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Am I Going Down? app tells the likelihood of plane crashes

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 10:21 AM PST

The last few months we’ve been seeing news about plane crashes all over, or planes just disappearing into thin air. Is something happening? Are these events just a coincidence?

For those smartphone users that have to take a flight every so often, or for those who are just taking a trip somewhere, the latest news can be quite upsetting. This comes even understanding that planes are some of the safest ways of traveling, and that each accident represents a minimal percentage of the planes that each and every day go around the skies of our planet.

But, even if you rationally know that the odds of your plane crashing are next to zero, you might want some extra assurance that everything is going to be allright… and there is an app for that.

Am I going Down is the name of an app that will let users know the odds of any given flight crashing, calculating them by using public, historical data from the NTSAs data banks and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Users only need to fill up some very basic information: which airport the flight originates in, which one it goes to, airline, and model of the plane. With this data the app calculates the odds, and even more, it tells you how often you would have to take the very same flight to run into any risk of accident whatsoever. In most cases, it takes thousands of years.

So feel free to take your plane after being reassured for this app, your personalized stats will most likely say you’re alright – furthermore, the app can even compare between flights so users can pick the safest one. What else could the scaredy cat in your life possibly want?

This curious app was created by Vanilla Pixel from London, and the app can be bought for 0.99€. If you are a frequent traveler, you might want to look into it.

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Rumor – The iPhone 6S might feature a 8MP camera

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 04:00 AM PST

Even though the iPhone 6 is only a couple months old, fans of Apple are always wondering what’s to come, and now a rumor of an 8 megapixel camera is making the rounds.

Following in the footsteps of the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6S might hit the markets sporting an 8 megapixel camera – with a number of noticeable enhancements over each and every existing model. By analyzing Largan Precision Co., the company in charge of supplying Apple with cameras for their iPhones, analyst Jeff Pu has deduced what is to come.

The iPhone 6S, which will also drop in a Plus variant (dubbed iPhone 6S Plus) will feature the looks and outside parts of the previous models, but will receive a substantial hardware upgrade by using the new Apple A9 processor, which could now be making its debut. The fact that the iPhone 6S might have an 8 MP camera would be a case of not-news if it wasn’t for the fact that some websites are teasing dual dual 8 megapixel cameras.

Apple usually release new devices around September or October of every year, yet we will be publishing new information before that comes to happen so stay tuned.

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