Samsung has started pushing notification ads like HTC has
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Seeing ads in free apps is usually a minor inconvenience, something which can be resolved usually by buying the premium version. But what happens when you start getting ads on your smartphone which you’ve paid for? That’s the behaviour that was observed a few weeks ago on some HTC devices who started receiving push notification ads, and it appears that Samsung has joined this club as Samsung has started pushing notification ads to its latest flagship devices. As the images below show, there are an assortment of ads being pushed by Samsung’s packaged apps like the Peel Smart Remote and Samsung Push Service:
At worst, these push notification ads are annoying, but the fact that Samsung is doing this can’t be pleasing to many of its loyal consumers. Of course, Samsung is likely just supplying the tools for advertisers to make use of their apps, like the Land Rover sponsored ad, but advertising their new devices on an older device just seems a little desperate.
What do you think about Samsung making use of push notification ads? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Android Police
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Selfie on Google+ confirms that the LG Nexus 5 2015 will have a 5MP front facing camera
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Another day, another piece of LG Nexus 5 2015 news. Today’s news comes from Google+ where a Google employee has apparently been caught red-handed taking a selfie with the LG Nexus 5 2015. The name “bullhead” can be seen under the Camera label and we know Bullhead to be the code name of the LG Nexus 5 2015, which makes it a good bet that this photo was taken with one of Google’s latest smartphones. We’re assuming it wasn’t an intentional leak, but hey, we’re not exactly complaining.
According to the selfie, the photo has a resolution of 1944×2592, which means that the LG Nexus 5 2015 will have a 5MP front facing camera and a f/2.0 for those who know what that means. This pretty much lines up with our expectations for the device’s front camera, but we’re dying to find out more about the device’s internals. Hopefully with Google unveiling the name of its next software build as Android Marshmallow means that a release is just around the corner – here’s to hoping that it happens sooner rather than later.
What do you think about about the fact the LG Nexus 5 2015 will have a 5MP front facing camera? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: TechTastic via TalkAndroid
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Nintendo patent hints at a return to disc-free game consoles
Nintendo has said little about what its future NX console will involve (besides not running Android), but one of the company’s recent US patent applications might be a hint as to what it’s planning. The would-be patent, filed this February, talks about a “stationary game console” that uses only hard drives and external cards for storage — the first time a TV-based Nintendo system would go without discs since the Nintendo 64 from two decades ago. As the company explains, the rise of broadband makes optical drives obsolete. Why include a disc reader when any game you want is just a download away?
There aren’t any big clues as to the NX’s hardware, and there’s no guarantee that this amounts to a Nintendo roadmap. It could easily change its mind if it decides that it needs Blu-ray or another format to handle large releases. However, a disc-free system certainly makes sense, especially for a system that might not ship for another year or two. While all the big TV game consoles currently ship with disc drives, it’s no secret that the technology is on its way out — it’s slow, complicates game updates and adds to the cost of a system. Ditching plastic media would let Nintendo embrace the future while keeping its historically low hardware prices.
[Image credit: Jeff Daly/Invision for Nintendo/AP]
Source:
NeoGAF
Tags: console, gaming, nintendo, nx, patent, uspto, videogames
TSA inadvertently shows the dangers of master baggage keys
Security researchers have long warned of the dangers of using master-keyed locks — if thieves get their hands on just one key, they compromise all of the compatible locks at the same time. And unfortunately, the US’ Transportation Security Administration is learning this lesson the hard way. It briefly let the Washington Post show a photo (we’ve blurred the details) of the master baggage keys it uses for approved locks, giving crooks a crude guide to making duplicates. And you can’t just switch to a non-standard lock to get around this, since TSA agents will rip it off if they catch it during an inspection.
This isn’t to say that your belongings would be completely secure even if the TSA and the Post hadn’t slipped up, or if master keys didn’t exist. Bump keys, raking and other techniques could get through, depending on the intruder’s skill and access to equipment. However, officials made it much easier by both embracing master keys and letting a photo of them surface in a news story — millions of suitcases and carry-on bags could be that much more vulnerable. Let’s just hope that other government bureaus learn a lesson from this and avoid relying on master keys, whether they’re physical or digital.
Filed under:
Misc, Transportation
Source:
Washington Post
Tags: baggage, flight, key, keys, masterkey, privacy, security, transportation, travel, tsa
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