Most high-profile announcements in September has died down, and to whom it may seem that this topic has run its insides. Certainly not! There is still a lot of interesting events, hints of which are already seeping into the media, and we are eager to be among the first to share with you the freshest details about upcoming announcements and upcoming devices. Over the past day, we learned about the upcoming release of the HTC Nexus tablet 9; saw the first concept of the future flagship HTC One (M9); acquainted with the principle of the Apple Pay in Apple Watch and runtime of the first "smart" watches from cupertino company; learned about the HTC event on October 8; tried to learn more about the new smartphone Oppo N3; became aware of the plans for the production of Samsung "smart" clock Gear Blink and surprised Microsoft plans to change the brand of "Windows Phone".
NVIDIA hinted at upcoming release HTC Nexus 9
According to a posting on the NVIDIA site to the document, the next tablet HTC Nexus 9 processor-based Tegra K1 can be submitted before the end of September. Recall, NVIDIA Tegra K1 - 192 is programmable core GPGPU and the same graphics processor Kepler, which has a GeForce GTX TITAN.
The document speaks of those devices that already use the flagship chip NVIDIA, with the latter proposal reads:
"It is expected that the HTC Nexus 9, whose announcement may take place in the third quarter of 2014, will also work on Tegra K1".
On the tablet is little known. Apparently, the device will receive 8,9 or 9-inch screen, 2 or 3 GB of RAM, as well as pre-installed operating system Android L, which is also the final release is expected this fall. Speaking of releases, not to mention the teaser HTC, published a few days ago with the aim of preparing to hint at the announcement of the new device. The event "Double Exposure" will be held on October 8 and on it, among other things, can be represented by at least a new smartphone for self codenamed HTC Eye.
Details on the phone were not disclosed.
Oppo N3 - unannounced successor to the flagship with a rotating camera
Remember last year N1 camera phone from Chinese manufacturer Oppo? The unusual design of the camera, stylish design and a relatively powerful hardware at the time, "stuffing" aroused some interest to the device, however, some disadvantages proved insurmountable to make the phone a real hit. Among them are pretty thick frame around the screen, weak Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 600 and the low quality pictures.
It is expected that the new flagship N3 receive improved processor and a new camera, but keep the main idea - the rotating chamber design. Announcement of the phone will be held in October, and then become aware of all the details.
Designer Fabrizio D'Onofrio, presented the concept of the future HTC One (M9)
Despite the fact that up to a possible announcement of the next-generation HTC flagship remains for about six months, the designer Fabrizio D'Onofrio, presented their own vision of a new smartphone, taking into account the latest trends in the world of consumer electronics. Despite the fact that the HTC One (M9) retained recognizable features, it has become more monolithic body, and its maximum thickness of only 7 mm.
The flagship of the 2015 must receive the following specifications:
- 64-bit processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810;
- LCD IPS-display with QHD resolution (2560x1440 pixels), the screen size is not specified;
- 3 GB of RAM;
- battery capacity of 3500 mAh;
- 32, 64 and 128 GB of internal memory;
- Dual Camera Duo Camera with a resolution of 12 and 5 megapixels and optical image stabilization;
- front camera with a resolution of 5.1 megapixels;
- dynamics BoomSound +.
Weight is 140 grams smartphone with physical dimensions of the housing 145 x 70 x 7 mm.
It is unlikely that we will see the HTC One (M9) like this, but it is possible that HTC will not deviate from the design of canon, which made a successful flagship line of One.
To make payments Apple Pay hours Apple Watch will need contact with human skin
As you know, on Tuesday, Tim Cook, along with the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch presented a proprietary payment system Apple Pay. Its essence is to conduct cashless payments using chip NFC, installed in the new devices. Funds will be transferred to the attached card, with Apple guarantees maximum safety to save all data and prevent their transfer to third parties. Meanwhile in Watch no fingerprint sensor Touch ID, which provides authentication of the person during the payment. In this case, Apple has used a more interesting identity verification scheme: to make a payment using the "smart" watch the past will have to be on the man's hand. It will be monitored using sensors at the rear surface watches. Close to Apple sources say if the clock is removed from the hands, the accessory will be blocked, and its use - impossible as long as they are again on the wrist of a man who, among other things, will have to enter a security code set when you first activate the device. Thus, the company realized a kind of two-step authentication, to avoid the deliberate theft of hours in order to use them for personal gain.
In addition to issues related to security, Apple needed to solve the problem of battery life, which, according to previous rumors, not shocking. At the presentation on September 9 Tim Cook persistently avoided the topic, and as a result one of the most important issues remained unlit. Resource Re / Code published exclusive information, according to which at the present time in Cupertino are actively trying to solve the problem of, apparently, with the unresolved issues of optimization of internal components and software platform.Currently battery lasts at best for a day of work hours, and Apple are out to fix it. An anonymous source from Apple in an interview with Re / Code said:
"In Apple Watch used a lot of new technologies, and we are confident that people will like them, using for the day. We expect that the owners will leave them on charge overnight, so we have developed an innovative solution for quick and easy connection of inductive charging technology-based MagSafe ".
As you know, night - this is the standard time most "smart" hours on the market. Apple will offer a $ 350 Watch that today is a kind of record of goods in this market segment.
Microsoft plans to get rid of the brand "Windows Phone" in favor of the name "Windows"
Over the past 12 months on the web and then floated rumors about Microsoft's intention as much as possible to structure its own ecosystem and get rid of the strong fragmentation of pursuing the company in recent years. It is, firstly, the merger application stores Windows Store and Windows Phone Store, and, secondly, to merge systems Windows, Windows RT and Windows Phone. First of attempts to implement this we have heard in the summer, when it became known that Windows 9 will be self-adapt to the device on which it is installed. Today, just two sources announced that, together with the unification of Microsoft operating systems and get rid of one of the most recognizable brands in recent years: Windows Phone.
It is reported that the work in this direction is already underway, and the company will gradually replace the familiar phrase from use of smartphone users in the mobile version of Windows. Instead, all phones will work on Windows. Even now, it is clear that it can make a certain confusion in the range of different devices, but the marketing department redmondovskoy company was ordered to begin rebranding immediately. This can be seen in the promotion HTC One (M8) for Windows, where, despite the used Windows Phone 8.1, there is no sign of belonging to a huge range smartphone Windows Phone. Therefore, Microsoft is doing everything possible to quickly get rid of any mention of Nokia and all related products. Obviously, the ordinary consumers will feel it in the near future.
Samsung may provide their own "smart" glasses in March 2015
SamMobile, the largest source of rumors about the Korean manufacturer, circulated this week, the information that the first "smart" glasses from Samsung called Gear Blink may be submitted as early as March next year. Designed to become a full-fledged competitor to Google Glass, Gear Blink, will likely offer about the same features, but whether the implementation of a more or less successful is hard to say. In addition, it is possible that the glasses will have a tight binding to the flagship Samsung Galaxy S6, announcement of which can also be held in March. Recall that in April, Samsung has patented headset, which is attached to the ear and has a small display in front of the user's eyes.
