other web content from a variety of devices.

To help make it easy to bring your favorite online entertainment to the biggest screen in your house—the TV—we’re introducing Chromecast. Chromecast is a small and affordable ($35) device that you simply plug in to your high-definition (HD) TV and it allows you to use your phone, tablet or laptop to "cast" online content to your TV screen. It works with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, and Google Play Music, with more apps like Pandora coming soon. With Chromecast, we wanted to create an easy solution that works for everyone, for every TV in the house.

Remote-free

Once your Chromecast is set up, you can use your phone, tablet or laptop to browse and cast content to your TV, play and pause, control the volume, and more. But unlike other streaming solutions, you can still multitask—send emails or surf the web—while enjoying what’s on the TV screen. It works across platforms—Android tablets and smartphones, iPhones, iPads, Chrome for Mac and Windows (more to come), so your personal device is also now your remote control.

Cast the web to your TV
In addition to apps like Netflix, you can use Chromecast to bring a broad range of content available on the web to your big screen, thanks to a new feature in the Chrome browser that allows you to project any browser tab to your TV. From sharing your family photos to enjoying a video clip from your favorite news site, it’s as simple as pressing a button. This feature is launching in beta, but we’re excited for people to try it out and give us their feedback.

Google has also announced a Google Cast SDK preview for developers that will allow developers to build consistent, intuitive multi-screen experiences across mobile devices and TVs. Developers can learn more about the SDK here.

Check out the video below.

Viber App Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army

Viber, a popular messaging app, has been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army. The news comes just days after the same group of hackers accessed the database of the Tango messaging app.

The group defaced the support site support.viber.com and posted a message acknowledging that "We weren't able to hack all Viber systems". They also alleged the service was designed for spying and tracking; however, there is no evidence to suggest this and the screenshots posted only contain device information that would be necessary for messaging app to retain.

The hackers did say that "Some backups were downloaded successfully" but it's unclear what or how much user information has been compromised.

Viber has since taken down it's site and is presumably working to address the hack.

13-Inch iPad And larger iPhones Under Testing at Apple

WSJ Reports: 13-Inch iPad And larger iPhones Under Testing at Apple

WSJ Reports: 13-Inch iPad And larger iPhones Under Testing at Apple - It has been a while since Apple launched exciting and new, even the recent MacBook Air launch proved out to be a minor refresh. Despite the Billions of dollars coming in revenue, the continuously decreasing share prices of the Cupertino company is sure to come on hard on the minds of Tim Cooks and other board members of Apple. A new report by the Wall Street Journal claims that the Apple Company might be testing with considerably larger 13-Inch iPad as well as somewhat larger iPhones.

Not being a fan of market trends, the engineers at Cupertino have kept the screen size of their iconic iPhone down to only 4 Inches but if this new report from WSJ has any truth in it, then things might be changing.

Here, have a look at a small scoop from the article,

“Apple Inc. AAPL -1.58% and its Asian suppliers are testing larger screens for iPhones and tablets, officials at the company’s suppliers say.

In recent months, Apple has asked for prototype smartphone screens larger than 4 inches and has also asked for screen designs for a new tablet device measuring slightly less than 13 inches diagonally, they said. The current iPhone 5 has a four-inch screen, while the iPad has a 9.7-inch screen. The iPad Mini, a stripped-down version of its tablet computer, has a 7.9-inch screen.”

The idea of a super-sized iPad and a phablet iPhone isn’t what comes to mind when you think of a new Apple-product, but WSJ is a reliable sources for leaking information, so it maybe that Apple might be really considering to stir things up. There’s also the thing that tech companies are always testing with various product designs and variations so don’t get your hopes up right now!

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Angry Birds Star Wars Free 

JOIN THE ANGRY BIRDS IN THEIR BIGGEST ADVENTURE YET!

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... a group of desperate rebel birds faced off against a galactic menace: the Empire’s evil Pigtroopers!

Rebel birds, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Imperial Pigs. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the PIG STAR, and are racing to deliver the plans to the Rebel Birds. Now they need your help!

Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars™ universe! Use the Force, wield your lightsaber, and blast away Pigtroopers on an intergalactic journey from the deserts of Tatooine to the depths of the Pig Star -- where you’ll face off against the terrifying Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Pigs! Can you become a Jedi Master and restore freedom to the galaxy?

What's New in Version 1.3.0

After betraying his old friend Han Solo, Lando Bird changes his ways and joins the Rebellion! Continue the fight against the evil Pig Empire with 20 epic new Cloud City levels, awesome new power-ups and much more!

· NEW LEVELS – 20 extra Cloud City levels with all-new flying steam vents!

· NEW CHARACTER – Play as Lando Bird, firing three devastating lasers at once!

· NEW POWER-UPS – Master the Lightsaber Sling, plus other new power-ups!

· NEW BOSS FIGHT – Use logic and skill to take on the evil Lard Vader!

· NEW BONUS LEVELS – Find a golden droid and collect stars to unlock more awesome levels!

The latest update also takes care of some minor issues for an even better Angry Birds Star Wars experience!

Download It Now Itunes 

ArabDefender

Game Review 

Description

Gorgeous and lovely scenes, dynamic and dazzling skill effects, smooth and convenient operation. The new epic masterpiece "Kill Devils" has made its debut! 

The devils are mercilessly trampling your homeland. Are you the savior of the Continent of Ashan? Are you able to unite the six races to resist the invasion of the devils, and create a brand new era? 

Game Background: 

Year 100 in the Age of the Seventh Dragon, the six races of humans, elves, etc are under the ruthless attack of the devils, you will step up and lead the six races to resist the devils' invasion, and gradually reclaim their territories and eventually counterattack and regain peace in the Continent of Ashan. 

Game highlights: 

Magnificent and animated visual effects, 3D high quality models rendering vivid devil images and dynamic and dazzling skill effects, strive to give you a fresh feeling from the screen. 

Distinctive scenes for the seven different races, such as castle of the human civilization, city in the sky, and the mysterious underground dungeon, with devils waiting for you to conquer. 

The game sets up nine unique armies of monsters, the Skeletons and Golems which you are familiar with as well as two mysterious bosses waiting to be discovered. Of course there will be powerful equipment to help you with the siege. 

The game offers 13 new images of magic towers for players to use, of which three ultimate magic towers will help you more effectively in resisting the devils' invasion. 

Dozens of different achievements for you to collect. 

Simple and easy flow of the game, as well as tutorials designed to guide the new players to get started quickly. 

Smooth and convenient modes of attack brings you unprecedented gaming pleasure. 

Each scene will have high-quality weather effects and unique animation to create a gorgeous visual background 

Delicate and balanced integration of the western mythology background and war strategy, will meet the preferences of all players. 

Download it now Form App Store