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Interesting news from Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet. This ruggedized handset from Korean manufacturer, Bluebird has the ability to run both Android or Windows Phone. the devices look identical except for the buttons below (which I’m assuming you choose beforehand AT THE STORE other than it modifying as you switch  OS?). The main point it seems is that the manufacturer pretty much just designs one phone. These are targeted at enterprise customers. Imagine if Nokia Normandy could perhaps dual boot? WP and Android share a back button. WP and Android can also accommodate onscreen buttons. Cheers Alvester for the tip. Category : Lumia, Nokia Hey, thanks for reading my post. My name is Jay and I'm a medical student at the University of Manchester. When I can, I blog here at mynokiablog.com and tweet now and again @jaymontano. We also have a twitter and facebook accounts @mynokiablog and  Facebook.com/mynokiablog. Check out the tips, guides and rules for commenting >>click Contact us at...

New features for disabled and visually impaired users in latest Samsung mid-ranger Samsung has today announced a new mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy Core Advance . With a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 4.7-inch WVGA display, a 2,000mAh battery and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean running the show, the Galaxy Core Advance doesn't stand out much in terms of specs. But Samsung is highlighting a range of new accessibility options on this device, designed to make it easier to use for disabled users and those with visual impairments. A new optical scan feature uses the camera to recognize text, and reads it aloud. A new light-sensing feature can detect the direction and brightness of light. And an instant voice recorder app allows users to make quick spoken notes. "Screen curtain" allows the device to be operated with a black screen, "to ensure privacy and save battery life." A voice-guided camera app can also provide audio feedback on the picture being taken, for e...

Touch and drag to focus and expose your images, and it really works The camera on the Moto X is not going to win any awards. It won't turn you into Trey Ratcliff , it won't get you paid for your pictures by National Geographic, and it won't keep you warm in the evenings. But it opens fast, and with the new enhanced "touch to focus" mode that came with KtiKat it takes pictures a bit better than it did before. Previously, something was broken with touch to focus. Things seemed to focus on the center of the viewfinder no matter where you tried to move it to, and a lot of pictures showed this by being blurry and grainy. Focus and exposure are two of the most important things we need out of a small sensor camera (the third being good white balance and color correction) and part of the reason why pictures from your phone always look like pictures from your phone. Motorola wants the camera to be good . They used relatively good components , and are working on the...

For those who are lamenting the end of summer, there’s one group who are just getting revved up. Those who love American football are filled with excitement, as the start of NFL season is about to kick off. Regardless of your favorite team, there’s another group that is super excited; Fantasy Football players who love the thrill of the draft, building their teams and bragging to friends throughout the season. For those unfamiliar, Fantasy Football is a virtual competition where individuals – aka team general managers – build virtual teams of football players and compete against one another each week. During the season, you start with the draft and go on to trade, add/drop players and change rosters as the season marches on. Windows Phone Exclusive to Lumia Today, we’re proud to announce that the best place for fantasy – ESPN Fantasy Football – is now available for Nokia Lumia. The app is exclusive within the Windows Phone platform to the Nokia Lumia and brings the power of ESPN Fanta...

Hamburg, Germany – Gryphos GmbH has released Shaderific version 2.2, a significant update of its OpenGL ES 2.0 shader development application for iOS. Shaderific provides the full range of shader development with the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) on tablet computers and mobile devices. Vertex and fragment shader code can be created, edited and compiled on the device and all changes are visible instantly. There is no need to use a personal computer (laptop or desktop) in the shader development process anymore. Starting shader development can be a difficult and complex task for a beginner. Shaderific smoothes the learning experience dramatically by hiding away a lot of the technical complexity, that way letting the user focus solely on the shaders. 18 build-in shaders are demonstrating fundamental development techniques ranging from basic coloring and lighting shaders to advanced texture shaders with normal and environment mapping. The user can start to experiment with these shaders ri...

Posted in: Mac OS X, Web Browsers, Windows 20 hours ago by Prasad Google has released the latest version of the desktop Chrome browser, which brings it to version 21.0.1180.60. One of the two important features is the support for the Retina display on the new MacBook Pro. This feature was so far available on the beta version but now those who use the stable release can take advantage of it as well. Another feature that was only available on the beta version before is support for a camera and microphone. Now thanks to addition of the getUserMedia API, websites will finally have access to your webcam (if you allow them), which will let you use services like Webcam Toy, Magic Xylophone and Sketchbots, to name a few. Other minor additions include deeper Google Cloud Print integration and expanded support for gamepads. To download the latest version of Google Chrome, click here. Source View the original article here

Atlanta, Georgia – iPhotoCap is the single best app for captioning all your favorite photos on your iOS device. Just load your photo, type your caption and place it where it belongs! This application has so many uses, from creating hilarious memes to expressing your love and desires to your significant other. With this app, you are able to share all your favorite photos with your own special flair added to them. Whether it is a single caption or multiple captions that are scattered throughout your picture, you can add to your heart’s content. Add the wrong caption? Not a problem, clear and start all over! The only problem is, if you want to clear your caption, don’t press the clear button, as that will remove the image and any text you may have added. Be sure that you press clear only when you want to start over completely. To clear just the caption, be sure to delete all text from the text box. Once you have captioned up your image, it’s time to share it! You can seamlessly upload to...