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Sapphire Displays by Apple

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The electronics giant is getting ready for massive production of sapphire displays.  Speculation has been running rampant about Apple's plans for mobile devices with a sapphire screen and it is finally appear to be firming up on Thursday. Apple uses sapphire for the ID fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5S The iPhone maker recently placed a large order with GT Advanced Technologies for furnaces and chambers used in making sapphire displays. According to 9to5Mac, GT Advanced has already received 518 furnace and chamber systems, which would let it build 103 million to 116 million 5-inch displays per year. (Another 420 machines are still on order, which would nearly double that production output.) Moreover, GT Advanced also has ordered Intego Sirius Sapphire Display Inspection Tool components, which would work to make sure that the displays meet high-quality standards. Apple late last year signed a contract with GT Advanced to produce sapphire-based materials at A

Firefox's New Interface

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The majority of Mozilla Firefox users will get a new browser's interface and features  in 12 weeks from now. The project, code-named Australis, has been limited to Firefox's nightly builds, but adventurous fans can check out what's in the works with Friday's release of Firefox 29 Aurora. Firefox's menu under the Australis interface turns into a panel, a grid of links  Moreover, Mozilla has created a more graphics-friendly interface that looks similar across all platforms. The main menu on Windows, Mac, and Linux is hidden behind an Android-style "three horizontal lines" icon, with Settings options given big, touch-friendly, and easily identifiable icons. The curve angles on desktop Firefox tabs look similar, if not identical, to the curve on Firefox for Android, further reinforcing the unified look. For almost two years, the interface will be the most apparent change. On Windows and Linux, the orange Firefox button in the upper-left corner o

Camera Gear that Getty Images is using to Cover the Olympics

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Getty Images staffer Robert Cianflone recently snapped and shared the image you see above with PetaPixel.  What you are seeing is the photography gear – all $425,659.59 worth – that the team took with them to cover the games. It’s all high-end equipment, most of which didn’t even exist seven years ago when they started planning their coverage. Camera Gear that Getty Images is using to Cover the Olympics Here’s a list of everything pictured above: 20 Canon 1Dx cameras • 3 Canon 5DmkIII cameras • 1 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro lens • 2 Canon 14mm fisheye lenses • 2 Canon 15mm fisheye lenses • 5 Canon 16-35mm zoom lenses • 7 Canon 200-400mm zoom lenses • 2 Canon 200mm f/1.8 lenses • 2 Canon 300mm f/2.8 lenses • 2 Canon 300mm f/4 lenses • 2 Canon 35mm f/1.4 lenses • 2 Canon 50mm f/1.2 lenses • 2 Canon 400mm f/2.8 lenses • 8 Canon 500mm f/4 lenses • 10 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses • 7 Canon 8-15mm fisheye lenses • 5 Canon 80

Samsung Unveils 5.5-Inch Galaxy Note 3 Neo With S Pen Features

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The Galaxy Note 3 Neo comes with a 5.5-inch 720p Super AMOLED display, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, an 8-megapixel rear camera, the full suite of S Pen features (Air Command) and a 3,100mAh battery.  Samsung Unveils 5.5-Inch Galaxy Note 3 Neo With S Pen Features There is little reason for existing Galaxy Note II users to upgrade to this model since both models have almost the same specs.The Galaxy Note II is also recently updated to Android 4.3 although there are some software issues that Samsung needs to iron out fast.  The Galaxy Note 3 Neo will come in two variants:  3G and 4G LTE The latter will sport a hexa-core processor which consists of two 1.7GHz A15 cores and four 1.3GHz A7 cores, while the former will come with a quad-core 1.6GHz processor. Both models will be equipped with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage and a microSD card slot that supports up to 64GB. Samsung basically repackaged the Galaxy Note II, threw in some new features and renamed the device a

Solar, Motion Charging for iWatch

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According to a story in Sunday's New York Times, Apple has been testing both solar and wireless charging for the rumored iWatch. This wireless charging method would involve magnetic induction. Solar, Motion Charging for iWatch This could conceivably involve the use of a charging plate. However, another method to juice up the watch may be to integrate a solar-charging layer in the screen. Yet another involves "charging the battery through movement, a method that is already used in many modern watches," the Times reported. "A person's arm swinging could operate a tiny charging station that generates and pushes power to the device while walking." Apple filed a patent for the technology in 2009. The impetus for alternatives to the traditional battery is rooted in the fact that a smart watch powered by a sophisticated processor would run out of juice too soon to entice consumers. In the story, the Times cited Nest co-founder and &q

Window 8.1 Update with a Handful of Desktop Friendly Tweaks

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As suggested by Russian leaker Wzor that Microsoft is planning a few desktop friendly changes with an upcoming update to Windows 8.1 by last week. Window 8.1 Update with a Handful of Desktop Friendly Tweaks  But the most obvious change is a small title bar for Microsoft’s Windows 8-style apps with options to close, minimize, and snap apps side-by-side using the mouse as mentioned in the report of The Verge. Moreover, the Start screen also sees a few minor yet welcome improvements and other changes include a control panel link into the PC settings section, and the option to show Windows Store apps alongside desktop apps in the task bar i.e , you can launch Metro apps like you would any other app without going to the Metro UI first. Among these all things, there are new context menus with options to resize, unpin, and more when right-clicking on Live Tiles, while search and shutdown buttons have been added right onto the Start screen to let users more easily find th

READY BATT-Power in Your Pocket

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It’s a portable, pocket-sized, 800 mAh li-polymer battery that gives an iPhone battery 85 more hours of standby time or 2.5 more hours of talk, text, web surfing time. READY BATT-Power in Your Pocket READY BATT It is available in 4 different colors i.e pink, blue, green, black  Pink Blue Green It also comes in a stylish design keychains which are very easy to carry. Stylish Design Keychains Stylish  Keychains Size Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.5 x .6 in. Weight: 8 oz. Technical Input: 5.0V/1.0A (Max) Output: 5.0V±0.25V/1.0A Charge Cycles: 10,000 Internal Technical Structure Compatibility ReadyBatt comes in two flavors! One for Apple products utilizing the Lightning Connecter and one for any micro-USB supported device- which of course means Androids as well as Windows phones. EASY TO USE Flip the slider locat