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The New Nokia N1 Android Tablet Revealed Today

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It hasn’t been long since Microsoft announced that they will purchase the mobile division of Nokia. Microsoft even launched its first Lumia smartphone using the Microsoft name. The latest news comes from the Nokia side of the business as it announces their new smart mobile device called Nokia N1 Android tablet.

The new Nokia N1 Android tablet was presented at a conference in Finland called Slush and it comes with some really cool features. The N1 runs on an Android OS, it’s made of aluminum, has a 7.9 inch laminated display and 64-bit quad core Intel Atom z358 processor. Nokia N1 Android tablet also comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It has an 8MP back camera and a 5MP front camera; the battery has 5,300mAh.

Nokia N1 Android tablet has rounded edges which make the N1 look a bit like Apple’s iPad. The tablet is pretty thin at 6.9 mm and it comes available in Lava Gray and Natural Aluminum.
On the software side of things, the new Nokia N1 Android tablet runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop and it comes customized the Z Launcher. The Launcher was released in June and many were pleasantly surprised with it. The Nokia Launcher allows its users to quickly launch apps or contacts onto the main screen of the tablet. It can also be used to search the web faster.

The new Nokia N1 Android tablet costs $250 and it will be first launched in China starting next year in February. Nokia said that the new tablet will be in stores just in time for the Chinese New Year, which is on February 19. After that, Nokia plans to release the N1 tablet in Russia and other European countries, where Nokia used to be very influent as a phone manufacturer before the Microsoft deal. Nokia hasn’t said anything about US release.

Nokia said that the company will not return to manufacturing smartphones, although the Microsoft contract allows it to make and sell smartphone starting with 2016. Nokia said that the company wants to license its brand to companies that want and can sell devices under the Noka brand name.

Apple: New Seattle Office, Union Bay Networks Acquisition

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Apple- A New Seattle Office

Apple is moving into competition’s territory by starting an engineering office in Seattle, its first in the Northwest. The new office will be accommodating 2,000 employees to work on Apple’s network infrastructure.

It was reported that the nucleus of the Apple office is a group of employees who had worked at Union Bay Networks, a cloud computing startup near Google’s Seattle campus in Fremont. Union Bay’s information email no longer works, and at least five of its employees have changed their LinkedIn profiles to say they began working at Apple in September. Seven of the startup’s nine employees became Apple employees and are working at an undisclosed office location in the city.

That may be just what Apple needs to accelerate its cloud offerings and narrow the gap with leading cloud services, which were largely built in Seattle.

Most of the Union Bay team came from F5 Networks, including Benn Bollay, a former principal engineer at F5 and chief technology officer at Union Bay, according to his LinkedIn profile. Bollay now describes himself as an Apple manager and on Friday reportedly posted that he was looking to hire “multidisciplinary engineers” to work on “core infrastructure services and environments driving every online customer experience at Apple ranging from iCloud to iTunes”. The post that was later removed said: “Ever wanted to work at Apple, but didn’t want to live in Cupertino?”

One of Union Bay’s backers, Madrona Venture Group, was unusually tight-lipped about its investment and declined to say whether the company was sold to Apple.

Apple confirmed to the Seattle Times that it had indeed opened an engineering office in Seattle, but it has not confirmed a Union Bay Networks acquisition. Moreover the location of Apple’s new Seattle office has not been released yet. However this shouldn’t come as a surprise, because Apple has dozens of offices in secret locations in the Bay Area.

Until recently, Apple remained one of the few top-level tech companies that had yet to establish offices in the northwest corner of the US. Apple now joins Twitter, Facebook and Oracle as examples of companies moving up the US west coast from California. Seattle happens to be home to Microsoft and Amazon, as well.

 

 

 

Apple is Rumored to Delay the Launch of the 3 Gen iPad Mini

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According to Commercial Times, a Taiwanese publication that’s known for their spot-on Apple rumors, has just revealed that Apple won’t be launching their 3 gen iPad Mini this October, as it was hoped. It appears that the iPad Pro rumors may have some truth behind them and some voices are saying that the 12.9 inch iPad that is thought to launch next year is what’s keeping Apple from releasing an update to the iPad Mini at the end of this year.

The publication has cited supply chain sources and said that the California-based tech giant will not be launching the 3 Gen iPad Mini at the event that is expected to take place in October of 2014.

At this October event, the new iPad Air 3 is expected to launch and up until now, it was believed that the 3 Gen iPad Mini was going to also be introduced. Apple has always done this (the past two years), so there was no indication that this year they would do it differently.

3 Gen iPad Mini

There are two reasons why the 3 Gen iPad Mini is not going to be launched this year: firstly, all of Apple’s effort went into the conception, production and marketing of the Apple Watch and secondly, the rumors are saying that Apple is focusing a lot of their efforts into creating a new and larger (12.9 inch) iPad, called the iPad Pro, which is thought to be presented to the public earlier next year.

More rumors are saying that the 3 Gen iPad Mini is going to have pretty much the same features that the new iPad Air 3 is rumored to have: Touch ID fingerprint sensor, the new A8 processor and the same Retina Display resolution.

Share your thoughts in the comment section below about the 3 Gen iPad Mini, we love hearing from our readers.

Apple is Said to Release a New Larger 12.9-Inch iPad in 2015

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Apple is said to release a new and larger 12.9-inch iPad next year and it’s going to be amazing. Large tablets are something the world is craving more and more, as a means of replacing the laptop altogether; a while back we took a look at the interesting and promising Microsoft Surface Pro and today we’re finding out more about the 12.9-inch iPad that is set to launch in 2015.

The news took many by surprise, but of course, as it is the case with all Apple rumors, nothing has yet been confirmed or infirmed. Apple revels in the attention and we, the consumers, are craving for more information about a device that will surely be one of the best in the world.

It is believed that Apple is preparing the way for a new and improved iPad, one that will measure an impressive 12.9 inches (32.7 centimeters). The production of this new device is thought to be set to begin in the first quarter of 2015. The information was revealed by Bloomberg on Tuesday.

Apple’s iPad sales have declined in the recent months, because people are failing to replace their older iPads with the current 10-inch and 7.9-inch tablets. The reason behind this is speculated to be the high price of the devices and also the larger smartphones made by Samsung and other companies. Apple themselves are expected to launch two new iPhones during an event which is thought to happen on September 9, both larger than the current iPhone (4 inches).

The new 12.9-inch iPad is thought to be called iPad Pro:

The new iPad will have a screen measuring 12.9 inches diagonally, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the details aren’t public. Apple currently produces iPads with 9.7-inch and 7.9-inch displays. The Cupertino, California-based company has been working with suppliers for at least a year to develop a new range of larger touch-screen devices, said the people.

12.9-Inch iPad

The above picture is a mock up made by the people over at Mac Rumors.

This is an effort from Apple’s part to shake up the line of tablets and only time will tell if it’s going to be a success. One thing’s for sure: whatever Apple does, we’re sure to hear about it before it happens.

Naturally, as expected, Apple could not be reached for comments.

What are your thoughts on this news? Are you interested in a new and larger 12.9-inch iPad? Will you be buying one? Drop us a line in the section below and tell us all about it.

Hulu Plus Remote Control Revealed

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hulu plus remote controlGreat news for Hulu fans. Hulu just announced their Hulu Plus remote control for Android and IOS devices with which you can control streaming media playing on game consoles. In order to use it you need to first install the Hulu Plus app on your iPhone, iPad or any android devices, then launch the app; this will automatically detect the console if it’s on an logged into the same Hulu Plus account. Then you will see a cast button appear on your mobile device that will let you pair the remote with your console.

One of the coolest benefits of the Hulu Plus remote control is that you can use your mobile device to search and view TV shows, videos and other awesome stuff offered by Hulu without having to interrupt the viewing of another stream on the TV. If you want to watch a different media you just have to cast it from you remote control device and start watching the show on your TV. It’s that simple.

One of the Hulu representatives said that the Hulu Plus remote control app has all the controls- like the pause button, resume, 10 second rewind and seek- that were found on Hulu Plus. He also said that if the user wants to switch from the Hulu Plus content  from a smartphone to a console TV, one can do it simply by pressing a button.

Hulu is working on more remote control functions and will add them to the Hulu Plus app. Hulu senior development Mitch Walker wrote that the new remote control app “expand[s] on the great Chromecast support we successfully launched last year. “[R]emote control functionality for Hulu Plus brings that same awesome experience to your living room through the Hulu Plus app on your Xbox One, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation 4 systems.”

Hulu Plus Remote Control – makes everything easier

With the new remote control app is easier to relax on your couch and just enjoy the Hulu experience, especially since they sealed a deal with NBC earlier this month and Amazon announced that they plan to add Hulu Plus to their Fire TV voice search. So the future for Hulu fans is brighter than ever.

What are your thoughts on the new Hulu Plus remote control? Are you a Hulu user or do you prefer other streaming services? We would love to hear your opinion on this topic. You can share it with us in the comment section below.

 

 

iPhone 6, iWatch and iPad – The Latest Apple Rumors

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Latest Apple RumorsAfter Google announced Android Wear, the latest operating system from Android designed for smartwatches, we are pretty certain that Apple is preparing something big in the field of smartwatches. Today we are going to take a look at the latest Apple rumors and see what we know, up until now, about iPhone 6, iWatch, iPads, Macbooks and iTunes.

The Latest Apple Rumors

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One of the first rumors concerning the new iPhone 6 is the fact that Apple has bought three-years’ supply of sapphire glass displays. That we know for sure and we can only speculate that they’re going to use it for their iPhone screens. Right now they have the sapphire glass only on the iPhone 5s home button. Imagine how amazing the new iPhone 6 is going to look covered in sapphire glass.

Latest Apple rumors hint at the fact that we’re going to get two new iPhones and not just one. Apparently, there will be a 4.5 inch model and a larger that 5 inches one. Apple may feel threatened by Samsung and other Android smartphone companies who have been upping their screen size.

Another quite interesting rumor about the new iPhone 6 is that the device will have some sort of solar-powered charging ability, which is really pushing the right buttons for us, here at StatesChronicle.

iWatch

It’s Apple’s turn to make smartwatches and judging from the latest Apple rumors, they’ll hop on the smartwatch bandwagon this year. Could the sapphire glass be intended for Apple’s iWatches? Some believe it might. According to some, the iWatch will have a better implementation of Siri, Apple’s voice assistant and a great health monitoring ability.

We’re a bit reserved when it comes to the iWatch, because Apple hasn’t even confirmed its existence, so there’s not much to go on.

iPad

The latest Apple rumors concerning iPads have to do with the size of the devices. Past reports have told us that Apple is testing a 13-inch iPad, but now apparently the project is put on hold. The iPad Pro, as it would have been called, could see the light of day, we’ll just have to wait and see.

We’d like to remind you that these are just rumors that have not been confirmed and judging by how Apple does business, they’ll never get confirmed or infirmed. We’ve learned from past experiences that most of the iPhone rumors have turned out to be true, so you can choose to believe that our latest Apple rumors are the real thing.

 

Apple Slated to Launch Bigger iPad With 12.9 Inch Display in 2014

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Come 2014 and we would find large sized iPads in the market as Apple too has decided to go the big screen way. Till now Apple had been restricting the size of their tablet devices to the 9.7 inch limit. Now if speculations doing the rounds are proved to be true, there could a new addition to the line-up, one that sports a bigger 12.9 inch display. Quanta Computer have received orders from Apple for the making of these iPad’s with the launch date set tentatively for 2014. While this is a quantum jump in the size that tablets are normally seen in, it could also mean Apple is testing the water and therefore we must not expect to see large number of units of this 12.9 inch iPad when it is finally launched.

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Apple has been keen to have a slice of the business tablet market to itself as well and the bigger 12.9 inch iPad version could well be the device to soldier its way into the business community. Such a device will also ensure it has a competitor to Microsoft and its Windows based devices that are for long considered a natural ally to the entrepreneurs.

Apple has also been reported to have other devices too in the anvil, which includes the wearable iWatch which again is being worked on for a launch in 2014. The iWatch manufacturing is being taken up by Inventec, Foxconn Electronics and Quanta. This apart, DigiTimes is also reporting that trial units of the iWatches had been released this year but mass production met up with some hurdles due which its launch date has been moved to 2014.

It is not only Apple that is taking to developing bigger sized tablet devices as Samsung too is reported to be working on such a concept as well. There has been a marked decline in the demand for desktops as well as notebooks which appears to be the reason makers of computing devices have been thinking about coming up with a bigger screened tablet.

Other publications of repute such as Wall Street Journal and Macotakara had also reported the appearance of large screen iPad like the 13 inch version in the year 2014. This had been further affirmed by DisplaySearch in their columns.

iOS 7.0.3 for iPhone and iPad Expected Soon

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All the issues that iPhone users have been facing with the iMessages application are to be solved when the next update form Apple is issued, which should be iOS version 7.0.3. The same update should also take care of the software problems that the iPads which had been delivered for school usage were found to be having.

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Many users have been unable to use iMessages and had to make do with the standard text messages only on their mobile devices ever since they upgraded to iOS 7 as well as the two subsequent updates of 7.0.1 and 7.0.2. Apple had issued some settings to be applied on the network to resolve this problem which appears to have done so only temporarily as the issue has cropped up again.

The iOS 7.0.3 update is being worked on actively by Apple and they have mentioned a possible launch sometime soon for the official roll out. Users could expect a permanent solution when that happens is what Apple has stated.

The other problem is the application running on the iPads that had been distributed to schools for use by students. Teachers were supposed to be able to monitor the usage of the iPad by the students. However, that is now how things turned out to be due to the non-functioning of the monitoring. Of course the students aren’t complaining as it allowed them to use the iPad at will without being monitored. This problem too has been reported to be affecting almost all the iPads devices distributed to the school districts.

That Apple has confirmed and acknowledged the issues is a good sign, for users can expect the update soon which would solve these problems. There is the iOS 7.1 update as well which Apple is working on but that would take quite some time in being completed and released. It would be with the iPad Mini 2 and iPad 5 that we can expect iOS 7.1 to come into force. As of now it is the iOS 7.0.3 version that is expected to arrive earliest and would solve the above mentioned issues.

Apple iPad Mini, Don’t buy it as New iPad Mini 2 Release Date Near

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Apple iPad Mini has been one of the best selling devices from the Apple camp ever since it was launched in October last year. Its compact dimensions coupled to its thin and light attributes ensured it quickly rose to the top of the consumer tablet preference and continues to remain there even after almost a year of being in service.

During the time, it had to wade off competition from the likes of devices such as the Nexus 7 or the Kindle Fire HD, all quite capable devices in their own right. No wonder the Apple table continues to be in demand even now, almost a year after it was first launched. However, it might still not be the best time to pick up on the iPad Mini.

Here is why.

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The biggest reason here is that a new version of the iPad Mini, the new iPad Mini 2 release date should be just weeks away from a formal launch.

Of course Apple is yet to confirm the above though rumors have been busy predicting an October release for the new iPad Mini. That is not without reason though, as the current version is quickly approaching its first anniversary, which makes it ready for a replacement. That it would feature quite a few advancements over the current version is all too obvious. What makes us crave for the new iPad series even more is the latest iPhone versions which come packed by a 64 bit A7 chips.

Also, the current iPad Mini does not have a Retina Display, something that can be considered its greatest drawback. With Google already improving on this with the new Nexus 7 that comes with a pixel rich display, the onus is now on Apple is match the same with a retina display for the next iPad Mini version. However, just in case the iPad Mini 2 does not come with the display that is being hoped for, the iPad Mini would have slashed price by then. So buyer would get a cheaper iPad Mini at that time.

The iPad Mini 2 has some other aspects for which it would be wiser to wait for and check out prior deciding on the iPad Mini right away. With Apple launching the iOS 7 also which would have support for the finger print scanning and security feature in it, the iPad Mini 2 is all probability would have that feature on it also. iPad Mini 2 should also have a better camera given the fact that Apple every year comes up with a better camera on its devices.

Apple iOS 7 Update on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Screen Lock Issue Solved With iOS 7.0.2 Update

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iOS 7 was released on Sept 18th and within ten days Apple has rolled a new update for the OS. The new update that has been immediately rolled out is mainly to fix the lock screen issue of the phone. The problem with the lock screen was found very quickly after the new iOS7 was released. At that time Apple had told that they were working on resolving the issue.

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The bug with the lock screen was such that users were able to go pass the lock screen without manually entering the pass code. By bypassing the lock screen users were able to make calls, share photos and view apps that were used recently. Apple has rolled out the iOS 7.0.2 update mainly to fix this issue. Apple has added Greek keyboard option in the new update for entering the pass code. The Greek keyboard was not found in iOS’s previous version.

As soon as the update was made available, huge numbers of iOS devices were updated to the latest iOS 7.0.2 update. If you are also interested in performing the update, you can go to Settings menu and then tap on General and then again tap on Software Update. The new update is also available over the air. Alternatively, you can check for the updates through iTunes on your PC. If you do not want to rely on your wireless network’s speed then this option will be quite good for you.

The flaw that was found with the iOS 7 after its release made global headlines. Depending on the iDevice that people are using, the size of the update varies from 17MB to 21MB. On the iPhone 5, the update is only of 21NV

Recently, we had reported that German hacker group had claimed that they were able to bypass the fingerprint authentication feature that was introduced on the new iPhone 5S. Apple has remained tight lipped about it and there is no news on whether they are working on a fix to resolve a possible issue. The German hacker group had also revealed a video through which they showed how they were able to bypass the biometric authentication feature.

iOS 7 update which was first showcased on the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C phones on Sept 10 was released officially on Sept 18. Apple has dubbed the new iOS 7 as ‘the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone.’ The new update brings entirely new look to the design of the iOS and it also introduces couple of new features. Despite that an issue was found with it, hence the Cupertino company was fast in rolling out a new iOS 7.0.2 update.

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