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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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Smartphone maker Xolo has expanded its tablet portfolio with the
launch of Xolo Play Tab 7.0 – the first of its Tegra series of tablets.
The Play Tab 7.0 is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra mobile processor, which sports quad-core architecture and a fifth battery-saver core resulting in extended battery life, the company said in a statement.
"We're replicating the success we've achieved in the smartphone category now in tablets. Xolo Play Tab 7.0 marks the first tablet in the XOLO Play category of products. Similar to XOLO Play T1000 smartphone launched in July, the Tab delivers similar entertainment now on a bigger 7-inch screen," said Sunil Raina, Business Head at Xolo.
Last month, Xolo entered a new segment of devices with the launch of Xolo Tab after launching various phones in the mid- to high-end smartphone segment. With the Xolo Play category of products, the brand is particularly focused on the growing mobile gaming community in the country, said the company.
The 7'' device has 1280 x 800 WXGA IPS LCD display and 8 GB inbuilt memory which can be expanded up to 32 GB with Micro SD card. The tablets has full HD 1080p video playback and comes packed with a 4000mAH battery for long power back-up
The Play Tab 7.0 comes pre-loaded with TegraZone, where consumers can find, explore and download Tegra-optimized Android games, for a console-quality gaming experience, with more realistic, interactive and challenging gameplay and graphics.
The Play Tab 7.0 is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra mobile processor, which sports quad-core architecture and a fifth battery-saver core resulting in extended battery life, the company said in a statement.
"We're replicating the success we've achieved in the smartphone category now in tablets. Xolo Play Tab 7.0 marks the first tablet in the XOLO Play category of products. Similar to XOLO Play T1000 smartphone launched in July, the Tab delivers similar entertainment now on a bigger 7-inch screen," said Sunil Raina, Business Head at Xolo.
Last month, Xolo entered a new segment of devices with the launch of Xolo Tab after launching various phones in the mid- to high-end smartphone segment. With the Xolo Play category of products, the brand is particularly focused on the growing mobile gaming community in the country, said the company.
The 7'' device has 1280 x 800 WXGA IPS LCD display and 8 GB inbuilt memory which can be expanded up to 32 GB with Micro SD card. The tablets has full HD 1080p video playback and comes packed with a 4000mAH battery for long power back-up
The Play Tab 7.0 comes pre-loaded with TegraZone, where consumers can find, explore and download Tegra-optimized Android games, for a console-quality gaming experience, with more realistic, interactive and challenging gameplay and graphics.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
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Finnish handset major Nokia today launched its high-end Lumia 1020 equipped with a 41 Mega Pixel camera, targeted at shutterbugs.
The Windows-operating system enabled phone, made in Nokia's facilities in Europe and Beijing, was priced at Rs 49,999, Nokia India Director (South) T S Sridhar said unveiling the phone, here.
He said the company had sold 27 million units of Lumia range of phones across globe till June 2013, adding Lumia sales in Indian market witnessed a significant jump.
"Sales of Lumia has been increasing. There was a 32 per cent growth in second quarter of 2013 over the first quarter", Sridhar told reporters here.
India was ranked among the top three markets for Lumia range of phones, he said.
The phone comes with 41 MP camera and can access 8 billion songs from Nokia Store. It would also allow user to download 1.65 lakh apps from Nokia portal, he said.
The phone will be available across the stores today and the company is offering a six months EMI scheme, he said.
The Windows-operating system enabled phone, made in Nokia's facilities in Europe and Beijing, was priced at Rs 49,999, Nokia India Director (South) T S Sridhar said unveiling the phone, here.
He said the company had sold 27 million units of Lumia range of phones across globe till June 2013, adding Lumia sales in Indian market witnessed a significant jump.
"Sales of Lumia has been increasing. There was a 32 per cent growth in second quarter of 2013 over the first quarter", Sridhar told reporters here.
India was ranked among the top three markets for Lumia range of phones, he said.
The phone comes with 41 MP camera and can access 8 billion songs from Nokia Store. It would also allow user to download 1.65 lakh apps from Nokia portal, he said.
The phone will be available across the stores today and the company is offering a six months EMI scheme, he said.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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LG is one of the worlds's largest electronic product manufacturing company.LG has announced to launch the most awaited smartphone G2 in India on September 30.LG has launched the product into the world markets in the last month.LG already had given intimation to the media people and customers through the Facebook. The company just made intimation about the arrival date but it does not give any information on the price and availability. Here we came with the new LG G2 Smartphone specifications have a look. The LG G2 Smartphone Price in India is expected to be around Rs.45,000.
Specifications of LG G2 Smartphone:
Specifications of LG G2 Smartphone:
The LG G2 Smartphone comes with 5.2 inch full HD screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 which is approximately equal to 423 ppi. The display is somewhat higher than the well-known handsets like Galaxy and Sony Smartphone’s. The Smartphone powered by Quad-core Snapdragon 800 chip-set clocked at 2.2 GHz. The LG G2 runs on the latest version Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Operating System. This new Smartphone is packed with 1 GB RAM. Latest connectivity options includes Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, micro-USB 2.2, 2G and 3G network support.
Coming to its camera specifications we have information about 13 MP rear camera only. The phone definitely packed with face camera but the information is denied on the capacity. The Smartphone powered by 3,000 mAh battery. Coming to the Smartphone design it is very sleek and stylish and all the hardware keys are placed like all the other Smartphone from the company LG. Already mobile giants Samsung and Sony have introduced their new devices as Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Sony Xperia Z1 into the market. And the experts say that this new LG G2 Smartphone Specifications are enough to compete with the high end mobiles including BlackBerry Z10 and Nokia Lumia 925.
Monday, September 23, 2013
2:15 AM
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Google is one of the largest search engines in the world.Google has released a digital wallet app for iPhones.
After having a successful working on the Digital Wallet App for Android, now the largest search engine Google Inc has taken an initiative to launch the Digital Wallet App for iPhones. The already existing Passbook program in the Apple devices might lose some busyness after seeing the digital wallet app in the same device. The important motives behind Goggles involvement in the Apples business strategy is the likeness of people for the Apple devices. Peoples willing to throw their wallet never take second decision other than “Apple”.
Features of Digital Wallet App:
The Digital Wallet App Allows users to store loyalty cards.
Scan coupons for discounts.
Web-portals items can be directly purchased.
Money transfer facility through debit and credit card.
Payment details information as soon the transaction is done.
After having a successful working on the Digital Wallet App for Android, now the largest search engine Google Inc has taken an initiative to launch the Digital Wallet App for iPhones. The already existing Passbook program in the Apple devices might lose some busyness after seeing the digital wallet app in the same device. The important motives behind Goggles involvement in the Apples business strategy is the likeness of people for the Apple devices. Peoples willing to throw their wallet never take second decision other than “Apple”.
Features of Digital Wallet App:
The Digital Wallet App Allows users to store loyalty cards.
Scan coupons for discounts.
Web-portals items can be directly purchased.
Money transfer facility through debit and credit card.
Payment details information as soon the transaction is done.
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Apple has recently launched Apple iPhone with Fingerprint scanner technology is claimed to have hacked by German hackers.A group of German hackers claimed to have cracked the iPhone fingerprint scanner on Sunday, just two days after Apple Inc launched the technology that it promises will better protect devices from criminals and snoopers seeking access.
If the claim is verified, it will be embarrassing for Apple which is betting on the scanner to set its smartphone apart from new models of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and others running the Android operating system of Google Inc.
Two prominent iPhone security experts said that they believed the German group, known as the Chaos Computing Club, or CCC, had succeeded in defeating Apple's Touch ID, though they had not personally replicated the work.
One of them, Charlie Miller, co-author of the iOS Hacker's Handbook, described the work as "a complete break" of Touch ID security. "It certainly opens up a new possibility for attackers."
Apple representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
CCC, one the world's largest and most respected hacking groups, posted a video on its website that appeared to show somebody accessing an iPhone 5S with a fabricated print. The site described how members of its biometrics team had cracked the new fingerprint reader, one of the few major high-tech features added to the latest version of the iPhone.
The group said they targeted Touch ID to knock down reports about its "marvels," which suggested it would be difficult to crack.
"Fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints," a hacker named Starbug was quoted as saying on the CCC's site.
The group said it defeated Touch ID by photographing the fingerprint of an iPhone's user, then printing it on to a transparent sheet, which it used to create a mold for a "fake finger."
CCC said similar processes have been used to crack "the vast majority" of fingerprint sensors on the market.
"I think it's legit," said Dino Dai Zovi," another co-author of the iOS Hacker's Handbook. "The CCC doesn't fool around or over-hype, especially when they are trying to make a political point."
Touch ID, which was only introduced on the top-of-the-line iPhone 5S, lets users unlock their devices or make purchases on iTunes by simply pressing their finger on the home button. It uses a sapphire crystal sensor embedded in the button.
Data used for verification is encrypted and stored in a secure enclave of the phone's A7 processor chip.
Two security experts who sponsored an impromptu competition offering cash and other prizes to the first hackers who cracked the iPhone said they had reviewed the information posted on the CCC website, but wanted more documentation.
"We are simply awaiting a full video documentation and walk through of the process that they have claimed," said mobile security researcher Nick DePetrillo, who started the contest with another security expert, Robert Graham. "When they deliver that video we will review it."
The two of them each put up $100 toward a prize for the contest winner, then set up a website inviting others to contribute. While the booty now includes more than $13,000 in cash, it was not clear that the CCC would receive the full payout, even if DePetrillo and Graham declared them winners.
A micro venture capital firm known as I/O Capital, which had offered to pay $10,000 of the prize money, issued a press release late on Sunday saying that it would make its own determination about who won the contest.
If the claim is verified, it will be embarrassing for Apple which is betting on the scanner to set its smartphone apart from new models of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and others running the Android operating system of Google Inc.
Two prominent iPhone security experts said that they believed the German group, known as the Chaos Computing Club, or CCC, had succeeded in defeating Apple's Touch ID, though they had not personally replicated the work.
One of them, Charlie Miller, co-author of the iOS Hacker's Handbook, described the work as "a complete break" of Touch ID security. "It certainly opens up a new possibility for attackers."
Apple representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
CCC, one the world's largest and most respected hacking groups, posted a video on its website that appeared to show somebody accessing an iPhone 5S with a fabricated print. The site described how members of its biometrics team had cracked the new fingerprint reader, one of the few major high-tech features added to the latest version of the iPhone.
The group said they targeted Touch ID to knock down reports about its "marvels," which suggested it would be difficult to crack.
"Fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints," a hacker named Starbug was quoted as saying on the CCC's site.
The group said it defeated Touch ID by photographing the fingerprint of an iPhone's user, then printing it on to a transparent sheet, which it used to create a mold for a "fake finger."
CCC said similar processes have been used to crack "the vast majority" of fingerprint sensors on the market.
"I think it's legit," said Dino Dai Zovi," another co-author of the iOS Hacker's Handbook. "The CCC doesn't fool around or over-hype, especially when they are trying to make a political point."
Touch ID, which was only introduced on the top-of-the-line iPhone 5S, lets users unlock their devices or make purchases on iTunes by simply pressing their finger on the home button. It uses a sapphire crystal sensor embedded in the button.
Data used for verification is encrypted and stored in a secure enclave of the phone's A7 processor chip.
Two security experts who sponsored an impromptu competition offering cash and other prizes to the first hackers who cracked the iPhone said they had reviewed the information posted on the CCC website, but wanted more documentation.
"We are simply awaiting a full video documentation and walk through of the process that they have claimed," said mobile security researcher Nick DePetrillo, who started the contest with another security expert, Robert Graham. "When they deliver that video we will review it."
The two of them each put up $100 toward a prize for the contest winner, then set up a website inviting others to contribute. While the booty now includes more than $13,000 in cash, it was not clear that the CCC would receive the full payout, even if DePetrillo and Graham declared them winners.
A micro venture capital firm known as I/O Capital, which had offered to pay $10,000 of the prize money, issued a press release late on Sunday saying that it would make its own determination about who won the contest.
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Sony's best smartphone Xperia Z1 launched in Berlin recently.Sony is one of the best electronic goods manufacturing company.Unveiled in Berlin at the beginning of this month, Sony's best smartphone yet – Xperia Z1 – was launched in India on September 18. The phone has a 5-inch display, 16 GB internal memory, and runs Android Jelly Bean (4.2). While its processing power is impressive, the best feature of this phone is the camera. It has a Sony lens with an aperture of F2.0, which makes it great for low-light photography. This phone is also dust- and water-resistant provided all the flaps are closed. Sony launched two lens cameras – QX100 and QX10 – that connect to any phone via WiFi. These cost Rs 24,990 and Rs 12,990. Sony also unveiled the Smartwatch 2 for Rs 14,990. This watch is compatible with most Android phones and apart from showing the time, it lets users control functions such as music, etc.
Sony Xperia Z1
Rs 44,990
Value for money: ***1/2
Lens worthy
Saturday, September 21, 2013
9:37 PM
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Microsoft has unveiled a new logo. Bing is the search engine of Microsoft.Microsoft has revamped its search engine Bing by incorporating features such as social search options, 'page zero' tool and adaptability across devices in an effort to better compete with rival Google.
The software giant has also unveiled a new golden orange logo for the Bing .
"It is designed to 'instantly feel at home alongside all Microsoft products', reflecting the growing presence of Bing across Microsoft's various devices and services," said Scott Erickson, a senior director on the Bing brand team, in a blog post.
One of the biggest design updates in the new Bing is a combined region on the right side of the search results page that displays related content both from social networks and from 'entity' entries about people, places and things.
Another new feature, dubbed 'Page Zero', helps user to get useful answers to a query before opening the traditional page of search results.
"Start to type a query, and Page Zero will show you content that's likely to be helpful before you hit 'Enter'," the blogpost said.
Page Zero can also help filter out results that a user don't want by letting you disambiguate between similar or related topics.
"The new Bing is also built to look great and work well across all the devices you use, from phone to tablet to desktop, including recent mobile enhancements," the blogpost said.
Microsoft is has also updated Snapshot, a feature announced a year ago which showed what 'Bing knows' about a person, place or thing.
"The improvements we are releasing in this latest release of Bing.com are the beginning of a new, more modern era for Bing," Lawrence Ripsher, General Manager of User Experiences, Bing said in a blogpost.
"We believe this reinvention will give people faster access to information, more efficient ways to get things done and a unique and human perspective on search, all delivered through a beautiful experience," he said.
Bing is the second most popular search engine after Google, according to Internet analytics company ComScore.
Google search engine has nearly 70 per cent share, while Bing has 17 per cent share in searches, according to the ComScore's latest rankings.
The software giant has also unveiled a new golden orange logo for the Bing .
"It is designed to 'instantly feel at home alongside all Microsoft products', reflecting the growing presence of Bing across Microsoft's various devices and services," said Scott Erickson, a senior director on the Bing brand team, in a blog post.
One of the biggest design updates in the new Bing is a combined region on the right side of the search results page that displays related content both from social networks and from 'entity' entries about people, places and things.
Another new feature, dubbed 'Page Zero', helps user to get useful answers to a query before opening the traditional page of search results.
"Start to type a query, and Page Zero will show you content that's likely to be helpful before you hit 'Enter'," the blogpost said.
Page Zero can also help filter out results that a user don't want by letting you disambiguate between similar or related topics.
"The new Bing is also built to look great and work well across all the devices you use, from phone to tablet to desktop, including recent mobile enhancements," the blogpost said.
Microsoft is has also updated Snapshot, a feature announced a year ago which showed what 'Bing knows' about a person, place or thing.
"The improvements we are releasing in this latest release of Bing.com are the beginning of a new, more modern era for Bing," Lawrence Ripsher, General Manager of User Experiences, Bing said in a blogpost.
"We believe this reinvention will give people faster access to information, more efficient ways to get things done and a unique and human perspective on search, all delivered through a beautiful experience," he said.
Bing is the second most popular search engine after Google, according to Internet analytics company ComScore.
Google search engine has nearly 70 per cent share, while Bing has 17 per cent share in searches, according to the ComScore's latest rankings.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
9:43 PM
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Exactly what a "like" means, if anything, played a part in a case involving six people who say Hampton Sheriff B J Roberts fired them for supporting an opponent in his 2009 re-election bid, which he won.
The workers sued, saying their First Amendment free speech protections were violated.
Roberts said some of the workers were let go because he wanted to replace them with sworn deputies while others were fired because of poor performance or his belief that their actions "hindered the harmony and efficiency of the office."
One of those workers, Daniel Ray Carter, had "liked" the Facebook page of Roberts' opponent, Jim Adams.
US District Judge Raymond Jackson in Norfolk had ruled in April 2012 that while public employees are allowed to speak as citizens on matters of public concern, clicking the "like" button does not amount to expressive speech. In other words, it's not the same as actually writing out a message and posting it on the site.
Jackson acknowledged that other courts have ruled that Facebook posts are constitutionally protected speech, but he said in those cases there were "actual statements." Simply clicking a button is much different and doesn't warrant First Amendment protection, he wrote.
In his ruling, Jackson acknowledged the need to weigh whether the employee's speech was a substantial factor in being fired. But the judge wrote that the point is moot if "liking" something isn't constitutionally protected speech.The three-judge appeals court panel disagreed, ruling that "liking a political candidate's campaign page communicates the user's approval of the candidate and supports the campaign by associating the user with it. In this way, it is the Internet equivalent of displaying a political sign in one's front yard, which the Supreme Court has held is substantive speech."
The case was sent back to the lower court.
Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed friend of court briefs in the case, applauded yesterday's ruling.
"This ruling rightly recognizes that the First Amendment protects free speech regardless of the venue, whether a sentiment is expressed in the physical world or online," Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy & Technology Project, said in a written statement.
"The Constitution doesn't distinguish between 'liking' a candidate on Facebook and supporting him in a town meeting or public rally."
An attorney representing Roberts, the sheriff, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment, nor did an attorney representing the employees.
9:34 PM
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Google is one of the most widely used search engines.Google is planning to develop a new interface for browsing on mobile.Ben Gomes, the India-bred techie who oversees Google's handling of 100 billion searches a month, believes a new voice-based interface is needed for the next frontier of search centred round mobile phones and tablet computers.
"Now search is becoming mobile - on phones and tablets. The challenge is that it is on a small screen, so it's hard to type. The opportunity is that it's got a really good microphone and a touch screen," he said.
"It can enable a new kind of interface. So we realised we want to build an interface that was much like the way you talk to some person and ask a question," Gomes said.
And while the Google search app can already respond to questions using voice-based software, Gomes told the BBC that the process is "going to get better and more intelligent".
The Tanzania-born, India-bred, US-educated vice-president of search is responsible for helping to answer queries in the shortest time possible on desktops, tablets and phones.
Search is Google's cash cow, bringing in a majority of its USD 50 billion revenues last year. It is also, said Gomes, "about having a continuous conversation with the user to find out what he wants".
Described by BBC as a "boy-like 45-year-old guru of search in Googleplex", the company headquarters in Mountain View, California, Gomes works out of an untidy cubicle with four other top engineers.
Gomes and his team work on "their fine-tooth comb search of the worldwide web to serve up the popular search engine".
He said: "When I joined Google in 1999, search was about basically finding the words that you search for in a document. Then we took this view that we were going to understand what you want and give you what you need."
Trawling through over 20 billion webpages a day, Gomes and his "army of search" - a substantial number of Google's 44,000 employees - use algorithms to make search intuitive, multimedia and super smart.
"Now search is becoming mobile - on phones and tablets. The challenge is that it is on a small screen, so it's hard to type. The opportunity is that it's got a really good microphone and a touch screen," he said.
"It can enable a new kind of interface. So we realised we want to build an interface that was much like the way you talk to some person and ask a question," Gomes said.
And while the Google search app can already respond to questions using voice-based software, Gomes told the BBC that the process is "going to get better and more intelligent".
The Tanzania-born, India-bred, US-educated vice-president of search is responsible for helping to answer queries in the shortest time possible on desktops, tablets and phones.
Search is Google's cash cow, bringing in a majority of its USD 50 billion revenues last year. It is also, said Gomes, "about having a continuous conversation with the user to find out what he wants".
Described by BBC as a "boy-like 45-year-old guru of search in Googleplex", the company headquarters in Mountain View, California, Gomes works out of an untidy cubicle with four other top engineers.
Gomes and his team work on "their fine-tooth comb search of the worldwide web to serve up the popular search engine".
He said: "When I joined Google in 1999, search was about basically finding the words that you search for in a document. Then we took this view that we were going to understand what you want and give you what you need."
Trawling through over 20 billion webpages a day, Gomes and his "army of search" - a substantial number of Google's 44,000 employees - use algorithms to make search intuitive, multimedia and super smart.
Gomes is especially proud of Knowledge Graph, a new function launched last year to make the site's algorithms "act more human" in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions.
"It's a database of all things in the world. It pulls together different databases and unifies them into a single coherent one that has about 500 to 600 million people, places and things in them and about 18 billion attributes and connections between those things," he said.
Google handles 100-billion plus searches every month, or over three billion a day. A good 15 per cent of the search questions it sees every day are new.
When Gomes joined Google in 1999 after a stint in Sun Microsystems working on Java programming language, some searches could take up to 20 seconds. Today a search for Ben Gomes on Google shows about 19,000,000 results in .28 seconds.
Gomes, the son of a car distributor father and a school teacher mother, moved to the US 25 years ago. He went to Berkeley, where he received a PhD in computer science.
Monday, September 16, 2013
9:45 AM
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One of the most awaited electronic gadgets Samsung Galaxy Note3 and Galaxy Gear are set to launch in Indian markets tomorrow by Samsung.Although the consumer electronics major is yet to announce the price of the two devices in India, Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear are expected to cost approximately Rs 45,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. The company had earlier said both these devices would go on sale from September 25.
Samsung, which is the world's top handset maker, hopes the Galaxy Gear will boost the appeal of its range of Android-powered smartphones, as it battles to maintain supremacy against arch rival Apple Inc, which had launched iPhone 5 and iPhone C last week.
Samsung had unveiled these devices at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Berlin. The new Galaxy Note, which is slightly larger than its predecessor, is better equipped for multi-tasking, Samsung said, allowing users to open multiple frames at once. It also has a stylus, called the S Pen. The device has a 5.7 inch Super-Amoled screen and weighs 168 grams.
The phone will be available in jet black, classic white, and blush pink color options. Samsung has incorporated a 13 megapixel rear camera in its Note series product.
The Galaxy Gear, which has a 1.6-inch screen and weighs 2.6 ounces, has a 1.9 megapixel camera embedded in the strap and a built-in speaker that allows users to conduct hands-free calls. Besides photos and hands-free calls, it can perform functions like instant messaging.
The device, which will come preloaded with more than 60 apps, including a step-counting pedometer and S Voice, a voice-activated app akin to Apple's Siri, can however not be used for composing emails or downloading music.
Samsung, which is the world's top handset maker, hopes the Galaxy Gear will boost the appeal of its range of Android-powered smartphones, as it battles to maintain supremacy against arch rival Apple Inc, which had launched iPhone 5 and iPhone C last week.
Samsung had unveiled these devices at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Berlin. The new Galaxy Note, which is slightly larger than its predecessor, is better equipped for multi-tasking, Samsung said, allowing users to open multiple frames at once. It also has a stylus, called the S Pen. The device has a 5.7 inch Super-Amoled screen and weighs 168 grams.
The phone will be available in jet black, classic white, and blush pink color options. Samsung has incorporated a 13 megapixel rear camera in its Note series product.
The Galaxy Gear, which has a 1.6-inch screen and weighs 2.6 ounces, has a 1.9 megapixel camera embedded in the strap and a built-in speaker that allows users to conduct hands-free calls. Besides photos and hands-free calls, it can perform functions like instant messaging.
The device, which will come preloaded with more than 60 apps, including a step-counting pedometer and S Voice, a voice-activated app akin to Apple's Siri, can however not be used for composing emails or downloading music.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
7:00 AM
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Twitter-the social networking site is set to buy the advertising company MoPub. MoPub is one of the advertising company.Twitter decided to buy MoPub company to expand its business.Twitter says it is buying MoPub, a mobile-focused advertising company, as it works to expand its advertising reach ahead of an expected initial public offering that could come as soon as this year.
San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. did not give a purchase price. MoPub says that Twitter will invest in its core business and the company plans to continue to build its tools and technology.
Twitter says it plans to use MoPub's technology to build real-time bidding into its advertising platform. The process lets advertisers buy online ads in real time. Twitter says the technology will make it easier for its advertisers to automate their ad buying process.
Research firm eMarketer estimates that Twitter will have $950 million in worldwide advertising revenue in 2014, up from $582.8 million this year.
San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. did not give a purchase price. MoPub says that Twitter will invest in its core business and the company plans to continue to build its tools and technology.
Twitter says it plans to use MoPub's technology to build real-time bidding into its advertising platform. The process lets advertisers buy online ads in real time. Twitter says the technology will make it easier for its advertisers to automate their ad buying process.
Research firm eMarketer estimates that Twitter will have $950 million in worldwide advertising revenue in 2014, up from $582.8 million this year.
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Now a days many people are interested in using smart contents on smart devices.Students are very much interested in using in smart devices.There are many apps for using smart contents on smart devices. The top 5 apps useful in smart devices are as follows:
Since most college going students now have a smart device it is only natural that they use apps to make learning easy and effective. There are lots of apps that lets you access educational content or help with research. Here is a pick of five great apps.
My Class Schedule: Timetable
By Sebastian Mayer
Free: Android
Student life revolves around timetables. But now you don't have to pen it down in a notebook as apps like this let you store all information such as schedules, homework, time-table, exam dates, etc. Easy to use, the apps need you to feed in all the relevant information to keep reminding you about upcoming classes and exams. The time table is colour coded and easy to read. It also has the feature to automatically mute the phone during a class.
Dictionary.com
Free: iOS, Android, Windows Phone
When you get stuck at a word, all you need to do now is open this app and search. The app features English Dictionary and Thesaurus with over 2,000,000 definitions, synonyms & antonyms, daily content including Word of the Day, the hot word & slideshows, audio pronunciations, idioms & phrases, voice search and search history.
Wolfram Alpha
(by WOLFRAM ALPHA, LLC)
Android, iOS: ( Rs 164.24)
A must-have application for students; this app uses its vast collection of algorithms and data to compute answers and generate reports. The app covers a number of domains categorised in mathematics, statistics and data analysis, physics, chemistry, materials, engineering, astronomy, earth science, life science, transportation, etc. This is a complete computational knowledge engine that comes really handy with instant answers to the queries.
Dunno
(by SPACESTATION6 INC.)
iOS, Free
The power of the Internet has made it much easy to research away from the college library. Dunno takes research to a different level by looking up and compiling all possible resources available about a topic online. So there aere sections for web pages, blogs, Wikipedia, images, news, even tweets.
Trello
(by FOG CREEK SOFTWARE.)
Free: Android, iOS
This collaborative tool allows students to do group projects with ease. Students can systematically organise projects and delegate work while others can add inputs and comments. It also lets the students interact with their classmates and keep track of what each person is doing.
Since most college going students now have a smart device it is only natural that they use apps to make learning easy and effective. There are lots of apps that lets you access educational content or help with research. Here is a pick of five great apps.
My Class Schedule: Timetable
By Sebastian Mayer
Free: Android
Student life revolves around timetables. But now you don't have to pen it down in a notebook as apps like this let you store all information such as schedules, homework, time-table, exam dates, etc. Easy to use, the apps need you to feed in all the relevant information to keep reminding you about upcoming classes and exams. The time table is colour coded and easy to read. It also has the feature to automatically mute the phone during a class.
Dictionary.com
Free: iOS, Android, Windows Phone
When you get stuck at a word, all you need to do now is open this app and search. The app features English Dictionary and Thesaurus with over 2,000,000 definitions, synonyms & antonyms, daily content including Word of the Day, the hot word & slideshows, audio pronunciations, idioms & phrases, voice search and search history.
Wolfram Alpha
(by WOLFRAM ALPHA, LLC)
Android, iOS: ( Rs 164.24)
A must-have application for students; this app uses its vast collection of algorithms and data to compute answers and generate reports. The app covers a number of domains categorised in mathematics, statistics and data analysis, physics, chemistry, materials, engineering, astronomy, earth science, life science, transportation, etc. This is a complete computational knowledge engine that comes really handy with instant answers to the queries.
Dunno
(by SPACESTATION6 INC.)
iOS, Free
The power of the Internet has made it much easy to research away from the college library. Dunno takes research to a different level by looking up and compiling all possible resources available about a topic online. So there aere sections for web pages, blogs, Wikipedia, images, news, even tweets.
Trello
(by FOG CREEK SOFTWARE.)
Free: Android, iOS
This collaborative tool allows students to do group projects with ease. Students can systematically organise projects and delegate work while others can add inputs and comments. It also lets the students interact with their classmates and keep track of what each person is doing.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
10:25 AM
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Lenovo is one of the most widely used computers in the market today. Lenovo has launched new thinkpads. Lenovo India announced the launch of ThinkPad Edge E431 laptop complemented with Lenovo's OneLink technology which offers a dock and power connector that can transmit audio and video with a single connection. The device is priced at Rs 36,000 (onwards) + tax.
Powered by the latest 3rd Generation Intel Core processor, the new laptop runs on Windows 8 operating system and has NVIDIA GeForce Discrete Graphics.
ThinkPad Edge E431 is built for Indian small businesses and can be equipped with 16 GB memory (maximum) and comes with built-in dual array microphone that enhances VOIP with advanced noise cancellation. At 25mm thickness, ThinkPad Edge E431 is one of the thinner business notebooks available in the market.
"We are aggressively focusing to build our product portfolio to meet business needs. Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431 is a cost-effective promise to the small enterprise market in India. This latest addition to the line of legendary ThinkPads is easy on the pocket and lives up to its promise of reliability," said Ashok Nair, Director, SMB, Lenovo India.
Key product Features:
* USB blocker that helps to protect data from security threats
* Clean and smooth touchpad surface with easy scroll and zoom functions
* Continuous software monitoring and alerts for software protection
*720p HD face-tracking technology with low light sensitivity
* Enhanced VOIP with keyboard noise suppression
ThinkPad Edge E431 comes with a three year onsite extended warranty options. The device will be available at Lenovo retail stores and multi-brand outlets across the country.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
3:47 AM
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BlackBerry smartphone 9720 was launched in India on Thursday which is priced as Rs.15,990.BlackBerry manufactures world's most finest smartphones. BlackBerry smartphone 9720, the most awaited smartphone was released on Thursday.
The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone features a spacious BlackBerry keyboard with keys for optimal typing, a 2.8'' touchscreen and trackpad for easy navigation.
The device runs on BlackBerry 7.1 OS, which features an updated interface that lets you swipe to unlock the phone or access the camera from the lock screen, as well as additional enhancements.
Available in a variety of vibrant colors, the new smartphone comes packed with all of your favorite social apps.
"The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone builds on the incredible success of the BlackBerry 7 OS," said Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director for India at BlackBerry. "This new smartphone provides an ideal choice for urban youth and customers who are looking to upgrade from a feature phone or existing BlackBerry Curve smartphone to an affordable, easy-to-use smartphone with rich messaging and social networking connectivity."
The device features a dedicated BBM key and BBM Voice.
The latest version of BBM, which features BBM Channels, will also soon be available for download on the BlackBerry World storefront, said the company.
The smartphone also integrates BlackBerry Balance technology, which separates work from personal content on the smartphone, supporting the needs of the enterprise and the BYOD customer.
The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone is expected to be available from authorised retailers in India from September 14.
The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone features a spacious BlackBerry keyboard with keys for optimal typing, a 2.8'' touchscreen and trackpad for easy navigation.
The device runs on BlackBerry 7.1 OS, which features an updated interface that lets you swipe to unlock the phone or access the camera from the lock screen, as well as additional enhancements.
Available in a variety of vibrant colors, the new smartphone comes packed with all of your favorite social apps.
"The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone builds on the incredible success of the BlackBerry 7 OS," said Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director for India at BlackBerry. "This new smartphone provides an ideal choice for urban youth and customers who are looking to upgrade from a feature phone or existing BlackBerry Curve smartphone to an affordable, easy-to-use smartphone with rich messaging and social networking connectivity."
The device features a dedicated BBM key and BBM Voice.
The latest version of BBM, which features BBM Channels, will also soon be available for download on the BlackBerry World storefront, said the company.
The smartphone also integrates BlackBerry Balance technology, which separates work from personal content on the smartphone, supporting the needs of the enterprise and the BYOD customer.
The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone is expected to be available from authorised retailers in India from September 14.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
10:38 PM
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Apple is one of the most leading and sophisticated electronic goods company.The are most awaited versions of Apple in iPhones are Apple iPhone 5C,Apple iPhone 5S. Apple has revealed the details about next generation smartphones.Two iPhones, one called the iPhone 5S, the other the iPhone 5C. Goldish-champagne and maybe even graphite as possible color options, in addition to the usual black and white.
The iPhone 5C is likely to be the event's main attraction, in part because of its predicted low price. Some of us think the "C" stands for "cheap" or "China," its prime target market, though it could also stand for "color," because of the variety of its hues that will likely be available. The iPhone 5C, likely housed in a tough, plastic casing, may come in a variety of bubblegum-like colors. Those colors — which may be reflected in Apple's press invite, above — will set the phone apart from its more expensive sibling which would have the iPhone's usual aluminum casing.
The new flagship iPhone, the predicted 5S, will get more color options too, if rumors prove correct. It's likely to come in a gold or champagne-like aluminum finish, and maybe also a graphite gray color, in addition to the current black and white options.
The new flagship iPhone, the predicted 5S, will get more color options too, if rumors prove correct. It's likely to come in a gold or champagne-like aluminum finish, and maybe also a graphite gray color, in addition to the current black and white options.
A Google image search for "gold iPhone" brings a number of mock-ups for the phone, none of which have yet to be declared legitimate.
Some have referred to the gold color as "champagne," and though it might be accurate, Apple can't use the word without potentially facing angry reactions from French winemakers. The Interprofessional Committee for Champagne Wine "has made clear its intention to challenge Apple if it dares to invoke the iconic French brand," according to The Local, a website that shares "France's news in English."
Color options aside, the iPhone 5S will bear a nearly complete resemblance to the current iPhone 5. There will be some under-the-hood improvements and new features, however.
A fingerprint scanner may be integrated into the new iPhone's home button, to help enhance security. While that has been reported previously, an Australian teen took it a step further and recently shared what he claims is the fingerprint scanner component that Apple will use.
Examination of the purported iPhone 5S bodies indicate that it will also likely have a better camera flash (one that uses two LED lights instead of one) and a larger battery.
In the U.S., the new iPhones likely will be available Friday, Sept. 20, based on Apple's history of selling phones a week and a half after their unveiling.
The iPhone 5C is likely to be the event's main attraction, in part because of its predicted low price. Some of us think the "C" stands for "cheap" or "China," its prime target market, though it could also stand for "color," because of the variety of its hues that will likely be available. The iPhone 5C, likely housed in a tough, plastic casing, may come in a variety of bubblegum-like colors. Those colors — which may be reflected in Apple's press invite, above — will set the phone apart from its more expensive sibling which would have the iPhone's usual aluminum casing.
The new flagship iPhone, the predicted 5S, will get more color options too, if rumors prove correct. It's likely to come in a gold or champagne-like aluminum finish, and maybe also a graphite gray color, in addition to the current black and white options.
The new flagship iPhone, the predicted 5S, will get more color options too, if rumors prove correct. It's likely to come in a gold or champagne-like aluminum finish, and maybe also a graphite gray color, in addition to the current black and white options.
A Google image search for "gold iPhone" brings a number of mock-ups for the phone, none of which have yet to be declared legitimate.
Some have referred to the gold color as "champagne," and though it might be accurate, Apple can't use the word without potentially facing angry reactions from French winemakers. The Interprofessional Committee for Champagne Wine "has made clear its intention to challenge Apple if it dares to invoke the iconic French brand," according to The Local, a website that shares "France's news in English."
Color options aside, the iPhone 5S will bear a nearly complete resemblance to the current iPhone 5. There will be some under-the-hood improvements and new features, however.
A fingerprint scanner may be integrated into the new iPhone's home button, to help enhance security. While that has been reported previously, an Australian teen took it a step further and recently shared what he claims is the fingerprint scanner component that Apple will use.
Examination of the purported iPhone 5S bodies indicate that it will also likely have a better camera flash (one that uses two LED lights instead of one) and a larger battery.
In the U.S., the new iPhones likely will be available Friday, Sept. 20, based on Apple's history of selling phones a week and a half after their unveiling.
10:15 PM
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NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific research that will last for years to come.Since its inception in 1958, NASA has achieved many great scientific and technological feats.
NASA has developed a new camera system that can not only take pictures of alien rocks, it also draws meaning out of them allowing a planet rover to decide if it should keep exploring a particular area or move on.
The Curiosity rover exploring Mars boasts impressive technology but future rovers will need more smart technology to explore more distant worlds, researchers said.
To help future rover and space missions spend less time waiting for instructions from Earth, Wagstaff and her colleagues developed an advanced two-lens camera, called TextureCam.
Although Curiosity and other rovers can already, on their own, distinguish rocks from other objects in photos they take, they must send images all the way to Earth for scientific analysis of a particular rock.
This process costs time and limits the potential scientific scope of rovers' missions. TextureCam can do the analysis by itself, researchers said. At the beginning of each Martian day, called a sol, scientists on Earth upload an agenda to a Mars rover. This scientific schedule details nearly all of the rover's movements: roll forward so many meters, snap a photo, scoop a soil sample, run rudimentary tests on it and move on.
Even moving at light speed, instructions from Earth take about 20 minutes to reach the surface of Mars. This 40-minute round-trip makes real-time control of the rover impossible. On Jupiter's moon Europa, where astrobiologists suspect extraterrestrial life could exist, the delay balloons to over 90 minutes.
Mars-to-Earth communication costs precious power and trickles at a bandwidth of around 0.012 megabits per second - about 250 times slower than a 3G cellphone network. Mars orbiters can help speed up the data transfer rate, though the satellites only orbit into correct alignment a few short minutes each day. Curiosity's constrained connection limits the number of Martian images it can send back to Earth.
Monday, September 9, 2013
7:51 AM
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Samsung Note3 gear is the most awaiting Samsung product in the market.Samsung is planning to release Samsung Note3 gear on September 25.Betting big on premium products to boost sales during the upcoming festival season in India, consumer electronics major Samsung is planning to launch over half a dozen products including a 10-inch tablet and a spacious refrigerator in the next three months.
Focusing on increasing consumer base in the home appliance segment, Samsung will launch its new 'side by side' refrigerator by the end of 2013 in India. The fridge would cut down power consumption by 40 per cent with a 10 year warranty, a top company official said.
"Ultra high definition TV is the next big thing in India as demand for Large screen TV is growing there. In the home appliance segment, we see the big demand in the refrigerator segment and that is why we are focusing on better looking ones as it would be a long term investment for customers," Samsung senior VP (CE division) Atul Jain said.
The side-by-side refrigerator would help customers due to its innovative design as there would be a show case for instant access of frequently used items and an inner case for longer storage ingredients.
Elaborating on the UHD TV market, Jain said there is a lot of demand for large screen TVs in India which are 40 inch and above.
"We have come out with a new technology called EvolutionKit using which customers can update their TV sets at par with the new technology devised by Samsung from time to time," Jain said.
Apart from the Note 3 and Gear which the company would launch on September 25, Samsung will come up with Note 10.1 in the last week of October, just before Diwali.
"The Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) would have features including a 10-inch display, 1.9 GHZ Octa Core processor (for 3G / WiFi only version) and 3GB RAM.
Focusing on increasing consumer base in the home appliance segment, Samsung will launch its new 'side by side' refrigerator by the end of 2013 in India. The fridge would cut down power consumption by 40 per cent with a 10 year warranty, a top company official said.
"Ultra high definition TV is the next big thing in India as demand for Large screen TV is growing there. In the home appliance segment, we see the big demand in the refrigerator segment and that is why we are focusing on better looking ones as it would be a long term investment for customers," Samsung senior VP (CE division) Atul Jain said.
The side-by-side refrigerator would help customers due to its innovative design as there would be a show case for instant access of frequently used items and an inner case for longer storage ingredients.
Elaborating on the UHD TV market, Jain said there is a lot of demand for large screen TVs in India which are 40 inch and above.
"We have come out with a new technology called EvolutionKit using which customers can update their TV sets at par with the new technology devised by Samsung from time to time," Jain said.
Apart from the Note 3 and Gear which the company would launch on September 25, Samsung will come up with Note 10.1 in the last week of October, just before Diwali.
"The Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) would have features including a 10-inch display, 1.9 GHZ Octa Core processor (for 3G / WiFi only version) and 3GB RAM.
7:41 AM
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Microsoft is one of the well known company to everyone . Microsoft has launched Microsoft Xbox music on web for free. Microsoft is making its Xbox Music streaming service available for free on the Web even to those who don't use Windows 8.
The expansion beyond Windows 8 devices and Xbox game consoles starting on Monday is intended to bring new customers into the software giant's ecosystem of devices and services and could help it compete with other digital music offerings like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes. It's also an acknowledgement that the music service hasn't done much to drive sales of the Windows 8 operating system.
The move represents another step toward Microsoft's goal of becoming a company that sells devices and services, rather than primarily software, said Michael Turits, an analyst with financial advisory firm Raymond James. It comes on the heels of Microsoft announcing it would buy the mobile phone handset manufacturing business of Nokia Corp. for $7.2 billion and that CEO Steve Ballmer would step down within 12 months.
"They've said they're going to be a devices and services company. We know they want to be a device company since they're buying the Nokia phone division," he said. "This kind of thing gives more credibility to the idea they'll be more of a services company as well."
Most buyers of the new Windows 8 operating system discovered Xbox Music because it's the default player for music files that people have imported from elsewhere, according to Xbox Music general manager Jerry Johnson. Opening it up to the broader public would give more people a chance to see the benefits of having multiple devices linked to Microsoft's platform. Its music service, for example, will save favorites and playlists across PCs, Windows Phones and Xbox game consoles.
"To actually build that ecosystem, we need to bring people into it," Johnson said.
Xbox Music allows people to choose from 30 million tracks and stream them for free with ads. The service sells downloadable tracks that have been kept off streaming services by artists or labels. A radio service on Xbox Music also generates song playlists automatically along genres or similar artists.
The expansion beyond Windows 8 devices and Xbox game consoles starting on Monday is intended to bring new customers into the software giant's ecosystem of devices and services and could help it compete with other digital music offerings like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes. It's also an acknowledgement that the music service hasn't done much to drive sales of the Windows 8 operating system.
The move represents another step toward Microsoft's goal of becoming a company that sells devices and services, rather than primarily software, said Michael Turits, an analyst with financial advisory firm Raymond James. It comes on the heels of Microsoft announcing it would buy the mobile phone handset manufacturing business of Nokia Corp. for $7.2 billion and that CEO Steve Ballmer would step down within 12 months.
"They've said they're going to be a devices and services company. We know they want to be a device company since they're buying the Nokia phone division," he said. "This kind of thing gives more credibility to the idea they'll be more of a services company as well."
Most buyers of the new Windows 8 operating system discovered Xbox Music because it's the default player for music files that people have imported from elsewhere, according to Xbox Music general manager Jerry Johnson. Opening it up to the broader public would give more people a chance to see the benefits of having multiple devices linked to Microsoft's platform. Its music service, for example, will save favorites and playlists across PCs, Windows Phones and Xbox game consoles.
"To actually build that ecosystem, we need to bring people into it," Johnson said.
Xbox Music allows people to choose from 30 million tracks and stream them for free with ads. The service sells downloadable tracks that have been kept off streaming services by artists or labels. A radio service on Xbox Music also generates song playlists automatically along genres or similar artists.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
7:38 AM
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Butterfly is a well known creature to everyone.The scientists have designed a new nanodevice called as butterfly inspired device.By mimicking microscopic structures in butterfly wings, researchers have developed a nanodevice smaller than the width of a human hair that could make optical communication faster and more secure.
The international team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia and Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg in Germany, have produced a photonic crystal that can split both left and right circularly polarised light.
The design for this crystal was inspired by the 'Callophrys Rubi' butterfly, which has 3D nano-structures within its wings which give them their vibrant green colour. Other insects also have nano-structures that provide colour, but the Callophrys Rubi has one important difference.
"This butterfly's wing contains an immense array of interconnected nano-scale coiled springs that form a unique optical material. We used this concept to develop our photonic crystal device," researcher Dr Mark Turner, said.
Using 3D laser nano-technology, researchers built a photonic crystal with properties that don't exist in naturally occurring crystals, specifically one that works with circular polarisation. This miniature device contains over 750,000 tiny polymer nano-rods.
The photonic crystal acts as a miniature polarising beam splitter which is used in modern technology - such as telecommunications, microscopy and multimedia - are built from naturally occurring crystals, which work for linearly polarised light but not circularly polarised light.
"We believe we have created the first nano-scale photonic crystal chiral beam splitter," Director of the Centre for Micro-Photonics at Swinburne, Professor Min Gu, said.
"It has the potential to become a useful component for developing integrated photonic circuits that play an important role in optical communications, imaging, computing and sensing.
"The technology offers new possibilities for steering light in nano-photonic devices and takes us a step closer towards developing optical chips that could overcome the bandwidth bottleneck for ultra-high speed optical networks," said Gu.
The study was published in the journal Nature Photonics.
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