MacRumors has obtained what it says are photos of the rear shell and logic board of the so- called "iPhone 5S," which match other images that appeared earlier in the week. Rumors andspeculation generally point to Apple's next smartphone to be similar in design to the iPhone 5, and the label "5S" — based on previous models — has stuck. The interior shots reveal a different battery than the iPhone 5, with 5.92 watt-hours of energy compared to its existing battery in the iPhone 5, which stores 5.45 watt-hours, MacRumorsnotes. The iPhone 5S is also rumored to come with a higher-resolution camera and improved light modes. The smartphone is expected to launch this fall. What do you think of the latest alleged leak of the iPhone 5S? Is it the real deal? Let us know in the comments.
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Apple announced Wednesday that it has landed a major deal to sell iPad tablets to the second-largest public school district in the United States. The Los Angeles School Board of Education has approved a $30 million deal to roll out iPads to students in its district beginning this fall. Each iPad tablet will include the "Pearson Common Core System of Courses delivered via a new app," Apple said in a statement. The iPads will also be equipped with iWork, iLife, iTunes and some educational third-party apps. The school district is paying $678 for each iPad, since it includes the pre-loaded educational software, the Los Angeles Times reported. The battle for market share in the education space is competitive. A Microsoft spokesperson commented generally on tablets in schools, in a statement to Mashable on Wednesday: "Why would a school choose a device that prepares students to play games and watch videos? Why wouldn’t a school pick a device that prepares them for the workforce?" The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) said it chose the iPad for quality ratings, high scores from its student and teacher review panel, and for being its least expensive option. “The vote is another step forward in the District’s plan to equip every one of its students with a device by 2014," Jaime Aquino, district deputy superintendent of instruction, said. "When completed, the LAUSD will become the largest district in the nation to provide each of its students with the technology.” The district's purchase will join the "nearly 10 million iPads already in schools today,” according to Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing. But Apple isn't the only tech giant getting a slice of the education market pie. In the past few months, Dell has scored deals with at least six school districts across the country to distribute its Windows 8-powered Latitude 10 tablets. Also, Southern Illinois University will be giving all incoming freshman a Latitude 10 tablet. Earlier this year, Amplify — the education division of News Corp. focused on creating digital products for classrooms — showed off its 10-inch Android tablet targeted toward teachers and students. Samsung is developing its own solution for the classroom that combines tablets, e-boards and other technology, a company spokesperson told Mashable. The Samsung School solution, which incorporates Android-based Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablets, has been piloted with students in Tennessee's Memphis City Schools. What do you think about tablets in schools? Is it an effective educational tool or an unwanted distraction? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Further bolstering the presence of third-party social networks in iOS, Apple is testing deep LinkedIn integration for the upcoming release of iOS 7, according to code-based references found inside of the first beta of iOS 7. The code points to a single-sign-on system, similar to how iOS integrates Facebook and Twitter, for LinkedIn accounts. The references also indicate that users will be able to easily post content, such as Web links, to LinkedIn via a share-sheet or through iOS applications… According to Hamza Sood, who discovered and sent us the LinkedIn code and text strings, certain pieces of code are missing for the LinkedIn functionality to become active. Perhaps this is why LinkedIn integration is not present in the user-facing version of the first iOS 7 beta. It is currently uncertain if Apple plans to continue to develop LinkedIn integration for iOS 7, or if it will be a feature that simply vanishes after internal testing. Apple has cut social networks from iOS in the past. For example, back in 2010, Apple tested versions of iOS 4 that included Facebook integration, but the two companies did not agree to a deal until 2012 with iOS 6. Apple added Vimeo, Flickr, and Tencent Weibo integration with iOS 7. iOS 7 integration with LinkedIn would not be unprecedented. At the WWDC 2013 keynote, Apple and LinkedIn announced ties for the upcoming release of OS X Mavericks. Linkedin integration in Mavericks allows for single-sign-on app access, sharing from Safari, Notification Center-based alerts, and a presence inside of Safari for Mac’s Shared Links view. Twitter is noticeably alone in iOS 7's Shared Links panel, so adding LinkedIn integration to iOS 7 would seem logical.
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Air France has joined the growing list of airlines who support Passbook boarding passes with its latest app update. Organize your trip through your mobile phone: purchase your ticket, check in and keep informed in real time no matter where you are! Plan your journey Prepare your trip with access to schedules and connection times to and from any destination. You can also conveniently access all contact information for AIR FRANCE, KLM and Flying Blue around the world. Purchase your ticket Book your next flight from your mobile phone in just a few clicks! Access all AIR FRANCE KLM destinations through our booking search engine, and rest assured that our online credit and debit card payment system is completely secure. You can book a flight for several people at the same time. Manage your booking View your booking by simply entering your Flying Blue number, booking code or ticket number. If your fare is fully flexible, it takes only minutes to modify your ticket on the mobile site and book a new flight. Real-time arrival and departure times Check the latest information about your journey, flight disruptions and more. When picking up friends or relatives from the airport, you will have access to their flight’s real-time arrival information at hand. Check in Check in for your flight and any connecting flights. You can also: - check in all travelers in your group, - take advantage of discounts when you buy an additional baggage allowance. Select your seat using the cabin map and confirm. You can even opt for more legroom with Seat Plus. You can choose to obtain your boarding pass via your mobile (you will receive a bar code that you will present directly from your phone) for flights within Europe and between Europe, North Africa and Israel, or choose to print your boarding pass at home or at the airport. Change of plans? Simply cancel your check-in to modify your itinerary. Flying Blue Miles balance Check the Miles you have recently gained and how many more you need to upgrade to the next membership level. What's New In This Version: ? Passbook is now available to store your boarding pass on your iPhone! This feature requires iOS 6 operating system.
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Apple has unveiled iOS 7 after months of speculation. "iOS 7 is the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone," said CEO Tim Cook, introducing iOS 7 . "It's packed with amazing new features, and a stunning new user interface." The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system represented the biggest change to the look and feel of iOS since the first iPhone launched in 2007. As anticipated, iOS 7 sports a flat-design, with the skudeomorpism of the previous design done away with. "We wanted to take an experience that people know very well and add to it," Ive explains in a video shown during the keynote event. "We see iOS 7 as defining an important new direction ... and in many ways, a beginning." The redesign of iOS has reportedly been underway for the last six months since Craig Federighi took over software development for the mobile platform. Very little of the new operating system resembles the old version of the software. Almost every part of the software has been redesigned. Among the new features are multiple pages within folders and the introduction of a today view for notification centre. Apple also showed off its new Control Centre, which offers a quicker and simpler way to control many of the most used settings. Another major change includes the introduction of a revamped multitasking interface, which is part of the Control Centre. Instead of icons, iOS 7 displays a preview of the screen. It is also smart enough to recognise when you use an app a lot during the day – such as Facebook – and devote more power and processing time to it to keep you updated. iOS also introduces a raft of small, but all the same useful features, such as a Flashlight built into the device, and AirDrop, allowing you to share files and photos without needing to send them via email or text. Other small features introduced in the latest version include FaceTime audio, per app VPN and perhaps long overdue, the ability to block people from calling you on the phone and via FaceTime, and sending texts via Message. Siri sounds more human like in iOS 7. It's also smarter and faster – very much needed with the superior processing available via Google Now. Siri also now has Twitter, Wikipedia, and most interestingly, Bing support. Apple has also beefed up security on the device, enabling enterprise single sign on support for those of you who used your iPhone in the workplace, and a revamp of find my iPhone that locks the device until you sign in with your Apple ID and password. Apple has said that the software is still under development at the moment and will be released later on in the year.
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When it comes to smartphones, the first few months of 2013 moved the proverbial goalposts.Android handsets flourished with Full HD screens, aluminium or glass unibodies and every feature under the sun. Apple’s iPhone 5 has been on the scene for a while now but its thunder is in danger of being stolen by the Android Army. The question we all want to know is what will Apple do next? With Cupertino updating the iPad 3 just months after releasing it, there are reports that an iPad Mini 2 or even an Apple TV could be on the way. What we know for sure though, is that the company will want to reclaim its smartphone crown. So, T3 has gathered together everything we know about the rumoured iPhone 5S. Apple iPhone 5S casing If some recently leaked photos from China are to be believed, the casing and outward design of the new iPhone 5 S won't be all that different to the current iPhone 5 handsets. If the pictures are genuine, they show the new iPhone 5 S will have the exact same design, dimensions and measurements as its predecessor.
The only difference between the two, according to these images, is the length of and shape of the screen cable and the parts that connect them to the chassis. This would be in line with Apple's established pattern with its iPhone handsets since the 3GS came out, which involves leaving the basic iPhone chassis largely untouched and instead concentrating on upgrading the internal parts. Up until now, Apple hasn’t strayed from the white/black colour scheme for its phones but Topeka Capital Research analyst Brian White has said he believes that along with different colours, the iPhone 5S may arrive in different sizes. This appears to be backed up by Japanese tech site Macotakara which also believes the iPhone 5S will have three extra colours added to the black or white standard. If Apple launched three models, for example with 3.5-inch, 4-inch and 5-inch screens, it would allow the company to grab both premium and budget customers. However, this could be more of a plan for the iPhone 6 as, traditionally, “S” models have kept the same outer casing as their immediate predecessors. At the bare minimum, we’d expect to see a better camera (although don’t expect ultrapixels, HTC One-style) and a faster processor. Apple iPhone 5S specs When it comes to the specs of the next iPhone, at the very least we expect Apple to use the A6X chip currently found in the latest iPad. However, the latest rumours suggest Apple could be working on an A7 chip for the forthcoming iPad 5. In years gone by, Apple has previously worked with Samsung to produce processors for it's iPhone range. But, given the recent legal tussels between the two companies, many speculate that Apple will want to distance itself from the Korean company. Some rumours have hinted at an Intel chip being included in the next iteration of the iPhone. Some purported images of iPhone 5S prototypes appear to show a change in the hardware configuration that suggests Apple is moving things around to make space for a bigger battery or extra features such as NFC. Apple famously decided to withhold NFC for the iPhone 5 and since both theSamsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy S4 have arrived toting the new connectivity, Apple may want to incorporate it this time around. Recent reports from Taiwan and tech website NFC World indicate that manufacturer Chipbond has won a major contract to build components for the iPhone 5S - including NFC. What's more, other rumours suggest that Apple will go further and include a fingerprint scanner in the iPhone 5S, adding in extra security. In terms of storage, there is the strong possibility of Apple launching a new phone with 128GB storage – similar to the latest iPad upgrade. Meanwhile Jeffries analyst Peter Misek told Business Insider that he believes the iPhone 5S will feature a “Super HD screen” along with a range of colours similar to the iPod Touch range. Considering all the top Android handsets feature Full HD displays, we reckon its unlikely Apple will launch the iPhone 5S with anything less than a 1,920 x 1,080 pixel resolution. Apple iPhone 5S camera It’s well known that one of the key battlegrounds of smartphone warfare is the specifications of the on-board camera. The Sony Xperia Z and Galaxy S4 arrived sporting 13MP cameras while HTC upset the apple cart by including a 4MP “ultrapixel” camera into its HTC One handset. Apple has consistently upped the camera specs in each of its models and its no stretch to think that the company will do the same for the iPhone 5S. According to iLounge, Cupertino isn’t planning to go down the HTC route and will instead launch the 5S with a 13MP camera – putting it in league with the Sony and Samsung handsets. Of course, hardware is only half the story and if Apple can come up with some killer in-house apps to take advantage of the camera in new ways it will give them a good start on the competition. Apple iPhone 5S pictures A few interesting pictures have leaked out onto the web regarding the iPhone 5S. One of the first to emerge was the back of an unspecified type of iPhone that was leaked to Nowhereelse.fr. There’s not much to go on here, but – as expected – the casing and design looks almost identical to the iPhone 5.
Tellingly though, the serial numbers underneath the iPhone moniker aren’t listed. While it would certainly fit with the design of the current iPhone it doesn't yet confirm whether the 5S will come in a range of colours - much like it did with the iPod Touch - or whether the company will simply stick to the black/white variants. This second image (pictured at the start of this article) apparently shows stripped-down iPhone 5S casing next to a current iPhone 5 teardown image. The snap was initially uploaded to iPhone4Parts and looks very similar to Apple’s current design – except with a few screws lost along the way. Apple iPhone 5S release date Plenty of sources have weighed in with opinions on when the iPhone 5S and the overriding good news is that it appears to be sooner rather than later. For the most part, the majority of rumours hinged on late summer as the likely date for the new phone. Business Insider recently came across reports that the new iPhone 5 will be enter production in June 2013. Manufacturers like Sharp, LG and JapanDisplay are said to be constructing displays for the new hanset and the actual device itself may arrive in "the Fall". According to iMore rumours, we may have to wait until August 2013 to see the iPhone 5S, which would make it a full year (11 months) since the company first revealed the iPhone 5. However, Apple's Worldwide Developer's conference is taking place in San Francisco from June 10-14, and we may see a few more rumours and leaks develop as a result. We'll temper that by saying that the focus of WWDC isn't the hardware. Expect more news about iOS and OS X, with maybe a snippet about the next Macbook, rather than any detailed tellings on the future of iPhone.
The newly tweaked the app to increase restrictions on the video clips, which were previously only users can just 20 free videos per month, unless they are updated to the $ 4.99 Skype Premium package.
The update comes a little more than a week after Skype announced that it would make video messages absolutely free on all platforms.
The blog post, the company said at the time: "the Video messaging is now available for all Skype users. Send and receive video messages to as many as you want-completely free of charge. You can receive and watch your Video messages to the Forum, or on Skype. "
Feature allows users to send video messages for three minutes, the length of the Skype for Windows and Mac apps, smartphones and tablets.
It has proved to be popular for those who want to send personalized video messages quickly and easily, while it is also a good option, if the users are not able to contact when trying to do a live audio and video call.
As well as some general fixes and improvements to the stability of the application to improve the video and call and bring in more reliable photo sharing.
Earlier this month the company had rolled out a video message feature, first appeared in iOS, Android and Mac users in February, BlackBerry, Windows 8 and Windows desktop users.
Strange, because Microsoft owns a company, the property is still hitting the Windows Phone.
Already tempted by the Asha 501, Nokia's featurephone disguised as a smartphone? Well the phone is about to roll out globally, meaning it won't be long until you can pocket Nokia's vibrant little number. the Finnish phone maker confirmed that the Lumia-like handset will be launching in Thailand and Pakistan this week and then roll out to Europe and other countries in "subsequent weeks". This one won't be hitting the US and Canada for now.
Don't get too excited about the specs though - with only 2G connectivity on offer, the 501 is the budget buyer's choice. It also packs a 2-inch QVGA display, 3.2MP camera, along with a 4GB memory card in the box.
The phone runs on Nokia's overhauled Asha software, which brings in the big Windows Phone icons and simple swiping. Meanwhile there are two main screens, the 'Home' and the 'Fastlane'. The former has the traditional grid of apps while the latter is a feed of messages and updates, as well as recently-used applications. Phoenix from the Ashas Still, set at a recommended retail price of €75 (about £65), it promises to be perfect for those bridging the gap to a full smartphone, or for festival-goers looking for a decent backup handset that won't break the bank. Not only will it be coming in at a budget price, it'll also be presenting itself in six colours: yellow, cyan, bright red, bright green, black and white. Nokia claims that the phone will also offer 47 days of battery life on standby, and 17 hours of talk time. Not bad if you ask us.
The company shall be deemed to be a kind of ongoing, unprecedented in its rebranding of the new Motorola X phone, 2.
Labeled as "the pitch of the Motorola job", pictures of the farewell to the Moto-ad campaign was posted on Behance.net designer BA Bakken suggests that Motorola will be re-invigorated, the transitional period for the company.
"Motorola, which returns not once, reminding you of the company. But we have to do ", reads one of the images. "So until we are ready, we are going away. No new ads or tweets. Site updates Quite slowly, until we start the next chapter. Until we meet again, goodbye Moto. "
A variety of images of the Motorola adds to early retirement is the date of 1 August, while in others there is a timer that shows the 37 days and 13 hours. These photos were sent to 23. June, which means that they're 38 days on August 1, which support the idea that this is not just a placeholder text.
The previous Motorola X phone makes and a specs leaks have suggested, and in August, the release date for the upcoming "hero" of the Smartphone, which also supports the advertising campaign.
Motorola said the X-Phone will launch this summer.
The second phase of the advertising campaign was also posted online, the same designer of the tagged Behance "rebrand".
Is pictured in a Smartphone that looks very similar to the Motorola RAZR i emblazoned with the words, "Hello again". The color spectrum is much more vibrant than the first set of ads and could be the tip of the upcoming Motorola X phone color choices.
The handset would reportedly pack 1.7 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB of internal storage and a 720 p HD display, the size is unknown.
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type='html'>Big companies make two kinds of announcements. There are RAH RAH RAH HOORAY FOR US announcements designed to get as much attention as possible, and there are the announcements that firms sneak out on a Friday evening when all the European journalists are drunk and the US ones are heading home.
Facebook's blog post about a major security breach falls into the latter category, because Facebook really doesn't want you to think about shadow profiles.
As Violet Blue writes on ZDNet: "The personal information leaked by the bug is information that had not been given to Facebook by the users - it is data Facebook has been compiling on its users behind closed doors, without their consent."
It turns out that if Facebook can't get information about you from you, it'll grab it from your friends instead.
What are shadow profiles?
We've known about shadow profiles for some time: in 2011, Europe vs Facebook filed a complaint against Facebook Ireland with the Irish data protection watchdog (PDF) on the grounds that Facebook was collecting "as much information of users and non-users as possible."
Facebook strenuously denied the allegations at the time, so the leak of shadow profiles must be rather embarrassing.
Here's how it works. Let's say you only put a very basic amount of information on your profile and keep details such as your main email address or your
mobile phone number away from Facebook.
If any of your friends have that information and they sync their address books with Facebook, Facebook gets that contact info. If a friend from X university or Y employer searches for you, Facebook knows it's pretty likely that you went to X university or worked at Y employer.
If you aren't on Facebook but somebody's put your details into Facebook's friend finder, those details are now on Facebook.
Facebook isn't the only firm who stores address book details, but others such as Twitter delete the data after 18 months. Facebook doesn't, and it appears to store much more information - and that's none of your business, because other people provided it.
According to Facebook, giving you any control over that information would be a freedom of speech violation.
I'm not sure that's legal, because here in the EU we have pretty solid data protection legislation: it's based on "data minimisation", which is the principle that organisations shouldn't hold more data about you than is strictly necessary. "You should not hold personal data on the off-chance that it might be useful in the future," the Information Commissioner's Office says. Facebook, it seems, is doing exactly that.
I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but this one's a beauty: when you consider that over and above the things you consciously share Facebook can also record your GPS location, the websites you visit and any information your social network contacts have about you, it looks like the sort of thing the security services would just love.
By an interesting coincidence, Facebook's former security chief, a former FBI man who left Facebook in 2010, now works at the NSA.
Windows Phone 8 fans: listen up. You could be getting a new toy to play with this year in the form of the HTC One.
Launched earlier this year running Android Jelly Bean, rumours are now suggesting HTC's flagship smartphone - and the best phone in the world today - could get an OS reboot before the year is out.
According to the folks at Neowin, an inside source has revealed that the Taiwanese firm is working on a handset which will look similar to the HTC One, with a screen somewhere in the region of 4- to 5-inches.
One plus 8
The unnamed source stressed that the device in question wouldn't be identical to the One, although you should expect a metal chassis, Beats Audio technology and, obviously, Windows Phone 8.
It's thought that the handset will also borrow the UltraPixel camera technology found in the Android flagship, although specs are far from confirmed.
HTC has already dipped its toe in the Windows Phone 8 water with the HTC 8X and 8S which were launched alongside the platform last year, with the former hand-picked by Microsoft to be its signature WP8 device.
However it's been all quiet since then over at HTC, so it's not a huge surprise to learn that the manufacturer may be planning its next onslaught.
Apparently we could see the Windows Phone 8 smartphone announced this Autumn, with a release date close to Christmas - this is definitely one to watch.
SamMobile Samsung Galaxy Mega to get plum purple paintjob to complement the black mist and White Frost colour varieties that are available will start.
Even if there is no picture, but the plum purple option would be a vibrant addition to the Samsung Galaxy Mega Mega 5.8 and 6.3.
The flagship of the Samsung Galaxy S4 released a total of six colors, so it doesn't come as much of a surprise that Samsung will start rolling out the other colors of its smartphone devices.
Samsung Galaxy Mega properties
The Galaxy Mega 6.3 6.3-inch LCD HD display, 1.7 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and 4 g LTE compatible.
Is the 8 GB or 16 GB internal storage options, but not to the extend that the cards up to 64 GB with a microSD card slot.
The Galaxy Mega and Mega-3.6 is a 8 megapixel rear camera 1.2 megapixel snapper in front.
A little less than the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is 5.8-inch screen, but the fall Mega 6.3 HD resolution of 960 x 540 qHD.
Powered by less 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, it has 8 GB of internal storage – including expandable via microSD.
Neither of the two thick phablets is the Samsung Galaxy S4 specs prowess, but is the same TouchWix a UI, including all software add-ons, such as S-translator, ChatON Samsung Link and AirView. UK release date for the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is has not yet been announced, but the Mega-price £ 459.99 6.3 Jul leaked will be SIM free.
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iOS 7 allows users to manage your iOS device using head movements, the feature was discovered by the new iOS 7 beta 2.
The formatting options, click the options menu, and can be found on the head of the motion control option in the users actions recently confirmed head of the gestures of the iOS 7.
To the left or right of the head movements can be used, for example, the home button. Other functions that can be controlled head movements are Association Siri, open the message tracking center, increase or decrease the sound volume, open the App Switcher Panel, or even just by tapping the touch screen.
It seems that all of the options that are offered to the left or right of the head movements are cycled through, in addition to the head of the movement, choosing this option.
The availability of iOS for 7 users, the new head of the movement control, however, is an interesting addition to Apple's new mobile OS.
Similar to the Samsung SmartScroll and SmartPause reached the Samsung Galaxy S4 iOS 7 looks to take advantage of the sensors and cameras for Apple devices like the iPad mini and the iPhone 5.
Head movements to control feature found on iOS 7 beta 2 version was released earlier this week, the iOS developers.
Some of the new features can be found in the version 2 beta of iOS 7 includes a new man and woman Siri voice and iPad support. iOS 7 beta 2 is also the voice memos app, which was missing in the original iOS 7 beta.
iOS 7 brings a smoother and more sophisticated user experience than Apple's iOS operating system 6, which describes as "the most significant update since the original iPhone."
IOS 7 launch in the fall, free iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPad 2 5S and the iPhone, the iPad and iPad iOS 4 making 7 cut.
following Sony Xperia Z Ultra unveiled this morning, the latest reports have suggested, the Android update for the Sony Xperia 4.2.2 Z has started rolling out. Bring 5 inch handset Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Google Nexus one (4), in accordance with the Sony Xperia Z owners have today announced their Android upgrade available for the waterproof phone 4.2.2. Sony announced this morning, 6.4-inch Sony Xperia Ultra come preinstalled latest iteration of Google's mobile OS. Available in over-the-air patch Sony Xperia Android 4.2.2 Z update sees iPhone 5 rival to benefit a few software improvements, such as the choice of the lock screen widgets. The hotel leaks have suggested, the update will begin rolling out the Android 4.2 HTC one in July, when the Taiwanese manufacturer's flagship phone for a bit after the closest competitors. Although the choice of Sony Xperia Z users are suggested to Android 4.2 update is now available via a forced update of the settings the handset, as all of the Android updates to the UK's approval is required before it is rolled out to the owners of the handset. Sony Xperia Z properties Probably Sony's most impressive handset to date, Sony Xperia, Z sees a 5 inch, 1080 p Full HD LCD monitor, the density of pixels per inch the image should be, 441 honor 7.9 mm thick IP57, water, dust and drop proof body. 1.5 GHz quad-core processor running the Show Android innards and 2330 mAh lithium-ion battery, the Sony Xperia Z specs sheet is further enhanced by 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory, expandable via microSD. 8.1 Mega Pixel camera takes pride of place in the handset behind the Sony Xperia a to Z list of features sees another 2.2-megapixel snapper sit up front alongside the 1080 p Full HD video recording capabilities.
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Already available for the Android and iOS, Instagram definitely does not arrive for BlackBerry 10 or Windows Phone in the near future. Speaking of Fast Company, the possibility of a future Instagram app Systrom Kevin really spoke to Google in the glass. "We are still not a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile Phone, so I think that they come before the Google glass," explained Systrom Kevin. However, this led him to quickly add that neither of the BB10 or Windows Phone Instagram app are on the cards in the near future. "I'm not saying they will anytime soon. I will say only that, in order of importance, we estimate that expands the way really is, quite simply, where users are, and where to grow. Took me a long time to get an Android. " Instagram previously only iOS app, but in the end, did the Google Play in Store for Android devices at the beginning of the year 2012. This was about 18 months after it launched the iOS, which though it had already accumulated more than 25 million users on Apple devices. When Android was announced, it is Instagram app was one of the most app releases and 10 business days to launch boosted Instagram users, 40 million. Facebook owns, photo sharing app recently added a new video features matkisi on Instagram vine success. The vine will allow iOS and Android users can create 6 seconds, looping videos and has seen great success with, in particular, through social media sites. Twitter is owned by video, the app will now face stiff competition on Instagram's friends, the new video feature. Instagram video users can create 15-second video clips complete with the distinctive features of 13 app. Unfortunately, it looks like the BlackBerry 10 Windows Phone has to go without a new video feature in the near future. Instagram and
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I've been officially unveiled the BlackBerry Live, BlackBerry's cheapest BB10 handset to date, has been dated to launch BlackBerry Q5 release date confirmed for next week.
Follow perfect touch BlackBerry Z10 and hosting a new wallet-friendly BlackBerry QWERTY BlackBerry Q10 Q5 release date is now set for the Canadian manufacturer to offer its latest physical keyboard, boasting a smartphone in the next few days.
"With the core network and retail is going on sale [with the BlackBerry the Q5] starting from next week onwards," Morgan Evans, the BlackBerry's PR Manager, UK and Ireland. "he added: " pricing and availability vary between networks and carriers, apparently. "
Many networks and distributors who already offer BlackBerry Q5 pre-orders for EE and phones 4u are just a few of the leading outlets to offer plastic-clad Smartphone.
Use a 4 g BlackBerry Q5 to land in the black, white and red color scheme selection of BlackBerry release dates as well as the Q5 have been teased by next Monday, July 1, and Wednesday, 3. of July.
To make available a free £ 21 per month Vodafone, BlackBerry Q5 combined with 100 minutes, unlimited text and 100 MB data limit on a two year contract. Other tariffs, many available in the Network, leading to the bridge.
SIM free BlackBerry Q5 price is specified for the main high street retailer Carphone Warehouse £ 320 significantly.
BlackBerry Q5 properties
A relatively compact QWERTY offers all sports a 3.1 inch 720 x 720 p touch screen handset BlackBerry Q5 specs sheet sees the 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU to run the Show alongside the latest BlackBerry 10.1 operating system.
Align 10.8 mm thick and weight 120 g, BlackBerry Q5 features list is a further 2 GB RAM, 8 GB of internal memory, expandable via microSD, and 2180mAh a lithium-ion battery.
Partnered with an integrated LED Flash and 1080 p Full HD video recording capabilities at 30 frames per second on the back of a 5-megapixel snapper, another 2-megapixel snapper sitting in front of.
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In iOS 7 it seems that Siri, Apple’s personal assistant, will take more time to learn how to pronounce names correctly. Discovered in the iOS 7 beta by a developer, Siri will now ask for users’ help to pronounce names and learn the correct pronunciation.
When Siri was introduced in iOS 5 with the iPhone 4S, many users discovered that Apple’s voice recognition software struggled to pronounce many names. Users couldn’t do anything to assist Siri except change contact names to phonetic spellings.
However, one 9to5Mac reader and iOS developer discovered that Siri for iOS 7 can now learn how to say names. If it has trouble understanding a name, Siri will ask the user to teach it how to say it and undergo a learning process.
Also, iOS 7 users will be able to say “That’s not how you pronounce [insert name here]” to initiate that same learning process with Siri.
When the user informs Siri of the correct pronunciation, the iOS 7 update will allow Siri to offer back a few options as to what the correct pronunciation is. The user can then choose one of those options and Siri will save it and attempt to revert to that option from then on.
Also discovered in the iOS 7 beta for Siri are improved commands, such as asking Siri to turn on the LED flashlight.
These new iOS 7 Siri features were discovered in the first edition of the iOS 7 beta. However, Apple will be releasing iOS 7 beta 2 later today, according to American network providers.
The Apple Developer portal should also get access to the beta update as well, so expect to see a flurry of new features discovered soon.
iOS 7 was officially unveiled during the WWDC keynote this month, revealing the first major redesign overhaul for Apple’s mobile OS since the original iPhone.
Due for an autumn iOS 7 release date, the updated mobile OS will launch alongside the new OS X Mavericks for Mac devices.
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BlackBerry will now stop paying developers to port existing apps to the new BlackBerry 10 OS, having already paid out $4 million.The BlackBerry port-a-thon rewards will stop from June 30, BlackBerry has confirmed, winding down the campaign that started at the beginning of this year.
Around 40,000 BlackBerry apps have been ported over to fill the BB10 BlackBerry World app store since the port-a-thon campaign started in January.
Developers were offered $100 (£65) per ported app for up to 20 BB10 submissions. The reward would be given once the app was approved and appeared in the BlackBerry World store.
BlackBerry has already extended the port-a-thon campaign several times. It initially said it would spend $500,000 (£326,000) in rewards, but has now paid out around $4 million (£2.6 million) to developers to support its fledging OS.
Next, BlackBerry is said to be focusing on making BB10 gaming apps more successful.
The first BB10 port-a-thon back in January saw more than 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps submitted for the then unreleased platform within the first two days.
Not only were existing BlackBerry apps transformed for BB10, but developers also made Android apps and games compatible with the latest BlackBerry OS.
Speaking during his BlackBerry Live keynote speech, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed BB10 now supports 120,000 apps. Of course, this figure is still miles behind rival platforms, Apple and Android, but seeing as it launched with just 70,000 in January, the OS is definitely growing.
“One third of application developers are now targeting BlackBerry 10 as their primary platform,” said Heins after the announcement. “Thanks to all our developer for doing this with and for us.”
BlackBerry has already launched two BB10 handsets, the full touchscreen BlackBerry Z10 and physical QWERTY keyboard BlackBerry Q10. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer will also be releasing the BlackBerry Q5 early next month.
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Apple has delivered the first taste of how the new-look iOS will look on its larger mobile devices by seeding the second beta of iOS 7 to developers. Two weeks after the initial beta became available to the privileged few, Apple has added iPad support with the new update. Previously iOS 7 was only available to download for iPhone and iPod touch. According to 9to5Mac's hands-on with iOS 7 on iPad, the new UI actually suits the larger screen as well, if not better than it does Apple's 4-inch devices. However, the blog said differences are few and far between, with many of the apps like Notification Center, Siri and Control Center feeling "less iPad optimised" and more like "blown up versions of the iPhone app." There are a some nuances though. The Music app is different for iPhone and iPad (as it was in iOS 6), while there's a new version of the iPad-specific Photo Booth app with the new flatter interface. However, it's important to remember that this is the tablet's first experience of iOS 7 and there will be many more beta builds before the final version of the software is released later this year. It's entirely possible that things will change considerably between now and then and bring more optimised apps to suit the slate. Aside from iPad optimisation there's little other improvements or new features to speak of aside from the usual bug fixes.
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Apple recently unveiled its latest mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads
called iOS 7. The operating system has a brand new look and several new features, but Apple didn't have time to go over all the changes during its big presentation last week.
So what
didn't Apple tell us about iOS 7? We've been using the beta version of the software for a few days now and uncovered a few lesser-known features.
Here's what you can look forward to.
1. Apple is experimenting with an easier way to move back a screen in apps. There have been signs that you'll be able to use a swiping gesture instead of tapping a "back" button.
2. When you set the timer in the clock app, the countdown appears on your lock screen. It'll also show how much time you have left on your alarm if you hit the snooze.
3. The App Store now has a wish list. This is perfect for situations when you don't want to purchase an app right away but want to remember it.
4. The iCloud keychain was mentioned briefly during Apple's keynote. The feature stores and encrypts your passwords and credit card information. iCloud keychains then syncs this data across all your devices. You'll never forget a password again.
5. Passbook, which stores virtual coupons and tickets, has been improved drastically. Now users can add cards to the app by scanning a QR code.
6. When shooting a video, you can now pinch to zoom.
7. Apple has added more accessibility features, making it easier to navigate the software. Now you can make text easier to read.
8. Wallpapers are now dynamic. This means you can set a panoramic photo as a background and move the device to see the whole picture.
9. iOS 7's icons subtly move too. If the motion is too much, you can turn it off in the settings menu.
10. When dialing a number, users can see their background as they press numbers.
11. Text messages now pull in links to phone numbers and calendar events. For example, if you text someone to "meet me at a bar tomorrow," the date will be underlined and linked so you can add it to your calendar.
12. iOS 7 uses a new type of multitasking, which allows apps to run in the background. You can control which apps you want to run in the background in the settings menu.
13. There are rumors that Apple will allow users to hide its built-in apps in case you don't want them cluttering up your home screen.
14. There are also rumors that users will be able to create a folder within a folder.
15. Some new gestures include the ability to pinch closed a folder and support for corner-swiping.
Sony has aloittaa veres Sony Xperia Z spin-off jättiläismäinen Sony Xperia Z Ultra lasku 6,4 tuuman näyttö.Edelleen sumentaen älypuhelimen ja tabletti markkinoilla yhteensopiva Sony Xperia Z Ultra on muotoutumassa olevan kilpailija Samsung Galaxy Huomautus 3, laite, joka kallistuu IFA-2013 stylus paljastaa ja joka korvaa nykyisen Huomautus 2.
Maailman uusin Full HD älypuhelin Sony Xperia Z Ultra pakkauksissa 1080 p 6,4 - tuumainen näyttö 6.5 mm paksu runko, kuori, joka näkee myös luurin ylpeillä "maailman ohuin Full HD älypuhelin" kunnianosoitus.
"Xperia Z Ultra on kaikkein jännittävä vallankumous suurinäyttöinen älypuhelin Viihdelaitteiden sekä Hoikentaen ja suurin Full HD älypuhelin näyttö maailmassa, joka on vertaansa vailla." Leena MacDougall, elokuvaohjaaja-lta Xperia markkinointi aikaa Sony Mobile Communications väitti. "Tuomme jo paras Sony teknologia ja design koko joukon premium älypuhelimet ja tabletit, ja nyt me tuomme tämän saman palkkion suurinäyttöinen älypuhelin-segmentti tarjoaa uudet normit muille.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra erikoisartikkeli
Enemmän kuin ylimitoitettu kikka, Sony Xperia Z Ultra paria 6,4 tuuman 1080p triluminos näyttö nopeaa 2,2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon prosessori, joka näkee luurin reuna aikaisemmin 1.9GHz quad-core tarjoaa Samsung Galaxy S4.
Kun laitteessa plus kokoinen laitos antaa hirvittävän akku lisätään, Xperia Z Ultra hyötyy 3000mAh litium-ioni-akku. Googlen Android Jelly Bean OS on myös.
Huolimatta huomattavia hypätä kooltaan yli 5 tuuman Sony Xperia Z, 6.5mm paksu, 212g paino Z Ultra hyötyy samat vedenpitävä ominaisuudet edeltäjänsä.
Vaikka phablet laite toimiteta oma integroitu kynällä, Sony Xperia-Z sopii kuulemma kapasitiivinen stylus tai metalli kynä. Se on 8 megapikselin häntäpää-ratsastava kamera avulla Exmor RS mobiili-anturi ja toinen, 2 megapikselin snapper edessä.
IP58 ja IP55 suojattu, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, mitkä ominaisuudet 4G LTE connectivity etuosto-oikeus ja NFC, on tarkoitus purkaa trio värit musta, valkoinen ja violetti vaihtoehtoja saatavilla
Sony Xperia Z Ultra Julkaisupäivä ja hinta
Vaikka luuri on virallisesti julkistettu, Sony Xperia Z Ultra ajankohta on vielä supistuu sen jälkeen "Q3 2013." Mitä enemmän Sony Xperia Z Ultra hinta on vielä ylös ilmaan.
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iPhone 5 is the slowest among the best selling brands in the consumer smartphone market watchdog tests in the argument.
Technical tests of the processing and memory speed is measured from the finished bottom of the seven of the most popular phones in the market the Apple handset in the UK.
It is slower than both the main Samsung models as well as competitors of Google, Sony, HTC, Blackberry, popular for tasks such as playing games, editing images, or applications.
And the top ranked Phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is nearly twice as fast, according to a consumer of the champions who? which industry-approved laboratory tests done.
The results will be, a slap in the face for the iPhone 5 fans, who are wrong to assume their trendy mobile, the best-selling book in the world, is also the best.
Which? to use the so-called Geekbench speed tests. The higher the score, the faster the telephone. Samsung S4 scored 1,664 3,188, and the iPhone.
The processor speed is important, but so is the type-for example, to win the Samsung has a 1.9 GHz quad-core processor Apple 1.2 GHz dual-core.
But which one? said: "the bigger processors always mean better speeds-that's why all the handsets through the same test.
"This is a measure of processor and memory performance of the smartphone platforms to provide a standard speed rating."
JK Shin, President and head of it and Mobile Communication Division at the launch of the S4 in New York City.
It added: "If your phone has a record of Geekbench it works fine when running graphically intensive games, image processing and multi-tasking across numerous applications in General."
GEEKBENCH RESULTS
1. Samsung Galaxy S4 -3188 points
2. HTC one -2798
3. Sony Xperia Z -2173
4. Google Nexus 4 -2134
5. Samsung Galaxy S note 2 -1950
6. BlackBerry Z10 -1698
7. Apple iPhone 4 16 GB-1664
One was the second and the third Sony Experia "sneaks" before the Google Nexus one, but Google has the advantage that up to 200 euros cheaper than its rivals.
The fastest most expensive phones usually cost no more than £ 450 to buy sim free, but all models are replaced by better and faster.
Which? said: "no doubt, the Apple iPhone has a better processor to upgrade it to the next when it will be launched later in the autumn.
"At the moment, Samsung's Galaxy S4 is the phone to beat when it comes to fast."
What is the Samsung Galaxy Young?
The Samsung Galaxy Young is a compact 3.27-inch Android phone that, at a smidge less than £90 on a SIM-free basis, is a true budget phone. It's the smaller sibling to the Samsung Galaxy Fame and the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. As its name suggests, it is aimed at the pre-teen, first-time smartphone user who has few demands that will trouble the 1GHz single-core processor. The Young is a very basic phone with a 3-megapixel camera and just 4GB of internal storage.
Having risen to dominate the high-end smartphone sector with the Samsung Galaxy S4, the question now is can Samsung hit similar heights on a budget front? Read on to find out.
Samsung Galaxy Young - Design
The Samsung Galaxy Young has a design similar to a scaled down Samsung Galaxy S3. It is a squat, bulbous little phone that felt dwarfed by our hand compared to huge smartphones that are so common now.
While its 3.27-inch size is small by modern standards, at 12.5mm thick the Young is a bit of a chunker. Weighing in at 112g, it weighs the same as the far superior iPhone 5 but confines this heft to a much smaller space, giving the impression of being considerably heavier than the Apple offering as a result.
The Young’s slightly curved rear makes it fit marginally more comfortably within the hand than the boxy form of the similarly priced LG Optimus L3, with its rounded edges easier and less invasive to hold. Pleasingly, the Samsung Galaxy Young’s plastic build does not make the phone feel particularly fragile either.
Although the considerable thickness can make the handset feel a little clunky and dense, it also ensures the Young does not bend or flex when put under considerable amounts of pressure. This cannot be said about all budget phones. Still, we wouldn’t fancy its chances against a couple of drops to the pavement.
The design of the Samsung Galaxy Young is by no means the most stylish to on a smartphone, but neither is it particularly abrasive on the eye. Its faux metal band, which is actually silver plastic and encompasses the outer edge of the phone, brings an air of elegance and higher-end appeal to the phone.
The Samsung Galaxy Young is available in white, blue, grey and ‘wine red’ colour schemes, which gives it a bit more character than certain budget phones, including the bland, lifeless black slab that is the Huawei Ascend G510.
Samsung Galaxy Young - Screen Quality
The Samsung Galaxy Young’s screen is far from the handset’s standout feature. Indeed, it’s the same disappointing 480 x 320 pixel LCD screen found on the Samsung Galaxy Fame. Unlike most smartphone screens, which can display 16.7million colours or more, the Young’s screen is limited to just 256,000 colours. That means photos and videos look dull in comparison to even mid-range smartphones – even web pages don’t look good.
The Young’s screen has a slightly improved sharpness (176 pixels-per-inch to 165) than the Fame, thanks to being marginally smaller (3.27-inches to 3.5-inches). But this minor improvement is barely noticeable to the naked eye and, like its more expensive sibling, the Young provides far from defined and sharp content. App icons and text have blocky, pixelated edges and word heavy web pages have a smeared effect.
For the price, however, the Samsung Galaxy Young’s screen is passable. Where the same screen on the £150 Samsung Galaxy Fame felt like a pitiful offering, on a £90 phone it is just about acceptable. It is a fairly middling offering for the budget smartphone market – it’s a small improvement over the LG Optimus L3’s display, but it’s considerably weaker than the 800 x 480 pixel WVGA screen found on the £90 Vodafone Smart 3.
Brightness is a little lacking and viewing angles are pretty poor but, for the large part, responsiveness to touch is satisfactory. The Young’s screen does, however, feature one touch-based irritation. Its antireflective coating makes the screen feel almost greasy. This is a fairly common issue with budget phones and a sign of cheaper components. Not a total deal breaker, it simply creates a sluggish swipe motion on occasion.
Samsung Galaxy Young - Software
The Samsung Galaxy Young runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is overlaid with the ever-present TouchWiz UI, Samsung’s trademark skin that’s included on every Galaxy phone from the lowly Ace to the premium Galaxy S4. It’s a simple and intuitive interface that allows up to seven homescreens to be adorned with all manner of widgets and app shortcuts.
Both Samsung’s base browser and Google’s Chrome app are present, but neither offers a particularly speedy browsing experience - whether accessing the web via 3G or using Wi-Fi pages load unexpectedly slowly. It’s a reminder, were one needed, that this is budget phone in every respect – it simply lacks the processing power to render web pages quickly.
The Young’s software keyboard is cramped and hard to type on, too. The Touchwiz keyboard that works so well on the larger Samsung Galaxy S4 is ill-suited to the smaller, 3.27-inch Samsung Galaxy Young screen. This means each key has an extremely small contact zone, making accidental presses and errors an all too frequent, and unavoidable, occurrence.
What’s more, the Young’s predictive text options leave a lot to be desired. Accidental presses on the cramped keyboard are not amended, leaving you with a considerable amount of editing to do before sending a text or email. You can activate Swype-style input (dragging your finger from one letter to the next to spell out a word) to help fight against this, but it’s not to everyone’s taste.
Samsung Galaxy Young - Performance
The Samsung Galaxy Young shows its entry-level nature with a 1GHz single-core processor and 768MB of RAM, struggling at times to create a smooth flow between applications.
The Young has the same CPU as its big brother and, strangely, more memory than the pricier Samsung Galaxy Fame (512MB). More memory should help provide faster app load times and multitasking strengths but, in practice, this is not the case. A noticeable amount of lag follows you wherever you go on the Young. From a slight pause before unlocking the handset to the stutter that precedes ever app launch, it’s far from prompt or speedy.
Forget about heavy-duty gaming, too. The likes of Real Racing 3 are firmly off-limits, and not just because they take up the handset’s full 4GB of internal storage, less than 1.4GB of which is user available. Fortunately, this storage issue can be overcome via microSD, but the phone’s sluggishness and limited gaming cannot.
The Young’s inbuilt speaker is average for such a moderately priced handset. Volume is quieter than we would have like, as it needs to be turned near to the top of its range in order to be of an amenable level. The trouble, though, is that moving to these higher volumes introduces significant distortion and rattle.
No boxed headphones keeps the costs low but highlights the Young’s lack of multimedia credentials.
Samsung Galaxy Young - Camera
The Samsung Galaxy Young camera is a true budget offering. A 3-megapixel stills camera with a fixed focus and no flash, the snapper is an acceptable but less than impressive addition. There is no forward-facing camera either, so those video calls that the youths do love so much are out of the question...
For a budget smartphone it is a moderate performer. The Young’s camera is on par with the 3-megapixel LG Optimus L3, and even holds its own against the 5-megapixel snapper on the Vodafone Smart 3, although the lack of a flash does restrict it. Lighting is not the camera's forte either; anything but bright sunlight means lifeless, murky photos. It’s slow to adjust to changing light conditions, too.
Video can be captured at VGA (640 x 480) quality but this is better avoided. Although the Young keeps motion blur to a respectable level, there is no escaping the low quality results that, at just 24 frames-per-second, are still quite jerky.
Like the phone's screen, colour and detail is where the Young's camera trips up. Colours themselves are ok, but detail in low contrast areas is poor, with lots of blocky ‘noise’. Photos are better viewed on a PC than the phone's screen too, to avoid further dilution of detail.
The lack of a flash and poor low contrast performance means this isn’t a camera for indoor shots, which is a shame considering its target market. The shutter speed is acceptable and there are a few photo camera effects on offer (black & white, sepia and negative) to play with, but the low-resolution and poor detail make this a forgettable camera phone.
Samsung Galaxy Young - Call Quality
Call quality on the Samsung Galaxy Young is what you would expect. Calls are mostly clear, although clarity can be a little off with a small amount of distortion creeping in from time to time. Like the built-in speaker, the earpiece could be louder, while calls taken on the speaker phone sound hollow with an unwanted element of echo and tininess to conversations.
Samsung Galaxy Young - Battery Life and Connectivity
The Samsung Galaxy Young’s battery life is as middle of the road as the rest of the phone. It clears the one day hump with ease, and steady use of the Young will see you push into a second day but little further.
With a 1,300mAh Lithium-Ion battery under the plastic hood, the claimed six and a half hour talk time rings true. The Young's small, slightly dull screen is a benefit here, requiring less juice to power it along. With not quite the staying power of the Galaxy Fame, the Young is by no means overshadowed by its closest rivals.
Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy Young are limited to the barebones basics. No NFC, no HDMI, no 4G, but that is not an issue. What the Young has all works well and with little fuss.
Wi-Fi signals are strong and easy to set up, more than can be said about some more expensive phones.
Should I buy the Samsung Galaxy Young?
With the Young, Samsung is hoping its brand appeal will help it squeeze a few extra quid out of parents' pockets.
There are phones at the same price with improved specs and features but a less tantalising name stamped across the back. This might not matter to some but in the image conscious pre-teen market the phone is targeting, it could be a deal breaker and one which Samsung is willing to push its luck on.
The Samsung Galaxy Young, as value for money, is the clear choice over the Fame. It's hard to understand why the Fame exists.
Compared with comparatively priced rivals, it falls somewhere in the middle. It's better than the LG Optimus L3, but not quite as pleasing or impressive as the Vodafone Smart 3 or even some Huawei handsets. It's just an adequate, but far from ground-breaking, entrant to the sub £100 scene.
Verdict
If your needs are basic, you could do worse than the Samsung Galaxy Young. It is £50 cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Fame with a performance and spec that better matches its price tag. The Young might not set the smartphone world alight, but for a penny shy of £90 you will feel like you are getting good value.
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A pre-release version of the hotly anticipated Android 4.2.2 update for the Samsung Galaxy S III has surfaced, showing us what to expect when the latest Android version hits the 2012 Samsung flagship. Even better, the ROM is available for download, so the most impatient Galaxy S III owners needn't wait any more to experience the latest and greatest from Google.
So far, the confirmed updates include a new lockscreen as well as new screen modes, the latter allowing you to tune the saturation and color accuracy of your Samsung Galaxy S III better. Daydream, driving mode and actionable notifications are also now available to the former Samsung flagship. The list of updates continues with updated S Voice, which is now integrated with more apps and supports more commands.
Apple's iPad mini has been selling like hot cakes according to figures released by analyst house Gartner, claiming that the tiny tablet was responsible for 60% of iOS sales between January and March.
The figures come from Gartner's regular look at the global devices market, totting up sales of smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs.
We're still going crazy for tablets, the figures suggest, but buyers' focus is shifting from premium slates to cheaper options, with Garner saying that basic tablets like the iPad mini and Google Nexus 7 are expected to shoot up in popularity even more quickly than expected.
Life cycles of the rich and famous
But the analyst house also sees demand for both tablets and smartphones slipping as people opt for devices that will last longer and need upgrading less frequently.
Things are still looking fairly gloomy for PC and laptop sales, which have slipped further, although 'Ultramobiles' like Ultrabooks, hybrid devices, Windows 8 tablets and Chromebooks, have shot up in popularity and are expected to continue to grow.
It's good news, too, for Android, which retains its crown as most popular operating system across PCs, tablets, smartphones and notebooks; in second place comes Windows, while Apple's Mac OS and iOS software take third.
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Vertu has announced a new special edition of the already special Vertu Ti handset. Called the Vertu Ti Color (surely they could have afforded to come up with a more creative name), the limited edition handset will be available in two colors, Sunset Red and Midnight Blue. Only 1000 units of this handset will be made.
One of the things that sets Vertu devices apart from other phones is the choice of material gone into making them (and the other being the resultant price tag). The Vertu Ti Colors follows that tradition by having a grade 5 titanium body, which other than making it five times stronger than other smartphones also makes it very light. Complementing the metal is calf leather in either of the two colors.
In terms of hardware specifications, the Vertu Ti Color has a 3.7-inch display with sapphire crystal cover that is said to be the largest ever engineered. Sapphire crystal is known to be extremely hard and weaker only to diamond.
On the inside is a 1.7GHz processor of unknown make and model, 8 megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and dual LED flash, 1.3 megapixel front camera, 64GB storage memory, NFC and a rather outdated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Also part of the package is Vertu's famous Concierge service.
The Vertu Ti Colors is priced at HK$90,000 (or US$11,600) and is on sale right now.
A trio of leaked screenshots that allegedly come from the LG Optimus G2 have appeared revealing a bit of what LG has been cooking for its upcoming Android flagship smartphone.
The images in question show that the company hasn't altered the look of the Optimus UI too much, but has rather given it a few refreshing touches here and there. What the screenshots do reveal though, is the resolution of the Optimus G2. The smartphone's 5" screen is now confirmed to have full HD resolution.
Notice the onscreen software buttons, suggesting that LG has chosen to leave out the physical buttons for its upcoming flagship. This would also make it easier for LG to make the rumored Nexus 5.
Purported photo of the LG Opitmus G2 has already given us a glimpse of how the smartphone would look.
Qualcomm and LG have also confirmed the smartphone will be powered by the Snapdragon 800 chipset.
HP has announced the 21.5-inch HP Slate 21 AIO desktop PC that is pretty much an oversized Android tablet with keyboard and mouse.The HP Slate 21 AIO was unveiled at a HP event in Beijing and combines an Android tablet with a desktop PC and is equipped with the Nvidia Tegra 4 processor.
“Honestly, that larger screen allows for a better shared experience,” said Eric Wiggins of Hewlett-Packard.
“This could replace one or two mobile devices in your home that could be used as a shared device for the house.”“Creating a large-screened device with touch functionality, we thought we could unlock more uses.”
HP Slate 21 AIO Features
Using a 21.5-inch Full HD resolution touchscreen, the HP Slate 21 uses the powerful Nvidia Tegra 4 mobile processor that was unveiled at CES 2013. The HP Slate 21 can support ten-finger multitouch input.
It uses Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean that offers access to the full array of Google apps. It has dual Digital Theatre Systems speakers built-in and a HP TrueVision HD webcam.
The 21.5-inch display is propped up using its own little kickstand in a kind of art easel fashion, but can also be laid at an approximate 30-degree angle, potentially for stylus drawing or simply provding a better angle for touchscreen Android gaming.
The HP Slate 21 AIO also packs Wireless Direct wireless printing technology.
HP has yet to release a full specs list for the HP Slate 21 but it will be interesting to see if such a large-screen Android desktop AIO is a viable option when it comes to market.
HP Slate 21 AIO Release Date and Price
There’s no word on pricing or availability yet, but we’ll keep you updated if and when it comes to UK markets.
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What's that? Another Samsung Windows 8 tablet running atop an Intel Atom Z2760 CPU that uses polycarbonate for a chassis and looks a lot like the Galaxy Tab 3 range that was recently announced?
Yes, indeed: that's what Samsung has just unleashed on the unsuspecting public with the Ativ Tab 3, most thinking they were safe from the deluge of tablets that the South Korean firm was throwing onto the market.
It's not fair to disparage the new Windows 8 tablet just because it looks so similar to other devices from the mothership - it's actually a decent device in its own right.
For a start, it's the thinnest Windows 8 tablet in the world and has 2GB of RAM to power things along.
It's not running Windows RT either, so you'll have a full whack of OS power to play with when it comes to programs to use - the Windows 8 interface works effectively on the 10.1-inch screen and, while the 1366 x 768 resolution looks a little grainy, it's acceptable because Samsung tells us is going to be skewed more towards the 'affordable' end of the market.
The 550g weight is also another real selling point, as while its Ativ Q sibling is a rather chunky unit that may cause your arm to fall off on the train, this comes in with a much more sprightly mass (yes, we know mass isn't technically the right word there).
The battery life is another of the Ativ Tab 3's selling points, tagged to last for 10 hours, which is good enough for 'most' long haul flights, according to Samsung's official press materials. It's always good when these things are absolute, isn't it? Lest a slew of returns occur at Hong Kong's airport, with disgruntled Ativ Tab 3 owners annoyed at the lack of power they encountered whilst watching
Van Wilder: Party Liaison for the fifth time on the flight.
The ports are much less generous than on the Ativ Q or the other Windows 8 laptops, with only a microUSB, microHDMI and microSD slot showing that you can connect to other devices. In fact, it's actually the same as the Samsung Galaxy S4 - so if you own one of those, you'll be set. Actually, no, that's not true as the HDMI and USB ports are combined on the smartphone. Sorry about that.
The S Pen makes a lot of sense on the Ativ Tab 3 as the 1024 levels of sensitivity can be applied to a wide number of applications throughout the device, which makes it really easy to annotate text or direction, which we can see many using this device for thanks to the ultra-light weight on offer.
Microsoft Office Home and Student edition is pre-installed on the Tab 3, meaning out of the box it's going to be a useful addition to those looking for a more simple laptop substitute, and if the price isn't too destructive, we can see this turning a few heads in your local computing emporium.
Side Sync can be used here too: this allows you to pop a Galaxy S4 (as well as other Android-based smartphones) next to the unit, connected through wires or wirelessly, and the mouse cursor will be able to use the smartphone as a second screen, giving you the ability to drag and drop files across from one device to another.
As you can see at the event itself, the Galaxy Tab 3 will come with its own natty cover, that works via magnets to provide a stand AND A KEYBOARD for anyone that doesn't want to preserve the super-thin frame of the Ativ Tab 3, and instead wants to stop it getting smashed in a bag.
As you can see, the material is a plastic, but it has a certain heft to it that's pleasing. As mentioned, it makes your Ativ Tab 3 so much thicker, but given you get protection (and the option to magnetise on a keyboard) we'll accept it.
Apps appeared on the as-yet-unannounced 8-inch Acer Windows 8 tablet during a private briefing on the company's Build-Conference in San Francisco.
A flip chart, a popular social magazine for iOS and Android, has a custom-built Tube-style application for Windows 8, according to a company blog post.
"Flipboard is tailored to the new forum allows Windows users to read, create, and share services to almost any topic imaginable," the post read.
Facebook has not yet commented on the official app Windows 8, but it will certainly be a boost for the fledgling operating system and encourage more big names, jump on board.
A little less newsworthy UK readers, in addition to the official NFL Fantasy League on the app store, and is also being primed for a joyous occasion for those whose weeks focus on putting their configurations, and proposes a deal.
During Windows 8.1 update reveals, Microsoft also showed the cleaner, cleaner layout with larger screenshots for each application and, at the same time, information about the popular and trending apps a Bing.
Keeping up to date with Windows 5.0 is also easier thanks to the new Automatic Updates feature, which can, of course, can be turned off in it, in particular, the update does not float your boat.
Facebook become a famous social network, this time to share with each other. It will provide some of the services Facebook users can make friends easily and quickly. Android mobile phones, the Blackberry also has a smart phone, which many people tend to use at this time. They use a number of features of telecommunications equipment telecommunication tool. There are some of the reasons why some people want to choose the Blackberry mobile phone than the android cell phone. BlackBerry messenger is one of the reasons why people like to choose a Blackberry mobile phone than the android cell phone. BlackBerry and android is almost the same with the capability to access the site or the internet. Both of them use the site and the internet quickly and efficiently.
We know that the Fecebook social network that is ready for the picture of the user, who needs a connection to the internet for its operation. In addition, android mobile phones, the Blackberry also has a good ability to use Facebook. A new series of Blackberry does not have any problems to get to Facebook, as they are ready for some high-tech features that are supported by your mobile phone to access Facebook. In addition, Facebook apps for Blackberry is available in the old series, so they can also be used for Facebook as well. Recently, it has good cooperation with the old series Blackberry and Facebook. Facebook gets to upgrade older BlackBerry, more focus on the photo.
The image becomes an integral part of Facebook. We can deduce from its name on Facebook is made up of two words. The first word is, where the second word of the book. The word's face is a close relationship with the image of a Facebook user. That is why the image becomes an important part of Facebook. It means that Facebook's odd without the photo. That is why the old version of the Blackberry to give the update service, which focuses on the image, so that all Blackberry users access Facebook through their mobile phone.
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for those who are interested in producing a great income. This is the reason why more and more manufacturers come to the surface. Some get stuck because there is not a good strategy, while others succeed in grabbing market share. We all know that in the fierce competition in the smartphone Apple and Samsung iPhone and Galaxy respectively. Today, some of the top brands are used to focus on the laptop to launch smartphones. One of them is the Lenovo.
According to the rumors of Lenovo intends to participate in the Smartphone market. It is said that the smartphone is the Windows mobile operating system, as well as those from Nokia. Lenovo itself is the author of smart phones on the Android system, but did not succeed yet. Lenovo is to provide technology for Lenovo Reach cloud product. This technique of Lenovo products, users can store data on a network without the need for a common storage device. This is an advantage, because people just don't get an easy way to keep the data, but also to get more flexible, because the information is available everywhere. It is a developing segment of the Smartphone business. As proof of the Apple thinks it is something possible, and therefore to provide their customers with a cloud system called iCloud.
So far, Lenovo has been successful in China for its line of smartphones and plans to enter the u.s. market. Certainly, it is a great challenge for Lenovo as the u.s. market has grabbed the two brands: iPhone series and the Galaxy Samsung. The last to recognize even the Apple products aside, therefore, Galaxy S4 an awesome product. However, not all will, no doubt, change the business and who knows that Lenovo can success a couple of years.
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Google is not only interested in acquiring other companies. They were also recently purchased sophisticated robots that can mimic the movement of people. Even robots can also be used to Gangnam Style dance.
The two robots named Hubo was bought by Google for $ 40 million dollars. This robot is also capable of mimicking human movement with the camera motion sensor. There are two units being bought by Google. Google spent a total of $ 80 million for the Fund, as well as robots. Hubo two is a robot, which is a high flexibility. Even the robotic arm that is mimicked in Gangnam Style dance movement.
mobile phones and smart phones that use the Windows 8 details the basic technology of this time. It will bring more benefit to the Windows phone 8, users can use the mobile phone to the maximum. Windows phone 8 is generally good characteristics, since the running of windows 8, it is a better specification than the specifications common to mobile phones. A mobile phone that uses Windows 8 is automatically, so different and better performance than the other Windows 8-application supports the performance of the cell phone.
You can get some of the benefits, if you choose a mobile phone, which uses a Windows 8 operating system for telecommunications equipment. One of the advantages of using the Windows phone 8 especially for the Nokia stamp is there will be offered exclusive applications. Nokia chat messaging app has released a beta of the Marketplace, specific WB8. It makes you more comfortable, with other people. This application is interested in the design, which can make it easier for people to do, chatting with each other. You can share your location or send a detailed status on them, such as a restaurant, a bar, a café, a school and the other the standard messages.
The life of the tile and the lock screen, push notification, Live tile document previews, voice command and text to speech-composition become the features of Nokia chat, which may be useful to users. Nokia chat becomes the exclusive application, but we do not find it in the all countries of the world. The United State, Canada and the United Kingdom are the places where we can find the Nokia Chat Beta. These countries offer Nokia Chat for all Windows phone 8 users to do, chatting with each other. So many of the people who use this application in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, because it makes them easier and more effective to talk with others
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Nokia Asha 210 could be the best phone choice for you. This phone offers you several advantages, and the most important is that this phone is capable to attract your heart. Below are some awesome features which are owned by an Nokia Asha 210:
- This phone has an enchanting flagships design language which makes it more awesome than a whiff of Lumia.
- It has several options of hues color as its casing include magenta, usual cyan, yellow and black plus white. These bold hues color make this phone more attractive and even do not this phone look bad at all.
- It casing appearance is in soft-touch plastic and is designed as seamless as possible to make this phone looks better. Surprisingly, Nokia Asha 210 is equipped with WhatsApp and Camera buttons in the front home to ease its users to access one of these applications.
- This phone is equipped with only an 2mp camera with a 205’s meager VGA shooter. This camera has lack of a front-facing so that it makes your taken photos little sour but its clever self-portrait mode makes your taken photos good.
- This phone is equipped with dual-SIM feature which makes its users utilize two different cards at the same time.
Overall, this phone is really satisfied for its users. The WhatsApp button eases its users to have a quick access to chat. The smart design and these bright hues colors make this phone more attractive. Additional features also satisfy its users as this phone will give a plenty of time to its users to do everything such as 12 hours of talk and over 40 in standby. You can easily take and shares photo to your social network friends. Therefore, based on the data above, you can decide yourself that you are in the right choice.
The product line, all the way to the iPhone, the iPad is to achieve great success. As proof, you can see that the iPhone 5 is still the best smartphone for optimum sales strong rival Galaxy S4. iTune is one of Apple's program, in which people can easily download songs from different artists and, of course, in a more flexible way. iTune have become a phenomenon because it offers a breakthrough in downloading system, which so far has grabbed almost every single part of this universe.
ITune, people are no longer need to navigate out of their comfort zone to get a song they like best. Is that all enough about what Apple has to offer? A service called iRadio is supposed to be on the market this year. Of course, the online radio has something in common with, because Pandora and Spotify, who have achieved success by providing many of the easy option of entertainment. Apple is straining efforts to get licenses for the iRadio content and based on reliable data. To sing a lot of Warner Bros is one thing Apple has done, and this gives the range of music available for the iRadio stream.
Earlier this year, Apple is planning to sign a recording contract with Universal list of streaming. While many people are impressed with the iRadio, others still doubt that this get success like what iTune is received. They even think about iRadio cannibalize what iTune has to offer, then it is a great benefit for Apple. Certainly, the issue is not as simple as all launched Apple has gone through a thorough investigation. Just look at some of the programs of this company to success. It means that Apple has a great power to make it to the dream comes true. Wait and see!
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House is one of the most important things in our life. Without a good comfortable and safe house we cannot rest easily to gain energy for our daily activity. This is why it is important to have a good house security that can keep us safe and comfortable inside our house. One of the famous developer in home appliances especially home security the AT and T now introduces their new product in home security which can give safety and comfort for the owners and their families. AT and T introduce the Digital life home automation and security platform, a home security technology that contains many features which can help you in managing your home security in a simple and efficient way.
The Digital life home automation and security platform offers state of the art in their home security technology. This product offers two types of package that can be purchased according to the owner wish. The first package is entitled simple security. In this package, you will get a standard package of alarm system added with high quality sensor, HSPA type base station and battery that can provide 24 hours electricity for the alarm system. This package cost 150 $ for its installation and 30 $ regular payment a month.
The second type of the package is the smart package which is the trump card for this home security platform. The Smart package offer a state of the art in home security technology which has various addition compared with the simple package. This package has carbon monoxide sensors, smoke sensors, motion sensors and even glass break sensors. In addition to multiple sensors this package has to offer it also give additional feature such as energy management and camera system. You can get this entire feature with only 40 $ a month plus 5 $ and 10 $ for additional feature and250 $ to 650 $ for its installation fee (the latter is with additional feature installation cost).
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HTC one is one of the famous smartphone developed by HTC Corporation. With its various advanced technological features, it escalates and establishes itself as one of the famous smartphone products in the world. Because of its popularity, HTC one has many variants that are specifically developed to adapt in its marketing region. One of its popular variant is the Chinese variant which has some distinguishing feature compared with the other HTC one variant in the other region. This variant has features that is defied the HTC one unibody design. Unibody designs are a special design created by HTC that introduces solid cover for its microSD slot and dual SIM slots.
However, in the HTC one Chinese variant the solid cover is replaced with removable cover in the form of latch release. The HTC one Chinese variant owner then can easily remove its cover without any problem. This features in HTC one Chinese variant become a debate over the smartphone owner. Therefore, many smartphone owner is questioning the authenticity of this variant. The sole reason of this question is because it is different from the feature offered with the Unibody designs. In the middle of this debatethe HTC president of Beijing, China states his statement that which represents the differences in HTC one Chinese variant designs.
HTC president of Beijing, China Lin Zurong states that the removable parts and its parts which located in the bottom and top are made from the same aluminum piece. Other than this distinguishable feature the HTC one Chinese variants has the same specifications with the other HTC one variants from the other regions. This Chinese variantalso has a few types and models such as 802 series that consist of 802w, 802d and 802t. Every 802 type series has the same prices that ranges from 790 $ (or 4880 yen) for 32 Gigabyte.
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Acer is one of the companies that produce a wide range of electronic devices, electronic devices such as Laptop, notebook and cell phones. All of them are created by using high technology and different for each series. There are so many
mobile phone series, which is produced by Acer. There are so many smart phones that have been created for the high quality and reasonable price this time. Therefore, Acer brings a new series of smartphones, which can be compared with other smartphone manufacturers. Acer Liquid E2 is a new series produced by Acer, which is a high-technology and specifications of the Smartphone.
Acer Liquid E2 uses Quad-Core processor that it makes the traffic to and from the device is very effective. Quad-core processor with 1.2 GHz Make this phone can work quickly and to give full satisfaction to the users. As a touch screen smart phone, Acer Liquid E2 is also a very fine design make a lot of people are so interested in buying the telecommunications device. It is a 4.5-inch qHD display, and display size and specification of the IPS, which makes this Smartphone is the perfect display. The image quality produced by the Acer Liquid E2 is so clear, supports 8 mega-pixel camera makes the quality of the camera's images are of high quality. Dual speaker makes the Acer Liquid E2 is the good performance of its sound system.
In addition, the dual speakers Acer Liquid E2 is also a dual SIM slots that make users to use two SIM cards in one. It is the reason why there are so many choose Acer Liquid E2 communications device. Using a smart phone, they do not need to use two SIM card, so it's more efficient to them two
mobile phones. You can find this product in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany and many other countries in mid-May. You only have to pay less than $ 300 to buy a Acer Liquid E2.
Android mobile phones become the best trend of smart phones for this time. There are so many people choose android mobile phones as their telecommunication device that can be used for many functions. Besides as a device to send and receive SMS or to call and receive calling, android users can use their android mobile phone to transfer files. They can use android mobile phone to transfer files from their android mobile phone to their computer. There is a good chance for them to transfer some files by using AirDroid 2.0.
AirDroid 2.0 has been existed for several months that can facilitate android mobile user to transfer data effectively and easily. It can add more useful functionality for android mobile phone users because it has remote access tool available on play store for ages. It also give you more abilities to access files on your android mobile phone such as, APKs, videos, music, images, photos and others. All of the file in your android mobile phone can be accessed well by using AirDroid 2.0. Andriod mobile phone has a good specification especially in web services, so a web app in your browser offers your android mobile phone like user interface.
By using AirDroid you can view or download videos, pull up your contact lists, and others effectively. AirDroid 2.0 is a new version of AirDroid that can give you more advantages than versions before. By using AirDroid 2.0, you can be able to access your android mobile phone with a cellular data connection but WiFi is one of important things that must exist first. It also adds phone finder, camera access, and cellular data use for your android mobile phone. Find My Phone feature becomes a tool to find all of files in your phone. Besides camera option will let you to see your rear camera view so you can transfer pictures to your computer without activating display. Those are useful functionalities of AirDDroid 2.0 for your android mobile phone.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 is the perfect choice for the gadget lovers. But it seems that there are some disadvantages, which have been improved by experts from Samsung. One of the drawbacks is that the device does not allow the user to store apps on the SD card, which is useful to the internal memory. Samsung is noted on this matter, and, fortunately, will soon be dealing with improvement in spite of the fact that in Germany, which has received the update. The update has been reported to occur in the UK, and grab the every corner of the market. The ability to store apps on the SD card can save the Galaxy S4 0.8 GB of internal storage.
The improvement is also an HDR video recording where to add readability. The amendment aims at least to the competitiveness of the gadget on the market, sales of the agrarian leave Apple behind it. Despite the fact that almost all users of the Samsung Galaxy S4 welcome features, some updates to the product shall be the perfect choice. Samsung, in fact, is scheduled to launch two series of the Galaxy and the Galaxy S4 S4 S4: mini active. The last has just launched in the industry and has got a gorgeous better than other brands.
One of the most desirable gadgets in the market, the Galaxy series, it is hoped, to keep the swing in a tough competition. So far, the S3 and S4 I managed the threat database iPhone series, and even the S4 has managed to get the iPhone 5 out of position. The reason why the Galaxy series managed to grab more and more market share because of breakthrough technologies, allowing users a comfortable and optimal use of the product. A couple of years to get to some observers said that the Samsung Galaxy S series of smartphones on the market, as well as the iPhone is still the leading series.
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