Many owners of Android hardware are currently waiting to see their devices upgraded to newer versions of the operating system, but as many smartphones are just starting to receive the Android 4.1.2 build, Google has just announced another flavour of Android in the form of Jelly Bean 4.2 with the release bringing new features.
It is being reported on Talk Android that the latest version of the operating system will provide users with some typing enhancements, a new camera application, and some other upgrades to Jelly Bean. The biggest changes are to the camera app with the new capability for users to create a ‘photo sphere’, which is promised to take panoramic photos to another level.
The good official news is in and this is exciting, even though Google cancelled its big Playground event today due to Hurricane Sandy. They have just announced 2 new phones and one tablet, but for now let’s talk about the Google LG Nexus 4 specs and price and of course where to buy.
The Google Nexus 4 by LG comes with Photo Sphere and Google Now, this little beauty comes with a quad-core processor, 4.7-inch 320 ppi (1280 x 768 pixel resolution) display, Android Jelly Bean 4.2, 8 MP camera, we love the fact that this smartphone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 2.
Main Specs Include: WXGA IPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon(TM) S4 Pro CPU, 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm and weighs 139 grams, it also has a 3MP front-facing camera for those video chats, Unlocked GSM/UMTS/HSPA+, GSM/EDGE/GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz) and HSPA+ 21. The Nexus 4 has 16GB internal storage but the actual formatted capacity will be less, other features include 2 GB RAM, Micro USB, 3.5mm headphone jack, SlimPort HDMI and Wireless charging.
The much anticipated launch of the new Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system has taken place earlier today, with the company looking to make a dent in the market share of both Android and the iPhone platforms. It has now been revealed that the first Windows Phone 8 devices will be releasing soon, and early reviews of the operating are positive.
According to TechCrunch the first batch of handsets will become available to European consumers this coming weekend, with the likes of the HTC 8X, Nokia Lumia 920, and Samsung Ativ S arriving in retail stores and online.
Now we try and report all the official news as much as we can when its comes to the iPhone 5 and iOS 6, and today we have some more news in from readers about SafeRa1n covering the iPhone 5 unlock and iOS 6 Jailbreak, the new Apple handset and operating system have been on the market now for just over a month and we would like to know if this is all a scam or not.
Quite often users of the Android platform have to wait for successful iPhone applications to be released for them to enjoy, which was the case with apps such as Instagram and Temple Run among others, but the Xbox SmartGlass app for Android is already available with iOS users still waiting.
