This “honest trailer” for Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 is pretty funny
Indie horror series Five Nights at Freddy’s has been jumpscaring the living daylights out of players since last year, and developer Scott Cawthon has been very busy cooking up more terrifying additions to the series ever since.
Five Nights at Freddy’s is now at its fourth installment, and the game is available (in a simplified form) on Android, as well as PC and iOS. The series has spawned an enthusiast following, but not everyone is fan of the rapid pace at which Cawthon has been pushing out new sequels (or is it prequels?). That’s one of the main themes of this “honest trailer” by Smosh Games, but you can just watch it for yourself.
Regardless if you’re a fan of FNAF or not, just remember this is all done in the name of humor. That said, do you agree with this “honest trailer” or is it just nitpicky? If the trailer piqued your interest, you can download the game from the Play Store right now.
India will partly reverse its online porn ban
It looks like the Indian government’s broad attempt to block internet porn didn’t last long. Officials say they’ll lift a ban on many of the 857 sites just recently cut off for being “immoral and indecent.” They should be fine as long as they don’t promote child porn, the country’s communications minister says. It’s not certain what prompted the change of heart, but a public backlash didn’t help — critics argued that the censorship violated personal liberty and wouldn’t be very effective given the ease of finding alternatives. As it stands, Indian researchers argue that it’s more important to tackle sexual violence than keep images of consenting adults off of people’s screens.
[Image credits: AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh]
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India Today
Tags: censorship, civilrights, freespeech, government, india, internet, isp, porn
The best of Public Access Vol. 8: RIP Hitchbot, Hi Soylent
There’s a reason your mom told you not to hitchhike — it can be dangerous, even for friendly, harmless robot creations. This week, the internet mourned the loss of Hitchbot the hitchhiking robot, and started playing the finger-pointing game at some pranksters in Philly (who may or may not have prematurely ended Hitchbot’s mission to get to San Francisco — but apparently did fake the much-viewed video of the bot’s demise). Photos of the busted bot quickly circulated, and while its creators have confirmed their experiments with AI and human interaction are not over, it does appear to at least be the end of the line for Hitchbot version one. Since the bot is officially RIP, why not write it a eulogy befitting its adventurous nature and expounding on its achievements?
Speaking of achievements, people are still talking about Windows 10 features and improvements, which are broken down in Christopher Cabra’s piece. Meanwhile, repeated hacking victim Miné Salkin details best security practices to keep your system safe, and Simon Konev uses the QualityTime app to find out which apps are smartphone essentials. Have some good security tips or know of some killer apps? You can share them in your own Public Access post by clicking on the apply link below.
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“Another useful feature to Windows 10 is virtual desktops, handy if your primary desktop gets too cluttered and you want to do a bit of spring cleaning thus allowing you to organise your windows better. Press the TaskView button at the bottom of press Windows key + Tab to get the same action. This will allow you to make a new desktop or drop an open app to another one.”
Read the rest of Windows 10 Features You Should Know About by Christopher ONeill Cabra
“Every inactive account you keep open is like an irresistible invitation for hackers to occupy your digital media presence. Haven’t used MySpace in a long time? GET RID OF IT. Did you love Twitter before but got sick of it? GET RID OF IT. Get rid of everything before you forget your password, lose the ability to log in, then realize it’s been usurped by the dark scum of the web. Who knows who’s probably already using your face to catfish an unwitting victim. You should probably Google Image Search your profile picture every once in a while to make sure nobody has done that yet.”
Read the rest of Tips for Security from Someone Who’s Been Hacked Repeatedly by Miné Salkin
“Armed with a neat app called QualityTime, I was able to track not only how frequently I used the apps but also how much time I spent with each one. Over the course of ten days I kept using my smartphone as I normally would while QualityTime quietly kept track of all my actions. During that period, I spent a little over 7.5 hours fiddling with the top 10 apps I used most frequently. I also unlocked my screen 375 times…”
Read the rest of For your app-roval: drugs of the digital age by Simon Konev
Your dose of inspiration
This week, Soylent announced version 2.0 of its meal-replacement drink, which will come pre-mixed and bottled with each one containing 20 percent of the daily recommended values for vitamins and minerals. While the Soylent Powder 1.5 will run you $70 (for roughly 28 meals), the premixed bottles come in 12-packs and will cost $29. What we’re dying to know is: What kind of recipes would you make using Soylent 2.0. A Soylent martini? A Soylent chocolate cinnamon milkshake? Soylent in pancake mix (thus somewhat defeating the purpose of a meal replacement)?
Also, as you’ve likely heard, the hitchhiking robot experiment has ended — and poorly at that! Photos of the busted Hitchbot quickly circulated around the internet this week, and while its creators have confirmed their experiments with AI and human interaction are not over, it does appear to at least be the end of the line for Hitchbot version one. Since the bot is officially RIP, why not write it a eulogy befitting its adventurous nature and expounding on its achievements?
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Snowden wannabe leaked files to 4Chan, but no one believed him
One person’s dream of becoming the next Snowden or Manning was ruined when nobody believed that the classified documents that they posted to the internet were genuine. Michael Scerba was a 21-year-old graduate at Australia’s Department of Defense when he happened upon information relating to the Five Eyes spying program. According to The Age, he uploaded the data to 4chan in October 2012, all the while speaking about his admiration for Julian Assange. Unfortunately, only 14 people chose to comment on the post, many of which Scerba is alleged to have described as “a bunch of ‘fake and gay’ remarks.”
Scerba, now 25, is currently awaiting trial in Australia’s Supreme Court and stands accused of accessing and leaking confidential information. The Brisbane Times has pointed out the tension between civil rights activists and the intelligence agencies before the case. After all, much of the trial will concern secret data and the documentation relating to the case will be destroyed 28 days after the hearing concludes.
There’s no way to tell what information was contained in the leak, but Scerba is quoted as saying “I release(sic) what I feel should be in the media: bombings, civilian deaths, actions of the ‘terrorists’ that just aren’t reported in the media.” We do know, however, that the file concerned Five Eyes, the international program of surveillance cooperation between the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The incident was discovered purely accidentally, too, since a former employee of Australia’s intelligence agency stumbled upon the post and alerted authorities. So, you know, at least one person worked out that it was genuine.
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Brisbane Times, The Age
Tags: FiveEyes, Security, Surveillance
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The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra will launch in Hong Kong on August 14 for HK$3,298
Earlier today, Sony’s latest smartphone, the Xperia C5 Ultra, popped up in a leaked listing on a Hong Kong-based retailer’s website imparting at last the cost of the handset.
The dual-SIM variant is set to launch in the region on Friday, August 14, with a HK$3,298 ($425) price tag. It will be available in a selection of colors, including black, white, blue and red.
The full spec list of the Xperia C5 Ultra can be seen below:
- 6-inch Full HD display
- 1.7GHZ MediaTek MT6752 octa-core processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 16GB of expandable flash memory
- 13-megapixel front- and rear-facing camera
- 2,930mAh non-removable battery
So now we have some solid information with regards to pricing of the C5 Ultra, will you be picking one up when it launches in your country? Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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Samsung teases Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, and what could be an Edge tablet
Every Samsung Unpacked event is preceded by a litany of teasers, and the one scheduled for next week in New York is no exception.
Samsung has already kicked off the teaser campaign for the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, but a countdown page that the company put up on its Philippines site reveals there may be a third device coming on August 13.
From top to bottom, the silhouettes in the teaser appear to be belonging to the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, the Galaxy Note 5, and a mystery device that looks like an 8-inch tablet.
Samsung just launched the new Galaxy Tab S2 series, and while Samsung may feel the need to show off the new tablets at next week’s event, the device in the teaser is different. It features a metallic frame similar to the Galaxy S6, as opposed to the painted frame of the Tab S2 8.0.
More than that, tweaking the brightness of the image reveals what appears to be a slight curvature on the left side of the tablet. Is Samsung preparing an Edge tablet? We can only speculate for now, but that would make a lot of sense.
The Galaxy S6 Edge has been very successful, and that reportedly caused an initial shortage, as Samsung hadn’t expected the device to sell that well. But Samsung recently said that it solved the production issues holding back S6 Edge production, and the release of a larger variant featuring the same dual-curve design is proof that Samsung is confident both in the Edge concept and in its ability to keep up with demand. The next logical step is to expand the idea to tablets (and potentially other devices) – indeed, Samsung is known for transferring design elements from its flagship phones to its tablets and even laptops, like it did with the textured backs of the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5.
See also: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 rumor roundup (updated 8/5)
An Edge tablet would stick out from the glut of more or less interchangeable Android tablets, giving Samsung some much-needed differentiation in the competition with Apple and rapacious Chinese upstarts like Xiaomi.
We also have to note that Samsung is again keen to remind us that it created the large phone category, just like it did last year when Apple finally caved to market demand for a large iPhone.
Finally, the teaser lacks something as well: there’s no hint at the Gear A smartwatch that has been rumored to arrive this fall. Is Samsung saving the Gear A for later or is it simply a case of reading too much into a teaser image? We’ll find out in seven days.
What do you think? Is an Edge tablet coming? Would you be interested in such a device?
Huawei Nexus allegedly stars in a ten second video
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All the Nexus news is flowing now – after getting an idea of what the LG Nexus is going to look like, we’re treated to what is apparently the Huawei Nexus in a brief, ten second video. While it’s only fleeting, the presence of a fingerprint scanner below the camera on the device is an unmistakable hallmark of a Huawei flagship device. While the device could easily be the Huawei Ascend Mate 8 that the Huawei Nexus is allegedly based off, we’re happy to give the video the benefit of the doubt – for now. Check out the video for yourself down below:
The Huawei Nexus is suspected to be a 5.7-inch device that will take the spot of the Nexus 6 in Google‘s line-up of Nexus devices. While there’s plenty of unconfirmed rumours flying around, the most credible rumour from leaker @evleaks suggests the device will have the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, a Quad HD display, and a metal body, something that isn’t quite clear from the video. Then again, the device in the video is likely only to be a prototype, so even if it was the actual Huawei Nexus smartphone, chances are it would look quite different when it is eventually released.
What do you think about the Huawei Nexus in this video? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: YouTube via Phone Arena
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Google announces new Nexus update policy, devices to see monthly security updates
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will at least have heard something about the security scare that was Stagefright. Fortunately Google has already come up with a solution to the problem and has started to roll out updates to its Nexus devices – everybody else, you’re at the mercy of your manufacturers and carriers. However, in announcing its fix for Stagefright, Google also formally announced what its Nexus update policy is going to be moving forward. Rather ambitiously, it’s going to be releasing security updates monthly for Nexus devices, starting this week with the Stagefright patch.
Also notable is that Google said it would only be supporting devices for 3 years from its initial availability or 18 months from when it stops being sold on the Google Store, whichever ends up being longer. While that’s good news for recent Nexus devices, the Nexus 10 and Nexus 4 look like they won’t be getting updates for much longer – not that the development community won’t keep these devices alive, however. While it’s a bit sad knowing exactly how much longer the Nexus devices are going to be supported, it’s still better than being left in the dark.
What do you think about Google’s Nexus update policy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Android Blog via Android Police
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Meizu will launch the M2 Note in India next week
If you cast your mind back to June, you may recall that Meizu unveiled its flagship smartphone of 2015, the M2 Note, at a press event in China. Now the company has taken to its official Twitter feed to announce that the handset will launch exclusively through Amazon in India starting Monday, August 10. The device will be available in both black and white colorways and will have a price tag of INR 9,999 ($157).
With regards to its internals, the M2 Note packs a 5.5-inch Full HD display, a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor, a Mali-T720MP3 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage (expandable up to 64GB via microSD), a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera equipped with Optical Image Stabilization, a 5-megapixel selfie shooter, dual-SIM slots with compatibility for LTE and a 3,100mAh non-removable battery.
The handset comes with a heavily modified build of Android 5.1.1 called Flyme on board, which has been designed from the ground up by the development team at Meizu solely to provide a smoother user experience on its larger devices. Check it out in the demonstration video below:
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If you’re based in India and are intending on picking up the Meizu M2 Note next week, be sure to let us know why in the comments section down below.
Source: Meizu (Twitter)
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