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Microsoft Pull Thousands of Fake Windows Application Store

Microsoft Pull Thousands of Fake Windows Application Store

Microsoft removes 1,500 fraudulent applications outstanding at the Windows Store app store. Some users criticized that the false application becomes a breeding ground for spam or scams.

Reported Pcauthority, Friday (29/08/2014), Microsoft cleaning applications in the app store Windows and Windows Phone. Application of this scam seem troubling some users since the beginning of this month.

Reportedly, some of the applications that are forged among others, VLC and iTunes. Users have to spend money to buy the application, but the application is apparently not promise what the user expected.

"It's been over two years since Windows 8 is released.'s Been a problem all the time and is getting worse. If Microsoft tries to offer a secure app store for Windows users, they have failed," said How-To Geek website that complained about the appearance of fraudulent applications in the Windows Store.

That said, the company changed the requirements for certification of Windows Store applications. Applications that appear in the Windows Store must also reflect the clarity and accuracy and precise categorized according to function and purpose.

Todd Brix, General Manager of Windows Apps and Store Team at Microsoft, said the new policy set for the delivery of new applications and to existing applications in the Windows Store.

"Most of the applications under development is caught in violation of our policies have good intentions and agreed to make the necessary changes," he explained.

LG GX2, Phablet G Vista for Asian Sailing 5.7 Inches and Have Laser Focus

LG GX2, Phablet G Vista for Asian Sailing 5.7 Inches and Have Laser Focus

LG G Vista, 5.7 inch Android phablet from LG Electronics are only sold in the United States are ready for sale in Asia. For the Asian market, LG sold as the LG GX2. This is the successor to the LG phablet Gx which was released last year. LG LG Mobile GX2 fill in the middle class with the specifications in the form of 720p IPS screen, quad-core 1.2 GHz processor and 1.5 GB of RAM.
Although located in the middle class, the LG GX2 carries a number of excellent features, such as new UX interface, Knock Code, and case support Quick Circle. At the back, the LG GX2 embedded 8MP resolution camera and a laser like focus on the G3. This laser focus utilizing IR sensors to get the camera to focus faster in low light conditions though.
LG GX2 has dimensions of 152.1 x 79.2 x 9.1 mm and weighs 165g. Phablet with 3.200mAh battery will be launched 18 September and had a choice of black and white. LG GX2 already running Android KitKat and supports connectivity LTE-A. Not yet known what the price tag attached to the LG GX2 it.

Seawater immersion During the 6 week, Sony Xperia Z2 Still fine

Seawater immersion During the 6 week, Sony Xperia Z2 Still fine

As one of the pioneers of waterproof smartphone, Sony again prove the toughness of one of its flagship handsets. Sony Xperia Z2 recently reportedly able to continue to operate properly even after immersion in sea water for 6 weeks.

This story comes from a Z2 Xperia owners in Sweden named Alexander Maxen. The owner is a Sony Xperia Z2 when doing water skiing and inadvertently brought Z2 Xperia handsets fell overboard and drowned in the sea. Because of the depth of the sea water reaches 10 meters then Alexander Maxen could not immediately take his handset that.

Upon returning to land, Alexander tried to make a phone call to a phone that was still lit. Just six weeks later a friend of Alexander finally took the dive and Xperia Z2 belongs to Alexander.

Sony Xperia Z2 belongs to Alexander after taken the glass is broken in the back. The battery has been depleted, but so be refilled total then the Xperia Z2 able to operate properly, including to make a phone call. The owner himself then decided not to repair the damage on the outside of the Xperia Z2 his toughness to be a reminder of the Sony Xperia Z2.

via XperiaBlog, Phone Arena

Sony Launches Special Applications In Water

Sony Launches Special Applications In Water

It could be said Sony is the first to release a smartphone manufacturing flagship waterproof handset, call it Xperia Z at the beginning of 2013 and now Sony back into manufacturing the first smartphone to launch 'Underwater Apps'.

Applications in water is only available for Xperia and Xperia Z Z1S and only for the regional United States. This application utilizes waterproof handset capabilities and is able to detect the presence in the water. For this detection Sony utilizes a detector that produces sound can not be heard by humans and record sound through two existing mic. Then the spectrogram will be made and the difference in the value of existing help for detection kebedadaan inside or outside the water.

Currently there are 6 applications in water such as Goldie, Photo Lab, Plantimal, Sink Sukn, Rainy-okay, and Tiny Umbrella. These applications are actually minimal functionality, just entertainment and shows the ability of waterproof handset Sony alone. Here we present the videos of each of these applications.

Goldie

via phonearena

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Bravia S90 Announced, First Curved Screen TV from Sony

Bravia S90 Announced, First Curved Screen TV from Sony

Not wanting to miss from Samsung and LG, Sony products are known to have set up a television with a curved screen. This television has a screen size of 65 inches and 75 inches with a resolution of 4K Ultra HD. Other specifications are similar to flat-panel televisions Sony KD-65X9005B which also uses 4K resolution.

Curved screen on the Sony Bravia S90 secekung not visible on the screen of Samsung and LG as Sony reasoned if the screen is too curved then the image will be distorted when viewed from certain angles.

This Sony television product after another two arches television product that is LG and Samsung KE55S9C 55EA980W using OLED display. Samsung and LG itself has gone further by launching a television that can be bent so that its angle can be adjusted automatically according to the curve of the screen.

Sony has not given a release date and price estimate. It is estimated Bravia S90 will perform at the IFA event which took place in September.

via What Hifi, Slashgear

The number of applications in the Windows Phone Store Only Grow 20% in 2 Months Time

The number of applications in the Windows Phone Store Only Grow 20% in 2 Months Time

Applications and games on Windows Phone Store store more and more. Having successfully reached 250,000 applications in June 2014 and 200,000 apps in December 2013 ago, in early August, the number of apps in the Windows Phone Store has managed to grow by about 20%.

This growth was achieved by its own Windows Phone Store only in about 2 months. Currently, Windows Phone Store has recorded about 300,000 applications.

Of course, Windows Phone Store still not be pitted directly with Apple's App Store and Google Play Store which already has more than 1 million apps in their respective application stores. But of course, the growth of the Windows Phone Store this positive should be appreciated and will make happy the users of Windows Phone Store.

via phonearena