Samsung Galaxy Note II unveiled: Comes with Android Jellybean, 5.5″ HD Super AMOLED display

Samsung just announced the Samsung Galaxy Note II, the follow-up to its popular phablet. The Note II comes with an even larger 5.5 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720. Battery capacity has been upped to 3,100 mAh and it is of the fast charging variety. Powered by a quad core Exynos processor clocked at 1.6Ghz, the Note II runs on Android 4.1 Jellybean.

The design looks heavily inspired by the Galaxy SIII using rounded edges and an extremely glossy finish. There’s an 8MP camera sensor on the back of the device capable of recording 1080p video.  The S Pen itself has undergone some work. With a rubber nib, users can now add quick commands to gestures. “Air View” allows users to preview galleries and folders just by floating the stylus above the display. The Samsung Galaxy Note II will ship in Titanium Grey, Marble White towards the end of the year.

Water resistant Sony Xperia V launched, Comes with onboard LTE

As part of its next generation Xperia lineup, Sony just announced the Sony Xperia V. The USP of the device is that it has the highest level of water resistance available in a smartphone. The phone is equipped with LTE. The phone runs on a dual core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz.

Samsung ATIV S : First Windows Phone 8 device announced with 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display

Samsung has announced ATIV S, the first device to run Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass protection and is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. It comes with an 8 Megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera. It can record and play Full HD videos at 1080p. It is 8.7 mm thick and weighs 135 grams. It has brushed aluminum body and a physical Windows button at the bottom instead of capacitive one.

Samsung ATIV S Specifications

• 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display
• 1.5 GHz dual-core processor
• Windows Phone 8 OS
• 8MP camera with LED Flash, 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera
• 8.7 mm thick and weighs 135g
• 1GB RAM, 16/32GB User memory, expandable memory with microSD
• 3G (HSPA+42Mbps), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS
• 2300mAh battery

No details about the pricing and availability yet.

Budget minded Xperia J announced by Sony

Rounding up the lower end of the segment is the newly launched Sony Xperia J. The 9.2mm thick phone has a FWGA display. A 5MP camera unit can be found around the back of the phone.

The Xperia J comes with a front facing camera to allow video calls. Details are still coming in but the phone will be available in black, gold , white and pink when it is available towards the end of the year.

LG Optimus G with 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, 4.7-inch True HD IPS+ display, Android 4.0 announced

LG has finally unveiled the Optimus G (LG-F180), their new flagship smartphone. They already revealedthat it would have a Snapdragon S4 pro quad-core processor and  True HD IPS display with  G2 Touch Hybrid Display and better battery. Now, they have officially announced the device. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 768 pixels) True HD IPS + Display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor.  It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes with a 13MP camera with an LED flash at the back and a 1.3MP front-facing camera.

Samsung unveils Brown, Red, Black and Grey Galaxy S3

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S3 would be available in new range of colors, Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey, globally. The Red Galaxy S3 was exclusively launched for AT&T in July and it was spotted in Germany last week. The Black Galaxy S3 was spotted earlier this month, and Clove UK confirmed that it would be available in October.

Drive Link app for Samsung Galaxy SIII now available

Samsung has rolled out its Drive Link app which gives Galaxy SIII users a launcher view which has been optimized for in-car usage. The app allows access to music, GPS navigation in addition to hands-free calls.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Tab 750) Android 4.0 update now rolling out in India

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the Samsung GalaxyTab 10.1 (Tab 750) in India. This 10.1-inch tablet was launched in India last August, and it came with Android 3.1 (Honeycomb). The Android ICS update would bring redesigned user interface with new TouchWiz UI, improved multi-tasking, notifications, faster browser and much more new features. It would also download new Ebook app from the Samsung Apps once you enter the App Store for the first time, after the update.

This update is about 232MB and is available OTA (Over the Air) and via Samsung Kies. You can check for the update manually from the Settings, About device, Software update.

Sony Xperia Android ICS updates OTA for 8 phones

If you are one of the Android faithful that own a Sony Xperia 2011 smartphone, some of you are no doubt still waiting for Sony to update your smartphone to Android 4.0.4 ICS, and as you are probably aware, Sony kicked the update game off last week by pushing our the ICS update to the Sony Xperia P, but what about other 2011 Xperia handsets, when will they start seeing ICS hit?

Well we now have that information for you, as Sony Mobile has now release news on what Xperia handset will see the Android Ice cream sandwich update next, and those devices will be the Sony Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Sony Xperia Neo, Xperia Neo V, the Sony Xperia Mini, Sony Xperia Pro, Sony Xperia Active and the Sony Xperia Ray, all of which will start to gain Android 4.0.4 this week.

Hey France! Get Google Nexus 7 September 3rd

If you happen to be one of the Android faithful over in France, and have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Google Nexus 7 tablet to become available for purchase in the country, you might like to know that the release date for the Android Jelly Bean tablet has now been revealed by numerous retailers, and that release date for the Nexus 7 slate in France is the 3rd of next month.

According to a report over on Gadget Venue, initially the 16GB Google Nexus 7 tablet will go on sale in France, and then followed by the 8GB model later on, and various store will offer the Android Jelly Bean tablet to customers including Boulanger, Darty, and Fnac.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 easy to repair if stripped

As you know, when a new tech device hits the mobile space it isn’t too long before someone manages to break inside that device to see just what is going on internally, and this has now happened to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, revealing that the Android Ice Cream Sandwich device is fairly easy to repair, apparently far more easier to repair than the new iPad.

An article over on Eweek states that the guys over at iFixit have now performed a tear down with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1and gave the device an 8 rating for repair easiness, whilst the new iPad received a low rating of 2, and that low rating was commented upon by readers saying it was impossible to use clips rather than glue to fix the glass to the slate as it is too thin.

iPhone 5 New Charging USB Cable Revealed

iLounge has posted an image showing the expected iPhone 5 mini USB dock connector cable. Cable seems to be same from USB connector side and smaller dock connector as was rumored previously.

The cable appears to be highly similar to past Apple cables, with a full-sized USB plug on one end and what appears to be Apple’s newly shrunken 8-pin connector on the other. Veister is a Shenzhen, China-based accessory vendor, but the cable has yet to appear on the company’s site. It is unclear whether the part shown is a replacement cable or a genuine Apple part with pre-production markings.

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How To Install .deb File On iPhone, iPod and iPad

1. Install MobileTerminal by opening Cydia => Go To Search => Type ” MobileTerminal” and install the latest available version (520-2)
2.  Download and install iPhonebrower on your Windows computer. Download iPhoneBrowser
3. Download the .deb file which you want to install.
4. Now connect your iPhone iPad or iPod to your computer and start iPhonebrower.
5. Select “tmp” folder and drag and drop the .deb file into the tmp directory.

6.Start MobileTerminal on your iPhone iPad or iPod and Type su and Enterthe password alpine when asked. Your prompt will be changed to :/var/mobile root#

7. Now type below command by replacing the appname with the .deb file you want to install and which you copied in tmp folder.

dpkg  -i /tmp/appname.deb

8. Now you can delelet the .deb file from iPhonebrowser, just right click and click Delete.

9. Reboot your iPhone, iPad or iPod and your .deb app is now installed.

Samsung Windows Phone 8 Odyssey & Macro specs & price difference

A while back we posted what info we knew on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices from the Samsung camp called the Samsung Odyssey and Samsung Marco, after which we also reported on what other specs came to light on the Samsung Odyssey including that the smartphone would be an LTE device and T-Mobile’s first Windows Phone 8 handset. Now we have more on those specs along with price differentiation for your consideration.

An article over on International Business Times, by way of Samsung Mobile, the two Windows Phone 8 handset model numbers have now been revealed with the Samsung Odyssey being the GT-i8750, and the Samsung Marco being the GT-i370, of which the Samsung Odyssey is the more expensive of the two.

Samsung Galaxy Player YP-GP1 looks like Galaxy S3

Many of us now use our smartphones and tablet for playing various types of media but for those who prefer a dedicated media player then today we have news of the new Samsung Galaxy Player. It seems as though an update to the current Galaxy Player version 5.0 could be announced as early as IFA in Berlin later this month and now leaks have appeared showing what purports to be the next Samsung Galaxy Player YP-GP1, showing that it will look just like the smash-hit smartphone, the Galaxy S3 (S III).

Samsung Galaxy Note II teaser video goes up, and a new image leaks too

Samsung is going to host a press event in Berlin on August 29th. If you include today, then that’s just 10 days away. Now we already know what they’re going to announce there. Several weeks ago a Samsung spokesperson told Reuters that the company has plans to “unveil the next Galaxy Note”. Four days agowe even saw a leaked image of the front of said device. So what’s new today? Two things. First, there’s another leaked image, this one courtesy of Know Your Mobile. Their sources tells them nothing we already haven’t heard: 5.5 inch screen, quad core processor, ultra thin bezels, you get the idea. The second bit of “news” comes from Samsung themselves, who have uploaded a teaser video that clocks in at less than 40 seconds. It’s incredibly arty, with ultra fast cut scenes, and at the end it features German director Wim Wenders. Some of you might know him from the 2011 film “Pina”.

What don’t we know about that Galaxy Note II? We don’t know when it’ll hit the market, how much it’ll cost, and what version of Android it’ll run. All will be unveiled next week, but let’s just say this: Similar to how the first generation Galaxy Note polarized people, this next Note is going to do the exact same thing. For some folks, 5.5 inches seems ludicrious. For others, they’re thrilled that a company is finally listening to them. The first Note has managed to sell an average of 1 million units a month since it hit store shelves, so we know there’s a market for crazy large devices.

Are you a part of that market?

Sony Xperia ion officially launched in India for Rs. 36,999

Sony has officially launched the Xperia ion, their new smartphone in the Xperia line-up. It comes with 500MB of free 3G data per month for 3 months and 200 minutes of Mobile TV (through appXtra application) for a period of 2 months. This offer is valid till 30th Nov 2012. It went on sale from online retailer in India earlier this month.  It has 4.55-inch (1280 x 720 pixels ) HD Reality display and comes with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). 

It has 12MP auto focus camera with Exmor R mobile camera sensor with 1080p HD video recording and LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera. The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+ support, HDMI out ,WiFi, DLNA, NFC and aGPS.

It has 1GB RAM, 13.2GB internal memory (up to 12.9GB user-accessible memory), microSD slot that supports up to 32GB, FM Radio with RDS, 3.5 mm audio jack and 1900 mAh battery. It is PlayStation Certified that would let you play PlayStation titles.

The Sony Xperia ion comes in Black and Red colors. It is priced at an MRP of Rs. 36,999 and is available from retail stores across India.

Asus Transformer Pad TF300 blessed with Jelly Bean update now

Since the launch of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean we’ve been trying to keep readers up-to-date on which devices may receive the update and when. The Google Nexus 7 tablet manufactured by Asus was launched running Jelly Bean and since then the Jelly Bean update has also begun rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S plus the Motorola Xoom tablet. Now Asus has fulfilled its promise to get Jelly Bean to its Asus Transformer Pad TF300 as we hear news that the rollout has started today.

Only yesterday we gave readers a roundup of Jelly Bean update news for various manufacturers and noted that Asus had pledged the update will come soon to the Transformer Pad, Transformer Pad Prime and Transformer Pad Infinity. Now, for one of those at least, Jelly Bean has arrived, with reports that some people have started to receive 4.1.1 Jelly Bean earlier today. It seems though that this is only an over-the-air update at present but of course that could change so you may want to keep checking.

New iOS 6 FaceTime over cellular, AT&T won’t charge separately

If you’re an AT&T iOS device user and looking forward to iOS 6 then you may already heard of previous reports about a new feature coming to the next Apple mobile operating system, FaceTime over Cellular. This was unearthed in a beta version of iOS 6 but there were concerns that AT&T was planning to charge for the service. However news today is that AT&T will not be charging separately although there is one condition to this.


A few weeks ago when the FaceTime over Cellular feature was first spotted in iOS 6 beta 3, a screenshot showing evidence of it was revealed. This screenshot displayed a dialog box that appeared asking users to get in touch with AT&T if they wished to use FaceTime over Cellular and so seemed to indicate that AT&T may be planning to charge for it, especially as it was similar to the prompt that users receive when opting to enable the iPhone Personal Hotspot. As AT&T already charges for data under a separate plan this caused some consternation among consumers and we told how we felt there could be a big backlash against AT&T if the giant carrier went ahead with any plans to charge separately for FaceTime over Cellular.

Angry Birds Seasons Updated For Back To School

What’s New In This Version:
Pencils, apples, backpacks, playgrounds — it’s back to school time! But summer’s not over yet: we’ve got some spectacular surprises in store! Brighten your day with 20 brand new schoolyard levels, new bonus levels, and a BRAND NEW BIRD.

● Puzzle through TWENTY brand-new school levels!
● Say hello to the UPLIFTING new bird! She’s cute, pink, and bubbly — but watch out, this girl is no pushover!
● Groove to the new theme music in the fun new playground levels!

Visit below links to purchase Angry Birds Seasons from the App Store for $0.99 for iPhone and $2.99 for iPad.

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Xperia P ICS update roll out begins

A while back we reported that those Android faithful that own the Sony Xperia P smartphone could expect the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update to arrive sometime between the 19th and the 25th of this month. However it appears that Sony has managed to chop down on that expected ICS update availability time frame, because the word is the ICS update for the Sony Xperia P has already started rolling out as of today the 17th.

News of the roll out of the Ice Cream Sandwich update to the Sony Xperia P comes to us via Ubergizmo by way of Sony Mobile, who has officially announced the roll out of Android 4.0 for the Xperia P starting today and continuing over the next few weeks to global markets.

Android ICS Micromax A100 released in India

Here’s a quickie for our readers that might be over in India and in the market for an upcoming Android smartphone, apparently the word is MicroMax is gearing up to launch a new Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone in the country quite soon, the MicroMax A100 smartphone, which is a dual SIM handset said to sport a 5-inch touch screen with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels.

According to an article over on IBN Live, The Micromax A100 is an Android Ice Cream Sandwich packing handset that features 4GB internal memory along with microSD expansion up to 32GB, and the smartphone sports a 5 megapixel rear facing camera, but unfortunately there’s no word on what processor or RAM the handset packs

Samsung Galaxy S II Jelly Bean update confirmed

Great news Galaxy S II owners! Anonymous sourced informed SamMobile that the Samsung Galaxy S II will receive Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update.

According to SamMobile the Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S II is almost ready and public release is expected in late September or early October.

Let's hope that Samsung will not forget the Galaxy Note which was sold in more than 10 million units worldwide since its launch.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean & Verizon bootloader unlock

If you are the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S3, you are probably eagerly awaiting the day when old Sammy deliver the Android Jelly Bean update to the smartphone, and the rumour is that Jelly Bean update will hit the SGS3 the same day Sammy unveils the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Well that little SGS3 Jelly Bean update rumour might be spot on because a video has now surfaced that show Android Jelly Bean playing nice on the Galaxy S3.

Naturally we have that footage of Jelly Bean 4.1.1 on the Samsung Galaxy S3for your viewing consideration below courtesy of the guys over at Technobuffalo, and the footage shows that old Sammy hasn’t dropped the TouchWiz UI with Android Jelly Bean, however the new OS does deliver extra goodies such as Google Now, although the commentary on the video might be pointless to some unless you can speak Spanish.

Pinterest for Android available so join Phones Review

At long last Pinterest for Android is now available as of today, many have been waiting for this app to be released on this OS and the wait is now over. This now works wonders on Android devices and we have tested it out on the Samsung galaxy S3 and it is great, you can now share your lovely photos of food, holidays, and cars, anything you want.

The Pinterest app for Android is very easy to use and allows users to pin what they like, you can now discover, share inspirations and collect all you need to, in a nutshell just share all the stunning things in your life that you find on the web and pictures that you take.

iPhone bumper case in product red released by Apple

Although the latest iOS smartphone, the iPhone 5 is expected to hit in the not too distant future, Apple is still pushing out accessories for the old iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, with the latest little accessory being a new coloured bumper case for the iOS smartphones. Originally Apple delivered the iPhone bumper case to appease the problems with antennagate, and was available in six colour options, black, pink, blue, white, green and orange.

However Apple has now decided to make available the iPhone bumper case in (Product) red according to an article over on MacRumors by way of 9to5 Mac, and the new red bumper case for the iOS handsets is available for the usual 29-bucks with a shipping time of four to six business days.

Facebook adds a new Life Event for Timeline, 'Expecting a Baby'

Facebook has introduced a new Timeline feature called 'Expecting a Baby”, which enables users to share time when they are going to become a mother or father. The new life event for Timeline allows expectant parents to share their baby's due date and also choose gender, whether it is a boy or a girl.

Moreover, Facebook users can also include details who is other parent, location and a story about the birth. There is also an option to add photos. Your announcements will appear in the Celebrations section, located in the upper-right corner where birthdays appear.

“Life Events are easy and expressive ways to mark significant moments in your life such as getting married, buying a house or traveling to new places. If you choose to, you can now share that you are expecting a baby with your friends on Facebook,” says the social networking website in a blogpost.

Black Samsung Galaxy S3 Release Date And Price Announced For UK

The news about the Black version of Samsung Galaxy S3 are coming straight from Great Britain. This classy body color of the Samsung quad-core smartphone was first spotted in a series of pictures taken at London 2012 Olympics and uploaded, apparently by mistake, on Samsung’s official Facebook page.

A British retailer, MobileFun, have listed the release date and the price of the black Samsung Galaxy S3 version.

Un-Aired Macintosh Commercial Of 1983

A video of a commercial for Original Macintosh recorded in 1983 was leaked on YouTube by Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the Apple Macintosh development team.

The feelings of the fellows who developed the first Macintosh are awesome and their efforts were precious to bring us in the latest era of tablets and smart phones.

I salute the legends.

Watch out below video and what you say about it?

How To Install iOS 6 Beta 4 Free Without Developer Account

1. First of all you have to update your iTunes to the latest version, you candownload iTunes from here or you can click update if iTunes ask for update version on start up.
2. If your device is on iOS 5.1.1 you can go to step 5 directly and if you have older version you have to restore your device to iOS 5.1.1 as Under:
3. Download iOS 5.1.1 firmware from iOS firmware download page or from above menu.
4. Connect your device to your computer run iTunes => Click Restore in iTunes while holding Shift in PC or Alt in Mac. The system will ask for browse now locate iOS firmware which you downloaded in previous step.
5. Download iOS 6.0 firmware file for your device from this iOS 6.0 download page. (These are torrent download files you can download utorrent from here)  Remember you do not need to purchase any developer account or UDID. I am going to tell you How To Install iOS Beta 4 Free Without Developer Account in next step.
6. Connect your device to iTunes, it will be displayed on left side of your, click your device and now While Holding Shift (Or Alt in Mac) Click Check For Update. Browse for iOS 6.0 firmware file and click Open. Your iOS 6 installation process will start and at the end you will have your iPhone or iPad or iPod running iOS 6.0 Beta 4.

Angry Birds gets pink bubble blowing bird: video

The other day we posted an article on a mysterious new female character coming to the popular multi-platform game Angry Birds, and at the time it wasn’t known if that new character would be a bird or green pig, and we presumed this new character would make its debut in the new Angry Birds Space: Red Planet game. However, the game maker has now release a video of the new female character, and we have that footage for all our Angry Birds fans out there.

Pink Bird, and the video footage of Pink Bird in action comes our way courtesy of the guys over at Ubergizmo, and shows off how cunning Pink Bird can be against those pesky thieving green pigs.

Sony Xperia ion now available in India for Rs. 35999

Sony Xperia ion is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The LTE version was announced for AT&T at CES and released exclusively on AT&T in June. The HSPA version was announced in June. It has 4.55-inch (1280 x 720 pixels ) HD Reality display and comes with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. The global HSPA version was supposed to run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) according to the official site, but according to the Snapdeal site it runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 12MP auto focuscamera with Exmor R mobile camera sensor with 1080p HD video recording and LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera.

The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+ support, HDMI out ,WiFi, DLNA, NFC and aGPS. It has 1GB RAM, 13.2GB internal memory (up to 12.9GB user-accessible memory), microSD slot that supports up to 32GB, FM Radio with RDS, 3.5 mm audio jack and 1900 mAh battery. It is PlayStation Certified that would let you play PlayStation titles.

The Sony Xperia ion is now available in India from Snapdeal for Rs. 35999.

Nokia Asha 311 launched in India for Rs. 7139

Nokia has finally launched the most expected Asha 311, their first full-touch Series 40 phone in India. It was announced in June and has 3.0-inch (240 x 320 pixels), capacitive touch screen Polarized display for better readability in sunlight, 1GHz processor and comes with 3G support. It has 3.2 MP camera and runs on S40 Asha OS with Swipe interface. It is 12.9 mm thick and weighs 95g. Nokia has also launched the Asha 305 officially, that went on sale in India last month.

It has Music Player, FM Radio and Internet Radio, 256MB internal memory, 100MB free user memory and supports up to 32GB Micro SD memory card. The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA, WiFi  802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, Micro USB 2.0,  3.5 mm audio jack. It comes with 1110 mAh battery.

It has pre-loaded Angry Birds game, Facebook and twitter social apps and also comes with 40 Free EA games such as Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed The Run and Fifa 2012.  It also has Nokia Maps, DRM-free Nokia Music with over 45 lakh songs.

The Nokia Asha 311 is priced at Rs. 7,130 and would go on sale in India starting August 12th.