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Google today announced the general availability of Cloud SQL, which, as its name implies, is a MySQL database that lives in Google’s cloud. Among the new features is the encryption of customer data, a 99.95 percent uptime Service Level Agreement (SLA), and support for databases up to 500GB in size.

First and foremost, Cloud SQL data (database tables and temporary files) is now automatically encrypted. Google says encryption of backups is “coming soon.”

Other Google Cloud SQL security and reliability features include:

• All Cloud SQL traffic on Google’s internal networks is encrypted.
• External connections can be encrypted using SSL.
• All hosts and Google App Engine

• applications connecting to your instance must be explicitly authorized.
• MySQL user grants can be used to control access at the database, table, or even column level.
• Data is replicated multiple times in multiple locations.
• Scheduled backups are automatically taken by default.

Thanks to replicated storage, Google is now guaranteeing a 99.95 percent availability of the service. Furthermore, the company now considers a single minute of just 20 percent connection failure as a downtime. You can read the full Google Cloud SQL SLA for details.

Last but not least, all Cloud SQL instances can now store up to 500GB. The smallest D0 instance costs $0.025 per hour.

“Your data is replicated multiple times in multiple zones and automatically backed up, all included in the price of the service,” Google says. “And you only pay for the storage that you actually use, so you don’t need to reserve this storage in advance.”

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Google Cloud SQL hits general availability with data encryption, 99.95% uptime, and databases up to 500GB

Emil Protalinski 23 hours ago

World's first 'transparent', dual-screen tablet launched

WASHINGTON: Grippity has reportedly unveiled what is touted to be the first-ever transparent dual-side operable tablet. 

The tablet features a semi-transparent 7-inch 800 x 480 display and is expected to hit the shelves by next fall. 

According to Discovery News, the tablet's both front and rear panels support capacitive multi-touch input and run on a Cortex A8 processorand Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with 4GB storage that can be extended to 32 GB. 

The Grippity tablet supports both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and also comes with IR blaster that allows it to function as a remote control. 

Grippity creator Jacob Eichbaum claimed that the tablet's partially translucent display makes it easier for users to type via a touchscreen keyboard and since both panels support touch, all 10 fingers can be used to type rather than just two. 

Recently, Samsung also patented a technology for a transparent touchscreen that would allow users to control the device from both the sides. 

The report said that the price of the Grippity tablet isn't clear yet but users can pay 235 dollars to reserve a slate for delivery by October 24 and early birds can pre-order the tablet for 159 dollars.

Word on a metal Samsung Galaxy S5 surfaces again

Buzz about Samsung launching a new premium smartphone featuring a metal body is getting hotter. According to a report in Korean publication ETNews, the device dubbed Galaxy F may make a debut around the same time as the company's upcoming smartphone flagship Galaxy S5.

Previously, alleged images of a metal frame of a Samsung smartphone too had leaked online. It was reported that the metal frame was provided by a Samsung sub-contractor, which has been asked to manufacture it without specifying the model.

The frame was 143.83mm in length and 72.27mm in width, compared to the 136.6mm long and 69.8mm wide Galaxy S4. These dimensions suggested a larger screen than 5-inch. It is also rumoured that the Galaxy S5 will have 2K display resolution and 560ppi pixel density, the highest for any smartphone.

A Samsung device with model number SM-G900F device, believed to be a higher-end variant of S5, had also appeared on AnTuTu benchmarks. The device that showed up on the benchmark results is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip and 3GB of RAM. The Krait processor part of the chip had been clocked at 2.5GHz. The phone was detected as having 1080p display, though it's possible that Samsung locked the resolution to that particular resolution (Galaxy S5 is said to sport a 2K display). The device was running Android 4.4 KitKat and featured a 16MP camera. It is likely that this device was Galaxy F.

Lenovo vibe x '!!

* 5-inch IPS touchscreen (1920 x 1080 pixels resolution)
* MediaTek MT 6589T quad-core processor with 1.5GHz speed
* PowerVR 544MP2 graphics chip
*2GB RAM
*16GB memory
*13-megapixel camera, 1080P video recording
*5MP front-facing camera
*3G, Wi-Fi
*Bluetooth, GPS
*2000 mAh battery that lasts around 11 hours

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Gecko, the coin-sized electronic Tracing device.

Spec:  Gecko is a low-powered bluetooth device that can be attached to valuable items such as wallets, bikes, suitcases, and you can trace them through your phone if they go missing.

A Gecko stuck on your door will alert you every time the door opens. With a DSLR camera, you can get in the frame, wave your arm and Gecko will trigger the camera. You can shake it once or twice or turn it to the left or right to make your mobile device perform the action you set those gestures for. In the past few weeks, Connovate added new functionalities to Gecko, including the ability to use a gesture to automatically trigger your phone to call an emergency number during a crisis. And it announced the Gecko Gateway device, which will enable you to monitor, say, home intrusions, even if you are far from home. Gecko is conceptually similar to Tile, developed by aSilicon Valley startup of the same name. But Tile, which will start shipping this winter, is primarily a track and find device, and does not appear to be as versatile as Gecko.

Markete issue:-  By November 2, the last day of the pre-order campaign, it had raised orders worth $135,485. As many as 3,731 people around the world have ordered the device, the first shipments of which are expected in mid-December. Each device costs about $20, and over 6,000 Geckos have been ordered.

The campaign started on crowd-funding platform Indiegogo on September 11 with the objective of raising orders worth $50,000. The surge in orders - pushed by a tweet from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and coverage by global technology media— persuaded the company to extend the deadline for orders and raise its targeted collection to $120,000.

Gecko has been developed by Connovate Technology, founded in January this year by four professionals, Bahubali Shete, Kiran Kumar, Rajeev M and S Varadarajan.

Kumar told TOI that pilot manufacturing had begun in a plant in China. "These past few weeks have been really exciting. We have orders from 70 countries. Around 35-40 resellers around the world are in talks with us to market Gecko. Several big VC and industry names are keen to fund us. But more than money, we are interested in a strategic partner that can help us build our market," he said.

Pre-orders are no indication of continued success. In 2010, Bangalore startup Notion Ink's tablet called Adam had raised expectations among geeks around the world to extraordinary heights, but ended up disappointing early buyers. The company took such a knock that it is yet to recover from it (it is now said to be launching a new budget tablet). But if Gecko succeeds, it would not only take the company to a new orbit, it would underscore India's capabilities in developing innovative consumer electronic products for the world. Much of India's software and technology expertise is currently focused on business-to-business work, and even where consumer products are involved, India's expertise has so far gone into building products conceptualized and architected by others.