Galaxy S4 i9500 On Sale Through Daily Deals For $599.99 While Supplies Last
No one wants to drop $700-800 on an unlocked smartphone, but that might be your only option if you want the latest and greatest sans contract. In the case of the new Galaxy S4, eBay has been offering some compelling deals culminating in today's $599.99 offer. It's a heck of a deal!
The i9500 is the unlocked international variant of the 16GB GS4, meaning it will not work on LTE networks. You're limited to HSPA+ 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100. That also means Verizon and Sprint customers are out of luck here. The i9500 runs on the Exynos 5 Octa 5410 ARM chip rather than the Snapdragon 600 found in the US versions.
Other than these internal differences, this is mostly the same GS4 you've been seeing around. It runs on Android 4.2.2 with less crapware because it's not carrier-branded. Updates should be a little faster too. Standard shipping in the US is free, but international buyers could get hit with up to $100 in additional charges. Keep an eye on that.
No one wants to drop $700-800 on an unlocked smartphone, but that might be your only option if you want the latest and greatest sans contract. In the case of the new Galaxy S4, eBay has been offering some compelling deals culminating in today's $599.99 offer. It's a heck of a deal!
The i9500 is the unlocked international variant of the 16GB GS4, meaning it will not work on LTE networks. You're limited to HSPA+ 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100. That also means Verizon and Sprint customers are out of luck here. The i9500 runs on the Exynos 5 Octa 5410 ARM chip rather than the Snapdragon 600 found in the US versions.
Other than these internal differences, this is mostly the same GS4 you've been seeing around. It runs on Android 4.2.2 with less crapware because it's not carrier-branded. Updates should be a little faster too. Standard shipping in the US is free, but international buyers could get hit with up to $100 in additional charges. Keep an eye on that.
Nokia Lumia 925 screenshot leak shows 32GB variant
The Nokia Lumia 925 smartphone that had been previously dubbed the Catwalk was officially announced last week. This Windows Phone handset is due to release in June and specs included 16GB of internal storage, sadly non-expandable. However we have just heard of a 32GB storage model, which was originally thought to be a Vodafone exclusive but that now seems as though it will be available on further carriers.
The Lumia 925 will be released first in regions such as the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and China and will then arrive in other regions including the US and news of a larger internal storage model is likely to please many potential customers. Initially a 32GB variant was said to be an exclusive for Vodafone but it now looks as though that only applies to the UK bearing in mind a screenshot that has now come to light.
The screenshot is claimed to be from the inventory system of T-Mobile in Germany and among the listings the Lumia 925 is detailed as having 32GB of internal storage, along with the fact this is not expandable via microSD. Of course this could be an error on the system but it does give hope that the 32GB variant will be available in more regions than the UK. Also we had informed that the phone would be released in some regions in June but a particular date had not been given by Nokia. However this inventory system shows the Lumia 925 as arriving in the week beginning June 9.
We already told readers that in the US one definite carrier of the Lumia 925 had been confirmed as T-Mobile and it will certainly be interesting to find out if the 32GB model will be offered stateside. Are you waiting for the Nokia Lumia 925 to release in your region? Maybe you’ll only purchase this phone if the 32GB option is available to you? Let us know with your comments.
The Nokia Lumia 925 smartphone that had been previously dubbed the Catwalk was officially announced last week. This Windows Phone handset is due to release in June and specs included 16GB of internal storage, sadly non-expandable. However we have just heard of a 32GB storage model, which was originally thought to be a Vodafone exclusive but that now seems as though it will be available on further carriers.
The Lumia 925 will be released first in regions such as the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and China and will then arrive in other regions including the US and news of a larger internal storage model is likely to please many potential customers. Initially a 32GB variant was said to be an exclusive for Vodafone but it now looks as though that only applies to the UK bearing in mind a screenshot that has now come to light.
The screenshot is claimed to be from the inventory system of T-Mobile in Germany and among the listings the Lumia 925 is detailed as having 32GB of internal storage, along with the fact this is not expandable via microSD. Of course this could be an error on the system but it does give hope that the 32GB variant will be available in more regions than the UK. Also we had informed that the phone would be released in some regions in June but a particular date had not been given by Nokia. However this inventory system shows the Lumia 925 as arriving in the week beginning June 9.
We already told readers that in the US one definite carrier of the Lumia 925 had been confirmed as T-Mobile and it will certainly be interesting to find out if the 32GB model will be offered stateside. Are you waiting for the Nokia Lumia 925 to release in your region? Maybe you’ll only purchase this phone if the 32GB option is available to you? Let us know with your comments.
Samsung claims 5G mobile data transmission breakthrough
The company says its equipment is capable of transmitting data at more than 1Gbps across a distance of up to 2km (1.2 miles).
It suggests the tech would eventually allow users to stream ultra-high-definition video while on the move.
However, one expert says the news needs to be put in context.
Prof Rahim Tafazolli - who heads up the University of Surrey's 5G research efforts - suggests that even if the latest development was used, it would only be "a small part of the larger jigsaw" of technologies needed to deliver 5G.
His words carry weight since his own £35m project to develop a 5G standard is part-funded by Samsung.
3D video
Samsung says it has developed the world's first "adaptive array transceiver" technology, an innovation that allows part of the super-high-frequency Ka band of the radio spectrum - at 28GHz - to be used for cellular data transmission.
The firm indicates its equipment, which features 64 antenna elements, overcomes a problem involved with using this frequency, which can cause the signal to weaken in rainy conditions.
"Samsung's recent success in developing the adaptive array transceiver technology has brought us one step closer to the commercialisation of 5G mobile communications in the millimetre-wave bands," said Chang-Yeong Kim. head of the firm's Digital Media & Communication Centre in Seoul.
A press release added that the South Korean firm hoped devices based on the technology could be brought to market by 2020, offering mobile data transfers "up to several hundred times faster" than today's 4G tech.
"As a result, subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of services such as 3D movies and games, real-time streaming of ultra-high-definition (UHD) content, and remote medical services," it said.
Capacity crunch
Prof Tafazolli stressed it would still be some years before the 5G standard was finalised.
His own team's efforts were focused on transmitting data over an even higher frequency band in the radio spectrum, he added.
He also said it was not inevitable that whatever technology was agreed on would offer much faster data speeds, suggesting that finding a way for the next-generation system to cope with the expected growth in demand for mobile data use might take priority.
"Some of the companies are still putting too much emphasis on speed when discussing going from one generation to another generation," he said.
"In my opinion 4G achieves a decent speed and what we need to do is crack the capacity crunch we are facing."
Prof Tafazolli's work is funded by Samsung, Huawei, Fujitsu Laboratories and the UK government, among others. Alternative work is being carried out in Japan, China and elsewhere.
Developing the technologies involved in 5G could prove lucrative.
As an industry standard, its inventors would have to license the innovations involved to rivals, but they would be able to charge a small fee for each device that used them.
Discussions about which part of the radio spectrum to use will take place at the UN's World Radiocommunication Conference in 2015.
Source:- bbc.co.uk
The company says its equipment is capable of transmitting data at more than 1Gbps across a distance of up to 2km (1.2 miles).
It suggests the tech would eventually allow users to stream ultra-high-definition video while on the move.
However, one expert says the news needs to be put in context.
Prof Rahim Tafazolli - who heads up the University of Surrey's 5G research efforts - suggests that even if the latest development was used, it would only be "a small part of the larger jigsaw" of technologies needed to deliver 5G.
His words carry weight since his own £35m project to develop a 5G standard is part-funded by Samsung.
3D video
Samsung says it has developed the world's first "adaptive array transceiver" technology, an innovation that allows part of the super-high-frequency Ka band of the radio spectrum - at 28GHz - to be used for cellular data transmission.
The firm indicates its equipment, which features 64 antenna elements, overcomes a problem involved with using this frequency, which can cause the signal to weaken in rainy conditions.
"Samsung's recent success in developing the adaptive array transceiver technology has brought us one step closer to the commercialisation of 5G mobile communications in the millimetre-wave bands," said Chang-Yeong Kim. head of the firm's Digital Media & Communication Centre in Seoul.
A press release added that the South Korean firm hoped devices based on the technology could be brought to market by 2020, offering mobile data transfers "up to several hundred times faster" than today's 4G tech.
"As a result, subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of services such as 3D movies and games, real-time streaming of ultra-high-definition (UHD) content, and remote medical services," it said.
Capacity crunch
Prof Tafazolli stressed it would still be some years before the 5G standard was finalised.
His own team's efforts were focused on transmitting data over an even higher frequency band in the radio spectrum, he added.
He also said it was not inevitable that whatever technology was agreed on would offer much faster data speeds, suggesting that finding a way for the next-generation system to cope with the expected growth in demand for mobile data use might take priority.
"Some of the companies are still putting too much emphasis on speed when discussing going from one generation to another generation," he said.
"In my opinion 4G achieves a decent speed and what we need to do is crack the capacity crunch we are facing."
Prof Tafazolli's work is funded by Samsung, Huawei, Fujitsu Laboratories and the UK government, among others. Alternative work is being carried out in Japan, China and elsewhere.
Developing the technologies involved in 5G could prove lucrative.
As an industry standard, its inventors would have to license the innovations involved to rivals, but they would be able to charge a small fee for each device that used them.
Discussions about which part of the radio spectrum to use will take place at the UN's World Radiocommunication Conference in 2015.
Source:- bbc.co.uk
New mobile app for video calls to police
Staffordshire’s police and crime commissioner Matthew Ellis wants to develop software for people to use on their phones so they can speak face to face with officers over video links.
It is one of the most futuristic plans put forward by the police chief, who says forces need to adapt to changing technology to engage with members of the public.
Mr Ellis, who was elected as police and crime commissioner in November, said he wanted to develop technology that got officers out on the beat. It comes on the back of plans to equip hundreds of officers with body cameras and mobile computers so they can file witness statements on the move instead of having to go back to police stations.
He wants the app to let people share information with police, reporting non-emergency matters face to face by video as well as responding to appeals, which would be delivered straight to the palm of people’s hands. Meanwhile officers would be out on the beat instead of having to go back to police stations.
He said: “The majority of people now have mobile phones. I want to develop customer friendly apps where people can speak to a person by video and see who it is they are talking to. The plans are in the early stages.”
Mr Ellis said he also wanted to see people using public buildings such as post offices or parish council offices as places to meet with officers. His opposite number for the West Midlands Bob Jones has launched a review of where stations are to see whether they could be more accessible.
It comes as a think tank has recommended that police across the country save money and offer a better service by closing out-of-date police stations and opening more local police offices in shopping centres and other public locations.
Source:- expressandstar.com