Tech: Google Nexus 10

Tech: Google Nexus 10

NEW YORK: When I first turned on Google's new tablet computer, I immediately thought of it as a mere conduit to Google services.

Besides giving you quick access to Gmail and YouTube, the Nexus 10 steers you to digital movies, books and other content available for sale through Google's online Play store.

Because of that, I wasn't thinking of the Nexus 10 as an alternative to Apple's general-purpose iPad - even with a price tag that's $100 cheaper, starting at $399. It took more thought and time with the Nexus to change that perception. After all, apps available for Android smartphones work on the tablet as well.

Still, the Nexus really shines when it comes to media - especially content bought through Google.

For the past year, Google has been trying to challenge Apple and Amazon by selling digital content.

The Play store is Google's version of iTunes for Apple devices. There, you can get a variety of apps, some free and some for a small fee. You can buy or rent movies and obtain books, magazines and music. Google isn't satisfied with building search engines and selling ads. It wants a bigger role in the digital economy.

Over the summer, Google came out with a 7-inch (17.5-centimeter) tablet called the Nexus 7. Just as Apple made an iPad Mini that's about the size of the Nexus 7, Google is now selling a larger version of the Nexus, about the size of Apple's regular iPad. It starts shipping this week.

On the Nexus 10, icons at the bottom of the screen emphasise Google's media products available through Play. Click on a picture of film to watch movies, headphones to listen to music and a book to, well, read books. Another icon gets you to the Play store to obtain more content and apps.

The Nexus has a rubberised back and fits more snuggly on my lap than the metal-backed iPad. In my hands, I don't feel as if the Nexus would slip out and crash on to the hard floor, as I continually do with the iPad.

There are front-facing speakers going up and down both sides of the Nexus, compared with just one tucked in a corner on the back of an iPad. You feel more immersed watching video with sound coming right at you from the entire device. I hadn't considered that a problem on the iPad, but I began to notice it once I played video on the tablets side by side.

The screen measures 10.1 inches (25.6 centimeters) diagonally, which is more than the iPad's 9.7 inches (24.6 centimeters). But the screen isn't any larger because while it's about an inch wider in horizontal mode, it's also about a half-inch less in height. This works well for widescreen content, which completely fills the screen. On the iPad, the latest movies and TV shows often have black bars, no matter how you hold the tablet. In some cases, you might see the sides of video cut off to fit the space, as I did watching this week's episode of "Revenge" on Hulu. Again, I hadn't considered that a problem on the iPad, until I began to notice it.

What makes the tablet's shape good for movies makes it less-than-ideal for magazines, though. There's wasted space on the top and the bottom for magazines on the Nexus. But I watch TV shows and movies online more often than I read magazines digitally, so I'll let it slide.

As for books, text on the Nexus' screen comes out sharp. News sites and apps also look nice. The Nexus has a screen resolution of 300 pixels per inches, slightly better than the 264 ppi for the latest full-size iPad (which itself is far better than the 132 ppi on the older iPad 2 model still available).

True, there are other tablets designed as media players, too. Amazon.com Kindle Fire and Barnes and Barnes & Noble Nook HD come to mind, and both have larger versions out this month. But neither has the diversity of apps available for the Nexus and other full-fledge Android devices (The Kindle and the Nook run on modified versions of Android and restrict apps to what's available through their own online stores).

So what does that mean?

Apps on my Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone automatically appear on the Nexus 10 after signing in with the same Google account. I'll note that the Nexus 10 is also made by Samsung Electronics, even though it's branded Google.

Three of my apps, for AccuWeather, Citibank and Dunkin' Donuts, aren't compatible for unknown reasons. But those I use most often - Facebook, Instagram, Foursquare and a slew of other weather apps - all work on the Nexus. The companion app for the TV show " Dexter" also works, allowing me to play trivia games and watch video clips.

Not all apps have been specifically adapted for the tablet's larger screen, but they take advantage of the entire screen, nonetheless, thanks to the way Android lets software programmers build their apps in modules. All the content gets blown up and still looks decent.

Apple's store has a far wider selection of apps, though, including a half-dozen apps for exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. A search on Play comes up with only one.

The Nexus comes with the latest version of the Android operating system, version 4.2. It introduces a new feature for sharing tablets, the way family members can share Windows and Mac computers while keeping personalized settings. You no longer have to fight with a kid who constantly changes the volume or moves apps around. Now, just sign in as separate users.

The Nexus is a tad lighter, while the iPad promises longer battery life and has an option for cellular broadband for $130 more, plus the cost of data plans. Neither has a slot to expand memory with SD cards. Both have two cameras - 5 megapixels on the back for taking photos and video, and a lower-resolution one on the front for videoconferencing.

The iPad remains king among tablets, with its ease of use, variety of apps and dominance in the market. But challengers such as Google offer choice. The Nexus 10 is a good choice if you already have an Android phone and use a lot of Google services. That's especially true if you also watch a lot of movies and TV shows, but don't want to be limited to that.
-- Review by Anick Jesdanun

Tech : Upgraded Aakash 2 is here, but will it reach the sky?

Tech : Upgraded Aakash 2 is here, but will it reach the sky?

“I had bought the first version of Aakash for my little sister, a school student, but within five days she refused to use it. It was such an underperforming tablet,” says Ankit Sharma, who runs his family restaurant in Navi Mumbai. Sharma adds that instead of being an alternative computing device, the original Aakash tablet PC became a pain for users, primarily because it had a very low-powered central processing unit (CPU) and the resistive touchscreen (unlike the capacitive screens on most smartphones and tablets today) that made navigation difficult.

“I tried to use the tablet to watch videos, read books — anything that did not require real interaction with the device — but it took forever for any web content to load, buffer and stream,” Sharma said. Asked about the new Aakash 2 that was unveiled recently, Sharma rues, “If only the company or the government had told buyers that within months of launching the original, there would be a better Aakash model in the market, we wouldn’t have wasted our money on the original one.”

 In tablet PCs, screen resolution, computing power, battery and software functionality plus the apps are important, believe experts. Amit Goel, CEO, Knowledgefaber, a consulting and research firm, says, “Aakash tablet remains an attractive option for the government and education sector at the given price-points, but it will be able to achieve success only if it is able to meet specified quality requirements and qualifying tests.”

As per Knowledgefaber estimates, players like Micromax, Karbonn and HCL estimated to sell about 3.5 lakh units with majority of sales in the 7-inch category in 2012 — though Micromax & Karbonn have entered the tablet market only in 2012. Goel underlines, “A tablet is a highly aspirational product. It’s a 2nd computing machine for most. The game changes when you try to make it the first computing device for masses by lowering the cost. If it does not live up to the quality of service expected, it can backfire.”

That’s exactly what has happened with the original Aakash, which was designed, developed and manufactured by Datawind in partnership with IIT Rajasthan under the human resources and development ministry’s National Mission on Education through Information & Communication Technology.

Aakash 2 corrects a few of the mistakes the first one had, with its 1GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen and an upgraded battery that offers over three hours of normal usage. That’s a definite improvement from the original Aakash, which came with a 366 Mhz Connexant processor, 256 MB RAM and a resistive display screen which together slowed down the device’s performance. It runs on Android 4.0 operating system and has a front-facing VGA camera and built in Wi-Fi connectivity among other things. Aakash 2 has been developed under the aegis of IIT-Bombay, supported by C-DAC in Pune and manufactured by Datawind. To encourage adoption among students, the price has been fixed at Rs 1,130 with the government subsidising the cost by nearly a half. Aakash 2’s commercial version (Ubislate 7Ci) is available on Datawind’s site for Rs 4,300 (Wi-Fi only model) and Rs 5,000 (Wi-Fi & GPRS model). Datawind’s commercial version of the original Aakash was called UbiSlate and retailed for Rs 2,999.

Yet, users like Shivangi Karanjikar.

Tech: iPhone 5, Android 4.1, Galaxy S III, Note 10.1 dragged into patent fight

Tech: iPhone 5, Android 4.1, Galaxy S III, Note 10.1 dragged into patent fight

A US judge on Thursday allowed Samsung Electronics to pursue claims that the iPhone 5 infringes its patents, while also allowing Apple to add claims that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy S III and Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system violate its patents.

The ruling by US Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal in San Jose, California, was the latest development in a continuing legal war by Apple against manufacturers like Samsung whose products use Google's Android software,  Representatives for both Apple and Samsung declined comment.

The case is one of two patent infringement lawsuits pending in the US District Court in San Jose by Apple against Samsung. An earlier lawsuit by Apple that related to different patents resulted in a $1.05 billion jury verdict against Samsung on August 24.

Apple filed the the second lawsuit in February, alleging that various Samsung smartphone and tablet products including the Galaxy Nexus infringed eight of its patents.

Samsung denied infringement and filed a cross-complaint alleging that Apple's iPhone and iPad infringed eight of its patents.

US District Judge Lucy Koh issued a preliminary injunction against pretrial sales of the Nexus in June. But the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned the sales ban on October 11.

Following the debut of the iPhone on September 21, Samsung sought to add it as an Apple product that infringed its patents. Apple moved likewise to add the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy S III and the Jelly Bean operating system in connection with the Galaxy Nexus.

In his ruling on Thursday, Grewal said Samsung acted with "reasonable diligence" in asking the court to allow it to add the iPhone 5 to the case.

Apple did not oppose adding the iPhone 5. Nevertheless, Grewal warned Apple to "think twice before opposing similar amendments reflecting other newly released products - eg the iPad 4 and iPad mini - that Samsung may propose in the near future."

The case is Apple Inc v Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd, et al, US District Court, Northern District of California, 12-cv-00630.
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Tech: Humble Android Bundle 4 adds Four New Games

The latest Humble Indie Bundle is available now for Android as well as other platforms. It includes Splice, Eufloria, Walking Mars, Crayon Physics Deluxe and Super-brothers: Sword & Sorcery EP. Paying more than the average which is $6.39 will get you 5 extra games, 4 of which have just been added, including Machinarium, Avadon: The Black Fortress, Canabalt, Cogs, Swords & Soldiers HD & Zen Bound 2. All games include soundtracks and are available for Android, Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Paying an extra dollar will also mean you get Steam keys for all games. Here is the official description:

Eleven spectacular games for your mobile entertainment. Humble Bundle for Android 4 features a handpicked selection of the finest portable gaming ever seen for Android. Pay-what-you-want and dive into the future-retro audiovisual concoction Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP; the creative physics puzzler Crayon Physics Deluxe; the plant-based interstellar RTS Eufloria; the cell-splitting microbial puzzler Splice; and the side-scrolling planetary adventure, Waking Mars. Customers who pay more than the average price will also get the RPG fantasy saga Avadon: The Black Fortress (tablets only); the indie parkour platformer Canabalt; the 3D mechanical puzzle game Cogs; the side-scrolling strategy rumblefest Swords & Soldiers HD; the groundbreaking meditative puzzler Zen Bound 2; and the fantastic mechanical point-and-click adventure Machinarium!

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Tech: Twitter launches new 'email sharing' feature for tweets

Micro-blogging platform Twitter is soon going to enable a new feature to its website interface, which will make it easier for users to share a tweet via emails.

"You can email a Tweet to anyone, whether they use Twitter or not, right from your Twitter stream or from the details view of any Tweet," ABC News quoted Twitter's Stefan Filip, as saying in a blog post.

According to the report, the new feature, which will be rolling out over the next few weeks, will be listed under the "More" icon next to the reply, retweet, and favorite buttons on the site.

Twitter also announced that it's improving search, which will now allow users to see more photos and video when they search, and its Android and iPhone apps will have a feature that lets them see more of a tweet on the screen.

Tech : Apple iPhone owner loyalty declines in US, UK for first time

Tech : Apple iPhone owner loyalty declines in US, UK for first time

The number of iPhone owners in the UK and the US who say they are likely to buy another Apple phone has fallen for the first time since the product's launch, according to a report.

Three quarters of Western Europe's iPhone owners are likely to buy another Apple smart phone, down from 88% last year.

The research, which was conducted by Strategy Analytics, said that approximately 88 per cent of US owners are likely to buy another, down from 93%.

According to the Telegraph, the study argued that negative press has led to a decrease in consumer interest for iPhones.

"There is no doubt that Apple is continuing its success in retaining existing user base while attracting new customers," the paper quoted Paul Brown, director at Strategy Analytics' User Experience Practice, as saying.

"However, negative press prompted by a perceived lack of recent innovation by Apple has meant we are starting to see some growth in the number of previously highly loyal consumers who are now reconsidering whether or not they will purchase a new iPhone for their next device," Brown added.

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Tech : Nokia Asha 201 available online for Rs. 3,990

Tech : Nokia Asha 201 available online for Rs. 3,990

Nokia's entry-level Asha smartphone, the Asha 201, is now available in India via online shopping site Snapdeal, at Rs. 3,990. The smartphone is also listed on Flipkart, without the pricing and availability details.

The Nokia Asha 201 was unveiled last month along with the Asha 200, 300, 303 phones. The Nokia Asha 201 measures 115.5 x 61.1 x 14 mm and weighs 105 gm. The device sports a QWERTY keyboard with a 2.4-inch TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution.

The Nokia Asha 201 features a 2MP camera, 10MB internal storage, microSD card slot that supports 32GB storage, 32MB of RAM and 64MB of ROM. For connectivity, the Asha 201 supports GPRS, Bluetooth and USB. The device comes with a 1,430 mAh battery, which is supposed to deliver 7 hours of talktime and 888 hours of standby time.

At Rs. 3,990, the Nokia Asha 201 will be facing stiff competition from various other Android-based budget smartphones in that price category. Nokia recently launched Asha 309 and 308 smartphones in India. The Asha 309 is the single SIM version of the Asha 308. Read more about the Nokia Asha smartphones.

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Tech: Huawei unveils two ICS-based 3G tablets in India, starting Rs. 13,700

Tech: Huawei unveils two ICS-based 3G tablets in India, starting Rs. 13,700

The smaller of the two – the MediaPad 7 Lite weighs 370g, and is powered by a Cortex A8 1.2GHz processor. The display features an IPS panel with a resolution of 1024 x 600 and looks quite good. According to Huawei the tablet is compatible with nearly all multimedia formats which should serve it well as a media consumption device. It also features a 3.2 megapixel rear camera and a 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera. The MediaPad 7 Lite is immediately available for sale in India at Rs 13,700 via modern trade stores like Croma, Reliance Digital and online partners like Flipkart and multi-brand outlets across India.
The MediaPad 10 FHD features an 8 megapixel autofocus rear camera (with dual LED Flash) that records 1080P HD videos and a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for video calling. As far as connectivity is concerned the 10-inch LTE version supports wireless data upto 150 Mbps LTE (compatible with 84 Mbps HSPA+) in addition to Wi-Fi and 3G. The presentation at the launch event claims the 6600 mAh battery is good for 10 hours of video playback.
The company plans to release accessories for the MediaPad 10 FHD and the most prominent is the keyboard add-on. The officials hinted at some sort of package deal featuring the tablet and the keyboard as a bundle. No word on pricing yet as the company plans to reveal those details once the device is available for shipping in December. No word on Jelly Bean updates as well. Stay tuned for our review.

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Tech: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD 'outperform' iPad Mini display

Tech: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD 'outperform' iPad Mini display

A display expert echoed today what reviews have already said: the iPad Mini's display is not Apple's best display effort to date.

The Mini's display is "capable" but not great, said Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies in display "shoot-out" published today.

And, overall, it falls short of the higher resolution displays of its main rivals: the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD. "The displays on existing mini Tablets from Amazon and Google outperform the iPad mini in most of our lab tests," Soneira wrote.

And it falls short of Apple's own high standards, set by the gorgeous Retina displays on the last two generations of 9.7-inch iPads, iPhone 4/4S, iPhone 5, and Retina MacBooks. "So Apple, the inventor of Retina Display marketing, now has a significant competitive shortfall on this," wrote Soneira. And this echoes CNET's take on iPad Mini's display. "If you own a recent iPhone or the last iPad, you'll feel that this screen is blurry. Text isn't as sharp. The pixels per inch don't even match what's available on a Kindle Fire HD or Nook HD," wrote CNET's Scott Stein.

Some salient critiques of the iPad Mini's display by DisplayMate :

    Pixel resolution: iPad Mini has a 1,024x768 resolution with a pixel density of 163 pixels per inch (ppi). "That's now considered to be rather on the low side." The Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD are both rated at 216 ppi.
    Screen reflectance: On the iPad Mini, screen reflectance "is a surprisingly high" 9 percent. On the Nexus 7 the reflectance is a much lower 5.9 percent, while on the Kindle Fire HD it is 6.4 percent. "As a result, the iPad mini reflects 53 percent more ambient light than the Nexus 7 and 41 percent more than the Kindle Fire HD."
    Color gamut: The iPad Mini has an "antiquated" small 62 percent Color Gamut. The Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus 7 both deliver a much larger 86 percent color gamut. And the iPad Mini compares even more unfavorably with iPad 3 and iPhone 5, which have full 100 percent standard Color gamuts.

But the iPad Mini's display doesn't fall flat across the board. DisplayMate gives it a "good" or "very good" rating in some key categories in the chart below.

For example, in the "Viewing Tests" category, the iPad Mini and Kindle Fire HD are rated "very good," while the Nexus is rated only "good," with notations stating that photos and videos on the Nexus 7 "have washed out color and contrast.". Essentially a reiteration of DisplayMate's previous criticism of the Nexus 7's display.

And CNET had good things to say about the Mini's aspect ratio.

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Tech: How to get rid of unwanted SMSs: All you need to know

Tech: How to get rid of unwanted SMSs: All you need to know

Subscribers have been facing the menace of receiving unsolicited promotional SMSes from unregistered tele-marketers who often take the advantage of concessional SMS offers by telecom operators. In an effort to curb pesky messages from unregistered telemarketers, TRAI has come up with new measures. Here is everything that you need to know:

 

1. To prevent unregistered telemarketers from misusing SMS packs or tariff plans for sending bulk promotional SMSs, a price restraint has been placed on sending of more than one hundred SMS per day per SIM at a concessional rate. The subscriber is free to send SMSs beyond this number, however, all such SMSs sent beyond one hundred SMS per day per SIM shall be charged at a rate not lower than the rate prescribed by the Authority. For every SMS beyond the cap of 100 SMSes, a charge of minimum 50 paise will be applicable, the regulator said.

2. Operators have also been asked to put in place a solution within three months, which will ensure that no commercial SMS are sent having same or similar characters from any source number. The solution will ensure that no more than 200 SMS with such similar 'signature' are sent in an hour.

3. The lodging of a Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) complaint through SMS has been made easier. Now the complaint can be lodged through SMS by simply forwarding the UCC SMS to 1909 after appending the telephone number and date of receipt of the SMS.

4. Access providers will also establish a web-based complaint registering system and a dedicated e-mail address to receive such complaints on UCC.

5. For increasing consumer awareness and to caution against misuse, Access providers have been mandated to send SMS to all customers on periodic basis, advising them not to send any commercial communications and informing them about the consequences of misuse.

6. Whenever a new customer is enrolled for service, the Access Provider is required to take an undertaking from such customer in the Customer Acquisition Form that he shall not use the connection for telemarketing purpose and in case he uses the connection for telemarketing purposes such connection shall be liable to be disconnected.

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal had last week said he too was a victim of the unsolicited communications. "Every two minutes I get such SMS," he had said. TRAI is taking up the issue of pesky calls and SMSes, he had added.

However, registered telemarketers, transactional message sending entities and telephone numbers exempted by TRAI are excluded from this provision, Parameswaran added.

Tech: Sony Xperia TL Lands On AT&T

Tech: Sony Xperia TL Lands On AT&T

Sony’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia TL is now available with US mobile carrier AT&T, the handset will set you bakc $99.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with AT&T, the device is also available unlocked for $449.99.

The Sony Xperia TL comes with  4.6 inch HD touchscreen display with a 720p resolution and it is powered by a dual core 1.5GHz processor and comes with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Other specifications on the Sony Xperia TL include a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera and a 13 megapixel rear camera and the handset also comes with 4G LTE, you can find out more details about the handset over at AT&T.

Tech: Is Apple’s Tablet Dominance Coming to an End?

Tech: Is Apple’s Tablet Dominance Coming to an End?

Samsung’s share increased to 18.4% – the largest-ever market share for a vendor other than Apple – from 9.4% in the second quarter. Amazon, the vendor of Kindle Fire tablets, followed with a 9% share, while Taiwan’s Asustek Computer Inc. 2357.TW +0.81%, known for its Asus brand for PCs, came fourth with a 8.6% share.  

Apple’s market share declined in part because some consumers were holding off their iPad purchases during the third quarter expecting Apple to release a new, smaller tablet – the iPad Mini, which went on sale last week. Although Apple only announced its plans to launch the iPad Mini last month, the media had been talking about it for a while, including a Wall Street Journal article in July.

For the fourth quarter through December, IDC expects Apple to have a “very good quarter” thanks to the new iPad Mini, which has a 7.9-inch screen, as well as the latest version of the standard 9.7-inch iPad.    

Was the decline in the third quarter just a temporary slowdown for Apple? Or is the business environment getting tougher for the iPad?

Apple surely is facing more competition as the global tablet market has grown much larger and much more diverse.

Samsung – Apple’s strongest rival in the smartphone market – is trying to grab a larger share by targeting a broad range of customers with models in various sizes, colors and technological specifications. Amazon, meanwhile, is attracting customers with its affordable tablets – its latest Kindle Fire HD starts at $199 – as the company’s strategy is to make up for low margins on its hardware with sales of e-books and other products on its e-commerce platform.

When Apple unveiled the iPad Mini, some critics viewed the price tag – starting at $329 in the U.S. – as being too high. A recent teardown of the iPad Mini by research firm IHS showed that the combined cost of all components used in the new tablet came to $188. 

By trying to maintain its profit margins on its devices, Apple could end up targeting a narrower segment of the fast-growing tablet market. 

IDC said that the iPad Mini’s “relatively high $329 starting price leaves plenty of room for Android (tablet) vendors to build upon the success they achieved in the third quarter.”

Tech : Angry Birds Seasons: Haunted Hogs! v3.0.1 Apk | Angry Birds free download

Angry Birds Seasons :

It takes the captivating gameplay of the original to a whole new level! From Halloween to Chinese New Year, the birds are celebrating different festive seasons around the world! With more than 290 levels and regular free updates, these special episodes offer more challenging levels of pig-popping action and golden eggs to discover.

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Download the latest release of Google Maps, and never carry a paper map again. Google Maps for Android with Navigation (Beta) has:

* Detailed maps with 3D buildings
* Voice guided turn-by-turn GPS navigation
* Driving, public transit, biking, and walking directions
* Live traffic information to avoid congestion
* Local search and business reviews
* Google Maps Street View
* Indoor maps for select airports, hotels, retail stores, and more

Permissions

This application has access to the following:

•     Your accounts
•     manage the accounts list
•     Allows the app to perform operations like adding and removing accounts, and deleting their password.
•     use the authentication credentials of an account
•     Allows the app to request authentication tokens.
•     Google Maps
•     Allows apps to sign in to Google Maps using the account(s) stored on this Android device.
•     Services that cost you money
•     directly call phone numbers
•     Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious apps may cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this doesn't allow the app to call emergency numbers.
•     Hardware controls
•     record audio
•     Allows the app to access the audio record path.
•     Your location
•     coarse (network-based) location
•     Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate tablet location, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine approximately where you are. Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate phone location, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine approximately where you are.
•     fine (GPS) location
•     Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the tablet, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power. Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the phone, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.
•     Network communication
•     control Near Field Communication
•     Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.
•     full Internet access
•     Allows the app to create network sockets.
•     Your personal information
•     read contact data
•     Allows the app to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people. Allows the app to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people.
•     write contact data
•     Allows the app to modify the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data. Allows the app to modify the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data.
•     Phone calls
•     read phone state and identity
•     Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. An app with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.
•     Storage
•     modify/delete USB storage contents modify/delete SD card contents
•     Allows the app to write to the USB storage. Allows the app to write to the SD card.
•     System tools
•     retrieve running apps
•     Allows the app to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may discover private information about other apps.
•     prevent tablet from sleeping prevent phone from sleeping
•     Allows the app to prevent the tablet from going to sleep. Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
•     disable keylock
•     Allows the app to disable the keylock and any associated password security. A legitimate example of this is the phone disabling the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enabling the keylock when the call is finished.
•     change Wi-Fi state
•     Allows the app to connect to and disconnect from Wi-Fi access points, and to make changes to configured Wi-Fi networks.

Whether you need directions to your destination, the closest good place for a bite to eat, or just a sense of where you are, Google Maps for Android can help.

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Tech : HTC want SV worth in India labelled at Rs 22590, unharness date set for this month | HTC want X unharness date marked out for next month | SIM-free HTC want X kingdom worth and unharness date noticed on Clove | HTC want V {india|India|Republic of India|Bharat|Asian country|Asian nation} worth and accessibility elaborated out | HTC want X worth in India is Rs. 19,799, landing in blue and white color choices | HTC want S reaches India through LetsBuy

which version of the Android OS runs the show here as the phone’s product page states that it ships with Google’s mobile platform preloaded. Well, based on the components the Desire SV features, it should arrive with Ice cream Sandwich. A dual core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1GHz takes charge of carrying the load, while 768MB of RAM caters to multitasking needs and smooth operations. Where connectivity is concerned, the handset is equipped with GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n.
The rear is fitted with an 8MP auto focus camera that packs in an f2.2 aperture, a 28mm lens, a BSI sensor for low-light image capture and an LED flash. This snapper can record videos in a WVGA resolution and it allows users to click pictures as well as shoot footage simultaneously. For hoarding content, owners will have 4GB of built-in storage and a microSD slot supporting an additional 32GB of memory if the integrated capacity falls short. The company is also offering 25GB of Dropbox cloud space which is free for a period of 2 years. On the entertainment front, the handset arrives with the Beats Audio enhancement that aims to deliver studio-quality sound.

 

The HTC Desire SV will be up for grabs in India sometime this month. The handset will cost Rs. 22,590. Other offerings from the Taiwanese manufacturer include the One X+ that carries a retail tag of Rs. 40,190 and the latest Windows Phone 8 devices which comprises of the Rs. 35,023 8X and the Rs. 19,260 8S.

specifications:

• Google Android with HTC Sense UI
• 1GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 SOC, 768MB of RAM
• 4GB integrated storage, microSD card slot supporting 32GB
• Dimensions: 129.74mm x 67.9mm x 10.7mm; weight: 131 grams
• Supported GSM/GPRS/EDGE bands: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• Supported HSPA/WCDMA frequencies: 900/2100MHz
• Dual SIM support (microSIM only)
• G-Sensor, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
• Removable 1620mAh Li-ion batter

Tech : Apple loses name battle to iFone | Apple iPhone five finally involves Bharat | iPad mini's screen has Samsung technical school

Tech : Apple loses name battle to iFone | Apple iPhone five finally involves Bharat | iPad mini's screen has Samsung technical school

A Mexican telecommunications firm named iFone has declared ending in an exceedingly trademark battle with Apple's iPhone, exposing the North American nation company to a possible compensation payment.
 Apple introduced the iPhone to the Mexican market in 2007, four years after the Mexican telecom services and systems company says it registered the name iFone.

"It is the third time that Apple loses and this demonstrates the legal truth: iFone is within its full right to use its brand," the statement said.

The lawyer for iFone, Eduardo Gallart, was quoted as saying in Milenio newspaper on Saturday that Apple will have to compensate the Mexican company for the use of the iPhone name.

An amount has not been decided but Gallart said the law sets a floor rate of 40 percent of the sale price of a service that is found to have violated the rules.

Tech: Samsung Galaxy S III sales high thirty million mark since debut | Samsung Galaxy S III sales|Galaxy S III sales|Samsung Galaxy S III|Galaxy S III|Samsung physics

Tech: Samsung Galaxy S III sales high thirty million mark since debut | Samsung Galaxy S III sales|Galaxy S III sales|Samsung Galaxy S III|Galaxy S III|Samsung physics

"The Galaxy S III continues to be a runaway favourite with customers around the world," JK Shin, head of Samsung's IT and mobile communications division, said in a statement.

The third version of the Galaxy S series offers a more powerful processor that lets users watch video and write emails simultaneously as well as a large 4.8-inch (12.2-cm) screen.

The company sold 56.3 million smartphones, including its flagship Galaxy S III, in July-September, representing 31.3 percent of the global market, more than twice as much as bitter rival Apple's share, research firm IDC said last month.

Samsung and US rival Apple have been embroiled in a long-running patent battle in 10 countries, including the United States and Germany, with the pair accusing each other of stealing designs and technology.

In August Samsung was ordered to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for illegally copying iPhone and iPad features for its Galaxy S smartphones, but a Japanese court later rejected Apple's claim that Samsung stole its technology.

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Tech: Apple's vanishing iPad

Tech: Apple's vanishing iPad

Call it the featherweight KO'ing the heavyweight. On the primary day of sales, the 312-gram mini knocked the 652-gram fourth-generation iPad into fast obscurity.
The iPad we know and love seemed to vanish yesterday.

Call it the featherweight KO'ing the heavyweight. On the first day of sales, the 312-gram Mini knocked the 652-gram fourth-generation iPad into quick obscurity.

I knew there was a problem when I had to explain to people asking me about the iPad Mini that there was also this thing called the gen 4 (gen 3.5 may actually be more accurate) iPad.

And some stores weren't exactly aware of the new iPad either. A sales rep at a certain large U.S. retail store (which will go unnamed) in Los Angeles gushed about the iPad Mini but was stumped when I asked about the gen 4 iPad.
It's the first iPad to get Apple's A6 chip -- in this case a turbocharged version called the A6X -- and every step the iPad takes toward laptop-class processing power has got my attention.

But I'm in the minority. The problem, of course, is that it looks the same as the gen 3 iPad, except for the Lightning connector.

There are other minor improvements too. The front-facing FaceTime camera has been upgraded to HD 720p video. The 4G/LTE iPad also works with a wider range of international carriers.

None of that appears to be enough to get people's attention, though.

And it's not going to get easier for Apple. With the Nexus 10 tablet, Microsoft Surface, and the crush of tablets and hybrids coming from the Windows 8 crowd, Apple is going to need to make a bold statement with the next 10-inch class iPad.

Until then, we have the incredible invisible iPad.

Tech: iPhone5 fever grips India | Apple iPhone5 in India

Tech: iPhone5 fever grips India

The world’s most-anticipated smartphone, the iPhone 5, was launched in India on Friday to grand customer reception, with its prohibitive price-tag hardly deterring diehard Apple fans. The iPhone5 is available in three memory sizes — 16 GB, 32 GB and 64GB — priced in
India at Rs. 45,500,
Rs. 52,500 and Rs. 59,500, respectively.
About 500 people jostled in a queue at south Delhi’s DLF Place mall in a smaller replay of the iPhone craze seen in the US a month ago. Actor Neha Dhupia was also present to add a touch of Bollywood to the event.

“I have been standing in queue since 4pm,” Abhishek, a Delhi University student, said after waiting for three hours to grab a prebooked 64GB version of the model. “I can’t wait to hold the phone in my hands.”

That Apple has already prebooked around 150,000 units over the past one month across India speaks volumes about the enthusiasm for its latest product.

The iPhone 5 has a 4-inch retina display and is around 20% lighter than the previous version.

“We had ordered 20,000 units of iPhone5 and all these will go to customers who have prebooked,” an Apple store manager said. He added that from Sunday onwards, the iPhone5 would be available off the shelf.

This time, the Apple phone is not being bundled with a telecom service offer and is available across retail stores.

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Tech: eight Photo-editing apps for your humanoid phone | Photo editing application in Android | Android application

Tech: eight Photo-editing apps for your humanoid phone

 

The camera is currently a customary feature on smartphones and you may realize a minimum of a five megapixel snapper in most middle to high-end phones. There square measure instances wherever the camera becomes the highlight of the device eg. Nokia's 808 Pureview with a 41MP camera. Taking images and sharing them via social networks or pic sharing apps like Instagram is quite simply a trend - for a few, it is a habit. And there square measure many mobile apps which can allow you to edit and enhance your photos by cropping and resizing them, adding effects, borders, and more. If you're associate humanoid user, then here square measure the eight best photo-editing apps for your mobile device.

Pixlr-o-matic - Free

Pixlr-o-matic is one of the finest photo-editing apps for Android that can be downloaded absolutely free of charge. As soon as you launch the app, it shows two options – one to choose a photo from the gallery or another to click a photo instantly by offering the camera option right from the app.

You can then edit the photo with the plethora of options available which includes more then 100 effects, 280 overlays and almost 200 different borders. Adding retro effects is quick, colour overlays will help set the mood while lighting effects add drama, sparkle and a grunge look. You can export edited photos back to the gallery and choose to save them in small, medium and large sizes. Moreover, keeping in mind how important social networks have become, Pixlr-o-meter gives you the option to share it on Facebook as well. What we really liked is that the free app is sans annoying ads.

Photoshop Express - Free

Photoshop is a simple and extremely intuitive application to edit photos. Choose the photo to be edited and you will find options to crop, rotate, flip, and straighten the image. You can also tweak the exposure, saturation, tint, contrast and brightness of the photo. The contrast and brightness can be adjusted by simply swiping your finger across the screen to set the intensity. Though not too many options, there are a few borders and effects that you can add to the image. You will get the option to undo and redo an effect and also view the image in Black and White. Uploading the images on Photoshop.cm, Facebook and TwitPic is also possible. You can even save all the images on Photoshop.com and access them anytime.

Picsay – Free, Rs. 199

This is yet another simple yet cool app for editing photos. It lets you add fun-filled effects to your photos. You can add text and even word balloons in your images. The text can further be tweaked using various parameters. Picsay also offers several stickers to make photo-editing even more fun such as hats and helmets, romance, celebrations, summer and signs and symbols. Free Picsay has a decent number of functions to add effects like adjusting saturation, exposure, brightness, tint, contrast and even temperature. It also has image editing functions like marker, spotlight, distort and invert.  There is an export option, and once you click on it, the photo can be shared via almost every option from Bluetooth to Facebook, Gmail and any other application that has been installed. To unlock more features, one can upgrade to the paid Picsay Pro version.

Camera 360 - Free

Camera360 is a complete feature-loaded photo-editing app for Android. It lets you pull up an image from the gallery or simply click an image directly from the app with usual flash, settings and front camera options. You can also set the timer, choose the burst mode or stabilizer while taking images. This free app has a decent number of effects for the photos and a set of advanced options like setting the image quality, photo size, ISO, mirroring capture by front camera and more. There is also the Camera 360 cloud storage option that lets you save all the photos and access them anytime, anywhere. The UI is extremely slick and it now comes with a new photo processing engine for a speedy performance. What we really liked is how it neatly manages photos and organises them according to dates.

Little Photo – Free, Rs. 207.40

This is an awesome app to retouch your images. It has a plethora of effects, for instance, you can add the Vintage effect and the app will let you spruce up the image by letting you choose from options within the Vintage effect such as vintage aged, page, light, dirty and dry. Similarly, it is inundated with several options for most of the effects. You can also apply more than two effects and effortlessly view the combinations. Moreover, you can click an image within the app or pull up images from the gallery. Little Photo comes with a paid version too, which lets you tweak elements like brightness, contrast, exposure, saturation, and merge smooth skin.

Vignette - Demo, Rs. 137.60

Vignette is one of the must-have apps that lets you customise filters and frames to create photo effects and also serves as a full-featured camera app with digital zoom, time-lapse, self-timer and more. You can add retro and vintage styles, Polaroid, instant camera styles and the camera functions like self-timer, time-lapse and digital 10x zoom. The volume rocker can be used as the shutter button and it also lets you take time and data stamped pictures. Moreover, there is support to share photos via third party apps. Vignette has a demo version and then the app needs to be purchased for Rs. 137.60.

Diptic - Rs. 53.20

Diptic is an awesome app if you want to combine multiple photos and make a collage. It also lets you create neat before-and-after series of images. So, you can choose from different layouts and colour effects to create a series of images. You can combine multiple images to tell a story via images. Share the images via email, or upload directly to Google+, Facebook, Flickr, Posterous, Tumblr, etc. You can pan, zoom, mirror images and also adjust brightness, contrast, and colour saturation for each image. You can also adjust the width of the image.

TouchRetouch - Free, Rs. 53.50

TouchRetouch app can be used to remove all the unwanted content and objects from any photo. To do so, just mark the content object/objects with your finger using the brush and then click on Start. This will instantly remove all the unnecessary objects quickly and conveniently using brush, lasso and eraser tools. This makes it a great app for images ruined by a specific minor element. For instance, imagine a beautiful family picture outdoors with everything just perfect and then you notice some strangers who shouldn't have been part of the pic. Here’s where the app can come to your rescue. You can also delete objects like cords, wires etc. from the image. The app comes with video tutorials, unlimited Undo/Redo actions, smart image background recovery techniques and easy to use interface.

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Tech: Apple iPad mini goes on sale | Apple iPad mini

Tech: Apple iPad mini goes on sale

A sales manager displays a "Sold Out" assemblage with regards to sales of the new iPad mini at native|an area|a neighborhood} Apple approved dealer in a very local mall on weekday All Souls' Day, 2012 in Singapore that is one in every of the primary few countries among others to launch the new Apple iPad mini.

 

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Tech: five Govt websites hacked | Hacking News | Hacking Govt website | hacking website

Tech: five Govt websites hacked

Five Government websites, together with one in all DRDO coping with achievement of scientists within the premier defence analysis organisation, were recently attacked by Algerian hackers and had to be blocked briefly as a preventative live. The websites are renovated by cyber security sleuths, a prime official same on weekday.
 “Five sites were hacked on the night of October 29 by Algerian hackers. We have restored the websites. Vulnerabilities have been found and we are strengthening these websites,” Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT) Director General Gulshan Rai said.

The other sites that were hacked were Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC), Rehabilitation Council of India, Directorate of Estates and that of Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information, Infrastructure and Innovations.

All these sites were managed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC)    There was no threat of loss of sensitive information relating to the Defence Research and Development Organisation since the website did not contain this matter, DRDO said.

DRDO’s Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC) has a website rac.Gov.In hosted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for disseminating career-related information in the organisation.

“On 30 October 2012, suspicious activity was noticed on the NIC server hosting the website. The NIC, as a precautionary measure, therefore temporarily blocked access to the server hosting the RAC website and restored it next day,” DRDO said in a release on Thursday. It said the website was fully functional and the main public website of DRDO has not been affected in any manner.

Tech: Facebook cancels road log-in over security issues

Tech: Facebook cancels road log-in over security issues

A Facebook spokesperson aforementioned Fri that the corporate had created the road, referred to as motorcar login, to let some users go on to their pages by clicking on an internet link sent to their email addresses. Once they clicked on the link, they might get into their accounts, instead of having to travel to Facebook.com and log in.
Some of the links required users to type their passwords, while others did not, the company said.

On the website Hacker News, a technology discussion board, Matt Jones, an engineer at Facebook, said the company had offered the service for "ease of use" and never made the Web addresses "publicly available."

But they did become publicly available, as the discussion on Hacker News revealed Friday.

The Facebook spokesman, Frederic Wolens, said some users may have posted the links on the Web, allowing anyone to search for them on the Web. Those links could give a stranger access to the Facebook pages connected to them, as well as the email addresses of those users. Wolens said he had no explanation why someone would post the links.

When Facebook found the problem, it discontinued the shortcut.

The Hacker News thread said more than 1 million Facebook accounts had been affected. Facebook could not confirm that figure Friday afternoon.

TrendMicro, a private security company that offers safety tools for Facebook users, said Web address shortcuts were inherently dangerous because they could ultimately end up on the Web.

"Many, many hackers are targeting these portals because of the ubiquitous trust and use of them," said Tom Kellermann, vice president for cybersecurity at TrendMicro. He added, "You don't take shortcuts through woods in cyberspace."

The news of the security hole comes a week after a Bulgarian blogger, Bogomil Shopov, said he had bought 1.1 million Facebook users' names and email addresses on the Web for $5. He found the information for sale on a marketplace site, gigbucks.com. The items are no longer available.

Wolens of Facebook said the data had been acquired and compiled by someone who took whatever information Facebook users made public on their pages - and from other publicly available data about those users.

Kellermann of Trend Micro said the problem with the shortcut could explain how the names and email addresses that Shopov had found became public. Facebook said the security flaw and the user data for sale had nothing to do with each another.

Tech: Asian nation to showcase Aakash pill at U.N. | Aakash Tablet

Tech: Asian nation to showcase Aakash pill at U.N.

India, that assumed this month’s rotating Presidency of the protection Council, can showcase its inexpensive Aakash pill at the global organization, highlight the country’s innovation concerned within the “most competitively priced” pill laptop.

India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Hardeep Singh Puri aforementioned a presentation on the pill are remained Nov twenty eight at the globe body’s headquarters here to that world organization administrator Ban Ki-moon are invited.

Suneet Singh Tuli, business executive of Canada-based Datawind, that had won the Indian government’s tender for creating and supply the tablets, also will be gift on the occasion.
Aakash has been “described as the most competitively priced tablet computer by an Indian-origin entrepreneur,” Mr. Puri said at a news conference on Friday to outline the Council’s monthly agenda under India’s presidency.

He said while the tablet would be called “frugal innovation” in UN terminology, it is a “competitively priced innovation.”

Later talking to PTI, Mr. Puri said the Indian mission to the UN took the initiative to showcase the tablet at the world body and other UN member states as well as media persons will be invited to the event.

Mr. Tuli would make a presentation to the UN audience on Aakash, which was launched in October last year by the Indian government to make available computing devices to students at subsidised rates.

The Indian mission intends to distribute a limited number of Aakash tablets to some member states.

Datawind had won the tender in 2010 to supply one lakh Aakash tablets for a price of around $49 per unit. The project had run into controversy following the Indian Institute of Technology at Rajasthan rejecting the devices manufactured by Datawind.

A new version of the tablet PC, featuring one Ghz processor, four-hour battery time, capacitive screen and Android 4.0 operating system, is expected to be launched in India on November 11.

The Indian mission will also organise a cultural event at the UN on November 26 featuring the Shahi qawwals, who will be flying in from Ajmer for a Sufi music concert at UN on occasion of India’s presidency.

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Tech: Samsung Galaxy Note II sells 3 million units in one month

Tech: Samsung Galaxy Note II sells 3 million units in one month

South Korean mobile maker Samsung has proclaimed that it's sold over 3 million units of its Galaxy Note II good phones during a very little over a month once its launch.

The South Korean firm, that was the world's largest maker of good phones within the July-September quarter, aforesaid it took thirty seven days for the oversized good phone to achieve the sales figure.
 

The Note II was free 1st in Asian nation in Sept and within the USA and alternative countries within the following month, the Daily Mail reports.

The Note was one among the few 5-inch good phones within the market once the primary model was unveiled last year, creating some individuals believe it might become a 'tweener' that's neither a pill nor a wise phone.

According to the paper, the Note series is one among the 2 key mobile devices from Samsung on the high-end good phone phase, together with flagshi

Tech: Apple iphone 5 | Apple iphone version 5 | Apple iphone 5 information & Specification

Though the distinction isn't a lot of, it signals that resellers square measure already obtaining aggressive concerning Apple product further. Apple iPhones and iPads typically sell at a premium in Republic of India and therefore the country contains a terribly tiny, niche marketplace for the company's product thanks to high evaluation. The year-old iPhone 4S still prices quite Samsung and HTC's flagship smartphones in Republic of India.

The 16GB version of iPhone five are going to be out there for Rs forty five,500 in Republic of India, consistent with Apple master distributors Redington and Ingram small and firms like Airtel, Infibeam and Saholic square measure taking advance bookings at constant value.
However, a list at on-line distributer Tradus shows that a trafficker is giving the device at a value of Rs forty four,900, a reduction of Rs 600. This listing is within the name of HS Distributors, a Jaipur-based firm, that is giving delivery for the device inside eight to ten days.


The price war may be attributed to Apple's amendment in retail strategy. the corporate has shifted off from its carrier partners to master distributors for iPhone five. it's appointed Ingram small and Redington because the 2 master distributors for the smartphone. they're going to provide the device to tiny and enormous retailers severally.

With retailers across the country currently having access to iPhones, it's doubtless that they're going to undercut the costs so as to spice up volumes, precisely what HS Distributors has done. By sacrificing their margins so as to achieve volumes, such retailers can pull down the price of the device and create it slightly additional accessible to the consumers.

However, till a widely known volume distributer doesn't begin such a price cutting war, it'll don't have any pertaining to overall sales and Apple's market share within the country.

Meanwhile, Apple iPad mini, that was disclosed globally simply last week, has conjointly created its debut in Republic of India, albeit unofficially! although Apple Republic of India's distributors square measure nevertheless to launch iPad mini in India, on-line distributer eBay Republic of India has same that the Wi-Fi-only 16GB variant of Apple's mini-tablet is currently up purchasable on its web site, in white further as black colors.

The company has same "iPad mini, that is being marketed as a good e-reader and a product for first-time pill shoppers, may be bought at unbeatable costs."

TOI had rumored on weekday that the amendment in Apple's retail strategy might lead to differential evaluation and a doable price cutting war in iPhone five costs within the weeks to return.

FirangiBhai, another on-line distributer, is additionally taking pre-orders for the device. the web site is mercantilism the sixteen, thirty two and 64GB Wi-Fi-only versions of iPad mini in Republic of India at Rs twenty six,900, Rs 34,290 and Rs forty one,790, severally. the positioning claims that the device are going to be delivered inside per week of the product's official launch within the USA.

As rumored by TOI 3 days past, the iPhone five, Apple's latest smartphone, are going to be formally launched within the country on Christian holy day, 2012. The 16, thirty two and 64GB variants of the device square measure formally priced at Rs forty five,500, Rs 52,500 and Rs fifty nine,500, severally.