Thursday 4 June 2015

Xiaomi is announcing a new product on June 10

Xiaomi released a teaser about an upcoming water-related event on June 10 in China. The picture and its text mean water, but there is nothing beyond that.

Many have been waiting for a water and dust proof Xiaomi for quite a while, but the company hasn't delivered such a smartphone just yet. This may change on June 10 though.
Xiaomi has quite a big water purification business in China too, so the upcoming event might have nothing to do with smartphones. Instead the teaser might be hinting for a new and cheap water cleansing device. We'll know more on June 10.

Details about the purported Lumia 940 XL surfaces

Details about the purported Lumia 940 XL surfaces

Details about the purported Lumia 940 XL surfaces
Not too long, we heard about the details of the purported Lumia 940 XL -- apparently the bigger version of the Lumia 940 which was leaked last week and was spotted on a benchmarking website as well. The folks at NokiaPowerUser, citing their own sources, once again revealed information about the alleged Lumia 940 XL.
Microsoft adopted a new approach with the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL, by launching two devices with a similar set of specifications, but with a minor changes in the display and camera department.
As far as the purported Lumia 940 XL is concerned, the handset is expected to feature a bigger 5.7-inch display with a slim design and a metal frame. The processor will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot for expandable storage, a 5MP front-facing camera, a 20MP main PureView camera for photos and videos, and will feature native pen support as well.
The report continues to mention that it will support Continuum for phones which was demonstrated at Build 2015, which adapts the interface according to the display its connected to. Furthermore, it will also support USB Type-C support as well as an Iris scanner.
There's no official confirmation from Microsoft about the existence of any such device, except that there will be a flagship Windows 10 Mobile device later this year. Windows 10 will be available for desktop in July, followed by other devices, including Windows 10 Mobile. So, we'd suggest our readers to take this with an appropriate amount of salt until the software giant reveals information about it.
Stay tuned to WinBeta, we'll update you as soon as we get to hear anything more about the upcoming flagship device from the Redmond-based company.

from GSMarena.com lumia 940 XL

Unofficial preliminary specifications
Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
Launch Announced Exp. announcement 2015, Q2
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2015, Q2-Q3
Body Dimensions -
Weight -
SIM Nano-SIM
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~515 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 - ClearBlack display
Platform OS Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU Adreno 430
Memory Card slot No
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Camera Primary 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features 1/2.5'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, dual capture, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Secondary 5 MP
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 - Dolby Digital Plus
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ apt-X
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
 - Wireless charging (Qi-enabled) - market dependent
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
- Document viewer
- Video/photo editor
Battery   Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time
Misc Colors Bright orange, bright green, white, black, gold