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Samsung get ready to unveil their newest Galaxy

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 11:29 AM PST

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Samsung seem to be operating under the “new year, new galaxy” philosophy, and now that we know that a new device is coming Samsung have a new event coming to introduce it.

Samsung has started sending out invitations to their latest Unpacked event, where the company will unveil the latest model to join the Galaxy family. This event is planned for March 1st at 12:30PM ET, the same day in which HTC will show their latest model. Despite this, the biggest bit of news seems to be that future models will take a page from the Galaxy Note Edge and feature a curved screen in their main line smartphones.

A Twitter user took Samsung’s teaser images and completed them with what he thinks the new devices will look like:

In the last event of this type Samsung had unveiled the Galaxy S5 along with their latest smartwacthes and fitness bands, yet none of these ended up being the revolution they expected. This inspired the company to take a long look at their latest entries and go back to the drawing board, where they worked on fixing all the small annoyances users had been pointing out for a couple generations. Could Samsung be getting ready to get back on the top of the world? We’ll let you know by March.

Via: The Verge

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Voice calls are coming to WhatsApp

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 09:36 AM PST

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WhatsApp keeps growing at a steady pace and adding new functionalities. In this context the latest update added the most requested feature yet: voice calls.

The WhatsApp team are rolling out their latest update, which has possibly the most requested feature in the app’s history built in: voice calls, and the ability to do video calls, as if it was Skype or Lime. Some users that are already on the latest version started uploading images and videos to social media where the new contact list can be seen, along with the new features. WhatsApp president Jan Koum had confirmed that voice calls were coming in 2015, but no one expected it so early and so unceremoniously: it simply showed up there, and if you don’t have this latest update yet, you will soon.

From now on, whenever users are in a chat they’ll see a telephone icon (which in turn only shows up if the other user is also running the latest version of the app), and once users tap it video calls will be started. The minimum required version for this is 2.11.508, so if you are not there yet, just wait until the update rolls for you.

In the meantime, other media outlets have been reporting that users running the latest update hail mostly from India, which is a closed market, albeit a huge one, where WhatsApp might be beta testing or stress testing before launching worldwide. Yet, if you are in a hurry, there are already a few hacks in place that will allow you to update. If you are in this last group, head over to Google, and then tell us how much you liked it in the comments section.

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Huawei says no to 4K in smartphones citing battery concerns

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST

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Although it’s already technically possible, it will be some time before we get to enjoy full 4K resolution in our smartphones. That is, if we want the battery to have a decent lifespan.

Huawei has talked in public about the future of high-definition displays on their latest models, and according to their president Kevin Ho, users will have to wait quite some time to be able to enjoy them. As they explained, although 4K technology and displays look beautiful and incredible battery life makes then inviable as of now – and the reduced battery life is a bigger trade-off than that which the company is willing to make.

In their own words, they explained:

"On the large screen 4k is very good but on a smaller smartphone display of five to six inches, maybe our eyes cannot tell the difference between this and 2k. 4k needs a lot of power, so if you use it you have to make compromises. A 4k display on a smartphone may give you half a day of battery life but a 2k display can give you maybe one day or more. 4k has four times the pixels of Full HD so the power consumption is maybe 4 or 8 times as much as Full HD so the smartphone has to have compromises with battery life."

Basically, 4K displays are great for big screens but don’t make enough of a difference on a small screen such as a smartphone, at least not to the average consumer. The future might eventually bring better batteries, or more efficient displays, but as of now, it just seems we will have to wait some more. And frankly, this is one of those times we tend to agree: current displays don’t look bad at all.

Via FoneArena

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Raspberry Pi 2 to Come with a Free Version of Windows 10

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 12:55 PM PST

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It seems like the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system will be free not only for Windows 7 and 8.1 users in the first year, but also for people who enjoy the pocket-sized computer known as Raspberry Pi.

When it was launched in 2012, Raspberry Pi was quite a sensation, as apparently it had been inconceivable for a computer (even a low-specced one) to carry such a small price tag. The second major release of Raspberry Pi, which was announced today, is meant to have an even greater success, as it will sport a free version of Windows 10, all that thanks to Microsoft. More specifically, Redmond will be “delivering a version of Windows 10 that supports Raspberry Pi 2.”

Gone are the days when Windows (a rather power-hungry OS, I’d say) used to be promoted alongside the most powerful desktop PCs and laptops out there. Windows 10 will create a seamless connection between the computers, smartphones and tablets running it, so it really is a solution for the masses. Obviously, the version that will be available on Raspberry Pi 2 will be stripped down of some features, but the particular details of that are currently unknown.

So how exactly did this Raspberry Pi 2 running Windows 10 story come to be? Microsoft will be giving away free copies of its latest OS to the Maker community, through the Windows Developer Program for IoT. The thing you should take away from all of this is that later this year, you will be able to buy a fully-functional Windows machine for $35, something that has really been unheard of until now. More details will be unveiled in the coming months, but for now, this news is really exciting!

Microsoft has adopted for its latest OS a model that has been practiced by Web browser developers for years. Until the final version is launched, the company will rely heavily on telemetrics and feedback collected from users in order to fix bugs and improve features. Chances are that the Redmond giant will continue doing so even after releasing Windows 10 officially. This is something new for the company, so it’s no surprise that some are looking at this approach with fear, but I think that things will work out just fine, both for them and the users.

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