Thursday, September 5, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Set to Launch on September 25th

Samsung officially announced yesterday at the IFA Conference in Berlin the latest entry to the phablet family, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.  This will be launched on September 25th.  It flaunts its 5.7-inch Super AMOLED Display and its signature S Pen stylus

The new Note 3 will be replace with a stunning rear casing opting for faux-leather finish complete with stitching.  The resolution display is 1920 x 1080 and accompanied by a 2.3GHz quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera, 32 or 64 GB of storage with microSD card support, and an enormous 3,200 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3
This carry the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean along with Samsung's TouchWiz UI. The existing features like Multi Window have been improved, which now lets you pull up two instances of the same app at the same time. Information can then be transferred from one window to the next. Samsung also introduced My Magazine, which the company made in collaboration with Flipboard.  The improved S Pen brings with it a number of new software features, including Air Command, which pulls up a radial menu for quick access to built-in stylus-friendly apps like Actions Memos, S Note, Scrapbook, and S Finder. Air Command can be accessed from anywhere in the operating system by simply hovering the S Pen just above the screen and pressing the button on the stylus.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be available in jet black, classic white, and blush pink, and will launch in more than 140 countries on September 25th and worldwide availability is scheduled for October.

Credits:  IGN 

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Google KILLED Key Lime Pie in Replacement of KitKat

Hours ago in New Delhi, India, Google announced that the next Android mobile O.S. (operating system) version 4.4 will be named KitKat, after the famous chocolate of Nestle.

"We now have over 1 billion Android activations and hope this guy in front of the building keeps that momentum going," Pichai tweeted as well as posted an image of a giant Android mascotbuilt like KitKat chocolate.


KitKat Android
This was leaked from the LG-build Nexus 5 handset, which most likely, will carry the first Android system.  The Head of the Android Division of Google also reiterated that, “Android is the operating system that powers over 1 billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean. As everybody finds it difficult to stay away from chocolate we decided to name the next version of Android after one of our favorite chocolate treats, Kitkat®!”

The Story Behind
A Google spokesperson said that, 'KitKat has been a favorite chocolate among the engineering team for some time, so for the K release, we asked Nestle if they’d be willing to lend the iconic bar to its name. We also worked with them to create a limited edition Android KitKat bar coming soon to a supermarket aisle near you,' 

John Lagerling, director of Android global partnerships, also explained about the naming convention of Android KitKat:  ‘We realised that very few people actually know the taste of a key lime pie. One of the snacks that we keep in our kitchen for late-night coding are KitKats. And someone said: 'Hey, why don't we call the release KitKat?’ 

‘We didn't even know which company controlled the name, and we thought that [the choice] would be difficult. But then we thought well why not, and we decided to reach out to the Nestle folks.’ 


Nestle apparently okayed the use of its brand name within 24-hours of receiving Google’s enquiry about using it. 

Nestle is fine with the said agreement since it will also boost up their sales in return.  It was an honor for them to be part of a prestigious company like Google.

Photo Credits:  The Times of India