Google announce Nexus6

Google is today introducing the Nexus 6, the latest in its
line of smartphones designed to show off the
capabilities of new Android releases. This is the biggest
Nexus phone that Google has released yet, adopting a 6-
inch display — bigger than both the iPhone 6 Plus and
Galaxy Note 4. Like the Note 4, Google's Nexus 6 also
uses a Quad HD display, which means that text and
images on the phone should still be really sharp,
despite its large size. The phone has a Snapdragon 805
processor, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel
front camera, a 3220 mAh battery, and two front-facing
speakers. It can include either 32 or 64GB of internal
storage and comes in either blue or white.

3D like logo on upcoming Apple products

According to anonymous sources, Apple has
been developing new cutting and etching technology
that will give the Apple logo a "3D-like" appearance.
Apple is also planning to upgrade the
technologies used for printing its logo onto
devices and will use laser cutting and unique
embedded technologies to make the logo 3D-
like and shine at the edges. All Apple's
products will feature the new logo in 2015,
starting with the next-generation iMac, the
sources detailed.

Source : digitimes

27" Retina iMac ready to roll, 21" for next year according to KGI

KGI has published a new research note indicating that
the 27″ model of the new “Retina” iMac will begin
shipping before the end of this year. However, according
to the note, a 21-inch version which is currently in
development will not be released until the beginning of
2015, probably alongside other products “early 2015″
like the Apple Watch and Photos for Mac .
With regards to the iPad Air 2, KGI says that constrained
supplies are likely, with a possible initial shipment of
only 7-9 million. Compare that to the original iPad Air,
which kicked of sales with 12 million units. The iPad
mini is said not be on the list for an update this time
year. A 12.9″ iPad is also said to be in development,
though no timeline seems to have been set for its
release.
The MacBook line is unlikely to see any major revisions
this year, KGI says, due to shipping delays at Intel that
have prevented the availability of the latest processors.
That means no 12″ MacBook Air or upgraded MacBook
Pros sometime next year.
Of course, Apple is also expected to debut OS X
Yosemite on October 16th.
Via:9to5mac

$65 Windows tablets

They’re
both priced at just $65, which makes them
significantly cheaper than an OEM copy of Windows.
You probably haven’t heard of Emdoor or Ployer
before, but they’re the companies behind these two
new dirt-cheap tablets. What do you get for $65? The
Emdoor I8170 (below) is a 7-incher. Ployer’s MOMO8
(above) is, you guessed it, and 8-inch tablet. Both
feature an Atom Z3735G chip and 1GB of RAM.
You shouldn’t expect a Surface Pro-like experience
from these Windows slates, but that’s not what
they’re designed for. These are “good enough”
devices. Their quad-core Atom Z3735G processors are
better than previous Atoms, but they’re still not
blazing fast. 1GB of RAM will get the job done, but it
doesn’t leave you much wiggle room.
Surprisingly, though, both come with 16GB of onboard
storage. That’s not a lot, but for $65 I’m amazed that
they come with anything over 8GB. Even with
Windows installed, that’s enough room for a handful
of apps, games, and media. Thankfully a Micro SD
slot is included should you run out of space.
How did Emdoor and Ployer put together Windows
tablets that they can sell for $65? Material and
component choices play a major role — they won’t
compare to what you’d find in a Transformer Book, or
even Toshiba’s $120 Encore Mini . But both companies
had a lot of outside help, too.
Thanks to Microsoft giving manufacturers free
Windows licenses to use on low-cost devices like
these and a massive Atom price cut from Intel, there
are going to be a lot more tablets and laptops like
these launching in the near future.

Source : Geek

FBI raises concern about Apple and Google encryption

- Apple and Google have won praise
from privacy proponents for efforts to encrypt their latest
smartphones in a way that would prevent law
enforcement from accessing certain private data. The
FBI, not so much.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey
told reporters Thursday that the agency is talking to
both companies to raise concerns that their privacy
efforts could hinder criminal investigations.
Apple last week touted that with release of its latest
operating system iOS8, it no longer could bypass the
smartphone user passwords.
"So it's not technically feasible for us to respond to
government warrants for the extraction of this
data from devices in their possession running
iOS 8," Apple said in a blog post.
Google quickly followed suit, saying it already
had such technology in phones running its
Android operating system, but that "as part of
our next Android release, encryption will be
enabled by default out of the box, so you
won't even have to think about turning it on."
Comey said that he was "very concerned" that
the companies were "marketing something
expressly to allow people to place themselves
above the law."
Revelations by former National Security
Agency contractor Edward Snowden of
government mass surveillance programs has
posed problems for U.S. tech companies,
which are required by federal law to cooperate
with surveillance program requests.
Concerned that the revelations will damage
their businesses, particularly in foreign
markets, the companies have taken a more
public role in pushing back on the
surveillance programs.
Yahoo, which fought a losing court battle against some
surveillance requests, recently won a fight to make
public secret court documents detailing that battle. The
company used the information to tout its efforts to
protect the privacy of its customers.
The FBI director said he understood the privacy
concerns in the wake of Snowden. But he noted that the
FBI sometimes has an urgent need to access data, such
as in cases of kidnappings or terrorism.
Comey said he supports the idea that the FBI should
have a warrant from a judge to take a look into
someone's closet, or smartphone, but added he couldn't
support "the notion someone would market a closet that
would never be open."

Via:CNN

Samsung set to turbocharge Wi-Fi on smartphones next year

Samsung claims to have developed Wi-Fi technology
capable of transferring feature-length films between
mobile devices in a matter of seconds.
The South Korean tech firm says that the 60GHz Wi-Fi
will accelerate data transmission by five times compared
to current speeds offered by existing smartphones and
tablets.
"Samsung has successfully overcome the barriers to the
commercialisation of 60GHz millimetre-wave band Wi-Fi
technology, and looks forward to commercialising the
breakthrough technology," said Kim Chang Yongh, head
of research and development in Samsung's Digital Media
and Communications (DMC) department.
"New and innovative changes await Samsung's next-
generation devices, while new possibilities have been
opened up for the future development of Wi-Fi
technology."
To achieve such speeds, Samsung eliminated co-
channel interference, which occurs when more than one
device is using the same network. In doing so, the gap
between theoretical speeds and actual speeds is
removed.
Samsung also developed the world's first "micro beam-
forming control technology" that optimises the data
transmission process in less than 0.0003 seconds in
case of any changes to the communications
environment.
"By leveraging millimetre-wave circuit design and high
performance modem technologies and by developing
wide-coverage beam-forming antenna, Samsung was
able to successfully achieve the highest quality,
commercially viable 60GHz Wi-Fi technology," the firm
said in a statement.
Commercial application of such speeds are expected
across a range of devices, including audio visual and
medical devices, as well as telecommunications
equipment.
It could also have significant implications in the growing
'Internet of Things' space, whereby smart devices are
connected on a localised network.
Commercialisation of the technology is expected by
Samsung as early as 2015.

source:Yahoo

Apple killed two biggest Finnish industries

In the early 00s, Finland's two biggest industries were
paper manufacturing and cell phones, led by the then-
dominant Nokia. A decade later, both industries are in
trouble — and as the country's prime minister suggested
in a recent interview, Apple might be to blame in both
cases. "One could say that the iPhone killed Nokia and
the iPad killed the Finnish paper industry, but we'll make
a comeback," Prime Minister Alexander Stubb told CNBC
on Monday. "We just have to keep at it."
On Friday, Standard & Poors downgraded Finland's
sovereign debt from AAA to AA+, indicating the
country's industrial base may not be as stable as many
had assumed. In large part, the downgrade was due to
new sanctions against neighboring Russia, as well as
Finland's aging population base, but the decline of two
of the country's central industries certainly did not help.
Despite a history of innovation, Nokia has struggled to
maintain its market position in the face of the iPhone,
facing dwindling US sales before being acquired by
Microsoft earlier this year for $7.2 billion.
Source : The Verge