Greetings Readers,
I thought of summarizing and presenting to you some of the most significant news that have been doing the rounds in the tech world yesterday. So here they are:
1. Xiaomi Does Not Intend To Enter The U.S. Market Anytime Soon:
Chinese hardware manufacturer and new poster child of the mobile masses – Xiaomi is conducting an SFO bas
ed event this 12th of February. However Hugo Barra, (one of the key figures at Google previously who then joined Xiaomi as VP-International) insists that they are not entering the US market anytime soon. This could very well be a check on the interest levels of the company’s products amongst American audiences, carriers.
For the sake of the ‘value-for-money’ seeking Americans I hope Xiaomi devices hit your shores soon.
Source: Technobuffalo
2. “Paper” Given Free To Promote “Pencil” Sales:
The popular drawing/sketching/painting app called “Paper” by 53 (Company name – FiftyThree or 53) yesterday announced that the so far paid ‘in-app purchase’ will be available free of charge from today.
Quick, download it from here: Paper App
They have done so to improve the sales of the hardware device by the name “Pencil”, shown above. The “Pencil” by 53 is a slick new device that when paired with the iPad can be used to draw practically anything.
Check out their awesome video: Pencil by 53
Source: Macrumors
3. Worlds Most Expensive “Typo” – By Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest (the popular TV Celeb of American Idol fame) had launched an external case for the iPhone with a physical keyboard. This case bears a stark resemblance to the keyboard that a lot of Blackberry devices have (refer image below). The courts had ordered ‘Typo’ to stop sales for the same reasons, yet the order was not honored by the company. This has now resulted in a fine of $860,000 that Typo must pay Blackberry. What needs to be mentioned however is that Blackberry had demanded a compensation of $2.6 million (in penalties) + legal charges, so its isn’t as bad as it seems. 
Fun Fact: $860,000 is just about 1/75th Ryan’s annual salary and about 1/350th his net worth according to CelebrityNetworth.com.
Source: Macrumors
4. Swatch Is About To Enter The Smartwatch Game Soon:
The swiss watch giant apparently has made it clear that they are entering the smart watch industry. Their first smartwatch is expected to be launched in the next two to three months. This puts it head-on against Apple’s AppleWatch release dates expected to hit shores around April 2015.
Game on Apple!
Source: Macrumors
5. Fresh Breath Of “OxygenOS” For OnePlus One Soon:
OnePlus, the Chinese manufacturer that has created a lot of buzz with their first device the OnePlus ‘One’ has announced their new ROM’s name – “OxygenOS”. This device although has been announced for more than
half a year has not seen widespread adoption, thanks in part to the extremely lean supply of devices. The new ROM OxygenOS is expected to be as close to stock android Lollipop (Android 5.0.X) as possible with as least bloatware as possible. This has a lot to live up to considering the freedom of customization CyanogenMod has given and users have gotten used to.
Source: OnePlus Facebook
Special Mention: Next post is going to be on Mr. Satya Nadella (CEO, Microsoft)
Thank you for your time…
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@TeCH_SiD
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