Thursday, April 5, 2012

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Iphone 5 Exact Launch Date June 15th


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The iPhone 5 is set for a June 15, 2012 release date at the WorldwideDevelopers Conference (WWDC). The conference, which is to start on Monday (June 11) will come to an end with the new iPhone being introduced, some sources report. Apple will release the new version of its mobile OS, possibly iOS 6, which is expected to run the new iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 will have that 4.6inch screen which people have been talking about the last few days. The iPhone 5 will probably have the larger 4.6-inch Retina Display. No doubt it will have 4G LTE and some say a 3D camera and 3D editing tools software. Apple patent application says, “a user may take video of a home while walking through the home and the image sensing device could use the calculated depth and surface detail information to create a three-dimensional model of the home.”
What people already know is Foxconn the maker of Iphone 5 slipped up and leaked the month: “We’re looking for 18,000 employees…for the fifth-generation phone,” said the Foxconn recruiter. “Is that because demand is high for the ‘iPhone 5?’” asked the TV reporter. “That’s right. It will come out in June.”
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0 digg Flexible Samsung Phones are Wearable Going Commercial 2013


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From what I heard today Samsung with its Flexible AMOLD OLED displays will soon outdate gorilla glass and be wearable 2013. We got a taste of Samsung’s amazing flexible OLED displays at CES in 2011. According to some Samsung peeps the flexible OLED will be going commercial in 2013 (dates are unknown as of now). They also say screens can be bent so a user can wear them on their arm or rest them on their shirt. No immediate detailsbut who needs gorilla glass anymore… Yes its unbreakable to a hammer! Check the videos below:

Samsung’s Flexible AMOD OLED screens in 2011 – Going Commercial 2013 according to talk:
Samsung’s OLED Display Undergoing A HAMMER TEST 
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Google TV coming to Europe in September



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Google TV will be launching in Europe and other parts of the world in September. Sony will manufacture and sell two different Google TV-based consumer products, according to a report by Les Echos via GigaOM.
A standard set-top box will retail for €200 ($266) while a premium model featuring a Blu-ray player will command €300 ($399). Echos notes that Google TV is confirmed to launch in France and could additionally be released in Germany, Spain and the U.K. simultaneously.
The report further highlights the inclusion of a Google Play button on the remote control that will direct users to Google’s app and content stores. Sony is getting in on the action, too, by bundling their Music Unlimited on-demand library with each system.
Google TV launched in October 2010 stateside with products from both Sony and Logitech. The devices received less than stellar reviews with many critics feeling that Google missed the mark initially. The high price tag was also detrimental to the product’s success and as such, Logitech announced in November 2011 that they would stop making their Revue Google TV unit after losing more than $100 million on it.
Google is expected to release a second generation of Google TV products later this year that will use ARM processors instead of pricier chips from Intel. But as GigaOM highlights, the pricing for international models doesn’t seem to reflect this much. Manufacturers are said to include LG, Samsung and Vizio in addition to Sony.
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RIM launches Mobile Fusion for BlackBerry, iOS, Android devices


Fresh from its promise of focusing more on their traditional corporate customers, Research In Motion has announced the release of its BlackBerry Mobile Fusion software today, which will enable companies to manage iOS and Android devices through the same servers used for BlackBerry smartphones and the Playbook tablet. That includes configuring devices with email and calendar access, creating groups, establishing security policies, managing lost phones, controlling roaming to avoid pricey fees, and more.
RIM is offering a 60-day free trial for the new service and after that a Client Access License will cost $99 per user plus an additional $4 per user a month, with discounts available for bulk orders.
The move is an acknowledgement of the rise of competing OSs in the enterprise market. Although this is still a strong point for the Canadian handset maket, which appeals to big organizations because of its famed security advantages, many users have switched to Android and iOS as companies start to embrace BYOD (bring your own device) policies either to save cash or take advantage of the wealth of apps available.
As a result companies are looking to Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync and other third-party services to manage a mixed environment of devices. Mobile Fusion is RIM's response to this reality.
Compatibility with Apple iOS and Google Android will also add further weight to rumors that RIM is planning to release services like its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on to competitors' devices. Unfortunately, there's was no mention of such plans in today's announcement, so this remains purely speculation for now.
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Google X reveals "Project Glass", an augmented reality visorGoogle X reveals "Project Glass", an augmented reality visor Google X reveals "Project Glass", an augmented reality visor



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We've all seen what happens when technology becomes portable and connected to everything around us -- we get fatally bad driving and peoplewalking into water fountains -- but what if your smartphone could be a visor, glasses or even a pair of contact lenses? This is what Google has been researching and no, it's definitely not an April Fool's joke.
"Project Glass" is a blue-sky project by Google's mysterious research and development arm, Google X. The project aims to augment your everyday experiences by superimposing a layer of visual indicators directly onto your field of vision. The HUD-like apparatus would keep you connected to your friends, provide data about your surroundings and potentially do anything your smartphone can do, but merely at a glance. This visual layer would be fed to your eyes through some device like a visor or contact lenses, giving you translucent alerts, messages, maps and more.
These types of projects tend to be hush-hush, top-secret stuff, but Google claims it wants the public's input on what they would like to see with such technology.
We think technology should work for you -- to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.
A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.
Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?

Eerily reminiscent of Caprica's "holoband" emitter, Google's concept of what the final design may look like shows a visor-like device hovering over the brow-lines of people more symmetrical than most. It sounds like science fiction, but there's no reason it has to be a visor though -- and you probably won't have to be a model to wear it. In fact, Project Glass team member Barbak Parviz, has been working on contact lenses which may be able to accomplish the same thing.

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