The Oppo Find 5 will have a 32GB model

Oppo Digital, the company behind the phenomenal smartphone Oppo Find 5, has a surprise for his fans around the globe. Yesterday morning, perhaps on the occasion of Christmas and trying to give a "gift" to his fans, decided to launch a small teaser via Facebook where you can see a variant of counting Find 5 32GB of internal memory, is say twice what was thought to be the only option available.
When the Oppo Find 5 was officially unveiled earlier this month only knew the existence of the 16GB model, but as we now know that there is an extra model. The 32GB model is priced at $ 570 dollars.
Oppo has also released the countries that will be released on May Find and Spain at the moment is the only Spanish-language which will be present. In addition, the launch is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013, so in the coming months we'll see for sale.

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First photos of a physical QWERTY BB10

Recently leaked a couple of pictures that belong to a new device that uses the new RIM BlackBerry platform 10. It is a smartphone with a touch screen is almost square in which we find a QWERTY keyboard, which is a known element of the BlackBerry line. The new mobile belongs to the new BlackBerry N series, to be released after the L series is released, which is fully touch smartphones.
The main reason behind the series L is able to compete with the rest of the market touch smartphones such as the iPhone and mobile apps, while the number N is more targeted audiences that already own a BlackBerry terminal and wants to modernize a bit buying a model with better technology.

 

 Remember that the launch of BlackBerry 10 is scheduled for late January 2013, ie in less than five weeks and we can have a look.

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Apple Maps: the most used iPhone app in 2012

IPhone users Apple may not have loved the Maps application for the company, but the app was used more than any other in the smartphone from Apple in 2012 according to Nielsen data.
It is estimated that Maps was used by about 32.4 million iPhone users monthly, surpassing even Facebook which reached 28.6 million.
We all know that Maps was a major disaster for Apple, even the company's CEO, Tim Cook, apologized about it. Earlier this month Google Maps for iOS was released in June and became extremely popular in a few hours.
Notably, the Nielsen study used data only from January to October, so the app from Google did not enter the list.
The full top 10 is as follows:
1 - Apple Maps
2 - Facebook
3 - YouTube
4 - Stocks
5 - Weather
6 - Facebook Messenger
7 - The Weather Channel
8 - Twitter
9 - Pandora Radio
10 - Instagram

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Scientists develop solar cells that can stick and unstick

A group of scientists at Stanford University have made ​​a great advance in the field of solar cells. They have created the first flexible solar cells that can be stuck to almost any surface of any kind of material, either glass, plastic or even paper. To remove the adhesive enough to take a little water.
While similar cells have been created previously, always ended deforming them, but in this case it is not. These new cells can be bent and adapted to curved surfaces and even serve to recharge all types of devices and electronic gadgets
It is worth mentioning also that the manufacturing process of these cells also reduces costs and avoids the complications of some conventional processes.

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iPad 5 could incorporate elements of iPad Mini

Only recently launched the iPad in April and are already talking about the next generation of tablet Apple , which currently call iPad 5. According to sources close to a Japanese blog, Apple will launch the new iPad in March.
It is also said that the device will save some similarities with the iPad Mini as it will not only thinner, but also lighter than the current model. We further expect that differs in one thing: the screen resolution, since the Mini is pathetic.
If this device is actually released in March, surely many of the people who bought an iPad 4 will be somewhat angry with apple to launch new iPads every few months.
Also worth noting that the same Japanese blog reports that an improved version of iPad Mini is in the oven and use a Retina display with A6X processor, a CPU that is equal to the current iPad.

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Huawei Ascend Mate, new 6.1 inch phablet

Lately smartphones manufacturers are thinking that it is better the larger screen of the new device they have created, but it actually is not. Soon there will be virtually no difference between the size of a tablet and a smartphone , so we'll be talking on the phone while holding up a brick next to our ear. The Galaxy Note II 5.5 inch was a bit extreme for many, but the grand prize goes to the Huawei Ascend Mate, a new phablet which measures no less than 6.1 inches and I'm sure just won the award for smartphone world's largest.
The phone originally was to be presented at CES 2013, but it seems that has leaked a couple of weeks before.
And what is the hardware that makes this Android phone? Well as we said has a 6.1 inch screen with full HD resolution, but also carries a powerful quad-core processor at 1.8GHz and has a large 4000mAh battery. Its density is 361 pixels per inch, surpassing even the Retina display of the iPhone 5.
It is expected that the price of Huawei Ascend Mate is nearly $ 500.

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10 devices discontinued in 2012

During the years have been seen many new devices of modern technology , while others have been discontinued and you were removed from production. Let 10 major devices that were discontinued this year.
1 - The White MacBook Apple: although it was discontinued in 2011, 2012 was the year in which his life was finally discontinued production. This laptop used to be quite used by students because it was more expensive than the rest of the Apple catalog.
2 - Dell Venue: the company announced its withdrawal from the market of mobile in March. The Venue was a mobile that experienced several technical problems.
3 - Amazon Kindle DX: the largest e-reader company was discontinued in the last months of 2012 after three years of little success in the market.
4 - Apple iPad 3: 6 months after the iPad 3 was released, this model was discontinued due to the launch of the new iPad 4.
5 - Logitech Squeezebox: This music platform was discontinued after the launch of its replacement, the Smart Radio service.
6 - iPhone 3GS: the third generation of the iPhone, launched in 2009, continued in production until the 2012. After announcing the iPhone 5, the 3GS was removed from production.
7 - Motorola Webtop: a combination of hardware and software that allowed us to use a smartphone in a dock of a laptop. Its high price and low functionality made came to an end.
8 - 17-inch MacBook Pro: introduced in 2003, this laptop stopped production in 2012 and now only models 15 and 13 inches are available.
9 - Asus Eee PC: in September it was confirmed that Asus would stop making this netbook and would focus on tablets.
10 - Google Nexus Q: technically it was discontinued, but the first streamer social content of the world would be launched this year, but ultimately was delayed until 2013.

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Acer Iconia B1, a $ 100 tablet

Usually the cheap tablets are often of poor quality, but in this case we have one that is good quality and low price as well: the Acer Iconia B1. It is a device that many rumors but nothing confirmed officially. Will it be able to compete with the Nexus 7 Asus and Google ? Probably not, since their specifications are a bit poor in comparison.
What we have here then? The first major advantage and the unique prácticmanente Acer Iconia B1 is its price of only $ 100. Looking at your hardware , the device has a 7-inch screen with 1024 × 600 pixels, that is equal to the BlackBerry PlayBook. The processor runs at 1.2GHz and used further states that has a SIM card slot and runs Android 4.1.
A danger to the iPad Mini and other small tablets? The truth is no. As already mentioned, the only real advantage over the rest is the price, while the main mini-tablets are not only better specifications, but are also well-known brands.

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