Google Cloud's prices Discount

Google Cloud prices Discount


Google Cloud goes after Amazon by slashing prices, adding new products:

Businesses looking for major storage often lean on Amazon and its cloud service platform, but Google doesn't want to be the second-string option anymore.

During its Cloud Platform conference held on Tuesday in San Francisco, the company announced price updates and new products to help customers get up and working in the cloud faster. And ultimately, earn some bigger marketshare in the cloud storage space.

Google also slashed the prices for its Cloud Platform that should make both large and small-scale business partners happy.

In addition to a 10% drop in pricing last month, here's a look at the latest cuts: BigQuery Storage falls almost 25%; PD Snapshots is down about 80%.

Meanwhile, Disk SSD storage is cut nearly in half; and the price of large Cloud SQL instances dropped 25%.?

The company announced a service called Google Container Engine that lets businesses move from managing application components running on individual virtual machines to portable Docker containers that are scheduled into a managed compute cluster for you. Google said users will be able to create and tie together container-based services to make it possible for companies to log, monitor and manage incoming data.

Another addition is App Engine with auto-scaling support, Cloud SDK integration and support for runtimes built on Docker containers. The company also introduced a network called Google Cloud Interconnect, which will serve as the foundation for apps and IT architectures and bring its fiber network to direct peering across 33 countries.

Other rollouts include carrier interconnect with partners like Verizon and VPN support, starting in early 2015. This will let users keep apps and data in-house and using the public cloud for other tasks.

Google Cloud Prices goes Down

Other additions include a cloud debugger, Firebase — a company recently acquired by Google which lets you build mobile and web real-time applications — and an autoscaler.

Read Also: Now Sync Microsoft Office with Drop Box Account


When Google launched its cloud platform back in 2008, Amazon was the only real competitor offering a similar service — it debuted its own platform two years prior.

Earlier this week, it was revealed the Ubuntu cloud images will be accessible via Google Cloud.

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Apple smart watch coming in Spring



From the Report: Apple Watch coming in spring 2015


When Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Watch in September, he teased an "early 2015" launch date. But a new statement uncovered on Sunday indicates that we may have to wait a little longer — try spring.

The new time window comes via a report from 9to5Mac, which obtained a transcript of an internal Apple video statement from Angela Ahrendts, Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores, addressing the company's employees.

"We're going into the holiday, we'll go into Chinese New Year, and then we've got a new watch launch coming in the spring we've got a new watch launch coming in the spring," reads the transcript of Ahrendts' video message obtained by a source in contact with the site.

Assuming Ahrendts was addressing Apple's U.S. staff, that would mean that we won't see the Apple Watch until around March 20, at the earliest.

Read Also: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge : Samsung's Fastest Charging Device


Many had hoped that "early 2015" meant late January or February, at the latest. This unofficial update regarding the device's launch window could serve to cool at least some of the anticipation from consumers anxious to give Apple's first wearable device a try.

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Samsung's fastest-charging device : Galaxy Note Edge

Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge


Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung's fastest-charging device, gets a U.S. debut date:


Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge, the strange-looking device with a curved edge screen that wraps around the phone's right side, is set to debut in the United States on Nov. 14.

The "Edge" part of the name refers to that smaller curved display, which is almost of completely different screen. The main display works like any other smartphone's, but the thin edge has its own functions, menus and icons.

With the extra strip display —a feature unique to the device — you can also get notifications and access your email, apps and more without interrupting any actions on the main screen. You can also use a stopwatch and ruler.

The design of the Note Edge could be an indication that Samsung is trying to turn heads. Samsung has recently struggled in the smartphone market, and the company has vowed to revamp its products at a fundamental level. The company reported its lowest operating profits in a few years last week, with a 74% decline in third-quarter income from the last year.

The phone is on the pricey side. With AT&T, the Note Edge costs $400 with a two-year contract (or $946 without a commitment). Sprint is offering the phone for $840, which you pay over a 24-month period with $35 payments. T-Mobile has a similar payment plan at $36.25 per month for 24 months, a total of $870. Verizon didn't have prices immediately available.

The Galaxy Note Edge is more than an expensive mobile sideshow attraction, though. The phone packs Quad HD on its massive 5.6-inch display and includes a 16-megapixel rear camera, plus a 3.7-megapixel front-facing camera (for selfies, of course).

Read Also: Microsoft Stop Selling Windows 7


Samsung added that this phone the fastest-charging device of any of its smartphones. The battery can charge up to 50% in 30 minutes and last up to a day on a 10% charge.

The phone runs Android's KitKat operating system, not its latest Lollipop, and will be available in black and white.

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Microsoft Stop Selling Windows 7

Windows 7 Stopped


Say farewell to Windows 7: Windows 7 is out the door:


As of late last week, Microsoft stopped selling the consumer versions of Windows 7 Home Basic, Premium and Ultimate to computer manufacturers. Once the supply runs out, you won't be able to get a new computer with that software installed.

Only Windows 7 Professional was spared, so businesses that need more computers with the software don't need to worry — at least, until next year.

The changes affect companies that build PCs. Microsoft already stopped selling Windows 7 software packages to the regular public in 2013 Microsoft already stopped selling Windows 7 software packages to the regular public in 2013, but now original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can't license it, either, meaning they can't build more computers with Windows 7 as the default operating system.

It's unclear how many PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed are still in stock; it might take some time to notice its dismissal.

Windows 8 was largely a failure for the company; it was given the cold shoulder by businesses and derided by users. One of the big complaints was the absence of the Start Menu.

Windows 10, Microsoft's next big upgrade for its Windows operating system (it skipped Windows 9), is slated for launch in late 2015. This is a sign the company is gearing up for the change: A preview version of the software was downloaded by 1 million users in the first two weeks following the platform's announcement.

Windows 10

Mainstream support from Microsoft for Windows 7 will end in January 2015.

Microsoft cut off retail sales of Windows 8 on Friday, so consumers can't buy the software package after supplies right out. In other words, you won't be able to walk into a store and buy a Windows 8 box set much longer. OEMs still have that option, though.

Read Also: Video Review of HP's Smart Watch


Windows 8's retail lifespan just exceeded two years; it was first available for purchase on Oct. 26, 2012. That's much shorter than a traditional software cycle for a Windows operating system.

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HP Video preview of Smartwatch

HP's Smart Watch Video Preview


HP offers video preview of smartwatch with Facebook and MLB:


When Hewlett-Packard (HP) and the Gilt Groupe unveiled their MB Chronowing smartwatch last week, all we had to gauge the functionality of the device were photos. Now the companies have offered a video that shows the device in action.

Posted to Gilt's Vimeo account on Monday, the video (see below) is hosted by fashion designer Michael Bastian, who worked with HP to create what the group considers a more fashion-friendly device than rival smartwatch offerings.



MB Chronowing Smartwatch from Gilt.com on Vimeo.

Despite the fact that the device doesn't have a touchscreen like the Apple Watch, or a color screen like the Moto 360, the video nevertheless makes the MB Chronowing look pretty attractive as a digital assistant.

For the first time, this gives us a close up look at what the device's screen looks like when it receives Facebook notifications, sports scores, weather alerts and email messages.

HP & Gilt Smart Watch Facebook Notification Preview

Though the display is merely monochrome LCD, the aesthetics are attractive enough to make it a viable option — especially compared to the Pebble smartwatch.

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Of course, the real test will be when users get their hands on this $350 device and put it through its paces. But even without telling us how robust the MB Chronowing's software is, the video is a compelling peek at what might be a new player in the increasingly competitive smartwatch market.

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Top 5 features coming with Android 5.0 (lollipop)

Android 5.0 (lollipop)


Top 5 features coming to your phone with Android Lollipop:


Google is set to unveil its biggest overhaul to the Android operating system yet – Android 5.0, also known as Android Lollipop.

The new operating system – designed for Android smartphones, tablets and Android smartwatches – features a sleek new design and many long-awaited features, including improved notification controls.

Here are some of the standout features you can expect from Lollipop:

New design, new appearance:

Lollipop is garnering a lot of attention for its appearance.

The OS has a new colour scheme, different typography, and boasts realistic lighting and shadows – which Google says will help people navigate their devices better.

Apple users may notice some similarities between Lollipop and iOS 8, the iPhone’s latest operating system. Windows and graphics appear much flatter than previous versions – much like Apple’s redesign – and transitions between apps will appear more animated.

Some apps will even change the background colour of the display depending on the time of day.

Better notifications:

One of the more useful changes to Lollipop is the way in which users can manage notifications.

The OS now allows users to respond or dismiss notifications directly from the lock screen and when running other apps. Users can also control what apps send them banner notifications and how much information is included in the preview.

To cut down on disruptions, Lollipop has “Priority Mode,” which only allows notifications from important people to come through – all other notifications are muted.

Users can schedule a daily “downtime” for their phone in Priority Mode where only important notifications will get through – which might come in handy for anyone whose notifications keeps them awake at night.

Improved battery:

Google is hoping to boost the battery power across all devices with special battery-saving settings in Lollipop.

Users are now able to monitor individual app’s battery consumption. The OS also includes a battery saving feature that Google claims will extend device use by up to 90 minutes.

Multiple user accounts:

While some Android tablets have previously supported more than one user profile on a device, Android-powered smartphones haven’t – until now.

Lollipop now allows users to set up multiple user profiles on smartphones and tablets. The feature also lets users access their messages and contacts by logging onto a friend’s Android smartphone.

There is also a guest profile option that users can set up, which will prevent friends from snooping through your phone if they want to play on it.

Google Fit:

With Lollipop comes Google’s new fitness hub, dubbed Google Fit.

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Google Fit – which is similar to Apple’s Health app – uses sensors built into the user’s smartphone to track daily activities like walking, running and biking. Users will be able to keep track of their fitness or weight loss achievements by setting daily goals – Google’s default goal is at least an hour of activity a day, but it can be customized to meet each user’s fitness level.

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Space Jump Record Broken by Google

Space Jump Record Broken by Google


Google Exec Breaks Space Jump Record:

A couple of years back, Felix Baumgartner successfully attempted to set the world record for the highest altitude free-fall jump. The world watched in awe as this skydiver from Austria jumped from a balloon at an altitude of 128,100 feet and successfully landed back here on earth.

As you know, world records seldom last long. Alan Eustace, a senior vice president at Google, recently broke Felix Baumgartner’s record, last Friday morning.

Eustace, broke Felix Baumgartner’s two-year-old world record for highest altitude free-fall jump when he parachuted from a balloon close the top of the stratosphere. In doing so he jumped from a height of nearly 26 miles and in the process he also broke the sound barrier! Not bad for a mornings work.

The New York Times had reported that 57-year-old Eustace, ascended to the edge of the stratosphere in a balloon that was filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium, from an airport strip in Roswell, New Mexico. Eustace then used a small explosive device and hurtled towards our planet at speeds of up to 822 miles per hour. He landed safely on the ground, fifteen minutes later.

Eustace informed the Times “It was amazing…it was beautiful. You could see the darkness of space and you could see the layers of atmosphere, which I had never seen before.”

Eustace reportedly reached a maximum height of 135,890 feet, beating Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner who set the previous record in October of 2012 with a parachute jump from a balloon at an altitude of 128,100 feet.

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Eustace informed the Times that he began planning the jump about three years ago, in secrecy, gathering all of the state-of-the-art technology and equipment that was necessary from a team of professionals.

Although Google offered to help out with the project, Eustace reportedly turned the company down for fear that the jump would become a marketing event.

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Now Drones are used for Whales

Drones for Whales


Researchers Using Drones to Study Killer Whales:

People have found all kinds of wonderful uses for drones, not limited to delivering goods, shooting movie scenes, capturing great aerial photography shots, and picking fights with birds of prey. Now, researchers are even using them to study ocean animals in some unprecedented ways.

Using a hexacopter drone, a team consisting of members of the Vancouver Aquarium and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been able to capture some great footage of killer whales in their natural habitat. And to top it off, they’ve been able to do it without bothering the whales in the least bit.

Studying the animals via use of drones has allowed the researchers to have access to information they wouldn’t otherwise have, such as pregnancies and births, overall health information, and much more. Of course the drones have also been able to record the whales at play – a sight which I’ve heard is pretty close to amazing to witness. Using a drone instead of a helicopter has allowed the team to get closer to the whales than ever possible before.

Read Also: Samsung Galaxy A5 & A3


One can only imagine all of the uses we’ll find for drones in the years to come.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 & A3 Attracts You

Samsung Galaxy Series take your Attention


Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 phones try to capture young people's attention:

Smartphones are ever-slimming, and Samsung's just-announced Galaxy A5 and A3 models are another indication of the trend. And it couldn't be a better time, as the company is trying to stay afloat amid fierce competition.

The A5 and A3 clock in at just 6.7mm and 6.9mm thin, respectively. Of course, that's nowhere near where some smartphone designers are going, but for a mainstream audience that's pretty slender.

According to CNET, Samsung is struggling in the smartphone business as of late. The company has even pledged to "reform" its products at a fundamental level.

It seems like the latest Galaxy A5 and A3 models could be a sign that Samsung has been doing some thinking for a while now. In a news release, Samsung highlighted (more than anything else) that these phones were built with young people and social media in mind.

The metal-framed phones have AMOLED displays and 1.2 GHz Quad Core processors. The available colors seem to be named to maximize the "whoa" factor: Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue and Champagne Gold.

Read Also: HP's Smart Watch


They also have front-facing cameras for the best selfie-taking possible, and there's a GIF-animating tool. If that doesn't make it clear that Samsung's trying to make the new Galaxy phones as "cool" as possible, nothing else will.

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HP Announces Smart Watch

HP's Smart Watch


HP and Gilt Group unveil fashion-focused smart watch:

First teased back in August, Hewlett-Packard's new smartwatch was finally unveiled on Friday, and it looks pretty good.

Crafted through a partnership between HP and fashion designer Michael Bastian, the MB Chronowing looks exactly like a traditional watch, but also delivers email, stock market updates, calendar information, sports updates and text notifications.

The water-resistant device is available with three interchangeable straps (leather, rubber and nylon), has a battery life of up to seven days and is controlled via an app that is accessed through iOS or Android devices.

"As a men's designer, I'm very interested in all of the recent developments in the 'tech wearables' category — particularly smartwatches," said Bastian, in a statement on Gilt's website. "With the early devices I've seen, the design and feel of the watch takes a backseat to the technology… I really felt there was a need for a device that looked and felt like a stylish watch first."

Gilt Smart Watch

There's no touchscreen (it has a monochrome LCD display) and the device won't track your heart rate, so the minimalist MB Chronowing is likely to appeal more to fans of devices like the Pebble, but are looking for something a little more fashion-friendly. 

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the MB Chronowing will be offered for $349 and $649 (limited edition with sapphire-glass crystal and an alligator strap).

HP and Gilt Smart Watch Hand Wear

Only 300 MB Chronowing's will be made available, sold exclusively on Gilt Groupe's flash sales site Gilt.com, starting on Nov. 7.

Read Also: New Bike having Wheels made of ICE


The unveiling of HP's smartwatch comes just days after Microsoft took the wraps off its own new wearable, the Microsoft Band, further crowding the field of smart watches in the months leading up to the highly anticipated launch of the Apple Watch in early 2015.

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Checkout Bike having Ice Wheels

Bike having Wheels made of ICE


This guy made ice wheels for his bike, and they are awesome:

From the man who brought us real-life Wolverine claws and Magneto shoes that let you walk on the ceiling, comes a new invention that's just in time for the colder weather: A bike with ice wheels.

Amateur inventor Colin Furze replaced his bicycle's wimpy rubber tires with something far more dangerous and fleeting. After making the icy bike wheels in — no surprise — the freezer, he takes his creation on a tour through town and ultimately, on top of a frozen glacier.

Typical bikes could never withstand an icy terrain, but Furze flies through with ease. He has less luck, however, when riding the bike uphill on city streets.

Of course, going downhill is no picnic, either.

He also gives it a try with orange juice — because why not? Although this seems to disintegrate almost immediately.

Furze told that he's been able to fund his quirky projects thanks to the success of his previous videos.

Read Also: How to save battery life of your Smart Phone


"It used to be just a hobby, but now I earn enough from YouTube," the former handyman said. "Now I do this all day — it's much more fun than plumbing."

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Check Out ‘NoPhone’ Ultimate Smartphone



Check Out ‘NoPhone’ – The Ultimate Smartphone Smashing its Kickstarter Goal:

A group of friends from the United States and Netherlands have joined forces to create the ‘NoPhone’. It is simple in design – a piece of black, rectangular shaped plastic, which supposedly helps those with “app addiction”. What’s more incredible than the ‘phone’ itself, is that it has already smashed its original Kickstarter goal of $5,000 and has so far  raised a whopping $11,440 (at the time of writing).

So what makes NoPhone so special? Well it won’t bend, it won’t trap your hair and it’s even “toilet bowl resistant”; in fact it won’t even make any calls or send texts. The creators explain that NoPhone was designed to act as a “satirical security blanket”, highlighting the increase in technology addiction.

“After we created the project the response from people actually wanting to purchase the NoPhone was overwhelming,” they explained.

As well as raising a lot of interest on Kickstarter, it seems to have also made an impact in social media, with many people tweeting that they “know a few people who could use this”.

NoPhone’s description on Kickstarter reads: “With a thin, light and completely wireless design, the NoPhone acts as a surrogate to any smart mobile device, enabling you to always have a rectangle of smooth, cold plastic to clutch without forgoing any potential engagement with your direct environment.”

If that is not enough to convince you of NoPhone’s worth, then perhaps the “selfie” add-on will. A mirror which is attached onto one side of the ‘phone’ will ensure that any selfie addict will feel that they have had their daily fix.

Read Also: Twitter will soon launch "Buy Button" to Buy Products


If you are interested in working through your technology addiction or you know a friend who may benefit from this ‘device’, then head over to the Kickstarter page and make your pledge today!

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Google's Nexus 9: Just Like an iPad

Google's Nexus 9 (Tablet)

You can taste the iPad influence in Google’s Nexus 9 tablet. Laying eyes on it for the first time, you’d be forgiven for thinking Apple made it. The slim bezel and the 4:3 aspect ratio screen are very iPad, but the display is slightly smaller — 8.9 inches to Apple’s 9.7.

Hands on with Google's Nexus 9: This Lollipop tastes like an iPad

At 15 ounces (425 grams), the Nexus 9 just as light as the iPad Air 2. The metallic rim adds the iPad feel, but I noted one important difference: It's easier to hold the Nexus 9 in one hand. I was able to grasp it more or less comfortably with my fingertips on one side and my thumb on the other, but I'm 6'4" (with what I suspect are normal-sized hands for that height) so your mileage may vary here.

Even the Nexus 9's pixel count is identical to the iPad’s at 2,048 x 1,536. Clearly, Google and HTC, which built the tablet, have stopped any pretense about differentiating and are going with what works.

We’ll save the discussion about the merits of imitation for another time, but there’s no question the Nexus 9 is a well-made tablet. Powered by the latest Android software — version 5.0 or “Lollipop” — the Nexus 9 is one of the first devices to pack a Tegra K1 processor. That brings 64-bit processing, which translates into faster performance overall while preserving battery life. Firing up a few apps and websites, I found the tablet to be plenty fast and very good a multitasking.

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Lots of people use tablets to watch movies, and the Nexus 9 has something special in that department: Great stereo speakers. Dialing up the latest Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer on YouTube, I could hear the action even in a loud, crowded room.

My favorite feature of the Nexus 9 is how the camera works with the "origami" style case. The case attaches via magnets, but fold over the corner that covers the camera and the camera app automatically launches. People do take photos with tablets after all, and at least this can mean they won't look extra ridiculous with a tablet cover hanging from the bottom.

If there’s a tablet that will move the needle for Google it’s the Nexus 9. Smaller tablets are getting eaten alive by phablets, but Googles latest big-screen mode looks like a winner at first blush. Just don’t tell Apple.

Google's Nexus 9


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Microsoft announces wearable after early app release

Microsoft announces wearable after early app release


Microsoft announced its first wearable Wednesday in a blog post after releasing companion apps for their product, called the Microsoft Band, in the Mac App and Google Play stores earlier in the day.

Rumors about the wearable have been swirling for some time and Forbes reported earlier this month that the band may be released "within weeks."

With the band, Microsoft will be joining a saturated market filled with businesses competing for the rising number of consumers interested in the quantified self. Lenovo quietly added a wristband tracker to its website this month and then there's the multiple Fitbit options.

According to a Microsoft privacy statement the band helps "you keep track of things like your heart rate, steps, calories burned, and sleep."

The companion Microsoft Health app is available on Windows Phone, iPhone and Android.

Microsoft announces wearable after early app release


“We always insisted that the band had to work not just with Windows but with iOS and Android," said Matt Barlow, General Manager of Marketing for Personal Devices, according to the blog post.

"As we built Microsoft Health, we started thinking, ‘Why should Microsoft Band be the only device that feeds into and benefits from this service?’ We want it connect to any device customers are using to track their health and fitness. We want to remove any and all barriers to providing insights back to customers, regardless of the device they are wearing.”

The band will cost $199, according to The New York Times, a steal compared to the Apple Watch due out next year, which starts at $349. The band is set to be sold in Microsoft stores and on the company's website starting Thursday, the Times reports.

The app's open cloud platform "stores, organizes and learns from your fitness information in order to give specific prompts to improve your fitness," the blog post states.

The band provides guided workouts, 24-hour heart rate monitoring and automatic activity counting, as well as email previews and calendar alerts, according to the Google Play Store details. It also has Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) sensors, which can tell if you're wearing it or not and a UV sensor to help you decide on whether to apply sunscreen.

Read Also: LG's Super Thin Bezel Display Smart Phone


“Once the algorithms know enough about you and your biometrics in a steady state, they will recognize patterns and opportunities to improve your health and fitness," Zulfi Alam, general manager of personal devices stated, according to the announcement post. "These proactive insights, or the ‘Intelligence Engine’ as we like to call it, are what will differentiate Microsoft Health, Microsoft Band and our products in the years to come.”

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LG develops super-thin bezel Display SmartPhone

LG's Super-Thin Bezel Smart Phone

That might seem like a strange question, given that smartphones seem to grow in size with each generation. But if you don't have the palms to hold a phablet, LG has developed an LCD panel for smartphones that obliterates the frame — called the bezel — that surrounds phone displays. That way you get maximum screenage. In fact, judging by LG's promo photos, the device looks a bit jarring, as if the screen doesn't have much of a frame at all.

LG's Bezel Display Smart Phone


The sliver-thin bezel is just 0.7mm thick — even thinner than a credit card. That's only for the left and right sides of the display, so the top and bottom portions of the bezel are more clearly visible.

The touch panel is embedded into the LCD module. That means the parts that make up the whole take up less space, so LG is able to scrape away much more of the bezel.

LG, which is based in South Korea, also uses what it calls "Neo Edge" technology, which is an adhesive that's different from double-sided tape. This unites the circuit board and backlight all on its own, so there's no need for an extra plastic panel to bring everything together, according to the company.

LG will begin mass-producing the panels in November, with the initial launch happening in China, where there's heavy demand for big displays.

Read Also: Oppo R5 Smart Phone Ultra Thin


Thin seems to be a commodity in smartphones these days. Oppo, a Chinese electronics manufacturer, unveiled its Oppo R5 phone on Wednesday, and the phone is ridiculously slight at just 4.85mm thick. That may well be the thinnest smartphone out there. It's so thin that it doesn't even have a headphone jack — you'll need to use the micro-USB adapter for that.

You can be the judge if thinner is better, but there are options out there if that's your preference.

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review

The new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet is the very definition of an update: It's the exact same design, size and weight as the last product, with almost all the changes found under the hood, and especially, in the software.

This isn’t a bad thing. By dint of an increasingly robust ecosystem, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is an excellent, more affordable alternative to Apple’s top-of-the-line iPad Air 2.

Light and thin:


Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 light and thin


At 13.2 ounces, the magnesium-alloy-bodied Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is noticeably lighter than the aluminum iPad Air 2, which weighs in at just under a pound. The Kindle Fire HDX is actually a smaller tablet than the Air 2, which isn't too surprising given the iPad's larger screen. It’s 9.1 x 6.2 inches, while the Air is 9.4 x 6.6 inches. Apple’s iPad Air 2, however, holds the thinness crown. It’s 0.24 in thick, while the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is 0.3 in.

On a practical level, the weight and thickness differences don’t add up to much. Both devices are light and attractive, though I still prefer Apple’s cool aluminum body and cleaner lines to the Kindle Fire’s slightly geometrically shaped back.

If you’ve never seen or held a Kindle Fire HDX (7 or 8.9 inches), you are in for a treat. It feels good and smooth and has just two buttons: Power/Sleep and a volume rocker. They’re both on the back, one on the left edge and one on the right. Kindle’s home “button” is software-based and you can access it at any time by sweeping your finger from just outside the right edge of the screen. Personally, I prefer the iPad Air 2’s physical home/touch ID button, which sits on the face of that device.

Amazon put the stereo speakers on the back of the device, but since the back is not flat, even placing the device on a table doesn’t block them. Backed by Dolby Atmos technology, these speakers offer somewhat more oomph than those on the iPad Air 2, which you can still easily block when holding that tablet in your hands.

Like the Air, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has two cameras, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 720p selfie/Skype camera on the front. The rear camera is a clear improvement over the last Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Images are sharper and more color-correct, though I did detect a bit more grain than I'd like. The iPad Air 2’s 8MP iSight camera still outdoes it, though, on clarity and color.


More power:
Amazon packed more power into its fourth-generation Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. It now boasts a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon CPU; the last generation Snapdragon ran at around 2.2GHz. This sounds impressive, especially since, based on my Geekbench 3 tests, the iPad Air 2’s A8X chip only runs at 1.5GHz and has just three cores. Oh, but those numbers can be deceiving.

When I ran the same Geekbench test on the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, I found that the iPad Air 2’s multicore scores were significantly higher than those of the Fire HDX. This is one of the reasons Apple rarely publishes its exact component specs: they're too misleading.

The reality is that performance with both tablets across a wide variety of tasks, including watching movies, console-level and casual gaming, and photo editing was great. The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 did not miss a beat.

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review

Like Apple, Amazon spent some time enhancing its screen. The Kindle Fire HDX screen now boasts 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, or 339 pixels per inch (ppi). The iPad Air 2 is 264ppi. Amazon also claims full sRGB color accuracy. Looking at both Apple’s Retina display and the Amazon’s screen, it’s hard to see the difference. What I did notice, though, is that the iPad Air 2’s fully laminated screen has a bit more contrast and, in some cases (in comic books, for example), is actually slightly shaper than the Kindle. The iPad Air 2’s screen is also less reflective.

None of this is to say the HDX 8.9 screen didn't look good. It does. I enjoyed watching movies, playing games and reading books, magazines and comics on it.

It's all about the ecosystem
One of the great benefits of owning an Amazon Fire Phone, Fire TV, upcoming Fire TV Stick, e-reader or Kindle Fire tablet is that they are all part of an ever-widening ecosystem.

Books, movies, music and apps you buy are available on all other supported platforms, and soon with your whole family when Amazon launches “Family Library” later this year. Photos taken with any of the devices can end up in Amazon's cloud; you can put as many of them up there as you want, provided they were taken with one of Amazon’s devices.

The interface, now Fire OS 4 (built on top of Android 4.4 "KitKat"), is largely consistent across devices. Amazon pushes Android pretty far down in favor of a smartly designed, carousel-style home screen.

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Up top are large icons representing recently accessed items. If you just used the Camera, it will sit beside Mail, and Angry Birds: Star Wars II, a copy of the New Yorker, various books you're reading and whatever else you've recently accessed. Below that is a more or less disorganized grid of everything you have installed on the tablet. You can hold down and drag and drop to organize the icons as you see fit.

Above the carousel is Amazon’s view of the world, also known as its main menu: Shop, Games, Apps, Books, Music, Videos, Newsstand, Audiobooks, Web (the proprietary Silk browser, which caches web pages to make them load faster), Photos and Docs (for documents you can store in the cloud or side-load onto the tablet).

A swipe down from just above the top of the screen reveals another, smaller menu, with access to rotation control, brightness, wireless, settings (in which the OS starts to look more like Android), May Day 24/7 video support and, now, Firefly

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review

That’s right, Firefly is now part of the Kindle Fire HDX tablet and works almost exactly as it does on the Fire Phone. Find a product, point your tablet’s camera at it, tap the Firefly icon (there is no dedicated hardware button) and then watch as virtual fireflies swarm the product to identify it and then deliver an approximate price and where I can buy more of the product. There are at least 100,000 supported products, so it’s no surprise that when I used Firefly on a box of Crayola Crayons, it worked perfectly. It could not, however, identify a bottle of Poland Spring water.

Content companion:
Much of Amazon’s world revolves around content you can buy from them. One of my favorite things about Kindle Devices is how easy it is to see all the content (books, magazines, music, movies) I own in the cloud (where I have unlimited space for them) and what I have local. Downloading to the Kindle HDX 8.9 takes just a tap. The Wi-Fi-only device I tested supports 802.11ac and MIMO (mulitple-input, multiple-output) technology to speed uploads and downloads — just like the iPad Air.

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review

Even though Apple offers much of this same content through iTunes, iBooks and movie downloads and rentals, it doesn’t seem to know as much about the content as Amazon. Amazon’s X-Ray technology takes you inside movies. It uses the IMDb database (which Amazon owns) to tell you, in real time, about every actor on screen (in movies that support it).

Similarly, in books, you can find out who every character is and how often and where they appear in book. Plus, now you can read Notable Clips to help you quickly get up to speed on a tome that you put down for a while or have to read fast. Of course, the results are a bit mixed. First of all, not every book supports it — and in some cases, the results are not particularly illuminating.

For example, it plucked out this gem from Dan Brown’s Inferno:

Her eyes, though a gentle brown, seemed unusually penetrating, as if they had witnessed a profundity of experience rarely encountered by a person her age.

As with all Amazon products, you get more not only by being a member of Amazon, but buy ponying up $99 a year to become an Amazon Prime Member. This gives you access to all of Amazon Prime Instant videos and growing slate of original content, the streaming music library, a half million books in the lending library, 2-day shipping and special deals. It’s well worth it.

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In general, the new Fire OS 4.0 smooths out the rough edges of OS 3, although not every change is welcome. I noticed, for example, that all slides (volume, brightness control, etc.), are now orange bars on top of bars instead of the smaller orange dot. The result is, I have trouble telling at a glance what level any of these things are set at. Amazon also added a lock PIN feature, which is useful for protecting your Kindle from prying eyes and children. However, if you want to turn it off, you have to disable all the child accounts you created.

There were also more than a few system hiccups like slow screen rotation and outright crashes including one while I was using the camera that took me all the way back to the boot screen.

Get it done:

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review

The halcyon days of the tablet market explosion may be over. Apple reported falling tablet sales over the last two quarters and Amazon has ceded much of its Android lead to Samsung. To fill in the gap, many tablet manufacturers are targeting business.

In addition to some very sexy slim tablets, Samsung has been hawking 12-inch office-friendly models. Apple presses the productivity angle more consistently than ever.

Amazon’s solution is to offer a new Bluetooth keyboard. For $59.99, you can turn the tablet into a mini laptop (more or less notebook sized). The keyboard is very thin and even includes a small trackpad. It's magnetized so it can stick to the back of the new Origami cover, also sold separately.

The leather version, which I tested, is $69.99. It also has extra space to accommodate the keyboard when the cover is folded closed on top of the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Of course, when you’re using it, you can have they keyboard a distance away from the tablet. I thought the keyboard was fine, but the keys did feel kind of cheap and the typing action felt less than solid. I prefer Microsoft’s sturdier, but quite light Universal Mobile Keyboard, even though it does not include a trackpad.

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Amazon doesn't have all of Microsoft Office (Microsoft Note is in the curated Amazon App Store), like the iPad does, but it does have the very effective Office Suite Pro. The keyboard and Origami case make the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 a somewhat more attractive productivity device, but it pales in comparison to, for example, Microsoft’s considerably more expensive Surface Pro 3, which offers a larger and better keyboard, bigger screen and a fully adjustable kickstand that makes it useable on the desk and on your lap.

A great deal:
At $379 for a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 costs $120 less than a comparably equipped iPad Air 2. There are caveats, like the fact that the iPad Air 2 includes biometric finger-print reading technology, but most people won’t miss the convenience of unlocking their tablet with a touch.

For those looking for a more budget-friendly device that doesn’t skimp on quality, features and performance, and one that offers better parental controls (actual accounts!) than the iPad, Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a clear winner.

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9:

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9


The Good:
Attractive, light, yet sturdy design • Smart, easy-to-use interface • All the apps you need • Great price • Access to tons of awesome content.

The Bad:
Specs don’t add up to industry-leading performance • Software has some bugs • Optional keyboard feels cheap.

The Bottom Line:
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a great tablet at an even greater price. It’s the clear choice for those turned off by Apple’s premium price points.

Amazon, Gadgets, Kindle, Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, Product Reviews, Tablets, Reviews.

Oppo's Thinnest Smartphone in World, Oppo R5 (Complete Specs)

Oppo R5 Complete Specs


Oppo Unveils the Thinnest Smartphone in the World, the Oppo R5

Alongside introducing Oppo N3 in Singapore today, the company also unveiled the thinnest smartphone in the world, the Oppo R5. At just 4.85mm wide, it beats the record set by Gionee’s Elife S5.1 which was 5.15mm thick.

There’s a lot to like about the Oppo R5. The phone frame has been built from 3D welded aluminum alloy and each unit is hand polished so there is a definite premium feel to the device.

Despite the thin frame, the R5 doesn’t skimp on features. It comes with a 5.2 inch AMOLED display with a 1920×1080 resolution. Oppo emphasized that the screen would be of the highest quality in terms of color reproduction, brightness and reflectivity. Oppo R5 will offer visibility at 180 degrees.

Oppo R5

Under the hood, it’s powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 610 processor clocked in at 1.5GHz. Alongside, it has 2GB of RAM and an Adreno 405 GPU chip.

The heat generated by metal body smartphones is a big issue and with thin frames, it’s only exacerbated. To fix that, Oppo is using a specially created cooling element which consists of liquid metal and phase change materials and improves thermal efficiency. Sounds great in theory but we’ll hold off our judgement until we get our hands on the device.

At the back of the device, you get a 13MP camera with a Sony sensor and there’s a 5MP camera at the front. Oppo has managed to fit in a 2000mAh battery which is a feat of engineering considering the width of the device. It will support Oppo’s VOOC technology for rapid charging of the device. This means charging up to 75% will be possible in half an hour and you can get talk time of 2 hours with just five minutes of charging the Oppo R5.

The Oppo R5 will run a custom skin, Color OS 2.0, which will be based on Android 4.4. Other features include 4G connectivity and 16GB of internal storage. The thinness of the device comes at a price, as the R5 has no 3.5mm jack or microSD card slot for expandable storage.

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The Oppo R5 will be released in most countries across the world in December, later this year. It will sell for $499 (roughly PKR 51,000) and will come in silver and gold.

While the Oppo N3 is the new flagship smartphone, we can’t help but think that the R5 could become more popular.

Here are few pics of OPPO R5:

Oppo R5 Front View

Oppo R5 Ultra Slim

OPPO R5 Specifications:

  • Operating system: ColorOS 2.0, based on Android 4.4
  • Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (MSM8939)
  • GPU: Adreno 330
  • Color: Silver, Gold
  • Dimensions: 148.9 × 74.5 × 4.85 mm
  • Weight: 155 g
  • Memory:
  • RAM 2 GB
  • Storage 16 GB
  • Display
  • Size 5.5-inch
  • Resolution Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 423 PPI
  • AMOLED, 16 million colors
  •  Camera:
  • Main: 13-megapixel Sony Exmor IMX214 BSI sensor
  • Front: 5-megapixel front-facing 83 degree wide angle lens
  • Flash: f/2.0 for both cameras
  • Modes: Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Slow Shutter, Expert Mode, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF, Double Exposure, Raw, Super Macro, After Focus
  • Other Features 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps
  •  Connectivity: 2G, 3G, 4G, USB, Bluetooth, WiFi,
  • Battery: 2000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge
  • SIM Card: Micro SIM
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Google tumors with nanoparticles

Google Tumors with Nano Particles

LAGUNA BEACH, California — Not content with organizing all the world's information, Google is taking its first steps inside the human body.

Google is going after tumors with nano particles:


The company is researching nanoparticles that bind themselves to cancerous cells and other forms of disease, Google revealed on Tuesday at the WSJD Live conference here, adding that the research is part of the Google X program that investigates long-term, pie-in-the-sky technologies.

It isn't expected to be commercialized for many years. But Andrew Conrad, head of Google's Life Sciences division, revealed that experiments had already begun around designing and testing tiny intravenous machines taken in pill form.

The particles in question are so small, in fact, that 2,000 could fit inside a single blood cell. The particles in question are so small, in fact, that 2,000 could fit inside a single blood cell.

"Nanoparticles are the nexus between biology and engineering," Conrad said. "Because the core of these particles is magnetic, you'll be able to call them somewhere... just by putting a magnet on your wrist, you'll be able to trap them and ask them what they saw."

The tiny machines will be able to travel the body and scan for cancerous cells, like for the kind of plaque in arteries that leads to heart attacks or for too much sodium, Conrad said. He compared the nanoparticle approach to mingling with the residents of a new city, rather than taking a "helicopter tour."

The most at-risk patients will be the first beneficiaries of the technology, according to Google — hopefully within a decade. A company spokesperson pointed out that pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult kinds of the disease to detect, and can strike unknown even to those who visit the hospital for yearly CT scans. Only 3% of pancreatic cancers are detected in the crucial early stages. Only 3% of pancreatic cancers are detected in the crucial early stages.

Conrad, formerly the cofounder of the National Genetics Institute, repeatedly cautioned that many years of trials lay ahead before a viable technology. But he also wasn't shy about Google's long-term goal in the health space.

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"Ultimately, death is our foe," Conrad said, before chuckling at his own grandiose phrasing. "That should be on a T-shirt."

Google, Google X, Tech, Nano, Particles, Tumors.

Windowless Plane (See World Around During Flight)

Window Less Plane See World Around During Flight

Windowless Plane Would Let Passengers See World Around Them

If a window seat is enough to make you nervous on a flight, you might want to avoid a new kind of plane that could fly in as soon as a decade.

Lenovo Smart Band SW B100

Lenovo Unveils New 'Smartband,' Joins Wearable Tech Race:

Lenovo Smart Band SW B100

Lenovo is the latest tech company to jump into the already saturated wearables market.

The manufacturer has quietly added a new fitness wristband tracker, called the Lenovo Smartband, to its website.