Sunday, 18 January 2015
windows is going to be launched on 21 jan 2015 be ready for the great event
The next chapter in Microsoft's corporate history may be called Windows 10, but the name of the book should be "Once More, With Feeling."
On January 21, the company will host a Win 10 event at its Redmond, Wash., headquarters that's expected to focus on the consumer side of the operating system -- for the normal everyday people checking Facebook and printing family photos. Microsoft will describe for the first time what Windows 10 will be like when it's running on devices like phones and tablets.or Microsoft, the event is critical. It's first and foremost an opportunity for the company to follow through on its promise to make good with consumers, many of whom were turned off by the company's last version of Windows, called Windows 8. Microsoft marketed that software as its answer to tablets, offering a way to run desktop-class apps on a mobile device.
Microsoft not only turned off consumers with Windows 8, but it also drove them away. The 2-year-old software powers less than 10 percent of all computers in the world, according to NetMarketshare. That's well below its 5-year-old predecessor Windows 7, which powers more than half the market, and it's even below Windows XP, now 14 years old, which commands nearly 20 percent.
The company's Surface tablet hasn't fared much better. Since the device's 2012 debut, Microsoft has heavily marketed it as a do-everything gadget, replacing laptops and tablets. The company has never disclosed how many Surface devices it's sold, but Surface revenue from last quarter was $908 million, paltry compared with iPad sales in the billions of dollars.a
google may buy softcard
Google may be stocking its war chest to compete with Apple in mobile payments.
The Internet giant is reportedly in talks to acquire Softcard, a company that helps people to pay for things using their mobile devices, according to reports by TechCrunch and The Wall Street Journal. The deal for the payments company -- a joint venture between carriers AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile -- is said to be for less than $100 million.
Both Google and Softcard declined to comment on the possible sale. "We don't have a comment, background, deep background, off-the-record steer, nod, wink or any other verbal or nonverbal response to these sorts of rumors," a Google spokesperson said.
The buyout would mean a more aggressive push from Google to compete in mobile payments. The technology has been a favorite of Silicon Valley companies hoping to expand beyond their roots selling devices or services and into the lucrative financial industry.
PayPal, one of the most successful payments companies, was sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Since then, companies large and small, ranging from Amazon to Facebook to the startup Square have all tried to become a go-to service for payments, particularly on the Web.
Even Apple fielded its effort, called Apple Pay, in October. Less than 72 hours after its debut, 1 million credit cards had been used on the service.
The Internet giant is reportedly in talks to acquire Softcard, a company that helps people to pay for things using their mobile devices, according to reports by TechCrunch and The Wall Street Journal. The deal for the payments company -- a joint venture between carriers AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile -- is said to be for less than $100 million.
Both Google and Softcard declined to comment on the possible sale. "We don't have a comment, background, deep background, off-the-record steer, nod, wink or any other verbal or nonverbal response to these sorts of rumors," a Google spokesperson said.
The buyout would mean a more aggressive push from Google to compete in mobile payments. The technology has been a favorite of Silicon Valley companies hoping to expand beyond their roots selling devices or services and into the lucrative financial industry.
PayPal, one of the most successful payments companies, was sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Since then, companies large and small, ranging from Amazon to Facebook to the startup Square have all tried to become a go-to service for payments, particularly on the Web.
Even Apple fielded its effort, called Apple Pay, in October. Less than 72 hours after its debut, 1 million credit cards had been used on the service.
after lumia 930 limited edition now BlackBerry set to launch a limited edition Gold Passport
A listing for the upcoming luxury version of the smartphone is already live in BlackBerry’s online store in Canada. The handset is priced at $999.
The Gold BlackBerry Passport will feature metal trim and frets adorned by the precious metal. Each device will be engraved with ‘Limited Edition’ moniker, as well as a production number.
BlackBerry Passport is already available in gold, though not directly from the manufactures. A Vietnamese jeweler showcased the smartphone with 24K gold plating a couple of months ago.
Sony Xperia Z4 allegedly certified at the FCC
A mysterious Sony device has passed through the Federal Communications Commission in the USA and the timing could very well mean it is the upcoming Sony Xperia Z4.
Very little information is given in the listing leak but we do find out the device will support LTE bands 2, 5 and 7.
The Sony Xperia Z4 was certified in its home country of Japan a few days ago and is expected to carry an LTE Cat.9-capable (450Mbps) Snapdragon 810 chipset, 5.2" 1440 x 2560px Triluminos display, 20.7MP optically stabilized camera, water resistance, 3,400mAh battery and Android Lollipop.
Rumor has it the upcoming flagship Xperia Z4 will come with either QHD (in the US) or FHD screen resolution.
Microsoft launches another budget phone lumia 532
The new device packs a version of the Snapdragon 200 chipset with a quad-core CPU ticking at 1.2GHz and 1GB of RAM over the predecessor's 512MB. You get 8GB of storage to boot, expandable by up to 128GB via a microSD card. A 30GB OneDrive cloud storage is included as usual.
Microsoft reenters into budget segment lumia 435
Lumia 435 specifications :
- Smart Dual-Sim, HSDPA
- 4" 480x800 LCD display
- Dual-core 1.2Ghz processor, Snapdragon 200, GPU Adreno 302
- Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (Lumia Denim)
- 1GB of RAM
- 8GB of on-board storage plus MicroSD up to 128GB
- 2MP fixed-focus camera, VGA on the front
- 1560 mAh battery
- Free 30GB OneDrive
- Lumia Camera
- HERE Drive+, HERE Transit, HERE Maps navigation
- Price : €69 (before taxes and subsidies)
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