Glympse’s Android keyboard lets you share your location from any app
It’s not hard to share your whereabouts from your phone, but you usually have to dive into specific apps to do it; what if your friends on a new social network want to know that you’re nearby? That’s when Glympse’s new Keyboard app for Android may come to the rescue. So long as you have the regular Glympse on your phone, the input method lets you share your location through virtually any app. If there’s a text box, you can probably let others know where you are. You don’t have to give up keyboards like SwiftKey or Swype, either, since there’s a Quick Send mode that gets out of your way as soon as you’ve done. Glympse Keyboard isn’t going to be as sophisticated as apps that have position sharing built-in, but its sheer ubiquity could help the next time you’re meeting your friends for a night on the town.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: Google Play
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In this Chinese city, phone addicts get their own sidewalk lane
Some places have lanes for bicycles, others for motorcycles, but there’s a place in mainland China that boasts a different type of lane altogether: one for phone addicts glued to their screens. According to a Chinese publication, the cellphone lane above was spotted along a place called Foreigner Street in Chongqing city, one of the five major cities in the country. The sidewalk was most likely painted on for everyone’s safety, because, hey, if there’s distracted driving, there’s also distracted walking, as perfectly demonstrated by the woman in this video. If the idea sounds familiar, it’s because the National Geographic did something similar back in July as an experiment. The society stenciled “NO CELLPHONES” on one-half of a DC sidewalk and “CELLPHONES: WALK IN THIS LANE AT YOUR OWN RISK” on the other half. The result? Well, among other things, they found that the people actually glued to their phones didn’t even notice the markings at all. Typical.
[Image credit: News.cn]
Let’s see how this works: http://t.co/l1n3657Ktm pic.twitter.com/r5KTwXgR9f
– Chris Buckley 储百亮 (@ChuBailiang) September 13, 2014
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Via: Simon James Cox (Twitter), Chris Buckley (Twitter)
Source: News QQ
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The Big Picture: NASA gets ready to build the ‘next great rocket’
See the gargantuan structure above that dwarfs that line of puny humans at the bottom (bet you didn’t even notice them at first glance, huh)? It’s a welding tool — the biggest one built for spacecraft, in fact, that’s slated to help Boeing build the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The structure’s officially called the Vertical Assembly Center, and it stands 170 feet tall with a width that measures 78 feet: not exactly surprising, considering the SLS is a 200-foot-tall behemoth. It’s but one of the many tools Boeing intends to use to build the core stage of NASA’s “most powerful rocket ever” after the two organizations finalized their $2.8 billion deal in July. The core stage will house cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen used to power the rocket’s four engines, and building it brings the SLS much closer to the launch pad for deep space exploration.
Filed under: Science
Source: NASA
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Recommended Reading: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and ‘Gone Girl’
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you’ll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read.
David Fincher’s Musical Dream Team
by Christopher Ross,
The Wall Street Journal
David Fincher’s new film chronicles the investigation faced by a man when his wife disappears and his innocence comes into question. We’ve come to expect a certain level of cinematography from the director in light of his recent efforts, and to help keep matters on the up and up, he employed Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross once again to create the score. This isn’t the first time that the Reznor/Ross duo has teamed up with Fincher though, as the pair provided award-winning work for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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It’s Tim Cook’s Apple Now For the first time since Steve Jobs announced the iPad back in 2010, Apple revealed plans to enter two new product categories at this week’s iPhone event: smartwatches and payments. And while it has taken a while, the moves signal that Tim Cook has settled in as CEO, looking to steer the company in efforts that include fashion and banking. Pocket!function(d,i)if(!d.getElementById(i))var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
Reboot or Die Trying The grind of an ace political blogger (or technology blogger, for that matter) is so dependent on gadgets that it’ll drive a sane man berserk. That nearly happened to David Roberts, so for a year, he sought to unplug and strike a balance in daily life. This piece for Outside Magazine chronicles his findings, and could provide a bit of advice to penciling in an afternoon walk. Pocket!function(d,i)if(!d.getElementById(i))var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
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A Game Developer’s Comeback from Brain Surgery It goes without saying that brain surgery is no joke, and the operations leave patients unable to fully return to their normal lives in most cases. Former Harmonix developer Sean Baptiste has found himself on the receiving end of a dozen procedures, but his recovery and return to the gaming world is nothing short of remarkable. Pocket!function(d,i)if(!d.getElementById(i))var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
A Beginner’s Guide to DC Comics’s Multiverse If you’re like me, it’s been a while since you perused DC’s catalog of comics, so you could be rusty on your character storylines. And then there’s the recent Multiversity series. Don’t fret: Vox has you covered with a primer on how the DC Multiverse allows the studio to expand the realm, and in turn, fold in new characters and more. Pocket!function(d,i)if(!d.getElementById(i))var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
[Photo credit: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images]
Filed under: Misc
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Chrome for Mac will be a strictly 64-bit affair as of November
Still surfing the web from an old-school Mac? You may want to upgrade shortly. Google has revealed that it’s launching the finished 64-bit version of Chrome 39 for OS X this November, and there won’t be a 32-bit fallback (like there is with Windows) from that point onward. As the search giant explained when it unveiled the Chrome 38 beta, the bulk of Mac users have 64-bit systems — it should be safe to move to the newer code without leaving too many people behind. That’s cold comfort if you’re hanging on to a first-generation MacBook Pro, but the upgrade should finally give most Mac fans a version of Chrome that’s as fast and secure as their computer will allow.
Filed under: Internet, Software, Google
Via: iMore
Source: Google Apps Updates, Chrome Releases
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Formula E’s first race ends in spectacular fashion
Worried that the all-electric Formula E racing league will somehow be less exciting than its gas-powered Formula 1 counterpart? Don’t be. The inaugural Beijing race ended on Saturday with about as much drama as you’d expect from conventional motorsports. The last lap involved a neck-and-neck battle between Renault’s Nicolas Prost and Venturi’s Nick Heidfeld that ended in a spectacular crash at the last corner (shown below); Prost says he inadvertently clipped Heidfeld while jockeying for position. Audi’s Lucas di Grassi ultimately claimed the historic first win by waltzing past his wrecked rivals. There’s no guarantees that the upcoming Malaysia race will produce such a spectacular finish, but it’s clear that eco-friendly competitions don’t necessarily lead to friendly driving.
Filed under: Transportation
Via: Autoblog
Source: FIA Formula E
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How to SIM Unlock the HTC One (M8) for free with S-OFF
The HTC One (M8) is easily one of the best smartphones of 2014 and even figures to compete with the new crop of devices as the year winds down. Available through a variety of carriers, it’s one of the highest rated handsets of the last few years.
What happens, though, when you decide to switch wireless providers? Do you have to toss that HTC One (M8) aside or sell it to someone else? Hardly! You can SIM unlock that beloved Android and take it with you to another carrier, or Un-carrier. Once you SIM unlock the phone you can take it from one GSM network to another without any hassle or long-term commitments.
There are a number of ways in which you can SIM unlock the HTC One (M8), some of which are free and painless. Others, might take a bit of work to achieve or potentially void your warranty. Here one method in which you might be interested. Note that you can also do the same for other HTC devices, such as the recently announced Desire 816.
S-OFF universal SIM unlock
You’ll need to fill out a short form that captures your email address and IMEI number but there haven’t been instances of privacy concerns. It’s worth pointing out that while this one is free it can and will void your warranty.
- Gain S-OFF on your HTC One (M8) (instructions)
- Head to SIEEMPI and fill out the form (email address, phone model, and IMEI)
- You will receive a unique file for your HTC One (M8) via email
- Download the config.dat file in root folder of your microSD card
- Reboot into bootloader mode (press and hold volume down + power buttons)
- In bootloader mode use the volume keys to highlight SIMLock, press the power button and the config.dat file will be applied
- Follow screen prompts, reboot your handset
- Insert nanoSIM card from another service provider into the phone
Don’t want to bother with all of the configuration and manual steps of the aforementioned method? There are other ways to go about this, including HTC SIM Unlock. As a paid alternative, this is a pain-free way of getting to the same finish line. Better yet, it keeps your warranty in effect and is done in less time!
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VIPole Secure Messenger Review
In a world where the topic of security is becoming so mainstream now, privacy and the content that is on our devices is an ever growing concern, even for the average user. Security used to be something that the techies worried about, curating scenarios and encrypting data to safeguard themselves from the threats they were aware of. But, with so many high profile security breaches ranging from businesses to celebrities, everyone has begun to take note of just how secure their data is.
VIPole Secure Messenger aims to take care of your privacy by offering secure communications whether that be instant messages, group chats, voice calls, or even video calls by strongly encrypting them so intermediary third parties cannot view the contents.
VIPole offers a whole range of features for the security conscious by allowing you to make free voice and video calls via the VIPole platform encrypted end-to-end to other VIPole users.
VIPole Secure Messenger is a free app, but it has different types of accounts: Free, Professional and Business, offering tiered plans and varying feature-set for different user needs. The free version of the App will see the most essential features available providing strong end-to-end encryption, with the professional version offering some enhanced security extensions such as editing and deleting the message history, auto logout, fake secret phrase, auto delete messages, and encrypted data storage to name a few.
With an easy to use interface, adding your contacts is a breeze, only requiring you to have their VIPole unique ID. The communication options once your contact list is populated will have you exchanging media or video calling within minutes, all securely encrypted.
VIPole removes the need for complex software with endless security options and deals with all the encryption mechanisms and backend processing seamlessly, leaving the user to concentrate on an unobtrusive messaging experience.
Setting up a conversation is a breeze, and VIPole also offers a password manager built-in to the App to help keep your passwords safe and secure. VIPole are even transparent about the backend encyrption, ensuing confidence in the App with industry leading AES-256 and RSA-3072 algorithms used for the journey leaving you absolutely confidence your data is secure.
I could only see VIPole being enhanced further by offering a form of kill switch to completely erase all stored files and communications within the App for instant deletion of content within a single click, partnered with a tamper protection mechanism which could be paired with face recognition for undisputed security control.
VIPole Secure Messenger is available for free in the Google Play Store for Android now, and you can download it here.
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iPhone 6, Moto 360 review and other stories you might’ve missed
Even if you do live under a rock, you probably heard that Apple unveiled a larger-sized iPhone and its first wearable. But that’s not all we have on deck this weekend — we reviewed the Moto 360, investigated the benefits of using dash cams and more! Read on for Engadget’s news highlights from the last seven days. Oh, and be sure to subscribe to our Flipboard magazine!
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Motorola to offer Moto X “Pure Edition” unlocked, without carrier enhancements
Motorola may be about to embrace the Nexus program on an unbranded “pure edition” Moto X device. Whilst the actual Moto X isn’t a hundred miles away from stock Android, it technically isn’t vanilla Android, but the Moto X Pure Edition will be 100% stock Android through-and-through.
It’ll be sold directly through Google Play, be unlocked, and unbranded, and free to enjoy speedy updates that the Nexus devices have always enjoyed.
Motorola say the device will be available later in September, with the website still saying coming soon.
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