Dear Saygus V² Customer,
We sincerely thank you for your patience with us as we drive the creation of this world leading V² smartphone and with our delayed communications. We are working to provide more timely updates and plan to reward your great loyalty in supporting us.
Saygus has been in the business of developing mobile device technology for more than a decade. Our commitment to the highest quality smartphone is our focus. We are currently working out our final hardware and software integration efforts. This email is to address the shipping plans including the VAT in varied countries for the V².
First, we would like to address some of the recent developments that are exciting but that also have caused us to push back the date when we initially expected to begin shipping the V² super smartphone.
- We have had some delays in production due to imperfect components and an antenna design issue and we refuse to use inferior components in our smartphone.
- We are working to finalize some key distribution partnerships that may alleviate some of the VAT costs.
- The integration of the industry leading cameras we have in the phone has taken a little longer than anticipated.
We officially announce our shipping date as May 22, 2015.
In exchange for your patience, and to say thank you, we will offer all of our current customers an added bonus. Customers will receive a complimentary SqGl (pronounced “Squiggle”) headset—a $229 retail value—as a FREE accessory. Building the V² is like conducing a symphony with all its parts coming together in harmony—we want it to be perfect. As an additional note, the antenna engineering issues have been addressed and we are now preparing to move into mass production soon.
We understand that some of you may be concerned about this updated status and want you to know that we will support you in a refund request, if that is your preference. Although, we hope you will stay with us to benefit from the savings and receive our high-end SqGl earbuds.
We value your support and continue to appreciate your patience as we approach the shipping date of this remarkable world-leading smartphone!
Sincerely,
The Saygus Team
17
Mar
Motorola’s Gallery app gets updated with Material Design and other enhancements
If you’re rocking a Motorola smartphone, you may be interested to know that the Motorola Gallery app received some love earlier today in the form of an update that includes Material Design cues and other improvements. More details on What’s New after the break.
The Gallery app has been bumped to version 304122 by Motorola Mobility and features the following changes for all Motorola handsets:
- Improved Camera Roll view with sorting by event and time
- New app icon and material design enhancements
- Quicker access for cropping a photo
- Stability and performance enhancements
The following changes are only applicable for the Moto X (1st & 2nd Gen), Droid Ultra family and Droid Turbo handsets:
- Highlight Reel now available for Moto X (1st & 2nd Gen), Droid Ultra
- More free music downloads to personalize Highlight Reels
The Motorola Gallery app requires the handset to be running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and up.
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17
Mar
Nintendo will make smartphone games in collaboration with Japanese publisher DeNA
Nintendo has announced that it will team up with Japanese mobile game publisher DeNA in making a series of smartphone games featuring Nintendo characters.
17
Mar
Latest Dropbox update groups folders together with new language support
Dropbox has released an update for the official Windows Phone app, bumping the offering to version 1.2. This latest release improves the way folders are viewed in list view and adds Norwegian language support.
17
Mar
Nintendo is finally making games for the iPhone and iPad
Nintendo has announced that it will team up with Japanese mobile game publisher DeNA in making a series of games for the iPhone and iPad featuring Nintendo characters.
DeNA has stated that the alliance will result in the creation of new games that leverage Nintendo’s IP, and not ports of existing titles currently available on the 3DS and Wii U:
To ensure the quality of game experience that consumers expect from this alliance of Nintendo and DeNA, only new original games optimized for smart device functionality will be created, rather than porting games created specifically for the Wii U home console or the Nintendo 3DS portable system.
Both companies are also be working on a cross-platform gaming service that will be accessible on iPhones, iPads, other smartphones and tablets along with PCs as well as Nintendo’s own products such as the 3DS and the Wii U. The service is set to debut sometime during fall 2015.
As part of the collaboration, Nintendo is buying a 10 percent stake in DeNA, with the mobile game publisher acquiring 1.24 percent of Nintendo’s shares.
17
Mar
Saygus V2 release date set for May 22, after production issues cause delay
The official release of the V2, Saygus’ self-dubbed “superphone,” has been set for May 22, following a delay caused by manufacturing issues.
Officially announced last year, the Saygus V2 caused a stir at CES in January thanks to its generous specifications, and especially the dual microSD card slots allowing for up to 320GB of total storage space. Featuring a Snapdragon 801 processor, a 5-inch Full HD display, and a 3,100-mAh battery, the V2 stood out as a phone that spec freaks would love, especially at its introductory price of $549.
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However, many have doubted Saygus’ ability to actually bring the V2 to market in a timely fashion. After all, the company’s only other device, announced in 2009, turned out to be vaporware.
Now Saygus is giving skeptics some ammo, as the company announced in an email to early customers that the release date of the V2 has been pushed back to late May.
We have had some delays in production due to imperfect components and an antenna design issue and we refuse to use inferior components in our smartphone.
We are working to finalize some key distribution partnerships that may alleviate some of the VAT costs.
The integration of the industry leading cameras we have in the phone has taken a little longer than anticipated.
The company promised to communicate better and apologized for keeping early supporters in the dark about the actual release date of the V2. To make it up, Saygus is giving all “current customers” a free headset that’s supposedly worth $229 retail.
If you are tired of waiting, Saygus says it would be happy to “support you in a refund request.” It remains to be seen whether Saygus will be capable to meet even this deadline – shipping a quality smartphone in time is complicated business, and even established manufacturers occasionally have problems – for the most recent example, see HTC.
Anyone who pre-order the Saygus V2 here? What’s your take on this delay?
17
Mar
Chromecast will now take orders from your TV remote
Google’s Chromecast is capable of all sorts of tricks, but some of them have remained untapped until now. Take HDMI-CEC, which has been built into the video stick since the outset, but has only just been made compatible with input from connected devices. This means that your TV remote can now deliver IR orders to the Chromecast: your remote can pause and resume whatever’s being beamed from the stick. The stick has been using the same tech to turn on your TV and switch inputs when you broadcast video to the dongle since its arrival, but this is the first time user input has been included. The standard isn’t quite as widespread as traditional HDMI, however, so be warned that the feature may not be compatible with your particular TV. Likewise, Chromecast users report that the functionality is working with HBO Go, WatchESPN, Allcast, BBC iPlayer, Google Play Music, and TuneIn Radio, although Hulu remains conspicuously absent.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Google
Source: Janko Roettgers (Medium)
17
Mar
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge camera put to test against Apple iPhone 6 Plus
With the ever expanding capabilities of camera sensors on our favorite smartphones, sample photos and comparisons are becoming more and more relevant to your purchasing decisions. Players like Apple with their line of iPhones and Android players like Samsung and Sony have been making waves, bringing the general casual smartphone photography to the next level.
We’ve got a few photo shootouts coming for you, but for now, let’s take a look at of few sample photos from the Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge out of Denmark. In the below sets, the top image is the iPhone, the bottom image belongs to Samsung.
For those familiar with Apple vs Android phone shootouts, I hope you are pleased with the results you see here. Usually Apple comes out the victor, but we’re not so sure that is true today. Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus clocks in with 8MP, 18mm squared sensor shooting at a 4:3 aspect ratio, f/2.2 with image stabilization. HD video recording is complemented by 240fps slow-motion capture at 720p.
Samsung’s equipped sensor on the Galaxy S6 Edge looks slightly better on paper, 16MP, 19.9mm squared sensor shoots at 16:9 aspect ratio, f/1.9 with image stabilization. 4K video recording is on board, but only 120fps slow motion at 720p.
If the devil is in the details, you just witnessed all the evil there is to see in the camera samples. 100% zoom reveals all the grain, or lack thereof.
OK, these phones perform quite well in the bright of day. Perhaps there is a touch of yellow in the iPhone photos. Now, how do they handle night images? Our cameraman didn’t wait for night, instead headed into an enclosed parking garage.
What is this you see, yes, it is strengths and weaknesses from both camps. To my untrained eye, the iPhone 6 Plus loses a ton of clarity vs the Galaxy S6 Edge. There is also a huge discrepancy in the white balance of the photos, perhaps your translation of the original site can identify which phone managed to capture the coloring more accurately.
Last, what you all may have been waiting for, video capture. Here is the Apple iPhone 6 Plus shooting those cars in the dark of the parking garage at its best 1080p resolution.
http://video.mobilsiden.dk/v.ihtml/player.html?source=share&photo%5Fid=11158847
Last, but certainly not least, is the 4K video capture from the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, taken in the same dimly lit parking garage.
http://video.mobilsiden.dk/v.ihtml/player.html?source=share&photo%5Fid=11158853
Once again, the videos give off that huge difference in white balance, but the resulting imagery may leave you debating realistic colors against almost HDR-like image brightness balancing.
As mentioned, don’t let this be the end of your research if you are comparing these two devices for purchase. We have our own Samsung Galaxy S6 (Edge) vs Apple iPhone 6 (Plus) camera shootouts in the works. Stay tuned.
In the end, the choice is yours, obviously – from what you see so far, do you think the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has overthrown the Apple iPhone 6 Plus in this camera comparison?
17
Mar
Sony Xperia Z4: Leaked renders could be our first look at next Sony flagship
Internal renders of a device alleged to be the Sony Xperia Z4 have leaked, showcasing a design that is largely similar to what we’re used to from Sony.
17
Mar
Nintendo is finally developing smartphone games
Despite denying it would ever do such a thing, Nintendo has entered into a partnership with developer DeNA to create new games for mobile devices. The emphasis is on the word “new” — you won’t be getting Super Mario Bros. on your Android smartphone, for instance. Instead, the companies said “only new original games optimized for smart device functionality will be created, rather than porting games created specifically for the Wii U home console or the Nintendo 3DS portable system.” In other words, it looks like Nintendo has relented to investors who’ve said it’s not profiting enough from its valuable intellectual property, and you may soon see its universe of characters pop up in Candy Crush-style games.
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Filed under: Gaming, Mobile, Nintendo
Source: Nasdaq
17
Mar
Adobe gets its docs ducks in a row with Document Cloud
Acrobat DC apps for Android and iOS (and with easy syncing for Windows access)
Adobe may have invented the portable document format — that’d the venerable PDF, boys and girls — but for whatever reason its “Acrobat” suite never really had much to do with consumers, and even for biz types it often was easier just to print, sign, scan and send. That ends today with the announcement of Document Cloud, which brings forth Google Drive-like syncing capabilities and the mobile document power we’ve seen from Samsung.
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