Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt is Stepping Down as Executive Chairman, Will Become...

Alphabet's Eric Schmidt is Stepping Down as Executive Chairman, Will Become... xda-developers Dec 22, 2017 10:35 PM • by Doug Lynch Alphabet's Eric Schmidt is Stepping Down as Executive Chairman, Will Become Technical Advisor Eric Schmidt has a long and storied career but was able to make a bigger name for himself at Google before he was transitioned as an executive chairman at Alphabet. The man was the CEO of Novell from 1997 to 2001 and then went on to become the CEO of Google from 2001 all the way to 2011 before Google co-founder Larry Page came in to fill the role. Since Alphabet was spun off as the parent company for Google, Mr. Schmidt has been an Executive Chairman for the company, but he is now stepping down and adopting the role of technical advisor. This move ends a 17-year run that Mr. Schmidt has had playing central roles with Google and Alphabet. He will retain his current position until sometime in January, but will continue to have a role with the company. As mentioned, once he steps down he will take on the title of Alphabet's Technical Advisor, but he is still on the company's board of directors as well. The Technical Advisor role will have him focused on both technical as well as science-related issues and developments for the company. Google attributes Mr. Schmidt as the person who was able to refine Google from what it originally was and into the mature powerhouse business that it has become today. The company feels he was invaluable to the evolution of the company, as this was done without "throwing away the uniqueness that was Google during those early days." During his time as CEO at Google, the trio of Schmidt, Page and Brin were jokingly referred to as the "adult supervision." During his time at Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were allowed to focus on the company's technology and product strategies, while Schmidt focused on how to scale every product to a global level. Alphabet feels he has done a great job at helping them transition into the parent company that Google needed, and this move will enable Schmidt to focus his time and energy on his other passions while still being beneficial to Alphabet. Source: Alphabet Android Advices Nov 24, 2017 2:17 PM • by Teja Chedalla CENTRiC A1 Smartphone Launched with 5.5″ Full HD Display & Quick Charge 3.0 Support Earlier this year, the Indian smartphone brand CENTRiC had launched four new budget smartphones – CENTRiC L1, CENTRiC P1, CENTRiC P1 Plus and CENTRiC G1. All these devices are priced under Rs. 10,000 and came with 4G VoLTE support. Now, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone called Centric A1. It is priced at Rs. 10,999 and offers unibody metal design. The smartphone will be available in Metallic Earl Grey, White & Peach Gold, Gold & Peach Gold color options. Unlike many other smartphones in the budget segment, the CENTRiC A1 packs uncompromised specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch In-cell display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and includes Dragontrail Glass protection on the top. Under the hood, the CENTRiC A1 is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. It includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded additionally up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. On the rear of the device is a 13MP camera with PDAF, 5P lens, and dual LED flash. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash and 90-degree Field-of-View for wider selfies. The device supports dual SIM dual standby using the hybrid SIM slot. It is backed by a 3,000mAh non-removable that is rated to give up to 15 hours of talk time and lasts up to 210 hours in standby mode. The CENTRiC A1 also supports Quick Charge 3.0 that can give 4 hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charging. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the rear of the device. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, and there is no information about the Android 8.0 Oreo update. It also includes a bunch of sensors including Gyroscope, E-Compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Hall sensor. The CENTRiC A1 measures 152 x 76 x 7.8 mm and weighs 160 grams. Beneath the display are the three capacitive navigation button for back, home, and multitasking (left to right). Let us know, would you be interested in using a smartphone from a relatively new brand. Share your opinion with us by commenting down below. Cet e-mail a été envoyé par Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). Il est le résultat de la potion appartenant à « Tech: Topic watch », dashboard « Personal Dashboard », onglet « Tech > Android ». Se désabonner © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Conditions d'utilisation | Protection des données Retrouvez aussi Netvibes sur : Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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