HTC One soon to get KitKat update in the US

HTC One soon to get KitKat update in the US. The contract owners of HTC One smartphone will soon relish the taste of the latest Android KitKat update on their device. The company, currently sent the update to the carriers for the final approval. After the final testing the Update will start rolling to HTC One smartphone.
The update will roll out for AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile users. But the exact release time is not known yet. The Android KitKat update is already available for the HTC One owners in the US.

Samsung Electronics Announces Fourth Quarter & FY 2013 Results

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 59.28 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, which is an increase of 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter. For the quarter, the company posted consolidated operating profits of 8.31 trillion won, representing an 18-percent decline Q-o-Q. Consolidated net profit for the quarter was 7.30 trillion won.

 In its earnings guidance disclosed on January 7, Samsung estimated fourth quarter consolidated revenues would reach approximately 59 trillion won with consolidated operating profit of approximately 8.3 trillion won.

The fourth quarter results brought Samsung’s full year 2013 revenue to an all-time high of 228.69 trillion won, up 14 percent from the previous year. Year-end net income registered 30.47 trillion won and Samsung netted 36.79 trillion won in operating profit, a 27-percent on-year increase.

Free Nutrition Camp held by the School of Nutrition in collaboration with Fatima Memorial Hospital and Jahanara Memorial Trust.

Nutrition Camp held by the School of Nutrition in collaboration with Fatima Memorial Hospital and Jahanara Memorial Trust. The free camp was held at Fatima Memorial Hospital to create awareness of healthy eating practices that promote health and wellness and also provide guidance for the right kind of diet required for patients facing various ailments.

The free camp gave advice to the 150 people that attended both from the general public and patients suffering from ailments such as blood pressure, diabetes, heart issues, cholesterol, constipation, depression. Obesity, Tuberculosis, food allergies, depression, cancer, liver & renal diseases, arthritis, stomach ailments, gynecological issues, gout, migraines, immunity and muscle density issues. 

In today’s day and age, nutrition plays a vital role in recovery of patients as the right kind of diet makes a significant change in the progress towards health. Through this camp and many more planned in Lahore the School of Nutrition hopes to spread awareness throughout the city so the public makes informed choices on nutrition to lead a health & balanced lifestyle.

Mobilink becomes the World’s fastest growing brand on Facebook

Mobilink has been certified as the World’s Fastest Growing Brand on Social Media in recognition of its exceptional engagement practices. The accolade has been given by Social Bakers which is the global provider of network statistics and analysis for the most commonly used social networks. This is the first time a Pakistani Brand has led the global charts of any social media ranking. Social Bakers has also marked Mobilink as the most socially devoted Pakistani for a second consecutive month on all social fronts.

The achievement followed Mobilink’s fan base crossing the milestone of over 2.1 million Facebook fans and twitter followers growing to more than 89,000. This marks Mobilink as the leading telecom brand on social media with maximum likes on Facebook (www.facebook.com/mobilink) and the most followers on its twitter account (www.twitter.com/mobilink).

Acer Liquid Z5 handset now up for Sale in Europe and Taiwan

Acer Liquid Z5 handset now up for Sale in Europe and Taiwan. Acer has launched its latest handset Liquid Z5 in its home town Taiwan and other European countries. You can purchase the Acer Liquid Z5  in Taiwan with the price tag of 6,990 TWD via  Chunghwa Telecom

Already available at Amazon in Germany, France and Italy the Smartphone will also be available  in the UK and Netherlands. It is available in  single and dual SIM version.

The Acer Liquid Z5 features a 5 inch FWVGA display with 480 x 854 pixels of resolution. It's powered by a dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 MediaTek MT6572 processor and includes a 512 MB of RAM, Mali-400 GPU. It runs on the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system.

Samsung unveils La Fleur Edition of Galaxy S4

Samsung unveils La Fleur  Edition of Galaxy S4. Samsung has unveiled the two new images of its latest Galaxy S4 smartphone on Twitter. The company did not reveal the price and arrival detail of the handset but it will first hit the Mobile World Conference (MWC) next month.

The reports said that the company will release the La Fleur edition of Samsung Galaxy S4 a day before Valentine’s Day.

Casinos Now Accept Bitcoins in US

Casinos Now Accept Bitcoins in US. The two casinos in the Las Vegas now is accepting Bitcoins for gambling. The digital currency now can be used in the home of gambling in D Las Vegas Casino Hotel and Golden Gate Hotel & casino. These two casinos are now using the bitcoins at their front desk, on gift shops and 2 restaurants.

The casinos are using the services of BitPay and handle the transactions of worth $100 million. The mobile wallet shall help players of gambling in the casinos to pay  just like PayPal, Visa or MasterCard.

LG to Launch G Pro 2 with Fingerprint Scanner

LG to Launch G Pro 2 with Fingerprint Scanner. The reports said that LG is planning to launch the successor of it Optimus Pro G smartphone with the finger print scanner feature. The new LG G Pro 2 Smartphone will be unveiled at the Mobile world conference (MWC) next month. The reports said that the new G Pro 2 phone will feature a 5.9 inch Quad HD display, an octa-core processor, and a 16-megapixel rear-camera.
The reports also claimed that the Korean company has made up its mind to introduce all the upcoming smartphones with fingerprint scanner technology.

Google Nexus 8, Specifications and Availability

Google Nexus 8, Specifications and Availability. We told you yesterday that the Google is planning to launch the Nexus 8 tablet. The new Nexus 8 will feature an 8 inch touch screen display, an Intel’s Bay Trail-T processor. The company will include its latest Android KitKat operating system in the tablet. The tablet is being developed by the Taiwanese manufacturer Asus. The company Asus has also made the first and second generation Nexus 7 tablets.  

The Nexus 8 tablet will be available at a reasonable price in the mid of 2014.

Nexus Accessories are available on Discount

Nexus Accessories are available on Discount. Google has come out with a stunning discount offer for the Nexus devices holders. Now the Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus 5 smartphone owners can enjoy the 25% of discount on the purchase of covers and cases via Google Play store. Item includes Nexus 5 handset Bumper case and Quick cover while the accessories for the Nexus 7 tablet include folio, sleeve and case.

This promotion is not valid on the Nexus chargers; you will have to pay the full price. There is no more information available regarding the end of this discount promotion.

For buying the Nexus accessories on the 25 % of discount visit Google Play here.

Microsoft starts offering overseas data Storage

Microsoft starts offering overseas data Storage. The tech giant, Microsoft has reportedly started offering the customers in the foreign countries to store their data outside the United State. The company has announced this plan in response to the concern of NAS data, which was using Microsoft networks to surveil citizens of Brazil and the European Union. Thus, Microsoft is the only major company providing clearly non-US data storage, despite the fact that the agency has broken into the private networks of both Google and Yahoo. On the other hand, this step needs extra protection because there is no guarantee that the NSA will not be able to reach the servers outside the US.

Intel intros 10.1 inch Education Tablet

Intel intros 10.1 inch Education Tablet. Intel has introduced the company’s first Android powered Education tablet. The 10.1 inch tablet includes a bunch of educational material for students. The tab also features some tools for teachers for the e-learning classrooms. The Education tablet includes Intel Education Software which offers learning, communication, collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and literary skills.

The new tablet features a 10.1 inch display with IP52 rating for water and dust resistance. It is powered by the 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor and runs on the Android 4.2 jelly bean operating system.

It includes a 5 megapixels rear facing camera and a 1.2 megapixels front facing camera. it also has a 1 GB of RAM and an 8 to 32 GB of inbuilt storage capacity. Other features are MicroSD card, WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, NFC (Optional), Micro HDMI, GPS. Its battery offer 12 hours of continuous usage.

T-Mobile Starts Selling Sony Xperia Z1S

T-Mobile Starts Selling Sony Xperia Z1S. USA based T-Mobile has exclusively started selling the new Sony Xperia Z1S smartphone. It is available for purchase via selected T-Mobile retailer’s outlets.

You can get the Xperia Z1S Smartphone with two-year agreement in $22, but if you don’t want to go with long terms agreements you can buy it after paying $528. The handset features a 5 inch 1080p display, 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2 GB of RAM, and a 20.7MP rear camera.

If you are interested to purchase the Sony Xperia Z1S handset you can buy here.