Intel has a real presence in the smartphone world, but its tendency toward just one or two mobile chip releases per year makes it a slowpoke next to its ARM-based rivals. New CEO Brian Krzanich clearly isn't happy with this gap -- he tells Reuters that mobile Atom development could speed up under his watch. Although the executive is short on specifics, he notes that Intel is "evaluating" the schedule for future chips with hopes of improving their timing where possible. The proof will be in the pudding, of course -- the company needs to give opponents like Qualcomm a real run for their money. Just don't expect a similarly breakneck pace with Intel's TV service plans. Krzanich says Intel is being "cautious" about entering an industry that depends more on content than pure technology.
AT&T kicked off a smartphone trade-in deal that knocks 50% off the price of several of the newest smartphones -- including the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 -- subject to a new two-year agreement.
The offer lasts only today, and is available either online or in-store. Activation fees are also waived during the offer. The discount applies with the trade-in of a current smartphone.
Also, AT&T's offer applies to smartphones that cost up to $199.99, which eliminates some versions of the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4 that have storage above 16GB.
In addition, AT&T is now offering the iPhone 4 for free with waived activation, but only on the Web, and subject to a two-year agreement. Other phones in the half-off program include the BlackBerry Q10 and the HTC One.
This article, You can get a new smartphone for half off at AT&T this week, was originally published at Computerworld.com.
Screenshots are often used for documentation. In case of android devices, taking screenshots is bit tricky and steps vary as per the android version. In versions before android 4
Screenshot can be captured by keeping the home + volume decrease buttons pressed for few seconds. From android 4 to version 4.0.3
You'll need to press the POWER button + Volume decrease button together for few seconds. From android 4.0.4
Screenshot can be captured by pressing home + volume decrease buttons for few seconds.
Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month.It represents a last chance for Yahoo users who haven't logged in for at least a year to keep the address. Yahoo plans to release the inactive accounts unless the current owner logs in again before July 15. After that, the identifications will be available to all comers and will be ready to use again in mid-August. Company isn't specifying how many emails are in the dead pool. A Yahoo spokeswoman predicted a substantial number of IDs will be freed up.
India has surpassed Japan in terms of smartphone volumes and is now the third largest smartphone market worldwide during Q1, 2013, according to a Strategy Analytics report. This is mainly contributed by the improved distribution network of players like Samsung, Micromax and Apple, which are reported to be the key volume drivers in the Indian smartphone market.
According to the report, the Indian smartphone market is growing with 163 percent year on year volume expansion, which is about four times faster than the global average at 39 percent year on year volume growth. While markets like China records 86 percent year-on-year volume growth, Japan has 24 percent year-on-year volume growth and the US has 19 percent year-on-year growth average.
Another interesting finding of the Strategy Analytics report is that Micromax has moved up to second spot in key brands driving this growth rate of the smartphone market. Micromax stands second only to Samsung, and is followed by Apple. Reportedly, other domestic players like Karbonn and Spice are also growing rapidly between 200 percent and 500 percent on an annual basis. While India is going to be in the limelight amongst the global vendors, the report clearly indicates that this growth in the Indian smartphone market will also have a major contribution by the domestic players. Interestingly, according to the report, Nokia is no longer among the top three smartphone vendors in the country, which is a little shocking.
Organic light-emitting diode technology has long been touted as the future of consumer electronics displays, offering crisper picture resolution, a faster response time and high contrast images. It also allows for curved televisions, which manufacturers say offer a more immersive TV experience.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd slapped a $13,000 price tag on its first curved, super-thin OLED television to go on sale, the same price as rival LG Electronics Inc and one that underscores the high costs of the technology.
Samsung is hoping that its success with OLED screens in smartphones such as its Galaxy S4 will also pay off in TVs, but consumers interested its 55-inch screen television must be willing to pay some five times more than popular flat-screen equivalents.
Apple is offering a
range of incentives to make its iPhone more affordable to Indian customers, such as trade-in
discounts, subsidies for students and a credit card rebate with American
Express.
Students who trade-in
their old smartphones while upgrading to an iPhone will get 7,777 rupees
(US$144). Non-students will be paid 7,000 rupees (US$130).
Indian Customers who
purchase a new iPhone using their American Express credit card will receive a
ten percent cashback.
The smartphone manufacturer will refund a maximum of 6,000 rupees
(US$111) to American Express customers who purchase an iPhone 4, 4S
or 5 before June 10, according to a full-page advertisement published in a news
daily.
An AmEx credit card issued by an Indian bank must be used to purchase the
handset on the recently introduced installment plans, available via
distributors Redington and Ingram Micro.
For example, a
customer will receive 4,550 rupees (US$70) when they purchase an iPhone 5 (16
GB) on six monthly instalments of 2,374 rupees (US$43), plus a 9,990 rupees
(US$181.50) downpayment.
It is estimated there were 2.5 million iPhones in India at the
end of last year. The research firm recently predicted that Apple
would enjoy significant growth in 2013 because of the recently launched
installment plans.
Software giant Microsoft has reportedly confirmed that social media website Facebook will develop its official application for its latest version of OS Windows 8.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the announcement at the company’s annual developers conference in San Francisco but did not provide any specific release date, CBS News reports.
According to the report, a Facebook spokesperson said that the company will design the official app initially for the Windows 8 tablets likely with a fall release date. The report said that it is unclear why Microsoft took so long to offer a Facebook app on its devices despite having stakes in Facebook.
Ballmer said that Windows 8 will hit more than 100,000 apps within this month which will include Fipboard, and NFL Fantasy Football, the report added.
In Depth Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One do battle with eight-core AMD technology
Now that both the Xbox One and PS4 have had their respective launch events and subsequent press conferences at E3, we're in a position to compare what they offer.
The
two consoles certainly look a lot like each other. Both have angular
shapes, black colouring and a combination of matte and gloss finishing.
We're
not particularly sold on either design, but they do both hold more than
a passing resemblance to the Sony PS2 - the best selling console of all
time.
Let's take a look at the specs, features, services and peripherals of both consoles...
Always online
The Xbox One requires gamers to maintain a constant internet
connection. If your Xbox One is disconnected for longer than 24 hours,
your games will cease to function. You'll still be able to watch TV, use
Blu-rays and surf the web, but your games will be off limit. This has
made a lot of gamers very mad, so it's surely a huge advantage for Sony
that the PS4 has no such limitations.
Unless you're playing
online, streaming games or downloading, your PS4 does not need to be
connected to the internet. Games will always work regardless.
Pre-owned titles
Another
huge win for Sony comes in the realm of used games. Where Microsoft is
allowing publishers the right to set their own rules with regards to
allowing them to be re-sold, Sony is doing no such thing.
Pre-owned games will work on the PS4 just as they do with the PS3 and
the PS2. You can lend a game to a friend simply by handing them the
disc.However,
with Xbox One, you can only lend a game to a person you've had in your
Xbox live friends list for longer than 30 days, and you can only do it
once. This could lead to reduced availability and/or increased prices
for pre-owned titles, though it's hard to predict how it will all shake
down when the consoles and games finally go on sale.
"We designed the Xbox One so game publishers can enable you to trade in
your games at participating retailers," said Microsoft on the Xbox site. "Microsoft does not charge a platform fee to retailers, publishers, or consumers for enabling transfer of these games."
The price
Both consoles will go on sale later this year - the
Xbox One certainly in November, with no exact date confirmed for the
PS4. We do have confirmed prices though, and again the Sony PS4 looks to
be a more attractive prospect.
The PS4 will cost $399 in the US, £349 in the UK, €399 in Europe and $549 in Australia.
The Xbox One, meanwhile, will cost more - $499 in the US, £429 in the UK and $599 in Australia.
Price
was always going to be a key battleground, and in these frugal times it
will be interesting to see what percentage of gamers are willing to
fork out the extra cash for the Xbox. You certainly wouldn't expect many
to shift in Japan.
As much as the two warring systems are different, the heart of the Xbox One and the PS4 remain very similar.
That's because they're both running x86 octa-core CPUs, and these eight-core processors are built by the same chipmaker, AMD.
The use of AMD in the Xbox One and PS4 is certainly a switch for both companies.
Previously,
Microsoft had used an IBM PowerPC processor, while Sony partnered with
Toshiba and IBM on its own complicated Cell processor.
While the Xbox One will run a heavily modified eight-core AMD processor, PS4 will utilize a x86-64 "Jaguar" CPU.
AMD's Graphics Core Next
Both console makers are also relying
on AMD to design their next graphics processors that will produce the
next-generation visuals that differentiate console games from the
emerging smartphone market.
The Xbox One marries its GPU to the CPU in a system-on-a-chip design, according to Wired, with Direct 11.1 support.
The single 40-nanometer SoC really contrasts with the two dedicated 90-nm chips found in the Xbox 360.
However, it only marginally contrasts with the PS4, which also combines its AMD CPU with the chip maker's GPU.
In the case of PS4, the graphics processor is described as semi-custom AMD Radeon that runs at 1.8 TFLOPS.
Developers are really going to appreciate PS4's 8GB GDDR5 RAM
Sony scores with 8GB GDDR5 RAM
One of the most impressive things about the PS4 specs has been its use of 8GB GDDR5 RAM.
Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One to have 8GB RAM as well, but it's DDR3 memory variety.
That
may mean more to game developers in the long run as opposed to gamers
themselves right now, but it's still an interesting choice for the Xbox
One.
Which has the better controller?
The
Xbox One controller vs the PS4 DualShock 4 controller is a debate that
won't be won anytime soon, mostly because gamers' already have a
locked-in preference.
The reason for this is that neither Sony nor
Microsoft have radically changed their respective controllers over the
years - they're more like evolutions 2000 and 2001.
The DualShock 4
is a little bigger in the next-generation thanks to its unique
front-and-center touchpad. Sony stuck with the dual analog sticks down
in front, but at least have a central divot recess for easier gripping.
Microsoft
also didn't mess with success, only slightly modifying its controller
in the jump to the Xbox One. It's 40 design innovations are subtle,
including the tweaked D-Pad on the bottom-left of the game pad.
Xbox One Kinect vs PS4 Eye
While Xbox One and PlayStation 4
will appeal to "core" gamers with mature launch titles, Microsoft and
Sony are charging forward with motion-sensing devices.
The Xbox
One Kinect was unveiled along with the system during the May 21
announcement, when Microsoft refered to to the advanced camera as "human
control for a human experience."
Expanding on that motto, the
packed-in 1080p Kinect 2.0 will be able to process 2GB of data per
second, analyzing more joints, the slight rotation of a wrist or
shoulder and your heartbeat.
Less is known about the PlayStation 4
Eye, but Sony did state that its similarly shaped camera bar contains
two two 1280×800px cameras.
The PS4 DualShock 4 controller will
come into play with the PS4 Eye thanks to its multi-colored light bar.
It will also be compatible with those PS4 Move motion controllers that
have gone unused.
There’s a good news for game geeks who missed PC and Xbox games on their iOS and Android devices, as Microsoft will soon offer them on the two popular mobile platforms. The company is to tie up with Japanese Smartphone game maker Klab for the purpose, reports Nikkei via Reuters.
Klab, through a licensing deal with Microsoft, is said to be working on the project to transcribe Xbox and Windows based games to work on mobile platforms Android and iOS. One of the first games to get a transformation is “Age of the Empires,” and it will be made available as a free-to-play game worldwide on Smartphones by the end of fiscal year 2013 and soon other titles to follow the route.
In a breakthrough, scientists -- including one of Indian origin -- have devised a new fibre optic technology that promises to increase bandwidth dramatically, easing internet congestion and video streaming.
Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) has been around for a while now, but has started to make its presence felt in Internet space only recently.
Question is What does term IPv6 mean? and why it is the next big thing in the Internet?
IPv6 is the latest version of IP, it is the successor IPv4 and It has many more times address space than IPv4
IPv4 can hold only 4.3 billion addresses which are not enough for rapidly growing world population but IPv6 can hold up to 340 undecellion addresses because it uses 128-bit address.
Google's take on the transition from IPv4 to IPv6
IPv6 can create over 18 trillion addresses and with this number, currently every human being on earth can be assigned around 3000 dedicated IP's
Accorging to me IPv6 is essential for the Growth of internet, although transition has started but it will take time to completely replace IPv4 by IPv6
Sony Xperia Z Ultra smartphone with 6.4-inch screen announced
After numerous leaks and rumours, Sony has officially announced the Xperia Z Ultra, a smartphone/ phablet that features a 6.4-inch display.
The phone's design is based on Sony's OmniBalance philosophy in line with the design of the Xperia Z and Xperia Tablet Z. The phone sports a slim profile with a thickness of 6.5mm and weighs 212 grams. Sony says that the width of the phone is comparable to that of a Passport. It comes in Black, White and Purple colours.
The Xperia Z Ultra is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and has 2GB of RAM. It offers 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 64GB via microSD card.
The Xperia Z Ultra's screen has a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and is the first smartphone display that integrates Sony's Triluminos technology, which the company introduced at CES with its Bravia televisions. Sony claims that through the technology the display reproduces a greater range of rich, natural colours to deliver true, natural shades. The technology also includes X-Reality for mobile, Sony's intelligent super resolution display technology which as per the company, analyses each image and reproduces lacking pixels to optimise quality for the sharpest videos.
The phone sports an 8-megapixel Exmor RS rear camera and a 2-megapixel front facing camera. It has a 3000 mAh battery. The phone includes 4G LTE, NFC, and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity options.
Just like the Xperia Z, the Xperia Z ultra is also dust and water proof and comes with IP55 and IP58 certification. It even allows users to take photos underwater.
Another interesting feature of the Xperia Z Ultra is its handwriting recognition functionality. The phone's screen is compatible with any pencil and selected stylus or pen with tip diameter over 1mm.
The Xperia Z Ultra comes with new and updated Sony Media Applications including new apps for Walkman, Movies and Album.
The phone will launch globally from Q3 2013, but the exact timing of availability will vary depending on the market. Pricing has not been disclosed, yet.
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School
about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how
feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no
concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real
world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used
to it!
Rule 2: The world won't care about
your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you
feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a
year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone
until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is
tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not
beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger
flipping - they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not
your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your
parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your
bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you
thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your
parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done
away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have
abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get
the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in
real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into
semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in
helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real
life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to
jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances
are you'll end up working for one.
I recently attended a beautiful workshop of 'ART OF LIVING'. It was a 7 day workshop and those 7 days were magical. I want to share some beautiful ideas that can really change the way you live ....
Opposite values arecomplementary, stay in Balance.
Don't be a FOOTBALL of others opinions.
NEVER LET YOUR IMPORTANT THINGS BECOME URGENT.
Don't find intentions in others people mistakes, It will only give you tension.
Life runs on commitment. (commitment provides you Strength)
Everything you resist will persist.
OFS rule: Observe filter and surrender
(like if someone have said something to you can be good or bad, observe it, then try to filter it, if what is being said will hurt you rather than making you happy, surrender it)
Don't give advice until you are asked for.
Always live in present moment.
Happiness is an attitude.
All these points written above have very deep meanings, try to implement these in your life and see the MAGIC! .
Microsoft is giving
people a peek into Windows 8.1, a free update that promises to address some of
the gripes people have with the latest version of the company's flagship
operating system.
Although the preview version of Windows 8.1 is meant for Microsoft's partners
and other technology developers, anyone will be able to download it for free
starting from Wednesday, exactly eight months since desktops, laptops and
tablets with Windows 8 went on sale. The version of the Windows 8.1 update
meant for the general public will come out later in the year, though a specific
date hasn't been announced.
Many of the new features have been shown off already. A three-day Build
conference, which starts on Wednesday in San Francisco, will give Microsoft
developers a chance to learn more about the new system and try it out. It also
will give the company a chance to explain some of the reasoning behind the
update and sell developers on Microsoft's ambitions to regain relevance lost to
Apple's iPad and various devices running Google's Android software.
There's also speculation that Microsoft could show off a new, smaller version
of its Surface tablet computers. One of the new features in Windows 8.1 is the
ability to work well on smaller-screen devices.
Windows 8, which was released last year, was meant to be Microsoft's answer to
changing customer behaviors and the rise of tablet computers. The operating
system emphasizes touch controls over the mouse and the keyboard, which had
been the main way people have interacted with their personal computers since
the 1980s.
But some people have been put off by the radical makeover.
Although Microsoft has said it has sold more than 100 million Windows 8
licenses so far, some analysts have blamed the lackluster response to the operating
system for a steep drop in PC sales in the first three months of the year, the
worst drop since tracking by outside research firms began in 1994.
Among the complaints: the lack of a Start button on the lower left corner of
the screen. In previous versions of Windows, that button gave people quick
access to programs, settings and other tasks. Microsoft replaced that with a
tablet-style, full-screen start page, but that covered up whatever programs
people were working on, and it had only favorite programs. Extra steps were
needed to access less-used programs. Settings, a search box and other functions
were hidden away in a menu that had to be pulled out from the right. How to do
that changed depending on whether a mouse or touch was used.
And while Microsoft has encouraged people to use the new tablet-style layout,
many programs--including Microsoft's latest Office software package--are
designed for the older, desktop mode. People were forced into the tablet layout
when they start up the machine and had to manually switch the desktop mode each
time.
Windows 8.1 will allow people to start in the desktop mode automatically. In
that mode, it is restoring a button that resembles the old Start button.
Although the Start button will now take people back to the new tablet-style
start screen, rather than the old Start menu, the re-introduction of the
familiar button may make it easier for longtime Windows users to get accustomed
to the changes.
Other new features of Windows 8.1 include more options to use multiple apps.
People will get more options to determine how much of the screen each app takes
while showing up to four different programs, rather than just two. The update
will also offer more integrated search results, showing users previews of
websites, apps and documents that are on the device, all at once.
Although Microsoft is addressing much of the criticisms with Windows, it is
positioning the update as more than just a fix-up job. From its perspective,
the tuneup underscores Microsoft's evolution into a more nimble company capable
of moving quickly to respond to customer feedback while also rolling out more
innovations for a myriad of Windows devices--smartphones, tablets or PCs.
One of the greatest figures of wisdom and knowledge in the Indian history is Chanakya. He is estimated to have lived from 350 - 283 B.C. Chanakya is touted as the "Pioneer Economist of India". Chanakya was the adviser and Prime Minister of Emperor Chandragupta. Chanakya was a professor at the University of Takshila (located in present day Pakistan) and was an expert in commerce, warfare, economics, etc. His famous works include Chanakya Neeti, Arthashastra and Neetishastra.
Some great Thoughts by CHANAKYA
"Learn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!"
"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first"
"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."
"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self interests. This is bitter truth."
"As soon as fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
"The world biggest power is the youth and beauty of women."
"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."
"Once you start working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the Happiest."
Everybody loves gadgets, especially new ones and the most sought after gadgets in today’s world are personal computers, smart phones and tablets. Technology is moving at such a fast pace now. Companies are launching new models and devices regularly and it is very hard to choose from the latest releases and get the best value in the market place today.
Firstly you need to decide which gadget you want, whether it be a computer, laptop, tablet, mobile phone, smart phone or another. Then, you need to know if buying a computer or laptop what platform you want, Mac or Windows and of course there are pros and cons with these. Do you need fast speed and high graphic quality for games or is this purchase for office related work? With mobile and smart phones, there are also phone plans to consider
Budgets tend to dictate not only what we want but what we can afford. Now, with phablets coming into the market – this is a combination of a smart phone and a tablet, some people with a lower-income are considering these, but once again which one is right for you?
Go online to get the latest information on all new updates, releases and announcements. Read the analysis of the complete product line by the PC and tablet builders and digest their opinions to decide what is the best configuration of laptops, desktops, tablets and PCS available at the best price to suit your budget.
Gadget review sites will take away the headaches searching through the internet to try to find the best electronic gadget to suit you. These sites have reviews not just by the manufacturer or retailer but more importantly by people who have just bought the gadget. These reviews are what you need to read, to get the complete picture, as the consumer has nothing to gain financially, when they either promote a gadget or relate where they feel the product is missing, in the delivery of what it promises.
News gadget sites give expert service as they have analysed all market released products and will give their expert review service for prospective consumers to decide what the best device is for them. You need sound advice to help you make the right choice to buy the best gadget for you. Talk to friends and work colleagues about their recent purchases and whether they recommend what they have bought or wished they had done some more research and maybe made a different decision.
You will be so pleased, after buying your latest gadget that you took the time to research the one most suitable for you.
Having a new gadget is fun but can be expensive. Do your research and get a quality product at the best price.
