Samsung has confirmed it will release a new Galaxy S4 mini, a little brother to the Galaxy S4 that was launched just over a month ago.

The new model will feature a 4.3 inch 960x540 Super AMOLED screen and a 1.7GHz dual-core processor with 1.5GB of RAM.

The Mini also comes with a 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera and an eight megapixel camera on the rear, Samsung confirmed on its blog.

The model will have 8GB of internal storage, with 5GB available to the user.

This extra detail follows public annoyance after Samsung advertised the Galaxy S4’s internal storage without detailing how much memory was already taken up by the phone’s core functions.

Running on the latest version of Android (version 4.2.2 – Jelly Bean), the device also includes additional Samsung-branded software such as ‘Sound & Shot’, which allows users to record a still image accompanied by nine seconds of audio, and ‘Panorama Shot’ for wide-angle pictures.

Other features include ‘S Translator’, which provides “instant text or voice translation” for travellers, and ‘S Health’, a downloadable app that allows the phone to function as fitness tracker, counting user’s daily steps, recording their sleeping patterns and featuring “real-time heart monitoring”.

Different versions of the Mini will be released, including one with 4G LTE capabilities, as well as a 3G and 3G dual-SIM handset.

The handset weighs 107 grams, compared to the S4’s 130 gram, and is available in black and white.




Source : independent

Price: £51.61 / $78.63 (RRP)

Cracking your iPhone screen is one of the most annoying (and expensive) things you can do. Thankfully, the new LifeProof iPhone case offers the highest level of protection to make broken screens a thing of the past.

Tested to military specifications, the case protects against everyday hazards. It has a full IP-68 rating against water and offers fully-sealed protection against dust particles.

Boasting top-of-the-line shock and impact protection - the case is effective up to a 6.6ft drop on all surfaces. For those keen on underwater photography, the case allows you to take your phone up to depths of 2metres - and there is an optional Swimming Headphone Adapter which lets you use waterproof headphones under water.

The double AR-coated optical glass lenses provide unprecedented crystal-clear photo and video quality whatever the conditions.

Aesthetically, the LifeProof case will divide opinion, it's chunky, shock-absorbent material may look slightly too 'extreme sports' for some.

In its favour, the design only adds 1.5mm when measured from the centre of the phone. And cleverly, it improves the bass and mid-frequency speaker response by utilizing the back of the case as a sub-woofer for a richer, fuller sound.

At more than £50, the LifeProof case is rather dear. But compared to the much higher cost of a repairing a cracked screen or breaking your phone, it seems a good deal.

For those not keen on its looks, the case is easy to take off, for those more formal excursions.

LifeProof also do cases for the iPhone 5. For more information visit: www.lifeproof.com

Source : dailymail

BlackBerry customers using their new handset to share music and videos could end up revealing much more than they intended.

A setting on the new Q10 alerts your BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) contacts to which tracks you are enjoying - but will also inform them if you've been secretly using your smartphone to watch porn online.

BlackBerry Z10 customers flagged up the issue with the 'Show What I'm Listening To' feature, which is also built in to the newest Q10 model.

Another - who said 'that has happened a lot of times to my contacts' - added that he'd had to tell his uncle what was happening because he was 'having "me time"', a report in The Sun said.

BlackBerry users can watch videos on the device's Media Player - the same platform it uses to play music.
Not so secret habit: Z10 users flagged up the issue with the feature, which is also built into the new Q10 handset, on the CrackBerry web forum

As a result, customers who choose to share what music they listen to with their contacts, will also share the videos they watch.

Should a customer decide to watch adult content on their Q10, their BBM contacts will know exactly which site they visited, and when.

BlackBerry has said the feature has to be switched on by the individual user, but some customers said it was activated when they got their smartphone and that they had had disable the feature themselves.

The Q10 will be available in the UK next week for £579, although is expected to be subsidised by major operators, and in the US next month.

Many say the handset is Blackberry's last chance after the touchscreen version of the phone, called the Z10, failed to sell as well as the firm hoped.

Blackberry has unveiled the phone it hopes has one feature to differentiate it from the touchscreen competition - a QWERTY keyboard.

The Q10 will be available in the UK next week for £579, although is expected to be subsidised by major operators, and in the US next month.

Many say the handset is Blackberry's last chance after the touchscreen version of the phone, called the Z10, failed to sell as well as the firm hoped.

A delay in selling the new BlackBerry has derailed the firm's efforts to hang on to customers considering switching to the iPhone or a Google handset.

Although the BlackBerry has fallen behind rivals, many 'power' users have stayed loyal because they prefer a physical keyboard over the touch screen on the iPhone and most Android devices.

Source : dailymail