LG G4 unveiled

LG, electronics company from South Korea has unveiled their latest flagship Android smartphone the G4. The G4 has upgraded capabilities, usability, and the design. It now sport a leather back. It is also available in old plastic casing with a metal finish.

The G4 is equipped with a 16-megapixel rear camera tha has an optical-image stabilization and an aperture of f/1.8 best for taking pictures in low light. The front camera for selfie photo has 8MP. It also has laser auto-focus and an infrared color spectrum analyzer that gives more accurate color reproduction.

  
LG G4 specs:

Display: 5.5" LCD Quantum Dot, 2560 x 1440 resolution, 534 ppi
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (hexa-core: 2xCortex A57+ 4xCortex A53, 64-bit), Adreno 418 GPU
RAM: 3 GB DDR3
Storage: 32 GB, expandable using microSD up to 128GB
Main camera: 16MP, f/1.8, color spectrum sensor, OIS, laser-assisted focus;
Secondary camera: 8MP
Connectivity: HSPA, LTE-Advanced
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth: 4.1
Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery: 3,000 mAh, user removable, wireless charging, quick charging
OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop, LG UX 4.0
Dimensions: 149.8 x 76.2 x 6.3-9.8 mm, 155 g
Colors and finishes Plastic: Gray, Gold, White
Leather: Black, Brown, Red, Sky Blue, Beige, and Yellow

Le Superphone: Hello US

Billionaire Jia Yueting founder and CEO of Chinese online streaming site Leshi TV (LeTV) and who gain attention by comparing Apple to the Nazis for all the right reason will be bringing his smartphone "Le Superphone" to the American consumers. At a media event on Monday afternoon in San Francisco, the company said that they will be launching in the US and will be introducing their new smartphone to the US.

LeTV is one of the biggest online streaming site in China boasting 400 million monthly users. They have a market capitalization of around $12 billion on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. LeTV’s core streaming business has built up a library of more than 100,000 TV series and 5,000 movies.

The company will have their US headquarters in Redwood City and will be having another office in Los Angeles. 

The Le Superphone’s custom Android operating software is designed to stream LeTV’s video content. It is built for the ultimate viewing experience of the user. So, it will definitely have more dynamic color range than any other premium smartphone in the market. The phone is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor. It also has a 21-megapixel main camera at the back. It will have two variants 5.5-inches and a massive 6.3-inches.

Google Budget Chromebooks on ChromeOS

Google releases budget Chromebooks that will run on  Chrome operating system. This will benefit budget conscious as well as kids. Google announced the two version of the Chromebooks which are produced by PC manufacturers Hisense and Haier. The lightweight laptops will only cost about $149 each.

Microsoft have also announced their low-priced Surface table to cater to low budget families and students. The Surface Pro 3 low end model is priced at $499 while the higher end model may cost up to $1,949.

The Chromebooks does not have any hard drive it's functionality is dependent on Internet connection. The Chrome Operating system is designed to automatically use Google’s search engine and other services like Google docs, Google Calendar, Gmail, YouTube etc.

The two models built by Hisense and Haier are based on ARM Cortex-A17 processors, 11.6-inch screens, 16GB internal storage, 2GB RAM, USB 2.0 ports, HDMI output, and microSD card. In terms of battery life, the Haier model can run up to 10 hours while the Hisense model can run up to 8.5 hours.

Google has also launched "Asus Chromebook Flip" which has a premium metallic design. It boast a 10.1-inch touchscreen display that can be folded backwards to be use as tablet. It is priced at $249. It is powered by a Rockchip 3288 processor with four ARM Cortex A17 cores with 16GB storage. The battery life is about 10 hours.

Windows phone Microsoft Lumia 430 is only at $70

Microsoft's latest smartphone the Lumia 430 is their cheapest Windows phone yet at only $70. The Lumia 430 will be added to Microsoft's low-cost phones like the midrange Lumia 640 and 640 XL. Microsoft Lumia 430 is a 3G only phone with dual-SIM. It runs on Windows Phone 8.1 and is equipped with a 4-inch display with a 800x480-pixel resolution. The workhorse is a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset with 1GB RAM.

The main camera at the back of the phone is 2-megapixel without flash, while the front-facing camera is at 0.3-megapixel. It has  8GB of memory that is expandable up to 128GB more storage using microSD card. The phone is powered by a 1,500mAh removable battery.

The body of the phone is made from polycarbonate and it comes in orange and black colors. The phone will be available this April.

Samsung Successfully Redesign the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, Huge Pre-orders

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has shown that they have the ability to adapt to the changes in the industry with their success in the Mobile World Congress. They have redesigned their flagship Samsung Galaxy S6 thoroughly that it's no longer similar to its predecessor.

There are reports that mobile carriers have ordered 20 million Galaxy S6 and S6 edge units, which is a record setting feat. With so many orders the company has said that they will be increasing their initial production of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge by 13 million units to keep up with the surge of orders.

Samsung struggled in sales last year which watch their profits cut by 60%, now they have seem to solve the problem with their latest smartphones thanks to stronger than anticipated Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge pre-orders.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Specs:

Display: 5.1" Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Corning 1440 x 2560 pixels Gorilla Glass 4
Processor: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A5, Exynos 7420 chipset, Mali-T760 GPU
Memory: Internal choice of 32, 64, 128 GB, with 3 GB RAM not expandable
OS: Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Camera: Main back camera 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash
 Secondary front camera - 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
- video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Battery: fixed Li-Ion 2550 mAh battery

Reddit Stolen Sex Images Banned, Blogger Bans Porn

Looks like the internet is fast becoming a PG13 affair and is fast becoming heavily regulated medium. Reddit, a very popular social networking  content sharing site will start banning and deleting content with explicit images published without the subject's consent.

Reddit said: No matter who you are, if a photograph, video, or digital image of you in a state of nudity, sexual excitement, or engaged in any act of sexual conduct, is posted or linked to on Reddit without your permission, it is prohibited on Reddit."

"We also recognise that violent personalised images are a form of harassment that we do not tolerate and we will remove them when notified."

This will take effect on March 10.

Meanwhile, Google also said that they will be banning sexually explicit material on their Blogger platform. The company said that blogger will no longer be able to "publicly share images and video that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity on Blogger as of March 23.

If you have a blog that shows sexually explicit or graphic nude pictures or video (ex porn) your blog will be made private after March 23, 2015. They will not remove your content, but it will no longer be viewable publicly meaning only the owner, admin, and the people who the owner has shared the blog with can view them.

If you have created a blog after March 23, 2015, and contains graphic nude pictures or video content they may remove the blog. You can check Google announcement here.

I think these companies are making sure that their services will not be use for celeb sex leak (Fappening) again.

Asus Zenbook UX305 the Thinnest Ultrabook

Asus has released the Zenbook UX305 which is the thinnest 13.3-inch ultrabook in the market at 0.48 inches and weighs only 2.6 pounds. It's not just light to carry it is also light for the pocket at just $699. The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air weighs 2.96 pounds.

Asus combined sleek design, powerful specs, and functionality for this ultrabook. The device is powered by an Intel dual-core M-Y510 processor. You can choose 128GB or 256GB SSD (Solid-state Drive), the 128GB SSD base model does not come with a touchscreen. It has 8 GB of LPDDR3-1600 memory.

It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. It is equip with HD webcam 720p resolution and a micro HDMI port. It has In-Plane Switching and full 1080p HD display. It has plenty of USB 3.0 ports at 3, one port is designated for charging. It has an SD card reader and an audio output port and fitted with ASUS SonicMaster audio system.

It comes in with a 45Wh battery that can last for up to 10 hours on a single battery charge. It has a pre-installed copy of Windows 8.1.