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LG G Pad 8.3 Announced

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LG has announced G Pad 8.3 Tablet.The tablet is designed in such as manner so that it could be easily grabbed in one hand.Design inspiration is from G2 and also have minimum bezels. Specifications of device are: 8.3 inch WXUGA IPS display(1980*1200) with pixel density of 273ppi Snapdragon 600 Quad Core Processor clocked at 1.7Ghz 2GB RAM 16GB internal storage with microSD support upto 64GB 5Mpx rear camera and 2Mpx front camera 4600mAh battery Android 4.2.2 jelly bean Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n with support to 2.4Ghz/5.0Ghz and Bluetooth 4.0 Avaialble in Black and white Dimensions:216.8 * 126.5 * 8.3mm and weighs 338grams The device will be officially showcased at IFA 2013 and officially released on last Quarter of 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note III First Image

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The next version of most successful Phablet will be going to launch on September 4 in Berlin and Samsung has managed to keep it out of the public eye but somehow we managed to get the first look of Galaxy Note III. From the image it is cleared that handset is very less rounded and more squarish if we compared it to Galaxy Note II.According to our tipster Device comes with very narrow bezels. Rumored Specifications of  Note III are: 5.68 inch Full HD Super Amoled Display for developed markets and Full HD LCD display for developing markets Snapdragon 800 Chipset would be developed in 70-80% Devices whil 20-30% device comes with Exynos 5420 Chipset 13Mpx camear for Super Amoled Variant capable of shooting 4K UHD videos and 8Mpx camera for LCD Variant 3GB RAM 32GB/64GB internal storage Hifi Music Playback at 24bit/192kHz 3300-3420mAh battery Android 4.3 Jelly Bean closeup of galaxy note iii

Kidspiration Maps: Inspiration Mind Mapping for Kids

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Kidspiration Maps is a kid friendly mind-mapping app for the iPad . Kidspiration is similar to the Inspiration Maps, but Kidspiration includes more kid friendly templates and clipart like graphics. Kidspiration allows users to create mind mapping webs to help organize ideas and information visually. Unlike Inspiration Map s, Kidspiration allows users to insert a large variety of clipart images into their maps. Kidspiration also includes the ability to add a recorded voice note; a feature that is unfortunately missing in Inspiration Maps. Kidspiration Maps includes a large number of pre-loaded templates for reading and writing, social studies, science, and math. These templates are geared for elementary school children and range from an “all about me” web to sorting and matching activities. If no template is applicable there is an option to start a new document. One template contains a number of words and instructions to arrange the words into alphabetical order while another asks kids ...

HTC Desire 601 will be official name of HTC Zara

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According to evleaks HTC Zara will be confirmed as HTC Desire 601 .The device is crossover of One and Desire Series and it comes with plastic casing Specifications of Desire 601 aka Zara are: 4.5 inch qHD display(960*540) 1.2Ghz Snapdragon MSM8930 Dual Core Processor 1GB RAM 8GB internal storage with microSD support 2100mAh battery Android 4.3 jelly bean with HTC sense 5.5 1.6Mpx UltraPixel camera Wifi a/b/g/n,Bluetooth 4.0 Dual Boom Sound Speakers The device will be released in last quarter of 2013

iPhone 5S Revealed on KDDI Official website

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Few Days ago,iPhone 5S spotted on Apple Hungary website which almost confirms that Apple's next flagship will be known as iPhone 5S and Today again iPhone 5S revealed on KDDI website(Mobile Phone company) A naming trend set by apple in past suggests that iPhone 5S is likely to be successor of iPhone 5,as we had seen same thing during iPhone 3G to the iPhone 3GS and then from iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S. The device is expected to come with A7 chip which is almost 30% faster than iPhone 5 chip,Fingerprint sensor beyond Home Button,duel LED flash and availability in Four colors:Black,white,Graphite and Champagne color.While previous leaks and rumors also suggests that 128GB version will also be launched. The device is expected to be unveiled on September 10 in United States and on September 20 it may be unveiled in Japanese market.The rumored price of 32GB model will b $199 Via

Back-to-School Guide for Students with Dyslexia: Apps and More

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With the school year fast approaching (or already in full swing) here are my favorite apps and products for accessibility. Hopefully these apps and products will help make the school year successful for those needing assistive technology to support their reading and writing. This list is geared toward students with dyslexia but many of the apps and products can also benefit other students. To learn more about any of these products or apps click on the accompanying link. Kurzweil 3000 Kurzweil 3000 is a versatile reading and writing program for Mac and PC. With Kurzweil students can read scanned and digital documents with high quality text-to-speech and synchronized highlighting. This gives students with reading difficulty the ability to listen to text and improve comprehension. Kurzweil also allows students to annotate documents using text notes, audio notes, highlighting, and circling. Test taking is also a breeze with Kurzweil thanks to its “fill in the blanks” function which allo...

Confirmed:Samsung Galaxy Note III with Full HD LCD display Targeted for Developing Markets

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In July a Korean Publication creates buzz in smartphone market by saying that Samsung will launch Four variants of Galaxy Note III and today again same sources confirmed that LCD variant of Samsung Galaxy Note III will be mainly targeted for Developing markets. There were also hardware changes in LCD variant.This variant comes with 8Mpx camera instead of 13Mpx camera in Super Amoled variant.By deploying this the cost of production reduces by 20-30%.Samsung had already developed 1-1.5 millions units of LCD variant which is almost 30% of 4 million units developed. While Flexible display will be mounted on device after checking response of device in market.Rumors about Flexible display is that it will be targeted for people who buys luxurious products. Rumored Same specifications for all models are: 5.68 inch Full HD Super Amoled Display for developed markets and Full HD LCD display for developing markets Snapdragon 800 Chipset would be developed in 70-80% Devices whil 20-30% device come...

Samsung Galaxy S5 to come with Metal-Alloy Chasis

Every smartphone from Samsung(Whether its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series) has one thing in common with each other:their external Casing is made of plastic but Samsung it going to break this Tradition if believed on South Korean Media Sources .They said in next year premium smartphones from world's largest manufacturer hints towards Samsung Galaxy S5 to come with metal-Alloy(aluminium and magnesium) body case. Sample Cases were already developed in Samsung Vietnam production unit and now the mass production of cases will start very soon.With the use of metal case the cost of production is also decreased and poor yields as compared to that of Plastic cases.problem with Antennas may also be caused by metal case which leads to death grip problem. While past rumors also suggest that Samsung has developed camera which is capable of recording 4K UHD videos and also offers 24bit/192kHz Hi-Fi music playback which is too much better than CD(offers at 16bit/44.1kHz).So there is high possibi...

htc Zara mini model number 301e mid range smartphone images leak out:updated

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Images of mid range smartphone HTC 301e,rumored Name htc Zara mini leaks out.Name zara mini came out as this device is shrunken version of zara from exterior design but nothing is official about name or device.The device is crossover of HTC One and desire series specifications of HTC 301e 4.3 inch TFT capacitive display with 480*800 resolution 1Ghz Dual core CPU 512MB RAM 8GB internal storage,but microSD support upto 64GB 5Mpx rear camera with CMOS sensor,capable of recording 720p videos,1.3Mpx front camera Android 4.1.2 gravity sensor,proximity sensor and light sensor Dimensions:131.78×66.23×9.88mm and weighs 125 grams Dual Sim Support colors:black and white compatible with GSM/W-CDMA The device scheduled to be introduced for chinese market,while Global release is not confirmed Source

Apple iwatch to launch in third quarter of 2014 and comes with average price tag of $199

Taiwanese firm inventec will be major supplier of Apple iWatch,as 60% of order allocation goes to Firm said Taiwan daily .the sources also said that wearable device will be launched in 3rd Quarter of 2014 and expected shipments of device will be around 63.4 million in 2014. The expected price of device will be around $199 which is a very good price and consumers will purchase this device to replace their iPods. The iWatch orders from Apple to contribute about 19% of inventec profits in 2014.A lot of competition will be seen in this sector as all major manufacturers Google,Microsoft,Samsung,LG and Sony racing to develop Smartwatch. 

HD image comparison of Note III and Note II display leaks Out

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An image comparing Display of Note III and Note II leaked out by Japanese blog .Despite of .2 inch increase in display size we did not see much difference in width of Note III and its predecessor,all credit goes to ultra narrow bezels with only 2.2mm thickness Specifications of device are: 5.68 inch Full HD Super Amoled Display Snapdragon 800 Chipset/Exynos 5420 Chipset 3GB RAM 32GB/64GB internal storage 3420mAH battery 13Mpx camera capable of shooting 4K UHD videos Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Offers Hi-Fi Audio(24bit) Studio quality The phone will be unveiled on September 4 in Berlin

Asus Padfone infinity a86 Codenamed T004 spotted at benchmarks

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Asus Padfone Infinity A86 codenamed T004 which was earlier spotted at Antutu benchmarks and Taiwan certification website last month has now again spotted at Gfxbenchmark .The benchmark results confirms the presence of snapdragon 800 Chipset The device will be successor of current variant Asus Padfone A80 and comes with Full HD Display and supports LTE/W-CDMA/GSM connectivity.While the presence of Android 4.2.2 jelly bean is also confirmed The current Asus padfone is only available to selected markets so it may be possible that device will also be available for selected markets.

Acer liquid S2 S520 codenamed Hemingway spotted at Benchmarks:confirms Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean

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Acer high end smartphone Liquid S2 S520 codenamed Hemingway was also earlier spotted in alleged official map and now same device has been spotted in gfxbench which confirms presence of snapdragon 800 SoC.Results in benchmarks also confirms that device comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean instead of rumored Android 5.0 Keylime Specifications of device are: 5.98 inch Full HD IPS display Snapdragon 800 SoC clocked at 2.2Ghz and Adreno 330 GPU 2GB RAM 16GB internal storage NFC supported Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean The expected price of device will be 800 Euros

Xiaomi Millet 7 inch Budget tablet in Purple Color leak out

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Xiaomi Millet 7 inch Budget tablet in purple color has been leak out in China Specifications of device are: 7 inch Retina Display Nvidia Tegra 1.5Ghz Quad Core Processor 1GB RAM 16GB internal storage 13Mpx rear camera and 2Mpx front camera 4000mAh battery Wifi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 MIUI Based on Android  3G HSPA+,2G Edge The device comes with price tag of 1299yuan(212 Dollar) and will be expected to be released on September 5

LG G Pad 8.3(LG-V500/LG-V507L) Press image Leak Out

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Just Few Hours ago,first official teaser of LG G Pad 8.3(LG-V500/LG-V507L) released by company which states that device will be thinner,compact and Powerful too and now press image of device has been leak out by Korean Website From the image it is cleared that device comes with very narrow bezels Specifications of device are: 8.3 inch WXUGA(1920*1200) display with 350 knit brightness and 60% color reprodution rate Snapdragon 600 Chipset 2GB RAM Android Jelly Bean Wi-fi and LTE variant The device will be unveiled at IFA2013 held in Berlin and Wi-fi version will be released by the end of September while LTE variant will be released in the beginning of October

Rumor:Galaxy Note III to shoot 4K Videos and 24bit/192kHz Hi-Fi playback

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According to Korean Newspaper Samsung Galaxy Note III may comes with camera which is capable of recording 4K UHD(3840*2160) videos and also offers 24 bit/192kHz Hi-Fi playback that generates studio like quality sound far better than CD which only offers at 16 bit/44.1kHz Other Rumored Specifications of device are: 5.68 Full HD Super Amoled Display Snapdragon 800/Exynos 5420 Chipset 3GB RAM 32GB/64GB internal storage 13Mpx camera Android 4.3 Jelly Bean 3420mAh battery The device will be officially unveiled at IFA2013 on September 4

Learning Ally Audio App Available for Android in Beta

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Learning Ally Audio App is now available in beta for Android devices. Learning Ally is a provider of audio books for the blind and dyslexic. The newly released Android app provides access to Learning Ally’s collection of 75,000 audio books for members with Android devices. From information provided on the apps Google Play page the Android version seems to have features  comparable  to its iOS counterpart. The app is available for free on the Google Play store and require a Nexus 7, Samsung Galaxy Tab, or Motorola Droid Razr with Android 4.1 or later. Click here to download the Android version from Google Play. To learn more about the iOS version of Learning Ally Audio click here . To view screenshots of Learning Ally Audio for Android in action click read more below.

LG G Pad 8.3 Teaser Video Released

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Unlike other companies LG is always clears about its upcoming devices in teaser video,this time teaser video of LG G Pad 8.3 has been officially released by LG. Video explains that device will not be larger in size and it will also be very thin and has a Top Notch Processor which helps you watching Full HD movies and other power consuming tasks The device comes with 8.3 inch display with 1920*1200 resolution and will b powered by Snapdragon 600 Chipset and Android Jelly Bean. The device will be officially unveiled at IFA2013 held in Berlin

Blue colored HTC One leak out in China

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We have seen HTC One in many different colors:Black,Silver,Red,24Kt Gold edition and now Blue color will also be added in this list. In this image we are not seeing any carrier branding which confirms that this color may see worldwide release.This is not first time Blue color HTC One leak out,the device has been confirmed by evleaks earlier this month.According to past leaks,Blue colored HTC one will be officially unveiled by verizon Mobile in United States Source

Samsung abandoned Optical image Stabilization(OIS) in Galaxy Note III

According to South Korean Media Sources Samsung has abandoned Optical Image Stabilization features on their upcoming flagship Note III due to problems in Supply Chain In the beginning,Samsung has plans to deploy OIS feature on Flagship but due to lack of supply from vendors as Samsung needs at least 10 million modules.So Samsung has no choice and postpone this feature. OIS is almost common feature in high end smartphones like G2,HTC One and Xperia Smartphones.So lack of this feature may affects sales of Note III. The sources also said company has developed 16Mpx camera which could be seen in March,possibly Galaxy S5 and OIS feature could be seen in this device

Confirmed:LG G pad to comes with Snapdragon 600 Chipset instead of rumored Snapdragon 800 SoC

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According to Korean Media Sources ,LG G Pad comes with Snapdragon 600 Chipset instead of rumored Snapdragon 800 Chipset.They said news has been confirmed by official LG Sources Specifications has also been confirmed by Sources are: 8.3 inch WXUGA display(1920*1200 resolution) with 350 knit brightness and 60% color reprodution rate Snapdragon 600 Quad Core Chipset Available in two variants:Wifi and LTE variant Wifi variant for Korean Market and LTE variant for Verizon Mobile United States The sources also confirmed that Device will be showcased at IFA2013 held in Berlin.

LG LTE Mobile Phone(LG-P655h,P-655K) Spotted at FCC

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LG electronics mid range LTE smartphone LG-P655H/P-655K visits FCC .The same models was also earlier spotted in Bluetooth Certifications. Official name of device is unknown but device is expected to come with Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Chipset and Android 4.1 Jelly bean According to FCC,the device supports LTE/W-CDMA/GSM and supports following frequency bands GSM(850/1900)Mhz W-CDMA(850,1900)Mhz LTE(B7)Mhz Presence of Wifi 802.11 b/g/n with support of only 2.4Ghz Band and Bluetooth 4.0 Th device is expected to be showcased at IFA2013

Yulong CoolPad 9970 aka Cool Grand IV Press images leak out

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Press images of high end smartphone Yulong CoolPad 9970 aka Cool Grand IV has been leak out.The Phone has very ultra narrow bezels. Specifications of device are: 5.9 inch Full HD display 1.9Ghz Nvidia Tegra 4 Quad Core Processor 2GB RAM 13Mpx rear camera and 2Mpx front camera 3000mAh battery Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Dimensions:157.0*8.6*7.9mm and weighs 190grams GSM/CDMA metallic border Dual Stereo Speakers The phone is scheduled to be introduced by China Telecom