Samsung's new 1TB SSD is based on latest 3D technology

Samsung has raised the stakes in flash storage with a new 1TB solid-state drive based on its newest memory technology.

The SSD is targeted at high-end PCs, and the drive is based on Samsung's second generation V-NAND technology, in which storage chips are stacked vertically. Samsung also announced 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacity SSDs.

"Following the last year's introduction of 3-bit NAND-based SSDs for PC markets, our new 3-bit SSD for data centers will help considerably in expanding the market base for SSD," said Young-Hyun Jun, Samsung executive vice president for memory sales and marketing. "We expect SSD market growth will gain momentum as this new SSD delivers significant improvements in data center investment efficiency, leading to full-fledged commercialization of SSDs in IT systems later this year."

Samsung says the new V-NAND storage drives are two times as durable as planar MLC-based NAND drives in writing data and consume 20% less power.

Prices for the SSDs were not immediately available.

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Apple announces its aquisition over beats

After weeks of rumors and speculation, it’s now official: Apple has acquired Beats Music and Beats Electronics for a total of $3 billion.

“I’ve always known in my heart that Beats belonged with Apple,” Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Beats, said in a press release obtained by MTV News. “The idea when we started the company was inspired by Apple’s unmatched ability to marry culture and technology. Apple’s deep commitment to music fans, artists, songwriters and the music industry is something special.”

Beats initially built up its brand and name through headphones — from in-ear options to powerful studio-ready versions. After that, other products, including speakers, hit the market. Then, earlier this year, the company launched a music streaming service, which allows users to access an immense library of music once they’ve signed up.

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Top 10 smart phones that just got a 'price cut'

Now-a-days Indian markets are flooded with new wide range of smartphones with different attractive features and prices, while we witness new launches the existing smartphones also undergoing price correction. At times makers, distributors and other e-commerce websites pass on discounts to their customers

Let us look the top ten smartphones that recently got a price cut which might help you to make ease in selection

1) Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S5 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics, which serves as the immediate successor to 2013's Galaxy S4. Unveiled on 24 February 2014 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, it was released on April 11, 2014 in 150 countries.

The Galaxy S5 praised for the improvements to its design, display, software, and camera, and also came with other special features such as heart rate sensor, 4K video recording and a finger print scanner. It's also water and dust resistant. 

It is powered by Exynos octa-core processor and 3GB RAM, and features a 16MP rear camera. 

Just a month after its launch, Samsung's flagship phone Galaxy S5 is available online at an average price of Rs 40,000. This mean a price cut of over Rs 10,000 on its official launch price which is 51,500

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Flipkart acquires online fashion retailer Myntra for about $300 million

India's largest e-commerce company Flipkart has finalized the acquisition of the Bangalore-based online fashion store Myntra according to official sources at both the companies. Myntra's founder, Mukesh Bansal will join the Flipkart board and both the entities will remain independent.

According to reports, Flipkart will invest around $100 million in the fashion business. Flipkart's co-founder Sachin Bansal has said that "its a 100 percent acquisition and going forward we have big plans in this segment."

As of now, financial details of the deal have not been revealed but sources from Flipkart say that the transaction was valued at close to $300 million. The deal will surely help Flipkart in becoming a leading e-retailer in the online fashion business in India. The deal is said to be a combination of both cash and stock.

According to sources, Flipkart founders Sachin and Binny Bansal own less than 10 percent of Flipkart while Mukesh Bansal owns around 6-7 percent in Myntra.

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Sony to upgrade Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z with Android 4.4 Kitkat and other minor changes.

Sony has announced in a blog post that they will be rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update, and other minor updates now users will be getting revamped Status Bar and Quick Settings. The update will also bring some changes to Sony's built-in apps in terms of Messaging, camera battery and also fixing sound bug issue for its Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z.

 

Messaging: a few User Interface adjustments including slicker "send" animation and now you will be finding smileys when ever there's an app with keyboard.

Email: Loading newer mails is now easy and more responsive viewing pane. Split screen modes for easy digest for Xperia Tablet Z.

Camera: A selection of Xperia Camera apps directly accessible from viewfinder. including personal favorite "Creative Effect", and more for download to boot.

Battery Stamina Mode: Unique power management feature, bringing smarter data management and prolonging battery life.

Media: Walkman, Album and Movies with Sony Entertainment Network, cloud service integration - a more converged and full sony entertainment experiance, more intutive UI, better download speeds. Xperia devices will get firmware 14.3.A.0.757 update that will fix the sound bug issue that sometimes caused notifications and calls to be played through the internal speaker instead of the external one, which made calls difficult to hear.

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Project Ara smart phones to be powered by Toshiba processors.

Google's Project Ara smartphone which is expected to be unveiled in 2015, will let users build their own smartphones and customize them. Now according to Nikkei, Toshiba is preparing three types of processors for the device, which will be used in the modules as well as within the smartphone.

According to Android Authority, the main processor in Toshiba’s product line would be the company’s TX series of microcontrollers, that are based on ARM’s low-power Cortex M3 and M0 designs. Currently, Toshiba doesn’t have a chip that offers the type of performance that comes from a Cortex-A powered Qualcomm or Samsung chips and will provide essential processing components on the basic device, instead of the main CPU.

Toshiba may also offer a range of integrated circuits, DSP, smaller 8-bit microcontrollers, as well as its own CMOS image sensors, that could be used in various modules of Project Ara.

It seems that, Toshiba began working with Google on Project Ara in October 2013, and “was approved as a preferred supplier for this line, the only Japanese company to be given that status.” Nikkei states that the company will become the “sole chipmaker for the phone about a year after its rollout.”

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Motorola launches the Moto E in India, exclusively available in flipkart

Following up on the launch of the budget oriented Moto G and the mid-range Moto X in India, Motorola has unveiled its entry-level smartphone the Moto E at a price of Rs 6,999 in India. The Moto E, as with the Moto G and Moto X, will also be available exclusively via online retailer Flipkart in India.

With the Moto E, Motorola lowers its price bar even further and the phone is expected to give stiff competition to the Indian brands that thrive in the budget Android smartphone segment. Recently HTC has also launched the Desire 210 in India at Rs 8,700.

The Moto E targets feature phone users and marketing marketing campaign in the run up to the launch shows old feature phones being dumped. Motorola focusing both on affordability and robustness. A tagline for the Moto E says, "Made to last. Priced for all." India is the first market in which the Moto E will go on sale and will be available on Flipkart from Tuesday (13 May,2014) night. 

General Featires
In the Box	Handset with Built-in Battery, QSG and Warranty Card, Charger, Headset, Back Door
Brand	Motorola
Model ID	XT1022
Form	Bar
SIM Size	Micro SIM
SIM Type	Dual SIM, GSM + GSM, (Dual Standby)
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive
Call Features	Loudspeaker
Handset Color	Black,Turquoise, Lemon
Platform
Operating Frequency	GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100
OS	Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor	1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, Dual Core
Graphics	Adreno 302, 400 MHz Single
Display
Size	4.3 Inches
Resolution	qHD, 960 x 540 Pixels
Other Display Features	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera
Primary Camera	Yes, 5 Megapixel
Secondary Camera	No
Flash	No
Video Recording	Yes, 30 fps
Dimensions
Size	64.8x124.8x12.3 mm
Weight	142 g
Battery	Non-removable
Type	Li-Ion, 1980 mAh
Memory and Storage
Internal	4 GB
Expandable Memory	microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory	1 GB RAM
Internet & Connectivity
Internet Features	Email
Preinstalled Browser	Google Chrome
3G	Yes, 21.1 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA; HSPA+
Wifi	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
USB Connectivity	Yes, micro USB, v2
Navigation Technology	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, with Google Maps
Bluetooth	Yes, v4, Supported Profiles (LE)
Audio Jack	3.5 mm
Multimedia
Music Player	Yes, Supports MP3
Video Player	Yes, Supports H.264, H.263, MP4, HD
FM	Yes
Sound Enhancement	Front Ported Loudspeaker Orientation, Audio Chip
Other Features
Call Memory	Yes
SMS Memory	Yes
Phone Book Memory	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor
Additional Features	P2i, Single White LED
Warranty
Warranty Summary	1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 6 months warranty for in the box accessories

Here is the teasor of Moto E.

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Nokia Lumia 630 launched in India.

Nokia is on a roll with its new Windows Phone 8.1-based smartphone - the Nokia Lumia 630. After launching Nokia XL last week, the company has just announced the Lumia 630 in India.

The Lumia 630 will be the first smartphone to feature Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. Nokia is planning to launch the dual-SIM version of the Lumia 630 on 16th May. The single SIM variant of the phone will be launched later this month.

The pricing of both the variants has also been announced. The single-SIM variant will cost Rs 10,500 while the dual-SIM version will be available for Rs 11,500.

The Lumia 630 specifications are as follows

Display:
4.5-inch display with FWVGA(854x480) resolution
Screen:
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Camera:
5MP, Autofocus, digital zoom upto 4 x, image formats JPEG/Exif
Processor:
Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor running at 1.2GHz
Battery:
Battery:	1830mAh
Maximum standby time:	25 days
Maximum talk time (2G):	16.4 h
Maximum talk time (3G):	13.1 h
Maximum music playback time:	58 h
Maximum video playback time:	7 h
Maximum cellular network browsing time:	8.8 h
Maximum Wi-Fi network browsing time:	9.4h
Memory:
RAM:	512 MB
ROM:	8GB internal memory, expandable
Expandable	Expandable memory upto 128GB
Cloud	Free cloud storage: 7
Audio:
Music format:	Codecs: MP3, AAC LC, AMR-NB, WMA 9, GSM FR, HE-AAC, HE-AACv2, WMA 10 Pro
Audio playback file formats:	MP4, AAC, MP3, M4A, WMA, 3G2, AMR, 3GP, ASF
Radio:	Internet Radio, FM Radio
Video:
Camera video resolution:	720p (HD, 1280 x 720)
Camera video frame rate:	30 fps
Camera video zoom:	4 x
Video playback frame rate:	30 fps
Video playback codecs:	H.263, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, VC-1, Windows video
Video playback file formats:	3G2, 3GP, MP4, WMV, AVI, M4V, MOV
Video recording formats:	MP4/H.264
Colours:
Green, orange, yellow, black, white.

The all-new Lumia 630 will have the latest Windows Phone features like the Cortana search assistant and the Universal Windows apps. India is among the first few countries where the smartphone has been announced.

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Google is testing new User Interface for Gmail on desktops

Google is reportedly testing a new revamped update of its Gmail UI for desktop and has started sending out invites to some users to check the new features on the UI. The new UI has been designed to bring a common experience across various screen sizes.

At first glance the user interface looks a lot similar to Gmail’s mobile experience. It also appears to have been designed to function across variety of screen sizes without losing any functionality.

However there is no information on the official launch date of the new Gmail UI. Though Google is working on it, the UI may be just meant for testing and might not be launched at all.

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