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Facebook Will Unveil New Look For News Feed On 7th Mar

noreply@blogger.com (Florenc Duhanxhiu) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:26:00 +0000

Facebook Will Unveil New Look For News Feed On 7th Mar. Company emailed invitation to reporters for media event on 7 Mar as its Menlo park, California headquarters. They also announce to change in mobile news feed.
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has said,"Facebook's news feed, which displays an ever-changing stream of the photos, videos and comments uploaded from a user's network of friends, is one of the three "pillars" of the service, along with search and user profiles."

Facebook news feed last update was in Sep 2011. Facebook is the world’s largest social network, with over 1 billion monthly active users. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. Facebook shares were up about 2% to $27.83 in midday trading at Friday.

Nokia Lumia Handsets 820 And 920 Official Announce On 5th Sep

noreply@blogger.com (Florenc Duhanxhiu) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:10:00 +0000

Nokia will announce today of new Nokia handsets Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 and both handsets are Windows phone 8. Before officially launch its images was leaked on twittter from account name @evleaks. On 5 Sep the press conference starts at approximately 10am New York time, 5pm Finland Finnish time.

“Nokia bet everything on Windows 8, and if this doesn’t succeed the next step might be having to do what’s best for shareholders, and that might include selling off key assets or selling the whole company,” Cannacord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley said in a Reuters report recently.

Windows Phone 8 based handsets are going to ship in an array of colours. The Lumia 820 will sport a 4.3" display and will probably be positioned as a mid-range handset,while the 4.5" Lumia 920 will be the flagship device sporting PureView camera technology, first seen.Both handsets are Qi wireless power standard, enabling overall compatibility with other devices which support wireless charging.

Introducing Android Robotic Toy Bero Control By Your Smartphone

noreply@blogger.com (Florenc Duhanxhiu) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:05:00 +0000

A new multimotor robot with sound which controlled by an open source android smartphone and tablets. The initial design inspiration for BERO came from the Google Bug Droid,
This Android Robot "Bero" will start shipping in Nov 2013 and also plans in work in future for Twitter and Mp3 functionality. This project currently launched on Kickstarter, and Bero not be compatible with Nokia and blackberry smartphone devices because there is no App source code written for these smartphones. At this moment this robot working for Bluetooth with iOS and it will only be compatible with Android smartphone. The internal speaker on BERO will also be able to function as a Bluetooth™ speaker, so music can be streamed from the smartphone and played out of BERO. The battery life with continuous driving around and full animations is about 1h to 2h. With normal use the battery life is about 3h-5h. Development of the Be The Robot™ Project will be Open Sourced!
Features:
This robot control by smartphones to driving around motion control with left and right track drive, Head motion plus LED eye control analog position sensor for the head and arms motion control
SD Card and Micro USB for storing sound, motion files and for recharging battery.
Side waist motion and LED eyes which shows a great dance moves.
Optcial navigation system which detect most obstacles and navigate around them
light up headphones programmed or triggered by sound.
Expertly engineered has designed to be hackable with self contained gearboxes
Loud on board speaker to play music and voice during dancing.
Animation to sound and music for automatic dancing and motions

HP First Pavilion 14 Chromebook Official Launches

noreply@blogger.com (Florenc Duhanxhiu) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:59:00 +0000

HP First Pavilion 14 Chromebook Official Launches. The HP Pavilion Chromebook gives you fast and easy access from a world of Google apps and services to your photos and social networks. It’s the first Chromebook with a 14-inch diagonal design, support three USB port, HDMI output, 16GB SSD drive and SD Cards..
Features:
Wireless: Intel 802.11a/b/g/n (2x2); Bluetooth
Power supply: 65W AC power adapter
Battery: 4-cell (37WHr) Li-Ion
Dimensions: 13.66 x 9.37 x 0.83 in
Weight: 3.96 lb
Webcam: HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated microphone
Audio Altec Lansing speakers
Chrome OS
Processor Intel® Celeron® 847 (1.1 GHz )
Processor speed 1.1 GHz
Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Memory: 2 GB DDR3
Maximum memory: Up to 4 GB DDR3
HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook price is $329.99. Its currently on sale in US, Also you can purchase from HP Shopping website

How Sound Works in Project Glass by Google?

noreply@blogger.com (Florenc Duhanxhiu) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:55:00 +0000

There have been talks about how the Project Glass doesn’t have ear-component. This has created a lot of interest in trying to find out how sound works in the device. The prototype already shows that Project Glass doesn't have any port for plugging in earphones. The only port on the device is the charging point.
This is how the device produces sound-

1. The Headset Produces The Sound
Those who have used the product have said the headset or the glass like device that you have to wear will produce the sound. There is thus a speaker hidden in the device, but it is not visible outside. There is no control panel for sound and the audio as many has complained is really low.

2. Small Speaker At The Back Of The Device
Those who are lucky enough to use it said that Project Glass has speakers at the back from where the sound is streamed. The device is worn like glasses. Unlike normal glasses, the device continues at the back of the ear and reaches the mastoid process, which is located behind your ears. Project Glass has the audio port in this region.

3. The Device Plays The Sound Directly Into The Mastoid Process
Project Glass plays the sound directly into the mastoid region. This region is connected to the middle ear, which is the area where we hear clearly. This helps it to stream sound at a low volume.

4. The Audio Is Low But You Can Clearly Hear It
The audio produced by Project Glass has low audio such that the audio can be only heard by you and not those around. When you get a notification in a quiet room, you are the only one to hear it. This is because the mastoid process carries the sound to the middle ear and this makes you hear the audio clearly.

5. Noise Cancelling Microphone And Ear Speakers
Project Google allows you to hear clearly and talk without shouting by using noise cancelling microphone and ear speakers. The device is such that you can listen to music or talk while commuting, but it doesn't cut down the sound of the surrounding completely. However, it is not the best device to listen to music on or talk on if you are in a very busy noisy street.

The device may not have very good audio, but it is a good way to go hands-free. If you avoid using it in very noisy places you will do fine. You cannot compare it to your headphones where you listen to music. Some headphones leak sound and this device doesn’t. The audio is sufficient for you to navigate the notifications and give instructions to the device. You have to give credit to Google for creating a device with emerging optical technology that has an audio system whereby the audio produced on a device without ear component cannot be heard by those sitting right in front of you. Moreover, this is just the prototype, Google is sure to make further improvements.

Sony Announces Tablet Xperia Z 10.1 inch Waterproof Android Tablet

noreply@blogger.com (Florenc Duhanxhiu) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:50:00 +0000

Sony Introduce Xperia 10.1 inch Tablet Z, which is thinner than iPad Mini. Its full HD resolution with 1080 Pixel and 8.1 mega Pixel Camera. Its processor running on Quad core Qualcomm APQ8064, 2GB RAM, 32GB Of storage. It's has light weight body 495gm. Xperia Tablet Z is a tablet while having a waterproof and dust proof performance. Its based on 4.1 Android OS. This product represent to high brightness and high definition video.
According to report its thicker than iPad mini just 6.9 mm thick. Also its NFC and LTE support and colors will be available in black and white. Its sound quality S-Force front surround 3D. At present its only available in Japan market. Overall according to their specification it is a good product of Sony, now lets see how it grow in the market.