RIM launches BlackBerry Apps Challenge 10

Today, Monday, November 26, 2012, RIM launched the Blackberry 10 Android Challenge. Got an Android application? You can now turn it into a Blackberry application with one click and 10 and enter this contest.

BlackBerry 10 announced the comeback of RIM. This OS, which is scheduled for launch January 30, 2013, was announced as one of the best operating system market by developers who have tried it, thanks to its browser and ergonomic innovations made ​​to the navigation between applications.

RIM has created the runtime , a tool that transforms in one click your application in Android BlackBerry 10. If you created an Android app, simply submit and RIM will send you an application ready to be posted on BlackBerry App World. In addition to an application now available on millions of new smartphones and tablets, you can earn a promotion on the App World worth € 8000 and the BlackBerry PlayBook.

To register, is simple: just fill out the form available on the website dedicated to BlackBerry 10 Android Challenge before December 14. Online voting will take place in the following 14 to 17 December to elect the two best applications win highlighting and tablets offered by RIM.

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Windows 8: A "Start" menu hidden

Windows 8 is a number of paris Microsoft has dared to do. The interface "Modern UI" (previously called "Metro") is put forward to introduce the vignettes and the Windows App Store has passed the milestone of 20,000 apps.

The classic interface "office" is still present. But she is an orphan of the 'start' button. Willingness to Steven Sinofsky recently goodness outside the company, its absence (the button) still disturbs. However difficult to correlate with the difficult beginnings of Windows 8.

However, we discover a single click option that is present in a certain way. More precisely, it is a menu already present but less sophisticated Windows 7 (accessible in the same way) that is present. Microsoft has not hidden but has not really promoted. You can also access it from the desktop and Modern UI interfaces with the key combination Windows + X. The menu is very useful if you do not want to remember the myriad shortcuts Windows 8 or if you simply take your first steps on this new version.

But if you want to find the "Start" menu, be aware that many vendors offer solutions to install a version often free. Note that the startup Pokki that is easy to install and offers a plate a "Start" menu it is possible to customize.

A button missing from the official version of Windows 8 has not finished talking to him. There are whispers and Sinofsky party, the button could him back (on Windows 9?).

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iPhone 5S: A keynote scheduled for June 2013?

The iPhone 5S is now the subject of several rumors. Just weeks after the release of the iPhone 5, the sites already address the presentation of his successor. According to the latest information circulating a keynote would be held in June 2013.

The iPhone 5 is released, everyone knows its design, tests were performed while the eyes are now turning to the next version. The rumors on the web a few weeks after the official launch of the Apple smartphone. A first information was in this sense, it put forward the output to an iPhone 5S in 2013. Today is Digitimes who shares this data. A keynote will be organized in June 2013 to introduce the new Apple device. Rumors also mention the appearance of iPad 5th generation. This new tablet is presented along with the Smartphone. Of course all this information is currently rumors since Apple has absolutely no news about a possible device.

A Galaxy S4?

In all cases, the next iPhone is already in conversations enthusiasts. They expect an improvement of the iPhone 5, so it could be labeled as 5S happened to the 4 and 4S. Impossible to know what changes would be made ​​to this new product. The market is becoming increasingly competitive, the products multiplied over weeks. Rumors indicate the upcoming release of a Samsung Galaxy S4 proposed. The two enemies should therefore meet again in a competition of technologies in 2013, however, if the rumors are true.

Apple must also take into account the competition with Android which dominates the market. The Windows Phone 8 has a beautiful entry alongside the Lumia 920. Thus, Apple could make changes to iOS. Apple dominated the smartphone sector, but the arrival of the S3 completely upset the market. You should know that 3 e quarter of 2012, the phone Samsung has sold 18 million copies against 16.8 million for Apple.

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iPad mini: Samsung adds to its complaint with the iPad and iPod Touch 4

The iPad mini is added by Samsung to the list for violation of patents. Korean wants the procedure takes into account several devices, including the new tablet, the iPod Touch and iPad 4. The war continues.

Between Samsung and Apple, the patent war is declared for several months. With the latest launch, the two companies have updated their list for various violations made by the competitor. The appeal filed in June 2012 grows as Samsung wants to integrate the iPad mini and iPad 4, which were presented on October 24 during the second keynote. The digital music player, the iPod Touch is also covered by Korean. First addition was made in early October with the integration of the iPhone 5. The judge, Paul was asked Grewel could therefore allow Samsung to add these 3 products.

Endless war?

With regard to the complaint, it does not change. Indeed, Korean highlights the same technology patents and stated that Apple has infringed its intellectual property . In this war, the iPod Touch is targeted because of the volume indicator and the reference headphones. This conflict lasted for two years, a multitude of procedures have been completed and the war is growing over the months.

Samsung and Apple have released at the end of several products, so companies are updating their list according to different outputs. It is difficult to imagine that this situation could actually finish. This summer, the first bounce occurs with the heavy financial penalty aimed Samsung. He had decided to call, it will be December 6 to hear the verdict.

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Nexus 4: Be informed of its availability through this alert

The Nexus 4 is out of stock for several days. At launch, the store was robbed of Google in minutes. The Mountain View company has not indicated deadlines for replenishment, but this application is useful.

The Nexus 4 will soon integrate the Google store. The company has not communicated on this point, but a few days ago the Nexus 10 was replenished, the concept should be similar to the Smartphone. It is widely expected by consumers, it will be keen to get valuable model when making its appearance again on Google Play. This can be quite restrictive multiply return on the shop to see if the Nexus 4 is available. This application called Nexus 4 Stock Alert could therefore help future buyers to obtain one of the two models.

Customizable

The application is available at no cost and the user can customize the alert. It weighs 133 kb and working from version 2.2 of Android. The method is very simple, the application makes every X minutes (configurable) and checks for the availability of your product. When the Nexus 4 is present on the Google store, the yellow star in the upper left of the screen appears. You should know that the application checks the availability of the smartphone in the store of your country.

Of users have already used this application. It has a rating of 3.9, nearly a fifty users have assigned a rating of 5 stars and a dozen have one star. Some have had problems with the installation, application greatly mobilize the battery. Others are excited about the application.

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Galaxy Note 2: China formalizes the Samsung Dual Sim variant

The Galaxy Note 2 will have a good version Dual Sim in the month of December. Several rumors have been circulating about it, Samsung China has formalized the launch of this variant for its Dual Sim Smartphone / tablet.

The Galaxy Note Smartphone 2 is the flagship of the firm with the Galaxy S3. Both mobile encounter a real success since their launch. The Chinese subsidiary of the manufacturer announced the launch of Dual Sim version had already been proposed on the canvas. Photos had circulated several weeks ago. Now it is no longer a rumor since China has formalized the Samsung GT variant N7 102. Several data were also transmitted, each card is compatible with 3G. The first proposes a standard format, while the second is a microSIM.

Similar characteristics

The Galaxy Note 2 is identical to the previous model. The users therefore benefit from a HD Super AMOLED 5.5 inch, SoC Exynos 4412, a quad heart at 1.6 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel camera sensor, the S Pen stylus ...

This variant will support the Dual-SIM GSM (805, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz) and WCDMA (850, 900, 1900 and 2100 MHz). By cons, no information about a launch for Europe has been transmitted. It will be available in China from December 3 to 5699 yuan price, about 710 euros. This concept should satisfy many users. Who must manage these two phones can combine the two lines on a single smartphone.

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Nexus 10 again available on Google Play

It will not take long for November 13 Nexus 10 stocks are exhausted. But it will finally took not wait too long either for the tablet to be ultra high resolution back on the online store of Google Play .

These are the two versions (16GB and 32GB) tablet which again are in stock at respective rates of 399 euros and 499 euros. At these prices there, Nexus 10 provides a resolution never before achieved by a tablet with 300 ppi (pixels per inch). It may indeed display 2560 by 1536 pixels on its screen 10,055 inches (report 16:10).

Produced by Samsung, it loads the latest SoC South Korean manufacturer. This is the Exynos 5250 Exynos family 5 Dual (found also in the last Samsung Chromebook stamped). It is characterized by a dual core processor with Cortex-A15 architecture clocked at 1.7 GHz and a graphics processor of the latest generation Mali T604.

It weighs only 605 grams, less than the iPad 4 (652 grams WiFi version). It is also the first and only (at the moment) tablet running Android 4.2, the latest version of Jelly Bean. The Nexus line has become a real alternative to iOS devices.

Can be expected in future versions of Nexus 10 with cellular connectivity. One can also think that the Nexus 4 will quickly (at least desired) make his return to the shop Play Google and other versions will follow: 32 GB versions, with support for 4G LTE and white variation.

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