mercredi 22 juin 2016
Owlet Baby Monitor
07:28
CNET EDITORS' RATING
THE GOOD The Owlet Baby Monitor is well-designed and easy to use. It's comfortable for kids, and sends alerts very reliably.
THE BAD For the $250 price tag, the features just seem way too sparse.
THE BOTTOM LINE The Owlet is reliable enough to help some parents relax, but it doesn't offer as many features as the price tag might indicate. It won't replace a more conventional baby monitor, either.
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Wen you hear the phrase "baby monitor," the first thing you might think of is a set of old walkie-talkie-type devices that let you hear your sleeping child (along with some static). But the Owlet Baby Monitor, along with a wave of new devices like it, are redefining that term.
The Owlet is a two-part device. It includes a small bootie that fits on your child's foot and a base station that sits next to your bed. These two components communicate, so when the monitor senses abnormal oxygen levels or heart rate for your child, the base station then sets off an appropriate alarm. After working with the Owlet for a few days, I love the concept and performance. My wife and I really did sleep easier knowing our son's vitals were being monitored.
That said, I can't recommend the Owlet to everyone, simply because the $250 price tag is so much higher than what its straightforward features seem to justify. Plus, it just won't replace more traditional monitors that let you know if your kid wakes up at night.
lundi 20 juin 2016
PaidVerts Review
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Product: PaidVerts
Overall Ranking: 30 out of 100 or 1.5/5 stars
Price: Free to join
Owner: Richard O’Neill a.k.a. Joel Cook
Website: www.paidverts.com/
Overall Ranking: 30 out of 100 or 1.5/5 stars
Price: Free to join
Owner: Richard O’Neill a.k.a. Joel Cook
Website: www.paidverts.com/
Paid Verts (PV) is a paid to click (PTC) site that was launched in March 2014. It is supposed to be a new concept where users can earn more than on other PTC sites. In this review I am going to see how paidverts.com works and if their claims to higher earnings are true.
Who is Richard O’Neill?
Richard O’Neill a.k.a Jo Cook is the owner of Paid Verts and of its sister site My Traffic Value (MTV). MTV is a crowdfunding platform that has been online since 2011. The funding to build Paid Verts came from MTV.
I find it a little strange that the owner of a company goes by an alias if the company is completely legitimate.
After a little research I found that Richard O’Neill was reportedly responsible for several scams, including Richy-Invest, Jp-daily, Investment96 (version 1, 2 and 3), Investproker, PokerByProxy, Mysterious-Profits, PokerProfits, SustainedReturns, GG-investment and perhaps some others.
Here are the links to a few articles I have found on his previous scams:
Therefore, this is the reason that Richard O’Neill tried to hide his real identity, having said that MTV has been online for four years and seems legit.
Who is this Paid Verts for?
Paid Verts can be for anyone who has the time to click on a few ads. The only restriction is that you must be at least 16 years old. It is open to US and international members as long as your local laws permit. This isn’t a scheme where you will get rich quick and if you don’t invest money you will be working a long time for a very small return.
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What is Paid Verts?
Paid Verts is a paid to click site where the users are paid to interact with advertisers. In general interact means you get paid to view an ad.
The advertisers place ads in the hope of obtaining some paying customers, however, in reality, most people use Paid Verts to earn money. The percentage of people who view the ads andbecome customers will be very small.
How it works
Paid Verts is basically a paid to click site like Clixsense or QuickRewards, you click on the ads and you get paid. The main difference with this site is the value of the ads you click. Put very simply, the more ads you view, the more bonus ad points (BAP) you accumulate and the higher the value of the ads you click.
The amount of money to be divided between the members is decided by the amount of ads purchased the previous day. The money is allocated between the different user levels depending on how many BAP they possess. Paid Verts ambition is to reward proven regular users with more valuable paid ads.
The system is a little complicated, so I hope you understand my explanation or there is a video below.
Forex : Etoro review
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eToro Review
Why would you reinvent the wheel? We don’t mean to get too philosophical here and we certainly don’t mean this literally, but why would you, and how could you actually reinvent something that works? Well, this would’ve been the challenge that eToro faced when the company was founded way back in 2007. Forex trading had been available online for almost a decade by this point. It was a growing market, and eToro’s founders certainly saw that the way to differentiate their product from numerous other Forex brokers was to innovate. This led to the integration of Forex trading with social media to create a unique blend of trading and community. We suspect that the timing to incorporate social media was also great due to the growing popularity of a little known site called Facebook (Facebook opened its doors to the public in 2006). We’ve seen the popularity and interest in social trading grow immensely since 2007, with some brokers now offering social trading platforms alongside their standard platform. For those in the know however, eToro remain the pioneer and the home of social trading.
eToro proudly state “We’re more than just the world’s largest investment network: we’re your investment network”. This motto has clearly worked. Since their conception, eToro’s popularity has grown exponentially. They now boast a customer base currently exceeding over 3 million traders from over 140 countries, and this is growing. The company has also matured from a small team of eager employees to a highly capable international team located at offices in Israel, the UK, Cyprus and Australia. eToro continues to innovate.
Regulatory Information
eToro accepts traders from around the world, making this a truly international broker. They are currently authorised and regulated by the following regulatory bodies:
- Europe: The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and the Financial Conduct Authority (UK). eToro also operates under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), and offers cross border services to all member states of the European Union.
- Australia/Asia Pacific Regions: The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) covers activity from all traders in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
- USA: eToro is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA) or America, however, they do NOT accept US traders at this time.
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Trading Platforms and Features
We spoke about “reinventing the wheel” at the beginning of this review. As you’d expect from this pioneer in social trading, the platforms offered are proprietary technology and exclusive to eToro.
eToro provide its customer with three platforms to invest in Forex and CFD’s. These are called, eToro OpenBook, eToro WebTrader, and eToro Mobile Trader. Whereas most brokers offer multiple platforms that tend to be standalone entities, the eToro platforms can be viewed as an extension of one another. They work symbiotically to provide their clients with a complete and transparent trading experience. A brief overview of each platform is provided below to illustrate this better.
- eToro WebTrader – This is eToro’s all-in-one portfolio management platform. It has a number of options including those that allow you to trade and manage your manual and “CopyTrader” portfolios. CopyTrader is a huge selling point of eToro. It allows eToro’s clients to see the progress of other traders and copy successful trading strategies with the click of a button. Like all eToro platforms, the WebTrader platform uses a sleek and simple interface to display live rates, comprehensive charts, open positions and orders. It allows traders to easily edit Stop Losses and Take Profit orders, or even to manage their Copy Trading activity. WebTrader is synchronised with your OpenBook activity, making it the ideal place to manage and analyse your trading portfolio. Compatible with both Mac and PC based devices.
- eToro OpenBook – This is the main social trading platform at eToro. This slick and intuitive platform allows you to connect with the global eToro network in real-time and presents a range of information. It is presented in the familiar social media format and eToro encourages traders to interact therefore it provides discussion walls, personal messages and various feeds. The platform also allows you to follow traders to receive the latest updates on their activity and the CopyTrader tool allows you to then copy successful trades with the click of a button. This transparency on successful traders and their strategies will appeal to traders with little or no experience. It also rewards more experienced traders as having their trades copied elevates traders to “Popular Investor” status and earns them additional cash rewards. It is also a fun alternative to a more traditional isolated trading experience. Compatible with both Mac and PC based devices.
- eToro Mobile Trader App – eToro provide free apps compatible with all Android and IOS mobile devices. These can be found at Google Play or the Apple App store as relevant. The apps are a fully functional, yet scaled-down version of eToro OpenBook. App users can view the latest discussions, news and view market pages. They can also manage their trading portfolios by accessing live rates, charts and viewing open and close positions or even editing stops and much more. These truly allow traders a fantastic way of staying connected with the eToro trading network.
Support Services
As with most brokers of this pedigree, customer support is a priority. The eToro support team can be reached via telephone, chat, email and offer various methods of on-platform online support. We highly recommend that you check out the extensive FAQ section for any straightforward queries. eToro present a huge amount of highly useful information in there and most concerns can be dealt with yourself in minutes. If the FAQ section doesn’t help, the telephone support team are available to assist you 24hrs a day, on weekdays.
You will have to sign up to access the online support services. Once you are a registered client, the Livechat support services are available 24hrs a day from Monday to Friday. This is an incredible resource for new traders. Online support such as the “Customer Service Wall” is available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week and provides clients with prompt responses. Email support is offered via their online form and is available to both registered and unregistered customers. Simply fill out the online form and the support team will reply within 48 business hours.
We actually tested the various support methods, even at weekends when trading was closed, and still received prompt responses. They are clearly a knowledgeable team that is keen to help their clients.
Banking Options
The eToro platform only allows trading in US Dollars because a unified currency is required to provide transparency to their global network. You may deposit from multiple currencies, but your deposit will be converted into USD before trading.
The minimum deposit amount is $50 for Credit and Debit Cards, Paypal, Neteller, 1-Pay, Skrill, Webmoney and GiroPay. The minimum deposit for Wire Transfer is $500. Please note that most electronic payment methods, including the hugely popular Paypal, will allow traders to credit their account and trade within minutes but Wire Transfers can take up to seven working days.
As always, we recommend you verify your account on sign up to avoid delays on withdrawals. Once your account is funded and verified, simply trade as normal. When you’re ready to make withdrawals, the process couldn’t be easier: Click on the “Withdrawal” tab on the platform, enter the amount to withdraw (in USD), and click “Submit”. This will complete the electronic withdrawal procedure and notify you via email once processed. Traders are subject to withdrawal fees. They will charge a maximum fee of $25 (for withdrawals over $500), and your withdrawal will be completed within five business days.
Why Trade Forex and CFD’s at eToro?
Are you new to trading and seeking the best point of entry into this area? Alternatively, are you an experienced trader looking for a more interaction, more recognition and higher rewards of your trading skills? This is where eToro comes in.
New traders should think of eToro as an access point to the world of online financial trading. The demo account feature, low deposit amount, social network of expert traders and the “CopyTrader” function alone make your entry into the lucrative world of financial trading as easy as possible. If you are a more experienced trader, why not get recognition AND get paid for your experience and skill? Create an account, build a social following and encourage novice traders to copy you. Once you are a Popular Investor and have a number of qualified copiers, you can earn up to $10,000 extra in cash each month! Please read the FAQ section on the eToro website for more information on the perks of being an experienced trader with them.
eToro was the first global marketplace for people to combine trading and social media. No matter what type of account you open at eToro you will always get access to industry leading customer support, rapid payouts and of course, their award winning platform. It’s our pleasure to confirm that eToro have met with our strict criteria and have earned their status as an “Approved TradersAsset Broker”. We encourage you to try them out for yourself.
dimanche 19 juin 2016
Samsung Galaxy J7 Review
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Samsung introduced the Galaxy J series smartphones, the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 in China with 4G support and 5MP front-facing camera with selfie flash light back in June. These smartphones werelaunched in India in July exclusively on Flipkart. The main change in the Indian version of the Galaxy J7 (SM – J700F) is that it is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7580 processor, instead of Snapdragon 615 SoC in the Chinese version. Is the Galaxy J7 worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
Unboxing
We unboxed the Galaxy J7 recently, check out the unboxing video.
Box Contents
- Samsung Galaxy J7 smartphone in Gold color
- Earphones with microphone
- 2-pin AC charger (2V-1.55A)
- Micro USB cable
- 3000mAh battery
- Quick Start Guide and Warranty information
Video Review
Display, Hardware and Design
The Galaxy J7 has a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a pixel resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a pixel density of around 267 PPI. The display is bright, has good viewing angles, offers vibrant color output and the sunlight visibility is also good. Since it doesn’t have an ambient light sensor you have to adjust the brightness manually using the slider depending on the conditions. There is an outdoor mode option that increases the brightness for 15 minutes or until the screen is turned off.
Blacks are perfectly black, thanks to the AMOLED panel. The display is not sharp compared to Galaxy A7’s screen, since the pixel density is low, but it is good compared to LCD displays on other smartphones in the price range. Samsung doesn’t say if the smartphone has Corning Gorilla Glass or any other scratch-resistant glass for protection. The display is prone to smudges since it is bit glossy.
There is no major change in the design in the new Galaxy J series. Samsung sticks to its old design with curved corners seen in the Galaxy E series. It also has a familiar shiny chrome rim running on the sides, similar to the Galaxy Grand series. Since the sides have anti-smudge anodised CMF coating, it doesn’t attract dust or smudges.
On the top there is a 5-megapixel camera with 85-degree wide-angle lens and f/2.2 aperture along with LED flash light for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Selfie shots have a lot of noise even if the light is slightly less and the images lack details. Flash light helps to capture a subject clearly in poor lighting conditions, but it is not too bright. The front camera is just average. It has a proximity sensor next to the earpiece, but the smartphone lacks an ambient light sensor, even though there is a cutout for it. It also lacks notification LED that is present on most mid-range smartphones.
There is Samsung’s signature home button below the display that has a metal finish around it. The capacitive touch buttons are present on both the sides. These are not backlit, neither offer haptic feedback when pressed.
The power button is present on the right and the volume rockers are present on the left. The primary microphone, micro USB slot and the 3.5mm audio jack are present on the bottom. There is nothing on the top of the smartphone. The smartphone is just 7.5 mm thick on the edge, since it has a curved design.
Even though the smartphone doesn’t have a premium build like the Galaxy A series, the phone is sturdy and offers a nice grip when holding it, since it has a polycarbonate back cover with smooth finish. It is 78.6mm wide and 152.4mm tall, almost similar to the Galaxy E7, which has the same 5.5-inch display, but it is a bit heavy at 171 grams. Even the Galaxy A7 with a metal body weighs just 141 grams. There is a 13-megapixel camera on the back with single LED flash. The loudspeaker grill is present next to it. The 4G and Duos branding are present on the bottom part of the back.
Unlike the A series smartphones, this has two dedicated micro SIM slots and a microSD card slot (expandable upto 128 GB) under the back cover.
It also has a removable battery so that you can replace it with another one when it runs out of juice. Overall the build quality of the smartphone is good for the price.
Camera
The Galaxy J7’s 13-megapixel auto focus camera with f/1.9 aperture with single LED flash is average, but not the best. The camera UI is similar to other Samsung smartphones running Android Lollipop. It has several modes (Auto, Pro (lets you adjust white balance, ISO and exposure manually), Panorama, Continuous shot, Beauty face, Sound & shot, Sports and HDR.), Effects ( Grey-scale, Sepia, Negative), and timer ( 2, 5 or 10 seconds). You can also press the home button twice to launch the camera, even when the screen is off and use the volume rockers as camera shutter.
Daylight shots are decent, but the exposure is not consistent, so most images end up dull or over exposed. Macro shots are good offering nice bokeh effect, thanks to f/1.9 aperture. Images are sharp and the color reproduction is good. HDR shots are better, again you face exposure issues in daylight. It is recommended to use the pro mode and adjust the exposure accordingly. Low-light shots have some noise as usual, but the images are not too bad. Images with flash are good since the flash offers an ample amount of light and is not over powering.
Check out some camera samples (Click the image to view full resolution sample.)
Daylight
HDR
HDR OFF
HDR ON
Front camera
Check out the complete set of Galaxy J7 camera samples here. It can record videos at 1080p full HD resolution at 30 fps. Video is good offering vibrant colors and is sharp, but the audio is not crisp since it doesn’t have a secondary microphone. It doesn’t have slow motion recording. Check out the video sample below.
Software
Coming to the software, it runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on top, which has a lighter tone compared to Samsung’s KitKat-based UI.
The lockscreen shows weather info and lets you launch the dialer and camera easily. The drop-down notification bar has several toggles and lets you customize the row accordingly. It also has brightness slider with a toggle for outdoor mode and an option to switch either SIMs as primary.
It has two additional themes, apart from the default theme. You can also go to the Theme Store to download paid or free themes. The Smart Manager app lets you manage your device’s battery life, storage, RAM usage, and security all in one place.
Out of 1.5GB of RAM, you get 1.37GB of usable RAM, out of which about 575MB of RAM is free when the default apps running in the background. Out of 16GB of internal storage, about 11.6GB of storage is usable. You can also move compatible apps to the SD card when you insert one.
Apps
Apart from the usual set of utility apps and Google Apps, the smartphone comes with WeChat and some Microsoft Apps such as OneDrive, OneNote and Skype. It also has some games that includes Bubble Bash 3, Midnight Pool 2, Prince of Persia and Zombie Infection 2.
Music Player and FM Radio
It doesn’t have a dedicated music player, so you have to rely on Google Play Music. It also doesn’t have equalizer, but it has SoundAlive+ and Tube Amp sound effects that can be enabled from the settings. This improves the audio when listening through earphones. That said, audio through earphones is good, but the loudspeaker output is low even in full volume. So you can’t hear the ringtone clearly in noisy environment. It has FM Radio, which has a new and simple look compared to earlier Samsung smartphones. It also has auto scanning and recording, which lets you store the recorded files in phone memory or SD card.
Connectivity and Dual SIM
It has the usual set of connectivity features such as WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. It has 4G connectivity with support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India. Both the SIMs support 4G, but you can enable 4G only in one SIM at a time, while the other goes to 2G. As usual it has Smart Dual SIM feature, similar to other latest Samsung Dual SIM smartphones. This automatically forwards calls from the phone number on SIM 2, even if a user is on the phone with SIM 1’s number. It also has USB on-the-go (OTG) support so that you can connect OTG drives easily.
Performance and Benchmarks
Coming to the performance, the smartphone has Samsung’s own Octa-Core Exynos 7580 64-bit SoC with eight ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs each clocked at 1.5 GHz per core. The performance is good and there are no lags. 1.5GB of RAM is enough to run several apps in the background, but the TouchWiz UI uses more RAM. Multitasking would have been better if the smartphone had 2GB of RAM. It doesn’t have any heating issues even when using 4G or during intensive gaming. Check out some synthetic benchmark scores below.
It scored 22464 points in the Quadrant benchmark and lies behind the Xiaomi Mi 4i.
It scored 37965 points and grabs the spot behind the Mi 4i once again.
It managed to score 693 points the Geekbench 3 Single-Core benchmark.
It scored 3568 points in the Geekbench 3 Multi-Core benchmark and grabs the third spot.
It clocked 1117 frames or 18.6 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex Benchmark.
It managed to clock around 517.1 frames or 8.6fps in the GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan benchmark. Check out the complete set of benchmarks here. It has a Mali-T720 GPU. We tried several games, and some games were not completely smooth, but graphics was decent. It scored 3.5/5 points in our gaming review. Check out the gaming review video to know more about the gaming performance in detail.
Battery life
Coming to battery life, the 3000mAh battery lasts for the whole day from average to heavy use such as 4G LTE with both the SIM cards, some image captures, couple of hours of music playback and some gaming. With minimal use, it lasts for more than a day. The power saving mode and ultra power saving mode lets you extend the battery life. The smartphone also has a removable battery, so you can swap it easily when required.
In our battery test the smartphone achieved an One Charge Rating of 15 hours and 1 minute, mainly due to brilliant talk time. Even the other scores are good for a mid-range smartphone. Check out the complete set of Galaxy J7 battery life test results here.
Conclusion
The Samsung Galaxy J7 is a decent mid-range smartphone for the price. It has a good display, there is no issue when it comes to performance or any heating issues and the battery life is good too, but Samsung has missed out the ambient light sensor for auto brightness adjustment, which is present even in budget smartphones. Even though flash light for the front-facing camera is a good addition, the front-facing camera is just average for a selfie-focused smartphone. Those things aside, Samsung has priced the Galaxy J7 at Rs. 14,999, which is decent compared to earlier Samsung smartphones in the price range. But the pricing needs to be more aggressive to compete with other companies. Even though it is exclusive to Flipkart, it is not sold through flash sales, so you can get it easily. To summarize, here are the pros and cons of the smartphone.
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