Facebook Messenger Updated With Add Locations And Read Receipts
The Facebook chat app, Facebook Messenger has been updated with read receipts where a user can view which friends have viewed a message and the exact time the message was viewed. Facebook also added locations to the app which shows the name of the town or city originates as well as a small Google Maps graphic to visually specify the location.
Facebook Messenger is a free download on Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. IPad and video chat feature coming soon.
Samsung Mocks Apple With Galaxy Video
Check out this teaser video from Samsung which is for their much anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone. Is Samsung mocking Apple with sheeps?
Google Currents Challenges Flipboard App
Google Currents is a news aggregator much like the popular Flipboard app. Google has updated the app with about 400 new publishers and over 14,000 self-published editions to its lineup. And following Flipboard, it has included international content to the app.
Google Currents is universal and available in the App Store for free.
Samsung Unveils Galaxy Beam Smartphone With Projector
Samsung has revealed Galaxy Beam with Android 2.3 and a 1GHz dual-core CPU. The smartphone has an integrated projector capable of 15 lumens of brightness, enough to shoot a high definition image that’s up to 50 feet wide.
The Galaxy Beam will be on display at Samsung’s booth at the Mobile World Congress. No release date for this device yet.
Google Launches Chrome For Android
Finally after 3 years, Google has released the beta version of Chrome for Android devices. Chrome for Android comes with the desktop version’s V8 JavaScript engine, the gesture-based controls for moving among multiple tabs, synchronizes with the desktop version of Chrome, and more.
From Google blog:
Chrome is now available in Beta from Android Market, in select countries and languages for phones and tablets with Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. We’re eager to hear your feedback. Finally, we look forward to working closely with the developer community to create a better web on a platform that defines mobile.
Launch of Apple iPhone 4S In China Spoilt By Eggs
Apple store in Beijing, China, stopped the sale of the new iPhone 4s due to scalpers. This action prompted an irate customer to throw eggs at the glass windows, and leaving others disappointed after waiting for a number of hours.
It has been reported that migrant workers hired by scalpers in teams of 20 to 3, waited overnight in freezing temperatures outside the Apple store. In Shanghai, stores limited iPhone 4S sales to two per customer.
Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone Ships March 18?
Nokia and Microsoft unveiled their first high-speed Windows Phone for AT&T at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012. The Lumia 900 which generated considerable buzz at at the show could arrive on March 18,
Nokia’s Lumia 900 “Ace” will feature aa 1.4 GHz processor, 4.3 inch AMOLED clear black display, an 8 MP camera paired with a front facing secondary camera, and the same 1.4 GHz processor that powers the current top end Lumia 800. It will come in black and cyan and will run on AT&T’s 4G LTE network.
Microsoft, Nokia Unveils Windows Phone
Nokia and Microsoft unveiled their first high-speed Windows Phone for AT&T at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Nokia’s Lumia 900 “Ace” will feature a 4.3 inch ClearBlack display, an 8 MP camera paired with a front facing secondary camera, and the same 1.4 GHz processor that powers the current top end Lumia 800.
The Lumia 900 will be available in the coming months exclusively from AT&T.
iPhone 5 Out In 2012 With Aluminium and Rubber Bezel
It is rumoured that the new Apple iPhone 5 will come with aluminium back casing and the device will have a rubberized bezel. It will also have a redesigned antenna system that surrounds the device.
Apple Patent Win Over Android Functionality
A federal agency ruled that a set of important features commonly found on iPhone are protected by Apple patent. The Apple patent in question relates to data detection and the ability to tap on a phone number or address contained in an email to immediately call the number or find the address on a map. T
The implication is an import ban on HTC and this decision could force changes in how Google’s Android phones function.
From Steve Jobs Bio: In his belief that Google had improperly copied many of the iPhone’s innovations with Android and he was going to “destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product.”
