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Du tibétain, Mun Tang signifiant plaine fertile, le Mustang ou Royaume de Lo est une région située dans le Nord-Est du Népal. Le territoire historique correspond aux deux-tiers nord du district de Mustang (मुस्ताङ जिल्ला, mustāṅa jillā, un des 75 districts népalais), et fut longtemps interdit d'accès aux étrangers. Aujourd'hui, les autorités népalaises autorisent l'entrée de quelques centaines de visiteurs par an.

Trekking in Nepal is also changing. Many assume walking in the Himalayas is only for rugged types who enjoy roughing it. That was true in 1953, when Everest was first climbed and Nepal trekking didn't exist. Now there are new ways to experience the Himalayas: luxury lodges for those looking to take in the views with a bit of comfort; treks that focus as much on culture as scenery; and new lodges and homestays for those who want to relax and get beneath the surface of Himalayan life. Our travel experts have not only researched but also lived and breathed most destinations around Nepal. We know how best to avoid tourist traps and go beyond run-of-the-mill experiences. Travel is about inspiration. Your travel dreams inspire us to plan and design a unique experience just for you. All you need is an idea, we’ll take care of the rest.

The Upper Mustang comprise the northern two-thirds of Mustang District of Dhawalagiri Zone, Nepal. The southern third of the district is called Thak and is the homeland of the Thakali, who speak the Thakali language, and whose culture combines Tibetan and Nepalese elements. Life in Mustang revolves around tourism, animal husbandry and trade.

Mustang's status as a kingdom ended in 2008 when its suzerain Kingdom of Nepal became a republic. The influence of the outside world, especially China, is growing and contributing to rapid change in the lives of Mustang's people.

History describes Mustang as an independent Kingdom, ancient commercial route between Tibet and India, Sakyapa Buddhist land where Kampa Warriors lived and tried to reorganized their power against China. Here was the land where Milarepa, one of the most important Buddhist Mystic Guru, prayed for years.
Mustang has been opened to foreign tourism in 1992. Mustang region is populated by Tibetan people, and the history of this kingdom is a legend all over the Hmalayan land.

To go there, you need to reach Pokhara by flight from Kathmandu, or by bus in a long way through the Prithvi Highway (from 6 to 8 hours, it costs no more than 12$). Then you can go to Jomsom by jeep or by flight (20 minutes) or walking for 3 days. Jomsom is the starting point to explore Lo’s Kingdom.
Upper Mustang trek can also be done as part of the Annapurna Circuit trek (It will require travel agency to arrange guide's trip to Kagbeni for a set date). It will take approximately 9 days to walk from Besi Sahar to Kagbeni if you are doing classic Circuit route without side treks.
Upper Mustang is a restricted trekking area and as such will require a restricted area permit, cost is $500 for 10 days. It is also possible to overstay 10 days limit, but you will have to pay additional 50$ for each day. A guide is required, only group trek is permitted, of at least two trekkers, which does not include the guide. Permits and trek arrangements must be made through a recognized trekking company.

The Mustang region of northern-central Nepal is unlike any other place in the country, it is characterized by its barren, windswept humps of mountain desert earth, all shades of pink, purple, brown, and gray. Travel to Upper Mustang, Mustang’s cultural and political center, is exceptionally more difficult. The Upper Mustang trek brings you into the hidden world of the old Buddhist kingdom of Mustang, also called Lo. Lo used to be part of the Tibetan empire and is therefore closely tied to Tibet in culture, language and geography.

To trek in Upper Mustang is a rare privilege. Here you will experience the way of life of true mountain people, who were not much in touch with the rest of Nepal for hundreds of years, and even until recent times had an officially recognized king. In many ways, a trek into Upper Mustang is similar to trekking in Tibet, as geographically it is a part of the Tibetan plateau. The district of Mustang was, until 1950, a separate kingdom within the boundaries of Nepal. The last king, the Raja of Mustang, still has his home in the ancient capital known as Lo Manthang.

Upper Mustang lies in the rain shadow of the Himalaya, making it a great monsoon trek and open year-round for trekking. The main consideration is the winter, when most residents leave the capital to avoid the cold and snow. Generally, the best time to visit Upper Mustang is from March to early November. As with other treks in Nepal, teahouses are available along the entire trek in Upper Mustang. Teahouses are simple houses, often the home of the family that runs them, and offer basic meals in a communal eating hall along with bedrooms, usually with two single beds.

Upper Mustang is a restricted area and up till 1992 it was forbidden for foreign visitors to enter the kingdom. Nowadays foreigners are welcome to Upper Mustang for a permit fee of US$ 500 (to be arranged through a trekking agency and valid for 10 days, each additional day costs US$ 50).

The Mustang Trek begins in the capital, Kathmandu, where you are given a tour of the city and settled in for the night. The second day you travel by plane to Pokhara and then again the next day to Jomsom where you are given a tour of the surrounding area. Jomsom village is beautiful placed just under a group of compact mountains called Dhaulagiri and Annapurna, which stand at a height of 8000 meters. The tour doesn't end here; Muktinath is the last destination bringing everyone to the edge of this mystery kingdom. Muktinath is a monastery used by both Buddhists and Hindus and is considered a sacred and holy building.

From Muktinath you are taken on horseback down through the cliffs to the lower parts of Mustang where you are able to see the vast Kali Gandaki River. You are led through a number of passes in the upper parts of Mustang, like the Nyi La pass that stands at a height of 3990 meters. As we head to Lo-Monthang, an impressive walled town, stop-offs will be taken in villages along the route for the nights rest. Lo-Monthang is extraordinary and one can understand why if you consider the fact that the Mustang Raja, or King, has taken up residence here. After exploring the village and its red walled monasteries and temples the adventure comes to an end and the trip back to Kathmandu begins.

Good news, fellow humans: The United Nations has decided to take on killer robots.
At the international Convention on Conventional Weapons in Geneva, 123 participating nations voted to initiate official discussions on the danger of lethal autonomous weapons systems. That's the emerging designation for so-called "killer robots" — weapons controlled by artificial intelligence that can target and strike without human intervention.
The agreement is the latest development in a growing movement calling for an preemptive ban on weaponized A.I. and deadly autonomous weapons. Last year, a coalition of more than 1,000 scientists and industry leaders, including Elon Musk and representatives of Google and Microsoft, signed an official letter to the United Nations demanding action.

The UN decision is significant in that it calls for formal discussions on the issue in 2017. In high-level international deliberations, the move from "informal" to "formal" represents a real step forward, said Stephen Goose, arms director of Human Rights Watch and a co-founder of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.
"In essence, they decided to move from the talk shop phase to the action phase, where they are expected to produce a concrete outcome," Goose said in an email exchange with Seeker.
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It's widely acknowledged that military agencies around the world are already developing lethal autonomous weapons. In August, Chinese officials disclosed that the country is exploring the use of A.I. and automation in its next generation of cruise missiles.
"China's plans for weapons and artificial intelligence may be terrifying, but no more terrifying than similar efforts by the U.S., Russia, Israel, and others," Goose said. "The U.S. is farther along in this field than any other nation. Most advanced militaries are pursuing ever-greater autonomy in weapons. Killer robots would come in all sizes and shapes, including deadly miniaturized versions that could attack in huge swarms, and would operate from the air, from the ground, from the sea, and underwater."
The core issue in regard to these weapons systems concerns human agency, Goose said.
"The key thing distinguishing a fully autonomous weapon from an ordinary conventional weapon, or even a semi-autonomous weapon like a drone, is that a human would no longer be deciding what or whom to target and when to pull the trigger," he said.
"The weapon system itself, using artificial intelligence and sensors, would make those critical battlefield determinations. This would change the very nature of warfare, and not for the betterment of humankind."
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Goose said that pressure from the science and industry leaders, including some rather apocalyptic warnings from Stephen Hawking, helped spur the UN into action.
"The scientific community appears quite unified in opposing the development of fully autonomous weapons," he said. "They worry that pursuit of fully autonomous weapons will damage the reputation of the AI community and make it more difficult to move forward with beneficial AI efforts."
Aside from the obvious danger of killer robots gone rogue, the very development of such systems could lead to a "robotic arms race" that threatens international stability, Goose said.
"The dangers of fully autonomous weapons are foreseeable, and we should take action now to prevent potentially catastrophic future harm to civilians, to soldiers, and to the planet."
Original article on Seeker.

While you're busy wrapping gifts and preparing to feast with family and friends, TIME brings you these bizarre Christmas facts to ponder

In spite of prevalent thinking, the Bible doesn't really say a particular date for Jesus' introduction to the world. Indeed, most students of history trust he was likely conceived in the spring, henceforth the Bible's portrayal of shepherds crowding creatures. Be that as it may, in the fourth century, when the Catholic Church chose to perceive Jesus' introduction to the world as an official occasion, Pope Julius I picked December 25 for the Feast of the Nativity. That the date happened to harmonize with the agnostic celebration known as Saturnalia more likely than not been unadulterated fortuitous event.

Five months into the principal World War, troops along the Western front took a Christmas Eve break from battling to sing hymns to each other over the combat zone. The next morning, German warriors rose up out of the trenches and started to approach Allied troops while getting out "Cheerful Christmas" in English. Fortunately, it wasn't a trap; many British warriors turned out to welcome them and shake hands, some notwithstanding trading cigarettes as blessings. Later named the Christmas Truce of 1914, it was one of the last cases of wartime valor.

The author best known for creating the Headless Horseman also created the iconic image of Santa flying in a sleigh. In his 1819 series of short stories The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, New York native Washington Irving described a dream in which St. Nicholas soared across the sky in a weightless wagon. The stories became so popular, they spawned a Christmas revival of sorts in the States, and even Charles Dickens is said to have credited Irving's work for inspiring his classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol.

In 1965 two astronauts on their way back to orbit spotted something in space they couldn't identify. Frantic, they radioed Mission Control. After several minutes of tense silence, engineers at Cape Canaveral began hearing the faint jingle of sleigh bells followed by a harmonica rendition of "Jingle Bells" ... played by none other than the two "frantic" astronauts. The men later donated the harmonica and bells to the National Museum of Space & Aeronautics in Washington, where they now sit on display.

As indicated by Celtic and Teutonic legend, mistletoe is otherworldly — it can mend wounds, increment fruitfulness, bring good fortunes and avert malicious spirits. The custom of kissing under the mistletoe didn't start until the Victorian period, an astonishing cause given the stuffy and sexually abusive conduct of the time. Really, it's not extremely shocking by any stretch of the imagination.

Indeed, even before the landing of Christianity, Germans enhanced evergreen trees to light up the dim, melancholy days of the winter solstice. The main "Christmas trees" showed up in Strasbourg in the seventeenth century and spread to Pennsylvania in the 1820s with the landing of German outsiders. At the point when Queen Victoria wedded Germany's Prince Albert in 1840, he conveyed the custom to England. After eight years, the principal American daily paper ran a photo of the illustrious Christmas tree, and Americans outside Pennsylvania immediately stuck to this same pattern.

Since the Great Depression, the Rockettes have imparted Radio City Music Hall to live homestead creatures — from camels to jackasses to sheep — to arrange a live nativity scene for its yearly "Christmas Spectacular." But the world saw its first living nativity in 1224, when St. Francis of Assisi re-made the introduction of Jesus to disclose the occasion to his supporters. Amid that first show, the trough was likewise utilized as a sacrificial stone for Christmas Mass.

A Christian occasion respecting the introduction of Jesus Christ, Christmas developed more than two centuries into an overall religious and common festival, joining numerous pre-Christian, agnostic conventions into the celebrations en route. Today, Christmas is a period for family and companions to get together and trade presents.

Christmas is both a sacrosanct religious occasion and an overall social and business marvel. For two centuries, individuals around the globe have been watching it with conventions and practices that are both religious and common in nature. Christians observe Christmas Day as the commemoration of the introduction of Jesus of Nazareth, a profound pioneer whose lessons shape the premise of their religion. Prevalent traditions incorporate trading presents, designing Christmas trees, going to chapel, offering suppers to family and companions and, obviously, sitting tight for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25–Christmas Day–has been a government occasion in the United States since 1870.

An Ancient Holiday

The center of winter has for some time been a period of festivity around the globe. Hundreds of years before the entry of the man called Jesus, early Europeans commended light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many people groups celebrated amid the winter solstice, when the most exceedingly bad of the winter was behind them and they could anticipate longer days and developed hours of daylight.

In Scandinavia, the Norse observed Yule from December 21, the winter solstice, through January. In acknowledgment of the arrival of the sun, fathers and children would bring home expansive logs, which they would set ablaze. The general population would devour until the log wore out, which could take upwards of 12 days. The Norse trusted that every start from the fire spoke to another pig or calf that would be conceived amid the coming year.

The end of December was an immaculate time for festivity in many territories of Europe. Around then of year, most dairy cattle were butchered so they would not need to be bolstered amid the winter. For some, it was the main time of year when they had a supply of new meat. What's more, most wine and lager made amid the year was at last matured and prepared for drinking.

In Germany, individuals respected the agnostic god Oden amid the mid-winter occasion. Germans were alarmed of Oden, as they trusted he made nighttime flights through the sky to watch his kin, and after that choose who might thrive or die. As a result of his nearness, many individuals remained inside.

In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the fundamental occasion; the introduction of Jesus was not celebrated. In the fourth century, church authorities chose to organize the introduction of Jesus as an occasion. Shockingly, the Bible does not specify date for his introduction to the world (a reality Puritans later indicated out all together preclude the authenticity from claiming the festival). Albeit some confirmation proposes that his introduction to the world may have happened in the spring (why might shepherds be crowding amidst winter?), Pope Julius I picked December 25. It is ordinarily trusted that the congregation picked this date with an end goal to embrace and ingest the conventions of the agnostic Saturnalia celebration. Initially called the Feast of the Nativity, the custom spread to Egypt by 432 and to England before the end of the 6th century. Before the end of the eighth century, the festival of Christmas had spread the distance to Scandinavia. Today, in the Greek and Russian conventional holy places, Christmas is praised 13 days after the 25th, which is additionally alluded to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is trusted that the three insightful men at last discovered Jesus in the trough.

By holding Christmas in the meantime as customary winter solstice celebrations, church pioneers expanded the odds that Christmas would be prominently grasped, yet surrendered the capacity to manage how it was commended. By the Middle Ages, Christianity had, generally, supplanted agnostic religion. On Christmas, adherents went to chapel, then praised boisterously in a tipsy, jubilee like environment like today's Mardi Gras. Every year, a homeless person or understudy would be delegated the "ruler of mismanagement" and anxious celebrants filled the role of his subjects. The poor would go to the places of the rich and request their best sustenance and drink. On the off chance that proprietors neglected to agree, their guests would probably threaten them with fiendishness. Christmas turned into the season of year when the privileged societies could reimburse their genuine or envisioned "obligation" to society by engaging less blessed subjects.

A Christmas Carol

Additionally around this time, English creator Charles Dickens made the great occasion story, A Christmas Carol. The story's message-the significance of philanthropy and positive attitude towards all mankind struck an effective harmony in the United States and England and indicated individuals from Victorian culture the advantages of commending the occasion.

The family was likewise turning out to be not so much taught but rather more delicate to the passionate needs of kids amid the mid 1800s. Christmas gave families a day when they could luxurious consideration and presents on their kids without seeming to "ruin" them.

As Americans held onto Christmas as an immaculate family occasion, old traditions were uncovered. Individuals looked toward late workers and Catholic and Episcopalian chapels to perceive how the day ought to be commended. In the following 100 years, Americans fabricated a Christmas convention all their own that included bits of numerous different traditions, including adorning trees, sending occasion cards, and present giving.

Albeit most families rapidly got tied up with the possibility that they were observing Christmas how it had been accomplished for quite a long time, Americans had truly re-created an occasion to fill the social needs of a growing nation.

Other Facts

Every year, 30-35 million genuine Christmas trees are sold in the United States alone. There are 21,000 Christmas tree producers in the United States, and trees more often than not develop for around 15 years before they are sold.
Today, in the Greek and Russian universal houses of worship, Christmas is commended 13 days after the 25th, which is additionally alluded to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is trusted that the three astute men at long last discovered Jesus in the trough.
In the Middle Ages, Christmas festivities were rambunctious and boisterous—a ton like today's Mardi Gras parties.
From 1659 to 1681, the festival of Christmas was prohibited in Boston, and offenders were fined five shillings.
Christmas was proclaimed a government occasion in the United States on June 26, 1870.
The main eggnog made in the United States was expended in Captain John Smith's 1607 Jamestown settlement.
Poinsettia plants are named after Joel R. Poinsett, an American pastor to Mexico, who brought the red-and-green plant from Mexico to America in 1828.
The Salvation Army has been sending Santa Claus-clad gift authorities into the lanes since the 1890s.
Rudolph, "the most popular reindeer of all," was the result of Robert L. May's creative energy in 1939. The publicist composed a sonnet about the reindeer to bait clients into the Montgomery Ward retail chain.
Development specialists began the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree convention in 1931.

Touring Places in Kathmandu Valley

Bouddhanath:
Bouddhanath Stupa, the greatest stupa in Nepal, lies around 7 km east of the capital. The Bouddhanath stupa, additionally called by numerous as Khasti Chitya, is one of the most established stupas in the nation. After 1959, numerous Tibetans arrived and settled in Bouddhanath territory. The stupa, a notable Buddhist journey site, is incorporated into World Heritage Cultural site list by UNESCO. With measurement of around 100m and 40m tallness, Buddhanath holds its place among the biggest stupas on the planet.

Changu Narayan Temple :
Changu Narayan Temple, the most established sanctuary in Kathmandu valley came in presence in fourth century. The sanctuary is decorated by a portion of the best example of stone, wood, and metal art in the valley. The sanctuary remains as the encapsulation of culture, religion, history and confidence of the Kathmandu valley.Inside the Changunarayan sanctuary is a regarded figure of Garuda. The statue is offered desserts by the fans each year on Nag Panchami. This is done in recognition of the epic battle with the immense snake Taksaka.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square :
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a collection of pagoda and shikhara-style sanctuaries assembled around a fifty-five-window royal residence of block and wood. The square is a piece of a beguiling valley as it highlights the icons of antiquated lords roosted on top of stone monuments, the watchman divinities watching out from their asylums, the wood carvings in exceptionally put - struts, lintels, tympanums, entryways and windows - all appear to shape a very much coordinated ensemble.

Other than these spots popular for Bird watching there are different goals incorporates Manahara, close Airport and Taudaha, Near Dakshinkali.

Patan Durbar Square :
Patan Durbar Square perplexing, arranged in the focal point of Patan city, otherwise called Lalitpur, houses the home of the previous Patan imperial family. Patan Square and its surroundings are great example of old Newari design. There are three primary patios in the royal residence: Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk. Mul Chowk, the most seasoned one, is at the focal point of Patan square.

Swayambhunath :
The Buddhist sanctuary of Swayambhunath, arranged on the highest point of a slope, west of Kathmandu, is a standout amongst the most prominent, sacred and right away conspicuous images of Nepal. The sanctuary is informally known as the 'monkey sanctuary' due to the expansive tribe of wandering monkeys who protect the sanctuary. Swayambhunath Stupa is a brilliant tower delegated a conelike lush slope. It is the most antiquated and baffling of all the sacred places of worship in Kathmandu Valley. It has a grandiose white vault and a sparkling brilliant tower that are unmistakable from all sides of the valley.

Pashupati Nath Temple.
Pashupatinath Temple is arranged 5 kms east of Kathmandu on the banks of the sacrosanct Bagmati River, with its amazing engineering excellence, remains as an image of confidence, religion, culture and custom. Viewed as the most consecrated sanctuary of Hindu Lord Shiva on the planet, the lavishly ornamented pagoda houses the sacrosanct linga or phallic image of Lord Shiva.

The sanctuary of ruler Shiva, Pashupatinath, with a layered brilliant rooftop and silver entryways is well known for its radiant design. Access to the sanctuary area is illegal to non-Hindus. The best view is from the patio on the lush slope over the waterway. The expansive overlaid triple-roofed sanctuary was implicit 1696 AD. The Bagmati River is fixed with dharmasalas and incineration Ghats including a regal ghat saved solely for individuals from the regal family. There is normally an incineration in advance on one of the stages by the stream, viewed as blessed as it streams into the sacrosanct Ganges. There are many events when the unwavering scrub down in the waterway. A huge number of explorers from everywhere throughout the world come to pay reverence to this sanctuary that is otherwise called 'The Temple of Living Beings'

Kathmandu Durbar Square.
This specific range best known as Kathmandu Durbar Square lies in the heart of this city. Locally additionally called as Hanuman Dhoka Palace Square-an antiquated seat of the Nepalese Royalty.

Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex comprises of an enormous Royal Square forcing a gigantic assortment of sanctuaries committed to various Hindu divine beings and goddess. The vast majority of the structures we see here date from fifteenth to eighteenth century.

The whole Palace Complex here is named after a monkey god called Hanuman. One can see a tremendous stone statue of Hanuman painted all red ideal beside the fundamental passageway ( the brilliant door) of the castle. Hanuman here is viewed as an intense defender of the whole Durbar Square.

A portion of the imperative landmarks to be seen here are:

1. Taleju sanctuary tallest of all structures worked by ruler Mahendra Malla in 1549 A.D.

2. Jagannath sanctuary worked in the sixteenth century, known for captivating sexual figures cutting I the wooden struts roof.

3. Kal Bhairav-one of the biggest stone icon in Kathmandu speaking to the alarming parts of Shiva.

4. Statue of King Pratap Malla in asking motion to Digu Taleju the regal family divinity ideal over.

5. Kumari Ghar-seventeenth century Kumari sanctuary, a case of the exceptionally created Nepalese sanctuary make.

6. Kasthamandap-worked from the timber of a solitary tree.

7. The Kathmandu City gets its name from Kasthamandap.

Other than this other interesting a portion of this royal residence complex is the towering Nautale Durbar ignoring the lovely cityscape and the immeasurable Basantapur square where Prithivi Narayan Shah constructed house to recognize his triumph in 1768 A.D. This building complex is known for the most unpredictably cut wooden entryways rooftop struts and huge grid windows loaded with legendary figures.

Narayanhiti Museum
The Narayanhiti Palace opened as an exhibition hall from 26th February 2009, nine months after the annulment of government. The gallery was formally initiated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Priests, remote agents, legislators, government officers and other senior residents went to the initiation work.

A long line of inquisitive guests arranged energetically outside the exhibition hall entryways when it opened for people in general on 27th Feb. Guests shaped long lines to get a glimpse inside the gallery that used to be the seat of King until nine months prior when the government was annulled. Nineteen unique squares utilized by the previous illustrious family, the majority of them named after the areas, including Tribhuvan Sadan where the first June 2001 royal residence slaughter occurred, are open for guests. While parts of the exhibition hall are yet to be opened for guests, the gallery presently showcases the assets of previous lords and different royals who inhabited the castle. The guests additionally get the chance to see the jewel studded crown and the closets of the previous royals.

The passage charge for Nepalese is Rs 100 ( Rs 20 for understudies), Rs 250 for SAARC nationals and the Chinese while for other remote guests an outing inside the historical center will cost Rs 500. The exhibition hall is open from 11 am till 4 pm.

Looking to upgrade? Read our primer on the new smartphones for 2017 to see if it's worth waiting for a new release.

The smartphones these days are becoming more and more powerful, as time goes they improved a lot in terms of everything. So today we are discussing the best phones of 2017. Still we are in 2016, there are lots of rumoured smartphones as you can read our article on best upcoming smartphones for 2017. The best phones of 2016 have been and gone. Make no mistake, there have been some great handsets in 2016 – more of that at the end of the piece – but now is perhaps the time to cast an eye forwards to see what upcoming smartphones 2017 has to offer.

Upcoming smartphones for 2017: Predicted release dates

Samsung Galaxy S8 – March/April 2017
HTC 2011 – March/April 2017
LG G6 – April 2017
OnePlus 4 – June 2017
iPhone 8s – September 2017
Microsoft Surface Smartphone

1. Samsung galaxy S8

Hinsorically, Samsung has been the first out of the blocks with another cell phone every year, and with the humiliation of the Note 7 review fiasco, there's no motivation to think they won't be quick to put that privilege with the Samsung Galaxy S8. The device which comes first in our list is Samsung galaxy S8, after launch of its Samsung galaxy S7 Edge, and flop Galaxy Note 7, now Samsung will look forward for Samsung galaxy S8. The device will come packed with some best features. As we have seen Samsung galaxy S7 it’s not so unique in terms of design, so we are expecting this time something unique with this best smartphone 2017, they may implement a foldable display as we had heard lots of rumour about the Samsung foldable display, or they will continue with edge, but will provide complete bezel less display this time. The device many comes with some best ever specifications, like it will sport a 5.5-inch 4K UHD screen display with a pixel density of 806 ppi, it means you’re going to get a awesome viewing experience with this smartphone. It will be boosted by a Exynos 8895 Processor as per some strong rumors, first it was rumored to comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 830 processor, however it may launch two variants one with Exynos processor and another with Qualcomm’s SD 830. The Galaxy S8 will be powered by 6GB RAM, which is not new, beacuse Samsung has already introduced 6GB RAM with its device named Galaxy C9.

2. HTC 11

HTC is one of the best and biggest smartphones maker in the World, they always hit the market with some unique and extraordinary stuffs.

The HTC 10 was a great handset that truly put the Taiwanese firm back on the cell phone outline. Next to no is referred to about the HTC 11 starting yet, yet given the organisation tends to work to a 12-month cycle, it appears to be likely that the line up will be with us in April 2017. What's more, if it's a change on the officially splendid HTC 10, then it'll certainly be one to beat.

HTC 11 will be a successor to the HTC 10 cell phone, which we as a whole realise that it's a leader from HTC furthermore regardless we recollect how great it was. The best cell phone 2017 which we are calling as HTC 11 will be more modern than some other HTC cell phones. The HTC 11 we are hoping to accompanies some top of the line highlights. The gadget may accompany a 24-Ultra pixels camera, where as in HTC 10 we are just getting 12-Ultrapixels which is astounding and more great than its rivals, so you can imaging what a 24-Ultrapixels can do. According to the gossipy tidbits the HTC 11 will be available with a front confronting speaker, not at all like HTC 10. This time they will change the looks of HTC leader arrangement cell phones, so we can expect HTC 11 with a one of a kind plan. According to the bits of gossip the gadget will hit the business sectors in August and September 2017. Observe general expected and reputed determinations beneath.

3. LG G6

LG launched G5 this year with modular design, but it wasn’t well received just like HTC 10. But now the company is looking forward to a comeback with LG G6 the upcoming Android smartphone from the company.

After the dispatch of its new G5 in MWC (Mobile World Congress). The LG is presently searching for LG G6, their next greatest leader gadget, as though we investigate the dispatch recurrence they dispatch their greater leader in first quarter of consistently, so on the off chance that we can compute that are they will dispatch next lead in 2017 Feb or March.

LG will likely skirt the secluded things with G6, and they won't go out on a limb in this focused market. In any case, again LG need to work truly difficult to make something truly extraordinary and that too at a reasonable cost for the clients.

Expected Specifications of LG G6

Whether this modular approach will continue with the LG G6 is yet to be seen, given they didn't end up making too many of them, but the Korean manufacturer remains one to watch. We're likely six months away from an LG G6, in April 2017, but watch this space for some interesting innovation.

4. OnePlus 4

OnePlus 3 is a gigantic hit with its 6GB RAM and awesome Design and execution, and now the organization is anticipating its forthcoming model, OnePlus 4 which will most likely be superior to the previous. The best up and coming cell phone 2017 OnePlus 4 will dispatch one year from now. OnePlus 4 will be the successor to OnePlus 3. But it is clear that this device will be more efficient and powerful than its previous version. The previous version OnePlus 3 is pretty famous for its camera and performance which is surely enough to impress you. And now the people are expecting some enhancements in OnePlus 4 if compared with other upcoming smartphones.

For the specifications, now it is very hard to mention anything about this device but as you all know that we are well known for this thing, so let’s try to find out some specifications of OnePlus 4, with genuine explanations. The smartphone will be available with 21 megapixel camera instead of last used 16MP camera. The Upcoming smartphone Oneplus 4 will be equipped with 8GB of RAM yup you heard correct because now the 6GB RAM phones are common which we can seen in various devices like OnePlus 3, Le max 2 and many others too. The screen quality we are at least expecting (1440 x 2560) whereas in OnePlus 3 it only has (1920×1080) resolution display. In terms of processor it will be packed with Snapdragon 830.

5. Apple iPhone 8

Apple has released iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus recently, and both devices are a huge hit. But people are already looking for the next upcoming flagship smartphone from Apple as the next device will get some significant changes in terms of Design, UI, and Software.

There’s a new rumour about iPhone that Apple might skip iPhone 7s and go for iPhone 8. Apple iPhone 7 Plus already has Dual Camera integrated so the next year’s Apple 8 will get some . Next year is Apple’s 10th Anniversary, and it is expected iPhone will get an entirely new makeover. So eventually iPhone 8 is already most anticipated upcoming smartphone 2017 from Apple.It looks that in the 2017 the wait will be over for this upcoming iPhone. The device will be first available in (USA) America, as usual and after expected in China, Australia, UK, New Zealand, japan, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries.The iPhone 8 of Apple will be the best ever made in mankind's history, starting now this gadget turn into the best up and coming cell phone that the general population are excited to know more about. Apple has inspired this time with its double camera idea in iPhone 7 Plus, however they didn't gave a double camera in iPhone 7. In any case, if iPhone 8 propelled in two variations which isn't clear yet, then both gadgets will be pressed with a double camera idea as we accept. The baffling element here in iPhone 7 arrangement which we could saw is its outline, in initial introduction we are certain that you going to deny that it's not a new iPhone 7 it feels like 6s, in light of the fact that the plan was a component where they didn't concentrated much. This time we are expecting some novel plan. We have as of late taken a gander at the benchmark Score of iPhone 7 arrangement which is colossal, yet no other gadget touched that, so it demonstrates that the new iPhone will be much effective. The iPhone 8 from Apple will be more huge too regarding execution.

6. Microsoft Surface Smartphone

Microsoft is currently taking a shot at a 4GB RAM based model, Microsoft Surface Smartphone. Recently few information of the Microsoft Surface Mobile is leaked online. From the various responses, it seems that people are waiting to get it on hands. This device will be released on last of this year of 2016 maybe in October.

The Microsoft Surface Phone is long-awaited, and desperately needed. Here’s what we know about the Microsoft Surface Phone release date, specs, features, price and more.

Microsoft has had very limited success with mobile, struggling to acquire any meaningful amount of market share. With titans like Apple and Google currently dominating the industry, Microsoft is under immense pressure to crack mobile successfully.

The Surface team has done a great job of disrupting the computing industry in recent years, with the Surface Pro, Surface Book and Surface Studio devices all proving to be a thorn in the backside of Apple. Can the Surface Phone do the same for mobile? Read on to find out what we know so far.

So these are all the best upcoming smartphones of 2016-2017. If you know of any other futuristic smartphones that you think will be launched in 2016 and should be on the list, comment below. We have already seen many beasts in 2016 and hopefully the trend will continue in 2017 with smartphones getting better, especially in the battery department. I hope the upcoming smartphones 2017 category will have so many powerful smartphones with more RAM and more battery life.

Hope you like our list of best future smartphones expected in 2017, let us know in the comments below.

Windows 10 Mobile is the most recent cycle of the Windows working framework, now bound together with the Windows Phone OS. It was discharged as a pick in Technical Preview 2 (construct 9941) on February 12, 2015 to a subset of current Lumia telephones, including the Lumia 635, Lumia 730 and Lumia 830. It has since extended to incorporate the greater part of the current Lumia run.
Windows 10 Mobile is the main endeavor by Microsoft to bring together their desktop, tablet and telephone working frameworks into a solitary OS. In that capacity, Windows 10 on the telephone offers a large portion of an indistinguishable components from its desktop variant, including a similar part, UI components, menus, Settings, and even Cortana. It will likewise bolster Continuum on a few, more up to date cell phones, permitting a desktop-like affair by connecting the telephone to an outside screen.
Build 14977 is rolling out now for those on the fast ring, if you can't see the build just yet, don't worry, the update is still propagating throughout Windows Update and therefore may take a few minutes to show up. Microsoft has posted the full changelog, which is reprinted below.

What's new, improved and fixed?

Read EPUB books in Microsoft Edge on your phone: In addition to being able to read any unprotected e-book in the EPUB file format on your PC with Microsoft Edge – you can also read unprotected e-book in the EPUB file format with Microsoft Edge on your phone!

We've changed the rendering technology used for many types of UWP app content, so please provide feedback through the Feedback Hub if you notice any new visual glitches in UWP apps.

Alarms sent by 3rd party alarm apps will now break through Cortana's Quiet Hours – we appreciate all the app developers who logged feedback requesting this, keep it coming!

We've removed the top-level option in Notification Settings to disable alarms on the lock screen – alarm reliability is a top priority for us, and we've found this setting was frequently enabled accidentally, without awareness that it would stop alarms from waking the phone when the phone was locked. For those who still wish to enable this setting, it's will continue to be available under the per-app notification settings.

Notifications from Settings can now be customized or disabled – option is available under Settings > System > Notifications > Settings

We have enabled OAuth support for Yahoo Mail accounts. This will improve sync reliability for those accounts, and provide a secure experience while browsing your email.

We fixed an issue where disconnecting and reconnecting a wired headset while watching a video might result the audio no longer working.

We fixed an issue Insiders may have experienced where certain music apps would unexpectedly stop playing music after a single song.

We fixed an issue where closing a tab in Microsoft Edge, exiting the app, and then relaunching it would sometimes result in Edge opening to a blank page with the closed tab's web address in the URL bar.

We fixed an issue where the Start Settings page wasn't rendering when opened on external screen while using Continuum.

We've made a number of translation improvements, including, for French (France and Canada) speakers, fixing a grammatical error in the "Don't Forget!" text seen when shutting down the phone so it now says "N'oubliez pas", and for Chinese speakers, fixing an issue where the option to clear the Chinese Input Method Editor's input history was displaying in English rather than Chinese. If you see any other translations that aren't as you'd expect, please log feedback – we're listening! We fixed an issue where, if the setting to show notifications above lock had been turned off, booting the device and immediately checking the Action Center while the phone was locked could result in the Action Center not displaying any notifications after the phone had been unlocked. We fixed an issue Insiders may have experienced where the Camera app might not appear after using the hardware camera button while the screen was off or while on the Glance screen.

We fixed an issue where Bangla (Bangladesh) keyboard text prediction might stop working after entering character followed by a vowel mark.

Known Issue

Please avoid attempting to install new languages, keyboards, and speech packs on your phone. There is a chance these downloads may get stuck and not finish downloading. If you have existing languages, keyboards, and speech packs installed – they will carry over when you update to new builds. You can use Windows Device

Recovery Tool to go back to Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows 10 Mobile, install any languages, keyboards, and speech packs you need and then update to the latest build in the Fast ring as a workaround.

Windows 10 phones with 8GB of internal storage such as the Lumia 550 and 650 will likely receive an 0x800700b7 error when attempting to update to this build.

System related notification toasts (e.g. Bluetooth, USB/Autoplay, etc.) do not work.

Sources- windows central

While a few people are centered around Microsoft's portable aspirations with Windows 10 equipment, the genuine prize lies somewhere else. Microsoft is in an obviously better position to catch the cloud crown than battle for a toehold in the portable OS piece of the overall industry diagrams.

Reacting to inquiries at Microsoft's late shareholder meeting, CEO Satya Nadella focused on that the concentration for Windows 10 Mobile will be on the focuses where it can stand separated from the group, for example, security and the ability of Continuum to permit the telephone to go about as a "base" PC with outside consoles, mice, and screens.

The question got some information about Windows 10 on versatile, and the answer concentrated on Microsoft's equipment based arrangements. If Microsoft somehow happened to consider that portable is just about equipment and delivering a standalone 'executioner cell phone' all alone, it would lose. That is a procedure to battle the last innovation war - one in which Microsoft created a dazzling versatile working framework combined with equipment over a wide portfolio. We as a whole know how that turned out.

Nadella's emphasis is on the following war - once where there is no separation between utilizing a cell phone, a work area bound PC and everything in the middle. These gadgets require connective advanced tissue to make a consistent client encounter. That tissue is the cloud, and that is the war that Microsoft is centered around, not telephones.

Similarly as Microsoft had strength with Windows on PCs, Google has predominance with Android on cell phones. Microsoft's objective is not to some way or another supplant Android in the commercial center, but rather to sit on top of the Android programming stack and discover esteem there.

While a few people are centered around Microsoft's portable aspirations with Windows 10 equipment, the genuine prize lies somewhere else. Microsoft is in a much better position to catch the cloud crown than battle for a toehold in the versatile OS piece of the overall industry outlines.

Reacting to inquiries at Microsoft's late shareholder meeting, CEO Satya Nadella focused on that the concentration for Windows 10 Mobile will be on the focuses where it can stand separated from the group, for example, security and the capacity of Continuum to permit the telephone to go about as a "base" PC with outside consoles, mice, and screens.

The question got some information about Windows 10 on versatile, and the answer concentrated on Microsoft's equipment based arrangements. If Microsoft somehow managed to consider that versatile is just about equipment and creating a standalone 'executioner cell phone' all alone, it would lose. That is a procedure to battle the last innovation war - one in which Microsoft created a staggering versatile working framework combined with equipment over a wide portfolio. We as a whole know how that turned out.

Nadella's emphasis is on the following war - once where there is no separation between utilizing a cell phone, a work area bound PC and everything in the middle. These gadgets require connective computerized tissue to make a consistent client encounter. That tissue is the cloud, and that is the war that Microsoft is centered around, not telephones.

Similarly as Microsoft had predominance with Windows on PCs, Google has strength with Android on cell phones. Microsoft's objective is not to some way or another supplant Android in the commercial center, but rather to sit on top of the Android programming stack and discover esteem there.

It's a similar procedure that many cloud-based suppliers are hoping to actualize - incorporating Google's own play with individual Google accounts that can sit on top of the Android OS. Get a client into your cloud and they will possibly remain with that cloud regardless of the possibility that they change gadgets. What number of Google clients convey iPhones yet at the same time work with Gmail. Google Maps, Google Calendar and Google Music? In spite of the fact that the movement in the other bearing is littler, iCloud clients can work with their logbooks and mail on Android, close by administrations, for example, Apple Music.

This is the place Nadella is taking Microsoft, and which is all well and good. This is the reason the versatile rendition of Outlook is accessible for Android and iOS and in addition on Window 10 portable. This is the reason Office 365 has customers for all the significant registering stages, both portable and on the work area. This is the reason OneNote can permit you to take notes on any gadget and read them on some other gadget.

It's a range where Microsoft has a solid aptitude set, has an alluring offering, and has a reasonable way towards maintainability and progressing importance with the advanced biological system.

Microsoft will come back to the portable equipment diversion amid 2017 - there is to an extreme degree an excess of force working up around the Surface Phone that its non-appearance would be a greater story than the minute it is uncovered. At the point when that uncover happens there will be a ton of concentrate on Microsoft's reestablished desire both in equipment (with the genuine gadget) and the utilisation of Windows 10 as a cell phone working framework.

Simply recall that the genuine esteem in the portable space is a tiny bit higher up the product stack. It's not who has aced the equipment or the OS markets, it's about who has the most grounded cloud, who has the certainty of the clients, who can make a consistent domain so everybody can live in an associated world.

For a long time, Apple and Samsung have conflicted on a scale practically uncommon in business history, their lawful war costing more than a billion dollars and spreading over four mainlands. Starting with the super-mystery extend that made the iPhone and the late Steve Jobs' rage when Samsung—an Apple provider!— drew out a shockingly comparable gadget, Kurt Eichenwald investigates the Korean organization's record of patent encroachment, among different savage business strategies, and clarifies why Apple may win the fights yet at the same time lose the war.

There is probably delightful cell phone handsets are the fury these days, however are the makers duplicating each other as opposed to enhancing? Recently, we recommended that Samsung had fundamentally duplicated Apple in outlining the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. We should investigate the two gadgets one next to the other.

Still focused on the battle between Samsung and Apple? They are being the world’s largest smartphone vendors, that is to be expected. A quick Google search reveals that every new release in the Samsung Galaxy S-line has, at one point or another, been called the “iPhone killer.” On the flip side, searching for the term “Samsung killer” generally yields results for Xiaomi or Huawei’s latest device.

Despite everything anybody concentrating on these two mammoth contenders, be that as it may, is feeling the loss of the master plan. With Huawei meaning to surpass Apple as the second-biggest cell phone merchant by 2020, and gossipy tidbits twirling about Google entering the handset showcase all alone, Apple and Samsung ought to quit agonising such a great amount over each other and investigate them.

Starting with the US, in the three months ending May 2016, Samsung accounted for 37% of smartphone sales and Apple 29%. However, sales of their respective flagship models reveal a much closer competition, with the Galaxy S7/S7 Edge accounting for 16% of sales and the iPhone 6s/6s Plus at 14.6%. What’s more, when we look at where these purchases are coming from, just 5% of Samsung purchases came from those switching away from Apple, while 14% of Apple purchasers came from those switching away from Samsung. In both cases, the majority of sales came from customers repurchasing and upgrading within their preferred brand. Among those intending to change devices within the next year, 88% of current Apple users and 86% of current Samsung users intend to stay loyal.

Incredible Britain uncovers a nearer race between the two brands, who together record for about three of each four telephones sold, each with 36% of offers. Here we see the iPhone 5s as the two smash hit gadgets in the three months consummation May 2016, trailed by the Samsung Galaxy J5, and the iPhone SE.

Strikingly, in both the US and UK markets, Samsung and Apple assert the whole main 10 rundown of cell phones sold. Just while extending our view to the main 20 do we start to see brands, for example, LG (in the US) and Sony (in the UK) show up. These business sectors have additionally observed cell phone deals smooth or drop in the most recent year, as less new customers are accessible and shoppers are redesigning at a slower pace.

In China, the world's biggest cell phone showcase, Samsung was the top brand in the nation's urban regions now two years back, as of the three months finishing in May 2014. At that point Xiaomi developed as the general pioneer until Apple picked up an especially solid support from the iPhone 6 and Chinese New Year in mid 2015. Since that point, Apple and Huawei have gone after the top-mark opening in urban China, with once best brand Samsung tumbling from a high of 34% to only 9% in the most recent quarter finishing in May 2016.

Not at all like in Western markets where mark unwaveringness is high and less shoppers imperfection for different brands, in China, steadfastness stays low. For current top brand Huawei, only 19% of shoppers were repurchasing the brand, while 24% changed over from Samsung. For Apple, 42% were rehash buyers, and 25% originated from Samsung. Xiaomi hasn't caught the same number of previous Samsung buyers as the other two (9%), principally getting buyers from rehash buys (45%); 12% of Xiaomi's new clients changed over from Huawei.

Created markets might moderate, however India is reporting twofold digit development. In that market, Samsung sees solid rivalry from Micromax and Xiaomi, however it presently remains the top brand sold, while Apple has India in its sights for solid share inside three to five years. At long last, Huawei, understanding that the US market won't give enough development to accomplish its Apple-topping objective, simply declared a rebuilding with the expectation of developing offer in India.

With high faithfulness, moderating development in created markets, and Chinese brands driving the biggest cell phone advertise on the planet (and looking to the third) Apple and Samsung have less to stress over from each other going ahead—and a great deal more to stress over from different contenders, and the evolving scene. In that scene, what stays to be seen is the manner by which deals in those creating markets in Latin and South America and India buffet the remaining of the enormous three brands.

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