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