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Jolla Sailfish OS video preview

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:31:00 +0000

Do you remeber Jolla ? The company that was formed by ex-Nokia employees ? Well, it held the launch event of the Sailfish OS. Video preview below.

It has a nice looking UI no doubt from that. Promises some good multi-tasking too. As to the apps you'll have no problem as most Android apps will work on it without any extra modifications needed.

The company has already signed with ST-Ericisson for the chipsets that will power their smartphones and 'DNA', a Finnish carrier to distribute them.

Seems promising and I'm a bit looking forward too. Well, lets see what Jolla has to offer us when they launch an actual smartphone.

Source: GSMArena.
Image: Tech Crunch.

Now on Google Currents !

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:10:00 +0000

Guys, now I have a Tech Watchmen publication on Google Currents. Make sure you have Google Currents installed and then with your smartphone and tablet visit this link:
http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAow6MXvAw/tech_watchmen, then tap the button 'Read on Google Currents'. Or scan the QR code below and do the rest. Help us reach 200 subscribers guys ! Spread the word. Thanks in advance.

3 million Galaxy S3s sold !

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:45:00 +0000

Samsung yet reached another sales milestone by reaching 30 million Galaxy S3 units sold. This figure includes units sold on carriers like Sprint, etc. It was about 5 months ago that the S3 hit the shelves and it's here, 5 months later with a sales milestone. Holiday season will arrive soon and it will sure increase the sales of the S3.

Source: GSMArena.

Image: GSMArena.

iPad 4 announced

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Yesterday Apple announced the iPad 4 in the same event where the iPad Mini was announced. Under the hood it packs the dual-core A6X processor which is supposed to be twice as fast the A5X running on the latest iOS 6, it will come in 16, 32 or 64GB of internal storage, a 9.7-inch Retina display, a 1.2MP front facing camera and a 5MP iSight rear camera capable to capture 1080p videos, lightning connector, WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0 and 10 hours of battery life.

Image: Trusted Reviews, Tech Radar & CNET

Source: Apple

Nokia Lumia 510 is now official

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:06:00 +0000

After some rumours that Nokia was working on the Lumia 510. Well, it's now here. It packs a Snapdragon S1 800MHz single-core processor runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, 256MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage with no microSD card slot, a 4-inch display, a VGA front camera and a 5MP rear camera, GPS, A-GPS, WiFi and a 1,300mAh battery to power it all.

Images: Nokia & Phonearena.
Source: Phonearena.

Apple iPad Mini is now official

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:54:00 +0000

Today Apple announced the iPad Mini after so many rumours the real thing is here. It packs a 1GHz dual-core A5 processor running on the latest iOS 6, 512MB of RAM, a PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, comes in 16, 32 or 64GB of internal storage no microSD card slot though as usual, a 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS display, a 720p front facing camera and a 5MP iSight back camera, come with the lightning adapter announced with the iPhone 5, WiFi, 4G LTE and Apple assures 10 hours of battery life. It will start from about €253 for the basic model.

Images: GSMArena & BGR.

Source: GSMArena.

The new Chromebook available on the Google Play store

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:18:00 +0000

The new Chromebook made by Samsung is now available on the Google Play store for $249. This new Chromebook packs the new dual-core Exynos 5 will run on ChromeOS, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and 100GB of free Google Drive cloud storage , 11.6-inches display, HDMI-out, SD card reader, a USB 2.0 and port and USB 3.0 port, WiFi, Bluetooth and up to 6.5 hours of battery life. This is the WiFi only version there's a 3G enabled one too for $330. Pretty decent huh ?

Source: Android Police and Ars Technica.
Image: Venture Beat.

LG Nexus 4 confirmed

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:48:00 +0000

As you might saw lately the LG Nexus 4 was a lot rumoured and leaked. Now, LG's Head of Mobile Product Planning has confirmed it and confirmed the specs too. Well, the specs are a 1.5GHz quad-core processor running on Google's stock Android 4.2 Jellybean, 2GB of RAM, 8 or 16GB of internal storage sorry guys no microSD card slot, a 4.7-inch display and has an 8MP back camera. Packs some good specs.

As the LG Head of Mobile Product Planning said too is that it will be announced at Google's Android event on October 29, next Monday. It will launch in India by November 29th tough we don't know when the global launch will happen.

Image: GSMArena.

Source: GSMArena.

Oppo Find 5 leaked images and specs

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:23:00 +0000

Leaked images and specs of the Oppo Find 5 have been released, has specs similair to the HTC J Butterfly that was unveiled earlier this week.

The phone sports a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, runs on Android 4.1 Jellybean out of the box, 2GB of RAM, will come in either 16 or 32GB of internal storage, has a 5-inch fullHD display, a 12MP backs camera with a Sony backlit sensor, an aluminium unibody with a 3mm bezel and 6.9mm of thickness and a 2,500mAh battery to power it all.

The pricing will be 363.51 euro for the 16GB version and 397.95 euro for the 32GB version. There are also rumours that it will be available in Europe or America.

Source: GSMArena.

Images: GSMArena.

Samsung Galaxy Y receives a small update

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:55:00 +0000

Samsung pushed out an update to the Galaxy Y, no ICS nor Jellybean just a small update. The will bring with it more system stability and better touchscreen responsiveness. The update size is only a 1.5MB. So Galaxy Y users pick that phone and check for any system updates.

Source: GSMArena.

Image: TalkAndroid.

HTC J Butterfly announced in Japan

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:32:00 +0000

Do you remember that HTC 5-inch smartphone with a full HD display ? Well, it's here and packs some really good specs. It has a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro running on Android 4.1 Jellybean, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage with microSD card slot, a 5-inch full HD display with 440ppi, a 2.1MP front facing camera an 8MP rear camera that can capture 1080p videos, IPX5 protection, LTE, WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 2,020mAh. As you can see from the images it will come in white, red and black colours. It will launch in Japan on AU/KDDI network. This model will be exclusive to Japan.

Source: Engadget & GSMArena.
Images: HTC JP

ASUS Padfone 2 unveiled

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:50:00 +0000

ASUS announced the Padfone 2 today at Milan, which packs some boasting specs.

The smartphone packs a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro running ICS with a Jellybean promised in the future, 2GB of RAM, it will come in 16, 32 and 64GB of internal storage, 50GB of ASUS's Webstorage for 2 years, 4.7-inch 720p Super IPS+ display, a 1.2MP front camera and a 13MP rear camera capable to capture up to 1080p videos, NFC, LTE and a 2,140mAh battery to power it all, it's not replacable though.

As for the tablet side, there is a 10.1-inch IPS display, a 5,000mAh and a 13-pin connector that's compatible with microUSB and MHL.

Source: Engadget & GSMArena.
Image: Engadget.

Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini announced

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:51:00 +0000

Today Samsung has announced the smaller variant of the Galaxy SIII, the Galaxy SIII Mini.

Under the hood it packs a 1GHz dual-core processor
runs Android 4.1 Jellybean customized with TouchWiz
1GB of RAM
8 and 16GB of internal storage
4-inch Super AMOLED display
a VGA front 5MP rear camera with LED flash capable to record 720p HD videos
Bluetooth 4.0
WiFi
NFC
GPS with GLONASS
1,500mAh battery

Source: Samsung

Images: Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Music is official

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:04:00 +0000

Samsung Galaxy Music is official, has dual-sim too.

Runs on Android 4.0 ICS customized with TouchWiz obviously
512MB of RAM
4GB internal storage
3-inch QVGA display
3MP rear camera
WiFi
Bluetooth 3.0
GPS with Glonass
1,300mAh battery

And as the name suggests it packs some music features that are: Smart Volume, Music View, Sound Alive, SRS and dual front loudspeakers. Another version of this phone, the Galaxy Music Duos that will be dual sim. There's no word about pricing and when it'll be available.

Source: Samsung and GSMArena.

Image: GSMArena.

Samsung testing out buttonless devices, 3GB of RAM on board

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:51:00 +0000

Sammy is testing out buttonless devices with 3GB of RAM. Will we see some high-end Samsung smartphones by the end of 2013 ?

As you see in the image above no buttons are present and both are labelled "3Gb RAM". It's actually GigaByte not GigaBit as the source of Phonearena pointed it out. These labels are for internal use only. As you know smartphones with 2GB of RAM are quite a few, for example the LG Optimus G. So Samsung could do the major leap forward and introduce this device. I'll keep you updated with the latest news about this prototype as soon as I'll have more news about it.

Source: Phonearena.
Image: Phonearena.

Some Acer Iconia tabs will not taste Jellybean officially

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:53:00 +0000

Some Acer Iconia tablets will not taste official Jellybean from Acer. These are the A100, A200 and the A500. They are all Tegra 2 based.

Well, there've been some few reports that a Jellybean update was in testing phase but apparently things are not going that well. So these tablets will never get past Android 4.0 from Acer but hey you can still load up a custom ROM of Jellybean ! Certainly this news has created some anger and disappointment towards the owners of this tablet.

Source: Android Community.
Images: theandroidsoul.com, notebookcheck.net and theverge.com.

Sprint Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE announced

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:25:00 +0000

Samsung announced the Galaxy Victory 4G LTE that will be sold on Sprint's network for $99 with a $50 mail-in rebate.

Under the hood it has a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor runs on Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage expandable with a microSD card, 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.3MP front facing camera and a 5MP rear shooter with LED flash, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, S Beam, Google Wallet, AllShare Play, AllShare Group Cast, and of course it has LTE and 2,100mAh battery. It will be availableo n Sprint's network on September 16th.

Source: Android Police & Sprint.
Image: Sprint.

Samsung ATIV Tab announced

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:10:00 +0000

Samsung announced a Windows 8 RT-running tablet, named the ATIV Tab. Under the hood there's a 1.5GHz dual-core processor running Windows 8 RT, 2GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of internal storage, 10.1-inch HD LCD display, 1.9MP front camera and a 5MP rear camera, micro-HDMI, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, some Samsung features, Accelerometer, Geomagnetic, Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Grip Sensor and an 8,200mAh battery to power it all. Not a bad tablet at all !

Source: Samsung.
Images: Samsung.

Samsung ATIV S annouced, runs WP8

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:42:00 +0000

Samsung ATIV S is announced, runs WP8 out of the box. Under the hood there's a 1.5GHz dual-core processor that runs WP8, 1GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of internal storage & supports microSD cards, 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED, a 1.9MP front camera and an 8MP rear shooter, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, A-GPS and a 2,300mAh battery to power it all. Not a bad smartphone, we'll be seeing some high-end WP8 phones soon.

Source: Samsung.
Images: Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 announced !

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:54:00 +0000

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 gets announced, a beast. The Galaxy Note 2 has a 1.6GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core processor run Android 4.1 Jellybean, quad-core Mali-400 clocked at 400MHz, 2GB of RAM, 16/32/64 GB of internal storage, 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, a 1.9MP front camera & an 8MP rear camera with LED flash, a new S Pen, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, a lot of Samsung features like S Beam etc. & a 3,100mAh battery to power it all.

Source: Samsung.

Images: Samsung.

LG Optimus L9 announced

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:52:00 +0000

LG extends it's L-Series by the global debut of the Optmius L9 that was announced today. It has a 1GHz dual-core processor running Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 4.7-inch IPS display, a VGA front camera & a 5MP rear camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA & several other LG features that include QMemo, QTranslator & My Style Keyboard and a 2,500mAh SiO+ battery. Not a bad smartphone.

Source: LG.

Images: LG.

LG Optimus G is official ! heading to Korea in a month

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:16:00 +0000

The LG Optimus G is now official and will be heading to Korea in a month. Packs really good specs. This smartphone has the new Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro clocked at 1.5GHz that will be running Android 4.0 ICS, Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 4.7-inch 720p TrueHD IPS display, a 1.3 MP front camera & a 13MP rear camera that's capable to record full HD videos, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, LTE, NFC, DLNA, MHL & a 2,100mAh battery to power it all. A pretty good phone huh ? This smartphone will be heading to Korea in a month and will be available internationally at a later date.

Source: GSMArena & Phonearena.

Image: GSMArena.

Facebook Messenger for iOS & Android updated

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:45:00 +0000

Facebook Messenger for iOS & Android updated. Before the update the app just worked fine apart from a small problem that I think it derives from my mobile, whatever, the app told me to force close very often & it annoyed me a lot ! Today it updated again on my Alcatel OT-918, later I'll try it and see how it performs. Changelogs on OS's are below:

Android:

· Add smileys, hearts and other emoji to messages.

· Click the person's name at the top of your conversation to view their Facebook Timeline.
· Seeing who's active lets you and your friends know how soon to expect a reply.
· Other bug fixes.

Apple:

· Add smileys, hearts and other emoji to messages.
· Click the person's name at the top of your conversation to view their Facebook Timeline.

Source of changelogs: Apple's App Store & Google Play

Images: Google Play

Archos announces the 101XS, the first from Gen10XS

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Archos announces the 101XS, the first from Gen10XS line-up. Packs some pretty good specs. The 101XS packs a 1.5GHz TI-OMAP 4470 dual-core processor runs on Android 4.0 ICS and will be upgraded later to Android 4.1 Jellybean, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage up to 64GB of MicroSD card, 10.1-inch display, a PowerVR SGX544 that is a quad-core GPU, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and an additional keyboard. I say it again it packs some really good specs ! This is the first tablet from the Gen10XS line-up. The Archos 97XS & the Archos 80XS will follow.

Images: The Verge, Technology Tell & Tech Radar.

Source: Android Police & Archos.

Acer announced two new smartphones

noreply@blogger.com (CB936) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:12:00 +0000

Acer announced two new smartphone the Liquid Gallant and the Liquid Gallant Duo, both have the same specs the only difference between the tow is that one is dual-SIM and the other isn't. Let's pass to the specs, a 1GHz MTK6575 single-core processor runs on Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a PowerVR SGX531 GPU, a 4.3-inch qHD display, a 5MP back shooter with LED flash & capable to shoot 720p, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS with A-GPS and a 1,500mAh battery to power it all. Not a bad smartphone, Acer could've put a dual core instead though.

Source: Acer & GSMArena.

Image: androidadvices.com