The Custom geofilter studio is now located in Settings, under a menu item called “On-Demand Geofilters,” and it allows you to pick from a list of pre-set occasions, select a template and edit to customize using text, Bitmojis, and Snapchat’s Sticker library, too. Keep in mind these are Geofilters, which means they are only active over a specific geographic location, and that you’ll have to pay. Pricing seems fair though: fees start at $5....

Every review I’ve read of the Moto X has pretty much said the same three things: This phone is fast. This phone feels amazing in the hand. This phone has the worst camera on the planet. According to Brian Klug from AnandTech, Motorola just pushed out a software update to the T-Mobile version of the Moto X that fixes the device’s one glaring issue. Klug calls the improvement “the biggest I’ve ever seen” to come via an OTA update, which says a lot coming from an optical engineer....

Looking for a phablet with a gigantic screen, a water-resistant body, and the latest version of stock Android? Well, if you’re in the US, you might want to take a look at the Google Play edition of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, which has received a substantial $200 price cut that brings its retail price down to $449. That is a pretty good price for the biggest Nexus-like smartphone on the market, one that will get you a huge 6....

Just like any regular SDHC card, this smart product can store high amounts of media, while having the big advantage of performing transfers without any wires attached. Moreover, some products even come with advanced options, such as a dedicated application for mobile operating systems (Android, iOS, etc.) which allow the user to view files and share them, right from the camera. How can Wi-Fi enabled SD cards transform your camera?...

Beginning from today, Sony will start rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for its last generation of Xperia devices — the Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and the Tablet Z. Apart from the latest version of Android, the update includes many other goodies like a revamped status bar and Quick Settings, with a UI that is similar to the one seen on the PlayStation 4. Sony has also taken this opportunity to improve its system apps....

Overwhelm the IDS console tool that collects alerts, forcing it to miss legitimate alerts Overwhelm the IDS sensor, forcing it to drop packets Overwhelm the system resources of the target device/OS Overwhelm the IDS Admin with a hail of false positives Hide a real attack amongst thousands or millions of false positives Let’s review what an IDS like Snort does, from the snort.org website: To attack Snort or any other IPS, we can use a tool called sneeze....

Samsung took Apple to court in its home country of South Korea over some mobile patents in an attempt to get the iPhone and iPad banned. According to Reuters, the judge presiding over the case told Samsung to stop being such a pain in the ass, and that Apple can continue selling their products. None of this should be surprising, of course, products rarely get taken off store shelves. You as a company have to try really hard to screw up to such a degree that a court tells you to cease commerce....

The version 3.0 update brings a redesigned player that increases the size of the control buttons now uses a down arrow to indicate that you can minimize it. eviously in that place was an “X,” which could be confusing. en you minimize the main player you’ll still get the mini player, which now allows you to use a swiping gesture to move to the next song. Despite the bump to 3....

Researchers at security firms Trend Micro and Qihoo 360 watched the attacks emerge almost as soon as the bug become public. While Spring4Shell isn’t quite as dire as Log4Shell, most security firms, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Microsoft are urging developers to patch it if they’re using Java Development Kit (JDK) from version 9.0 and upwards if the system is also using Spring Framework versions 5....

Sony thinks chatting with your buddies is as important as actually gaming on your PlayStation, as the company has launched the PlayStation Messages app as a dedicated messaging client for PSN users on the Play Store. The messaging functionality has been cut out of the official PlayStation app, so anyone wishing to chat with their PSN friends will need to keep both apps installed on their smartphone or tablet. PlayStation Messages supports all the messaging features – you can do regular chats (text and voice) with friends and groups, see what your friends are playing, share photos and PlayStation stickers, and search for/add new friends....

Smart homes are pretty amazing. With a few connected devices, you can control everything from your lights to your air conditioning with your voice or an app. And this handy touch screen wall switch does a remarkable job of helping you automate it all in one place. SONOFF developed its NSPanel to work as an all-in-one light hub, and it even lets you control the temperature. Here’s a quick look at it: Let’s go over all the details....

The company announced dnesday that it’s rolling out the Skype 5.0 update for Android, about a month after it launched a similar version for ione users. You’ll be able to find your contacts on Skype so that no matter where you are in the world—or whether you’re just trying to avoid using up your minutes—you can do so without a hitch. In the coming months, Skype will eventually ask you to verify your phone number, then peruse through your contacts for matches between Skype’s database your address book....

Generally an attacker tries to seek information about the Domain Name, Network Blocks, and system architecture and system enumeration via the Internet. For gaining remote access into the victim’s PC, he would also seek information about authentication mechanisms. If the attack is happening within the network, the information under siege would be network protocols, TCP and UDP services, system enumeration, and general network topology and architecture. So usually the network range is determined initially which is then followed by discovering open ports on the target....

Live in the United States and bummed about the fact that T-Mobile is not going to carry the Xperia Z3 Compact? Well, if you don’t mind paying outright for the handset, you can now order the handset directly from Sony’s U.S web store. Sony has priced the handset at a pretty reasonable $529.99 especially for the specs it packs. The Japanese company is offering the handset in four colors: Black, White, Orange and Green....

NASA wants to stop counting on the Russians Since 2011, the year in which the Space Shuttle flew for the last time, the American astronauts use Russian space vehicles to reach the International Space Station (ISS). But NASA wants to change that and SpaceX is one of the companies that will help. In 2014, the United States government paid SpaceX $2.6 billion for a vehicle that could carry astronauts into orbit....

Skype has assured that the feature will be available in the “coming weeks” and users can also try it out early by registering on the company’s tenth anniversary website. Skype was introduced for the mobile devices almost 6 years ago and ever since 750 million people have downloaded Skype on their phones and it is one of the most popular apps across the App Stores. Mistake not, Skype is definitely not the first one to start the group video chatting services....

Recently, Telegram launched its first paid subscription with many new features such as 4 GB file uploads, faster downloads, exclusive stickers, and reactions. Let’s compare them with Snapchat+. Snapchat+ Subscription Plan Will Cost You $3.99 Per Month Just 2 weeks ago, a reliable tipster, Alessandro Paluzzi, revealed some leaks claiming that Snapchat will soon introduce its paid tier, which will be named Snapchat Plus, with a bundle of features. And for the confirmation, The Verge reached out to the Snapchat, and then it was confirmed by their spokesperson and about its launch, he hinted it would be arriving soon, but we didn’t expect this much sooner....

Assuming you have a decent job, buying a smartphone with bleeding edge hardware specifications is easy. But no matter how much money you have, buying a flagship Android phone that’s easy to use in one hand is simply impossible … at least it will be for the next 10 days. Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo has finally announced when the 4.3 inch Sony Xperia Z1F is going to launch: December 19th....

Along with the Xperia Z2, Sony also unveiled its Z Tablet successor — the Xperia Z2 tablet — which sports an impressively thin waistline of 6.44mm and is only 426gms heavy. This makes the Z2 Tablet thinner and lighter than the iPad Air. The 10-inch display on the tablet sports Full HD resolution and comes with the widest color gamut, thanks to the Live Color LED display. Other specs of the tablet are similar to the Xperia Z2 including a Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, and a IP55/58 waterproof design....

The Xperia Z and its successor – the Z1 – have quite a few similarities including the same design language and the same software features and UI, apart from the camera. The Z1 camera app has quite a few trick up its sleeves, which its predecessor lacks like Social cast, Timeshift mode and more. Now, XDA Recognized Developer, krabappel2548, has ported the Z1’s camera app with all its new features to the Z....