Xiaomi Will Soon Hit the US Market

China based smartphone maker Xiaomi announced that their online store (Mi.com) will soon be hitting the United States market in the coming months. However, they won't be selling smartphones, instead they will offer other products like power chargers, fitness bands, headphones, and other accessories.

The company wants to test the U.S. market first and see how it goes before launching their smartphones. Xiaomi has been rapidly expanding in countries like India, Russia, Philippines and Brazil and they have been very successful selling their products.

Xiaomi has overtaken Samsung and Apple in the Chinese market in just a span of few years by offering feature packed smartphones in range of $100 to 300.

Battle of Smartphone Platform: Google and Apple Dominates

According to a comScore Report, Android devices are the king of smartphones there are more people using it than any other Platform. Android has a comanding lead at 51.7% against Apple's 41.6%. It is for the three-month period ending January 2014.

The best benefits in dominating the smartphone platform is that it spills over into the web properties also. comScore reported that Google Sites ranked as the top web property on smartphones at 89.4% of the mobile media audience, followed by Facebook 86.6%, Yahoo Sites 86.2%, Amazon sites 69%, and AOL 56.9%.

Twitter updates security and search function app

Twitter updated its Android and iOS apps with new features that enhance security and photo function. The updates are now available on Google Play Store and iTunes Store.

The updates let you enroll in login verification and approve login requests directly from your mobile app. Now, in addition to the SMS-based login verification that was released in May, you can use login verification without relying on text messages.

Twitter’s two-step verification is similar to others offered by Google and LinkedIn. Verification codes are stored online and available if a phone is lost or broken; the code is the "second step" in making sure someone unwanted can't log in to your account, with the first step being your password.

Updates also includes a “View more photos” link that leads to a photo gallery of related images and is present in search results. Before, you need to swipe through thumbnails one by one.

For iOS app in addition to display on search, photo galleries will appear on user profiles, so you can view all of someone’s photos in one place. Apple users can also create, edit and organize their Twitter lists and witness a faster launch when the app is launched.

Nokia Lumia 625

Nokia unveiled the latest addition to its Lumia smartphone range the Lumia 625 at an event in London today. The smartphone has a 4.7-inch screen which is the largest Nokia has released. The phone has 4G connectivity, a 4.7in LCD display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 512MB of RAM, 8GB of on-board storage and a 2,000mAh battery.

It also has 5-megapixel primary camera as well as a VGA (480p) front-facing shooter. The device features key measurements of 133.25 x 72.25 x 9.15mm and weighs 159g.

It also have microSD card slot for more storage and the Lumia 625 will, of course, run Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 mobile OS.

Sony Xperia ZR 13 megapixel Shoot Full HD underwater

Sony Xperia ZR, is Sony's brandnew Android smartphone. It's not your ordinary smartphone, it can submerged underwater and still shoot crystal clear Full HD. Xperia ZR is designed to be water resistant, dust resistant and durable.

It has a high IP55 & IP58 rating that only mean you can spill on it, or use it outside in the the rain, and take photos underwater (Fresh water not sea water) and clean it easily afterwards.

Sony Xperia ZR comes with a 4.6-inch screen full HD Reality Display, 13 megapixel camera with Exmor RS™, 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4G LTE, 8GB storage, microSD expansion slot up to 32GB and 2GB of RAM. 

Xperia ZR features the highest level of water-resistance with Exmor RS image sensor for capturing stunning photos and Full HD videos underwater.

Xperia ZR Specification:

Display:     4.55 inches TFT 16 millions colours, 1280x720 pixels
Operating system: Google Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor: 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Quad Core
RAM: 2GB RAM
Storage: 8GB internal storage, microSD expansion 32GB
Connectivity: 2G, 3G, 4G (market specific), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0 and NFC-enabled SmartTags
Camera: 13 megapixel fast-capture camera with Exmor RS
16x digital zoom with auto focu rear camera with LED flash, VGA front unit
Battery: 2,300mAh

Sony Xperia ZR (black or white) will launch globally in Q2 2013 (no disclosed price yet).