Google Glass Technical Specifications

Fit

• Adjustable nosepads and durable frame fits any face.
• Extra nosepads in two sizes.

Display

High resolution display is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away.

Camera

• Photos - 5 MP
• Videos - 720p

Audio

Bone Conduction Transducer

Connectivity

• Wifi - 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth

Storage

12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage. 16 GB Flash total.

Battery

One full day of typical use. Some features, like Hangouts and video recording, are more battery intensive.

Charger

Included Micro USB cable and charger.

While there are thousands of Micro USB chargers out there, Glass is designed and tested with the included charger in mind. Use it and preserve long and prosperous Glass use.

Compatibility

Any Bluetooth-capable phone.

The MyGlass companion app requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. MyGlass enables GPS and SMS messaging.

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Google going to release low-cost tablets to popularise the Android

Google chief executive Larry Page believes Google's Android operating system will continue to flourish in the low-cost tablet segment. 

“We definitely believe that there is going to be a lot of success with the lower ends of the market, as well with lower-price products; that will be very significant, and definitely an area we think is important, and we're quite focused on, Google chief executive Larry Page said while responding to a question.

He also acknowledged that Google is facing a stiff competition in the tablet market, which is dominated by Apple's iPad. Page also highlighted Amazon's low-cost Kindle Fire tablet, which runs on Android platform but doesn't feature Google's services, like its search engine, e-mail and social network, with the tablet.

"There's also obviously been a lot of success on some lower-price tablets that run Android, maybe not the full Google version of Android," Page noted, referring to Amazon's tablet.

Google chief's comments come amid rumours of Google working on a self-branded Nexus tablet. According to reports, the Google tablet's release has been delayed till July.

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Apple reigns the quarter but Samsung reigns the year

According to the report from the strategy analysis states that the iPhone family overtook Samsung with 24 percent of the market share in the fourth quarter. During this time, Apple's global smartphone shipments grew by 128 percent and it shipped 37. million phones.

Over the year, all global smartphone shipments increased by 54 percent and in the fourth quarter reached a record number of 155 million phones shipped.

"While Apple took the top spot in smartphones on a quarterly basis, Samsung became the market leader in annual terms for the first time with 20 percent global share during 2011," Strategy Analytics Executive Director Neil Mawston said in a statement.

When all numbers were tallied at the end of the year, the two companies were neck and neck. Samsung shipped 97.4 million units with 19.9 percent of the market share, and Apple shipped 93 million units with 19 percent of the market share.

"With global smartphone shipments nearing half a billion units in 2011, Samsung is now well positioned alongside Apple in a two-horse race at the forefront of one of the world's largest and most valuable consumer electronics markets," Mawston said.

The next biggest shipper was Nokia with 77.3 million smartphones shipped and 15.8 percent of the market. However, "Nokia's global smartphone market share halved from 33 percent in 2010 to 16 percent in 2011," Strategy Analytics' Tom Kang said. "A lackluster touch-screen smartphone portfolio and a limited presence in the huge United States market caused Nokia's shrinkage last year."

"Nokia's partnership with Microsoft will be very much in focus during 2012," Kang added. "The industry will be watching closely to see how swiftly the two companies can expand in the high-value 4G LTE market that is rapidly emerging across the United States, Japan and elsewhere."be watching closely to see how swiftly the two companies can expand in the high-value 4G LTE market that is rapidly emerging across the United States, Japan and elsewhere."

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TiVo® DVR apps released in Android Market Today

TiVo® DVR apps released today in the Android Market and gets the 8/10 rating and the initial users gave 5/5 rating in the user reviews section. It allows the user to browse the channel guide without interrupting the show, viewing shows up to 14 days in advance, Scheduling TV show/movie recordings and ongoing (Season Pass®) recordings and lot of features. Download the app from here. 

 

Reviews from Android Market

RATING: 8 / 10

UPDATED: January 6, 2012

CURRENT VERSION: Ver.1.5.1.35 (1a)

REQUIRES ANDROID: 2.1 and up

CATEGORY: Entertainment

INSTALLS: 1 - 5

SIZE: 15M

PRICE: Free

CONTENT RATING: Everyone

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Gingerbread Ranks First in Android Distribution

According to the Google's Android developers report, the android users are classified according to their platforms and their distribution is released on their official site.

Based on the report, Cupcake (Android 1.5), which comes under the API Level 3 contributes to the third minimum where the new Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0, 4.0.2, 4.0.3) uses the API Level of 14 and 15 improves their ranking to second lowest with in few days after their release.

Among the entire list Android versions 2.3 - 2.3.7 Gingerbread tops in the distribution with 54.9 % for (Android 2.3.3 - 2.3.7) and Android 2.2 Froyo holds the second maximum distribution with 30.4%.

As per the distribution, Ice Cream Sandwich is having a good future in the android market.

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Huawei Honor Review

Huawei Honor is getting more famous these days, even it is from Huawei, a Chinese company.

Quick Overview

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
	Announced	2011, September
	Status	Available. Released 2011, December

BODY	Dimensions	122 x 61 x 11 mm
	Weight	140 g
		- Touch-sensitive controls

DISPLAY	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches (~245 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB
	Internal	1 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB ROM

DATA	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, HDR
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon
	CPU	1.4 GHz Scorpion
	GPU	Adreno 205
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	FM radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Glossy Black, Textured Black, Elegant White, Vibrant Yellow, Cherry Blossom Pink, Burgundy
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - SNS integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Talk - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Po 1900 mAh
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 10 h

MISC	SAR US	0.39 W/kg (head)     0.63 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.49 W/kg (body)

In addition to all these features, there is an option of updating the operating system to Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0).

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