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When one talks about Nokia smartphones, we would more or less figure out that these would run on the Windows Phone platform, as Nokia has been associated with Microsoft’s mobile operating system for a fair number of years already. Well, it seems that things might have taken a different turn this time around, with word that Nokia has decided to use Mobile World Congress 2014 to unveil a trio of new smartphones, namely the Nokia X, X+ and XL. These will be priced between the existing Asha and Lumia lines, which will retail for €89, €99 and €109, respectively, where they ought to offer a fair bit of appeal to new smartphone users who are on the lookout for popular apps as well as their first cloud services.
The new Nokia X family would bring along with it Nokia’s exciting, high quality hardware design alongside a range of bright colours. The brand new, tile-based Home screen would offer one a simple, elegant method to manage your apps and phone functions, not to mention having reintroduce a redesigned version of the enormously popular Fastlane notifications centre, which is somewhat deemed to be a second Home screen if you would like to call it just that.
You will also find acclaimed Nokia and Microsoft services and experiences arrive right out of he box, as HERE Maps with turn-by-turn navigation and offline maps are also thrown into the mix. Not only that, Nokia MixRadio ensures you get to enjoy hundreds of free streaming and offline playlists. There is also free cloud storage from Microsoft OneDrive with 7GB of space for free right from the get go.
All three of them will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual Core processor and will be able to wield Dual SIM cards. Other third-party apps that arrive preinstalled include BBM, Plants vs. Zombies 2, Viber, Vine and Twitter. The Nokia X would be the entry level model, sporting a 4-inch IPS LCD screen, 512MB RAM and a 3-megapixel camera. As for the Nokia X+, it comes with 768MB RAM and a 4GB microSD card, while last but not least would be the 5” Nokia XL that features 768MB RAM, a free microSD memory card and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera as well as a 5MP shooter at the back.
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In a society obsessed with self control and self improvement, InterAxons Muse brain computer interface headband promises all the things:
tracking your emotions; tracking your thoughts; more understanding of
yourself; more self awareness; making alterations in your environment to
improve your state of mind e.g programming your ipod to put on calming
music when your brainwave headband senses you are anxious. Now rumours suggest that Google is trying to buy them.
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SanDisk, a leader when it comes to flash storage solutions, did introduce the SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 flash drive that boasts of professional-grade performance alongside some of the fastest speeds in the industry. Just how fast are we talking about over here? Well, we are looking at up to 60 times faster compared to the standard issue USB 2.0 drives, and you will also not fall short of storage space either, since it will arrive with a whopping 128GB of internal memory to help you get started right out of the box.
The high-performance SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 flash drive was specially developed in order for it to take advantage of the next-generation specification thanks to its write speeds of up to 240MB/s as well as read speeds up to 260MB/s. These speeds will enable users to transfer a full-length movie in a matter of seconds, or when it comes to 1,000 hi-res photos, you will be able to do so in under 35 seconds, which would make the drive ideal for carrying video and photo collections.
On the outside, you will find that SanDisk’s Extreme PRO USB 3.0 flash drive will feature a sophisticated and durable aluminum metal casing, where it will be able to offer an adequate amount of protection against everyday wear and tear. Thrown into the mix also includes the SanDisk SecureAccess software which provides 128-bit AES file encryption and password protection so that you can secure private files while leaving the rest of the drive visible for sharing.
Those who are interested in picking up the SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 flash drive will be able to do so right now as it is already available, where the 128GB model will sport a price point of $199.99 a pop. Each purchase will come with a lifetime limited warranty as well as world-class customer support for that added peace of mind.
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[ SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 flash drive looks really cool copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
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Two thousand ago, the Thomas Edison of the ancient world lived in Alexandria, Egypt where he tinkered, built and wrote about some of the most amazing and whimsical machines the pre-industrial world had ever seen.
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