Samsung Galaxy Beam launched in India for Rs. 33,900

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Beam, successor of their previous Beam, in India. It was announcedat MWC earlier this year and went on pre-order last month and went on sale last week. It comes with 4.0-inch 480×800 (WVGA) TFT display and is powered by 1 GHz Dual-Core Processor. It has 15 lumens pico projector that allows users to share photos, videos or other digital media instantly and in crisp clarity up to 50-inch wide, at a distance of 2 meters. It is 12.5mm thick.

It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and has 5MP Auto focus camera with flash, 1.3MP secondary camera. It has 786MB RAM, 8GB Internal Memory, MicroSD slot (up to 32GB). It comes with specialized applications like the Ambience feature for various mood experiences and a drawing tool for presentations.

The connectivity features include, Bluetooth 3.0＋HS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, MicroUSB, USB 2.0 and aGPS. It has 2000 mAh battery. . Samsung also offers additional 2000 mAh battery pack free with the phone.

The Samsung Galaxy Beam is priced at MRP of Rs. 33,900 but you can get it from Samsung eStore for MOP of Rs. 29,990. It is available exclusively at all Samsung Smartphone Cafes.

Google Music receives major UI overhaul

The Google Music application has just received a major update bringing its user interface in line with the one shipping on the Nexus 7. The updated application follows the Holo UI principles similar to the Google+ app and there is a lot of focus on visuals with large images.  In addition some useful additions like adding new tracks to a playlist queue have been included. 

The update is available for all phones with Google Music on Android 2.2 and above via Google Play. The official changelog is listed below. 

• Now Playing queue that allows for queuing and reordering of currently playing music.
• New UI for navigation with transport controls on the action bar.
• New large album art view on Recent.
• Playlist art is now constructed from album art of songs in the playlist.
• Now Playing widget has album art and support for thumbs up.
• Harder, better, faster, stronger.

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Samsung to announce next Galaxy at event on August 15th

Apple and Samsung have long been battling it out in various courts around the world over alleged patent infringements, but many feel that Apple is simply running scared of its rival as it now enjoys a greater level of success in the mobile world. The company is now set to announce the next Galaxy device at a special press event on August 15th.

As TechCrunch are reporting Samsung has been busy sending out press invites for a major product announcement on August 15, which as the company puts it will be for the unveiling of the “newest GALAXY device”. The company didn’t go into anymore details which have seen the speculation and rumour mill kick into over drive about what Samsung will be showing to the world.