New iPhone or Android? download these apps right now...

you've been lucky enough to unwrap yourself a brand new iPhone or Android blower today, you're probably charging it up right now or scrambling through Apple's App Store or the Google Play store in search of some apps to download. Save yourself the trouble of blindly tapping on useless apps and join us as we run through the must-have apps you need for either operating system. Let's go!

Instagram

Sharing photos has never been easier with a smartphone, and Instagram has been a part of leading that charge. The photography app, which lets you snap square photos and apply plenty of filters to, now has over 300 million users, making it even more popular than Twitter. Its ease of use, plethora of editing tools and interactive community has made it a hit with celebrities and regular joes alike - and it’s on both iOS and Android.

Evernote

Elephants are said to never forget, which is why Evernote has embraced the huge mammal as its logo: If you’re in need of a extensive note taking app for iOS or Android, look no further than the free app. Evernote lets you jot down almost anything you need, with plenty of formatting options and you can even snap photos to store in your notebooks. There are even real life notebooks that work with the app to snap your written thoughts, ensuring they’re digitally stored for as long as you need it for.

WhatsApp

Apple’s iMessage app is great if all your friends have iPhones too and you want to keep a group conversation going, but if your friends are toting Android blowers, you’re going going to have to look to another messaging app to fix that void. Facebook’s Messenger isn’t bad, but it’s rather bloated, leaving WhatsApp as our multi-OS messenger of choice. It’s fast, responsive and loaded up with a boatload of features to keep your friends in the loop.

Waze
 

Available on both iOS and Android for free, community-based traffic and navigation app Waze is a must have app to help you when you're on the road. Forget using Apple Maps or Google Maps for directions when you're driving about, as Waze gives you real time updates on what's happening on the road from other users, such as accidents, road hazards and traffic jams - not just a red line on a map to avoid. The Waze community is always updating maps to make sure you don't hit a dead end, and you can link up with friends to see where they're driving too.


Dropbox

Cloud-storage service Dropbox is easily a must-have app, giving you the ability to store whatever you want online and easily accessible. That saves you storage on your phone, and the free option gives you 2GB of storage to play with. That’s plenty for your photos, and they’ll be easily accessible from your laptop or computer too.


Sunrise Calender

While there’s a calendar app on your phone already, Sunrise manages to make seeing your agenda simply terrific. The app looks gorgeous on both iOS and Android, and packs in plenty of simplicity, along with a ton of functionality. Throw in Facebook compatibility, and the ability to peek at your Gmail calendars, and you have one app that lets you view almost everything in one go. Never again will you have to miss a birthday party because you forgot about a meeting - it’s all on one calendar.


Twitter

What started out as a microblogging tool in 140 characters, Twitter has now become a social Networking titan, letting you see what’s going on in the world with the search of a hashtag. It’s one of the easiest ways to be kept in the loop by the things you love, and of course, it works as a brilliant messaging service too. It’s a must have, even if you’re just finding out what a #hashtag is


Citymapper

 
Both Google Maps and Apple Maps are often great for helping you get around, but if you’re in a major city like London, Paris or New York, you sometimes need something with a bit more pep. Enter Citymapper, a simple must have if you’re a city dweller, as it’ll give you a whole host of different options to help you get from A to B, and whether that’s by train, bus, tube or walking, Citymapper has it covered.


Spotify

Want to have millions of tracks at your disposal that you can start playing at the tap of a button? Spotify’s the app for you, as it gives you access to all the music you could ever want, . There’s something for everyone, and the free streaming options aren’t bad either, while its subscription offering lets you keep tracks for offline playback. This definitely beats having a Walkman and cassettes!


Minecraft

There are a countless number of games available both in Google Play and in the App Store, but none are as inventive as Minecraft. The mobile ports of the hit block-building PC game are just as enjoyable as their console counterparts, with the only difference is that you can take your brick-shaped world on the go. Excellent.

The 10 gadgets we can't wait for in 2015

     As we’re drawing a close to 2014, the new year brings us plenty of possibilities for even more exciting gadgets and gizmos, the latest and greatest, and even beyond. But while some of the best tech of 2015 is still a mystery, we’ve already been teased with some highlights that we simply can’t wait for - let’s have a look at the top gadgets we’re eagerly awaiting next year.

Apple Watch 

The whole tech world has practically gone wearable mad, but none so far have managed to match the poise and grace that Apple showed off earlier this year with its own Apple Watch. With two sizes available, and three different options to choose from, it’s the most varied product Apple has done to date, but it looks to be the most ambitious. With it set to launch next spring, can the Apple Watch do what the iPhone and iPod have done before it and take the world by storm?

Samsung Galaxy S6 

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a solid phone, sure, but we felt underwhelmed when it launched earlier this year. The Note 4 and Galaxy Alpha phones have recently shown off what Samsung is truly capable of, which gives us a feeling that the South Korean tech giant has plenty in store for its next leading flagship phone. We’re picturing bleeding edge specs encased in a slick metal frame - and we can’t wait for blower to touch down.

 Sony Xperia Z4

Sony’s Xperia Z3 lineup of devices have had a strong showing this year, but in a sea of similar and familiar flagship phones, the Japanese tech company needs to make a splash with its next top phone to really stand out. The monolithic Z3 is understated and classy, but it hardly moved on from the Z2 launched earlier in the year, and we want to see more gusto provided with the next iteration. The Z4 has the potential to be Sony's best phone to date, and each successive flagship has been a steady evolution - next year's model is one to look out for.

Oculus Rift

 The mighty Oculus Rift almost single handedly Kickstarted the VR revolution we’re currently enjoying, but the only problem is that the headset itself still isn’t out. Erm. While developers and game designers have been enjoying the use of the Rift’s developer kits, we’re still waiting on a final consumer version - and the now Facebook-owned company has hinted that it’s just mere months away. We’ll see you next year, Oculus.

New Nintendo 3DS/XL

While the Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL have been out for a while now, the clamshell handheld just had a big refresh over in Japan in the form of the New Nintendo 3DS/XL. It gained some extra processing gusto, an analogue stick and more shoulder buttons and should be on the way next year - it looks like the best handheld Nintendo has made to date, and we were impressed with it when we got our hands on an imported version.

Hendo Hoverboard

Back to the Future Part II is slowly becoming a reality, with help from the Hendo Hoverboard that is. The futuristic looking gizmo gives us a glance at how we could be getting from A to B in a few years time, while it’s also just plain cool! Currently, it’s pretty pricy (a cool £6,100, in fact) and it only works on metal - but still, it’s a hoverboard! Look forward to this one touching down later next year.

iPad Pro

The iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 are two of the top tablets you can buy, but they don’t quite stack up to the sheer amount of productivity you can get done on Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3. Plenty of rumours have hinted that Apple’s working on a large slate aimed at professionals, and it could be on the way next year. Can it shake up the tablet market again? We’ll have to wait and see.

 Steam Machines

Valve’s wave of Steam Machines were meant to arrive earlier on in 2014, but now they’ve been pushed back until next year - and it’s down to the controller that the PC gaming giant is cooking up. Next year looks like when Valve will finally perfect its gamepad, and it’ll give us an affordable way to get PC gaming into the living room - we can’t wait

iPhone 6S/iPhone 6S Plus

Almost like clockwork, you can bet that Apple will be rolling out an updated version of its latest phones next year, but after packing its latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with so much tech, it’s hard to picture what’s next for the Cupertino giant. Whatever Apple has in store, we know we can’t wait.

Driverless cars

We’ve seen plenty of work gone into making driverless cars a possibility, but we’re still waiting for one to take us for a spin. We’ve heard that some could be on the way by January, but it looks like the rest of the year is much more likely - we can’t wait for them to start popping up more.

Top 5 Game Hardware of 2014

The gaming hardware that excited us this year 2014...

 

Top 5 Gaming Hardware of 2014 

 

  

PlayStation TV

 

 

 

XD S7800b Android Retro Gaming Tablet

 JXD S7800b Android Retro Gaming Tablet

 

Wii U

Xbox One

 

PlayStation 4

XD S7800b Android Retro Gaming Tablet

ThahThe the gaming hardware that has excited us this year!

the gaming hardware that has excited us this year!

The 7 Best Phone of 2014

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Samsung Galaxy Note 4
It may be plastic, but Samsung’s Note 4 remains the king of phablets thanks to its smart stylus integration and the unique ability to run apps side by side on its massive display, not to mention the beastly battery life.



OS : Android OS V4.4.4 (kitkat) planned upgrade to v5.0
CPU :  Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
            Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C)

Memory : MicroSD, up to 128 GB
                Internal : 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Battery : Li-lon 3220 mAh Battery
Display : 1440 X 2560 pixels, 5.7  inches	Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

iPhone  6

iPhone 6

A modest screen size bump is what we all wanted and finally got with the iPhone 6, but Apple’s bad boy is so much more besides. Its camera is astonishing, its performance almost unparalleled and iOS 8 brings some much needed customisability options Android fans have enjoyed for years.




OS : iOS 8,upgradble to iOS 8.1.2
CPU : Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone
Memory : 16/64/128 GB, 1GB RAM
Battery : Non-removable Li-Po 1810mAh battery
Display : 750 X 1334 pixels, 4.7 inches     Type : LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen,
                                                                               16M colors

iPhone  6Plus

iPhone 6Plus

You know what they said about big hands...tiny iPhone. Not anymore though: Apple’s phablet is the first true Galaxy Note contender, and far more beautiful, even if it lacks a stylus. Just ignore all the bendgate rumours, this thing’s as solid as you could hope for.




OS : iOS 8,upgradble to iOS 8.1.2
CPU : Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone
Memory : 16/64/128 GB, 1GB RAM
Battery : Non-removable Li-Po 1810mAh battery
Display : 1080 X 1920 pixels, 505 inches     Type : LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen,
                                                                               16M colors

LG G3

LG G3

LG’s spent years trying to tempt Samsung owners away with its Android warhorses, and in 2014 it finally found its thoroughbred. The LG G3 is an absolute boss of a smartphone, with a blazingly fast processor and that quad-HD screen that packs in as many pixels as atoms (Well, not quite. But it’s sharp). It may not be the most attractive phone of the year, but when it’s almost all screen, who
cares?

OS :  Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0 (Lollipop)
CPU :  Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
Memory : 16 GB, 2 GB RAM / 32GB. 3GB RAM
Battery :  Li-lon 3000 mAh
Display : 1440 x 2560 pixels, 5.5 inches          Type : True HD+LCD capacitive touchscreen,
                                                                                      16M colors

HTC One M8

HTC One M8

It’s not without its problems - not least the name - but the HTC One M8 is surely the most beautiful Android phone of the year, with its delicious curved metal frame. Its camera still isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and we’d trade out the astonishing speakers for a smaller bezel on top and bottom, but no other manufacturer bar Apple thinks quite so much about industrial design and polish,or sets the bar so high. Speaking which.


OS :  Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
CPU : Quad-core 2.5 GHz karit 400
Memory : 16GB, 2GB RAM
Battery :  Non-removable Li-Po 2600mAh
Display : 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches            Type : Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen,
                                                                                        16M colors



Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Sony xperia Z3 Compact

Want something as powerful, beautiful and manageable as a smaller iPhone 5S or 5, that doesn’t run iOS? In 2014, your only real choice is the Android-powered Z3 Compact, but luckily it’s a doozy. Sony’s somehow managed to cram in almost all the hardware of its Z3 flagship, as well as its water resistance and magnetic charging, into something you can actually use with one                                                                                                               hand. Remember when that used                                                                                                               to be a thing? 
OS :  Android OS 4.4.4 (kitkat) upgrade to 5.0 (lollipop)
CPU : Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
Memory :  16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Battery :  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Display :  720 x 1280 pixels, 4.6 inches            Type : IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen,
                                                                                      16M color

It’s not without its problems - not least the name - but the HTC One M8 is surely the most beautiful Android phone of the year, with its delicious curved metal frame. Its camera still isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and we’d trade out the astonishing speakers for a smaller bezel on top and bottom, but no other manufacturer bar Apple thinks quite so much about industrial design and polish, or sets the bar so high. Speaking of which. - See more at: http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/news/10-best-phones-2014#sthash.OsvJHOoD.dpuf

A modest screen size bump is what we all wanted and finally got with the iPhone 6, but Apple’s bad boy is so much more besides. Its camera is astonishing, its performance almost unparalleled and iOS 8 brings some much needed customisability options Android fans have enjoyed for years. - See more at: http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/news/10-best-phones-2014#sthash.OsvJHOoD.dpuf

A modest screen size bump is what we all wanted and finally got with the iPhone 6, but Apple’s bad boy is so much more besides. Its camera is astonishing, its performance almost unparalleled and iOS 8 brings some much needed customisability options Android fans have enjoyed for years. - See more at: http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/news/10-best-phones-2014#sthash.OsvJHOoD.dpuf

hack WIFI Password using Kali Linux

Breaking WPA2-PSK with Kali Linux 

  

                

             WPA2-PSK may not be as safe as you think. There are a few attacks against WAP2-PSK. One of the most common attacks is against WPA2 is exploiting a weak passphrase.

            Below you will find a few easy steps on how to break WPA2 with a weak passphrase.

  

Breaking the wireless Lab Home Network:

• I set up a test network for this blog article. The client box is logging into my wireless Lab test network. This is the network we will break.

Step 1:

• The first step is to verify the router configuration. Normally in a real penetration test we would not have this option, but since this is a home lab I have a little more flexibility.
• In this case the lab access point is securing the wireless network Wireless Lab with WPA2-PSK. It using the passphrase Cisco123. You can use any wireless router to setup your wireless lab.

 Step 2:

• We will be using Kali Linux to complete this task. Kali will need a wireless card configured before it can be used by the operating system. I am using the Alfa AWUS051NH adapter. Almost any Alfa wireless adapter will work. I am a big fan of the AWUS051NH adapter because it a duel band adapter. However, this card is very difficult to obtain since it is no longer sold.

• The iwconfig command will show any wireless cards in the system. I am using a RealTek wireless card. Linux ships with the RealTek drivers, making it a Linux plug and play wireless card.
• The operating system recognizes a  wireless interface named wlan0.

Step 3:

• My next step will be to enable the wireless interface. This is accomplished issuing the ifconfig wlan0 up command.

Step 4:

• I need to understand what wireless networks my wireless card sees. I issue the iwlist wlan0 scanning command.

• This command forces the wireless card to scan and report on all wireless networks in the vicinity.
• You can see from this example it found my target network: Wireless Lab. It also found the MAC address of my access point: 0E:18:1A:36:D6:22. This is important to note because I want to limit my attack to this specific access point (to ensure we are not attacking or breaking anyone else’s password).Secondly, we see the AP is transmitting on channel 36.This is important because it allows us to be specific on what wireless channel we will want our wireless card to monitor and capture traffic from.

Step 5:

• The next step is to change the wireless card to monitoring mode. This will allow the wireless card to examine all the packets in the air.
• We do this by creating a monitor interface using airmon-ng. Issue the airmon-ng command to verify airmon-ng sees your wireless card. From that point create the monitor interface by issuing the command: airmon-ng start wlan0

• Next, run the ifconfig command to verify the monitor interface is created. We can see mon0 is created.

• Now verify the interface mon0 has been created.

Step 6:

• Use airodump-ng to capture the WPA2 handshake. The attacker will have to catch someone in the act of authenticating to get a valid capture. Airodump-ng will display a valid handshake when it captures it. It will display the handshake confirmation in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

Note: We will manually connect to the wireless network to force a handshake. In a future post I will show you how to force a reauthorization to make a device automatically disconnect and reconnect without any manual intervention.

• We used the following command: airodump-ng mon0 – -bssid 20:aa:4b:1f:b0:10 (to capture packets from our AP) – -channel 6 (to limit channel hopping) – -write BreakingWPA2 (the name of the file we will save to)'

airodump-ng mon0 – -bssid 0E:18:1A:36:D6:22 - -channel 36 – -write BreakingWPA2

(make sure there is no space between “- -”)

• To capture the handshake you are dependent on monitoring a legitimate client authenticate to the network. However, it does not mean you have to wait for a client to legitimately authenticate. You can force a client to re-authenticate (which will happen automatically with most clients when you force a deauthorization).
• When you see the WPA Handshake Command you know you have captured an valid handshake

example:

Step 7:

• We will use aircrack-ng with the dictionary file to crack the password. Your chances of breaking the password are dependent on the password file.

• The command on  is: aircrack-ng “name of cap file you created” -w “name of your dictionary file”

• The BreakingWPA2-01.cap file was created when we ran the airodump-ng command. The valid WPA2 handshake airodump captured is stored in the BreakingWPA2-01.cap file.
• Backtrack 5 ships with a basic dictionary. The dictionary file darkc0de.lst is a popular worldlist that ships with BackTrack5. We added our password Cisco123 in this file to make the test run a little smoother
• Many attackers use large dictionaries that increase their chances of cracking a passwords. Many dictionaries contain passwords from real users and websites that have been cracked and posted on the Internet. Some sophisticated dictionaries combine multiple languages, permutations of each word, and key words and phrases from social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

In this blog we created a file named “sample.lst” and added the word Cisco123 in it.

Success:

• If the password is found in the dictionary file then Aircrack-ng will crack it.

Thank You..!!!

The Drop Box

The Drop Box 

• This tutorial will guide you through the install process of Drop Box, and will then take you through the steps of setting it up, running it, and show you how to use the shared folder feature. 

• The first thing you need to do is go to www.Dropbox.com and the next screen you see will have a signup form for you to fill out to get started on your journey into the wonderful world of “The Cloud.”

Remember to use your preferred email address for signing up with Dropbox.

• Once you click the Signup button the next screen you see will look like this (if your using Firefox). 

• If your using Internet Explorer, you will be able to select “Run” instead of “Save File” and run it right away, once it is done downloading.

• Once you have downloaded the Dropbox installer, locate your download if you clicked the save option and double click it to run it, or if you clicked run then it will start automatically. 

• If a window pops up asking if you want Dropbox to make changes to your computer, click yes and then on the following window, click install. 
• Dropbox will now begin installing itself, and once it is done you will be presented with a screen that looks like this. 

The next step is to now sign in with the credentials you used to sign up.

• In the following window, enter your email and password and then click the next button.

• Once this is done, you MIGHT be presented with the following picture, but this is depending on your firewall access or how you prefer notifications. Should this next picture pop up for you, just click allow access.

• The next screen in which you will see is the “select your plan” screen. It is common to go for the 2GB plan (free). However, depending on your use of Dropbox, you can purchase a paid plan which includes a very nice low cost for more “cloud storage”

• After you have chosen your plan, we will move on to the setup screen.

• For now let’s choose typical setup. Click the install button located in the bottom right corner of that setup screen, and Dropbox will finish doing it’s thing and will now present you with a tutorial window.
  It is completely up to you to read this or to skip it. What you decide to do is on you. We, however, encourage you to read it for a better, although brief, grasp on what’s to come.

So I have Dropbox ready to go, now what?

• Now that you have Dropbox installed, let’s start using it.
  
  
• First you will notice that you have a new icon in the lower right corner of your computer screen (the task bar). This is the Dropbox icon. From this icon you can open your Dropbox folder, pause syncing, resume syncing, launch the website, and even get more space!

• In order to use this icon, right click and select what you want to do. If you just want to open the Dropbox folder then it is as easy as double clicking this icon with the left mouse button.

• So let’s begin by double clicking this icon so we can open our Dropbox folder. Now my Dropbox folders content will look different than yours, because what you decide to put in it is all on you. So now we have our Dropbox folder opened and it looks similar to this picture.

• What you put into this folder right here will be uploaded to the cloud for your backup/retrieval later. Keep in mind though; you can still edit the files in this folder. So if you had an important business letter you were writing you could open it up through Dropbox, if it was already saved in there, and edit the paper then Dropbox will automatically sync it with their servers.

• Your probably wondering how you can tell if Dropbox is syncing your files or not. That’s as easy as remembering where the icon is located. If you look at your Dropbox icon in the lower right hand of your screen and see what looks like two arrows curved chasing each other, then its syncing.

• If you see a green circle with a check mark in it, then that means it is done syncing.

What if I want to share a folder?

• You want to share a folder? That’s simple.
  To share a folder, open up your Dropbox folder, select the folder in the Dropbox folder you want to share, right click it, have your pointer hover over Dropbox and then select “Share this folder” as seen in the picture below.

• Once you click Share this folder, it will bring you to their website where you type in the recipients email address (as seen in the picture below), and begin sharing certain folders with them.

• Now that we have sharing folders understood, we will give you a quick run through of what to do should a file you need gets deleted from Dropbox (very common, as it has happened to me many of times).

• The first thing you would like to do is go to www.dropbox.com , login with your credentials, and you will be presented with a screen that is identical with the content as your Dropbox folder. Now you see how the cloud works?
  If you click the “Show Deleted Files” button, it will display in grey the files that have been deleted.

• Notice how on mine I do not have deleted stuff now, but in the next picture I will have grey items (deleted ones I can recover). For now, also take note on the download folder option. This comes in handy if you need a file somewhere that doesn’t have Dropbox.

• Once you click “Show Deleted Files” you will get grey items in your list. Click the item you want to restore, then click the drop down arrow to bring up a list of options.

• Clicking undelete will restore the selected item to your Dropbox folder, Permanently delete will make sure you never restore the file again, and previous version will roll back the selected file to a version of it from a previous date.

Thank You..!!