There is much talk of late bout Nokia these days ,good and bad but Nokia are still a company without the handset business,they thrive elsewhere,Of late the argument lies as to who killed who and it stems back to the Elop era again whom some directly blame him for failure,even today the argument continues and is much discussed with big differences in opinion but fact of the matter is Nokia have reassured us they plan to come back and when they do it will be great news to its fans and perhaps not for some..Remember it will not be until late 2016 before we see anything but it gives them time to come up with a good plan and hopefully some killer handsets
Nokia have stated the following..
The right path back to mobile phones for Nokia is through a brand-licensing model. That means identifying a partner that can be responsible for all of the manufacturing, sales, marketing and customer support for a product.
If and when we find a world-class partner who can take on those responsibilities, we would work closely with them to guide the design and technology differentiation, as we did with the Nokia N1 Android tablet. That’s the only way the bar would be met for a mobile device we’d be proud to have bear the Nokia brand, and that people will love to buy.
Vodafone have launched their super fast 4G+ service but note you need specific handsets to avail of the service.This means that you should have quality streaming with no buffering with speeds up to 225Mbps so media content such as HD and live TV should be a treat…..
4G+ is available to Vodafone RED Business, RED Super Business, RED Extra, RED Super and RED Extra Super bill pay customers at no extra cost until March 2016. Take advantage of these faster speeds on 4G+ enabled smartphones including the Samsung S5+, Sony Xperia, Z3+, and Vodafone Smart Ultra.
Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford are among the first to experience lightning fast 4G+.and will continue to increase availability across the country in the coming months..
You will need to update your software on your device in order to use it as pictured below…
IBM has been working constantly over the years to provide the world a new and unique computing experience. The consistent research and development by the good folks at IBM have come up with something very surprising a 7 nanometer functioning chip.
IBM along with Global Foundries, Samsung and the SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in Albany, New York, represents a $3 billion investment in chip technology research and this first 7-nanometer node test chips with functional transistors is a result of the hardwork through the years.
The scale down in size was achieved by using Silicon Germanium (SiGe) channel transistors and Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography integration. According to IBM, the breakthrough could deliver up to 50% better power and performance for future systems supporting Big Data and mobile products.
This ground breaking innovation is a sign of revolution in the way computing is done today. The 7 nanometer chip has opened up a total new avenue for development of more powerful and energy efficient chips. We are hopeful that IBM will continue to surprise us in the coming years.
LG have announced a new device to add to the G4 family and goes by the name of the LG G4 Beat. Basically it is an affordable LG G4 which has yet to been seen here in Ireland in Retail buy can be bought from online sellers of if you fancy a trip to PC WORLD you can pick one up there but it will cost you a packet.One good thing I guess you can go in a see the device before you buy it which is always a good idea..
The LG G4 has not come without its problems though with reports of bad battery and flaking leather covers but these are more sporadic cases than widespread so keep this in mind,although leather is a nice feature it can be at time awkward to maintain it..
The LG G4 Beat comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD IPS Display, which is clearer, sharper and more responsive than anything offered by LG before in this category. A powerful Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 processor running eight cores at 1.5GHz with integrated 4G LTE delivers an optimal balance of power, performance and battery life.
Highlights and Features of the LG G4 Beat are:
High Performance Multimedia made possible by a powerful Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 Processor with Octa-Core performance and speed, which can handle Full HD 1080p playback at 60fps and capture at 30fps.
Color Spectrum Sensor to measure the exact RGB and infrared values of ambient light and objects, resulting in colors that are truer to nature.
Manual Mode to give users fine control over every detail of a shot, including shutter speed, ISO, exposure and white balance.
Gesture Interval Shot improves on the original Gesture Shot by increasing the chance of getting that perfect shot even under challenging.
Specs include and take note regional variants are listed so be careful when buying to check…
Chipset: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 Processor
Display: 5.2-inch Full HD IPS LCD (1920 x 1080, 423ppi)
Memory: 8GB eMMC ROM / 1.5GB RAM
Camera: Rear 8MP LDAF (13MP in Latin America) / Front 5MP
Battery: 2,300mAh (removable)
Operating System: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
Size: 142.7 x 72.6 x 9.85mm
Weight: 139g
Network: 4G LTE / HSPA+ 42.2Mbps (3G)
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g, n / Bluetooth 4.1 / NFC / A-GPS / Glonass / USB 2.0
Colors: Metallic Silver / Ceramic White / Shiny Gold
Other: In-Cell Touch / Color Spectrum Sensor / Gesture Interval Shot / Full HD 1080p Video
The LG G4 Beat will make its debut this month in key markets in Europe and Latin America, including France, Germany and Brazil before rolling out globally in markets such as Canada, India, Russia, Singapore, South Africa and Turkey.Pricing will be more accurate on launch in each region its set to cost around €400.
Own branded handsets where popular years ago and then died off but this seems to be changing,at home we have Vodafone for example with their modified ZTE Blade which is called the Smart prime 6, its not their first own handset if you want to call it that..
Now EE have joined in on the race with a cheap 4G handset touted the Rook. Where they got this from I would like to know but there is some other strange names out there…they have had other cheap own branded devices in the past.Costing just £39 for existing EE customers and £49 for new EE customers.
Some specs
Android 5.1 Lollipop ,4-Inch display with FWVGA resolution,MediaTek Quad-core processor @ 1GHz, 64-bit,1GB RAM,8GB Internal storage,MicroSD card support (up to 32GB),5MP Rear camera,.0.3 VGA Front camera,1,500mAh Battery,5 Hours talk time,Candy Bar design.
Sharon Meadows, Director of Devices at EE, said:“At EE, we believe everyone should have access to 4G and the experiences it offers on the go. The Rook provides a great 4G smartphone at a compelling price – allowing even more people to enjoy the benefits of our superfast mobile network from high speed web browsing and downloads to gaming and streaming.“
The Rook builds on a range of own branded devices from EE designed to give consumers access to the UK’s fastest network, offering features and specifications traditionally associated with a higher price point.
As well as being on pay as you go, the Rook is available to EE corporate customers – providing a powerful and easily affordable smartphone for customers in medium and large enterprises.
Customers who purchase a Rook handset can also benefit from up to a 20% discount on select EE accessories. Further details on these, as well as more information on the Rook from EE is available at: www.ee.co.uk
You may or may not remember this great new idea that came to life last year but lets refresh your memory. Z-Charge was a kick starter project born in Ireland and was successful and now the product is available today to buy.Z-Charge is a neat idea which solves charging solutions at home in your bed which works both sides and can cater for one or more devices and it also keeps cables away and you can store your device too which is really a good idea,something I could do with myself…
Z-Charge comes in several colours too such as White,Black,Chocolate Brown and Dove Grey and costs just €79.99. Z-Charge just takes two minutes to install and its a simple set up process,It’s a lightweight and adjustable unit for all your USB devices, including phones, tablets and eReaders of any shape or size. Z-Charge is simply plugged into a single socket in the wall and powered on and off via a standalone switch.
What do I get in the box ?
Your Z-Charge unit arrives ready to use. The unique hub and connecting female USB cables are packaged in the box. Follow these instructions to assemble your Z-Charge.
In the package you will get the following – One Z-Charge unit. One USB hub with ability to charge six devices. 12V 2A Power Supply with on/off switch.
Z-Charge rests across the base of a bed. The length of the device is adjustable and held in position by the weight of the mattress, with overlapping storage pouches on either side for up to six devices. The multiple charging cables are neatly tucked away, yet readily accessible when required. Devices can be grabbed quickly or stored away easily, through opening access along the top and side of pouch. They are safely secured with a Velcro closure.
If you would like to purchase the Z-Charge head over HERE and out readers get a 25% discount with this code {zcharge25.}
Over the past few days we have been using a new slate from Huawei and so far what we have seen within this time-frame we have been mighty impressed with a gigantic 4100 mAh non re-moveable battery,you will struggle to kill it,even for heavy power-users, this is where in most phones let us down but not here..
With a solid construction surrounded by metal again build quality is premium,with its chamfered edges and slight curve on the back it sits comfortably in hand despite its 6 inch dimension its just 7.9mm thin, The screen is also sporting Corning Gorilla glass 3.Lets take a look at the device first in pictures,click to enlarge and then we will talk some more.
Running on Android 4,2,2 is a bit behind but still it works quite well with Emotion UI 3.0 and there is literally tonnes of settings and quirks to personalise your device,there is some preloaded content but not really a problem,With a 6 inch display and thin bezel media content is a joy to watch on this behemoth,it feels smaller than the Nexus 6 and most tasks simply zip along with no lag. The 13MP rear snapper is quite good with plenty of setting to play with for camera fans so there is no worries in this department,With a 5 MP front camera it passes for the selfies but that would be it.The well placed fingerprint sensor is a great idea and uselful in more ways than one,it can also be used to snap photos too,With 2GB RAM andQuad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz CPU IT has proved no issues multitasking and with the option to expand up to 128GB via micro sd there is plenty of space to stack this device with content and not fear about battery.. Check out our walk-through of the Mate 7 and if you have any questions fire away..The Ascend mate costs between €380 -€500 euro depending where you,look,for the price if you can get it cheap its worth the money,every penny of it.
It will not be long before we see the release of the One Plus 2 which is highly anticipated,price though has been a factor with the current One Plus one costing buttons people have wanted to know what the cost of the new device would be and now we have an answer,its more than its predecessor but is it too high ?
It will cost less than $450 dollar CEO Pete Lau says so can we assume it will be $449.99 that’s how things typically are advertised in general but we shall wait and see,will this price put you off or keep you waiting,considered what the One Plus One gave us for its price it is hardly a reason to complain is it. ?? With the recent updates and what we know of the One Plus 2 it would be safe to say it will be a good deal,we shall know more when the device is revealed shortly..see the related posts section for other news.
Shuff is a new realtime messenger app that has landed on iOS that claims to be ahead of its time,so lets take a look and see what this new messenger app has and how can it can compete with multiple competitors in the messenger scene today..Firstly we asked Cyril Trosset who is the founder of the app to tell us how it all began.
The Shuff story
We won’t tell you Shuff was born in a garage.That the application has been developed by a geek, bored in his student room. No.Shuff tells a lot of us, our friendship and our different ways.Freshly graduated engineers, designer, communicant, paralegal and financial man, our profiles are diverse but we always shared a passion for new technologies.The Shuff project was born from that wish to use the new technologies to create the first direct messenger, really direct.At first, it was just an idea, to have fun for a summer, and finally: a fast messenger, innovating and the more interactive it can be. And mostly fun.
Who has never dreamed of communicating faster? Sending a message without pressing “send”? Not waiting to receive the answer you hope for? Sorry? You want more? You want to see what your friend is typing? Shuff can do it for you. Shuff revolutionizes the way we communicate, by offering users the ability to follow a conversation letter by letter, as it is typed. Our famous Oxford Dictionary specifies: « Instant »: [usually before noun] happening immediately..
The real definition of an instant messenger. “Today, thousands of applications offer to chat with friends, but none of them propose to do it in real-time. Here is where Shuff innovates. And amazes,“ the project founder, Cyril, explains. The fully secured application does not keep any record of the conversation: there is no history. And, for more privacy, the letters of the messages are mixed so that, only the first and the last letter of each word remains in its original place, to permit reading without any difficulties. The others letters are “shuffed“ (meaning randomly mixed), which provides more privacy from prying eyes (no need for a college degree to decrypt the shuffed messages).
Shuff is an international application. I’m drinking some wine with my friend on a terrace in New York, I’m sending a pic to my friend in Lisbon right now. I’m drawing a (very good) portrait of my sister in the drawroom with my brother. I share my location while I’m in Los Angeles and talking with my cousin in London, still under the rain (any use of existing “clichés” is purely coincidental). By the way, what time is it over there? Don’t worry, Shuff indicates to you the local time of your friend with whom you are conversing, if he or she is long distance or abroad.
The App itself.. Shuff is a real-time messenger app which allows you to see word for word what the person at the other end is typing,this factor I like and think its a great idea,personally im not one to spend all day sending text but this is something I like nonetheless.Another great feature in the app is that it shows you the local time of the person too,this is also good,if only something like this was on Twitter as I spend most of my day conversing there and its with others from all over the world…
Shuff is an app with no history. Only the last sent message of your conversation appears. But you can “favorite” a message with an up-swipe, and find it later in the Favorites menu.
Create masterpieces with your friends in the Drawroom. Everyone can draw on the same board, using different brushes and colors. You can also share your best pictures.
Who is Shuff for.
Anyone who wishes to find out the direct messenger, really direct! Anyone who wants to stay in touch with friends and family, Anyone who is sick of waiting for receiving a message but want to follow its writing, Anyone who looks to save time, Anyone who wants to share everything, Anyone who dreams of having fun while chatting, Anyone who wants to express its artistry
Shuff your messages! You can choose to mix the letters of each word, all but the first and last letter. It’s fun decrypting messages, and provides more privacy from prying eyes. If you like, you can send shuffed messages via text or Whatsapp or post it to Facebook or Twitter.
Another feature is the ability to talk to your friends with your identity kept secret. The “anonymous” mode is an enjoyable and safe way to have fun with your friends.
Shuff is also available for the Apple watch..
You can download Shuff over HERE for free.. Share your thoughts below if you have used or tried this new app which looks quite good to me,also we wish to thank Cyril Trosset for getting in touch with us..
