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Sharp to debut 7-inch tablet with MEMS-IGZO screen in 2015

Sharp is teasing a new tablet well ahead of its launch. The big feature of the new tablet is new display tech for the tablet market. This 7-inch tablet will use Qualcomm MEMS and Sharp IGZO technology, the result is a MEMS-IGZO display that should be very impressive.



The tablet has no name at this time. The technology used in the display will be able to provide a high-speed color display while having a mode that has nearly the same power saving technology of e-ink when in grayscale.


The Sharp IGZO screen is made from materials that differ from normal LCDs, this alternative material construction allows for thinner panels that can push pixels faster. Thinner LCDs mean thinner tablets; these screens have been used in some TVs and with same smartphones already.


Qualcomm's MEMS tech is still very new and hasn’t been widely adopted at this time, about the only place the MEMS tech has been used is in the Qualcomm Toq smartwatch. Combined these technologies will allow for high color reproduction with less power consumption than screens in use today provide. Other than a fancy screen, the tablet is tipped to get a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Android 4.4, and to be waterproof. LTE and WiFi models will be offered, pricing and availability are unannounced.


SOURCE: SlashGear





London phone booth turns green, now known as SolarBox

One of the many things popular in London is a red phone booth. Sadly, most of the red telephone booths in the city have been unused the past years. In the United States, such phone booths are already being removed from their places but in London, some are being repurposed.



Some red phone booths have been repurposed to house emergency medical equipment. The idea is ingenious that is why two local students thought of doing the same thing for a few booths and turning them with a “greener” purpose. There are about 8,000 red telephone booths in London that are not often used so this should be a good thing.


Winning second place in the Mayor of London's Low Carbon Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Harold Craston and Kirsty Kenny came up with the SolarBox. Six stations have been opened to the public complete with an 86 centimeter solar panel placed on the roof. The booths have been painted green and are now available to use for free.


Anyone who needs to charge his phone can do so inside the SolarBox. So you won’t be bored, a screen plays advertisements inside. A mere 10 minute stay inside will give the phone about 20 percent of battery so it’s good enough. A SolarBox unit can charge up to 100 phones a day. An average of six users per hour can go inside the SolarBox to charge.


The SolarBox isn’t open 24/7 though. It’s locked overnight and is checked everyday to ensure the green booth is clean and not damaged. The goal of the booth is to give people running out of phone battery juice a quick and green way to get extra power. By April 2015, five more green SolarBox units are expected to be opened to the public.


VIA: SlashGear


SOURCE: BBC





Lenovo SmartBand appears at FCC, an OS-friendly fitness tracker

It seems Lenovo is not going to let itself be left behind in the wearable device trend. There have been little to no noises about a wearable device until now, as the fitness-centered Lenovo SmartBand appears at the FCC – seemingly just about ready for launch.



So here’s the lowdown on Lenovo’s new gadget. The SmartBand comes with the usual fitness tracking features, and it connects and syncs to your phone via Bluetooth support. That said, it doesn’t matter if you’re using an Android, iOS or Windows 8 device – that’s just fine for this specific fitness wearable. The fitness band also has a small display where it can show you fitness stats, display the time, and offer reminders.


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The SmartBand will also vibrate and display a notification when there’s an incoming call to your phone. The documents at the FCC say that the device will give you 7 days of uptime on a full charge, and is IP67 grade for dust and water resistance.


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Lenovo has probably made a calculation to land this device not squarely against smartwatches, but more against multi-purpose fitness trackers like the Jawbone or the Fitbit. Against those, the Lenovo SmartBand has a distinct advantage of its long battery life. We do not have any information yet regarding pricing, or when this device will be launched.


SOURCE: FCC





New Nexus 9 tablet image leaks

Another image of what appears to be the HTX Nexus 9 tablet has leaked. The leaked image comes only a day after the Nexus 9 tablet is thought to have been spied going through the FCC for its approvals. With the FCC hurdle cleared (presumably), the tablet could be hitting the market at any time.



The newly leaked image shows a device with flat edges and rounded corners with what appears to be matte plastic. Some rumors had pegged the tablet to use a metal body and that doesn’t appear to be the case. Along with the leaked image comes an apparent confirmation that the tablet will use matte plastic as the Nexus 5 by LG did.


Those are the only new tidbits about the tablet that we have learned. Previous rumors tipped that the tablet has integrated WiFi, NFC, and it may use the NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor.


We expect the tablet to have an 8-inch Full HD 1080p display and it may run Android L for the operating system. Interestingly, the tablet is tipped to feature 2.4GHz and 5.xGHz WiFi.


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SOURCE: Twitter





Galaxy A5 renders leak showing black and white devices

We have already talked about the Samsung Galaxy A5 smartphone a few times. Some images and details leaked of the device last month. This week some new renders of the Galaxy A5 smartphone have leaked, and the renders appear to be official.



The renderings show black and white versions of the smartphone with flat edges and rounded corners. The A5 has a physical button in the center of the area under the screen. The Galaxy A5 is expected to use premium materials like metal bodies in the construction.


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We know a few things about the smartphone already, one of them is that it will measure 5.48" x 2.74" x 0.26". The display of the smartphone is a 5-inch 720p Super AMOLED unit. Since the smartphone is aiming at the mid-range, it won't get the latest and greatest hardware inside.


The processor is tipped to be a quad-core Snapdragon 410 and the phone will have 2GB of RAM. The rear camera is a 13MP unit and storage will be 16GB internal with a microSD card for expansion. The rumored price point for the device is $400.


SOURCE: PhoneArena





Samsung shows off the new Galaxy Core Prime

Another week, another Galaxy device is introduced. Wait, or should I say another Galaxy Prime? How about another Galaxy Core? Don't be confused but Samsung has just shown off the Galaxy Core Prime phone. This won’t be another impressive camera phone as the selfie-focused Galaxy Grand Prime as it only has 5MP rear and 2MP front-facing cameras. Making this a winner though is its LTE connectivity.



Smartphone is now ready for pre-order in India through retailer Flipkart but looks like the model listed has no LTE yet. Samsung has not made an official announcement yet but different versions of Galaxy Core Prime have passed through TENAA. Models G3609, G3608 and SM-G3606 are all Galaxy Core Primes that each has TD-LTE connectivity and a dual-SIM slot.


We’re waiting for Samsung to officially launch the phone but we already know the Galaxy Core Prime will have a 4.5-inch PLS LCD screen, WVGA resolution, 1GB RAM, quad-core 1.3GHz processor, 5 megapixel cam, 2MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording capability, 8GB built-in storage, and a 2,000mAh battery. Phone is thin at only 8.8mm.


Samsung Galaxy Core Prime is listed at INR 8,500 ($137 in the US). Let's wait for Samsung to officially unveil the new smartphone and announce if and when it will arrive in the United States and the rest of the world.


VIA: GSM Arena


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Aluminum unibody Samsung Galaxy A3, A5 leaked

We’ve been given the idea that Korean gadget giant Samsung is at least serious about dispelling the “myth” that it can’t make beautiful metal-bound phones. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha was the first in what now seems to be a whole line of phones with that premium metallic feel to it. The Samsung Galaxy A5 was the most recent one leaked, and another aluminum unibody phone now follows with the Samsung Galaxy A3.



Both phones were recently leaked, and both are showing what Samsung can do when it wants to prove a point. The Galaxy A5, as discussed before, would be close to the specs the Galaxy Alpha is carrying – now revealed via a GFX Bench appearance to have a 64-bit capable processor in the quad-core Snapdragon 410 and an Adreno 306 GPU supported by 2GB of RAM. That will be pushing pixels to a 4.8-inch 720p display. The A5 will be a mid-tier phone with a unique metallic material with chamfered edges.


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It looks like the Galaxy A3, the smaller one in the photo below we suppose, will be using pretty much the same design language. There are no specs out as of the moment for this new “premium feel” A-Series Samsung phone, but at best it would have dual SIM capabilities like the Galaxy A5. Samsung is also reportedly working on a 5.5-inch member of this metallic line, the rumored Galaxy A7.


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The Galaxy A5 will purportedly be priced at around USD$400 to USD$450, while the Galaxy A3 will be a hundred dollars lower. Given the momentum from the modestly positive reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, Samsung will want to get this line out in the market relatively fast.


VIA: Sam Mobile





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