Tuesday, July 23, 2013

BlackBerry Q10 from Verizon

Q10 should release 4.2 inches Z10 smart phone aimed at preserving users Blackberry, thirsting for over four-plus inch displays offered by competitors. Q10 eschews passion for the big screen and a slim form factor that gave rise to love Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One for the physical keyboard. Verizon offered Q10 review unit at $ 199.99 with a two-year agreement.


BlackBerry Q10 from Verizon

BlackBerry RIM may be on the ropes, but he’s not going without a fight.


For those who value typing on a fat slab of glass up there with nails on a blackboard Q10 offers the best physical keyboard available on your smart phone. SwiftKey and text prediction works its magic on the screen for quick entry.


BlackBerry Q10 Engadget praised as:


Q10 Engadget praised as “undoubtedly the best phone with a keyboard on the market”, but its small screen makes it difficult to use the content. As a niche device I suspect that this is not an issue for a lot of the majority of those interested in Q10.


Obviously 3.1 inch display size is a compromise for tactile typing on the keyboard buttons Q10 sculpted. There is a micro HDMI-port for viewing content on the big screen though.

The rest of the device Q10 experience is certainly a lot of Z10 with a smaller screen – and a real keyboard. This camera and the battery life is average. Design and construction is flawless.


One outstanding feature is the BlackBerry Q10:


One outstanding feature is the BlackBerry Hub, where it quickly whisk shows notification of calls, texts, email, social media and such into a single interface.


There is no comparison with the iPhone 5, HTC One or Galaxy S4. BlackBerry Q10 is not for everyone, but there are some consumers who will appreciate it. It will not win any smart phone shootouts, but for those who need a physical keyboard Q10 is king.


Typically, what’s hot in Blackberry Q10


What’s hot?


-Best physical keyboard


-Predicting word-of Swiftkey


.. But


-it’s relatively small app ecosystem


-So-so camera-




BlackBerry Q10 from Verizon

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Apple investigating iPhone electrocution claim

China’s consumer-safety agency has warned of an electrocution risk from unregulated mobile-phone chargers. This unregulated mobile-phone chargers are typical in China. Past Monday, Apple mentioned it will check out claims that an iPhone could have electrocuted and mortally wounded a 23-year-old female in western China.


China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency documented over the week that Ma Ailun died after responding to a call on a charging iPhone. The report rapidly went viral within China. China is considered as a second-largest market with regard to Apple iPhones. A local investigator informed the Wall Street Journal that this woman suffered “an obvious electronic shock.”


Apple


“We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family,” Apple said in a statement. “We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter.” The firm declined to tell more about the incident or what could have caused it. It is unclear whether or not the phone was to blame. The incident is definitely the latest setback regarding Apple’s China services. This year, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook issued a strong apology and improved Apple’s warranty insurance policy after an extensive assault from the Chinese media. This particular Chinese media lamented that the insurance policies were unfair. Allegations of abuse as well as unfair labor situations at Apple providers remain a prominent issue in China, said Michael Palma. Michael Palma is known as a consumer-electronics analyst at market intelligence firm IDC.


“The Apple brand still bears the value within China that it carries in the U.S.,” Palma said. “But preserving that impression is what’s bringing Apple’s quick reaction. They’ve already been very proactive in trying to show that they’re interested in preserving Chinese consumers.” China was perhaps most widely known as a supplier, not a consumer of luxury technological products like the iPhone. But over the past fiscal year, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong accounted for 14 percent of Apple’s global product sales. That share is anticipated to grow, said Brian Colello, an expert at Morningstar. China is the world’s largest smartphone industry, with Apple, Samsung and homegrown manufacturers such as Lenovo and Huawei duking it out pertaining to market share.


Barely any of those companies have been resistant to most of these incidents. Colello remarked that last week, a lady in the United Arab Emirates lamented that her Samsung Galaxy S4 captured fire while charged up overnight.


Via: Seattle Times

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Apple investigating iPhone electrocution claim