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Microsoft just announced the Microsoft Band, the company's first fitness band and the new Microsoft Health platform. The Microsoft Band has 10 smart sensors, including a UV sensor for sun exposure and a galvanic skin response measurement. It offers heart rate monitoring, fitness tracking, sleep quality tracking and more. It also offers notifications for your including incoming calls, emails, texts and more as well as access to Cortana.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEvjulEJH9w
Highlights of Microsoft Band
Guided Workouts: Maximize your fitness with a choice of expert-designed workouts that are just right for your needs.
24-hour heart rate tracking: Monitor your heart rate 24 hours a day so you can perform at your best.
Sleep Tracking: See how long and how well you sleep and how often you wake.
GPS Run Mapping: Map the routes you've run, biked, or hiked and save your favorites.
Microsoft Band specifications
Band: size: width: 0.75", thickness: 0.34" (19mm x 8.7mm); Weight: (60 g)
Band materials: Thermal plastic elastomer
Display:AA size: 0.43" x 1.30" (11mm x 33mm), Touch-enabled TFT full-color display
Processor: ARM Cortex M4 MCU, 64MB internal storage
Sensors: Optical heart rate sensor, 3-axis accelerometer/gyro, GPS, Ambient light sensor, Skin temperature sensor, UV sensor
Other technology: Microphone, Haptic vibration motor
Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy)
Water resistance: Sweat and splash-resistant
Battery: Type: 2 x 100mAh rechargeable Lithium ion with up to 48 hours of normal use
Connector: Magnetically coupled connector to USB
Compatibility: Windows Phone 8.1 update ...
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YouTube has released a new open source project that will allow developers to integrate live streaming into their apps. Dubbed as WatchMe, the project is available on GitHub.
Google has added a reference app for developers who can customize it as per their needs. More third-party developers will be able to offer video streaming features similar to Sony’s Live on YouTube by – Xperia and HTC’s upcoming RE camera. YouTube Data API v3, YouTube Live Streaming API, Google Play Services and Plus API.
Steps to start using the WatchMe app-
Sync the Github repo
In your Google Developer Console,
Enable the Youtube Data API v3 and Google+ API.
Create a client ID for Android, using your SHA1 and package name.
Include cross-platform compiled streaming libraries.
Either
libffmpeg.so under src/main/jniLibs/armeabi,
or
another streaming library with modifying VideoStreamingInterface
posted YouTube on a company blog post.
Besides hosting live streaming sessions, the WatchMe app also allows users to share them via social networking sites including Google+. Finally, YouTube also says that deveopers could face some bugs as the open source project is in an experimental phase.
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LG Electronics has announced their earnings for Q3 2014, in which it has reported net profit of 203 billion Won (US$ 194 million) with operating profits of 461.3 billion Won (US$ 449.61 million). Both the operating profits and net profits were down compared to last quarter, but the these have doubled compared to the quarter a year earlier.
Mobile communications sector earned operating income of 167.4 billion Won (USD 163.16 million) and Sales of 4.25 trillion Won (USD 4.14 billion), a 39% increase YoY and 17% increase QoQ. This is the highest in the company’s history since the third quarter of 2009, says LG.
LG shipped 16.8 million units of mobile phones in Q3 2014, 39% more sales YoY and 16% QoQ. Sales increased due to the increased G3 sales and stronger L-Series sales in North America by 39% QoQ, Improved LTE sales by 114% YoY and by 25% QoQ due to the global launch of G3. Total shipments in domestic market decreased by 22% QoQ due to weaker demand.
LG expects smartphone market to grow continuously with seasonality, especially for the LTE market. It plans to maximize sales of G3 and strengthen, G3 variants and L-series III.
Jabra has launched Jabra Storm, the latest Bluetooth Headset with new microPOWER battery technology that reduces the size of the headset and boosts the battery efficiency for up to 10 hours of talk time. It has offers crystal clear voice at both ends of the call due to advanced sound enhancement technologies and wind noise blackout that shields your conversation from gusts of wind.
Highlights of Jabra Storm Bluetooth Headset
Small, discreet design incorporating microPOWER technology
Ultimate Comfort Eargel for a secure fit
Wind Noise Blackout and HD Voice for crystal clear sound at both ends of phone calls
Voice Control and Guidance with spoke battery and connection status
Easy pairing to smartphones and other devices with NFC, as well as Multiuse to pair to 2 devices at the same time
10 hours of talk time and an energy-saving PowerNap function
The Jabra Storm comes in Black color and is priced at Rs.4499. It is available across India.
Huawei launched the Honor X1 tablet in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 19,990. This was introduced as MediaPad X1 back in MWC 2014 earlier this year. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the tablet from the event, here we have the photo gallery of the Honor X1 tablet.
It has a 7-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) IPS 10-point capacitive touch screen display. The screen is sharp and the colors are vivid. As you can see, it has minimal bezels on the sides, making it compact to hold. It is powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core HiSilicon Kirin 910 processor with Mali 450 GPU.
It has an earpiece on the top for voice calling. There is a 5-megapixel camera and the usual set of sensors next to the camera. It even has an LED notification light next to the sensors, which is hardly visible when it's not glowing.
It has on-screen buttons, but there is a small bezel below the display. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Emotion UI 2.0 on top.
The tablet is just 7.18mm thick. The power/lock button and the volume rockers are present on the right side. You can also see the micro SIM slot and the microSD card ...
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 went on sale in India last week for Rs. 20,900. Here we have the device for unboxing of the smartphone. Last year Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3, this year the company decided to launch only one device and call it just the Mega 2. Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDFFY75566g
Box Contents
The box contents include,
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 in Brown Black color
2-pin charger (5V-1.5A)
micro USB cable
Headset with microphone
User manual
2800 mAh battery
The Mega 2 has a 6-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display. It has Duos branding on the top since it comes with Dual SIM support. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Android 4.4.4 (Kitkat) with Samsung TouchWiz UI on top. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, better than last year Mega smartphones.
The removable back cover has leather-like finish. The smartphone has 1.5 GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot.
It has a 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash. We will be bringing you the benchmarks, photo gallery and camera samples of the smartphone soon.
Microsoft just announced the Microsoft Band, the company's first fitness band and the new Microsoft Health platform. The Microsoft Band has 10 smart sensors, including a UV sensor for sun exposure and a galvanic skin response measurement. It offers heart rate monitoring, fitness tracking, sleep quality tracking and more. It also offers notifications for your including incoming calls, emails, texts and more as well as access to Cortana.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEvjulEJH9w
Highlights of Microsoft Band
Guided Workouts: Maximize your fitness with a choice of expert-designed workouts that are just right for your needs.
24-hour heart rate tracking: Monitor your heart rate 24 hours a day so you can perform at your best.
Sleep Tracking: See how long and how well you sleep and how often you wake.
GPS Run Mapping: Map the routes you've run, biked, or hiked and save your favorites.
Microsoft Band specifications
Band: size: width: 0.75", thickness: 0.34" (19mm x 8.7mm); Weight: (60 g)
Band materials: Thermal plastic elastomer
Display:AA size: 0.43" x 1.30" (11mm x 33mm), Touch-enabled TFT full-color display
Processor: ARM Cortex M4 MCU, 64MB internal storage
Sensors: Optical heart rate sensor, 3-axis accelerometer/gyro, GPS, Ambient light sensor, Skin temperature sensor, UV sensor
Other technology: Microphone, Haptic vibration motor
Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy)
Water resistance: Sweat and splash-resistant
Battery: Type: 2 x 100mAh rechargeable Lithium ion with up to 48 hours of normal use
Connector: Magnetically coupled connector to USB
Compatibility: Windows Phone 8.1 update ...
Motorola unveiled the Verizon Droid Turbo two days back in the US. Now, the company is sending out invitation for launch event of the Droid Turbo in Brazil on November 5.
However, the global variant of the phone will likely be touted as Moto Maxx. Although, the invitation does not mention the name of the device it shows back of a device that resembles that of the DROID Turbo’s Ballistic Nylon back. The Droid Turbo sports a 5.2 (1440×2560 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has 3GB RAM, 32GB/64GB internal storage.
The phone has a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, 4K video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. One of the key features of the phone is the 3,900mAh battery, which can soak up 8 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes thanks to the Turbo Charger. It is not known if the phone will be launched in other countries as well.
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Google's latest flagship smartphone Nexus 6 went up for pre-order on Google Play Store. However, the phone was sold out within 30 minutes.That includes both the Midnight Blue and Cloud White colors in both the 32 GB and 64 GB options.
The Nexus 6 costs $649 for the 32GB version in white or blue and $699 for the 64GB version. The pre-order was only available in the US Google Play Store. It is not clear how many units of the phone were pre-ordered as no inventory was mentioned by Google. Shipping of the pre-ordered Nexus 6 will begin from November 21st.
Google announced the Nexus 6 earlier this month that sports a 6-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, which accounts to a pixel density of 496ppi. It is powered by 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (APQ 8084-AB) processor with Adreno 420 GPU and 3GB RAM, 32GB/64GB internal memory. Running on latest Android 5.0 the phone has a 13MP rear camera with dual LED Ring flash, 4K video recording and 2MP front-facing camera.
The phone is expected to be rolled out in 28 countries including India by the end of this year.
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LG Display has introduced a 5.3-inch Full HD LCD panel for smartphones with just 0.7mm bezel on the sides. The company introduced world’s slimmest 5.2-inch 1080p smartphone display last year, which was just 2.2mm thin with a 2.3mm bezel. The new smartphone display becomes the world's narrow bezel display panel, narrower than the 0.8mm thickness of a credit card. Sharp introduced the Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X smartphones recently, which had minimal bezel.
The display uses Neo Edge module processing technology and the world’s first Advanced In-Cell Touch (AIT) technology that uses an adhesive instead of double-sided tape to attach and completely seal the total area and edges of the panel’s circuit board and backlight unit, says LG. This makes LG achieve minimal bezel width, while blocking light leakage and being waterproof and dust proof.
It also improves panel’s durability despite the narrow bezel because of increased elasticity as the adhesive hardens. It saves costs too since a separate process for touch functions is not required. The new display will be mass-produced in November and supplied first to China, since there is a demand for large screen smartphones is strong in the country.
Google is rolling out an update to Play Movies and TV app for Android with Material Design UI. This means, the app will get larger images and bright colors that makes the UI colorful and attractive.
Secondly, the app gets support of second screen functionality when streaming TV shows and movies to a Chromecast or Nexus Player-connected TV. The updated app will show actor and soundtrack cards on your phone or tablet while you are watching, so you can have extra information about what is playing. It must be noted that not all Google Play content supports this feature. Only movies and episodes marked with an Info Cards badge on the Google Play store will work.
Finally,Google also updated their “Watch Now” tab to make “the experience of finding a movie as pleasant as watching the movie itself”. Users will now see more recommendations and even trailers, right inside the app. The new version of the app will roll out over the next week. Amazon offers similar feature to Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Prime Instant.
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Metis Learning launched Eddy G70, an Android-based learning tablet for kids in partnership with Intel for Rs. 9999 in September. Designed specially for kids, the tablet runs on Android 4.2.2 with an overlay of the proprietary Athena OS. We have already seen the unboxing of the Eddy tablet and now lets take a detailed hardware look at the tablet.
The Metis Eddy tablet sports a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) multi-touch display and is powered by dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor. It runs on Android 4.2-based proprietary Athena OS and comes pre-loaded with over 160 learning apps and games for Kids.
It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
The tablet has power button and volume rockers on the right side.
On the top we can see the micro USB port, microphone and 3.5mm audio jack.
At the back the tablet has a 2-megapixel camera at the top end and loud speaker at the bottom end.
It also has a microSD card slot at the back. The tablet has 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory , 32GB expandable memory with microSD. It has 3G support via dongle,WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, mini HDMI out, USB OTG and a 2800 mAh battery.
Worldwide smartphone shipment has reached 327.6 million units in Q3, 2014 reporting a 25.2% of increase from the same period a year ago, as per a latest report from IDC.
This quarter, Xiaomi has made into the list of top 5 smartphone makers. The Chinese company has become the world's third largest smartphone maker and its total shipment reached 17.3 million units. The report suggested that the company's focus on China and adjacent markets, as well as the launch of its Mi4 smartphone in August, drove the company's triple-digit year-over-year growth in shipment volumes during 3Q14. Smartphone shipment increased by 211.3 percent to 17.3 percent from 5.6 percent
“Despite rumors of a slowing market, smartphone shipments continue to see record-setting volumes. We’ve finally reached a point where most developed markets are experiencing single-digit growth while emerging markets are still growing at more than 30 percent collectively,”
said Ryan Reith, program director with IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
Samsung continued to top the list of vendors with 78.3 million units followed by Apple with 39.9 million shipment including the 10m iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units they sold over the launch weekend. Meanwhile, Lenovo and LG tied for fourth place with sales of 16.9m and ...
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q2 2014, in which the company has managed to make operating profit of 4.06 trillion won ($3.9 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, down from 10.16 trillion won compared to the same quarter last year. It has reported net profit of 4.22 trillion won ($4 billion) on revenues of 47.45trillion won ($45 billion), down 9% compared to the same quarter last year.
In the mobile sector, it has reported revenues of 23.52 trillion won, down 15% compared to 27.51 trillion won in the previous quarter. The mobile division has seen earnings fall in two consecutive quarters, despite marginal increase in third quarter smartphone sales. The main reason of fall in profits is due to fall in smartphone average selling price (ASP) due to price cut for older models and declined shipments of high-end smartphones, said Samsung. Looks like Samsung is facing the heat from budget smartphone makers.
Tablet shipments increased due to the expansion of new Tab S and sales of Galaxy Tab 4 series, but it didn't reveal the exact number of tablets shipped. Samsung expects demand for smartphone and tablet to increase in the fourth quarter, but the competition among maker will intensify.
It plans to introduce smartphones with flexible displays, metal frames and focus on streamlined strategic models in ...
Developers of Truecaller Caller ID app has launched Truedialer, a smart dialer app for Android. It was launched for Windows Phone 8 few months back, it recently got updated with real-time Caller ID features for Windows Phone 8.1 users. It replaces the standard smartphone dialer with a new dialer that offers relevant information about contacts such as name, profile photo and more before placing a caller, since this has Truecaller technology built into the app. This requires data connection, similar to the Truecaller app.
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Highlights of Truedialer
Automatically search for information about a number you are dialing from the Truecaller’s database
Automatically fill in missing contact information in your call log with information from Truecaller’s database.
Protect yourself from spam and scams. If the number you're about to dial has been reported by Truecaller’s community as an unwanted number, you’ll be warned before placing the call.
Quickly dial your favorite contacts with T9 search (predictive text)
Regarding the new app, Nami Zarringhalam, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Truecaller, said,
Until now, phone dial pads have not truly improved since the feature phone days. With the same infrastructure that powers Truecaller, our ambition with Truedialer is to replace the phone’s phonebook app, and be invaluable to users, just as Truecaller has changed the way ...
WhatsApp Voice calling feature has been delayed till next year, according to WhatsApp CEO, Jan Koum. Speaking at the Re/Code's Code/Mobile conference, Koum said that the launch of the feature has been delayed till Q1 of 2015.
Koum said that the company has technical difficulties to overcome before adding the voice calling feature to the app. He added that WhatsApp is working through several technical issues related to the launch, including the fact that the app does not have access to certain phone microphones, which makes noise cancellation more difficult. WhatsApp is trying to work through how the service would operate in situations where data coverage is poor, noting that many users in emerging markets are still using 2G EDGE coverage, noted Koum.
He also stated that if these issues are not solved, the voice calling feature launch will be moved further through the year. Giving further insights on the evergrowing users base, Koum said that WhatsApp which has over 600 million monthly active users aspires to cross 1 billion monthly active users within the next several years. Koum said that WhatsApp has no plans of charging users in future and is instead focused on growth with Facebook's financial support.
WhatsApp had announced that it ...
EE today switched on the next generation of 4G in London, offering download speeds of up to 150Mbps to any user who has a compatible device (currently the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Alpha and the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 too supports the next-gen network).
The new network speeds are facilitated by 'carrier aggregation' which combines 20Mbps of the 1800MHz spectrum with 20MHz of the 2.6GHz spectrum to offer the advanced network. EE originally launched trials of LTE-A (also known as LTE Cat 6) in East London's TechHub earlier this year but today marks the beginning of the rollout for general consumers.
LTE Cat.6 technology theoretically supports download speeds of up to 300Mbps but in real world usage, these peak at 150Mbps. For users who do not have a LTE-A enabled handset (such as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus), you'll still be able to benefit but won't receive the headline download speeds; the addition of more spectrum means there is more bandwidth available and you'll have a more reliable and faster connection than you do at the moment.
LTE-A is currently being switched on in Central London with the 2.5GHz spectrum live on 150 sites and 1800MHz live on more than 1500 sites. ...
A video showing the prototype of Project Ara modular smartphone concept has been released by Phoneblocks. It shows the progress of the Project Ara being developed by NK Labs, a Massachusetts-based contractor.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qsGTXLnmKs
NK Labs is just one of dozens of partners Google is working with in order to make Project Ara a reality. The video shows a little hands-on with the team’s “Spiral 1″ prototype of the modular handset and reveals that the Ara’s “Spiral 2″ build will feature a custom-made Toshiba chip. An existence of the Toshiba chip was first reported in May . Moving on, the video states that the “Spiral 2″ will leave most of the area of the phone available for developers’ functions. Google has announced that it will hold two developer conference in January and the Spiral 2 will be introduced during the conference.
"The principal focus of this second Module Developers Conference will be the next major release of the Ara Module Developers Kit (MDK)--version 0.20. We have been hard at work maturing and improving the Ara platform, and we will highlight the major changes and advances in the MDK. "
posted Paul Eremenko, Head of Project Ara, Google ATAP on a Google+.
Project Ara was started by ...
Google introduced the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC earlier this month. The first Nexus 7, its successor and the nexus 10 had screens with 16:9 aspect ratio, but this has a 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to the iPad Mini and the Xiaomi Mi Pad. We got to check out the latest flagship Nexus tablet. Here is the hands-on and the photo gallery.
The 8.9″ (2048×1536 pixels) IPS LCD display is sharp and at the same time it is huge, compared to the Nexus 7's 7-inch screen. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The 4:3 aspect ration is more helpful to consume content in landscape mode. It is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra K1 64-bit processor with Kepler GPU and comes with 2GB of RAM.
The Nexus 9 has an optional keyboard folio case that is available for $129.99. It offers two angles that is helpful for both typing and for watching videos.
The keyboard is pretty good with large keys for comfortable typing. It runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop).
There is a micro USB slot on the bottom. It has brushed metal finish on the sides for a premium look.
The power/lock button and the volume rockers are present on the right side along with a microphone. Both these keys ...
Google is slowly updating all of its homegrown app with the latest Material Design look from Android 5.0. Today, the company is bringing the Material Design to Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides on Android. We have already seen the Material Design update for Play Store, Play Music and Play Movies and TV.
In addition to the new layer of the UI, the Drive app for Android also gets an improved search tool that is easier and more predictive at finding content by updating results as each letter is typed into the field. Users can now add messages at the time of sharing a file to give details about why you’re sharing, as well as change privacy sharing for files. Finally, the update also comes to PDF viewer that now allows you to find, select, and copy text in PDFs and users do not need to launch it seperately as it is now built directly into Google Drive.
Moving on, Google Docs, Slides and Sheets have also received the Material Design update. The hamburger menu icon is tweaked in the action bar and is consistent across all the three apps. Also added to the apps is an "Incoming" section in the sidebar that consolidates all of ...
Flipboard has received a major revamp that includes a cleaner look and a bunch of customization tools for better news feed. The version 3.0 focuses on easy content discovery along with few enhancements.
Both the Flipboard apps on Android and iOS now allows users to choose from over 30,000 topics to follow, with each topic containing stories from publishers, websites, and magazines curated on the digital magazine aggregator. Users will now receive a "Daily Edition" which is an editorially curated news section that is sent everday at 7 am. The new version involves better curation of the millions of customized magazines that readers have created — using recommendation technology acquired when it bought Zite.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_zm9a5_Ego
You can now also follow people and what the are collecting in their magazines, and there is a minor design update on the iPad version, and a complete new look for the app on the iPhone version. The apps also get full-screen covers, fresh typography and a new navigational bar that allows quick access to home feed, your tiles, search, notifications and profile.
Flipboard for Android and iOS
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