iPhone 5 specs, release date, and price

It's finally here. The fifth generation iPhone, aka iPhone 5, was officially announced yesterday and it's coming to the stores pretty soon. Let's look at some of the specs and features of the iPhone 5. First of all, there were some major changes in the exterior specs. The iPhone 5 holds a 4 inch screen. Although it is still relatively a small screen compared to other smart phones, it is a big improvement for Apple as all the iPhones in the past always had 3.5 inch screen. Software wise, a fifth row for app icons on the home screen has been added due to the bigger screen. However, I discovered that the screen is not full HD because the total pixel count is 1,136 x 640 and that 640 line needs to be at least 720 pixels to be a full HD. I...

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Android malware vulnerability statistics

With the technology growing so fast, it's not only the PCs that are vulnerable to viruses but we also need to be cautious with our mobile devices. It has been reported that the rate of Android devices getting infected with malware viruses varies by country. If you look at the graph above created by Lookout Mobile, a security software for Android mobile devices, the U.S. has the lowest rate of malware infection with less than one percent whereas the Russia has the highest with 42 percent. The second highest is Ukraine with 28 percent, then China with 7.6 percent, and Israel with 2.6 percent. Some European countries like France and Germany have a fairly low risk of infection with less than 0.4 percent. These numbers are based on the...

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iPhone 5 launch date announced

The long waited iPhone 5 is finally going to be officially launched. Apple will be holding a launch event on September 12, unveiling their next generation iPhone, commonly known as the iPhone 5. There seems to have been a lot more hype on this iPhone compared to the predecessors and we're about to find out why. Following this event, Apple will announce the 7-inch iPad in October so there's a lot to look forward to in the Fall season for App...

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Pirate Bay founder arrested.

Recently, one of the highly used torrent site was shut down DDoS and now a founder of even a bigger site, Pirate Bay, got arrested in Cambodia. Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, co-founder of Pirate Bay, has been living in Cambodia since 2009 when the officials started tracking down the torrent site owners. In 2009, the four Pirate Bay founders had to pay US$4.4 million and serve one year in prison. Then in November 2010, all four except Warg, who was ill at the time, appealed their sentences. From then, Warg just kept pushing back his dates and finally got the international warrant in April 2012 to pursue h...

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