Corning To Unveil Gorilla Glass 3 at CES 2013

Corning plans to introduce two new products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas 2013.
The first is Gorilla Glass 3, the next generation of its high durability glass for mobile devices.
And the second is Optical Cables by Corning,”fiber-based, device-to-device connectivity solutions that significantly extend the data transmission range past the limits of copper-based cables”.

The full product details will be released on January 7.

“This year at CES, Corning will demonstrate its industry leadership in specialty glass and fiber optic technologies with the introduction of two products designed to enhance and extend the capabilities of consumers’ favorite devices,” CEO Wendell P. Weeks said in a statement. “These new innovations build on the increasingly important and continually evolving role of highly engineered glass technologies in delivering improved product performance and functionality through touch capabilities, protective cover glass, and device connectivity.”

In Corning Booth, which was in No. 14 813 Central Hall, will demonstrate “the toughness of Gorilla Glass 3” at the show as well as the connectivity and flexibility of optical cable by Corning. The booth will also showcase the benefits of Corning Gorilla Glass in larger format, multi-touch displays for education, entertainment and other applications.

Additionally, James P. Clappin, the president of Corning Glass Technologies will be a panelist in the “Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Games and Video” session at 11a.m. PST on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at LVCC, North Hall N255-257. He will discuss the important role of highly specialized glass in some of the latest consumer electronic technologies such as hi-res, 3D, HD video, Internet-connected TVs, conformable displays, tablets and viral apps.

Samsung to launch Tizen-based devices this year

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest seller of mobile phones, has now reportedly confirmed that it plans to ship new Linux-based mobile devices of its own later this year.

On Thursday, Samsung revealed in a statement to Bloomberg Businessweek that there's multiple "competitive" Tizen devices in the pipeline for 2013.

"We plan to release new, competitive Tizen devices within this year and will keep expanding the lineup depending on market conditions," Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung said in an e-mailed statement.

Tizen is open source and standards-based software for multiple device categories, a collaboration between Samsung, Intel and the Linux Foundation as well as getting support from leading operators such as NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone Group.
It supports both Intel and ARM processors and its SDK and API allow developers to use HTML5 to write applications.
Its main components are the Linux kernel, the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL) and the WebKit runtime.

Tizen is being developed to reduce their reliance on Android, which now powers around two thirds of all smartphones sold today. Apple's iOS is the second most-popular mobile phone OS on the market, but it is not available to third-party manufacturers.

A critical question for all four new competitors is the availability of popular applications. Microsoft is pushing developers to produce Windows Phone 8 versions of some of the most popular cell phone apps and today, a couple of months after launch, users can find versions of many in the Windows Store.

Nokia Catwalk, rumored to be Lumia 920's successor

Nokia Lumia 920 is a smartphone developed by Nokia that runs the Windows Phone 8 operating system. It was announced on September 5, 2012, and was first released on November 2, 2012.
In an attempt to make its next flagship lighter and thinner, Nokia is already planning to replace it with another flagship model, codenamed Catwalk.

According to the people familiar with Nokia's plans, the Catwalk is going to feature similar hardware specifications as the Lumia 920.

It is claimed that by adopting an aluminium shell the new device will compete with the iPhone 5 for looks and, equally importantly, weight.

In addition, there are two more Lumia smartphones that will join the lineup this year, but no further information has been provided.

HTC Rumored Will Launch M7 at CES 2013

HTC, the Taiwanese vendor rumored to be launching a new flagship smartphone at CES 2013. According to the latest rumors as reported by BGR, HTC mentioned would launch a smartphone with codenamed the HTC M7

Supposedly, the M7 believed to be the successor of the One X and mentioned will come with 4.7 inch full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 1.7 GHz speed quad-core Snapdragon processor, 13 megapixel rear camera, LTE and HSPA+ connectivity, Beats Audio, 2GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory, and 2300 mAh battery.

The M7 also expected will be the first smartphone that use the navigation buttons on the screen instead of the traditional physical buttons.

As the leading vendor, did not half-hearted in launching the superior device.
However, it is quite unfortunate because efforts to refine HTC flagship smartphone with top features and specs, is not directly proportional to the performance in the market.
Where in 2012 the market share of HTC smartphone instead continue to experience decline.

Is the new HTC flagship smartphone will be able to help the company to rise in 2013, we'll see.

BlackBerry 10 WebKit browser beats iOS 6 and Windows Phone 8

BlackBerry 10 is officially launched on January 30th, but developers have had their hands on early builds for months, in order to prepare apps for the platform.
However, as the flagship operating system to be able to rise up in the smartphone market, RIM seems very concerned about every detail of the new platform, BlackBerry 10. Not only display a menu that changes or other new features, based on a test, the browser on the BlackBerry 10 also apparently also has a pretty good performance. In fact, faster than the browser on iOS 6 and Windows Phone.

As reported by TechRadar, based on a comparison test, the BlackBerry 10 browser is turns faster than iOS 6 browser and the latest version of Windows Phone browser.

The Gadget Masters website used the BlackBerry Dev Alpha B handset and a developer build of BB10 and placed it up against the iPhone 5 on iOS 6 and the HTC 8X running Windows Phone 8.

The tests (shown in the videos below), showed the Webkit-based BB10 handset to render pages much faster than both rival platforms, although the site is yet to test against an Android handset.
One unfortunate is, the source site does not complete the test by comparing the browser on the BlackBerry 10 with most favorite browser on the platform today, Android.

Verizon Galaxy S III Jelly Bean Update Rolling Out

The Verizon Galaxy S III in the US has started receiving Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. A software update will bring lots of features like Google Now, improved notifications, resizable widgets, global roaming support, Isis mobile wallet and lots more.
The update is apparently rolling and you should see a notification on your phone soon or you can check manually if the update is available to download.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S III in Korea is getting the Android 4.1.2 update too and will be available over the air or through Kies.
Updates had been due to take Samsung's Premium Suite features, which includes stuff like multi-view mode, new Gallery app, Paper Artist app, improved notification panel and much more.

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Fatal exploit discovered on Exynos-based devices

A security issue has been identified by an xda-developers member 'Alephzain' on Android devices running Samsung's Exynos processors like 4210 and 4412, which includes phones such as the Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III, Note, the Note II, Meizu MX etc.

The issue called /dev/exynos-mem, if exploited, lets any application complete access to the RAM and the kernel.
Three libraries seems to use /dev/exynos-mem is /system/lib/hw/camera.smdk4x12.so, /system/lib/hw/gralloc.smdk4x12.so and /system/lib/libhdmi.so
To check if your device is affected, open a terminal emulator and type the ls -l /dev/exynos* command. If this returns, crw-rw-rw- in the output, your device is affected and you should take extreme caution before installing any suspicious apps from the Play Store.

Samsung is yet to comment on the issue but several developers have already submitted quick fixes. Initial patches fixed the issue but also rooted the device along the way. Now Françoid Simond, creator of the popular VooDoo Sound app for Android, has released his own fix, which takes care of the issue without rooting the device. You can download the patch for your device here.

Oppo Find 5 hands-on videos

OPPO Find 5 was released yesterday to an audience of over 500, including members of the international press. A lot journalists took the time to shoot some pictures and hands-on video.
The device was launched at a snazzy event that was quite impressive, which is telling for Oppo’s ambitions to become a recognized player in the bustling international mobile industry.

The Find 5 uses the same gorgeous five-inch 1080p screen as HTC's Droid DNA and Butterfly, but what really blew us away was the new phone's solid build quality -- a huge improvement from the older Finder we brought along, though the latter did achieve a 6.65mm thickness, whereas the new one comes in at 8.8mm thick.

Check out our hands-on videos below:

The Upcoming Features of the BlackBerry 10 Virtual Keyboard

BlackBerry 10 is one of the much awaited device, at least by the fans of the device made ​​by RIM. Officially BlackBerry 10 will be revealed by RIM on January 30th. Even so, the rumors even figure of the alleged BlackBerry 10 has been released by various sources, which is not an official source.

Well, if the past few days we have presented a video and pictures BlackBerry L-Series with pretty good quality. Still on this week a new video related to BlackBerry 10 re-uploaded on video sharing site, Youtube.

Unlike the previous video, this latest video uploaded by RIM themselves.

In the video, RIM's Head of Software Portfolio, Vivek Bhardwaj, shares some of the new features the keyboard sports.
Explained that visually virtual keyboard BlackBerry 10 is designed to look and feel like a typical physical keyboard on the BlackBerry.
One of the most prominent being the automatic addition of spaces between words. This way you can literally skip adding spaces between words, or in case you accidentally miss doing so, and the keyboard will recognize this and add them automatically. As put in RIM’s blog, you can keep your train of thought and not waste time going back and adding spaces.

There are also a few other features that Bhardwaj highlights, including the visual design of the keyboard and personalized vocabulary suggestions. Check it out:

BlackBerry 10 L-Series hands-on video

Today Tinhte, the Vietnamese website has uploaded a hands-on video of BlackBerry L Series.
The video shows bottom of the battery cover, with the SIM slot, battery, and microSD card slot all exposed at one point.
The video is not only shows the device itself and its hardware, but it's also shows some of the features of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 such as the various gestures, including the ease of jumping to notifications and new messages, the pared-back UI and new multitasking capabilities.

To make it even better, the BlackBerry Dev Alpha B device (as well as an iPhone 5) is brought to the scene and has been used to test BB10 OS itself for comparison's sake.

Check out the BlackBerry L Series hands-on video below.

BlackBerry Messenger 7.0 final version now available

Good news is coming to BlackBerry users, where RIM has just released the new BlackBerry Messenger 7.0 into the BlackBerry App World. The update offers the latest key feature called 'BBM Voice'.
With this new feature, it is possible for users to make voice calls for free to BBM contacts all over the world via Wi-Fi.

In addition, users can also perform multitasking with split-screen, which allows users to use other applications while they are making a call via BBM Voice.
BBM 7 also comes with a new compatibility with Bluetooth headsets and accessories, synchronization with your BlackBerry ID profile, added 16 new emoticons and notifications when new version becomes available.

With BBM version 7, McCann, the Vice President BBM dan Social Communities, hopes customers have a new choice, they can do texting and talking with their BBM contacts for free.
The BBM 7.0 is now available for the BB OS 7.x and 6.x users, while those stuck on OS 5.x need not worry. RIM is working on adding support for OS 5.x and will release a compatible version in the beginning of 2013.

PS4 and Xbox 720 Will Have 2 TB Hard Drives

Good news for gamers, Michael Pachter, a research analyst working at Wedbush Securities, is quoted by GamesIndustry.biz has said that the next generation console will come with a large hard drive. And, they will also have storage like a hard disk.

According to Pachter, the PS4 and Xbox 720 will have 2 TB hard drives. That pretty much means users can download anything they want and never get rid of anything and will have room for a couple of hundred games.

Previous rumors have suggested that the new consoles from both Sony and Microsoft will launch with fully developed and integrated digital distribution models, which would allow players to get all the content they are interested in without ever going into retail store.

Other rumors about the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox 720 suggest that they will include upgraded motion tracking systems, better support for 3D and more processing power.
A source inside Microsoft also claims that its next-generation device will be launched in time for Thanksgiving 2013.

Archos releases Android-based video gaming tablet

Archos has released Android-based video gaming tablet, called the GamePad.
The device is a sort of a gaming hybrid with physical controls on the sides of a center touchscreen display, this making it both a tablet and a personal gaming console.

Archos GamePad sports a 7-inch, 1,024 x 600 resolution display, 1.6GHz dual-core processor with Mali-400 MP GPU, 8GB internal memory with microSD card slot for an additional 64GB, miniHDMI out and Android 4.1, Jelly Bean.

This GamePad works with many games by bringing physical controls to take the place of virtual controls. In fact, ARCHOS currently has it that the GamePade uses “unique mapping software that allows you to link the virtual controls of any game to physical controls.” Any game at all – that’s a winning formula!
This machine also able to access the official Google Play store for content as well as Google Mobile Services galore. With this device’s 14 physical buttons as well as dual analog thumb-sticks and technology unique to ARCHOS, this may well be the gaming device you’ve been looking for for Android.

It was announced on August 29, 2012 and now available in Europe for €149.99 and will be arriving in North America in Q1, 2013.

The on-screen buttons can be easily mapped to any of the physical buttons as demonstrated in the video below.

BlackBerry 10 L-Series video tutorial appears online

RIM will officially announce BlackBerry 10 and its hardware on January 30 next year.

Well, if previous rumors about BlackBerry 10 appears in the form of pictures, now we have 32 seconds of a video tutorial showing some of the gestures you will need to make to operate the device.

The video appears to be in the style of the video tutorial for the BlackBerry PlayBook and shows how sliding down on the screen removes the menu at the bottom of the page, but reveals a toolbar on top. It also shows how an upward slide on the screen will shrink what you are viewing on the phone to thumbnail size. It's not much, but it just might get the juices flowing for those waiting for the big day.

Lenovo IdeaPhone A586, Attractive with Voice Unlock

Unlock the phone by simply exposing the face to the camera device, known as Face Unlock is possible on Android devices.
Now, Lenovo has come up with a smartphone which recognized user’s voice to unlock the device. The technology is now limited to say your password to unlock your Lenovo A586 smartphone which itself is a new device. This is advancement from the Face Unlock feature which was launched last year.

Lenovo IdeaPhone A586 is the first smartphone to come out in the market with latest Speaker Verification Technology of Baidu and A * STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research which can recognize voice more specific.

So, basically to unlock the phone, user just simply say a phrase password (passphrase) without need to perform certain movements or staring into the camera.

IdeaPhone A586 itself is a 4.5 inch screen smartphone (845 x 480 pixels)and includes 1.2 Ghz dual core processor along with 1 GB RAM.
The smartphone is also equipped with a 5 megapixel resolution camera and has 4 GB internal memory storage capacity along with a micro SD card slot.

As reported by Engadget, IdeaPhone A586 will go on sale in China on December 12th.

Jolla Sailfish OS Appears in Video Demo

Jolla Mobile, the Finnish mobile startup has unveiled their new Sailfish OS with effortless and innovative User Interface (UI) as well as announcing a deal with ST-Ericsson to run the platform on its mobile chips, and a carrier deal at the Slush startup event in Finland.

The Sailfish OS is based on MeeGo operating system and will support smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, automotive and other device classes. The SDK consist of Mer Core’s tools, Qt Creator, Jolla UI components, Sailfish UI framework and Sailfish handset application interfaces.
Sailfish focuses on “effortless multitasking” with the ability to run multiple apps simultaneously and even interact with them directly from the homescreen view. It also attempts to cut down on the taps, swipes, and pulls involved in checking status updates and notifications, and promises easy compatibility with Android apps.

To see it for yourself, check out the official video below!

BlackBerry 10 Features Appears in Video Demo

After various rumors and financial issues, Research In Motion (RIM) was recorded to defer the release of a new flagship device, BlackBerry 10.
Blackberry 10 has been scheduled to launch at January 30th, 2013, and a possible release of Blackberry 10 devices to follow suit in February if the reports are to be believed, but what sort of features can we expect from RIM’s new operating system.

Well, for those who are curious of the new platform is considered as a determinant of the future of RIM / BlackBerry, Regional Senior Product Manager of RIM’s in Spain, Claudio Roselli, demonstrating some of the Blackberry 10 features, on BlackBerry phones 10 Dev Alpha B.

It’s a little over 9 minutes and features some of Blackberry 10’s core apps, so if you’re curious as to how the operating system could look like and operate, check it out in the video below. How do you think?

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BlackBerry Messenger update with free voice call over Wi-Fi

Blackberry Messenger (BBM) is a hugely successful and become so popular application which is used by millions of people across the world. It enables you to communicate for free with people all over the world on your Blackberry device!

Well, in BBM version 7, RIM has added a voice calling feature that will allow BBM users to speak to each other for free when connected to Wi-Fi networks. While Similar third-party solutions like Viber exist and extend the free calling feature to cellular data connections, an integrated solution that will eventually be baked right into the BlackBerry OS offers clear advantages over third-party options. It also can be counted as an advantage for RIM's platform over Android and iOS, at least until RIM's rivals begin to roll out Similar solutions.

Voice chat feature can be used like using a simple phone call. In fact, voice chat can be working in the back ground when you're typing text, photo browsing or emailing.

BBM 7 beta is available immediately for free to users with BlackBerry device has been working on Blackberry OS 6, or higher. At BBM 7 users can view the status of BBM contacts on the top right icon, which shows one of the four status as none (no voice BBM), offline, online and voice chat.