ඊළඟ Nexus දුරකතනය HTC සමාගමෙන්?

ඊළඟ Nexus දුරකතනය HTC සමාගම විසින් නිෂ්පාදනය කිරිමට යන බව දුරකතන විශ්වාස කටයුතු  ආරංචි මාර්ග වලින් දැන ගන්නට ලැබිණි.  මේ දින වල අන්තර්ජාලය පුරා පැතිර යයි. කෙසේ වෙතත් 2015 වර්ෂයේ මෙන් නෙක්සස් ජංගම දුරකතන දෙකක් නිෂ්පාදනය කිරිමට යන වග එහි තවදුරටතක් එම දුරකතයේ කේත නාම ලෙස ගතහොත් T50 සහ T55 බව  සඳහන් වෙයි. ගිය වසරේ නිකුත් කල huawei සමාගමෙන් නිකුත් කල Nexus 6p ජංගම දුරකතනයේ අඟල් 5.7 කින්ද, LG සමාගමෙන් නිකුත් කල Nexus 5x  ජංගම දුරකතනයේ අඟල් 5.2 කින් සමන්විත් වූ අතර එය Nexus සමාගමේන් පලමුවරට ජංම දුරකතන දෙකක් නිකුත් කරේද  ගිය වසරේය . Nexus අත්දැකීම HTC සමාගමට නුපුරුදු දෙයක් නොවේ එයට් හේතුව වන්නේ ලොව ප්‍රථම ඇන්ඩ්‍රොයිඩ් ජංගම දුරකතනය හා Nexus 9 ටැබ්ලට් පරිඝණකය HTC සමාගම විසින් නිෂ්පාදනය කිරිමයි. කෙසේ වුවද HTC ජංගම දුරකතන වල අත්දැකිම ඇති HTC දුරකතන වලට කැමති පුද්ගලයන්ට මෙය ඉතා සුභ පුවතක් වන බව නොවනු මානයි . අපි බලමු මේ වසරේ Nexus දුරකතන දෙක HTC සමාගමෙන් වේද කීයා...........

[VIDEO] Pro-Tip: use Snap to access Android widgets no matter which app you’re using

Did you know that you don’t always need root to do cool things with your Android phone? Apps have a lot of great functionality on their own these days, and Snap is no different. This particular app will allow you to access your widgets without ever having to leave whichever app you’re in.

Snap does this by augmenting your existing notification bar with a tray of its own. In this tray exists any widget you want. You can have multiples, even. To access it, simply swipe down from the right corner of the notification tray (this can be changed to your own liking) and there they are, ready for use. You can see this in action in the video above.

This is great for a few different reasons:

It keeps you in your app, so if you just need to quickly check on some information in a widget you won’t have to venture all the way back to the home screen.
It keeps your home screen clean for icons or other uses.
It lets you use widgets without unlocking your phone (if you allow notifications to be viewed on the lock screen).

Getting started is simple: download the app, and immediately it’ll show you how to add some widgets. Select the widget you want, customize the width and height, and you’re done. Widgets show up in the order that they exist within the configuration menu, and the order can easily be customized by dragging and dropping them.

One last note: there is a hard limit on the amount of widgets you can use, but we don’t know what that limit is. We were able to add up to 5 widgets just fine. There’s a small in-app purchase of $1.85 you can make to support the developers and lift this unknown limit, so be sure to consider that if you ever find yourself needing more (or if you just want to congratulate them on their outstanding work). Let us know how you’re liking it!

[VIDEO] This slick Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge concept could be mistaken for the Samsung Galaxy S6

Watch the video below and tell us: would you have guessed that was a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge if you weren’t told what it was? We don’t blame you if you would, because concept artist Jermaine Smit made sure he stuck to realism for his latest work.

This concept video doesn’t showcase some wild and whacky design from a dream. Instead, Smit decided to make it based on all the rumors and leaks we’ve heard so far. That’s why it looks almost exactly like a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and we even had to double check to make sure the B-Roll footage in this video wasn’t lifted from Samsung themselves.

But you’ll notice things like a tweaked home button and the inclusion of a USB Type-C port as differentiating factors compared to Samsung’s 2015 phones. Otherwise, he did a remarkable job putting the render together, and we wouldn’t be surprised if Samsung gave him a call to join their marketing team because this is some very slick work. Interested in more? Be sure to check out his Behance profile right here for concepts about all sorts of smartphones and tablets.

Photos of updated Google Glass Enterprise Edition exposed by the FCC

After reports of a work-focused “ Google Glass Enterprise Edition” began swirling around the net, photos of the upcoming headset have finally surfaced thanks to the FCC. The Commission posted a handful of photos in its documentation, showing the device from every angle and even open, exposing all of the device’s (hopefully improved) internal hardware.

For the most part, things look largely the same as previous models, with the exception of a large metal hinge being added, probably so the display can fold completely flat against the rest of the device. Word on the street is this updated version of Glass will be much more durable than previous models and distributed only to Google’s Glass for Work startups. A separate model — sans the display — aimed at fitness and sports is also said to launch sometime later.

Recently, the Google Glass team shifted gears, moving Glass out of Google’s X Labs and officially renaming it Project Aura. This may have had something to do with the team now reportedly working on more than just Glass with a handful of other wearables also in the works.

With the new Google Glass 2016 model already receiving its FCC certification, it seems it’s on a roll to finally launch next year. Although this wont be a general consumer release, who knows what else Google has planned for 2016. We imagine we’ll learn more during Google I/O where Google will more than likely make this new hardware available to developers to get up and coding on.

[VIDEO] Someone’s Samsung Galaxy S5 already has Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow up and running

According to Google’s latest Platform Distribution numbers for December 2015, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is only running on .5% of Android devices, just a small blip on the radar. For the vast majority of Android users in the world — those that don’t own Nexus devices — the wait for Android 6.0 Marshmallow is an excruciating one.

We know it’s coming. Most of the bigger name manufacturers have already committed to bringing the latest OS update to their older flagship devices. It’s just the waiting — and not knowing when to expect it — that’s the hard part. For Samsung Galaxy S5 owners, a leaked roadmap showed the update was still “awaiting approval” with no ETA in sight.

But one lucky Galaxy S5 owner seems to have received the update a tad bit early, with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow already up and running on his device. It’s unclear if he received this update over-the-air, in which case it would be a pretty big mishap on Samsung’s part, or he simply flashed a leaked build meant for another Samsung device. In either case, don’t expect this rolling out to your handset anytime soon, especially if you live in the US where software updates face the usual carrier approval process.

Last week we told you guys about Samsung’s early software program where they gave a few lucky users the chance to test out the new Marshmallow update (in beta form) on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in the UK and South Korea. The test period for the beta ends January 18th, so don’t expect a rollout until sometime after that date at the very least.

Samsung Galaxy S7 and larger S7 Edge dimensions compared against the S6

Earlier today, we told you guys all about rumors of this year’s Samsung Galaxy S7 being joined by a larger sized Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge model. We know the regular S7 would feature a slighter larger 5.2-inch display, while the S7 Edge would be a 5.5-inch curved AMOLED display.
If you’re anything like us, you’re probably wondering how this will translate into the overall dimensions of each these device and how much larger the S7 might be when compared to last year’s Samsung Galaxy S6, one of our favorite petite-sized Androids.

In a new leak tipped by Shai Mizrachi for Android Authority, alleged dimensions for both these devices appear to have been leaked, taken from what appears to be a 3D CAD render used by 3rd party case manufacturers. The best part about the leak is we get a look at the front and tops of the phones as compared against last year’s S6. This gives us a great idea of what to possibly expect when the pair of new Galaxy devices are announced in February of next year.

As you can see (and seemingly confirmed by other leaks), both the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will have slightly curved backs, similar to the Galaxy Samsung Note 5, only much less prominent. We’ll keep our fingers crossed that Samsung had the sense to include a bigger battery in what appears to be a slightly thicker form factor, but we’ll have to wait and see. The camera also seems to less pronounced, a feature of Samsung’s newly announced BRITECELL camera tech.

Our favorite part is that the regular S7 and S6 are both reportedly the same height, with a slightly smaller bottom bezel coming on the S7. With most Android flagships unapologetically growing taller each year, it’s nice Samsung isn’t sipping that Kool-Aid — at least not with their staple. You’ll also noticed the absence of an IR blaster along the top, something we really hope doesn’t come to pass (we love universal remote functionality).

Despite telling myself that I would calm my mammaries for next year’s Galaxy device, I’m already feeling the hype take hold. Anyone else excited for next year’s new Samsung releases?

New alleged Samsung Galaxy S7 case renders give us a closer look at the thing

GSMArena and case manufacturer ITSKINS have teamed up again to provide another set of case renders for an upcoming phone. 2016’s top challenger — otherwise known as the Samsung Galaxy S7 — is the device being paraded this time.

The renders are quite interesting a couple of different ways. For starters, they seemingly confirm that the Samsung Galaxy S7 will have an overall shape and size similar to this year’s Galaxy S6. There are a couple of subtlties worth noting, namely that the curve on the rear of the regular Galaxy S7 will be more profound, while the Galaxy S7 Edge won’t have a rear curve ( which makes sense as it’ll have a curved display).


The renders also show a different home button compared to what previous CAD renders told us to expect. While the home button on those renders were wider and squared off, Samsung seems to have simply made a bigger version of the Samsung Galaxy S6’s home button.

But there’s reason to hold off on believing that either set of the leaked renders are telling the truth. Case manufacturers typically only get dimensions for depth, width, and height of the device, but don’t always necessarily have access to intricate details about other external quirks.

The biggest evidence of this was seen with the Nexus 6P’s leaked cases — manufacturers’ early renders covered up the device’s rear panel which houses sensors, and it was only after the device was made official that the renders were tweaked to reflect that. That said, we’d imagine something like the home button’s exact shape is something case manufacturers would need in case they are looking to create full body cases (like the Otterbox Defender) so it’s possible ITSKINS does have access to that info.

All that aside, it’s still important to remember that case renders are not to be taken as gospel. We’ve seen some case manufacturers use fan-made renders to show off their cases early, and it wouldn’t surprise us if this Galaxy S7 render was simply a modified Samsung Galaxy S6 as rumors say to expect a near-identical design. Take it for what you will.