It Took One Guy Two Years To Build A Megacity in Minecraft

If you don’t know what Minecraft is, its a game where you gather resources and build things. You can also explore the near endless mass of land in minecraft. Its just a huge world in there.

Players of Minecraft have used Minecraft to express themselves artistically and to build structures from movies, tv shows, videogames, and structures from real life as well.

What you see in these pictures is a Minecraft creation, its called Titan City. This is so insane. The level of detail and the work that went into this is just astounding. What is it that makes people make these things without the expectation of any real reward? Since I have never been able to make something like this, I won’t understand.

The creator of this city is Ducan Parcells. He is an art student, he takes interest in interactive design. He is also known as the YouTube user Colonial Puppet.

The fact that he made all of this on his Xbox 360 is amazing in itself. Once this city is finished, it will be moved to PC and expended even further.

Ducan said regarding Titan City:

 [...] all the blocks were hand placed on the map since it’s Xbox but I have over a dozen or so PC buildings set aside for when it’s moved to PC for good and those collectively took like a couple hours with Minecraft edit. I guess the medium is part of the message in this case.

You can download the latest version of this map and check it out for yourself. Here are the download links for both Xbox 360 and PC.

It Took One Guy Two Years To Build A Megacity in Minecraft

Is This Microsoft’s New Smart Watch?

We have heard many rumors that Nokia and Microsoft are both working on separate wearable tech. The Microsoft rumors seemed believable because of a report that surfaced a couple of days ago. It stated that Microsoft might be getting ready to release a new smartwatch in the near future. Probably within a few weeks time.

It seems that now we have more tangible evidence because Microsoft recently filed for a new device which has also cleared the FCC. This new device could be the next Microsoft smartwatch.

The filing is labeled as “Mobile Wireless Device” but the device only contains Bluetooth LE for connectivity. We know that, devices that only contain bluetooth are usually Bluetooth keyboards and mice. This seems unlikely as Microsoft never goes too deep into accessories.

Another thing is that the device comes in three sizes: small, medium, and large. So, it can’t be a mouse or keyboard. It sounds more like a wearable at least. It could be a fitness tracker or maybe the small sized device will be the fitness tracker, and the others will include a smart watch.

Since Microsoft was also rumored to be working on a fitness device, all three of these could be fitness trackers. I’m sure we’ll find out soon.

Is This Microsoft’s New Smart Watch?

Solutions to Nexus 5 Basic Issues

When it comes to handset issues, most controversial now was the iPhone 6’s bendable properties. But unlike such trouble, the following Nexus 5 basic issues can be managed and fixed easily.

Charging Time is too Long/Poor Battery Life

• Turn off your Nexus 5 the moment you take it from the charger cable and then turn it on again.


• Switch to airplane mode when you are not using your handset.


• Wipe the cache partition.

Dropping Network Connections

• Reboot.


• It might be the sim card. Insert it to a different phone to check if the sim is causing the trouble.


• Check if the APN settings are set up right.


• Factory reset.

Email Application Crashes Recurrently

• Update your phone to the latest version of Android and delete all your emails.

‘OK Google’ Voice Command Stops Working

• Try a soft reset.


• Check if your language is set to English.
  


• Wipe the cache partition.

Phone Shuts Down Occasionally

• If even after the removal of ‘random reboot’ on Android, your Nexus 5 still randomly huts down try these:


• Factory reset your phone, but do not forget to back up your data.


• Wipe the cache partition on recovery mode.


• Turn off your phone and charge it around 10-12 hours.

Poor Audio Quality

• If you are playing sounds through Google Play, make sure to turn on the equalizer.

Unstable Power Button

• Using a case would definitely be helpful.


• Ask Google for a replacement.

 

There you have it! if you lack the courage to tweak into your Nexus 5, you can always ask Google for a replacement!

Solutions to Nexus 5 Basic Issues

Apple iPad Air 2 GPU Outclasses Tegra K1’s GPU

It seems that someone tested the the Apple iPad Air 2 using GFXBench’s 2.7 T-Rex and 3.0 Manhattan’s 1080p onscreen as well as the 3.0 Manhattan’s 1080p offscreen platform. The resulting framerates are surprising to say the least.

The Apple iPad Air 2 looked did better than good in these tests. It even went against the amazingly dominant Tegra K1 chip and other GPUs.

The Tegra K1 with its Kelper GPU was regarded as the most dominant graphics system in the whole Android market. For it to be outdone by the Apple iPad Air 2’s GPU is just unheard of. This is great news for Apple consumers. I have to tell you, I was not expecting this at all. Take a look at these numbers:

The onscreen tests resulted in lower frame rates, which is due to the 1080p local resolution of the iPad Air 2. Still, it managed to beat Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 which has the same 1080p local resolution and Tegra K1 inside.

It seems that even though Android products take a lead over Apple products in certain areas. Apple products have earned their place in the market due to the overall value of their products, and of course due to the strong brand recognition that Apple controversially enjoys.

We are excited for the 64-bit Tegra K1 chips and see their performance in the future. How much better will the 64-bit Tegra K1 be than the 32-bit version in the Nvidia Shield Tablet and Mi Pad 7.9. In the mean while, Apple’s dominance continues.

 

Apple iPad Air 2 GPU Outclasses Tegra K1’s GPU

PhotoMath can solve Math Equations using a Phone Camera

Having difficulty in solving a Math equation? No worries, PhotoMath is here. With PhotoMath App, you can use your smartphone to solve mathematical problems. All you have to do is open the PhotoMath app in your mobile phone, point it towards the math equation you want to solve, take its picture and the answer instantly pops up on your screen. Pressing the steps button also gives you the step-by-step solution to the equation.

PhotoMath is a free app launched recently by Microblink. It is the same company that developed PhotoPay, for easy bill payments. When you scan the bill with the camera of your smartphone, your bank will pay it automatically. PhotoPay is being used by 14 banks in Europe.

The app is currently available for iOS and Windows Phones. iPhone users can download it from iTunes and Windows phone users from the Windows Phone store.  It is not available as yet on Android phones but Android users are expected to get the PhotoMath by early 2015.

PhotoMath supports problems concerning basic arithmetic, decimals, fractions, linear equations and logarithms. However, the app supports only printed problems and not handwritten text. The app is being updated with new solutions being added constantly.

Description of the app in iTunes says, “Children can use it as a tool which helps them to learn Math, while parents can use it to check the homework to their children. With PhotoMath, you can have a Math teacher in your pocket.” While doing homework or learning for a test, you can check the answers quickly and easily without having to turn numerous pages of your book.

The app also has its drawbacks. It can tempt some students to cheat during exams and teachers will have to be extra careful.

Via TechCrunch

PhotoMath can solve Math Equations using a Phone Camera

LG announces its new LG G3 Screen having the company’s own octa-core NUCLUN processor

LG today went out announcing its first much rumored (codenamed Odin) chipset NUCLUN that comes with an eight-core to its heart. In addition the company also announced a new LG G3 Screen that is powered with this chipset. This new processor that is named as NUCLUN is pronounced as “NOO-klun”. This is basically an octa-core chipset that comes with four ARM Cortex A15 cores clocked at 1.5GHz and the other four cores clocked at 1.2GHz where the later four are unleashed when less processing intensive tasks are being carried out. This new chipset from LG uses the ARM big.LITTLE technology and supports LTE-A Cat. 6 offering download speeds up to 225Mbps.

However, LG has not unveiled as to how many of its handsets in the future would get their home baked chipsets but has named the current handset running on it as the LG G3 Screen. This is the same LG Liger which we spotted earlier this and arrives in three model numbers of F490L, F490S and F490K. Looking to its specs, the LG G3 Screen offers a little larger screen than the parent LG G3 with 5.9inch IPS display having full HD 1080×1920 pixel resolution. The memory options for the device include a 2GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in storage. The device has also got a “high fidelity” 1W speaker along with 3000mAh of battery capacity. The device at its back offers a primary camera of 13MP with OIS+ while a secondary camera of 2.1MP to its front. The handset runs the latest available Android 4.4 KitKat weighing 182 grams and measures just 9.5mm of thickness. The handset is specifically supposed to be made for the Korean market and costs around about $750.

LG announces its new LG G3 Screen having the company’s own octa-core NUCLUN processor

New Google’s Email App: Inbox

Inbox is Google’s latest app which is announced recently. It promises you that it will change on how your emails are organized but it does not mean that it will replace Gmail any time soon. With Inbox, the email that you received can be organized with the more important email set in a label and the less important email set in another label. It is also full of features that let you customize your email to your habits and personal organizational strategy.

Inbox is an invite only for now. You can email Google at inbox@google.com to request for an invitation. The current users also can invite other friends from the app or the website but unfortunately the feature is not available yet.

The design of Inbox is cleaner and simpler, the same theme as new Android’s Lollipop. The emails are ordered from the newer email at the top and the older email placed at the bottom. Each message is highlighted, showing attachment such as images, documents or videos to help you give some context so that if there are a lot of emails to be read in a day, you can prioritize which email needed to be read first.

At the bottom of the screen, there is a new simple compose button. When you click on the button, it will show there of most emailed person in the recent period. There is also an option to add new reminder and compose a new message.

Inbox is available on Android or iOS.

New Google’s Email App: Inbox