Samsung Galaxy

We all know what a Galaxy is by now, and no I'm not referring to the star-strewn bright behemoths of galactic proportions that you see lighting up our night skies (or your National Geographic channel if you are the lazy type), I am instead talking about the feature laden tech loaded devices made by Samsung (we all know what that is right? you have no business reading this if you don't) know as the Samsung Galaxy SX.

So far, we have had 5 Galaxies that have been a constant improvement from their predecessors and it looks like we might just get a 6th Samsung Galax S device, in this case, it will be the S6. From all the chatter on the networks, I have come to conclude  that the device will be released in a weeks time, somewhere in Barcelona. There aren't many details about the device at this point, but i will work around the clock to make sure that you guys know what I know, which at this point is really nothing.

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Beginning the long road

So, most of us, if not all of us that hop on to the internet have at some point started an internet hobby that we could not finish. It's the internet, heck, I could have started to study towards a course in astro-physics, but we all know where that road leads to.

So i started this blog as a course requirement in one of my I.T. classes, and since i completed the course, i saw no reason to continue with it anymore, but for a few days now, I have been wondering about this blog, primarily because i have been spending so much time on GSMArena that i thought to myself, "hey, why not pick up that half started job you tried to start a couple of months ago, you obviously love the techno babble, and you have at least a mediocre understanding of what's happening in the techno world, so why don't you blog to people that are more like you, the misfits and half breeds of the net world...(we know ourselves), the internet is filled with people like myself (you could be one of them), why the heck not!!"

So I decided to come back to web and blog away a little bit of my free time...just a little bit though, you loosers can't have all my time, oh no Mr. or Ms...not the Mrs too.

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Would you want one?

Normally I would not post anything remotely related to boats on this blog, but the moment I saw this bad boy, I knew I just had to share it with you guys (and girls :-) ), it does after all make use of the latest technology known to man...when it comes to boats that is. And even though it is just a a concept and still a long way from actual production, it is an indicator of where the boating world is headed, frankly, I must say that I am dully impressed by the direction being taken, I imagine I would have to be a super hero first before I can buy one of these, so I'm going to buy my super dude outfit and head out to fight heinous crimes like jay walking and rudeness in my neighborhood.

Designed by Eduard Gray, Strand Craft 122 is a 38-meter long super yacht equipped with twin Rolls-Royce engines and apparently an optional 14,000-horsepower booster engine. It would theoretically go a top speed of 55 knots. You can also count on four double and very large staterooms, heads, reception, salon areas and comfortable crew cabins, 52″ LED TVs and sound systems in all rooms.

Inside this ‘floating garage’ is an 880-horsepower V12-powered supercar that can reach a speed of over 230mph which makes it a combination of supercar and super yacht.

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Beats...Beats by Dre?

According to a report in the Financial Times, Apple is close to completing the acquisition of Beats Audio. The deal is said to be worth $3.2 billion and could be officially announced as early as next week.

Apple’s acquisition of Beats Audio will allegedly include both its audio streaming service and its hardware business. The latter includes the wildly popular lineup of headphones and audio speakers.

A potential purchase of Beats Audio for $3.2 billion will mark Apple’s highest profile acquisition to date. Normally, the Cupertino giant does not pursue deals of this magnitude.

In case the deal goes through, the Beats Audio management team will report directly to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. Unsurprisingly, both Apple and Beats Audio refused to comment on the matter.

This is not the first time Beats Audio gets acquired. Back in 2011, HTC bought 50.1% of the audio brand for $300 million. The partnership between the two companies however, did not go as planned, so Beats Audio bought back the HTC shares in September last year. At the time, Beats Audio was valued at about $1 billion, thus meaning that the company more than tripled its worth in a tad over six months.

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Windows anyone?

Start menu allegedly returning to Windows 8.1 in August

After releasing the first Windows 8.1 update earlier this month, Microsoft is now working on the second update that is expected to arrive in August with some much requested features.

One of the key features is actually an old feature of Windows that will be making a comeback: the Start menu. After bringing the Start button back in the first update, Microsoft will now bring back the entire Start menu in the second. The menu will be familiar to anyone who has used Windows 7 and will also feature some live tiles on the side.

Along with the Start menu, another feature being added is the ability to run Windows 8 modern style applications within windows on the desktop side. This will let you run your modern apps without having to go over to the other side and not have them take your entire screen. This will definitely help those who run a mix of modern style and traditional Windows apps simultaneously on their system.

These features were said to be part of Windows 9 that will be arriving next year but it seems Microsoft is pushing for an early release.

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Just in case you missed it

The official video of the Samsung Galaxy S5

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Fall of a Titan

It’s been in the works for a while but the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft was by no means a surprise to anyone and was. And Microsoft isn’t wasting any time with publicly showing the change.

Images from Harri Kiljander (Director of F-Secure Lokki) show what appears to be Nokia House in Finland with a crane truck up front, preparing to take down Nokia’s logo and another photo showing the S and F from Microsoft’s logo, reportedly being prepared for mounting. The “On The Move” sign under the Nokia logo adds an air of irony to the otherwise saddening image.

In the aftermath of the deal Microsoft will acquire around 32 thousand employees (around 4 thousand of which in Finland and around 18 thousand directly connected to manufacturing), a 10-year non-exclusive license of Nokia’s patent portfolio and a robust devices business while Nokia walks away with the ripe sum of €5.44 billion.

Hopefully Microsoft, as biggest manufacturer of Windows Phones starting today, will not let down the millions of Nokia owners and fans and will continue to innovate as Nokia did.

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