Thursday
Feb192015

Leak of Samsung Galaxy S6’s battery surfaces

With less than two weeks away from the Mobile World Congress 2015 and Samsung’s Unpacked event there, it isn’t surprising that even more leaks about the company’s next flagship has surfaced. This time, the battery of the supposed Galaxy S6 has been photographed and leaked. The image shows two battery packs carrying the model number EB-BG925ABE, which is reportedly the model number of the Galaxy S6.

As it has been previously rumoured, it is a 2600mAh battery, which is lower than the 2800mAh battery of the Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S6 will reportedly have a non-removable battery that will be compatible with wireless charging. It was also said that it will feature an all-metal design that’s why they expect it to be slim and battery must have been sacrificed for that. If there is any truth to any of these, we just have to wait until March 1 to discover the truth.

Source: Ubergizmo

Thursday
Feb192015

Handwriting support comes to OneNote for iPad

It took a long time but it’s finally here. Microsoft’s OneNote app on the iPad finally gets stylus support. Now, you can use the stylus of your choice and it comes with 16 ink colors and various onscreen writing tools, like markers, highlighters, etc.

Microsoft also included optical character recognition support for its family of apps. This means when you upload an image with text, the printed words can be searchable within the application. This feature is now available for the iPhone, Macs, iPad, and Windows Phone.

Source: Microsoft | Via: Engadget | Download: OneNote (Free)

Thursday
Feb192015

BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.1 available for existing BlackBerry 10 smartphones

It's been a long time coming but BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.1 is finally here for in-market BlackBerry 10 devices, including the BlackBerry(R) Passport, Z30, Z3, Z10, Q10, and Q5, as well as the Porsche Design P'9983 and P'9982 smartphones.

Updating the rest of the BB 10 family of phones with the latest and greatest features, the update includes, BlackBerry Blend, BlackBerry Assistant, battery boosting technology, plus improvements to the BlackBerry Hub, calendar, camera, multimedia and more.

This latest version also introduces dual app stores, offering access to hundreds of thousands of apps through the BlackBerry Worldstorefront and the Amazon Appstore. 

BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.1 offers a fresh look that incorporates updated icons and an instant action bar so that each user's most commonly accessed functions are in the center of their screen. 

Source: Marketwired

Thursday
Feb192015

Sales of Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition smartphone begin in EU

The entry-level dual-SIM Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition is available for sale if you're in the European Union. The first of its kind Ubuntu powered smartphone features a  1.3.GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 processor, 1GB of RAM and a  2150 mAh battery. Basic specs to be sure, but what is interesting is that Ubuntu seems to run on hardware designed for Android phones. which means that it shouldn't be too hard to see this OS running on other devices.

Source: BQ