Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active disappointed with waterproof tests

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Swine recent survey, many users expressed interest in the United States with Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. However, the more likely this device will cause a big disappointment and not what the user imagined.



Review journal, Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a design variant with super side with military standard water resistance, dustproof formidable. Basically, S7 Active like S7 but larger screen, larger battery, the touch keys are replaced with physical keys and a jacket over his looks eagerly. Currently, users in the US and the world are excited to form this smartphone. However, there may S7 Active will cause a big disappointment.


While the Galaxy S7 are often created the strong impression thanks to water resistant IP68 standards, the S7 Active not be so. Typically, the Active to show "cattle" than the generally but clearly, S7 is a different case.

According to Consumer Reports tests, S7 Active Galaxy was released in a pressure tank with 961.6 grams / 6.3 cm 2 (equivalent to the standard water pressure at a depth of 1.5 m) in 30 minutes , resulting in the device's screen is no longer displayed as the original, which is covered by the horizontal stripes green.
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Besides, part of front and rear camera lenses are small dots appear, demonstrates that water has penetrated deeply into the machine. To conclude, more precisely, of Consumer Reports team experimented with a different Active S7 and the results were similar.

Obviously, S7 Active not achieve what users expect a durable device with rates of up to 18 million. After Consumer Reports tests, Samsung also has spoken on this issue.

"Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is one of the most durable phone company, the machine is resistant to scratches and meets IP68 standards. There may be some cases equipment error and could not waterproof perfectly."

Samsung continues to find the cause of the above-mentioned case.

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Amazing facts - Water fleas grow helmets and spines for battle

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Water fleas - animal facts prepare for battle by growing armor that's customized to specific enemies, new research finds.

Tiny Daphnia species develop impressive protective structures as they mature, including pointy tail spines and tough helmets. Now, researcher Linda Weiss of Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany and her colleagues have found the neurotransmitters that help water fleas customize their bodies in response to the chemical cues in their watery environments.

"Dopamine, in particular, appears to code neuronal signals into endocrine [hormone] signals," Weiss said in a statement.

Daphnia is a genus comprising many species of the tiny crustaceans known as water fleas. Most are less than 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) long, and look much like translucent versions of the land-based fleas that give them their nickname. 

When juvenile Daphnia molt and develop a mature exoskeleton, they mold their bodies based on the chemicals they encounter in the water. The water fleas use appendages called antennules to detect scents and chemicals left by predators (fish, for example, or the upside-down swimming insects called backswimmers). They then develop armor defenses in response to the threats they expect to face. If you are unable to find the topic you are interested in please access here amazing facts of science to learn more

"These defenses are speculated to act like an anti-lock key system, which means that they somehow interfere with the predator's feeding apparatus," Weiss said. "Many freshwater fish can only eat small prey. So, for example, Daphnia lumholtzi grows head and tail spines to make eating them more difficult."

Weiss and her colleagues have found the intermediary steps that make this transformation occur. The antennules create brain signals when they detect chemical cues, which in turn cause the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine, in turn, cues the release of juvenile hormones that promote growth in particular body regions.

The same juvenile hormones promote growth in many other arthropods, Weiss said, which suggests that this developmental pathway is a widely shared way for crustaceans and insects to respond to environmental conditions.

Little Daphnia can also act as a canary in a coal mine for water quality, Weiss said. Understanding how water fleas change in response to chemical cues "will help in our understanding of the composition and population dynamics of freshwater ecosystems," Weiss said. "As freshwater is one of the most important resources on Earth, it is important to study the communities it holds."

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Less than a week out, Pokemon Go met widespread hacking

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Review journalPokemon Go is a game with a very different style of play, the player must move his feet and traveled to the different geographical areas. to be able to "catch" is Pokemon and level up, and can not sit still. To achieve this, the game requires players to enable your device's GPS to identify and track the location.


However, some players have taken advantage of the tips of the Android operating system in order to "fool" the GPS system and help bring the character to anywhere in the world. In particular, players can also apply this trick to fool the game server and catch Pokemon as normal, even not on the list of games supported (current new Pokemon Go only to allow players in the three countries are Australia, New Zealand and the United states to participate).


As for iOS, the fraud is even more sophisticated [full games review]Recently, a Cydia tweak appears and allows the player can touch up on the map of the game and immediately go to that point. At this point, the work of the players just hit, hit and catch Pokemon without leaving home. The tool also allows players to "hack speed" and arbitrary speeds. Even the author of this tweak will soon also say that additional features such as auto-station gym, automatically catch Pokemon and proceed to automate all phases of the game.


To ensure fairness to the game, Sforum will not go into detail how the names and activities of these tools. However, if the history of the game in terms of Ingress - a game with similar gameplay Niantic each development, a very high possibility that fraud accounts will be locked permanently. So, let's hope there will be moves Niantic in time to repel the game hacking victims. Update latest new games coming out to you can download and play animals games

Monday, July 11, 2016

Amazing facts - Have you given Pokémon Go full access to everything in your Google account?

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Games review, users who registered to play the game’s iOS app using Google accounts also gave the app permission to read emails and check out browser history


Gamers who have downloaded the Pokémon Go augmented reality game may have unwittingly handed over access to their emails, search histories and Google Drive data.

The security vulnerability appears to affect players who signed up to play the game using their Google account on Apple devices.

Typically app developers use this approach to make sign-up quicker and easier for players – it uses existing credentials stored on your phone so you don’t have to create yet another online account. Usually apps only require basic information such as your name, email, gender and location and this is explained clearly at the point of sign-up.

However, Niantic Labs – the company that developed Pokémon Go – did not have clear messaging about what data the app would have access to. Once signed up, many iPhone users were surprised to see that the app had “full access” their Google accounts, which allow apps to read and send email, access, edit and delete documents in Google Drive and Google Photos, and access browser and maps histories.

Adam Reeve, a software architect, described this as a “huge security risk”, though apps with full access can’t change the account password, delete their accounts or pay for things using any connected credit cards.

Full access is requested by very few apps, and should only be granted to apps that users fully trust.

There is nothing to suggest that Niantic Labs intentionally sought to gain access to users’ personal data, but the problem is a significant oversight. The company’s other augmented reality game, Ingress, only requests a user’s basic profile information.

“This is probably just the result of epic carelessness,” wrote Reeve, pointing out that he didn’t think the company was planning some “global personal information heist”.

“But I don’t know anything about Niantic’s security policies. I don’t know how well they will guard this awesome new power they’ve granted themselves, and frankly I don’t trust them at all,” Reeve added.
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Users can check whether Pokémon Go has access to their personal data inGoogle’s account settings. Users can choose to deny the app permission to access their Google accounts – although this means no longer playing the game.

It’s not the only security risk for Pokémon fans. Security researchers at Proofpoint have spotted a malicious version of the Pokémon Go Android app that has been infected with a remote access tool that gives attackers full control over the victim’s phone.

The malware hasn’t made its way on to Google’s app store yet, but it was discovered in an online file storage service, being marketed to unsuspecting users as the genuine game. Because the game hasn’t been rolled out globally yet, some impatient users have been downloading Pokémon Go from third parties, running the risk of infecting their devices with the unofficial software.

“Rogue apps can be hard to differentiate from real apps. It’s a really scary proposition and it’s getting progressively worse,” said Stephen McCarney, of the security company Arxan Technologies.

Domingo Guerra, founder of mobile app security company Appthority, agrees.

“It seems to have been done by mistake,” he said, warning users to reconsider downloading the game until the problem has been fixed. “Once you grant access you never know what a third party can do with your account,” he said.

Having access to your email account could allow a malicious attacker to change passwords on all sorts of services including online banking, he warned.

“I’m pretty sure it’s going to get fixed pretty quickly, but it’s not worth the risk.
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A robot killed the Dallas gunman

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There isn't new about a dangerous suspect dying at the hands of police.
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But Thursday night in Dallas, the situation played out with a twist. Micah Johnson, believed to have fatally shot 5 police officers, was killed by an explosive device that a robot delivered.

Two executives at robotic companies told this is the first time a police robot has been involved in a civilian's death.

"We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was," Dallas police chief David Brown said at a news conference Friday morning. "Other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger."

It's unclear exactly what type of robot was used in the suspect's death. Robots are common inside police departments, and generally used to disable explosive devices or disorient and incapacitate suspects that are barricaded. To do this, the robot generally carries a flashbang, a device that emits a bright light and loud sound. Sometimes these robots are used to place an explosive near a bomb in order to disarm it via explosion.

Northrop Grumman Remotec, which calls itself the largest providers of robots to first responders, declined to comment and referred all questions to the Dallas police department.

The robot was likely expensive, with a price tag of around $100,000, according to Endeavor Robotics chief executive Sean Bielat.

Endeavor Robotics sells its robots to agencies in the greater Dallas area, but wasn't sure if its robot was used in Thursday's incident.

These types of ground robots do not operate autonomously, but are under the control of a human operator. Similar models are used overseas to disable explosive devices in places such as Iraq. Using one to kill a suspect in the U.S. is unheard of.
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"I think this is an anomaly," said Brian Hart, the president of Black-I Robotics, which makes ground robots for the government. He doesn't foresee a new trend of police using robots to kill suspects.

It's unclear if the Dallas robot was present at the time of the explosion, or left the explosive device and retreated to safety so it wouldn't be harmed as well.

Bielat's ground robots, which are designed for law enforcement, aren't designed to be used for lethal purposes. But that doesn't stop them from being used that way.

"If the first responders who were there thought this was the most appropriate way to use it, it must have been the most extreme situation," Bielat said. "It's tragic that this situation ended this way, but it was in respond to an even greater tragedy."

Bielat said using robots in police encounters can actually improve safety and reduce deaths.

"You can't shoot second if you're a person and you're dealing with somebody's who is armed," Bielat said. "But if you're a robot you absolutely can."
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Friday, July 8, 2016

Amazing facts of science - Last 6 months of the smartphone market in 2016 will face many difficulties

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Do you think these "smart cricket" is selling like hot cakes? An emerging market, the trade old and new smartphone is slowly difficult because tends to saturation.

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According Marketvisio page, a company specializing in the analysis and predictions indicate that: the smartphone market worldwide will face a serious decline in this 2016.

The smartphone market cause trouble

As of now, the popularity of smartphones in the major markets of North America, Western Europe, Japan and the Asia / Pacific region has reached 90%, and the growth of a more positive numbers in the future is very difficult.
Moreover, users in these areas no longer tend to replace or upgrade their smart phones frequently as the year before. The simple reason is because their old smartphones still meet current needs.


In particular, according to Ms Cozza (research director of Gartner), the user owns the high-end smartphones were "upgraded" lifecycle "crickets" its up to 2.5 years. It's mean after all this time, then they tend to bring about a new smartphone, and this time seems not changed in about 5 years.
Users in the US even as network operators and smartphone distributors like Apple have a headache. Since users quite indifferent whether they change the policy of "giving" free smartphone comes biennial contract, or a change to newer smartphone after 12 months.
That is the main reason leading to Gartner, a company specializing in collecting data and analyzing them, has predicted that the global smartphone market will continue to grow slowly, and the percentage of growth will not be achieved to double digits again.
Gartner said that if in 2015 the market growth for smartphones reached 14.4%, in 2016 it was down to 7%, which more than halved. Of course this is what manufacturers and retailers are unwanted smartphone.
Impressive growth figures is 73%, but it was about 6 years ago (2010). It was the heyday of the smartphone market with a lot of favorable conditions!

India and other developing countries - a potential market

Since the smartphone market show signs of saturation, many manufacturers and suppliers have moved into the two market strategy populous India and China.
But according to Mr. Zimmermann (Gartner), the only "Indian market has the highest growth potential." Sales of basic telephone line to 167 million units in 2015, accounting for 61% of all mobile phones sold in India. Therefore, there is still a "piece of cake" for the smartphone!
Although the smartphone is still a luxury goods in India, but Gartner believes that in 2016, there will be 139 million smartphones to be sold here. These smartphones have less than $ 120 and basic phones priced below 70 USD will account for 50% of "crickets" are sold out.
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Manufacturers and distributors: Change or die?

In a context in which the houses, people who have been brought back to their smartphones, sales of "crickets" are increasingly difficult, since users began demanding more in bringing about give yourself a new smartphone.
To break the "cycle" rather smartphone every 2.5 years, or would like to attract more users, have no choice other than to the producers and traders must keep quality smartphone, or even to improve the quality of the product up, but the average price dropped to win for them.
Furthermore, the marketing programs, these moves will play a role promoting important role. Because the majority of smartphones today are akin to each other in design, configuration or warranty, so users will easily be attracted by a "cricket" is getting more attention from more people.
If the manufacturers and distributors have to change the smartphone business remains quite good, there is a reasonable profit margin will be reduced and they will have to compete more fiercely.

Things that will enable consumers to benefit, for example, have a nice day when smartphone design, configure crisis, new features, ... just under 3 million only. For not even the (free) and benefit from other mobile services will more popular!
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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Huawei apologize for posting misleading photos

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China's Huawei just apologized, after being detected by using professional photographs to promote the integrated camera on its latest smartphone.




Review journal, Huawei has posted a photo on the company's Google+ page, the caption on the form of its latest phone that: "We have tried to 'grab' are gorgeous sunrise moment with her adorable Ella . the equipment is made photography in low-light conditions like this become a fun thing. "


However, metadata automatically display photos on Google+ Also revealed, photographs were taken with Canon cameras worth more than $ 2,500.

A writer for the website Android Police had discovered an inconsistency on. Huawei then had to apologize and justify that the company did not intend to cause confusion. According to Chinese technology, photos taken during filming a new ad.

"We recognise though that we should have been clearer with the captions for this image. It was never our intention to mislead. We apologise for this and we have removed the image," it said"according Huawei's statement

A different phone maker Nokia also had to apologize for a similar incident in 2012. That occurred after an ad that Nokia claims to be rotated by one of its models eventually detected rotation using professional equipment.

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5 reasons to choose Toshiba Inverter Refrigerator

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Toshiba Inverter refrigerator strengths continue to launch new models and GR-GR-HG55VDZ HG52VDZ. Luxury mirror designs, energy-efficient and large capacity ... Nearby are the advantages of Toshiba Inverter refrigerator. Review journal bellow


Large capacity

According to new trends, large capacity fridge increasingly popular, but not yet the refrigerator can also meet the demand for food increasing reserves of Vietnamese families. Fix this, Toshiba's new product line with a capacity of up to 500 liters of space in the cabinet for extensive storage space comfort food.

In particular, the huge storage compartment can hold up to 99 packs (250ml) or 44 cans of beer (350ml) or both barrels of mineral water (500ml). Large size vegetable compartment can hold up to 3 cart. You are not afraid of dried vegetables in the refrigerator when not stored properly and the right place because the refrigerator too cramped.

Rapid cooling mode and enhanced moisture

No improvements in capacity that Toshiba also brings new cooling solution for this product line. Fresh food in the fridge is always the first concern of the housewives. With rapid cooling mode, cold air blowing directly helps vegetables fresh longer.

In the refrigerator if not enough moisture will lead to withered vegetables. Therefore, moisture enhanced mode with cold air blowing around the arc to prevent vegetables helps retain moisture up to 90%. Thus, fresh vegetables saw.

Fast freezing mode on the control panel help to quickly freeze food, the fan speed will be maintained up to 150 minutes at a temperature of -24 degrees C.
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Inverter technology optimized power savings

Conventional compressors operate on the principle of "off - open" and incapable of self-regulation capacity. For compressor inverter Toshiba Inverter capacity installed each intended use (day / night or volume of products). In this way the refrigerator will reached optimum energy savings. Refrigerator temperature is always maintained stable.

New panel suitable for dynamic lifestyles. Power-saving mode at night or optimal when your family in the long vacation. This feature allows the temperature rise of 1-2 degrees Celsius cabinet of the freezer, add 5% to help reduce energy consumption.

Deodorization system, bactericidal LED Hybrid

Toshiba equipped with Hybrid Led biodegradable deodorant destroy harmful bacteria or unpleasant odors. In particular, the freezing drawer potentially powerful deodorant, not mixed smell though low temperatures. Do this is through deodorizing catalyst installed inside the freezing compartment.

Beauty mirror surface design kitchen

Minimalist design with luxurious mirror, the refrigerator Toshiba will be the highlight of sophistication to your home. Not only create beautiful appearance, design mirror surface also makes it easy surface cleaning cupboard when needed. Table beacon light on the mirror to create a special beauty to the refrigerator. Both models have two colors: black and blue plush easily suit any interior space. 
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Will the Galaxy Note 7 run Android Nougat?

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As Samsung gears up for the release of its Galaxy Note 7 (or is that the Note 6?) phablet, the rumours and reports are starting to mount up. Review journal told that

We already expect the new handset to arrive with a 4K 6-inch display, 256GB storage, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 823 chipset, or an Exynos 8893 depending on where you live.

And recent 'leaks' have revealed an array of lenses on the front of the Note 7 which seems to indicate the device will come with an iris scanner.

Now, more Note 7 news has surfaced online after the latest Geekbench benchmarking tests showed a version of the device running Android 7.0 Nougat.

The revelation seems to suggest that Samsung's upcoming phablet will run the latest version of Google's mobile OS out of the box, although a version of the Note 7 running Android Marshmallow was also spotted going through the same test in June.

Surprisingly, the latest test yielded low scores, with the SM-N930F (a model number previously associated with the Note 7) model achieving 909 in the single-core stakes and 3,768 in the multi-core test.

However, this latest model was using an Exynos 7420 chipset alongside 3GB of RAM, as opposed to the rumoured Snapdragon 823 and 6GB of RAM we've been hearing about – which explains the low scores.

Interestingly, the Marshmallow model tested in June included an Exynos 8890 and 4GB of RAM, resulting in scores of 2,394 and 7,347 in the single-core and multi-core tests respectively.

While the latest Geekbench scores don't necessarily confirm Nougat as the standard OS for the Note 7, it's now a definite possibility.

Samsung hasn't commented on the latest Geekbench results, and is expected to officially unveil the Note 7 at a dedicated event on August 2.

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Review journal - 5 ways to take charge of the iOS Home button

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Slow down the double-click speed on your iPhone or iPad's Home button, keep the Home key from accessing Siri from the lock screen, turn on triple-click shortcuts, and more.

Review journal the Home button on your iPhone and iPad will get a new job with arrival of iOS 10: It’ll unlock your handset, replacing the old “Slide to Unlock” gesture. But you don’t have to wait until fall to change the Home key’s behavior.

Beyond its standard chores of taking you back to the home screen and letting you quickly switch between apps, the Home key can also act as a shortcut to some of iOS’s handiest features, such as zooming the display and reversing screen colors. You can also change the speed at which you need to double-click the Home key, or decide whether the Home button can access Siri and Apple Pay from the lock screen. Last but not least, you can choose whether double-touching the Home key engages iOS’s (potentially annoying) “Reachability” feature.
Triple-click for accessibility shortcuts

iOS has long had a series of interesting accessibility features up its sleeves. VoiceOver, for example, will read aloud aloud anything on the screen, while Zoom lets you zoom in or out on the display by pinching the screen. Grayscale renders all the colors on the display in shades of gray, while Invert Colors reverses all the colors on the screen, making for a de facto “dark mode” while browsing in Safari. There’s also Assistive Touch and Switch Control, a pair of features for those who need help tapping and swiping a touchscreen.
There’s a handy iOS setting that’ll let you access a slew of accessibility features with a triple-click of the Home button.

All those accessibility options are (somewhat inaccessibly) hidden behind a few layers of menus, but there’s a handy setting that’ll let you get there with a triple-click of the Home button.

Tap Settings > General > Accessibility, then scroll all the way down and tap Accessibility Shortcut. Next go ahead and tap the accessibility features you use the most—you can tap one, all, or just a few of them.

Now, go back to the home screen and triple-click the Home button. If you selected more than one accessibility shortcut, a pop-up listing all your selected shortcuts will appear; just tap the one you want. If you only selected one shortcut, that accessibility feature will immediately switch on. Triple-click the Home button again to turn off the accessibility option or to return to the shortcut menu.
Change the double-click speed

Double-clicking your iPhone or iPad’s Home key can be trickier than it sounds. If you aren’t fast enough with your Home key double-clicks (or triple-clicks), you’ll simply wind up back at the home screen rather than, say, switching apps or jumping to your accessibility shortcuts.

If you don’t have the split-second timing needed to double-click the Home button, there’s a setting that’ll help slow the pace a bit.
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Tap Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button, then pick a speed: Default (the fastest), Slow, or Slowest.

Each of the three options will blink repeatedly as you tap them, giving you an idea of how fast you’ll have to double-click. Don’t feel bad if you opt for the Slowest setting; that’s what I did.
Turn off Reachability

Older iPhone models look puny compared to the jumbo-sized iPhone 6 and 6 Plus versions, but the smaller 3.5- and 4-inch iPhone screens have one advantage over their bigger brothers: You can access the entire thing with your thumb while holding the device in one hand.

That’s why the bigger iPhone handsets (the iPhone 6 and later, except the iPhone SE) got Reachability, a feature that scoots the entire screen down to about the midpoint of the display, making it easier to reach the top of the interface with your thumb. You can activate Reachability by double-tapping, but not pressing, the Home button.

Now, Reachability is a considerate feature for those who use their iPhones with only one hand, but it’s also easy to activate Reachability by mistake. Luckily, there’s an easy way to disable Reachability if it’s more trouble than it’s worth. Tap Settings > General > Accessibility, then switch off the Reachability setting.
Disable Apple Pay access from the lock screen

What’s the point of Apple Pay if it isn’t easier to get to than your wallet? Good question, and that’s probably why you can use the Home button as an Apple Pay shortcut.

From your iPhone or iPad lock screen, you can simply double-click the Home button to make your Apple Pay debit and credit cards appear.

It’s a nifty feature for those who use Apple Pay all the time, but it can get annoying if you’re not an Apple Pay fan. I tired of Apple Pay after my saved cards were repeatedly declined in New York City yellow cabs, and adding insult to injury, I kept activating Apple Pay by accident from my iPhone’s lock screen.

As with Reachability, you can keep Apple Pay stowed by tweaking a simple setting. TapSettings > Wallet & Apple Pay, then turn off the Double-Click Home Button setting. Once that’s done, your Apple Pay cards will stay hidden unless you specifically launch the Wallet app or hold your iPhone next to an NFC payment terminal.
Summon Siri from the lock screen—or not

Helpful though she can be, Siri has a bad habit of appearing on my iPhone screen when I need her the least. Maybe something’s up with the Home button on my iPhone 6, but Siri frequently pops up on my screen when I’m unlocking my iPhone, or when I’m trying to double-click.

You can’t change the default method of summoning Siri—pressing and holding the Home key—but you can keep her from appearing on your iPhone or iPad’s lock screen.

Tap Settings > Touch ID & Passcode, then switch off the Siri option under the Allow Access When Locked setting.
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Monday, July 4, 2016

Hot fact of life - Eplore about Jupiter! NASA Spacecraft Arrives at Giant Planet

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This artist's rendering provided by NASA and JPL-Caltech shows the Juno spacecraft above the planet Jupiter. Five years after its launch from Earth, Juno is scheduled to go into orbit around the gas giant on Monday, July 4, 2016.

Braving intense radiation, fact of life a NASA spacecraft reached Jupiter on Monday after a five-year voyage to begin exploring the king of the planets.

Ground controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin erupted in applause when the solar-powered Juno spacecraft beamed home news that it was circling Jupiter's poles.

The arrival at Jupiter was dramatic. As Juno approached its target, it fired its rocket engine to slow itself down and gently slipped into orbit. Because of the communication time lag between Jupiter and Earth, Juno was on autopilot when it executed the daring move.

"Juno, welcome to Jupiter," said mission control commentator Jennifer Delavan of Lockheed Martin, which built Juno.

The spacecraft's camera and other instruments were switched off for arrival, so there won't be any pictures at the moment it reaches its destination. Hours before the encounter, NASA released a series of images taken last week during the approach, showing Jupiter glowing yellow in the distance, circled by its four inner moons.

Scientists have promised close-up views of the planet when Juno skims the cloud tops during the 20-month, $1.1 billion mission.

The fifth rock from the sun and the heftiest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is what's known as a gas giant — a ball of hydrogen and helium — unlike rocky Earth and Mars. 
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With its billowy clouds and colorful stripes, Jupiter is an extreme world that likely formed first, shortly after the sun. Unlocking its history may hold clues to understanding how Earth and the rest of the solar system developed.

Named after Jupiter's cloud-piercing wife in Roman mythology, Juno is only the second mission designed to spend time at Jupiter.

Galileo, launched in 1989, circled Jupiter for nearly a decade, beaming back splendid views of the planet and its numerous moons. It uncovered signs of an ocean beneath the icy surface of the moon Europa, considered a top target in the search for life outside Earth.

Juno's mission: To peer through Jupiter's cloud-socked atmosphere and map the interior from a unique vantage point above the poles. Among the lingering questions: How much water exists? Is there a solid core? Why are Jupiter's southern and northern lights the brightest in the solar system?

"What Juno's about is looking beneath that surface," Juno chief scientist Scott Bolton said before the arrival. "We've got to go down and look at what's inside, see how it's built, how deep these features go, learn about its real secrets."

There's also the mystery of its Great Red Spot. Recent observations by the Hubble Space Telescope revealed the centuries-old monster storm in Jupiter's atmosphere is shrinking.

The trek to Jupiter, spanning nearly five years and 1.8 billion miles (2.8 billion kilometers), took Juno on a tour of the inner solar system followed by a swing past Earth that catapulted it beyond the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Along the way, Juno became the first spacecraft to cruise that far out powered by the sun, beating Europe's comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft. A trio of massive solar wings sticks out from Juno like blades from a windmill, generating 500 watts of power to run its nine instruments. Check out related in science and technology at here reviews

In the coming days, Juno will turn its instruments back on, but the real work won't begin until late August when the spacecraft swings in closer. Plans called for Juno to swoop within 3,000 miles (5,000 kilometers) of Jupiter's clouds — closer than previous missions — to map the planet's gravity and magnetic fields in order to learn about the interior makeup.

Juno is an armored spacecraft — its computer and electronics are locked in a titanium vault to shield them from harmful radiation. Even so, Juno is expected to get blasted with radiation equal to more than 100 million dental X-rays during the mission.

Like Galileo before it, Juno meets its demise in 2018 when it deliberately dives into Jupiter's atmosphere and disintegrates — a necessary sacrifice to prevent any chance of accidentally crashing into the planet's potentially habitable moons.
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