Force Touch parts for the upcoming iPhone 6s said to have undergone mass production

The insider reports coming from Taiwanese publication DigiTimes says that the supplying partners of Apple have started with the mass-production of the Force Touch parts for the upcoming iPhones that are alleged to be the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. The rumors for the introduction of Force Touch in the upcoming iPhones have been floating since long and now they seemed to have gained some strong momentum. Apple has first used this Force Touch technology in the Apple Watch, which basically differentiates between a Press and a Touch.

One of the companies named TPK that is said to make Force Touch displays has allegedly announced that it would start the mass-production of these components in July. However, TPK refrained to name as the customer for this parts, but for the moment there is no other tech company than Apple who is expected to host this feature in its next flagship. Additionally, the report shows that nearly 36-40 million iPhones are expected to be manufactured in the September quarter, and the number could rise to 50million in the December quarter.  Note that these numbers are only based on estimates.

The rumors have claimed that the two upcoming iPhones will host a similar design to the existing iPhone 6, but with the faster A9 chipset, 2GB RAM, larger 12MP camera with RGBW pixels, 5MP front-facing camera. The material used for its built body is said to be a aluminum alloy. Apple is expected to unveil the handsets next month is September.

source: Digitimes

Force Touch parts for the upcoming iPhone 6s said to have undergone mass production

Microsoft Reported to Launch Lumia 940, Lumia 940 XL and Lumia 840 Before Year End

Microsoft is reported to launch three new high end smartphones before the end of the year. They are Lumia 940, Lumia 940 XL and Lumia 840. All the three smartphones are expected to come with on-screen touch buttons.

Lumia 940 will have a 5.2-inch display screen size with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 and 565 ppi pixel density. The device will be powered up by a 64-bit hexa core Snapdragon 808 CPU which clocked at 1.8GHz, Adreno 418 GPU, a 3GB RAM as well as 32GB internal storage which can be expanded further.  Other features such as 20MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera as well as a 3000 mAh battery size.  The device will be pre-installed with Windows 10 Mobile out of the box.

Lumia 940 XL will have a bigger 5.7-inch QHD display screen size with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 resolutions and 515 ppi pixel densities.  The device will be powered up by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 CPU which clocked at 2GHz, Andreno 430 GPU, 3GB RAM as well as 32GB internal storage which can be expanded further. Other features such as a 20MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera and a 3300mAh battery size. The device will also come pre-installed with Windows 10 Mobile. Both Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL body will be made out of polycarbonate plastic and is measured at 7-8mm thin.

Lumia 840, on the other hand, will be coming with a 5-inch display screen with a dual SIM capability. Other features such as a 13MP or 14MP PureView rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The design of the device will be similar to Lumia 830. It is expected that the device will fall under the mid-range category.

As Windows 10 Mobile OS is rumored to be released in November, we could expect the three smartphones to be available somewhere before the end of the year, just nice for the holiday shopping season.

Microsoft Reported to Launch Lumia 940, Lumia 940 XL and Lumia 840 Before Year End

Alleged official renders for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ leaks

Evan Blass, who operates the popular Twitter handle called @evleaks has arrived with what are said to be the official press renders for the much rumored upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+. Both of these handsets are expected to be unveiled next week on the 13^th of August during the Samsung Unpacked event. The event is supposed to take place in New York and would be ironically nicknamed as “The Big Apple.”

Samsung is currently said to have a huge marketing budget for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. The Edge+ is basically the successor of the recently announced Galaxy S6 Edge and is supposed to have a bigger 5.7inch screen and the handset expected to host a 16MP primary rear camera.

Along with the Galaxy S6 Edge+, the company is also likely to announce the Galaxy Note 5 with its home-baked Exynos 7422 chipset and the hosting the famous Note series S Pen in a tube-like home at the bottom right of the phablet. Users can pry out using their index finger with a gap opening left at the bottom of the phone. The Note 5 is initially expected to hit the U.S and Korean markets followed with a global distribution.

source: @evleaks

Alleged official renders for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ leaks

New Software Update on ZTE Blade S6 will include Iris Scanner Called Sky Eye

The latest software update for ZTE Blade S6 will include an iris scanning feature to the device. This means that users will be able to unlock the device by using their iris. This new feature is named Sky Eye and it does not available out of the box therefore, when you purchase the device, the first thing that you must do is to download and install the software update if you want to use the iris scanning feature for security purposes.

Before installing the update, users are advisable to clear the cache memory and use the Wi-Fi connection to download the update. The device needs to have at least 30% battery life before starting the update process. All these steps are as per ZTE recommendation in order to ensure that the feature is installed properly into the device.

ZTE Blade S6 comes with a 5-inch display screen size with a resolution of 720 x 1280 and a pixel density of 294ppi. It is powered on an octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC which clocked at 1.7GHz, an Adreno 405 GPU, a 2GB RAM as well as 16GB internal storage. Other features such as 2400 mAh battery size, a 13MP rear camera as well as a 5MP front camera.  The device will come pre-installed with a MiFavour 3.0 UI which built on top of Android 5.0.

New Software Update on ZTE Blade S6 will include Iris Scanner Called Sky Eye

The New Google Glass Rumored to Target on Businesses

When Google Glass first launched for consumers’ usage, there were a lot of controversies surround it.  There were concerns about privacy as Google Glass is able to take pictures of people without their consents and use it to find information about the interest person. Thus, some bars, restaurants and movie theaters have to ban the device.

According to the report published in The Wall Street Journal recently, the next Google Glass will be made for business usage such as in healthcare, manufacturing and energy sectors. As such, we can expect the consumers’ version to be released at a later date, most probably within a year at least.

The new Google Glass will not have the wire frame as the original Explorer version but it will retain the curved glass rectangle design with a button and hinge system to attach itself to other glasses. On top of that, instead of mass production, the device will have to be custom-programmed by software developers for specific business users. It will be start to be used by corporations in the fourth quarter.

Google planned to open a few stores around the U.S. starting from San Francisco for people who are buying the product to be able to get it fitted on while they waited. The new version of Google Glass will be powered by Intel SoC, therefore, we can expect better performance, and the battery life is rumored to stretch up to 2 hours. However, with a pricing tag of $1500, the device is rather pricey, does it?

The New Google Glass Rumored to Target on Businesses

Facebook’s new live streaming feature takes on Snapchat

Facebook is constantly experimenting and adding new features to keep users glued to the popular social media network. This Friday, Facebook has rolled out yet another new feature that allows you to watch live events sitting at home. The new service has made its debut with Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival wherein live event feed is streamed and Facebook users in the US can watch curated photos, videos, public posts and updates published by users, artists and bands at the music festival.

The music festival is being made available on Place Tips, a feature launched by Facebook in January by which users can get information about their friend’s current location. The live streaming is however new. “This Place Tips Lollapalooza experience is just one of the many ways Facebook is trying to help people get the feel of an event when they’re not there,” a spokesperson from Facebook told wsj.

The new feature is a lot like Snapchat’s “Our Story” feature launched last summer by which people attending an event can post pictures and videos of the event into a live stream and users can tap into it from distant locations to watch them. Facebook says that live streaming from Lollapalooza is different from Snapchat’s feature as it also includes content posted by your friends who are attending the music festival.

Twitter is also planning to join the competition with live event coverage by the end of the year. Twitter’s new feature is called “Project Lightening” that will show up a new button to the users on their homepage by clicking which they will be able to see content from live events. Twitter’s Periscope app allows live video streaming from iPhone. Meerkat is another mobile app that allows users to stream live videos over Twitter to their followers.

Facebook says that Lollapalooza is just a test and it will continue to develop the feature for other applications in future.

Facebook’s new live streaming feature takes on Snapchat

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 leak fully before official announcement

Sony had posted a teaser on Twitter about new Xperia device announcement on August 3. However, two Sony smartphones Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 have already leaked ahead of the official announcement via Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru that has published several images as well as preview of the said two handsets.

Although the article on the Russian website has since been removed, the images and specs of Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 are already circulating over the net. Both the smartphones have been photographed alongside each other. The details about the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra which was known earlier as Sony Lavender, have leaked earlier but the Xperia M5 has not been heard of before.

Let’s have a look at the specs of both the phones:

 Xperia C5 Ultra

The Xperia C5 Ultra is the bigger of the two and is quite imposing with its 6-inch display but attractive all the same. The 6-inch display has the resolution of 1080p and the handset has very thin 0.8mm bezels. Because of such thin bezels, it doesn’t appear much bigger than the iPhone 6 Plus which has a 5.5-inch screen.

Other specs include 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage expandable with microSD card, 13MP cameras with LED flash at both rear and front sides and a 2930 mAh battery. The battery capacity seems a bit on the lower side looking to its display size.

The C5 Ultra will have dual-SIM support and NFC and will run Android Lollipop. It is expected to be priced at about 21k to 22k Rubles which comes to around 340 to 360 Dollars.

Xperia M5

The Xperia M5 is the smaller of the two but costlier, sporting a 5-inch 1080p IPS display. It looks like a low-cost sibling of the Xperia Z3+. It has the 2GHZ octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory expandable with microSD card and a 2600mAh battery.

The handset will have a 21MP rear camera with f/2.2aperture, fast auto focus, 5x digital zoom and 4K video recording. The front-facing camera would be 13MP. The Xperia M5 will probably have Sony’s new Exmor RS IMX230 sensor on board and be the device that can take “split-second photos” which Sony teased recently.

It will have a dual-SIM variant and will be IP68 certified for dust and water resistance. The cost of Xperia M5 would be about 24k to 25k Rubles which comes to around 390 to 405 Dollars.

Both the new smartphones Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 will come in two color variants – White and Black.

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Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5

Xperia C5 Ultra

Xperia C5 Ultra and iPhone 6 Plus

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Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 leak fully before official announcement