Facebook rival, Google Fresh Snapchat much as 4 Billion USD

Reports The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) previously revealed that Facebook has made ​​an offer of 3 billion USD to acquire Snapchat. And the offer was rejected by the Snapchat. And it turns out, not just Facebook who are interested to buy Snapchat. Google did not want to miss with Facebook.

News of the interest Google to Snapchat was revealed by GigaOm founder Om Malik through his Twitter account. The report revealed that the world’s most popular search engine company and owner of the Android OS has made ​​an offer to Snapchat. Even the figures given by Google offers more than Facebook, which amounted to 4 billion USD.

If Google successfully acquired Snapchat, the application will still be run independently. As done by Facebook after acquiring Instagram. The acquisition step was certainly going to make Google more and have a lot of services.

Unfortunately, number 4 billion USD is not making Snapchat CEO, Eva Spiegel budge. Spiegel said that the company still has the potential to continue to grow. And therefore, Snapchat still will continue to explore their potential.

Source: Facebook rival, Google Fresh Snapchat much as 4 Billion USD

BlackBerry not Plan to Provide Google Play in BlackBerry 10

Remember the BlackBerry smartphone leaked images Z10 few days ago that appear with Google Play Store application on the screen? The emergence of such images also led to speculation regarding the provision of Google Play Store by BlackBerry on BlackBerry OS 10.

But speculation is flatly contradicted by the BlackBerry. In the company’s official statement quoted from Phonearena, BlackBerry said that they did not have any plans to provide support Google Play Store on the BlackBerry phone.

BlackBerry said that at this time the BlackBerry World is still a major source in the supply of reliable application for BlackBerry smartphone users. The Canadian company also revealed that they will continue to provide support for open standards and open source tool for BlackBerry developers. That way, the developer can create a quality application in the BlackBerry World.

Source: BlackBerry not Plan to Provide Google Play in BlackBerry 10

Gionee gPad G3, Phablet Dual-SIM 5.5 Inch Jelly Bean With Quad-Core CPU MediaTek

Trend of dual-sim that penetrated the Indian market these days, seems appreciated by Gionee Mobile to bring back one of the products phablet latest flagship dual-sim other gPad Gionee known as G3.

 

 

With the concept of dual-sim GSM diusungnya, Gionee phablet gPad G3 comes with a 5.5-inch touch screen panel that supports a resolution of 854 × 480 pixels. While in the performance of its main pengedor, based phablet Jelly Bean Android 4.2.1 is impractical to rely on the power of MediaTek processor Quad-Core 1.2GHz and 512GB RAM.

 

In addition to 4GB of internal storage available that supports MicroSD card expansion, new Gionee phablet also been supported by a 5MP rear camera with LED flash, VGA front camera (0.3MP), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM, battery capacity of 2250mAh.

 

Available in her choice of black and white, Gionee phablet gPad G3 is offered at 9,999 per unit.

Source: Gionee gPad G3, Phablet Dual-SIM 5.5 Inch Jelly Bean With Quad-Core CPU MediaTek

CyanogenMod Installer Now Available on Google Play Store, Install Custom ROM now be Done with Ease

The Android smartphone lovers can now slightly easier to modify his gadgets. Now, Android users can download the installer directly from the CyanogenMod Google Play Store. That way, the custom ROM installation steps can be done more easily.

 

 

This installer will help users to prepare Android smartphone device. This installer will direct CyanogenMod Android smartphone users in the debugging of ADB or move the file transfer protocol of MTP to PTP if needed. The rest, flash custom ROMs made ​​by desktop applications.

 

At the beginning of this release , CyanogenMod installer only supports 11 Android devices , the Nexus S , Galaxy Nexus , Nexus 4 , Nexus 7 , Nexus 10 , Samsung Galaxy S II , S3 , S4 , Note , Note II and the HTC one . On 11 such devices, custom ROM installation steps can be done more quickly because the process is automated. So you do not need to root or unlock the phone first.

Source: CyanogenMod Installer Now Available on Google Play Store, Install Custom ROM now be Done with Ease

Tizen Operating System Lite Will Focus on Cheap Smartphone segment with 256MB RAM

Low end of the smartphone market would seem to increasingly crowd. In this market, consumers can get a great selection of Android smartphones. Mobile Windows Phone Lumia 520 also gained success in this segment. Not to mention also ZTE Open that using OS Firefox.

 

 

And now, the operating system developed by Samsung with Intel, Tizen will also be targeting the same segment. Quoted from Ubergizmo, Samsung introduced Tizen OS Lite is intended for low-cost devices and could run well at a cell phone has 256MB of RAM.

In addition, the operating system Tizen Lite also supports smartphone with a screen that has a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. Smartphone with operating system Tizen Lite also will have a minimum of 1GB of internal memory , and 512MB of which is used for the operating system Tizen Lite itself .

With a very minimal requirement, the mobile phone is based Tizen Lite was seemingly aimed at emerging markets. In addition to Tizen Lite, Samsung also introduced Tizen Mobile Full aimed at the mid -end and high-end.

Source: Tizen Operating System Lite Will Focus on Cheap Smartphone segment with 256MB RAM

Dell Venue 8 Pro tablets with Intel Atom Processor Bay Trail Run with Four Monitors at Once!

Dell has recently launched tablet Venue 8  Pro which uses Intel -based processors Bay Trail to the market. The tablet is also expected to be a competitor to Android or iPad tablet. And curious about the capabilities of this tablet, pluggable was trying to connect Venue 8 Pro with four monitors at once.

To connect this tablet with four monitors, pluggable also use a variety of efforts. The tablet is not equipped with a full size USB port. But instead, pluggable using micro USB OTG cable and connect it to a docking station that has a USB port , Ethernet , DVI and HDMI .

The result, Venue 8 Pro tablet is able to run four monitors pretty well. And to prove it, pluggable also upload a video on YouTube. This video also shows that a Bay Trail Intel Atom processor is quite powerful in running multiple monitors. Additionally Windows tablet 8.1 also automatically downloads all the necessary drivers, so do not bother to do it manually.

Source: Dell Venue 8 Pro tablets with Intel Atom Processor Bay Trail Run with Four Monitors at Once!

Acer Launch Smart Display Sized 27-inch Resolution QHD with Android Jelly Bean OS and processor Tegra 4

Taiwan’s technology companies, Acer has just bring Smart Display products that use the latest Tegra 4 processor and OS Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Smart Display the TA272HUL Acer also comes with 27 -inch touchscreen that has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels qHD.

Smart Display is also not only be used as a monitor. Acer TA272HUL can also be used independently for browsing the Internet, playing games, watching videos or other. To support these activities, the Smart Display is also equipped with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory.

This device is equipped with 10 point multitouch screen and appear to have a point of view to 178 degrees. Smart Display also comes with built -in WiFi , Bluetooth , Ethernet , 2 HDMI ports , 2 USB 3.0 ports , Harman Kardon speakers 3W and SD card slot .

There has been no word on whether information about the Smart Display Acer will sell this to the international market. But it seems the Acer will price the device at a price less than 500 USD in the Taiwan market.

Source: Acer Launch Smart Display Sized 27-inch Resolution QHD with Android Jelly Bean OS and processor Tegra 4