Start-Up Firm Sesame Enable Creates World’s First Touch-Free Smartphone

(Digital Marketing Agency) – Israeli start-up firm Sesame Enable has confirmed the production of world’s first hand-free smartphone for those who face with physical disability, specifically the lack of ability to use hands and arms.

The special, android-based smartphone is equipped with proprietary head-tracking technology. An advanced computer vision algorithm and the phone’s front-facing camera track user’s head movements and allow them to control a cursor on screen. The cursor is essentially a virtual finger that let users do what others can with a regular smartphone, according to The Times of Israel.

The one-million award-winning device costs $1,000 per gadget.

YouTube Kids Scheduled for Roll-out Today

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Online video service YouTube is launching its  YouTube Kids, a new app for children which will be available for download starting from today and will feature kid-friendly design, with big icons and minimal scrolling.

The app, running on smartphones and tablets and focusing on kid-appropriate content, will also come out with parental controls such as a timer that can be used to limit a child's screen time.

The move comes as YouTube has sights set on rolling out child-friendly versions of its most popular products in a bid to be "fun and safe for children."

£1.1 Billion in Place for Building Plant Supplying Screens for Apple

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- According to Japanese Nikkan Kogyo newspaper, Japan Display Inc. is weighing up building a new plant to supply smartphone screens for iPhone maker Apple, which could cost up to £1.1 Billion.

If the report is to be believed, the proposed plant in Japan’s Ishikawa, would start operations next year and is expected to produce panels mainly for Apple.

Despite declining to confirm the report, the Japan-based company said it was constantly pursuing opportunities to strengthen its competitiveness, including building a new plant.

"No formal decision has been made regarding any matter that we need to disclose," the firm added.

Chinese Government No Longer Permits Purchase of Cisco and Apple Products

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Digital Marketing Agency, No longer are Cisco and Apple approved suppliers to the Chinese government, as it seeks to restrict the reach of US IT companies in its domestic market.
Reuters says while Cisco had 60 products approved for government use in 2014, they had all been removed from the list provided to state agencies by China’s Central Government Procurement Center (CGPC).
Products from Apple, Citrix, and McAffee were also removed from the list and in August 2014 the CGPC imposed a ban on US-based Symantec and UK-based Kaspersky from government use. The trade blockade could be a reaction to the PRISM surveillance programme being conducted by the US National Security Agency (NSA), according to The Washington Post.
Analyst firm IDC reveals that the Chinese information and communications technology market is expected to be valued at $465 billion in 2015. One western IT company executive told Reuters: “There’s no doubt that the state-owned enterprise segment of the market has been favoring the local indigenous content.”

Samsung Officially Reveals Galaxy S6 with Detail Specifications

(Digital Marketing Agency) – South Korean electronic head Samsung has finally and officially kicked off its latest and most popular flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6 which is confirmed to be a far-end heir to its previous predecessors with a new design that starts from scratch.

For the first time, Samsung has used glass and metal for the cover of its smartphone. Made from glass covered with Gorilla Glass 4, the rear is scratch-resistant and shatter-proof with a 16-megapixel camera and a protruding 6.8mm thin chassis. Samsung has also dismissed the previous water-proof feature in Galaxy S5 along with the removal of the battery cover and microSD card slot.

For a brief specs, the Galaxy S6 sports a QHD (2K) Super AMOLED display, a quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 and a quad-core 2.1GHz Cortex A-57, and finally 3GB RAM, making the device faster and used power lesser than S5 up to 20 and 35 percent respectively. None-expandable storage memory options are 32GB, 64GB and the 128GB.

SMBs Take Advantage Of ypSearch

Digital Marketing Agency, YP has rolled out a new local search feature. The new feature, called ypSearch, promises to turn local searches into leads for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
When an SMB purchases YP desktop or mobile search ads, those ads are automatically delivered throughout Google, Yahoo, and Bing, in addition to YP.com, then leads are driven through calls, emails, and online form stills from the search results.
Darren Clark, chief technology officer at YP says: "ypSearch removes the complex tasks associated with running search marketing campaigns across multiple sites. We combine the personal service of an individual consultant, the expertise of a local agency, and the scale of a national brand."

YouTube Music Key Drawing Near to Release Date

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Globally renowned YouTube is now edging closer to rolling out its paid monthly subscription service called YouTube Music Key, according to head of content and business operations Robert Kyncl.
As Google confirmed earlier, the subscription for the ad-free service will start at $7.99 per month and will allow users to watch videos offline and listen to music while other apps are working.
"There is a subset of audience who wants more things so they are used to paying for those. We don't think it changes anything for existing users," YouTube’s Kyncl said.