News Bytes

By Keshav Agarwal

Curiosity’s drill delivers first sample

‘Its the first time a rover has drilled into a rock

anywhere but on Earth to collect samples.’,

says NASA as Curiosity collects about a

tablespoon of powdered Martian rock.

New Apple Patent Application Describes Flexible iWatch

A patent application from Apple outlines a device with a flexible screen worn on your

wrist, adding fuel to the recent iWatch rumors.

The patent application describes a

"wearable accessory device" which "includes a flexible display coupled to

a bi-stable spring.“ Apple says that its not for

a watch but for a “slap wrap” kind of bracelet.

Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed IV

Ubisoft has announced its latest

installment in the Assassin’s Creed

series. It has been set in a

pirate background and is set to release

on 29th October 2013 across all platforms

with PS3 players getting an extra hour

of gameplay.

Polytron’s transparentsmartphone may be

available in near future

Polytron, a Taiwanese company has revealed a prototype of what it

believes to be the world’s first transparent

phone. It is made from

Polytron’s Polyvision glass which remains

opaque in normal conditions but

transforms when electricity is applied.

HTC announces its flagship phone HTC One

HTC has announced its new flagship phone this

year the HTC One. The company says that

it will be the world’s first phone to be

equipped with a 13 ‘Ultrapixel’ camera.

It also boasts a 4.7 inch full HD 1080p screen, a

1.7 GHz quad core processor, 2 GB RAM and HTC’s Sense 5 UI

atop the stock android.

Sony announces thePlayStation 4

Sony has announced the next gen

PlayStation on 20th Feb 2013.

The PS3 was released 7 years ago so it is expected to be big

leap for the gaming society.

The fourth-gen console has an x86 processor, enhanced PC GPU and

8 GB of memory with a redesigned UI.

Pics of Samsung Galaxy Altius leaked

Leaked pics by ‘SlashGear’ indicates

Samsung has a smartwatch ‘Galaxy

Altius’ up their sleeves set to rival the rumored

Apple iWatch.

Adobe releases Photoshop touch for phones

Adobe debuts Photoshop Touch for phones,

bringing the full power of tablet version to your

pockets. It brings the layers,

scribble selection feature, all the filters, and the share options

that make up Photoshop Touch.

Its available on Play store and the App store

for approximately 250 bucks.

Google announces its much anticipated Google glass

Google recently announced its much

anticipated Google glass.

Google has made it available for the

developers at a price of $1500 but says

that the final product available to the public will come at the price

of a premium smart phone.