SYNAPSE CIRCUIT MAGIX XARA PHOTO & GRAPHIC DESIGNER 9

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MAGIX XARA PHOTO & GRAPHIC DESIGNER 9
#MAGIX, #XARA #Photo&GraphicDesigner9

Good late evening, Synapse Circuit Readers! I hope that all is well with you! I wish I could say the same... I do apologize for the recent lapse in articles / reviews due to personal issues. But I am happy to say that things are looking up!

Here’s some great news for photo editors and graphic designers!

BE A DESIGNER WITH MAGIX
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 - Ideal Software for all Photo Editing, Illustration and Graphic Design Needs!

Xara Photo & Graphic Designer v9 is the perfect software choice for all your photo and graphic design work, with powerful photo editing and enhancement features, and truly flexible illustration and design tools.

Main New Features Include:

Advanced Healing Brush – remove blemishes with a single click, or brush over an area to erase it.

New Mask and Selection tools. Easily paint, or draw a region or area to enhance, such as adjust the brightness, sharpness, colour temperature etc.

Advanced background erase. Extract complex shapes such a people or objects in the foreground, and place them on alternate backgrounds.

Drag and drop re-colouring of clipart and vector groups.

Google Font support. Browse, preview and install any of the 600+ Google Fonts. Although Google Fonts were primarily designed to be web fonts, they are open source Truetype or OpenType fonts and Xara has built in a way to automatically download and install the font as a Windows font.

11 new Photo Effects including Fake HDR, Polarized Grayscale and Colour Splash to highlight a colour.

New clipart including a wide range of ‘company logo’ designs.

Most of Xara's photo editing tools are non-destructive. Also known as 'parametric image editing', this non-destructive technique allows you to adjust or even remove edits at any point in the future, without affecting the original image. Photo edits are stored as the parameters to be changed (such as brightness or blend levels) rather than the altered pixels. This is much faster, more powerful, more memory efficient, and allows near infinite Undo.

Xara Photo and Graphic Designer introduces some really advanced photo editing features. An automatic background erase that normally takes hours of careful manual masking (or would be impossible), can be done in seconds. The Healing Brush is built on what Xara believe to be the most advanced intelligent 'fill in' algorithms anywhere. The new Mask and Selection tools make it easier than ever to apply edits to specific areas, and to have those edits seamlessly blended into your photo.

Charles Moir, Managing Director of Xara said: "As the name suggests 'Photo & Graphic Designer' is more than just another photo editor. It's one of the most advanced and powerful vector graphics programs available, and seamlessly combines all the photo editing features you're likely to need. Why should you have to use one program for general vector 'artwork' style graphics and another for photo editing, when you can get one, really fast, really easy-to-use graphics program that does it all? It's simply the most advanced photo and graphics editing tool available, for the money."

Price & Availability:

Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 is available £69.99 (inc VAT)

It operates on Windows XP/Vista/7/8 /8.1

For more information please see - xara.com

About Xara Group Ltd:

Xara, founded in 1981, was one of the oldest independent software developers in the UK, until it was acquired by Magix AG in 2007. Xara continues to develop innovative graphics, website building, and document publishing tools, which are marketed around the world under both the MAGIX and Xara brand names.

About MAGIX AG:

MAGIX is a leading international provider of high-quality software, online services and digital contents for multimedia communications. Since 1993, MAGIX has been developing leading technologies for creation, editing, management and presentation of photos and graphics, videos and music. Internationally, MAGIX operates from branches in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. The product range is targeted towards laymen and professionals alike and goes beyond the PC range to include seamlessly integrated online and mobile applications.

According to its retail sales figures, MAGIX leads in the multimedia software sector in the most important European markets, and is one of the most successful competitors in the USA. Fifteen years of market presence as well as one thousand awards worldwide testify to the company's power of innovation.

Review and competition coming soon...

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SYNAPSE CIRCUIT THE JOSIE CUNNINGHAM MISDIRECTION

The Josie Cunningham Deception: Be angry... Be very angry.

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ANTISOCIAL NETWORKING 2014 PART THREE:
JOSIE CUNNINGHAM THE WITCH HUNT COVER
#JosieCunningham #AntisocialNetworking #Trolling #CyberBullying #Hate

Good afternoon, Synapse Circuit Readers! How are you? I hope that you have had a great start to the day! Right now I am angry! Very, very angry! I will tell you why!

Roughly this time last year the British tabloid newspapers (sic) broke the human rights law by publishing the story of Josie Cunningham who had her breasts enhanced through the National Health Service which caused thousands – if not millions of people to be outraged. The majority of the public set on her like starving Rottweiler’s let off the leash into a nursery!

Well one particular tabloid, The Mirror, brought out Ms. Cunningham from hiding once again like some Season of the Witch anniversary! I am so outraged! This is the headline that I caught on Facebook earlier this morning that has inspired me to write...

“SHAMELESS JOSIE CUNNINGHAM, THE GLAMOUR MODEL WHO GOT A £5,000 BOOB JOB ON THE NHS, HAS REVEALED SHE'S TURNED TO PROSTITUTION - AND IS NOW PREGNANT.”
That’s not news! This is Ms. Cunningham’s personal business that should be of no interest to anyone other than Ms. Cunningham and her own.

Once again the public are being manipulated to think that this is news and that it is their business. Give these feeble minded people a magnifying glass and a spatula and I am quite sure they’d happily scrutinize her bowl movements. “Josie Cunningham is a meat eater and is on a low fibre diet!” IT STINKS!!!!

YOU CAN FOOL A LOT OF PEOPLE MOST OF THE TIME
It seems that the public are so very easy to manipulate; it is a little surprising given the fact that this is the Information Age and we really should be more discerning about what we are told is “news”. But hey, this is not a conspiracy theory about corruption happening right under our noses or is it?

Today I have learned a more important and shocking news that the UK Metropolitan Police Force have shredded a trucks worth of papers that points to misconduct – corruption in carrying out its duty to protect and bring about justice for the wronged. One of the excuses for this travesty is that the Metropolitan Police Force shredded the documents out of the Privacy / Data laws. You would have thought that this would be NEWSWORTHY!!!! But no! The Mirror (apt title to describe the tabloid as a mirror to the face of a vile and ugly society) would have people wasting their valuable time and the little intelligence they’ve got on venomous name calling aimed at Ms. Cunningham. I think it is disgusting! I think The Mirror is being very, very irresponsible. Criminal!!!

Police Corruption
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/something-rotten-in-the-metropolitan-police-corrupt-officers-may-escape-justice-thanks-to-mass-shredding-of-evidence-9215433.html

HANG ON... IS MS. CUNNINGHAM A REAL PERSON????
Such is the media that it can invent a person or persons and bring them to the front of the queue for the purpose of distracting the public to more important news! Hmmmm... What happened this time last year???? Hmmmmm... Let me think... Ah, yes! It was the Jimmy SaVile scandal whereby a popular TV presenter was left to his own perverse devices at the BBC studio to abuse women and if that wasn’t bad enough SaVile had free reign over a hospital where he habitually abuse the vulnerable.

And aside from the Metropolitan Police getting rid of evidence of corruption there’s the Conservative government looking to invest into fracking using the situation between Ukraine and Russia to send the public into a panic over the cost of gas. Who will profit from this????

Find out about the process of fracking here:

http://www.dangersoffracking.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14432401

There is a reason why the Fracking Agenda is being pushed and preferably right beneath our noses. It’s no coincidence that a year later Ms. Cunningham is wheeled out into the public spotlight when there are serious issues that we should be concerned about.

I am now convinced that Ms. Cunningham isn’t a real person and she’s either an actress heavily made up to be a public punching bag / distraction or a computer generated entity. I would imagine that you’d walk right by her without noticing her when the garish make-up and doctored photos is replaced by thoughts of EastEnders (popular UK soap), junk food and alcohol. It is frightening to know that the human brain can be that feeble! Well, the amazing mentalist / illusionist Derren Brown shows us just how easy it is to manipulate the populous! Visit his website at your risk: http://derrenbrown.co.uk/

CONCLUSION
In any event the media has no right to call this nonsense regarding Ms. Cunningham, fictitious or not, news. It only serves to make fools out of the public. It is horrendous!

FURTHER READING

LINKS TO ARTICLES

The Josie Cunningham Distraction March 2013 to March 2014:
http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/antisocial-networking-booby-trap.html

http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/antisocial-networking-booby-trap-part-2.html

Woman becomes first person to be jailed for ‘trolling herself’
http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/05/woman-becomes-first-person-to-be-jailed-for-trolling-herself-4292090/

Internet Trolls Really Are Horrible People Narcissistic, Machiavellian, psychopathic, and sadistic. By Chris Mooney
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html

Fifth Neknominate death after man downed two pints of GIN to 'show who's the boss'.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fifth-neknominate-death-after-man-3150586

ANTISOCIAL NETWORKING

AMANDA TODD
http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/antisocial-networking-amanda-todd-could.html

PAY UP!
http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/more-antisocial-networking-pay-up.html

ANTISOCIAL NETWORKING: R.I.P. REHTAEH PARSONS
http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/antisocial-networking-rip-rehtaeh.html

ANTISOCIAL NETWORKING? PART ONE
http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/antisocial-networking-part-one.html

ANTISOCIAL NETWORKING? PART TWO FORUM FASCISM
http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/antisocial-networking-part-two-forum.html

ANTISOCIAL NETWORKING? PART THREE FORUM FASCISM
http://synapse-circuit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/antisocialnetworking-part-three-forum.html

What do you reckon?

Take good care!

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SYNAPSE CIRCUIT HTC ONE M8 LAUNCH

One (M8): Motion Launch. Now where have I seen that function before?

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HTC ONE M8 LAUNCH
#HTC #OneM8

Good evening, Good Friends! I hope you had a great day and that all is well with you!

Yes, finally, after all the “leaks” HTC has launched the successor to the One... Introducing the One (M8)...  

SPEC:-

GENERAL   
2G Network   GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network   HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, Asia
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
4G Network   LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 – EMEA
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - T-Mobile
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 – Asia
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - AT&T
SIM     Nano-SIM

STATUS
Announced: 2014, 25 March
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, March, 26th

BODY
Dimensions: 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight: 160 g (5.64 oz)

DISPLAY      
Type: Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: Yes
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3

UI OVERLAY
HTC Sense UI v6

SOUND        
Alert types: Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers, built-in amplifiers
3.5mm jack   

MEMORY     
Card slot: microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal: 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

DATA
GPRS / EDGE
Speed: HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL

WLAN           
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
NFC (market/operator dependent)
Infrared port 
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host

CAMERA      
Primary Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features: 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, automatic simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, HDR, panorama
Video: 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Secondary: 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR

FEATURES 
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
CPU: Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU: Adreno 330
Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser: HTML5
Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS  with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java via Java MIDP emulator
Colours: Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
SNS integration
Google Drive (50 GB cloud storage)
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
Organizer
Document viewer/editor
Photo viewer/editor
Voice memo / dial / commands
Predictive text input

BATTERY              
Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery
Stand-by: Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk time: Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)

THE BIG QUESTION IS... IS IT ENOUGH TO USURP SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S5?
Hmmmm... I don’t know... That’s my honest first response. Let me ask you the question: Would you, if you have the One 2013, go for the One 2014? If you went for the Samsung Galaxy S3 or S4 would you now switch? Would you as an iPhone user switch?

Would I? Before I answer that let’s weigh it up!

Design-wise it looks very similar to last year’s model and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing as Apple have used the same incremental design strategy (not that it’s working for them) and it appears as though Samsung has adopted the same strategy too!

I can imagine that those who like their smartphone to be some sort of statement i.e. fashion or a badge to show allegiance to one’s favourite manufacturer then the One X (M8) strikes up a good argument! The One (M8) looks delightful and could come off the set of a Sci-Fi movie albeit a sequel! It was pretty much common knowledge that HTC wasn’t going to deviate from its successful design. I do LOVE HTC designs – they are stunning! The One (M8) should go down well.

The next item to sell folk on is, for me, the camera... Oh, I should say that the CPU, RAM and storage are forgone and concluded to be top notch already! At this premium level such components will be powerful and fast! So, HTC are still selling the UltraPixel ideal; I can’t say that I was too impressed with the results of One 2013. For me the cameras on the Galaxy S4, Notes 2 & 3 are better! I would very much like to compare the One (M8) camera to the Galaxy S5. And I have noticed that the Galaxy S5 does 4K video already! On the score of video you can see that the Galaxy S5 is superior. Once again, from my experience the premium HTC handsets of their day were always a bit of a disappointment to me!

WEAKNESS?
Hmmmm... Y’know, it’s one thing to poke a little fun with clever adverts against the competition but the launch itself took every opportunity to throw a bit of mud against Samsung! And you wonder why HTC are making huge losses? It seems that HTC hasn’t learned from Apple’s constant attack on Samsung that to mention or hint at the competition is to give them FREE advertising! If you are launching a mobile phone into today’s market would you keep referring to the competition? Your answer should be a resounding NO!!!! Everytime the competition is mentioned at a press launch it makes intelligent people think more about the competition than your product. The sheep will no doubt use such mudslinging within G Plus communities and other online social networking facilities. Yawn! But intelligent people who weigh up wants on offer will be thinking, “Hmmmm... Well, if they keep mentioning other products in a negative way then maybe it’s because their own product(s) is lacking...” Then you’d look into it some more!

Some have said that Samsung is the Apple of the Android kingdom and I say rubbish! In my humble opinion the Galaxy S range have always surpassed the iPhone (no matter how many so-called tech media keep giving accolades to the iPhone). Samsung have always innovated in ways that Apple just aren’t able to do! Samsung is in a league of its own. If anything HTC is more like Apple in that they have great design principles but they are lagging behind the competition. And just like Apple, HTC feels that it has to utter derision in Samsung’s direction.

HTC is not going to make profits by following the Apple trend of griping like babies. Uh-uh! And you can’t copy the Samsung signature of answering calls without having to press any button and then make snide comments about them; it just comes across a silly! It’s not good for business! HTC gripes about their meagre advertising budget in comparison to Samsung but they blew their budget on their typically forgettable ads – including the Robert Downey Junior ones! HTC just can’t, for some reason unknown to mankind, create good memorable ads. Bad ads lead to bad sales and that leads to a loss of profit! Simple! It’s so important for HTC to not only get their products right in terms of features but they need to sell what the products can do instead of attempting to be clever in their advert content. When Samsung launched the groundbreaking Galaxy S3 they focused solely on what it can do! I can still remember those ads like it was yesterday!

JUICED UP?
I reckon that the battery life is a major concern to heavy smartphone users. Once again, the One (M8) design doesn’t allow for a removable battery. So, if you are going to go for the One (M8) the power stick is going to be an option! I am going to get one of these power sticks for my One X – if I decide to keep it!

However, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is packing a 2800 mAh battery to the One (M8) 2600 mAh!

Already, just by looking at some of the spec and comparing them to the Galaxy S5 all this talk of “prepare to be One-upped” looks a tad disappointing.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Let me answer the question as to whether or not I’d go for the One (M8) when I am next due to update... I’d have to say no! It’s not an outright absolute “no” but it is a no all the same. That said I will make up my mind by reviewing it.

What do you reckon?   

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INCOMEDIA GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT

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INCOMEDIA GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
#Incomedia #PaolaGianotti #Paola #Gianotti  #GuinessWorldRecordAttempt

Good late evening / early morning, Synapse Circuit Readers! I hope that all is well with you! It’s great to see that you have been reading and enjoying my articles! More reviews are on the way! There’s a lot to do so please bear with me! Reviews should be online next week! Watch out!

Here’s some wonderful news from Incomedia! You remember Incomedia, right? They are the company behind the brilliant WYSIWYG web design software, WebSite X5!

Incomedia Supports Guinness World Record Attempt

Incomedia to sponsor KeepBrave – an attempt to be the fastest woman to cycle round the world by Italian athlete Paola Gianotti to beat the Guinness World Record

Ivrea (TO) March, 21st 2014 – Incomedia, a leading independent developer and publisher of multimedia software for the PC, is sponsoring Paola Gianotti that left from Ivrea on her bicycle on March, 8th to pedal around the world and gain her very special place in the Guinness World Record books.

    Paola on her Hobo bicycle in the Incomedia offices    

Paola is only the second woman worldwide, to attempt such a demanding challenge. She aims to cover 30 thousand kilometres, cross 22 countries on 5 different continents and must do this within 152 days in order to beat the world record currently held by a Greek lady Juliana Buringh.

After months of rigorous preparation and hard training, Paola Gianotti will begin the trip from Acqui Terme then head to Nice and on to all other cities along the route as agreed with the Guinness World Record committee. Paola will use the “Keep Brave’’ event to promote projects related to environmental protection, health, lawfulness and awareness of different cultures. Experiences on the attempt will be recorded daily in her Blog which has been created with WebSite X5 and published on www.keepbrave.websitex5.com, as well as on her own social profiles.

    Paola Gianotti and Federico Ranfagni

“We are very happy to be a sponsor of Paola’s adventure. We believe in her and in her chances” says Federico Ranfagni CEO of Incomedia, who explains “This isn’t just about sports, it’s about a huge challenge and dream. We also thought that we could start off our business from Ivrea to then reach the entire world with our WebSite X5 software. We did not have to pedal with our bike, but it did take a great effort to achieve results anyway. The secret lies in the motto that Paola has chosen - Keep Brave, persevere and never give up because dreams can sometimes come true.”

About Incomedia:

Incomedia has over 15 years of experience and is specialized in the production and distribution of a software product dedicated to website creation and mobile solutions for consumers as well as business and educational users. Right now the flagship product is WebSite X5, a software dedicated to website creation, blogs and online stores. It is available in 14 languages and sold in over 40 countries via a network of distributors that includes major names such as Media Markt, Vobis, Best Buy, Carrefour, Staples, etc.

About Paola Gianotti:

Born in Ivrea, Italy, thirty-two years ago, Paola Gianotti achieved a Master's Degree in Economics and Business.  She is passionate about the outdoor world. She is a keen backpacker and she enjoys a wide range of sports. Paola has actively participated in triathlons, cross-country skiing, scuba diving and Thai-boxing.

Paola Gianotti has always strongly believed that sport means personal growth besides challenging personal boundaries.

Follow Paola Gianotti’s Trip on her personal blog- diary at:

http://www.keepbrave.websitex5.com

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-Brave-Paola-Gianotti

See videos of Paola Gianotti here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/KeepBrave2013

Great stuff, huh? You bet!

Take good care!

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SYNAPSE CIRCUIT SAMSUNG IN DENIAL

Hey, that design above looks very familiar...

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SAMSUNG IN DENIAL!
#Samsung #GalaxyF #GalaxyS5 #GS5 #MWC2014 #GalaxyS5Prime

Good late evening / early morning, Synapse Circuit Readers! I hope that all is well with you! Hey, have you notice that Samsung are denying any rumour about a premium handset? Well, unsurprisingly they are keeping tight lipped! Well, it’s not as if they are going to admit there’s another handset to come when the launch of the Galaxy S5 is only 6 days away!

But there is speculation over the Galaxy S5 Zoom!

ZOOM, ZOOM
Yes, indeed, as expected there is some talk of the imminent Galaxy S5 Zoom. Here’s the rumoured spec:-

CPU
Exynos 5 hexa-core CPU running at 1.3 GHz

RAM / MEMORY
2GB RAM
16GB of storage

CAMERA
19MP output resolution of 5184 x 3888 pixels & full HD video recording
2MP front facing camera is also present.

DISPLAY
4.8" 720p

OS
Android 4.4.2, KitKat

Should the above turn out to be accurate then the Galaxy S5 Zoom looks pretty good. I would imagine that there will be an optical zoom on it otherwise the device wouldn’t be worthy of having “Zoom” in the title. With a bit of luck it will be able to record 4K video but there’s no telling; it stands to reason that if the S5’s 16MP camera can record 4K then so should the S5 Zoom! We’ll see!

As it stands the S5 Zoom, potentially, could be a great seller to those, like me, who love taking pictures and sharing instantly. It would be interesting to see how and if the design differs from the S4 Zoom.

POTENTIAL
The 19MP camera should do the business of delivering the compact digital camera experience within a decent handset. The S4 Zoom had mixed reviews and I think this is down to Samsung trying to keep the incentives going for the main two powerhouse handsets: S4 and Notes 2 & 3.

For a better camera I would be willing to accept a non-full HD smaller screen as I imagine would any keen mobile phone photographer. From what I have been told by a popular mobile phone vendor the S4 Zoom did sell rather well. This is the generation whereby photo and video sharing is a means to maintain bonds nationally and internationally and as 4G has managed to successfully establish itself in the UK / Europe people will want to share pictures and video in the best possible resolution. The S5 Zoom would be perfect!

WHEN?
That’s a question! Well, as this is just speculation I would imagine that the S5 Zoom will not get announced earlier than May or June. But I figure it’ll be announced this summer as it’s a great opportunity to take pictures in natural lighting courtesy of God!

PRIME CUT
It could very well be that the “Prime” model will be announced also at the same event for the S5 Zoom primarily as it is expected that the iPhone 6 will drop around June. Now either Samsung will announce the alternate S5 based models before the iPhone 6 in order to capture the disenfranchised iPhone users or announce them shortly afterwards to dissipate the impact of the iPhone 6 and, of course, give iPhone users something to think about!

As much as Samsung denies the “Prime” we have seen a third party case manufacturer advertise a case for it which has since been taken offline. They must have prior knowledge and they probably had it in mind that Samsung was going to announce both handsets at the launch!

Top: The Omnia. Bottom: A Samsung concept handset to show of the YOUM flexible screen. The hexagon shape looks very, very similar.

DESIGN PATENT DÉJÀ VU
There is a reason why I wanted that radical looking concept design based upon an alleged Samsung design patent. It turns out that the design is the... ...wait for it... It’s the i8910 Omnia HD!!!

I remember when that handset first came out... If I am correct it was the first handset to feature a camera able to record full HD! I wanted one but I heard about other prospects at the time and waited it out. I forgot which handset I got in the end... ...not that it matters! But I did think to myself back then that the i8910 Omnia HD design looked awesome – even if it looked massive compared to what was on the market at the time! Now imagine what if Android had been available at the time... Imagine if Samsung has now gone back to the design to redefine it and update it for today’s market... That design shows that Samsung were ahead of their time and it took several years before large screens took off in the way that they have! Imagine that design all in metal and slimmer! WOW!

Actually, when I think about it I WANT the Omnia design to remain that thick to house a nice big camera, CPU and RAM! Now we’re talking! It also could be that Samsung are going back to the Omnia design for this Tizen handset... Hmmmm...  Anyway, with a bit of tweaking that Omnia design can work wonders for Samsung!

What do you reckon?

Review of the Galaxy S5 coming very soon....

Take good care!

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SYNAPSE CIRCUIT JONY IVE’S PAIN OF GIVING BIRTH TO TECH

"When it came out of me it left a gaping hole about this big!"

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JONY IVE’S PAIN OF GIVING BIRTH TO TECH.
#JonyIve #Ive #Apple #iPhone6

Good evening, Good Friends! How are you? Me? I am in shock... I am seriously disappointed that my nephew has got an iPhone 5S of all the wonderful choices out there! Lol! I’m kiddin’! Each to his or her own!

Apple fans got a rare treat with the recent interview given by none other than Jony Ive, VP of Design! Whoohoo? Not so much woo or hoo! Here’s why...

PAIN
"It's not just about aesthetics... Our success is a victory for purity, integrity - for giving a damn." Yeah, yeah... The man is so bleeding annoying! Lol! Anyone would think that he’s just stepped out of the clouds as a saviour of all things computer and mobile!

Here are his thoughts on the competition... “It's theft. What's copied isn't just a design, it's thousands and thousands of hours of struggle... It takes years of investment, years of pain."

I am assuming that it’s yet another pot shot at Samsung and of course a Chinese manufacturer or two that have not only copied the iPhone design but have Android on instead! Hee hee hee... Ok, I can understand that the latter would be enough to cheese him off! But isn’t copying the best form of flattery?

Essentially, Ive and Apple are just trying to claim the oblong shape for a handset as theirs exclusively! Very funny! The oblong shape for mobiles – aka the candybar – has been used for years and by so many manufacturers. If you have been following the Apple vs. Samsung case you’d know that Apple got the design idea for the iPhone from Sony. Samsung just improved the concept and have kept getting better with each model. There is no way that Ive can claim the Galaxy S2 and Note’s 1, 2 and 3 were their idea! Uh-uh!

SORE LOSERS
Such interviews just keep confirming what I have been saying about Apple: sore losers! They may as well stop doing interviews if all they keep doing is gripe and blow smoke up their own derrieres!

All they are doing with this rhetoric is to continue to fuel this “them against us” thinking among their followers. Technology is what it is no matter what it is wrapped up in... Aluminium, glass, polycarbonate, etc! Either it works or it doesn’t! And no matter how many months or years it takes for Apple to design something as simple as a stand it doesn’t justify the costs! Although the PC is losing ground to the tablet and game consoles the PC is still a very cost effective tool for professional users. I would rather buy a PC over the Mac any day of the week!

Take the iPhone 5S, my nephew had to pay £120 upfront and for what??? He could have had a Galaxy S4 or the Note 3 with 4K video recording! My nephew made me laugh when he asked for my Note 2 once the contract has expired! Uh-uh! I can’t wait to see what the Galaxy Note 4 is all about! My nephew could have waited to see what the HTC One 2014 is all about and it’s due in 6 days!

If Apple are going to continue to give such interviews they may as well keep their mouths shut and get down to the business of trying to catch up on the handset front! Oh, not to mention that Android tablet sales continue to eclipse the iPad!

Again, the only innovation that Apple waxes on about is the opening of a new Apple store. Genius! C’mon, Apple! Stop messing around and give the loyal users what they want: A BIGGER SCREEN!

What do you reckon?   

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SYNAPSE CIRCUIT REALLUSION FACE FILTER 3 PRO REVIEW

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REALLUSION
FACE FILTER 3 PRO REVIEW
$79.95, PC & MAC
#RealLusion #Facefilter3PRO #VirtualMake-up #PhotoRetouching #DigitalPhotography

Good evening, Synapse Circuit Readers! How are you this fine evening? Earlier on during the day it was so, so very wonderful! It looks as though spring has sprung in London, UK! I hope that the weather is treating you all well – wherever you may be!

Y’know, today’s smartphones are improving in one particular area all the time and that is in the area of photography! We’ve seen how smartphones have killed of the pocketcorder such as the Flip! It flipped off! Lol! Ahem... Sorry... Yes, these days the camera on a smartphone is pretty much negating the use of a compact digital camera! Gosh! I own a couple of digital cameras, Panasonic TZ7 and Canon SX220HS. Both cameras are great but I find the cameras on the Galaxy Note 2 and S4 are very capable!

I am planning on taking some portraits at some point this year as I love to study faces! And guess what I will be using to edit / retouch the photos? That’s right, Reallusion’s Face Filter 3 Pro!

PHOTO MANIPULATION SOFTWARE OF THIS CALIBRE MAKES YOU ASK:
Are the days of Adobe numbered? Let me see if I can provide an answer to this question...

If you are familiar with Adobe products and what Adobe has done lately with regards to how they sell their products to consumers you will know that they are renting out their suite of software on a monthly basis. Maybe it’s something that will work for professionals but I do not see it as being a great option for semi-pro / consumers. As you should know by now there are great alternatives to Photoshop that are either very cost effective or freeware! And because of tablets you will find that a good PC is costing less by the month!

What I love about software houses like Reallusion is that they are producing cost effective software that is not only cost effective but offers professional features that really and truly empowers the average Joe or Jo!

FAMILIAR?
Face Filter comes from the software house that has brought you Crazy Talk 7 Pro and therefore the interface is very similar.

Face Filter is a great idea for those that want to perform fast and effective edits on portraits and create lens filter effects on otherwise flat photography.






IN USE
Face Filter performs the task or set of tasks admirably. Sometimes you just don’t want to bring out the big gun that is Photoshop or other photo manipulation software to perform what should be rudimentary edits in this day and age.

Face Filter 3 is a godsend! It makes light work of retouching portraits and that all too tricky problem area of skin tone and blemishes!

Contained within Face Filter 3 Pro are many templates for adjusting facial features, skin and make-up. The photo effects are brilliant! Because Face Filter 3 Pro is template driven most changes can be made with just one click!

THE INTERFACE IN MORE DETAIL
I don’t want to risk boring you with endless repetitions – I try to keep my reviews as short and as sweet as possible! However, I have to say once more that the interfaces that Reallusion creates for their exception software is nothing short of amazing!

Upon launching Face Filter for the first time I was able to perform edits to facial portraits like a pro! There was no time wasted in trying to figure out something. The interface just speaks your mental lingo! I was able to clean-up blemished skin, even-up the tones, reduce lines and wrinkles without making the result look plastic!

I have done such tasks using Photoshop but the results weren’t as convincing as Face Filter 3 Pro!

What’s more is that you can move the interface around to suit the way that you like to work!

SCOPE
The scope for Face Filter 3 Pro is vast! I know for a fact that if you bought yourself a decent professional digital SLR camera and set-up a photography business your costs to set-up will be further reduced as you can bypass Photoshop altogether or get an alternative. Face Filter 3 Pro will definitely enable photo edits that allow the subjects to be recognizable as a human and not a showroom dummy!

Plastic / cosmetic surgeons are using Face Filter 3 Pro to show facial reconstruction!

Beauticians can show how one can look with certain shades of make-up before spending a penny on possible ill-looking products! If you wanted to set-up as a travelling make-up artist then you’d need a cost effect laptop to add to your kit!

Me? I love Face Filter 3 Pro as I love to take portraits and to be able to edit them without spending countless hours trying to make the edits look natural!

There is a “Standard” version of this remarkable software but I say do not bother with it as this Pro version is so inexpensive that you’d think that you’re paying for the standard version!

IN CLOSING
Face Filter 3 Pro is a truly innovative and outstanding program. Do not let the price fool you! You will be able to edit images up to 6000 x 6000 in resolution which should be enough for most professional applications i.e. desktop publishing.

Recommended!

5 out of 5

Yes, Adobe Photoshop’s days are numbered if it is not dead already! The beauty of Face Filter 3 Pro is that it works standalone! It’s not a filter for Photoshop or alternative programs!

Just in case you weren’t paying attention: Face Filter 3 Pro is inspirational and outstanding software from Reallusion! Just watch out for my review on CrazyTalk Animator 2!

Imagine what would happen if Reallusion decided to make a photo editing / manipulation software! WOW!!!

Reallusion Face Filter 3 Pro scores a magnificent Synapse Circuit Platinum! Awesome!

What do you reckon?

Take good care!  

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