First 6-inch 4K AMOLED panel shown off
The latest generation of QHD displays may already be verging on the point of overkill for smartphones but the nature of the spec sheet wars makes it seem almost inevitable that someone is going to launch a 4K display smartphone at some point in the future. We may have taken one step closer to that eye-popping future today, as Everdisplay has been showing off its 6-inch 4K AMOLED prototype.
Currently, the highest density AMOLED panel in production measures 5.1-inches and has a density of 557 pixels per inch (PPI). Everdisplay’s 6-inch 4K display offers a crystal clear density of 734 PPI. This might seem unnecessary for smartphones, but small ultra-high resolution panels do have useful applications for virtual reality hardware, and this is the market that Everydisplay is after with its 6-inch 4K display.
Although this may be the first 4K AMOLED panel that we have seen in the flesh, it is not the first 4K smartphone sized display that we’ve seen. Back in April, Sharp announced its 4K IGZO LCD panel, which measures 5.5-inches in size and packs in an incredible 806 PPI. The ZTE Star 3 is rumored to be the first smartphone to actually make use of this or a similar panel.
Related: Road to 4K: Do we need it? And who will be first?
Everdisplay isn’t just focused on VR technology though. The company is already producing a 5-inch 720p AMOLED display for smartphones and is developing 5.5 and 6 inch panels along with a circular 1.4-inch 400×400 AMOLED display for the wearables market.
There’s no word from Everdisplay on a price range of availability of its 4K AMOLED panel yet. Given its prototype status, we are unlikely to see it show up in any products for at least another year. In the future though, 4K may sound like an archaic resolution when compared to Samsung’s plans for 11K display technology.
YouTube changes up the views
For quite some time, YouTubers and users alike, have been frustrated by the algorithm behind calculating the amount of views a specific video has. Yesterday, YouTube revealed that the frustrating counter of “301+” was explained, as well as changes that will be put forth.
The YouTube Creators Google+ page and Twitter page posted an infograph of how the views counter worked before, as well as how the new views counter will work. Previously, the reason why viewers would see the 301+ was because view needed to be verified as a real view, and not just a bot or anything of that nature. Then after a few hours, the actual view count would be shown.
Now, YouTube is relying upon their experience and will go through the various “fake views” and remove them from the counter. These stats won’t be updated in real-time, meaning you can’t watch a video on three different devices and see the counter go up. However, you won’t have to wait for hours to see an updated views counter.
This isn’t the most earth-shattering change, but it’s cool to know exactly how YouTube came to the 301+ conclusion, and that they are trying to update things a bit quicker than before. Let us know what you think about this little change to YouTube, on top of the new video player UI that was released this week?
Source: Phandroid via: YouTube Creators Google+
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Microsoft Launches ‘Outlook’ App for Apple Watch
Microsoft this morning launched an official Apple Watch app for its email client Outlook, offering users of the service the ability to read emails and even respond to messages on their Apple Watch. Before today’s app, Outlook users with an Apple Watch received basic notification messages on the wearable device with no real way for interactivity, but now notification pop-ups will show more of the email body and let users jump directly into the app from the Apple Watch’s notification center.
Once in the app, users will be able to read their emails and even respond thanks to a few quick reply messages and the ability to dictate their response in a speech-to-text option. The Outlook app also comes with its own glance for quick looks at new emails in an inbox and upcoming calendar appointments. The watch app is out now for users with the iOS app already installed, and should download instantly for those with the Apple Watch’s automatic download feature turned on. Those interested who have yet to download the Microsoft Outlook iOS app from the App Store can do so for free [Direct Link].
Samsung to launch a mystery device along with Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Note 5
As it turns out, Samsung will unveil three devices instead of two at its much anticipated press event in New York on August 13. Earlier it was believed that only Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus would be be launched at the Big Apple event. But a new teaser posted on Samsung’s website clearly shows that the company is launching three big mobile gadgets next week.
Accompanied by a countdown timer, the teaser shows the silhouettes of three different sized devices stacked atop one another. It is easy to recognize the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus thanks to its curvy edges, while the S pen popping out of a groove on top of the second handset unmistakably makes it the Galaxy Note 5. Then there is a big mysterious device at the bottom of the pile, which appears to have ducked every leak attempt.
The teaser comes with a cryptic slogan, “The big things are coming. We were the first to make them BIG. Now we’re making BIG even BETTER.” There are chances that the biggest device depicted in the teaser might be a tablet, and if the recent announcement of the Galaxy Tab S2 is not merely coincidental, it is quite likely that the mysterious device is a variant of the aforementioned slate.
Although it could be an 8-inch Galaxy Tab S2, the metal frame present at the bottom makes it look quite different from the earlier press images of the slate. Whatever the case may be, it won’t take long before the mystery gets resolved for good at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015.
Source: Samsung
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Samsung Philippines teases Samsung tablet to be announced at the Samsung Unpacked event
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Samsung has already done a great job so far teasing the announcement of two of its major devices, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+. While the only other device we were expecting to be announced was the Samsung Gear A smartwatch, a new teaser from Samsung Philippines suggests there is a Samsung tablet to be announced at the Samsung Unpacked event booked for August 13th. In a shadowy teaser accompanied by the caption “We were the first to make them BIG. Now we’re making BIG even BETTER,” what is clearly the outline of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and S-Pen toting Galaxy Note 5 is accompanied by the presence of a larger device at the bottom of the pile. The site also features a countdown, which is counting down towards the August 13th event.
The most likely candidate to fit the bill of this tablet is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 – although the device has been officially announced, it hasn’t been verbalized just which regions the device is going to, something Samsung is no doubt going to clarify at the Unpacked event.
Are you excited for the Samsung Unpacked event on August 13th? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Samsung Philippines via SamMobile
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Check out this stunning Edge smartwatch concept
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone is a rather nice looking piece of tech and it is quite possible that Samsung may bring its cutting edge display technology to its range of smartwatches too, at some point in the future. Until then, we can gawk at this awesome looking Edge smartwatch concept, which was put together by designers at Maform.
The watch concept features the same curved sides as Samsung’s smartphone design, and the increased display real estate may actually prove very useful. I can imagine that housing apps and navigation at the sides of the watch might also be a quicker way to get around.
The designers also envisioned the smartwatch with a simple clip mechanism on the back, allowing for a quick change of watch straps and the ability to pin the watch’s main body onto other items, such as a charger or onto your lapel, should you so desire.
Sadly, Samsung doesn’t appear to be working on a watch design like this. The next upcoming smartwatch from the company, the Gear A, is said to be a round design, more like the LG Watch Urbane or the Moto 360. The Gear A is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus at Samsung’s Unpacked event on August 13th, or, failing that, at IFA in September.
What do you think about this Edge smartwatch concept?
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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Via:
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Source:
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.
P.S. The home page is still coming soon! In the meantime you can check out the latest from Public Access right here. Not a member? Apply, and keep the weird coming!
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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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Source:
Brisbane Times, The Age
Tags: FiveEyes, Security, Surveillance
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