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Well, well, after seeing results of its benchmark leaked out prior to today, as well as the back part of the handset get caught in the wild, here we are with China-based Meizu having officially rolled out the Meizu MX4 smartphone. This particular model will not offer a wee increment in performance and capabilities, but rather, it will deliver an improvement by leaps and bounds, starting with its 5.36″ IPS display that has 1152 x 1920 resolution and Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Meizu claims that the display on the Meixu MX4 would be the first of its kind in the industry, where it will merge a trio of key features; namely 1100:1 contrast, 500cd/m2 brightness and 85% NTSC color gamut. With an aspect ratio of 15:9, the bottom row of extra pixels will see action thanks to Meizu’s very Flyme 4.0 OS when it comes to on-screen controls, which still leaves room for the entire 1080p resolution where apps are concerned.

Other hardware specifications for the Meixu MX4 include a MediaTek MT6595 chipset that has an octa-core CPU with a quartet of Cortex-A17 cores @ 2.2GHz, while there are also another four Cortex-A7 cores @ 1.7GHz cores. A quad-core PowerVR G6200 GPU will chug along nicely with 2GB RAM. Apart from that, there is a 20.7MP Sony Exmor RS sensor with dual-LED dual-tone flash, with a 2MP front-facing camera that ought to cater for selfie lovers.

Connectivity options for the Meizu MX4 comprise of Cat.4 LTE, 3G with HSPA, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0. You can choose from 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models, where a 3,100mAh Sony battery will run this bad boy. Expect it to cost anywhere from €225 to €300 for the Meizu MX4, depending on its internal storage space. While one can pick it up in China, there is still no word on a worldwide rollout.

Meixu MX4 Goes Official

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In its mission to make listening to music at home as easy as possible Sonos today released a new free software update which cuts the cord for good. The update adds full Wi-Fi compatibility meaning that Sonos music streaming systems can now connect directly to a home Wi-Fi network. Previous Sonos required that there at least be one wired connection to a home router for the multi-room music streaming system to work. That requirement has been removed with the latest software update.

With Sonos 5.1 users will be able to set up and run Sonos on existing Wi-Fi networks easily. They will no longer need a wired connection to a router or a Sonos Bridge. This change makes the process simpler and a lot easier, not to mention the fact that it also makes the process faster.

Sonos promises that this will not result in a loss of quality. It still claims to have the ability to stream music throughout the house without delays, dropouts or echoes. Sonos says that it has tested performance of various kinds of home environments around the world to ensure that performance of the new Wi-Fi setup meets the standards users expect of it.

However in environments where Wi-Fi signals are not likely to reach every nook and cranny of the house, Sonos recommends using a previous method with at least one wired connection to the router for the “most bulletproof experience.”

The free Sonos 5.1 update is available for download now.

Sonos Cuts The Cord With New Software Update

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Reddit probably has one of the most loyal user base of any online property, which also happens to be one of the most diverse. There’s a section on reddit that’s known as AMA or Ask Me Anything. Here celebrities, scientists, professors, politicians and others hold their sessions where they get to interact directly with reddit users. A new reddit iOS app has been released today just for AMAs, the aim is to make reading these threads much more easy.

Whenever someone particularly intriguing is conduction an AMA session on reddit the thread tends to go out of hand. Uncountable questions are posted and obviously not every single question gets an answer. Moreover other users jump in between with their hilarious comments often laced with pop culture references that those who are only interested in the AMA questions and answers only are left with having to do quite a bit of scrolling.

The new reddit iOS app for AMAs changes the game. This app can be used to filter out the questions that have not been answered by the person conducting the AMA. Basically this means that users can read the entire question and answer session as if they were reading an interview on a conventional online property.

For now the reddit iOS app developed just for AMAs is available on iOS only, the Android version is expected later this week.

Reddit iOS App For AMAs Released

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While the world looks on in anticipation where the Apple iPhone 6 is concerned, do remember that there are other players in the market as well, and it looks as though the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 too, will cause quite a stir when it is released. This is a high end phablet, and apparently its price has already been spotted on Media Markt, which so happens to be the world’s second largest electronics retailer right after Best Buy. If you have not heard of Media Markt before, that is all right, since it is the top electronics retailer in Europe, and the Galaxy Note 4 pricing has been spotted in the Russian branch, which does look as though it will be similarly priced to that of its predecessors during the launch period.

In other words, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is not going to come cheap, so you would be well advised to start saving up if you would want to upgrade your current smartphone or phablet to the latest model.

The Russian pricing points to the region of 34 490 rubles, which is more or less $940 after conversion without taking carrier subsidies into consideration. If one were to follow the general rule of thumb that electronics prices in Europe – Moscow in particular, happen to be 20-30% higher, when could be be looking at a $750 launch price or the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Stateside?

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Price Leaked (Rumor)

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South Korean consumer electronics giant LG has decided to team up with famous crystal manufacturer Swarovski to come up with what they deem to be the ultimate premium OLED TV, as though having a curved OLED TV in the first place is not good enough. The normal curved OLED TV already costs a bomb, and when you throw in luxurious Swarvoski crystals into the mix, you can be sure that this particular combination is going to cost you quite a lot where your bank account is concerned.

This unique partnership between the two companies would be a one-of-a-kind piece of home entertainment hardware that will turn heads for sure the moment they step into your living room. It will be showcased at IFA Berlin that is set to kick off later this week, where the TV itself will boast of a streamlined stand studded with shimmering crystals that are complemented by the brilliant, precise colors of the OLED’s self-lighting pixels. In other words, this uniquely advanced TV will exude a sense of elegance that is beyond compare.

Not only that, the curved OLED TV itself is already an engineering marvel by its own right, sporting a paper-thin depth of a mere 4mm while tipping the scales at just 16kg. It might be rather difficult to concentrate on the movie that is being shown though, as the curved OLED TV showcases Swarovski’s finest crystals, leaving your Gollum-like eyes to wander after your “precious”. Basically, around 460 luminescent Aurora Borealis crystals of three different sizes (SS8, 10 and 12) were applied (by hand, no less) to the TV thanks to specially made stencils.

No idea on pricing, but this particular curved OLED TV with Swarovski crystals all over the place will adhere to the following rule of thumb – if you have got to ask, you can’t afford it!

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