Friday brought several interesting rumors not only about unannounced devices, but also on Windows 9 and legendary game GTA V. Thus, it became known that the LG G Flex 2 will screen at least 6 inches; BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983 has appeared at the FCC, and will be presented on September 17; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact can be sold at a lower price than previously expected; HTC introduced its own "smart" watch on Android Wear the following year; front panel of the first own smartphone Microsoft's Windows shown in the pictures; new details about the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V on PC and console; Windows Start menu 9 shown in the video.
LG G Flex 2 gets smaller diagonal screen and higher resolution
According to the report, to popular media on Thursday, the next generation smartphone with a curved screen LG G Flex 2 will screen diagonal is less than 6 inches and a screen resolution of 1280x720 pixels more. It is also reported that the screen resolution will be even higher than Full HD, that hints at QHD-display device in the future with an unusual body. On the other unique features of the smartphone are not reported, as well as the release date of the device. It is expected that the announcement will take place at the beginning of 2015 and on sale LG G Flex 2 goes first in South Korea, and then in the United States and India.
BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983 can be presented on September 17
When in 2011, introduced the first model of BlackBerry QWERTY-smartphone with a futuristic design and Porsche Design P'9981 features BlackBerry Bold 9900, and two years later showed the Porsche Design P'9982 with "stuffing" BlackBerry Z10, few could have predicted that the line will receive development. The main inhibiting factor then seemed price - from $ 2000 and up. Nevertheless, a day ago the FCC came third representative Porsche Design - P'9983. We also learned that the phone has a 3.1-inch OLED-display with a resolution 720h720 pixels. It is expected that the head will show a new BlackBerry phone on 17 September.
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact will go on sale for $ 567
Earlier, at the IFA 2014 Sony has officially introduced the line of devices Z3, among whom was the smartphone Xperia Z3 Compact. At the same time it was announced that the flagship compact will go on sale before the end of the current quarter, priced at £ 429 in the UK and € 499 in other European countries ($ 697 and $ 645, respectively). For those who do these prices seem high, we have good news: apparently, the final price of the device will be slightly lower, as today major UK retailers Clove and Handtec announced that the price of pre-order the smartphone will be £ 349 ($ 567) . However, Sony UK still offers a pre-order for everyone at the same price - £ 429. What price would result in a real - know until the end of September. Recall that Z3 Compact received 4.6-inch HD-screen, quad-core Snapdragon processor 801 with a frequency of 2.5 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, a 20.7-megapixel camera capable of recording 4K-video and battery with a 2600 mAh battery.
HTC still present its own "smart" watch on Android Wear in 2015
Last week, the foreign media published information that the Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has decided to cancel its own "smart" watches that were previously allegedly seen on video, distributed by the company. The main reason for failure of new product development is the growing cost of production and a lot of competition in the market. Meanwhile, early this morning there was a message on the web from an anonymous source who said that HTC is still present wearable accessory in early 2015. The company expects to release a truly innovative product that will be different from anything we've seen. The clock will be running Android Wear, as well as the latest accessories by Samsung, LG and Motorola. Incidentally, it is interesting that 51% of all hours selling on the market belong to Samsung, 17% released on the Sony label and 6% are developing Pebble. It would be very interesting to see what HTC plans to surprise potential buyers hours, and we very much hope that this will be a long battery life.
The front panel of the first smartphone on Microsoft Windows shown in the pictures
Yesterday we wrote about the fact that Microsoft is planning to completely get rid of the brands of Nokia and Windows Phone, replacing the fragmented mass of devices a new line of Windows. Today French resource Nowhereelse published two photos showing the front panel of the future smartphone Microsoft, which will be released under the same brand. It is expected that the phone will get top performance and will be a sequel Lumia 930. phone will have a relatively narrow scope around the display, and the useful area occupied by the screen can exceed 80%. When redmondovskaya company will show its first smartphone - is unknown.
New details about the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V on PC and console
As many already know, the second half of November, the cult game GTA V can finally officially come out on the PC and game consoles of new generation Sony PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Today resource NeoGAF issued a statement in which he said that the company held a closed presentation of Rockstar Games for large retailers, during which spoke about the innovations and improvements in the game. In particular, it is argued that the new edition has been improved graphics part of the game, which greatly enhances the realism in the Grand Theft Auto V.
Windows Start menu 9 shown on video
Some time ago it was announced that Microsoft will return to the Windows Start menu, start 9, as well as add in a full notification center.Here's a new video that demonstrates some of the look and function of this element of the future versions of the operating system. Her announcement may take place as early as September 30th.