New Smartphone HTC M8 with HTC Sense 6.0 overlay

HTC M8 could be the next flagship Smartphone, the successor of HTC One. And it would be with a new HTC Sense 6.0 overlay.

No details are known about the HTC M8, which is the code name for the next reference Smartphone going to produce by HTC next year, as the HTC One is the very successful release of this year and is the pivotal part of its offer.

The term remains hypothetical but the HTC One was the one who carried the codename HTC M7, it may mean actually unveiled early next year Smartphone and as a basis for variations, such as HTC One Mini One and HTC Max range 2013. And while the first Phablet the Taiwanese group embarks overlay HTC Sense 5.5, which will also be found on the HTC One during its update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the HTC M8 could be the first to have the version of HTC Sense 6.0.

This is again leaked by some source, largest provider of Twitter information on upcoming mobile products, which makes the prediction. Again, no details are provided on the contribution of this new version. If HTC M8 is the reference model for the year 2014, it could be announced early next year and be marketed in the spring.

ZTE Grand S Flex

ZTE today announced the Grand S flex 8.9 millimeters slim than LTE Smartphone with a large 5 inch HD touch screen, dual-core processor, 8- megapixels main camera and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the OS, at a price of around 300 Euros.

ZTE today launched the 8.9 millimeter flat S Grand Flex also officially its new addition to the Smartphones of the “Grand " series. The ZTE Grand S Flex costs around 300 Euros and comes with a 5 -inch HD display (1280 x 720 pixels) of conventional design therefore.

The addition of “Flex “in ZTE Grand S not stands for is a curved display, like the LG G Flex Smartphones and Samsung Galaxy Round. At the core components of the ZTE Grand S Flex serves as a chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8930 Dual-Core Plus with 1.2 GHz and Adreno 305 GPU. ZTE has provides the memory of 1 GB RAM and 16 GB of system memory.

Photos and videos can take  with the 8 MP cameras on the back with AF and LED flash, the front is a simple 1- MP Webcam for video chats available. Mobile OS running on the Grand S Flex ZTE Android is the 4.1 Jelly Bean. According to the manufacturer the facilities of the Grand ZTE S Flex include a strong 2,300 mAh battery, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, and a Micro - USB port.

Technical Specifications ZTE Grand S Flex : 
OS : Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus , MSM8930 , dual-core , 1.2 GHz , Adreno 305 GPU Memory: 1 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM internal memory 
Display: 5 inch, HD , 1280 x 720 pixels
Camera : 8 megapixel camera with AF / flash , 1-megapixel front camera
Network: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz , UMTS 900/2100 MHz, 800/900/1800/2600 MHz LTE
Battery : 2300 mAh, Lithium - ion Dimensions: 143 x 70 x 8.9 mm
Weight: 130 g
Other: GPS, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 , DLNA, Mobile Hotspot , Wi-Fi Direct , HD voice , dual microphone for noise reduction with Dolby sound effect  and FM radio.

G Flex A Curved Smartphone From LG

Shortly after Samsung announced the launch of the Galaxy Round for South Korea, is now also on a LG Android Smartphone with curved display. Yes, LG has announced the G Flex, a Smartphone with a 6 inch curved p- OLED screen. In contrast to the Samsung Galaxy Round, which is also provided with a curved screen, But G Flex has a curve in the length (The Galaxy Round is bent in the width).

According to LG, the design of the G Flex allows a small distance between microphone and mouth - the curved display is adapted to the face. The G Flex will be released in November for the Korean market.

In addition to this innovation, the G Flex still provides a novelty, namely a ' self-healing ' coating on its back. The elastic film is recovering your phone from daily scratches, where a smart phone without a cover is often exposed. This coating heals the scratches by itself and within few minutes it can repaired the outer and your Smartphone can therefore continue to look beautifully for a long time.

 The LG G Flex runs on Android 4.2.2 and is equipped with a fast Snapdragon processor 800, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, a 13 megapixel camera, a 2.1 megapixel front camera, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi 802.11ac - Fi , NFC and a battery with a capacity of 3.500mAh . The screen has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.

Firefox OS Update For Smartphone system

For Mozilla Firefox OS smart phone system, the company will release an update that functions like MMS retrofits. Mozilla has released a major update to its Smartphone operating system. Firefox OS 1.1 upgraded by and including the ability to send files via MMS.

Similarly, developers can now access the push notifications API; can be triggered by the timed notifications from apps. The adaptive - search app is now a central part of the home screens. In the music app is also now let’s just for tracks, albums or artists looking for. The calendar application can notify you of upcoming events, and events can be in the calendar by tapping on the respective day to create.

Users of the Firefox OS, you can also import single contacts from GMail and Hotmail accounts and e -mail application allows to create drafts, download audio and video attachments and to send photos from their own gallery as e- mail attachment. With the operating system more than 15 languages are supported, and the applications will now start faster or scrolling to work better. The Firefox OS 1.1 will be available not only to all currently existing devices, Mozilla's partners also announced further devices for several countries.

Nokia "Batman” a low-cost Windows Phone with extra large screen

While Nokia is preparing the release of a Lumia 525 (code name Glee) oriented entry-level music, the firm also working on a very affordable new model Smartphone with a large screen.

The Twitter site EvLeaks has revealed the codename for the next Lumia 1320 which would be called "Batman" internally and which could become the entry-level Smartphone Nokia XL.

According to internal sources Nokia is going to modify its Nokia Lumia 625 seeking to expand it’s entry-level to touch little more users. In this context, the idea would come to offer a Smartphone positioning itself as the Lumia 625.

Batman will have the screen size of 4.7 -inch as such Lumia 625, a 5 megapixel camera on the back and a VGA camera in front. In other words, Nokia could simply revise its Lumia 625 with some features down to nibble a bit more market share in the Smartphone sector with big screen with a Price tag below 250 Euros.

Vivo launches world's thinnest Smartphone

The Chinese Vivo launches the thinnest Smartphone in the world; the Vivo X3. With a thickness of only 5.75 mm, the device is thinner than 6.18 mm thick Huawei Acend P6, so far the worlds thinnest Smartphone. Despite its small thickness Vivo is still with a nice battery managed to stop with a capacity of 2000 mAh. In addition, the device is equipped with a 5 inch screen HD (720p), a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor (MT6589T), an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and a 5 megapixel camera on the front. The X3 is equipped with 1GB RAM, 16GB storage and space for two SIM cards. What is missing is a memory card reader. The Vivo X3 runs on Android 4.2 and will be available in China for 2498 Yuan, or just over 300 Euro.

Canonical plans for Ubuntu Smartphone in early 2014

After the crowd funding campaign for the Ubuntu Edge has failed, Canonical is still plans for Ubuntu Smartphone. And it may expect the release in the first quarter of 2014 to appear a device. Canonical boss Jane Silver has announced an Ubuntu Smartphone for 2014. Despite the failed Campaign for the Ubuntu Edge, Canonical will offer its own Smartphone. The Ubuntu Smartphone mission was in full swing: The Edge campaign has shown that the interest is there. In an interview Silver explained that the proposed Ubuntu Smartphone but do not like the Edge and will have the opportunity to be used on a monitor as a full-fledged Ubuntu PC. The Edge should work with both Ubuntu and Phone with Android, and connected to a monitor, switch to a full desktop version of Ubuntu.

 The planned new Smartphone is "not just a phone,  a device that is connected to the monitor," Silver said, stressing at the same time that the combination of mobile and fixed system is the future. More information about features of the proposed Smartphones was not made by Silver. Ubuntu had tried to finance his first Smartphone on the crowd funding platform Indiegogo. Against the targeted 32 million U.S. dollars only 12.8 million was collected and ultimately too little gathered the funding target was clearly missed. Therefore, the edge is not in production, all the supporters get their money back. Apparently, Canonical has until recently been working to implement the project. According to Silver, the company, to find partners for the funding sought.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3; A monster Smartphone

At 6.3 inches, the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is undoubtedly great. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is only an inch thick and weighs 201 grams with a screen size of 6.3 inches (16 centimeters). The display of the Galaxy Mega 6.3 shows only 1280x720 pixels - it's still sharp. The Mega is not AMOLED, but an LCD display. This has advantages and disadvantages: the whites are clear, but black always looks dark gray. Watching movies and gaming in Mega bring the giant Wins more fun than on any other phone - especially as the colors look realistic on the high-contrast display and can be adjusted according to taste. Although the screen is not exceptionally bright; but still it is fairly easy to read in the sunlight. Galaxy Mega is equipped with a dual-core chip. With the Qualcomm Snapdragon Smartphone is slightly slower than a quad-core model, in practice, but it was barely noticeable: it is clocked at 1.73 GHz brisk. Daylight shooting of the eight-megapixel camera in the mega can still compete with the iPhone 5. Samsung has equipped the 6.3 mega alongside Android 4.2.2 with its own user interface and other features. In large Smartphones, a large battery fits. While conventional models around 2,000 milliamp hours (mAh) store, he summarizes the Mega 3200 mAh. That is more than enough for a day's work. In addition, the Mega has some handy features on board: the multi-window functions although there is some time, but it's really fun to Mega: This two app windows can simultaneously represent. Become standard in Samsung Smartphones: To control any TV there is an infrared remote control in Mega. The Adapt-sound adjustment, you should try it: This can also be from bad headphones bringing out the best possible sound. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is huge, but not cumbersome: The sound quality of the phone is good, the pace fast, and the display reacts quickly. The screen is a bit dark and the small built-in memory.

Sapphire Display for Future Smartphone!

Sapphire crystals are transparent as that of glass, but have some peculiar advantage that may soon feel the Smartphone users. The display made of Sapphire is extremely durable and scratch resistant. MIT Technology Review is of the opinion that sapphire could be in the future Smartphone displays. Some manufacturers are already experimenting with it for a long period of time. Sapphire is made from molten Aluminum oxide. The production process has long been a closely guarded secret. Therefore, the single crystal is very expensive. While a gorilla glass, which Apple previously built into the iPhone, it costs only $ 3, you have to spend tenfold for a sapphire display.

But By the competition and cheaper production methods, but the price could fall rapidly. The advantage of the sapphire crystal is the low sensitivity to impact. Scratch the disc gets only at very high pressure, which cannot happen in everyday life. Moreover, the material is characterized by a good light transmittance. These reasons have also moved Apple to making the camera lens of the iPhone 5 and the new iPod Touch from SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL. It is the second hardest of all transparent materials and can therefore hardly break. By the end of this year, the first high-end Smartphone are equipped with a solid display.

Google X Phone

X Phone, the first Smartphone designed 100% by Google which was announced earlier in 2012. Based on information collected by the site Droid Life, X Phone, the first Smartphone designed entirely by Google through its subsidiary, Motorola Mobility, could be unveiled in May 2013 for marketing in July. The X Phone is already the subject of rumors since last December. The Wall Street Journal announced as the Smartphone would have too many “advanced features" but if a folding screen was the order of the day, it does not finally dispose.

Today we learn more through Droid Life. According to the information from the site which is specializing in news of Android phones, the X Phone will be presented in May during the developer conference Google I / O and the marketing is scheduled for July 8. The X Phone is not marketed under the brand name "Nexus" but would have the same interface without overlay and will be sold on the online store “Google Play”. If the information in Droid Life and the Wall Street Journal would prove correct, it would be the first Smartphone developed entirely in-house by Google with the acquisition of Motorola's mobile division in August 2011.

Draw Something: these exceptional drawings - II

 Frodo

The hero of Lord of the Rings, Frodo, is also drawn in the version of the film adaptation of Peter Jackson.

Draw Something: these exceptional drawings - I

 Star Wars

Draw something is applying star of the moment. Especially, it has already produced some notable productions. Drawings of unusual, so pushed into the details it is hard to believe they were carried out on a smartphone or tablet.

If you too are players Draw Something, know that Mono-live has launched a call for papers on the forum. Your best drawings may well be published on our Facebook page.

Laboratories: looks like the high-tech of the future - II

Chips that act like the real brain

Here is a subject present in many works of science fiction: an intelligent computer system capable of learning new tasks, like men. Currently, the MIT researchers have gone a step by making a computer chip that mimics the way neurons react to new information. With about 400 transistors, the silicon chip can simulate the activity of a brain synapse. The researchers say that more chips can be combined to create devices with artificial intelligence.

Apple: 15 extraordinary patents - II

Apple likes that its products are cleaned up. Pushing the concept to the extreme, a patent suggests that the California Company plans to hide the camera from its computers within the screen. The goal is to end the paradox "being seen while seeing" that prevents the user to look up to his interlocutor in the eye. If since the filing of this patent, in 2009, the iPhone has developed Face Time, the sensor is not (yet) but behind the screen above.

A porno editor tackles HTC

The Company Vivid Entertainment, which specializes in the production of pornographic films, has apostropher manufacturer HTC on behalf of its latest smartphone. HTC named Vivid, the production company is concerned that is confusing to the public.

"This creates a false impression, Vivid Entertainment says in a letter to HTC, suggesting that your company and its products are affiliated, connected or associated with Vivid Entertainment." In this letter, the production company of the manufacturer threatens legal action if it did not change the name of the phone before 21 November.

DrawBraille, a smartphone braille

DrawBraille is a smartphone designed especially for the blind. As the name implies, this phone uses Braille characters. The idea of ​​a mobile Braille is not new, many concepts of gender to name a Touch or Voima. However, it is always fun to see the interest around these smartphones in the making. DrawBraille generates Braille characters discernible by the touch points occur at the surface using his screen.

Android Smartphone

HTC seems to continue to focus on large screens for its Smart phones. Thus, the Taiwanese manufacturer prepares a device running Android has a 4.5 inch screen. Remember, the current Samsung and HTC Galaxy S2 Sensation has a screen of 4.3 inch.

Finger Stylus, the rings that turn your fingers into styli

Currently, the touch technology is at the heart of our daily lives. However, most multitouch devices are not very accurate when using our fingers to manipulate.