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New LG G2 5.2" Smartphone Review- The New Best Smartphone?

LG G2 review  Mobile

By Mat Smith posted Sep 9th, 2013 at 11:00 AM 242

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There are a lot of smartphones out there now. You know this. To add to the confusion, many companies are now parading out multiple top-drawer phones: think Samsung's Galaxy S and Note series, or the Xperia Z and Z Ultra from Sony. Even LG, whose new G2 flagship I'm poring over this time around, has both the G and G Pro to tempt buyers. It's getting increasingly difficult to launch a smartphone with some standout feature, something more than just bigger screens and faster processors.

For the G2, LG's decided to make a major change to the phone's physical layout -- in a bullet-point summary, it has buttons on the back. Three, in fact. LG reckons that as the size of smartphones has increased, at this point, the viability of buttons around the edges is now questionable. The new G model lands between last year's Optimus G and the Pro size-wise, breaking through the 5-inch screen barrier with a bright 5.2-inch, 1080p IPS screen. The rest of the feature set will seem familiar to anyone who's read a flagship Android phone review in the last 12 months. Optical image stabilization, remote control blaster, a mixed bag of proprietary software features and Android 4.2.2. There's also some new stuff, including 24-bit / 192kHz audio recording and playback, and it could well be the first Snapdragon 800-powered smartphone to reach US stores -- that's Qualcomm's most potent mobile processor yet. But with IFA just finished and the Galaxy Note 3 now official, is a button transplant going to be enough? In fact, that's a red herring, because there's actually a far better reason to buy the G2 -- and it's none of the above.

LG G2 review

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Hardware

LG hasn't broken the mold with the G2. It doesn't stop me from whimsically looking back to the HTC One or the iPhone -- high-water marks in smartphone design -- but it's no eyesore either. From the front, it's like a conceptual sketch of a smartphone made real. What's impressive, though, is how when you switch the G2 on, that front surface just comes to life. LG has squeezed a 5.2-inch screen into a phone with the same footprint as 5-inch devices like the Galaxy S 4. How? With 0.1-inch-thick bezels, made possible by a new display touch-sensor using two connectors. Even above and below the screen, there's only 0.4 inch of space before the phone's edges. The lower part has an LG logo and nothing else (Android buttons are of the on-screen variety); above you'll find the loudspeaker, light sensor and front-facing, 2.1-megapixel camera. There's also a satisfying curve to the Gorilla Glass 2 front, similar to what you'll find on the Nexus 4 and recent Lumias. It adds a pinch of class to what is (at least from the front) an otherwise standard-looking handset.
It's when you flip the phone over that we begin to see a bit more flair. Aside from the rear-button trio, there's a glossy patterned finish to this black model, and while the pattern helps disguise it a little, it loved my fingerprints; completing our typical melee of glamor shots with the G2 bordered on an exercise in futility. I'd advise carrying around a cloth if you're averse to smears.
The lack of a removable battery cover is going to aggravate power users looking to swap out batteries and SD cards, but the payback is in the solid build quality -- and also the fact that you get more space for the battery. If I prodded the back with a bit of force, I could see the plastic flex a little, but not enough to detract from the otherwise sturdy design.

The volume buttons on either side of the primary power nub are covered in a matte, almost gritty finish, which means they stand out from the phone's glossy background and also offer a little bit more grip. The power button is surrounded by an LED outline, but it's not capable of the same fancy light show seen on the Optimus G Pro's power switch. Nope, those tricks are found in the front-facing LED notification light, and you can choose whether that front-facing one will inform you of calendar events, alarms, missed emails, calls or just tell you when the phone's charging. The rear LED will flash for incoming calls and alarms only.
There are no other buttons on the device, which is a little daunting at first. If you've ever moved from a Google device to an iPhone, or simply switched to a different brand within Android, you'll know it takes a while for you to get used to the new button arrangement. With the G2, double that. Then add a day. I had to recalibrate how I held the phone, to ensure my index finger was in the right place -- meaning a few inches higher than I normally do. A big deal? No, but it certainly felt slightly more precarious in the hand than usual. LG has made some efforts to reduce the issue: two taps to the screen will wake the G2 up, lessening your need to reach for the power button on the back.
As I continued to use the G2, however, I became more at ease with the button placement. The raised portion that houses the power button was the most prone to bumps, but it didn't result in any long-term scratches. In fact, I preferred to leave the phone facedown on surfaces and let the Gorilla Glass 2 do its job protecting the G2's beautiful display.

Is a 5.2-inch IPS screen with 1080p resolution the limit of what we can call a smartphone before classifying it as another smart-device bridge between tablets and phones? At the moment, yes. At just less than 5.5 inches tall, it's a tight call. You'd think smaller hands would likely fare better with a 5-inch screen, but the G2's shaved dimensions mean it's really not much different than the Xperia Z (5.47 inches), the GS4 (5.38 inches) or even its predecessor, the Optimus G, which measures 5.2 inches. All told, it's definitely a notch below the likes of the G Pro or Galaxy Note II.
LG's IPS smartphone displays are some of the best in the business. Bright and rich, with great viewing angles, I've got no gripes with them -- alongside HTC's Super LCD 3, this is the level I want to see in all future smartphones. This 1080p, 5.2-inch version was suitably bright in harsh sunlight, although the auto brightness setting didn't seem to work at all on this model -- something I'm chalking up to this being an early build. Alongside the IPS display, LG has added in Graphic RAM (GRAM), which adds a memory cache of the screen when static, meaning when the screen isn't changing, the CPU and GPU don't have to communicate, allowing the processor to cool down and saving on battery burn. LG reckons it can reduce the display's energy use by up to 26 percent. We'll see how that fares in the battery test section.
Stepping up to complement the richer visuals, LG's included 24-bit / 192kHz music support --- for recording and listening -- on both FLAC and WAV files. Now, you'll have to be using those sorts of files to begin with, but the G2 is the first to support audio at a level above CDs, and for that it should be lauded. However, it's not the earth-shaking feature LG likely wants it to be.

Camera

It makes sense for LG to pair a high-pixel-count camera sensor (13 megapixels, no less) and optical image stabilization, as the duo should make for crisper shots with less blur and noise. More pixels mean that your shots should also grab more detail. It appears to be the same setup we tested on the Optimus G Pro, (BSI 13-megapixel sensor, f/2.4 aperture lens, 9-point autofocus and LED flash), although LG has gone further with the manual settings you're able to tweak; there's now a manual focus slider to maximize those macro shots, alongside tap-to-focus and face-tracking.

LG G2 sample shots

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You can also use those rear-facing volume keys not only as a shutter button, but also for zoom. I found the latter was a better option. When trying to use those rear-facing buttons to capture a shot, my fingertips would inadvertently graze the lens slightly because it's simply so close the three-button array. I ended up taking the majority of my sample pics with the on-screen shutter button. Image quality was good, although due to recent developments in rival smartphones' low-light photo skills, I found LG's flagship lagging behind the likes of the HTC One or the recent Lumia models. It's still capable of some great shots (see the above nighttime shot), but it was more temperamental, often capturing a lot of noise and artifacts if lighting was less than ideal.
An honorable mention goes to the G2's HDR mode, which (possibly thanks to that high-end Snapdragon 800) seems both more capable and faster to respond than other smartphones we've tested it on. There's less ghosting (one picture's edges not overlapping correctly) and better detail than perhaps you're used to seeing on smartphone HDR shots. We're sure that the optical image stabilization can take some of the credit here. You can also lock exposure and focus -- just touch and hold the shutter button, then release your finger to capture the shot. It's a decent substitute for a proper dual-detent camera button, and a nice touch.
The other modes are a mixed bag. Useful ones include "Shoot and Clear" mode, which removes moving objects from your photos, as well as familiar ones like panorama mode, burst shot and intelligent auto. Then there are the unfortunately redundant modes, like VR panorama, which is just as temperamental here as any on other smartphone that tries its luck with Photo Sphere, and Dual Camera.
The sample videos were largely crisp, but I had some issues with autofocus. While the optical image stabilization stopped any jumpiness inherent with recording on a smartphone, the G2 kept attempting to refocus, even when the subject wasn't moving around. It left us with the sample video you can see above, where the smartphone keeps readjusting its focus, adding moments of blur to the clip. Given that LG's offered us an early sample, we'll be testing this again once retail units are available. On the plus side, you can lock focus on something (like someone's face) while capturing video by tapping on it in the viewfinder. There's also a new camera software function for video, Audio Zoom, which uses three built-in stereo mics to amplify sounds in a specific direction. Unfortunately, you have to digitally zoom in, meaning any improvements in audio quality come at the cost of visual performance. One final lovely feature: 1080p 60 fps video capture -- great for slow-motion playback of action-packed videos.

Software

It wouldn't be an Android phone from a Korean manufacturer without some software on the side, right? To start, Google's Android 4.2.2 brings along Google Now and Project Butter smoothness for the ride, but LG's added its own twist, in part to assist with those rear-facing buttons.
Everything you saw on the Optimus G Pro is here on the G2, like the dual-camera modes to record video from both the front and back lenses, and (more importantly) the QSlide floating mini apps, allowing you to window off some of the core apps (calendar, internet and, er, calculator).
Unfortunately, as we noted in the G Pro review, there's still a severe lack of non-stock apps. We'd have loved to have seen more support for video applications (Netflix, BBC iPlayer), but this is likely an issue of popularity. LG needs to be a bigger deal before it can get the sort of support Samsung enjoys for its split-screen multitasking features. On the bright side, it's great to see that LG's keeping the IR blaster in its smartphones -- I'm hoping the trend continues and rids us of remotes forever.

LG G2 software screenshots

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Moving on to the phone's unusual button placement, you can double-tap the screen to wake it up (as on Nokia's recent phones). You can also do the same on the status bar, empty home screen space or the lock screen to return it to slumber. Suffice to say, it's a lot less awkward than proclaiming "Hey Google Now." LG's previously dense drop-down menu is now even busier. Well, until you start switching off some of the sub-menus. There are dedicated rails for those QSlide window apps and remote functionality -- and those can be turned off, but there are also sliders for brightness and volume, choking the space available on the drop-down for missed calls, emails reminders and the rest.
One clever addition to LG's latest interpretation of Android 4.2 is the ability to choose which on-screen soft-keys you want, with several permutations of home, back, menu, search, multitask and a shortcut key to the G2's note-taking function available. Swipe around on the Android home screen enough and you'll arrive at a tutorial for some of the phone's newer features. (Don't worry, you can turn this off once you're educated.) Up first is guest mode, which lets you lock down the device so it's kid-friendly or at least protected against pranks and / or corporate espionage. The mode can be switched on through the settings menu, where you can define a specific lock pattern for guest users. You can specify which apps they can access, however Google programs will still think the guests are using your account, so it's worth bearing in mind -- it will still hold onto your internet cookies and passwords.
Another multitasking function alongside the QSlide apps is Slide Aside, which will keep three apps running concurrently on the side (you house them there through a three-finger swipe). I'm not exactly sure how much time this saves me over holding the home button (and seeing all the currently running apps), or from simply loading apps again from the home screen. After trying it out once, I never went back to it. It's the new Dual Camera.

Performance and battery life

The G2 houses 2GB of RAM, Qualcomm's 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and 16GB 32GB of non-expandable storage. In short, it's a beast. Like we mentioned in our Xperia Z Ultra review (packing the same processor), it uses the improved Adreno 330 graphics processor, meaning slicker existing games and (hopefully) richer titles in the future, if Android continues to push the gaming envelope. The Snapdragon 600 didn't exactly crawl along, so it's harder to rave about how smooth everything runs, or how fast apps appear or the phone reboots. Be assured that's all true, and when I fired up the GPU-straining likes of GTA3, I was amazed how quickly it loaded right into the game. The benchmark numbers back up my experience -- and then some:

	LG G2	Sony Xperia Z Ultra	Optimus G
Quadrant 2.0	19,138	18,966	7,513
Vellamo 2.0	2,895	2,957	2,143
AnTuTu 3.2	31,944	29,377	11,284
SunSpider 1.0 (ms)	880	431	1,283
GLBenchmark T-Rex 2.7 HD Offscreen (fps)	20	23	N/A
CF-Bench	37,120	31,702	14,372
SunSpider: lower scores are better

The G2 more than doubles the scores we saw on last year's Optimus G. Which is great, but like a lot of Android phones since 2012, it translates into diminishing returns in real-world use. The new LG flagship doesn't feel twice as fast, but this is the swiftest Android phone we've seen yet, even despite all the extras LG's attached to the stock Android software. The G2 is LTE-ready, and it's coming to all the major US carriers, so your requisite bands are covered. However, I couldn't put those to the test -- so we'll update when we can. On a 3G SIM, however, my HSPA+ data rates were around 2.2 Mbps down, and 400 Kbps up -- pretty much standard across the networks. Voice calls were also clear, with a trio of mics helping to cancel out unwanted noise.

Perhaps this is a sign that we're finally crossing into a world of sensible smartphone batteries.

When it came to battery life, I had high hopes and during the first few days of testing, those hopes were fulfilled. Now, a 3,000mAh battery might not sound like a lot (especially with a high-end processor and large 1080p screen ticking along). It's smaller than both the Galaxy Note II (3,100mAh) and the Droid Maxx (3,500mAh). But, rejoice, because those flagship specs can go along with top-class battery life. Under heavy use, I was easily able to cross over the 20-hour mark, with regular use of GPS, WiFi and voice calls, all with the screen on at least half-brightness. Less holistically, in Engadget's HD video rundown, I managed a glorious (well, tortuous if you're in the middle of reviewing) 16 hours of playback on a single charge. Alongside the Moto X, perhaps this is a sign that we're finally crossing into a world of sensible smartphone batteries.

Wrap-up

More Info

• LG G2 announced
• LG G2 vs. the competition
• LG Optimus G Pro review

The G2 took what I loved from the tablet-smartphone category, and crammed it into a regular smartphone. A big one, granted, but not an unnecessarily huge one. LG's smartphone screens are among the best, and its newest phone continues to lead its peers. This time around, however, it's got the battery to do it justice. I had no aversion to watching more video, taking more photos or just doing more with the G2 because I knew that the phone would go the distance even with very heavy use. Incredibly, too, the device isn't even being marketed for its battery savings so much as its top-notch specs. Here, then, you can finally have the best of both. If you're sick of phones that won't last until sunset -- I'm looking at you, Nexus 4 -- this is the solution.
The new button positions are not a gimmick, but they take some getting used to and indeed, many prospective users might never come around. After a week of using the G2, I'm utterly sold on the double-tap to unlock. There was no need to reach around for the power switch; I just had to be able to reach the screen to check emails or the time. There are some new duds in LG's new software coffers (Slide Aside can be left aside), and the OS feels denser and more complicated than a vanilla Android build, but there are still a few gems to ensure LG's skin is worth using. With that battery life, Google and LG could oblige us with a Play version, or maybe we'll see specs crammed into the next Nexus -- we certainly liked the price tag the last time that happened. The miraculous endurance of the G2 paired with a high-level screen and processor, make it one of the most tempting smartphones I've seen in the last six months.
Edgar Alvarez contributed to this review.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/09/lg-g2-review/

Best Torrent Apps For Android - 3 Articles

Let’s accept it, everyone loves torrents and free sharing. Torrents are one of the most reliable medium to download anything from the Internet. While most of us keep our computers busy by downloading some or the other torrent all the time (latest episode of Television series, image of that Linux distro you want to try and others), you can even use your android device to leech all the possible stuff available on the torrents. After all, the more the merrier, right?
Here we have compiled a list of torrent apps for Android that we have found to be the best of the lot.

Best 5 free Torrent Apps for Android

1. uTorrent – Beta
This is the official android app from the developers of the most famous torrent app: utorrent. While it is being tagged as a beta release, the app works quite well like its desktop counterpart.
You can search for torrents and download them directly to your Android phone. The app is compatible with Android tablets too. Download uTorrent Beta from Android playstore.


2. BitTorrent Beta

This is the second official app from the same developers who developed uTorrent. With rest of the functionality remaining same, this app is a bit heavy on the cpu usage on the Android tablets. But like uTorrent Beta, even this app has no size limit on the torrents that you can download and gives you option to select the storage where want your torrents to be saved.
Also, the app is quite responsive and works swiftly over a Wi-fi connection. Download BitTorrent beta from Android playstore.


3. AndTorrent
AndTorrent is another torrent app for your Android device that has other added features like File priority, Queuing and others in addition to torrent search and direct download to phone. Not to mention, it has an appealing widget too that shows you the progress of your torrent downloads right from your homescreen.
Download AndTorrent for Android

4. tTorrent lite
tTorrent is one of the most popular torrent app for Android. Going by the user review everywhere, this torrent app for Android works flawlessly out-of-the-box. Some of the noticeable features of tTorrent include : Wi-fi only mode, Wi-fi or WiMAX mode, searching, multiple downloads, able to limit Upload/Download speed, magnet link support, trackerless torrent (DHT) support, encryption and creating your own torrents.
The free version is ad-supported but you can search for a paid version in the Android marketplace too.
Download tTorrent free from Android playstore













5. Remote torrent apps
Last but not the least, there is a category of remote torrent apps for Android, which will enable you to add, track and control torrent downloads on your PC, right from your Android phone. Some of the most popular apps in this category are:



uTorrent remote and BitTorrent remote:
Like their native Android apps, these remote torrent apps have the same functionality.
These Android apps securely connects to your home computer from any location where you have an Internet connection.You can use them to add, remove, start, stop torrents and check download progress of all your torrents. You can also use your mobile browser to find torrents and they will be automatically be added to uTorrent or BitTorrent clients on your PC. Completed downloads can even be shifted directly back to your Android device for local playback.
Download uTorrent remote
Download BitTorrent remote

Remote Transmission
Remote transmission is the remote torrent Android app for the popular torrent client Transmission (Linux and Mac OS X). With this application you can remotely take the control of your desktop Transmission server via its web interface.
Download remote Transmission

Special Mention: EZTVDroid
EZTVdroid lets you list the latest TV shows from EZTV website. It can also search TV shows by show title keywords.
The app can also send the selected TV show to a uTorrent or Transmission BT running on your computer. As of the moment, uTorrent and TransmissionBT are the only clients which are supported by the application.
Download EZTVDroid Android app

Top5 torrent client for Android

Posted in Android, Top 10/5 By Shyam Sunder On 02:43 pm

Most of the people are having an android device today. This is obvious due to large no of apps available on it. Android Market is the second largest app store. Apple’s iTunes is having the highest collection of apps but the growth of iTunes is slower than Android Market and recently Android market crossed the landmark of 400,000 apps so Android Market will be the largest app store soon. Torrent client is must have for an Android. Android Market is having lots of torrent clients that lets you download torrent files and to take full advantage of your unlimited data plan. Here is the Top5 Torrent client for your Android.

1. tTorrent-This is the undisputed no.1 torrent client in Market. You can download multiple torrents at a time, magnet link is supported and you can search torrents through it also. This is the fastest torrent client available on android devices. The best feature of tTorrent is user interface. Its UI is eye-catching.

2. aDownloader-Another awesome torrent client for android. Speed wise it is equal to tTorrent sometimes I feel it is providing more speed than aDownloader. All the basic features of torrent clients are in it. Magnet link support, torrent search engine, multiple downloads, upload and download speed limits. Its UI is ok nothing fancy in UI.

3. aTorrent-This torrent client is loaded with lots of features. Along with the basic features, you can download parts of your torrent, option to pause torrents when there is no external power supply, you can select downloading folder. It is having nice speed with normal UI.

4. Rutracker Download-Another Torrent client with really cool UI. Some of my friends are reporting it as the fastest torrent downloader. It is also loaded with tons of features. All the major torrent search engines are there in it, partial torrent download, multiple downloads. If you are bored with our old torrent client then it is worth a try.

 5. Redtorrent-This is just about an average torrent client. It is having a lot of problems on my android, sometimes download speed goes very slow, some forceclose also. Better alternatives are available in Android Market. It is having basic features like multiple downloading, downloading on WiFi only etc.

All the torrent clients are listed above are free of cost. You can give them a try. Personally I would recommend you to go for tTorrent or aDownloader.

About Author

Shyam Sunder

An Engineer by Profession and Blogger by Passion. I like to blog about tech news, gadgets, android apps, and blogging tips on Gadget Maniac

Source: http://www.gadgetsmaniac4u.com/2012/01/top5-torrent-client-for-android.html

With the popularity of BitTorrent clients for desktops and laptops, it was only a matter of time before developers started releasing Android versions of their desktop software. This means that your Android phone can now download legal and legitimate torrents directly.
Just like their desktop and laptop counterparts, these BitTorrent apps allow your files to resume downloading if your Internet connection was interrupted. It is also possible to look for torrents in search engines like ExtraTorrent, isoHunt, Kickasstorrents, and The Pirate Bay, to name a few. You can also control downloading speed, uploading speed, and torrent queuing.
Here is a list of some of the best Android BitTorrent clients. All of these can be downloaded from the Android Market.

aTorrent – Torrent Downloader

aTorrent is a native P2P BitTorrent app. This application supports ads, but a paid version of aTorrent may be purchased to remove them.
Features:

• Search for new torrents using the torrent search dialog
• Open torrents right from the browser
• Add torrents from files
• The option to set your download folder location
• Partial download (choose files from torrent)
• Multiple parallel downloading
• Option to limit the download and upload speed
• Option to limit downloads by Wi-Fi
• Option to pause downloads when external power supply is not connected
• Supports various protocols such as BitTorrent P2P, DHT, Advanced DHT bootstrap, magnet links, HTTP and UDP trackers

Get aTorrent – Torrent Downloader from the Android Market.

aDownloader

aDownloader uses the BTJunkie torrent search engine by default, but can be changed to ExtraTorrent, isoHunt, The Pirate Bay, and more. It has no ads and it also has an easy-to-understand user interface.
Features:

• Supports IP filtering
• Option for the EzRSS search engine
• Moving all the apps back to phone
• Supports various search engines
• Adds your SD card to torrent directories
• Control the maximum speed and upload speed
• Control the maximum connections for torrents
• Can also work as an HTTP downloader

Get aDownloader from the Android Market.

tTorrentLite

tTorrentLite supports ads and has a maximum download speed of 250 kb/s, but purchasing the paid version can remove the download speed limit, as well as the ads.
Features:

• Multiple torrent downloading
• Queuing torrents
• Wi-Fi only mode, Wi-Fi or WiMax mode
• Limit your upload or download speed
• Provides web browser integration
• Provides RSS support for automatic torrent downloads from published feeds
• Trackerless torrent (DHT) support
• Set peer limits
• Support magnet links downloads
• UPnP and NTP-PnP support
• IP filtering support

Get tTorrent Lite from the Android Market.

Rutracker Downloader

Rutracker Downloader has no speed limits, but it does have ads. To remove them, especially in Rutracker Downloader 1.4.2.2 or higher, it is necessary to buy the Rutracker Downloader Donate patch in the Android Market. This program requires you to be on Android 2.2 or higher.
Features:

• Search and download files from piratebay.org, mininova.org, and isohunt.com
• Manage multiple torrent downloading
• Queuing torrents
• Manage storage space
• Limit your upload and download speed
• Provides web browser integration
• Provides RSS support for automatic torrent downloads from published feeds
• Set peer limits
• Support magnet links downloads

Get Rutracker Downloader from the Android Market.

Torrent-fu

This app is more of a remote torrent manager than an app that downloads torrents to your phone.  Unlike the four previous apps, Torrent-Fu uses uTorrent WebUI or Transmission to download torrents to a remote computer, instead of downloading the torrents directly into your phone. To be able to use Torrent-fu to manage the torrent downloads to your desktop, you need to install either uTorrent 1.8.2 or Transmission 1.2 on your desktop.
Features:

• Search for torrents using keywords, bar code scan or from your browser
• Manage multiple torrent downloads
• Limit your upload and download speed
• Provides RSS support for automatic torrent downloads from published feeds
• Set peer limits
• Supports magnet links downloads

Get Torrent-fu from the Android Market.
One of the downsides to using BitTorrent apps or downloading torrents to your phone is that they eat up battery life, as they download content from the Internet. Wi-Fi is the recommended network to use with these apps.  Be careful about downloading software, too, in order to avoid malware.  Most importantly, download only legitimate and legal torrents.

Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/best-bittorrent-clients-for-android-38700/

Forbes: 150 Million People Have Decided That Standard Web Browsers Aren't Safe Enough

When FORBES last spoke to AnchorFree in August 2012, CEO David Gorodyansky put forth a modest goal for his 7 year-old company: “We want to be the way the whole world browses the Web,” he boasted. In the last year, the company’s trajectory has matched its lofty ambitions. A year ago 70 million people used AnchorFree’s HotSpot Shield, a sort of browser overlay (a virtual private network, or VPN, for the tech-inclined) that protects web surfers from malware, viruses and hackers. Since then, after NSA scandals, high-profile hacker attacks and the rise of Anonymous, 80 million more have signed up. Two hundred and fifty thousand new accounts get created each day.Staff

“It’s really going mainstream,” Gorodyansky assures me. Why yes…yes it is. The 60-person company, which made an undisclosed profit on $25 million in sales last year, raised $53 million from Goldman Sachs in May 2012. In the last 12 months it’s secured 50 billion webpages. The mobile version of HotSpot Shield, which launched on iPhone at the end of 2011 and on Android last summer, have protected the privacy of 2.3 billion messages on services like Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp and Skype.


The product works by encrypting each webpage accessed by users, hiding IP addresses and compressing data sent across networks. It essentially transforms every HTTP page into a bank-worthy HTTPS page. The free version of the product is supported by banner ads that display at the top of secured pages. A premium, ad-free version costs $30 per year or $5 per month.


Though the company is only about two years into its mobile offering, Gorodyansky intends to focus on mobile security going forward. Mobile traffic accounted for just 2% of HotSpot’s overall traffic one year ago. Today it accounts for 25%. Gorodyansky expects that trend to continue as mobile devices proliferate and become more powerful. Because smartphones and tablets are more likely to access unsecure, public wifi networks–the preferred haunts of hackers–they’re also more likely to benefit from the protection offered by HotSpot.
The data compression that HotSpot employs has another benefit for mobile users: it saves money on data plans. The company has saved 30 million megabytes of data for its users in the last year.


In the meantime, HotSpot Shield also acts as a sort of international Internet wormhole. Users in the UK, for example, can access Pandora through the VPN, even though that product is restricted to U.S. residents. This is particularly helpful for web-addicted travelers and expats. It also means that the 1.5 billion people who surf the web from regions with censorship can gain access to blocked sites like Facebook and Twitter. During the Arab Spring in January 2011, the company found that nearly 1 million Egyptians had signed up for the service overnight.
Because of the scale of the company’s traffic, Gorodyansky admits that AnchorFree often receives government subpoenas for user information. “We don’t keep any of the data,” he shrugs, “so we have nothing to provide.”


10 Incredibly Simple Things You Can Do To Protect Your Privacy


Password Protect Your Devices

Choosing not to password protect your devices is the digital equivalent of leaving your home or car unlocked. If you're lucky, no one will take advantage of the access. Or maybe the contents will be ravaged and your favorite speakers and/or secrets stolen.



Put A Google Alert On Your Name

This is an incredibly easy way to stay on top of what's being said about you online. It takes less than a minute to do. Go here: http://www.google.com/alerts and enter your name, and variations of your name, with quotation marks around it. Boom. You're done.


Sign Out Of Your Online Accounts When You're Finished Using Them

Not only will this slightly reduce the amount of tracking of you as you surf the Web, this prevents someone who later sits down at your computer from loading one of these up and getting snoopy. If you're using someone else's or a public computer, this is especially important. Yes, people actually forget to do this, with terrible outcomes.


Don'??t Give Out Your Email, Phone Number, Or Zip Code When Asked

Obviously, if a sketchy dude in a bar asks for your phone number, you say no. But when the asker is a uniform-wearing employee at Best Buy, many a consumer hands over their digits when asked. Stores often use this info to help profile you and your purchase. You can say no. If you feel badly about it, just pretend the employee is the sketchy dude in the bar.


Encrypt Your Computer

Encrypting your computer means that someone has to have your password (or encryption key) in order to peek at its contents should they get access to your hard drive. On a Mac, you just go to your settings, choose "Security and Privacy," go to "FileVault," choose the "Turn on FileVault" option. Boom goes the encryption dynamite. PC folk need to use Bitlocker.


Turn On 2-step Authentication In Gmail

This simple little step turns your phone into a security fob - in order for your Gmail account to be accessed from a new device, a person (hopefully you) needs a code that's sent to your phone. This means that even if someone gets your password somehow, they won't be able to use it to sign into your account from a strange computer. Google says that millions of people use this tool, and that "thousands more enroll each day." Be one of those people.


Pay Cash For Embarrassing Items

Don't want a purchase to be easily tracked back to you? You've seen the movies! Use cash. One data mining CEO says this is how he pays for hamburgers and junk food these days.


Change Your Facebook Settings To "Friends Only"

Visit your Facebook privacy settings. Make sure this "default privacy" setting isn't set to public, and if it's set to "Custom," make sure you know and are comfortable with any "Networks" you're sharing with.

Clear Your Browser History And Cookies On A Regular Basis

When’s the last time you did that? If you just shrugged, consider changing your browser settings so that this is automatically cleared every session. Go to the “privacy” setting in your Browser’s “Options.” Tell it to “never remember your history.” This will reduce the amount you’re tracked online. Consider a browser add-on like TACO to further reduce tracking of your online behavior.


Use An IP Masker

To hide your online footprint, you can download Tor or use an easy browser-based option like HideMyAss.com.



Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2013/08/27/web-security-goes-mainstream-goldman-backed-company-boasts-150-million-users/

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Top Free Anonymous Web Proxy Servers

By Bradley Mitchell, About.com Guide

The sites listed below support free, Web-based anonymous proxy servers. An anonymous Web proxy is a type of proxy server that works through a Web form (also often called a CGI proxy). Instead of configuring the address of the server in the browser as is done for HTTP or SOCKS proxies, you simply navigate to the home page of the Web / CGI proxy, where proxy functionality is then enabled for each browsing session. The top free anonymous Web proxy servers are described below.

1. Proxify

Unlike most other anonymous Web proxies, Proxify supports encryption via the SSL and HTTPS network protocols. Proxify also handles the basic functions of an anonymous proxy server well including hiding your IP address and filtering of cookies.

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2. Anonymouse

Anonymouse supports Web, email and Usenet (news) proxies and has existed on the Internet for many years now. In addition to the free open access, a low-cost subscription is available for those who want to upgrade to faster proxy servers and additional services. Anonymouse supports both English and German languages.

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3. Anonymizer

Anonymizer may the best-known name among the anonymous Web proxy services. While it does offer a free service, most of the Anonymizer site is decided to "up-selling" various related products. WHen using the free proxy, be prepared to see flashing "UPGRADE NOW!" messages in the status bar of your browser.

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4. Ninja Cloak

This free, Web-based proxy utilizes CGI. To start an anonymous session from the Ninja Cloak home page, scroll down to the text box and enter the URL of a site to visit. An HTTPS option is also available providing additional security protection on the connection between your computer and the proxy.

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Suggested Reading

• Introduction to Proxy Servers
• Free Proxy Server Lists
• Can Home Computer Users Hide Their Public IP Address?

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