Icecream Screen Recorder is an application for screen capture and taking screenshots. Icecream Screen Recorder can both take screenshots and capture video and you can even switch between these 2 modes very easily; Just press the button in the top left corner of the application. Key Features Include: Video can be taken with or without system sound...
It’s no surprise that Google makes the best looking Android applications. Titles including Inbox, Google+ are just flawless in terms of design and functionality. However, there are a few Google made Android apps you probably haven’t even heard of yet. In this article we discuss 5 such services you’re not using on your phone.
Snapseed is a powerful and versatile photo editing tool, designed to generate more professional shots. Rather than focusing on fancy filters, this app offers more manual control. It offers tons of editing options including selective tuning, lens blur, Grain effects etc. It allows you to process and edit RAW files from your camera. There’s also a Histogram (graph that shows distribution of tones in your photos) which can use used to adjust the exposure.
The app works fairly well and Google recently gave it a huge overhaul making it even more perfect. One of the best parts of Snapseed is a feature called “Stacks” that basically keeps adding layers of changes as you keep altering your shot, this helps in easily going back to a particular moment.
Snapseed comes with almost all the customization items one wants in an app, you won’t have to keep bundles of apps for different purposes after you start using it. The main attraction here is the deep control over your effects something which other platforms fail to offer. It’s completely free photo editing tool, so give it a whirl.
Next up on the list is Google’s own fitness app – Google Fit. which is a health-oriented app that tracks your steps, running distances and other activities. It also displays details that include calories, goal monitoring and overall wellness parameters which it aggregates from other popular fitness apps like MyFitnessPal, Nike+, Sleep as Android etc.
The app stores your past records, which can latter be analysed with graphs and timelines. There’s also an option for logging your weight, beneficial if someone is trying to lose some. You can manually begin an activity and the app will tell you how effective it was.
One last thing worth mentioning is the gorgeous web interface (https://fit.google.com/), where you can access all your records, workout sessions or anything you can do on the mobile app.
Main advantage Google Fit holds is the simplicity. It consumes lot less battery, unlike other apps that require running in the background all the time. It’s free, therefore, if you’re into fitness and looking for a new yet minimal application, give this a try.
This Google made app does exactly what it sounds like, searches your phone for specific content using gestures. It can be anything from contacts to music files or even other apps. The search is quite fast and it even stores the history in case you want to access the last item searched.
There’s also a settings menu that lets you filter the categories you’re searching in along with the typing speed. The app is fairly basic and works as it should.
You might be surprised to hear this but Google even has a remote Desktop client that lets you control a PC/Mac using any iOS/Android smartphone. It only requires a Chrome extension and an app on your phone. The software basically mimics the complete desktop interface on a mobile device where you move around with the pointer, type with your phone’s keyboard and there’s even a shortcut for Ctrl+Alt+Delete in case you run into some trouble. Also, not just a smartphone, you can even use a Desktop to control another one if you need.
Using this is a piece of cake, unlike other remote desktop tools that need too much to get started. Go through the initial installation process and you’re good to go. You obviously must be logged in with the same Google account on both the devices. The app is totally free on the Chrome and Play store.
Finally, we have Androidify on our list that can be used to create Android characters of people you know. There are tons of customization options available including limitless apparel varieties, beard styles, glasses and a lot more. You can even add animations once you’re done dressing it up which is really fun.
Those were the 5 little known Android apps made by Google about which a lot of users are still unaware. Let us know in the comments section if we missed something.
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In the latest installment of “are hackers taking over your tech and costing you a lot of money,” the BBC has a report on a bug in VoIP phone software that lets hackers in with just a few lines of code. They can then use the phone system to make expensive calls, and even listen in on your phone conversations.
The mechanism is frighteningly simple: VoIP users–whether they’re residential or commercial–typically use the same internet connection to run their computers and their phones. By finding some specific lines of code in a site that the user has visited via the computer, the hackers can then apply those lines of code to the software running the phone. This is a massive oversimplification of the process, but never fear, scammers have it down pat.
Then, one of two processes occurs, both if you’re extremely unlucky. The hackers can eavesdrop on your phone conversations, and they’re able to rack up phone charges to charge-per-minute phone numbers. In an even funnier twist, the premium phone services can hire hackers to break into your VoIP phone system and quietly make these calls, thereby lining the premium service’s pockets and leaving you or your company to foot the bill. This becomes a lot less humorous when you factor in a company’s potential response to finding out your desk phone was used to make thousands of dollars’ worth of phone sex calls.
Unfortunately, experts are already predicting that this is just the latest in what could be an epidemic of hacking our IoT devices. We’ve already seen fears over hacking internet-connected insulin pumps and pacemakers, we’ve had issues with thermostats receiving a software bug in an update that upended their systems, and other inherent flaws. One expert interviewed by the BBC even said that the phone security issue is easily fixed with a couple of settings changes, but that most companies probably wouldn’t bother to do it since their phone systems still work (yeah, they work so well that premium phone scams are making millions). Hopefully this will be yet another reason for developers and consumers alike to start questioning how much of our lives can be seen–and overheard–by others through our devices.
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Essentially, Datadog is a Software-as-a-service solution that serves as focal hub that builds business metrics about you and your business based on information gathered from all your data points. It then displays this information via rather nice graphs, charts and easy to understand rolling timelines. Datadog also uses the information it collects to trigger alerts whenever your compiled metrics reach critically high (or low) levels.
The core of what makes Datadog tick, and sets it apart from the crowd, is the design. The Datadog devs work on the proposition that modern day application monitoring is markedly different from what was going on as recently as 5 years ago.
Good?
Yes. Datadog works, and from what I have seen is impressive. System monitoring of course brings some real advantages. And Datadog does it seamlessly.
The greatest advantage of Datadog is of course the fact that it’s web based, and it’s easy to get going with it. Deploying Datadog took me no time at all, across the 6 machines I have running. It connected easily to my Linux notebook, the Mac, and also the Windows 10 PC. The start-up wizard easily helps you get setup. Installing the agents required to run Datadog across machines and servers etc. was incredibly easy, and it just worked, which is always refreshing.
Once setup, configuring what you want to monitor is pretty straightforward. The biggest obstacle here is probably going to be working out what you actually need to monitor. On a whim, I chose to monitor network throughput and Disk I/O. Filtering results via the Events section was, I found, to be very intuitive.
The Metrics section was where it was at for me though. Here, Datadog lets you define what graphical options you want to see, and how you want to see it for your managed systems. Sharing the information can also be easily accomplished in the Team section which allows you to filter what information you share, who you share it with, and when it should be shared.
2 key features:
Integrations
One of Datadog’s big strengths is the way it can integrate with various other cloud-based tools and services, such as Amazon Web Services, and GitHub.
Graphing Metrics
The ability to generate graphs, which include real-time data from multiple sources is a very powerful feature. The graphs can be customized to suit the specific needs of your business, and give you the ability to zoom in to focus on specific points of interest, which is nice.
Downside:
None actually that I can think of. Datadog knows what it does well, and does it very well. For anyone and any business that needs a monitoring solution that doesn’t cost the earth but still does a great job of measuring, monitoring and displaying metrics in fine detail, Datadog is a great choice.
You can get Datadog here.
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GeoGebra is a free dynamic mathematics software tool for all levels of advanced education. The application combines geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus and bundles them into one easy-to-use package. Users can use GeoGebra as a standalone product or they can also take advantage of other features including inte...
