Monday 30 June 2014
Microsoft to release Windows Phone 8.1 in the first two weeks of July
Microsoft will roll out Windows Phone 8.1 starting next month, according to the company itself. In response to a user query asking the release date of Windows Phone 8.1, Microsoft India tweeted that the update will start rolling out in the first two weeks of July, and of course, it will be available to all existing Windows Phone 8 handsets.
We recently saw information about Windows Phone 8.1 listed on the update history page. Plus, some regions including Finland and Argentina have started getting the Lumia Cyan updates on their devices already.
Though, how soon the update will reach your handset depends on the manufacturer and carrier. People living in India should be able to get the update a little faster, as the smartphones are usually sold unlocked here, thus carrier doesn't play much role.
Nokia Lumia and other handset users might have to wait a bit longer, as the mobile manufacturer will pack operating system updates and exclusive features depending on your hardware, for example Lumia owners will be getting the Lumia Cyan update, which will most likely be pushed together.
Saturday 28 June 2014
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini vs Nokia Lumia 620 – Price and Top Specs Comparison
There are so many similarities between the Galaxy S3 Mini and its bigger brother that you could easily confuse them if they wouldn’t be both in front of your eyes, to notice the difference of sizes. The Lumia 620 is one of the best low-cost phones, offering many variants of cheerful colors for the polycarbonate back cover. So, if you’re a sad person, buy a Lumia 620 to cheer you up!
Displays and Sizes
Both of these smartphones render a low resolution of 480x800pixels and their screens have almost the same size. The Galaxy S3 Mini’s Super AMOLED display has the size of 4inches, while the Nokia Lumia 620 has a TFT display with the size of 3.8inches.
The Galaxy S3 Mini is bigger (121.6x63x9.9mm), but it’s over 15grams lighter than the Lumia 620, which is weighting 127grams and it measures 115.4×61.1x11milimeters.
Hardware and OS
The Galaxy S3 Mini is powered by a 1GHz dual core cortex A9 processor on a NovaThor U8420 chipset. The 8GB and 16 GB of internal memory are expandable up to 32GB.
The Lumia 620 has a 1GHz dual core krait processor which teams up with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset. The internal memory is of 8GB, also expandable, but up to 64GB.
The Galaxy S3 Mini is running on the Android Jelly Bean OS with 1GB of RAM, while the Lumia 620 is running on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS, upgradeable to the WP8 Amber version, and it has 512MB of RAM.
Cameras
Both of these phones have primary cameras of the same resolution – 5MP (Led flash and autofocus) and VGA secondary camera.
Batteries
The Galaxy S3 Mini has a Li-Ion battery with the capacity of 1500mAh, which allows you to talk 7 hours on 3G. The Lumia 1020’s Li-Ion 1300mAh battery lasts almost 3 hours more when talking on 3G.
Prices
The Galaxy S3 Mini 8GB variant costs 197 dollars on amazon.com, while the Nokia Lumia 620 is 20 dollars cheaper.
Friday 27 June 2014
Google targets affordable smartphones with Android One
NEW DELHI: In a bid to target price-conscious consumers in emerging markets like India, Google on Wednesday unveiled Android One, a programme that will see the company partner with local phone makers to create and sell affordable yet fully-functional Android phones.
Sundar Pichai, the influential Google executive, who heads Chrome and Android divisions at the company, said that Android One devices will see their global launch in India in "fall" and will be priced below $100. He added that Google was already working with three Indian phone companies — Micromax, Spice and Karbonn for Android One phones.
The move is significant because Microsoft, which so far has failed to notch up significant market share with its Windows Phone (WP) mobile operating system, too is eyeing the price-conscious consumers in emerging markets. According to IDC, 78% of all smartphones sold in India belong to sub-$200 category.
While $100 smartphones are already available in India and other countries, most of them offer poor experience, have buggy software and underpowered hardware. According Pichai, Android One will address the problems that existing low-cost smartphones suffer from.
"When I go back home to India... and other countries like that, it is exciting to see the impact phones have on people's lives but it is disappointing that only less than 10% of population has access to smartphones. We want to change that," said Pichai. "We are going to launch (Android One devices) across the world but we are going to start the journey in India. We are also working with telecom operators in India to provide affordable connectivity options for these devices."
Currently, buying a low-cost Android smartphones for consumers is a leap of faith. Most of the phones sold for less than Rs 10,000 have poor hardware and poor software performance. They also don't get adequate Android updates.
Pichai said that as part of Android One programme, Google would select the hardware. "We identify the components that go in the next-generation smartphones. These (Android One devices) are high quality, affordable smartphones," he said. "They will have the stock Android software similar to what runs on Nexus phones will receive automatic updates directly from Google."
The approach is similar to what Microsoft has in place. Microsoft recently tied up with Karbonn and Micromax to launch affordable WP smartphones. However, even though these WP phones - Micromax will start selling two in the coming weeks -- will be sold by local companies they will use hardware and software selected and controlled by Microsoft. Manasi Yadav, senior market analyst at IDC, said Android One looks like "a very good decision by Google" considering this is the time when majority of consumers are moving from a feature phone to a budget smartphone.
Wednesday 25 June 2014
U.S. Supreme Court rules police need a warrant to search cell phones
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that police must have a warrant to search the content inside a cell phone of a person who has been arrested.
The decision is the result of two cases that were brought to the Supreme Court, Riley v. California and U.S. v. Wurie, both of which involved police who searched the content of cell phones of people who had been arrested but without asking for a warrant beforehand.
However, in a decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the nine members of the Supreme Court all agreed that "police generally may not, without a warrant, search digital information on a cell phone seized from an individual who has been arrested."
The court did state there will be a few exceptions to this rule, such as cases that involve kidnappings and bomb threats that generate what the judges consider to be "exigent circumstances". However, today's decision finally does offer solid guidance on what the police can and cannot do when they arrest people with cell phones.
What do you think about this new court ruling and do you support the fact that police will now need to get a warrant before they can search inside the contents of a cell phone?
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Scribd brings Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 users unlimited access to thousands of books
Scribd (scribd.com) claims to be the world's largest digital library with over 80 million users. The service features a subscription available for a monthly fee of $8.99 that allows readers unlimited access to more than 400,000 books from over 900 publishers, including Harper Collins, RosettaBooks, and Workman as well as New York Times bestsellers and literary classics.
Scribd also is the world's largest digital document collection, with millions of user-uploaded documents and written works. While the app has been available for iOS and Android for long, the official Scribd app has finally arrived for the Windows platform – as a Universal app for both Windows Phone and Windows 8.
The app features editorial collections and offers personalized recommendations that help with the discovery. Available worldwide, the subscription offers unlimited usage across all your devices on different platforms, including the Web browser. All your books are synced automatically across devices. You can pin your favorite books or the ones that you are currently reading to your Start screen for quick access.
While the app has a neat bookshelf-like design to emulate a library, and an intuitive user experience, there's one challenge. You must be connected to Wi-Fi or have an active data connection to read books. An offline functionality would've been great especially since a lot of reading happens on long flights.
Download the Scribd app for Windows Phone 8 devices from the Windows Phone Store and for your Windows 8 devices from the Windows Store. Scribd is like a Netflix for book lovers, and similar to the real-world library memberships. Check out the app, and the service if you haven't heard of it, and let us know how you like it.
Monday 23 June 2014
Apple iPhone 'kill switch' cuts thefts – and Microsoft and Google are to follow
Apple's introduction of a "kill switch" in its iPhone software last September has cut thefts of the phones across the board, according to data from London, New York and San Francisco – while those of other smartphones have continued to rise.
Now Google and Microsoft are working on similar implementations for their future software to deter thieves from stealing and reselling wiped smartphones.
Thefts of iPhones in London fell by 24% in the first five months of 2014 compared to 2013, while in San Francisco they fell by 38%, and in New York by 19%, according to data collected by the IDG news service, following the introduction of the kill switch – officially called "activation lock" – feature in the iOS 7 mobile software which lets owners remotely wipe and lock their phones if they are stolen.
An iPhone that has been remotely wiped requires the owner's name and password to reactivate it, or else remains encrypted and blocks further use. Apple data suggests that about 89% of iPhones and iPads are now using iOS 7.
The fall in thefts came even as the number of iPhones in circulation kept rising, as measured by the research companies Kantar and ComScore. In 2013, New York set up a special police unit to deal with iPhone thefts - and in June 2013 deputy police commissioner Paul Browne complained that the overall crime rate in the city had risen by 3%, but would have fallen without iPhone thefts.
But thefts of Samsung devices, which don't have the same locking option, rose by more than 40% in New York, IDG found. In April, the south Korean company introduced a feature called Reactivation Lock for its top-end phones such as the Galaxy S5. It requires users to set up an account with Samsung, rather than using the Google account through which owners initially activate their phones. It has to be activated separately, rather than being part of the default setup of the phone, as with iOS 7's Activation Lock.
Now lawmakers are pressuring Google and Microsoft to introduce similar functionality into their devices so that owners of those devices have similar protection.
Microsoft says in a blogpost from 19 June that it is working with an industry body, the CTIA, to extend the "Find My Phone" features in Windows Phone to include the ability to remotely wipe and lock, and prevent reactivation without a username and password.
But Microsoft offered no timescale beyond confirming that it will do this "before the CTIA goal of July 2015".
Google has also indicated that it will include a similar "kill switch" in a future version of its Android mobile operating software. But it's unclear how quickly that would be taken up, because the huge number of Android devices in use, and the slow pace of software updates from handset makers, means that a minority of users are on the latest version: according to Google's own data, 13.6% of users are on the latest "KitKat" version, released in October 2013; by contrast 58.4% are on versions released between July 2012 and July 2013, and another 28% on versions dating back as far as May 2010.
Google released a downloadable app, Android Device Manager, in August 2013 to help Android owners locate and wipe lost phones, but it is optional rather than built into the operating system, and doesn't lock the phone against future use.
Experts still want firmer kill switches to be introduced that permanently disable smartphones. Those used at the moment by Apple on Samsung rely on a signal being sent to the phone to lock it, or a password to keep out unwanted users, and experts have warned that turning a phone off or placing it in airline mode can block signal from reaching it.
According to the most recent report into smartphone theft in the UK, more than 800,00 devices are stolen each year.
Saturday 21 June 2014
How to Cook Everything with a Windows Phone (Hidden Gems)
It's time to grow up and start cooking like an adult. No more microwavable meals. No more take-out from that Chinese place down the road. And please stop ordering Domino's twice a week. You don't need to become Thomas Keller or Gordon Ramsay, but you need to at least be able to make a week's worth of meals without breaking down.
Thankfully for you, there's an app in the Windows Phone Store that's going to help you discover the rewards of simple cooking. How to Cook Everything is a bestselling cookbook from New York Times columnist Mark Bittman. The cookbook features more than 2,000 simple recipes and has been helping folks learn how to cook for over a decade. That book is now an app for Windows Phone.
Let's take a look. And remember, if you leave a comment, you enter into our daily Hidden Gems contest to win a new tablet or phone!
What it is
How to Cook Everything ( howtocookeverything.com) is the app of a very popular cookbook. You're getting over 2,000 recipes that are aimed to be simple and require minimal cooking skills or knowledge. In addition to all those different recipes, you get 400 how-to illustrations and a ton of other info throughout the app. The cookbook itself came out in 1998 and quickly went on to become a favorite in kitchens across the country. Praises have been given out to the book from celebrities and folks like you and me. Just check the ratings and reviews on Amazon or check out what singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb says about How to Cook Everything:
"I learned how to cook from How to Cook Everything in a way that gives me the freedom to be creative. This new edition will be my gift to new couples or for a housewarming; if you have this book, you don't really need any others."
Endorsements run high for the cookbook. So how's the Windows Phone app hold up?
The app
Head into the Windows Phone Store and you'll find the digital version of this popular cookbook. In our time using it we've noticed a few things that you'll want to know about. It's a simple app, but does achieve its goal of being a digital cookbook. It lacks a ton of photos, but the information is straight to the point that you don't really miss them.
Here are the highlights of How to Cook Everything for Windows Phone:
- From this award-winning book: Mark Bittman's 2,000 recipes and recipe variations—as well as his no-nonsense cooking guidance, including hundreds of how-to illustrations; equipment, technique, and ingredient information; and meal-planning ideas.
- Easy-to-use and flexible search capabilities, as well as the ability to browse recipes and reference information.
- Cooking inspiration: Bittman's Picks, Featured Recipe, Quick Dinners, and Favorites, which provide quick access to selected recipes.
- All recipe and reference content is embedded in the app, which means that you can use the app even if you don't have a network connection.
- This app is the perfect complement to the book and an invaluable reference.
When you go into a recipe you'll get an overview of what you're about to make, an ingredients list, the steps and variations you can make to a recipe.
The overview page is a summary of the meal you're going to make. On this page you'll find information like the number of servings it makes, the time it takes to prepare/cook and related content. The related content are how-tos within the app that will help you make a given dish. For example, you'll find the best way to prepare onions if you're making an onion soup.
The ingredients page is straight forward and just lists everything you'll need to make a recipe. While the steps page contains all the required moves you'll make to actually be eating. We'd really like to see additional photos in this section, but that would add to the install size of the app.
The amount of content you get with this How to Cook Everything is huge. Everything is contained within the app when you first install it, so no internet connection is required to use it. That has its pros and cons. We'd really like to see more photos in the app, even if it required data. The download size is just 27 MB.
How to Cook Everything for Windows Phone will cost you $2.99 in the Windows Phone Store. You can trial the app, fully-featured, for three days. So we suggest you guys download it and take it for a spin.
You'll really want to trial the How to Cook Everything for Windows Phone since it is part of our Hidden Gems collection. Leave a constructive comment below and you can win a new phone or tablet!
Friday 20 June 2014
Android and Windows Phone devices will add a kill switch
The New York Attorney General has signed agreements with Google and Microsoft to add "kill switches" to Android and Windows Phone devices.
It comes as part of the "Secure our Smartphones" initiative, where the report stresses the importance of kill switch safeguards for mobile phone platforms in order to keep user data safe. With these "kill switches", you'll be able to render your phone useless, remotely, in the event of its theft.
The kill switch issue has been one that's been hotly discussed. For example, in California, the kill switch idea was immediately rejected, but then the state recently approved it this May. This bill states that whenever a new phone is purchased in the state of California, it must be loaded with the kill switch software.
Apple already has a kill switch feature loaded on its iPhones, and the New York City Attorney General cited that there was a 19% decrease in iPhone thefts ever since the feature was implemented; whereas Samsung phones that still didn't carry the feature experienced a 40% increase in robberies.
Now it's unclear as to when the kill switches will be added to the Android and Windows Phone platforms, but when they are, every one of Google and Microsoft's phones will have a kill switch.
Thursday 19 June 2014
Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update Arrives For Canadian Galaxy Note 2
The Canadian variants of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with the model number SGH-i317M began receiving the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat official firmware update on all major carriers on Wednesday. In the U.S., the device received the update on Verizon’s network last week.
The latest firmware update, which comes with the build number I317MVLUDNF1, is common for carriers including Bell, Virgin Mobile, Rogers, Koodo Mobile, SaskTel and Telus. The new KitKat firmware includes all key features that are found on other devices running the Android 4.4.2 version. The features include low RAM usage, a shortcut to the camera on the lock-screen, wireless printing support and added emojis.
The new firmware also comes with updated Samsung apps and improvements to functions such as Bluetooth and copy-paste, and the phone's keyboard app, according to a report from The Android Soul.
Although the update is currently available via an over-the-air update, users can also download the software and install it manually. Here is a tutorial on how to download and install the new Android 4.4.2 KitKat on the Galaxy Note 2.
Aspects To Note
- All data stored in the handset must be backed up properly
- The handset should have at least 80 percent battery power
- The USB drivers for the device must be installed on the computer
- USB Debugging must be enabled
- After flashing the firmware, any installed custom ROM will be lost
- Custom recovery, such as ClockworkMod Recovery or TWRP, will also be lostNote: International Business Times cannot be held responsible for anything that goes wrong. Users should proceed at their own risk.
Tutorial
Step 1: Extract the firmware zip file on the computer. You will get a .tar.md5 file along with some other files.
Step 2: Download Odin v3.09, and extract the zip file. There will be an Odin3 v3.09.exe file along with some other files.
Step 3: Run Odin3 v3.09 as an Administrator.
Step 4: Boot the Galaxy Note 2 into Download Mode. To do this, first power of the phone and then press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together until you get a warning message. After that press Volume Up key to enter Download Mode.
Step 5: Connect the handset to the computer properly via the USB cable and wait until an Added!! message appears in bottom left box in Odin.
Step 6: Go to the Odin window and click on the AP button and select the .tar.md5 file which was extracted in Step 1.
Step 7: In Odin, ensure that the “Re-Partition” option is not selected.
Step 8: Now, click on the Start button in Odin to begin flashing.
Step 9: After the process is complete, a “PASS!” message will appear in ID:COM port with green background and the device will restart automatically.
Step 10: After the Samsung logo appears on the home screen, you can unplug the device from the computer. The Galaxy Note 2 will now be running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat I317MVLUDNF1.
Wednesday 18 June 2014
Nokia was blackmailed into paying millions to criminals back in 2008
Nokia was forced to pay several million euro to criminals who had threatened to leak the source code that was used in its phones six years ago.
The Finnish police told local TV station MTV that it was investigating the case, which happened in 2008, and that the case was still open.
According to Reuters, the blackmailers had acquired the encryption key for a core part of Nokia’s Symbian software and threatened to make it public.
If this happened, it would have allowed anyone to write additional code for the operating system, including possible malware which would have been indistinguishable from the actual software.
Nokia agreed to deliver the cash to a parking lot for collection, but not before it notified the police about the situation. However, while the money was picked up, the police lost track of the criminals after it happened.
At the time, Symbian’s market share was roughly 50% as the software was used by a number of manufacturers. Nokia later replaced Symbian with Windows Phone in 2011 when it launched its Lumia smartphone range.
Nokia’s mobile phone business was bought by Microsoft earlier this year for €5.4 billion. When the deal was completed, Microsoft said that it would help “accelerate innovation and market adoption for Windows Phones.”
Tuesday 17 June 2014
iPhone 6 on Release Date Confirmed with Slim-Build, Large Screen, 64-Bit A8 Chip & 10MP Cam – Reports
The iPhone 6 on release date this 2014 is likely to prove right most of its rumoured specs and features, headlined by a lightweight and slim build with a 64-bit A8 processing chip plus a killer camera combo.
According to Phone Arena, what largely the iPhone 6 will be has been confirmed by a YouTube clip that was uploaded this week. The online video shared information that allegedly came from a site that is dedicated to everything about the next iPhone, said the same report.
It should be noted, however, that there is no way at the moment to verify the authenticity of the details provided.
2 large-screen iPhones
Regardless, the new report is aligned with the solidifying belief that Apple's sequel to the iPhone 5S will come with two different display panel dimensions - the 4.7-inch model that some blog reports referred to as the iPhone Air and the 5.5-inch edition that supposedly will tussle with the likes of Galaxy Note 4.
Both handsets will sport an identical screen resolution of 1704 x 960 bit with varying pixel density. As expected, the first iPhone phablet will boast of a higher 416 pixels per inch (ppi) while its smaller sibling will debut with 356ppi pixels flooding the screen.
Super-slim iPhone 6
In the same video, the following dimension was provided: 138mm x 67mm x 7mm, which somehow backs earlier suggestions that Apple intends to further shrink the iPhone thickness while making light as a feather.
This plan will be realised with Apple using new mix of materials like Liquidmetal alloy, graphene and sapphire that will make up of the final cut that is the iPhone casing. MacRumors reported that Apple chief designer Jony Ive has largely hinted of 'the new materials' that will be part of the 2014 iPhone release.
A beautiful beast
Underneath its aesthetic appeal, the leaked YouTube clip also claimed that the bevy of iPhone 6 killer features will again be fired up by a 64-bit application processor with A8 chip replacing the A7 that came with the 5S last year.
10MP rear shooter
The most notable part of the report is the likelihood that iPhone buyers will get a significant camera bump up with their iPhone 6 purchases as the main shooter of the device will reportedly be updated from 8MP to 10MP.
Also, the front-facing camera will improve from 1.2MP to 2.1MP, which is a possibility that Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac has recently floated around.
And as a form of bonus, the iPhone 6 on its release date, likely on September 2014, will have a 128GB variant that will sell at $400, the Phone Arena report claimed, even as numerous analyst pegged the device's starting price at $200 for the regular model and $300 for the iOS 8-powered phablet - all presumably with contract agreements.
Monday 16 June 2014
iPhone 5S vs Samsung Galaxy S5 – Camera Comparison – Get Creative
If you are in the market to buy a smartphone, you will most probably have to select between a Samsung phone and an Apple Phone.
These are the companies who jointly own two thirds of the smartphone market. Samsung’s latest flagship phone, the S5, is in the market. Here, we compare the camera specifications of the S5 with Apple’s iPhone 5S. You can buy the iPhone 5S and the S5 at around $700.
Specs and Resolution
The Galaxy S5 comes with a front camera of 16 MP and has some excellent features. It has a sensor of 1/2.6 inches. The iPhone 5S, on the other hand, comes with a smaller resolution of 8 MP. However, merely by cramming in more number of pixels on a smaller surface, the S5 will not necessarily be able to take better quality images when compared to the iPhone 5S. Samsung’s device offers a real time HDR function. This enables the user to have a preview of the results before shooting a picture. The S5 camera also comes with the latest ISOCELL technology. This brings down the crop factor of the image and also enhances the dynamic range. It achieves this by preventing the leakage of light from pixel to pixel. The S5 is able to shoot at a resolution of 4640 x 3480p for stills. It can also take video records at a resolution of 1080p at the rate of 60 frames per second. The camera also records ‘4K Ultra HD’ video with a resolution of 3840 x 2160p 30 fps HD.
The iPhone 5S comes with a smaller resolution but has a BSI or backside illuminated camera. This is paired with a dual LED flash and the camera is able to capture pictures at a resolution of 3264 x 2448p for stills. The iPhone 5S can also take full HD video recording at 30 frames per second along with a slow motion feature. The sensor is 1/3 and the pixels are bigger than most other smartphones, thereby enabling it to capture the increased amount of light. Apple’s iPhone 5S also has an HDR mode in which two shots are taken and then combined to create the best image.
The Galaxy S5 comes with a front camera of 2.1 MP, whereas the iPhone 5S has a front camera of 1.2 MP.
S5 Camera Unique Features
In addition, the camera of the S5 allows the user to focus on either the background or the foreground of the picture even after taking the shot. Another new feature, known as the Shot & More also enables you to take shots in a series of pictures to which you can apply various modes and effects. These are in the form of Eraser to eliminate photobombers or using the Best Face feature, to select the best faces in the photo and so on. The S5 offers plenty of features and opportunities for the user to get more creative and have some fun with the camera.
iPhone 5S – Interesting Features
As regards the iPhone 5S, modes and settings are a little simpler. One interesting feature in the iPhone 5S is the live effects, such as Chrome, Instant; the Slo Mo video; and the Panorama effects, which can be real fun. There are also many other settings and the user can also download several other modes.
Camera Quality
The S5 camera offers great image quality that is comparable to that of the iPhone 5S. However, pictures taken in low light conditions without a flash are not that good on the S5. Both the phones offer a good quality of pictures outdoors. However, the S5 has a better secondary or front camera, whereas the iPhone 5S performs better under low lighting conditions and when used without a flash.
Saturday 14 June 2014
Android 4.4.3 update reportedly rolling out to Galaxy S5 this month, Galaxy S4 to follow suit in July
A leaked Samsung KitKat update schedule document mentions that the manufacturer is set to roll out the Android 4.4.3 KitKat update to the Galaxy S5 later this month, and for the Galaxy S4 in the month of July. An earlier version of the document, which was leaked last month, revealed that the South Korean manufacturer was starting to integrate the latest Android build into the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4.
Announced earlier this month, the Android 4.4.3 update began seeding to Google's Nexus and Play Edition devices along with Motorola's latest line of handsets. The latest leaked document, which comes courtesy of AndroidGeeks, suggests that the octa-core version of the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900H) and the European model (SM-G900F) will be receiving the update in the month of June.
Once the update is live for these models, it shouldn't be long before other versions of the Galaxy S5 start receiving the update.
The document also states that Android 4.4.3 build is in the final stages of testing for the LTE-A version of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9506) with the Snapdragon 800 CPU, and that an update will be rolling out next month.
Are you excited that the Galaxy S5 will be able to make the switch to the latest version of Android a few weeks after it was released to AOSP?
Friday 13 June 2014
UC Browser for Windows Phone bumped to 3.6, makes it easier to follow the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Popular web client UC Browser for Windows Phone has picked up a major update. The new version makes it easier for users to follow up on the 2014 FIFA World Cup which started just a few hours ago. In addition, the client now lets you download content directly to SD card, a feature that many of us would find handy.
Bumping up the version number to 3.6, the new browser offers World Cup information on the speed dial page. Users can check live scores, stats, text broadcast, photos, and videos alongside group updates right from within the browser. There's also a Match Reminder option that will keep you informed with the schedule.
The other significant feature is the ability to download files directly to the SD card. Furthermore, UC Browser claims that there have been some improvements while downloading on WiFi. The downloads will no longer pause after you lock the screen of your Windows Phone. There's also an Optimized Speed mode, which should enhance your browsing experience.
Take the app out for a spin and let us know what you think of it. You can download it from the Via link below (if you don't see the update right away, give it some time).
Thursday 12 June 2014
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