Showing posts with label year. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 14, 2015
WSJ Two Larger iPhones this Year Scrap the Plastic iPhone
iPhone Air Concept.
The report also says that Apple will scrap the plastic casing that it introduced with the iPhone 5c, and will instead have two models with metal outer casings similar to the current iPhone 5s.
Facing competition from rivals offering smartphones with bigger screens, Apple Inc. plans larger displays on a pair of iPhones due for release this year, people familiar with the situation said.According to WSJ’s sources the 4.5-inch iPhone 6 model is reportedly further along in development and being prepared for mass production. The larger 5-inch model version is still in preliminary development, and there are any curved display something that had been previously rumored.
The people said Apple plans an iPhone model with a screen larger than 4½ inches measured diagonally, and a second version with a display bigger than 5 inches. Until now, Apples largest phone has been the 4-inch display on the iPhone 5.
Both new models are expected to feature metal casings similar to what is used on the current iPhone 5S, with Apple expected to scrap the plastic exterior used in the iPhone 5C, these people said.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Asus wants to sell 5 million ZenFones this year ZenFone 6 and ZenFone 5 are available now
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Announced back in January at CES 2014, Asus’ new ZenFone 6 and ZenFone 5 handsets are available starting this week - although it looks like only customers in Taiwan can buy the devices for now.
The ZenFone 6 costs around $230 (6,990 TWD) in Taiwan, while the ZenFone 5 is priced at $166 (4,990 TWD). Both were launched in Taiwan before being introduced in other markets because this is Asus’ home country. China is probably one of the markets that will get the new smartphones next. According to Focus Taiwan, Asus CFO David Chang “predicted” that 5 million ZenFone handsets would be sold around the world before the end of 2014.
The ZenFone 6 and ZenFone 5 run Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (upgradeable to KitKat), and are powered by dual-core 2GHz Intel Atom Z2580 processors. The former model sports a 6-inch 720p display, while the latter comes with a 5-inch 720p screen. You can check out our Asus ZenFone 6 hands-on here, and our Asus ZenFone 5 hands-on here.
Asus also has a ZenFone 4, which features a 4-inch WVGA display. This is obviously cheaper than the other two ZenFones, and should be available starting this month, too.
The ZenFone 6 costs around $230 (6,990 TWD) in Taiwan, while the ZenFone 5 is priced at $166 (4,990 TWD). Both were launched in Taiwan before being introduced in other markets because this is Asus’ home country. China is probably one of the markets that will get the new smartphones next. According to Focus Taiwan, Asus CFO David Chang “predicted” that 5 million ZenFone handsets would be sold around the world before the end of 2014.
The ZenFone 6 and ZenFone 5 run Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (upgradeable to KitKat), and are powered by dual-core 2GHz Intel Atom Z2580 processors. The former model sports a 6-inch 720p display, while the latter comes with a 5-inch 720p screen. You can check out our Asus ZenFone 6 hands-on here, and our Asus ZenFone 5 hands-on here.
Asus also has a ZenFone 4, which features a 4-inch WVGA display. This is obviously cheaper than the other two ZenFones, and should be available starting this month, too.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Possible Cause of Death of Electrocuted 23 year old Woman Revealed
Recently, we gave you the news of a young Chinese woman, 23 years old, who was electrocuted do death while receiving a call on her iPhone.
latest news reaching us suggests that she was electrocuted because she used a fake iPhone charger. Also, the report also said that she wasnt shocked to death when using her iPhone 5 but rather an iPhone 4 which has a stainless steel design.
According to information from South China Morning Post:
“According to Xiang Ligang, a telecommunications expert interviewed by CCTV, the charger Ma had been using may have been a “knockoff” – a fake.It was further said that the woman had an iPhone 5 as well as an iPhone 4. The tragedy in question happened while she was using her iPhone 4 to receive a call while it was charging. It will be of note that iPhone 4 has a stainless steel design which can of course conduct electricity thereby inducing a fatal electric shock.
“Knockoff chargers sometimes cut corners,” Xiang said. “The quality of the capacitor and circuit protector may not be good, and this may lead to the capacitor breaking down and sending 220 volts of electricity directly into the cell phone battery.”
Also, Xiang Ligang said, normally, the electric current from an overloaded charger would overheat the phone’s casing, damaging the circuits inside and rendering the device unusable. In the case of Ma’s iPhone 4, however, authorities said the phone could still be started normally despite severe traces of burning on its exterior. The phone’s data cable, charger, and plug were all intact.”
However, these are all speculative deductions and not conclusive. Apple and Police officials are of course conducting their own investigations into this matter.
Whatever, users should be more careful these days to try at least disconnecting phone from mains before answering calls.
Stay tuned as we give you conclusive information on what really happened after investigations may have been completed and declared.
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