HTC One Plus

I have to say, it has been a long time coming, literally. finally after months of waiting and countless leaks, the HTC flagship, the One Plus has finally been revealed to the world, and I can tell you, it was worth the wait. For those of you who are tech savvy, you will remember the original HTC One, truly a smartphone in it's own class in...terms of beauty, it's internals were nothing short of the best at the time it was launched either, but they were hardly something to write home about as other droids were pushing out faster and better hardware. But the second coming of the One is something entirely different, this time around it not only manages to best some of the top dogs currently on the market, but it manages to do so while looking exceptionally well too, in fact this phone looks so good, you would have to think really hard about picking an iPhone over it, and that is saying something, we all know the iPhone is arguably the best looking phone on the market, whether you are an apple fanboy or not. with that said, head over to the link to read more on the unveiling of the One Plus.
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_m8_goes_official_with_duo_camera_5_screen-news-8128.php
To all the Namibian students currently studying in Malaysia, this phone is one hot piece of tech that's worth your Ringgits, so use your scholarship and get the HTC One Plus.

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Heart problems anyone?

With its latest flagship, the Galaxy S5, Samsung decided to ramp up the health tracker angle, so much so that they included a heart rate sensor – the first of its kind on a mainstream smartphone.

In certain countries this qualifies it to be considered as a medical device, and Samsung’s home country of Korea is among them. Seoul’s medical ministry recently evaluated whether the Galaxy S5 qualifies as a medical device, and although it has decided not to label it as such, has stated that the smartphone technically is one. Furthermore, the ministry has plans on rewriting the law to distinguish between devices with heart rate monitors that are designed specifically for medical purposes, and ones that are intended for leisure. The Galaxy S5, obviously, would fall into that second category.

Failing to receive an official medical certification is not necessarily a bad thing, as medical devices oftentimes require additional rounds of testing, which could potentially push back the device’s April 11 release date.

For more on the Galaxy S5, check out the exclusive hands-on from our time with the device at its MWC launch last month.

http://mts3042aron.blogspot.com/#

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DirectX11 to get an upgrade

Microsoft will be giving game developers a closer look at the next version of its graphics API set on March 20 at Game Developer Conference or GDC. Microsoft didn’t reveal much about it right now and all we know for sure is that AMD, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm are onboard with it right now.

But while Microsoft did not reveal much on its website, the GDC schedule for the DirectX event does give a good hint at what we can expect. According to the description, it seems DirectX 12 will offer lower-level access to hardware, similar to AMD’s Mantle API. Having low-level access to your hardware means you are able to get the most out of it and make better use of it.

Although DirectX 12 will be announced later this month, it is not expected to release until next year. Considering Microsoft usually releases major version of DirectX with new versions of Windows, we could see it arrive with Windows 9 next year. DirectX 12 will also be in future versions of Windows Phone and will supports the same features as on the desktop version of Windows, so a game made for DirectX 12 on Windows will technically run on Windows Phone.

I'll find out more details couple of weeks from now when DirectX 12 is announced.

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Veyron Slayer?

Koenigsegg is celebrating its 20th birthday this year, and for the occasion, the Swedish specialists are taking the hypercar to the next level with its new Agera One:1 at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. In fact, it claims that, because it is the first production car with a one megawatt of power (1,341 horsepower), and a power-to-weight ratio of one-to-one (kilogram to horsepower), it goes beyond super or hyper and is actually the "world's first megacar."

This road-bound rocketship is powered by twin-turbocharged, 5.0-liter V8 with the previously mentioned 1,341 hp and 1,011 pound-feet of torque. A seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and electronically-controled differential makes sure all that grunt gets to the wheels. It is equipped with seemingly science-fiction features like variable geometry turbos in custom, 3D-printed housings and a 3D-printed titanium exhaust. While Koenigsegg claims top speed was not a factor when creating the One:1, it says that it has a simulated top speed of around 440 kilometers per hour (273 miles per hour), which would make it the worlds fastest production vehicle. However, the One:1 can never hold the Guinness world record for top speed because only six will be built, all of which it says are already spoken for.

Instead of speed, Koenigsegg says that the One:1 is meant to be a "track focused car." The Swedes claim 2 Gs of cornering capability on road-legal tires, thanks to up to 1,345 pounds of downforce at 160 mph from an active rear wing and independent, active left and right front flaps. In addition to those aids, the ride height, dampers and spring rates all adjust with the car's speed. The chassis can predict the road ahead using GPS, and drivers can even study telemetry later with a 3G connection sending the car's data to an iPhone app.

The One:1 seems to be the next automotive quantum leap on par with the Bugatti Veyron. However, no one outside of Koenigsegg has actually driven it yet. It will be very interesting to see if real life stands up to what the megacar claims on paper

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LUMIA HUNTING

Do you own a Lumia 1020? or the 1520? or just about any Lumia really, seeing as their cameras are nothing short of brilliant, any way, word on the tech street is that Oppo, yes the new mobile maker is going to blow every Lumia's socks off with it's neat little party trick, you guessed, it's camera. In it's upcoming flagship phone, Oppo is rumoured to be putting a 50 megapixel sensor, and no, that was not a typo, 50 megapixels is the word on the streets, seeing as the Lumia's maxed out at 41 megapixels with the Lumia 1020, I would have to say it's going to be easy pickings for the Oppo Find 7 (that's the mobile phones name in case you were in the dark as to what 7 we were finding)

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I want you

Ladies and Gentleman, and everybody in-between,  I need you  to be interactive with me on this blog, your comments are highly valued on this site.
If you feel that the updates that I have been posting so far are not to your liking, then please by all means, let me know how you would like me to spice things up, you are after all my clients, and I would love nothing more than to ensure that you enjoy your time on this site.

Yours truly: Uncle Chie

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Cellphone: Want or Need?

We call them mobile phone because they are,well, mobile, but when they first came out, they were big and clunky and yes still mobile because you could carry them around but they were hardly portable. they were the size of bricks and weighed a lot, they were like Thor’s hammer, only a select few could actually manage to carry them around. Over the years, mobile devices have evolved so much that they look entirely different from when they first came out, they have lost the antennae the keypads and gained new features in turn, they have gained cameras, GPS, radio, touch screens Bluetooth, NFC, the list is endless. And it seems we are just in the thick of things, with fingerprint scanners 4K resolution screens and super fast processing chips now part of the mobile phones arsenal, who’s to say one day these devices wont make your coffee.

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