Get the the Nexus 5 experience on your phone

As previously announced, Google did not include their new Google Experience Launcher (GEL), that was introduced for the Nexus 5, in the just released factory images, such as for the Nexus 4.

Fortunately, because the new Launcher App is actually just a stub and all the functionality is now tied into the Google Search App, the Search App version that shipped in KitKat also makes GEL available for all devices running Android 4.1+. So, if you run KitKat, all the functionality is actually already there and you just need to install the correct interface (i.e. Launcher App). And even better, you don't even need to run KitKat for GEL. It can be installed on any device running Android 4.1+ (by installing/updating the Google Search App). 

Amazing sound illusion.

Guys listen to this with your headphones on. I'm sure you will be amazed.

Bitcoin, What's that?

Bitcoin is a form of virtual currency- meaning, if you have bitcoins (we will get to how you obtain bitcoins later), you do not physically purchase goods by handing notes or tokens to the seller. Bitcoins are used for electronic purchases and transfers. You can use bitcoins to pay friends, merchants, etc. Every single purchase is immediately logged digitally (on computers) on a transaction log that tracks the time of purchase and who owns how many bitcoins. Think of this transaction log as an audit trail: it contains every single piece of information of every bitcoin transaction. This digital transaction log is called 'blockchain'.

The blockchain records every single transaction - of present and past - and the ownership of every single bitcoin in circulation. The people who are constantly verifying the blockchain, ensuring that all the information is correct and updating it each time a transaction is made, are called 'miners'. One way to think of miners is: they those who confirm transactions. Their job is to ensure that the transaction is secure and processed properly and safely. In return for their services, miners are paid fees by the vendors/merchants of each transaction and are also given physical, minted bitcoins.

Want to see that notification again ? Here is the solution

Tapped that dismiss button by mistake while you still had some notifications unseen?
Wondering that they may be some important notifications?
Where did they go? Can you retrieve the old notifications even if they have been removed from the notifications bar?

Well if your phone is running a more recent version of android you can see those notifications again.You can get a log of notification by different application.

The solution :

Tap the apps icon on your android phone and then head to widgets part.
Tap and hold the settings 1x1 Widget and drag it your home screen.
A window will pop up with different options just select notifications.

Tap the settings icon that you have placed on the home screen and it will display the notification history in reverse chronological order. You will know the name of the app that pushed the notification, the title of the notification and the time when that message was pushed.

You may also use the notifications shortcut to prevent certain apps from sending notifications to your phone. Just tap the name of an app and deselect the option that says “Show Notifications” from the App info page.

Snapchat database containing 4.6 million phone numbers and usernames leaked

On 25th of December , an Australian research firm had published that snapchat had a major security flaw.

Today, it appears that someone has used that exploit to collect 4.6 million usernames, and their associated phone numbers, and publish them on a website - Snapchatdb.

Though the site claims that the information is being shared with the public to raise awareness on the issue.

Snapchat users can breathe easy — for a minute or two. For now, the phone numbers don’t include the last two digits. It’s also not clear how legitimate this data is, although The Next Web reports that there is now a web-based Snapchat checker script that can check any username to see if it’s in the database.