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Thursday, April 2, 2015
60 000 Redmi 1S Phones Go Out of Stock in 13 9 Seconds Says Xiaomi
60,000 units of Xiaomis Redmi 1S available in the fifth flash sale via Flipkart on Tuesday went out of stock in 13.9 seconds.
The news was announced by @MiIndiaOfficial on Twitter, adding that users should stay tuned for "something special next week."
Notably, the fourth flash sale saw 60,000 Redmi 1S units going out of stock in 5.2 seconds. The budget smartphone went out of stock in just 3.4 seconds in the third flash sale, a good second faster than the second flash sale, which saw 40,000 smartphones go out of stock in 4.5 seconds, meanwhile the first flash sale saw 40,000 units going out of stock in just 4.2 seconds.
As of now, Flipkart has cumulatively seen 240,000 Redmi 1S units going out of stock in 31.2 seconds in its five flash sales thus far, according to the details revealed by Xiaomi.
This was the second flash sale that saw up to 60,000 Redmi 1S units going on sale, an increase of 20,000 units compared to previous occasions which saw 40,000 being made available. The sale once again saw both happy and unhappy customers, as evinced by the tweet replies to @MiIndiaOfficials announcement.
Flipkart has updated its Xiaomi page to say the next Redmi 1S sale is on October 14, and that registration will begin from Tuesday at 6pm IST. This ties in with Xiaomis "something special" announcement for next week, indicating the Chinese handset manufacturer will bring the Mi 3 back on sale - as it had announced earlier this month.
The Flipkart page suggests consumers to register for each flash sale separately and notes, "Registrations will not be carried over. You need to register again for next sale."
Considering that limited stocks of the Redmi 1S will be available in India, the popular e-commerce giant has revealed that it will limit orders to one phone per registered email ID per sale.
Xiaomi is also bundling a Micro SIM-card adapter and a screen protector with the Redmi 1S, and notes that orders will be delivered in 7-10 business days.
Its worth pointing out that Flipkarts procedure requires people to just add the handset to their cart for it to be classified as sold out, and people are given additional time to complete their purchase.
Recently, speaking at a conference, the companys India head Manu Jain confirmed that it would be bringing the Mi 3 back on sale in India at least one more time. Jain did not give too many details, but he did suggest that the Mi 3 flash sale will take place around Diwali.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Speedlink Kudos Z 9 a mouse with zero response time
Speedlink has announced the launch of its new category mouse Gaming Speedlink Kudos Z-9, a plan to respond to user actions without delay and provides a speed advantage in the competition mouse. It is also a fully customizable mouse, so that the user can configure it to your liking running functions and macros that best suit your needs.
Speedlink Kudos Z-9 has a highly customizable laser sensor and can configure the resolution jumps from 50 to 8,200 DPI. On the other hand, integrates nine programmable buttons that users can easily set up through your specific software. Mouse wheel is 4G, ie movable forward and backward so as to left and right, allowing for horizontal scrolling also vertical. According Speedlink This Kudos Z-9 has a response time as low interaction with the PC occurs almost without delay, although this is something you have to see if it’s true or not.
These are the features provided by the manufacturer:
Gaming Mouse professional grade
Fully customizable
Excellent ergonomics
Nine programmable buttons, including wheel 4G and DPI change “on the fly”.
Ultra-precise laser sensor capable of handling sensitivity levels from 50 to 8,200 DPI.
Buttons with zero response time
LED profile with 64 different colors.
Wheel illuminated in red.
Ergonomically designed for right-handed users and palm grip type
Flexible cable 1.8 m and mesh
They have not said anything when we see it in stores or at what price, but we must recognize that it has a very good looking.
Speedlink Kudos Z-9, a mouse with zero response time
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Windows 9 Preview What the Next Microsoft OS Will and Should Bring
Microsoft did something very...er... interesting in October 2012. It launched Windows 8, the operating system that would "unify" Microsofts platforms across PCs, phones and tablets. Except, there was a fairly large flaw in the plan.
Microsofts vision of unification wasnt just from an engineering perspective. The company also wanted a unified user interface across all its devices.
Now lets think about that for a second. Traditional PC users (both desktop and laptop) were used to mice and keyboards. They had been using these two devices pretty much since the advent of the PC. Various companies had also managed to add support for other input devices over the years, but no one was really using a touchscreen on the desktop.
Microsofts presence in the tablet market was non-existent, for all intents and purposes. Very few "tablet PCs" existed, running full versions of Windows 7 with the lowest power Intel Core processors available at the time. They were heavy, didnt have great battery life, and only seemed to be useful for designers and artistic folk, whod use a stylus to draw.
Most people were either using iOS or Android tablets, and few people were clamouring for a Windows equivalent of these two.
Finally, lets consider the phone market, where Microsoft had slight success with Windows Phone 7 and has since had a little more with Windows Phone 8 and 8.1. Its market share was fairly insignificant, and the company would have really needed something special to make things work out.
There were, at the time, around 1 billion Windows PCs in the world, 99 percent not using a touchscreen monitor. Less than 5 percent of smartphones ran any version of Windows Phone, and there were barely any tablet PCs. In that backdrop, Microsofts decision to release an OS that was optimised for touch-screen devices, rather than traditional input methods, seems premature to say the least.
Whats worse is that the UI was aesthetically, and in many cases functionally, seen as a regression from Windows 7, which is still the most popular PC operating system. Bringing back the Start Menu is an example that Microsoft is backing down from its aggressive way of teaching users new behaviour.
After two years of bug fixes, patches, question marks over the future of Windows RT, and an awkward operating system that was arguably a bigger flop than Vista in terms of adoption and user satisfaction (despite being technically more sound), Microsoft has slowly come around to accepting the reality.
September 30 is the speculated date for the "preview" version of Windows "Threshold", also informally called Windows 9 by most of the tech press. Sites have generously leaked videos and screenshots of a legit-looking preview build of Threshold.
Looking at the videos, youll be able to see that the interface is still mostly flat and boring like Windows 8. Im curious as to why they made an OS as pretty as Windows 7 and then went back to the flatness of the Windows 3.1 days, though thats down to personal taste.
Moving on, we see the return of the start menu , just with tiles thrown in. If you compare this start menu to the present one of Windows 7, it strikes me as less useful, as it simply links to fewer things. The entire right column is filled with tiles. What used to be in the right column (Control Panel, Documents, etc.) end up as pinned items, quite obviously taking up space used for pinned programs in Windows 7.
Of course, when compared to Windows 8, this is much better than making obscure "charm" gestures, or receiving a face full of that jarring start screen.
Metro (or Modern) UI apps can now be (mercifully) run in windowed mode, and can be minimised. While some may question the utility of these in the PC version of the OS, the main complaint with Windows 8.x was not having a choice, so I guess this is step in the right direction. The same goes for the existence of "PC Settings" when the Control Panel exists, and two different calculators, one for touch screens and the other being the old one were used to on Windows 7. Of course these are still early days, and all this may yet be fixed before Windows 9 reaches the consumers.
Well also most likely see virtual desktops, like on Linux systems and OS X. You can switch between different desktops, and have different windows on each. This would, in theory, allow you to switch between multiple workflows. The actual implementation looks a bit sketchy, however. Im specifically talking about window management; the creation, removal and navigation of virtual desktops looks good enough.
Long story short, from whatever weve seen so far, Threshold seems like a mixed bag. Its sort of Microsoft saying, "Hey, we made really bad decision with that Modern UI stuff but heres a compromise." But its clear that the company still hasnt quite let go of those tiles, which suggests the company is continuing to walk the tightrope between listening to user feedback and going ahead with what it believes is the future of Windows.
Microsoft must keep in mind that the function of a good operating system is to provide a stable and secure environment for applications and users to interact in, not sell itself as one giant overblown "app".
Unifying the interfaces of PCs, tablets and phones wasnt a good plan either, as Windows 8 proved. Three different type of devices and two different input models cant be fitted into one box. Even Apple and Google keep PC and mobile separate, so one wonders if Microsoft is on the right track with its one size fits all policy. Kernel code sharing doesnt mean having a common UI. And blindly sharing features is known as taking a shortcut.
Tablets, convertibles and 2-in-1s are devices that can benefit from both: ecosystem support and a touchscreen interface. Microsoft should focus on smoothening out the experience for these users while at the same time leaving the traditional PC market alone, as far as the interface is concerned.
After all, Sun Tzu did say, "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win".
Windows 8 was an example of Microsoft going to war and then seeking to win. It was also an attempt at besieging a walled city, while bafflingly leaving the gates to its own fort wide open. Windows 9 must change that.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Leaked iPhone 6 Quick Start Guide Tips Design September 9 Launch Report
While a number of reports had already been tipping a September 9 launch datefor the next generation iPhone, a new leaked image of the iPhone 6s alleged quick start guide is said to reconfirm the launch date as well as the design of the phone.
The September 9 launch date thats been tipped again is in-line with previous leaks that pointed to a mid-September launch for the next iPhone 6 models. If true, the launch date would correspond to the second Tuesday of September, a day that Apple used to unveil the iPhone 5c (Review) and iPhone 5s last year.
The leaked image has been published by Nowhereelse.fr, who notably leaked iPhone 5s quick start guide last year ahead of the official announcement, and which was spot-on. The site is claiming the leak iPhone 6 quick start guide is from a trusted and loyal source.
The leaked image of the alleged quick start guide shows the much-anticipated September 9 launch date on the screen with the handsets name as iPhone 6. The alleged quick start guide further corroborate whats has been widely expected based on earlier leaks. The leaked document again tips that the next iPhone would house the power button on the right panel of the device, instead on the top panel seen on current iPhone models.
However, the alleged quick start guide contradicting flurry of earlier leaks show a new design of the iPhone 6. The leaked document shows the alleged iPhone 6 sporting the same straight-edge industrial design, instead of curved edges, seen on the iPhone 4,iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s. MacRumors also points to some formatting errors on the leaked guide, further questioning its authenticity.
Other features that are seen on the leaked quick start guide that have previously been attributed to the iPhone 6 design are redesigned volume buttons on the left panel; Lightning connector at the bottom, and presence of Touch ID sensor on the home button.
In addition to the leaked quick start guide, Nowhereelse.fr citing the same Chinese supply chain source claims that the 128GB model is confirmed.
Last week, a leaked schematics yet again tipped that the upcoming iPhone might see the introduction of a new 128GB inbuilt storage variant. The alleged iPhone 6 is said to come launch in 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB storage variants.
Another report on Tuesday suggested possible screen resolutions for both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch versions to be 750x1334 pixels and 1242x2208 pixels, respectively. Additionally, iPhone 6 was said to not ship with the anticipated new Lightning Cable with reversible ports.
Microsoft sends out invites for a Windows 9 event on September 30
In line with past rumors, Microsoft sent out invites for a dedicated Windows 9 press gathering. The hotly anticipated event will take place in San Francisco.
Redmond’s upcoming announcement will also focus on enterprise. The company’s executives Joe Belfiore and Terry Myerson will talk about the future of Microsoft Windows.
Release of a Windows 9 Technical Preview is all but certain. The increasing number of leaked screenshots and videos also points in this direction.
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