Latest Tech News-Part 1

Ok so there were a lot of tech news last week so this will be made into 2 videos and posts and this is the first one, the second vid's and post will be link- there is a lot of news to cover so lets get started

1.Google Nexus 6 price in India has been officially confirmed thanks to the listing of the smartphone in the Play Store. Google Nexus 6 32GB variant has been priced in India at Rs. 44,000 for the 32GB variant, while the 64GB variant will be available in India at a price of Rs. 49,000. The smartphone will be available in two colours: Midnight Blue and Cloud White. There's no word yet on when the smartphone will be start shipping in India, but with the price now listed on the Play Store, the official launch should happen within the next week or so

Google Nexus 6 has the following specs

• Manufactured by Motorola, 
• Comes with a 5.96-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) display at 493PPI. 
• The smartphone is powered by a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor 
• 3GB RAM.  
• 32GB and 64GB internal storage options. 
• The smartphone comes with 13-megapixel and 2-megapixel rear and front cameras respectively.

2.Whatsapp the leading messages app has now starting to show 2 blue tick marks that mean the recipient has read your message

3.Motorola launched a new phone the Moto Maxx the global variant of droid turbo that was made only for us's carrier Verizon. the phone launched in Brazil a few days ago for BRL 2,199 that's about 857$ and 56,000 rupees approximately. the phone is about to reach mexico by mid November and other Latin american countries soon

The specs of the phone are

• the back features a 'Ballistic Nylon' build. The company says, "It's a high-quality, durable material with a distinctive texture and rich colour - you might recognize it from outdoor gear, like backpacks."
• Moto Maxx also features a layer of DuPont Kevlar fibre, and is claimed to be protected inside and out with water-repellent nano-coating.
• 3900mAh battery-The company claims that the smartphone can deliver up to 48 hours of mixed usage. Much like the Droid Turbo, the Moto Maxx also supports Motorola's Turbo Charger, a new accessory from the company stables that is said to provide 8 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes of charging.
• Android 4.4.4 KitKat-based 
• 5.2-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) display offering a pixel density of 565ppi; a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protective layer; 
• Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor clocked at 2.7GHz coupled with an Adreno 420 GPU and 
• 3GB of RAM; 
• 21-megapixel rear auto focus camera with f/2.0 aperture and dual-LED flash, 
• 2-megapixel front camera. 
• Connectivity options on the Moto Maxx are 4G LTE with LTE Cat 4, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, and GSM/ EDGE/ HSPA+. 
• the smartphone comes only in one storage variant - 64GB.
• It also includes features from the Moto X (Gen 2) such as the Moto Display, which can wake up the phone to show the time and notifications when user's reach for the phone.

4.Microsoft has released a press statement that their office suit which comprises of word, power point and other hit apps will be offered for free on android and iOS, without the need for an Office 365 subscription.

5. Another Microsoft related news-as you might know that Microsoft has bought Nokia a not so long while ago, but u must be thinking what is the news here? well the news is the first lumia phone without the Nokia branding is all set to launch on 11th that is tomorrow what are the specs and what all is announced thou shall wait and watch my channel for news on this

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MWC 2014 Day 1-Nokia

As all you tech lovers might know that MWC has started in Barcelona, so here is the launch for the Day 1

NOKIA

• Nokia's CEO said
• "We saw Windows Phone become the fastest growing mobile operating system in the world."
• "We've gone from a standing start with Windows Phone to markets with 10 percent share."
• "We saw Lumia sales double year-on-year, led by the Lumia 520 and Lumia 1020."
• "Just last week we introduced Treasure Tag, a proximity sensor that lets you find your bag or keeps if you lose them."
• "Just two weeks ago we launched the Nokia Lumia Icon with Verizon Wireless in the US."
• "I'm very pleased to announce that BBM, Photoshop Express...will be coming to Windows Phone."

• "Today we're updating the Nokia imaging SDK to version 1.1."
• There's new performance editing, reframing, and performance improvements.
• The SDK for Windows Phone and Windows Nokia Imaging can be used by developers to create apps across both platforms.
• "In mobile phones last year, we launched many new colorful Asha devices."
• "Selling up to one million Nokia 105 phones every single week."
• Nokia 105 is one of Nokia's latest feature phones.
• "Once we close the pending transaction with Microsoft, Lumia, Asha, and our featurephones will come part of a broader family of devices."
• "I'm going to show you a number of new things that we're doing for people around the world."

• Launched Nokia 220, most affordable internet-ready mobile phone.

• Millions of people can connect to the internet for the very first time, using nothing else but the Nokia 220."

• 2.4-inch display, "super affordable"

• Facebook and Twitter are both preloaded on the Nokia 220.

• "People can use the Nokia 220 to explore the wider world online with Microsoft's Bing search which we have integrated into the Nokia Express browser."

• "We have not forgotten the basics. The Nokia 220 is available in single and dual-SIM variants."

• Battery has a month standby time. 2-megapixel camera, along with 2G internet and social apps.

• Available immediately for 29 Euros for the single-SIM version.

• "Our Asha product line as you've seen over the last year has set a new standard for first smartphones."

• Nokia Asha 230.

• "Our most affordable Asha touch device ever."
• "At 45 Euros the Asha 230 is a stunning addition to the family."

• Double-tap to wake, swipe for the Fastlane social feature.
• "We've heard from many people that they love Fastlane."
• "Asha motion is a new application that people can use to create colorful designs that you can save as wallpaper."
• The new Asha update will include Microsoft OneDrive support.
• Asha software update also includes new imaging and Fastlane improvements, and Wi-Fi devices will get free Mix Radio access.
• "The Nokia Asha 230 goes on sale immediately around the globe for just 45 Euros."

• Nokia X & X+
• Both of them run Android Apps
• "They include unique Nokia experiences, and they include a wide array of popular Microsoft services."
• Looks like 520

•  4-inch screen, X+ extra memory and storage.

• "Both the Nokia X and the X+ have fluid animation."

• "We've preloaded some great applications on the Nokia X family, applications like Skype and Facebook."

• "Both the Nokia X and X+ are built on the open source Android software."

• "We benefit from the Android apps and ecosystem, but we have differentiated..."

• "We are introducing new customers around the world to popular Microsoft services like Skype, OneDrive, Outlook.com, and more to come."

• "The Nokia X takes people to Microsoft's cloud, not Google's."

• "This approach allows Android developers to easily bring their applications to the Nokia X family."

• "People can access free applications from the Nokia Store. It'll be a high quality curated experience."

• "The Nokia Store is optimized for growth economy purchase models."

Nokia X has a glance screen just like the company's Windows Phone models.

There's a lockscreen with notifications, and you swipe to unlock.

• "Our home screen is directly influenced by a Lumia family."
• You can press and hold on a tile to move and customize apps on the home screen.
• Vine, BBM, PVZ are on the home screen here.
• There's even folders and widgets.
• You can press and hold on a tile and then add a folder.
• Also has fastlane like Asha Series

• Also Nokia XL

• "The Nokia XL is a big bold smartphone. It has a 5-inch display, and a 5-megapixel rear-focus camera with flash and autofocus."
• 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
• The Nokia XL with a gorgeous 5-inch, WVGA touchscreen."
• WVGA at 5 inches
• "One of the games that will be available for the Nokia XL is Plants vs. Zombies 2."
• "We’re really excited to have Skype running on the Nokia X smartphones."
• 1 month free calls to landlines and mobiles with Skype, and 1GB of OneDrive storage.
• The Nokia X will be available immediately for 89 Euros."
• X+ early Q2 for 99 Euros, Nokia XL available in early Q2 for 109 Euros.
• Nokia X will be generally priced lower than Lumia price points.
• Nokia X will be pushed further towards the low-end.
• "Nokia X becomes a feeder system for Lumia."

New Nokia Launches

Earlier this day (22/10/2013), Nokia had a conference in Dubai, and this all was launched/announced

Asha Series

For emerging markets like Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East Nokia launched Asha 500, 503,502

 These are successors to the Asha 501, all three devices will come with an additional "ice layer" on top of the characteristic bright colors - essentially a clear shell covering the back of the device. 

The camera interface has also been revamped, including the ability to quickly access the camera directly by swiping up from the lockscreen. You can also swipe left and right to access snapped images and camcorder mode, respectively, and there's also one tap sharing to Facebook.

These phones w

Asha 500

• 240x320 Resolution
• Wifi
• 2MP Camera
• Runs on Asha Series
• Stereo FM
• Comes in "Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black"
• Priced 69$

Asha 502,503

• 240x320 Resolution
• 3G Compatible(503 only)
• Wifi Capable
• 5MP Camera with LED Flash
• Updated Asha Software
• Comes in "Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white"
• 89$ for 502
• 99$ for 503

Phablets

Nokia has finally jumped into the Phablet bandwagon with the launch of 2 new phablets

Lumia 1320

• 6.0 " Display 720p IPS, Clear Black Display
• 1.7 GHz Dual Core processor
• LTE Enabled
• 5MP Camera with LED
• 8GB Internal, Expandable
• 3,400 mAh Battery
• Runs on WP8- GRR3 Version 
• Available early next year
• Colors available are " orange, yellow, black and white"
•  The first countries to get it are China and Vietnam, with more Asian and European markets following shortly
• Priced at about $339

Lumia 1520

• IPS Full HD 6.0" Display
• Gorilla Glass 2
• 2GB RAM
• WIFI, LTE Compatible
• NFC
• Bluetooth v4.0
• 20MP Carl Ziess optics, PureView Technology
• Windows Phone 8 Amber Version
• 2.2 GHz Dual Core Processor

  Tablet

Nokia Also announed a Tablet. This might give tough competition to Microsoft's Surface 2

Lumia 2520

• 10.1" Full HD IPS LCD Display
• Gorilla Glass 2
• 2 GB RAM
• LTE Compatible
• NFC
• 6.7 MP Carl Ziess, 
• Runs on Windows 8 RT
• Quad Core 2.2 GHz Processor
• Avaialble in "Cyan , Red, Black, White"

Microsoft Buys Nokia

Microsoft has gone out and bought the Nokia's division that made mobiles. This has to be the biggest tech news of the year!!.

The question stands what will happen to Nokia now, will Windows Phone be only seen on Nokia now???. For that we have to wait and watch.

Nokia's shares have been declining since iOS and Android was launched and Nokia had to still go with Symbian Series


RIP my favorite Mobile company

  

Lumia 925

Recently the Nokia Lumia 925 was showcased online and here are its specifications

• 4.5-inch, 1280 x 768 AMOLED display (334 ppi) 
• Super sensitive touch
• Gorilla Glass 2 
• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 chipset 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU
• Adreno 225 GPU
• 1 GB RAM 
• 16 GB internal storage 
• 8.7 MP camera, Zeiss f/2.0 lens
• dual LED flash
• 1080p video 
• 2,000 mAh, 8.4 Wh internal battery 
• LTE
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, 
• Bluetooth 3.0, 
• NFC Windows Phone 8 
• 139 grams, 
• 8.5mm thick

Nokia has announced the pre-booking for this device in India for a price of 34K, with online retailers like flipkart, and you get a free bluetooth headset with it. Also there are EMI schemes for this device. Although this device is said to be launched in the 4th week of August or the 1st week on September worldwide

Nokia Announced Lumia 1020

Nokia recently announced the launch of the new Nokia Lumia 1020, a windows based phone with the camera sensor of 41 megapixels!!!!! The 41-megapixel camera records more detail than other camera phones and even tops point-and-shoot cameras. More pixels mean more sensors for capturing the light that forms an image.

Here are the specifications

• 4.5-inch AMOLED WXGA (1280x768) display.
• 2.5 D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 3. 
• 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 prcessor 
• 2GB of RAM
• Runs Microsoft's Windows phone
• HD 1.2 megapixel wide angle front camera
• 2000 mAh battery. 
• It does not include built-in wireless charging, but it suppports wireless charging via an attachable cover. The phone has
• 32GB of internal memory
• 7GB free SkyDrive cloud storage.
• The Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in yellow, white and black. 
• Using a new feature called dual capture, the Nokia Lumia 1020 simultaneously takes a high resolution 38 megapixel image for  editing , and creates a 5 megapixel picture that is easy to share to social networks with Windows Phone 8. 
• The Nokia Lumia 1020's 41 megapixel sensor features Zeiss optics with six physical lenses with optical image stabilization. 
• The Lumia 1020 will be available on AT&T in the US starting July 26 for $299.99 with a two-year contract. 
• The Nokia Lumia 1020 is then expected to arrive in China and key European markets this quarter. 
• Nokia plans to ship an exclusive variant of the device with Telefonica to select European and Latin American markets. 
• Nokia also announced the new Nokia Camera Grip. The Nokia Camera Grip also has a tripod mount, and will be available this month for $79.

Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia has just announced their Lumia Device 720 and here are the specifications

• 480x800 Pixel Resolution- 4.3 Inches 217 ppi
• Internal 8GB expandable upto 64 GB
• 6.7 MP autofocus LED Flash Camera
• Secondary 1.3 MP
• Dual Core 1GHz Processor

Nokia Lumia 520

Here are the specs for Nokia Lumia 520

• 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)

8GB Internal Expandable upto 64GB

512 MB RAM

5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels, autofocus Camera

Dual-core 1 GHz Processor

Nokia Lumia 620

Here are the specifications

• 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches (~246 ppi pixel density)
• 8GB Internal 64 GB Expandable
• 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
• VGA Front Camera
• Dual-core 1 GHz Krait Processor

Nokia planning to launch WP8 Device on September 5th

As per rumors Nokia along with Microsoft will announce their WP8 phones on 5th September, a week before launch of iPhone 5

The new feature of WP8 are bluetooth file transfer a new tile experience etc

Nokia's Meltemi OS gets axed

Nokia has apparently abandoned the Meltemi OS which was supposed to be launched in budget smartphones and they have planned to stick to the Series 40 platform for their Asha Series

Nokia Browser Version 2.0

Nokia recently announced the Nokia browser for Series 40 phones. For phones including the Asha series, the older 5000 series like the 5130, 5310 and others. The Browser looks quite colourful, and is said to save you a little bandwidth, and data charges.

Also included features are social links to facebook, nokia app store, vuclip. You can also view videos on the browser which was earlier not there. You can also save videos and photos for later use. The login password and username can also be saved

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Nokia preparing a new Windows Phone 7.5 OS

Nokia is said to be preparing a new low-cost Win Phone handset so called Fluid
Please note that Nokia is also rumored to launch 719.

SPECIFICATIONS

• 800 Mhz SnapDragon Processor
• 256 MB RAM
• 8 GB Storage

Nokia to Launch Lumia 900 in India without 4G

Nokia is apparently going to launch Lumia 900 without 4G capabilities. The phone was shown this year in MWC.

SPECS

• The phone has a Windows 7.5 OS
• Supposed to be the first Nokia phone to have 4G
• 1.4 Ghz Processor Single Core
• 512 RAM
• 4.3-inch with 800 x 480 pixel resolution
• 16 GB On Board Storage
• 1 MP Front Camera
• 8MP Back Camera

Nokia Lumia 719 Leaks

A Nokia Lumia device called the Lumia 719 has been leaked online the phone resembles the Lumia 710. the 719 is much slimmer than 710

SPECIFICATIONS

• 3.7-inch, AMOLED display with Nokia's Clear Black technology
• 1.4GHz single-core processor,
• 512MB of RAM, 
• 5MP camera and HD video recording

The 719 is said be Africa and Asia exclusive but Nokia has still to give an official announcement about the device. The pricing is also unknown