Name a crater!

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How many of you heard of a place called mars? Please a show of hands? Now how many have heard we are trying to find out if Mars is livable. Raise your hands again. Okay dumb questions I know because everybody has heard about both of those questions. But what if I told you, that you can now buy a crater on mars. Yes, I said it a crater. Let me go a little in detail for you guys and girls .

A space-education project called "Uwingo"announced Wednesday a project to raise $10 million in grants for space research and education by selling naming rights to half a milion craters on Mars.

How much does a crater cost you ask. We'll a small crater can range all the way to 5$. Where the larger ones can range all the way to 500.00 buckaroos.

     

Samsung galaxy s5 revealed!!!

Check out the video!!!

http://m.cnet.com/reviews/meet-the-brand-new-samsung-galaxy-s5/35833441?tag=TOCcarouselMain.0
Source: cnet.com

Helpful Steps on cellphone picture taking

1.stand still

Hold your phone with two hands and rest your elbows on your chest. Stabilize yourself against a nearby wall. The nicer your camera the easier it is to get a sharp image BUT, even the older models can get fine results if you're careful. Some people are born with a steady hand and some "like me" have to work at it. Stop walking, stand still, concentrate.

2.look for the light (unless you have an iphone 5s)

The most important factor to combat subject blur is light. The brighter the light, the better your shutter will be able to stop the motion.If you want sharper, less blurry pictures move to a place with good, natural lighting. Period. Especially with the limited settings on a phone camera it's really the only option you have to instantly improve the quality and combat shutter lag. If you really really need to capture your kid jumping around the living room at 8pm go for it, but know ahead of time that you're going to compromise your picture. The reason I put if you have an iphone 5s is because these phones have a new sensor that allows you to take pictures in the dark. Now I don't mean pitch black but if you took it right at dark you would be fine.

3.Learn your camera 

Some cameras always go dark, some always go light, some hang to the left and suck on Mondays . Your camera is a unique individual, Learning the specific quirks of your phone/camera allows you to take better pictures because you're tuned in to what's going on.

4.Take many for that perfect 1

On today's digital cameras you aren't going to wear out the shutter. It's okay to take 25 pictures just to get 1 you like. Take 25. Take 100 different angles. Most importantly delete all of them except the best 

Scan through them and pick out the one that best captures the moment and isn't blurry and save it. You don't need 45 pictures of the environment if you have one that actually looks great. Moment = captured, storage space = saved

I hope this kinda helps you with taking pictures with your phone so you yourself can look like a professional.

Notice any changes in IOS Facebook App

Notice anything different on your IOS Facebook app? Facebook posted a tiny 7.0 update for the iOS app with a change  that simply read ‘bug fixes.' But as it turns out, the update was more significant than that,as it activated a feature the company is testing on iOS right now called "Highlights"The feature is currently available to  iOS users, in a new People tab that is also in testing (replaces the Requests tab), and it offers a sum of recent life events from your friends and family. 

Google is preparing to release it's own smartwatch

We'll surprise,surprise it's looking like google is jumping into the smart watch race suposable. Perfect timing, pebble just released a new watch, Samsung is coming out with new gear and Apple is making a smart watch that has a 6.1 inch screen on it, "I kid" but really apple has one in the oven with a smaller screen if course.The watch is suppose to have android operating system a full colored screen and they are putting finishing touches on it as we speak. I will have more news when it's realesed. But until then check your smart phones for the time and internet.

"Rookie" a camera app for us rookies

With so many camera apps available on the App Store, and so many duck faces on the internet. It's hard to decide which photo app  is actually worth getting and ditching your stock camera for. If you are amateur photo taker like myself,or if you are looking for the perfect app to spice up those photo and look like a professional, I have the the app for you.

        Let me introduce "Rookie" this camera app is so simple yet can make your photos look like a professional took them.Rookie has 10 filter classes, 4 of which are totally free that range from classic to vintage each class has about 8 filters in them . You can add layers so you can add multiple effects to your photos. The other 6 classes are only 1.99 a pack and they are packed with awesome filters. 

You can add text to your picture as we'll as crop some shapes. The app has an image stabilizer as we'll as a level balancer "which is an awesome tool to have" and a geo tag,to tag where you was to take the picture.

Rookie has mutiple ways to share your photos which include Facbook, Instagram, Twitter, tumblr, and flicker. 

          Rookie is hands down the best photo app on the market and trust me you want be disappointed by downloading it. Heck it's free! So do your awful duck face a favor and add an effect to it! 

   I give it a 5 out of 5

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Alienware steam machine "gaming console"

http://m.cnet.com/videos/alienware-steam-machine/50161291
Source: cnet.com

Shocker!! kids play with electronics more than toys

"Mommy can I see your iphone please" Parents your not the only one with a kid that ask you this on a constant basis. A study was done this past week by The Michael Cohan group that showed kids today play more with gadgets rather than toys. Kids would much rather sit inside and play xbox instead of building a fort would rather text instead of coloring.More than 60% of parents say kids use their phones for games while 38% use theirs for education purposes.

"AVG" anti virus free "protect your computer"

In today's world computer virus's are everywhere.From ad's ,to your email, to even visiting the wrong website. You want to protect your PC and android devices via "google play store"to the highest quality but don't want to fork out a good chunk of change. I would strongly recommend "AVG free edition" here is the link to download it http://m.avg.com. 

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Microsoft picks gamers to test next xbox one update.

Microsoft has announced they are going to select some privileged gamers to test a  up and coming update for March. The update is suppose to fix the party chat feature as we'll as add a few things. The timing of the update  is for the realese of "Titan Fall" a multiplayer only game "I have a video of the beta on here". Microsoft plans on issuing a media remote in March also. If you are a selected gamer you will get an xbox live message with a token and registration instructions and you will be able to preview up and coming updates. You can choose to opt out anytime.

"Flying cyrus" wtf kinda game!

Boy oh boy do I have an app review for you guys this evening. I was surfing the App Store and looked at the top charts section "free side" and what's at the top in the number 1 position, "Floating Cyrus".Of course being the wanna try new things guy I am , I downloaded it and let me tell you wtf was I thinking. Please let me explain.

        Oh "flappy birds" how I miss you! Now that "flappy birds" is gone, I have been seeing all these knock offs lately and played a few some good some bad. I then come across this game "floating Cyrus" and man does it take the cake of wtf. Instead of a gummy lip,flying fish bird thing you get,yep!, you guessed it a tounge sticking out Miley Cyrus. Now you navigate the spawn of satan head , I mean Miley's head the same way you did the bird fish. Simply tap on the screen but this time instead of navigating thru pipes you are navigating thru a wrecking ball and hammer. Yay! Sounds fun right? wrong. This game is pathetic and the sounds have been totally ripped off from the tap on screen sound, sounding like the flappy bird flying sound to going thru the hammer and wrecking ball successful coin sound. The tapping feature is buggy and not smooth at all and will have you singing "I came in like a wrecking ball" because you literally will always hit it.

           I'm done talking about this game But I'm not going to fully bash this it .The game does have 1 pro to it and that's  the graphics,they are alright and will make you laugh out loud a bit. So there you happy? I'm not all Scrooge on this game. But take my warning and avoid this game if possible. You will thank me I promise.

    I give this game a 2 out of 5 

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Titan fall beta gameplay

Titan fall beta gameplay video as promised!!!

Facebook buys another app!

Facebook has agreed to buy the "what's app" for an astonishing amount of 19 billion dollars. They are giving the creators 12 billion in stock, 4 billion in cash,and 3 billion in restricted stock. Facebook has made this a trend lately with 3rd party apps. Here is a statement made by the developers of the what's app

“Here’s what will change for you, our users: nothing.

WhatsApp will remain autonomous and operate independently. You can continue to enjoy the service for a nominal fee. You can continue to use WhatsApp no matter where in the world you are, or what smartphone you’re using. And you can still count on absolutely no ads interrupting your communication.

Sours "what's app"

40 iPhone secrets

http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/developer/40-secret-iphone-features-and-shortcuts/

Apple patents fitness headphones

Apple is in the news again and this time it's trying to get in the health and fitness market. They have gotten the approval to start making head phones that track your heart beat, your calorie count, and your body's temperature. The headphone will feature sensors that wrap around the band to track everything. There are talks about the  headphone might be smart enough to motivate you after a hard work out to finish strong and if your jogging up hill will automatically play your favorite workout song. I look to hear more about these headphones in the coming months and defiantly plan on getting a pair. Here is a picture of the latest concept which shows all sensor points. 

Boom!! Tech slam!!

Paper review

 

Facebook has it's new iPhone app called Paper. Unlike Facebook’s existing smartphone app, which is very we'll   functional, and the mobile experience of Facebooks home this one looks beautiful and easy to use.Paper looks like a cross between your existing Facebook news feed and a news reader app, with both status updates from friends and developing news stories. The app uses buttons and menus in favor of simple swiping gestures. Instead of the standard news feed you see large images that you can tilt your phone to reveal more of, auto-playing videos, and status updates that fill the display. You are encouraged to use content from outside of Facebook without leaving Paper, by choosing categories of online media you’d like to see in addition to your usual news feed. Each of those categories such as food, photography, sports, and science and technology can be read thru like a paperless magazine. A number of other features makes it clearer than ever and Facebook understands the needs of branching out as it ages.If it wants to continue growing and keep the users it already has, it needs to find more ways for them to engage with the social network. This app is a must try for anyone with Facebook and loves real news in their news feed!!

I give it a 5 out of 5

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Iphone 6 update!!

The apple iphone 6 rumor train is moving again. There is talk about the phone having an edge to edge display. The display is already beautiful on the current models I can't even imaging how it will look from side to side. I'll keep you updated on more rumors as they pop out.

Twitterrific 5 review

Have you been on the lookout for a twitter app that gives you a customization,font adjuster,and an easy to use interface. Well look no further twitteriffic 5 is here and here to stay.
Twitteriffic 5 offers so much compared to the standard twitter app. Example twitter you can not change themes, fonts, and interface, twitteriffic however does and boy does it. With around 7 different scripts to make your tweets and 4 different letter sizes. Twitteriffic offers for every eye group. There are 2 different themes to choose from, a dark and light theme.the interface is the simplest and smoothest I have used. And the rich script and pictures makes it simply beautiful. To access your profile all you have to do is touch your little circle picture in the top left portion of the screen. Many many pros but there are a few cons.
There are 2 major complaints I have. First complaint I wish you could tap the news feed button and have it take you to the most recent tweet in your timeline but instead you have to scroll with your finger which really takes to long. The second complaint would have to be that you can't adjust your home screen to what you want it I would like the permission to add the favorite button to my home screen for quick access. But many of the pros out weigh the cons.
Overall twitteriffic is the app to have if you are a frequent twitter user like myself and with a clean and simple interface that pops out  And for .99 cents its totally worth a check out.

I give it 4.5 out of