Microsoft Windows 10

SAN FRANCISCO — Sept. 30, 2014 — Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its next Windows operating system, Windows 10, and gave a first look at an early technical preview for the PC available Oct. 1. The announcement highlighted advancements designed for business, including an updated user experience and enhanced security and management capabilities. The company also introduced the Windows Insider Program, kicking off its largest-ever open collaborative development effort to change the way Windows is built and delivered to best meet the needs of customers. Program participants will receive the technical preview of Windows 10 and a steady stream of builds through the development cycle to use and give feedback on.

“Windows 10 represents the first step of a whole new generation of Windows, unlocking new experiences to give customers new ways to work, play and connect,” said Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Operating Systems group at Microsoft. “This will be our most comprehensive operating system and the best release Microsoft has ever done for our business customers, and we look forward to working together with our broader Windows community to bring Windows 10 to life in the months ahead.”

 

Technical preview PC productivity

The early technical preview of Windows 10 demonstrates new levels of flexibility, navigation and familiarity through the Windows experience. Features include these:

• Expanded Start menu. The familiar Start menu is back, providing quick one-click access to the functions and files that people use most, and it includes a new space to personalize with favorite apps, programs, people and websites.
• Apps that run in a window. Apps from the Windows Store now open in the same format that desktop programs do. They can be resized and moved around, and have title bars at the top allowing users to maximize, minimize and close with a click.
• Snap enhancements. Working in multiple apps at once is easier and more intuitive with snap improvements. A new quadrant layout allows up to four apps to be snapped on the same screen. Windows will also show other apps and programs running for additional snapping, and it will even make smart suggestions on filling available screen space with other open apps.
• New Task view button. The new Task view button on the task bar enables one view for all open apps and files, allowing for quick switching and one-touch access to any desktop created.
• Multiple desktops. Instead of too many apps and files overlapping on a single desktop, it’s easy to create and switch between distinct desktops for different purposes and projects — whether for work or personal use. 
  
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Microsoft launch Xbox One in China

Microsoft has launched the Xbox One in China - becoming the first major console maker to enter what could be a massively lucrative market.

The first consoles were sold in Shanghai, priced at 4,299 yuan ($699, £430). Sony and Nintendo are yet to launch their respective products.

In January, the Chinese government lifted a 14-year ban on consoles, made because of worries over content.

However, many popular titles, such as Call of Duty, will still be banned.

Only 10 games were available to buy on the Xbox One's release - but Microsoft has said 70 titles are in the pipeline.

Beating its rivals to the market may give Microsoft a much-needed sales boost. Its console is currently being outsold by Sony's PlayStation 4 in all major markets.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 'phablet' launched ahead of schedule

 Samsung launched the latest version of its oversized Galaxy Note smartphone earlier than expected Wednesday after US rival Apple reported record sales of its latest iPhone 6.

Samsung said the Galaxy Note 4 -- initially scheduled for launch in October -- would hit stores in South Korea and China this week before being sold in 140 nations by the end of next month.

The 5.7-inch Note 4 comes with S-pen stylus allowing users to draw and write on the screen and perform various tasks simultaneously.

With S pen, you can easily select the contents you want from any text, screen and apps. Put together what you select and share & save at once.

The presence of a stylus pen -- not offered by iPhone 6 -- offers a "unique input methodology," said Lee Young-Hee, executive vice president of Samsung's mobile unit.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has quad HD 5.7-inch display, Front camera. 3.7 MP front-facing F1.9 lens back camera16MP camera, faster Snapdragon 805 chip

India becomes first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit

India became the first Asian nation to reach the Red Planet when its indigenously made unmanned spacecraft entered the orbit of Mars on Wednesday 24,September 2014— and the first nation in the world to successfully reach Mars on its first attempt.

Low-cost Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month journey.

 "India has successfully reached Mars... History has been created today," a jubilant Prime Minister Narendra Modi said from mission control after entry into orbit was confirmed at 8:02am on Wednesday 24,September 2014.

512 GB World’s First Memory Card launched (SanDisk Corporation)

A flash storage solutions company launched a world's highest capacity SD memory card called SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I. It is capable of storing information up to 512 GB. The transfer speed of this card is up to 95 MB per second.

 Amsterdam Vice President of Product Marketing Dinesh Bahal said that the company is going to the limit to give customers high performance storage solutions. To solve storage problems that can handle large files the 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card was developed.

The SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I is also available in 128 GB and 256 GB storage capacity. The 512 GB card is priced at $800 which is very expensive costing more than the new smartphones that have released in the market recently. However, it is a small price to pay considering the capacity and the functionality of the SD card. Nothing has been said about the price of the 128 and 256 GB memory cards.

Amazon releasesd new Fire tablets and e-readers

Amazon has released a new set of 6 new tablets and e-readers

 

 A $79 Kindle and the Kindle Voyage are the company's new e-reader offerings.

"This is our thinnest, highest resolution, highest contrast e-reader we've ever done," Amazon VP Peter Larsen said of the Kindle Voyage, which starts at $199.

"We have a long term-vision to replace paper," Senior Vice President of Devices David Limp said at the launch event in New York.

 

Oracle's CEO Larry Ellison steps down as "Oracle's CEO"

Larry Ellison is stepping down as Oracle's CEO, a position he has held at the company since he founded it in 1977.

 Ellison is the world's top-paid CEO, bringing in $78.4 million last year. Technically, his salary is only $1 -- he gets paid in company stock options. He's the fifth-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $51 billion, according to Forbes.

Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, Ellison's top lieutenants, will replace him as co-CEOs. Catz has been Oracle's president since 2004, and Hurd joined Oracle after his unceremonious ouster as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Tech30) in 2010

 

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Apple launch iPhone 6 and an iPhone 6 Plus

 SAN FRANCISCO: Apple chief Tim Cook personally kicked off sales of the iPhone 6, joining in "selfies" and shaking hands with customers Friday outside the company's store near his Silicon Valley home

Cook said that he has had both an iPhone 6 and an iPhone 6 Plus for months in what is "a privilege of being at Apple."
He took part in a clapping count-down inside the window-walled shop before swinging open a glass front door to let iPhone 6 buying there commence.
Cook's local Apple Store was among the last to join in an iPhone 6 roll-out that began many time zones away in Australia.


Television news footage from Australia showed a man identified as the first iPhone 6 buyer drop his new purchase while fumbling it out of packaging to show a reporter.
Buyers from China, deprived of the latest iPhone launch at home, were Friday among the first in line in Japan to grab the "6" and its new large-screen cousin as Apple hit back at rivals.
Licensing problems in China meant the global rollout went ahead without the huge and lucrative market, in a blow to Apple which had trumpeted its inclusion in the initial wave of the last iPhone launch.
Both new iPhones have larger screens in what some consider Apple catching up with the "alphabet" trend pioneered by competitors.
The iPhone 6 has a screen of 4.7 inches and the 6 Plus is 5.5 inches, reflecting a growing preference for bigger displays, despite Apple's earlier vow to stick with the traditional size.
Main rival Samsung has long had a range of larger handsets, which are popular in Asia, and will soon release a new Galaxy Note 4 phablet.
Apple says more than four million pre-orders were received in the 24 hours after the sale was announced.
Other markets launched Friday are Singapore, Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Some 20 more countries will get the new iPhone from September 26
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Apparently, a lot of people want the iPhone 6

 

Apple sold a record 4 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones on Friday, the first day that the new iGadgets were available for pre-order, the company said Monday.
Demand for the new iPhones was so high that the iPhone 6 Plus sold out within hours. While many people who pre-ordered the iPhone 6 will get them this Friday, many others won't get their iPhones delivered until next month.
"Demand for the new iPhones exceeds the initial pre-order supply," Apple said in a statement.  

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Samsung SGR-A1 Robot Sentry Is One Cold Machine

Samsung Group subsidiary has worked on a robot sentry that they call the SGR-A1, and this particular robot will carry a fair amount of weapons that ought to make you think twice about crossing the borders of South Korea illegally – as it has been tested out at the demilitarized zone along the border over with its neighbor, North Korea. The SGR-A1 will be able to detect intruders with the help of machine vision (read: cameras), alongside a combination of heat and motion sensors.

The whole idea of the Samsung SGR-A1 is to let this military robot sentry do the work of its human counterparts over at the demilitarized zone at the South and North Korea border, so that there will be a minimal loss of life on the South Korean side just in case things turn sour between the two neighbors.

Microsoft likely to unveil sneak peek of Windows 9 features on Sep 30

The newest Windows project has been developed under its current codename the "Threshold".

 

Microsoft reportedly sent a number of invitations to select few guests for an event due to take place in San Francisco on September 30 where it will unveil “what’s next for Windows and the enterprise”.

Even though the company hasn’t revealed much through the invitations, the event definitely looks promising and the commentators are even speculating a sneak peek of the newest version of the Windows 9 operating system.

The newest Windows project has been developed under its current codename the “Threshold”. What will the newest version be called is anybody’s guess as of now. But so is the new features…as the online rumors indicated that Microsoft will probably revive the good old Start Menu in Windows 9. The traditional start menu was let go in favor of the Start Screen in Microsoft 8, a move that met with a lot of criticism.

The rumors include that Windows 9 will also feature Metro-design apps right on the desktop .