LG V20 the first Android Nougat to launch on September

LG V20 will be the first smart phone coming with Android 7.0 Nougat. Instead of launching with Google’ s Nexuls samart phone Google have chosen LG V20 to release  with  Android  Nougat.  

Same  5.7” screen with 1440 x 2560 resolution as of LG v10.   Look under the hood and you'll find the Snapdragon 820 chipset, which means that the phone will feature a quad-core CPU and the Adreno 530 GPU. 4GB of RAM is inside and the phone will have the same secondary screen found on the original model.  

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There is 21MP rear camera and a dual camera setup in front. Android 7.0 Nougat will be pre-installed.

The launching of the LG v20 on September go along with Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and the Apple iPhone 7 Plus launch. As LG is planning to launch this as a Flagship model much are expected from V20.

V20 also will have dual-screen, dual selfie camera features as V20

Other quick specs are Nano SIM, IPC LCD capacitive touch screen,

5.7 inches, Multitouch, Corning Gorilla Glass

Secondary display 260 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches.

Card Slot : microSD up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Internal 32/64 GB, 4GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Camera : Primary 21MP ,secondary 8 MP Duo

Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE aptX, GPS, NFC , IR port , FM radio, USB Yes

Battery : Lithium ion , 4000 aMh battery

LAUNCHING OF PRISMA + Samsung Galaxy J2 and Galaxy Jmax

GALAXY J2 and Galaxy Jmax

This week’s digital news have been largely occupied by prisma app,  launching of Galaxy J2 and Galaxy Jmax

Samsung  will launch two models of its Galaxy series this week.  J2 and JMax.  2016 addition to Samsung’s J series.  Two special features are to be hi-lighted , turbo speed technology and smart glow.  Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 features a new smart Glow technology, a next gen colour LED.

The smart Glow technology consists of a LED ring around the rear camera which can be customized for app notification or contact.  With smart glow technology the users can chose the color as per their choice.  With Turbo speed technology there will be enhanced loading time of Apps. Up to 40 percent with double the RAM.  The feature also shuts down idle background processes and de-clutters RAM using intelligent memory management. 

Samsung Galaxy  J2 features a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display while JMax gets a larger 7-inch TFT display.  Having 1.5 GHz  quad-core processer  both the smart phones come with 1.5GHz quad-core processor.   Both smartphones comes with 1.5GB RAM and 8GB expandable storage.

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Both Galaxy J2 2016 and JMax feature an 8MP AF rear camera. Galaxy J2 2016 gets a better 5MP selfie camera while JMax has 2MP one.   The 8mm thick J2 2016 is backed by a 2600mAh battery while the 8.7mm thick Galaxy JMax  posses a larger 4,000mAh battery.  

Release of Prisma

Prisma converts photos into artworks using the styles of famous artists: Van Gogh, Picasso, Levian together with world  famous ornaments and patterns.   A unique combination of neural networks and artificial intelligence helps you turn memorable moments into timeless art.

Currently prisma is only serving the iOS.  But by the end of this month or  1^st week of August Prisma will be available for the Android, the major OS of mobile phones.  This is already available to down load from the net with limited options. Click http://prisma-ai.com/ to register with prisma to ensure earlier downloads.

Prisma is working on 360 Deg. Panorama and  Prisma video. Imagine the modified videos like animation movies that actually transformed from genuine lively videos. 

TCL 560 An affordable mobile with Eye Verifying technology

Now you have a smart phone with Eye Verify technology.   

The Chinese company TCL best known for televisions  now launched a mobile phone -TCL 560; a midrange affordable mobile phone.

The company says it can only unlock the phone using the front camera for eye verification to prevent any unauthorized access to the phone.

The TCL 560 features  a 5.5”  (720X1280pixels) HD IPS full lamination display.

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (MSM8909) processor with Adreno 304 GPU.

5MP Front camera with LED flash, 84.4 degree wide-angle lens.

8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash

Dual SIM,  3.5mm Audio jack, FM radio.

It also supports 4G and VoLTE (voice over LTE).

GPRS/ EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and Micro-USB.

 2500mAh removable battery.

The  TCL 560 comes in Dark Grey and Metallic shades. 

BlueRov2 ; a drone to light up your under water imaginations

US based Blue Robtics have succeeded in developing  a version of “under water GoPro”  to explore the sea or ocean with out wetting your body.   

The remote controlled water drone can reach up to 100M depth to take pics and videos.  The device is being connected with a computer  placed at land by a cable controlled by Qground control app.  The unit also comprises an open-source Pixhawk autopilot, along with  a Rasperry Pi microcomputer.

The BlueROV2  uses a motorized controlled system seen in expensive machines.  The device can be fitted with high end cameras in its dome cabin.   

The powerful LED s will light up the path if the water is turbulent.  

The water drone aimed at “universities. Research organization, small business, hobbyists

Currently ROV’s battery pack is currently good for about one hour of heavy use or up to four hours of lighter duty.  The whole unit weighs up to 10 Kg and 100-m tether adds around 4.5 Kg more.

Videos are captured either an SD or HD (1080p/30 fps) onboard camera and is visible at users laptop at an interval of 200 milliseconds. 

GOOGLE HOME ready to beat AMAZON ECHO to ease your life.

With  Google’s launch of smart speaker “GOOGLE HOME”  many predicts it will outcast  Amazon Echo.

Unlike Echo’s cylinder shape ; Home come in vase shape smaller than Echo looks more friendly with home environment.  

Why Home having edge over the Echo is Google already have plenty of services to integrate with the smart speaker. 

Further Google have many hardware partners to make Google Home a spectacular device.

Google Assistant will take the place of Alexa of Echo that has been  already with Google since 2012 as voice assistant.

While Amazon having Prime Music and Spotify;  Google has its own Google Play Music that offers integration with Google Cast ecosystem which include Spotify, Pandora, iHeart Radio.

As Google already owns Nest  which controls a number of home automation devices,  its not a big thing for Google Home to reign the market.

Besides , the biggest search engine Google will provide best choices to the orders given to Home; Just tell to Google voice assistant.

Motorola's MOTO Z with extra capabilities

MotoMod

Most notable feature in the phone is it compatibility to addons.

Motorola is possibly introducing 16 connector pins at the back, where modular backplates can be attached for added utility.  Namely “MotoMods” the addons for this connector includes a battery pack, a rugged cover fitted with a wide-angle lens, a camera grip complete with a flash module and optical zoom, a stereo speaker and a pico projector. It has been rumored that MotoMod could bring as much as 10xoptical zoom if connected to the back.

The smartphone supposed to be come in two variants : Moto Z and Moto Z Play; and also a possibility of slightly  lesser specified variants.

The probable specifications are 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB or 4GB of RAM , l back camera with 16 megapixel , 32GB built in storage. 5.2mm thickness, 2600mAh battery,

The Moto Z Play probably come with a sport a 5.5 inch full-HD display, a Snapdragon 625 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13 megapixel  rear camera, 16GB and 32 GB storage variants, 3500mAh battery, and 7mm thickness.

The phone come in Rose Gold, Gold and silver colors supposed to be launched on 2nd week of June 2016

PROJECT ARA : THE DREAM REACHING REALITY??

Project Ara is taking shape and is being released by next year.  The dream project by the tech giant Google aims the revolution of mobile phone industry by the introduction of replaceable modules as per the users requirements.  At  least 6 parts can be replaced in project Ara by the time being.  The camera, the RAM, the battery etc. can be customized; means upgraded or downgraded.

The effort of Google is appreciable in a  sense that it can reduce the accumulation of e-waste.  Certain  parts that can be replaced by the user himself is an innovative idea by google.  Recently LG have introduced a mobile with limited capability of modular telephone.  But it will not come near to the more flexible Ara'.

In project Ara the skeleton of the telephone will be static. The screen, CPU and GPU WILL remain the same irrespective of the modules  replaced. If those parts  got damaged the entire phone has to be replaced still. 

Any ways the digital enthusiasts are waiting for the lunch of Project Ara since quite long time and now the recent developments and news from Google suggests a promising release of the Ara by next year.