Regardless of the size of your online business, website security is pretty much a necessity. Encryption protocols, such as SSL certificates, are a common tool to use, to ensure your business website will run at its optimum. Customers and you can then use an SSL checker, to provide further information about your SSL certificate, cementing the trust.
LG just took the wraps off its Optimus G Pro. It’s another “phablet”, with a 5.5-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at 400ppi (insane!), a 3,140mAh battery, the usual 2GB of RAM, 13MP rear camera, microSDXC slot, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and 4G LTE. The phone will be released on local Korean carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus on Wednesday for 968,000 won ($897) — so LG’s homeland gets the first treatment — while a North American launch is mentioned for Q2 along with the Japanese release.
The prize jewel? The new mid-range Snapdragon 600 processor, clocked at 1.7GHz on a quad-core chip. Nice.
Bungie, the makers of the first Halo straight till Reach, have announced a new franchise named Destiny, a console shooter for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with MMO-like features and a brand new sci-fi universe. The plot details our solar system, in a post-cataclysmal state, where you are the Earth’s “Guardians”, some of the last valiant soldiers fighting for the last city on Earth. The construction of Destiny as according to Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg will be part first-person shooter (like Halo), part open-world sandbox (like EVE Online), and part persistent universe (like any online MMO out there). The catch?
It’s an always-online game. The reason? The universe is seamless and doesn’t feature matchmaking: it’s a universe that you connect to and experience, with everyone else who has the game. In-game, you’ll be able to customize armor, clothing, weapons, vehicles, spacecraft, and other gear, all the while traveling in interstellar space, to planets like Mars, our Moon, and Earth itself. Bungie also detailed that there are “no plans” to charge for a subscription fee, like most MMOs. Considering the architecture of the game, it also seems like a PC version is possible, but no mentions of next-gen console ports have been mentioned.
No doubt it will be an exciting game to play. Video after the break (with pre-alpha gameplay).
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The always creative Minutephysics has uploaded another video discussing a new subject related to match, science, or life. In this case, “what is the universe, what will it be, is it unique?” and more. Plus, does mathematics exist outside of the universe? All this and more will give you a headache — unless you’re up for it, of course.
At least, according to tech site 9to5Google. Apparently, Google executives are interested in creating new brick and mortar stores across the country to help sell their own products: the Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Chromebooks, random accessories, Google Play Store gift cards, and of course, the upcoming Google Glasses.
Apparently, the justification of creating the stores is based upon the idea that consumers need to experience the Google Glasses in person, which as of yet, technically haven’t been announced with a release date, plus with the possibility of costing up to a grand.
We shall see, indeed.
Via: 9to5Google
Coming next Tuesday on the 19th, LaptopMemo will be reporting from HTC’s One/M7 event to see the latest flagship device from HTC (or anything else it might be called). The guys at Unwired View have achieved access to a leaked press photo that shows New York City localized info, added to the authenticity of the pic. All will be known on that day.
Via: Unwired View
While Sony is preparing a PlayStation presentation here in New York City next week, a leakster (those who publish leaks) outed an authentic image of a prototype PlayStation 4 controller along with a developer unit — which of course is subject to change, but it’s interesting to see what appears to be touchpad and speaker on the controller, alongside a somewhat traditional layout. All will be unveiled on the 20th.
Via: Destructiod
Scheduled to hit the Geneva Motor Show in the next few weeks, the British have a supercar like no other ready for production, sooner or later: the McLaren P1. It’s supposed to be ridiculously fast, but engine specs haven’t been released, so you’ll have to be content with the above — for now. The only real bit of info we have on its performance? The P1 can lap the Catalunya grand prix circuit in 1:45, which is 2.9 miles long, and is 6 seconds faster than a Porsche GT3 12c on the same track.
Let’s make this one easy to understand. Traditional lithium ion batteries are what keep humanity from creating more incredible technology. Despite that fact, you’ll find lithium ion batteries in smartphones to Teslas and Priuses. The way they work is via shuttling positive lithium ions between microscopically thin sheets of carbon graphite located at each electrode. But as these sheets age, their capacity and discharge performance degrades, and eventually they crack, rendering the battery dead and unless.
University of Southern California have therefore done away with silicon sheets entirely. According to a study published in the journal, Nano Research, a team headed by Viterbi School of Engineering professor Chongwu Zhou instead uses fields of porous silicon nano-tubes to shuffle electrons without wearing down and without losing capacity — thus allowing for extremely timely charges and longer lifespans. A provisional patent indicates that this could hit the market in 2 to 3 years.
That’s right; give another round of applause to science.
Via: Times of India
Old speeches and historic sounds are often in aged formats that no one can currently play using modern computer technology, but the Library of Congress has a plan to help change that for historians and U.S. citizens. The National Recording Preservation Plan is headlined by a recommendation to create a publicly accessible national directory of sound recordings that’ll act as an “authoritative discography”; you’ll still have to go to an actual library to listen to the sounds, but nevertheless they’d be readily available, along with details and where they are housed. Currently the Library of Congress is looking to smooth out licensing agreements to also allow for online streaming. Sounds very elegant, in a sense.
Via: Library of Congress, Council on Library and Information Resources
Have you ever experienced a 3D TV like you get at the cinema? Lightweight glasses, cool effects and a great picture experience? LG 3D televisions bring it right into your home.