Apple vs Nokia vs Microsoft

Can man (and woman) live by tablet alone?

Given this week's hoopla, you'd think we all had $500 burning a hole in our pockets waiting to buy a new tablet (even though, they're pretty much like the old tablets). Apple got most of the attention, but Microsoft officially launched new versions of its Surface tablets and former phone star Nokia launched its first Windows tablet.

Nolia Lumia 2520

If you told me a couple of years ago that millions of people would pony up $500, $700, even $800 for a small flat panel computing device that lets you surf the Net and take pictures, I would have said you were a clueless billionaire. The standing rule in consumer electronics for decades has been that you wouldn't -- couldn't -- have a successful product until you hit the magical $200 price point. Apple dramatically broke that rule with the iPad. The company has sold more than 170 million of the devices. The question is, can we live by iPad alone?

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iOS 7 Bug Thieves Can Easily Crack Your iPhone

Another week, another iOS 7 bug.

The ease of access to Airplane Mode in iOS 7's new Control Center poses a possible security threat for iPhone owners, according to a study reported by CNet on Friday.

Quick access to Airplane Mode, even at the lockscreen, through the Control Center could give thieves or hackers extra time to compromise your device, say security researchers at German firm SR Labs, in a video posted to YouTube.

With Airplane Mode enabled, crucial programs needed to retrieve or remotely wipe a lost or stolen iPhone such as Find My iPhone are rendered useless. Without worry of the phone being located via GPS, thieves can take their time breaking into the phone, according to the researchers.

For iPhone 5S users the bug is extra grim, as SR Labs have also found that this extra time can give thieves a chance to spoof a user's fingerprint and gain full access to their phone. Once inside the phone, thieves can use the "forgotten password" part of the Apple ID login to have a new password made. Once that's been reset, whoever is in possession of the phone can access the owner's accounts.

Thankfully this is a bug that's very easy to fix. Just go into "Settings" on your iPhone, then "Control Center" and switch off "Access On Lock Screen."

News of the bugs comes after it was revealed in September that iOS 7 had a flaw that would allow anyone to access an iPhone through the alarm clock in the Control Center. Apple promptly released an update to fix the bug.

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Top 5 smartphones under Rs 30k

Best devices one can buy for less than Rs 30,000.

With a budget of Rs 30,000 one can get the best of the best smartphones available in the market today. And if you too are thinking of buying yourself a smartphone, then do consider our top 5 smartphone recommendations.
We have tried to keep options open by providing you the ultimate smartphones from every brand that can be bought with a budget of Rs 30,000.

BlackBerry Q5 (Rs 25,000)

The Q5 shares many of its hardware similarities with the BlackBerry Q10; but the Q10 is made of premium material and is therefore costly.
Q5 offers nearly the same experience and performance as it comes with a similar 1.5 GHz dual core processor and 2 GB RAM as the Z10 and Q10.
The BlackBerry Q5 has a 3.1-inch screen with 720 x 720 pixel resolution with pixel density of 329 pixels per-inch. The BlackBerry Q5 has an LCD TFT panel and not the Super Amoled like Q10.Along with that the BlackBerry Q5 comes with 8 GB internal memory, which can be further expanded by 64 GB, and it has a 2180 mAh non removable battery.

The BlackBerry Q5 also has a 5 megapixel camera at the back with an LED flash with a 2 megapixel unit in the front. The phone supports 3G, LTE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for wire-free connectivity.In terms of sensors its gets an accelerometer, magnetometer, proximity sensor, gyroscope, and ambient light sensors as well as a built-in digital compass.

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Top 5 smartphones over 30K

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Apple iPhone 5C Launched

Today, Apple’s Phil Schiller has announced the introduction of two new iPhone models, one of which is the much rumored iPhone 5C. As most of you figured, the “C” at the end stands for Color, and the iPhone 5C will come in 5 colors: blue, white, pink, yellow and green.
Also, users will have the possibility to buy silicone rubber covers that will have cutouts, for better color contrast. These customization options certainly make the device more appealing for some, but on the flip side, the materials used in the device are rather interesting. The back of the iPhone 5C is made out of a hard polycarbonate material, so its basically plastic, which is a long way from the glass and other premium materials used in the past models.

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