Tech Round-Up: Week 2, may 2014

Catch-up with this week's big stories from TechTree.

Chandrakant 'CK' Isi
10th May 2014

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The second week of May turned out to be quite eventful. A good number of devices were launched in India. From Google's camp, the power-packed Xperia Z2 finally landed in India. Microsoft revealed the much-needed file-manager for its mobile platform. Apple too created quite a buzz by hiring Nokia's camera expert. However, the most exciting news came from Norway, where the country's military put wearable tech to good use.

Norwegian Army Trials Oculus Rift To Drive Battle Tanks
While the companies around the world are busy manufacturing boring smart watches, Norwegian military forces have fused virtual-reality gaming headset Oculus Rift with battle tank. Now that's awesome!

Apple Poaches Nokia's Camera Engineer
High-end Nokia smartphones are hard to beat when it comes to photography skills. However, the upcoming iPhones might soon offer equality good snappers, as Apple hired Nokia's PureView camera expert Ari Partinen.

Sony Xperia Z2 Launched For Rs 50,000
Sony's latest flagship has finally hit the Indian market. Priced at Rs 50,000, the phone competes with the HTC One (M8) and Samsung GALAXY S5.

Nokia Lumia 630 India Launch Date Confirmed
Nokia's Moto G competitor Lumia 630 is scheduled to launch on 12th of this month. We've received a press invite from Microsoft that hints at a first dual-SIM Windows Phone handset, which is none other than the 630.

No Kitkat For GALAXY S III
One of the most popular Android smartphone of all time, the Samsung GALAXY S III has been denied the Kitkat update by Samsung. Click here, to find out why.

Samsung's Design Chief Resigns
Due to not-so-impressive, GALAXY S5 sales, Samsung’s head of mobile design, Chang Dong-Hoon has resigned. He will be replaced by Lee Min-Hyouk. Let’s hope we will get to see some fresh designs from Samsung.

Microsoft Readying A File-Manager For Windows Phone
In his Reddit Q&A session, Joe Belfiore, Lead Windows Phone Team, stated that a full-fledged file manager is coming soon for Windows Phone platform.

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