iPhone 5: Apple iOS beats Google Android in US

Early success for the iPhone 5 smartphone has helped Apple to overtake Google's  Android  software in the United States, research firm Kantar WorldPanel said on Tuesday. 

Apple's US market share in the 12 weeks to October 31 more than doubled from a year ago to 48.1 per cent, putting it within reach of the record 49.3 per cent it managed in early 2012. 

Android's share dropped to 46.7 per cent from 63.3 per cent, Kantar WorldPanel's data showed, but it continues to dominate in key European markets. The platform 74 per cent market share in Germany and 82 per cent in Spain. 

Its combined share of the top five European markets rose to 64 per cent, from 51 per cent a year earlier, while Apple's share edged up by one percentage point to 21 per cent.

Samsung launches Android 4.1 Galaxy camera at Rs 29,900

Samsung has launched its Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)-powered Galaxy Camera in India at Rs 29,900. The company has teamed up with Airtel to offer 1GB of free monthly data for two months, along with a extra battery that comes free with this 16MP camera.
The new Galaxy Camera has a 4.8-inch touchscreen and is compatible with all the apps available on Google Play marketplace. It is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and boasts of a 1,650mAh battery. The gadget supports sim-card for 3G connectivity and can also access the internet over Wi-Fi. 


Tech specs:
Display: 4.8-inch HD Super Clear LCD touchscreen with 308 ppi pixel density;
Operating System: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean);
Sensor: 16.3MP (effective) 1/2.3" BSI CMOS;
Lens: F2.8, 23 mm, 21x super long zoom;
ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200;
Processor: 1.4GHz quad-core processor;
Memory: 8GB on-board, microSDSC, microSDHC, microSDXC memory slots;
Capture modes: Macro, Rich Tone, Action Freeze, Waterfall Trace, Light Trace, Beautiful Sunset, Blue Sky, Natural Green, Silhouette, Vivid Fireworks;
Connectivity: WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, Bluetooth 4.0;
Battery: 1,650 mAh;
Misc: Share shot, Auto Cloud Back-up, Smart Content Manager, Photo Wizard, Movie Wizard, Voice Control, Slow Motion Video, S Planner, S Suggest

Ematic FunTab is the 7-inch tablet for your kids

Ematic, a leader in value tablets, launches the FunTab, a 7” Android 4.0 tablet, for children. It is an intuitive, touchscreen device that teaches your child about various subjects, sparks

their creativity, and simply keeps them entertained for hours with access to thousands of popular, parent-approved apps and features.

Designed for comfort, the FunTab sports a durable and rubberized texture for easy gripping. This impressive tablet is the result of a collaboration between Ematic and Zoodles, an award-winning app for kids. It guarantees a safe online environment, and offers parents peace of mind with total access to the content available for their child, and a parent dashboard to track educational progress.

Preloaded with today’s most popular apps, the FunTab bundles an assortment of fun games such as Angry Birds, Where’s My Water, Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja and more. Child-specific features include Art Studio which is a creative platform that allows your child to trigger their inner artist. Parents can view the child’s art in the program gallery, and use gold stars to mark their favorite designs. Also, Video Mail is a unique, interactive way for children to keep in touch with their family and classmates from Zoodles.com. Users can record short video messages with the FunTab’s front camera.

Safety was Ematic’s top priority when designing the FunTab. By joining forces with Zoodles, parents have the ability to monitor the online content their child is exposed to, and even customize lists of “safe” websites. Adults can access Zoodles.com from any computer to track their child’s activities, and read detailed reports showcasing educational progress, artwork, video messages and more.

Specifications
• Android 4.0 Operating System
• 7” 800x480 capacitive multi-touch screen
• 1.2 GHz Processor with 400MHz GPU
• 512MB RAM
• MicroSD card slot adds an extra 32GB of storage
• Built-in 3-axis gyroscope for advanced motion sensing
• Ematic Kids App Mall
• Front and back cameras
• Battery allows 5 hours of continuous playtime

The FunTab is available in blue/green and pink/purple. It retails for $119.99 at Walmart.com.

About Ematic:

Ematic is a leader in portable media and value tablets offering high quality consumer electronics at an affordable price. Founded in 1985, the company offers a variety of technology ranging from designer headphones to MP3 players and tablets. Ematic prides itself on offering the latest in advanced technology that has undergone rigorous testing for quality, sturdiness and reliability.

About Zoodles:

Zoodles is comprised of a team of talented engineers, educational experts, and creative designers who build simple interfaces for kids. The product offers a fun and educational online experience for kids that also gives parents the information and control they want. It’s a safe way to access the Web so a child can independently play and learn online.

PS Vita firmware update 2.0 adds an email client and improves the browser.

Sony has released perhaps its biggest update yet to the PlayStation Vita. Apart from coming with support for PlayStation Plus on the handheld, firmware version 2.0 adds an email client along with improvements to the browser and several other new features.

"Email is below par next to a modern smartphone"

The email app, simply called Email, is unsurprisingly below par next to what you'd expect from a modern smartphone. It's easy enough to use, with automatic setup for Gmail and Yahoo Mail accounts; one nice feature is that you can add multiple accounts, which is more than we can say for the Gmail app on iOS at least. However, it lacks basic features such as conversation threading and Gmail archiving, and of course there aren't any push notifications, though you can set it to check in the background every 15 minutes. We can't say we're huge fans of the faux-envelope paper visual design, either, which doesn't make great use of the Vita's 5-inch screen. Still, if you somehow find yourself in a situation where you need to fire off a quick message and you only have your Vita on you, it'll be a lot less painful than muddling through the browse.

iMessage and FaceTime Back Up, Apple Users Complain About Outage on Twitter

Apple users took to Twitter to vent their frustrations over iMessage and FaceTime service interruptions.
iOS devices and Macs with OS X 10.6.6 or higher experienced a nearly five-hour outage, from 11:45 a.m. to 4:32 p.m. PT (2:45 to 7:45 p.m. ET) after the Cupertino, Calif. company’s instant messenger service and video-calling app suffered from downtime.
Apple confirmed the outages on its status page around 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET), saying that some “users are unable to use” use iMessage or place FaceTime calls.
At the time of writing, the company’s system status page says, “Normal service has been restored.” It’s unclear what caused the downtime. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Prior to the fix, however, iPad and iPhone owners were among those who complained about the lack of service on Twitter

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HTC’s pre-2012 smartphones may never get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update

Waiting for the latest Android update is usually a hit or a miss if you don’t have the latest high-end smartphone. HTC (2498) says it’s prioritizing One X and One S devices to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Once the update gets pushed out for those devices, the company will work on getting Jelly Bean running on devices that it la

unched in 2012. As far as 2011 devices, HTC says it’ll see if it’s doable after the evaluation for all the 2012 devices wraps up. Anyone with a One V or Desire C are out of luck, as HTC says it won’t be updating any devices with 512MB of RAM. Lastly, as DroidLife notes, it’s not clear if the Thunderbolt and its 768MB of RAM qualifies for Jelly Bean or not, but seeing as it still hasn’t received its promised Ice Cream Sandwich update, Jelly Bean isn’t looking too likely.

Lenovo not worried that 7-inch tablets will wreck its PC business.
With a variety of smaller Android tablets already available, along with the iPad mini and the possibility of an Xbox Surface, 2013 is shaping up to be the year of the 7-inch tablet. In fact, worldwide sales of 7-inch tablets are expected to double from 34 million units in 2012 to 67 million in 2013. Smaller tablets already account

for 28% of all projected tablet sales in 2012 and are on pace to increase to 33% by 2013. Despite these numbers, however, the world’s largest PC vendor isn’t worried. Lenovo (0992), which also offers a variety of 7-inch devices, expects the growing 7-inch tablet market to compete with large-screen smartphones, rather than PCs. The Chinese company knows a thing or two about the PC market, while sales within the industry as a whole have declined, Lenovo has managed to consistently grow and continues to post impressive financial results.

Lenovo Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing during the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Thursday said that after reading a report on Apple’s iPad mini, he was optimistic about the trend in the tablet market.

“The market accepts the 7-inch [tablet] better than the 10-inch. That’s a very strong signal, the tablet will not replace the traditional PC,” he said, according to CNET. “Probably, the tablet will compete with the large-screen smartphone rather than the PC.”

The executive did note, however, that convertible laptops and the use of touch screens will become more prevalent thanks to Windows 8.

“Touch will become a very popular feature on the traditional PC,” he said, adding that Lenovo is ramping up its supply of the screens. “We can’t guarantee we’ll get 100 percent of what we want to get [but] we are definitely trying our best to get enough supply.”

Google’s new Chrome Beta 24 is 26% faster than last year’s browser

It’s only been two days since Google  announced Chrome 23, and the Internet search giant is already releasing Chrome Beta 24.0.1312.5 for Windows, Mac and Linux. According to the Google Chrome Blog Chrome Beta 24 is be 26% faster than the browser was a year ago on Chrome 15 based on the Octane Javascript benchmark. For developers, there are tons of new features in Chrome Beta 24 including new un-prefixed APIs, MathML, datalist support in date and time and more, the core is still speed. Google Chrome has reportedly lost users for two consecutive months as Internet Explorer 9′s market share grew.

Facebook iOS app updated with Instagram style photo filters, batch photo sharing and more
Facebook  pushed out another big update to its iOS app on Monday that combines the best elements of its standalone Camera app and Messenger app. Beating Twitter to the punch, the Facebook iOS app now lets users muck around with 13 filters before uploading photos and also lets them batch upload multiple p

hotos at once. Other new additions to the app include a chat pane that can be activated by sliding a finger from the right side of the screen to the left, Facebook Gifts (U.S. only) and the ability to see if your friends are available on chat in real-time. Users can also add friends they talk to frequently to the top of their Favorites section. Facebook 5.1 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad can be downloaded here or through the App Store.

Android 4.2 is the safest version of Android yet

It has been five years since Android exploded onto the scene and since then the world’s most popular mobile operating system has seen a variety of enhancements. The first iteration of Android was lackluster to say the least, although each software update has delivered much-needed improvements. Google (GOOG) completely revamped its mobile platform with the release of Ice Cream Sandwich, the operating system that finally integrated smartphones and tablets. Following the release of Android 4.0, the Internet giant added increased security features to its then Android Market, now known as the Play Store. The “Bouncer” feature worked by analyzing apps that were uploaded to the Play Store, although users who chose to install apps through sideloading were left unprotected. With the introduction of Android 4.2, Google has finally brought a new high-powered security feature to the Android platform.
The software is essentially an extension of the security features found in the Play Store, but rather than scanning apps on the marketplace, Android 4.2′s new security feature will scan for malicious or potentially harmful codes in apps that are loaded onto a user’s device. Users have the ability to completely opt-in or out of the new feature, although it is unclear as to why anyone would be opposed to more protection.

“We view security as a universal thing,” Android VP of Engineering Hiroshi Lockheimer said in an interview with Computer World. “Assuming the user wants this additional insurance policy, we felt like we shouldn’t exclude one source over another.”
The scanning process is conducted behind the scenes and is able to instantly find and analyze third-party apps that are loaded onto a device. If the app is recognized on Google’s servers as a safe program, installation will proceed as normal. If an app is flagged as dangerous, the system will prevent the users from installing it. For programs that Google does not recognize or those that include questionable codes, the system will only warn the user of the potential dangers.
“We have a catalog of 700,000 applications in the Play Store, and beyond that, we’re always scanning stuff on the Web in terms of APKs that are appearing,” Lockheimer said. “We have a pretty good understanding of the app ecosystem now, whether something’s in the Play Store or not.”
Android 4.2 also includes a behind-the-scenes feature that will alert a users anytime an app attempts to send a text message to a premium service. Similar to the app scanning service, this feature can be disabled in the system settings.
The Android platform has been targeted with malware more than any other mobile operating system, however with the latest Jelly Bean software version, Google doing more than ever to keep users safe.

London to deploy 14,000 iPad-controlled smart street lights over the next four years
The City of London is planning to make a serious upgrade to the street lighting system in Westminster over the next four years. The borough has committed to spending £3.25 million to replace 14,000 lights with new energy efficient versions. What's most interesting about these new lights is that they are "smart street lights," which have the ability to alert workers through an iPad app when they need to repaired or replaced. Additionally, technicians can control the output of each light with the app, further increasing efficiency.

A first for the UK, the city council says that its initial investment in the smart street lights will be recouped within seven years thanks to the new lights' lower cost of operation. The lights will allegedly save taxpayers £420,000 per year in energy bills starting in 2015. With favorable figures like that, it's likely that we will see other modern cities adopt similar smart lighting systems in the future.

Lenovo Launches Five Android Smartphones In India, Prices Starting from Rs.6499

Lenovo today enter the India smartphone market with the launch of five android smartphones – Lenovo A60 +, S880, P700i, K860, and S560.

The entry level Lenovo A60 + smartphone is priced at Rs.6490 and it has Android 3.2, 1GHz single-core processor, 256MB of RAM, and dual SIM 3G phone aimed at the lower middle class.

The Lenovo Smartphone K860 aimed at the premium class comes with the 5-inch screen mobile and equipped with the latest technology such as the 1.4 GHz Exynos 4412 processor, 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front, 8 GB of internal memory, and applying Android 4.0, the price of this phone is Rs.28499.

While Lenovo Smartphone P700i comes with with a 4-inch screen and a battery life of up to 13 days and a maximum of 28 hours of talk time, this 3G smartphone is claimed to be suitable for the businessmen. The mobile phone has a 1GHz dual core processor, dual SIM card slot, and Android 4.0 ICS operating system is appreciated Rs.12499.

Lenevo Smartphone S880 which will be priced at Rs.18999 comes with 5 inch screen smartphone uses a 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, Android 4.0 ICS operating system, dual SIM card slots,3G HSPA, 4GB of internal memory. This phone is claimed to be suitable for the lovers of music and entertainment.

Lenovo Smartphone S560 which is optimized for music centric users comes for Rs.14499. It has Smart Music, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, dual speakers and Dolby Digital Plus, 1GHz dual core processor, 4″ WVGA IPS display, Dual sim, dual cameras, FM radio, GPS and Battery life Up to 5 hours 3G talk time and 200 hours standby.