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Nokia still continued to develop its budget Android-smartphone , even though a clear course towards the platform Windows Phone. It was a plan “B”, which, however, did not manage to see the light.
As it turned out, this device we have seen, thanks to the efforts Evleaks (see photo below). It is known that Nokia did not use “net» Android. This highly-customized shell, like the one we can see in the plates Amazon. That’s why we do not see here the usual operating system Google buttons.
reported that Nokia has developed this smartphone as an alternative line of Asha. Inexpensive Normandy was designed for emerging markets, and has a similar design with Asha phones and even the central touch the arrow button. But, in contrast to the limited platform of its own design, here you can run all the popular Android-App.
Earlier it was expected that Nokia Normandy will be released in 2014. However, given the acquisition of Nokia’s mobile division by Microsoft, these plans are unlikely to come true.
So smartphone could look like “live»:
Apple
Counterpoint Research analyst firm released a study of the global smartphone market in October 2013 in the context of specific models. Undisputed leader company is Apple with its iPhone .
In their study, experts Counterpoint Research based on data from surveys of operators and major retailers in 33 countries. As a result, they made the whole table of the 10 most popular among buyers of mobile phones and smartphones in October.
The first line was iPhone 5s ( review) , whose sales in several countries began in late September. On the second line there is another smartphone Apple – iPhone 5 ( review) . Despite the fact that Apple has stopped selling it, the machine can be bought from many retailers, the discount from the original price. It was only on the third line, we see the flagship unit Samsung – GALAXY S4 ( review) . Thus, in October, the Korean manufacturer has lost outright Apple.
ASUS
As expected, ASUS this week unveiled a mini version PadFone Infinity . Decreased not only the smartphone, dubbed PadFone mini, but the docking station that turns it into a tablet.
smartphone features a 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 clocked at 1.4 GHz, Adreno 305 graphics, 1GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory, expandable with microSD more 64 GB. Smartphone battery capacity – 1500 mAh. Working machine is running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.
In a separate note ASUS opportunities main 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and aperture F2.0. There is the ability to shoot Full HD video, continuous shooting (up to 16 frames per second), HDR-mode as well as a special mode for shooting in low-light conditions.
Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru
Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru launched a new content section on the portal – APPS , which will focus on mobile applications and games.
In APPS will feature news, feature articles and reviews, the catalog of applications for mobile devices. The focus of the authors of the three major mobile platforms: Android, iOS and Windows Phone. One of the permanent columns will be a short interview with celebrity: the first about its mobile experience told the famous writer and translator Dmitry Goblin Tufts.
main feature APPS – updated daily on-sale retail applications that allow users to save considerably or even get the software for free.
new version of the portal Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru made specifically for smartphone owners (based on Android, iOS, Windows Phone and other modern platforms).
features touch-version similar to the full version of the portal: news readers available, reviews, articles, photos, videos, contests, polls and new projects – home appliances and mobile applications. Also have the opportunity to leave a comment and immediately share the news on social networks, available quick menu and search.
«Every day more than 25% of our users are coming to Hi-Tech Mail.Ru via smartphones and tablets. Their share is growing, so we decided to make a comfortable touch-version, – said Dmitry Ryabinin, Project Manager Hi-Tech Mail.Ru. – The most popular mobile version of the portal uses the owners of Apple, Samsung, HTC and Nokia ».
Touch-version for smartphones is automatically activated. It is available at: touch.hi-tech.mail.ru
LG
LG follows the traditions of all the leading manufacturers of Android-and preparing to release a mini-version of its flagship smartphone G2 . It is expected that the new device will be announced during the January at CES 2014.
According resource Techblog, mini flagship LG a display with a diagonal of 4.7 inches. Its resolution is HD or Full HD (second option is quite likely, the same matrix uses HTC One).
Inside LG G2 mini is a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 and 2GB of RAM. On the other characteristics are not yet known. Most likely, LG will not abandon the idea of ??using physical buttons on the rear panel, as in the “main” flagship.
Reduced display and powerful stuffing, are likely to make a mini-flagship device more popular than LG G2. This size will be much more convenient to use the machine with one hand as compared to 5.2 inches.
Microsoft
Microsoft has finally decided to seriously take up the promotion of its mobile platforms. According to The Verge, citing sources familiar with the plans of the software giant, Microsoft thought about how to make Windows RT and Windows Phone free systems for equipment manufacturers.
By the way, some progress in the development of the platform is already noticeable. Windows Phone is attracting more well-known developers, and in the online catalog has virtually all applications and games, popular on Android and iOS.
To expedite the process, the head of the Windows-division Terry Myerson is going to abolish the licensing of mobile systems, Windows Phone and Windows RT for manufacturers. Waiver of charging seriously expand the circle of producers and increase the profits from sales of smartphones and tablets on Windows. In this case, Microsoft could seriously undermine the position of Google, a mobile operating system which currently dominates the market for tablets and smartphones.
Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru recently wrote that Microsoft is preparing a large-scale single update for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Xbox One game console called Threshold.
Then it was reported that the three systems will be shared online store applications that make life easier for application developers and users a unified ecosystem Windows. The update should see the light of spring 2015, before him in 2014 will update desktop systems – Windows 8.1 Update 1 and mobile OS – Windows Phone 8.1 (2nd quarter 2014). Update affect the products key features Microsoft, including paperwork, search and play.
And now transpired new details concerning the Threshold updates for Windows .
Microsoft listened to numerous requests from users, and finally returns the full “Start” menu in Windows 8.2. However, this option will appear only in cases systems that are designed for traditional computers. Another important innovation is the ability to run Metro-applications in the desktop mode. They will be launched in separate windows. Now this is possible only with the help of special tools.
Nokia
The network has information on new, yet unannounced Nokia phone under apparently codenamed R . Externally device recalls submitted earlier this year, Nokia 301.
Apparently, in front of us – one of the last representatives of conventional tubes Nokia. Hardly after the deal with Nokia, the software giant will spend their resources on producing conventional phones, given that the cost of budget smartphone has dropped below the $ 100 trims.
Nokia R in the photo was a “standard” for the latest handsets of the Finnish company a 2.4-inch display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels (65,000 colors) and running system Nokia OS (update platform S40, the changes are not reported). The design is also recognizable, apparently, the novelty will be offered in “live”, bright colors – yellow, red and blue.
Prestigio
Prestigio company introduced its first Windows-tablets – MultiPad Visconte and MultiPad Visconte Pro .
tablet has a 10.1-inch IPS-display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, dual-core Intel Celeron N2805 clocked at 1.46 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. Built-in memory will be 32/64 GB, it can be expanded with microSD 64GB more.
Other specifications include 4000 mAh battery (enough capacity for 4 hours of video playback), modules Wi-Fi, 3G (optional), HDMI-output, microUSB 3.0 port and 1-megapixel camera. Dimensions tablet – 258,66 x 173,3 x 9,9 mm, weight – 580 grams.
important that among the pre-installed software has a full MS Office 2013. Devices running Windows 8.1 (MultiPad Visconte) and Windows 8.1 Pro (MultiPad Visconte Pro).
Qualcomm
Qualcomm demonstrated x64 processor for smartphones and tablets .
course, everyone expected from the first 64-bit processor, which can be used in applications for Android, Windows Phone and Firefox OS, maximum performance. But there it was. Designation of the first 64-bit chip Qualcomm – Snapdragon 410, which immediately indicates that it will be designed for smartphones middle and low classes.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 made on 28-nanometer process and has built-in LTE-modem with an absolute majority of the global network of the 4th generation. Qualcomm expects that the second half of next year the market will be mass products with this processor, which will cost $ 150. These smartphones are powerful, energy efficient and at the same time affordable for most consumers.
Samsung
In June Korean operator SK-Telecom has launched the world’s first commercial network LTE-A (LTE Advanced). This event was timed output GALAXY S4 special version with a more powerful processor and support for ultra-fast network . And now, at the moment exclusively for SK-Telecom, Korea goes GALAXY S4 Active updated with support for LTE-A and more advanced than the original specification.
Above called smartphone is not particularly thought – the novelty will go on sale under the name of GALAXY S4 Active c LTE-A. As before, the device has received certification IP67 (protection against dust and water, the ability to dive to a depth of 1 m to 30 minutes).
Besides support networks LTE-A (up to 150 Mbit / s), the device has received number of other important changes compared with the original version .
Previously our portal already wrote about the case of spontaneous combustion smartphone GALAXY S4, which occurred in Canada . Now Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru exclusively Announces incident involving the flagship of the Korean company. At this time in Russia.
About happened Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru told our regular reader Michael. Here is the text of his letter:
«read your news about the burned Samsung, I realized that I am not alone. In August this year, I bought Samsung GT-I9505 GALAXY S4 in Germany.
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