Samsung to release its 64-bit processor later this year

Samsung is moving forward to join the 64-bit processor club this year, though they are still working on this technology.

"64-bit is very important ... in the sense that there's a real demand, whether you need it or not," Kyushik Hong, vice president of marketing for Samsung's system LSI business. "We are very actively working on it."

Though, The Korean electronics builds mobile devices and corresponding Exynos chips to power mobile devices, Samsung still lags in the latest 64-bit mobile processor.

The 64-bit processors are more faster and efficient then most of 32-bit processors, which are common in smartphones and tablet today, However, most mobile OS and apps doesn't support 64-bit processors.

In September 2013, Apple became the first company to develop ARM-based mobile processor using a 64-bit architecture. As Apple develops its own OS and design its own processor, It has achieved to launch, The first 64-bit mobile device.

In December 2013, Qualcomm came up with Snapdragon 410, followed by Snapdragon 610 and 615 in MWC(Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona, Spain this week.

Nvidia introduced its news K1 chip at Consumer Electronics Show last month. Intel also launced two new 64-bit mobile processors in Barcelona, Spain.

Samsung believes that their 64-bit processors will be ready when OS such as Android releases its 64-bit operating system. Samsung also believes that their processor will be ready by the end of this year.

"Our chip will be ready whenever the operating systems and ecosystem go 64-bit," Hong said. "We're pretty sure we're not going to be the bottleneck for that."

Samsung made a processor that integrate the applications processor with a cellular processor that increases battery life and can be used in less expensive devices.

Samsung Galaxy Win, already uses Samsung integrated processor, The company is looking at making integrated processors for the high-end devices also.

"Since we see more opportunity for the mid- and low-end segment where integrated makes more sense, we're already working on it," Hong said. "We have a whole product roadmap to address that space with different approaches."

Samsung also aims to be the top mobile processor maker, "There is some perception in the market, naturally, because it's the same Samsung name, but there's a clear division between Samsung Mobile and Samsung System LSI," Hong said. "Once we work with our customers, then they fully appreciate this separation between the different business units." Qualcomm currently leads the market with its Snapdragon processors.

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Samsung launches Galaxy S5 and smartwatches

At the second day of MWC(Mobile World Congress)  in Barcelona, Spain. Samsung launches its new Galaxy S5 and Gear smartwatches.

Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with fingerprint scanner on the home button like Apple iPhone 5S. Samsung's scanner works by swiping the finger over the home button. In addition to the phone unlock, it also works as fingerprint-protect a private data locker.  Samsung also announced a partnership with PayPal which allows you to make online payments using the fingerprint method.

The new hardware feature in Samsung Galaxy S5 is the heart rate sensor, which is embedded in the back portion of the phone on the LED flash module. It is conjunction with S-Health 3.0. To monitor the pulse, hold the finger up to the sensor and wait till you see the reading. Samsung is planning to offer an open SDK for developers to incorporate this technology into their own apps.

"With the enhanced S Health 3.0, the Galaxy S5 offers more tools to help people stay fit and well. It provides a comprehensive personal fitness tracker to help users monitor and manage their behaviour, along with additional tools, including a pedometer, diet and exercise records, and a new, built-in heart rate monitor," said a Samsung spokesperson.

The first phone in Samsung to be IP67 water and dust-resistant.

Specifications of Samsung Galaxy S5

Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1mm
Weight 145g
Cat 4 4G (LTE) with 150Mbps download and 50Mbps upload.
5.1 inches super AMOLED display with 1920x1080p
2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait 801 processor
2GB RAM
16GB and 32GB internal storage, Expand upto 128 GB using  microSD card
16 megapixel rare camera, 2 megapixel front camera
4K video recording
2800 mAh battery, standby time of 390 hours and talk time of 21 hours
Android KitKat 4.4.2
USB 3.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and ac
Bluetooth 4.0 BLE/ANT+, NFC and InfraRed
accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, RGB ambient light, Gesture (IR), and heart rate sensors
Available in charcoal black, shimmery white, electric blue and copper gold

"With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is going back to basics to focus on delivering the capabilities that matter most to our consumers," said JK Shin, president and head of IT & mobile communications division at Samsung. "Galaxy S5 represents an iconic design with essential and useful features to focus on delivering the ultimate smartphone in the market today through people inspired innovation."

Samsung included a feature called Ultra Power Saving Mode which turns the display becomes black and white and all 'unnecessary features' are disabled to reduce battery consumption. Calls and text messages are prioritised.

Along with Galaxy S5, the company also announced the Gear Fit, a new fitness band. David Park, a senior Samsung executive, said, "Gear Fit is for people who want the functionality of Gear 2 smartwatches, but in the size of a fitness band."

It counts steps with a watch and also measure pulse with the heart-rate sensor embedded inside.

Samsung also reveals Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo which runs on Tizen. It is expected to have a better battery life than the Gear. The camera  of the Gear 2 is on the strap. Gear 2 Neo, being a cheaper model don't have camera.

"Galaxy S5 users can further customize their experience with an enriched third party app ecosystem and the ability to pair with next-generation Gear products for real-time fitness coaching," said by Samsung spokesperson.

Samsung Galaxy S5 and smartwatches will hit the market by April 11 in 150 countries.

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After Airtel, Reliance Jio to launch 4G LTE by September 2014 in Mumbai and Delhi

RJIL(Reliance Jio Infocomm) is looking forward to launch its 4G LTE by September 2014 in Mumbai and Delhi.

"Reliance Jio is engaged in building up team for telecom services which is almost done. Telecom services are likely to be launched in third quarter of 2014 i.e July-September period starting from Delhi and Mumbai," a source privy of the development told PTI.

RIL announced to add 7,000 employee in July with the total of 10,000 employee in 2014-2015. RIL may share details of services launch in June.

Reliance Jio has allocated 22 million numbers for launch of services. The company is evaluating devices from Samsung(Korea) and ZTE(China) for its customers.

The company has started its trail of 4G services in Delhi, Mumbai and Jamnagar, After launching the services in Delhi and Mumbai, the company will focus on Southern part followed by West, North, East.

Reliance Jio, during the trials showcased broadband speed of 49 Mbps, which is 10-12 times faster than 3G mobile internet speed. At this speed, a user can download a 600 MB movie in about 2 minutes.

The company has built its network architecture plan providing booster antenna kind of device. This antenna will receive signal from mobile tower and a cable from this antenna connect a set-top-box (works on android) or a modem inside home that will create wifi network for telecom service inside home. Beside this RJIL planned to give connection at home with optical fibres where signals are weak.

Reliance Jio also plans to launch TV services on 4G network. Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) has loaded 150 channels that it will provide across all devices ranging from mobile phone to TV sets using its high speed 4G network.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One Max to get Fingerprint Sensor

After Apple iPhone 5S its time for Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One Max to get fingerprint reading technology into the device's home button.

Samsung is launching its new Galaxy S5 on February 24 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. On which Sammobile has released a report saying that it's "confirmed" that the fingerprint sensor will available with upcoming smartphones on device's home button.

Sammobile also reported that contrary to earlier rumors of using the whole screen as a fingerprint sensor, The sensor will be built into the smartphone's home button. The fingerprint sensor works with a vertical swipe of the pad of the finger while keeping the finger flat and swiping at medium speed. User can register up to seven different fingerprints and assign them various tasks or app shortcuts.

Last month, A Samsung executive reported that the company was looking at iris-scanning technology and fingerprint sensor technology, But iris-scanning technology won't be available with the Samsung Galaxy S5.

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