Rumors: Samsung and LG are preparing to launch a mobile folding in 2016

Over the past period of this year we heard a lot of rumors about smartphones folding are developed by large companies such as Samsung and LG the two Koreas, and the rumors continue to point out to the possibility of these smart phones in 2016.

According to a recent report came out, the Samsung and LG in the final stages of development of smart phones folding up and running OLED screen that allows Butti screen. For LG did not hear much about organs, but Samsung neighbor came around many rumors over the past period, including two devices being tested in preparation for launch next year.

According to rumors, the Samsung is working on two phones smart guys folding screen, one works with a processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and second works processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 620, as rumors also point to exit the two phones random memory 3 GB and batteries is subject to change internal memory -Your know Satha- with storage cards external memory extension.

Because the screens on these phones is the most important, the Samsung Trace extreme secrecy by the Proof of this is not to get out information or details around until now, and it would be good to know what his plans Samsung, probably in March next year during the Mobile World Congress.

Samsung alone is not making you want from a smartphone folding screen, there are reports of interest from Apple and Google and tests to the possibility of producing similar phones.

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Now you can have a conversation with anyone via Skype without having to account

Skype announced through the official blog announced the launch of Skype service for everyone so to speak. After that spread the service on the Web and via mobile phones to subscribers applications it is time to provide an opportunity for non-subscribers .. but how is this done?

Well .. usual talks take place and communication between people have accounts in Skype but the new update until after the person who does not have Skype account can participate in the conversation.

This is done using a unique link as described by Skype is sent to the guest via Facebook or Twitter and Atsab or to enter into the conversation naturally and participate in the chat, whether written or even chat via video.

The new service is available in the United States and the United Kingdom but certainly will be launched for all Skype users across the world over the next two weeks.

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AMD is losing more than half a billion dollars in just nine months

AMD company for the manufacture of semiconductor processors and announced the recent financial results which showed a continuation of the series of losses for the fourth consecutive quarter by about $ 197 million, bringing losses so far this year to $ 557 million.

 

In this troubled financial situation of the company it has lost eight billion dollars during the last 17 years-old. Here was a chance to other companies competing for a share of its own shares as announced the establishment of a joint venture with Fujitsu Electronics thumbnail for assembly and testing.

Under this new company, Fujitsu will get 85% of the shares in AMD manufacturers are located in China and Malaysia and AMD will get through it on the net amount of $ 371 million.

This new company will serve as another desperate attempt to return to the competition to be a big stumbling block in the way Intel once again as they were in the earlier period.

 And as results cross these recurring losses lost the company's Phil Rogers, who spent more than two decades in which he moved to the NVIDIA competition, as it was announced earlier this month for the demobilization campaign will affect 500 employees, including 5% of its workforce in an effort to cut costs.

Watts August on Windows Phone improve searches within the application

There is no doubt that in support of applications for operating system Windows Phone in general updates delayed users a lot, and this is what is visible range popular applications on other platforms, for example, application and whatsapp requires wait much by Windows Phone users until it reaches them features update the application, for example, on Android.

In the context of the topic got the application of Instant Messaging and whatsapp the new update supports system and Windows Phone, this update carries version 2.12.170.0 number and it is not bringing a lot of new additions and tools, highlight brought update is to improve searches within the application in the search for contacts and talks which will allow users to find this immediately.

Also another point brought update a support for notices votes in the application, and finally waiting for the application on Windows Phone users more updates, which affected other operating systems as measures customization and backup along the paths of bucks, and now you can move on to page application on Windows Phone shop move to here.

Samsung launches second Z3 Tizen phone system

After less than a year on the launch of the first smart phone running Tizen system, and based on its success in certain markets, Samsung today launched the second phone that runs Tizen system called Z3 and Z2 instead of what we do not know why.

In terms of technical specifications phone comes relatively high standard he holds the screen of measuring 5-inch 720P HD Super AMOLED technology that distinguish Samsung phones.

The phone runs the ability of quad-core processor with a frequency of 1.3 GHz RAM 1 GB storage memory and start from 8 GB can be expanded up to 128 GB through external cards.

On the back there are 8 megapixels camera accuracy and accuracy forward lens camera with 5 megapixels Selfie the status of the petition.

The phone comes with the latest version of the 2.3 Tizen system which provides the status of the provision of high-data so that pressing the volume of data exchanged between applications and the browser is not just a high rate reached 50% in Tel J2, also provided a battery capacity of 2600 mAh. The phone supports two tranches of contact with lifetime subscription in the Mix Radio, which provide more than 30 million song service.

Phone will be launched for sale in India on October 21 at a price of $ 130. Korean company seeks to reduce its dependence on Android, especially in emerging markets such as India, which is characterized by high sensitivity for the price to be her phone at a low price and high specification attractive to buyers compared to similar Android phones.

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Most Android phones vulnerable to penetration

In a study by a group of researchers at the University of Cambridge ancient and funding from the US Google Inc., the researchers found that the proportion of 87 percent of Android devices vulnerable to penetrate because of the gaps, according to a statement by a member of the research team reason for this is that a large proportion of the manufacturers of the devices Android Do not bother to issue security updates periodically leaving them vulnerable to malicious software and gaps.

Researchers got this ratio by studying 20,000 people have downloaded the private analytical application searches on their servers, and thanks to this application, the researchers could assess manufacturers of devices based on the Android smart they are free of gaps and speed in payment security updates for devices.

In this evaluation, got Google Nexus devices on the 5.2 of 10 degrees, making it the highest in the list of existing Android devices currently markets, then dissolved LG second place and got a 4.0 degrees of 10 and in third place Motorola came assessment of 3.1 degrees then come months companies after Motorola «Samsung, Sony, HTC, Asus» and the whole assessment at least 3 degrees.

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Chrome 46 update simplifies mixed encrypted pages Icons

It happens in a lot of Web sites that rely on the secure HTTPS protocol to have the elements on the page do not use it, thus the Chrome browser displays a yellow triangle as proof that there are some errors, now dispensed with Google for this warning Chrome icon to display as a page Do not use the protocol and you'll get the designation of "HTTPS with Minor Errors"

Such a new simplicity of Chrome 46 new that each page is not encrypted in full contact will appear to you as if they pass through the normal HTTP protocol as an icon blank page but you will notice the presence of HTTPS, as well as you will not need to learn more of shortcuts where disappear lock marked with yellow triangle icon of now on.

What is happening in sites that use HTTPS to encrypt the connection between the user device and the server site, some page elements such as images pass through HTTP Therefore, a condition known as "mixed content" thus do not show the site is completely safe.

And so on down the number of icons that appear in the address bar from four to three, Google hopes to come on and be the most secure Web sites to use only two icons are "safe" and "unsafe".

This was the highlight came with the new Chrome 64 update, there may be other things done by Google behind the scenes such as plug some of the security gaps and improve performance, if at all always recommended update to the latest version available and not you do something where that Chrome is happening himself.

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Twitter plans to lay off a large number of employees during the current week

According to a report published yesterday on the site Re / code, the Twitter plans to lay off a large number of employees during the current week, to be done on the level of the whole company.

While Jim Prosser - Twitter spokesman - said the "do not comment on rumors and speculation" in. Shares trading on Twitter yesterday about 3% hours after the news.

At the end of June, 4200 had a Twitter employee. This is more than double its staff during the second quarter of 2013. It is noted that the news of layoffs after only one week of the appointment of Jack Dorsey came in as CEO of the company, after serving for a period as interim CEO since July 1.

In addition to the layoffs are common, it seems that Twitter is planning a possible expansion at its headquarters in San Francisco. Regardless of both counts, the Twitter what has appointed chief executive Jack Dorsey only to take crucial decisions on reducing overall costs, and improve the efficiency of its work later.

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Is Pepsi launches smartphone?

With John Sculley, formerly president of Pepsi, now he has a brand for smartphones obi, but you can make or rather Pepsi currently contracted with manufacturers for the production of smart phones famous for its brand soft drinks?

 

It appeared on the Chinese social network Weibo documented named "Pepsi Phone" and is included under the account information online and electronic products technology rankings. And the dissemination of the account image Pepsi logo appears written with the word Pepsi Phone.

Of course Pepsi in the valley and Industry smartphones in the valley last, but its brand strength may help them in cooperation with manufacturers in China, such as Foxconn to produce the phone to their advantage carries brand to benefit from the marketing strength around the world, that if we consider that Pepsi already plans to enter the smart phone sector and compete with adults .

If not a smart phone with an Pepsi, it may have application for smartphones at least used by the company to promote particular products among young people or within a promotional campaign or contest in which customers their smart phones used to take pictures of Sylvie while drinking Pepsi, we do not know precisely after the All possibilities are open here .

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HTC lose 50% of their profits in the third quarter of 2015

HTC published a press release stating that the company has in the third quarter of 2015 operating loss of 138%. Worse, the company during the same period last year, made some profit for 2015.

 

 

 

According to the statement, the company's quarterly revenues amounted to about 21.4 billion Taiwan dollars (about 659 million US dollars) with an operating loss of 4.94 billion Taiwan dollars. And that half of what was the case one year ago, as revenue amounted to about 41.9 billion Taiwan dollars.

 

Apparently, this dramatic decline in sales is clear that is caused by increasing competition in all segments of the smart phone market. Not only that, but it seems that the main reason is to increase the demand of Chinese enterprises for the market to just a "competition".

 

HTC certainly the future will contain many of the problems, and the only hope for Shakura even back again is receiving financial support, and will evaporate unless its name from the market soon!

 

 

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Microsoft Conference: Windows 10 runs on 110 million device

Microsoft began shortly before the special conference to reveal some of the new devices that include a Tablet Service Pro 4 new smart phones within the Lumia category as the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL.

With the beginning of the conference Microsoft announced some figures for its organs and software, including the Windows operating system runs on 10 became 110 million device after ten weeks on its launch almost, while the total number of pages via Microsoft's Internet browser Edge 650 million pages.

Microsoft shop had a share of these figures also reaching the number of visits to the store more than 1.25 billion a visit, and exceeded the number of computers the business system Windows 10 more than 8 million units.

Microsoft also stated that users of the platform Xbox games they broadcast Wen amounted to more than 120 years of video to Windows 10 machines.

Microsoft Conference: HoloLens Issuance of developers at a price of $ 3,000

We are still with Microsoft conference, which extends for more than an hour and a half today, after the company announced the development of Facebook dedicated to the system of Windows 10 and the arrival of the number of Windows users 10 more than 110 million users of applications, the company also revealed today that was launched version of the developers of the HoloLens at a price of $ 3,000 that begin to availability in the first quarter of 2016.

 

 

Microsoft also announced that it will start to receive applications developers to issue HoloLens of the day. And Microsoft was revealed VR hers HoloLens device earlier this year (2015) with some examples of applications, including Skype and games such as Minecraft.

 

Microsoft's conference: the new generation of Microsoft's Band Bracelet

Microsoft officially revealed for the bracelet, "Microsoft Band 2" officially, and began directly mentioned features, the first of it coming glass with a layer of Foreign Affairs made of Gorilla 3.

In addition, the new generation of Microsoft's Band holds several other features such as sleep Tracker and Tracker calories, Locator, with smart notifications feature, voice assistant Kortana.

Users of Microsoft's new Band bracelet will have access to all health statements at any time. For the design, the new Band bracelet comes with a curved screen match the curvature of the wrist.

There are a lot of Microsoft's partners are supporting the new Band bracelet, including Twitter, Facebook, and others. Finally, the new Microsoft Band is available through advance purchase orders at a price of $ 249.

Microsoft's conference for the Lumia 550 is coming at a price of $ 139

He elaborated Microsoft to talk about the new phones for the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, we would put a fast on the Lumia phone 550 low-income category, where did not address many of the specifications, but said it will come out a low of US $ 139 in December at a price.

 

 

Lumia 550 comes out of the screen size of 5.0 "inch accurately 720 * 1280 pixel density of 294 pixels per inch of type AMOLED. It also works with a processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 eight-core 1.1 GHz fast processor and graphics Adriano 304.

This along with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of memory can be increased by using an external storage cards microSD, up to 128 GB of internal storage, and there are major Rear Camera 5 megapixel front and another 2 megapixel. All of this is powered by 1,900 mA and of course the Windows 10 operating system.

Handblock application to prevent annoying ads while browsing on iOS

Already we conveyed to you two applications two block ads or prevent certain content while surfing the collector iPhone or iPad to the network Web, and it was this proposal when it was announced by Apple for hers operating system iOS 9 and allowing developers to develop applications that can prevent certain types of content from presentation.

Application Handblock one of the most powerful applications to prevent content while browsing, which is available at a price of $ 0.99 and no doubt supports iOS system 9, and would also provide the application browsing experience free of ads, as well as being a tool to prevent the user tracked by cookies, this has been the application on the browser built Safari directly and thus there is no need to do any additional settings.

Since the application Handblock of the foundation is not to load ads or show, this in turn leads positive results while browsing, specifically in browsing speed and display pages and more importantly provide the data package to the user, and finally to take advantage of the application can be loaded at a price of $ 0.99 Moving to the Apple store and the store from here, aIt supports iOS 9 comes the size of 2.3 MB.

Apple acquires company will help in improving the image recognition

Apple acquired the specialized start-up company to develop artificial intelligence systems called Perceptio. Featured in their systems they work directly on your smart phone without the need to rely on cloud computing.

But what can be provided by this company to Apple? Of course there is no official statement, but there are several possible applications of artificial intelligence, such as improving the analysis of the photos on your iPhone or iPad device.

Used Perceptio deep learning techniques to analyze images to benefit from them several things, such as face recognition. So that its founders had fired application called Smoothie applies funny effects on short video clips.

When you are ultimately artificial intelligence operations and treatment on the user's computer instead of moving content to the cloud that will provide more protection, privacy and may also speed a whole in favor of Apple and improve its services.

It is worth mentioning that Apple acquired last week also on the start-up company specializing in artificial intelligence techniques also but this time I will volunteer in Serie service to be able to make longer talks with the users to look closer to humans.

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Porsche cars opt for Apple's system because Google require a lot of data

Porsche has chosen the German car industry on Apple CarPlay company system to be used in cars instead of Google rival system since it requested access to more data and send it to the company.

The Android Auto system keeps track of a lot of information such as vehicle speed, the different degrees of temperature fluids such as fuel, oil, and other engine cycles and sends that data to Google. While Apple CarPlay system based only in case of losing the car that was moving or static, according to Motor Trend Report.

Porsche will use the Apple system in my car 911 Carrera S and 911 Carrera. German car maker did not want to enter agreement with Google to send information that makes a distinctive American car company as well as that Google is already working on the development of her own.

Here are highlights fears that auto makers have long experience in its field that Google uses its own operating system as a Trojan horse "to spy out" so to speak for the benefit of all the indicators and data collected in the self-driving car industry. Porsche believes that Google want to check out the "secret recipe" that makes a distinctive cars, does Google accept one of them to get out on the "secret algorithms" in the ranking of search results?

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Twitter for iOS update enables interactive notifications

Twitter for iOS is getting a small but useful update that should make the app a bit more convenient to use.

First up, Twitter notifications are now more powerful, allowing you to favorite or reply to tweets while using other apps. The update takes advantage of the new APIs introduced with iOS 8, providing richer functionality to push notifications.

Twitter’s also making it easier to access your saved drafts. Now when you begin composing a message, you’ll see a quill icon above the typing field that’ll allow you to quickly view previous messages you were working on and complete that witty tweet you’d left on the backburner.

Sources offer hands-on Apple Watch details: battery life, unannounced features, and more

Just ahead of the finalized Apple Watch’s presentation at Apple’s March 9th “Spring Forward” event, sources with hands-on Apple Watch experience have revealed a collection of new details about the device’s features to 9to5Mac. Our sources have offered new information on the Watch’s real-world battery life, health and fitness features, apps, and experiences using Apple’s next-generation touchscreen hardware…

Power Reserve Mode and Battery Life The Apple Watch’s battery life has concerned many prospective customers, as Apple said only that the Watch will need to be charged nightly. Earlier this year, we reported that Apple’s development targets for Apple Watch battery life were 2.5-4 hours for heavy app usage, versus 19 hours per day of combined usage between light app access, notifications, and Glances. Sources who have handled the Apple Watch tell us that Apple has improved the device’s battery life, noting that the final Apple Watch should be able to handle 5 hours of fairly heavy application usage, and it and won’t run out of battery during a typical day of mixed active and passive use. However, the source says that the device will still need to be charged nightly, as it will definitely not last through a second full day.

As The New York Times reported, Apple will address battery life concerns with a new “Power Reserve Mode” that cuts optional services to preserve as much of the Apple Watch’s core functionality as possible. Our sources have shared several new details about the feature. First, Power Reserve Mode can be activated via a Battery Glance that’s accessible at any time, or via the Apple Watch’s Settings application. The Battery Glance will show the percentage of battery life remaining, the amount of time since the last full charge, and a large button to activate Power Reserve Mode.
Power Reserve Mode can even be accessed when the Watch has a full 100% charge, and it is not solely activated when the Watch’s battery life is low. The mode noticeably dims the display, slows down communication with the iPhone to an on-demand level, and puts the display to sleep after roughly two seconds of inactivity. One unit tested allowed access to all Apple Watch functions while in Power Reserve mode, while another unit was limited to the Clock face. We’re told that some test units took between four and five hours to charge up to 100% from 0% via the wall-attached MagSafe charger. This is a notable improvement, we’re told, from fall 2014 prototypes.
Unlike the iPhone, when battery life is low on the Apple Watch, the device does not show a modal popup window indicating the battery life percentage remaining. Instead, with 20% battery life remaining, the Battery Life glance turns an orange/amber color as a subtle alert to the user. At 10%, the glance turns from orange/amber to a red color. On the iPhone side, our sources say that they did not see any “meaningful” change to the iPhone’s battery while using the Apple Watch.

Heart Rate Glance
One notable yet-to-be-announced Apple Watch feature is the Heart Rate Glance. Thanks to the device’s heart rate monitor, the Heart Rate Glance will allow the user to see their Beats Per Minute at any time. When accessing the Glance, an outline of a heart will appear, similar to the heart in the image above. After a button is tapped to start measurement, the screen will show the constantly updating BPM reading. Our sources say that the process of reading the heart rate was almost instant and the readings were “seemingly accurate.” Previously, Apple has only stated that the Heart Rate sensor will be used to send other users their heart beat via the communication features and to measure intensity for calorie reading in the fitness app. Of course, heart rate readings could be transferred to the Health application on the accompanying iPhone.
Notification Center, Glances, and Clock Faces
Our sources indicate that the following Glances are installed on the Apple Watch by default, in addition to Heart Rate and Battery Life: Fitness Stats, Activity, Clock, Weather, Music, Quick Settings, Calendar and Maps. As discussed on one of our recent Happy Hour podcasts, sources also indicate that the Apple Watch will have a full Notification Center like the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. To access Notification Center, a user can swipe down from the top of the display in any screen. The list of notifications will show each app name as well as truncated descriptions of the alerts, akin to an iPhone. Developers will be able to customize which notifications can show up in Notification Center as well as the Apple Watch app icon specific to this view. As for Clock Faces a source says that “the level of detail and customization is insane.” The source also called the quality of faces “incredible,” and said “each face is like an app in itself so it’s [a little curious] is not (yet) allowing third-party faces.” The source also said that the “astronomy Watch Face is smart: in one mode you can use the crown to scroll through time and see planetary alignments for the whole solar system.”
Onboard Storage and Music
As Apple has announced, the Apple Watch will be able to store music that can be played while unlinked to an iPhone. Prototype Apple Watches within Apple are said to include 8GB of storage; it is yet to be seen whether the shipping versions will all include 8GB. As we noted yesterday, the internal units also include Lightning connectors, which won’t be on the shipping models. Users will be able to specify individual songs, albums, and playlists to be loaded to their Apple Watches via a panel in the Companion app for iPhone. Users will also be able to stream music from the Apple Watch to external speakers or headphones over Bluetooth.

iPhone Companion App
As we extensively reported earlier this year, the settings for individual Apple Watch applications will be controlled by a Companion application on the iPhone. The Companion app has a dark black user interface with a glyph of the Apple Watch as the app icon. In addition to controlling various settings and music storage, the Companion app allows users to re-arrange the icons on the Apple Watch’s Home screen. This can be done from the Watch itself as well via a long press, just like on the iPhone and iPad. When a user downloads an iPhone application from the App Store with a WatchKit component, the Watch app is automatically installed on the Watch. Users can remove the WatchKit applications through the Companion app without deleting the app from the iPhone. Interestingly, if the iPhone is not connected to the Watch, third-party application icons will remain on the device’s Home screen, and the applications will still work for a period of time with cached data.

Force Touch, Digital Crown + Voice Control
Sources have praised the Watch’s next-generation force-sensing touchscreen interface, saying that “the screen feels like a giant button than you just want to press in the manner needed for Force Touch.” A source added that the feature “feels natural” on the small screen. Also, the Digital Crown input device is required to use the Apple Watch, as the Watch differs from the sixth-generation iPod nano in lacking pinch to zoom capabilities: it registers touches and movements up, down, left, and right. There is no keyboard at all on the device; all forms of input are handled with pre-populated options and voice dictation. Speaking of dictation, the menus within the Apple Watch label all voice control features as “Voice Control,” rather than as Siri. As we reported earlier, this initial version of the Watch OS does not support replying to emails, even by voice. Users will need to access the Mail app via Handoff on their iPhone to conduct replies.

Speed, Display, and Bands
People who have used the Apple Watch say that the device feels very fast overall, which is in line with our report that the S1 chip is comparable with the current iPod touch’s A5 chip. But there are limits. One source said that an Apple Watch with over 200 WatchKit applications became noticeably sluggish on the Home screen. It is unlikely that the majority of users will ever install 200 WatchKit applications, so this should not be a typical concern. The sources say that the display will light up when the iPhone is locked for all of the phone’s notifications, but if the iPhone is unlocked, the Watch will not light up for new alerts.
A designer familiar with the quality of mobile device screens who has used the Apple Watch says that the “screen is the best [smartwatch] screen I have ever seen,” noting that “it’s like vibrant digital paper, and does not look rendered,” with especially “great” black levels. The source thinks that the smaller, 38mm version is “tiny,” but of course this will differ between users of different sizes. Apple’s Sport Band, the default on the $349 aluminum Apple Watch, is said to “take time” to get used to as it is somewhat difficult to put on at first due to the pin-based closure system. As for the stainless steel link bracelet, a source says that “Apple have seemingly got around [hair getting stuck between links] by having the case expand the links flexibility from the outer rim only.”
Powering Off, Force Quitting and Settings
Some users have wondered how the Apple Watch will be powered off without a dedicated power button. Our sources say that it’s turned off by long pressing the large “communication button” on the right side of the Watch. When this is pressed, a confirmation slider akin to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is shown, letting a swipe finish the shut down. Users can also Force Quit an unstable application by accessing the shut down screen and then quickly pressing the button on the right side. The Apple Watch also includes a Settings application that includes various toggles including Bluetooth and Airplane Mode. There is not a dedicated Wi-Fi settings panel, which instead will likely be controlled by the accompanying iPhone.
Apple will officially announce Apple Watch pricing and availability on Monday, March 9, starting at 10:00AM Pacific/1:00PM Eastern Time. 9to5Mac will offer coverage of the event in the hours leading up the keynote, during the presentation, and afterwards, so please join us for more news and commentary then.

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Policeman saved by Samsung Note 2 will get free S6

Chiang Mai:- A police sergeant senior major who was saved by his Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone will get a free Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone as a replacement, he said.

Pol Maj Gen Sophon Thonglorm of Mae Rim police station in Chiang Mai was shot at by a suspect on Monday but the bullet hit his Note 2 phone he was carrying at the left side of his waist.

Although the bullet pierced through the phone, it had lost velocity and only slightly injured Sophon. The phone became completely unusable.

His photos and story went viral on Facebook and other online social networks. Sophon’s friends said he was saved by the “Luangpor Samsung”. The term “Luangpor” is used to call sacred amulets.

Eventually words reached Samsung Thailand that decided to hand over one of its latest smartphone models to the policeman.

Sophon said Samsung Thailand contacted him, offering him a Galaxy S6 phone plus travelling expense for him to travel to Bangkok to receive it.

“I accepted the offer. I’ll go to Bangkok to get it. I am very happy. I survived and Samsung attached importance to this,” Sophon recounted while attending a merit making ceremony at his police station on Thursday.

“I am happy that Samsung will give me a new phone. I’ve shared this good news with my wife. Normally, I carry my phone at the left waist.  It was my luck that the bullet happened to hit the phone. I fell down and shot back at the guy.”

Khaosod reported that Samsung will hand over the phone to the policeman at the Khaosod head office.

 

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UPDATE 1-Japan Display confirms new plant, source says for Apple

* Japan Display seeks to be primary supplier to Apple, sources say

* Plant to cost 170 bln yen, source says Apple to invest

* Plant to start in 2016, boost LCD capacity by 20 pct -company (Updates with source confirming plant is for Apple)

TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc said on Friday that it would build a new $1.4 billion liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturing plant, which a source said would supply smartphone screens for Apple Inc.

The company did not name Apple, in line with its policy of not identifying clients. A person familiar with the matter said Apple would also invest an unspecified amount in the plant, which would further the Japanese screen maker's aim of becoming the primary supplier of high-tech screens for iPhones.

The source declined to be named as the investment details remained confidential. The total cost of the plant in Ishikawa, central Japan, is estimated at 170 billion yen, Japan Display said in its statement.

Global iPhone sales, notably in China, have surged to make Apple the most profitable company in history.

Japan Display said it aims to start operations at the plant in 2016 and expects the move to increase its LCD capacity by 20 percent.

The company, formed in a government-backed deal in 2012 from the ailing display units of Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd, has led a volatile course since its public offering last year.

But it recently reported a rebound to profit, boosted by demand from Apple and Chinese smartphone makers, in stark contrast with Japanese competitor Sharp Corp's shrinking panel business. ($1 = 120.0300 yen) (Reporting by Ritsuko Ando and Reiji Murai; Editing by Sunil Nair and Miral Fahmy)

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Rumor Suggests 12-Inch Retina MacBook Air Could Launch During March 9 Apple Watch Event

Apple could be planning to introduce the much-rumored 12-inch Retina MacBook Air during its March 9 Apple Watch event, according to one site that claims to have sources within Apple. The Michael Report believes Apple will use the event to debut the ultrathin MacBook, which is rumored to have a Retina display and a redesigned chassis.

Many are expecting Apple talk more about the Apple Watch. However, sources familiar with the matter within Apple have exclusively told The Michael Report that Apple plans to unveil the long-awaited Retina MacBook Air at the same event. The Michael Report has independently verified this information to be highly credible.

While there have been no concrete rumors from major sites linking the Retina MacBook Air to Apple's March 9 event, previous rumors have indicated that Apple is planning for a spring release. Apple supplier Quanta is said to have begun mass production of the notebook in January, and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted a March launchfor the MacBook. 

Rendering of the 12-inch Retina MacBook Air created by Martin Hajek

When taking these rumors into account, along with the fact that the MacBook Air is due for an update, the introduction of the Retina MacBook Air at Apple's March 9 event does seem like a possibility. It's also possible Apple will introduce new models of the existing 11 and 13-inch MacBook Air at the event -- the last update was in April and there was a rumor suggesting an update in February was imminent. Core M Broadwell chips believed to be appropriate for the 12-inch Retina MacBook have been available since November, and chips appropriate for the standard MacBook Air began shipping in January. 

Along with a Retina display, the 12-inch MacBook Air is rumored to come without a fan assembly for silent operation, made possible by the aforementioned Core M chips, and it may also include a revamped trackpad that does not incorporate a mechanical button. It is said to feature smaller bezels in a Retina MacBook Pro-style black, a keyboard that stretches right to the edges of the machine, and speakers that are located above the keyboard. 

The Michael Report has a mixed track record when it comes to rumors. The siteaccurately predicted some design elements of the iPad Air 2, but its predictions may have been based on dummy models that were circulating around the Internet at the time. The site also shared details on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus ahead of their launch, inaccurately calling the iPhone 6 Plus the "iPhone 6L" and suggesting the iPhones would come with quad-core processors and sapphire displays. 

More details about what Apple plans to unveil at its Monday, March 9 event may come out through the week. Thus far, many sites have agreed that the focal point of the event will be the Apple Watch, with Apple unveiling new details about the device like its price and its official launch date.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: price, release date, specs and features

The much-hyped Galaxy S6 Edge was announced alongside the Galaxy S6 at Mobile World Congress 2015. Its dual curved edges, providing a more immersive viewing experience, make it one of the most unique phones on the market. Read below for full details and hands-on video of S6 Edge features, which Samsung first announced at its 'Unpacked' event in Barcelona.

• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge review
• Galaxy S6 price, release date, news

The Galaxy S6 Edge marks a new direction for Samsung. / © Samsung

Galaxy S6 Edge features

The standout feature of the Galaxy S6 Edge is its curve-edged display, which is made from Corning Gorilla Glass 4. This is what differentiates it from the S6, along with most other smartphones on the market. Its 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display has a very high pixel density of 577 ppi. 

Its internals include Samsung's latest octa-core processor, comprising quad 2.1GHz and quad 1.5Ghz. It packs 3 GB of RAM and either 32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB of internal memory, powered by a 2,600mAh battery. It also runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.

The Galaxy S6 Edge is a premium device made from quality materials. / © ANDROIDPIT

Its camera comes with f1.9 lenses and high-resolution sensors on both front (5MP) and rear (16MP) cameras. The rear camera also features optical image stabilization (OIS). But perhaps the most interesting new feature is Samsung Pay. This is a mobile payment service and will launch on the Galaxy S6 Edge, and Galaxy S6, in the United States during the second half of this year.

The S6 Edge has a better 16 MP rear camera. / © ANDROIDPIT

The S6 Edge's glass and aluminium body makes it feel more premium than previous Samsung devices. It comes in five colors: white pearl, black sapphire, gold platinum, blue topaz and green emerald.

The S6 Edge comes with a refreshed version of TouchWiz, with fewer pre-installed apps, but won't have expandable storage through a micro-SD card slot. Neither the Galaxy S6 Edge, nor the S6, is water-resistant. 

Galaxy S6 Edge price

The Galaxy S6 Edge comes with a price tag of around 950 USD for the 32 GB version. The 64 GB version will cost around 1050 USD and the 128 GB version will be around 1150 USD.

The Galaxy S6 Edge will be more expensive than the S6. / © ANDROIDPIT

Galaxy S6 Edge release date

The S6 Edge will have an initial limited distribution on April 10, before a global release shortly after.

The S6 Edge will have a staggered global release. / © ANDROIDPIT

Galaxy S6 Edge specs

System	Android 5.0 Lollipop
Display	5.1-inch Quad HD (2560x1440) 577ppi, Super AMOLED, Dual Edge
Processor	Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5Ghz, Octa-core processor
RAM	3 GB
Internal storage	32/64/128 GB
Battery	2,600 mAh + wireless charging + wired supercharging
Camera	16 MP with OIS (rear), 5 MP (front)
Connectivity	Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), HT80 MIMO(2x2) 620Mbps, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile hotspot, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, LTE Cat.6
Dimensions	142.1 x 70.1 x 7.0 mm
Weight	132 g

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 820 with Kryo CPU

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset was just made official at MWC 2015. The chipset will be built on a FinFET manufacturing process, but Qualcomm didn't specify if this means TSMC's 16nm or Samsung's 14nm tech will be used.

The star of the Snapdragon 820 chip, which debuts Qualcomm's Zeroth platform. It promises to be a cognitive computing platform, which means that it can anticipate users needs and actions in advance. One real-life application of the platform as demoed on stage is a camera recognizing the subject of the photo.

Inside the chip Qualcomm's custom ARMv8 CPU core also makes a first appearance. Dubbed Kryo, it sports 64-bit architecture, but at this point there aren't any more details regarding it.

Qualcomm says it will start sampling the Snapdragon 820 in the second half of 2015. This leaves us to anticipate the first devices rocking the chip early 2016. Expect more information about the Snapdragon 820 as it becomes available.

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Apple edges out Samsung in global smartphone sales: Gartner

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) sold the most number of smartphones globally in the fourth quarter, overtaking Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) for the first time since 2011, according to research firm Gartner.
Apple sold 74.83 million smartphones to end users worldwide, ahead of the 73.03 million phones sold by Samsung, according to Gartner's report.
The success of big-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus drove Apple's sales in its first quarter ended Dec. 27. The company reported a profit of $18 billion for the period, the biggest ever reported by a public company, according to S&P analyst Howard Silverblatt.
Apple's smartphones sales jumped about 49 percent in the fourth quarter, according to Gartner. In contrast, Samsung, the market dominator since 2011, recorded a nearly 12 percent fall.
In January, the company posted its fifth consecutive quarter of earnings decline in the mobile division.
"Samsung continues to struggle to control its falling smartphone share, which was at its highest in the third quarter of 2013," said Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner.
Besides losing market share to the costlier iPhones, the Korean company has been battling low-cost Chinese vendors such as Xiaomi and Huawei (002502.SZ).
Samsung unveiled its new range of slim-bodied Galaxy S smartphones on Monday, made from aircraft-grade metal.
(Corrects paragraph 2 to say Apple sold "74.83 million phones", not "74,832" and Samsung sold "73.03 million" phones, not "73,032")
(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet Das)

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