The HTC One M9+ has been spotted in two high-res renders

A higher sized version of the HTC One M9 aka the HTC One M9+ is staying much in news these days. The recently leaked high-resolution renders shows up the much rumored HTC One M9+ in much detail.

The design for the device shows it to be having some pretty good curves. The design pattern combines both that of One M8 and One M9. The body of the handset comes with a dual-tone paint and there is also a Duo Camera setup at the back. Moreover, the upcoming HTC One M9+ would be hosting a physical button in order to bring out the fingerprint scanner to it.

Some of the additional specs tipped for the handset include a 5.2inch display having a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels. Under the hood would be lying a octa-core MediaTek MT6795T chipset which would be supported with a 3GB of RAM memory and a 20.1MP primary camera to its back. However, the availability of the handset in the Asian region post-launch seems to be quite uncertain.

source: @upleaks [1], [2]

The HTC One M9+ has been spotted in two high-res renders

The alleged upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 Active to arrive with a microSD card slot priced a bit higher.

Korean tech giant Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge earlier this month at the MWC 2015. One of the major changes that we saw this time and as such usually don’t see with Samsung flagships was the removal of microSD card slot for additional expandable memory and a user replaceable battery. Samsung has really managed to convince their users on the removable battery issue by introducing a number of power saving modes and other things. However, it would be difficult for their fans to swallow down the line the non-inclusion of microSD card as they are always boasted for huge memory provision every time.

For all those to whom the microSD card slot matters a lot, the Korean giant has got a drill. A recent from Reddit shows that Samsung is planning to arrive with one more variant of the Galaxy S6 called as the Galaxy S6 Active. In a recent interview of one of the executives by a Reddit user “garshol” a number of upcoming Galaxy handsets were discussed of which the Galaxy S6 Active was discussed a lot. The Active variant of the premium flagship would have almost similar hardware to offer and would come with a provision of microSD card slot. Additionally, the camera for this variant would be of bit lower class but would still feature OIS. Moreover, the model will lack a heartbeat sensor and will not have a fingerprint scanner.

Additionally it is also said that the Active variant would have a removable battery and also the inclusion of physical buttons to its front. The handset is said to be in its final developmental stage and could be launched anytime in mid-Summer.

source: Reddit

The alleged upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 Active to arrive with a microSD card slot priced a bit higher.

Motorola said to have infringed an MMS patent owned by “patent troll”

Smartphone maker Motorola has been found to be guilt of infringing patent that is related to the MMS technology which is used for multimedia texting on mobile devices. The patent is currently an intellectual property of company known as Intellectual Ventures. After back in Feb 2014, this is the second time both the companies are meeting in the court.

Apart from declaring Motorola to be guilty of infringing the patent, that company has also been slammed for illegal use of patents related to wireless bandwidth. The two companies would now be facing each other in the court to resolve this issue. This is what an executive who handles cases for Intellectual Ventures had to say:

“We are encouraged by today’s verdict. As we look ahead to the next trial, we remain committed to defending inventor rights and protecting the interests of our investors and customers.”-Melissa Finocchio, chief litigation counsel, Intellectual Ventures.

Motorola was earlier sued by the company two time in 2011 and in 2013. The company has also alleged Motorola of using its other technologies without permission.

source: Reuters

Motorola said to have infringed an MMS patent owned by “patent troll”

Sony hints that Android Lollipop update for Xperia Z is “Coming Soon”

Sony may have been late in implementing Android Lollipop upgrade across its devices but it is trying to make up for it now. It is gradually updating all of its models in the Xperia Z family with Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Sony started rolling out the Lollipop updates to the newer Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact a couple of weeks ago, followed by updates to Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet the very next day. At the time it had announced that it would bring the Android Lollipop upgrades to “more Xperia Z series products” in about two weeks time.

True to its word, now after two weeks Sony begins the next wave of lollipop upgrades for the older Xperia Z series phones. The company has confirmed that its Xperia T2 Ultra and Xperia C3 are also getting the Android Lollipop.

Sony has released a teaser on its Google+ account hinting at the imminent Android Lollipop upgrade to its classic Xperia Z smartphone. The company has posted a photo of Xperia Z showing the Lollipop lockscreen with the tag line “coming soon…” beside it. It also stands to reason that since Xperia Z will be getting the Lollipop, the Xperia Z1 will also get it somewhere during that time.

The exact date of the Lollipop roll out to Xperia Z has not been mentioned though. We will let you know once we know it. So stay with us.

Sony hints that Android Lollipop update for Xperia Z is “Coming Soon”

Google Smartbox by Inbox – A New Way for Handling Postal Mail

Google is always finding new ways to improve the technology to help people in their daily life. Postal mail has proven that it cannot be removed from people’s life, in the past or in the future. People will always need to send regular mail or even postal package to one another.  Google realized this and committed to improve the mailbox as well as to add some interesting new feature to it. With this concept, Google has created Smartbox by Inbox.

Smartbox is a better and smarter mailbox which combines both physical mails with electronic mail.  To open it, you just have to wave your hand in front of the smartbox then the front lid will open and you can either put in or take out the letters or packages into or from it. When you press a button found at the side of the smartbox, the side will open and there will be a screen inside it which you will then able to click on the options available on the screen.

On top of that, you can also check whether there are any mails inside your Smartbox by using a mobile app. There is also an option to remove the Smartbox from its place so that you can open it from your comfort location in your house.

Smartbox is currently on field trial and you can email inbox@google.com to get invited as a tester beta for this product anytime before April 2.

Google Smartbox by Inbox – A New Way for Handling Postal Mail

Samsung Removed microSD slot and Removable Battery Concept from Galaxy S6

Samsung sales have been declining during the past few years. There are a few factors which could lead to this. One of them might be because there are a lot of smartphones in the market which are running on the same operating system as Samsung, Android, and lower in cost but offers almost the same kind of user experience as Samsung. This might hurts Samsung’s sales from the lower-end level. As from the higher-end level, Apple, Samsung’s competitor, has come out with a lot of interesting new features and products such as iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus.

Another factor which can be considered is that there is not many changes on Samsung’s smartphone design or feature which makes the consumers want to buy it. Therefore, for the newly released product, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung decided to remove microSD slot and the removable battery concept from it. Samsung Galaxy S6 users cannot open the back cover of the device.

Apart from the outer appearance, Samsung also do some changes on the inner components of the product. Galaxy S6 operates on 64-bit eight-core in-house processor, a QHD display with nearly two times the pixels per inch of the new iPhone, quick charging feature as well as 16MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera.

On top of that, there are some rumors that Samsung is working on Galaxy S6 Active which has a similar feature as Galaxy S6 but with some additional feature such as waterproofing, microSD and a removable battery. Since there are a lot of variants, hopefully, there is one variant that can fit into each customer’s definition of a smartphone.

Samsung Removed microSD slot and Removable Battery Concept from Galaxy S6

Sony allegedly developing a 6-inch Xperia handset, aims to ship 38 million devices in FY 2015

Sony is a big name in the consumer electronics industry and while the Japanese multinational has been quite successful in the TV and gaming business, its mobile phones business hasn’t been doing too well. However, its Xperia Z3 smartphone line up has been well received and Sony seems to be determined to turn around its mobile business by introducing newer models.

A recent report by DigiTimes suggests that Sony Mobile may be coming out with a new 6-inch Xperia smartphone soon. Sony’s ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) in Taiwan have reportedly begun manufacturing a new 6-inch device for the company. It is not clear whether this will be a mid-range handset like the 6-inch Xperia T2 Ultra or a successor to the premium 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra which the company had launched in 2013.

DigiTimes also reports that Sony is targeting total shipment of 38 million smartphones during the fiscal year April 2015-March 2016. This figure is a little lower compared to total shipments of 39.2 million smartphones in the previous fiscal ended March 2015.These aren’t official figures given by the Sony but they have been disclosed by sources in Taiwan’s handset supply chain.

Sources say that the lower shipment target is on account of company revamping its mobile device business and shifting focus from low-end to mid-range devices to mid-range and premium models.

Although no new orders have been received from Sony since Q4 of 2014, Taiwan’s ODMs have already started manufacturing and shipping some new smartphone models including Xperia E4 by Arima Communications, Xperia E4g by Compal Electronics and Xperia M4 Aqua by Foxconn/FIH Mobile.

Sony has already unveiled four new devices in 2015 namely, Xperia E4, Xperia E4g, Xperia M4 Aqua and Xperia Z4 Tablet. However, the much awaited flagship model Sony Xperia Z4 is yet to be unveiled by the company. The handset is expected to be launched by Sony in summer before September this year. We can’t say if the rumored 6-inch smartphone will be launched alongside Xperia Z4 or separately.

Stay tuned for further news.

Sony allegedly developing a 6-inch Xperia handset, aims to ship 38 million devices in FY 2015