Sony Sold 1 million PS4s

The PlayStation 4 console had a strong first day sale. One million units of PS4 was sold withing the first 24 hours of its launch in North America last Friday. They are aiming to sell about 3 million units around the world before the end of the calendar year. The console will be launch in Europe on November 29 while in Asia it will be released in December.

“You distribute your console as widely as possible to create a user platform, so you can start making more money with software,” Mr. Sakai said.

PS4 console have received a lot of praises from bloggers but they are still dissappointed with game titles in which Sony promised that they will release more games in the next few months.

Sony’s shares in Tokyo were up 0.7% at 1,859 yen ($18.53) in the early afternoon Monday, slightly outperforming the Nikkei 225 stock index, which was up 0.3%.

Google Drive Commands: Keyboard Shortcut

Google Drive commands can be frustrating however if you know the short cut it will be easier to use its functions. Here is one shortcut that is really helpful: Alt-/ and search.  

This will give you a search box that you can use to look for any command hidden in any of Google Drive's menus. If that command has its own, faster shortcut, you can see it listed there as well.

Motorola To Enter Cheap Smartphone Market with Moto G

Motorola is set to announce their new Smartphone Moto G on on November 13, 2013. The teaser is on Motorola’s website, moto-g.com. On the page you'll see a cool spinning globe that changes location, even the date of the set announcement date change to differnet languages. It seems that they are targeting travelers and overseas market with this new smarphone moto-g (#MotoG).

There are rumors that Moto G will have a 4.5 inch 720p screen, 8 GB storage, 8 megapixels camera, and will cost $215 and will have a no contract plan. 

The company will announce the Moto G online live on November 13, be sure to watch it.

Happy Halloween 2013

To friends, fellow bloggers, and readers Best wishes on Halloween!

LG New Curved Smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Round

LG G flex

LG Electronics reveal on Monday their new Curved screen smartphone, hoping to rival Samsung's "The Galaxy Round" in the newest niche market of curved displays and flexible screens smartphones. Both Samsung and LG's curved phones are only available in the South Korea.

LG called their newes arrival the "G-Flex". It uses flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diode) to
produce a curved six-inch display.

Experts said that curved smartphones has a more comfortable grip than flat-screen models, but manufacturing costs remain relatively high which means they are unlikely to be big a hit with consumers.

The Galaxy Round which is available only in South Korea cost $1,000.

LG said the G-Flex will be available in South Korean in November, the price is not yet determined.

New Redesigned Gmail login

If you are a regular Gmail user you've probably seen the new Gmail log in. A Google spokesperson said that Google has been rolling out a new design for its Gmail login page.

The new design moved the login box on the middle of the page instead on the right side. "One account. All of Google," message in on the top of the log in box.

"In response to feedback from our users, we’ve simplified the sign-in process, and the screen has slowly been rolling out over the past few months."

The new page also saves your account history to make it easier to sign back in.

Nexus 5 Specs Leaked

 
The new Nexus 5 LG-D821 smartphone specifications have been leaked. The manual and images of the Nexus 5 was posted on "Android Police" but was later removed. LG requested for it to be removed.

Here are the leaked specifications:
- 4.95 inch 1080p display full HD screen
- 2.3Ghz Snapdragon 800 chip
- 2GBs of RAM
- 32GBs internal storage
- 8mp rear camera with optical image stabilizer
- 1.3MP front camera
- 2300mAh battery
- Micro SIM slot
- Wireless charging
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity/Ambient Light, Pressure
- Slimport compatibility