Category: SmartPhone

The Sony Xperia Z5,Premium and Z5 Compact is announced. #IFA2015 #Sony

Sony have today brought some new handsets to the table as expected at IFA in Berlin.. This time again the camera is a main attraction claiming to have  the world’s fastest autofocus in a smartphone,not only this the new device has a 4K screen to boot a 23 Mp camera, so once again we see the same iterations being the big brother and the compact version so this will suit many fans,currently I use the Z4+ and it has served me well to date… The design language is familiar once again with Sony and they look well,but with screens some see this an overkill,time will tell,but 4k on mobile is here folks.

Sony Xperia Z5 

Featuring the fastest autofocus in a leading smartphone**, Hybrid Autofocus catches every detail of the action, and the 5x Clear Image Zoom ensures that no quality is lost when you want to move a little closer. Plus, using superior technology for low-light scenes, revel in the power of snapping from dawn until dusk.
Teamed with up to 2 days’ battery life, one-touch fingerprint unlock, and a beautifully exquisite design, Xperia Z5 is built for the ultimate capture.
Based on the Z5 main camera resolution (23MP), speed of autofocus (0.20-0.25sec) and image quality assessment by 200 UK consumers of the top selling smartphones of 2015. Specification verification and consumer testing carried out by Strategy Analytics

Xperia Z5 Premium

SIM CAPABILITY
Single SIM, Nano SIM
MEMORY AND STORAGE
Up to 200 GB microSD™ card
WEIGHT
180 grams
DIMENSIONS
154.4 x 76.0 x 7.8 mm
DISPLAY
5.5” 4K UHD (3840×2160), 806 PPI, Triluminos display for mobile, X-Reality™ for mobile, Dynamic Contrast Enhancer
CAMERA
1/2.3” 23 MP Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor, Hybrid AF 0.03 sec*, 5 x Clear Image Zoom, ISO 12800 Photo / 3200 Video, SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode, 4K video recording
ON THE INSIDE
Google Android™ 5.1 (Lollipop), 64-bit Qualcomm® Snapdragon 810, 64-bit Octa Core processor

Sony Xperia Z5 compact

With Xperia Z5 Compact, the question isn’t just what you can do with your smartphone. It’s what else you can do. Our best compact smartphone has all the features of the big guys, but it’s designed to slip right into real life. With colours that match your style. Innovations that keep interruptions at bay. And a 4.6” design that hits the sweet spot in size.

No prices have yet been given so we have to wait for more news here on that,you can check out the full press releases over at Sony Press

 

Discover new ways to interact with your pet thanks to @Petcube By @VicenteA_George #Pets #IOS #Android #App

Most of us love ours pets, actually they’re practically another family member. Unfortunately we can’t stay with them all the time they need and deserve…. Until now!

Meet Petcube the new way to interact with your pets even when you are not at home

Petcube_Camera-AndroidThe Petcube Camera is the first product of its kind that allows pet owners to watch, talk and play with their pets from their smartphone, and even from their smart watch by offering a free mobile app for iOS and Android devices.

No matter what kind of animal you own you’ll always need to “keep an eye” when you’re gone and “little cube” can help you with that

Petcube is a 4 x 4 x 4 inches gadget with tons of stuff in it, take a look:

138° degree wide angle camera streaming HD 720p video

Connects to home Wi-Fi

LED notification

2-way audio stream through built-in microphone and speaker

Built-in 5mW 3R class laser, certified & safe (To play and interact with your kittens and puppies)

Non-slip bottom surface, standard tripod mount

110/240 power adapter (US type plug)

and is iOS (iOS 7.0 or greater) & Android (4.0 or greater) compatible.

Above of all there’s the Petcube App which lets you watch, talk and play with with pets from all over the world with their own mini Instagram.

Even if you don’t have your own Petcube Camera yet, you can use the app to watch some pet’s life, and the life of future pets, because the team behind all this made donations to pet shelters so you can see and help the cutest animals to get a family and a home.

(You’ll get the best viewing angle by placing the device 3 feet off the ground or higher)

There’s also an app for the Apple Watch to keep you updated without the hassle to look for your phone.

But enough talk! Take a look for yourself

As you can see is simple yet effective, if what you want is to “keep an eye” at home while you’re out and have the chance to talk with your pet anywhere, here’s the solutions for you.

Priced at $199 You can Find the Petcube HERE

The IOS app HERE

and The Android app HERE

Let us know in the comments if you find yourself getting one for your home.

Source: Petcube

Samsung announces G9198 flip smartphone #Samsung #FlipPhone

The flip design maybe getting a comeback,back in the 90s they where popular and today we hardly see them at all and only recently LG announced the LG WINE which is also a clamshell flip Phone and today Samsung have announced one but its china bound so it wont be appearing on our shores,so if this is your thing its an import job.

 

 

The dual-screen flip phone device comes with two 3.9 768p Super AMOLED displays (768 x 1280 – WXGA) protected by Gorilla Glass 4 and a front facing camera with 6MP  and powered by a Snapdragon 808 chip with a hexa-core processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.

See more HERE  translation required..

 

 

Add extra battery & Storage to your Galaxy S6/Edge Thanks to @myIncipio By @VicenteA_George #S6 #Android

Worry about battery problems on your Samsung Galaxy S6/ S6 Edge?

Thinking  if your internal storage is going be enough for this holiday season?

Fear not! The Incipio offgrid battery case is here to cover your back.

The Incipio Offgrid is specially design to recover what use to be a signature of Samsung flagships, the removable back and the micro SD slot, although you’ll need to make one sacrifice, you S6’s sleek profile.

The same features a 3,700mAg backup battery compatible with Samsung Fast Charging, as well as Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0.

What means you can use the QC feature of your phone while using the case.

It also add a card slot which supports microSD cards up to 128GB. what means, if you have the 128gb S6/S6 Edge you can literally double your storage.

Let’s Highlight some of the features:

Thermal Optimization: Prevent your phone from overheats.

Overcharge Protection: Automatic shut off when is fully charge to preserve the battery.

Output Over-Voltage Protection: The case track the voltage output.

Fast Charge Pass-Through Circuitry: Automaticly select between fast charging and traditional charging power sources.

Current Limit Protection: The offGRID Case automatically turn off if the output pass maximum levels.

Near Field Communication Pass-Through: Maintain NFC and contactless payment support.

The only thing preventing this case of being perfect, is that you need to switch between “Battery Mode” and “Storage Mode” (At this stage it doesn’t support both at the same time)

You can find the offGRID at $89.99 and is only available in black.

The box packs pretty much everything you could need:

What’s in the Box?

You can order yours HERE and you could get a 15% off

What do you think of this new case? Are you going to get one? Do you have one? Let us know in the comments below.

ZTE launches two new affordable phones in the U.S By @VicenteA_George #ZTE #Android #Maven #Sonata2

ZTE is well known for their great a well priced phones, and meanwhile we’re waiting for the next flagship (The bezel-less Nubia Z9) to be available in this side of the world.

What we have instead is two new super affordables phones un the U.S carries AT&T and Cricket Wireless the ZTE Maven and the ZTE Sonata 2

The ZTE Maven is the big bro this time with some good specs for the middle range, take a look:

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC
A 4.5” display (480 x 854 resolution)
1 GB of RAM
8 GB of internal storage (microSD up to 32 GB)
A 5mp main camera with a low quality front-facer of 0.3mp
A 2,100 mAh Battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop

The Maven will be available in AT&T priced at $59.99 off-contract. You can find it HERE.

The ZTE Sonata 2 is the second and little brother with some interesting specs, let’s see:

A Snapdragon 200 SoC
A 4” screen (480 x 800 resolution)
1 GB of RAM
4 GB of internal storage (microSD up to 32 GB)
A 5mp main camera and an adequate 2mp front camera
A 1,650 mAh Battery
Android 4.4 KitKat

The Sonata will be priced at $29.99 in Cricket. You can find it HERE.

As you can see this phones are aimed to the entry level segment or for people that is going to try an smartphone for the first time.

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Trade your old Iphone 5 & get a new Iphone 6 at Best Buy By @VicenteA_George #Iphone #IOS #Bestbuy

If you’re an Apple fan and want the latest Iphone, this is probably the best chance to get it!

Since the 30th of May and until 20th of June Best Buy is offering customers the chance to trade-in their old Iphone 5 and get a new Iphone 6 at $1 on a two-year contract (which normally is priced at $200)

This is a great offer having in mind that Apple is only giving you $100 for your old handset.

As a plus to that offer BestBuy is also giving away a $25 My Best Buy® Rewards certificate and a $50 gift card with any Iphone purchase.

The Iphone you’ll through Best Buy is the 16gb version compatible with Verizon or Sprint.

Of course is not as simple as giving your almost dead Iphone to get the new one, the trade-in value can vary depending on the condition of the phone, but even then, it will be a good deal for most people.

You can check the offer HERE for more details

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Samsung’s Iron Man-themed Galaxy S6 Edge gets unboxed,and its cool. #Samsung #IronMan

We probably wont see one soon but the Galaxy S6 edge which sports the Iron Man theme has been unboxed and also has the red and gold colour scheme as seen on Iron mans suit.The Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Limited Edition comes pre-installed with a custom Avengers theme, matching wireless charging pad and a Clear Cover, all packaged within a limited edition Avengers box.

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US customers can grab a 100$ gift card when they pre-order the LG G4 on Best Buy By @VicenteA_George #Android #LG #G4 #BestBuy

That’s right Best buy is offering customers a 100$ deal with the LG G4 in any carrier choice.

LG is making this offer even better by letting you have more goodies if you get the phone with any major carrier before June 21

Alongside the gifcard when you get it from BB you’ll a free 32 GB microSD card, an extra battery, plus a battery charging cradle.

The G4 is one of the best smartphones of the year with great specs, a fantastic camera and some features that now seems to fall in the oblivion.

But lets take a look to see one of those features

In case you missed it, take a look at the specs HERE

You can pre-order yours HERE

And see the Bonus offer HERE

Are you going to grap one of this or already did?

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Samsung introduce “Flow” as beta to Fight W10 “Continuity” By @VicenteA_George #Samsung #Android #Flow #App

In the world we live now is almost sure that we always have the need to be “on everything”.

Apple has “Handoff”, Microsoft will have “Continuity” with W10 and now Samsung present us “Flow”

Flow is more than just an app, is a way from Samsung to integrate their devices in a way where you can use each one to do what they are made to do.

Flow is based on two simple things:

Transfer & Dafer

Transfer: is for moving an activity to the right device for a task and pick it up right where you left off rather than starting again.

Defer: is for “pause” an activity when the right device is not at hand or there just isn’t enough time to finish up a task. Then you can resume it when you’re ready.

Another feature that seems to be omitted in the description is “Notifications”

You’ll receive the Notifications on the devices you’re using and choose if take it there or move it to another one.

Let’s take a look at what Samsung wants for us:

Looks nice isn’t it?

But there’s two downsides

1) It’s in Beta only available in the U.S
2) Is not fully compatible with all Samsung devices yet

Here’s a full list of compatible ones:

• Galaxy S4*
• Galaxy S5
• Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
• Note 4 and Note Edge
• Galaxy Alpha
• Galaxy Tab S
• Galaxy Tab A
• Galaxy Note Pro 12.2¨*
• Galaxy Note 10.1 2014*

* =  experimental; contact flow-inquiries@samsung.com if you have trouble

The future looks bright for us, but we’ll have to wait a little more to enjoy things like this on full capacity.

Do you have more than one of the device mentioned above and want to give a try?

You can download Flow Here

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