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Facebook adds Nokia’s Here Maps to their service

Posted: 07 May 2015 11:02 AM PDT

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Mark Zuckerberg’s company and Nokia have reached an arrangement so Facebook can use HERE Maps in Instagram and Facebook Messenger.

The news website Techcrunch reports that Nokia and Facebook have signed an agreement so the second one can use the Finnish company’s maps on their mobile version, as well as Instagram and Facebook Messenger.

We have known for a while Nokia wanted to get rid or sell their HERE division, and it seems Facebook weren’t the only party interested – despite being the favorite candidate. Other companies involved were Alibaba, Baidu, Samsung and Yahoo.

Seemingly, Zuckerberg’s company made the best offer, and they might have already signed an agreement in which they would be already testing the new maps on the apps mentioned above, in a “trial period” designed to ensure everything works like it is supposed to. As of now, there is no official announcement from any of the two parties, but if everything works out, Facebook seems ready to move on with the buyout.

Nokia seems to be interested in the network business, and after acquiring Alcatel-Lucent, the money they would get from HERE would do wonders. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Zuckerberg’s team end up using these new maps on another of their biggest apps, Whatsapp, too.

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Lenovo K3 Note Adds a Touch of Color to Android Lollipop

Posted: 06 May 2015 01:55 PM PDT

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One of the veterans of the Chinese phone making industry has recently launched a budget-friendly 64-bit phablet in youthful colors.

Black has always been an elegant color (or noncolor, if we are to believe the artists), but it’s also very sober, something that explains why it’s not a popular choice for gadgets among youngsters. Before sliding into your pocket a businessy black smartphone, maybe you should reconsider your color preferences and budget, and go for a more affordable device, in the form of the Lenovo K3 Note.

Lenovo didn’t include a fingerprint scanner in the K3 Note, and NFC isn’t present either. Some may argue that such features are a must, especially at this product’s price point, but that doesn’t mean that the K3 Note lacks appeal.

At first, this phablet might look a bit bulky, with corners that are just slightly rounded, but the design should go well with the younger crowd. Dominating the front is a 5.5″ Full HD IPS display with a 401ppi pixel density. The resolution and, consequently, the pixel density, are some of the aspects that set this phablet apart from most of the other 5.5-inch smartphones powered by the same chipset.

Under the hood, the K3 Note includes a 64-bit Mediatek MT6752 SoC with an octa-core CPU clocked at 1.7Ghz and a Mali T760 GPU, along with 2GB of RAM and 16 of ROM, for storing and running multiple apps.

The back of the device sports a 13MP dual LED flash camera, while the front has a 5MP one. Also in the back is the grill for the external speaker, which is placed in the oddest of places: towards the right side, opposite the camera. As far as the camera app is concerned, Lenovo is known to make one of the finest out there, and I’m sure the K3 Note will not disappoint from this point of view.

On the software side of things, the K3 Note features Android 5.0 Lollipop, with the company’s own UI on top, Lenovo Vibe 2.5.

Lenovo K3 Note is sold by GearBest for $165.98, provided that you apply the coupon code LK3NOTE at checkout. Both the yellow and the white versions are available, so you can get to match the phone with your personality.

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Samsung and Samsonite are working on smart luggage

Posted: 06 May 2015 12:07 PM PDT

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We live in the age of the Internet of Things, and even luggage are getting spectacular innovations that change everything we once knew.

Tech giants Samsung and Samsonite are working in a smart luggage, connected wirelessly and with a GPS, because, who wouldn’t like to know where their lost luggage is at?

These luggage can do a bunch of useful, neat tricks, such as display its location in case it was lost as it could happen in airports. Also, it has a system in which, in case it loses synchronization or can’t detect it nearby anymore, it will let you know as to prevent it from being stolen. Also, it will let us know if it has been opened at all ever since we started the trip.

Amongst other upcoming ideas, Samsung and Samsonite are working along with air companies such as Emirates, Lufthansa and KLM Air France to create convenient functionalities for these sets, like having a scale to measure its own weight, or check itself in automatically once it goes through an airport’s security gates, so users can just drop them in the front desk. Even crazier, these companies are toying with the idea of having these luggage follow the users around the airport autonomously, which would be particularly helpful for users with reduced mobility or in wheelchairs. These ideas won’t be present in the first prototype, but the future is coming, and we’ll be here to speak about it once it happens.

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