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Google Debuts Nexus 5 Hero

After months of rumors and speculations, the Nexus 5 has finally been revealed! It wasn’t too much of surprise being that we’ve seen pictures all over the internet but I’m pretty sure than any Android fan will agree that it was worth the wait. Even me, A guy who is an Apple sheep personally thinks that this is an AWESOME phone!

The latest pure Google phone features a 4.95-inch full HD 1080p display, a quad-core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, an 8-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, either 16GB of internal storage, 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0. It also sports Google’s new Android 4.4 KitKat operating system and  includes a 4G LTE radio.

The price for this new toy is amazingly cheap.  Google’s new hero phone starts at just $349 for the 16GB model without a service contract.

From the looks of it, this phone will not disappoint and I cannot wait to get my hands on one and play with it. Google seems to never disappoint with its latest products. I have high hopes for this bad boy.

Here is the link to Google’s Play store in case this post has interested you enough to buy one! https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_16gb

Check back with is on further updates for the Nexus 5!

Phonebloks – The next step

If you read my post before this one then you watched the video about Phonebloks and how to build your own smartphone. Well here is a video by Dave Hakkens, the creator of the idea of Phonebloks. This is the next step into the future of Modular smartphones!

Instagram Reveals Ads

Well it was going to happen sooner or later. Instagram has finally released what their Instagram Ads will look like.

Last month the company announced Sponsored Photos and Sponsored Videos would begin appearing in people’s feeds. The photo was released on their facebook today. It shows a man sitting at a table drinking coffee with an Instagram logo on what seems to be a Macbook. The sponsored icon above the photo is where you can go to get more information on the advertisement. Ads will start rolling out onto peoples feeds in the coming weeks.

Here is a more detailed example of what Instagram Ads will look like.

 

 

 

iPad Air

Photo Credit: engadget

Apple was not kidding when they said they had a lot more to cover. Yesterday at their launch event in San Francisco Apple unveiled their new iPad called the iPad Air. This sleek new piece of technology weighs in at only 1 pound! its thinner, lighter and much more power than the previous models. It boasts a 43-percent thinner bezel and a 20-percent thinner profile; it’s just 7.5mm thick!

The New iPad Air comes equip with a 9.7-inch Retina display, a 64-bit architecture with more than 1 billion transistors. There’s an A7 processor under the hood along with an M7 motion chip. Along with all these advancements under the hood, the new iPad Air has a 5-megapixel iSight camera that is capable of shooting 1080p video. The FaceTime camera on the front includes “larger pixels” and a backside-illuminated sensor for better image quality. Finally, as many people were quick to point out, the New iPad does not come with a Touch ID fingerprint sensor as seen on the iPhone 5s.

The New iPad Air will ship on November 1st to several countries, including the US, UK, China and Japan. Its price starts at $499. When the new tablet is finally available you will have your choice of silver, white, grey and black color options. Stayed tuned for more updates. We’ll have a hands on video coming soon.