Fingerprint sensors are the new essentials in a smartphone these days. Market leaders are trying to make the best possible use of this while others are trying to sneak in and up their market share. With the increasing demand for budget smartphones with fingerprint sensors, ZTE has now launched the ZTE Blade V580 though restricted to Japan only now and no details about global rollout yet, but that should be on cards.
ZTE has announced the launch of the ZTE Blade V580, which is the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Blade series flaunting a fingerprint scanner. The device has a 5.5 inch IPS display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3 GHz octa core MediaTek processor with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage.
The ZTE Blade V580 has a 13 MP rear facing auto focus camera with LED flash and a front facing 5 MP camera for the selfie needs. The device runs on the Android Lollipop and is powered with a 3000 mAh battery.
The Blade V580 is available in Silver and Gray colour options.
If you are the owner of the latest devices from Samsung the music app is now available for your devices today,the app is free of course and you can check the play store or use the link below..This app was native to its own store and now its running now as a beta. The app is just like any other streaming music app and was not present on these two devices at launch..The app is though compatible with devices running of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The app supports playback for multiple sound formats like MP3, FLAC, AAC and WMA. It allows users to sort song lists by categories which include Genre, Folder, Composer, Album, Track and Artist.
Samsung Music is however is optimized for Samsung devices only.
Searching for car insurance is a pain and to top that off finding the best deal is another matter,we can of course use brokers or comparison sites but personally I think searching yourself if better,this app aims to do this by providing it all under one roof from the comfort of your phone. PK Solutions has before brought us apps in the past such as Fashion GoddessGAA 32 counties and Holiday Search
This time round the latest instalment is called Cheap Car Insurance Ireland App..and it is free to download now on Android.. Car Insurance Ireland App helps you quickly and easily find not only the best price car insurance quote for you but also the best quality and value insurance deal. Get quotes & purchases from over 25 of Ireland’s top insurance companies.. The app is simple to use and simple to navigate so users will have no issues getting around the app..
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Car Insurance Ireland are not affiliated with any of the above companies and are not an insurance provider.
This app aims to bring all the very best insurance providers in Ireland together in the one place for you to find the best value and quote.Download the app below.
Emojis are fun and people love them we are now seeing more and more appear on a regular basis and we still cant get enough of them we always want more but they are slow to arrive,But how about emojis with sound? Yes that is correct,emojis with sound.. Emojitonesjust launched which is the brainchild of Dublin-based entrepreneur Guy de Bromhead who also says that texting is emotionless even with the option of emojis and sound is the missing link. He is right come to think of it,Personally I have never used them much but now do so daily and yes they are just a little static icon be it a smiley face or sad one…This is different it brings life to the conversation and I love it.
Guy also goes on to say.
“The Emojitones product is unique in that the delivery of the emoji icons-plus-sound is instantaneous. Simply send a text message, photo or video and add your favorite emoji as usual. When the receiver swipes open the message the cloud-hosted sounds play back inline — automatically — to create a dynamic and often hilarious new mode of messaging.”
Emojitones is a fun and zany way to send sounds in all your text messages through emojis. Emojitones combines the best of standard text messaging and sound! Finally the new generation of text messaging is here! Every emoji icon now has its own unique sound. Emojitones combines text, images, and animation and now sound to emoji icons that can be shared with friends, family and anyone else who you want to share your feelings, emotions intents with across all smart devices. Now, you can insert your own personal touch through sound with emojis adding fun and animation to all of your text messages. Best of all – the tones play automatically once a text message is opened.
Emojitones is for everybody to enjoy. With 182 free emoji-tones, and up to 534 premium tones available, you can literally convey any emotion, feeling, intent and sound effect to get your point across in any text message. Additional special emoji-tone sound libraries will be added regularly to keep you up to date on fun holidays (Valentine’s Day, Easter, Christmas) and crazy pop culture noises (farts, laughs, applauses and other great sound effects), events and people.
In order for the app to work both sender and receiver will need to have the app installed. If you start a conversation and they have not the app installed you can invite the user and they will be sent links to download the app..
Features
Standard Emojis – Native every day emojis
– Auto Playback – Automatic playback of tones
– Extra Tones – New tone libraries updated regularly with special pop-culture emphasis
Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality are two of the most wanted features, but so far with products like Oculus and the HTC Vive that asked for a NASA computer to have at home, it’s time to go on a different path and there’s where the Sulon Q enter
The first all-in-one, tether-free, “wear and play” VR and AR device
If you don’t want to pay a fortune your better options are Google and Samsung devices, which comes with a far better price but are useless without a phone.
Oculus, Sony and HTC offers are more attractive but demand a way bigger budget, besides been tied to an external devices al well.
The Sulon Q on the other hand, is totally independent, giving the user freedom of movement and enjoyment anywhere.
Using the latest technology to transform any room into an immersive experience backed by AMD the headset is quite different from what we’ve seen lately.
Some of the internals we have:
AMD FX-8800P processor at up to 35W with Radeon™ R7 Graphics Core Next architecture.
4 compute cores and 8 GPU cores through a revolutionary Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
A 2,560 x 1,440 OLED Screen resolution
110-degree field of view
DirectX® 12 and Vulkan
A custom spatially optimized Sulon Q™ earbuds
Dual noise-cancelling embedded microphones.
An FX-8800P “Carrizo” APU
A 3.5mm audio jack
It uses spatial mapping in real-time to bring the entire space you are occupying into your experience allowing you to seamlessly transition from the real world to virtual worlds.
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With full compatibility with Windows 10 the devices seems to be a truly unique experience.
There’s no word about price or availability beyond the launch date during Spring 2016.
Bu what do you think about this? Been able to play VR or AR games even in the forest with some friends sounds good to you? Let us know in the comment section below.
Last year Nokia announced its VR Camera OZO. Last November it has been available to buy but costing $60.000 which is expensive but its not something the average consumer would use,this is aimed at professional creators and storytellers,this however could lead to something for the average consumer later on in the years which we will have to wait and find out and see with the VR market gearing up this year..
OZO captures stereoscopic 3D video through eight (8) synchronized global shutter sensors and spatial audio through eight (8) integrated microphones. Software built for OZO enables real-time 3D viewing, with an innovative playback solution that removes the need to pre-assemble a panoramic image - a time-consuming process with solutions currently in the marketplace.
In a press release today today Nokia announce re-sellers and not only can you buy OZO you can rent it which would probably be a good idea for those interested in seeing its capabilities.
“We are excited to announce OZO’s availability in the U.S. and Canada through three retail and rental facilities,” said Guido Voltolina, Head of Presence Capture, Nokia Technologies. “AbelCine, OffHollywood, and Radiant Images are vital to helping OZO reach the professional VR creation audience, especially in the primary markets they play in. We have carefully selected these first three partners because of their expertise in the space, their relationships with our core customers and their affinity with our vision for VR. We look forward to partnering with them to connect creators with OZO.”
AbelCine is a leading provider of products and services to the production, broadcast and new media industries. Originally established in 1989 as a film camera service and repair company, the company makes technology of all types easier for content creators to understand, access and employ. In distributing OZO, AbelCine is now able to extend this ease to VR content creation. AbelCine provides a host of cohesive services backed by the knowledge, experience and support that creatives require at all stages of production to achieve their vision on time and within budget. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Burbank, CA, and Chicago, IL, AbelCine’s nationwide footprint serves as an ideal distribution ground for OZO.
OffHollywood is an expert in 4K, 3D, and virtual reality, using its knowledge to support and execute the most technically complex and challenging projects in cinema, television, and interactive content. Since 2003, OffHollywood has provided unprecedented expertise that leverages new technology solutions, like OZO, to maximize customers’ production dollars and shooting schedules. Based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the company provides equipment rentals, production services, product development and consulting to its customers, and looks forward to adding OZO to its lineup of state-of-the-art technology.
Radiant Images is an award-winning digital cinema innovator that is gaining recognition as a leader in testing and developing VR and AR technology. OZO will join the company’s extensive stable of custom VR cameras, gear and solutions as the first comprehensive VR camera designed for professional content creators. Located in Los Angeles, the company offers creative, flexible and affordable solutions for any sized project, including feature films, television, commercials, documentaries and music videos. Nokia Technologies looks forward to leveraging Radiant Images’ portfolio of clients, which includes some of the industry’s most skilled and innovative cinematographers and camera operators in feature films and television.
If you are in business or own a company you should have a logo,there is plenty of free tools to do so on the web and there is also apps that can assist in creating logos too or you can go the pro route and pay big fees for a logo to be created,With this app from Logo Foundry you can create a logo for free and not only do you have the obvious basics to pick from which are pre-loaded the app has layer management built in.There is over 6000 icons and logos to pick from in total so there is an abundance of choice here.What also is different here is that not only do you have the plain horizontal or vertical text layouts we see in other image editing apps, you can have curved and waved too..
App features include..
3000+ Symbols, Shapes & Icons categorised by Industry
– Easy search function that lets you search for symbols by keywords
– Advanced text editing tools that let’s you create beautiful typography for the logo
– Support for advanced text layouts such as Circular Text & Wavy Text
– Professional layer management functions that let’s you work on logos at ease
– Export to Transparent PNG or Flat JPG files
– Ability to Save, Restore and Reuse logo templates along with their layers
Logo Foundry say.. Logo Foundry is designed with ease of use in mind and hence can be used by both professional designers and people without prior design experience to create custom, creative and beautiful looking logos in a matter of minutes.
It is a really neat app and its now free on Android and iOS get them below.. The app is quite big at 69 MB so ensure a Wi-Fi connection rather than data if you are limited to allowance.There is IAPs and ads and you can unlock buy paying €7.92 or remove the ads only for €3.39.Not a bad price to pay in fairness.
The Gardai today have said that 7000 mobile phones have been stolen since May of last year which amounted to 3 Million euros worth and with most people carrying good high end devices more than ever this is a lucrative crime for Organised criminals and the dumbass opportunists whom we might often see just grab from your hand whilst walking down the street.. Another thing you might also notice is people now carry their phone,credit cards and keys on their phone with specialised cases,this is something I myself have constantly said to many of people with these cases or thinking of buying them DONT!
But they do,they will and it is their own choice and with some of these cases which we actually review they are nice and look well and can be convenient for some. Its now clear that this could one day leave you in big trouble should you be speaking on your device and one of these opportunists grab and run you have lost the whole lot…
With St Patrick’s day coming up it is events like these where criminals flee too and there is also organised gangs on the prowl. There is some tips which the Gardai have advised users which are pictured below,but you can help yourself here too by simply doing some small things such as install apps,one such app you can use is on your desktop is “track my phone”this can enable you to check your devices whereabouts once you have location turned on, dont leave your phone lying around and keep in a secure front pocket where you will feel it more so than on loose clothing where the criminals can take it out without you knowing… The more organised criminals work in groups and are effective at getting what they want and use distraction tricks to take phones from peoples pockets or left sat on a table but the opportunist can just swipe and run…
To make life that bit harder use the pin lock,use a screen lock and there is apps that actually take snaps too if someone does nick your device,one such app is called GotYa.. The Gardai have also issued a Mobile Phone Prevention Pack on their website too so check it out..
During the weekend we received the news that is indeed coming to older models such as Xperia Z3, Z3 and Z3 Compact
The update will come in the form of a beta software through the Xperia Beta Program launched almost a month ago in countries like Italy, Spain and Netherlands.
The firmware version you’ll get is 23.5.A.0.486 which translate to Android 6.0.1 but although is a higher number than the one spotted a few days on newer hardware, this update just have the December 2015 security patches while the former have the ones from February 2016.
This version though is what we probably ended up getting with the corresponding security updates, as is practically the same experience we have with the Z5 .
We have it all! From the camera to the launcher, everything has been modify to match the Z5 counterpart. Also is worth notice that the STAMINA MODE was indeed removed and substituted by DOZE.
Also there’s no Adaptable Storage on this version either.
If you are one of the lucky ones with access to the update let us know your thoughts in the comment section below or join the conversation on twitter.
