Google unveiled its second-generation Nexus 7 tablet

Google unveiled its second-generation Nexus 7 tablet a couple of days ago and the company had announced that the Nexus 7 2 will be available in US from July 30. However, Best Buy one of the official retailers of the slate has jumped the gun and has started shipping out the tablet to those who pre-ordered it.

The Nexus 7 is also available in the Best Buy stores if you are planning to pick it up in person. Google has also revealed the pricing of the device and, as expected, the 16 GB model would cost you $230, while the 32 GB comes with a price tag of $270.

In case you are looking at the specifications, the Nexus 7 comes with a 1920 x 1200 resolution display and features a Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait processor and 2 GB of RAM. There is a 5 megapixel rear camera on board as well as 1.2 megapixel front camera, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and 3,950mAh battery.

Source: GSMArena

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LG Optimus L7 II: Pre-order in Germany for €249

LG introduced the second generation L-series Optimus line up at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress. The Korean manufacturer had recently launched its Optimus L3 II and now, the Optimus L7 II is officially available for pre-order in Germany from the Amazon store.

The LG Optimus L7 II comes with a 4.3" LCD display of WVGA resolution and the smartphone packs a punch with its 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor along with 768MB of RAM. Furthermore, Optimus L7 II sports an 8-megapixel rear camera, 0.3-megapixel front facing camera, 4GB in-built memory with microSD support.

LG Optimus L7 II is powered by Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and runs on 2,460mAh battery. The smartphone also features an enhanced notification area, latest QSlide 2 and other add-on custom applications from the house of LG.

LG Optimus L7 II is current priced at €249 (about $324) and the smartphone is expected to be available in Black and White color variants. Unfortunately, the exact date of stock availability is yet to be confirmed. Still it shouldn't take long now.

Source:
Amazon

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i-mate: Working on an Intel-based, Windows 8 handset

The Dubai-based manufacturer i-mate might be planning a grand return to the smartphone scene after several years in the doldrums. According to a recent report, the company, which made a name for itself by selling HTC-made, Windows Mobile devices in the middle of last decade, is set to unveil an Intel Clover Trail based smartphone, which will boot Windows 8 Pro, not Windows Phone 8.
The smartphone will carry the name i-mate Intelegent. It is reportedly set to pack 2GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a 4.7" display of unknown resolution. The most important trick up the i-mate Intelegent's sleeve will be the ability to offer full Windows 8 experience via an optional docking system. The latter will offer a 23" touch-enabled display, keyboard, mouse, and a wireless tablet with 10" 1080p display.

The price of the smartphone alone is said to be $750. Should you choose to go for the desktop station, prepare to fork out $1,600.

According to the CEO of i-mate, Mr. Jim Morrison, there's a factory in California ready to produce 10,000 units a week of the Intelegent. The CEO also told the Seattle Times that the i-mate Intelegent will be showcased during MWC.

Source:
Blog: The Seattle Times, Egadget

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Doodle News: Nicolaus Copernicus 540th Birthday Celebrated

Name: Nicolaus Copernicus 540th Birthday Celebration
Date: Feb 19, 2013
Location: All over world
Tag: telescope, science, globe, Sciences, astrolabe, Birthday, astronomy, doodle, google

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Doodle News: Asteroid Doodle removed

Google explained to ABC News: "Out of respect for those injured in the extraordinary meteor shower in Russia earlier today, we have removed today's doodle from the Google home page." (ABC also reported that many scientists believed the Russian meteorite was not a fragment of Asteroid 2012 DA14 and that the events were not related.) The removal of the doodle doesn't mean it no longer exists. This is the Web. And this is Google. So you know it has to be secreted somewhere. In fact, you can find it on this Google page. (Sometimes the animation works, sometimes it doesn't.) There is no algorithm that can predict these unfortunate coincidences.

It's not easy to celebrate a near miss on the day of an actual hit. Google discovered this yesterday. The company was very keen to offer another of its highly involving doodles for your weekend enjoyment.
Its nerd-leaning artists thought it might be fun to create a little something that cheered the fact that Asteroid 2012 DA14 wasn't going to strike Earth and create havoc.

Sadly, an ill-timed meteorite did strike Earth and create havoc. Which meant that Google's doodle suddenly seemed in poor taste. It had, however, entered the firmament enough for the sharp eyes at Search Engine Land to espy it. The doodle was very simple. The second G in "Google" came to life on noticing a disturbance; leaped in shock; then hopped aside just in time to avoid the incoming Asteroid 2012 DA14, which plunged through the hole left by the fleeing letter. Then the G, with danger past, hopped back into place.

Source:
ABC News

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Nokia Asha 310: Mobile Specification

The full Specification is provided below:

Nokia	Asha 310	Full Specification
Availability		Will Be updated ( with in Bangladesh)
Price Range		Will Be updated ( with in Bangladesh)
Buy Point		Will Be updated ( with in Bangladesh)
General	2G Network	GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	SIM	Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
	Announced	2013, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q1
Body	Dimensions	109.9 x 54 x 13 mm, 67 cc (4.33 x 2.13 x 0.51 in)
	Weight	103.7 g (3.63 oz)
Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
	Size	240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches (~155 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass
Sound	Alert types	Vibration, Polyphonic, WAV, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB, 2/4 GB included
	Phonebook	1000 contacts
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	20 MB, 128 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM
Data	GPRS	Up to 85.6 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 236.8 kbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
	Video	Yes, 176x144@10fps
	Secondary	No
Features	Sensors	Accelerometer
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording (in select markets)
	Games	Yes
	GPS	No
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
	Colors	Black, White, Golden Light
		- SNS applications
		- WAV/MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
		- MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player
		- Organizer
		- Photo viewer/editor
		- Predictive text input
Battery		Li-Ion 1110 mAh battery (BL-4U)
	Stand-by	Up to 600 h
	Talk time	Up to 17 h
	Music play	Up to 54 h
Misc	SAR EU	0.93 W/kg (head)

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Doodle News: Chinese New Year 2013 Doodle

Google celebrated the Chinese New Year on February 10, 2013.

• Date: February 10, 2013
• Location: Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong
• Tags: National Holiday, char siu bao, ingot, mushroom, dumplings, tea, coins, envelope, game, Animation, snake, jiaozi, money, medicine, lantern, Interactive

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Doodle News: Lunar New Year Doodle for Korea 2013

In Korea today (10 February, 2013) Google celebrated the Lunar New Year.

• Date: February 10, 2013
• Location: Korea
• Tags: National Holiday, kids, Hanbok, moon

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Doodle News: Lunar New Year Doodle for Vietnam 2013

In Vietnam today (10 February, 2013) Google celebrated the Lunar New Year.

• Date: February 10, 2013
• Location: Vietnam
• Tag: National Holiday, food, bowl, sign, spoon, banh chung boy, Chúc mừng năm mới, girl, rice, banner, bamboo

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Nokia Lumia 505: Mobile Specification

The Lumia 505 is the first smartphone to come with Windows Phone 7.8 out of the box. Other handsets powered by previous versions of the platform will receive the update in the following days. The smartphone has just been released in Mexico and the folks at GuerreroMovil published an unboxing video showing the phone in action. Nokia Lumia 505 sports a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display that supports 480 x 800 pixels resolution, and features Corning Gorilla Glass coating. In addition, the device boasts an impressive 8-megapixel rear camera and packs an 800 MHz single core processor, 256MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory.

Read the full specification below:

Nokia	Lumia 505	Full Specification
General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900
	SIM	Yes
	Announced	2012, December
	Status	Available. Released 2013, January
Body	Dimensions	118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm, 76 cc (4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
	Weight	131 g (4.62 oz)
Display	Type	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	4 GB, 256 MB RAM
Data	GPRS	Up to 85.6 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, VGA@30fps
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8
	CPU	800 MHz
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	Stereo FM radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	No
	Colors	Black, White, Red, Pink
		- SNS integration
		- 7GB free SkyDrive storage
		- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
		- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
		- Document viewer
		- Video/photo editor
		- Voice memo/dial
		- Predictive text input
Battery		Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery (BP-3L)
	Stand-by	Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 36 h

Source:
Pocketbd

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