Android phone users warned against virus activity on AdobeR

Cyber security agencies have alerted Indian Android phone users against a potential vulnerability in certain versions of their 'Adobe Reader' programme which could compromise their personal data.

Categorising the activity of the virus as "high", the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said the malfunction affects the Adobe Reader mobile version of "11.1.3 and prior" installed in Android phones.

The CERT-In is the nodal agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security-related defences of the country's Internet domain.

"A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially-crafted content which, when executed by the target user, would lead to execution of arbitrary code on the target user's system leading to compromise of the documents in the reader (Adobe Reader) and SD (secure digital) card files.

"This vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader due to improper restrictions to certain JavaScript interfaces from ARJavaScript, ARCloudPrintActivity, ARCreatePDFWebView classes," the agency said in its latest advisory to users.

The Adobe Reader software is used for reading and editing tasks on PDF files while the SD card is used to store pictures and video files on a mobile phone device.

The agency has asked the users of this series of Adobe Reader to upgrade their respective softwares to the "11.2" version and deploy proper security patches on their devices to thwart virus attacks.

Xbox 360 model with 250GB storage now costs Rs 21,990

Microsoft has slashed the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in India.

The standard Xbox 360 model with 250GB storage now costs Rs 21,990, down from Rs 24,990. Similarly, the Xbox 360 model with Kinect motion controller and 250GB storage can now be purchased at Rs 31,990; it was priced at Rs 34,890 before this price cut.

This price cut does not extend to the 4GB Xbox 360 and 4GB Kinect, Microsoft said.

Anshu Mor, director, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft India, said, "We are committed to offer great experiences to our consumers at compelling price points. This price drop on 250GB SKUs, coupled with our recently launched Xbox Live Gold Rush promo, will provide great value to our community of fans and gamers."

Microsoft is yet to bring its new gaming console, Xbox One, to the Indian market.

On the other hand, rival Sony has already launched its new PlayStation 4 console in the country for Rs 39,990. However, PS4 went out of stock in the country within a few days and supply has been aberrant since.

Lenovo launches S860, at Rs 21,500

Chinese tech giant Lenovo today launched in India its high-end S-series smartphone 'S860', priced at Rs 21,500.

The S860 combines sleek design elements with quad-core performance and features such as longer battery life for an overall impressive mobile user experience, Lenovo said in a release.

"The new range of S series smartphones complements the users' aspirations. Bundled with stylish design, blazing fast processing speeds, and integrated Lenovo proprietary apps, these phones provide customers a great user experience without sacrificing performance," said Sudhin Mathur, Director-Smartphones, Lenovo India.

The company said S860 is a powerful and responsive smartphone that offers battery life of up to 43 hours. The device is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, running on Android Jelly Bean and 2 GB RAM, the release said.

The handset also boasts of sharp image capture functions equipped with a flash-equipped 8 MP rear camera to snap and share amazing photos. It has an integrated 16 GB storage and comes with a dual SIM capability.

NTES launched by Indian Railways to monitor train schedule

Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), the information and technology arm of railways, has launched a new mobile application which can be used for various enquiries including train timings, a senior Railway official said: reports, PTI.
The 'Train Schedule' feature provides complete schedule of a train with all stoppages en route and its scheduled arrival/ departure at the station, distance and day count.
The mobile app also has "Cancelled Trains" option which displays all trains marked as cancelled. It displays trains which are cancelled through the entire route as well as trains which are cancelled on partial route.
Besides, it also provides features for query on rescheduled and diverted trains.

                                     
National Train Enquiry System (NTES) is railways' back-end system which provides information to the public about train schedules on a near real time basis through various interfaces like nationwide unique rail enquiry number 139, website, mobile interfaces, touch screens, enquiry counters and display boards at stations.
The NTES app is now available as a free download for phones running on Windows Phone 8 .0 phones. PTI says the app will also be developed for other platforms.

Lava launches 3G calling tablet for Rs.8,499

Home-grown handset maker Lava on Sunday launched its 3G calling tablet ‘IvoryS´ for Rs.8,499.

The 7-inch dual SIM device, weighing 300 grams, features Mediatek’s 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM and 4 GB internal memory (expandable up to 32 GB).

It runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system and sports a 3.2 MP rear camera, VGA front camera for 3G video-calling and has a 2,800 mAh battery.

It also comes with a host of youth-centric productivity and security apps and games such as Opera, Hungama Music, WhatsApp, Paytm and EA Games.

“IvoryS is especially designed for youngsters and young working professionals to engage them with a stylish product that meets their requirements of entertainment and connectivity at an affordable price,”Lava International co-founder and director S.N. Rai said.

The device will be available across national retail chain stores, multi-brand outlets across India and online stores.

“MediaTek’s dual-core processor, the MT8312, is designed to deliver high performance for tablets and advanced multimedia and display configurations. Powered by this processor, the IvoryS tablet is set to provide the best user experience coupled with low power consumption,” MediaTek GM (International Sales and Marketing) Finbarr Moynihan said.

Apple rolls out replacement program for flawed iPhone 5 Sleep/Wake Buttons

Apple has reportedly launched a new replacement program for faulty iPhone 5 Sleep/Wake Buttons.

According to Tech Crunch, the problem affects what Apple calls "a small percentage" of iPhone 5s made from March 2013 on.

Users who think that there iphones are affected can input their iPhone's serial number at the support site created by Apple for this program.

The program is live as of today in the US and Canada, and will expand to other countries as of May 2, the report adds.

Google Nexus 8 release date, price and specs

The Nexus 7 is one of the best tablets around but Google is thought to be looking to launch the Nexus 8. Here's everything there is to know about the Google Nexus 8 release date, price and specs.

The rumour mill is gaining speed with details about another Android tablet from Google. The Nexus 8 is thought to be the follow-up to the Nexus 7 and could be turning up within the next few months. The above photo was posted on Google's official KitKat landing site and isn't a known Nexus device. See also: Google Gem smartwatch specs leaked: Set to team up with LG.

Google Nexus 8: Release date

The Nexus 8 will not be announced at Google's I/O conference in June, but soon afterwards in July. It will be introduced with Android 4.5 and the I/O event will focus on new Google services. That's according to Android Geeks which cites an unnamed Dublin-based Google employee.

This ties in fairly nicely with the launches of both Nexus 7 models which took place in July 2012 and July 2013.

Google Nexus 8: Price

As yet, the rumour mill hasn't spat out anything on the price of the Nexus 8 tablet. With the device being larger than the Nexus 7 - which sells for £299 - and with improved specifications we would expect it to cost a little more but Google will likely undercut rivals because it doesn't make its money from profit margins on hardware.

We're not putting any money down just yet because the design (plastic or metal) and specs of the Nexus 8 are still relatively unknown.

Google Nexus 8: Specs

The same source which revealed the release date said that Google will no longer produce a 7in tablet, instead moving things up to 8in. This change would mean the Nexus 8 will closer rival devices like the iPad mini, LG G Pad 8.3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. The big question is 'who will make the Nexus 8?'.

Digitimes originally reported that Google will partner with Asus for the Nexus 8 with the building both Nexus 7 versions for the online search giant. However, the site now says that Google has changed its mind and gone for HTC, which has limited experience of tablets. This is all despite Google being tipped to be partnering with LG for a Nexus 8 tablet.

New Nexus devices are often launched alongside a new version of Android - a hardware and software combo launch. The Nexus 8 is thought to be launching with exactly this but it's unclear whether it will be a new version of KitKat, or the next letter, L. We could be getting version 4.5 or 5.0.

Meanwhile, Android Pit reports that the Nexus 8 will feature a 64-bit processor following Apple's lead with the iPhone 5s. It's rumoured that Google will ditch Qualcomm and its reliable Snapdragon chips for Intel's Moorefield which is clocked at 2.33GHz and features a PowerVR G6430 GPU.

Read more: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/tablets/3506259/nexus-8-release-date-price-specs/#ixzz2zysgvteL

Lava IvoryS tablet with 7-inch display, voice calling launched in India at Rs 8,499

Lava announced the launch of its IvoryS tablet at Rs 8,499. It has a 7-inch (1024x600) display and weighs 300 grams. Powered by MediaTek's MT8312 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, the Lava IvoryS comes with 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory that is expandable upto 32 GB.

It offers dual SIM (3G+2G) capabilities and runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The Lava IvoryS has a 3.2 megapixel rear camera with flash and a front VGA camera for video-calling. It comes packed with a 2,800 mAh battery which is claimed to offer up to 200 hours of standby time and 8 hours of talk time.

Its connectivity options include WiFi, Bluetooth, USB tethering, GPRS and EDGE. Priced at Rs 8,499, the Lava IvoryS comes in grey and white colours.

If your iPhone 5 power button is broken, Apple will now replace it for free

Apple has offered to replace faulty on-off buttons on the iPhone 5, a rare glitch which it admitted affected “a small percentage” of the previous-generation smartphones.

Apple said on its user-support page that “iPhone 5 models manufactured through March 2013 may be affected by this issue,” in which the button, also known as a sleep/wake mechanism, stops functioning or works only intermittently.

It did not say how many phones were shipped with the faulty mechanism. Owners can type in their iPhone serial numbers on Apple’s website to see if their phones qualify for a fix, then either take their gadgets to a store or mail them in to be repaired.

“Apple will offer the service free of charge to iPhone 5 customers with models that exhibit this issue and have a qualifying serial number,” spokeswoman Teresa Brewer said in a statement on Friday.

Apple rarely initiates large-scale repair programs for its products, and iPhone glitches are rare. The company prides itself on hardware engineering and design, particularly for a flagship phone that yields more than half its revenue.

In a 2010 incident dubbed “Antennagate,” the company famously admitted that its iPhone 4 may experience signal loss when handled a certain way. The company subsequently offered free phone casings to correct the issue.

Apple began selling the iPhone 5S and the cheaper 5C in late 2013. In the first quarter, it moved a better-than-expected 43.7 million phones, helped by the gadget’s increasing popularity in markets like Japan and China.

Intex launches ‘Touch & Type’ Aqua Qwerty for Rs 4,990: Dual-core phone with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

While BlackBerry has reiterated its commitment to produce smartphones with hardware keyboards, not many other manufacturers are putting any weight behind phones with physical keypads.

Intex hopes to buck the trend with the Aqua Qwerty, which the company has launched for Rs 4,990. The Aqua Qwerty as the name suggests sports a full keypad not unlike something we have seen on the new BlackBerry Q5.

The phone packs a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz and comes with 512MB of RAM. In that sense, it’s very much a low-end phone. It runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

Thanks to the QWERTY keypad, the phone has a small 3.5-inch display, which is quite unlike some of the new launches. Intex says the slab-shaped keypad and curved edges make it convenient to operate with one hand.

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As we started evaluating the best festivals in the world, we found that most resources cataloguing these events had between 100 and 500 listings. As we made our own lists of favorites, we hovered in the range of 300 which felt like a workable list. The list is large enough to be both inspirational and aspirational. Fortune lists the 500 largest companies, and Forbes the 400 richest people in the world. We chose 300 experiences as the right number to capture the wide diversity and best festivals the world has to offer.

Why this particular 300?

Why does a museum curator choose particular art pieces and display them in a specific way? At Fest300, we're curating experiences. We didn’t want to be too dependent on one particular genre (like arts or spiritual festivals), particular part of the world, or time of year. Truth is, we could have focused solely on European summer music festivals and had an impressive list of 300. There are hundreds of thousands of festivals - many just being hatched, some more than 2,000 years old. We intend to publish an annual list and crowdsource the final ten percent each year. We will present 270 festivals in early 2014 and then invite you to join us in selecting the final 30 to complete the 300. Our annual Best of Fest subset highlights what we believe to be the 50 most influential and interesting festivals on the planet, again with an eye on diversity. Creating your Bucket List? Consider some of the Best of Fest.

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Did he wake up one day with a calling to be the world’s leading expert on festivals? Actually, yes, it sort of happened that way. Chip had an epiphany when he realized he’d spent 25 years of his life focused on creating “joie de vivre” at work with the boutique hotel company he founded. When someone asked him why he loved both Bali and Burning Man so much, he realized that his cultural curiosity led him to travel the world seeking out parades, pilgrimages, parties, and anything that created the magic of collective joy in a festival format. Fest300 allows Chip to be a new kind of concierge: part travel pro, cultural anthropologist, and armchair psychologist, helping people to discover the festival that may create the conditions for a transformational experience. He spent the first half of his life working Joie de Vivre. Now he's spending the second half  living joie de vivre. And he hopes Fest300 brings you some joy, too.

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Display

4.00-inch

Processor

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Front Camera

0.3-megapixel

Resolution

480x800 pixels

RAM

512MB

OS

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Storage

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Rear Camera

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Battery capacity

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Release date	April 2014
Form factor	Touchscreen
Battery capacity (mAh)	1300
Removable battery	Yes
SAR value	NA
Display
Screen size (inches)	4.00
Touchscreen	Yes
Touchscreen type	Capacitive
Resolution	480x800 pixels
Colours	16M
Hardware
Processor	1GHz  dual-core
Processor make	MediaTek MT6572M
RAM	512MB
Internal storage	4GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	32
Camera
Rear camera	5-megapixel
Flash	No
Front camera	0.3-megapixel
Software
Operating System	Android 4.2
Java support	Yes
Browser supports Flash	No
Connectivity
Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	NA
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes
NFC	No
Infrared	No
DLNA	No
Wi-Fi Direct	No
MHL Out	No
HDMI	No
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
USB	Micro-USB
Charging via Micro-USB	Yes
Proprietary charging connector	No
Proprietary data connector	No
Number of SIMs	2
SIM 1
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Regular
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
Sensors
Compass/ Magnetometer	No
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	No
Gyroscope	No
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No