Ubuntu-edge: the first photos of the canonical Smartphone!

By Jason champagne 13 August 2013

You probably know, the company canonical has a campaign to increase no less than 32 million to its Smartphone, Ubuntu edge, market, but we mentioned that the project could not succeed.

A real device be dual-boot Ubuntu and Android, Ubuntu edge could qualify for benefits at the peak of a very high end. Today we will share you some pictures, forgiveness, almost two weeks the first photo unveiled the device.

Edge of Ubuntu is Devoiledans of a real photo gallery!

The Smartphone has been looked at during the DevCon-2013, but there is of course a prototype of Ubuntu edge and not a fully functional and licensed device.

Short, , the features announced by canonical on the phone are as follows:

OS : dual boot Android and Ubuntuscreen : 4.5 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (scratch), covered with pure Sapphire Crystal.Dimensions : 124 x 64 x 9 mmprocessor : Quadcore-(Anmerkung des Herausgebers: das schnellste, verspricht das Unternehmen)memory : 4 GB RAMmemory : 128 GBnetwork : compatible 4 G, Wi - Fi 802 11n, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0, GPSconnection : HDMI port, USB compatiblemultimedia - MHL-output: digital camera 8 Megapixels and digital 2 Megapixelsaccelerometregyroscopedouble-Microbarometreboussole front sensor

8 Days, the campaign is completed during 9 850 $211 32 million is raised.

Canonical has not hesitated, by the way, to compare his telephone with two other models, the S4 Galaxy and iPhone 5 differences:

More recently, the price of the Smartphone to $ 695 was shortened, to motivate and encourage more people who contribute to the project.

If you want to support Ubuntu edge, don't hesitate to make a donation on the link Indiegogo, but remain the ability to hope that happen to thin the Bel unit in our regions.

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MediaTek: unveiled the first true OCTO-core processor features

By Jean-Louis Petrod on July 29, 2013

[Updated article updated July 29, 2013]

We have learned two days ago a confirmation of the work by MediaTek on its OCTO-AdR processore. The company has just take us some details.

While we ended in failure a possibility that turn 8 CPU cores of the S4 Galaxy discussed, this announcement provides the arrival of first and real processor-OCTO-core in the world!

MediaTek announces first true OCTO-core processor!

At the base, "Octo-Core" true architecture embedded on mobile devices through the Exynos-5 processor not in reality. Only 4 cores running both on the 8 available, knowing full well that 4 cores are used for common tasks and 4 cores are solicited for demanding tasks.

MediaTek in contrast presented its solution by OCTO-core CPU with 8 cores continuously and offers both the performance in performance (up to 2 GHz clock) and in terms of energy consumption.

While the actual technology phase on our mobile devices will come, company hits certain benefits to the adoption of a processor-OCTO-core on our smartphones and Tablet PCs:

Advanced Web browsing : the possibility of assigning tabs from your browser for each processor core to liquid to make Web browsing and heavy treatments (clicks).Refined user interface : 3D effects administration is divided into the processor cores to a significant improvement in the GUI.Quality gaming experience : Multi-core calculations in real time, better management of the framerate in play and low-latency on the big licenses.Efficient video playback : Decoding HEVC (H. 265) allows the decoding of all your videos in full HD at 30 fps (Editor's Note: frames per second), reduces consumption by 18% in contrast to quad-core processors.

Finally, MediaTek offers a video to its operation in a relatively simple way to explain:

As expected, production mass has been announced for November, month for the samples delivered by some manufacturers.

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[Update at the end]

Mediatek processor cores 8 works it should not delay, initiated its new customers, the path from Samsung. Already known as the MT6592, this new chip takes the same naming system as the other models in the range and should be between 1.7 and 2 GHz. A model, the long list of CPU Quad-core and dual-core currently offered by the company Chinese added.

MediaTek has 8 processor cores on one.

A MediaTek 8-core processor, this is an ad in total contradiction with the recent statements of the producers, said a few months ago, from production through OCTO-core chips in the immediate future. But it's a secret, the technology industry is more ephemeral and new ideas come and go constantly.

A MediaTek 8-core processor, which should already be some value with views of the 5 okta of Samsung Exynos. The great Architektur.WENIG of the Exynos used two asymmetric Quad-cores which consist of four cortex A15S and four cortex A7, try games to compensate for the performance of the peaks of energy consumption during the next chip that MediaTek, allow to use the eight seeds at the same time.

It should be therefore eight-core ARM Cortex A7 already found in most of its products based on and run at a maximum rate of between 1.7 and 2 GHz. Of course first not to reach top performance with cortex-A7 are expected. And arrange eight cores to reach the A7 a score of 30,000 on AnTuTu just below the last processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and above the Exynos (27 417) to allow 5 or the Snapdragon (25 900) 600.

The future processor MT 6592 MediaTek.

Remains, of course, what newly engraved beats these 28 nm to define chip for the consumer, despite his power. And it seems that this potentially integrated a 4 G LTE modem, Chinese society has recently made large investments in this area could develop.

Start of mass production for the month of November for an arrival on the market for early 2014.

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Sony i1 Iizuka: first start rendering 3D and impending

By Jean-Louis Petrod on June 25, 2013

[Updated article updated June 25, 2013]

Plus the days move forward, more rumors about the Sony i1 Iizuka widely used. In the vein of Nokia PureView and Galaxy S4 Zoom can boast this new signed photo Phon Sony, to some finesse in spite of the presence of an 8-megapixel photo sensor and reverse the latest camera phone by Samsung, a little too bulky to show.

And it is and is on the chain rumors, as on the basis of information about the different prototypes of the device from there in the labs of Sony have amused multiple Esato Forum members these days to design a first record of the i1 Iizuka Sony.

Barely thicker than a classic Smartphone, camera phone from Sony consists of a unibody glass hull and speaker grille is located at the bottom of the back. It is also waterproof, such as the Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia Tablet Z.

First the i1 Iizuka Sony 3D rendering.

The other feature of this Sony i1 Iizuka, is that the various connections have been moved sideways. Are also successful, the images that you can see below, are just one of the paradigms of the authors do not have the final design of the device, enough information, but have to admit but it in order to reproduce the same, that the whole thing quite successful.

Parallel comes new information the thesis that Sony be photo Phon July in Paris, during a special event, as a unit stamped reference C6903 have only its appearance in offers from an Indonesian operator show would be accredited. A device its description of our long-awaited photo Phon would correspond to.

[Update]

Real answer to the Galaxy S4 zoom and a future Nokia EOS, Sony cameraphone is part of the most anticipated devices of the period. White, however, despite the fact that there is very little doubts on its technical characteristics, it not yet final the i1 Iizuka Sony design. Finally killed so far since everything we had, 3D rendering, based on various information in Sony laboratories was posted on the silhouette of the unit visible on a teaser and the official Sony previously above limited.

And it's just the visible template within the teaser from Sony who have developed this new 3D renderings, allows us an new and probably more realistic overview of the design of the device display.

As you can see here the photo Phon sport look lines with which the Xperia Z and found and famous light bulbs LED notification on the top and bottom of the device to be found. Apart from that, he can't help but make the comparison with the Galaxy S4 zoom sadly thick as Iizuka Sony camera kept the finesse of a traditional smartphones during the i1.

A new renderer for Sony-i1 Iizuka.

While the photo phone is developed for a presentation either at the event that today evening July held in Munich with Paris Conference of the 4 also a hardware configuration quite solid, with 5 inch full HD 1920 X 1080 a the presence of a screen pixel resolution, processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, a sensor Exmor RS 20 / 13 megapixel lens G lens and with technology CyberShotdoppelte Flash LED and xenon flash.

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Galaxy note 3: the first images show the design

By Jean-Louis Petrod on 24 June 2013

Within a few days is not one but two photos of the Galaxy note 3, which burst on the canvas, insightful, not surprisingly, that the design of the Phablet waited at the IFA 2013 show. The first snapshot on the right corner of the top of the screen is limited, the second shows while the unit in its entirety.

Galaxy note 3, edges of the finer screens.

Galaxy note 3 photos that reveal only a part of the design of the Phablet, it is displayed, so that we in reality to see the right and front. In addition, the presence of a protective shell somewhat limit the angle of vision of the unit. In fact, could be seen from a distance, almost with an S4 Galaxy between his broad canvas and confused his Central Home button.

Small noticeable, but while the ON / OFF button the Galaxy S4 is at the top of the right pane of the device, in this case it is closer to the Center, similar to the Galaxy mega 6.3. These first photos of Galaxy show note 3 also a thinner around the screen while bezel, as the front of the camera on the right side of the keynote speakers will be placed.

Note 3 Galaxy shows his design in photos.

As you can see on the basis of the mark, come these images from the Chinese social network chemical, which probably made by one of the members, to obtain a copy of the device. So en masse, other leaks should arrive in the next few weeks.

Specifically speaking, the device should get off but at the end of the summer on the occasion of the Salon of the IFA in 2013, according to local media, Samsung could make the output for sale too weak from the S4 Galaxy compensation. The Phablet should develop a widescreen full HD 5.99 inches and a processor Snapdragon 800, all under Android 4.2.2.

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The Da Vinci Code free in the Play Store; Inferno prolouge and first chapter as a bonus

Many times we get asked where good free books can be found for Android. Not only is this one free, but it also comes with some extra content. Dan Brown's runaway hit The Da Vinci Code can now be downloaded from Google Play Books for free until March 24 for your phone or tablet. Packaged with this e-copy are the prologue and first chapter from Brown's upcoming novel Inferno, available May 14.

As the fastest selling adult hardcover of all time, and second best in sales only to Harry Potter in 2004, this book has been hard to avoid - but if you've managed to do so, or just want to relive the mystery while getting a sneak peak at Inferno, make sure to hit that download link by the 24th.

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