Sony Xperia E5 officially launched: Specifications, pricing, other details

Sony has released its mid-range smartphone Xperia E5 after weeks of speculations. The device has now been listed on the company's official website and comes with impressive specifications.

The Sony Xperia E5 sports a 5-inch HD display with 720x1,280 pixels (294 ppi pixel density), measures 144x69x8.2 mm in dimension and weighs 147g. It is powered by a Mediatek MTK6735 processor and runs Android Marshmallow operating system.

The handset comes packed with a 16GB internal memory, which is expandable up to 200GB via microSD card, 1.5GB RAM, 13MP main camera with Auto-Focus, HDR photo, Flash and Clear image zoom 3x, a 5MP front-snapper with Front flash, and a non-removable Li-Ion 2,700mAh battery.

In terms of connectivity, the Sony Xperia E5 supports Dual-SIM, NFC, Cat.4 LTE, Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, GPS, and microUSB v2.0.

The device will be available in two colours -- white and black. There are also reports that it will come with a price tag of €199 (around $220/Rs. 14,900).

By: Unknown On 2:39:00 AM

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Google Nexus Smartphones To Get Unlimited Original Quality Backup Storage

Google Photos Android app will reportedly receive a key update soon. The current version of this app, according to Google Play, is 1.20, which will be bumped to version 1.21. As it turns out, there’s an advantage for Nexus device owners.

Other than the regular update, Google has apparently added free, unlimited cloud storage for backup of photos and videos at the original image resolution to the app. However, this is applicable only to Nexus devices.

As of today, the free storage of Google can support photos up to 16-megapixel and videos up to 1080p. This clearly says Android device owners will not be able to upload 4K videos. With the upcoming Google Photos version 1.21, Nexus users will be able to save 4K videos as well. Not to forget, most high-end devices nowadays come with support for 4K video recording.

This news has been confirmed based on the APK teardown done by Android Police. However, readers should note that Google has not confirmed this report yet.

Apart from the unlimited storage, Google Photos version 1.21 will apparently bring in sorting modes specific to albums. The options are “newest first,” “oldest first” or “recently added.” To top it off, the update will also add photo editing options like Contrast and Exposure.

By: Unknown On 9:45:00 AM

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Facebook, Microsoft planning undersea cable across Atlantic to expand internet infrastructure

Virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) was probably the last time Microsoft and Facebook were spoken about in the same breath -- the HoloLens is Microsoft's AR project and Facebook owns VR tech firm Oculus. Now, the two tech titans are joining hands to connect the world through an undersea cable.

The undersea cable will be called MAREA, which means "Tide" in Spanish, and will run across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The cable will be used by Microsoft and Facebook to help meet the growing customer demand for high speed, reliable connections for cloud and online services that Microsoft and Facebook's customers are demanding, Microsoft announced in a blog post.

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New brain scanning tool to predict if patients in vegetative state will ever wake up

Many people who are brain-injured and live in the gray area between life and death -- often called a vegetative state -- are usually left in hospitals, with doctors clueless about whether such patients would ever regain consciousness.

But this might change soon as a study conducted by University of Copenhagen has highlighted that doctors can use a simple brain scan device to predict whether such patients would wake up ever, according to a STAT report.

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