As expected, BlackBerry CEO John Chen today took the wraps off the Passport smartphone. As we have seen in numerous leaks, the Passport boasts an oddly square-shaped design that will surely make it stand out in a crowd. As CEO John Chen revealed yesterday, the Passport is priced at $599 and is available from today in select markets. The smartphone’s specifications have leaked a few times in the last couple of months giving us a fair idea of what to expect. It sports a 4.5-inch square display with 1:1 aspect ratio, a resolution of 1440×1440 pixels and a density of 453ppi. The display also boasts Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The smartphone is powered by a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor coupled with 3GB of RAM.
Below the display is a three-row QWERTY keypad, which is also touch-enabled. You can either tap on individual keys to type or swipe across keys like you would do on an on-screen keypad. The company claims that this keyboard is four times more accurate than virtual keyboards and that it will reduce your typos by 74 percent. The smartphone also features a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 3,450mAh battery, which the company claims is good enough to last up to 30 hours on a single charge. As for storage, the smartphone comes with 32GB internal storage that can be further expanded using a microSD card. On the software front, Passport runs on the new BB10.3 operating system. In terms of design, the OS boasts a flat UI and the company also demoed its virtual assistant BlackBerry Assistant on stage.
Its also a big feast for the BlackBerry users as such they are waiting apart from so many days to get the new versions and designs to be taking as apart for the look of their mobiles too.so this can make a huge wide spread of mobiles .
Motorola unveiled the new Moto X in India earlier this month, but didn’t reveal the price saying it would be announced on the day of launch. Today, the company has launched the flagship device in India with prices starting at Rs 31,999. The wooden and leather back variants will cost Rs 33,999 and they will go on sale on Flipkart at midnight.
As far as specifications are concerned, the new Moto X flaunts a 5.2-inch full HD AMOLED 1080p display with a pixel density of 423ppi, and is powered by a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Also included is 16GB internal storage, but no micr0SD card slot to expand the memory. The flagship smartphone also features a 13-megapixel rear camera with flash, and 4K video recording capabilities, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, front-facing stereo speakers, and a 2,300mAh battery. On the software front, the smartphone runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. In comparison, the original Moto X featured a 4.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16/32GB internal storage. Also included is a 10-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 2,200mAh battery, and on the software front, it runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Its just a great device meeting up the demands of the people upto the extent which they reqire atmost with as per the price is concerned.Many more devices are on a great deal to carry out the same features but can become the vendor only after this mobile.
Apple's long-rumoured 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model will come with a 2100mAh battery, claims an analyst citing supply chain sources across China. Earlier leaks had indicated that the alleged 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will pack a bettery capacity between 1800mAh and 1900mAh. However, contadicting earlier claims, ESM-China electronics analyst Sung Chang Xu in a reporthas equip the alleged smaller iPhone 6 variant with a 2100mAh battery. Further, Xu claimed that previous images leaks indicating the battery size of the iPhone 6 had actually shown the test units of the handset. Unfortunately, there is no new word on the battery capacity of the anticipated 5.5-inch iPhone 6 handset. Previous leaks had tipped a 2500mAh battery to power the larger 5.5-inch version of the iPhone 6, which is also rumoured to be called as iPhone Air. If the purported battery capacity of the 4.7-inch model, if true , will bring Apple's next iPhone into the league of Android flagships, such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 (2800mAh) Multiple reports on Tuesday suggested that Apple would unveil the iPhone 6 on September 9. The date was almost in-line with previous leaks that pointed to a mid-september launch for next iPhone 6 models. If true, the launch date correspond to the second Tuesday of september, a day that Apple used to unveil the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s last year. Earlier this week, a report even claimed that the two iPhone 6 models -with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays -would have different processors and touch modules.
Navdy on Tuesday launched a heads-up display (HUD) car console at $499. The company claims that the new heads-up display (HUD) will allow users access their smartphone apps while driving, without taking the smartphones out of their pockets, or removing their hands from the steering wheel for extended periods of time. As an introductory offer, Navdy has priced the HUD at $299 for the first 30-days, after which the device will be available at its original price. The Navdy heads-up display will only ship sometime in early 2015. Navdy is also offering a 10 percent refund to early adopters for each friend they refer to buy the latest heads-up display (HUD) car console. The Navdy car console can be paired over Bluetooth, and it can also share data with smartphone over Wi-Fi.
The company said, "Navdy is running a 30 day pre-order campaign on Navdy.com to gauge consumer demand and collect feedback from early adopters. Backers will have early access to the Navdy device so that they can provide feedback and help guide the app development process as the company ramps up to a wider release." Notably, Navdy's heads-up display features a projection transparent display and also supports voice and gesture command for picking up calls, texting, making calls and other stuff. The device uses a magnetic mount that helps it to stay on top of the dashboard of compatible vehicles. The company notes that the heads-up display (HUD) car console can be easily moved to another car. The new Navdy device is compatible with Apple (IOS 7+) and Android (4.3+) smartphones. However, users will need to install the Navdy companion app for Android and IOS to set-up the device. Recently, Apple and Google also made a push into the automobile sector with car play and Android Auto, respectively Apple announced Car play , a feature that allowed users to plug their phone into compatible vehicles in order to control entertainment, navigation and call handlling features via voice commands and steering -mounted controls in March. Meanwhile, Google unveiled Android Auto, an operating system that has been tailored to work with cars at I/O.
Xiamoi, a Chinese handset maker little knownin the West, overtook tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. to become China'stop-spelling smartphone brand in the second quarter, a market research company said Tuesday. According to Canalys, Xiaomi sold 15million smartphones in China during the second quarter, more than a three-fold surge from a year earlier. It surpassed Samsung, which had the leading position in China for more than two years, as well as local brands such as Lenovo and Huawei. During the April-June period, Samsung's China smartphone sales decreased to 13.2 million units from 15.5 million a year earlier. Lenovo trailed Samsung by a margin of 2 million units. Xiamoi is little known in Europe or in North America because it sells nearly all of its smartphones in mainland China. But strong growth in China alone was enogh to vault Xiamoi to a top five position among the world's smartphone makers from nowhere the previous year. Last week, another market research firm Strategy Analytics said Xiaomi became the world's fifth-largest smartphone vendor for the first time in the second quarter, surpassing LG Electronics Inc. Canalys said China was the world's largest smartphone market during the second quarter, with nearly four in every 10 smartphones sold there. Jingwen Wang, an analyst at Canalys , said Xiamoi's was thanks to its competitive prices and focus on its own mobile software known as MUI. Samsung and Apple Inc. were the only non-Chinese vendors among the top 10 smartphones brands in China.
Microsoft latest budget Windows Phone 8.1 handset, the Lumia 530, has finally gone on sale- first becoming available in China, priced at CNY 599 . Engadget China reports that the Lumia 530 is now available at leading online retailers as well as physical stores in the country. Microsoft, while announcing Lumia 530 last month, had revealed that the handset will be rolled-out in select markets starting August. The Lumia 530 was launched alongside its dual-SIM variant, Lumia 530 Dual SIM. Both the handsets come with identical specifications, except that the latter supports dual-SIM functionality. Suggest pricing by Microsoft was EUR 85 before taxes and subsidies. Unfortunately, there is no official word from Microsoft when the handset will be reaching other markets, including India. Notably, the official 530 Dual SIM, hinting that we might only see the dual-SIM variant in India-and soon. The new Lumia handset runs Windows phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyna update and supports firmware over the air (FOTA) updates. The Lumia 530 will be available in Bright Orange, Bright Green, Dark Grey and White colour variants. Further, the Lumia 530 sports changeable rear shells. The Lumia 530 comes with 4-inch FWVGA (480 by 854 pixels) LCD display that offers a pixel density of 246ppi. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 alongside fixed focus rear camera and also comes preloaded with digital camera add-ons such as Bing vision, Nokia Camera, and Nokia Glam Me. The new lumia samrtphone includes 4GB of inbuilt storage which is further expandable up to 128GB via microsoft card. The lumia 530, much like other lumia handsets , comes with 15GB free OneDrive cloud storage space. THe smartphonesmeasures. 119.7 by 62.3 by 11.mm and weighs 128 grams. The Lumia 530 packs a 1430mAh battery which is rated to deliver up to 10hours of talk time and up to 528 hours of standby tim. The smartphone comes with GPRS/EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11/b/g/n),Bluetooth (4.0), GPS and Micro-USB connectivity options. Notably, both the Lumia 530 and Lumia 530 Dual SIM support Micro-SIM cards.
Apple's next iPhone device, expected to be called the iphone 6, has once again been tipped to launch on September 19 - this time thanks to a leaked promotional flyer from China. The leaked images of the alleged iPhone 6 flyer was picked up by GSM Insider from a Chinese user's Weibo account, showing the September 19 launch day alongside purported pricing of both the models. According to the leaked flyer, the rumoured 4.7-inch -iPhone 6 will come at CNY 5,288 (roughly Rs. 51,000) , while the alleged 5.5-inch model will be available at CNY 6,288 (roughly Rs.61,000). If true , this would also imply the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 (32GB) is cheaper than the current 4-inch iphone 5s (16GB) - which costs CNY 5,300. Recent reports, in-line with the current, had suggested the same CNY 5,288 pricing for Meanwhile , the purported promotional flyer corroborate what's has been widely expected based on earlier leaks, that the next iPhone will come with curved edges and will be a major departure from the company's current industrial design on existing iPhone models. However , it is yet to be seen whether Apple will do away with its current straight-edge design seen on iPhone 4, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s. Notably, the September 19 launch date tipped by the leaked flyer goes well with Apple's traditional start sale strategy of any new iPhone model; which crowd. previous leaks had indicated a launch date of September 19. Last week, reports about mass production of the alleged 4.7-inch successor to the widely popular iphone 5 series of smartphones to begin in July, we were treated with a new case listing purportedly tipped the design of the unannounced smaller iPhone 6 in an Amazon online retail listing.
Our weekly series on crowd funding projects tries to look through Kick starter, Indiegogo and other sites to find the most innovative and useful projects you can back. That's because some of the coolest new tech these days, like the pebble smartwatch and the Oculus Rift VR headset, didn't come from big companies but rather, from kickstarter. We're watching out for what comes next, and this week, the LifeTip- Health wearable Device No-skin-contact ECG Technology caught our eye. LifeTip, which has so far raised $4,771 out of its $65,000 funding goal, is a discreet ECG monitor that doesn't need to be connected to your body, so you can wear it all times without being uncomfortable. That's an advantage over other ECG devices on the market right now-some smartwatches include an ECG monitor, but not everyone will want to wear such a conspicuous device; others require you to actively check your ECG by attaching the connectors to your skin. In contrast, the LifeTip clips on to your clothes and can then be forgotten. It is getting regular readings from you, so it can detect unusual changes in your typical heart-rate patterns and user this information to try and defect arrhythmias and other medical conditions, which it can then alert you about, using a Bluetooth-paired smartphone application. In case it detects that you have gone unconscious, it can also place an immediate call to emergency medical service.
Aside from the ECG function, the Indiegogo pages says that the LifeTip can also measure body temperature, and using a built-in GPS it can measure things like steps taken, and track your movements and heart rate, the LifeTip can also track calorie consumption, and even body posture using three accelerometers. Another interesting function is the phone proximity feature - if you want, you can set it up to alert you when you're not near your phone - very handy in case you keep leaving your phone behind. LifeTip comes in two versions - one without the ECG reader , which can still be used as a pedometer , thermometer, posture tracker, and smartphone companion, which is available as an early bird reward for $50,and otherwise for $109; the model with the ECG tracker has already sold out the early bird tier, but you can still get it for delivery in january 2015.
Last month, Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S range of tablets at an event in New York. As expected, Samsung today launched the 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch tablets in India priced at Rs 37,800 and Rs 44,800 respectively. Talking of specifications, both the Galaxy Tab S variants are nearly identical except for the screen size and the size of the battery. The bigger 10.5-inch tablet features a 7,900mAh battery, while the 8.4-inch has a 4,900mAh battery. As mentioned above, the tablets flaunt a Super AMOLED display with WQXGA resolution (2560×1600 pixels) that translates into 288ppi for the 10.5-inch variant and 359ppi for the 8.4-inch variant. The tablets are powered by an Exynos 5 octa-core chipset (quad-core 1.9GHz Cortex-A15 cores and quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 cores) clocked at 1.3GHz and paired with 3GB of RAM. Also included is 16/32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card. The tablets also feature an 8-megapixel rear camera, 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, and on the software front, they run on the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat, wrapped under Samsung’s Magazine UI. Samsung has also preloaded apps like Milk Audio, Papergarden, Samsung WatchON and Sidesync 3.0 among others. The last feature is similar to Apple’s Continuity feature on iOS 8, wherein you will be able to pick up calls on the tablet itself while synced with your Samsung smartphone. However Indians are Happy to hear and they make a new look for Samsung Galaxy Tab S.
Microsoft closed the deal with Nokia couple of months ago, and now new reports indicate that the Redmond giant may soon make a couple of changes to its smartphones and tablet brand names.
@eveleaks , an established tipster in the tech industry, claims that Microsoft will eventually change the brand of windows phone handsets' from Nokia to 'Nokia by Microsoft'.
"This is pretty exiciting: Microsoft is reportedly in the final stages of licensing the Nokia brand, for the purpose of calling the handsets 'Nokia by Microsoft.' Furthermore, say goodbye to surface, and hello to Lumia, as the tablet lineup faces brand streamlining.
As mentioned , evleaks claims that Microsoft will aslo drop its Surface brand name for its tablets and will instead use the Lumia moniker. According to Phonearena, a document revealead that Microsoft was planning to discard the Nokia brand name from its smartphones 18months after the transaction has been closed.
It has been further mentioned that both Nokia X and Nokia Asha devices might lose their brand names after December 31 , 2015, and after 10 years, respectively.
Microsoft Mobiles last week launched the Nokia X2 handset, the successor to its popular Nokia X Android-based smartphone. Some of the key specifications of the Nokia x2 include a 4.3-inch clear black LCD display with WVGA resolution , a dual-core Qualcomm snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 1GB of RAM , a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash, an unspecified front-facing camera, an 1800mAh battery, and 4GB of built-in storage that is expandable via microSD (up to 32GB).
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