The Nexus 6 Could Be A Giant-Sized Monster, But I Hope It Isn’t

Google has a new Nexus 6 in the works, also potentially dubbed the “Nexus X,” and rumors abound about its potential specs. But 9to5Google has what might be the clearest look yet at this next iteration of Google’s Android reference smartphone, and the good news is that it’s basically a new Moto X. There’s bad news, too, however, depending on your opinion regarding phablets.

The new report says that rumors of a 5.92-inch screen are in fact true, meaning it’s the new Moto X, but scaled up. For me, that’s sad, because after playing with the new Moto X for a short time, the only thing I really felt it could use was the display size from the original.

This 5.92-inch diagonal monster display will have 2560×1440 resolution, which would make for a chart-busting 498 ppi pixel density. It’ll be powered by a 3,200 mAh battery pack, which should provide decent device life, even with a good portion of that power being used to make sure the huge screen delivers eye-pleasing imagery. 9to5’s specs also cite a 13 megapixel back camera with 4K video recording capability, with a 2 megapixel camera on the front, pulled directly from the new Moto X.

Under the hood, it should have a Snapdragon 805 processor and 3GB of RAM, and at least a 32GB capacity option. The report adds that it should be released in November, with an announcement next month, which is in line with previous Nexus device launches.

Google will probably make this device appealing in terms of price alone, given that its Nexus line regularly beats most Android competitors on that score. Throw in a version of Android as pure as the driven snow, plus timely updates to new versions, and you’ve got yourself a stew going. Still, it’s a huge phone, by almost any standards, and that means it might be the first Nexus handset I won’t buy.

Generally speaking I love having the most current Nexus smartphone, both for personal enjoyment and professional use, but a 6-inch screen will bring this thing precariously close to the Nexus 7, and that’s about the tipping point for my ability to tolerate big phones. A new Nexus would arguably be going head-to-head with the $299 OnePlus One, though, and that has a large 5.5-inch display, so maybe wants a Nexus that helps developers design for the big-screen future.

How To Hide Text In Microsoft Word 2007, Reveal It & Protect It

Sometimes what we hide is more important than what we reveal. Especially, documents with sensitive information, some things are supposed to be ‘for some eyes only’. Such scenarios are quite common, even for the more un-secretive among us. You want to show someone a letter composed in MS Word, but want to keep some of the content private; or it’s an official letter with some part of it having critical data. As important as these two are, the most common use could involve a normal printing job. Many a time we have to print different versions of a document, one copy for one set of eyes and others for other sets. Rather than creating multiple copies and therefore multiple printing jobs, what if we could just do it from the same document? That too, without the hassle of repeated cut and paste. We can, with a simple feature in MS Word – it’s just called Hidden and let me show you how to use it to hide text in Microsoft Word 2007. It’s a simple single click process. Open the docum...

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Fun Tools to Translate Your Name into Japanese Calligraphy

Japanese calligraphy is an artistic writing style of the Japanese language. Its Chinese origins can be traced back to the twenty-eighth century BCE. Calligraphy found its way into Japanese culture in 600 CE and is known as the karayo tradition. For Westerners, calligraphy is forever fascinating. However, it takes years to learn how to properly draw the signs. Two basic principles must be known to understand Japanese writing: there are different writing styles and different alphabets. Kaisho for example, is a writing style most commonly used in print media. Tensho on the other hand is used in signatures. Other writing styles are Reisho, Gyosho and Sousho. The alphabets include Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana. Katakana is used for writing foreign words. It can also serve to highlight words, in analogy to capital letters as we know them from the Roman / Latin alphabet (Romaji in Japanese). Each Kanji character has a meaning of its own, while Hiragana or Katakana characters merely repres...

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