Russian Build iPhone monument To honor Steve Jobs

There are just some personalities out there who are larger than life, and love him or hate him, the late Steve Jobs is definitely one of them, and he is a colossus among innovative minds in the US for the past two decades. In fact, news of his death was met by an outpouring of grief worldwide, and international tributes came flowing in, and the ripples of his death has yet to reach the end as there is a new monument built in Russia in honor of one of Apple’s founder.

The interactive monument would be easily identifiable even to someone living in the interiors of Africa – as it comes in the form of an iPhone, albeit it is a very, very large replica. Not only that, it boasts of a fully functional display, although it does not a full fledged version of iOS running on it, it will display a slideshow that detailed select highlights of Jobs’s life, in addition to giving us a brief history of Apple as a company. This monument can be found at the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, and sports a QR code on its back that will direct you to a website dedicated to the memory of Steve Jobs when scanned.

Hack Turns Cisco’s Desk Phone Into a Spying Device

Cisco's internet phones—which sit on thousands of desks around the world—have been shown to be easily hacked and turned into remote spying devices. The official announcement comes two whole weeks after Cisco first found out about the problem.

The exploit was discovered by Ang Cui and Salvatore Solfo, a pair of computer scientists from Columbia University's engineering department. They presented the finding at the 29th Chaos Communication Congress in late December. By attaching a small device to the local serial port on the phone, they were able to inject code that gave them complete control over the device—allowing them to remotely monitor phone calls and turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations happening near the phone. In a statement, Cisco explained:

"Cisco recognizes that while a number of network, device, and configuration based mitigations exist, there is no way to mitigate the physical attack vector on the affected devices. To this end, Cisco will conduct a phased remediation approach and will be releasing an intermediate Engineering Special software release for affected devices to mitigate known attack vectors for the vulnerability documented in this advisory."

The networking company will roll out a software patch later this month to remedy the problem, which currently affects a number of models in the CiscoUnified IP Phone 7900 series. Until then, be careful what you say while sat at your desk.

Apple vice president Phil Schiller: There Will Be No Cheapo iPhone, Stupid!

This is not surprising, but since the Wall Street Journal keeps releasing stupid stupid STUPID reports on Apple developing a cheapo iPhone year after year, it's good to have Phil Schiller punching them in the groin with a big hell-no:

Despite the popularity of cheap smartphones, this will never be the future of Apple's products. In fact, although Apple's market share of smartphones is just about 20%, we own the 75% of the profit.

He could have said it wearing a King Kong costume and a 100,000 watt speaker on top of the Empire State Building, but the message cannot get clearer than that.

Of course, Schiller could by lying about this. But the fact is that a cheapo iPhone with razor-thin margins will only do three things: cannibalize the top iPhone, reduce their profit margins and total income, and cheapen a brand that is perceived to be the top electronics brand in the world according to all marketing rankings. And, like Phil says, this is about making as much money as they can, not owning the market battling a myriad of crapola smartphones at the expense of the bottom line.

Miracle of the great lens( The Camera)

The great lens has come a long way in the advancement of technology from way back. Just the same way the human eye is a lens. I am a great admirer of great distance been covered by just a click of the camera. This is an image taken for your view. Now the question is " What does your camera do for you"               http://500px.com/photo/287617

The Five Best Phones Of 2013

ZTE Grand S

The hardware of the ZTE Grand S is really lovely. It's extremely thin and extremely light, yet it's got some serious specs. A 5-inch 1080p screen, quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, two gigs of RAM, a 13MP camera, 16GB of built-in storage and an SD card slot for more.

The software side was definitely disappointing. It runs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), but the UI is ugly and confusing and there was a lot of lag. It probably won't hit the U.S. until Q2, so hopefully they can clean up the software before then.

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Huawei Ascend D2

Pretty much the same story as the ZTE, Huawei is trying to establish itself with the Ascend D2, and it actually looks really good. It has essentially the same specs at the Grand S above, but the Huawei packs in a 3,000mAh battery, which is music to our power-user ears.

The Ascend runs Android Jelly Bean, it has built-in augmented reality navigation, and split-screen multi-tasking. Plus: it's splash-proof. This was a lot snappier than Huawei's gigantic 6.1-inch phablet, which we were not such a fan of. No word on exact release dates or which carrier it'll be on.

Lenovo K900

Before you get your hopes up: The K900 is not destined for the U.S. market. If you want it, you'll have to move to China. That said, it's gorgeous piece of hardware. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, which is going to be too big for some people, but it's very easy on the eyes. It's super thin, at just 6.9mm thick, and it weighs just 5.7 ounces.

It operates on Android, and it has a 13MP camera with a Sony Exmor image processor. It's also running Intel's Atom z2580 processor, with a (rumored) clock speed of 2GHz. If you ask real nice maybe Lenovo will make a state-side version.

Sony Xperia ZL

The Xperia ZL packs a gorgeous 5-inch 1080p Bravia screen, and it, too, lists those familiar hardcore specs: 1.5GHz quad-core S4 Pro, 2GB RAM, and expandable storage. It has a 13MP camera with the newly designed Exmor RS chip, which is supposedly even better in low-light than its predecessor, and it can shoot HDR video—an impressive feat. It has as 2370mAh battery, a physical camera button, and an IR blaster so it can be used as a universal remote. Sony scaled back their skin for Android 4.1 and it looks really nice and performed extremely well.

It was a toss-up between this one and...

TOP PICK: Sony Xperia Z

The Xperia Z, ultimately, is every bit as much of a flagship as the ZL. It has the same exact screen, guts, camera, and software. It does, however, add one very impressive trick: It's waterproof to three feet for 30 minutes. All. Phones. Should. Be. Waterproof.

This Xperia is thinner than the ZL, but a little wider and longer. There's also no IR blaster or physical camera button, and the battery is a hair smaller at 2330 mAh. It's just a gorgeous piece of hardware and it performed really well, so we decided to give it the nod over its brother, but it will come down to personal preference. The bottom line: Both of Sony's new phones are looking good.

Canon S100 Hands-on time.

Another piece of silver ware, it just got better with the Canon S100 hands- on time. This device is been compared to it's predecessor the canon S95, the device has a lot to offer you, the user. I totally recommend this device to any one looking for a good camera. Canon, has been known for their technology and the advancement in product to suit the consumers. The followup to Canon's S95 is a fairly slick point-and-shoot. It's not the most compact camera in its space, but the new Powershot is surprisingly lightweight. It's got a healthy 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with improved low-light performance and a 5x optical zoom, the latter of which could certainly do with a bump. The S100 captures 1080p HD video and sports a convenient, dedicated movie button (no switching modes here). The high-end point-and-shoot doesn't pack too many surprises, but it certainly seems like a worthy successor to the highly-regarded S95. Still I await the release date for the device.

New Face Of iPhone 4S.

Finally, the phone we all have been waiting for. It was released and unveiled early this month and just in 3 days of it's sale it sold 4million iPhone 4S. What do you want in a phone?? iPhone 4S has it all. still have problems with the phone navigation. As an admirer of good electronics, I rate this phone above par.This phone is also a tribute to the iconic Steve Jobs. Although, the predecessor iPhone 4's battery last longer than iPhone 4S. Don't doubt, just get one.

iPhone 4S

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	Announced	2011, October
	Status	Available. Released 2011, October

SIZE	Dimensions	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
	Weight	140 g

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)
		- Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	100 received, dialed and missed calls
	Internal	16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
	Card slot	No

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	3G	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
	Secondary	Yes, VGA

FEATURES	OS	iOS 5
	CPU	1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 chipset
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML (Safari)
	Radio	No
	Games	Downloadable, incl. motion-based
	Colors	Black, White
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	No
		- MicroSIM card support only - Scratch-resistant glass back panel - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - Twitter integration - Digital compass - Google Maps - Audio/video player and editor - Image editor - Voice command/dial - TV-out

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Po 1432 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h