'Pure Android' Sony Xperia Z Ultra, G Pad Launched

Sony and Google have released the Google Play edition of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, the Japanese electronic giant's 6.4-inch device which tries to marry the tablet and smartphone form factors. 

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra Google Play edition is available for purchase on the Google Play Store only in the United States, at a $649 price tag. For the uninitiated, Google Play editions feature Stock Android just like Google's Nexus devices, stripping off the user interface customizations deployed by device manufacturers. 

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra Google Play edition is powered by a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, along with an Adreno 330 GPU, and 2GB of RAM. The device runs Android 4.4 KitKat, the latest iteration of Google's mobile operating system. 

The Xperia Z Ultra Google Play edition sports a 6.4-inch display with a resolution of 1080 X 1920 pixels and pixel density of 342ppi, incorporating Sony's Triluminos and X-Reality for mobile display technology. 

The water-proof and dust-resistant (IP55 and IP58) device, sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS for mobile sensor, capable of recording full-HD video. It doesn't feature an LED flash. The front of the device features a 2-megapixel shooter, also capable of recording 1080p video. It comes with 16GB internal storage expandable up to 64GB via microSD card, and NFC capability in addition to supporting 4G LTE networks. 

The Xperia Z Ultra Google Play edition also includes Sony's proprietary technology including 3D surround sound, ClearAudio+, Clear Bass, Clear Phase, xLoud experience. It also supports Pen input with stylus though handwriting recognition is not supported. 

It's interesting to note that the Sony Xperia Z Ultra Google Play edition (GPE) is the company's first such device. Previously, HTC and Samsung had released Google Play edition variants of the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4, respectively. 

Sony was not the only one to announce a GPE device. South Korean giant LG, also announced the Google Play edition of its 8.3-inch Android tablet, the G Pad 8.3. The tablet features an 8.3-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920 X 1200 pixels. 

The tablet is powered by a 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of internal storage and a 4.600mAh battery. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat. 

The LG G Pad 8.3 sports a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.The Wi-Fi only device is available at a price point of $349.99 on the Google Play Store in the United States. It's not clear if LG intends to sell it outside of the US, at the moment. 

In addition to the Google Play editions, Google has also taken the wraps off a white colour variant of the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet. The variant is available only in the US, UK and Japan, and is only available for the Wi-Fi only 32GB version of the tablet, at the moment. 

The Nexus 7 (2013) is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, a quad-core processor running at 1.5 GHz. It comes in 16GB or 32GB internal storage variants, and features 2GB RAM, a 7-inch screen with FullHD resolution(1920 X 1200 pixels), 3950 mAh battery, a 5-megapixel primary camera and a 1.2MP front camera with fixed focus.

Samsung Galaxy S5 may feature eye scanner

Samsung too is reportedly working on a rival to Apple's much-famed Touch ID feature. According to reports, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5 will feature an eye scanning sensor. 

The security feature will allow users to lock or unlock their devices by simply gazing at it. Some previous reports too hinted at Samsung working on new security technology to match up iPhone 5S'fingerprint sensor. 

Earlier this week, there were reports that Samsung is planning move up the launch of Galaxy S5 to January 2014. A report by South Korean internet giant Naver says that the Galaxy S5 will be unveiled in January 2014 and will hit the shelves the following month. The dissapointing sales of Galaxy S4 are said to be behind the decision. 

Galaxy S5's January launch means that Galaxy S4 would spend the least amount of time at the top of the company's smartphone portfolio among all Galaxy S series phones. Both Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S III remained on the top of the chain for a year each, while Galaxy S II was the flagship smartphone for 15 months. 

The report also says that the Galaxy S5 will have Samsung's 64-bit eight-core Exynos 5430 chipset. Samsung Galaxy S5 is also expected to have a 16MP camera with optical image stabilization and better performance in low-light conditions. The recently unveiled Isocell sensor is also expected to debut with this smartphone. 

Some rumours also point towards a waterproof and dust-resistant body and a curved and unbreakable screen. Samsung has also filed a patent for the metal body designed for smartphones, suggesting a change in material of construction for next year's top handset. 

Samsung recently unveiled the world's first smartphone with a curved screen, named Galaxy Round. 

Sony Xperia Z1 tipped to receive Android 4.4 KitKat update in November

A new rumour claims that Sony will release the Android 4.4 KitKat update for its flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1, in November.

As per AndroidSaS, the Japanese giant is working on its update platform based on Android's latest mobile and tablet iteration, which was announced a few months back. The site reveals that the company plans to roll out the update for the flagship in the first week of November, and further claims that November 7 might be the Android 4.4 update rollout date for Xperia Z1.

Moreover, the site expects that after rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Xperia Z1, the company might roll out the latest Android update for a few other Xperia devices like, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z.

The update is also expected to come bundled with major fixes including bugs, security vulnerabilities, and improvements to the X-Reality Engine. For now, there is no official word from Sony on the latest Android 4.4 KitKat update for any Xperia device.

Sony took the wraps off its flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1 at the IFA in Berlin. The device natively runs Android 4.2.2 out of the box and it seems the device might give a miss to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and directly be updated to Android 4.4 KitKat.

Recently, alleged leaked screenshots of Google's upcoming Android 4.4 KitKat were spotted online, revealing several new features and changes to Google's current Android 4.3 Jelly Bean iteration.

Earlier rumours have pointed to an October release date for the Android 4.4 KitKat update, as Nestle had revealed the first news about the launch of Android 4.4 KitKat on Facebook.

Codeigniter - Best PHP Framework

CodeIgniter (CI) is one of popular php framework. If you are already building PHP Application, CodeIgniter will help you to do it better and more easily. With CodeIgniter, you can save time, make your web more robust, your code will be easier to read and maintenance. It is free, lightweight, and simple to install.

Nice, CodeIgniter is small and lightweight framework. The Latest Codeigniter Framework version is 2.1.4. You don't need long time to download it. You can get it from http://www.codeigniter.com CI was written by Rick Ellis, rock musician turned programmer.

With CodeIgniter, you can cut down the amount of code you need to type. This is not just good for lazy, but: less type, fewer mistake, and less time for spend debugging.

But, CodeIgniter is not everything. We will not find 'engine generator' that can build page self. Several frameworks have features like that. For example, they can create web page (that to do basic Create, Read, Update, and Delete operation) automatically. CodeIgniter doesn't do this.

This, I copy from their help page: "Our goal for CodeIgniter is maximum performance, capability, and flexibility in the smallest, lightest possible package".


From an technical and architectural standpoint, CodeIgniter was created with the following objectives:

Dynamic Installation:

In CodeIgniter, components are loaded and routines executed only when requested, rather than globally. No assumptions are made by the system regarding what may be needed beyond the minimal core resources, so the system is very light-weight by default. The events, as triggered by the HTTP request, and the controllers and views you design will determine what is invoked. 

Loose Coupling:

Coupling is the degree to which components of a system rely on each other. The less components depend on each other the more reusable and flexible the system becomes. Our goal was a very loosely coupled system. 

Component Singularity:

Singularity is the degree to which components have a narrowly focused purpose. In CodeIgniter, each class and its functions are highly autonomous in order to allow maximum usefulness.

Nice feature, CodeIgniter is very flexible. We can apply at PHP 4.3.2 and above, or PHP 5. It will realy help us when our web hosting still don't support PHP 5. CI support serveral database: MySQL, MySQLi, MS SQL, Postgre, Oracle, SQLite, and ODBC.

Hope this post give you a nice information

Google's 5 Recent Innovations

Google has turned 15. Over the years, the internet giant has charmed us with its cool products. While some of these have changed the way we work, some the way we interact, and some others our lives. Though long past its startup days, the 'search company' still retains its innovative zeal.

Here is a look at 5  hottest Google innovations of recent times.

 

Google Glass

aGoogle unveiled its first wearable computing device Glass in 2012, bringing a product that had been relegated only to science fiction till now. This gadget is an extension of Android smartphones and tablets and can be used to capture photos and videos, make phone calls, check out maps, read emails and text messages and perform various other tasks with just voice commands.

First of its kind, Google Glass has captured the imagination of not just the tech community but also the fashion fraternity.

 

Google driverless cars

Driverless cars are said to be the next big thing in the world of automobiles and Google is taking this big idea out to the real world. An idea from Google’s X Lab, driverless cars are currently being tested by the company in Nevada, Florida and California in the US.

While Google has not announced any plans to commercialize these driverless cars, reports have said that the company may roll out the unmanned Robo-Taxi to ferry people.

 

Google Street View

Google’s Street View project started in 2007 and has gone in full swing over the past few years, with several innovative features. Under this project, the internet search company shows panoramic imagery of various places around the world right on their desktop. You can even view the Street View images in 3D, provided you have the requisite red/cyan glasses.

Not only are the Street View photos available from desktops and mobile devices, but also on the Nintendo Wii U.

 

Android

The Android mobile operating system has taken the world by storm and approximately 80% of smartphones today are powered by it. Though it is not an original product (Google has acquired the company that made the OS), it did add its own twist to the software. Android was meant to be an operating system for digital cameras, but Google decided to turn it into a mobile software even before Apple came out with the first iPhone.

Android has grown in popularity on the back of its easy-to-use interface, open source nature and wide range of free apps. Google offers the OS to manufacturers for free, giving them the option to update Android versions on their devices as and when they like. This free-to-use nature of Android has propelled the rise of several mobile companies, such as Samsung, Huawei, ZTE, Micromax and Xiaomi.

 

Password alternatives

Google has stepped up its efforts to kill passwords completely over the past few years. The company has announced its support to Fast IDentity Online Alliance (FIDO) and is working new novel means to verify users’ identity when they sign into their online accounts.

Dennis Woodside, CEO of Google’s Motorola unit, has spoken about flexible electronic circuits that are embedded into people’s skins much like tattoos and act as passwords. Motorola is also exploring the application of the Proteus Digital Health pill, which a unique ECG trace that can be used to identify users by external devices.

 

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Fairfax to buy BlackBerry for $4.7 billion

BlackBerry has agreed to a $4.7 billion sale to a group led by its largest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., after new smartphones failed to turn the company around.

BlackBerry Ltd. said Monday that a letter of intent has been signed and that its shareholders will receive $9 in cash for each share. The deal comes just days after the Canadian company announced plans to lay off 40 percent of its global workforce.

The BlackBerry, pioneered in 1999, was once the dominant smartphone for on-the-go business people and other consumers. It could be so addictive that it was nicknamed "the CrackBerry." President Barack Obama couldn't bear to part with his BlackBerry. Oprah Winfrey declared it one of her "favorite things."

But then came a new generation of competing smartphones, starting with Apple's iPhone in 2007. The BlackBerry, that game-changing breakthrough in personal connectedness, looked ancient suddenly.

Although BlackBerry was once Canada's most valuable company with a market value of $83 billion in June 2008, the stock has plummeted from more than $140 a share to less than $9, giving it a market value of $4.6 billion, just short of Fairfax's offer.

Anaylsts say that although BlackBerry's hardware business is not worth anything, its service business and patents are still valuable. At the end of the second quarter, the company also had total cash and investments of about $2.6 billion and no debt.

The deal follows a $7.2 billion offer that Microsoft Corp. made this month for the phones and services business of another troubled phone maker, Nokia Corp.

Fairfax head Prem Watsa, who owns 10 percent of BlackBerry, stepped down as a board member because of potential conflicts when BlackBerry announced it was considering a sale last month. The company would no longer be traded publicly once the sale goes through.

"We believe this transaction will open an exciting new private chapter for BlackBerry its customers, carriers and employees," Watsa said in a statement. "We can deliver immediate value to shareholders, while we continue the execution of a long-term strategy in a private company."

Watsa is one of Canada's best-known investors and is founder of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis recruited Watsa to join the company's board when Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped aside as its co-CEOs in January 2012.

BlackBerry shares plunged 17 percent after the company announced Friday a loss of nearly $1 billion and layoffs of 4,500 workers. It gained 9 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $8.82 Monday.

BlackBerry said the general terms of the deal have been approved by its board and a special committee set up to look at options. The company said it will negotiate and execute a definitive transaction agreement with Fairfax by Nov. 4.

During that time, BlackBerry is entitled to continue to find other buyers, but if BlackBerry backs out of the deal, it would owe Fairfax about $157 million.

"The special committee is seeking the best available outcome for the company's constituents, including for shareholders," BlackBerry chairwoman Barbara Stymiest said in a statement.

Watsa is likely to keep current CEO Thorsten Heins in the job. He said in April that he's a big supporter of Heins and has called his promotion the right decision. He also said he's excited about the company's new BlackBerry 10 operating system.

This year's launch of BlackBerry 10 and fancier devices that use it was supposed to rejuvenate the brand and lure customers. But the much-delayed phones have failed to turn the company around. At their peak in the fall of 2009, BlackBerry's smartphones enjoyed global market share of more than 20 percent, says Mike Walkley, an analyst with Canaccord Genuity. That is now just 1.5 percent.

BlackBerry said Friday that it will lay off 4,500 employees as it tries to slash costs by 50 percent and shift its focus back to competing mainly for the business customers. That will bring its global headcount to 7,000. The company cut 5,000 jobs last year.

A week earlier than expected, BlackBerry surprised the market by reporting Friday that it lost nearly $1 billion in the second quarter. The company is booking over $900 million in charges to write down the value of its unsold smartphones.

The company also said Friday it plans to focus on offering only two high-end devices and two entry-level phones going forward, with emphasis on the business market.

The decline of BlackBerry, formerly known as Research In Motion Ltd., is evoking memories of Nortel, another Canadian tech giant, which ended up declaring bankruptcy in 2009.

But BGC analyst Colin Gillis said taking BlackBerry private is the right move and said it's possible that BlackBerry could survive in a much smaller form. He noted that the $9-per-share offer is lower than the $12.32 average price that the stock traded over the past six months.

Anthony Michael Sabino, a professor at St. John's University's business school, said going private removes the burden of pleasing shareholders with short-term results, just as Michael Dell hopes to do with Dell Inc. after winning a bid to take the troubled computer maker private. He said Fairfax is known for patience in its investments, which would give BlackBerry time to regroup.

"In all honesty, its fate is still uncertain, but at least now it has a fighting chance," Sabino said.

Samsung Note 3(Rs. 49,900), Galaxy Gear Smart Watch(Rs. 22,990) Launched in INDIA

Note 3 is a successor to Galaxy Note 2, which was launched last year and was received very well in the market. The new Note has a 5.7-inch screen with a SuperAMOLED panel. It has the FullHD resolution with 1920 x 1080 pixels. It is the first smartphone to pack in 3GB RAM. It comes with 32GB internal storage as well as supports microSD card. While the body is made of plastic, in a first for a Samsung smartphone, the back cover uses a leather-like material to give it a more premium finish. The device sports a primary camera that can shoot 13MP images while the front camera comes with a tag of 2MP.

Note 3 weighs 168 grams. The Indian version of the device is powered by Exynos Octa 5420 processor. The processor has two set of cores. One set of four cores based on A15 architecture runs at 1.9GHz. The other set of low-performance cores based on A7 architecture runs at 1.3GHz. For now the processor can utilize only one set of cores at a time. But Samsung is likely to release a software patch by the end of this year that will make device use all 8 cores in various combinations for the best balance between performance and battery life.

Note 3 processor features the next-generation Mali chip called T628, which is one of the fastest mobile graphics chips at the moment.

But the highlight of the device is its multi-functional stylus. When used in combination with special software features, the stylus in Note 3 not only allows a user to scribble their thoughts into the notepad app but also offers additional options for better multitasking and switching between apps.

Samsung said it is expecting the Note 3 to contribute significantly to its bottom line during this festival season. Note 3 will be available with special EMI schemes from day one. However, for now Samsung has not planned any exchange offer for the device.

"Galaxy Note 3 represents the next evolution of Note experience. It meets the needs of consumers for a larger screen, makes everyday life easier with the S Pen... It is slimmer, lighter, and more powerful," said Vineet Taneja, country head for Samsung Mobile & It.

With Galaxy Gear, meanwhile, the Korean company is hoping to get in front of others in the area of wearable computing devices, which are expected to be part of the next big technology wave. Gear is a smartwatch with 1.63 inches SuperAMOLED screen. It has a single core 800MHz processor, 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage. One of the big features of the watch is a 1.9MP camera that will allow a user to shoot images with a flick of his wrist.

The smartwatch will allow users to receive or make calls. It will also show them notifications from social media apps. It has a gyroscope, accelerometer and pedometer, which makes it suitable for tasks like monitoring of physical activity of a user in real time. Samsung said that a number of native apps will be available for Gear.

The device currently works with Note 3 and Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition), which will be launched in India in the coming weeks. Samsung said that support for additional devices, including Galaxy S4, will be added at a later date.

Gear is a new type of device. To make sure that consumers understand it and utilize it properly, Samsung is planning to demo the watch at its retail stores extensively. The company has also decided to feature and highlight Gear in all Note 3 advertisements and promotions to showcase its utility when paired a smartphone.

Apple Launches iPhone 5S and Cheaper 5C

Apple has, for the first time, unveiled a cheaper smartphone, named the iPhone 5C. It has almost the same specifications as iPhone 5, which was launched as the company's flagship device last year, but in a plastic body.

The iPhone 5C (with contract in the US) is cheaper than all new iPhones launched till now, and is said to be targeted at emerging markets like India and China. With the launch of iPhone 5S, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 5 that was rolled out last year and served as the flagship model till now.

Apple also launched its pricey new iPhone 5S, which will take over from iPhone 5 as the latest flagship device of the company. It will be available in three colours - gold, white and black.

But the wow appeal usually associated with Apple's launches clearly seemed to be missing from today's event. Unlike in the past when iPhone's newer models turned slimmer, lighter, glitzier each year, Apple seemed to have reserved most of its attention to what lies inside the body this time.

However, in a bold move aimed to take on rivals Microsoft and Google, Apple also announced that it was making its premium productivity suite iWork, which can be downloaded free with iOS 7.

Under the hood of iPhone 5S
Unlike the iPhone 5C, this device is made using aluminium and is powered by the A7 processor. The A7 chip is the only one in the world to feature the 64-bit desktop-class architecture and is twice as fast as previous processors in performing tasks and rendering graphics.

"With up to twice the CPU and graphics performance, almost everything you do on iPhone 5s is faster and better than ever, from launching apps and editing photos to playing graphic-intensive games," claimed the company.

The new iPhone 5S has an 8MP camera, which comes with dual-LED flash. The camera's sensor is 15% larger than that of its predecessor and offers better low-light performance.

Apple claims that this phone's camera can take 20 photos in two seconds, features auto image stabilization and records 720p videos at 120 frames per second (which is the highest for any smartphone). 1080p videos are recorded at 30fps.

iPhone 5S also has an all-new M7 chip that tracks motion data without waking the A7 chip and interacts with health apps to give fitness data. However, Apple claimed the two-chip system does not affect battery life of the device, which offers 250 hours on standby and 10 hours of talk time on 3G networks.

At the launch, the company showcased the gaming prowess of the iPhone 5S, which supports OpenGL 3.0 standard. The new phone delivers more details and makes graphics more vivid.

Google had recently introduced the OpenGL 3.0 standard in Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It can render rich and complex visual effects, previously only possible on desktops and gaming consoles.

Apple has also introduced a new, hi-tech biometric feature called Touch ID, using which one can unlock the phone with the touch of a finger.

Setting up Touch ID to recognize your fingerprint is easy, and every time you use it, it gets better. The Touch ID sensor recognizes the touch of a finger so the sensor is only activated when needed, preserving battery life.

All fingerprint information is encrypted and stored on the chip itself. Touch ID can also be used as a secure way to approve purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store or iBooks Store.

"iPhone 5s is the most forward-thinking smartphone in the world, delivering desktop class architecture in the palm of your hand," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing.

"iPhone 5S sets a new standard for smartphones, packed into its beautiful and refined design are breakthrough features that really matter to people," Schiller claimed.

Pricey proposition
iPhone 5S ( with contract) will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 for the 16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model. The 16, 32 and 64GB unlocked variants have been priced in the US at a hefty $649, $749 and $849, respectively. This is the same pricing format followed by Apple for previous iPhones.

In first phase, iPhone 5S will start retailing in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK on September 20. A new iPhone 4S 8GB model will also be available for free on contract.

Cooking old wine for Asia
Apple's move to launch a cheaper version is clearly aimed at boosting penetration in key Asian countries like India, China and Japan. However, many may be disappointed as iPhone 5C comes across as old wine in new bottle since it has received hardly any hardware update.

Instead of cutting the prices of its older models, Apple has adopted a different strategy this time. "In the past, we've lowered the price of the current iPhone, making it accessible to more people. This year, we're not going to do that," said Schiller teasingly.

"The business has become so large that this year we're going to replace the iPhone 5, and we're going to replace it with not one, but two new designs," he reiterated.

Of the two devices launched tonight, this is how Schiller described the cheaper variant made of polycarbonate: "iPhone 5C is beautifully, unapologetically plastic."

iPhone 5C will come in two variants and will have two-year contracts. It will come in five colours - green, grey, light blue, peach, and yellow.

It has a 4-inch screen and comes with Apple's A6 processor, which power the now-discontinued iPhone 5. This new cheaper iPhone has an 8MP camera with a five-element lens, similar to the one used in iPhone 5. Connectivity options in the new handset include 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi.

The 16GB variant of this smartphone will cost $99 on contract, while the 32GB version has been priced at $199. The unlocked 16 and 32GB versions of the iPhone 5C have been priced at $549 and $649, respectively. The company also announced cases in six colours for this handset, which will cost $29 a piece.

iWork now offered free
Earlier, Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the launch event at Apple headquarters in Califiornia, US, with an introduction of the company's new iOS 7 operating system. Cook surprised everyone by announcing that Apple was making available free with the new iOS 7 five of its premium paid productivity software apps such as iPhoto, iMovie. Pages, Numbers and Keynote are collectively known as iWork suite. The move clearly seems aimed at taking on Microsoft Windows Mobile and Android devices.

iOS comes on September 18
iOS7 will be available for downloads from September 18, which is in contrast to Apple's past practice of rolling out the iOS update on the day of unveiling the latest iPhone. The delay could disappoint Apple aficionados, as also the fact that iOS 7 updates won't apply to many older generation devices.

It is a bad news for many existing owners of Apple's mobile devices such as iPhones and iPad. The older generation devices won't get the iOS 7 update which will apply only to iPhone 4 and 5, iPad 2 and 3, iPad mini, and the 5th-gen iPod touch. This means the owners of the iPhone 3GS and iPad 1 would be left high and dry.

The iOS 7 which will come pre-loaded on the two new iPhones, will feature new icons and ringtones; several new Siri features (including a male voice option); redesigned search and Safari browser; new multitasking layout in a 3D look; new camera features, including Sqaure (for Instagram photos) and better segregation of images as per location, occasion and time.

It will also have a new Control Center, besides Notification Center that can be opened even on a locked screen by merely swiping down from top to bottom of the screen. Other features include improved multitasking, AirDrop and iTunes Radio.

iOS and Android evenly poised
With Apple shipping its 700 millionth iOS device next month, it will become the most popular mobile operating system in the world. claimed Cook.

Interestingly, Apple and rival Google are neck to neck vis-a-vis app downloads. Apple's App Store had 900,000 apps and 50 billion total downloads according to the company's announcement made at the time of launch of iOS 7 on June 10. Google's Android had 1 million apps and same 50 billion downloads as announced by the company while launching the Android 4.3 on July 24.

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Sony Xperia Z1 with 20.7MP camera launched at Rs 44,990 & Review - Best of sony in a smart phone is now even better

Your hunt for a best gadget is over, Sony has wonderfully crafted the best gadget of the era which is the cocktail of smartphone and digital camera. I would like to introduce you the all new Xperia Z1 4GLTE smartphone with 21MP camera which slated to launch globally on 16th  Sept. 2013 priced at 649 Euros (Approx Rs. 47,944  in India) in Germany. It’s competitor are Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom with 16MP front camera with 10x Zoom and 41MP Nokia Lumia 1020.

The all new  Sony Xperia Z1  is powered by a  2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8974 (Snapdragon 800) processor with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage expandable up to  64GB via microSD card runs on  Android 4.2 Jelly Bean offers you a 5-inch full-HD TRILUMINOS display powered by Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 sporting a 20.7-MP Exmor RS sensor alongside BIONZ image processor engine with LED flash and  a 2-MP  front-facing camera comes with 3000mAh battery with Battery STAMINA Mode promising Talk time: Up to 14 hours and Standby time: Up to 880 hours weighting just 159gm.

Camera Performance:-

• QX10/QX100: High-performance ‘lens-style’ cameras designed for mounting on smartphones and operated through the smartphone screen – a perfect partner for the Z1.
• Smart Imaging Stand IPT-DS10M: An intelligent accessory that helps Xperia Z1 detect smiles and capture special moments without the need to hold the handset
• Smartphone Tripod SPA-MK20M: A versatile tripod perfect for extra stability when taking pictures or capturing video

Camera Applications:-

• Social live: Broadcast precious moments live from Xperia Z1 to Facebook and get your friends’ comments right on your screen.
• Info-eye™: Innovative visual search function that provides related information on landmarks and on items such as books or wine simply by capturing them with the camera.
• Timeshift burst: Capture the perfect shot every time – Xperia Z1 takes 61 images in 2 seconds – a second before and after pressing the shutter – so you can scroll back and forth to find the perfect image.
• AR effect: Overlay a selection of fun, customizable animations to create pictures using Sony’s SmartAR^TM augmented reality technology.

SPECIFICATIONS:-

• Display 5-inch 1080p  full HD resolution  Triluminos display, X-Reality™ for mobile picture engine
• OS Android OS – 4.2 Jelly Bean.
• Processor 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8974 (Snapdragon 800)
• RAM 2GB
• Internal memory 16 GB expandable up to 64GB
• Primary Camera 20.7-megapixel ExmorRS sensor paired with Sony G-Lens r, BIONZ image processor engine with LED flash
• Secondary Camera 2MP
• Battery 3,000mAh with Battery STAMINA Mode
• Talk time: Up to 14 hours**
• Standby time: Up to 880 hours**
• Music listening time: Up to 110 hours**
• Video playback time: Up to 6.6 hours**
• Weight 169 grams
• Dimension 144.4 x 73.9 x 8.5 mm
• Price 649 Euros (Approx Rs. 47,944  in India)
• “WALKMAN” application with Clear Audio+, Clear bass and Clear stereo
• Xperia™ Care, Xperia Business and Xperia Transfer
• 4G LTE and NFC

Awesome features in iOS 7

Take a look of New Features in Apple Phone (iPhone)

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How Access Card Works?

How Access Card Works?

Security passcards are often used to gain entry into areas and buildings with restricted access. The security passcard may be for general access, meaning that the passcard does not provide data about the person using it, or it may be individually encoded, containing specific information about the cardholder.

Typically, the data on an encoded security passcard includes:

• Name
• ID # (social security number or other unique number)
• Access level (where you're allowed to go)

An individually-encoded passcard looks a lot like a credit card. The stripe on the back of the security passcard is a magnetic stripe, often called a magstripe. The magstripe is made up of tiny, iron-based magnetic particles in a plastic-like film. Each particle is really a very tiny bar magnet, about 20 millionths of an inch long. The magstripe on the back of the card is very similar to a piece of cassette tape.

The magstripe can be "written" because the tiny bar magnets can be magnetized in either a north- or south-pole direction. When the polarity of the bars aligns in the same direction, the card is blank. To write data requires a process called flux reversal. Basically, the polarity of a bar is reversed so that the north pole is facing the north pole of the adjacent bar (N-N) or the south pole is facing the south pole (S-S). This causes a change in the magnetic field that can be detected by the card reader. Since there can be two different flux reversals, N-N or S-S, there can be two different information states. This corresponds nicely to the binary system of 1s and 0s used by computers.

Writing the data requires the use of an encoder. The encoder has an electromagnet that acts as the encoding head. The solenoid is shaped like a ring with a small piece missing. The two ends, north pole and south pole, face each other across this gap, creating a magnetic field. This field varies in strength with the level of current sent through the solenoid. A change in strength can reverse the polarity of the tiny magnetic bars in the magstripe if they are positioned in the gap of the encoding solenoid. By reversing polarities in a certain sequence, the encoder writes data to the card.

A card reader can understand the information on the magstripe. A reader detects the changes in its magnetic field caused by the flux reversals on the passcard's magstripe. Most readers use one of three methods for reading the card:

Swipe reader - You swipe the card through a long, narrow slot that is open at each end.

Insert reader - You insert the card into a small receptacle that is just large enough to accommodate the card.

Proximity reader - You hold the card in front of the blank face of the reader.

Most general-access cards use a magstripe, but some may have a different method for access. For example, one common alternative is to embed a tiny radio transmitter in the passcard. These cards can be either "active" (containing a small battery) or "passive" (relying on the radio reciever for power). When the card is within a certain distance of the radio receiver, usually just a few feet or even a few inches, the security system confirms the signal being transmitted and provides access to the area or building.

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About Cookies

What is a cookie?

    Cookies are used to store the information of a web page in a remote browser, so that when the same user comes back to that page, those information can be retrieved form the browser itself. In this tutorial we will see what is Cookies in PHP. 

Uses of cookie

Cookies are often used to perform following tasks: 

Session management: Cookies are widely used to manage user sessions. For example, when you use an online shopping cart, you keep adding items in the cart and finally when you checkout, all of those items are added in the list of items you have purchased. This can be achieved using cookies.   

User identification: Once a user visits a webpage, using cookies, that user can be remembered. And later on, depending upon the search/visit pattern of the user, content which the user likely to be visited are served. A good example of this is 'Retargetting'. A concept used in online marketing, where depending upon the user's choice of content, advertisements of relevant product, which the user may buy, are served.   

Tracking / Analytics: Cookies are used to track the user. Which, in turn, is used to analyze and serve various kind of data of great value, like location, technologies (e.g. browser, OS) form where the user visited, how long (s)he stayed on various pages etc.

We will discuss about cookies with Example in Next Post...

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Sending mail with attachment using php

HTML Design:

<form id="attach" name="attach" method="post" action="attach.php" enctype="multipart/form-data">

     <table>
         <tr>
              <td>To</td><td>:</td><td><input type="text" name="to" id="to"></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
              <td>Subject</td><td>:</td><td><input type="text" name="subject" id="subject"></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
              <td>Message</td><td>:</td><td><input type="text" name="msg" id="msg"></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
              <td>Attachment<span class="imp">*</span></td><td>:</td><td><input type="file" name="upload" id="upload"></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
              <td></td><td></td><td><input type="submit" value="Submit" id="send" name="send"></td>
          </tr>
    </table>
</form>

PHP Script File (attach.php):

<?php


 if(isset ($_POST["send"]))
 {
    $upload_name=$_FILES["upload"]["name"];
    $upload_type=$_FILES["upload"]["type"];
    $upload_size=$_FILES["upload"]["size"];
    $upload_temp=$_FILES["upload"]["tmp_name"];
    $message=$_POST["msg"];
    $subject = $_POST["subject"];
    $to=$_POST["to"];


    if($message==""||$subject==""||$to=="")
    {
        echo '<font style="font-family:Verdana, Arial; font-size:11px; color:#F3363F; font-weight:bold">Please fill all fields</font>';
    }
    else
    {
        $fp = fopen($upload_temp, "rb");
    $file = fread($fp, $upload_size);

    $file = chunk_split(base64_encode($file));
    $num = md5(time());

        //Normal headers

    $headers  = "From: Info Mail<serma2089@gmail.com>\r\n";
       $headers  .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
       $headers  .= "Content-Type: multipart/mixed; ";
       $headers  .= "boundary=".$num."\r\n";
       $headers  .= "--$num\r\n";

        // This two steps to help avoid spam

    $headers .= "Message-ID: <".gettimeofday()." TheSystem@".$_SERVER['http://www.webizyme.com'].">\r\n";
    $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP v".phpversion()."\r\n";

        // With message

    $headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
       $headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\r\n";
       $headers .= "".$message."\n";
       $headers .= "--".$num."\n";

        // Attachment headers

    $headers  = "Content-Type:".$upload_type." ";
       $headers  .= "name=\"".$upload_name."\"r\n";
       $headers  .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\r\n";
       $headers  .= "Content-Disposition: attachment; ";
       $headers  .= "filename=\"".$upload_name."\"\r\n\n";
       $headers  .= "".$file."\r\n";
       $headers  .= "--".$num."--";

    // SEND MAIL

       $check = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
       echo $check;

     fclose($fp);
     if($check){
    echo '<font style="font-family:Verdana, Arial; font-size:11px; color:#333333; font-weight:bold">Mail sent please check inbox and spam both <br /></font>';
}
 }
 }
?>

I hope this will be helpful for all web developers.

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About PHP

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

             PHP is a server-side scripting language designed for web development but also used as a general-purpose programming language. PHP is now installed on more than 244 million websites and 2.1 million web servers. PHP Originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1995, the reference implementation of PHP is now produced by The PHP Group.

               PHP code is interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module which generates the resulting web page: PHP commands can be embedded directly into an HTML source document rather than calling an external file to process data. It has also evolved to include a command-line interface capability and can be used in standalone graphical applications.

             PHP is free software released under the PHP License, which is incompatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL) due to restrictions on the usage of the term PHP. PHP can be deployed on most web servers and also as a standalone shell on almost every operating system and platform, free of charge.

                To Execute PHP programs user can use the local server software's like XAMPP and WAMPP.

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S. SERMA ARUNACHALAM

SEO - How long it really take to rank?

SEO - Search Engine Optimization

Optimizing a website takes time.

         Even with professional help and top-notch tactics, it takes time.  Of course there are those who will promise results quicker, those who say they can get you to number 1, or that they can get you high ranked within a few weeks. The truth is, this is just not how it works. Results take time, especially if you are the new kid on the SEO block.

         Building a high-ranking site through SEO means creating meaningful relationships and establishing a solid reputation. Rankings with Google or any other search engine means creating trust. …creating unique compelling content ….creating keyword rich content relevant to that page and so much more.

         On-the-level SEO professionals using white hat marketing techniques should bring your site success based more or less on the following timeline:

First Month

You contact someone with the SEO marketing know-how to design your SEO strategy. They utilize as many SEO techniques as they know and develop a strategy based on your site and vertical. Your page is released, with its SEO strategies in place, and your site begins to be cached by Google. The caching process should take between 4-6 weeks on average. 

Next 2 to 3 Months

You continue to add fresh unique content and new pages on your web site, including calls to action, new headlines from your RSS feed. You consider building a keyword-rich blog to increase your new content, RSS feeds, and keyword opportunities.

Next 6 Months

All of your pages are completely indexed by Google and other search engines, and the sites will now be determining your semi-permanent ranking. Your ranking will continue to slowly climb as you continue adding increasing amounts of new content and by increasing the quality of that content. Your back-linking strategy should also be improving steadily.

Next 2 Months to 24 Months

Your traffic will be at full throttle and your page rank should be quite high. You will be figuring little ways to tweak your site and improve your content in order to rise up a few spots to the very top.

Remember with SEO your rankings will constantly be shifting up and down because you are competing with all of the other web sites out there that are also trying to gain top rankings for the same keywords as you are, so the more often you add fresh new content to your web site the more often your sites rankings will shift …and the goal is for the better!

Source: http://www.yourseotoday.com/blog/bid/53144/SEO-How-long-does-it-really-take-to-rank

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Different Google Games... Try It and Enjoy

1. Just open this URL http://www.funny-google.com/ and you can See two text box go to second text box and type your name and see what is happening.

2. Go to google page and type "do a barrel roll" its more interesting and try it and enjoy.

3. Open your browser and type the google URL in reverse like http://elgoog.im and see you google home page.

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Google Custom Search Engine With Your Website

Easy 3 Steps to create a Google Custom Search Engine With Your Website

Type 1:

   1. Login with your Gmail account in the below link

                                  http://www.google.com/cse/

   2. Enter your Valid Website Name in SITE TO SEARCH text area and click CREATE BUTTON.

   3. Google will generate and produce a coding, copy that coding and paste it in to your website coding and now run your website in browser, your website will appear with GOOGLE CUSTOM SEARCH Engine bar..

Type 2:

<form id="searchbox" action="http://www.google.com/search">

<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="Replace Value provide by google CSE" /> 

<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:0" />

<input name="q" type="text" size="40" />

<input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" />

<img src="http://www.google.com/coop/images/google_custom_search_smnar.gif" alt="Google Custom Search" />

</form>

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Reference Error: $ is Not Defined

Javascript Reference Error: $ is Not Defined:

        If you are using javascript in your php or html file then include JS file with the php or html page like below...

For php with codeigniter Framework:

 "<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo base_url(). 'public/jquery.js'; ?>"></script>"

For HTML:

 "<script type="text/javascript" src="public/jquery.js"></script>"

INFORMATION SCHEMA

Find Column Name in MYSQL using INFORMATION_SCHEMA:

         Select COLUMN_NAME from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME = 'tablename';

Jquery History

JQUERY HISTORY

Original author(s):         John Resig
Developer(s):                 jQuery Team
Initial release:               August 26, 2006
Stable release:              1.8.3 / November 13, 2012; 2 months ago[1]
Preview release:           1.9 RC1 / January 9, 2013; 5 days ago[2]
Development status: Active
Written in JavaScript
Size:                               32 KB zipped / 91.6 KB (production mode) / 252 KB (development mode)
Type:                             JavaScript library
License:                        MIT[3]
Website:                        http://jquery.com

JQUERY (Part-1)

              The jQuery library makes it easy to manipulate a page of HTML after it's displayed by the browser. It also provides tools that help you listen for a user to interact with your page, tools that help you create animations in your page, and tools that let you communicate with a server without reloading the page. We'll get to those in a bit. First, let's look at some jQuery basics, and at how we can use jQuery to perform its core functionality: getting some elements and doing something with them.

$(document).ready()

                Before you can safely use jQuery to do anything to your page, you need to ensure that the page is in a state where it's ready to be manipulated. With jQuery, we accomplish this by putting our code in a function, and then passing that function to $(document).ready(). As you can see here, the function we pass can just be an anonymous function.

 

                                     $( document ).ready(function() {
                                                         console.log( 'ready!' );
                                      });

 

                 This will run the function that we pass to .ready() once the document is ready. What's going on here? We're using $(document) to create a jQuery object from our page's document, and then calling the .ready() function on that object, passing it the function we want to execute.

 

Get some elements

                  The simplest thing we can do with jQuery is get some elements and do something with them. If you understand CSS selectors, getting some elements is very straightforward: you simply pass the appropriate selector to $().

 

                                         $( '#header' ); // select the element with an ID of 'header'
                                         $( 'li' );      // select all list items on the page
                                         $( 'ul li' );   // select list items that are in unordered lists
                                         $( '.person' ); // select all elements with a class of 'person'