Oppo F3 Plus Available on April 1

1. It has an overall weight of 185 grams distributed evenly making it a very light phablet easy to hold and operate with one hand  because of the
2. It has a large 6-inch display using an IPS LCD with Full HD resolution offering a 1920x1080 pixel array with a pixel density of 367 ppi with an eye-protection mode in display settings allowing users to change the colour of the screen to reduce stress on eyes, particularly in low light conditions, and it can also tolerate direct sunlight. 
3. The screen is protected with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for scratch resistance and oleophobic coating for added durability.
4. The phone runs OPPO’s custom interface called Color OS 3.0.01 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
5. Oppo F3 Plus has 64GB internal storage in which 52.27GB is accessible to the user and can take in microSD cards up to 256GB but the card slot is integrated with one of the nano SIM slots so you can only use one SIM if you want to add a microSD card to the phone.
6. It has two selfie cameras with one camera for normal and the other one for wide-angle shots with the main selfie camera having a 16MP sensor with a bright and crisp f/2.0 aperture while the wide-angle has a lower 8MP sensor.
7. The back of the phone features a “six string antenna” that includes 3 at the top and three toward the bottom.
8. It has 4,000mAh battery which is good for gamers and Oppo’s VOOC fast charging can still get 2 hours of talk time with just a 5 minute charge. The phone speeds up while charging from 0-70 and then slows down a bit as it nears the 100 percent mark in a little over an hour which is good for a 4,000mAh battery.
9. A 16MP Sony IMX398 sensor is the primary camera on the Oppo F3 Plus with an f/1.7 aperture delivering good pictures in daylight with noise being under control.
10. It has an accurate and fast finger print sensor integrated with the home button on the front panel.
11. Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor with 4GB RAM but it is no match to other processor such as Snapdragon 821 quad-core processor and or even the Snapdragon 820 chip.
12. The phone supports 4G LTE bands, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and other location services and an initial price in the Philippines at Php 23,990.00

References:

http://www.gizbot.com/mobile/features/oppo-f3-plus-is-the-true-example-premium-craftsmanship-039484.html

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/YjRBDLrNLV942KzGlkWYSN/Review-Oppo-F3-Plus-clicks-a-pretty-picture-with-its-camera.html

http://www.stuff.tv/in/news/dual-cameras-selfies-oppo-f3-plus-delivers

http://tech.firstpost.com/reviews/oppo-f3-plus-review-a-bigger-better-successor-to-the-f1-plus-368429.html

http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/oppo-f3-plus-review/

12MP Camera and Other Leaks of Samsung Galaxy S8

1. The Galaxy S8 might feature a dual rear camera, with a 12-megapixel sensor with an f/1.7 aperture and a new visual search tool and a 13-megapixel sensor and their front camera will have an 8MP sensor with an f/1.7 aperture but a different leak said the Galaxy S8 will have a 30-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization and it will also have a 9-megapixel front-facing camera.
2. Samsung will release a 6.2-inch curved display model alongside a 5.7-inch (4096 x 2160 pixel resolution) display model with both featuring a 2K display.
3. The processor will be Exynos 8895 and Snapdragon 835, as well as 6GB and 8GB of RAM. 
4. It will have a 4,200mAh battery.
5. It will have a fingerprint scanner believed to be on the back of the device and retina scanners, and a built-in mini projector.
6. Samsung will only offer curved versions of the Galaxy S this time around.
7. It will have a side-mounted button, getting rid of the home button in favor of an "all-screen front"with a wraparound display and a virtual home button available in the lower half of the glass. 
8. Samsung is set to launch a Bixby voice assistant, powered by Viv (which Samsung has confirmed), as well as an always-visible status bar. There's believed to be a dedicated hardware button to launch Bixby, the personal assistant developed by Siri founder Dag Kittlaus ever since Samsung acquired Viv in October 2016.
9. A Guardian report also mentioned a bezel-less infinity display. 
10. Samsung will include a USB Type-C port for charging and audio removing the 3.5mm headphone jack but will have dual speakers. Samsung acquired Harman in late 2016, so it's thought the speakers will be Harman-branded.
11. Samsung Galaxy S8 will come with 8GB of RAM, while another leak mentioned of  a 6GB of RAM backed by a 3.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 chip while other leaks said the Galaxy S8 will have 4GB of RAM with internal storage options starting from 64GB.
12. Samsung's next flagship will run the latest version of Android overlaid with its TouchWiz software. 

Sources:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-galaxy-s8-what-we-know-so-far/

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s8-1318744

12 Things About The Revamped Nokia 3310

1. The original colours such as the midnight blue and grey marvel was also an option in the rebooted Nokia 3310 aside from the additional new colours of bright sunshine yellow and warm orangey red.
2. The rebooted Nokia 3310 was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2017 held in Barcelona, Spain while the original Nokia 3310 was launched in September 2000.
3. The launching of the rebooted Nokia 3310 happened alongside the new Nokia smartphones, which are the special edition of the Android-powered Nokia 6, and two midrange Androids, the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5.
4. The original Nokia 3310 had a swappable and customisable plastic case compared with the rebooted Nokia 3310, which updated its original famous design with more rounded edges, more subtle buttons, and a general smoothing.
5. The original Nokia 3310 has the legendary game Snake which was also included in the rebooted Nokia 3310, but the Snake game has a weird colour version with updated graphics involving diagonal travelling.
6. The rebooted Nokia 3310 is still modern but not a smartphone, which only has a 2.5G so that you can still surf the web using Opera Mini browser.
7. The rebooted Nokia 3310 only has a 2-megapixel camera.
8. The rebooted Nokia 3310 measures 2.4 inches corner-to-corner.
9. The rebooted Nokia 3310 has a resolution of 240x320 pixels.
10. The rebooted Nokia 3310 has a talk time of 22 hours.
11. The rebooted Nokia 3310 is substantially thinner.
12. The rebooted Nokia 3310 has a friendly price of 49 euros.

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLbFHFsFCVQ

Malware 12 Signs

These are 12 signs that your computer and mobile phone is (or might be) infected by malware.

1. There is a presence of ransomware which literally informs you that you have malware and they ask for a ransom reward in order for your files to be returned since they encrypted it already.
2. The browser redirects the link you are looking for instead of the web page that it is supposed to be displaying.
3. The home page you set is different from the home page you intended it to be displaying.
4. There are numerous pop-ups constantly loading even if you are not online.
5. You are experiencing a slow system while you are using your computer.
6. There are unfamiliar icons in your desktop which are Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP) that was installed when you downloaded and installed a legitimate software.
7. Computer crashes constantly which is really very annoying especially when you are doing something in your computer.
8. Your web browser is not responding even though you know that your wifi connection or DSL connection is stable.
9. Most of your emails are bouncing back even though you are very sure of the correctness of the email of your recipients.
10. You are using your mobile phone and suddenly you noticed that its battery is already draining very quickly.
11. You are paying additional charges for your mobile phone usages even though you are not using additional mobile phone features.
12. Your computer is acting very smoothly which is too good to be true and you might not know that your personal data have been stolen already by botnets and other forms of malware and the only solution is to constantly and regularly check your computer by using an anti-malware security programs.

References:

This is a post based on an article by Wendy Zamora entitled How to tell if you're infected by malware

12 Things About Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr's 101st Birthday on 9 November 2015.

1. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on 9 November 1914 to Jewish parents in Vienna, Austria, Hedy had married a wealthy arms manufacturer named Fritz Mendl.
2. Lemarr got her first leading role aged just 17, in a German film called Geld Auf Der Strase. A subsequent German film, Exstase, brought her to the attention of Hollywood producers, controversial for its time, Lamarr is also credited as acting the first female orgasm to be shown in a non-pornographic film. and she soon signed a contract with MGM.
3. Austrian-born actress  Hollywood once dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world.”
4. Lamarr changed her name after fleeing her husband Friedrich Mandl – a rich military magnate, and moved to America. Reportedly Mandl was particularly controlling; the New York Times report he purchased a vast amount of the copies of Ecstasy in a bid that nobody would see “the look on her [Lamarr’s] face during the sex scenes.”
5. She had some background in military munitions and together with a composer friend, George Antheil, she used the principles of how pianos worked to identify a way to prevent German submarines from jamming Ally radio signals.
6. "She set aside one room in her home, had a drafting table installed with the proper lighting, and the proper tools - had a whole wall in the room of engineering reference books."  and that, Biographer Richard Rhodes said, was where she "invented." It was a hobby that remained obscured in the shadow of her celebrity - one she rarely revealed, even to her own son, Anthony Loder: "She was such a creative person, I mean, nonstop solution-finding. If you talked about a problem, she had a solution.
7. The patent for “frequency hopping” Lamarr co-authored laid the groundwork for widely-used technologies like Bluetooth, GPS and wifi that we rely upon daily. 
8. Lamarr and Anthiel received a patent in 1941, but the enormous significance of their invention was not realized until decades later. It was first implemented on naval ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis and subsequently emerged in numerous military applications. The US navy began using the device in the 1960s.
9. Most of Hedy's inventions - including a better Kleenex box and a new traffic signal - never really went anywhere. But her idea for that radio-controlled torpedo got a patent.
10. In 1997, she and George Anthiel were honored with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Pioneer Award. And later in the same year, Lamarr became the first female recipient of the BULBIE™ Gnass Spirit of Achievement Award, a prestigious lifetime accomplishment prize for inventors that is dubbed "The Oscar™ of Inventing."
11. Most importantly, the "spread spectrum" technology that Lamarr helped to invent would galvanize the digital communications boom, forming the technical backbone that makes cellular phones, fax machines and other wireless operations possible.
12. She died in 2000, aged 85.

Sources:

http://www.hedylamarr.com/
https://www.google.com/doodles/hedy-lamarrs-101st-birthday

http://www.women-inventors.com/Hedy-Lammar.asp
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hedy-lamarr-movie-star-inventor-of-wifi/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/google-doodle/11982699/Hedy-Lamarr-Google-Doodle.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/hedy-lamarr-five-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-actress-and-inventor-in-todays-google-doodle-a6726866.html

12 Best Features of Lenovo A5000

1. Best-in-Class Battery Life - The Lenovo A5000 lets you keep on going—and going. Its huge 4000mAh battery delivers extra-long life. The Quick Charge feature will fully recharge the A5000 in just 3 hours, or a 15-minute charge will give you up to 4 hours’ talk time. Plus, its energy-saving software is designed to prolong the battery even further.
2. 5" Wide-view HD Display - Whether you’re going through a spreadsheet, on a video call, or simply surfing the net, the A5000's 5" HD screen makes everything appear clearer and sharper. It also has in-plane switching (IPS) for nearly 180° of wide-angle viewing. Plus, with its ergonomic, rounded shape, the A5000 sits comfortably in the palm of your hand.
3. Android™ 4.4 (KitKat) OS - Android™ 4.4 takes system performance to an all-time high by optimizing memory and improving your touchscreen so that it responds faster and more accurately than ever before. This means that you can listen to a podcast while browsing the web, or race down the highway with the latest hit game, all without a hitch.
4. Quad Core Processing - The A5000 smartphone's 1.3GHz quad core processor helps to make multitasking faster, enables the Android OS to run smoother and delivers a more fluid gaming & video experience.
5. Splash-Proof Screen - When you're on the go, don't let the rain or a spilt drink prevent you from using your A5000. Thanks to its splash-proof nano coating, the A5000 takes getting a little bit wet in its stride.
6. Integrated Front and Rear Cameras - The A5000's 8MP auto-focus camera with LED flash captures sharp, clear photos and video. What’s more, the front camera makes video chatting easy and fun.
7. Fast Internet Access - With its HSPA+ connectivity and download speeds of 21 Mbps, the A5000 gives you instant access to your online social networks, videos, music, and more.
8. Built-in Productivity Apps - With preloaded apps, such as Evernote, Kingsoft Office, and Camcard, you can stay connected and be productive - even when you are on the go. 
9. Lenovo DOit Apps - Do more with your A5000 with preloaded apps like SHAREit, which lets you share files wirelessly without network charges or a WiFi connection; CLONEit, which enables you to instantly transfer all your old data to your new Lenovo phone; Security, which speeds up your phone and protects it from viruses; and SYNCit, which lets you back up and restore contacts, SMS messages, and call logs.
10. GPS that Works Offline - Finding your way around the city has never been easier than with the A5000 which includes satellite controlled GPS to guide you accurately even when you don’t have an Internet connection.
11. Expandable Storage - Get even more space for your files, photos, music, and videos by boosting the A5000's internal storage by up to an additional 32GB with a microSD card.
12. Dual SIM - Two phone numbers in one smartphone can help keep business and pleasure separate. This dual-SIM feature also enables you to choose different data plans to save money.

Standard on the Lenovo A5000 smartphone:

Display

5” (127 mm) HD display

Thickness

0.39" (9.98 mm)

Speakers

Single speaker

Ports

1 micro USB, 1 audio jack

DESCRIPTION	LENOVO® A5000 SMARTPHONE
Processor	MediaTek MT6582 1.3GHz Quad Core
Operating System	Android™ 4.4 KitKat
Memory	RAM: 1GB
	ROM: 8GB
MicroSD Option:	Up to 32GB
Display	Size: 5.0" HD (1280 x 720) IPS @ >300ppi
	Type: Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 5-point multitouch
Dimensions (W x T x H)	71.4mm x 9.98mm x 140mm
Weight	160g (0.3 lbs)
Audio	1x speaker, 3.5mm audio jack
Battery	Type: 4000mAh (Li-Po) with Quick Charge, embedded
	Talk Time: Up to 35 hours (2G) 17 hours (3G)
	Standby Time: Up to 32 days (2G) 33.5 days (3G)
Integrated Camera	Rear: 8MP auto-focus with LED flash
	Front: 2MP fixed-focus
Color	Black
	White
SIM	Dual SIM (Mini + Regular)
Connectivity/Radios	DATA: GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+
	Speed: HSPA+ 21 Mbps (DL) / 5.76 Mbps (UL)
	WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	2G Network: GSM 850MHz/900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
	3G Network: UMTS 900MHz/2100MHz
	Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 4.0
	GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support
	Radio: FM Radio (Excluding Turkey)
Sensors	Gravitation / Proximity / Light

References:

http://shop.lenovo.com/ae/en/smartphones/a-series/a5000/#tab-features

12 Akimbo Alternatives

I started listening to the audiobook "Steve Jobs: Biography" using Akimbo audiobook player and I had a chance to view this 12 alternative for this audiobook.

1. Ambling BookPlayer Pro
2. Listen Audiobook Player
3. MortPlayer Audio Books
4. Smart AudioBook Player
5. OverDrive Media Console
6. Donation for my apps
7. Astro Player (old)
8. Ginkgo Audio Book Player
9. Audiobook Player 2
10. LibriVox Audio Books Free
11. Ambling BookPlayer Lite
12. MortPlayer Widgets

References:

12 Best Alternatives to Akimbo Audiobook Player (android) | AppCrawlr

12 Interesting Facts on May 1, 2014

• May 1 or Mayo Uno is Labor Day and is a Philippine public holiday which is also a chance for establishments like malls to schedule great sales like 5-day sale, 4-day sale, or 3-day sale for the benefit of those buyers who want to avail great bargains.
• Three new models of Samsung Galaxy Tab, 7-inch ($199), 8-inch ($269) and 10.1-inch ($369) model, released today in the United States. All three versions come in black or white, with Wi-Fi/3G and LTE options, and run on Android 4.4 KitKat.
• P13 or 13 Pesos price increase for workers in CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Aurora, Quezon) region according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) of the Philippines. It will be called socioeconomic allowance or SEA which means “no work, no SEA,” as explained by Secretary Rovelinda de la Rosa of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB).
• Philippine National Police or PNP will video rallyists for security reasons against infiltrators and saboteurs but according to Renato Reyes, Jr. of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, it will be use for surveillance of protesters.
• Motorola's Moto X Developer Edition on sale in the United States for 24 hours only, today, for only $324.99. Moto X 16GB will cost $299.99 instead of $349.99, while the 32GB model will be sold for $324.99 instead of $399.99.
• Optional memorial celebration for St. Joseph the Worker which was established in 1955 by Pope Pius XII.
• Sharia-based penal code implemented as announced by Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan wherein punishments such as amputations and death for certain crimes are included.
• 65 simultaneous job fairs with almost 115,384 vacancies from 1,985 employers from different companies held nationwide.
• 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt on Tauranga City located in the North Island of New Zealand.
• The preliminary report of the MH370 Malaysian airplane, that went mysteriously vanished two months ago, was released today according to Malaysian Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.
• The theme for 2014 Labor Day celebration in the Philippines is, “Sa sipag, tiyaga, at talino, buong mundo saludo sa Mangagawang Pilipino”. English translation is "With industry, perseverance, and talent, the world salutes’ the Filipino Workers".
• Due to heavy rains and unexpected power interruption (brownout) in our area, we were able to watched the award-winning 2012 movie "Sinapupunan" or "Thy Womb" for only 100 pesos at Baguio Cinematheque located in Casa Vallejo, Baguio City.

May 2014 Schedule of 100-peso Movies at Baguio Cinematheque

References:

New Samsung Galaxy Tabs Slated for May 1 Debut
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 4 family set for May 1 debut
Samsung Galaxy Tab4 Lineup Arriving May 1
Calabarzon workers to get P13 pay hike on May 1
FOR THE RECORD | PNP to shoot videos of May 1 rallies to ID 'troublemakers'
Moto X prices will start at $299 on May 1, Developer Edition will cost $325
Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker
Saint Joseph
Brunei announces May 1 start of Sharia law implementation
DOLE Secretary Baldoz announces 65 job fairs on May 1
Preliminary report on missing plane to be released May 1: Malaysian official
Labor Day in the Philippines
Minor earthquake – Tauranga on May 1, 2014

Microsoft-Nokia Done Deal, 25 April 2014

• Nokia was founded in 1898 by Eduard Polon (1861-1930)  who was a Finnish business leader and became the founder, CEO, Chairman of the Board and the largest shareholder of the Finnish Gummitehdas ("Rubberfactory") and it was co-founded by Fredrik Idestam (1838-1916) and Leo Mechelin (1839-1914) and Nokia's name came from the town where Polon's factories were based to differentiate his products from Russian competitors.
• Nokia's predecessors were the Nokia Company (Nokia Aktiebolag), Finnish Rubber Works Ltd (Suomen Gummitehdas Oy) and Finnish Cable Works Ltd (Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy) and were merged in 1967 forming a new industrial conglomerate named Nokia Corporation. 
• Nokia Corporation's first president was Bjorn Westerlund (1912-2009) who was also the president of Finnish Cable Works and was responsible for setting up the company's first electronics department in 1960 which leads to the development of Nokia's future in telecommunications. 
• Nokia is a public limited liability company and is the oldest company listed under the same name on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, beginning in 1915 and it has had a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange since 1994. 
• Nokia was the first proponent of a Top Level Domain (TLD) specifically for the Mobile Web and was instrumental in the launch of the .mobi domain name extension in September 2006 as an official backer.
• Nokia introduced in 1987 one of the world's first handheld phones which was the Mobira Cityman 900 for NMT-900 networks which was a product from the the company's telecommunications branch named Nokia-Mobira Oy after Nokia bought Salora Oy in 1984 which became Nokia Mobile Phones in 1989. 
• Nokia was a key developer of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), the second-generation mobile technology that could carry data as well as voice traffic and in 1992, the first GSM phone, the Nokia 1011 was launced with the model number referring to the launch date of 10 November. 
• Nokia was also involved in the production of personal computers in the 1980s with Nokia's computer division, Nokia Data, with MikroMikko as Nokia Data's attempt to enter the business computer market but Nokia's personal computer division was sold to the British ICL (International Computers Limited) in 1991, which later became part of Fujitsu and the latter marketed it internationally as ErgoPro and Nokia re-entered the PC market in August 2009 with the introduction of the Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptop. 
• Nokia was also involved in producing high quality CRT and early TFT LCD displays for PC and larger systems applications but the Nokia Display Products's branded business was sold to ViewSonic in 2000. 
• Microsoft announced the acquisition of Nokia's mobile device business on September 2, 2013 in a deal worth 3.79bn Euros and another 1.65bn Euros to license Nokia's portfolio of patents for 10 years and finalized on April 25, 2014 marking the day that Microsoft officially acquired Nokia. 
• Part of the Microsoft and Nokia deal involves Microsoft managing the nokia.com domain and social media sites for a minimum of one year and part of the original deals were Microsoft having 21 employees in China that will be involved in mobile phones and Microsoft will not be acquiring Nokia's Korean manufacturing facility.
• Microsoft Mobile Oy will be the new name of Nokia's phone unit Nokia Oyj.

Microsoft Mobile Oy

References:

Microsoft Mobile Oy 
Forbes
Nokia
Telegraph