HTC’s comedic duo are back with HTC One M8 Serious Technical Considerations Video
Prior to the HTC One M8‘s official launch, there were a series of ads featured on HTC‘s YouTube channel titled “Technical Translations” which featured a comedic duo trying to simplify the features of the HTC One M8 for everyday users. Now that the M8 is official, HTC has called on the duo’s services again, this time in a HTC One M8 Serious Technical Considerations video. Check it out:
Compared to the Technical Translations videos that featured the aluminium unibody, HTC Zoe and UltraPixel camera, the Serious Technical Considerations video seems to be a bit more about tooting on HTC’s own horn, rather than really advertising the M8′s features, really referring only to the aluminium unibody and the fact that you would look more futuristic for owning it (which depending on your opinion could go either way). Still, the ad is still quite amusing, even if it was a bit off-topic, and we’ll likely be seeing a few more of these as HTC tries to increase its sales of the M8 around the world.
What do you think about this new Serious Technical Considerations video? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: YouTube
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Microsoft says ‘shwmae’ to the Welsh language
If you’ve ever struggled to understand what Cymru am byth means, you’ll have found that few web translators are prepared to help you out. That’s changed now, thanks to a deal between Microsoft and the Welsh Assembly, which teamed up to bring the language to Office, Bing and the Windows and Windows Phone translator apps. The country’s national body passed a law back in 2012 requiring public bodies to treat both English and Welsh equally, but didn’t have the tech necessary to ensure all employees had access to translation gear. Both parties are keen to stress that, despite the official involvement, it’s just as (un)reliable as translators for other languages, but hey, at least one or two kids might avoid our childhood fate of having gau’r drws barked us by an annoyed Grandmother and not knowing what the hell it meant.
Filed under: Internet, Software, Microsoft
Source: Microsoft, Welsh Assembly
[LEAK] All that glitters is not gold, unless you’re a gold LG G3
Another day, another LG G3 leak. The frequency of leaked photos and information regarding the rumoured flagship from LG has definitely increased the last few weeks, and small wonder considering the suspected announcement event on May 27th is only a few weeks away now. The LG G3, which is widely suspected to succeed the LG G2 at the end of May or early June, has had several leaked photos of it recently, but today we get a very clear look at what is probably close to the finished product, a gold LG G3 no less, courtesy of GSM Arena.
In the leaked photos, we get a very good look at both the front and the back of the LG G3. The back of the device looks a lot like the rumours have suspected including the rear volume buttons and a back cover that closely resembles brushed aluminium (though it has been suggested that this might just be plastic made to look like brushed aluminium). The front of the device is much more interesting to take a look at, and while it’s hard to make out in the slightly blurry photo, but the bezels are looking extremely thin on the sizes, and even the space alotted to the LG logo is minimal. Also, is it me, or does the LG G3 look pretty darn good in gold?
It’s been rumoured that the LG G3 is going to be carrying the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB RAM, a 13MP OIS+ enhanced rear camera, 3,200mAh battery and a 5.5-inch Quad HD display which has seemingly been confirmed by a formal announcement by LG Display earlier in the week. Whatever the LG G3 does end up having, it’s likely to give the other flagship smartphones out there a run for their money. What do you think about the look of the LG G3 in these leaked photos? Let us know your opinion in the comments.
Source: GSMArena via Phones Review
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The US is opening up the Smithsonian’s digitized art collection
The White House promised that it would open up government data last year, and it’s now expanding those plans in some intriguing directions. For one, it’s opening up the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s digitized collection; you’ll soon get to build apps and other tools using the institution’s artwork as a foundation. Even curators don’t have that much access right now, the administration says.
Other open data efforts won’t be quite so pretty, but they should still prove helpful. The FDA will soon publish its full drug safety reports, which could lead to apps that warn you about risky medicine. There are also plans to share travel warnings, federal lab findings and small business suppliers. Most of the content should be accessible by early 2015, so it won’t be long before you can tinker with everything from masterpieces to medical info.
[Image credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Flickr]
Filed under: Internet
Source: The White House Blog
Nexus 8 Spotted as Flounder? Moto G Cinema Name Leaked!
Hello precious Android friends. Time to talk a little Android with you. The Nexus 8 might have been spotted ith the codename “flounder”, which makes sense given that past Nexus devices have had sea creature code names. Evleaks leaked out the name Moto G Cinema which makes it sound like a phone for the stars. Guess we will have to wait for that Motorola event to see what that is all about. Enjoy the show!
News Topics
Nexus 8 codename Flounder
Moto G Cinema
LG G3 Specs
New Phonebloks video
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Samsung Galaxy S5 finally making its way to Virgin Mobile USA May 19th
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Samsung has a pretty good strong hold on device sales for a single model. The Samsung galaxy S5 is no different. The key to the dominance is pretty simple, put the device on as many carriers as possible. The big 4 in the states might be the biggest, but the other guys out there have a fair number of customers wanting the latest device too. We always knew Virgin Mobile USA was going to be getting the Galaxy S5, we just never knew when it would be available beyond Q2. That has changed as the new landing page at Virgin Mobile points us to May 19th as the official launch date for the device.
Virgin doesn’t offer up any pre-ordering options nor are they tossing out a price tag. They do offer no payments or interest on purchases of $99 if you qualify when you pay with Bill Me Later. The Galaxy S5 retails at $650 with Sprint and with Virgin being a Sprint company, we expect it to be about the same.
Any Virgin Mobile USA customers, or potential customers, looking to pick this up on the 19th?
Source: Virgin Mobile USA via Android Central
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Don’t blame the RAM Samsung, International Galaxy S III and S III Mini won’t be getting KitKat
Umm, excuse me? I certainly do love the corporate world. The Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy S III Mini, like some of Samsung’s devices, have shipped with slightly different hardware specs depending on the locale. The Galaxy S III in Europe got the Exynos processor but only 1GB of RAM, where as here in the states we got the Qualcomm processor and 2GB of RAM. This flip-flop of hardware matching poses problems for future updates to the devices Android versions. With U.S. variants seeing KitKat, more questions arose. Like, how did the U.S. see an update before the international version. Seriously, it is usually the other way around. Thankfully we have folks like those found at SamMobile who are all about getting to the bottom of things like this and boy is the response a doozy.
“In order to facilitate an effective upgrade on the Google platform, various hardware performances such as the memory (RAM, ROM, etc.), multi-tasking capabilities, and display must meet certain technical expectations. The Galaxy S3 and S3 mini 3G versions come equipped with 1GB RAM, which does not allow them to effectively support the platform upgrade. As a result of the Galaxy S3 and S3 mini 3G versions’ hardware limitation, they cannot effectively support the platform upgrade while continuing to provide the best consumer experience. Samsung has decided not to roll-out the KitKat upgrade to Galaxy S3 and S3 mini 3G versions, and the KitKat upgrade will be available to the Galaxy S3 LTE version as the device’s 2GB RAM is enough to support the platform upgrade.” – Samsung Mobile UK
As SamMobile points out, as will I, KitKat is very capable of running on 512MB of RAM. That would be the slimmed down more efficient KitKat, not the Samsung TouchWiz filled KitKat. While the International Galaxy S III COULD handle it, it would require Samsung to pull out a lot of their software (Bloatware) to do so. We all know that won’t happen, at least not on the aging S III or S III Mini.
We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you want to get your International variant of the Galaxy S III past Android 4.3 you should probably look to rooting it and see what the community is up to.
Source: SamMobile
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 poses for the camera
Samsung shows no signs of stopping when it comes to pushing everything they come up with to the market, this is not exception.
We’ve recently posted some details regarding Samsung’s new tablet and this time around we bring you some pictures of said device. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.5 posed for some pictures and it looks really similar to Galaxy TabPRO/NotePRO 10.1 tablets they launched earlier this year, Samsung decided to go back to OLED displays, at least in this case. In comparison to Galaxy TabPRO and NotePRO’s LCD panel this device is going to feature an AMOLED panel, 2560×1600 in resolution.
Judging by the pictures, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is going to have a textured back, similar to the one on Samsung Galaxy S5. Front side of the device also follows the same pattern as previous devices along with the hardware button which looks the same as the one on previous tablet devices. In other specifications the tablet will come with an octa-core Exynos 5420 CPU with four 1.9GHz Cortex-A15 cores and four 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 cores, usual array of sensors, IR blaster, Samsung’s Magazine UX and Android 4.4 KItKat. You can find more details in a linked posted above.
SOURCE: SamMobile
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Minor updates for Google Now Launcher and Google Camera [Download]
Looks like a couple little updates have been pushed out earlier today. Two of Google’s specific apps, the Google Now Launcher and the Google Camera have both received very minor bumps. The Google Now launcher has moved to version 1.0.16 with the appropriate lack of “What’s New” in the Play Store listing. We can only assume it offered up some bug fixes and minor tweaks. On a side note, that is fairly important, it is being reported that the update doesn’t seem to break the Xposed GEL Settings module. So that is some good news for root users who use the launcher exclusively.
A similar situation is rolling out for the Google Camera. It is moving to version 2.1.043 from 2.1.042. Again, very minor and probably just some little tweaks and bug fixes.
We always assume that Google is rolling out their update in batches and you might not see it right away. Luckily for you, you can grab the APK for either one down below. Don’t forget, both of these are very specific to Android 4.4+ namely the Nexus line and GPE devices. Of course various ROM’s out there have had success too.
Play Store: Google Camera
Play Store: Google Now Launcher
APK Download: Google Camera @ Gappsearly
APK Download: Google Now Launcher @ Gappsearly
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White House announces latest solar initiatives just as new array goes online
Along with announcing that the White House’s newest solar array has become operational, the administration has also revealed its latest set of solar and energy initiatives. The new presidential array covers only the part of the residence where the first family lives, and it generates just up to 6.3 kilowatts of energy. Yes, it can’t supply all the White House’s energy needs (it can pay for itself within eight years, though), but it demonstrates that solar panels can be successfully installed on federal buildings, which is one of its main purposes in the first place. You see, the president has earmarked an additional $2 billion in funds to make federal buildings more energy efficient within three years’ time, and that includes outfitting them with solar arrays.
Also, the panels used for the White House were built in the US and installed by American laborers to prove that there are jobs in the industry. In fact, part of the new set of initiatives is supporting training programs for solar workers and building a skilled workforce. Other than that, the administration has issued new efficiency standards for appliances and building codes, as well as listed out the companies investing more into solar energy. In all, the government and its partner companies could deploy up to 850 megawatts of solar (apparently, enough to power 130,000 homes) by the time they meet their goals. For now, you can read the administration’s plan in its entirety on the White House website.
Filed under: Misc
Via: Inhabitat, The Guardian
Source: White House (1), (2), (3)
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