Update: A new version has been released click here to visit the new version post.
I've recently joined Android Developers and will be publishing CoolesTech app soon! All went fine until I had to self-sign my app (personal private key), and that's what was like a nightmare (although it's relatively easy 😉 ); test keys worked like a charm when self-certificates failed... But Google does not allow test certificates as you may have noticed.
After doing lots of research that took me hours, Read more [...]
Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 XSG (Arab Countries) Official Finally Released for Galaxy S2!
All Arab Galaxy S2 owners may now update their phones officially through Samsung Kies.
Open up Samsung Kies. Then plug in your Samsung Galaxy S2 to Computer using the USB cable.
Kies will automatically detect that an update is available. Just click Update.
Or click Firmware upgrade if you miss out the pop up.
Read all the instructions carefully. Then check I have read all of the above information. You may want to "Proceed without saving". Finally, click Start upgrade.
Select backup components. Read more [...]
WhatsApp Privacy Issues, Why You Need To Stop Using it!
WhatsApp is currently the most popular mobile chatting app worlwide, especially because it's available for Android, Blackberry, IOS, Symbian, Windows Phone, & Even Windows.
No one disagrees that it's a great app; however, the developers have made a big mistake by not encrypting sent data, instead data is sent in plain text. As the app is open source, several tools have been released to sniff chat logs and monitor chat sessions in plain text.
I've also found something really shocking, all Read more [...]
SLR Camera Simulator, Why Not Be a Professional?!!
So you like photography & SLR Cameras but you don't own one or you're about to buy one? Here's a very brilliant realistic solution!
The SLR controls:
Lighting
Lighting is the single biggest determinant of how your camera needs to be set. With only a few exceptions, you can never have too much light. Use this slider to experiment with different indoor and outdoor lighting conditions.
Distance
Use this slider to simulate how close or far you are in relation to the subject.
Focal length
Moving Read more [...]
Fading Highlighter, Keeps Your Books Clean at the End of the Semester!
A brilliant solution for college students is here! You can now highlight ideas and still get a 100% clean books that you can resell at the end of the semester.
The fading highlighter works exactly as a normal one, but instead of being permanent causing lower resale prices, it fades out after 5 months of using!
Fader is currently in development with crowdsourcing manufacturer extraordinaire Quirky. While there are similar products on the market already, they require some amount of erasing. Fader Read more [...]
Use Your Browser as a Virtual Machine, Run Windows 8 on Your iPad!
Virtual Machines (VM) have become very popular nowadays, but who could thought that they could be used right from internet browsers?!!
"WSX" they call it (name may change in time), it simply allows you to run several virtual operating systems right from your browser... You can run Linux, Windows, etc...!
From the site:
This means that you can walk into the Apple store, pick up an iPad right off the shelf, and in less than a minute, start using your desktop back home. (Of course, provided you’ve Read more [...]
How to use unsigned apps (solution for “certificate error”) on Nokia Phones!
Note: This is similar to the iPhone Jailbreak, it will allow unsigned apps (including the ones with viruses) to run, please make sure that this is legal in your country. We have only tested this on Symbian Belle Phones, do not attempt to apply this on Non-Symbian^3 systems. This is provided as is, do it at your own risk, we are not responsible for any damage that may occur during/due to this procedure.
1. Download unsignedhack.zip
2. Install "1. (coolestech.com)NortonSymbianHack"
3. Launch Norton
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Remove printer ink from paper!
Generally we buy a printer to take printouts, but here is a concept that believes in the reverse process…removing ink from the printed-paper! Akin to the idea of a dermatologist laser-burning blemishes and dark spots from your skin, the Ink Remover Printer proposes to do something similar; zap out the ink using laser technology. This way you can reuse the old memos to print new ones, recycle paper and feel good about it.
Via..itechfuture.com & yankodesign
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Smartphone Booklet!
Future, anyway, somewhere close by. Nanotechnology – is not only billions of transistors in processors, nanotechnology revolution will determine the complete rethinking of all aspects of our life. Mobile devices can become ultra-thin, and it’s not pathetic 7 mm, this device thickness of a sheet of cardboard. Smartphone is made in a futuristic form factor booklet. The device consists of several panels, the thickness of each of which is comparable to the thickness of the cardboard sheet. Read more [...]
DLNA, Wonderful Technology That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of!!
DLNA TUTORIAL
It wasn't too long ago that the only way to get movies, music and photos from your computer to your TV was to shell out $2,000 on a home media centre PC. Then came networked PVRs, media-playing games consoles and, lately, TVs and Blu-ray players that can plug into your network and play content without any intervention on your part.
Indeed, today's consumer electronics devices offer more flexibility when it comes to computer content than ever before – and it's all possible thanks Read more [...]
Build Your Own Windows 8 Tablet DIY!
"While you can still use Windows 8 without a touchscreen, the whole Metro UI experience isn’t as good navigating with a mouse and keyboard. So it would be nice to have a touchscreen tablet to try it out and get a real feel for Windows 8.
Well you can actually build your very own Windows 8 tablet if you like, all you’ll need is a touchscreen and an old laptop that you don’t mind taking apart!
Over at instructables some fella has posted about how he went about making his very own tablet so Read more [...]
Block Cell Phone Use While Driving!
"This is one of the stranger tech products I have seen in a long time. It comes from Scosche and is called cellCONTROL. The idea is that you plug the dongle into the OBD-II port under the dash of any car from 1996 up, and then put an app on your mobile phone. The app and hardware work in conjunction to ensure you can’t use the phone while driving.
Scosche says that when the dongle senses the car moving it will block all sorts of things on the phone including texting, email, voice calls, the Read more [...]