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#ZTE launches Blade V580 with fingerprint sensor by @Tiwaash #Smartphone #Android

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.

Specifications:

  • 5.5 inch display
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution
  • 1.3 GHz octa core MediaTek MT6753 processor
  • Mali-T720 GPU
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB internal memory
  • 13 MP primary camera
  • 5 MP front facing camera
  • Android v5.1 Lollipop
  • 3000 mAh battery

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Cat S60 world’s first smartphone thermal camera announced by @Tiwaash

It’s been a very interesting past week for geek freaks, we have seen great stuffs coming up from all over the world and what we bring to you is again a very unique and interesting piece of tech. Cat phones, popular for its rugged phones, announced it’s flagship Cat S60, which becomes the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera. Doesn’t that sound so cool carrying a thermal camera in your pockets?

Cat S60 is claimed to be the world’s most waterproof smartphone since it is waterproof to depths of up to 5 meters for one hour, allowing it to be used as an underwater camera. It also exceeds military spec since it is built to withstand drops onto concrete from up to 1.8 meters, and it’s dustproof.

Besides is ruggedness, the company explained the use of thermal camera on board, “The thermal camera visualizes heat that is invisible to the naked eye, highlighting temperature contrasts. It can pick up heat and measure surface temperatures from a distance of up to 50 to 100 feet, and see through obscurants such as smoke, enabling a huge range of use cases for building professionals, utility workers, outdoor sports enthusiasts, emergency first responders and more,”

This display can be viewed in bright sunlight, and the touchscreen can be controlled with wet fingers or while wearing gloves. It is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and runs Android 6.0.

The Cat S60 will be available later this year for €649 / $599.

Cat S60 specifications:

  • 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD multi-touch 540 nits display with auto wet finger and glove support, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
  • Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 (4 x 1.5GHz + 4 x 1.2GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Underwater 13MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera
  • Dedicated FLIR thermal camera app with MSX technology
  • Drop proof to 1.8m, MIL Spec 810G4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS
  • 3800mAh battery

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Meet the @TAGHeuer Connected #Smartwatch By @VicenteA_George #Android #ConnectedToEternity

This is not the first time we told you about this, back in February we first hear the rumors of a TAG Heuer Smartwatch

But this week that has become reality with the new TAG Heuer Connected

Imagining all the expertise and vision of one of the best watch manufacturer in the form of an smartwatch is not a dream anymore thanks to this beauty, As reported by James Hampton-Smith of SpotTheWatch, “many prestigious watch brands today are honing into the needs of the modern-day luxury watch collector.”

As we were expecting, it resembles the traditional Carrera timepieces, the Connected being made out of Titanium Grade 2 is to the ignorant eye a normal and beautiful watch.

Take a look

Sporting a 1.5-inch Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal circular touchscreen display with 360 x 360 pixels (240 ppi). Powered by a dual-core 1.6 GHz Intel processor, 1 GB of RAM, 4 GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the device is totally cover by today standards.

All this backed up by a 410 mAh battery which (according to TAG Heuer), should provide “minimum 25 hours of battery life, based on typical usage.”

The TAG Heuer Connected is also IP67 certified, is you’re familiar with the Xperia Line from Sony you know this means dust and water proof.

The watch can be paired to handsets running Android 4.3 or later and iOS 8.2 or later thanks to a proprietary app

This is practically everything we’ve been waiting on a Smartwatch, but comes with a cost, and what a cost! The smartwatch is not a dream anymore thanks to this beauty.

The TAG Heuer Connected can be yours for just $1,500, easy right?

If you really wanna have the “Vertu” of the Smartwatch world you can order one HERE

What do you think of think? Is it really worthy to spend an small fortune to get something not so different in specs of what we already have? OR having 150 years of experience backing the watch makes you have a second thought?

Let us know in the comments or Tweet us using #techbuzzireland

Samsung launched the Z3 with Tizen in India By @VicenteA_George #Tizen #Samsung

Last year the Korean manufacturer Samsung introduced the Z1 an entry level phone backed up with their own OS Tizen.

Now they decided to extend the family with the new kid on the block the also low-end Samsung Z3

At simple sight the Z3 could easily be mistaken with a member of the Galaxy family, but when we take a closer look we realize that the back is made from plastic.

As said before this is not a high-end model despite the appearance, take a look at the specs:

A 5″ Super AMOLED display (720×1,280)

A Quad-core Spreadtrum chip

1GB of RAM

8GB of internal storage (With Micro SD slot up to 128GB)

8MP rear camera

5MP front-facing shooter with 120-degree

And  2,600mAh battery

All that powered by Tizen OS in version 2.3

In the connectivity department you’ll have WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth® 4.0 BLE, GPS and GLONASS

The only really downgrade is that you will not have 4G connectivity, unfortunately there’s just 3G on board.

Following the steps of his big siblings this little boy also features an “Ultra Data Saving Mode’” that minimizes mobile data usage and an “Ultra Power Saving Mode” for continuous performance with low battery life.

One thing that has the Tizen behind other OS is the lack of apps as you’ll normally hear from any rising OS.

But as a bonus you’ll have the MixRadio app, one of the most personalized music services.

All in all is a good phone for trying new stuff.

The phone is already available to purchase in India for INR 8490 which translate into €114,25 (£84.68) or $131 in your choice of Gold, Black and Silver, but there’s no word about if this model will be available in other countries.

Let us know in the comments if you’re going to get one for yourself o Tweet us at #techbuzzireland

Source: Samsung

You won’t believe it, but there’s a #SelfieSpoon By @VicenteA_George #Selfie #Cereal #Photo

OK, let’s start by saying this: Things are going out of control!

If you’re a assiduous reader you’ll know by now that neither Jim or I are fans of Selfie sticks and similar, even though that we’ve published some articles regarding this area.

Now the Selfie market has a new addition, meet “The Selfie Spoon”

Apparently someone wants to take the Food Photography to a whole new level, now you can do more than take a photo to your delicious breakfast, you can capture your face while eating.

Is practically a normal Selfie Stick, extends over 80 cm with a holder at the end for your phone, but in this case the other side has an extra….. A spoon.

The company behind this invention is no other than Cinnamon Toast Crunch a cereal company that apparently, hasn’t anything else to do.

You can order one for FREE just paying shipping and handling

See it in action:

If you want one for yourself go HERE

And if you do, please let us know in the comments what you think.

You really think we should let this “Selfie Fever” going that far?

Drop your thoughts bellow or tweet us using #techbuzzireland

Source: YouTube (please take a look at this for a good laugh)

#Android One enters Second-generation with Lava Pixel V1 by @Tiwaash #AndroidOne #Lava #Google

The Android One series from Google heads towards its second generation with better hardware than earlier and a great pricing. The objective of Android One is to bring advanced hardware capabilities at affordable pricing to the emerging economies and now there is a new manufacturer to the list.

Lava has announced the launch of the Lava Pixel V1, which is the company’s first Android One smartphone launched in partnership with Google. The device has a 5.5 inch IPS display with Asahi Dragontrail glass protection, oleophobic coating and resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad core processor with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage.

The Lava Pixel V1 has a 13 MP BSI rear camera (software enhanced 8 MP sensor) with 5P LarganTM lens and blue glass filter for images with enhanced clarity. Pixel size of 1.4 micron & f2.0 aperture allow more light intake resulting in good images in low light conditions. There is an 8 MP BSI front camera (software enhanced 5 MP sensor) with 4P LarganTM Lens and Blue Glass Filter for those selfie lovers.

Lava Pixel V1 measuring just 76.3 mm wide is impressive with a 76.3% screen-to-body ratio, making it amazingly comfortable to hold. Running on the latest Android Lollipop version with direct updates from Google for the next two years its a great deal.

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UBIK UNO the No-bezel Smartphone with High-end specs hits #Kickstarter by @Tiwaash #Startup #Android

We are in the age where there are new smartphones being launched quite often and not only that but there are innovative companies which come up with great design and attractive package leaving us consumers confused on which one to go for, well I’m not complaining about it.

Today we bring to you UBIK MOBILE a start up based on a unique marketing mantra with a goal to provide us with power packed devices at an affordable price. UBIK MOBILE is ready with their first device and are currently on Kickstarter for fund raising, which if successful will start delivering the devices Mid September onwards.

Welcome UBIK UNO, a bzel free one piece aluminum frame smartphone with top notch specs. UNO comes with a 5.5″ Full HD Display and protected with the Corning Gorilla Glass3 to give some resistance against scratch. Under the hood the UNO packs an impressive True Octacore 64 bit 2.2 GHz processor with 3 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM which can be expanded up to 64GB with the external card slot.

UNO has the goodies packed in for photography lovers too with a 20 MP Sony Exmor primary camera and a 5 MP fixed focus selfie camera. UNO derives its power from a 3100 mAh battery. It also ticks all the right columns as far as connectivity is concerned with NFC & LTE on board and runs stock Android Lollipop 5.1.

I’m very impressed with the way the phone looks and the specs are right on top competing with current flagships from Samsung, LG and likes with the price tag of $280 to $320 is a great deal. If you want to get your hands on this head over to their Kickstarter campaign.

About UBIK MOBILE

UBIK MOBILE is a product of an international team of engineers with 15 years of experience creating cell phones all around the world with passion and talent to give you the highest technology, made according to your needs. UBIK’s team idea is to build on your experience and suggestions to make the necessary changes that let us remain the best product in the market. That means “UBIK WILL WORK VERY CLOSE TO YOU” UBIK is a community tailored cell phone brand and our users are going to be involved in the development design and pricing of our next product.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below or tweet us using #techbuzzireland

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LG annouces Bello II with 5MP Selfie Camera by @Tiwaash #LG #Bello2 #Android

LG has announced Bello II, the successor of last year’s LG Bello. It comes equipped with the 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash same as its successor. The Bello runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) and packs a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes in single and dual SIM variants depending on the market.

It has Gesture Shot that lets users to take selfies without pressing any buttons by simply opening and closing a hand in front of the camera and has Selfie Flash that turns the phone’s display into a soft flash. The back cover has grooved circular pattern that also offers better grip and texture. The LG Bello II will be available in White, Titan and Gold colors and will roll out in select markets in Latin America and India this month. It will roll out in Europe and CIS in Q3 2015.

Pricing and availability will be announced locally at the time of launch, said the company.

LG Bello II specifications

  • 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA display
  • 1.3 GHz quad-core processor
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
  • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
  • 8MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera
  • Dual SIM (optional)
  • Dimensions: 140.8 x 71.6 x 9.6mm; Weight: 155g
  • 3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2,540 mAh battery

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#Sony announced its 2015 #Flagship # Smartphone – Sony Xperia Z4 in Japan by @Tiwaash #Android

For quite a time now we have seen leaks details of Sony of their flagship device for the year 2015 the Xperia Z4 and we know almost every detail of the device even before the company officially announced the Sony Xperia Z4 at Japan.There has been mixed results as to what people think of the Z4 which seems to be more of a spec bump than a new model,so they have played it safe this time round again,similar to the Z3 however I like these model’s personally so look forward to seeing the new flagship.

Sony Xperia Z4 has a 5.2 inch Triluminos display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality engine, 600 cd brightness and resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The device is equipped to lure the mobile photography enthusiasts like it’s predecessor, boasting a 20.7 MP rear auto focus camera with f Exmor RS sensor and LED flash and for selfie lovers has a front facing 5.1 MP camera with Exmor R sensor.

Xperia Z4 is powered by the octa core Snapdragon 810 processor with 4G support, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. The device runs Android Lollipop and gets its energy with a 2930 mAh battery. The device has IPX5 / IPX8 ratings for dust and water resistance. The handset is available in White, Black, Copper and Aqua Green colour options. Pricing and global roll out details were not mentioned either leaving fans in more doubt.