Surprise, Surprise: Microsoft quietly releases Office for iOS; no iPad version as of now

Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 by Luvvitt

After months and months of rumors, Microsoft has finally released an iOS version of its industry defining Office suite of apps – just like that, with no hype or hoopla. There’s no dearth of Office alternatives available on the App Store, but absolutely none of them match up to them seamlessness and perfectly compatible formatting that is expected to be possible with an official app. Microsoft Office for iOS has been launched in the App Store as a free app, but in name only, as it needs a subscription to the rather pricey Office 365 service to work. Read on to know more about it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung’s rumored Galaxy NX mirrorless camera shown in leaked shots

Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Luvvitt

Although Samsung has already confirmed the existence of Galaxy S4 Zoom, it has been recently revealed that another phone, which doubles up as high quality a camera, is also gearing up for release. This device has been named Samsung Galaxy NX, and leaked photos of the device have surfaced on the internet, ahead of the 20th June Samsung event.

 

 

Samsung’s CEO Shin Jong-Kyun had recently dropped hints about the next Samsung Galaxy camera to be unveiled in the Samsung event on 20th June. The Galaxy NX is the first mirror less camera which runs on Android. In the leaked screenshots, the Galaxy NX appears to be a DSLR camera rather than a point and shoot like the previous Galaxy Camera.

 

The news was first report by a Vietnamese site, which also reported that the Galaxy NX will have a 20.3 megapixel APS-C sensor camera. The device will be able to record in full HD, with video resolution up to 1920x1080p, and ISO sensitivity up to 25,600 units. It will be running the latest version of Android, which is Jelly Bean 4.2.2. However, the website did not clarify whether the Galaxy NX would have a dual or a quad core processor.

 

To make the photography experience even better, the Galaxy NX will come with three interchangeable lenses and a 4.3 inch HD screen on the back. The leaked images have shown that the device is very much real, and it is expected to be unveiled at the Samsung event on 20th June.

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Yahoo! Revamps Sports App for iOS With Great New UI

Posted on Monday, June 17, 2013 by Luvvitt

Yahoo! has been undergoing a massive makeover in the reins of CEO Marissa Mayer, as they’ve been actively looking to cut the flab from their portfolio and workforce, in order to be a lean, efficient company on the whole. This has been especially reflected in their new software releases for iOS and Android, with the new Flickr and Weather apps being great examples of good design principles meeting functionality. The latest Yahoo! app to get an overhaul is the app that was hitherto known as Sportacular, and it’s been named Yahoo! Sports now. With an attractive new user interface and some critical features having been added to it and / or tweaked in this new app, it’s certainly worth a shot for the sports buffs out there. Read on below the break to know more about it!

 

 

 

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Cross-platform Blackberry Messenger (BBM) coming to iOS and Android soon on unspecified date

Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2013 by Luvvitt

Blackberry had announced a few weeks ago that it would be launching its well known Blackberry Messenger app to the two most popular mobile OS’s – Android and iOS. T-Mobile leaked the exact launch date to be at the end of this month – June 27 to be exact. Blackberry has gone ahead and denied that, however, leaving the launch date up in the air again. Read on to know more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung to collaborate with Jay-Z: Could this be HTC with Beats Audio 2.0?

Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2013 by Luvvitt

There have been some vague rumors about a partnership between Samsung and leading hip-hop mogul Jay-Z for quite some time now, but with no real basis in terms of sources, they seemed rather outlandish and derivative of the corresponding deal between HTC and Beats by Dr. Dre for bringing Beats Audio technology to HTC smartphones and tablets. Put all the doubts about that in a bin now, however, as the latest reports seem to make that much more of an eventuality than a rumor. Leading press outlets received an invite to tune into the NBA finals this Sunday, with the hip-hop star’s name boldly emblazoned across the screen of a Samsung galaxy S 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Which iOS 7 features will your current Apple device get?

Posted on Friday, June 14, 2013 by Luvvitt

The release of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 7, has sharply divided critics. The OS has seen a complete overhaul in looks, and to a certain extent, functionality, for the first time since its very launch back in 2007 (at least to this degree). Unlike Android, Apple has consciously avoided fragmentation issues with its older devices by almost always making every version of iOS available for device models released in at least 3 years prior to the launch of a new iOS version. However, there tend to always be some cutting edge features and trinkets that tend to be glossed over when offering OS updates to older devices. With the iOS 7 launch for the public just a few months away, read on to know if your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad is getting long in the tooth below the break!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung rumored to produce 7.9 inch Retina displays for Apple’s iPad Mini 2

Posted on Thursday, June 13, 2013 by Luvvitt

The iPad Mini 2 has been a favorite subject of the rumor mill, as its predecessor, the first iPad Mini, was a decent but slightly underwhelming device. One of the key improvements expected this time around is in its screen, as the mediocre, previous gen resolution of 1024 x 768 found in the first iPad Mini is expected to be upgraded to a Retina Display level resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels for the iPad Mini 2. The latest rumor seems to indicate that the two strangest bedfellows in the world of tech – Samsung and Apple – are going to collaborate on making the latter’s vision for the iPad Mini 2 a reality. Read on to know more about it.

 

 

 

 

 

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Official: Samsung Announces Galaxy S 4 Zoom

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 by Luvvitt

There has been plenty of talk about the major event that Samsung has scheduled on the 20th of June over the last few weeks, as it is (or rather, was) expected to be the launching ground of a whole new generation of tablets and smartphones cutting across various price points and feature ranges. But with the online rumor mill leaving little scope for any surprise in that event due to scores of leaks about all the devices that were to be announced in the June 20 event, Samsung has taken things into its own hands and has started making official announcements about its devices already. The latest one out of the blocks is the phone that is a hybrid of a digital camera and the flagship Galaxy S 4 smartphone, and true to its roots, it has been christened the Galaxy S 4 Zoom. Read on to know more about it!

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 officially announced

Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 by Luvvitt

The news of Samsung Galaxy Ace 3’s arrival was drowned by the buzz created by the Apple event yesterday. Another reason might be that Ace 3 is an entry level phone, aimed at the mid-range customer base, and hence is not too exiciting. The specs are clearly not the best in town, but that’s only to keep the price low.

 

 

Ace 3 will be running Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 on a 1 GHz dual core processor. One of the biggest plus points is that the phone comes in both 3G and LTE models. The LTE model has a slightly faster processor, clocked at 1.2 GHz. The screen is a 4 inch LCD panel, with a resolution of 480 X 800. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera along with an LED flash.

 

Internal storage space is different on both models. The LTE version will have 8 GB of internal memory, with about 5 GB available for use. On the other hand, the 3G version will have 4 GB space, with only 1.77 GB available for the user. Storage can be expanded up to 64 GB so running out of space shouldn’t be an issue.

 

The Galaxy Ace 3 comes with some new Samsung software preinstalled, such as Smart Stay, S Voice and S Translator. The phone will come with the same Touchwiz user interface that we’ve been seeing in all other Samsung Android phones. This phone is expected to be launched at the June 20th event in London, along with the Galaxy S4 Zoom.

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iOS 7 unveiled by Apple, available for download in fall

Posted on Monday, June 10, 2013 by Luvvitt

Apple has unveiled the latest version of its mobile OS, calling it the iOS 7, at the WWDC in San Francisco. As the rumors had indicated, iOS has received a heavy design overhaul. This is the first ever change made to the user interface of the OS that was released with the first iPhone 6 years ago.

 

 

The home screen has received a whole new design, which is flatter and a whole lot cleaner than before. All stock icons have been redesigned, and a new, slimmer font has been used. The iOS 7 brings a much awaited feature, called the control center, which slides up from the bottom of the screen and has some basic shortcuts for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, brightness control etc. It also has music controls and camera, flashlight and calculator shortcuts.

 

Skeuomorphic design aspects are noticeably absent from iOS 7, and every app uses the full screen area available to it. For example, Safari opens up in the full screen view by default, and the address bar disappears when the user starts scrolling the webpage, giving full focus to the content. All Apple apps have been redesigned and modernized, using the new color themes and design patterns.

 

The lock screen also has undergone heavy changes, and the iconic “Slide to unlock” bar has been replaced by a more interactive lock screen, which displays weather info as well as the current time. The pull down notification center has received major updates as well.

 

iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch will start rolling out in fall of this year, whereas the developers receive the update today.

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