Rupess 140,000 iPad Bill In Ten Minutes By Five Year Old

We are aware the excessive use of Mobile/Cell Phones and iPads.

Stingy people like me  go in for prepaid plans to ensure we are aware of our expenses.

But a Boy of Five years ran up a Bill of   1710 Pound Sterling in a matter of Ten  minutes, using his iPad!

Pity the father!

Story:

Apple iPad Application for Kids.

Danny Kitchen had asked for the passcode for the device so that he could download a game, Zombie v Ninja, from the Apple store.

Greg and Sharon Kitchen eventually agreed and left their son alone with the tablet computer as they entertained friends at their home in Warmley, near Bristol.

But after downloading the free app Danny found his way into the game’s online store and innocently ordered dozens of costly add-ons – totalling £1,710.43.

His mother knew nothing about his spending spree until she saw a batch of emails from iTunes the following day listing what he had bought.

Her credit card company then phoned to query the payments – and Mrs Kitchen, 44, realised what had happened.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9901637/Five-year-old-runs-up-1700-iPad-bill-in-ten-minutes.html

Related:

How to Avoid costly  Bills in iPad.

Fortunately, it’s possible to turn off in-app purchases. Here’s how to do it.

Google Android
Open the Google Play Store app and choose ‘Menu’ and then ‘Settings’. Under ‘User Controls’ you’ll find an option to ‘Set or Change PIN‘. Tap this and Android will ask you for a PIN. Type your chosen PIN, tap OK and then re-enter the PIN to confirm. Then tick the box next to ‘Use PIN for purchases’.

Once you’ve done that, anyone who wants to make an in-app purchase on your device will need to know the PIN. That should keep your bills secure from little fingers.

Apple iOS
The Restrictions menu in Apple iOS lets you control all kinds of things. You can send a password for in-app purchases or turn them off altogether. It’s possible to prevent apps being deleted or installed and control access to age-restricted content.

To prevent in-app purchases in iOS, open ‘Settings’ then choose ‘General’ and ‘Restrictions’. Then tap ‘Enable Restrictions’, choose a PIN and enter it a second time to confirm. Now you can set any restrictions from the menu below. In the ‘Allowed Content’ menu, slide ‘In app purchases’ to ‘Off’.

Amazon Kindle Fire
The Kindle Fire is an Android-powered tablet but the operating system has been modified by Amazon so the process for restricting in-app purchases is a little different. Start by opening the Amazon Appstore app. Choose ‘Menu’ and then ‘Settings’. Then tap ‘Parental Controls’, choose ‘Enable Parental Controls’ and enter your Amazon password. If you’d prefer to choose a PIN, then tick the ‘Use PIN’ box.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9901928/How-to-avoid-costly-running-up-costly-bills-on-iPhone-iPad-and-Android-apps.html

Bill Gates’ Son banned from Apple Products.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/bill-gates/9768972/Forbidden-fruit-Bill-Gates-kids-banned-from-Apple-gadgets.html

Google New Head Quarters Watch Interactive Show

Google new Headquarters

Google New Head Quarters

Google New Headquarters

Apple New Quarters

Excepting the last Image , the others are views Google’s New Headquarters under construction.

The design may not be appealing but Google says that it is Employee friendly and the maximum time an employee has to take his Colleagues is 2. 5 minutes.

The Offices are being built-in such a way the most interacting Groups are placed very close.

The Building has internal heating from Nature to save Energy.

The corridors are built purposely with’ bents’ to enable employees to bump into each other.

Area One Million Square Meters.

Apple head quarters i looks like a Spaceship.

Watch this interactive Show.

Last week, Google released an architectural rendering of its next headquarters: a 1.1 million square-foot corporate campus located across town from the existing “Googleplex” in Mountain View, California. You can zoom and explore the high-resolution rendering here. In the architect’s imagination, the forthcoming “Bay View” complex will provide ample ways to exercise, such as rooftop scooter-riding, jogging, biking, and yoga class. There will also be a perfect space for reflecting on the meaning of existence. And employees who never want to leave can pitch a tent and stay the night.

http://data.qz.com/2013/explore-googles-next-headquarters/#

Google New Headquarters

Google plans to move in 2015

Want Stolen iPhone? Contact Amazon

It was recently found that an iPhone that had been stolen  was sold by Amazon!

So much for reliability!

A Customer found this whenhe tried to activate the iPhone.

Story:

Ben Dreyfuss@bendreyfuss

I bought my my Mom an iPhone for Christmas off Amazon and when she tried to activate it they told her it had been stolen.

Ben had bought the phone off Amazon, one of their refurbished warehouse deals—which are usually smart buys. (Buying refurbished Apple gear is always a good call.) This time, however, it turned out to be a raw deal. Sorry, Ben’s mom; we hope you have a merry Christmas and get issue this resolved quickly—you’ve got to load up that new phone with awesome apps!

This was probably an honest mistake—Amazon is a stand-up company. We’ve reached out for comment, but, you know, it’s Christmas Day, so we’re not holding our breath. Ben has already contacted Amazon, and they said to return the thing.

http://gizmodo.com/5971149/amazon-is-selling-stolen-iphones-merry-christmas

Nokia To Release More Free Maps Apps.Privacy?

Nokia recently held a Bloggers Meet it Bangalore to popularise its product.

A Meet of the Bloggers was organised on 11 November.

Over 300 Bloggers participated.

Some major applications were highlighted.

One is the location of places with more details akin to Google Street Views, where one can view the name boards, signs in Shops and even Menu in Eating Joints.

Being a non technical person, I am curious as to know if there is technology with the help of which you can see things out side your room, is it not a possibility that the technology can be used to see through Bed Rooms as well?

Then how is it the these Applications are allowed?

Or these Applications are available but disabled ?

Some Other Applications .

 

Nokia Maps Apps.

‘Here are 11 highlights of the event:

1) The event was hosted by the Tech Guru Rajiv Makhani and the amazing chef Vikas Khanna. They set the stage on fire with their breathtaking wit and stage presence.
2) Foodies vs Techies – A whole bunch of games for determining who among foodies and techies are the best
3) Around 5 Lumia phones and 20 Portable chargers were given away as prizes although many faces were seen wondering what is to be done with the charger’s. o.O
4) Bloggers came in from all parts of India just to attend this mega event.

5) The blogger’s also had a chance to interact with the team of 11lines.info.
Here are the apps which were on showcase at the event.

6) Alcohol level detector – Feed in some basic information in the App and blow into the phone to know the Alcohol effect on you.
7) Gangnam Style – People danced to tune of the famous song and the App actually helped in learning the steps.
8) Nokia Maps – Point the phone camera at the direction you are going and get a list of all places of interest in that direction.
9) Movie Maker – Record any video and add effects to it within couple of seconds.
10) An opportunity for bloggers/micro-bloggers to socialize and get to know the purpose or motivation behind blogging. Just randomly hug a guy or present one of those ever faked smiles and your blog has 100 new hits.
11) Amazing FREE FOOD AND OPEN BAR. People drank and ate their fill and also took back amazing tee’s as a part of the event.(11 lines.com)

Now Nokia plans to release more Free Maps Applications and Services to its Rivals’s handsets.

Here Maps will initially be released on Apple iOS devicesoffering downloadable street plans for offline use, and audio-based directions for pedestrians.

Nokia is also developing a version for Mozilla’s forthcoming Firefox operating system, and will release software tools to allow third parties to make use of its data on Android devices.

The move is designed to help the firm compete against Google’s rival product.

Nokia already powers maps available on Windows Phone handsets, Amazon’s Kindle tablets, Yahoo services including Flickr, Garmin sat-nav kits, and about four out of five cars with in-built map displays. Last month Nokia also unveiled a deal with Oracle that will see the business software firm make use of its location services in its products.”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20322574

 

Apple iPhone and iPad for Free,Hacker Shows the Way

Workaround: A Russian hacker has found a method that allows iPhone and iPod users to get in-app purchases for free

You are clever, the criminals are cleverer!

Why not recruit the hacker as Facebook did some time ago.

Story:

A Russian hacker has discovered an easy way to get in-app purchases on the iPhone and iPad for free.

The process is potentially damaging for Apple’s iOS developers whose main revenue comes from the paid upgrades.

Users just have to download security certificates from the hacker’s website and change a setting on your device’s wi-fi connection

The hacker, who calls himself ZonD80, also posted a video on YouTube announcing his method and explaining how to do it.

But the clip had been removed today and instead displayed a message saying it was no longer available ‘due to a copyright claim by Apple, Inc. ….

For the time being, Apple will have some respite as Zon80′s says his website will be unavailable for ‘two or three days’ because his servers are down.

The hacker’s workaround comes days after it emerged that older versions of Apple’s operating system, OS X, was being attacked by Java-based malware.

Apple have been unavailable for comment.

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2173552/Alarm-Apple-Russian-hacker-publishes-way-app-purchases-FREE.html#ixzz20hLu45pn