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Samsung Prepares A Phone For Every Feature As The Galaxy S4 Zoom Shows Up At Bluetooth SIG
Author: Jade Kim
Samsung is in a unique position among Android smartphone manufacturers, which allows it to create devices like the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a rumored S4 variant that showed up for certification at the Bluetooth SIG this week (via UnwiredView) as the “SM-C101.” The S4 Zoom is reportedly going to resemble the unreleased S4 Mini, but boast a 16 megapixel rear camera with optical zoom.
Optical zoom is really the one remaining advantage that point and shoot cameras have over smartphone shooters, at least from a hardware perspective. Other companies, including LG and Huawei have been working on building smartphone optical zoom tech, too, but if Samsung brings this one to market with its rumored 10x zoom, it’ll be the strongest one currently available, beating the Nokia 808 PureView’s measly 3X power.
Samsung has the luxury of experimenting with different form factors, and using its flagship branding to offer a range of devices that potentially cut off competitors by giving users a complete device to match ever competitive advantage. Like the S4 but want a more manageably sized screen like on the iPhone 5? Get the S4 mini. Like the S4 but want something a little better able to withstand the environment and harsh conditions like the Xperia Z? Get the rumored rugged S4 variant. Want an S4 but with the best smartphone camera in the business, which exceeds even Nokia’s most ambitious efforts? Get the S4 Zoom.
Samsung’s lineup variety strategy may be more about blocking the competition and casting a wide net than anything else, but a big zoom on a mobile camera will have a lasting effect on the industry if it goes over well and produces impressive results. More importantly, it could bring about even bigger changes for the dwindling standalone point-and-shoot camera market, which means other smartphone OEMs won’t be the only ones watching to see if and when the Galaxy S4 Zoom makes a splash, which could happen as early as June according to release date rumors.
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Amazon’s Appstore prepares for international availability in ‘nearly 200 countries’
Author: Angela Chin
Amazon has big plans for its incredibly successful (we guess?) Appstore on Android, which include expansion to “nearly 200 countries,” — after rolling out in Europe and Japan — but it’s asking for developers to get on board first. So that its store shelves aren’t empty when they open up in places like Brazil, Canada and Papua New Guinea, it’s securing app submissions and making sure devs opt-in to international distribution. Peter Sleeman, Director of P2 Games, is quoted in the press release claiming his company saw 4-5x sales of a recent app on Kindle Fire compared to Google Play. That feat is echoed by several others quoted, citing Amazon’s in-app purchasing system and features like GameCircle. There’s no word whether this global rollout will be followed by wider distribution of its other media services and branded hardware, but given the predictable path it’s followed so far that seems like a safe bet.
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Amazon’s Appstore prepares for international availability in ‘nearly 200 countries’
Author: Markus Smith
Amazon has big plans for its incredibly successful (we guess?) Appstore on Android, which include expansion to “nearly 200 countries,” — after rolling out in Europe and Japan — but it’s asking for developers to get on board first. So that its store shelves aren’t empty when they open up in places like Brazil, Canada and Papua New Guinea, it’s securing app submissions and making sure devs opt-in to international distribution. Peter Sleeman, Director of P2 Games, is quoted in the press release claiming his company saw 4-5x sales of a recent app on Kindle Fire compared to Google Play. That feat is echoed by several others quoted, citing Amazon’s in-app purchasing system and features like GameCircle. There’s no word whether this global rollout will be followed by wider distribution of its other media services and branded hardware, but given the predictable path it’s followed so far that seems like a safe bet.
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Amazon’s Appstore prepares for international availability in ‘nearly 200 countries’
Author: Markus Smith
Amazon has big plans for its incredibly successful (we guess?) Appstore on Android, which include expansion to “nearly 200 countries,” — after rolling out in Europe and Japan — but it’s asking for developers to get on board first. So that its store shelves aren’t empty when they open up in places like Brazil, Canada and Papua New Guinea, it’s securing app submissions and making sure devs opt-in to international distribution. Peter Sleeman, Director of P2 Games, is quoted in the press release claiming his company saw 4-5x sales of a recent app on Kindle Fire compared to Google Play. That feat is echoed by several others quoted, citing Amazon’s in-app purchasing system and features like GameCircle. There’s no word whether this global rollout will be followed by wider distribution of its other media services and branded hardware, but given the predictable path it’s followed so far that seems like a safe bet.
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The moon marks 40 years without a human visitor, prepares for impending probe crashes
Author: Jesus Sargent
It’s likely not an anniversary anyone thought we would fulfill after the first moon landing, but today marks 40 years given that Gene Cernan left the last footprint on the moon as Apollo 17 ended its goal. That was the last of 6 manned objectives to the lunar surface (9 consisting of those that didn’t land), which saw twelve men in fact walk on the moon in all. The years since have obviously seen continued exploration of the moon through other means, though, and following week will see an additional major occasion when NASA’s twin GRAIL spacecraft conduct a prepared crash into a mountain near the lunar north pole. Those have been in orbit since January 1st, producing a high-resolution map of the moon’s gravitational industry and gathering information that promises to offer more information than ever about the moon’s internal framework and composition. You’ll be able to follow along on NASA’s website as that occurs start at 5PM Eastern on Monday, December 17th.
[ Image credit: NASA / Eugene Cernan ]
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Barnes & Noble Cuts GlowLight Nook Rate To $ 119 As Amazon Prepares To Ship Its Paperwhite Kindles
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Amazon ’ s shiny new Kindle Paperwhite will start trickling from the business ’ s myriad warehouses in short order, however it appears e-reading competing Barnes & Noble won ’ t let Amazon set foot in the illuminated e-reader market unanswered.
To that end, B&N has announced that it has actually cut the price of its conceptually comparable Nook SimpleTouch with GlowLight from $ 139 to $ 119– the exact same price as Amazon ’ s ad-supported Paperwhite style.
It ’ s easy to look at the move as a knee-jerk response to Amazon ’ s impending Paperwhite Kindle launch, but Barnes & Noble claims it ’ s anything however. Apparently, the rate cut has actually been in the works for “ months ” now as part of the business ’ s organizing, though I ’ ve got to ask yourself if Amazon ’ s statement earlier this month may have helped force B&N ’ s hand a bit. After all, it has actually gotten to be very really good at using price cuts to attempt and disrupt a few of Amazon ’ s thunder — as Kindle Fire HD reports chose up vapor last August, B&N cut the prices of its Nook Tablet line. Of course, Barnes now has some orderly new tablets to push, as we head into the holidays, however the move a minimum of keeps those older tablets in competition with Amazon ’ s earlier Fire. B&N might have just made the cut official, but a few stores were perhaps a bit too quick to pull the trigger. Target and Walmart (two companies
that have coincidentally dropped Amazon ’ s e-readers from their stock) both acknowledged the Glowlight-enabled Nook ’ s updated rate yesterday. Now the B&N site mirrors that pricing modification too, and simply in time– the country ’ s annual bout of vacation shopping hysteria is simply around the corner, and this move to rates parity ought to force customers to weigh their e-reading choices based upon each device ’ s meritsrather than which would hurt their purses the least.
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Details on Jelly Bean for Xoom WiFi spill early, prepares to be served in the US
Author: Jesus Sargent
Report has it that Xoom WiFi managers in the US might soon be on the obtaining end of yet another software program update, though this time ’round it would certainly be a virtual container full of that colorful and buttery smooth Android 4.1. According to a recent changelog obtained by Droid Life, the Jelly Bean refresh will certainly bring a number of characteristics previously seen on Google’s Nexus 7 over to Moto’s 10-inch slate– a couple of which consist of an improved UI with the “smoothest model of Android,” a new look for Mountain View’s search, smarter overall keyboard and widgets that “work like magic.” No word on when precisely we’ll see the alleged build (JRO038) hit WiFi-only Xooms here in the States, however a minimum of there’s some classy hope for you.
Filed under: Tablet Computers, SoftwareDetails on Jelly Bean for Xoom WiFi spill early, prepares to be served in the US initially appeared on Engadget onTue, 24 Jul 2012 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for usage of feeds. Permalink|Droid Life|Email this|Opinions
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AT&T prepares internal systems for shared data, launch date still TBD
Author: Brandon Zimmerman
According to the memo seen above, Telegence has been tweaked to include a new group-level data feature node “in preparation for the launch of Shared Data.” This verbiage seems to suggest the new plans are coming in the very near future, but the communication is quick to point out that the launch date has yet to be determined. Unfortunately, since the new adjustments aren’t functional just yet, it could simply mean the company’s beginning the first wave of crucial internal testing. Regardless, its presence in AT&T’s systems is a great step forward, and a welcome one that’s been a long time coming. The question is, will the new plans arrive before Verizon can push its version out to the masses?
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AT&T prepares internal systems for shared data, launch date still TBD originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Amazon prepares Kindle Touch for April launch in Japan?
Author: Laura Clark
According to one of Japan’s big dailies, The Nikkei, Amazon will attempt to brave the tricky e-reader waters of Japan, aiming to launch its Kindle Touch as the flagship device in April. The newspaper reports that the device will land for less than 20,000 yen ($ 260), teaming up with Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo for 3G access to the Kindle’s online store, gratis. Amazon hopes that the device’s very competitive pricing, at least in comparison to existing 3G-friendly e-readers, will make in-roads to the notoriously frosty Japanese e-reader market. It will also bring Amazon’s e-readers to the home turf of one of its biggest rivals; Rakuten.
Amazon prepares Kindle Touch for April launch in Japan? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Vinci tablet for babies goes up for pre-order, prepares to be hurled across the playroom
Author: Janet Odell
Vinci tablet for babies goes up for pre-order, prepares to be hurled across the playroom originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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