Why the Nexus 9 won't be presented on October 8th

If you've been on the internet at all over the last 24 hours you would have seen all sorts of stuff pointing to the HTC-built Google Nexus 9 being presented at HTC's scheduled Double Exposure event in NYC on October 8th. I'm not buying it though. Here's why.

The Nexus 9 is not far away, but I don't think it's coming on October 8th. © Android Police

It's a Google reveal

Google takes a lot of pride in its Nexus lineup. Not that they always bother to actually host an event to present the results of their hard work, either through a natural disaster or through an awareness that they don't really need to. But still, it seems very unlikely to me that Google would sub-contract out the launch of a Nexus device to someone else. Even their manufacturing partner, as HTC is for the Nexus 9 this year.

• Here's what we know about the Nexus 9.

Hugo Barra may be gone, but someone from Google has to show us the Nexus 9. Don't they? © AndroidPIT

Android L anyone?

What kind of a big reveal would it be if HTC lifted the curtain on the Nexus 9, Android's first 64-bit tablet, only to show it running Android 4.4.4 KitKat? I'm sure I'm not the only one that would find this a bit of an anti-climax. Even if the Nexus 9 gets Android 5.0 a few weeks later it doesn't exactly present Google's awesome new reference tablet in the best possible light.

• Everything you need to know andout Android 5.0.

It makes no sense to show the new Nexus tablet without the latest version of Android. © ANDROIDPIT

Sharing the limelight

If HTC is presenting the potentially gimmicky HTC Eye, a phone for the selfie obsessed, alongside a device as significant as the Nexus 9, then it's pretty easy to see that the limelight will be clearly directed at the new Google tablet and not on a HTC One (M8) with a better front-facing camera. HTC has a pretty terrible track record when it comes to marketing their devices, but surely it's not this blind?

I'm sure the HTC Eye will be a cool phone, but is anyone going to notice if the Nexus 9 is also there? © HTC

I hope I'm wrong as I'd like to see the Nexus 9 sooner rather than later, but it doesn't quite add up to me. What do you think? Will October 8 bring us a new Nexus tablet?

 

 

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: because why not?

Some of you would have seen Ron Amadeo's flamebait post on Google+ just after the Apple live stream and announcement of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It was pretty funny, comparing the iPhone 6 to a Nexus 4 and sticking one to Apple for being caught in 2012. I thought it was clever and even used it in an article about general display trends and Apple's attitude to screen sizes and pixel densities. But is there more to the story? Let's take a closer look.

In a parallel universe, is the Nexus 4 jsut as good as the iPhone 6?© ANDROIDPIT

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: display

This is where it all started for me: you take a late-2014 iconic smartphone like the iPhone 6 and you adorn it with a decidedly 2012 Android display. Sure, you can spruce it up by calling it a Retina HD sRGB active display, but all this really means is it's a slightly-better-than-HD LCD. You know, exactly what the Nexus 4 has. The screens sizes are exactly the same and pixel densities are near equal.

• Yup, the iPhone is kinda stuck in the past.

Hmm, yes. looks nice. © Apple

Hmm, yes. Also looks nice. Hey, wait a minute! © ANDROIDPIT

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: design

The iPhone 6 certainly takes a few design cues from Android. If you look at the new Xperia Z3 from Sony or the early leaked images of the HTC One E8 you'll basically be looking at the iPhone 6 design. Apple can cry industrial espionage if it likes, but there's no denying that Apple is borrowing from Android design in their most recent offering.

The Nexus 4 is a slightly strange, but undeniably beautiful phone. The sparkling glass back may have been prone to breaking, but you'd be hard put to find anyone that didn't appreciate the unique design limb Google went out on with that choice. It instantly became one of the most identifiable Android phones around. So much so that you tended to leave it face down simply because it looked so good.

Goolge took a design risk with the Nexus 4, and came out with a winner. © AndroidPIT

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: software

I wasn't at the Apple launch (surprise, surprise), so I can't comment on speed or stability, but I can tell you that the new iPhone ''introduces'' a bunch of software features that the Nexus 4 already had back in 2012: NFC and touchless payments, third-party keyboards and typing suggestions, widgets, notification actions, cloud backup for photos and full battery statistics for the power control freaks. Sure the iPhone will be faster, but its not all just about speed, is it?

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: specs

	Apple iPhone 6	Nexus 4
System	iOS 8	Android 4.4.4
Display	4.7 inches, Retina HD LCD, 1,334 x 750, 326 ppi	4.7 inches, True HD IPS+ LCD, 1,280 x 768 pixels, 318 ppi
Processer	Apple A8, dual-core 1.4 GHz, M8 motion co-processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, quad-core 1.5 GHz
RAM	1 GB (TBC)	2 GB
Internal Memory	32/64/128 GB	8/16 GB
Battery	Talk time: Up to 14 hours on 3G, standby up to 250 hours	Talk time: Up to 15 hours on 3G, standby up to 390 hours (2,100 mAh)
Camera	8 MP iSight (rear), 2.1 MP (front)	8 MP (rear), 1.3 MP (front)
Connectivity	GSM, HSDPA, LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, USB 2.0	GSM, HSPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, USB 2.0
Dimensions	138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm	133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
Weight	129 grams	139 grams

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: battery

Two phones, two terrible battery lives. Ok, I don't know the capacity of the iPhone 6's battery but I wasn't exactly instilled with confidence when I heard ''as good as or better than the iPhone 5.'' The Nexus 4's weak battery is the stuff of legend, but then again, so is the iPhone's. Samsung didn't come up with their ''wall hugger'' campaign out of thin air. Let's assume both suck equally.

Ok, we have to admit: Apple. Cameras. Good. © Apple

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: camera

There's no chance the Nexus 4 could survive this comparison forever. Heck, most Android phone cameras can't compete with the iPhone camera, so we shouldn't feel too bad. Apple wins this one.

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: coolness factor

The Nexus 4 became the sleeper hit of 2012 in the Android world. Nexus devices were nowhere near as popular as they are now, with the Nexus 5 sitting comfortably amongst the best phones of 2013. But the Nexus 4 was a near perfect phone (except for the terrible battery and camera, ahem!). Still, a Nexus 4 was like a badge of honor amongst Android fans, demonstrating how in-the-know you truly were.

The iPhone 6 is, well, the next iPhone. It doesn't need to be cool to be popular. Think about this though: the max price for a Nexus 4 at launch was 349 USD and the iPhone 6 is 399 USD. But the Nexus 4 was outright and the iPhone 6 is on a two-year contract...

Who doesn't love some smartalecs making fun of each other? © Samsung/YouTube

iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4: winner winner chicken dinner

If we had a time machine and found ourselves in a world where the iPhone 6 sat in shops alongside the Nexus 4, which would you choose? Assuming you weren't already indoctrinated into the Android Mafia or the Apple Cult, which device would catch your eye more, entice you more with its interface, show more promise than the other? Then, transport yourself back to 2014 and tell me, would you go for an iPhone 6 or a Nexus 6, because that's how far ahead Android really is...

Tell us your thoughts on the iPhone 6. Is Apple seriously that far behind, or is the iPhone 6 secretly brilliant?

 

Source fromhttp://www.androidpit.com

How To Clean your RAM using Notepad

Many friends of me ask where can I download a software which can keep my RAM free? And I found these software are nothing but using some lines of code which can be implemented by using notepad or any editor tool. So if any one does not have any software, you can use it by doing the following things which I am going to mention.

Steps to Clean Your RAM Using Notepad:

Step 1: Open Notepad
Step 2: Type FreeMem=Space(10240000000)
Step 3: Save it as “CLEANER.VBS” in any location you like.
Step 4: You can edit the code and write 512 instead of 1024 if you own a 512mb RAM or change to anything you like.
Step 5: Run it !

After this final step your RAM will be free.

Source fromhttp://www.techpraveen.com