UK Prime Minister wants to ban encrypted messaging apps
In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in France, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has come out in support of banning encrypted messaging apps. According to a new report, Cameron alluded that he would be for banning encrypted communication apps, which could include BBM, WhatsApp, and Snapchat, among others.
Lego Releases new Ultra Agents game on Google Play
Lego has been developing plenty of fun games on the Google Play store recently, and its new Ultra Agents Antimatter game is exactly what we’d expect from everyone’s favorite toy company.
The Ultra Agents are back, and this time they’re under attack! The villain? Antimatter! The key to defeat him is to excel at the smaller, exciting games inside the game, uncover new clues by doing some digging around, and use some vehicles, gadgets, and other equipment to augment your already fantastic agent skills.
The app is free, and has been receiving plenty of great reviews, despite only being out for a day. According to the description, the game is best played on a tablet, but presumably a phone will function just fine, albeit much less graphically pleasingly. Snag the new game below.
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Xiaomi teases new thin flagship device ahead of Jan 15 unveiling
Xiaomi took to its Facebook page today to tease a new flagship device that it is set to unveil on January 15th. If the company’s hype is to be believed, we’re definitely in for a treat with a new device that’s both super-thin and large.
Easily unlock, root, revert to stock your Nexus 9 with this toolkit
Wug’s Nexus Root Toolkit is the easiest way to unlock and root your brand new Nexus 9, or even if you want to revert it back to stock and unroot it.
The windows program will provide everything you need to easily root and unlock your device with easy to use instructions, as well as the necessary links and drivers you’ll need to get it working.
This program will automatically bring together all the files you need to unlock and root your device in a few clicks, or flash it back to stock and re-lock it. You can also use this program to backup/restore all your important data, flash zips, set file permissions, push and pull files, install apps, generate logcats/bugreports, and much more!
The Nexus 9 toolkit enables you to flash zips, install apps, restore android backup files, and flash/boot img files with just a double click!
The program downloads the files it needs for your device and makes sure you are using the latest files available. The program can even auto-detect your device and build, so all you have to do is plug and play, and you’ll be rooted in no time.
Head on over to the website for more information & download Links: http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/.
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Concept shows what tablet-optimised Spotify version could look like
Spotify announced that they have 60 million active users, of which 15 million are paid subscribers, yet there remains no tablet-optimised version for Android.
A member over at XDA decided to take it into their own hands to show off just how good a tablet-optimised version of Spotify could look to take advantage of the added screen real estate.
Let us know in the comments below though if not having an specific tablet version of Spotify for Android bothers you.
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Project Ara MDK 0.2 released in advance of Developers Conference
With a little more than a month to go before the second Project Ara Developers Conference, Google has released the Module Developers Kit (MDK) version 0.2. This update contains information on many hardware and software updates to the new Spiral 2 prototype that you can read prior to the February 14th conference.
Some of the information included talks about the magnetic module connection system, as well as the new software protocol called “Greybus”. This protocol basically handles all the communication between the modules and the endoskeleton.
Additionally, the MDK 0.2 discusses the Ara Manager App and an overview of the Ara Module Marketplace.
The manager app will allow Ara users to control the functions of the modules, provide detailed information about the attached modules, and will allow for the hot-swap of attached modules with other modules. Hot-swap, in Project Ara terms, means the user will be able to switch out the modules on the fly without having to shutdown the device.
The overview of the Ara Module Marketplace details how Google is planning on creating a new Play Store specifically for Project Ara. Like the one we currently use, Google will control the sale and quality assurance of modules and apps, provide assistance to module developers for payments and sales, and will be partnering with a third-party for the delivery of storage and delivery of the device components.
Source: PhoneBloks
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New MDK for Project Ara released ahead of second developer conference
Google has just released the second version of their Module Developers Kit (MDK .2) for Project Ara, which expands on how developers should go about creating new modules. We weren’t planning to see anything regarding the new MDK from Google until their next developer conference, which will be held on January 14th in Mountain View, California. Google will definitely expand on the MDK during the conference, but for now, we get a sneak peek at what’s to come in a few days.
One addition to the Project Ara undertaking is a new contactless connection system between the modules and exoskeleton that save space, reduce overall cost and will increase the overall durability of the device. What’s more, the team also introduced a new software protocol called Greybus which will better handle the communication between modules and the exoskeleton. In a future update, Ara owners will be able to manage the functions of the modules using a dedicated Ara Manager app on their devices. The app will also give users more advanced module details, and will allow users to swap the modules whenever they’d like.
We’re also getting a bigger overview on the Ara Module Marketplace, the online shop where Ara users will go to buy new modules directly from developers. Like we’ve reported in the past, the Ara Module Marketplace will be controlled by Google when it comes to payment processing. Google will also ensure all modules are safe to use for the public.
We’ll be sure to update you if we hear any new information before the conference on the 14th.
Siri could soon be speaking Czech, Slovak, and Polish
It looks like Siri could be picking up a few new languages soon. According to a recent report, several text strings in iOS 8.1.2 show that everyone’s favorite digital assistant could be picking up support for Czech, Slovak, and Polish in the near future.
Joe Rossignol at 9to5Mac reports:
A series of text strings discovered within iOS 8.1.2, and included on software versions dating back to at least iOS 8.1, suggest that Siri could soon receive expanded language support on iPhone and iPad. The localized strings provide translated references to how Siri would display things like settings toggles, restaurants and reservations, and sports information in Czech, Slovak, and Polish.
There’s no hint at when we can expect Siri to start saying Dobrý den!, but these strings at least indicate that Apple is hard at work on bringing the three languages to iOS soon enough.
Source: 9to5Mac
Forza Motorsport 6 announced alongside all-new Ford GT
Racing fans, hold onto your pants. Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios have just taken the wraps off of Forza Motorsport 6 with a mighty fine trailer that shows off Ford’s newly announced Ford GT.
3D-printed music scores help the blind feel every note
It’s increasingly apparent that schools can do exceptional things when you give them 3D printers. Need proof? The University of Wisconsin’s Mechanical Engineering department is using its advanced selective laser sintering printer to make a wide range of intricate projects, including 3D music scores for the blind. The creation replaces Braille (which sometimes omits crucial details in music) with extruded versions of the same notes you see on regular sheets — you can interpret those arpeggios in the same way as any other performer, rather than learn a separate system. The university is still refining the concept, so it may take a while before blind virtuosos are using 3D sheets in concerts. You’d need an easy way to mass-produce them, for one thing. If the technology pans out, though, it could open doors for vision-impaired artists.
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