Eki 282015
 
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Why You should Buy Google Nexus 6?

Why You should Buy Google Nexus 6?Google tries to enter smartphone market with a powerful product. With Nexus 6 it tries to give a meaningful message to its customers.
The following feature list shows that Nexus 6 is above the average apparently.

  • Better battery power: 3220mAh (avg. 2727mAH)
  • Faster CPU clock speed: 4.0×2.7GHz (avg. 5.8×1.6GHz)
  • Higher pixel density: 493ppi (avg. 367ppi)
  • Bigger screen size: 5.96″ (avg. 5.14″)
  • Higher photo resolution: 13MP (avg. 12MP)
  • More RAM: 3GB (avg. 2GB)
  • Higher screen resolution: 2560x1440px (avg. 1643.9×951.7px)
  • Stereo speakers
  • built-in optical image stabilization
  • Bigger internal storage: 64GB (avg. 31GB)
  • built-in wireless charging
  • Continuous autofocus when recording video
  • 360 degree panorama shooting
  • Video light
  • Manual exposure
  • Slow motion video recording
  • AMOLED display
  • Turbo charge
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Wi-fi 802.11 abgn
  • USB 2.0
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Compass
  • Barometer
  • Voice dialing
  • Voice commands
  • Voice recording
  • GPS
  • nano-SIM
  • VoLTE
  • GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
  • Youtube player
  • Android 5.1, 5.0
  • Weight: 6.49 oz (184g)
  • Multi-touch
  • Light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Scratch resistant glass

Maybe you give a try! Do you have a better alternative?

Ahmet Aksoy

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Samsung Galaxy 5 tips and tricks

Samsung Galaxy 5 tips and tricks

  • Fingerprint scanner: You can enable it by the following steps: Settings > Personalisation > Finger Scanner > Enable.
  • Safety and emergency features: Activate Safety Assistance from the Settings menu.
  • Download booster: If you want to download a file greater than 30MB, then you can use download booster feature. Booster connects Wi-fi and 4G connectivity for faster a download.
  • It is dust and water proof.
  • Battery saving mode: You can use that mode for a longer battery life.
  • Cinema mode: It provides you best color replication while watching movies, sports and TV shows.
  • Increase touch sensivity: When required you can set it on by Settings > Display > Increase touch sensivity
  • One handed operation: Use Settings > Sound and display > One-handed operation.
  • Disable apps: If you don’t need applications, you can disable all of them from the following menu: Device > Applications > Application Manager > All.
  • Handwriting: You can handwrite by using S pen, instead of typing.
  • Multi-window mode: You can open multiple windows on the screen

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Eki 152015
 
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Best Phablets to buy in 2015

Best Phablets to buy in 2015

Image credits: www.mobiletweaks.net

Phablets are devices that have both smartphone and tablet properties with sizes between these two categories. A phablet is an oversized smartphone and a downsized tablet.

Simply we can define smartphones with screen sizes 5.5 in and above as phablets.

In 2015 phablets are sold more than smartphones and tablets.

We have two lists below. One from USA, and the other from UK. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is at the top of both lists. In United States it is the first, and in England it is the second (the first one is Samsung Galaxy Note 5).

List from www.pcadvisor.co.uk

10. Google Nexus 6 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor at up to 2.7GHz | 32/64GB storage | 3GB RAM | Android Lollipop 5.0 | 13MP main camera with optical stabilisation, dual-LED flash, support for 4K video at 30fps)

09. OnePlus One (152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm | 162 g | CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.5GHz Quad-core CPUs | Adreno 330, 578MHz)

08. Honor 6 Plus (Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS 5.5in IPS LCD display 16M colours, 1080×1920 pixels, 401ppi Kirin Octacore 925 processor clicked at 1.8GHz ARM Mali-T624 3GB RAM 32GB internal storage, up to 128GB micro-SD Dual 8MP rear camera and dual-LED flasg 8Mp front camera Video recording at up to 1080p WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n Bluetooth 4.0 LE NFC Infared A-GPS 4G LTE Micro-Sim or Nano Sim (dual SIM OR one SIM and one microSD card) 150.5×75.7×7.5mm 165g Non-removable Li-Po 3600mAh battery)

07. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge (Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS | 5.6in SuperAMOLED display with edge screen (1600×2560) | 2.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 CPU | Adreno 420 GPU | 3GB RAM)

06. Motorola Moto X Play (OS: Android 5.1.1 Screen: 5.5in Full HD 1920×1080, 403ppi Processor: 1.7GHz Snapdragon 615 (octacore) Graphics: Adreno 405 RAM: 2GB Storage: 16GB or 32GB, with up to 128GB via microSD Cameras: 21Mp rear, 5Mp front Video capture: 1080p HD, 30fps (MPEG4, H.264) Battery: 3000mAh Dimensions: 148x75x11mm Weight: 169g SIM: Nano-SIM Bluetooth 4.0 802.11a/g/b/n (dual band) NFC, GPS)

05. OnePlus 2 (151.8 x 74.9 x 9.85mm | 175g | OxygenOS 2.0 based on Android 5.1 with Android M features | 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with 1.8GHz Octa-core CPUs | GPU: Adreno 43)

04. LG G3 (Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS | 5.52in IPS LCD display (1440×2560), 534 ppi | 2.5GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU | Adreno 330 GPU | 2/3GB RAM (storage dependant))

03. LG G4 (Android 5.1 Lollipop | 5.5in IPS Quantum Display Quad HD (1440×2560, 538ppi) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808, six-core (dual-core ARM Cortex A57 and quad-core A53 with 64-bit support | Adreno 418 GPU | 3GB RAM)

02. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS | 5.7in SuperAMOLED display (1440×2560), 515 ppi | 2.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 CPU | Adreno 420 GPU | 3GB RAM)

01. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 171g | 5.7in Quad HD super AMOLED display | Fingerprint sensor | 802.11ac dual band Wi-Fi)

List from www.techradar.com

10. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL (OS: Windows Phone 8.1 | Screen size: 5.7-inch | Resolution: 720 x 1280 | Memory: 1GB | Storage: 8GB | Battery: 3000mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 5MP)

09. HTC Desire 820 (OS: Android 4.4 | Screen size: 5.5-inch | Resolution: 720 x 1280 | Memory: 2GB | Storage: 16GB | Battery: 2600mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 8MP)

08. Sony Xperia Z Ultra (OS: Android 5 | Screen size: 6.4-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | Memory: 2GB | Storage: 16GB | Battery: 3050mAh | Rear camera: 8MP | Front camera: 2MP)

07. LG G Flex 2 (OS: Android 5 | Screen size: 5.5-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | Memory: 2/3GB | Storage: 16/32GB | Battery: 3000mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 2.1MP)

06. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (OS: Android 5 | Screen size: 5.7-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | Memory: 3GB | Storage: 16/32/64GB | Battery: 3200mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 2MP)

05. Huawei Ascend Mate 7 (OS: Android 4.4 | Screen size: 6-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | Memory: 2/3GB | Storage: 16/32GB | Battery: 4100mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 5MP)

04. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge (OS: Android 5 | Screen size: 5.6-inch | Resolution: 1600 x 2560 | Memory: 3GB | Storage: 32/64GB | Battery: 3000mAh | Rear camera: 16MP | Front camera: 3.7MP)

03. Google Nexus 6 (OS: Android 5.1 | Screen size: 5.96-inch | Resolution: 1440 x 2560 | Memory: 3GB | Storage: 32/64GB | Battery: 3220mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 2MP)

02. iPhone 6 Plus (OS: iOS 8 | Screen size: 5.5-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | Memory: 1GB | Storage: 16/64/128GB | Battery: 2915mAh | Rear camera: 8MP |
Front camera: 1.2MP)

01. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (OS: Android 5 | Screen size: 5.7-inch | Resolution: 1440 x 2560 | Memory: 3GB | Storage: 32GB | Battery: 3220mAh | Rear camera: 16MP | Front camera: 3.7MP)

Phablets have a great traditional potential for the future. However, wearable alternatives might provide similar or better solutions also.

Ahmet Aksoy

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30 usage areas for super material graphene

30 usage areas for super material graphene

Photo: wikipedia.org

Graphene is a super material which is only one atom thick graphite (carbon) layer. It has a better conductivity than copper, and it is stronger than steel. Now, it is one of the most popular technological materials on the market.

I don’t want to bore you with technical details. But, in order to let you imagine about its usage areas, I will give you a short list:

Some usage areas of graphene:

01- Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD).
02- Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED).
03- Touch screens for smartphones, tablets, computers and TV’s.
04- Electronic systems
05- Aerospace applications
06- Air crafts
07- Space stations
08- Wearable electronics (graphene+boron)
09- Body armor for military personnel
10- Nanobots
11- Drones
12- Photo-voltaic cells
13- Super-capacitors
14- Rechargeable batteries
15- Sports equipment – tennis racquet, skis, bicycle frames
16- Bionic devices – tissue engineering, artificial muscles
17- Bio-micro-robotics
18- Organic electronics
19- Solar cells
20- Fuel cells
21- Hydrogen storage
22- Smoke detection
23- Water filtration – scuba diving without oxygen tanks, water desalination
24- Lubricants
25- Water proof coatings
26- Structural materials
27- Head casquettes, helmets
28- Shoes
29- Clothing
30- Micro light bulbs

I will add new items to the list when I find new area. Maybe you know something to add, do you?

Ahmet Aksoy

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Futuristic technological devices

Futuristic technologies startle us with some fantastic new gadgets. I gathered a few of them for you.

Air umbrella

Protects you from the rain using a stream of air. It weighs 500 to 800 grams, and it can be used for 15 or 30 minutes.

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Invisible Air Umbrella

Touch screen tables

It is for who likes to redesign home decoration frequently. You can change the covering of your table.

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From: trendhunter.com

Solar panel roads

All roads, pavements, roofs, any surfaces are being covered with solar panels to produce clean energy. It can help for a clean environment and to control global warming.

Lily camera drone

Wouldn’t you like to own a controllable quality camera drone? Lily is under your service! It follows you where you go.

Mini electric helicopters

A personel helicopter is planned to be produced until 2021 in Japan. The vehicle will have a velocity of 100 km/h (62 mph). You can find the details at: http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/11/10/japan-develops-single-passenger-silent-mini-electric-helicopters-travels-at-100kmh-62mph/

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Image: http://en.rocketnews24.com/

Exoskeleton

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It is a system used by “Iron Man”. The same system was applied in a larger scale in the movie “Avatar”. Exoskeleton systems are especially in the todo list of the army.

Personally, I feel like I am in a science-fiction movie looking these devices.

Ahmet Aksoy