Expanding its smartphone portfolio, LG has announced that it will be
unveiling the third generation of its L-series smartphones at the Mobile
World Congress (MWC) 2014.
All L Series III models - L90, L70, L40 - will come with Android
4.4 KitKat. The L90 has a 4.7-inch display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor,
8 megapixel camera and 1GB of RAM. The phone has an internal storage of
8GB.
The LG L70 has a 4.5-inch IPS display and a 1.2GHz dual-core
processor. The phone will either come with an 8 megapixel or 5 megapixel
camera - depending on market.
All L Series III models - L90, L70, L40 - will come with Android 4.4 KitKat.
The L40 features a 3.5-inch display, but quite like the L70, it also
comes powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It has 512MB of RAM and 3
megapixel camera.
There will be Quick Window smart covers available for these
phones. Quick Window, which comes in three vibrant colours, is the first
cover from LG to be designed specifically for a mid-range smartphone.
According to LG, Quick Window offers functional benefits beyond
just protection from drops and bumps, as the see-through window allows
one to see who's calling and check the time without opening the cover.
The company is yet to announce their pricing and availability.
L90 Key Specifications:
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Quad-Core
- Display: 4.7-inch IPS (960 x 540) qHD
- Memory: 8GB / 1GB RAM
- Camera: 8.0MP / 1.3MP
- Battery: 2,540mAh (removable)
- Operating System: Android 4.4 KitKat
- Size: 131.6 x 66.0 x 9.7mm
- Network: 3G (HSPA+21Mbps)
Facing a stiff competition from rivals in the mobile space, Apple
seems to have decided to go a step ahead and expand into new product
categories. But the new product Apple is reportedly working on is no
less than a surprise.
According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cupertino-based tech giant is planning to expand into both medical devices and cars.
If the report is to be believed, the company is currently working
on a device that could predict heart attacks by listening to the sound
of your blood. For this new device, Apple is working with audio engineer
Tomlinson Holman, who is known for inventing THX and 10.2 surround
sound, said the report.
Apple is working with audio engineer Tomlinson Holman, who is known for inventing THX and 10.2 surround sound. (Apple Store exterior, via Shutterstock)
Rumours are doing the rounds that, besides medical devices, Apple is
also planning to foray into automobiles. However, there are no clear
reports that can elucidate Apple's interest in cars.
The San Francisco Chronicle report said that Apple's Adrian
Perica had met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk last spring, but there are no
details as to what was the agenda of the meeting and what all
disucssions had taken place during the meeting.
Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra
Modi on Monday alleged that the Centre was ignoring the state's
repeated demand to install gates at the Sardar Sarovar dam.
"Forty years after Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation
stone of the project, the state is still fighting for the installation
of gates at Narmada dam, only because of non-cooperation from the
Congress government at Centre," Modi said in Gujarat on Monday.
He addressed a farmers' rally after laying the foundation stone
of the ambitious Rs 10,000 crore Saurashtra Narmada Avataran Irrigation
project, which will take Narmada water to 115 dams and reservoirs in
Saurashtra. Saurashtra region gets less than average rainfall, and water
shortage is a perennial problem.
Centre politicising gate installation at Narmada dam, says Narendra Modi
"I met Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) many times and sought
permission to install gates, but received a cold response... which has
annoyed all of us," Modi said, adding that the installation work would
take nearly three years. "Nearly 60 per cent of water from Narmada river
goes to waste as the dam work is incomplete, which we could save by
installing the gates," he said.
"Congress has a problem with chaiwala (tea seller), but politics
should be in its place and Congress should not scuttle the aspirations
of farmers of the Saurashtra region.
"We have an economist Prime Minister and a knowledgeable Finance
Minister, but the country's growth rate in agriculture has stagnated at
two or three per cent, while Gujarat, which is facing shortage of water,
has achieved 10 per cent growth rate," Modi said.
Having finalised the 26:22 seat sharing formula, Congress and NCP in
Maharashtra are likely to swap Raigad and Amravati Lok Sabha
constituencies in the coming general elections.
NCP will most
probably field Water Resources Minister Sunil Tatkare, a close aide of
Ajit Pawar, from Raigad, while PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal will test
waters from Nashik parliamentary seat, replacing his nephew Sameer. NCP
will give the Amravati seat to Congress in return for Raigad.
NCP
had proposed that as Congress was unable to wrest the Raigad seat from
Shiv Sena for the three consecutive terms, it should be given a chance,
sources said. Similarly, NCP could not win Amravati seat, which was
unsuccessfully contested by Rajendra Gavai of RPI last time with its's
support.
LS polls: Congress, NCP may swap Raigad and Amravati seats in Maharashtra
However, Congress sources said that the swap was not yet finalised.
NCP sources said party supremo and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad
Pawar will meet ministers and office-bearers deputed to tour the 22
constituencies on Tuesday. "He will take stock of the political
situation in the 22 constituencies and discuss finalisation of
candidates. It is likely that both Congress and NCP will announce their
list of candidates after February 21," party sources added.
Home
Minister R R Patil has toured the Maadha constituency and interacted
with the local party leaders to discuss who would replace Sharad Pawar.
Pawar has been elected to the Rajya Sabha and has announced quitting
electoral politics. "The local unit of NCP is divided between senior
leader Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil and Suresh Shinde, brother of local MLA
Baban Shinde," sources informed.
Despite the local unit in Satara
demanding that senior leader Ramraje Naik-Nimbalkar be given the ticket,
it is likely that sitting MP Udayanraje Bhosale will be fielded again,
sources added. After some delay, Congress and NCP decided to continue
with 26:22 formula (26 for Congress and 22 for NCP) for the 48 seats in
Maharashtra.
NCP has already said that it will not part with
Kolhapur seat, and has decided to field Dhananjay Mahadik. The sitting
MP, Sadashiv Mandlik, had contested as an independent after being denied
ticket by NCP in 2009, and has since joined Congress.
Sources
said Congress was not demanding Hingoli for Indian Youth Congress chief
Rajiv Satav, as he had decided not to contest. Sitting NCP MPs Supriya
Sule (Baramati), Padamsinh Patil (Osmanabad), Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbai
North East), Sanjeev Naik (Thane), Praful Patel (Gondia) will get
tickets again.
Laxman Jagtap (Maval), Anand Paranjpye (Kalyan),
Suryakanta Patil (HIngoli) have been finalised. Ministers Jaidutt
Kshirsagar and Suresh Dhas are vying for the Beed Lok Sabha seat,
against BJP leader Gopinath Munde.
The fate of three death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination
case will be sealed on Tuesday when the Supreme Court will pronounce its
verdict on their plea for commutation of their sentence to life
imprisonment on ground of delay in deciding their mercy plea.
The
judgement will be delivered by a bench headed by Chief Justice P
Sathasivam, which had reserved its verdict on the plea of three
convicts--Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan- on February 4.
Their
plea was strongly opposed by the Centre which had said that it was not a
fit case for the apex court to commute death sentence on the ground of
delay in deciding mercy plea. Admitting that there has been delay in
deciding the mercy petitions, the government, however, had contended
that the delay was not unreasonable, unexplainable and unconscionable to
commute death penalty.
Verdict on plea of convicts in Rajiv Gandhi case tomorrow
The counsel, appearing for the convicts, had contested the Centre's
arguments, saying that they have suffered due to the delay by the
government in deciding the mercy petitions and the apex court should
intervene and commute their death sentence to life term.
The
convicts had submitted that mercy plea of other condemned prisoners,
which were filed after them, were decided but their petitions were kept
pending by the government.
The apex court had in May 2012 decided
to adjudicate the petitions of Rajiv Gandhi killers against their death
penalty and had directed that their plea, pending with the Madras High
Court, be sent to it.
The court had passed the order on a petition
by one L K Venkat, seeking transfer of their plea out of Tamil Nadu on
the ground that free and fair hearing would not be possible in the state
due to the surcharged atmosphere in favour of the convicts.
The L40 features a 3.5-inch display, but quite like the L70, it also
comes powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It has 512MB of RAM and 3
megapixel camera.
Rumours are doing the rounds that, besides medical devices, Apple is
also planning to foray into automobiles. However, there are no clear
reports that can elucidate Apple's interest in cars.
The counsel, appearing for the convicts, had contested the Centre's
arguments, saying that they have suffered due to the delay by the
government in deciding the mercy petitions and the apex court should
intervene and commute their death sentence to life term.