Friday, June 12, 2015
Apple Announces CarPlay Vehicle Integration Feature Demo Videos and It Works Alongside BlackBerrys QNX Car Platform
CarPlay is limited to Lightning-enabled iPhones (iPhone 5, 5c, 5s), the feature can be summoned and controlled on compatible cars through Siri voice control, on-board buttons, and a touchscreen. From there, users are able to make calls, return missed calls, listen to voicemail, get spoken, turn-by-turn directions using Apple’s Maps application, and Music. Third party apps such as Beats Radio, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, and Spotify are also supported, with Apple promising compatibility with more apps soon.
“CarPlay has been designed from the ground up to provide drivers with an incredible experience using their iPhone in the car,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of iPhone and iOS Product Marketing. “iPhone users always want their content at their fingertips and CarPlay lets drivers use their iPhone in the car with minimized distraction. We have an amazing lineup of auto partners rolling out CarPlay, and we’re thrilled it will make its debut this week in Geneva.”We’ve seen several leaked photos and videos of how the feature will work, Apple has not provided much details, except for some signals on the strength of the feature. Apple executives went on record to say that the functionality was "very important to the company" and is an essential "part of the ecosystem," some rumors claimed that CarPlay was plagued by development issues.
However, a new promotional video by Volvo, one of the launch partners, have just given us the first glimpse of what Apple CarPlay’s user interface will look like.
Volvo enhances Apple’s capabilities by linking them to a specially-developed interface that allows drivers to use voice and touch controls to access Apple features and services, ensuring the entire interaction is always safe and easy to use.The press release also reveals that CarPlay currently will require a wired connection using an iPhones Lightning connector, Wi-Fi connectivity will be "coming in the near future".
With Apple CarPlay, users will immediately recognise their basic iPhone applications, such as phone, messages, music and navigation. The initial offer also features third party audio apps including Spotify, the popular music streaming service.
After the announcement of Apples new CarPlay iOS vehicle integration and the release of promotional materials from launch partners Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, Apple participating in Ferraris launch at the Geneva Motor Show.
The first thing we noticed is how speedy everything is. Apps load quickly, and Siris contextual algorithms hastily recognized our voice commands and responded appropriately. Apple has also implemented safety features to ensure services do not draw your attention away from the road and push forward its "hands-free" theme. For example, when we sent or received a message from a contact, Siri would only read the message back to us and we never once got the chance to see its contents.Jalopnik has a hands-on video of Volvos CarPlay implementation. While the video is of fairly poor quality, it does show somewhat better responsiveness than seen in the Ferrari.
CarPlay iOS vehicle integration system, also has been designed to work with BlackBerrys QNX operating system. The QNX Car Platform powers many in-car infotainment systems and includes a mobile connectivity framework that supports many mobile development environments, including iOS.
Connectivity to smartphones and other mobile devices is a key strength of QNX Software Systems platform for car infotainment systems, and many automakers and tier one automotive suppliers use our platform to implement smartphone/head-unit integration in their vehicles. We have a long-standing partnership with Apple to ensure high-quality connectivity with their devices, and this partnership extends to support for Apple CarPlay.
In addition to Volvo, Ferrari, and Mercedes-Benz that had offered vehicles with CarPlay integration. Other manufacturers, such as BMW Group, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Subaru, Suzuki, and Toyota, are expected to launch vehicles with CarPlay support in 2014.
Source: Apple via MacRumors
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Amazon announces new Kindle Voyage for 199 and new Kindle for 79
Friday, April 3, 2015
Samsung announces Galaxy Tab Active
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Asus announces new ZenWatch wearable
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
“Samsung announces Galaxy S6 on 1 March ‘ NU nl
According to a invitation that Samsung has sent to the press.
The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event takes place on March 1, just before the Mobile World Congress. Samsung Galaxy S5 also presented last year during the week of the Mobile World Congress.
It is expected that Samsung for the Galaxy S6 also will introduce an Edge variant with a curved screen. This is reinforced by the invitation that Samsung has shipped, which is hinted at a curved shape
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The Galaxy Note 4 with an Edge-variant appeared . The screen runs at an Edge device over the edge and displays notifications and shortcuts apps.
The Galaxy S6 would a metal design, 5-inch screen with a qHD resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels octacore processor and 3GB of RAM available
Galaxy S6. All expectations and rumors
These are the expectations of Mobile World Congress
Monday, March 30, 2015
Microsoft officially announces the Golden Lumia 930 and Lumia 830
After filtering images pointing to an imminent filing, the company Devices Microsoft has confirmed the existence and coming-of Golden and Gold versions of Microsoft Lumia 930 and Microsoft Lumia 830 two flagship smartphones that from now are available to users seeking a plus in elegance. Both teams will be announced in two discrete issues of black and white, topped with an edged in gold at the ends of the housing. The first will go on sale later this month of January, while the second will be released from February. We will find for sale in different countries of Europe, parts of Asia, China, India and Africa. The price may vary depending on the operator to circulate, but both should be about 450 or 500 euros in the open market.
But what about its technical characteristics? you’re wondering. Well, in this sense you can rest easy, because there are noticeable changes. In fact, what Microsoft has done is to conserve Devices tab proposed specifications for Microsoft Lumia 930 and Microsoft Lumia 830 original and add only changes in the external casing. Thus, new buyers Lumia 930 will be to pocket a smartphone equipped with a large 5-inch screen and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor up to four cores. The camera is one of its strongest points. And this device integrates a 20 megapixel sensor that works through advanced technology PureView and finished off his prodigious performance with a Carl Zeiss lens. It also includes a lot of applications to edit and get higher quality catches as Nokia Refocus, Nokia Camera, Nokia Glam Me, Nokia StoryTeller or Panorama.
The Microsoft Lumia 930 is also a phone very well prepared for connectivity. So much so that it is compatible with 4G / LTE networks. The battery is capable of providing a range of up to 15 hours talk time.
The Microsoft Lumia 830 has a slightly more discreet sheet. Includes a five-inch screen and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor . The memory is 16 GB, but can be expanded with microSD cards up to 128 GB. It has an integrated 10 megapixel camera with support for PureView technology and Carl Zeiss optical quality. Includes a lithium ion battery with a capacity of 2,200 milliamps, also designed so that users can enjoy the phone for a whole day of hard work .
Microsoft officially announces the Golden Lumia 930 and Lumia 830
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Page Plus Announces LTE Support Coming In October
Verizon MVNO Page Plus has announced that it will implement support for official 4G LTE device activation beginning in October, after months of speculation on if Page Plus would offer such access. As Verizon Wireless recently expanded access to its LTE network to its own prepaid service over the summer, speculation grew at a fever pitch regarding which Verizon MVNOs would be the first to receive access to Verizon’s LTE network, with Page Plus being the most heavily discussed.