Gadget Review

Jumat, 02 Oktober 2015

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Posted: 01 Oct 2015 01:32 PM PDT

Reading apps are plenty. But not all of them give you the same service. For a better reading experience, the Nook reading app is one of the best choices you could go for out there. Here are 7 reasons why.

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Free App

First off, downloading and using the Nook app to read books is free. That means you could enjoy all the features, freebies and books it offers without having to spend a dime. That's one of the reasons Site Pro News thinks reading apps are so ideal.

Free Books

With the Nook app, you can access a million books and download them for free. Explore and expand your reading choices. Go for popular classics and discover what made them classics in the first place. Get your adorable nephews and nieces started on reading with the free children's titles available on the site. Learn something about entrepreneurship and what it takes to build a business from business books. Imagine travelling the rest of the world with the help of wonderfully evocative travel books. Learn a new dish from that Russian cook book. With a million books in stock, you're sure to find surprises along the way. You just have to go and look.

Better Prices

Not discounting the value and charm of ebooks but as a book lover, you'll always find books you'd want to buy. There's the latest thriller or fantasy offering from your favorite author. Or that newest installment to the series you've been waiting for—for what seems like forever. You'll never really stop buying them. The only difference now is that you've got a choice between printed books and ebooks. For books you really want to have and to hold, the printed editions or hardbound ones will never go out of style. But for books you only want to spend a few hours over, books that you enjoyed but have no wish to keep forever, buying ebooks gives you a chance to know what that story was about, satisfy your curiosity or fix for a paranormal romp or angst-ridden plot and move on to the next—all at a rate that's lower than print books. You not only get to buy books you love, you even manage to save up on some of them. That's one ebook advantage that's hard to beat.

Better Access

Ebookfriendly says that it's time to stop thinking your e-reads should be confined to just your mobile or laptop or tablet. By downloading and installing the Nook Book app on all your devices, you can enjoy multiplatform access anytime you want. So if your tablet is low on battery and you're eager to get on with the story, you can just find your way into your e-book library through your laptop or mobile device. That's convenient, all-around access. With everything synchronized, you won't have to be tied to one unit anymore. You can access your reads from any device you own for a truly integrated reading experience.

Library on Cloud

Ever had your phone slow down because you loaded too much on your reading app and now it's eating up too much of your phone's operational memory, compromising speed and core functions? That happens when you don't go for the Nook book app the first time around. Correct that misstep by installing a Nook app as soon as you can. Because the sooner you do, the sooner you can enjoy having your entire collection on cloud. That means no more memory issues with your phone. And because it's on cloud, you could add to your reading pile without worrying you're going to run out of space any time soon. From your Harry Potter collection to your comic book faves and the children's classics you love, you can upload them all up there and still have plenty of room to spare.

Neat Piles

For book lovers, owning dusty towers of precariously balanced and disorganized, often slightly askew, tomes are normal. But those towers and tomes often require a bit of work. You've got to dust them off regularly. Also, when you pull one out of the pile, sometimes the whole edifice crumbles and if you're pressed for time, you won't have to luxury to carefully put them all back in their proper places. That makes looking for your favorite reads a little bit difficult. That's why PC Tech Magazine cites the organizational benefits of getting a reading app. With the app, it's easy to find your books since they could be arranged according to author, title or even genre. You can say goodbye to dealing with the mess of your dusty tower of tomes.

These are just some of the best reasons to download and install a Nook book reading app in your devices. With the app, you can improve your reading experience with better features and perks.

Rabu, 30 September 2015

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Are you being watched? The dangers of unencrypted video conferencing

Posted: 30 Sep 2015 04:56 AM PDT

“If it can be hacked, it will be hacked:” this is the sentiment from the recent 2015 Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas where dozens of presenters identified gaps in the security networks of companies in order to showcase where improvements needed to be made. Of particular interest is a ubiquitous piece of technology that graces many of today’s boardrooms, namely the video conferencing system. It was revealed that without the right protections, it was actually a rather simple matter to dial into the system observe meetings as they took place. The potential for malicious use of information obtained utilizing this process is staggering and, as such, shows why a greater level of awareness of the issue as well as the implementation of better methods of protection are needed to counter such a threat.

What Can Hackers Find Out?

In 2012 Wired.com released an article on how two computer experts, Moore and Tuchen, were able to digitally access several boardrooms and meeting areas of not only prominent companies but also those of universities and prisons. The findings of Moore and Tuchen revealed that there are considerable gaps in the way in which companies approach protecting their video conference systems. The largest gap was that they automated the process to allow access outside of their firewalls and also allowed connections to be established automatically without a proper vetting procedure being put in place. While it is true that these methods were implemented to make conferences far easier to connect to, the problem with this process is that it creates the potential for corporate secrets or private information to get out to the general public. This can cost a company millions of dollars due to the how many important decisions are made in conference rooms around the world.

Can You Detect if a Hacker is Watching?

If a person trespasses onto your property you can normally see them doing so and catch them in the act, the same cannot be said if someone were to hack your system. While some older video conferencing systems have a startup procedure that results in the device emitting a few sounds and the camera swiveling around, newer systems have been developed in such a way that such obvious elements of the system being in active use have been eliminated. Not only that, as evidenced by the work of Moore and Tuchen, accessing such systems without being detected is actually quite easy if the hacker in question does not commit any obvious attempts at being found out (i.e. making sounds through the microphone). If the system is lacking encryption, all they would need to do is stay quiet and merely observe the proceedings of a meeting and they are unlikely to be caught. This leads to a situation where a hacker could potentially listen in to all manner of private meetings that would decide the strategy for a company for the next few years. Should this information get out, it could cripple the future plans of the company, especially if the information deals with proprietary product development. Imagine a situation where you can listen in to an Apple conference meeting that will decide the company’s future lineup of products, the sheer value of that information alone shows why it would be tempting for hackers to attempt to breach your company’s video conferencing system.

Resolving the Issue

While Moore has informed companies like Polycom HDX systems of the issue with the company implementing the necessary fixes to prevent such a problem in the future, the sheer amount of video conference system providers currently in the market today has created the issue of whether or not the system currently being utilized by a company can be easily compromised by an outside attacker. One way of preventing such a problem is to look for companies that protected services such as encrypted video conferencing from Blue jeans. Other potential solutions come in the form of implementing stricter entry procedures for video conference meetings to ensure that only authorized individuals can access the system. A more direct method to resolving the issue would be to simply take the video conferencing system out of the equation altogether by making sure that it is unplugged when not in use. Hackers cannot access a device that is not turned on and connected to the internet.

In Summary

Negligent practices when it comes to protecting what occurs within your company’s boardrooms can result in significant losses since any strategy that you develop behind what you deem as “closed doors” may find its way to your corporate rivals. As stated earlier on in this article “If it can be hacked it will be hacked”; however, just because it can be hacked does not mean you should make it easy to do so.

Minggu, 06 September 2015

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Video: Samsung Gear S2 vs Apple Watch

Posted: 05 Sep 2015 10:20 AM PDT

Samsung has announced the Gear S2, the latest Android smartwatch has a rotating bezel, circular screen and two different designs – but will the Samsung Gear S2 have enough to beat the increasingly popular Apple Watch?

Senin, 24 Agustus 2015

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Amazing Embassy Gardens will be linked by a 90-feet long pool, in the middle of London

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:09 AM PDT

If you happen to have some extra investment cash in hand or just looking for somewhere exclusive and unique to live in London, Embassy Gardens is a brand new housing development in progress in London that may interest you.

The design includes a pair of 10-storey apartment buildings. In addition to the luxurious apartments, the pool is quite something, it rests 115 feet above ground, is 90 feet long, 10 feet deep, and 19 feet wide. People will be able to see straight through the 8-inch thick glass walls. All the images we have at present are still in the concept stage, but we can’t wait to see the development when its completed.

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[via Embassy Gardens]

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Jumat, 21 Agustus 2015

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Latest 2017 Mercedes AMG C63 Coupe

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 07:22 AM PDT

Whilst the latest Merc C63 Coupe shares little with its older sibling, this isn’t a bad thing because you now get 503 hp coming from its AMG 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine, yes the same one used in the AMG GT S sports car which will get you on your way to a sub-4-second 0-60 time and a top speed of up to 180 mph.

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Hit the Mercedes AMG link below to find out more and hear that exhaust get fired up.

[via Mercedes]

Minggu, 16 Agustus 2015

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Latest technology: Ford Mustang gets new passenger airbag design

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 09:55 AM PDT

Ford's Mustang muscle car is debuting a new passenger air bag which cuts down on weight and increases interior space. Unlike a conventional front passenger airbag, which is integrated into a cars instrument panel, Ford's new idea revolves around incorporating a knee airbag into the lining of the passenger glovebox.

As well as eliminating intrusive space on the instrument panel, the new air bag is 65 per cent lighter than a conventional airbag and measures just 46cm in length and 28cm in width. Although it is more lightweight and saves space, Ford claims that it offers comparable protection to a conventional knee airbag.