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12 Disney Themed Cocktails For Geeks Who Like Their Alcohol
Microsoft Rumored to Bring Android Apps to Windows Phone
Darth Vader, MLP And PS4 Controllers Made Out Of Junk
LG Launches G Pro 2 Ahead of the Mobile World Congress
New Google Services Certification to Reduce Fragmentation

12 Disney Themed Cocktails For Geeks Who Like Their Alcohol

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:20 AM PST

Your favorite Disney characters are no longer something that accompanies you through childhood, but adulthood too: enjoy these 12 Disney themed cocktails.

These are all the work of Cody, who really knows how to mix a drink. He came up with these cocktails themed after several Disney characters, and we think they’re absolute works of art.

And while all of this might look good just to stare at them, the best part is that Cody also set up tutorials at his Facebook page explaining how to prepare each one of these.

See anything you particularly like? Let us know in the comments section, right below this story.

Source: Nerdgasmo

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Microsoft Rumored to Bring Android Apps to Windows Phone

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST

Having realized how big of an app deficit Windows and Windows Phone have in comparison to Google’s mobile OS, Microsoft might bring Android apps to both of its operating systems.

One of the greatest shocks anyone can have while moving from iOS or Android to Windows Phone is that their favorite apps and games may not have a correspondent on smartphones running Microsoft’s OS. One such example is Flappy Bird, an addictive game that brought Android and iOS users to exasperation, especially when the developer decided to retire it and the price of smartphones carrying it skyrocketed.

Microsoft already collects license fees for every Android phone that is sold, but the Redmond company wants to tighten its connection to Google’s OS even more. Unnamed sources told The Verge that Microsoft is considering implementing support for Android Apps both in its desktop and mobile versions of its operating system. This would be a great change, and Microsoft needs to tread softly, especially since there are mixed feelings about this inside the company.

In terms of market share and adoption rate, Android is for mobile what Windows is for PCs, and despite the fact that Google and Microsoft are competitors, it might be good that the latter wants to adopt the former’s ecosystem. The Windows 8 Store is also extremely poor if compared to the Play Store, and making Android apps compatible with the desktop OS would be a radical move.

To make this happen, Microsoft might ask Intel and BlueStacks for help. AMD has partnered with the latter, a company in which Intel has also invested, in order to bring Android apps to Windows with the help of AMD’s chipsets that pack an ARM processor. BlueStacks also made a deal with Asus and Lenovo to ship its Android-emulating software on the PCs made by these two manufacturers.

The fact that Microsoft has been anything but successful at convincing developers to create apps for its operating systems doesn’t have to mean the death of Windows and Windows 8. In fact, this strategy might help Microsoft retain customers by preventing them to move to Android. Despite the “embrace, extend, and extinguish” phrase that Microsoft used internally for naming the actions required for competitors, the Redmond company may be able to embrace Android and extend its current operating systems by doing so, but I find it hard to believe that it will ever manage to extinguish Google’s OS.

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Darth Vader, MLP And PS4 Controllers Made Out Of Junk

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 05:00 AM PST

This is another way of recycling: turning old things you have around the house such as motherboards or gears into fine works of art.

Elisa Naranja Metálica Insua is a Buenos Aires based artist who decided that she had a different use for old toys, trash, computer parts and other materials rather than throwing those away: to reassemble them into beautiful sculptures such as the ones we see here, featuring My Little Pony, Darth Vader, the PS3′s DualShock 3, and a Blaster.

In case you like what you see, be sure to check out her Facebook and Flickr pages, for we’re barely scratching the surface here!

Source: Geeks Are Sexy

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LG Launches G Pro 2 Ahead of the Mobile World Congress

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 04:30 AM PST

Since images of LG G Pro 2 started leaking two weeks ago, the South Korean company decided to launch this high-end smartphone ahead of MWC, at least in its homeland.

LG G Pro 2 was scheduled for an MWC launch, but the manufacturer went on to surprise South Koreans with an early release. Even so, the world has plenty of reasons to be proud of this flagship phablet, as it is a clear step forward from its predecessor, the Optimus G Pro.

Even though the resolution of the rear camera hasn’t changed, as it still has a 13 MP sensor, this aspect has also been improved, in that the camera can now record video in 4K Ultra High Definition.

This Android 4.4 KitKat phablet is powered by a Snapdragon 800 2.26 GHz Quad-Core CPU and Adreno 330 GPU to which 3GB of RAM were added. In terms of internal storage, people are able to choose between 16 and 32GB that can be furthermore expanded via a microSD card.

LG did not neglect the audio side of things, so it equipped the G Pro 2 with a 1 W speaker that’s not only clearer, but also 30% louder than the G Pro’s, while also providing a more powerful bass.

At 157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3 mm, the G Pro 2 is slimmer, wider and longer than the previous flagship. While increasing the size of the IPS display to 5.9 inch, LG decided to stick to the 1920×1080 resolution, which is a bit of a letdown, considering that the flagships of the other big players will feature qHD displays this year.

The capacity of the battery has also been slightly increased, from 3,140 to 3,200 mAh. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the device will have a longer battery life, since the new internal hardware might actually consume more power.

Besides the 13 MP rear camera featuring Optical Image Stabilizer Plus (OIS+), LG G Pro 2 also comes with a 2.1 MP front camera for video calls and selfies. The primary camera can also shoot HD video at 120 fps besides 4K. On top of that, it has been enhanced with such features as “Natural Flash”, “Magic Focus” and “Burst Shot”.

In terms of security, LG implemented Knock Code, which allows people to tap the screen in previously defined places to unlock the screen. Another revolutionary feature is Mini View, which shrinks the screen to a smaller size for one-handed use.

The price of the G Pro 2 is yet to be announced, even in South Korea, while the rest of the world will have to wait till the end of the month, when LG will launch its new flagship phablet globally, at MWC 2014, in Barcelona.

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New Google Services Certification to Reduce Fragmentation

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 04:00 AM PST

Discuss the merits of iOS vs Android (always a civil conversation) and the first thing pointed out is the abysmally slow adoption rate of new Android versions.

It's true. While iOS 7 sees one of the best adoption rates, Android 4.2 KitKat is on less than 2% of devices, and 2.3 Gingerbread is still on 20% of devices. Many die hard Android users will claim this doesn't matter because they root and use a custom ROM anyway, but that doesn't do anything to help Android's reputation as a fragmented and confused ecosystem.

Apparently Google is not a fan of this epithet and has finally taken steps to change that image, using Google Mobile Services as their bargaining chip.

Google Mobile Services is a large part of what makes Android tick. In the last few years, Google has tightened the standards by which an OEM can get their devices certified. Most of the standards have previously revolved around design and has resulted in many Android based devices that lack Google Services, such as Amazon's Kindle lineup.

Google's new standard for GMS certification puts a large emphasis on which Android version is on any given device at the time of launch. After a new version of AOSP is released, there will be a certification window of 9 months. Any devices launched within that window—so long as they are sporting the newest version of Android—will receive GMS approvel.

Additionally, starting later this year, no OEM will be able to certify a new device if it is two or more versions of Android behind the current release.

This might seem harsh in some cases, but Google is allowing its reputation to be built by these manufacturers. If they want to build devices that are outside of Google's desired specifications they are free to do so, but Google is making it clear now that those devices won't have native support for Google apps or services.

The new certification policy does not establish standards for future Android updates, only launch versions, but assuming the manufacturers have to pare back their software customizations in order to keep inside the new window, it follows that it will be quicker and easier to keep it up to date for future iterations. The Moto X and other Google Play Edition phones can serve as a testament to that.

Outside of establishing a single hardware manufacturing partnership, it will be hard for Google to challenge Apple on the software penetration front, but this new stance will go a long way towards wrangling in all the loose threads that are Android fragmentation.

Source: BGR, Android Police

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