The best protection software available for free for your Android phone

AVAST Mobile Security & Antivirus
Protect your Android™ phone and tablet with the top-rated (4.6 stars!) free mobile security app with both antivirus and anti-theft.

■ avast! Mobile Security keeps your device safe from viruses, malware, and spyware.
■ It helps you locate your lost phone through our web-based phone locate feature.
■ Remote device lock and/or memory wipe in its advanced Anti-Theft component keep your data safe.
■ Handy tools like network meter, app manager, and even firewall (on rooted phones) give you complete control of your mobile phone.

AVG AntiVirus Security

Free, top-rated, real-time antivirus and anti-theft protection for Android™ devices.

AVG AntiVirus FREE for Android™ protects you from harmful viruses, malware, spyware and text messages and helps keep your personal data safe.
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Over 70,000,000 people already installed AVG’s antivirus mobile security apps. Join them now and:
► Scan apps, settings, files, and media in real time
► Enable finding/locating your lost or stolen phone via Google Maps™
► Lock/wipe your device to protect your privacy
► Kill tasks that slow your device
► Browse the web safely and securely
► Monitor battery, storage and data package usage

Kaspersky Internet Security

Kaspersky Internet Security for Android delivers the latest mobile security technologies – including superior anti-theft protection and Android antivirus. All the great features of Kaspersky Mobile Security and Kaspersky Tablet Security are now available in a single easy-to-use solution that is optimized specifically for smartphones and tablets.

Core, essential protection is absolutely free, just as it was in Kaspersky Mobile Security Lite – but now it has even more security features:

• Kaspersky Lab’s latest protection technologies against viruses, spyware, Trojans and more
• An Antivirus Scanner - runs an on-demand malware scan of your device
• Advanced Anti-Theft Protection – Lock&Locate, Wipe, Full wipe, Mugshot. 

AntiVirus & Security | Lookout

Lookout Security & Antivirus offers essential protection to your phone and tablet against malware, viruses, loss and theft.

More than 40 million customers trust Lookout:
☆ “Best app EVER! Found my lost phone using Lookout!”
☆ “Best Anti Virus for Android phones!”
☆ “Security, back-up and locator all in one. Love it!”

And the press loves Lookout:
★ TechCrunch - “Top 10 Best Free Apps”
★ LAPTOP Magazine – “The Best Mobile Security Solution for Android Devices!”
★ PCWorld - “Lookout should be one of your first stops on the Android Market!” 

Norton Security antivirus

The new Norton Mobile Security with antivirus protects your Android phones and tablets from theft, loss, malware and viruses. Remotely locate your lost or stolen device. Scan your new apps, app updates and SD cards for privacy risks, malware and greyware. Easily control the protection for all your devices through one website.

FEATURES (Lite)
• Use SMS text to remotely lock your lost or stolen phone
• Scan and remove apps and updates that have the potential to harm or slow down your device
• Scan SD cards for threats

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Mobile
• Detects and eliminates malware, including spyware and Trojans
• Scans your apps for malicious code
• Stops unauthorized access to your personal data
• Scans your Android device for security vulnerabilities
• Identifies applications that are tracking your location

Take your anti-malware protection to go
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Mobile guards your identity and personal data on-the-go. So you and your Android smartphone or tablet are safe from malware and unauthorized surveillance. Wherever you are. Whenever you go.

Make your smartphone smarter
Is that app or downloaded photo safe? With Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Mobile, you never have to worry again. Powerful anti-malware and anti-spyware technology protects your Android device. Detecting Trojans, spyware, and other malware before they can steal your identity or eavesdrop.

Pokki Start Menu for Windows 8 1.0

Features:

Start button for Windows 8: Find and open your programs, files, control panel, and power options with one click of the START

A modern Start menu: Search and organize your favorite apps and websites on your desktop, just like you would on a smartphone

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Google inkblot test lets you share your neuroses

Hermann Rorschach, the Freudian psychologist responsible for one of the most misunderstood but enduring tropes in popular cultureis honored on Friday with an interactive Google Doodle that help you diagnose your personal issues, and then let you share them with your friends. 

Celebrate the 129th birthday of the Swiss doctor who created the infamous inkblot test by clicking on the splotchy image featured on Google's home page. As a cartoon version of Dr. Rorschach (Nov. 8, 1884 – April 1, 1922) looks on, the splotch will rejigger itself into a variety of images, both subjective and obvious. 

Perhaps you'll see two T-Rexes balancing on balls. Or Frank, the bunny from "Donnie Darko." Perhaps you'll see the Batman. However you interpret the image, you can then click on the "Share what you see" on Google Plus, Facebook or Twitter, and let the Internet decide whether you're sound of mind or possibly an undercover superhero. 

If you interpret the inkblot to be something you find disturbing, rest assured that the test — whose popularity peaked in the 1960s — is largely considered worthless by mental health care workers today. 

Still, Rorschach's master work continues to exert influence in popular culture as a recurring plot point on sit-coms, movies and comics. This includes every nerd's favorite psychopathic hero, Rorschach— from the Alan Moore classic, "Watchmen" tome. Despite his own distaste for psychological testing, Rorschach wears a moving mask that looks a whole lot like today's Google Doodle. 

Facebook Takes On Cyberbullies As More Teens Leave Site

Facebook has rolled out a tool to address online harassment that some digital safety advocates are calling a beneficial, but belated, first step.

The social networking site with 1.2 billion users worldwide released a “bullying prevention hub” this week. It’s essentially an online resource center with suggestions for teens, parents and educators on how to address bullying — both online and off — and take action on Facebook.

The site is also beginning to roll out more options for teens to report when posts are making them uncomfortable.

The idea is to build on Facebook’s existing tools, says company spokesman Matt Steinfeld.

For example, the site unveiled social reporting in 2011, which encouraged users to send a message to a friend asking for help or ask another user to take down a photo. The latter was particularly successful, Steinfeld says: 83 percent of the time, if you reach out to a user who has a photo you don’t want to be in, that user will take it off.

“We were pretty impressed when we rolled out social reporting a couple of years ago that people were willing to engage with each other, as long as we suggested some text to use,” he says.

And Facebook hopes this will be true of bullying as well. The hub gives suggested conversation starters for victims (“Hey, NAME — that comment wasn’t funny. I don’t like it, please take it down”), as well as for people who are accused of bullying and people who witness it.

“There’s a lot of literature on how people interact face to face. … What we’re trying to do is apply those studies to an online setting. And it’s tough,” Steinfeld says. “People are really hungry for help.”

Innovative, Or Too Late?

Jim Steyer is CEO of Common Sense Media, an organization that promotes safe technology and media for kids, and he says he’s glad to see Facebook taking positive steps toward combating online harassment. He also says this should have been done earlier.

“We think cyberbullying is an enormous challenge facing every young person,” Steyer says. “Facebook has been a big part of the problem in this area.”

He also says that Facebook’s “ever-changing privacy policy” confuses users instead of keeping them safe.

But Facebook’s Steinfeld says the company is serious about the cause. “Bullying prevention has been something we’ve worked on for a long time,” he says. “We’re the first Internet company that’s putting bullying prevention resources in the heart of the product itself.”

Other Internet companies are, more and more, taking the blame for recent bullying-related teen suicides.

Rebecca Ann Sedwick, a 12-year-old girl who died in September, had been harassed on Facebook, The New York Times reports. But after her mother closed Rebecca’s account, the bullying returned viciously on other social messaging applications, like Ask.fm, Kik and Voxer.

London’s The Telegraph also links Ask.fm — a site where people can ask each other questions, often anonymously — to several teen suicides in Britain and Ireland.

Beyond Facebook

It’s part of a larger teen migration away from Facebook, Steyer says.

Last week, the company’s chief financial officer, David Ebersman, told analysts that although usage among U.S. teens overall has been stable, “we did see a decrease in daily users, specifically among younger teens.”

Earlier this fall, financial services firm Piper Jaffray reported that 23 percent of teens thought Facebook was the most important social network, down from 42 percent last fall. And 17 percent of teens say social networks other than Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Tumblr or Pinterest were the most important, up from only 2 percent a year ago.

According to Common Sense Media, middle-schoolers are most affected by online harassment. So will an anti-bullying campaign on Facebook affect the age group that needs it the most?

“There are enough teens still on Facebook that it could,” says Jennifer Hartstein, a psychologist who works with adolescents and digital behavior. “And maybe it’s a good model for other sites that teens are now going to.”

Steyer says the effort will be most effective when it spreads to Instagram, which Facebook owns, and beyond. “These sites have to take way more responsibility for this.”

Source : kosu

Apple May Be Expanding Its In-Store iPhone Repair Program

In early September my iPhone 5 fell off the roof of my Jetta wagon. The Jetta was traveling at highway speeds when it happened. I’d placed and forgotten the iPhone on the roof of the Jetta before driving off — something I’d done repeatedly with inexplicable witlessness in the past, though I somehow managed not to lose the phone on those earlier jaunts.

Not so this time. I imagine the phone hurtling off the top as I rounded the bend (that I eventually found it lying beside) like a James Bond special deploying chaff (thankfully no one was behind me, and the phone wound up on the shoulder, though it may have been run over first). I was able to track it down a few hours later after I realized it was missing by using my wife’s iPhone and the freebie Apple app Find My Friends.

When I went to the local Apple Store to see what my options were, Apple offered me a choice: repair the screen right then and there in under an hour, or swap it for a brand new phone. The cost to swap for a new phone was $229, or just a little more than I paid for the phone outright on contract. The cost to repair the screen was $149: $99 for AppleCare plus $49 for the screen replacement. I chose to replace the phone outright, because it nearly a year old, I’m on contract and so wouldn’t have been eligible to upgrade to the iPhone 5s (then unannounced, but presumptive), I didn’t have AppleCare and I figured the fresh battery I’d get with a new iPhone 5 was worth the bargain.

Which is all a longish way of saying that Apple’s been offering iPhone repairs in-store for some time — and it looks like that repair program’s about to expand significantly.

9to5Mac reports that Apple may be planning to offer additional in-store repairs that go well beyond the iPhone 5′s screen. Note that my phone’s glass was cracked, but the underlying area and componentry was unfazed. Had those parts been distressed, I assume my only option would have been full phone replacement. 9to5Mac’s sources say Apple is rolling out “special machinery” to allow the stores to replace and calibrate the touchscreens on the iPhone 5s and 5c, and that the cost for such replacement would be $149.

The other items on the list of in-store replaceable parts are said to include volume buttons, the vibration engine, the rear-camera, the speaker system and the Home buttons — though in the latter case, it sounds like not on the iPhone 5s, which employs a more sophisticated Touch ID fingerprint button.

The repairs should be free if you’re covered under AppleCare, but you’ll have to pony up if not — $79 for a new battery and $29 for Home button replacement, according to 9to5Mac’s sources.

When? 9to5Mac’s sources say the machines are arriving in stores now, suggesting the program could launch soon.

Source : techland.time

protect your google chrome browser by password

Simple Startup Password for people who want to protect their browser information.

This plugin is necessary in order to protect your browser from use by unauthorized persons. It's simple: you enter the password, save it and all! Each time you start the browser will need this password if it does not introduce or set up in error - the browser immediately closes. You can change your password in the plugin settings.

WARNING! Do not lose or forget your password! "Remind" isn't work! You'll have to reinstall your browser!

Five settings that increase battery life on Android 4.4 KitKat

With every new operating system comes a fresh set of features that serve up convenience...at the cost of your battery life. In many cases, it's just not worth having your phone die when you need it most.

If you're looking to get more juice out of your phone's battery, or are one of the many people with a Nexus 5 plagued by a possible battery issue, change these settings.

Use the new GPS feature
Many apps -- not just the mapping types -- have recently found a way to incorporate location-tracking into their offerings. From check-ins to finding "nearby" business, these apps eat into your battery life as they work to pinpoint your location.

KitKat attempts to solve this issue with a new Battery Saving GPS mode, which minimizes the number of reference points used to find your location. Because it's still pretty accurate, it's a good default choice.

To enable this mode, head to Settings > Location > Mode, and enable Battery Saving.

Whenever you need super-precise tracking, switch this setting back to High Accuracy. Until then, enjoy the benefits of less strain on your battery.

"Not OK, Google"
On the one hand, be thankful your phone is such a good listener. On the other hand, it's not worth killing your battery life.

Thanks to the new, persistent Hotword detection, you can say "OK, Google" from any home screen (or within Google Now) to prompt Google Search and Voice Actions. That means, however, that your phone is always listening, waiting for you to say those magic words.

To turn that feature off, head to Google Now > Settings > Voice, and disable Hotword Detection.

NFC when you need it
This one's a no-brainer, not new to KitKat, and yet, I often find that people leave NFC enabled -- even if they don't use it.

If you have an NFC-enabled phone (like theNexus 5), ensure it's on only when you need it. For those who need to keep it enabled, double-check to see that Android Beam is disabled.

To adjust these settings, navigate to Settings > More (under Wireless and Networks) > NFC.

Get out of sync
When add an account to your phone, Google assumes you'd like to sync just about everything. That includes Google Play purchases, Google Keep, and even photos.

That last one is killer: photos. Each time you snap a picture, Google uploads it to your account to back it up. For those who use their phone as their primary camera (that's everyone, right?), this can seriously hurt your battery life.

There are two ways to change this. Head to settings and find your e-mail address under Accounts. Tap the account name again to access sync settings, where you can un-check the items you don't want synced. Included there is that "Google Photos" option.

Alternatively, head to the Gallery app > Settings, and disable Google Photos Sync.

Use the battery tool
If you still can't figure out why your battery is draining, make use of the built in power monitor, which displays the amount of power each active app is using.

To access the battery tool, call up the notification shade, tap the Quick Settings icon, then hit the battery logo. Here, you'll see a complete list of active apps. Take a look around to see if any are consuming an unusually high amount of power. Your phone's display and networking processes (like Wi-Fi) are unavoidable, but you might find that an app you downloaded is a battery hog.

If you identify a battery-sucking app you'd like to shut down, tap it from the list, and hit "force stop."

Source : cnet

Google's secret mystery barges off US coasts: THE TRUTH

Google has shed more light on just what it plans to do with a pair of floating barges off either coast of the US.

The advertising giant told The Register that its two vessels, officially known as Google Barges, will in fact be designed to serve as nautical showrooms for the company's latest and greatest products.

"A floating data center? A wild party boat? A barge housing the last remaining dinosaur? Sadly, none of the above," the web search kingpin said.

"Although it's still early days and things may change, we’re exploring using the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new technology."

The statement more or less ends widespread speculation on what Google was aiming to do with the barges. Spotted floating in the waters of the San Francisco Bay last month, the mystery ship drew attention from the public and authorities alike. A second ship was soon brought to the waters off of coastal Maine.

Mountain View's mysterious seaborne barges had been theorized to be anything from floating nightclubs to covert research and storage units to the (accurate) consensus belief that the units would function as moving demonstration venues for the company's hardware projects.

Google has no shortage of shiny new toys to show off on the nautical venues. The company is continuing to push its Glass platform to developers and a fresh crop of Android devices would benefit greatly from an expansive environment in which hardware features and services could be demonstrated.

Whether such a behemoths will make its way down London's Thames is yet to be seen. Google is remaining tight-lipped on whether more barges would be deployed or if the current pair would be moved to locations around the globe.

Source : theregister

Microsoft warns of security vulnerability of some products

WASHINGTON - Global software giant Microsoft is investigating reported potential threat of hackers exploiting "vulnerability" in its operating system to gain user rights to the affected computers.

Warning that attackers could exploit this vulnerability by requesting users to preview or open a specially crafted email or web content, Microsoft has issued a statement pointing to products of possible vulnerabilities that may be exploited by hackers.

The issue affects Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2003 - 2010, and Microsoft Lync. A warning on potential problems has been published on the Microsoft website. Recent versions of Microsoft Windows and Office are not affected by the issue - which centres on a graphics component

While many of its latest products look like they may be unaffected by this particular issue, the list is extensive.

Microsoft describes the issue as: "The vulnerability is a remote code execution vulnerability that exists in the way affected components handle specially crafted TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) images."

While the warning may seem unnecessary to an Internet savvy person, the reality is that a large number of consumers aren't aware of the risks, and as such, the average every day user, will be the main victim of this crime.

As the Los Angeles Times points out, the number of undergraduates that were able to spot a phishing scam email when put to the test, were worryingly few.

"An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to preview or open a specially crafted email message, open a specially crafted file, or browse specially crafted web content. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights," the Microsoft warned.

Microsoft said it would take appropriate action to address the issue, which "may include providing a security update through our monthly release process or providing an out-of-cycle security update, depending on customer needs".

In the meantime, it has advised customers to apply workarounds - a setting or configuration change that "does not correct the underlying issue but would help block known attack vectors before a security update is available".

In a blog post on the Microsoft Security Response Centre, Dustin Childs a communications manager, said any move by hackers "requires user interaction".

He said that the attacks are disguised as an email requesting potential targets to open a specially crafted Word attachment.

If the attachment is opened or previewed, it attempts to exploit the issue using a malformed graphics image embedded in the document.

However, it added that an attacker would have "no way to force users to view the attacker-controlled content".

"Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's website."

Microsoft has said that it is aware of the targeted attacks having argely taken place in the Middle East andSouth Asia.

Last month Microsoft awarded $100,000 (62,760 pounds) to a British hacker for finding loopholes in its operating system that would leave it open to cyber-attacks. 

Source : Source: Big News Network (United Arab Emirates)

Samsung produces folding screens in 2015.

Manual Samsung at a meeting with analysts, the company announced its plans for the coming years. In particular, in 2015 the South Korean manufacturer to produce devices with folding screens. This product will reveal the full benefits of flexible displays.

It is assumed that the folding screens will have smartphones and tablets, as well as items wearable electronics, including smart watch.

In the short term, covering the next year and the beginning of 2015, the company expects to focus on bent or curved displays. The first example of such a display device with a smartphone Samsung Galaxy Round , presented at the beginning of October.