Xperia Z1S was seen on the official website of Sony

Earlier in the year, we heard of a new version of the Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1s, which presents itself as the international version of Xperia Z1F. Xperia Z1F which, I remind you, was released in Asia is the "Mini" version of the Xperia Z1. Today, the Xperia Z1S made a brief appearance on the official Sony site (as you can see in the screenshot below) before being quickly removed.

This screenshot shows that not only the Xperia Z1S does exist, but it will also be available on the international market unlike Xperia Z1F. However, no further details have been advanced.

As a reminder, many rumors that this future smartphone embark the same technical characteristics as the Xperia Z1F, ie a 4.3-inch screen with a HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels against a Full HD 5-inch Xperia Z1. Otherwise, it uses the same specifications as the Xperia Z1, namely a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.2GHz and backed by a 2 GB RAM, the famous Digital Camera 20.7 MP. It should also be resistant to water and dust, while sporting the same design as its big brother.

For now, the Xperia Z1S has not yet made official by the Japanese giant, but after this leak, we can be sure that the device will be announced in the coming weeks, or in the following days. We will therefore be much more attached to the actual characteristics of this device.

The beta version of Nova Launcher 2.3 with a hint of Android is available KitKat

Last week we reported that a developer teslacoil Software announced the upcoming release of a new version of Nova Launcher (CF: A version of Android 4.4 KitKat Nova Launcher is on track ), providing inter alia the user interface of Android 4.4 KitKat. It seems that it took less time than expected because the beta version of Nova Launcher 2.3 is already available for download.

As there is still only a beta version, it has some bugs, but we can already say that the pitcher is almost functional, and thus brings several features new to the latest version of Android until the launch of the stable version.

So if you want to test this new launcher, you can get it is registering in the program beta test new products on the site, but you have to go through several procedures before they can benefit from this new Nova Launcher 2.3 Beta 1 , or simply download the file. apk from the official website of Nova.

This Beta version has only minor changes to the time, including the police still Android 4.4 Kitkat, the scroll indicators Android Kitkat, the new tray application, and many others. You can also find the complete list of new features below:

• Running Indicator Kitkat (Settings> Desktop> scroll indicator)
• Kitkat files (Settings> Folders> Background light and background Folder> Circle Light)
• Police Kitkat (Settings> Look and Feel> Icon Font> condensed requires Android 4.1 +)
• Kitkat app drawer (by default, get the old style long press> Edit> click the icon> Built-in)
• Bars transparent system Android 4.4 Kitkat (Settings> Look and feel> transparent notification bar)
• Transparent navigation bar like the Moto X (Settings> Look and feel> Navigation Bar Transparent)
• Drawer indicator. Tab scrolling when changing tab
• The running indicator drawer that is on the current tab
• Backup / Restore on an external microSD card (for devices that are equipped with an SD card)
• Fast scrolling for vertical app drawer
• Corrections and optimizations

It should be noted that this launcher will only work on a device proposed by Nova due to some hardware restriction list, and will not work on either version of the Jelly Bean except some terminals in TouchWiz.

Anyway, if you want more details on the product, you can visit the official website of Nova Launcher .

Some tips to save energy on Android 4.4 KitKat

If you have recently had your Nexus 5, it is certain that you have not yet been able to turn all the features that are present on the version of Android 4.4 KitKat. Features that are certainly very interesting, but some have a direct impact on the battery life, which is why we offer the following tips to help you better manage this autonomy. It should be noted that these tips apply to all Smartphone or tablets that have Android 4.4 KitKat.

Using the battery meter KitKat

It is recommended that you first instead of using the battery bar that comes with Android 4.4, rather than downloading a third party application that can instead use more energy. The gauge makes it possible to give you detailed information about the battery usage information, applications that use the most battery power, and the time of use. To get there, you just have to click on the battery icon in the Quick Launch menu.

In some cases, your smartphone can not not get to go into a deep sleep because of some applications that are installed, or run in the background. You can remedy this by downloading an application that allows you to correct the problem as BetterBatteryStats. By cons, it is not yet functional on Android 4.4, and we expect an update for it.

The GPS

GPS is also a source of depletion of battery power when you use it constantly. However, Android has removed the ability to completely disable the version 4.4 KitKat. You can still use an energy saving mode if you're not a stickler for precision GPS. To do this, you must go to: Settings> Location> Fashion> and choose one of three options.

Disable automatic detection of voice on Google Now

This is probably a feature that is very interesting, but proves to be too energy intensive. So you can disable it by going to: Settings> Voice> hotword detection.

Disable NFC, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

It is always important to disable the connections that you do not use it as Bluetooth, NFC or WiFi. If you want to disable them, you can just go to the Quick Launch menu, and tap the corresponding icon.

Do not synchronize unused accounts

Applications like Google Photo Sync or automatic synchronization of photos on Facebook are applications that need a lot of energy resource. If you want to have more autonomy, so you are asked to disable synchronization. You can also disable synchronization with mail accounts that you have little or no use.

Other quick tips

Finally, to maximize your battery life, you can also disable the LTE function when not in use, set the applications as DropBox to synchronize only WiFi, turn off the haptic feedback, and forget the widgets and Live Wallpaper.

Nexus 5 vs Nokia Lumia 1020: Comparison based on their camera

Today, a blogger compared the Nexus 5 with the Nokia Lumia 1020, the quality of photos taken by digital camera is not talking. Felix says he used the 16GB version of the Nexus 5, with all settings on auto and flash off on both mobiles. These automatic adjustments certainly promote the Nexus 5, 1020 as the Nokia Lumia can not enjoy the zoom or its Xenon flash. However, you can view the various sample images below the Nexus 5 is still far behind the Nokia Lumia 1020.

It does not really surprise me, because the Nexus 5 makes great pictures has an 8 MP sensor while the 1020 has a Lumia camera 41 megapixels. Even on paper, we see that the Nexus 5 can not compete with the Nokia Lumia 1020 regarding the camera part, but we still saw fit to share with you the images below so you can see the Nexus 5 is not completely ridiculous even in the face of a 41 MP camera.

The richness of the colors in daylight

Although the sun was not to go, you can still see the difference between the two smartphones when it comes to getting out the rich colors of the autumn tree.

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As you can see, the Nokia brings an amazing wealth of color and light with much more detail unlike the Nexus 5.

Detail in daylight

Again, the sun is still not at the rendezvous, but the surrounding light is sufficient to tell us the details about the quality of photos that will be taken.

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As you can see, the Nexus 5 has the advantage in this picture with its 8 MP sensor. By cons, it should be noted that if the PureView zoom was used, it would have been a different story.

Inside with good lighting

Here, it is to show the performance of the NPC these Smartphones inside a house with the active macro mode.

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There is no real difference between these two photos. It is however noted that the Nexus has a 5 OIS image stabilizer which allows him to get out in front of the Nokia Lumia 1020.

The night with a decent ambient lighting

The Nokia Lumia 1020 tends to highlight the yellow color when it comes to take a picture at night. However, it is always impressive to see how the sensor Nokia manages to release more details at a capture 5MP facing Nexus 5 which offers a resolution of 8MP. In any case, we can say that the true colors that the human eye will be found between the two images.

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The night with less bright lights

Again, the Nokia wins this round, because as you can see, the photos are taken with the camera are better quality with less noise.

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In a not very well-lit area

Again, we can see that the photos taken by the Nokia tend to turn yellow when it is a dimly lit environment. For its part, those taken by the Nexus 5 tend to turn red. Anyway, the Nokia Lumia 1020 again won the race in terms of image quality and noise reduction.

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In an environment with very little light

In a place where there is very little light, we can say that the stabilizer OIS Nexus 5 paid off, because as you can see, the image that comes out of the smartphone Google provides more vivid colors and more close to reality.

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Conclusion

Finally, the quality of photos taken by the Nokia 1020 is more challenging, and everyone knows that this Smartphone is one of the best (if not the best) camera phones. In any case, as you have seen through the images above, the Google Nexus 5 shall also leaves a lot compared to the terminal, and the rendering of pictures is good, especially for people who want only take decent pictures with their smartphones.

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Motorola Moto G: a camera under $ 200?

Since Motorola was acquired by Google, it has not seen a lot of smartphone firm enter the market. Attacking perhaps the mid-range will be more successful?

When Motorola was acquired by Google, it was much wondered what would happen to the firm. We know: Motorola was bought largely for its patent portfolio of great interest to develop a Google who was struggling to keep its manufacturers against Apple or Microsoft and their armies of lawyers with sharp teeth. And it was a real concern: arrived late on the phone market, Google could not patent the technologies required for its survival in the ruthless world of copyright. So, we had to improvise: Motorola was in free fall with many patents, Google was full of money and no brever the alliance is made without difficulty between the two firms.
That said, the hardware side, it is true that we were expecting a little more responsive. Already, it was thought that the giant Motorola to entrust quickly building a Nexus that has not been the case.The first real product out of this new alliance is the Moto X, a high-end smartphone with the particularity of being physically customizable before buying: nothing to revolutionize the market, but those looking for a single smartphone appreciate the opportunity. That said, it appears that the second unit is in the pipeline: the Moto G. Yesterday, this device was briefly listed on Amazon UK , priced at £ 160, which is about 200 euros.
What do we find in this mid-range device that should be announced on November 13? A quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8226 clocked at 1.2 GHz and supported an Adreno 305 graphics processor. They display the OS on a 4.5-inch screen HD 720p. There has much to counter Android 4.4 KitKat is the game, even if it is not mandatory, Google is rather inconsistent in its fleet management smartphones equipped with the latest versions of the operating system. The camera should be equipped with a sensor of 5 mpx, talking 8GB default storage and 3G connectivity. Confirmations should arrive soon.

NVIDIA Tegra Note 7: the first video surfaced grip

Since its announcement, the NVIDIA Tegra Note 7 was a little faded into oblivion. The tablet is now back in a short video demonstrating handling certain features related to its pen.

In September, NVIDIA created the surprise by announcing its first tablet , Tegra Note 7. Expected at an attractive price, it is an extension of the project KAI who in 2012 encouraged the manufacturers to offer efficient and inexpensive tablets, except that it has this year decided to go it alone providing hardware and software. Another major difference in 2013 obliges the Tegra 3 has given way to the famous Tegra 4 still very widespread.

The latest processor from Nvidia is yet one of the most powerful on the market, if not the most powerful. For the record, based on quad-core Cortex-A15, as well as a companion core for light activities, all engraved in 28 nm. NVIDIA has still not content to provide support to the beast chip also treated as its software to exploit the pen "DirectStylus" that will come with the tablet. Add to that:

• Android
• A 7-inch IPS LCD HD (1280 x 800 pixels)
• A 5 megapixel sensor on the rear and a front VGA sensor
• 16 GB internal memory + microSD card reader
• A microHDMI connector
• 10h of playback of HD videos

This means that the Tegra Note 7 is expected. Unfortunately, no release schedule has been received since the announcement. However, it is possible to contemplate the tablet, and some of its features in the video grip that you will find below, carried out by our colleagues at Notebook Italia . Not to mention the promotional video Nvidia also available below. What do we wait until more information.

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Motiif "M" Smart Trench: jacket that recharges your mobile

Analysts say the accessories that are connected will sell tens of millions over the next four years. It is also necessary that there is! Motiif presented his draft trench coat which also charges the connected smartphone: the "M".

A study by the British institute IMS Research revealed earlier this year that the market for products that are connected represent (perhaps) $ 6 billion in the year 2016. According to the American Juniper Research, it will sell 70 million of these products in 2017. Demand will be strong. Again we need a diverse range to respond. Motiif very young clothing brand online, seems to make its contribution to the building. Its first product, still in draft form, is called simply "M". There is a trench coat that has two advantages: it recharges the mobile and gives him a mobile connection.

Go into the details. The coat, made ​​of cotton and fully waterproof technology contains two elements. First charger without hidden in the inside pocket wire. Simply place your compatible phone in and load automatically. The wireless charger is now iPhone compatible 4/4S/5/5S.

Second item: Karma. Karma is a 4G wireless modem router (similar to mobile platforms ZTE, Alcatel and Huawei), which relies on a payment system to use. With a range of 6 to 8 hours, it connects only to the mobile network and redistributes access to WiFi compatible devices nearby.We do not believe that this connection is included in the price of the trench coat. In its usual form, the Karma offers 1GB connection for $ 14, with a system of sharing bandwidth band win-win (you share your connection with another user Karma, you earn MB of additional connection for each user) . Motiif does not indicate whether a promotional offer is provided to buyers. It is almost surprising that there is one.

Note that Karma is a product that will work for the moment in the United States and no information was given about the concept of export Motiif internationally. But the "M" could be emulated in the coming months.

HTC M8: one image for the successor of HTC One

HTC has already been dragged some evidence of the existence of the successor to the HTC One. Not least because it would be its back cover, photographed and posted on the web.

If HTC M8 there, the logical course would he succeeds HTC M7. If that name means nothing to you, let us refresh your memory a bit. Even before the announcement of a HTC One was the code name used for reference. HTC M8 could therefore take over the next year and call and offer upscale Taiwanese manufacturer.
But while it is still too early to expect to find photos or other visuals with the smartphone in its final state, it could already discover the rear frame on the Chinese site ePrice . This is at least what would present the photos you will find below, according to the author. Besides an obvious resemblance to the current model, a detail caught our attention: the upper part has been pierced, possibly to release the view for a biometric sensor.

After all, HTC has already built such a sensor to the One Max. It is therefore probable that future high-end smartphones will also benefit. However, the location, size and shape of the opening are totally different, and tend to invalidate this assumption. Why go to a fingerprint reader, supposed to make life easier for the user, out of his reach?
You'll understand that these photos are taken with the usual tweezers, as some technical specifications which accomapagnaient. If they prove true, the next flagship HTC would have a qHD screen (2560 x 1440 pixels), a Snapdragon processor 800, 3GB RAM while obviously incorporate HTC Sense 6.

Android 4.4 KitKat: the application launcher Google Experience is exclusive to Nexus 5

The many features on the Nexus 5 would not all directly related to Android 4.4 KitKat. Understand that some of them could remain exclusive to the latest smartphone from Google, such as the new Google Experience application launcher.

No doubt many of you wait for the update to Android 4.4 smartphone KitKat, the latest version of Google's operating system. Moreover, the manufacturers along well satisifaire this request since most have already said what models would benefit . However, it seems that some features on the recent discoveries Nexus 5 will not be part of these updates. According TheVerge , Google has decided to keep some of them exclusive to its latest smartphone, as the new "Google Experience" applications launcher. This also eliminates the Nexus 4 released last year, unfortunately.

For the record, the particularity of this new launcher lies especially in the transparency of the status bar and the navigation buttons including Android. Google would have justified his choice of exclusive keep saying Nexus 5 will gauge the reception by reserve users before making use of other models. The other reason is to create added value in order to push users to renew their equipment and opt for the new model, which raises an important question.
If these reasons appear to be the ones behind this exclusivity, should we conclude that positive opinions lead its maintenance? After all, all manufacturers offer exclusive features and Google could eventually seek to do the same, without altering the uncluttered interface that makes the success of the stock version of Android, and therefore its Nexus. It could then stand with such improvements. All this is pure supposition, however, that, and the possibility of widespread availability is not excluded.

Sony confirms Android 4.4 update for Xperia KitKat Z, Z1 Xperiaand Xperia Z Ultra

Good news for Sony users, or some of them at least. The manufacturer has confirmed the update to Android 4.4 KitKat for its latest high-end models. Android 4.3 Jelly Bean will be rolled out from next month.

Following the launch of Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat that accompanied it, Sony was the first to communicate the updates that would result via his Twitter account. The tweet in question was still very vague, referring to this week for more information. The manufacturer has kept its promise and today brings us a few more details on its official blog .
First, know that Sony will do things in order, as far as possible at least. Mean by that that it will deploy firstly, next month, an update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean for Z Xperia, Xperia ZL, ZR Xperia, Xperia Tablet Z Xperia MS Xperia Z Ultra Xperia Z1, but also for the Xperia T, TX and Xperia Xperia V still Android 4.1.
Only then happen KitKat Android 4.4 on a slightly smaller number of terminals. Only top models this year will be affected at first: Xperia Z, ZL Xperia, Xperia Tablet Z, Z Ultra Xperia and Xperia Z1.Sony has unfortunately not been able to clarify when begin deploying this update. However, this is good news for users of the affected models!

Motorola designs a tattoo-micro lie detector

Most of the time, writing on patents, it is painful. Sometimes, however, we are left with innovations ... intriguing.

Patent term now sounds naturally "war" as it has been used many times to talk about the legal battles in which competing manufacturers. The famous Samsung vs. Apple, which began in 2011 was one of the bloodiest skirmishes. Traditionally, however, a patent is supposed to be a way for a manufacturer to claim authorship of an innovation. It serves to protect the idea before it becomes a reality, in fact. Used together, the patent has a very honorable way ... sometimes hides some surprises.
Here, take for example this patent that Motorola has filed. What is he? It is an object that had been just imagine in nightmares based on digital technologies. Imagine a tattoo on your throat, which would be equipped with electrical circuits. Good. This device would capture your voice to the nearest transmitter, without any background noise, because it would directly contact your personal sounding board. It is equipped with an antenna, microphone sensors and a screen that you will never see unless you also have a pocket mirror on you.
That said, Motorola goes further and imagines that his tattoo of the future could be used to detect lies. Yes, you read that right: he could hear and accurately analyze intonationes the vote and whether or not the issuer is lying or telling the truth. Obviously, no release date has been provided by the company and one wonders, after a scandal such as Prism, how she is able to convey the idea of ​​a spy in direct communication with the epidermis. How can we protect the privacy of the user? And we finally remember that Motorola is Google, and everything makes sense.

Qualcomm will focus on low-cost and China in 2014

While the manufacturer is in almost all high-end smartphones today, he announced that he would turn to low-cost. Curious? Maybe not.

Qualcomm has finally won the war of high-end smartphones in 2013. While 2012 was tinged with green, with a nVidia great strength, with its Tegra processors, Qualcomm has won the bet on almost all high-end 2013 models. Sony, HTC, Samsung, LG ... all trusted the manufacturer to equip the most powerful market animals. Snapdragon 800 has become the ultimate and few models are now tempted by the competition reference, as the Qualcomm / Android operating torque. But why turn to low-cost?
Well maybe even a semblance of monopoly Qualcomm fails to earn enough money. Qualcomm announced Wednesday in its report that the income tax for 2014 would amount to a sum between 26 and 27.5 billion. For the fiscal quarter, the automaker posted 6.48 billion dollars in revenue, which corresponds to 33% increase compared to last year. Net profits are higher than 18% compared to last year, but the company lost 5% over the previous quarter. According to her, despite it looking good, should continue to hit market where the future lies.
And Qualcomm, the future market is China, combined with the low-cost smartphone market. The upscale operates on a simple dynamic: the processors are expensive to produce, but the margin that manufacturers take component is also high. That said, it sells for less, on a global scale, high-end smartphone that entry-level smartphone. So, reducing production costs and lowering the margin, the balance of power could be to the advantage of low cost, which is entitled to enter a huge number of households. The next year, Qualcomm will build elsewhere in China on many processors with 4G modem and can be fitted in all local smartphones.

A little chunky in the Android 4.4 update Google Keyboard

Google Keyboard is now available in version 2.0 of the Play Store. The update includes the new features introduced with Android 4.4 on the Nexus KitKat 5.

As always, the new version of Android will be supported by most manufacturers. It will still take several weeks or months before they offer their updates to Android 4.4 KitKat. In the meantime, it is already possible to taste the new Android keyboard found on the Nexus 5 since Google has put its application to date on the Play Store .
In version 2.0, the Google Keyboard has been stripped of its blue theme and enriched with new features. The provision of punctuation is now streamlined for formats between 4.7 and 10 ", the mini keyboard launched by a long press on the point has been simplified and smileys have been replaced by more expressive emojis on terminals compatible.
The new Android 4.4 keyboard KitKat certainly not happened in the first ranking of the most awaited news. It will nevertheless be well contented at first, provided you have a device running Android 4.0 or higher.

Motorola Moto G: the smartphone is already revealed in a first visual media

Little brother of Moto X, Moto G should finally emerge from the shadow on November 13. It is nevertheless a brief passage in the light today, with evleaks.

Rumors about the Moto G should soon give way to the official announcement from Motorola. On 13 November, to be precise. And here is probably a little better understanding of what the event, thanks to the image that you will find below. The indiscreet evleaks would have laid hands on a smartphone with visual media, obviously in its version for the Verizon network in different colors.

Moto Moto X G and obviously share more than their reference as they also have a very similar design. One way, perhaps, to simplify the realization of its customization program "à la carte" through Motorcycle Maker, it already offers with its latest smartphone. For this, it obviously would have both smartphones have the same dimensions, and therefore probably the same screen size, which is not yet certain. Indeed, rumors sometimes referred to a screen of 4.7 ", like the Moto X, sometimes a screen of 4.5" always with a HD resolution (1280 x 720 pixels).
However, the rest of its technical specifications would put everyone agrees. Moto G would be equipped with a quad-core 1.2 GHz processor from Qualcomm, 8 GB of internal memory, a 5 megapixel camera, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, Bluetooth 4.0 for connectivity, WiFi and 3G + and a battery of 1950 mAh. Still no Android 4.4 Kitkat, even for Motorola since turn out Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.
Remember that those who wish can clearly follow the announcement live on the internet, going to register on the mini-site dedicated to Moto G .

Gramohorn II HTC One: A beautiful accessory for music lovers off

With its sleek design and two speakers BoomSound, HTC One proved to be a real source of inspiration for some. A British designer today announced the Gramohorn, a pretty nice accessory that will boost the sound produced by the smartphone.

HTC Beats have separate beautiful, it has not so far given to provide the best audio experience to its users. To do this, it can also count on other employees as a Justin Wolter, a British designer. The guy was noted by one of his creations as part of the "Here's to Creativity" campaign by the manufacturer. It was an accessory called "Gramohorn" specially designed for the HTC One.

It is now available for sale under the name Gramohorn II. Far from the conventional speakers that are usually found in stores, accessory consists of two large pavilions as they were found including phonographs. These allow a simple phenomenon of acoustic resonance to amplify the sound from both speakers BoomSound HTC One. The gain would be about 50%, without quality loss obviously. Sound rather gain in depth.
The advantage is obviously the accessory works without power. Do not expect much for the lugging around since it is rather large. In addition, it would be a pity to damage stupidly price it costs. Allow £ 999 for the model made of a composite material and £ 4,999 for the metal model anyway. If, however, nothing is too good for your HTC One, it is possible to buy the Gramohorn II on its official website .

Nokia launched its first Windows tablet RT 8.1, rival Surface 2

The Lumia Windows 2520 RT 8.1 tablet competition the new Microsoft Surface 2.Nokia has added compatibility with 4G networks.

Who would have thought: Nokia unveils its first touchscreen tablet Windows RT 8.1 hours after Microsoft's future headquarters, which officially launchedits own tablet Surface 2 (and its big brother, Surface 2 Pro).

The Lumia 2520 tablet features a 10.1-inch touch screen (1920 x 1080), a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 running at 2.2 GHz, 2GB of RAM, a memory capacity of 32 GB, a 6.7 megapixel camera sensor with Carl Zeiss.

Then there are communication skills wi-fi (8021.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC (contactless). It differs from the Microsoft Surface 2 by its compatibility with the 4G mobile networks, which probably interested operators.

Finally, it has been equipped with a powerful battery of 8000 mAh which is a tablet thickness of 8.89 mm and dimensions of 16.8 cm by 26.7 cm with a weight of 615 g.

Nokia Lumia tablet will be available in 2520 (the United States, Finland, United Kingdom) by the end of 2013 to 499 U.S. dollars, slightly higher than the Surface 2 (449 U.S. dollars) price.Other countries (including France) will be served in stride. It will be available in the colors black, white, red and blue.

It should be noted that Nokia has a keyboard (doubled for protection) named Power Keyboard with 5 hours of additional autonomy thanks to its embedded battery and two USB ports, all for 149 dollars.

Nokia launches two smartphones 6 inch screen, type "Phablette"

Lumia smartphones in 1520 and 1320 have a "giant" of the first 6-inch 1080p screen diagonal, the second 720 p. They are 4G compatible.

The 1320 is a smartphone Lumia "Phablette" 4G price of $ 339. It will arrive in early 2014, first in Asia.

Nokia raided noticed on the niche of smartphones Windows Phone 8 to the big screen, in the "Phablette". He launched two models, the Lumia 1520 and 1320, both with a screen diagonal of 6 inches (more than 15 cm!). Both smartphones are compatible with 3G and 4G mobile networks.

The 1520 is a high-end model with a photo sensor 20 megapixel PureView technology with optical image stabilization and a screen definition 1080p. Its ability to capture audio has four built-in microphones. In terms of office applications, it has the built-in Microsoft Office software suite.

1520 will be available at the end of 2013 years with showy colors specific to Nokia (yellow, red, white, black and shiny) and the price of $ 749. The United States and Europe will be the first continents served.

The 1320 is a means-end model that features a 6-inch 720p screen. It comes with access to streaming music service Nokia Music. It will be available in orange, yellow, white and black, in the first quarter of 2014, priced at 339 U.S. dollars. Asia is the continent first served followed by Europe.

Google, Apple and Facebook write to Congress to reform the NSA

The web giants refute any illegal collusion with the U.S. intelligence services.They claim that the NSA act with greater transparency.

Since the revelation of the monitoring programs of the NSA, the web giants are multiplying initiatives to assert their good faith.

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Six major U.S. technology groups urge Congress to further control the NSA, the agency responsible for intercepting communications, demanding more transparency in the monitoring and protection of privacy.

"Many concerns have emerged in the United States and abroad about the recent revelations about surveillance,"argued Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and AOL in a letter sent Thursday to the heads of committees Justice of the House and Senate.

Since the first revelations on U.S. surveillance programs of the National Security Agency (NSA), these companies step up efforts to assert their good faith.

Accused of providing thousands of digital data on Internet, Google, Yahoo! and Facebook have even filled in justice to be able to say more about the inquiries they receive from U.S. authorities.

Transparency is an essential step

"More transparency" explain these companies in this letter, "would give the lie to the false accusations that intelligence agencies have direct access to our servers, or that we participate in the operations of massive data collection on the internet."

"Transparency is an essential first step to an informed public debate, but it certainly needs to be done," they add. "We believe that the practices of government oversight should also be reformed with additional protections privacy and an increased risk of these programs' control.

This letter arrived a few days after new revelations about the interception of data from hundreds of millions of users of Google and Yahoo! outside of the United States since the optical fibers used by the Internet giant.

Yahoo! and Google were outraged by these new revelations, ensuring not to be involved in these interceptions.

A shy project to reform intelligence

On Thursday, the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. Senate has approved a tentative plan to reform laws governing surveillance activities of the intelligence services, the first step of a long parliamentary procedure.

Measures would aim to increase transparency, for example by forcing the intelligence services to report to Congress any violation of the law by their analysts.

But the text does not end with the collection of all phone calls data passed via U.S. operators (dialed, time, duration of calls, but not voice recording) by the NSA, which was the program first revealed by Edward Snowden in June.

Android: KitKat will arrive on Nexus 4, 7, and 10, Galaxy S4 and HTC One

The ball of the contenders for the new version of Android 4.4, called KitKat began. In the wake of the introduction of its new mobile operating team that immediately the system, 5 Nexus , Google said that several other smartphones would benefit.

Well-ordered starting with oneself charity, Google said that its smartphone Nexus 4 (designed by LG as the Nexus 5) and tablets Nexus 7 and 10 will be the first affected by the update to Android.

Kitkat is expected to arrive on these mobile "in the coming weeks," simply add the web giant, without giving further details.

Note however that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (originally manufactured by the Korean for Google) is absent from the list of beneficiaries of KitKat. Probably involved: the old hardware architecture (based on mobile processor from Texas Instruments just abandon this activity).

Google also said that Samsung and HTC One S4, available only in version "Google Edition", that is to say, the sleek clean the manufacturers overlay software, would also benefit from the update KitKat in the coming weeks

Chinese censorship concerns more the boss of Google

In Hong Kong, Eric Schmidt has indicated that he thinks the new Chinese law which condemned to three years in prison authors of "slander" and "false information". He is concerned about the worsening of censorship in China.

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While access to a web accelerates across the globe, the freedoms of Internet users, and the first to speak freely falling. This fact is recognized by non-governmental organizations that specialized in these cases, but also by the decisions in several states of the world to limit the opportunity to express themselves and access information.

All countries take for their grade, including the report ofFreedom House in which France is pinned. But China remains the quickest to monitor state and especially condemn the remarks published and read online.

In September, the country decided to condemn the users who publish a "false information" or slander consulted by 5,000 persons or retweeted 500 times. The penalty for this offense is up to three years imprisonment and deprivation of political rights.

Two million workers to monitor 564 million Internet users

On a trip to Hong Kong, Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, has not hesitated to do what he thought of the decision in an interview with the South China Morning Post revealed by AFP. It is mainly expressed concern about these restrictions and calls on the Chinese government to allow access to the Internet. "China has adopted a directive on 500 occasions. After that, you'll probably think twice before writing something. This is a problem that means your voice is not fully understood, "said he said.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Schmidt also stated that due to the censorship of the Chinese Internet, "Google does not intend to invest in the country at the moment. "He said that his group has abandoned its search engine in Chinese on the mainland in 2011 to transfer to Hong Kong." Regime of censorship in China has significantly worsened since we went. This will require that things change before we go back. "

China does not seem to give the orders of Eric Schmidt. Google's departure allowed him to develop his own services, for the most part, are modeled on the U.S. offers. Baidu is the national search engine is the most visited China.

With 564 million Internet users, China is investing heavily in Internet monitoring. According to the Beijing News, activities Net surveillance and censorship occupy two million paid by the government and the Communist Party, and commercial sites.