Pwnie Express' Pwn Plug R2 lets you hackproof networks over 4G

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/pwnie-express-pwn-plug-r2/

Pwnie Express has a knack for stuffing powerful security testing tools into innocuous housings, and this time their flexing that unique talent with the Pwnie Plug R2. Ars Technica's gotten ahold of the contraption ahead of its debut at the Black Hat conference, and it's boasting a healthy number of upgrades, including 4G service through AT&T and T-Mobile. Security hawks keen on testing network safety will be greeted with a fresh UI, one-click penetration tests and a new OS dubbed Pwnix, which is a custom version of the Debian-based Linux distro Kali. When it comes to hardware, the box packs a 1.2GHz Armada-370 ARM CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 32GB microSDHC card, a pair of gigabit Ethernet ports, a high-gain industrial Bluetooth adapter, two USB slots and a microUSB port. Naturally, the package supports WiFi 801.11 b/g/n and carries a SIM slot for those cases where you need to SSH in from halfway 'round the globe. If the $895 asking price doesn't make you flinch -- or you dig daydreaming about hacking for good or evil -- venture to the source for a breakdown of the gear's abilities.

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Quip: a word processor built for the mobile generation

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/quip-mobile-word-processorn/

The humble word processor is a pillar of continuity, in a maddening world of change. Or rather it was. Quip is a the latest app that hopes to drag the old-boy of DTP kicking and screaming into the mobile generation. If that sounds like potential hot-talk, then know that the project is a collaboration between former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor and founder of Google App Engine, Kevin Gibbs. What happens when these two re-write the writing tool? You get docs that adapt to the screen you're working on, a slew of collaboration tools (in app messaging, change notifications, image sharing and more,) plus all the usual cloud feature an app of the present day demands -- such as work offline, sync when connected. If anything, perhaps it's a little too modern, with one big lack: no support for Word docs in either direction. Quip can only export PDFs, but will preserve formatting, letting you cut-and-past your way around that minor bump in the road. How much for the word processing revolution? Free for personal use, or $12 per month if you're in business. It's iOS and desktop only at the minute, but the ink is just about to dry on an Android version any time now.

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Samsung's 14-megapixel WB250 point-and-shoot now posts directly to Evernote

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/samsungs-wb250-evernote/

The WB250 Smart camera, Samsung's $179 WiFi-enabled point-and-shoot, just scored a major sharing boost. The pocketable cam can now boot images directly to Evernote. After downloading a software update, WB250 owners will be able to sync their images with the service seamlessly -- shots can then appear on connected smartphones, computers and tablets simultaneously. Users will also be able to tap into a 3-month Evernote Premium trial, bringing a 1GB monthly upload allowance and additional sharing options. Update your software to get started.

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iPhone Users Gravitate To Facebook, Share Parenting And Family Content Most Often

Source: https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/welcome

Social media users are three times more likely to share content via their iPhone versus their desktop computer, and 1.5-times more likely to share on their iPhone versus all other mobile devices, according to a ShareThis study published July 22. 

Facebook is the leading social platform among the iPhone user base, accounting for 66% of total sharing on iPhones, according to the study, by ShareThis Chief Scientist Dr. Yan Qu.

Qu analyzed 1.2 billion signals on the mobile Web, across 2.4 million sites wordlwide in the ShareThis network. 

Twitter represents 15.8% of all content shared by iPhone users, followed by Pinterest with 14.2%. 

What type of content is shared most on Facebook by iPhone users? 

ShareThis created a classification scheme to gauge what themes were most popular. For example, a post containing baby pictures would fall under the "Family & Parenting" category.

It just so happens, the Family & Parenting category accounts for 20% of all content shared, the most of any category, followed by Arts & Entertainment (13%). Other categories represented less than 10% of all content shared: Health, Technology, Government, Fitness, Food & Drink, Fashion & Beauty, and Home & Garden. 

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Canon's New Tiny Video Camera Is For Filming Yourself Doing...Whatever

Source: http://gizmodo.com/canons-new-tiny-video-camera-is-for-filming-yourself-d-972995919

Canon's new Vixia Mini is a Wi-Fi enabled camcorder designed to help you document your everyday life in more detail than ordinary folk ever thought possible. No other people required.

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