Sony Xperia Z Ultra To Launch In India On 31st July?

SPECIFICATION

Company/Brand                        Sony

OS                                             Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Announced                                June 25, 2013.

Released                                   July 31, 2013 (Rumoured)

Chipset                                      Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800

Processor                                  Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400

GPU                                           Adreno 330

RAM                                           2 GB RAM

Battery                                       Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery

Primary Camera                        8 MP autofocus with flash

Secondary Camera                    2 MP

Weight                                       212 g

Dimensions                                179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm

Main Display                             6.4 inch Triluminos display

In-Built Storage                         16 GB expandable to 64 GB

Sources say that Sony is all set to launch its high-end phablet, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra in India soon. An online portal suggested that the Sony Xperia Z Ultra will be available in India starting July 31st. However, there is no confirmation form Sony about its release date.

At an event in Germany last month, Sony officially announced the Sony Xperia Z Ultra,  a new smartphone with a 6.4-inch full high-definition screen which is powered by quad core a Snapdragon 800 chipset.

The 6.4-inch, 1,920 by 1,080 pixel display is what Sony calls a TRILUMINOUS Display, incorporating technology from the Bravia television line, including the X-Reality video-enhancing software.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra works with a stylus (or any pencil, Sony says) and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. There’s a powerful Adreno 330 GPU to push all the pixels to the screen too, a part of the new Snapdragon 800 chipset, which also packs a quad-core Krait 400 processor clocked at 2.2GHz.

At 6.5 mmm Sony is heralding the phone as the “world’s slimmest and largest full HD smartphone.”

Other specs of the phone include an 8-megapixel camera, a 3,000 mAh battery and 16 gigabytes of internal storage, with about 11 GB available to the user, and a microSD card slot for extra space. (Props to Sony for being up-front about the usable storage space).

The battery, on the other hand, is a quite respectable 3000mAh, though that screen will definitely eat it up faster than more conventional phones. Looking at the UK pricing it seems that the Sony Xperia Z Ultra will be available in India at around Rs 45, 000. But considering the competition in the phablets market, we believe that Sony should price it around RS 40,000.

iPhone Sales Help Apple Post Strong Q3 Revenue

 It is only with Apple that analysts would express disappointment in a year over year quarterly drop from $8.8 billion to $6.9 billion, but a drop it was. Apple posted strong fiscal Q3 earnings today with revenue of $35.3 billion, up slightly from the same period a year ago and ahead of expectations.

As expected, the numbers posted today, which include the period between March 31 and June 30, were massive, with 31.2 million iPhones and 14.6 million iPads sold. The average sales price of the two devices has dropped — $581 for the iPhone; $436 for the iPad — likely due to the introduction of the iPad mini and the wideravailability of the iPhone 4 and 4S as “value” devices in developing countries, but the overall number of iPhones sold increased year over year and set a new June record, according to Apple. The total number of iPads sold dropped, however, from 17 million in Q3 2012.

Earnings per share were $7.47, ahead of analysts’ expectations but down from $9.32 last year this time. Gross margin continues to tick downwards, at 36.9% versus 42.8% Q3 2012.

Apple is predicting revenue of between $34 and $37 billion for next quarter, with gross margins stable between 36 and 37%.

Tim Cook said in a prepared statement that Apple is “really excited about the upcoming releases of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, and we are laser-focused and working hard on some amazing new products that we will introduce in the fall and across 2014.” 

Blackberry A10 picture leaks, 5 inch AMOLED and 2800 mAh battery

SPECIFICATION

Company/Brand                  Blackberry

Type                                      Smartphone

OS                                         Blackberry 10.2 

Price                                      TBA

Chipset                                  Snapdragon S4

Processor                             Dual Core 1.7 GHz

GPU                                       Adreno

RAM                                       2GB

Battery                                   2800 mAh

Primary Camera                  8 MP

Secondary Camera             2 MP

Video Capabilities              1080p

Auto Focus                           Tap to Focus

Main Display                         5 inch 1920 x 1080p AMOLED HD display

In-Built Storage                     16 GB

 The Blackberry A10 is the next device in the company’s lineup of Blackberry 10 devices, and its not much of a secret. In the latest leak from Tinhte.vn, the smartphone is shown off in a hands-on video, which confirms that the A10 will have a large 2,800mAh battery and 5-inch HD AMOLED display not an LCD.

The Blackberry A10 is the next phone to be launched after the Q5 which has seen roaring demands unlike predictions from experts. The A10 is said to be the company’s next flagship with a  1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 16GB of internal storage, LTE connectivity, a 2,800 mAh battery, NFC, a microSD slot and BlackBerry 10.2.

The video below is in Vietnamese, so you can view it to get a glimpse of the device unless you know the language.

Nvidia Launches The Quadro K6000 - The World's Fastest GPU

NVIDIA has announced at Siggraph, the annual computer graphics conference, the Kepler-based Quadro K6000. The company says it’s “the fastest and most capable GPU ever built” with twice the graphics capability of the Quadro 6000 predecessor.

The NVIDIA Quadro K6000 GPU is actually a graphics card with the full-featured GK110 graphics processor (Kepler architecture).It comes with 2,880 streaming multiprocessor (SMX) cores (faster visualization and compute horsepower) and 12 GB of GDDR5 ultra-fast memory.

Between that and four simultaneous display links (up to 4K resolution with DisplayPort 1.2), the adapter is five times as fast as the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 GPU (its predecessor) and has twice the graphics capability.

“The Kepler features are key to our next generation of real-time lighting and geometry handling. We were thrilled to get an early look at the K6000. The added memory and other features allow our artists to see much more of the final scene in a real-time, interactive form, and allow many more artistic iterations.”
-Guido Quaroni, Pixar vice president of Software R&D

The “world’s largest and fastest” DDR5 graphics memory enables companies like Nissan to load nearly complete vehicle models, for instance.  

The Quadro K6000 is set to hit the market in autumn and will be available through vendors such as HP, Dell and Lenovo, as well as system integrators and partners like PNY.

Hello Moto: Moto X Press Render Leaked

 If you are actively following the news around the Moto X you will know that earlier today the launch date for the elusive Moto X was finalized. Now @eveleaks the notorious tipster for the mobile world has leaked press renders for the hardware. 

The Moto X is expected to be a Mid Range handset and expected to be priced around 300-400 US $. The hardware expectations are running anywhere from a 4.7 inch to 5 inch HD display which may only run up to 1280 x 720 p screen. An 8 MP main camera and a 2.1 MP front facing camera will finish off the optics, and a Quad Core chipset will handle the processing needs of the Android 4.3 capable handset. 

If you closely inspect the render it appears to have a carbon fibre weave on the back which sort of resembles the design of the Blackberry Q10, and the interface appears to be running stock Android with no tweaks or overlays as earlier expected.

Rumour : Apple Is Working On “Mogul” Slow-Motion Video Recording Feature

 Gone are the days, when camera was just a feature for a Smartphone. It seems that like just about every smartphone player, Apple too is devoting time and resources to up their camera game. Over the past few years, Apple has attempted to innovate in the mobile camera department. The iPhone 3GS brought advanced video recording and face detection, the iPhone 4 brought 720P video recording, the iPhone 4S introduced an advanced optics system and 1080P recording, and the iPhone 5 introduced a glitzy, simple-to-use Panorama tool. With no sign of a new camera feature (other than filter effects) in the already-announced iOS 7, what camera improvements can we expect in the new iPhone?

According to 9to5Mac, Apple is designing a new iPhone camera feature called “Mogul” mode. A mogul is defined as “a powerful person in a media industry,” making the word a perfect codename (or even a marketing name) for a new iPhone camera feature. 

Also the sources on web indicates that perhaps Apple is also working on a new a 13MP Sony-designed sensor camera with a dual-LED flash setup.

According to 9to5Mac’s, “Mogul” is a feature in development that allows the iPhone to capture video at an exceptionally fast and precise rate. Specifically, the feature can allow the iPhone to record video at a rate of 120 frames-per-second (FPS). The resolution at which this 120FPS video could be recorded at, however it is currently not clear.

But as it looks, by the time Mogul sees the light of day, Apple’s rivals may be well ahead of it in terms of camera prowess. Samsung’s Galaxy S4, Nokia’s Lumia 920, and HTC’s One are the latest in a growing pool of smartphones that let users shooting slow-motion video (the two former records at 120fps, but HTC doesn’t specify). And then there are devices like Nokia’s Lumia 1020, which sports a tremendous 41-megapixel camera sensor and if it’s anything like the 808 PureView that came before it, can capture some really stunning video.

The sheer amount of mobile camera options means that consumers will ultimately be able to capture moments more effectively with their iPhones or Lumias. However, the smartphone camera war is already weighing heavily on some camera manufacturers, which are struggling to keep their businesses in order while high-powered camera phones reduces the importance of the venerable point-and-shoot.

Daughter Got Electrocuted Using iPhone - Says Chinese Family

Acoording to NDTV and IANS, Relatives of a 23-year-old woman from northwest China have claimed that she died after being electrocuted while using her iPhone. The older sister of victim, Ailun, said on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, that Ma was electrocuted while trying to answer a call on her iPhone while the device was charging, Xinhua reported.

“(I) hope that Apple Inc can give us an explanation. I also hope that all of you will refrain from using your mobile devices while charging,” her post read.

The post has gone viral online, with many forwarding the message and warning others of the dangers of using mobile devices while they are being charged. Ma’s father, Ma Guanghui, confirmed that his daughter was electrocuted, adding that her body showed signs of electrocution.

Ma, a resident of Xinjiang’s city of Changji, was previously employed as a flight attendant at China Southern Airlines. Ma’s sister said she hopes to seek justice from Apple.

Apple said Sunday the company felt “deeply sorry for the unfortunate accident” and expressed condolence to the victim and her family. It said it would have a thorough probe into the case.