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Amazon App Store for Android has finally gone live from covering a mere 7 markets up to 195. Around a month ago, the company revealed its plan to launch the store in nearly 200 countries and finally it has happened. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) now supports App Store in countries like Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, India, South Africa, South Korea, and even Papua New Guinea and Vatican City. Here is the changelog found in the Amazon App store app. International support for customers in Canada Support for nearly 200 countries, including Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa to shop on the US store Support for additional EU countries, including Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, and Belgium to shop on existing EU stores Performance enhancements Other bug fixes and stability enhancements Based on this changelog, it seems that the app availability will be based on the U.S. store for all countries, except those in the EU which are governed by their own stores. Now users can purchase Android apps legally, without resorting to any hacks, VPNs, or any other issues. Amazon’s App Store Features Amazon’s App store brings features like 1-click purchase, one free paid app/game everyday, among others. Users can now purchase
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) - the online retail giant on Thursday announced that its Kindle Fire – both the 7″ and 8.9″ HD display tablets can now be pre-ordered in over 170 additional countries. The tablets are now available for pre-order on Amazon’s official website and shipping will start from June 13th onwards, the company says. The Kindle Fire HD has a 7-inch display running at 1280 x 800 resolution, and with 16 GB or 32 GB of on-device storage. The device packs dual-core OMAP4 4460 1.2GHz processor, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI output and front facing camera. On the other hand, the Kindle Fire 8.9-inch sports the 8.9-inch display panel running at 1920 x 1200 resolution, OMAP4 4470 processor and Imagination SGX544 graphics engine, and comes with the same connectivity options as of the smaller HD model. Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and Kindle Fire HD 7 are Now Available for Pre-order The Kindle Fire HD 8.9” is available for pre-order starting today for $284 while the Kindle Fire HD 7” is available at a price of $214. Dave Limp, Vice President of Amazon Kindle says in a statement: Kindle Fire HD is the #1 best-selling item in the world for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), in an effort to help small businesses in India announced that the company would cut the cost of its Google Apps for Business suite in the country by almost half. Google Inc (GOOG) Wants To Offer Business Services In India As per Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s statistics, India is a home of around 47 million small businesses, yet only 1 percent of them are online. Google wants to offer its Business services to enterprises in India at a new reduced price, so that such enterprises might get attracted to try out Google’s offering. Previously, access to Google Apps for Business would cost INR 2700 (which is around $48) for annual subscription while INR 270 (around $4.84) for a monthly subscription. These prices are now reduced by almost half, as users can now pay INR 150 per month if they’re on the Flexible Plan and INR 1500 per year on the Annual Plan. Google Apps offer easy solutions for web mail, calendars, cloud storage, and video meetings through consumer products like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Hangouts. Businesses can access their data and services from the web and also from different mobile phone platforms like Android, iOS, or BlackBerry.
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WordPress users have been facing the problem of brute force attacks for quite some time, and it has been said that until now, more than 90,000 blogs were compromised. For those who don’t know, brute force attacks are the least sophisticated attacks out there where the hacker rapidly cycles through some of the common directory names, usernames, passwords and IP addresses in order to access private files. The hacker would only be successful if his combination is correct, the chances of which are very slight but for some reason they won’t stop trying. Sucuri, a security firm, went into details on the issue bothering WordPress users and found some astonishing details. A large number of servers are attempting to log in by cycling different usernames and passwords at wp-login.php and wp-admin. Sucuri examined the logs from its own blog and discovered that between December 2012 and April 2013, hackers had attempted almost 5 million brute-force attacks. The attempted hacks used very predictable patterns. To login, they tried five usernames such as “admin,” “test,” “administrator,” “Admin” and “root.” Apart from that, common passwords were also tried out by them. But wait, let’s stop talking about what happened and start talking about
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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) on Tuesday released Chrome 27 for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. The new version comes with 5 percent faster page loads on an average and some significant updates for developers. Chrome 27 Features According to Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), “This release introduces smarter behind-the-scenes resource scheduling and a few new features for web developers.” At first, a boost of 5 percent may not seem to be huge, but when you sum up all the time saved, it’s worth it. It totals to more than 510 years of people’s time saved every week. Also bundled is the new Sync FileSystem API, a new offline storage API for Chrome Packaged Apps which automatically synchronizes stored data across clients via Google Drive. The files are stored in private sandboxes and can be manipulated with the HTML5 File API and FileSystem API. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has also done a few other improvements in this release, such as improved ranking of predictions, improved spell correction, and numerous fundamental improvements for Omnibox predictions. Lastly, Chrome 27 addresses 13 security holes, the majority of which are rated high. Those who want to get these updates need not to wait, as Chrome has a built-in silent updater. To
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has revealed the technical specs and features of the company’s next gaming platform – the Xbox One at an event in Redmond. Now that the details are out, we can compare the Xbox One with PlayStation 4. Talking from the technical specifications point of view, both are extremely similar. Each console will feature 8-core AMD CPU with 8GB of RAM and Blu-Ray Drives. The One will feature a 500GB hard drive, but Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) has not revealed any details on hard drive yet. It seems that since there’s not much difference between the two, technically, and that’s why the buying decision will come down to other points like services, features, integration with TV, subscriptions, and more. For now, both the companies have not revealed the price of the console. We’ll have to wait until E3 for more details on these next generation gaming platforms. Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: Showdown 'Get ValueWalk's Daily Edition By Email and Never Miss Our Top Stories'
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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), at the I/O developer conference has launched the all new redesigned Google+. The new Google+ has plethora of features, and most notably, a complete new Google+ stream, which to some extent looks like Pinterest. Let’s take a look at some tips for navigating the new Google+ stream. View Search box, circles and more When you scroll down the stream to read posts, the top Google bar, search box, profile photo, home button, and circles disappear. If you want to get these items back, then there’s no need to scroll to top, instead, scroll your mouse wheel up a few times and you’ll be able to get them back. Don’t press the up arrow to scroll, instead use your mouse wheel to do that. Keyboard shortcuts Here’s a list of shortcut keys to navigate around the new Google+ stream. j: next post k: previous post o: expand or collapse current post n: next comment on current post p: previous comment on current post r: comment on current post l: load new posts /: search ?: show shortcuts list Up arrow: scroll up Down arrow: scroll down Switching between two columns or three columns There’s no setting to switch
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Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) recently acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion, but the company has more to share. The company announced the all new redesigned Flickr featuring high-resolution images and a massive 1 terabyte of free storage for all users. In addition to that, Yahoo also announced that it is releasing a new Android app for smartphones and tablets, which resembles the recently revamped iOS app. Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) CEO At Press Event Speaking at a press event, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)’s CEO Marissa Mayer said that “we want to make Flickr awesome again.” The three big points that went into this idea is: utilization of full-resolution images, availability across devices like iOS and Android and the ability to store every photo a user could possibly take. The company detailed the changes at a press event Monday in New York’s Times Square area. The event was also attended by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Tumblr CEO David Karp. Here’s what Marissa Mayer has to say in a blog post Today, we’re thrilled to take Flickr even further with a beautiful, completely re-imagined experience that puts photos front and center. When it comes to photography and technology, its limits shouldn’t hinder the experience. So
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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has confirmed that currently Hangouts only supports inbound calls on the web and via the Chrome extension, and support for outbound calls is coming ‘soon.’ Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), at it’s I/O developer conference on Wednesday introduced the new Hangouts, Google’s unified messaging application, and since then, the application is also available on Android and iOS. Users can also enable the new Hangouts on Gmail, for those who are eager to try out Google’s new offering. Singhal Confirms Google Voice Support Is On Its Way Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s product manager Nikhyl Singhal has confirmed on Google+ that Google Voice support is on its way to Hangouts. Singhal didn’t mention any specifics on when the functionality would be making its way to Hangouts, but at least he answered a question that many users were asking. “Hangouts is designed to be the future of Google Voice, and making/receiving phone calls is just the beginning,” Singhal noted. “Future versions of Hangouts will integrate Google Voice more seamlessly.” Additionally, Singhal said that “Today’s version of Hangouts doesn’t yet support outbound calls on the web and in the Chrome extension, but we do support inbound calls to your Google Voice number.” They are working
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The Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active has been rumored for quite some time, and now we have the latest leaked shots of the device, courtesy of GSMArena. The S4 Active is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930)’s water resistant and tough phone in the Galaxy S4 lineup. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930) does have some experience in the waterproofing game, but this would be the first time that the company is trying to come out with a high-end smartphone, that’s rugged, dust and water resistant. The leaked images show a device in striking red color, and if the specifications in the image are indeed true, then other companies like Sony should fear this new phone from Samsung. Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) is also popular in the waterproof phone category, with the Sony Xperia Z and the newly announced Xperia ZR. Both of these phones are waterproof for a certain water level, and for a certain time period. Sony smartly uses the phone’s quality of being waterproof in their advertisement and marketing campaign. But now with Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Xperia will face a tough competition from the Korean company. The S4 Active is expected to come with a quad-core 1.9GHz Snapdragon
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Ever wanted an easy way to backup photos on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to the cloud? Well, that’s exactly what is possible with Amazon’s new Cloud Drive Photos app which was recently released on the Apple App Store. This free app allows you to upload all your iPhone or iPod touch photos to the cloud. All you need is a free Amazon account and you’re good to go. Once the photos are uploaded, they can be accessed from your computer or any web browser directly. The app does have the option to automatically upload new photos in the camera roll, and once you enable this setting, all the new photos are automatically sent to Amazon’s Cloud Drive. If you prefer the manual way, then you can select which photos to upload, or select entire camera roll. If you are on a limited data plan, then you can configure the app to only do the photos when you are on a WiFi, and thereby save some data costs. The app is a good choice for those who want to backup their precious memories in the form of photos. Amazon provides you 5GB of free storage, which should give you
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