VAIO Launched Monster, VAIO Z, VAIO Z Canvas Hybrids

VAIO Z

A year ago, VAIO laptops were manufactured under Sony but Sony sold VAIO laptop computers department to a Japanese partner called Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), after a year period VAIO has just announced VAIO Z and VAIO Z Canvas.

VAIO Z and VAIO Z Canvas are convertible hybrids, means you can convert them into tablets and to a laptop by attaching a keyboard, detachable keyboard is cheaper, smaller and light in weight.


VAIO Z comes with a 13.3 inch display in two variants, Intel i5 or Intel i7 processors, body of aluminium carbon shell and with SSD drives VAIO experts says can boot VAIO machine from standby in just 0.3 seconds, that really amazing. A hinge at the center of its back makes it really comfortable to use and to turn display. VAIO is calling this series “Monster PC”, they are also claiming that draining of battery power is not so fast so it makes VAIO Z to last for 15.5 hours of battery life, this battery life is so far best from VAIO.
 

The VAIO Z canvas is a “Monster Tablet”, comes with12.3 inch display, powered by Intel i7 processor, a 256 SSD (Solid State Drive), 16GB of RAM on-board memory. Like VAIO Z it can also transform itself into a tablet or a laptop with the help of a detachable keyboard.
VAIO is now accepting VAIO Z Ultrabook pre-orders from today starting in Japan for $1.600, pre-orders for VAIO Z Canvas are expected lately in May of this 2015.

It’s really a great news for VAIO lovers to see VAIO is now back, but now VAIO is missing the SONY label.

Nokia 3310 Smartphone from the Past

Nokia 3310 Smartphone

What if the past was not that it was ? :)

These are some renders from a 3D designer to have a look on if Nokia 3310 was a smartphone then how will it really look.

Hera have a look at these beautiful renders and entertain yourself with your imaginations.

Google’s Latest Project Ara Modular Smartphone Getting Close To Reality

Google Project Ara

Google's latest Project Ara smartphones are getting very close to reality, Project Ara has been entered in phase 2 and will hit few markets of the world in this year. With this Google's concept anyone will be able to get a smartphone of their own specifications choice in few moments like if you want a smartphone with 3G, 8MP camera, 1080 pixels resolution display etc, means write any specifications that are in your mind and get that smartphone from Google, this sounds awesome, Right?

Starting from $50 main board case you can assemble any parts of your choice and if you want an upgrade in your camera you only have to change your camera not whole smartphone. Means you will be able to upgrade anything like camera, display, antenna (2G, 3G, 4G, LTE), CPU, GPU. This is the main concept behind Project Ara that if you want an upgrade in anything then change that part not your whole smartphone.The main advantage of Project Ara will be money saving, despite of changing smartphone it will be cheap to change single part.

Pakistan Selling Unlocked iPhones

We know that at least three Pakistani mobile phone companies will be putting iPhone 6 and 6 plus on sale for their customers from December 11th, 2014, the news is that these iPhones will be unlocked and not tied to any specific network.

Since there’s no subsidy offered for the iPhones, or in lay-man’s language iPhone 6 and 6 plus will come without any contract, these smartphones are going to be unlocked and would be able to run on any network.

Mobile phone companies, however, may offer incentives to those who will stick to their network. Such incentives might include free 3G data plus voice and SMS bundles for certain duration.

Not to mention, mobile phone companies will also offer warranties (through distributor) and other after-sale services for iPhone purchasers.

It maybe recalled that Ufone has started pre-registration for iPhone and iPhone 6, while Mobilink and Telenor has announced that it will start taking pre-orders from customers from December 5th, 2014. Shipping will start from December 11th, 2014.

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Launched in Pakistan

Huawei Ascend Mate 7

The Ascend Mate 7 comes with a 6-inch FHD screen in a slim frame that measures 7.9mm. Under the hood, it boasts a powerful octa-core chipset for superior performance. It also showcases the fastest LTE category 6 connectivity available with download speeds of up to 300 Mbps. Featuring a longer-lasting 4100 mAh battery for extensive usage on-the-go, the device saves up to 50 percent of the battery by automatically using smaller A7 cores to power standard apps that consumer use at least 80 percent of the time.

It has a 13MP rear-facing camera to capture better party photos in low lighting with Sony’s 4th generation BSI sensor and f/2.0 aperture. In addition, the 5MP front-facing camera adopts the industry-leading 5P non-spherical lens for higher definition and less image distortion and allows for panoramic selfies to be taken. The Ascend Mate7 will be available in three distinct chic colors, moonlight silver, obsidian black and amber gold.

Here are the specifications:

• CPU: Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
• Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 925
• OS: Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
• Supported Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G LTE
• Design:
  • Dimensions: 157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
  • Weight: 185 g
• Display:
  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • 1080 x 1920 pixels, 6.0 inches (~368 ppi pixel density)
• Memory:
  • RAM: 2GB / 3GB
  • Internal: 16GB / 32GB
  • Card slot: microSD, up to 128 GB
• Camera:
  • Primary: 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • Secondary: 5 MP, 720p
• Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSPA, LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0, NFC, MicroUSB v2.0
• Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery
• Price: Rs. 49,999 (Black/Silver), Rs. 56,999 (Gold version)

HerCareer: Professional Career Community for Women

HerCareer: Professional Career Community for Women

HerCareer.pk is an online career community specifically for women. Started in 2013, it specializes in connecting Pakistani women to opportunities of work. The project was idealized by Abdul Moiz Khatri, who noticed talented women around him struggling to find work due to the limitations posed by their gender.

With 29,000 registered women & more than 245,000 visits per month, HerCareer is one of the largest communities of its category in Pakistan. They are associated with the US-Pakistan Women’s Council and boast an impressive list of companies and partners that includes Nestle, Telenor, British Council, Eton and others.

To ensure a high quality experience for candidates and employers, HerCareer uses an invitation model. All profiles are screened by hand and a fair amount of work is done to provide a place where women can feel comfortable in sharing their details and info. The career portal is managed entirely by ladies. That includes staff, content and program managers and other posts.

HerCareer also includes a robust mentor-ship program through which women can work with proven leaders in their field to develop their corporate self.  Ladies from conservative backgrounds can also choose only to work with ladies mentors, so care has been taken to address region specific issues.

One of the great things about the venture is its focus on women from less privileged areas and backgrounds. One of the foremost widespread skills listed on the site is handmade crochet and embroidery and HerCareer plans to open an online shopping portal to sell products made by its members.
We have to applaud HerCareer for their initiative. Ladies in Pakistan traditionally face a lot of issues when it comes to the transition between academia and professional. By providing onsite and work from home opportunities from the top companies in Pakistan and options like a dedicated career recommendation section, they are helping women from all social spheres launch their careers.

Microsoft Outs Lumia 535, a First Without Nokia Branding

Microsoft Lumia 535

A mid-range phone that carries a lot of similarities from Lumia 530, the Lumia 535 comes with Microsoft Logo on the front; which marks the first ever phone by the company with its own branding.

The Lumia 535 boosts five inch screen, five megapixel wide-angle front camera for selfies and another five megapixel rear camera.

Aimed for developing markets, the Lumua 535 will come with a single SIM version as well as dual SIM version that will allow two active SIMs for parallel usage. Loaded with Windows 8.1 with Denim update out of the box, Lumia 535 will cost around or less than PKR 14,500.

Microsoft Lumia 535

Beneath the covers, the Lumia 535 sports a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor along with 1GB of RAM. Internal memory for usage is capped at 8GB with support for additional memory through microSD card with support up to 128 GB. Lumia 535 comes with 15 GBs of free OneDrive storage to store all your photos or documents in the cloud.Lumia 535 will come in conventional cyan, bright green, bright orange, white, dark grey, and black colors.With extra covers as a bonus, the Lumia 535 will hit selected markets in couple of weeks. Pakistan can expect this handset to arrive here around mid or end of December 2014.Again, the Lumia 535 is likely to be priced around 14,500 in Pakistan.

Microsoft Lumia 535

Specifications

• Design:
  • Dimensions: 140.2 x 72.4 mm x 8.8 mm
  • Weight: 146 g
• OS:  Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
• CPU: Snapdragon™ 200, 1.2 Ghz Quad Core
• Display
  • size: 5 inch, qHD (960 x 540), TrueColor (24-bit/16M)
  • Capacitive Multipoint-Touch IPS LCD with 220 ppi
• Memory:
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB ROM
  • microSD Card supported upto 128GB
  • 15GB of free One Drive storage
• Camera:
  • Rear Camera: 5.0 MP, Auto focus, LED Flash, Auto and Manual white balance, f/2.4 with 1/4 inch sensor
  • Front Camera: 5MP wide angle, f/2.4 aperture
•  Connectivity: USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, EDGE, 3G,
•  SIM:
  • Type: Micro SIM
  • Numbers: Two versions with Single SIM and Dual SIM

• Networks:
  • GSM: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz
    WCDMA: 2100 MHz, 900 MHz
• Battery: 1905 mAh

WireLurker Becomes First Malware to Target Macs And iOS Devices

Usually it is Android that makes the headlines for security exploits but this time around, it’s iOS. Researchers from Palo Alto have uncovered a bug called Wirelurker which might already have affected hundreds of thousands of devices.
The primary method of infection for this bug is through the Maiyadi App Store which is a third party app store for OSX based in China. At the time of publication, it’s estimated that over 350,000 users might already have been infected. Furthermore, the malicious code was present in over 450 apps on the Maiyadi app store. Pirated versions of some high profile games like Sims 3 and Angry Birds were amongst the infected apps.
Wirelurker exploits the enterprise provisioning system mechanism, which allows big companies to push through new software without the need to go through the fairly laborious app store approval process. So any app that has an enterprise provision certificate can be installed without an issue. This is exploited and what’s concerning is that it affects both jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices.
Once a desktop (all Macbooks and Macs are susceptible) has been infected, Wirelurker can move to any iOS devices connected through a USB cable. Then, it rewrites programs through binary file replacement. Once a non-jailbroken device has been infected, Wirelurker side loads a comic book app onto the device which is not malicious in itself. Researchers suspect this is simply to test whether a device is compromised or not.
The interesting part is that on infected devices, Wirelurker specifically tries to identify the owner of the infected devices. On jailbroken devices, it also tries to access text messages. It also tries to steal payment information and other sensitive data. Some security experts have labeled Wirelurker as primitive but fear that the mechanism used by the bug could be exploited by more sophisticated hackers.
With Wirelurker, iOS users are facing their first widespread significant security threat. Software for testing whether you are affected or not has already been developed that you can download from here. However, the fact remains that Wirelurker is not a passive threat. It is under active development and you should stay safe by not using a third party app stores or charging by plugging into devices you don’t trust.