Samsung's Galaxy S4 to come with an S4 mini and a smart watch

The Galaxy S4, aka GT-I9500 or Altius, has been developed under the name Project J and could be announced in March. Well Project J now consists of a total of three devices, based on information about upcoming accessories.

Samsung's Project J mini, codenamed Serrano, hints towards a smaller smartphone which would be the Galaxy S4 mini. This isn't exactly an outrageous claim since Samsung has launched the Galaxy S3 mini to sit alongside the full size Galaxy S3.

SamMobile says the Galaxy S4 mini uses almost the same accessories as the Galaxy S4 but won't feature wireless charging. It is likely to be a cheaper and lower spec version of Samsung's new flagship smartphone.

The third device is called Project J Active, codenamed Fortius, and hasn't been full decided upon. It will come with accessories including an arm band, bike mount and punch suggesting it could be a smart watch. Samsung might call it the Galaxy Watch but alternatively it could be a smartphone similar to the Galaxy Xcover 2.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is tipped to feture an Exynos 5 Octa 8-core processor, 4.9in Full HD screen, wireless charging, a 13Mp camera and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.It has been suggested that Samsung will announce the handset outside of MWC (Mobile World Congress) on possibly 15 or 22 March. It will then be released and go on sale some time early in April.

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Apple reported working on iOS smartwatch

Having conquered the desktops, music libraries and phones of millions, the company is reported developing on a smart watch that would run on the same iOS operating system that powers iPhones, iPads and iPods. All the more intriguing is the notion that the smartwatch may well be made of curved glass, with possible suppliers being the likes of Corning who could utilise one of their newest products: Willow Glass. The company’s CTO – Pete Bocko said, “Right now, if I tried to make something that looked like a watch, that could be done using this flexible glass. ”

Capabilities that Apple is exploring for wearable devices remain unclear. But analysts and investors who have been tracking the field predict the company would release a product with many different functions and that the device would work closely with the iPhone.The watch could also be used to make mobile payments, with Apple’s Passbook payment software.

Apple has been exploring the area for some time, according to the people briefed on the effort, and has hired employees with backgrounds in sensors and related technologies in recent years.

The New York Times are just one body who claim to have knowledge that such an accessory could be under construction according to ‘people familiar with the company’s explorations. They stated ,”such a watch would operate on Apple’s iOS platform and stand apart from competitors based on the company’s understanding of how such glass can curve around the human body. “

Source: New York Times

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Skype for BlackBerry 10 Coming Soon

It has been confirmed that Skype for BlackBerry 10 will be an Android port. Skype finally revealed that BlackBerry comes again but this time, publicly and a cover version of Android. Many BlackBerry users have asked here and are so so at their beck and call.It is questionable whether a native Skype app would develop or that the Android app would porting for BlackBerry 10. That question is answered by Skype. Together with BlackBerry Skype is the collaborations to ensure that the app runs great on BlackBerry 10.

This is was confirmed from a press statement from skype - :
"You are correct That the Skype app coming to BlackBerry 10 is our very popular Skype for Android app. We are excited That BlackBerry is enabling Android apps like Skype for Android run great on BB10, and are fully supporting the Android runtime environment and tools for Android BlackBerry 10. This Allows us to leverage our existing Skype for Android Development Efforts to Quickly Have the latest version of our app (Skype for Android 3.1) ready for BlackBerry 10.

We are closely collaborating with blackberry to Ensure the app runs well and That BlackBerry 10 users will have a great Skype experience. To That end, we are working closely with blackberry to open up some of the integration points available to native apps in the OS so That They Can Also be used by the Skype application and we expect the Skype app will allow users to see notifications, to start the app from the Hub, and to see Their Skype contacts in the native phone book." - Skype

Source: ihelplounge

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Evasi0n Updated To Version 1.2

The Evad3rs team, the people behind the Evasi0n untethered jailbreak has release an update after a week the tool was released. The update speaks about resolving issues with long reboots and the Weather app after Jailbreaking.

You can download the new version of tool below or visit the website
Evasi0n 1.2 Windows
Evasi0n 1.2 Mac
Evasi0n 1.2 Linux

If you have already jailbroken your device, there should be no need to redo your jailbreak using Evasi0n; rather, open Cydia and check for any updates to the evasi0n 6.0-6.1 Untether and UIKit Tools packages.


Changelog
Version 1.2
- Disable OTA updates.
- Correct timezone issue in evasi0n binary if client fails to correct it.

Version 1.1
- prevent Weather app from appearing on iPads.
- mitigated the long reboot issue.
- fix issue with not working after connecting multiple iOS devices
- fix blinking of the jailbreak instructions on OS X.
- codesigned Mac app.

Version 1.0
- first public release

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Microsoft Office is coming to Linux in 2014

The Linux focused site Phoronix is reporting that Microsoft is looking at developing Office for Linux in 2014. This is based on a conversation the writer had at the Free Open Source European Meeting in Brussels, where he was told, 'Microsoft is having a "meaningful look" at a full Linux port of Office thanks to Linux showing signs of commercial viability.' - Larabel

Larabel is often right about things like this. But regardless of whether Office for Linux comes to fruition, the idea of Microsoft even thinking about it and potentially giving such a windows rivalry app free of charge may come as a surprise. When someone asked Twitter, Larabel replied that he wouldn't be surprised if there are "many doubters" but challenged them to "wait and see." He points out that Microsoft has offered "unlikely sponsorship" to Linux projects in the past, albeit on a relatively small scale, and that the rumored Office for Android may also function as a stepping stone. Still, there'll need to be a few more meetings in underground parking lots before we're totally convinced.

Linux has certainly been getting more serious support recently, with the game platform Steam now available on the Ubuntu distribution of the open source operating system. Linux is also increasing in popularity among government organizations, attracted by its cost cutting possibilities.

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