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HTC Ocean Note Pursues iPhone 7 edge In Dumping Headphone Jack; New Phablet Slated To Be Released January 2017

For its next cell phone offering, HTC is anticipating taking after Apple iPhone 7's lead while additionally beating Google's Pixel handsets. Prior to this year formal closing, new information has surfaced to uncover that HTC means to discard the earphone jack from its up and coming Ocean Note phablet. 

On Friday, Pocketnow discovered that HTC is beginning 2017 with the presentation of its Ocean Note handset on Jan. 12. New insider data from China has additionally uncovered that the phablet is propelling without an earphone jack as the organization takes after the pattern that Apple began. This isn't a first for HTC, nonetheless, as it as of now propelled the HTC 10 or HTC Bolt sans the earphone jack. 

The exclusion of the general earphone jack is unquestionably not the primary offering purpose of the gadget. Rather, sources have said that HTC is concentrating on boosting screen capability and sound execution with expectations of outflanking Google's Pixel handsets. It can be noticed that HTC helped in building the Pixel cell phones. Accordingly, it won't be that troublesome for the organization to outperform the specs and elements of the Pixel and Pixel XL.

Renders accepted to be for the Ocean Note have already leaked on the web. In view of the renders, the gadget could don a screen domain somewhere around 5.5 and 5.7 inches. The cell phone additionally seems to not have any physical keys on the front, as reported by GSM Arena. There are likewise gossipy tidbits asserting that the HTC Ocean Note is brandishing a bended screen like that of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. There is additionally say of a remarkable camera innovation, however the specifics of which stay undisclosed. 

HTC will present the Ocean Note alonside the Ocean Master and Ocean Smart on Jan. 12. The phablet will come in dark, white and blue shading choices. Deals are required to commence on Jan. 28.

Apple said to be seeking lower taxes as to start manufacturing in India

Company contacted the industry ministry last month asking for lower import and manufacturing duties, says sources.

New Delhi: Apple Inc. needs India to offer assessment concessions on iPhones that the organization plans to produce in the nation, a man with learning of the matter said.

The organization contacted the industry ministry a month ago looking for lower import and assembling obligations, the individual said, requesting that not be distinguished referring to rules on addressing the media. The concessions ought to proceed even after the government reveals its products and enterprises tax which is relied upon to subsume every current duty, the individual said.

The Cupertino, California-based maker of iPads and iPhones is quick to kick-begin operations on the planet's quickest developing telephone showcase as growth moderates in nations, for example, China. Apple trails rivals offering less expensive handsets in the $2 trillion (Dh7.34 trillion) Indian economy and delivering gadgets in the nation could quicken the take off of its notable retail locations to catch thriving interest on the planet's second-most populated country.

Apple's way toward a greater cut of Indian deals hasn't been smooth. Its application to open stores was dismisses as it fell foul of nearby decides that normally require no less than 30 for every penny of segments to be made locally before an outside organization can offer through their own particular outlets. Apple makes the vast majority of its items in China and doesn't at present meet that criteria. 

Apple's representative in India, and Mattu J.P. Singh, a representative at India's Commerce and Industry Ministry didn't instantly react to messages looking for input.

Samsung Set To Unveil New Quantum Dot Curved Monitors For Gamers At CES 2017

Curved TVs may at present hold somewhat of a polarizing quality for a few, given slight grasps with the innovation, however a bended screen, where an individual could see it at a much nearer separation, is another discussion through and through. 

With bended screens, light sources can be more controlled since individuals sit nearer toward it, disposing of annoying reflections regularly altruistically give bended TVs. Samsung knows this well, so it's discharging another bended screen utilizing quantum dab innovation, intended to offer a forefront and immersive survey understanding. 


Samsung CH711 Quantum Dot Curved Monitor The curved screen conveys the name CH711, and is slated for a CES disclosing this January. CES is the battlefront for tech organizations duking it out as far as development, swagger or even plain eyecandy, and Samsung, similar to some other organization, needs to emerge from the group in the event that it needs to get liberal footing. To do this current, it's showcasing a lineup of bended screens, the CH711 incorporated, that is "designed bearing  gamers in mind."


The CH711 comes in 27-or 31.5-inch variations, including a 1,800R ebb and flow – 1,800 mm arch span over the screen's width. The two models will accompany a determination of 2,560 by 1,440 with support for 125 percent sRGB shading scope.

What Are Quantum Dots? 

Quantum dat technology is a five-dollar state for more energetic and power-effective displays, in spite of the fact that that is a distortion. For clarity's purpose, quantum spots are fundamentally semiconductor nanocrystals cooperating to render a brighter show and duplicate exact hues. All previously mentioned qualities may sound alluring, however its assembling procedure can be extremely troublesome. Industry achievements, in any case, have made it more doable to make, and with Samsung being the quintessential hardware organization that it will be, it's reasonable that the CH711 won't be a quantum dab setback -

Other Curved Gaming Monitors From Samsung 

Additionally to be showcased nearby the CH711 is the CFG7O, which Samsung reported back in October. It's another bended screen that is particularly intended for gamers, making Samsung the primary organization to dispatch a gaming screen utilizing quantum spot innovation. The CFG70 highlights a 3,000:1 complexity proportion, a uniform 178-degree vast survey point and a 1,800R ebb and flow, like the CH711. The CFG70 has two variations: 24 inches and 27 inches. Both of these models are accessible at this point.

There's additionally the CF791, which gloats a lesser ebb and flow at 1,500 R on the grounds that the screen is 34 inches, with a 21:9 viewpoint proportion and a determination of 3,440 by 1,440. The CF791 is additionally accessible now. 

Each of the three screens – the CH711, CFG70, and the CF791 – will be in plain view at CES. Samsung will likewise give CES participants a chance to gape at its next lineup of high-determination quantum spot screens: the 28-inch UH750, a slender bezel-outlined UHD screen, and the 23.8-and 27-inch SH850, a WQHD screen with a stature customizable stand and turn, close by tilt and swivel capacities for adaptable review points. 

Apple Leak "Affirms" Massive New iPhone

New iPhones no longer have secrets facts. That much has been genuine as far back as the iPhone became so prominent, it got to be distinctly difficult to contain the all breaks from its enormous worldwide inventory network. Also, now another one is promising the greatest news of the cutting edge truly is measure... 


Moving down a few predictable leaks is yet another today from DigiTimes which "affirms" Apple AAPL - 0.72% will without a doubt supersize the iPhone in 2017. 


"Apple will dispatch 4.7-, 5.5-and 5.8-inch new iPhone models in second-half 2017, with TFT-LCD boards to be utilized as a part of the previous two models and AMOLED for the 5.8-inch one...Global shipments of the AMOLED iPhone in 2017 are assessed at 60-70 million units," the distribution notes, referring to its source.

It likewise claims Samsung will be the selective producer of OLED boards utilized as a part of the expanded iPhone, providing up to 20 million boards a month. 

In the first place things to begin with, for an organization which broadly ridiculed bigger telephone sizes hopping to a 5.8-inch board is to some degree astonishing. Particularly given adversaries like Google, Samsung and LG have all cut back from 5.7 to 6-inch boards in their premium cell phones to institutionalize on 5.5 inches as of late and Apple has done little to attempt and enhance the client involvement in iOS to exploit the bigger screen size of the iPhone Plus range contrasted with the standard model. 

All things considered, I speculate the 5.8-inch estimation may incorporate the edges considering the "all bend" show this new bigger model is required to have.

This could then make it a comparative size to the double bended 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 Edge and brief Galaxy Note 7 which measure 5.5-inches yet don't include the bends their estimations. Or if nothing else we should trust so given Apple perseveres with holding the back catch in the upper left corner of the UI.

Furthermore 60-70M units is a considerable measure for a solitary model and would demonstrate a record busting year ought to the next 2017 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models additionally offer in numbers anyplace near late years. This would be an enormous inversion in fortunes for Apple which has seen iPhone deals decrease reliably as of late and will fabricate desire that this premium (and higher estimated) 'iPhone 8' (as it is being called) will be something to get hearts beating as the line praises its tenth commemoration. 

Obviously with Apple commonly just finishing iPhone outlines six months before their September release, a considerable measure could even now change. In any case, after three eras of incremental outline changes, expectations that 2017 will see the range reinvigorated are probably going to hit new highs…

How to Fix iPhone Bug that breaks Message App

Recently, another bug that handicaps the Messages application on any iPhone by sending a solitary instant message has been found. 

The imperfection renders iOS gadgets unequipped for opening the Message application, making it difficult to peruse writings or iMessages, and the application keeps on smashing notwithstanding when shutting it or on the off chance that you've rebooted the telephone. 

The bug includes sending a vCard - a transferable Address Book contact - with such a variety of lines of code that the Messages application can't handle it.

At the point when Messages opens the message it tries to open the vCard, which has a large number of lines of malevolent code contrasted with a few hundred on a customary contact, and stops the application with a white screen.

Since Messages dependably tries to open the latest instant message when it is stacked, it will continue attempting to open the malevolent message notwithstanding when the application is shut or the entire telephone is rebooted. 

The content, found by developer vincedes3, bears a similarity to the "Successful Power" content of a year ago that would crash telephones with a line of Arabic content and a video bug found a month ago. Apple normally settles these bugs rapidly in redesigns to iOS.

How to fix it

On the off chance that you've been influenced, all is not lost. You just need to utilize one of a few fixes to take the message off the highest point of your inbox. 

The most effortless path is to click on this link, which we have tried, to open the window for sending another message, squeezing wipe out and erasing the culpable message. 

On the other hand, you can send yourself a message in Siri, or ask another person to, which will permit you to open the new message rather than the pernicious one.

For devices (including iPad) where the fix link does not work, ask Siri to send a message to the victim and click on the text.

Extravagance! Infiniti's new SUV is stacked with Amazing tech

This one is for my Smart Car lovers

Last week, Infiniti disclosed the new QX50 Concept — its vision for the eventual fate of extravagance SUVs. 

The sleek moderate size hybrid is maybe the most critical auto Infiniti has flaunted in late memory. 

Sitting soundly at the focal point of what is apparently to most fervently fragment in the extravagance auto advertise, the QX50 has the tall errand of flaunting Infiniti's most recent motor and independent drive innovation.

At its center, the QX50 is a nearer to-production development of the QX Sport Inspiration that appeared at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. 

"With the uncovering of the QX Sport Inspiration at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show, we demonstrated the eventual fate of Infiniti QX models," Infiniti president Roland Kreuger said in an announcement. "The new QX50 Concept advances this idea further and indicates how Infiniti could build up its future nearness in the quickest - developing vehicle section all inclusive." 

At the heart of the QX50's tech bundle is the rollout of Infiniti's new ProPilot self-ruling driving tech. Infiniti appears to be reluctant to call the framework an "autopilot." Instead, the Hong Kong-based automaker likes to describe the innovation as a "co-pilot" for the driver.

As per Infiniti, the organization means to keep the driver in control of the vehicle while providing proactive wellbeing innovation as a supplement. 

"Infiniti's independent drive innovations will go about as a 'co-pilot' for the driver, enabling as opposed to supplanting them, and "delegate" more difficult driving assignments to the auto –, for example, exploring stop-begin movement on the thruway or monitoring the places of encompassing vehicles," the organization wrote in its official statement. 

Notwithstanding the self-sufficient driving tech, the QX50 will likewise observe the primary usage of Infiniti's progressive variable pressure or VC motor innovation that appeared at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. 

Infiniti expects the new 2.0 liter, turbocharged VC four-chamber motor to deliver 268 strength while utilizing 27% less fuel than a tantamount V6.

Infiniti's VC innovation permits the motor to adjust its pressure proportion in light of particular driving conditions — changing yield and element attributes amongst execution and productivity. 

The QX50 Concept will probably serve as the reason for Infiniti's new moderate size extravagance hybrid due out soon to go up against adversaries, for example, the Lexus RX and Acura MDX. 

The Infiniti QX50 Concept will make its reality make a big appearance at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show in January.

Nokia E1 Android Phone have been spotted.

Nokia's rebound under HMD Global is a standout amongst the most foreseen occasions of one year from now, and the organization's guide proposes that it hopes to dispatch five Android cell phones in 2017. Presently, another Nokia cell phone with model number TA-1000 has passed the China Compulsory Certification (3C) implying at its unavoidable entry - and it's idea to be the Nokia E1 that was leaked as of late.

While there is very little revealed about the cell phone, it accompanies the model number TA-1000. Android Pure notes that the recorded gadget is conjectured to be the vigorously supposed Nokia E1 cell phone. The 3C posting affirms that the Nokia TA-1000 accompanies 5V/2A charging support, which implies that the particular cell phone does not bolster quick charging - which is the explanation behind the Nokia E1, as that is tipped to be a mid-run gadget.

The Nokia E1 has further been tipped to accompany Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-crate. The mid-go gadget is relied upon to be controlled by a Snapdragon 600 series processor combined with 4GB of RAM. The construct alternative for in-house storage with respect to the device is relied upon to be 64GB. It merits focusing on that the greater part of this data depends on rumours, and should be taken lightly.

It is likewise anticipated  that Nokia   would uncover the Nokia D1C at MWC 2017. The organization has additionally been reputed to dispatch a leader variation named Nokia P with Snapdragon 835 SoC combined with 6GB of RAM at some point in future. Asserted Nokia P has been tipped to include a 23-megapixel camera setup. 

Four new models Out of the five will have display sizes running from 5 to 5.7 inches, at QHD or full-HD resolutions. LG Display, Century Technology (CTC), and Innolux will supply the boards for the up and coming telephones with FIH Mobile serving as generation accomplice

Honda To Recall 633,753 Odyssey in the US for Rear Seat Defect

Honda Motor Company will be recalling 633,733 Odyssey minivan in the U,S due to second row can move when passengers don't expect.

They recalling Odysseys made between 2011 to 2016 models, Made Audust 1 2010 and october 1 2015.

The Minivan has a second seat lever which makes the outer seat to move forward to allow access to the inner seat (third row). The company says the release gear could remain in an unlocked position which can make the seats to move when not expected

The Issue was identified through warranty claims, No record of injury or accident so far.
Honda will notify owners about the racal in 2017. Dealers are expected to fix the issue  

This recall was announced on thursday on the national highway 

iBall CompBook i360 Is a Laptop With 360-Degree Rotating Display

iBall has launched the CompBook i360 convertible laptop with 360-degree rotatable display in the Indian market. Available in Vogue Soft Gold colour, the new iBall CompBook i360 is powered by Windows 10. 

iBall says the laptop "shall be available at leading retail stores in many places and within a week at all prominent stores across India." The company had aso launched the CompBook Flip-X5 laptop with a 360-degree rotatable touchscreen display in October earlier this year.

The company says that the multi-tasking tools made available with the iBall CompBook i360 laptop will help it find users in students, small-businesses, and even first time users. "With RDS3T (Robust Double Spindle 360-degree Technology), it can convert into four modes: Laptop, Tablet, Stand Mode and Tent Mode," iBall said in its release.

iBall ComBook i360 sports an 11.6-inch HD touchscreen display with support for multi-touch. The new ComBook i360 laptop is powered by a 1.84GHz Intel quad-core processor (unspecified) coupled with 2GB of RAM. It comes with an internal storage of 32GB, which is expandable via microSD card (up to 64GB).

The iBall ComBook i360 360-degree convertible laptop from the company houses a 10000mAh battery that, as per the company's claims, gives an average usage time of up to 7 hours, and video playback time of up to 7 hours. In terms of connectivity options, the iBall CompBook i360 offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (v4.0), HDMI port, and 2 USB ports (1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0)

iBall CompBook i360 features a front camera for video-chatting, dual-speakers, and a 3.5mm jack. As the name suggests, it features a 360-degree rotatable hinge as well.

Commenting on the launch of the iBall CompBook i360, Sandeep Parasrampuria (CEO and Director, iBall), said, " Mr. Sandeep Parasrampuria, Director and CEO of iBall said, "In this era of touch screen devices, our strategic partnership with Microsoft and Intel has created a seamless combination of futuristic design and functionality. The iBall CompBook i360 is by far the most affordable Touch Screen and 360 Convertible laptop in the market. Outfitted with the finest, the i360 powered by Windows 10 will strike the right connect with the dynamic needs of today's first-time aspiring user audience, looking for a touch-based laptop."

Australian man waits 57 weeks to see what happened when his iPod stopwatch passed 9,999 hours

If this isn’t the feel good story of the holiday season, we don’t know what is. A few years ago, an Australian fellow who goes by the name of “Streaming Andrew” embarked on an important scientific journey with the goal of forever changing the way we view the universe. In this ground-breaking experiment, Andrew started running the stopwatch on his iPod, and he didn’t stop. Minutes became hours, hour became days, days became weeks, weeks became months, and months become a year.

But he didn’t stop at 365 days. After all, what would the point of that be? Instead, Andrew wanted to see what would happen when his iPod stopwatch passed 9,999 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. And the results of his experiment would send ripples through the scientific community.

The anticlimactic video of Andrew’s iPod clocking past 10,000 hours is from all the way back in 2009, but it was recently revived in a thread on Reddit. But here’s where things get interesting. Okay, so they didn’t really get “interesting” — but they definitely got marginally less uninteresting.

A Reddit user realized that because the stopwatch function in iOS is tied to the clock, he could adjust the date on his iPhone and set it far in the past to determine just how long the stopwatch would keep running. So how far does it go? It turns out that Apple’s iOS stopwatch will only keep timing for 99983:00:41.65. As the Redditor noted, “at that point it just start rolling over the hundredths of a second repeatedly but didn’t actually progress past .6.”

It truly is a Christmas miracle.

Apple calls Nokia a patent troll and pulls Nokia subsidiary Withings products from Apple Stores

Apple Store on Fifth Avenue , New York City. Image: Reuters.

The fight between Apple and Nokia taking an ugly twist, that shows a serious disagreement between the two corporations over patents utilized in smartphones and tablets. Apple’s existing patent agreement with Nokia is about to lapse at the top of the year. because the point approached, Apple filed an action against Nokia, and Nokia responded with a patent infringement suit. The legal battle sent Nokia shares tumbling.


When Nokia announced that it had sued Apple, Ilkka Rahnasto, head of Patent Business at Nokia, said, “Through our sustained investment in analysis and development, Nokia has created or contributed to several of the elemental technologies employed in today’s mobile devices, including Apple products. after many years of negotiations attempting to reach agreement to cover Apple’s use of those patents, we are currently taking action to defend our rights.”

In a statement to recode, Apple said “We respect intellectual property and we’ve continually been willing to pay a good price to secure the rights of patents covering technology in our products. sadly, Nokia has refused to license their patents on a good basis and is currently using the techniques of a patent troll to aim to extort cash from Apple by applying a royalty rate to Apple’s own inventions that they had nothing to try to to with.”

The Withings Body Cardio Scale, one of the products pulled from Apple Stores. Image: Withings.

Apple has pulled Withings products from Apple stores. Withings may be a company that produces digital health product as well as blood pressure monitors and fitness trackers. Nokia had acquired Withings in april 2016, for $191 million.

Withings product such as the Body Cardio Scale, the good Body analyser, and a Wireless blood pressure Monitor are no longer obtainable on Apple Stores or on the Apple site, according to a report in Macrumors

Bose had sued Beats over noise cancellation patents.

This is not the first time Apple has resorted to removing the products of competition from Apple Stores. 9to5Mac points out that Apple had antecedently used similar tactics when Beats and bose had disagreements over an exclusive NFL contract, and were involved in a patent spat. bose and Beats in agreement to settle the patent dispute for an undisclosed quantity, and bose products were re-introduced to the Apple Stores.

After initially filing patent lawsuits in Federal Republic of Germany and the U.S., Nokia expanded the patent litigation in Europe and Asia. Nokia is suing Apple in finland, UK, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, France, hong kong and Japan. There are 40 patents under suit now, across 11 countries.

Samsung to play Plus card with S8, sport Beast mode and launch late

The next Galaxy smartphone, which may act as the knight in shinning armour for the Korean giant, was expected to launch or at least showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona but now a new date in April is being sought.

Samsung might be going for the kill with the new Galaxy S8 due to its setback with the Note 7. It no longer wants to hurry but take its time and go in for a bulls-eye.

The next Galaxy smartphone, which may act as the knight in shinning armour for the Korean giant, was expected to launch or at least showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona but now a new date in April is being sought. 

Change in Launch Strategy

Experts claim that the delay in the launch is to make sure that all battery issues are resolved unlike Note 7 and also ensure that marketing and communications teams have enough time to bring back confidence about the brand after the fiasco. The time might also be used to harvest some hype about the flagship as well.

The date change has tactical advantages as well, experts said. The push back to April gives Samsung a different tactical angle to take with its press launch. Even if Apple does not release the equivalent of an iPhone SE 2, the Galaxy S8 launch will come a few weeks after all of Samsung’s Android-powered rivals will have shown off the handsets at Mobile World Congress. Samsung’s press launch will be in the enviable position of making the last move with this generation of handsets.

                                                            Beast Mode

Apart from launch strategy, the new phone is expected to come with a ‘Beast’ mode. Samsung, which unveiled the mode in a trademark application, is expected to launch the mode in competition to battery-saving modes currently available in Android. The ‘Beast’ mode may be able to leverage greater processing power, graphical ability and increased memory of the handset.

Hardware Changes

The Korean giant is also expected to emulate Apple’s startegy of adding an ‘S’ or ‘Plus’ variant with the upcoming flagship. It is rumoured to be making two different Galaxy S8 sizes - one, called Galaxy S8, will have a display around five inches in size, just like its predecessor - the Galaxy S7. The other phone will be the company’s first 6-inch phone. The Plus is also speculated to arrive at the same time with a AMOLED display. However, experts claim that the S8 Plus has similar overall footpront as the now-discontinued Galaxy Note7.

According to a tipster on weibo who has been accurate on previous calls related to Samsung devices, the Samsung Galaxy S8 will feature 8GB of RAM. In addition, it will also sport a UFS 2.1 flash storage chip. In addition, S8 Plus might sport a dual-camera set up at the rear just like the iPhone 7 Plus.

Both the phones, either might be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or an Exynos 8895. The devices are expected to be running on Android 7.0 Nougat.

New Artificial Intelligence

Samsung might also include its new AI powered assistants reportedly named Bixby (male) and Kestra (female) with the Galaxy S8. Speculations are adrift that Google is talking to the Galaxy device-maker about making Google Assistant the only voice activated personal assistant on the device.