Disabling 'Find My iPhone' on iOS 7 without any Password

iOS devices have a feature called 'Find My iPhone', allows device owner to locate their stolen devices using linked Apple ID with iCloud Account.
Unfortunately, a security flaw in iOS make it possible to turn off Find My iPhone without a password and enabled thieves to bypass the protection which makes the iPhone untraceable if lost or stolen.
To Set-Up 'Find My iPhone' feature, users need to link their Apple ID with it and this will not only helps in locating the device but also gives permission to its user to remove all the data, drive direction to the lost device, lock the device by a passcode and displays a custom message on the locked screen.
KILL 'Find My iPhone' WITHOUT APPLE PASSWORD
Normally, disabling Find My iPhone requires Apple ID password, but according to the vulnerability reported by Miguel Alvarado, a thief can bypass all of this security feature without knowing your Apple account's password.
In a video demonstration on iOS 7, he explained that just by tapping the “Delete Account” in the iCloud settings panel and switch the “Find My iPhone” to off mode simultaneously, one can easily remove the iCloud account without any password authentication.

But doing so is not that much easy as it actually looks, a novice has to perform this a number of times to get this done.
After Doing so, just connect the hacked iPhone with your computer and use iTunes software to restore the smartphone's Data.
Similar flaw was disclosed in February this year allows anyone to disable 'Find My iPhone' on iOS 7.0.4 devices.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR iPHONE
The the vulnerability is totally irrelevant if you have a passcode on your iPhone. Apple will release a fix as soon as possible, until then users are advised to keep a secure passcode with a very short timer, that prevents anyone from getting into the iCloud settings at all.

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Nokia X, X+ and XL Dual Sim Android Phone launched: Pros and Cons

Nokia X, one of the most waited stuff from Nokia finally announced. Till now Nokia was only manufacturing the Windows based smartphone. Even Nokia has been acquired by Microsoft recently, the origin of Windows platform but surprisingly Nokia has announced its very first Android based smart phone.

A few days ago the Normandy was in trend as the upcoming phone from Nokia with Android OS. But it turn out with something different. The phone has been announced in MWC 2014, Barcelona. The phone is launched with three different models, Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL.

Nokia X Features -

Android Operating System -

Its celebration time. Android is finally available on Nokia hardware. Explore all the features of Android on Nokia X. Download thousands of apps from Google play and enjoy them on your Nokia X. The Nokia X is currently loaded with Jelly Bean v4.1.2.

Processor -

As per the processor it is coming with Dual Core 1Ghz Cortex A-5 CPU, Adreno 203 GPU and  Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset for better and faster performance on Android platform.

Camera -

Camera, the most important thing for at-least half of the people who buy smart phone. Well you might get little disappointed here because Nokia X is loaded with 3.5 MP primary camera with no secondary camera. The phone records the video @48o p @30fps.

Design and Display -

Nokia X is actually a 4 inch smart phone. But as per its cost and considering the brand name, its good. It has IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16 M colors. It also supports multi touch up-to two fingers.

Nokia X Key Specifications -

Android OS v4.1.2 Jelly Bean(Update Expected)
3.5 MP primary camera
4 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM
1 GHz Dual core processor
4 inch touch screen
Pros -

Affordable Phone, low cost.
Nokia hardware on Android platform (For the First time)
1 GHz processor
Cons -

No secondary camera
Nokia X Price -

Price in India – Rs. 8,599 (approx)

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Free Microsoft Windows for the Internet of Things and Mobile Devices

Today, 8th April could be a sad day for all those who are still using Windows XP, as it is an official assassination day of it, but there is also a good news that Microsoft is going to stop charging for its Windows Operating System on on the devices with screens smaller than nine inches.
Yes, Free a Windows OS for the Internet of Things (IoTs), such as Mobile Devices, Smart thermostats, Smart TVs, wearable devices etc., that was announced by Microsoft at Build 2014 conference on Wednesday.
“To accelerate the creation of great mobile devices running Windows and grow our number of users, we announced today that Windows will be available for $0 to hardware partners for Windows Phones and tablets smaller than 9” in size,” said Terry Myerson, executive vice president, OS Group at Microsoft and he also added that it will include a one-year subscription to Office 365.
FREE, BUT NOT OPEN SOURCE
Free Windows, means the manufacturers of small tablets, phones and any other small devices won't have to buy a license from Microsoft.
According to Microsoft, Windows for Internet of Things will use the same code base as Windows Phone 8, which will run only the mobile apps, not any desktop software, and also they didn't mention about open sourcing the code base of Windows for IoTs, as Google’s Android.
The reason behind it may be in an effort to make it tough for hackers to exploit the operating system and to ensure the code is sound and secure.
Distributing free Windows could be a prominent step, but it’s one that Microsoft needed to take earlier, because Google’s free mobile operating system - Android is used widespread among the consumer electronics devices. The reason Microsoft required to move on to some strategic approach is to catch up with Google's Android and Apple's iOS operating systems.
Since, Google’s android is an open source, which is freely available to everyone, so anyone can use it without paying a single penny and even Apple is also pushing itself hard to bring its operating system prices towards zero.
But, on the other hand, Microsoft is charging $10 for its Windows Phone operating system on each Smartphone and tablet, which made existence toilful for Microsoft in recent years. So, to boost its monopoly in the world of smart devices, Microsoft took a tremendous move in a right direction.
The new update will definitely help Microsoft to beef up its app marketplace, as it allows developers to build apps for Windows 8.1 tablets, as well as for Windows Phone 8.1 Devices.
WINDOWS PHONE 8.1
In addition, Microsoft has also announced the next version of the Windows Phone operating system, Windows Phone 8.1, which comes with several new features, including the voice controlled Cortana digital assistant.
Cortana is named after a female character in Microsoft's Halo video game, and is aimed as a competitor to Apple's Siri for iOS. Microsoft said Cortana can interact with third-party Windows Phone apps such Skype, Hulu Plus, Facebook and Twitter, all of which can be controlled via voice commands.

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Stratasys launches multi-material colour 3D printer

                      The new $330,000 printer is targeted at industrial designers and manufacturers
The world's first multi-material full-colour 3D printer has been launched by Stratasys, the owner of the MakerBot range of printers.

It features "triple-jetting" technology that combines droplets of three base materials, reducing the need for separate print runs and painting.

The company said the Objet500 Connex3 Color Mutli-material 3D Printer would be a "significant time-saver" for designers and manufacturers.

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