Google launches DUO a 1 to 1 video calling app that works across Android and iOS.

Press Release:

Meet Google Duo, a simple 1-to-1 video calling app for everyone.

Video calling is the next best thing to being with someone in person, but too often it can be a frustrating or complicated experience. You shouldn’t have to worry about whether your call will connect, or if your friend is using the same type of device as you are. It’s no wonder that nearly half of us never make video calls on mobile*.

Today, we’re releasing Google Duo — a simple 1-to-1 video calling app available for Android and iOS. Duo takes the complexity out of video calling, so that you can be together in the moment wherever you are.

Google Duo works across Android and iOS — all you need is a phone number.

Simple interface

Duo is simple from start to finish. To get started, all you need is your phone number and you’ll be able to reach people in your phone’s contacts list. No separate account is required, so you can sign up in just a few steps. From there, you can instantly begin a video call with a single tap.

Fast and reliable

We all know how it feels when a call fails to connect or when video gets choppy. We’ve built Duo to be fast and reliable, so that video calls connect quickly and work well even on slower networks. Call quality adjusts to changing network conditions to keep you connected — when bandwidth is limited, Duo will gracefully reduce the resolution to keep the call going smoothly. For video calls on the go, Duo will switch between Wi-Fi and cellular data automatically without dropping your call. You can start your call at home, and continue seamlessly even when you head out the door.

Human design

We designed Duo to feel warm and inviting, focused on just you and the person you’re calling. To make calls feel more like an invitation rather than an interruption, we created a feature in Duo called Knock Knock which lets you see live video of your caller before you answer, giving you a sense of what they’re up to and why they want to chat. Knock Knock makes video calling more spontaneous and welcoming, helping you connect with the person before you even pick up.

Knock Knock in Duo lets you see who’s calling before you pick up

Finally, we built Duo with an emphasis on privacy and security, and all Duo calls are end-to-end encrypted.

Give your friends a wave with Duo! We’re beginning to roll out Duo for Android and iOStoday, and it will be live worldwide in the next few days.

Posted by Justin Uberti, Principal Software Engineer

Apple starts sending press invitation for June 8th WWDC 2015. Updates event app support for Apple Watch.

Apple starts sending press invitation for the WWDC 2015. Updates event app support  for Apple Watch.

With just over a week and a half to start the Keynote developer conference where Apple unravel an event eminently focused on software. The press, usually flock to this Keynote start receiving invitations to attend.

We have an event that is charged of  noveltie,s are expected, as the leaks that are taking the matter in recent weeks speak of two new streaming services. One musical, which would justify buying Beats by Apple and other television news that would give a new nut turns to the Apple TV.

Apple could offer on-demand content including local TV without needing a cable connection. We also will have previews of what will be iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 All rumors suggest that are mainly focus on improving the stability and performance, something that "old" Macs users will appreciate more .

Meanwhile, the implementation of the WWDC has been updated with support for Apple Watch. 

Apple today updated its its WWDC app ahead of its 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference, adding support for the Apple Watch .According to the app's release notes, with the new Apple Watch portion of the app, users can add sessions to Calendar, listen to audio, and give feedback on session videos right from their wrists. 

A new set-top box with support for Siri and a full App Store is also expected to make an appearance at WWDC, as is additional detail on Apple's HomeKit initiative. 

The keynote event for the conference will take place on Monday, June 8 from 10 a.m. Pacific Time to 12 p.m. Pacific Time.  

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#back this project: Meet the World`s lighter electric vehicle: The Marbel skateboard.Video.

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The Marbel Board was designed to be lightweight, fast, and easy to use. The entire Marbel electric skateboard weighs in at a record setting 9.9 pounds. Lighter than any electric vehicle in the world.  It has enough power to go 20 MPH uphill, will take you 10 real world miles per charge, and all of the electronics and batteries are completely integrated into the carbon fiber / kevlar deck. On top of that, it connects with your smartphone to fully customize your riding style and even control the throttle of your board. 

The light build of the Marbel board doesn't appear to have come at a cost. The 165 Wh lithium battery powers a 2,000 W (2.68 hp) brushless DC motor for a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h), both of which are sealed for protection on the bottom side of the deck. The battery can be fully charged in 90 minutes, which according to Marbel should be good for a range of 10 mile (16 km). 

Users control the Marbel Board using a wireless handheld controller, which sports a thumb slider that is slid forward to accelerate or back to trigger the regenerative braking. In addition, the board has a built-in Wi-Fi module which allows for more advanced control via a companion smartphone app, compatible with both iOS and Android.

Within the app, users can control the throttle in real time or access a dashboard to customize their ride. It comes configured with low power Starter Mode, energy-saving Eco Mode and no holds-barred Sport Mode. Alternatively, users can dive into custom mode to adjust the top speed and rate of acceleration.

Marbel runs on 50 degree 180 mm longboard trucks and 76 mm wheels with ABEC 9 bearings. Measuring 38 in (96.5 cm) long and 10 in (25 cm) wide, the company says Marbel should have no trouble tackling hills of a 15 percent grade incline.

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.CloudTalk Releases Voice App Just Sayin’, enables Twitter and Facebook users the ability to embed audio, video, images and text.

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Just Sayin’ is embedded into the Timeline where users can Listen, and View audio, Video or Photo that is posted.

CloudTalk Releases Voice App Just Sayin’

Just Sayin’ enables Twitter and Facebook users the ability to embed audio, video, images and text from just one platform.

CloudTalk announces the release of its newest app Just Sayin’ for iOS and Android. The application aims to revolutionize online social communication by allowing its users to integrate their own voice and sounds into social media.

Just Sayin’ allows users to enrich their Twitter and Facebook updates with personal voice recordings embedded directly into an update or tweet.

"This focus on voice and sound functionality has proven to be especially valuable to celebrities where there is an ever-present demand for them to be authentic, personal, and to deliver fresh content. Musicians may be inspired to upload a sound bite or video from the most recent concert or a lyric teaser from a newly recorded track.

Comedians once handicapped by commas and exclamation points and emoticons to tell a joke using text on social networks can now exercise comedic timing in Twitter or Facebook. Share interviews, two-way conversations, or re-energize fair-use recordings," says Sam Yousif, Director of Sales & Marketing.

Key features on Just Sayin’ 

•     Voice Recording and Sharing
•     The ability to tag users from the application to Twitter
•     Post any combination of content using audio, video, photos and text and cross-post to your Twitter followers and Facebook
•     Discover and follow the growing community
•     Talk with and follow your favourite celebrity, musician, politician or athlete
•     View trending and featured topics
•     Private messaging
•     Freedom from character count restrictions on some social networks

Just Sayin’ is available for free download:

iOS devices including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad 

https://itunes.apple.com/app/just-sayin/id803521329?mt=8

Android 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.justsayinapp.justsayin 

While the web-based version can be accessed at http://www.justsayinapp.com (Launching end of April).

About CloudTalk: 

CloudTalk built the first cloud-based platform for hosting any social communication with voice as a central part of the user experience. The team has built applications for smartphones and the web, and CloudTalk offers a rich API set that enables applications for feature phones and email as well. They believe that voice is different from text communication because it is authentic, naturally emotional and powerful, easy to use, and easy to understand. What CloudTalk has achieved, is to make the human voice a natural and easy to use part of any social web experience.

LG WebOS TV Smart Share app connects easy with any device running iOS, and Android.

Francisco De Jesùs.

Connecting mobile devices to TVs with WebOS now become even asier. Exchange of data between a smartphone and a TV in the WebOS via a special application Smart Share. With it, you can easily connect any device running on IOS and Android, and transfer media content on the screen Smart TV.

The platform supports a modern and functional data transmission methods: MHL, WiDi and Miracast, and the function will allow TagOn share content between your mobile device and LG Smart TV instantly without any additional settings.

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Basemark x 1.1 - The First gaming benchmark for all three major mobile operating systems.

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Consumers and the Industry Can Now Compare Gaming Performance of  Android, iOS and Windows Phone Devices Against Each Other.

Rightware, the leader in performance benchmarking tools and embedded user interface (UI) software, announced today that it has launched Basemark X 1.1. It is an enhanced version of its popular gaming performance evaluation app that runs on virtually any device powered by Android, iOS or Windows Phone.

Basemark X is unique in many ways. Most notably, it is the only vendor independent benchmark that utilizes the popular Unity 4.2 game engine which is used by thousands of mobile games. This means that Basemark X scores correlate exceptionally well with real-life gaming performance.

To help consumers in making comparisons, Basemark X outputs a performance score that is directly comparable to that of any other device. It is seamlessly integrated to the world’s largest mobile device performance comparison database, Power Board (http://results.rightware.com/). This service enables consumers to make informed and objective purchasing decisions for their next smartphones and tablets.

As with all their critically acclaimed portfolio of benchmarking apps, Rightware has developed Basemark X in close collaboration with member companies in Rightware’s Benchmark Development Program. The member companies represent the largest and most relevant OEMs, semiconductor companies and IP companies of the industry. More information and list of members is available at http://www.rightware.com/benchmarking-software/bdp/

The benchmark features two advanced game tests, Dunes and Hangar, both containing PC game quality visuals, rendering and post processing effects. Following is a summary of new features introduced in Basemark X 1.1.

·         Brand new gaming test, Hangar

·         Tests can be run in high or medium quality test mode:

o   In high mode, all rendering features are used

o   In medium mode, dynamic shadows are disabled and a portion of post processing effects are disabled

·         New visuals for menus

·         New scoring system

Availablity

Basemark X is immediately available as a free download for consumers from Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Marketplace and Amazon Store. Rightware offers a professional version for corporations under separate license agreement.

More information: http://www.rightware.com/consumer/basemark-x/

About Rightware

Rightware® is the market leader in User Interface technology, serving mobile, automotive and other embedded industries with its patent pending Kanzi® solution for rapid 3D and 2D user interface design and deployment. Rightware also develops industry leading system performance analysis tools and its renowned product portfolio includes the Basemark® product family for various benchmarking purposes, including industry standard benchmarks for OpenGL ES, OpenVG, OpenCL, Android, iOS, Linux, and Windows Mobile performance measurement. Rightware is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and has offices in Saratoga, CA, Shanghai, Taipei and Munich.

 More information:

www.rightware.com

www.facebook.com/Rightware

www.linkedin.com/company/rightware

Rightware Contact:

Jonas Geust

CEO

+358-40-5022-717

Jonas.Geust@rightware.com

Facebook News Feed app : Paper – stories from Facebook is now available for your iPhone,iPad and iPod Touch.

Paper – stories from Facebook

By Facebook, Inc.

Description

Explore and share stories from friends and the world in immersive designs and fullscreen, distraction-free layouts. Paper includes your Facebook News Feed and sections about your favorite topics.

· Browse stories from your Facebook News Feed in beautiful new layouts.

· Customize your Paper with sections about your favorite themes and interests.

· Unfold beautifully designed article covers for news and stories from trusted sources.

· Tilt the screen to explore vivid high-resolution photos and see details up close.

· Watch fullscreen videos that come to life and fill the screen.

· Use simple, natural movements to thumb through Paper uninterrupted.

· Craft your own stories and see exactly what your posts will look like before you share them.

• Free
• Category: Social Networking
• Released: Feb 03, 2014
• Version: 1.0
• Size: 56.6 MB
• Language: English
• Seller: Facebook, Inc.
• © Facebook, Inc.

Rated 4+

Compatibility: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Download: itunes

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2013: Global Tablet Shipments market share: Android 62%, Apple 34%, Windows 4%. Charts.

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Strategy Analytics: Android Slips But Continues To Dominate the Tablet Market in Q4 2013 with 62 Percent Share of Global Tablet Shipments.

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global tablet shipments reached 76.8 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013. Android retained its leadership position with a 62 percent global market share, as Apple iOS increased to 34 percent. Windows declined to 4 percent of global Q4 2013 tablet shipments.

Peter King, Director of Tablets at Strategy Analytics, said "Global Branded Tablet shipments reached 58 million units in Q4 2013, up 24 percent from 46.7 million in Q4 2012." Adding in Whitebox Tablets, Global Total Tablet shipments reached 76.8 million units in Q4 2013, up 20 percent from 64.1 million units in Q4 2012.

Apple's new iPad Air and iPad Mini allowed iOS Tablets to grow share by 7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 (relative to Q3 2013), in doing so taking share away from Android and Windows OS Tablets. King added that "while the new models put a stop to two successive quarters of iOS market share loss (Q2 and Q3 2013), the companies once-per-year Tablet refresh strategy is likely to result in it dropping share as Android vendors refresh in Q2 and Q3." The new Windows RT Tablets from Nokia had a limited effect for Windows based Tablets in the fourth quarter.

Exhibit 1: Global Total Tablet OS Market Share in Q4 2013 (Preliminary)

Global Total (incl. White Box) Tablet OS Shipments (Millions of Units)	Q4'12	Q4'13
Apple iOS	22.9	26.0
Android	38.9	47.5
Windows	2.1	3.3
Blackberry	0.3	0.0
Others	0.0	0.0
Total	64.1	76.8
Global Total (incl. White Box) Tablet OS Market Share (%)	Q4'12	Q4'13
Apple iOS	35.6%	33.9%
Android	60.6%	61.8%
Windows	3.2%	4.3%
Blackberry	0.5%	0.0%
Others	0.0%	0.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%
Growth Year-over-Year (%)	111%	20%

On the annual basis, Global Tablet shipments for 2013 reached 227 million units, up 33 percent from 170.9 million units in 2012. Android continued its dominance as a result of the sheer scale and variety of offerings in the market, accounting for 62 percent of 2013 Total Tablet shipments, with iOS models accounting for 33 percent of 2013 Tablet shipments. Matt Wilkins,Director of Tablets and Wearables at Strategy Analytics, said "In 2013 Android was joined by Windows as the only operating systems to grow Tablet market share over 2012, with Android increasing its annual market share by 3 percent, and Windows by 3.3 percent."

Exhibit 2: Global Total Tablet OS Market Share in 2013 (Preliminary)

Global Total (incl. White Box) Tablet OS Shipments (Millions of Units)	2012	2013
Apple iOS	65.7	74.2
Android	101.4	141.4
Windows	2.5	11.0
Blackberry	1.3	0.5
Others	0.0	0.0
Total	170.9	227.1
Global Total (incl. White Box) Tablet OS Market Share (%)	2012	2013
Apple iOS	38.4%	32.7%
Android	59.3%	62.3%
Windows	1.5%	4.8%
Blackberry	0.8%	0.2%
Others	0.0%	0.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%
Growth Year-over-Year (%)	123%	33%

1. A white-box tablet is a product produced by one company (the manufacturer or ODM) that other companies (the vendors or OEMs) rebrand to make it appear as if they made it. White box tablets invariably use different components to a branded tablet in order to keep costs to a minimum.
2. Shipments refer to sell-in. Numbers are rounded. The definition of a Tablet does not include e-book readers or convertible PCs.

About Strategy Analytics 

Strategy Analytics, Inc. provides the competitive edge with advisory services, consulting and actionable market intelligence for emerging technology, mobile and wireless, digital consumer and automotive electronics companies. With offices in North America, Europe and Asia, Strategy Analytics delivers insights for enterprise success. www.strategyanalytics.com 

Contacts: 

Peter King, +44 1908 423615, pking@strategyanalytics.com

Matt Wilkins, +44 1908 423629, mwilkins@strategyanalytics.com

David Kerr  617 614 0700  dkerr@strategyanalytics.com

SOURCE Strategy Analytics.

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