KitKat Rolling Out for AT&T LG Optimus G Pro
There are certainly a slew of happy KitKat users floating around the globe right now. Over the last couple of weeks we have seen a plethora of updates hit devices. Sony was the most recent with a big push on four devices that started rolling ut today. Now AT&T is pushing out a KitKat update for their LG Optimus G Pro.
The update is being pushed out in typical OTA fashion and could take a little time to get to every device that is still out there and in use. The update package size is being listed between 700 – 800 MBs. So you will easily want Wi-Fi and some time to kill for the download.
What’s changing?
- Restyled status and navigation bars
- New full-screen mode
- Stronger security
- Battery performance improvements
- Google Cloud Printer support
- Enhanced processing speed
Anyone still rocking a stock LG Optimus G Pro as their daily driver out there?
Source: AT&T Via AndroidCentral
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Navy sailor pleads guilty to hacking from an aircraft carrier
You may think that the US Navy’s biggest digital threats come from the outside, but that’s not always the case. Former Navy serviceman (and leader of the hacking group Team Digi7al) Nicholas Paul Knight has pleaded guilty to charges that he and co-defendant Daniel Kreuger conspired to steal identities from numerous internet sites, including a Navy personnel relocation system. Knight was caught after investigators realized that someone in Digi7al was posting on Twitter from the Navy’s internal network — as it turns out, the sailor was breaking into databases while he was a system administrator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
Both he and his partner in crime each face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, so they’re unlikely to repeat their actions any time soon. However, court filings haven’t revealed the exact extent of the damage. Given that Knight and crew also targeted organizations as diverse as the Library of Congress and Stanford University, a wide array of personal info may have escaped into the wild. No matter what, the convictions serve as a friendly reminder that government data security is only as strong as its weakest link — all it takes is a lack of internal oversight to create big problems.
[Image credit: Official US Navy Page, Flickr]
Filed under: Internet
Via: Ars Technica, The Verge
Source: Lincoln Journal Star
An autonomous octo-copter transport truck is as amazing as you’d expect
Advanced Tactics’ (AT) autonomous Black Knight Transformer may not be small enough to get eaten by an aircraft’s engine, but it still falls under the purview of the FAA after completing its first flight. The large and unwieldy-looking beast is lifted by eight motors that swing out from the frame for flight — though sadly, we don’t get a glimpse of the transformation. Designed as a transport system for modular payloads, AT dreams of someday seeing its creation floating a boat by attaching to an amphibious hull, or hauling cargo without the need for a human pilot. In the video after the break, the Transformer slowly putters about and then demonstrates a low altitude hover. Future iterations could see the Black Knight hovering on station for up to 19 hours carrying 150lb (68kg) of ISR gear or delivering up goods with up to 1.75-ton weight limits.
Filed under: Transportation
Via: Autoblog
Source: Advanced Tactics Inc
Apple Releases Safari 7.0.4 and 6.1.4 with Security Fixes [Mac Blog]
Apple today released Safari 7.0.4 for OS X Mavericks and Safari 6.1.4 for OS X Mountain Lion and Lion, addressing a significant memory corruption issue in the WebKit engine powering Apple’s browser. It also addresses an issue with handling of unicode characters that could be exploited.
The Safari 7.0.4 update is recommended for all OS X Mavericks users and contains improvements to security.
For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
The new update comes roughly six weeks after the release of Safari 7.0.3, which included a more substantial list of improvements. Safari 7.0.3 was later bundled into OS X 10.9.3, which was released last week.
Safari 7.0.4 and 6.1.4 are free downloads available through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.
Listen in: Jimmy Page hosts livestream for unreleased Led Zeppelin tracks
Plans to reissue Led Zeppelin’s first three albums with unreleased tracks were first detailed back in March, but today Jimmy Page is offering the masses a sneak peak. At 3:30PM ET (7:30 GMT), the guitarist is hosting a listening party to premiere cuts from the vault at L’Olympia in Paris — the venue where the band performed in October 1969. Audio from that particular show will ship as bonus content for the new deluxe edition of Led Zeppelin. On June 3rd, that LP along with remasters of Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III (both with its own audio extras) will hit shelves. And stream from Spotify, we’d surmise. The trio marks the first three releases in the reissue cycle that’s set to include the group’s entire catalog, boasting vinyl options and a super deluxe box set of the whole lot. Looking to tune in? Hop down after the break to do just that when the time comes.
[Photo credit: Charles Bonnay/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images]
Via: Rolling Stone
Source: Led Zeppelin (YouTube)
Steam In-Home Streaming now beams PC games to any room of your house
It has been in beta since mid-November, but Steam’s In-Home Streaming is now available to all. Folks who have a fleet of computers at home can link ‘em up and then remotely install and play PC games just like you were sitting at your desk. As you might expect, this also enables access to titles on machines running other OSes — like OS X, Linux and SteamOS, of course. You’ll still have to wait a bit to nab up a Steam Machine, but if you’re champing at the bit to give it a go, all the info you’ll need to get start awaits via that source link.
Source: Valve
Samsung Galaxy S5 in Copper Gold comes to all major carriers on May 30
For all of the tastemakers out there, the Samsung Galaxy S 5 is coming to the U.S. in a brand new glimmering shade on May 30th. Sporting metallics this summer is a fashion-forward trend and the Galaxy S 5 is getting a new look by launching in Gold on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless (through select indirect retailers), and U.S. Cellular.
The Galaxy S5 is still made of plastic, but now comes in Gold and doesn’t look terrible. Will you be picking one up? Let us know!
Source: Samsung
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Moto X+1 codename and US carriers leak
The infamous @evleaks has done it again and this time it concerns Motorola’s upcoming flagship, Moto X+1. Below is his tweet:
Motorola Moto X+1 goes by codename Victara, and — no surprise here — is slated for sale by all four national carriers.
No details have leaked as far as specs, but I am sure it will come with many customizing options like its little brother, the Moto X. Motorola has slated the device for a late summer debut, so there is plenty of time for more rumors and pictures to leak out.
Via: Pocketnow Soucre: Evleaks
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Apple Pulls Top Free iOS App ‘Weed Firm’ from App Store
Released earlier this month, somewhat controversial iOS game Weed Firm quickly shot to the top of the App Store charts for free apps. The game centers around a marijuana business, with the player controlling a character responsible for all aspects of growing and selling the product.
Just as quickly as it arrived, Weed Firm has disappeared from the App Store, with the game’s developer, Manitoba Games, tweeting yesterday that the game would be removed for “a few days” to address “a few maintenance things”. That may not be the complete story, however, as Manitoba Games has posted a note on its website (via CNET) noting that the removal “was entirely Apple’s decision, not ours.”
The developers don’t share Apple’s specific justification for the removal, claiming that while there may have been some objections to “illegal activities”, Apple must have simply thought it was “too good” of a game as there are a number of other marijuana-themed apps available in the App Store.
We guess the problem was that the game was just too good and got to number one in All Categories, since there are certainly a great number of weed based apps still available, as well as games promoting other so-called ‘illegal activities’ such as shooting people, crashing cars and throwing birds at buildings.
The Android version of Weed Firm has also been removed from Google Play, but the developer claims that this is due to an issue with the app’s publisher rather than any action by Google.
Manitoba Games promises that Weed Firm will be returning to the App Store shortly, although some of the more controversial aspects of the game may need to be toned down given the close scrutiny Apple will undoubtedly give the app upon review.
Apple maintains a list of review guidelines for App Store submissions, but as part of the document’s broader themes the company also reserves the right to reject “any content or behavior that we believe is over the line”. As such, Weed Firm may simply have been a borderline case that garnered a second look as it soared to the top of the charts. But exactly what changes Apple will require of the app’s developers in order for Weed Firm to return remain to be seen.
Motorola contest pegs the price of a Moto 360 smartwatch at $249
If you’ve been at all interested in Motorola’s Moto 360, the biggest question has likely been the price: how much will that swanky circular smartwatch set you back? Not that much, if you believe the company’s rules for a watch face design contest. The legal details set the average retail value of a Moto 360 at $249; that’s as much as a relatively posh smartwatch like the Pebble Steel, but less than the $300 you’d pay for tech-laden wristwear like the Gear 2. Before you start budgeting for a timepiece, though, remember that this still isn’t official. While Motorola’s figure gives at least some idea of what to expect, we wouldn’t rule out a higher price tag when the Moto 360 reaches store shelves.
Filed under: Wearables, Google, Lenovo
Via: Droid-Life
Source: Motorola (Google Drive)
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