Daily Archives: January 28, 2015

HTC One (M9) and (M9) Plus official photos leak

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Weeks of leaks and rumors on the HTC One (M9) and One (M9) Plus have inevitably lead us to the first official images of the upcoming HTC flagship duo. The treat comes courtesy of notorious leakster Evan Blass on his twitter feed.

The images confirm previous info of an all-glass front panel, resulting in a redesigned speaker solution, a Nexus 9 style slit. The bottom speaker appears to be salvaged on both models, putting at rest fears that the fingerprint scanner in the home button will do away with the company's signature stereo sound.

And yes, the Plus size model is indeed equipped with a hardware home button, which the regular model lacks. It makes little sense to design a hardware button on one model solely to house a fingerprint scanner, and then do a different implementation sensor on the other model, so it looks like the HTC One (M9) will come without this functionality.

Another key feature, revealed by the single photo is the center-mounted front camera. Could it be the 13MP front snapper of the Desire Eye, making its way to the company flagship?

The official unveiling will take place at HTC's "Utopia in progress" event in the beginning of March. Judging by the intensification of leaks though, we may get to see the new devices…

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Xiaomi ya no es la marca de smartphones más importante en China

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Xiaomi Mi 4

Casi cuesta creerlo. Entre las ventas record de las que hemos hablado en pasados días, la expectación que genera que uno de sus dispositivos salga al mercado y el haber estado mucho tiempo en la cima de la cadena alimenticia de los fabricantes chinos, se nos hace muy difícil dar crédito a lo que leíamos hoy en iDownloadblog.

Según podemos ver, un estudio llevado a cabo por la empresa Canalys ha concluido que la popularidad de los iPhone 6 y los iPhone 6 Plus en el gigante asiático ha convertido a Apple en el fabricante más importante dentro de las fronteras de China. Como comentábamos ayer, este fenómeno podría no sólo estar ocurriendo en China, sino a nivel mundial.

Para que esto fuese determinante, los nuevos tamaños de pantalla de los iPhone habrían sido cruciales a la hora de desbancar a Xiaomi de su posición de líder y de medirse con otros fabricantes chinos que también producen pantallas de gran formato.

Teniendo en cuenta la tendencia actual de venta de smartphones en China en la que sobre todo se valora la conectividad 4G LTE y las ya mencionadas pantallas grandes, según el estudio de Canalys Apple se situaría por encima de Xiaomi, Samsung y Huawei en número de unidades colocadas. Esto es sorprendente básicamente por el alto precio de los dispositivos Apple, muy superior a lo que cuesta un Xiaomi Mi 4, por poner un ejemplo.

Anteriormente, Samsung ya había cedido el liderato a Xiaomi durante el segundo trimestre del año pasado. Ahora mismo los coreanos siguen luchando para volver a acercarse a los puestos de cabeza mientras Apple cobra impulso, pero Xiaomi va a ser un competidor muy duro para los de Cupertino en China, especialmente con los Xiaomi Mi Note y Xiaomi Mi Note Pro como principales bazas para este año.

¿Y tú que piensas? Pásate por Xiaomi ya no es la marca de smartphones más importante en China para dejar tu huella.

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Netflix’s Viewing Data: How We Know Where You Are in House of Cards

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Netflix’s Viewing Data: How We Know Where You Are in House of Cards
Over the past 7 years, Netflix streaming has expanded from thousands of members watching occasionally to millions of members watching over two billion hours every month.  Each time a member starts to watch a movie or TV episode, a “view” is created in our data systems and a collection of events describing that view is gathered.

January 28, 2015 at 08:30AM
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NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Ready for Jan. 29 Launch

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The sun sets behind Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) with the Delta II rocket and the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory protected by the service structure on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. SMAP is NASA’s first Earth-observing satellite designed to collect global observations of surface soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. SMAP will provide high resolution global measurements of soil moisture from space. The data will be used to enhance scientists’ understanding of the processes that link Earth’s water, energy, and carbon cycles.

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Asus Zenfone 2 to hit Malaysia as early Q2 2015

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The good news from Malaysia just keeps on coming. Yesterday we reported that Asus is releasing a new entry-level addition to its lineup – the Zenfone C. Now new information from the Taiwanese company states that the Asus Zenfone 2 could be available in Malaysia as early as April 2015. The Zenfone Zoom is will also by hitting the market, although possibly at a later point in time.

As most of you surely remember the Zenfone 2 made its first appearance at CES 2015 and has been generating attention ever since. For a lot of people the smartphone is just what they are looking for in their next device. It offers formidable hardware for a pretty tantalizing price tag. For a better overview of the Zenfone 2 you can check out our hands-on review from the Las Vegas venue.

The Zenfone 2 uses a quad-core, 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor (Z3560 in some regions) and runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with the latest ZenUI from Asus. It boasts a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display and an impressive 13MP main camera with dual LED flash. A lot of memory options are available with 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB units. The choice extends even further with 2GB or 4GB of RAM.

Pricing is still unclear, but seeing how Asus has a track record of sticking with roughly the same price as its home market a good guess would be that the 2 GB version will go for about $199, while the 4 GB should set you back $299. Following the same logic the Zenfone Zoom should be sold for about $399 once it becomes…

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From efficiency to airflow, it’s a golden age for racing tech in our driveways

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From efficiency to airflow, it’s a golden age for racing tech in our driveways
Why do car companies go racing? First and foremost, they do it for marketing. Whether that still holds true 50 years later in an age of far greater competition for our interest isn’t clear, but today salesmanship certainly isn’t the only reason to race.

January 28, 2015 at 08:16AM
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HTC launches Desire 526G+ dual sim in India

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HTC has launched a new budget phone in India. The Desire 526G+ has a 4.7-inch qHD display, octa-core 1.7GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 8/16GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 8 megapixel rear camera with 1080p video, 2 megapixel front camera with 720p video, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, dual SIM support, 2000mAh battery, and Android 4.4 with HTC Sense.

The Desire 526G+ is priced at Rs. 10,400 ($170) for the 8GB model, and Rs. 11,400 ($185) for the 16GB model. Both models will be available last week of January…

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