New location settings for Android 4.4 Kitkat

If a new rumor is to be believed, Android’s location access screen is getting a makeover in the upcoming Android 4.4 KitKat update.

The news comes by way of Android Police, where the site has recently received screenshots of the new changes. As you’ll see in the images below, not only is the Location Access screen’s layout quite a bit different in Android 4.4 KitKat, the screen name has also been shortened to simply “Location’.

So what’s new here? First, the location on/off toggle is moving to the top right corner of the location screen. Next, the location source checkboxes are gone and have been replaced by a new sub-screen called Location Mode.

Within the location mode screen you’ll find three different location modes: High Accuracy (GPS/Wi-Fi/Mobile network), Battery Saving (Wi-Fi/Mobile networks) and device sensors only (GPS). This might not be a massive change, but it certainly is a bit of an easier, straightforward way of doing things as opposed to the old checkbox method.

Left: Android 4.4 KitKat                                              Right: Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (TouchWiz)

Left: Android 4.4 KitKat                               Right: Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

The final noticeable change in the new ‘Location’ screen is that there is now a spot that shows recent location requests, which could certainly come in handy if you want to get a better idea of what apps are accessing your location data. The recent location requests info may also be useful in figuring out GPS-related battery drain issues.

Although none of these changes seem particularly crazy or unbelievable, it’s important to remember that the new location access changes are currently unofficial. Even if the screenshots are legit, there’s no way to guarantee these changes will make their way into the release build of Android 4.4 KitKat – though it certainly wouldn’t surprise us if they did.

What do you think of the new ‘location’ screen, like the changes or not?

From: http://www.androidauthority.com/android-4-4-location-settings-282262/

Sony QX10 and Sony QX100

With Sony QX100 and Sony QX10 you can transform your mobile phone into a high quality camera. They are compatible with almost any terminal and we don't need to attach the objetives to the phone, so we can use them as if they were external cameras .

More and more mobile phone users who decide to enter the world of photography. But the truth is that there comes a point at which the cameras that incorporate terminals often fall short . For this, Sony has released these two external objectives that provide a high quality camera and possibilities to virtually any smartphone. Presented at the IFA in Berlin , are now available in Spain .

Sony QX10

Target is more economical of the two launched by Sony . With a 18.2 megapixel sensor and 10x optical zoom , image stabilizer features and is capax FullHD video recording .

It also has WiFi to connect to the phone and be controlled from the same to transfer photos to phone memory etc. .

It costs € 197 in the black version and 200 € in the white version .

Sony QX -100

This lens has a higher economic level than his brother , and the difference is considerable. In this case , the sensor is 20.2 megapixels and optical zoom is even lower, at 3.6 magnification, also features image stabilization and can record in full HD .

Other improvements over the previous model , in this case, the optical lens is Carl Zeiss . A more professional end goal . This superiority is seen in the price around 450 € .

Click below to watch a video showing its operation .

You can purchase the devices through the following links:

• Sony QX10
• Sony QX10 White
• Sony QX100