Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Nokia 3310 with 4G VoLTE, YunOS launched in China

January 30, 2018 travel , 1 Comments
Nokia 3310 with 4G VoLTE, YunOS launched in China
The new Nokia 3310 is the third model of the feature phone offered by HMD Global.

HMD Global on Tuesday launched a new variant of Nokia 3310 in China. The new Nokia 3310 comes with support for 4G connectivity. It also runs on YunOS, which is a Linux based OS developed by Alibaba Cloud. The smartphone has been announced in China, with the product listed on the company’s website. There is no word on the pricing and availability details as yet.


Nokia 3310 4G comes in two color options of ‘Fresh Blue’ and ‘Dark Black’. This is the third variant of Nokia 3310 launched by HMD Global. The first model with 2G connectivity was launched at MWC 2017, with the 3G model released last October. The latest Nokia 3310 comes with 4G VoLTE support and also WLAN hotspot. With this you can use Nokia 33310 as a portable hotspot device.

With MWC 2018 approaching, it is expected that HMD Global will globally launch the device at the event. Pricing and availability details of Nokia 3310 are also expected to be revealed at the event. Another change with Nokia 3310 is the operating system which is YunOS.

Developed in 2011 by Alibaba, YunOS is now the third most popular mobile OS after Android and iOS. YunOS is based on Linux, and focuses on making the device operate on cloud services.

Nokia 3310 4G specifications

Nokia 3310 4G features a 2.4-inch VGA display (240p) display with an alphanumeric keypad. The phone comes with 512MB of internal storage which is further expandable up to 64GB via a microSD card. Nokia 3310 4G is fueled by a 1,200mAh battery which is claimed to offer 15 hours of talktime.

For photography, Nokia 3310 4G offers a 2-megapixel camera with LED flash at the rear end. In addition to 4G support, the phone comes with connectivity options like Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio, and 3.5mm audio jack. There’s also an in-built MP3 player on the phone.
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OPPO patents design for foldable smartphone, to take on Samsung Galaxy X

January 30, 2018 0 Comments
OPPO patents design for foldable smartphone, to take on Samsung Galaxy X. OPPO has patented a design for a foldable device that could be used as a table

Foldable smartphones are inching closer to reality. While Samsung has already confirmed working on a foldable Galaxy X smartphone, Chinese handset company OPPO is expected to join the bandwagon soon.


OPPO has now patented a design for a foldable device that could be used as a tablet, according to reports. The patent was picked up by China Mobile (via GSMArena) and presents an exciting prospect for those awaiting the first truly foldable handsets.

“The patent indicates that the device would look something like a regular smartphone device -- albeit without a bezel on one side -- when in one configuration, but that it could also open up to resemble a compact tablet,” Android Authority reported on Tuesday.

OPPO is said to be one of the manufacturers currently eyeing a foldable product, along with Samsung, LG and Apple.

Samsung will be testing the waters with its truly foldable OLED smartphone in its “Galaxy” series with a limited run in South Korea. It is one of the very few smartphone manufacturers hedging their bets on foldable flagships.

According to reports, Samsung showcased an “almost finished” version of the foldable phone at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Samsung’s Galaxy X is expected to come with an edge-to-edge display that can be folded inwards.

In November last year, Apple also filed a patent application for a yet-unnamed foldable device that can be “opened and closed like a book.”
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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Facebook to prioritise ‘local news’ for US users

January 28, 2018 news , 0 Comments
Facebook to prioritise ‘local news’ for US users
Facebook will ask users to rank their news sources in an attempt to lessen spread of misinformation.

Facebook, on Monday said that it has decided to deliver more local news to US users, in its latest effort to manage the flow of information on the enormously-influential social network.

Earlier this month, Facebook announced it will ask its 2 billion users to rank their trust in news sources as part of an effort to combat the spread of misinformation.


The changes come as the online giant seeks to address charges that it has failed -- along with Google and Twitter -- to prevent the spread of false news, especially ahead of the 2016 US presidential election.

“Local news helps build community -- both on and offline,” Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on the social network.

“It’s an important part of making sure the time we all spend on Facebook is valuable.”

Zuckerberg traveled around the US last year, visiting with Facebook users.

“One theme people kept telling me is how much we all have in common if we can get past some of the most divisive national issues,” Zuckerberg said in the post.

“Many people told me they thought that if we could turn down the temperature on the more divisive issues and instead focus on concrete local issues, then we’d all make more progress together.”

He also cited research suggesting that reading local news prompted people to be more engaged in their communities.

Facebook is showing US members more stories from news sources in their cities or towns, and plans to begin doing the same in more countries later this year.

Lowering the bar

Recent changes at Facebook include a new “trusted sources” ranking intended to “make sure the news you see is high quality” and to foster “a sense of common ground” rather than sow division, Zuckerberg said in a previous post.

Facebook decided to rely on member surveys to rank trust in news sources.

A freshly-introduced update highlights what friends and family share on the network, over advertisements, celebrity and media posts.

The company cast the changes as part of a refocus on “community” -- prioritizing social interactions and relationships, even if it means people spend less time on the platform.

Known for annual personal goals ranging from killing his own food to learning Chinese, Zuckerberg’s stated mission for this year is to “fix” the social network.

He plans to target abuse and hate, as well as interference by nation states.

Facebook is a powerful platform for distributing news stories, and the changes have raised concerns among media organizations that had adapted to the social network’s existing formula for displaying content to users.

The announcement by Zuckerberg also drew criticism that Facebook could be “lowering the bar” for what constitutes news.

Assistant professor Jennifer Grygiel of the S.I. Newhouse School of public communications at Syracuse University in New York said that serving up statements from public agencies as news on Facebook could give government more power when it comes to what the public knows.

“What you are going to see is a rise in state-run media if this applies to every official page in your neighborhood,” Grygiel told AFP.

“We are potentially getting more misinformation because we have lost the gatekeepers and fact-checkers in journalism. Journalists have a role in our society, and I don’t think Mark Zuckerberg has figured out what that is yet.”

The professor noted that an early sampling of what is being presented as local “news” featured posts from state or city entities in an offering more akin to a bulletin board than the work of journalists.

“I think (Facebook) has watered down the idea of news,” Grygiel said.

“They should stop using the word ‘news’ unless they are actually talking about journalistic institutions. They are redefining what is news, and they are lowering the bar.”
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