Android 4.4 Kit Kat and new Google Nexus 5 to be released at same time

Android 4.4 Kit Kat to be released at the same time as the new Google Nexus 5, Google and the guys from Nestle have been having fun teasing Android 4.4 over the last week. Now there is another new Android 4.4 Kit Kat teaser posted on the official Kit Kat page of Google+, you can see the photo below, and it looks like you can win something from Nestle, we wonder if it is a Nexus 5. 


We already know what the Google Nexus 5 looks like, the device briefly appeared on Google’s website last week, and you can see a photo of the handset below. The Google Nexus 5 is rumored to be announced between today and the 28th of October, the handset is expected to go on sale on the 3oth or 31st of October.


What we know so far is that the Google nexus 5 will come with 16GB or 32GB of built in storage, the 32GB model will retail for $349, as yet we do not have any pricing on the 32GB model. The Google Nexus 5 will come with a full HD 5 inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the handset will be powered by a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and will come with 2GB of RAM.

Other specifications on the Nexus 5 include an advanced 8 megapixel camera which will come with a range of advanced features that include Optical Image Stabilization and more. To know more information on the new Google Nexus 5, including a launch date, and confirmation of the devices specifications please go through the below given link.

Via - KitKat Google+

Logitech announced P710e speakerphone for NFC smartphones and tablets

 

Logitech has today unveiled a new addition to their range of smartphone and tablet accessories with the launch of their new Logitech P710e speakerphone. Logitech has designed the new Logitech P710e to be compatible with NFC smartphones and tablets and the compact dock can provide up to 15 hours of use on a single charge.

The Logitech P710e has been designed to enable individuals or small groups to easily set up an instant telephone or Skype conference virtually anywhere. Watch the video below to learn more about the Logitech P710e speaker and see it in action. Logitech has equipped their new Logitech P710e speakerphone with a sliding top section that when pulled back reveals an integrated stand for your phone or tablet to rest in whilst in use. Also during audio-only calls, users can position their tablet in the integrated stand, and then pair it with a Bluetooth keyboard for instant to be able to also take notes during the call.

The Logitech P710e is also USB plug-and-play capability making it easy to be linked to your Mac or PC desktop or laptop when required. The new will be available in the coming months and will be priced at $170. To know more information go on to the official Logitech website link given bleow.

Via - Logitech

New Battlefield 4 game Ultra HD resolution with 4K

The new Battlefield 4 game on their new PC rig might be interested in a new video which is being published to YouTube showing the latest game in the series being played on a Ultra HD resolution of 4K.The Battlefield 4 game has been played using for combined GTX-Titan SC 3970X (4.8Ghz) graphics cards providing an awesome resolution of 4800 x 2560 across 3 x 30 inch monitors.

Check out the video after the jump to see this awesome rig in action playing the latest Battlefield 4 game which is currently coming to the end of this development and will soon be released for gamers to enjoy. The high powered PC rig is equiped with four EVGA’s GTX Titan SC in conjunction with an i7-3970X clocked to 4.8 GHz, as well as 32 GB of Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 MHz memory for awesome results.

“All the settings are maxed out including Anti-Aliasing (4x MSAA). VRAM usage is around 5.1GB and although we are playing at 4800×2560, gameplay is recorded at 4K or 4096×2160 using DxTory!”

To enjoy the full force of the demo that was recored in 4096 x 2160 resolution making it perfect for YouTubes 4K support, you will need to power it up on your 4K supported Ultra HD TV. But don’t worry even if you haven’t yet purchased your Ultra HD TV you can still enjoy the awesome graphics on your own rig or HDTV.For more information on the setup jump over to the Thirty IR YouTube page. Battlefield 4 will be launching later this month on October 29th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The Battlefield 4 Second Assault DLC pack for Xbox One consoles will launch on November 22nd 2013.



Via - Toms Hardware

Nvidia G-SYNC technology with monitor and software updates

Nvidia has announced a new Nvidia G-SYNC technology which it has developed that has been developed to eliminate screen tear experienced on PC games. The new Nvidia G-SYNC technology combines both monitor and software updates using Nvidia’s Kepler line of graphics cards to completely remove the possibility of tearing ever happening again. During Nvidia’s announcement of the new Nvidia G-SYNC technology this week, groundbreaking game developers such as id software’s John Carmack, Epic’s Tim Sweeney and DICE’s Johan Andersson appeared on stage promoting the new technology. The Euro gamer website explains a little more about the issues the new technology has been designed to correct:

“A fundamental problem facing gaming is that the monitor operates on a clock that is separate and distinct from your console or PC. On a typical 60Hz display, the screen refreshes every 16.66ms. If the games machine has a frame ready, it can synchronise with the display, but it absolutely needs to have the next frame ready in the next 16.67ms period, otherwise it will have to wait another 16.67ms for the next refresh. That’s the fundamental problem with games that run with v-sync – if that time interval isn’t met, judder creeps in.”

The new Nvidia G-SYNC combats these problems at a handler level by enabling the graphics card to take control of the timing of the monitor. Resulting in no more cheaply could frame is being rendered on-screen and eliminating any judder which would have been seen by gamers in the past.



To know more information on this innovative and revolutionary technology that will make PC games even more enjoyable to play jump over to the Nvidia website for full details.

Via - Eurogamer

Motorola Solutions Slips-out of LAN maket

Motorola Solutions Inc is observing the sale of its underperforming wireless LAN business, which has grappled with declining share in a market dominated by rivals such as Cisco Systems Inc, people familiar with the matter said.

An grappled slip-out from the wireless LAN market would come as Motorola, the provider of data communications and telecommunications materials , seeks to focus on its core government and public safety division.

Motorola Solutions, which succeeded Motorola Inc following the spin-off of the mobile phones business into Motorola Mobility in 2011, provides communication services for the U.S. government and other business customers. Motorola Mobility was later sold to Google Inc for $12.5 billion.

The wireless local area network unit, which is under Motorola Solutions' enterprise division, has struggled  competition from top players including Aruba Networks Inc and H.P Co, as well as smaller players such as Ubiquiti Networks Inc.

The people asked not to be named because the matter is secret. Motorola declined to talk about the matter..
The Motorola unit's revenues declined by a mid-single digit percentage point in the second quarter, following a massive 30 percent down in the first quarter. The business had 216.7 $ million in 2012 revenues, roughly 8 percent of the 2.71 $ billion enterprise business.

The global enterprise wireless LAN business is expected to be a 4$ billion market for 2013, according to research firm Dell'Oro group. Cisco is the market leader, with nearly 55 percent of the market segment revenue, followed by Aruba at just over 12 percent.

The value of Motorola's wireless LAN business could not be decided.
Motorola Solutions, which has a market value of just over $16 billion, ruled the two-way radio market with its land-mobile-radio systems and public-safety products, and the U.S. government is its largest customer. The company's government business brought in nearly 70 percent of its total revenue last year. The attempt to shed the wireless LAN unit follows other divestitures Motorola Solutions has undertaken since 2011.

The company sold its wireless network assets to Nokia Siemens Networks for $975 million in 2011, and later that year sold small broadband networks units to buyout firm Vector Capital for an undisclosed sum. Motorola Solutions cut its revenue forecast in July for the second time in three months because of decrease in its enterprise business.

Earlier this year, the company's chief executive said that revenue decreased in the wireless LAN business were due to a "failure to execute" rather than market forces, and said the company had not done a "good enough job" selling wireless LAN products as part of its managed service offering, rather than as stand alone products.

"We have consistently lost share in WLAN and we just haven't showed that well. Now it is a little bit more embryonic in terms of our strategic change from product to managed services but we've got to do a better job," Chief Executive Greg Brown told analysts in April.

Meanwhile, Motorola Solutions is offering a voluntary buyout program to select employees in North America, or less than 20 percent of the company's global workforce, a spokesperson for the company said on Friday. A few hundred employees are expected to participate in the separation program, the spokesperson added.

via - Thomson Reuters 2013

Review of Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 and 8.9 inch

Kindle Fire HDX 7 Tablet: The slate, like its predecessor, comes in 7- and 8.9-inch configurations -- this time out sporting much higher resolutions, at 323 (1,920x1,200) and 339 ppi (2,560x1,600), respectively. 

Compare that to 221 and 254 ppi for their predecessors and 264 ppi on the iPad 3, quite brilliant in conference room lighting



Via - Youtube

Google Maps can deliver complete views of the world with imagery

Google Maps can deliver complete views of the world with imagery that zooms right down to our backyards, they are can't be much demand for desk globes anymore. So a Japanese company  Gakken has taken its Worldeye globe to another level by turning it into a display that can show everything from weather patterns to stars.

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Technically the $650 Worldeye is only half a globe, because the other half of the sphere houses a projector which is used to show its moving images and animations. But since it's the imagery that moves, you'll never have to actually spin the globe.

In addition to the countries and continents you'd expect a globe to display, the Worldeye includes 48 animations and videos of everything from wind patterns, to animal migration, to currents, to even constellations and planets. In other words, the globe is no longer limited to just teaching lessons on geography and how fast it can be spin. With the ability to load your own videos or even connect another device via HTMI, it will exhibit just about anything we want.

via - Japan Trend Shop

Nintendo has stopped manufacturing Wii consoles

Nintendo has stopped manufacturing Wii consoles for the country and has now listed it officially as discontinued. People wanting to buy a Wii this holiday season in Japan will have to hunt down leftover stock, purchase one online from another country, or buy a Wii U instead.

The news foreshadows the console’s ultimate upcoming demise, although that does mean the Wii U will likely drop in price during the next few months. I doubt it’ll drop before Christmas, but sometime next Spring or Summer sounds about right.

Nintendo had to make this step eventually to push their new system out. Its sales haven’t been all that great, and I wouldn’t expect them to increase much after the next-gen consoles launch. Yes, I know the Wii U is technically Nintendo’s next-gen, but let’s be honest here and admit that the console doesn’t exactly live up to the title.

Via – Engadget