LG Nexus 4 specs and pricing confirmed

 

The Carphone Warehouse just could not wait until next week and decided to put the next pure-Google droid for pre-order now with full spec, price and delivery date.

Here are the specs. The LG Nexus 4 has a 4.7 "LCD screen with 768 x 1280 and a Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with quad-core processor at 1.5GHz and 2GB of RAM. In other words, is based on Optimus G, exactly as expected.

The camera is referred to as "8 + MP", so it's really an 8MP 13MP camera and  Shoots 1080p @ 30fps video, although it has only 8GB of non-expandable memory. This does not mean that there will not be a 16GB version later.


On the connectivity side, the LG Nexus 4 is quad-band 2G and tri-band 3G (no LTE), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC.

There's the question of the OS - the page with the specs do not seem to finalize and lists both 4.1 and 4.2, but still calls it «Jelly Bean». This would mean that the 4.2 version does not have major differences and it is not the Key Lime Pie (as you may recall 2.0 and 2.1 both Eclair, while 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 were all Honeycomb).

The phone measures 133,9 x 68,7 x 9,1 mm, but the weight is still to be confirmed. The only color available is black.

Via gsmarena.com

LG Nexus 4 preorder σε site ,Specs,τιμή

 
Το Carphone Warehouse απλά δεν μπορούσε να περιμένει μέχρι την επόμενη εβδομάδα και αποφάσισε να διαθέσει το επόμενο pure-Google  droid για προ-παραγγελία τώρα,με πλήρη spec, τιμή και την ημερομηνία παράδοσης.
 
Εδώ έρχονται τα specs. Tο LG Nexus 4 έχει μια 4,7 "οθόνη LCD με 768 x 1280 και ένα Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset με επεξεργαστή quad-core στο 1.5GHz και 2GB μνήμης RAM. Με άλλα λόγια, είναι με βάση το Optimus G, ακριβώς όπως αναμένεται.

Η κάμερα αναφέρεται ως "8 + MP", άρα είναι πραγματικά μια 8MP κάμερα 13MP και όχι. Τραβάει 1080p @ 30fps βίντεο, αν και έχει μόνο 8GB μη-επεκτάσιμη μνήμη. Αυτό δεν σημαίνει ότι δεν θα υπάρξει μια έκδοση 16GB αργότερα.


Από την πλευρά της συνδεσιμότητας, το LG Nexus 4 έχει quad-band 2G και tri-band 3G (χωρίς LTE ), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth και NFC.

Όσο αφορά το λειτουργικό - η σελίδα με τα specs δεν φαίνεται να οριστικοποιεί και παραθέτει τόσο ως 4,1 και 4,2, αλλά πάντοτε το αποκαλεί «Jelly Bean». Αυτό θα σήμαινε ότι η 4,2 έκδοση δεν έχει μεγάλες διαφορές και δεν είναι η Key Lime Pie (όπως ίσως θυμάστε 2,0 και 2,1 και οι δύο Eclair, ενώ 3,0, 3,1 και 3,2 ήταν όλα Honeycomb).

Το τηλέφωνο μέτρα 133,9 x 68,7 x 9,1 χιλιοστά, αλλά το βάρος του είναι ακόμη επιβεβαιωθεί. Το μόνο διαθέσιμο χρώμα είναι μαύρο.

Via gsmarena.com

Project Glass makes a TV appearance on Charlie Rose, flashes its rear for the cameras

Google fellow, founder of Project X and self-driving car pioneer Sebastian Thrun became the latest to publicly rock a Project Glass prototype (after company co-founder Sergey Brin) on a recent episode of Charlie Rose, and managed to show off a whole new side of the project in the process. While the 19-minute interview was mostly unremarkable product-wise with a focus on higher education and his Udacity project, we did get to see him take a picture of the host (about a minute in) by tapping it, then posting it on Google+ by nodding twice. Also, as Electronista points out, in a brief reverse shot (17:20) of Thrun we see for the first time what appears to be a small battery pack / transmitter portion lodged behind his ear. Of course, we're still not any closer to rocking the latest in bionic man-chic ourselves, but at least we can start getting fitted for one now.


Via engadget.com

“Worse than SOPA” CISPA bill passes

Luckily for denizens of the internet, SOPA was struck down not too long ago, but there’s another bill which was passed by the House of Representatives that proves just as menacing. It’s called CISPA, and was voted for 248 to 168. The bill would require private companies to hand over information they pertaining to you if requested by any government agency. That includes websites like Google, YouTube, and Facebook.

The bill is supposed to allow the government to use information for “cybersecurity” and “national security” purposes, but three recent additions to the bill give it an even wider (and vaguer) scope. TechDirt details the additions as the “investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity crime, protection of individuals, and protection of children,” and that “Cybersecurity crime is defined as any crime involving network disruption or hacking, plus any violation of the CFAA.”

So if the government suspects you of having committed some kind of cybercrime, they can dig through your information without falling foul of privacy laws. There’s no limit to what the government can use the data for, either, just as long as say that there was some kind of danger. The even crazier part is that Google and Facebook support the bill, believing it help will protect them from cybercrimes.
It’s not all bad news: first the bill would have to pass the Senate, then it would need to be signed into law by President Obama. He’s so far maintained a firm stance on the issue, saying he will veto the bill if it lands on his desk. The fact that it managed to pass the House without too many issues is a cause for concern though, and the EFF suggests you get in touch with your local representative in Congress to drum up awareness of how damaging this bill could potentially be.