Recently a good news from Blackberry CEO that Blackberry Messenger or BBM will be coming to multi operating system i.e. Android & iOS phones. Again it will provide an extensive support iOS hardware running iOS 6 and above; same with the Android version but with 4.0 version i.e. Ice cream Sandwich & above. ”It’s time to bring BBM to a greater audience,” CEO Thorsten Heins said in announcing the expansion, “no matter what mobile device they carry.”

The urgency of BBM chats
Multi-person chats
Voice note sharing
BlackBerry Groups, where BBM users are able to set up groups of up to 30 people and share calendar, photos, files and more.

” Heins went on. He said that BlackBerry 10′s prospects are “so strong that we are confident that BBM can become an independent messaging solution.”

Number of handsets shipped in the Q4 2012 was 438.1 million, out of which 50 percent were smart phones shipped i.e. 216.5 million units. This handset shipment almost increased by 37 percent as compared to 2011. The shipment of these mobile phones were sent across 50+ countries. This data were estimated by Canalys an Independent analyst firm.

Again there was a close look at the mobile OS platform, mostly 34 percent of the total mobile phone shipments were Android based & 11 percent were iOS6 , all these different OS based phones shipped into Q4 2012. Again only 69 percent of Android based smart phones i.e. 216.5 million units were shipped, second was iOS based smart phones was 22 percent, third was Blackberry OS based smart phones was 3.5 percent shipped i.e. 7.6 million, others OS based smart phones were low in terms of percentage like Microsoft possess 2.4 percent, Nokia contains 1.5 percent & rest possess 1.4 percent respectively.

Next as per research conducted by Canalys, Samsung tops in tems of smart phones shipments i.e. 29 percent of all smart phones shipped i.e. 62.9 million in number. Apple holds the second position & 47.8 million smart phones were shipped i.e. 22.1 percent. Huawei & ZTE occupy the third & fourth position. While Sondy drops from fifth position & Lenovo has replaced the Sony. 64.6 million units of smart phones out of total smart phones i.e. 216.5 million units shipped to China.

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Apple iPad mini finally all set to launch in India. The different versions of this iPad are likely based on storage capacity i.e. 16 GB, 32GB & 64GB.

The basic features available are Apple dual core A5 processor & in built PowerVR SGX543MP2 Graphic Processor with iOS (6) operating system, 512 MB Ram.

The size of the iPad display is 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 (200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm) contains 7.9″ display with 768 x 1024 pixels resolution.

The iPad is easily connected to networks like LTE & Wi-Fi & can surf the internet speed of around 150 Mbps. It also possess 5MP iSight camera along with the 1.2MP front-facing snapper. Some of the interesting features of this camera are like: Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Geo tagging.

The battery backup time is around 10 hours & it is available in black & white colors.

The expected prices of 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB are Rs 21, 900, Rs 27,900, Rs 33,900.

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Rockstar Games has determined to fetch the admired first person shooter game Max Payne to iOS and Android gadget.

This information comes after the company conveys GTA to the mobile platform a couple of months ago. Max Payne has an extremely profound fan base and customer would be pleased to play it on their mobile widget.

Android customer may desire to check for their device’s compatibility former although. The app will be roll out on April 12 for iOS gadget, while Android customer will include to remain till the 28^th to download the same.

From the screenshot that we’ve been capable to admittance, it looks like the mobile version is very comparable to the comfort and Mac/PC version of the game.

Android customer needed to make certain that their gadget features the latest hardware to run this game easily. Looking at the present trend, it appears like we resolve see a bunch of further titles make way to mobile platforms.

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 Apple’s wish to have iOS gadget identify customers in a original patent application permitted “Electronic Device Operation Adjustment Based on Face Detection.” It explains by means of an ahead facing camera on a gadget to identify individual customers and also follow the course of their face with respect to the gadget.

The application depicts a system that could scan and notice an exact user’s face, and then undo the gadget after the person has been renowned. If the customer cannot be recognized by the system, they would then be accessible with the option of inflowing a security code to release the iPhone or iPad.

But Apple’s application goes well outside merely unlocking the gadget. By identify a precise user, the system could modify its layout or other settings based on the pre-set preferences of that approved user.

“If the identify human face is familiar… an operation of the (device) can be modified based upon the familiar human face,” the application reads. “The modification can comprise executing a pre-defined set of operations such as opening email, opening text messages, and so forth.”

The newest application exposed this week also in attendance a new potential use for the forward facing camera on iOS devices, relating a system that would repeatedly alter the images on screen based on the orientation of a user’s face.

“The facial data can be worn to resolve an orientation of the human face comparative to the course of the reachable visual satisfied,” the filing reads. “In other words, the electronic device can determine if the orientation of the presented visual content, is substantially the same, or different, than the orientation of the human face.”

In this way, the content on the screen could readjust itself so that the user can more clearly see it at the proper angle, without any distortion.

Facial recognition technology could also be used to automatically lock a device and put it into sleep mode. If a human face is not detected by the system over a set period of time, the system would presume that it is not in use, and it would automatically lock the screen.

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Prepare yourself for the upcoming edition of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 6 in mid June 2012; because date for this year’s Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has already been set.

Apple iOS 6 excpected to launch on June 11

Cult of Mac points out that the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Apple’s favorite place for launch events, has been booked out for a week from June 11.

The listing notes a “corporate event,” but all signs point to Tim Cook taking to the stage for Apple’s annual developers’ conference.

Last year saw Apple announce iOS 5, which turn into available next to the launch of the iPhone 4S in October, so it’s probable we’ll catch an initial gaze at iOS 6.

Last year, however, it broke that tradition by delaying its iPhone event until October. It’s uncertain at this spot when this year’s iPhone episode will happen, but fresh rumors have recommended that Apple will wait until fall once more.

WWDC 2011 as well saw Apple showcase the completed version of Mac OS X 10.7, and with Mountain Lion already announced we should see the full monty unleashed this year.

Via: Cult of Mac

Android users, your wait for an amazing photo-filtering & photo sharing app is going to be over soon for your Google’s mobile operating system operated phone.

Instagram App for Android

Instagram, the trendy photo-filtering and sharing app, is on its way to Google’s mobile operating system “Android”. The Android edition of Instagram is at present being tested in private beta and will be launched “very soon.”

Co-founder Kevin Systrom announced at SXSW Sunday that the long-awaited Android edition of Instagram is almost here. He tells the edition on stage, but didn’t present a demonstration.

“In various ways, it’s superior to our iOS app. It’s crazy,” Systrom said. In a Q&A subsequent his presentation, Systrom said the app is quick, works immense on large screens and can share photos to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and other social networks.

Systrom also announce on Sunday that the iOS version of Instagram — which was named Apple’s iOS app of the year last year — has seen some 27 million downloads.

When Apple brought its iPhone 4S with iOS 5 software in October, one of the major inadequacy was battery deplete.

iOS 5.1 Features: Does It Increase Battery Life for iPhone, iPad customers?

iPhone and iPad abuser gather to online Apple forums complaining concerning severe battery drainage, even when major features, such as Siri, were not being used.

After confessing that the iOS 5 software had a battery bug, Apple rapidly launched an iOS 5.01 update, which declared to secure the difficulty, but many iPhone and iPad users were discontented with the concert.

Apple hasn’t began any more resolution to its battery trouble in the past five months, but with the release of the new iPad last Wednesday, arrive the new iOS 5.1 software that yet again asserts to improve battery life.

A glimpse at online Apple communities specifies that mainly people have observed an perfection in battery life.

“Lastly Apple resolves its battery problem with iOS 5.1,” wrote one user on the Mac Forum. ” Huge improvement,” wrote another.

But not everybody is glad with the performance.

One customer flush protest that their battery was exhausting even faster with the iOS 5.1 update, saying that the battery slumped 20 percent in just two hours. Another user said their battery had gone slumped by 60 percent quickly.

While battery life is completely reliant on usage, mainly customers across the board, who use the major features of their iPhone such as Siri and other location surfing apps, have complete positive remarks about their battery life on Twitter and other platforms.  People are now coming up to perceive how much battery depletes Apple’s all new influential iPad will source.

The latest tablet comes with 10 hours of battery life, no dissimilar from its precursor. But the latest iPad is filled with latest features. Here are various of the main specifications:

Display: 2048 x 1536, 3.1 million pixel Retina Display, the mainly forever in a mobile gadget.

 Processor: A5X quad-core processor touted as twice as quick and four times better performance than Tegra 3 chip.

Camera: 5-megapixel backside clarify sensor on the back, 5-element lens, IR filter, and ISP built into the A5X chip.

Video: 1080p video recording.

Voice Dictation: Supports US English, British, Australian, French, German and Japanese.

4G LTE: latest iPad currently has 21Mbps HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA at 42Mbps, with LTE pleasing the cake at 73Mbps. Verizon, Rogers, Bell, Telus and AT&T will be the LTE associates.

Size: 9.4mm thin, weighing 1.4lbs.

Price: $499 for 16GB 32GB is $599 and 64GB for $699.

Release Date:  In stores March 16.

Apple has launched latest iOS 5.1 along with new iPad and iTunes 10.6. You can easily download iOS 5.1 from OTA and on iTunes. iOS 5.1 update is accessible for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It seems that you will require newest iTunes 10.6 to sync iOs 5.1 devices with your computer.

iOS-5.1 OTA Update

Note: Jail-breakers must not upgrade to iOS 5.1 at this occasion.

How to download and install iOS 5.1 OTA (Over The Air):

Step 1: open settings -> tap General-> then Software Update.

Step 2: The updates will pop-up with a choice to Download and install

Step 3: Select Download and Install

Step 4: Agree to the Terms and Conditions. It will start downloading iOS 5.1.

Note: If you have get a low battery, ensure to plug in to avoid your battery from disappearing half way through the update.

Step 5: Once downloading gets complete, you’ll be asked to install (and restart) your gadget.

Step 6: You will have to agree the Terms and Conditions again.

Step 7: Apple will verify the installation and you are complete!

Apple has completed iOS 5.1, the latest version of its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, obtainable for download, announcing the update at Wednesday’s iPad occasion. The newest version of iOS specifications sustain for a Japanese version of Siri, a latest slide-to-open camera choice on the lock screen, and a possible fix for battery problems that overwhelmed many iPhone proprietor upon iOS 5′s original release in October.

IOS 5.1 Update Released: Apple Proclaim New IOS Features At IPad Event

Apple’s first latest version of iOS while November, iOS 5.1 is an inform that Apple has been capable for some months, and which will evidently address and stick the iPhone’s much-noted battery matter. After iOS 5 was recognized as the offender for broadly reported power troubles on the new iPhone 4S back in October, Apple rapidly concern iOS 5.0.1; that update, however, did not sufficiently resolve battery problem for many customers. Apple issued the subsequent statement by means of email to HuffPost back in November:

The new iOS software modernizes addressed numerous of the battery matters that some customers skilled on their iOS 5 devices. We maintain to examine a few residual issues.

iOS 5.1 is the effect of that three-and-a-half month inquiry. Aside from Japanese Siri and the camera button on the home screen — customers can currently take up from home to release the camera app — seem for enhanced battery usage, as well as a fix to a well-publicized bug that was origin audio issues for some iPhone 4S owners, from the newest iOS revise. The full list of new features, fixes and upgrades in iOS 5.1:

• Japanese language support for Siri (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
• Photos can now be deleted from Photo Stream
• Camera shortcut now always visible on Lock Screen for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
• Camera face detection now highlights all detected faces
• Redesigned Camera app for iPad
• Genius Mixes and Genius playlists for iTunes Match subscribers
• Audio for TV shows and movies on iPad optimized to sound louder and clearer
• Podcast controls for playback speed and a 30 second rewind for iPad
• Updated AT&T network indicator
• Addresses bugs affecting battery life
• Fixes an issue that occasionally caused audio to drop for outgoing calls

So, how can you download iOS 5.1? Well, if your iPad or iPhone is already running a version of iOS 5, and you’re connected to a WiFi network, then you don’t have to plug in a thing: Just follow the handy instructions in the slideshow below.