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After it completed its successful test debut at France’s La Ferté Gaucher circuit late last year, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E car now has a place to call home: the UK’s Donington Park. Organizers of the Formula E Championship, the world’s…

With the LG G2 being something of a hit back in 2013, we can only imagine that LG would want a repeat show with the LG G3. Only rumors are available at the moment regarding the handset, although a recently leaked screenshot shows off LG’s new design language for the UI. Now thanks to a User Agent Profile sighting, additional details about the LG G3 have been revealed.

However we should note that in no way does the User Agent Profile mention the LG G3. Instead it refers to it by its model number which is the LS990. With the LG G2’s model number being the LS980, we can only assume that the LG G3, its successor, is the LS990. That being said we reckon our readers should take it with a grain of salt for now.

Now whether or not the LS990 is the LG G3, the specs do point to a pretty powerful and high-end device. For starters the screen resolution of the handset has been revealed to be 2560×1440, putting it at the same level as the Oppo Find 7 and the Vivo Xplay 3S. No mention of the screen size though, but with the LG G2 packing a 5.2-inch display, we can expect LG to at the very least maintain that size.

Additional details revealed 3GB of RAM and oddly enough, a Qualcomm chipset of the MSM8974AA variety, which is actually the Snapdragon 800. It’s an odd choice given that handsets these days are packing at the very least the Snapdragon 801. Perhaps it’s merely a placeholder so we’ll try not to get worried just yet. The camera of the handset has also been revealed to be of the 13MP and 2.1MP variety, and will come with 32GB of storage, and will run on Android 4.4 KitKat.

Like we said there’s no way to confirm if the LG LS990 is the LG G3 and if the specs are real at all, so take it with a grain of salt, but in the meantime what do you guys think?

Alleged LG G3 Specs Revealed In User Agent Profile [Rumor] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, Rumors, LG, LG G3,

Just the other day we reported that Apple could be working on revamping its iTunes Music Store, whether or not that will be happening remains to be seen, but thanks to a new rumor via a source who spoke to music blogger, Robert Hutton, it seems that this could indeed be happening and one of the changes Apple could be making is to offer up higher quality music downloads.

According to the report, Apple could start hosting lossless 24-bit audio files as early as June, and that Apple has apparently been asking labels to provide them with music files in 24-bit format for the past few years, with either 96k or 192k sampling rates. Hutton also states that the kick off to the launch will begin with the Led Zeppelin remasters. Apple is also rumored to be charging users $1 extra if users wish to purchase audio files in higher quality.

At the moment Apple’s iTunes Store offers relatively high quality files for listening, although audiophiles would most probably prefer formats like FLAC which is compatible with more media players. For those unfamiliar, such formats are considered to be “lossless” meaning that when music files are converted from audio sources such as CDs, it does not lose the quality versus “lossy” formats like MP3, APE, AAC, and more.

Apple has their own lossless format also known as ALAC although some argue that it is not as efficient as FLAC, although the upside is that if you own an iOS device or listen to music via iTunes, it will be compatible with it. In fact a couple of years ago Apple launched a “Mastered for iTunes” section in which the songs offered would be of a higher quality, higher than AAC.

Of course it should be noted that these high quality audio files might not be very noticeable by the average listener, not to mention if you truly want to get the best sound possible, there are other factors to take into consideration, like your sound system setup where a pair of $30 speakers will definitely not be able to cut it. However for audiophiles who have always felt that the iTunes Store lacked high quality audio, perhaps this will finally appease them.

High Definition Audio Files Coming To iTunes In June [Rumor] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Audio, Rumors, itunes, music,

Sigma has announced the pricing and availability on a new lens that it first announced during CES 2014 earlier this year. The new lens is called the 50mm F.14 DG … Continue reading

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