Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Nokia X Android smartphone

Nokia X Android smartphone comes to India carrying a Rs. 8,599 price tag

Nokia has announced its first Android smartphone, the Nokia X, for the Indian market. The Android smartphone from Nokia will be available starting Monday, at Rs. 8,599.

The Nokia X was announced alongside the Nokia X+ and Nokia XL, at the MWC 2014. In March, the Nokia X was spotted at an online retailer in India, with a price tag of Rs. 8,500. The retailer claimed that the Nokia X smartphone would be available from 15 March 2014.

The Nokia X+, and Nokia XL have been announced for India as well, and will be launched within the next two months.

The Nokia X is based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), and is powered by Microsoft and Nokia services. The highlight of the Nokia X is the highly customised version of Android, with Metro-inspired UI and access to Nokia's own app store. While there's no access to Google's Play Store, users can side-load Android apps from any third-party source. Nokia has used the AOSP version corresponding to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the baseline for its operating system.

The Nokia X offers dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) support with dual standby. The first Android phone from Nokia features a 4-inch IPS LCD display with a 480x800 pixel resolution, translating to a pixel density of 233ppi.

The smartphone is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, alongside 512MB of RAM. It sports a 3-megapixel rear camera. The Nokia X handset comes with 4GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card.

The Nokia X supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS, EDGE, GPRS and 3G connectivity options. It is backed by a 1500mAh battery, which is rated to deliver up to 13 hours of talk time and up to 672 hours of standby time on 2G network.

The Nokia X is available in its Black, Green, Cyan, Yellow, Red, and White colour variants.

Nokia is also offering 3GB of additional free OneDrive storage for photos, with auto-sync features. Nokia Mix Radio and Here Maps with voice directions will also come preloaded.

Mobiles launched in March 2014

Display

4.00-inch

Processor

1GHz

Front Camera

No

Resolution

480x800 pixels

RAM

512MB

OS

Nokia X platform 1.0

Storage

4GB

Rear Camera

3-megapixel

Battery capacity

1500mAh
Nokia X Dual SIM specifications










Thursday, March 06, 2014

Facebook announces steps to stop illegal gun sales


A man shows the smartphone photo sharing application Instagram on an iPhone on April 10, 2012 in Paris

A man shows the smartphone photo sharing application Instagram on an iPhone on April 10, 2012 in Paris

Facebook is taking aim at people who are using the social network or Instagram photo-sharing platform to sell guns.

Under pressure from gun safety advocates, the social network will block members under 18 years of age from viewing pages or timeline posts reported to involve private sales of firearms and will set up online "checkpoints" warning people that such deals may be illegal.
And people offering guns for sale on Facebook will not be allowed to indicate that background checks are not required or that sales will be done across state lines without involving licensed firearms dealers, it said.
"We will not permit people to post offers to sell regulated items that indicate a willingness to evade or help others evade the law," Facebook head of global policy management Monika Bickert said in a blog post.
The California-based company said that it worked with New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman and advocacy groups to modify policies to fight illegal gun sales.
"Responsible social media sites know that it is in no one's interest for their sites to become a 21st century black market in dangerous and illegal goods that place our families and communities at risk," Schneiderman said in a statement praising Facebook's move.
Facebook and Instagram will remove content that represents a "direct, credible risk" to users and notify police when appropriate, according to Bickert.
Facebook's new rules also require people using social network pages to sell guns or other regulated items to display messages instructing buyers to obey applicable laws.
"By taking these unprecedented educational and enforcement steps, we've been able to strike an important balance in helping people express themselves, while promoting a safe and responsible community," she added.
The leading social network's hardened policy will also apply to its smartphone photo sharing service Instagram, where gun sellers had taken to showing pictures of wares tagged with terms such as #gunsforsale.
Legal rules regarding gun sales vary from state to state, while federal laws apply to cross-border transactions.
While Facebook and Instagram are not commerce websites, users are free to connect and buy or sell items to one another.
Facebook said it will work with advocacy groups to create a targeted ad campaign to teach social network members about gun laws.
Advocacy group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder Shannon Watts said 230,000 people signed a petition as part of a campaign calling for Facebook and Instagram to crack down on gun sales at the social networks.
"American moms are gratified that Facebook and Instagram have agreed to take meaningful steps to prevent illegal gun sales to children and dangerous people on its platforms," Watts said in a release.