Twitter has updated the Android, iPhone and iPad apps that brings photo
filters and option to enhance photos with auto fix and crop. This
feature is powered by Aviary. Photo filters are already available in Instagram and Snapseed apps for Android and iPhone. The Instagram app was released for Android earlier this year and the iPhone app got a major update today. The Snapseed photo editing app was released last week for Android and iOS app went free.
New features in Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad
Apply one of eight filters, ranging from black & white to vintage, to add a new look and feel to your photos
See how each filter would affect your photo in a single grid view, or swipe through looks to compare your options
Crop and pinch to zoom in order to focus attention
Make your photos pop with balanced light and colors by tapping the wand
Improvements and bug fixes
Download Twitter for Android from the Google Play Store and Twitter for iPhone and iPad from the Apple iTunes Store.
This Friday the iPhone will go on sale in China, and just days
before, the nation’s second largest carriers revealed that preorders for
the device has surpassed over 300,000 units less than a week after
initiating reservations. In a post on Sina Weibo microblog (via MacWorld),
China Unicom said pre-sale orders for Apple’s iPhone 5 is now at over
300,000. This means that the carrier added around 200,000 reservations
to the 100,000 recorded a day after reservations were made available. China Unicom is Apple’s largest partner in the country, with China Telecom coming in second.
MediaTek has launched MT6589 System on a Chip (SoC), aimed at mid to
high-end Android smartphones and tablets. It has power-efficient
quad-core Cortex A7 CPU from ARM, PowerVR Series5XT GPU and multi-mode
UMTS Rel. 8/HSPA+/TD-SCDMA modem. It is built on 28nm process
technology. This also has Dual-SIM support with Dual-Active
functionality and the MT6589 is the world’s first HSPA+ smartphone to
come with this feature. MediaTek launched MT6577 dual-core processor few months back, that powers the latest Micromax, Spice and Intex devices. Reports about the quad-core MediaTek chips started back in September.
The ARM Cortex A7 consumes less power and the 28nm manufacturing is
done with TrustZone for system-level security. This would also offer
rich multimedia experiences with support for up to Full HD (1920×1080
pixels) LCD displays, 13MP Camera with Integrated ISP, 1080p 30fps video
playback and recording and enhanced picture processing for DTV-grade
image quality.
This also supports Cool Suit 3D that offers support for stereo 3D
cameras and displays, real-time 2D-to-3D conversion and an optimal 3D
user interface. It has Miracast technology for multi-screen content
sharing and has WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and FM
Radio.
The MT6589 quad-core platform is currently being incorporated into
Android smartphones and tablets and are expected to ship in Q1 2013.
Hope we can expect some quad-core Android devices from local OEMs such
as Micromax, Spice and Intex by the first half of 2013.
