Verizon Wireless is giving all active subscribers 2GB of free data

Verizon is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday by giving all active subscribers free data.

From now up until 11:59 Tuesday night, Verizon subscribers can claim 1GB of bonus data in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. The bonus data will be added right on top of your monthly plan and will be valid through the end of your current billing cycle. In addition, you’ll also get 1GB added to the following billing cycle. Verizon subscribers can claim the free data at the source link down below to Verizon’s website or by logging into the My Verizon application on your connected device. Verizon will also be holding a number of other promotions on November 25th, the day prior to the holiday, which can be viewed at the source link.

Well, what are you waiting for? You have nothing to lose! Claim that data now!

Source: Verizon
Via: Android Central

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The challenges of running a modern VFX Studio

We’ve come a long way since the Harryhausen-era of special effects. Instead of countless hours spent adjusting claymation models, modern VFX require more computer processing power than the moon mission. But while they seamlessly blend into our storytelling, creating convincing special effects is still no easy feat. Just ask Shade VFX CEO, Bryan Godwin.

Hillary Clinton calls for cooperation on encryption

The debate over smartphone, app and data encryption rages on in the US. With the recent events in Paris only fueling the fire for those arguing for backdoor access, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke up on the need for cooperation this week. “We need Silicon Valley not to view government as its adversary,” Clinton explained in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. “We need our best minds in the private sector to work with our best minds in the public sector to develop solutions that will both keep us safe and protect our privacy.” While the debate has gone back and forth for sometime now, reports that the Paris attackers used encrypted messaging services to coordinate last week’s events resounded the call for legislation that demands access for law enforcement.

Source: The Hill

View your photos with RotoView Photo Viewer (app review)

At some point in our photo taking adventures, we have to zoom in to view all the details of our pictures. With RotoView Photo Viewer, you can now scroll your magnified pictures with a simple tilt of your screen.

Overview

RotoView Photo Viewer is an alternative photo viewer for your android phone. You can easily find photos stored on your phone to view, start slideshows, and easily zoom in and view the fine details. When zooming in on a picture, you can long tap the screen to start scrolling around the magnified picture by simply rotating your phone sideways, or up and down. You can also choose to show a map of your photo, allowing you to easily see where you are on the photo. Your videos will also show up in your picture albums, but require a separate video app to play them.

Usage

When opening the app, you are given several viewing options. You can either view your photos by the albums they are in, by date or time, people, or tags. It would be nice if they could add viewing of pictures in your cloud storage, such as Google Drive or Dropbox. You can view each folder’s pictures as a grid or a filmstrip. I personally like the grid view more, as you can view more photos at once.

You can also select to view the folder as a slideshow. It’s a nice feature, but it displays the photos in order, with no option for shuffling. You can also rotate pictures left and right, delete or crop pictures, and easily set the photo as a contact photo or wallpaper.

The app also uses your phone’s accelerometer, for older phones, and the gyroscope, on newer phones, to allow you to rotate your screen for easy scrolling of the magnified picture. To use the smart scroll option, all you have to do is select the picture you want to view, zoom in, long tap the screen, then start rotating your phone in the direction you want to scroll. You can also shake your phone to start the smart scroll. If you don’t like rotating your phone, you can easily turn off this feature by tapping the picture and selecting the RotoView icon at the bottom left of the screen.

If you keep your finger on the screen, it gives you the option to easily control the scroll speed by moving your finger as you scroll. If you are like me and don’t like this option, you can use an alternative way to adjust the scroll speed. You just select the map icon, once scrolling, and drag it up or down to adjust the speed. I like this option more, but found it difficult, sometimes, to properly adjust the speed. You have to be rotating the phone in order to use this option, so it would be nice if there was an easier way to adjust the speed settings.

If you need help getting started, or remembering all the different functions, you can tap on a photo and select the “?” at the bottom left of the screen. This will walk you through everything you need to know.

What we liked

• Multiple viewing options of pictures
• Multiple options for scrolling magnified pictures

What could be better

• Easier speed control options for scrolling
• Shuffle pictures option in slideshow
• Integration of Google Drive, Dropbox, and other cloud storage services.

Summary

This is a great alternative to your basic picture gallery you have preinstalled on your phone. With all the basic options covered, and the addition of new features, you will enjoy looking at your pictures even more.

Google Play Store: RotoView Photo Viewer

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