Everyday news breaks left right and center in the world of technology. It is pretty much impossible to capture all these stories and bring a detailed report. And not bring this news to our readers feels unfair.
Just as a disclaimer, we would not be divulging into details of the story and just give a brief outline of what the story was all about. So without any further adieu lets begin on what caught our attention on what has been a relaxed chilled out Friday of February 21th, 2014.
Spigen Cases reveal that we will have two versions of Samsung Galaxy S V come 25th of February
Five Spigen cases have gone up for pre order on Amazon, which gives away interesting details about the Samsung Galaxy S V. Out of these five cases, there are two that are distinctively different. One of the cases shows the physical home button fueling the rumors that this is where the biometric sensor would be located, while the other has no physical button. It is being rumored that there will be two devices that will be released by Samsung, one having a 1080 P display while the other will sport a 2 K display. Whatever it is, we will know for sure on February 25th.
Samsung has also in the meanwhile released a trailer for the Unpacked event at MWC 2014 where the phone is expected to be launched.
Steve Jobs will Feature on US Postage Stamps in 2015
It has been discovered that USA will release a commemorative postage stamp to honor the founder of Apple Late Steve Jobs in 2015. The final design of the stamp has not been approved yet, as a result there is no word on what the stamp will look like. Previously some of the legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Johnny Carson and Elvis Presley have all featured on the US Postage stamp recently.
The latest build of Whatsapp for Android lets you hide your last seen
Last seen on Whatsapp has been one of the biggest reasons for fights on the planet. Cheeky, but thats true. Several couples have especially had a tiff when one did not respond to the other’s whatsapp and the last seen was different. To get out of all this mess, Whatsapp has doubled the security cover and now with the latest update, you can hide away the last seen, profile picture and status message on Android. This feature was available for iOS already, and finally it has landed on Android.
Read how you can disable last seen on Whatsapp in our report here
More Pictures and Details of Nokia X Revealed before imminent launch
It has been the worst kept secret that Nokia is going to be releasing an Android powered smartphone at MWC. The device has been leaked left, right and center all the way. However, some more images of the UI and design of the device have been caught online. With the Microsoft acquisition coming closer by the day for Nokia, will this device be just a one off Android device by Nokia or is there more to it? We wrote our views on the same here.
The next Android version 4.5 is not coming to the market till July alongside Nexus 8
We had yesterday reported that Google I/O is all set to be held between June 24th and 26th. Usually, Google has taken to Google I/O to reveal new version of Android, however this year that may not happen. A source from within Google has told Android Geeks that the new version of Android will not release till July. This is the same time frame when Google may announce the Nexus 8 tablet too. The same source revealed that this Google I/O will be all about services and not about device.
Oppo Find 7 Images Leak Online
Oppo recently started operations in India. However, with N1 already an old device when it comes to world market, it would be interesting where Oppo is heading after an initial burst that was well appreciated largely thanks to innovation and brilliant marketing. It was expected that the next Oppo device, the Oppo Find 7 would be released at CES 2014, but that did not happen, however days before MWC, some pictures which give away what the Find 7 may well be have been leaked. The device has 2K display, 2.26 GHz Quad Core Snapdragon 800 SoC and 5.5 inch display.