Top Android apps to help you file your taxes
If you haven’t done your taxes yet, time is running out.
April 15 is nearly upon us. While some of us may have done our taxes already and have our refund checks sitting in the bank, it’s also easy to procrastinate. Doing your taxes bring back many unpleasant flashbacks of high school math homework and remind us that while every year we commit to set up a financial filing system to make this easy… we never quite do. Well, time’s a-wastin’ and there’s plenty your Android devices can do to help, so charge ‘em up and break out the bags of bunched-up receipts.
So grab your 1040 and let’s go get that refund! Maybe.
Redesigned YouTube App for iOS Briefly Appears for Some Users [iOS Blog]
MacRumors has received multiple tips from users that claim a redesigned version of YouTube for iOS briefly appeared on iPhone last week before reverting back to the current design. One tipster sent us a gallery of screenshots showing off the possible redesign, which is speculated to be in the works for both iOS and Android alongside a new web-based video player that is currently in testing.
While we cannot verify the authenticity of these photos, and were unable to witness the redesigned version of YouTube firsthand, the possible redesign appears consistent with the appearance of other Material Design apps on iOS and Android. Specifically, the screenshots show that the app will gain a cleaner look, red header and new bottom menu with options for home, trending videos, all videos and user profiles.
The unofficial Google Operating System blog reported over the weekend that YouTube is testing a new HTML5 desktop video player for Mac and PC with a transparent control bar that automatically hides until you hover over it. It would seem logical that an updated version of YouTube for iOS and Android may also be in development at Google, although an exact timeframe for a release date remains unknown.
Huawei Watch may get mid-year launch in UK
One of the more impressive wearable devices that was announced at MWC 2015 was the Huawei Watch, the company’s entry into the smartwatch market. The specs were impressive, especially the 400 x 400 resolution screen. However, Huawei did not have estimated pricing or availability ready other than to reveal they were planning to release the Watch in 20 markets around the globe. The Huawei UK Twitter account revealed today that the device is expected “around the middle of this year.”
“Middle of this year” is a vague term that could easily extend into fall before the device is ready for consumers. The Huawei UK account followed up the tweet by noting that no official “confirmed” release date has been set for the UK market. Unsurprisingly, they did not mention anything about other markets.
Anyone out there waiting for this device?
Hi @flibbert1gibbet we will be releasing the watch around the middle of this year. Stay tuned to us for more details!
— Huawei UK (@HuaweiUK) April 13, 2015
source: @HuaweiUK
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HP’s Omen Pro is a slim laptop meant for serious work
Tempted by HP’s svelte Omen gaming laptop, but need even more horsepower? Say hello to the Omen Pro. It shares the same aluminum 0.78-inch, 4.68 pound frame as its gaming sibling, but it packs in faster Core i7 processors and an NVIDIA Quadro K1100M graphics card. It also shares the original Omen’s a unibody aluminum case and 15.6-inch 1080p touchscreen, and it sits right alongside HP’s ZBook workstations, except it balances style alongside hardware prowess. The Omen Pro is available today, but at $2,199 it’s clearly targeted at the graphics hungry professionals actually making games, and not just people looking for their latest Far Cry fix.
When it comes the storage, you’ve got a choice between HP’s 256GB or 512GB Z Turbo PCI-E solid state drives. Its RAM capacity tops out at 16GB, so if you need even more memory you’d have to forgo style for one of HP’s ZBooks. And of course, the Omen Pro runs Windows 7 professional — because anyone buying a machine like this wouldn’t stand for Windows 8 anyway.
How to filter and disable notifications for iMessages from unknown senders
If you frequently receive iMessages from people not stored in your address book, you can quickly filter them out.
A lot of us depend on iMessage to communicate with friends, family, clients, and colleagues. That means not every message we receive is attached to someone in our contacts. If you keep finding yourself buried in tons of iMessage threads, some less important than others, here’s how to filter out messages from those you don’t have saved.
Keep in mind that filtering unknown senders also disables notifications for those senders. If you depend on messages from clients, you may want to consider whether or not you want this option enabled. For example, if you frequently receive important messages from unknown numbers, this may not be the best option for you.
However, if you prefer not receiving notifications for anyone not in your contacts, continue on.
How to filter out iMessages from unknown contacts
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 8.3 or higher.
- Tap on Messages.
- Turn On the option for Filter Unknown Senders.
- In the Messages app you’ll now see a tab at the top to view unknown senders.
Troubles Land – An amazing and extensive platformer for BlackBerry 10
It’s not often I sit down and play games but when I saw the above trailer for Troubles Land from the newly founded Espoo based game studio Enksoft, I had to give it a go. I’ve always been a platformer game fan, and Troubles Land fits right in there and better yet, delivers on its promise of being ‘amazing and extensive’ thanks to its hand-drawn artwork and great music soundtrack. For $0.99, you get 30 levels of awesome gameplay and seven different characters to play through as, extending the replay value of Troubles Land.
Check out the 24K gold Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge!
Vietnamese gold-plating and customising company, Karalux, has today announced that both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are the latest smartphones to join its rapidly-growing collection of 24K gold dipped devices.
There isn’t much gold visible on the S6 as it sports a Gorilla Glass 4 display and backplate, so Karalux could only coat the bezel surrounding the device and the metal rim around the heart rate sensor and camera module. The rest remains untouched.
Hit the break below to see a selection of hands-on pictures.
As for pricing, a gold-plated Galaxy S6 will set you back $400 on top of the regular price, which starts at $685 for the 32GB model.
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iOS 8.3 Prevents iFunBox, iExplorer and Similar Tools From Accessing Apps [iOS Blog]
Apple has changed security settings in iOS 8.3 that prevent file managers and transfer utilities such as iFunBox, iTools, iExplorer, iBackupBot and PhoneView from gaining access to app directories on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The change breaks current versions of transfer utilities for OS X and Windows, forcing many developers to release new versions of their software with workarounds that restore at least partial sandbox access.
“iOS 8.3 ruined our freedom of controlling data in our installed Apps and Games,” writes iFunBox in a Facebook post. “Apple blocked access of the entire sandbox directory of every installed App since iOS 8.3. Previously only writing is block in executable directory. Now we totally lost the control of Apps on our own devices. We are investigating the situation. Before there is a solution, iFunbox will fail to open data directory of any App if the device is not jailbroken.”
iFunBox was one of the first utilities to be updated over the weekend with a partial fix, with the latest version 2.95 enabling all apps with “iTunes File Sharing” enabled, such as iFileExpress or VLC player, to be opened for sandbox browsing per usual through the utility. Access to other apps will require jailbreaking. iFunBox 2.95 also allows any music file type, such as MP3, to be imported as a ringtone.
Macroplant, the developers of iExplorer, are still looking into the changes in iOS 8.3:
“We are currently investigating how the iOS 8.3 update blocked access to the Apps directory, and we are looking into ways around it. All iDevice transfer utilities seem to be experiencing this exact same blocked access in iOS 8.3, so it’s not just a bug with iExplorer or iBrowse. Apple has definitely changed something with the way apps can be accessed in iOS.”
The change does not affect users that jailbreak their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, as doing so enables OpenSSH to be installed for complete filesystem privileges and command line access. File transfers between a jailbroken iOS device and Mac or PC can still be completed as usual, although keep in mind that no jailbreak is available for iOS 8.3 and downgrading is no longer possible after Apple stopped signing iOS 8.2 last week.
Red’s latest ‘Weapon’ is an 8K full-frame camera
Red launched the first mainstream 4K camera when 1080p seemed like overkill, and now that this whole 4K thing might work out, it’s got an 8K RAW model. The Weapon ‘Vista Vision’ features a mind-boggling 8,192 x 4,320, 35-megapixel sensor that can do up to 75 fps, widescreen 8K. The chip is also 40.96 x 21.6mm or Vista Vision-sized, considerably larger than the full-frame sensor on a camera like the Nikon D810. Video can be recorded in RAW and scaled-down ProRes formats simultaneously, just as with the company’s 6K Weapon models.
So, how much does it cost to be on par with Peter Jackson and James Cameron? A helluva lot. If we’re reading the (rather confusing) pricing correctly, you’ll need to order the company’s 6K Weapon Woven CF “brain,” or bare camera for a cool $49,500, then add another $10,000 for the 8K sensor upgrade. That makes $59,500 by our counting, plus whatever your accessories, storage and lenses cost. The upgrade price is only good until the end of NAB on April 16th, after which time it’ll be $20,000. If you already own a Red Scarlet or Epic camera, you can get credits in various amounts towards the Weapon models.
Other specs are still unknown, as is the exact shipping date. Red actually launched its 6K Weapon camera just a few months ago, and it’s still not shipping. We’re not sure who exactly needs 8K, since there aren’t a lot of TVs out there in that format — but it might look great blown up to IMAX size. Red said the sensor would arrive by the end of the year.
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Source: Red (forum)
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