Monday, April 07, 2014

drag2share: The Top Selling Android App In The Google Play Store Was Allegedly A 'Scam' (GOOG)

source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/MGvpbDH-PyI/virus-shield-top-paid-android-app-a-scam-2014-4

Virus Shield Scam

Virus Shield, an app that was No.1 on Google Play's paid download charts, is a scam, according to Michael Crider at Android Police.

Virus Shield was a $3.99 app that promised it could protect your phone from harmful spyware and malware invading your device.

It also claimed it would have battery life improvements and "no pesky advertisements."

Despite having over 10,000 downloads and multiple high ratings, the app didn't work, Crider says. Android Police writes that it was just a fake: All Virus Shield did was switch from a red "X" image to a "√" check image with a single tap. 

Android Police points out that Deviant Solutions (the alleged developers behind the app) don't have an official website in the Play Store and people on Google+ have complained about Virus Shield as well.

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Posted by Augustine at 12:39 PM

drag2share: The Incredible, World-Changing Impact Of Vaccines

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Vaccines infographic

Unsubstantiated fear about vaccines has led to increased rates of unvaccinated children in some surprising corners of the United States, like exclusive New York City private schools. 

But parents would probably not be so quick to leave their children unvaccinated if they remembered what life was like before vaccines, when hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. — many of them children — died each year from diseases like measles that are now nearly obsolete. Even varicella, better-known as chicken pox, used to be a significant threat.

Graphic designer Leon Farrant used data from the CDC and JAMA to illustrate that the public health importance of vaccines cannot be overstated. Has other medical care improved since the pre-vaccine era? Of course.

But no one who has suffered through measles or mumps would choose illness and the very real risk of death over vaccines, which are an almost perfect solution to some of the greatest health crises humanity has ever known.

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Posted by Augustine at 12:38 PM

drag2share: This Startup Claims It Can Fully Charge Your Phone In 30 Seconds

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StoreDotCharger

In those annoying circumstances when you're only near an outlet for a few minutes, it's nearly impossible to supply your smartphone with a decent charge.

One Israel-based startup, however, hopes to change that.

StoreDot Ltd. just unveiled a prototype smartphone charger that claims it can boost your device's battery back up to 100 percent in less than a minute, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The prototype charger is only compatible with the Galaxy S4, but the Tel Aviv-based company says it will make chargers for other phones as well.

The charger is currently the size of a laptop charger, although the final produt will be much slimmer, according to The Wall Street Journal's report.

It will cost twice as much as a standard smartphone charger, which could land in the $30 price range.

StoreDot super chargers a Galaxy S4 in its demo video showcasing the technology. The Galaxy S4's battery level is at 27 percent when the video starts.

StoreDot plugs the smartphone into its speed charger at 20 seconds into the video, and sure enough the battery jumps to 100 percent by the time the video hits the 50-second mark.

The company, which originated from Tel Aviv University's nanotechnology department, develops biological semiconductors. This is the tech that is used in StoreDot's super charger. 

Don't count on speed charging your Galaxy S4 anytime soon, however. Commercial production isn't expected to begin until 2016. 

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Posted by Augustine at 11:38 AM

drag2share: eBay plans for the future of commerce: more wearable integration and your own personal shopper

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/07/ebay-the-future-of-commerce/

While outlining its plans for the future of retail, eBay has announced a new tea, within its Innovation and New Ventures group, aimed at cramming commerce interfaces into any device that's smart enough and preparing for the future of shopping. The team has already launched apps for both Samsung's Galaxy Gear and the Pebble, and while its next target is connected glass (like interactive touchscreen storefronts), according to TechCrunch, it has more up its sleeve than mere augmented reality parlor tricks. The team is working to fold in personalization, historical behavior and connected home sensors to make the shopping experience as smooth, swift (and dangerously easy) as possible, and it's calling it zero effort commerce (ZEC). According to the team head, Steve Yankovich, ZEC will anticipate what you're shopping for and sort out the rest for you.


"I have a friend who has a personal assistant who keeps track of his needs. His personal assistant replaces ceiling fan light bulbs, replaces shirts that she noted show wear, constantly fills the fridge, changes the wiper blades in cars, and on and on. In this person's world everything he needs and wants automatically happens. We can work towards building a virtual personal assistant... to do much the same thing but for all of us."

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Posted by Augustine at 6:52 AM

drag2share: Your Coffee Shop's Wi-Fi Speeds Are About to Triple

Source: http://gizmodo.com/your-coffee-shops-wi-fi-speeds-are-about-to-triple-1559373897

Your Coffee Shop's Wi-Fi Speeds Are About to Triple

If you've ever tried to get work done at a coffee shop during rush hour, you know that even something as simple as a Google Search can be soul-crushingly slow. Thanks to a new Wi-Fi technology from Qualcomm, though, all that may be about to change.

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