Qualcomm had posted its quarterly results on Wednesday and it wasn’t something that the company would have been happy with. Qualcomm had posted its first drop in revenue since June 2010. The shift of the smartphone market from the developed countries to developing countries seems to be the main cause for this.
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Japan Display is one of leading producers of smartphone displays and the Japanese company has now started shipping the samples of its 10.1inch 4K displays. The 10.1inch LCD display has a resolution of 3840×2160 pixels ( 3840 – horizontal and 2160 – vertical) and the display is being called 4K2K display. We are yet to see 4K TVs become mainstream, but the 4K fever has already started catching on to the tablet industry.
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Google recently acquired Nest for $3.2 billion dollars and has hinted that Nest will be the core hardware team for Google. Google is now selling Nest Thermostat via its Google Play Store. Nest Thermostat is currently available via Amazon, Nest.com and Lowes. Also, Nest Thermostat becomes the first product to be available in both Apple and Google’s retail site.
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Apple had almost stopped promoting its flagship offering – the iPhone 5s since launch and now, out to the blue, Apple has launched a new Ad for the iPhone 5s and it has also created an exclusive webpage for the ad with links to apps that are featured in the Ad.
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Electronic Arts is offering a big sale on its Windows Phone games. This offer is valid till April 24 and you can check out the deal details right below.
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Google Play Store allows developers to respond to the reviews and feedbacks of the users on their applications in the Play Store and soon, Microsoft will be doing the same. Microsoft had recently announced that it will let developers respond to user reviews and feedbacks.
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OnePlus One continues to maintain the hype that it managed to create during MWC 2014 and the phone is all set to be unveiled completely on April 23, 2014. With less than a week to go, leaks are common and this time we have a leaked photo showcasing the Swappable back covers.
OnePlus has taken a different approach in introducing the phone to the world as it has announced a feature every week and the swappable back covers was one of its features, but they hadn’t showcased the back of the device then. But now, the back covers have leaked in full glory in what is rumored to be the press render.
The Image was a older one, but now they have upgraded the processor to Snapdragon 801.
There have been leaks about how the device will look and you can see that it see that in the leaked box content images right below.
The official specifications of the device so far are
- 5.5″ JDI 1080p display
- Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC – Quad-core at 2.5GHz)
- 3100+mAh battery (non-removable)
- Sony Exmor IMX214 6-Lens 13MP camera
- 5MP Front-Facing camera
- 3GB of RAM
- 16GB & 64GB Variants
- Stereo Speakers
- StyleSwap Covers – Multiple materials/textures
- Single-SIM card
- Global LTE
- GSM Only
- Something better than pre-orders
- No front branding
- 2 year CyanogenMod support
OnePlus have also posted a few camera samples from the OnePlus One on their forums and the photos look quite good.
In their forums, they have also posted a few screenshots of how the CyanogenMod will look on the OnePlus. You can check out the screenshots right below.
In the recent times, things have been going good for Motorola in the sales department. They have managed to sell Moto G so much that it has been their most sold smartphone till date. One of the key factors contributing to the success of Motorola Moto G was its timely launch in the Indian smartphone market at an excellent price point.
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A good of couple of months back, Facebook announced their new newsreader type Paper application for the iOS users in US(more specifically for iPhone). Today they have updated the Paper application with new features.
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The next big thing from Apple is their next iPhone which will be called as the iPhone 6, but that doesn’t stop leaks from its even further product lineup which includes the likes of a successor to the iPad Air. The Apple iPad Air 2, as it will be called, is rumored to come with Touch ID fingerprint scanner that was present in the iPhone 5s.
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Sony has a lot of phones and a few tablets in its Sony Xperia Z lineup which started way back during CES 2013 with the Sony Xperia Z. Sony had announced that it would be updating the list of the phones in the Xperia Z lineup to Android 4.4 KitKat during Q2 and now, there is information that the updates are well on their way and will likely be coming during May 2014.
HTC has been known to be lavish when it comes to marketing and this was evident when they roped in Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. last year. This time, it is not some big name in the Hollywood, but the man behind Samsung’s commercial – The Next Big Thing is here which targeted Apple’s iPhone.
Zynga has announced that it is launching the second version of its popular game – FarmVille 2: Country Escape on Android and iOS smartphone platforms. The game is free to download and play, although you can always use money to purchase in game content.
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Nokia Lumia 2520 was a tablet that was announced in Nokia’s Abu Dhabi event in 2013 and ever since, it hasn’t really lived up to the hype. If you were one of the very few who got the tablet, then there is more bad news coming your way.
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Google seems to be hard at work in updating its Android apps as we have had leaks suggesting complete overhaul for its Gmail app and Calendar app. Google had also just launched its own Google Camera application on the Play Store yesterday and today, it has updated the YouTube application for Android.
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