"How Apple Watch works?, 10 things to know about the latest trending gadget"

All the rumours came true, the Apple's smartwatch is released today.The Apple Watch (sorry, “iWatch” fans) will be the first big new product line Apple has introduced since the iPad in 2010, and the first under the leadership of Tim Cook as CEO.

Like the iPad, iPhone and iWatch before it, the Apple Watch will enter a market where other tech companies have tried and failed to reach a mass audience. As with those earlier products, Apple hopes that a mixture of sleek hardware design and easy-to-use software will convince millions to buy a device they never even knew they needed.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Apple Watch:

You Need an iPhone to Use It

Like many smartwatches, the Apple Watch is meant to be used in conjunction with a smartphone. Think of it as as an easier-to-reach display that can relay information from your phone—when someone sends you a text, for instance, the Apple Watch can display the message on its screen for easier access. Though the watch was unveiled along with the iPhone 6, it will also be compatible with the iPhone 5, iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c.

It’s Expensive and It Won’t Be Out Soon

Shocker—Apple is introducing a gadget at the very high end of the category’s price range. The Apple Watch’s retail price will start at $349 when it launches early next year. Samsung’s Galaxy Gear retailed for $299 last fall, while the Kickstarter-funded Pebble smartwatch costs $150. Apple products typically sell at a premium, which helps the company maintain its huge margins.

It Has Animated Emojis

Everyone’s favorite yellow emoticons will have more verve on the Apple Watch. Users will be able to customize the facial expressions of emojis by touching different portions of the figure’s face. For instance, users can touch the emoji’s mouth to widen its smile or tap its eyebrows to raise them higher. The 3D figures spring to life before being texted off to a friend also using an Apple Watch. The redesigned emojis are a way to compensate for the fact that the Apple Watch screen is prohibitively small for sending traditional text message to friends. In addition to animated emojis, Apple Watch will analyze incoming texts and present a selection of potential responses that might make sense in context. Users can also use the phone’s microphones to dictate text.

It’s Compatible With Apple Pay

The new device is part of Apple’s broader scheme to replace your physical credit card through Apple Pay, a service that allows people to buy products through the press of a button on their iPhone 6 or Apple Watch. Utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, the devices will be able to communicate with payment systems at participating retailers using credit card information they already have tied to their iTunes accounts.

So far, McDonald’s, Staples, and Macy’s are among the companies that have agreed to accept Apple Pay.

It’s Using the Watch Dial in a Creative Way

The iPod’s click wheel was an innovation that simplified the chore of navigating through a thousand songs on an MP3 player. Apple hopes it’s hit on similar design magic by turning the traditional watch dial—now the “Digital Crown,” in Apple PR-speak—into a button that can be used to navigate the watch face. Through the dial, users will be able to zoom in and out on the screen, as well as scroll up and down, without obscuring the watch’s small surface. It also serves as the home button and the way to call up Siri, who will return as the Apple Watch’s digital assistant.

It Has Three Different Models in Two Sizes

The Apple Watch will come in three different styles. There’s the basic Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Sport, which will have a sweat-resistant wrist strap and the Apple Watch Edition, which will come in an 18-karat gold watch case. All of them will be available in two different sizes of either 38 mm or 42 mm for the watch face. The watches will all be customisable with easily changeable wrist straps. Expect these colorful straps to become the iPhone cases of the wearables era.

You Can Send Someone Your Heartbeat

Apple spent a lot of time at its press event talking about how the Apple Watch is the most personal device it’s ever created. Case in point: a user can “send” someone else their heartbeat by pressing two fingers to the Apple Watch screen to allow it to measure a pulse. Users can also share sketches, sound recordings and wrist-based love-taps for other forms of 21st-century flirtation.

It’s Extremely Sensitive

Apple claims that the technology inside its watch will allow it to both give and receive tactile feedback with quite a bit of subtlety. The vibration system, called Taptic Engine, provides haptic feedback that varies based on the context—for instance, the device would vibrate differently depending on whether you needed to make a right or a left turn while using a navigation app. The Apple Watch’s touch screen will also be able to differentiate between a tap and a press, which would should present more control options on the very small amount of available real estate.

Apple Still Hasn’t Revealed a Bunch of Important Information

With the Apple Watch not slated for release until 2015, Apple still has a lot of questions to answer. How’s the battery life? The fact that the company crowed about the iPhone 6’s improved battery life but was silent on Apple Watch may not be a good sign. We also want to know whether it’s water resistant, whether there will be a version for lefties and which app developers will be on board at launch.

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"The live updates of iphone6, features and specs in iphone6 released officially in the launching event today"

The event started with the remembrance of Steve Jobs, who introduced Macintosh in the year 1984 at the Flint Center.It was the computer that changed everything. Macintosh brought the power of technology to everyone.

“Today, we are pleased to announce the biggest advancement in iPhone. ”
– Tim Cook

The Iphone6 features and Specs:

Design:

iPhone 6 has a continuous, seamless design.

There are no distinct edges. The cover glass curves around the sides to meet the anodized aluminum enclosure.

Display:

Both iPhone 6 models feature a new Retina HD display

Size:

These are the thinnest iPhones ever made.

iPhone 6 is merely 6.9 mm. iPhone 6 Plus is just a smidge more at 7.1 mm.

Landscape view:

iPhone 6 Plus lets you see even more content in a new landscape view. 

Built-in apps like Messages look great. And you’ll get extra functionality from the bigger keyboard.

There’s a special landscape mode for the Home screen.

Processing speed:

Processor performance is 50 times faster than the original iPhone.

Talk about one-upping yourself.

The A8 chip has up to 25% faster processing power and up to 50% faster graphics.

Camera:

iPhone 6 has an 8MP iSight camera, 1.5µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture. And an all-new sensor.

That’s a nerdy way of saying, we’ve made the iSight camera a lot better.

A shot taken by iphone6 camera

Price:

iPhone 6 Plus starts at $299 with a two-year contract.

It comes in gold, silver, and space gray.

iPhone 6 starts at $199 with a two-year contract.

It comes in gold, silver, and space gray.

The extra features are discussed here:

• Now there are more than 1.3 million apps available for iPhone.
• iPhone 6 is up to 50% more energy efficient, so you can have higher sustained performance.
• Xcode is at the heart of app creation with advanced auto layout tools to help developers work with iPhone 6.

Availability:

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are available September 19 in these countries. And more soon after.

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"IBM now hires more in US than India amid tax, visa worries"

Over the past decade, IBM hired frenetically in India, and cut jobs in the US in an effort to be cost competitive with Indian IT services providers. Now, the Big Blue appears to be changing track, goaded perhaps by the Obama administration's social and tax pressures, and the US work visa restrictions.

However, other global IT services companies like Ireland-registered Accenture and France-based Capgemini are continuing to keep their hiring focus on India.

IBM's 'Jobs at IBM' website currently lists about 6,750 jobs, of which nearly a third, 2,150, are in the US. India follows way behind at a little over 700, and China is third with about 650. More striking are the entry level positions. Of the total of 446 entry level positions open as on September 2, as many as 172, or nearly 40%, are in the US. In India, there are a mere five.

An employee of the company in India said the internal job portal now shows certain IT positions with 1-2 years' experience reserved for US citizens. "I can't recollect such entry level positions earlier being reserved for US citizens," he said.

When contacted, IBM did not directly address the matter, but issued the following statement: "Managing resources and skills is an ongoing and critical component of our business model. IBM continues to meet the changing requirements of its clients, and to pioneer new, high value segments of the IT industry. To that end, IBM is positioning itself to lead in growth areas such as cloud, analytics and cognitive computing and investing in these priority areas. Investing in and hiring talent from over 100 college campuses in India continues to be part of the strategy."

US tech entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadhwa said he would not know if the IBM hiring trends were accurate, but said it would not surprise him. "IBM, like other US companies, is surely under pressure from nativists to hire more Americans. The noise is only getting louder. But it may be that IBM is trying to balance its growth and that is what is behind such a strategy," he said.

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"The top reasons why Samsung should fear iphone6"

The last few years will likely go down as a golden age for Samsung Electronics. While Apple defined the modern smartphone with its iPhone in 2007, Samsung has been growing far more rapidly. Since 2010, Samsung's share of the smartphone market has quadrupled to 31%, according to research firm IDC. Apple's share has barely budged in that same period, ending 2013 at about 15%.

But Apple may finally have the right ingredients to reverse Samsung's fortunes. On September 9, Apple is set to unveil not only a new phone, which some pundits are calling the iPhone 6, but also details of a longawaited smartwatch that will work in concert with the new phone. Bloomberg News has reported several of the features expected to be packed into the next iPhone, including larger screen sizes and a payments system allowing customers to use the device to make purchases in stores. Put all of these pieces together, and you get some potentially profound changes that could sap the advantages of Samsung's hot-selling Galaxy line of products.

We don't know everything about the new iPhone, but we know this: It won't be a good day for Samsung. Here's why:

More competition in large phones
Since the launch of the iPhone seven years ago, the device's screen size has only increased by half an inch. Meanwhile, the global appetite for large phones has been insatiable, and Samsung has been the main beneficiary. Devices with screens larger than 4.5 inches made up a third of the worldwide market last year, and IDC expects them to grow to 44% this year.

Now, Apple is finally getting in on the action. The company plans to unveil models with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screens, according to people familiar with Apple's plans.

"Samsung has had a few years with no real competition on larger form-factor phones, and that's where they've been able to run the table on Apple," says Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray. "Now that competitive advantage is going to simply disappear." Teresa Brewer, an Apple spokeswoman, declined to comment on possible new products.

Mobile payment lock-in
After years of experiments, Apple will announce a payments platform so that iPhone owners will be able to buy goods at brick-and-mortar stores with a quick flick of their iPhones. The company has inked deals with Visa, MasterCard and American Express for the iPhone 6, which contains a wireless chip that transmits data securely to an in-store reader.

Even in the rosiest scenario, you'll still want to keep your wallet with you. It will take many years for the majority of retailers to make the investments necessary to support digital payments, says Richard Crone, a payments-industry consultant.

Still, Apple has a better chance to change consumers' behavior than Google, which has struggled to convince hardware makers, mobile carriers and stores of Google Wallet's worthiness. Apple has 800 million credit and debit cards on file with customers who have purchased items through iTunes. Apple may have to do some convincing after security concerns over hacked celebrity accounts. If Apple executes well, it will be far more difficult for Samsung to wrest iPhone customers away .

An iWallet "would be the ultimate in stickiness," says Crone. "It would create a tremendous barrier to exit for Apple customers and more importantly , a tremendous barrier to entry for competitors."

Watch and learn
Samsung has been making smartwatches for at least a year. In May, the company held a splashy event hoping to establish itself as the center of the nascent wearables segment. It introduced Sami and Simband, a set of software and hardware standards that any company could use to create their own devices and apps, and released yet another watch of its own on August 28. So far, there are few signs of traction, says Tavis McCourt, an analyst at Raymond James. "I would say Samsung has not moved the category forward," he says.

Tom Beermann, a spokesman for Samsung, declined to provide an update on the number of companies using Sami or Simband, or to provide data on the number of watches sold.

Apple's wearable device, often referred to as the iWatch, may not come out until next year, according to a report from Recode. No matter, says Munster. With only small companies such as Fitbit and Jawbone making progress in niches like fitness, there will be plenty of pent-up demand by the time the products arrive in Apple's stores, he says. If the iWatch goes mainstream, it could shut Samsung out.

Corporate ambitions
Apple has become the dominant provider of smartphones and tablets to corporations, seemingly without breaking much of a sweat. Apple's focus on simplicity has encouraged information-technology departments to accommodate employees' desire to use their iPhones and iPads at work. That's been good enough to get these devices into more than 90% of the world's largest companies, Apple CEO Tim Cook said earlier this year.

Samsung has had to work harder to win over companies. Part of the problem is the gadget maker's reliance on Google's Android operating system. Only a fifth of Android users run the latest version of the software, forcing companies to create different versions of their applications and leaving them vulnerable to newer kinds of attacks, according to OpenSignal, an app maker that conducted a study of its users.

To overcome this fragmentation, Samsung has made a push in recent years to fix Android's work-related issues. It created programmes for IT to manage employees' mobile devices called Safe and security software called Knox. So far, the effort has failed to establish Samsung as a major player in the workplace, says McCourt. "If the point was to increase Android's market share to be more like Apple's, then it has failed," he says.

Now, Apple is getting more serious about the corporate market. In July, the company said it would a team up with an old rival, IBM. "By partnering with IBM, Apple is being proactive about seeking and defending the enterprise market," Frank Gillett, Forrester analyst, wrote in an e-mail. Expect to hear more next week about what makes the iPhone 6 the perfect workhorse.

Apple may be finding its voice again
When Steve Jobs died in 2011, Apple lost not only its CEO and technology visionary, but the pitchman who championed iconic ad campaigns such as "Think Different," "There's an App for That" and "I'm a Mac." Since then, Apple has churned out a stream of ads that were forgettable at best.

In the meantime, Samsung's ad agency, 72andsunny, pulled off a brilliant bit of marketing jiu jitsu by going for Apple's jugular. The ads mocked what is perhaps Apple's greatest asset: The frenzied fans who turn up every year to wait in line for the newest iPhone. A new series of Apple ads shows how its products enrich people's lives, whether they are composers or parents. The campaign is going well, and the recent commercials are outperforming Samsung's on average, according to ad industry researcher Ace Metrix.

Apple is finally beginning to find its post-Jobs voice, says Edward Boches, an advertising professor at Boston University. For longtime Apple watchers, the September 9 event will bring a tinge of Jobsian nostalgia: It will take place at a college near Apple's campus, where the founder introduced the Mac and iMac. Apple's news conferences may have lost some luster since then, but they still do the trick. The same can't be said of Samsung's live performances.

Developers love Apple

Samsung's incredible run in recent years has come at a time of relative stasis for Apple. The Cupertino company has not introduced a major new product category since the iPad in 2010.

On the flip side, that's given developers plenty of time to get familiar with Apple's mobile devices. They've created more than 1.2 million apps and earned $20 billion-plus, exceeding Android. Developers are clamoring for new Apple products to code for, and they're going to get them. "If Apple puts the hammer down with great, unique new products, it's really going to put Samsung back on its heels," says Piper Jaffray's Munster.

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"Microsoft to completely Acquire Nokia by this Friday"

Even a long road has an end. Today Microsoft announced that it will complete its purchase of the preponderance of Nokia’s hardware assets on Friday. The deal has undergone minor adjustment since its initial formulation.

Initially, the Microsoft-Nokia arrangement was expected to conclude in the first quarter of 2014. International hangups pushed that date into the current quarter. The company’s announced that they expected the deal to close in April, the current month. They made that target.

What changed in the deal throughout its conclusory proceedings? Microsoft won’t pick up a Korean “manufacturing facility,” 21 Nokia employees that were not part of the original agreement will transfer to Microsoft, and Redmond will “manage the nokia.com domain and social media sites for the benefit of both companies and our customers for up to a year.” All told, these are minor adjustments when stood next to the $7.2 billion deal that will see Microsoft essentially hire tens of thousands of Nokia employees.

Microsoft and Nokia are both up fractions in regular trading following the news.

You know the deal by now, and why it matters for both companies. Now comes the hard part: Can Microsoft capitalize on its massive capital purchase?

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"Google Launches Chrome Remote Desktop On Android, Allowing Mobile Access To Your PC"

Google this morning launched a mobile client application called “Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android” (whew!) which allows for remote access to your Mac or PC from your Android device, whether smartphone or tablet. The new app is an extension of Google’s previously launched Chrome Remote Desktop screen-sharing service, which allows you to share your desktop’s screen with other Chrome browser or Chromebook users.

As with its big-screen counterpart, to use the Android application you first have to install a helper application on your desktop or laptop computer. That app is here in the Chrome Web Store and works on Windows (XP and above), Mac (OS X 10.6 and above) and Linux computers. The helper app installs as an extension to Google Chrome or the Chrome-based OS that powers Google’s Chromebooks.

Once installed, however, you’ll be able to open the app and connect to any of your computers with just a tap, manage them, and navigate through their files and folders from afar — like a modern version of GoToMyPC, for example.

We’ve known an Android client was in the works for some time, as there was even a functional version of the Android client available back in January, though it required that you compile the app from source in order to use it. An iOS version is also in the works, but its development is said to be further behind.

The move comes at a time when competitor Amazon is targeting enterprise users with its own version of remote access software, Amazon Workspaces. Officially launched to the public in March, this service similarly lets company employees access their work computers from any device, including Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, Android or Kindle Fire HDX tablets. Of course, in Amazon’s case, the goal is to make its tablets appear more business-friendly.

Google’s Remote Desktop, on the other hand, has a more consumer-focused vibe, which even had the company once touting the service as a way to be the family hero by “adjusting printer settings on your mom’s computer to finding a lost file on your dad’s laptop,” for example.

The official Chrome Remote Desktop Android app is available here on Google Play.

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"Samsung Galaxy S5 Review:More Evolution Than Revolution Despite New Hardware Features"

The Galaxy S5 (or S 5, if you ask Samsung) is the company’s latest flagship phone and sure to be a swift seller. The phone is, in its own way, beautifully designed and the materials, while clearly plastic, are durable and should maintain a luster over time. Is this an iPhone replacement? No, but it is a replacement for the S4 that should please shoppers already predisposed to Samsung and Android.

Basics

• 5.1-inch, 1920×1080, 432 ppi display
• 16/32GB storage, 128GB expandable via microSD
• 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, LTE
• 16MP rear camera, 2MP front facing camera
• Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.5GHz processor
• 2GB RAM
• Fingerprint reader, optical heart rate monitor
• MSRP: $199.99 on 2-year agreement, $650 off-contract

Pros

• Heart rate monitor is genuinely handy, especially for aging population
• Latest TouchWiz UI is best-designed yet

Cons

• Still feels like a plastic phone
• More misses than hits with fingerprint scanner

Design

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is not a revolution in industrial design. It looks like the GS4, with a bit of influence from the Note 3 that Samsung released last fall. The unit I tested had the black pebbled faux leather back, which is surprisingly pleasant to both touch and look at, and the phone is rimmed with a faux metal plastic border that reminds me of something from a 50s diner stool. It’s not the refined, all-metal design of the HTC One M8, but it is appealing in its own way. I still think Samsung would do well to join the big boys like Apple with use of high-quality materials, but if we must have plastic, then this is the plastic I’d opt to have.

One advantage of the plastic: the back, at least, is relatively durable and drop-proof. Also, the phone is remarkably light, especially given that whopper of a display it’s packing. Plus, this is a water-resistant phone that doesn’t look like a water-resistant phone (read: it isn’t bulky) so that’s a plus. The USB flap door that ensures completely IP67 environment protection is a pain, however, given the frequency with which you’ll have to fidget with it to charge and connect to your computer.

Features

Samsung has refined TouchWiz, and the My Magazine feature on the Galaxy S5 is a nice way to get your social and news fix in one place, reminiscent of the BlinkFeed feature on HTC’s Sense UI. The built-in Samsung apps all get updates this round, but the best new features on the device are, surprisingly, the ones that sort of seemed glommed on unnecessarily.

he heart rate monitor Samsung included on the device uses pulse oximetry to detect a person’s heart rate through their finger tip. The concept is surprisingly simple, and my veterinarian brother says they’ve been using the tech to find your pet’s heart rate for years; essentially, it shines a light through the capillaries in your finger tip, taking snapshots of the size of the blood vessels within in rapid succession, to detect how engorged they are and then translating that into a number representing beats per minute. It’s a highly accurate measurement method, and indeed in testing it returned results that made sense given my relative level of activity, caffeination, time of day and more.

The fingerprint sensor is also interesting. It works decently well, but has a higher failure rate than Apple’s Touch ID sensor, at least when used natural with a one hand grip, swiping the thumb down from the screen over the sensor pad. This makes it suboptimal for use with unlocking the device, but used as a specific security tool for unlocking sensitive data within apps, or for authorizing payments, both of which are possible since Samsung makes the hardware feature available to third-party devs, it becomes a lot more interesting.

That said, both of these features are unlikely to make a splash in your daily life. The heart rate monitor is a handy shortcut for aging users who need to keep tabs on their cardiovascular health fairly regularly and change their behavior accordingly, but for the most part, it’s little more than a neat trick to pull out at parties and then quietly forget about.

Of the software features included on the Galaxy S5, the best is probably Milk Music, which is for U.S.-customers only and offers streaming radio, ad- and subscription-free. The service works great as a replacement for terrestrial radio thanks to its auto-start, dial-based discovery interface that required minimal user input to get to the music, and it has an impressive library of tracks thanks to Samsung’s use of Slacker Radio to power the service. Milk Music is available to any recent Galaxy device, however, so it isn’t necessarily a reason to buy.

Display

Samsung’s GS5 display is definitely a sight to behold, but it’s very hard to impress in the display world these days – or too easy. In terms of display quality related to pixel density and the crispness of text and graphics, I haven’t been able to discern a difference since Apple introduced its Retina display on the iPhone 4. The Galaxy S5′s screen size is impressive, however, and makes for a great way to watch mobile video thanks to full HD resolution and a 5.1-inch diagonal surface area, all in a phone that manages to still not feel overly large for a pocket.

Is it the best screen in the smartphone business? Very possibly. Is it a huge improvement over the GS4′s screen? For most users, no, and in fact, it actually has less pixel density than its predecessor. If screen quality is a key decision point for those considering an upgrade from last year’s model, then keep that wallet closed; the GS4 still has an excellent screen, and the GS5 hasn’t made any strides in that regard to merit an expensive upgrade. Plus, as with seemingly every Android device, auto-brightness still has major issues getting things right. Apple seems to be alone in divining the secret sauce for properly dimming and brightening your display based on ambient conditions.

Samsung’s GS5 display is definitely a sight to behold, but it’s very hard to impress in the display world these days – or too easy. In terms of display quality related to pixel density and the crispness of text and graphics, I haven’t been able to discern a difference since Apple introduced its Retina display on the iPhone 4. The Galaxy S5′s screen size is impressive, however, and makes for a great way to watch mobile video thanks to full HD resolution and a 5.1-inch diagonal surface area, all in a phone that manages to still not feel overly large for a pocket.

Is it the best screen in the smartphone business? Very possibly. Is it a huge improvement over the GS4′s screen? For most users, no, and in fact, it actually has less pixel density than its predecessor. If screen quality is a key decision point for those considering an upgrade from last year’s model, then keep that wallet closed; the GS4 still has an excellent screen, and the GS5 hasn’t made any strides in that regard to merit an expensive upgrade. Plus, as with seemingly every Android device, auto-brightness still has major issues getting things right. Apple seems to be alone in divining the secret sauce for properly dimming and brightening your display based on ambient conditions.

Samsung’s GS5 display is definitely a sight to behold, but it’s very hard to impress in the display world these days – or too easy. In terms of display quality related to pixel density and the crispness of text and graphics, I haven’t been able to discern a difference since Apple introduced its Retina display on the iPhone 4. The Galaxy S5′s screen size is impressive, however, and makes for a great way to watch mobile video thanks to full HD resolution and a 5.1-inch diagonal surface area, all in a phone that manages to still not feel overly large for a pocket.

Is it the best screen in the smartphone business? Very possibly. Is it a huge improvement over the GS4′s screen? For most users, no, and in fact, it actually has less pixel density than its predecessor. If screen quality is a key decision point for those considering an upgrade from last year’s model, then keep that wallet closed; the GS4 still has an excellent screen, and the GS5 hasn’t made any strides in that regard to merit an expensive upgrade. Plus, as with seemingly every Android device, auto-brightness still has major issues getting things right. Apple seems to be alone in divining the secret sauce for properly dimming and brightening your display based on ambient conditions.

Camera

The camera on the Samsung Galaxy S5 benefits from the company’s alter-ego as a camera maker, and works very well in optimal conditions, with fast autofocus and high res 16MP captures. But it still doesn’t fare all that well in low-light situations, the bane of all mobile cameras, and some of the features new to the GS5, while impressive from a tech standpoint, leave a lot to be desired.

Specifically, the focus selection option on Samsung’s phone is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it produces great final results, letting you create portraits with background blur that look like they were taken with much more expensive cameras with fancy interchangeable, wide aperture lenses. On the other hand, they take a long time to capture, which makes getting candids with them near impossible, and taking portraits an exercise in “wait, no don’t move yet, it’s still processing.”

The trade-off for your patience is that the photos are much better in terms of overall quality than the selective focus pictures captured with the HTC One M8′s Duo Camera (which captures images much faster though). But the effect can be replicated on other devices, including the iPhone, using third-party camera apps, so it has a lot less value as a selling feature for the GS5 over other handsets.

Battery

The battery on the Galaxy S5 is removable, so that’s already a big advantage over some of the competition. It bumps up capacity over the GS4′s power house by 200mAh, which puts the total at 2,800mAh. In practice, it improved things over the GS4 and gave a full day of use under normal to high circumstances, but the HTC One M8 still outperformed it overall. The GS5 doesn’t offer any quantum leaps in battery tech, in the end, but if you like having the option to swap, it’s there with the GS5, and not with the One.

Bottom Line

The Galaxy S5 offers some genuinely useful stuff that the Galaxy S4 doesn’t, with extreme water and dust-protection (which really works, based on a brief 30-second submersion test and use in a fairly strong downpour) that should give most users a lot of extra peace of mind. It also increases the screen size even further, refines the look and feel of the all-plastic case and improves the onboard camera. You get some extra hardware widgets on this new model, both of which feel a little like kitchen sink additions.

Overall, though, the Galaxy S5 can’t help but feel like a dressed up Galaxy S4. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and new users will be very happy with their purchase. It might not be enough to convince existing device owners to upgrade, however, and if you’re on the fence between this and other devices like the HTC One M8 or the upcoming iPhone, it’s probably best to wait it out or try competing devices in person. I stand by my declaration that the One is the best Android smartphone currently available, but Samsung’s GS5 is a close contender for the crown.

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"Samsung Adds Anti-Theft Features to Galaxy S5 Smartphones and these features praised"

Samsung Electronics is adding two safeguards to its latest smartphone in an effort to deter rampant theft of the mobile devices.

The features announced Friday by the world's leading mobile-phone maker will protect the Samsung Galaxy S5, which goes on sale next week in the U.S. The models sold by wireless carriers Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular will include "Find My Mobile" and "Reactivation Lock" anti-theft options that users can activate for free.

The announcement comes as prosecutors in San Francisco, New York and law enforcement officials nationwide have been demanding manufacturers create "kill" switches to combat surging smartphone theft across the nation.

Samsung says its new measures lock the phone if there's an unauthorized attempt to reset it.

Apple created a similar "activation lock" feature for the iPhone last year.

"The decision ... to provide Samsung's Find My Mobile and Reactivation Lock features on Galaxy S5 smartphones and to allow those features to be activated for free is a step forward in our effort to ensure the industry makes effective theft deterrents available on every smartphone sold in America," New York's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, and San Francisco's district attorney, George Gascon, said in a statement.

Schneiderman and Gascon, along with London Mayor Boris Johnson, are co-chairs of the coalition Secure Our Smartphone Initiative.

They said, however, that they remain "concerned that consumers will need to opt in to the system, thereby limiting the ubiquity and effectiveness of the solution."

Both Schneiderman and Gascon have criticized the cellphone industry for what they say is a perceived unwillingness to solve an escalating theft problem.

Schneiderman has publicly supported bills currently in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that would require a kill switch to be installed in every smartphone manufactured in the United States. The switch would prevent the phone from being re-activated in the black market.

In 2012, 1.6 million Americans were victimized for their smartphones, according to Schneiderman's office.

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"'Product-less' Samsung copied iPhone, Apple claims"

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA: Samsung knew Apple's iPhone would be a big seller when it first went on the market, but the South Korean company didn't have a product that could compete so it stole Apple's technology, an attorney for Apple told jurors on Tuesday.

"The evidence in this case will be Samsung copied the iPhone," Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny said during his opening statement in the latest patent fight between the world's largest phone manufacturers.

Samsung, which accuses Apple of stealing its ideas, was expected to make its opening statement later in the day.

The trial in federal court in San Jose marks the latest round in a long-running series of lawsuits between the two tech giants over mobile devices.

If Apple prevails in the current case, the cost to Samsung could reach $2 billion. Apple's costs, if it loses the litigation, were expected to be about $6 million.

McElhinny asked jurors to remember where they were on January 9, 2007, and showed a video of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone in San Francisco.

He said attorneys for Samsung would try to say Apple inventions were trivial and not valuable.

"But that is not what the world was saying in 2007," McElhinny said.

It could be consumers who end up paying the ultimate price in the case. Experts say the litigation could lead to more expensive smartphones and devices and slow the overall pace of mobile innovation.

"The most direct effect of this patent fight on consumers would be if the judge blocked one of these popular phones from the market," said Rutgers Law School professor Michael A Carrier.

Carrier said patent litigation costs businesses time and money.

"What's even more worrisome for the effect on innovation is the impact on small innovators," said Carrier. "Apple and Samsung can afford this litigation. The next upstart cannot."

Apple is accusing Samsung of infringing on five patents on newer devices, including Galaxy smartphones and tablets. In a counterclaim, Samsung says Apple stole two of its ideas to use for iPhones and iPads.

The two companies have battled in litigation around the world. Less than two years ago, a federal jury in the same courthouse found that Samsung was infringing on Apple patents. Samsung was ordered to pay about $900 million but is appealing and has been allowed to continue selling products using the technology.

Throughout three years of litigation, Samsung's global market share has grown. One of every three smartphones sold last year was a Samsung, now the market leader. Apple, with its typically higher priced iPhones, was second, with about 15% of the market.

In court filings, Apple said Samsung has "systematically copied Apple's innovative technology and products, features and designs, and has deluged markets with infringing devices."

Samsung countered that it has broken technological barriers with its own lightweight, ultra-slim phones.

"Samsung has been a pioneer in the mobile device business sector since the inception of the mobile device industry," Samsung attorneys wrote. "Apple has copied many of Samsung's innovations in its Apple iPhone, iPod, and iPad products."

Specifically, Apple claims Samsung stole a tap-from-search technology that allows someone searching for a telephone number or address on the Web to tap on the results to call the number or put the address into a map. In addition, Apple says Samsung copied slide-to-unlock, which allows users to swipe the face of their smartphone to use it.

Samsung countered that Apple is stealing a wireless technology system that speeds up sending and receiving data.

Apple is demanding that Samsung pay a $40 royalty for each Samsung device running software allegedly conceived by Apple. The figure is more than five times more than the amount sought in the previous trial and well above other precedents.

Jurors were selected on Monday. Most prospects said they were somewhat familiar with the legal dispute, including many who work for companies affiliated with Samsung or Apple. Some locals had strong opinions.

"Neither company has been a particular favourite of mine. Both have been bullies with their patent libraries," said Armen Hamstra, a LinkedIn software engineer and patent holder who was ultimately rejected as a juror.

Source:Times Of India

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"Microsoft releases Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad"

The rumors were true! Microsoft’s new chief executive office Satya Nadella is hosting a press briefing in San Francisco this morning. After the CEO discussed Microsoft’s ‘mobile first, cloud first’ strategy, Julia White, Microsoft’s chief of Office Division Product Management, took the stage to formally reveal Office for iPad.

“This is definitely not the Windows app ported to the iPad,” said White, adding that Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad are all native iOS apps. Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint apps are now available for download in the App Store, joining Microsoft’s existing OneNote for iPhone and iPad and the recently released OneNote for Mac.

                                            The above picture shows Powerpoint for iPad

                                           

                                          The above picture shows Excel for iPad

Akin to Office 365 for iPhone which debuted last June, Office for iPad requires Microsoft’s Office 365 subscription for editing features. The entry-level subscription tier will set you back $9.99-per-month (or $99.99 per year) for a Home Premium package, which buys you access to the Office applications for Windows, Mac and mobile on up to five devices.

A more affordable Office 365 Personal has been announced recently ($6.99 per month, $69.99 per year, limited to just one PC or Mac, plus one tablet), but it’s not available just yet. You can sign up for a free 30-day Office 365 trial and for those who don’t want a subscription, Office for iPad will let you view and present Office documents, spreadsheets and presentations, but not edit the files…

“It’s a beautiful set of applications,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella “That’s our real commitment to Office 365, everywhere.”

Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad support standard Office files and integrates with Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage for syncing content across devices and platforms. Unfortunately, Dropbox, Google Drive and other popular cloud storage solutions are not supported.

Nadella said that a cool 3.5 million people are subscribed to consumer versions of Office 365.

Microsoft hasn't made Office apps for Android tablets yet, though the company has previously said those will be coming. Last year, Office apps for Android phones came out a month after the iPhone versions debuted.

"We are taking great focus and great care that Office on every device shines through," Nadella said.

That marks a change in sentiment for Microsoft.

Even as it became clear iPad was reshaping computing, Ballmer steadfastly resisted making an Office app for the device. He had been hoping that most of the 1 billion worldwide Office users would decide to buy Windows tablets instead of the iPad, but there was little evidence that was happening in significant numbers. Sales of Microsoft's own Windows tablet, Surface, turned out to be a huge letdown.

The Office app for the iPad has so many features designed for the device that Microsoft clearly was working on its design while Ballmer was still CEO, said Forrester Research analyst Rob Koplowitz.

But it didn't hit the market until Nadella took over and that could signal a "sea change," Koplowitz said. "I am hoping we are seeing something different in terms of how Microsoft operates as a company."

Nadella promised to show off more pieces of his "innovation agenda" for Windows next week at a software developers conference in San Francisco.

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"HTC Unveils New HTC One Smartphone"

HTC unveiled the latest version of its flagship smartphone, the HTC One, at an event in New York City today.

The new HTC One (M8) follows last year's HTC One (M7) and now features a larger display, updated design, software and camera.

Introduced in February 2013, the original HTC One was eye-catching and won major design points for its sleek, aluminum unibody. The latest model keeps the all-metal body and comes with a bigger HD 1080p display, jumping up from 4.7 to 5 inches. The upgrade also makes the phone a little heavier, going from 143 grams to 160 grams. The edges of the phone have been softened and are now curved in the newer model, intended to fit more ergonomically in the palm of your hand. The dual stereo speakers remain front-facing, with one above and one below the display.

The new HTC One runs on the Android operating system Kit Kat. Blinkfeed, the feature that brought news and social media updates to the home screen, is no longer the default setting on the HTC One, replaced by HTC's Sense 6 skin. However, users can access Blinkfeed by swiping to the left from the home screen, and can subscribe to pre-set news feeds or set up feeds for specific interests, such as the latest news of their favorite sports teams. HTC customers will also have the option of setting Blinkfeed as the default home screen.

Motion Launch is a new set of gesture-based commands for the phone, including intuitive actions such as raising the phone to your ear to answer an incoming call or turning the phone over onto its display to immediately silence a call. Users can also double-tap the screen to wake up the device or access the camera by rotating the phone sideways and pressing the volume key.

On the backside of the new HTC One, two camera lenses work together to capture even better shots. The primary camera contains a BSI (backside-illuminated) sensor that improves the camera's ability to capture pictures in low-light settings, an issue with last year's HTC One. Meanwhile, the second lens captures depth information. Selfie-loving photographers will appreciate the upgraded front-facing camera, which has increased from 2.1 to 5.0 megapixels. The camera also boasts the "UFocus" feature, which lets users choose specific areas of a photo to focus or blur after a picture is taken.

The new phone will be available across all the major U.S. carriers for between $199 and $249 with a two-year contract. While it will hit stores on April 10, customers can begin pre-ordering the phone online today at 1 p.m. ET.

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"Samsung to launch Galaxy S5 in India on March 27"

Yes, the most awaited smartphone is to be launched in India.Samsung is set to announce its new flagship smartphone 'Galaxy S5' for the Indian market on March 27. The company has already started sending out press invites for an event on that day. At the event, Samsung is expected to reveal the pricing, availability and other details about the smartphone. Speculation is rife the company may also reveal pricing and availability details for the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit at the event.

The smartphone will be available starting April 11, coinciding with the day it becomes available, globally in 150 countries.

The Galaxy S5 is the latest flagship smartphone from the Korean manufacturer. The smartphone features a 5.1-inch FHD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) screen. The smartphone runs Android 4.4.2 KiKat with TouchWiz skin layered on the top. It is powered by a quad-core 2.5GHz processor along with 2GB of RAM.

In terms of connectivity options, Galaxy S5 offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and ac, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, NFC and InfraRed. The phone supports a large number of 4G LTE frequency bands with LTE Category 4 standard. It comes with accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, RGB ambient light, Gesture (IR), and heart rate sensors.

The S5 camera has been bumped up to 16MP, while it has a 2.0 MP front snapper. Samsung claims the Galaxy S5 delivers world's fastest autofocus speed up to 0.3 seconds. It has an advanced High Dynamic Range (HDR) along with a Selective Focus feature, which allows users to focus on a specific area of an object while simultaneously blurring out the background.

The Galaxy S5 is IP67 dust and water resistant as well. It also offers a Finger Scanner, which is supposed to provide a more secure, biometric screen locking feature and make payments. The S5 has a built-in heart-rate sensor that can used before and after exercise to measure fitness activities. Connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.0 BLE / ANT+, USB 3.0, NFC and IR Remote.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 was recently spotted on an Indian e-commerce site Saholic for Rs. 45,500 for the 16GB model. According to reports, Samsung's flagship smartphone will compete with other flagship models and is expected to be priced competitively.

Also read the complete details of Samsung Galaxy S5 Specs here:http://heightsofawesomeness.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-does-samsung-galaxy-s5-look.html

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"WhatsApp's new VoIP calling feature Screenshots leaked online"

Soon after Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the CEO of the messaging service revealed that it will soon be adding VoIP calling to the app, rivalling existing players like Skype and Viber. Leaked screenshots of an internal version of WhatsApp for iOS show this feature in action.The screenshots, embedded in full below, from Italian Apple blog iPhoneItalia purport to show an in-call screen from WhatsApp, which sports a very similar design to Apple’s updated iOS 7.1 in-call screen for the default Phone app, with options to mute the microphone, switch to messages, turn on the speakerphone or end the call with the contact’s name and photo shown above.

The interface for calling closely resembles the default iOS 7 Phone app, with round buttons for mute, message, speaker and end call, all placed on a blurred background. Another change that can be noticed from the screenshots is the addition of a new Camera icon beside the text field, to make it easier to send photos.
whatsapp keyboard

Whatsapp Calls

The call can be initiated by a open chat or opening a on the fly, the user’s permission to use the iPhone’s microphone. The number will be dialed automatically for the person you want to contact and at the top we’ll see his name, phone number and even the icon with his picture. At the top is the “WhatsApp Call” reports, and  bottom of the interface has “Mute”, “messages” and “Speaker” buttons. The calls are free, and you can maintain them both over WiFi and 3 g network.

In addition to calls, WhatsApp introduced in the latest version of its app a new button for the camera to take a photo or capture a video on the go.

WhatsApp is the #1 app, the one getting most web traffic and possibly becoming more popular than Facebook in a few years, by adding VoIP features will possibly mean telcos voice plans will be less relevant and mobile data plans will be the most important feature when you sign up for a plan. Wireless carriers would be shaking in fear as the herd slowly realizes that the carriers are nothing but a dumb pipe and data will be the most important feature. It’s so obvious, data plans have been getting more and more expensive for less and less data.

The voice calling feature would likely be free, and available on Cellular as well as WiFi. While FaceTime Audio has been pretty good for voice calls, WhatsApp’s voice calling would across platforms.

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"iphone 6 release date, rumors and specs"

Apple's most anticipated smartphone iphone 6 have some rumors regarding its release date,specs,the good and bad.

The iPhone 5s and 5c have only been out for about six months, but the rumor mill is moving fast and furious on what the next version of Apple's flagship phone will look like. There  are number of questions and rumors running in the minds of Apple users about the upcoming iphone.Here are the listed rumors on iphone6

iphone 6 Screen size rumors

The one thing that everyone seems to be able to agree on is that the iPhone 6 will have a larger screen than any other iOS smartphone before it. There's a definite market for large-screen phones, as we've seen with the HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy S4, so it makes sense for Apple to compete on screen size.

The question that has to be answered is, how big will the screen be? Early rumours suggested that there would be a 4.7in screen. Most rumours suggest that the screen will have a Full HD 1,920x1,080 resolution. However, we think that the resolution could be wrong, mostly because of the way that Apple works.

rumors on Two Screen Sizes?

Rumours that the iPhone 6 will come in two screen sizes simply won't go away. The most recent information comes from leaked information from Foxconn executives (unnamed, of course), reported by BGR.

According to this information, the iPhone 6 will ship in 4.7in and a phablet-sized 5.7in. This would be the first time that Apple has launched one mobile product in two sizes, but the company is apparently ready to make an exception this time around.

Even more fuel was poured on to the fire of this rumour, this time with information that a 4.7in iPhone 6 to be joined by 5.6in iPhone phablet.

rumors on iphone 6 software

There are also plenty of rumors out there about what's coming in the iOS 8 version of Apple's mobile operating system. In a report from 9 to5 Mac, Marc Gurman said that the next version of iOS will come with a major upgrade for Apple Maps. The mapping service, which got off to a rocky start in 2012, has been steadily improving, and Gurman reports that, after a few acquisitions,  Apple has given Maps a much higher level of polish and added much-requested features such as transit maps. The firm may even play around with augmented reality, the report said, which lets users see directions and place names laid on top of images from their phone's camera. Improving maps is particularly crucial if Apple wants to play in the connected car space as much as its recent release of CarPlay, an operating system for smart cars, indicates.


"What's new on iphone 6" rumors?

The new system is also rumored to include a new app for another key area of Apple's future growth: wearables. 9 to 5 Mac has also reported that Apple plans to introduce a dedicated health app, code-named "Healthbook," to collect and analyze fitness data.

One of the most intriguing is that Apple may use sapphire glass,a type of glass that it uses for the camera lenses and fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5s,for its full screen, and embed a solar cell into the screen to serve as a power source. The speculation comes from Seeking Alpha analyst Matt Margolis, who thinks that a series of Apple moves ranging from patents its filed on solar charging to its recent announcement of a sapphire glass plant in Mesa, Ariz., augurs a move to solar charging.

Apple's 2014 iPhone is expected to include a redesigned form factor, with rumors indicating that Apple has been testing display sizes of up to six inches while also considering using a curved display of some sort.

iphone6 Release date rumors

The short version is that nobody really knows when the iPhone 6 is coming out. Everyone has a guess, but it's usually wrong. In other words, Apple releases a product when it's good and ready.According to the most recent reports, the larger-screened iPhone (or multiple iPhones) will debut in late 2014, which would be in line with the October 2011 launch of the iPhone 4s, the September 2012 launch of the iPhone 5, and the September 2013 launch of the iPhone 5s and 5c. Based on three years of release dates, fall of 2014 is a logical target for the launch of Apple's next iPhone.

However, the rumors continue to flow, and we look for the update when it is officially announced.This artcile will be updated with some more specification in near future.

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""Last Seen" in Whats App can be hided now, with the updated features of whats App messenger for Android 2.11.186"

Finally,Whatsapp messenger has rolled out with the updated and most anticipated feature to hide "Last seen" for Android after it was sold out to Facebook for $19 billion. However, presently the feature is only available to devices running Android Jelly Bean version 2.1 and above. And it does not work on tablets.iOS users have been luckier than their Android counterparts as they had the option of hiding their last seen updates on the app.

Also, with new privacy settings which allows you to pay for a friend's WhatsApp subscription. And finally, Whatsapp is all set to roll out the feature across platforms.

The updated features of WhatsApp is listed below

1.The whatsapp 'last seen' option has been one of the most detested features and

2.you can pay for a friend's WhatsApp subscription

3.Users can hide their profile photo and status from a select friends or from all

4.increases the message history that you can send

5.You can add camera shortcut for quicker picture sending

6.add option to show unread messages on home screen widget (Android 3.0+)

What is Pay for a friend subscription?

However, what’s most notable is that WhatsApp’s Android users can now pay for their friends’ subscriptions on the same mobile platform, as well as others including iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. The chat app is free to download and use for the first 12 months, with a $0.99 in-app payment required each year after that. This could be WhatsApp’s way of encouraging users to promote the service to their friends — and keep them on the same platform.

How to enable your settings to hide "Last Seen" stamp?

Once you have the upgraded the app, you just need to go to your Settings in Whatsapp. Under Account Settings you will now see the option to hide your timestamp. You can choose to hide your ‘Last Seen’ only from a select few in your friend-list, from all or from no one. However, you choosing to hide your ‘Last seen’ means you will not be able to chck their time-stamps too!

You can download the latest version of WhatsApp messenger now and enjoy with the updated features.This service is free for 1 year as said earlier.After free trial period the service charges $0.99 per year.

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"Apple Releases iOS 7.1 with Car Play,UI tweaks,bug fix and other new features"

Apple has released iOS 7.1, the latest iterative version of its mobile software for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users on Monday.The update includes much-needed improvements to the Touch ID fingerprint recognition system built-in to the iPhone 5s, an update for a home screen crashing issue, and it brings Car Play support, which was first unveiled by Apple last week.

Also, Apple has made several tweaks to the iOS user interface, alongside the usual bug fixes and some feature additions. The main visual changes can be found in the phone dialer and power off features. iOS 7.1 switches to rounded UI elements in both of these areas, and the incoming call interface now includes separate decline and accept buttons below floating circular icons for the Remind Me and Message options.

The update also includes additional features including an indicator in Camera used when auto flash will activate the light as well as a new auto HDR mode and an indicator when HDR will be activated. Siri now supports a “push-to-talk” option for better speech recognition.

What is Car-play feature?

Car-play is the big new feature for iOS 7.1.It was previously know as iOS in the car.CarPlay is built primarily around the use of Siri voice commands and prompts, providing an "eyes-free" experience where you can respond to incoming calls, dictate text messages, or access your music library from a vehicle. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo will support CarPlay in some of their new cars at launch, and a broader range of carmakers, including Ford and BMW, are promising to integrate CarPlay with their future in-car entertainment systems.

The long-awaited iOS 7.1 update is now available for download.So, hurry up and download the latest version of iOS and experience it with excitement.

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"Nokia X Android Smartphone will be available in India from 15th of March"

Nokia X, the much-awaited Android-based budget smartphone by the Finnish giant, is set to make its first appearance in India on 10th of March (Monday) at simultaneous launch events in Mumbai and New Delhi, as the Finnish firm takes head-on the likes of Samsung and Micromax to grab a share of the burgeoning affordable smartphone market.

Nokia X is a 4-inch(800 X 480) touchscreen display dual SIM handset loaded with Android's Jellybean OS a dual core 1 GHz processor, 3MP rear camera and 512 MB of RAM and memory expandable up to 32GB. The phone come pre-loaded with apps like Maps, Mixradio, facebook and twitter.There's no access to Google's Play Store, users can side-load Android apps from any third-party source.

Nokia X spec's

Camera: 3 Mega Pixel focus rear camera (no flash)

Operating System: Nokia has used the AOSP version corresponding to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the baseline for its operating system.

processor name: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Maximum talk time: up to 10.5h(3G) and 13.3(2G)

Maximum music play back time: 26h

Colors:Black, Cyan, Green, Red, White and Yellow


Nokia X has already been launched in Malaysia for 399 Malaysian ringgit (about Rs 7,500).Nokia X would be available in the market from 15th of March for just RS 8,499.This a low budget smartphone with pretty good features.

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"Samsung Launches new Music Streaming service called "Milk Music" on Galaxy phones"

Friday,March 7

Samsung following Apples's iTunes Radio introduced  "Milk Music", a new music streaming service on Galaxy phones.This is a free app Exclusive for Galaxy users and competes with Beat Music and iTunes Radio. Milk Music is ad-free and lag-free, you can see no waiting time between two songs or switching stations. My Stations” allows you to create personal stations based on your favorite songs and albums, easily accessible on the dial, providing limitless listening options. Milk also allows you six song skips per hour per station. Milk Music is an online radio offering on Galaxy phones.

Milk’s distinctive dial design provides a more intuitive and natural way to listen to music that is more organic and fun. With no log-in required and no need to think of a specific artist, song name or browsing through a list of choices, you can just starting listening to music instantly. From Pop to Jazz and everything in between, the dial displays up to nine genre-based stations featuring a wide variety of music listening choices, with a simple and quick turn of the dial.

It wouldn’t be the first time we get a music video streaming service, nor would it be the first time we’ve seen a music streaming service, but it isn’t often that those two collide into one big app. Of course, it’s all speculation until Samsung says something official about it, but we’re hoping they’ll have more to share in less than a week at Mobile World Congress once they unveil the Samsung Galaxy S5.

Milk Music is available now on all Galaxy phones of Samsung. It is available on Google play store for Samsung Galaxy SIII,Galaxy S4,Galaxy Note 3,Galaxy Note II,Galaxy Mega and Galaxy S4 mini across all carrier and retail channels .This app will also be available on the most anticipated phone Samsung Galaxy S5.

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