Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Will Be the Godzilla of Smartphones

Size matters, especially when it comes to your phone size.

The newest version of the Samsung Galaxy Mega, simply called Galaxy Mega 2, will live up to its moniker, according to an FCC filing. The phone has a screen size of a massive 7 inches, approximately as long as an average pencil. This latest phone surpasses its Mega predecessor by 0.7 inches, making it the largest Android phone to date that we know of.

The FCC recently approved the new device. While it's unknown if any wireless carriers will supply the new phone, Android Central speculates that Mega 2 will be contracted under AT&T, as other Samsung phones have been in the past. It's uncertain whether the phone will be released in the United States or only in Asia.

Additionally, while the cost of the behemoth device has not been made available, the original Mega cost $499 without a contract. In comparison, Apple's 16-gigabyte iPhone 5S weighs in at $649 sans contract.

Other features included in the new phone have not yet been released by Samsung.

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Intel Wants In on Self-Driving Cars, Too

Just a few days after Google unveiled its self-driving car prototype, Intel is getting in on the automated vehicle industry, too.

The company is introducing what it calls an "in-vehicle solutions platform," which could eventually support self-driving vehicles like the Google car. Intel's new hardware and software technology aims to help "the car evolve to better inform, assist and eventually assume control," according to a press release.

The infotainment system — which comes with processors, an operating system and developer kits — would make it easier for automakers and suppliers to bring updates to its platform much faster (in only 12 months) and at 50% of the cost.
Earlier this week, Google unveiled the design of its self-driving car prototype, a small two-seater with no steering wheel, no brake pedal and a "stop" panic button. The dimensions are still unknown, but it has a smiley face on its front exterior.

Self-driving cars have the potential to make the roads much safer, thanks to built-in sensors that can inform a computer to make driving decisions much faster than humans. For example, the Google car can slow down for jaywalking pedestrians, watch for cars that sneak out of hidden driveways and look for cyclists making gestures that indicate a possible turn. In addition to reducing crashes, self-driving cars could ease congestion, improve fuel economy, reduce parking needs and bring mobility to those who are unable to drive.

Although there are challenges ahead — such as consumer adoption and cost — the potential here is massive. Not surprisingly, companies want in.

Although the product is available for auto systems with advancer driver assistance capabilities, future iterations will be "geared for advanced driving experiences such as autonomous or self-driving cars."
Intel said it is actively collecting data about how people drive and how cars can be more adaptive, predictive and interact with drivers and its surroundings.

In 2012, the company established a $100 million Intel Capital Connected Car Fund to grow car tech integration and help it enable future autonomous driving capabilities.

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Convert Any text To Audio without any Software.

HI friends, I am back with an awesome trick Which will help you to Convert Any Text to Audio Without Any Software. Isn’t it Interesting? Yes it is.

With this trick you can convert any text to Audio without any use of third party software.

Steps To Convert Text To Audio without any software:

 Step 1. First of all Open notepad then copy the below text and paste it in notepad.
Dim msg, sapi
msg=InputBox(“Enter your text for conversion– “,”By computer freaks”)
Set sapi=CreateObject(“sapi.spvoice”)
sapi.Speak msg
Step 2: After Pasting the Above Code in notepad, Save the file with the name Text To Audio.vbs.
remember the name of the file should be with .vbs extension.
its nothing but a Vbscript File.

Step 3: Now double click on the saved file and you will see a box like the below pic.

Step 4. Type your text which you want to hear, and then press OK. Thats it. All Done.
You can hear it load and clear.
Isn’t it amazing ?
I know you will like it for sure. Keep visiting and stay updated.

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12 Interesting Computer Facts

12 Interesting Computer Facts:

Friends today we will highlight 12 interesting computer Facts that you might not be knowing it before,

lets see them now.

1) Over 6,000 new computer viruses are released every month.

2) The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood.(by Doug Engelbart)

3) The average human being blinks 20 times a minute – but only 7 times a minute when using a computer.

4) The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939.

5) By the end of 2012 there will be 17 billion devices connected to the internet.

6) 5 out of every 6 internet pages are porn related.

7) Over 1 million domain names are registered every month.

8) With it’s 800 million interent users, Facebook would be the third largest country in the World.

9) The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5MB of data.

10) The nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra video card contains 222 million transistors.

11) 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units.

12) The engineers who developed the IBM PC were known as “The Dirty Dozen”

Hope you liked it. 

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