Samsung Galaxy S4: Hardware and software specs, dimensions, and what we know so far

In the lead up to the official launch of the Galaxy S4 tonight in New York, a series of leaks from China mean that we now know almost all of the hardware and software specs of Samsung’s new superphone. The Galaxy S4 will have a 4.99-inch display, an eight-core Exynos Octa 5410 SoC, and interesting new software features such as SmartPause and floating touch. We also know the dimensions and weight, and the battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S4
With the slow but inexorable waning of the iPhone, both

[TechMagz.Net] Samsung Galaxy S4: Hardware and software specs, dimensions, and what we know so far

How back-illuminated sensors work, and why they’re the future of digital photography

If you were asked to design a camera sensor, you’d naturally put the photo receptors on top, closest to the light. Oddly enough, because of the way chips are fabricated, until recently most camera sensors have captured light at the bottom, underneath layers of interconnections. The recent introduction of back-illuminated (BI) sensor technology (also referred to as backside-illuminated or BSI) has changed all that. It is now possible to build sensors “the right way round” with the photo

[TechMagz.Net] How back-illuminated sensors work, and why they’re the future of digital photography

AMD takes war with Intel to a whole new level with rocket-launching desktop PC

At SWSW Interactive 2013, AMD will be showing off a mini-ITX PC that doubles up as a rocket launcher. The custom PC was built for AMD by Ben Heck, the rather famous modder who has brought us the Xbox 360 laptop, and portable versions of just about every old-school game console in existence.

The chassis is mostly built out of PVC foam, with the front panels made of plastic that were laser etched by Heck himself. Inside the chassis there’s an MSI mini-ITX motherboard, an AMD A10-5700 APU, a

[TechMagz.Net] AMD takes war with Intel to a whole new level with rocket-launching desktop PC

First production hydrogen fuel cell cars hit the market, from Hyundai

Mass-produced, hydrogen-powered cars were once called the wave of the distant future. Hyundai just advanced the timetable as the first production Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell crossovers rolled off the production line in Ulsan, Korea, earlier this year. It’s based on the small crossover called the Hyundai Tucson in the US. The ix35/Tucson Fuel Cell converts hydrogen to electricity to power electric motors, rather than burning hydrogen in place of gasoline as BMW has done with its internal

[TechMagz.Net] First production hydrogen fuel cell cars hit the market, from Hyundai

Rumor: Galaxy S4 to introduce eye-tracking that will autoscroll text as you read

According to the latest rumor, Samsung is enhancing the Smart Stay feature seen on the Galaxy S3 for the release of the Galaxy S4, as it’ll introduce a sister feature dubbed eye scrolling on its new flagship phone. The report comes from an anonymous source speaking to the New York Times, who explains the system will automatically scroll a page of text down when it sees you’ve almost reached the bottom.

For those unfamiliar with the Galaxy S3’s feature list, Smart Stay uses the

[TechMagz.Net] Rumor: Galaxy S4 to introduce eye-tracking that will autoscroll text as you read

Supercapacitor, SoLoMo, and more tech lingo you need to know

Welcome back to this week’s lesson on the latest in tech jargon. With South by Southwest officially launching by this week’s end, we figured you might want to know more about the dreadful descriptor that’s going to quickly dominate the Web for the next week or so. That, plus more design terms that you’ve may have spotted on the Web or in real life but haven’t figure out their meaning.

 
Responsive Design
Responsive Web design became a popular feature for most websites after

[TechMagz.Net] Supercapacitor, SoLoMo, and more tech lingo you need to know

In just 5 minutes, small child spends $2,500 on iPad apps

Remember how we recently reported on the lawsuit against Apple because of the former glitch that allowed for in-app purchases the first 10 minutes after purchasing an app, namely within games targeted toward kids? There were some pretty heavy damages done in those 10 minutes by some kids, the largest charge being $200.



That’s child’s play compared to the jaw-dropping $2,500 worth of in-app charges one five-year-old racked up in a mere 10 minutes, according to Business Insider. But

[TechMagz.Net] In just 5 minutes, small child spends $2,500 on iPad apps

Sapphire is unscratchable, unbreakable, and the next big thing in touchscreens

Earlier this month, a study showed that 23 percent of iPhone users have screens that are currently broken, and the average person has put up with their broken screen for six months. We can argue about the numbers all day, but chances are almost all of you are afraid of breaking your device screen. Drop your phone from just a few feet and you’re done. It’s over. Your screen has broke. Can you fix it? How do you fix it? Who do you contact? How much will it cost? These are the kind of

[TechMagz.Net] Sapphire is unscratchable, unbreakable, and the next big thing in touchscreens

Hands on: Fujitsu ‘Stylistic S01′ is the best smartphone for the tech challenged

It took a while, but many older folks, and many of those resistant to technology, have finally embraced mobile phones, but the next big challenge is getting your tech-challenged friends and loved ones into the smartphone age. Fujitsu thinks it has a solution, and though we absolutely hate the name, we think the Japanese company may be on to something. The phone is the Stylistic S01 and we had the chance to try it out at Mobile World Congress.

For a phone named the ‘Stylistic,’ it’s

[TechMagz.Net] Hands on: Fujitsu ‘Stylistic S01′ is the best smartphone for the tech challenged

Adobe’s Photoshop Touch comes to smartphones

69EAKPFUSC93 If the slew of smartphone photo-editing apps already on the market just don’t cut it when it comes to sprucing up your images, then Adobe’s Photoshop Touch for phone may be just the ticket.Released Tuesday, Adobe’s powerful software comes with a reasonable $5 price tag and is available for the iPhone (4S and 5) and latest iPod Touch as well as any Android handset running 4.0 or later.

The software, which supports images of up to 12 megapixels in size, brings with it many

[TechMagz.Net] Adobe’s Photoshop Touch comes to smartphones

Narcissism thy name is Your Show, the new app that makes you an entertainment TV star

Social media has made it feel like we are all the stars of our own reality television shows – for better or worse (it’s probably just for worse). Plenty of outside apps are capitalizing on this trend, including Your Show, a clever app that plucks out the most important content from our Facebook News Feeds in a way that we haven’t seen before. Among the many outside products trying to leverage the constant stream of Facebook updates, Your Show is by far one of the more unique ways to

[TechMagz.Net] Narcissism thy name is Your Show, the new app that makes you an entertainment TV star

PHHHOTO is an iPad Powered, GIF Making, Photobooth

In one form or another, the photo booth has long been a mainstay of parties. The folks at HYPERHYPER have just created an updated take on it with PHHHOTO, which combines an iPad with custom built software and a ring-light in order to create hyper-kinetic animated GIFs of partygoes.

PHHHOTO uses the iPad's front facing camera to detect when people are in front of the the lens, at which point it starts a countdown, and then records a few seconds of footage, which are looped into a GIF, and

[TechMagz.Net] PHHHOTO is an iPad Powered, GIF Making, Photobooth

Sony NEX 3N Hands-on Preview

The Sony NEX 3N is the company's ninth e-mount stills camera since it launched the system less than three years ago, and its fourth entry-level model. The entry-level 3-series is specifically aimed at compact camera users looking for better image quality but hoping to avoid the bulk and perceived complexity of a DSLR. This market was one of the founding aims of the NEX system and the NEX-3N is the most obvious attempt yet at fulfilling it.

The NEX-3N builds on the feature-set of the F3 but

[TechMagz.Net] Sony NEX 3N Hands-on Preview

Instagram hits 100 million active users

Instagram has officially announced it's hit the 100 million active users mark.

The social photo sharing app remains the most prevalent network for sharing images worldwide. Launched in October 2010, the platform has seen exponential growth since. The app actually reached the 100 registered users mark by September 2012, according to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, which purchased Instagram at a $1 billion pricetag in April of last year. Today's 100 million users number refers to those who

[TechMagz.Net] Instagram hits 100 million active users

HP Envy 23 TouchSmart review: Sleek, sturdy and a win for consumers

HP’s latest Envy 23 TouchSmart all-in-one desktop computer is a bit pricey at just over $1700, but it’s a relatively good-looking machine with a nice, sturdy build.

Our review model, which costs $1740.99 as configured, has a third-generation Intel Core i7-3770S processor, 12GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GT 630M graphics card, and an impressively large 3TB hard drive. It’s also got a 23-inch touchscreen, a Blu-ray disc optical drive, and built-in Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n.

[TechMagz.Net] HP Envy 23 TouchSmart review: Sleek, sturdy and a win for consumers

Supercharge your laptop with 6 powerful utilities

It's a dark day. Your shiny new laptop has arrived, but it doesn't deliver the performance or usability you expected. You've taken for granted all the tricks your desktop system has delivered on a daily basis, and now your new (and much more mobile) PC pales in comparison.

The display seems cramped, your games run slower than expected, and battery life isn't anywhere near what you were promised. But don't resign yourself to choosing between a desktop behemoth and a finger-smudged smartphone.

[TechMagz.Net] Supercharge your laptop with 6 powerful utilities

Maybe there's hope for the music industry yet

A pair of reports today showed that revenue is edging up -- and piracy is slipping.
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The big digital music companies, from Internet radio company Pandora to fast-growing startups like Spotify and Deezer, face huge business challenges because of the simple fact that the majority of the money they bring in -- either from ads or subscriptions -- goes to the big music labels and

[TechMagz.Net] Maybe there's hope for the music industry yet

More drivers come to UberX in San Francisco

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Uber's UberX service, which uses hybrid cars and charges customers less for trips than in traditional cars, is getting a boost, the company has announced.

Uber will be partnering with more drivers in San Francisco through its UberX service, according to a company blog post yesterday. The hybrid cars meet

[TechMagz.Net] More drivers come to UberX in San Francisco

Starbucks starts selling Square Readers for $10 in-store

Square has just extended its partnership with Starbucks a bit further.

The companies announced today that Starbucks customers can now buy Square's Mobile Card Readers in-store at 7,000 locations nationwide. Starbucks is selling the Reader for $10 but will give customers back $10 if they're new merchants or individuals who sign up for Square's service.

Starbucks is a major investor in Square, dropping $25 million into the mobile-payment startup last year. Since then, the companies have

[TechMagz.Net] Starbucks starts selling Square Readers for $10 in-store

Defense Department opens contracts for Apple, Google

The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it was further dropping its exclusive BlackBerry contract and opening all of its mobile communications networks to Apple, Google, and other device makers.

"The Department of Defense is taking a leadership role in leveraging mobile device technology by ensuring its workforce is empowered with mobile devices," Defense Department chief information officer Teri Takai said in a statement today. "As today's DoD personnel increasingly rely on

[TechMagz.Net] Defense Department opens contracts for Apple, Google

Review: iPhone 5 takes next step in smartphone evolution

It's been a little more than five years since Apple released the original iPhone. During that time the world has changed. People now expect fast, reliable Internet connections and bright touchscreens on devices they can fit in their pockets.

In the meantime, the iPhone has remained recognizably the iPhone. Each successive generation has added welcome features, but none have strayed so far from the previous one as to be unrecognizable. Indeed, from the very first iPhone upgrade, Apple has

[TechMagz.Net] Review: iPhone 5 takes next step in smartphone evolution

Apple vs. Samsung: Judge puts hold on $450 million of $1 billion award

Last summer, everyone in the tech world watched excitedly to find out just how the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit would play out. For those who were asleep, Apple sued Samsung for $2.5 billion dollars for a slew of what were, at the time, alleged patent infringements.



As we reported at the trial’s conclusion, the court ultimately ruled largely in favor of Apple. And while the Cupertino conglomerate didn’t get the full amount they were hoping for — in fact, it got less than half — it

[TechMagz.Net] Apple vs. Samsung: Judge puts hold on $450 million of $1 billion award