LG Optimus UI 3.0 for Android ICS devices announced

LG has unveiled its new Optimus UI 3.0 for its upcoming Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) devices. It would bring new and enhanced key features, including Quick Memo that enables users to jot notes on the screen using a finger that also lets users share it with social networks or via text messages and e-mails. The new UI also include unique unlock functions, Voice Shutter, new camera features and more.

New features in LG Optimus UI 3.0

• Ability to unlock the phone by dragging anywhere on the screen
• New Pattern Lock allows users to preset the most frequently used function, such as the camera, which automatically opens once the phone is unlocked
• Simpler version of Optimus UI 3.0 for new smartphone users which organizes the main applications so that they are the easiest to access
• New Voice Shutter allows users to capture photos using only voice commands
• Special camera feature enables users to pick up the best shot among multiple images including the moment just before the shutter button is released
• New Icon Customizer provides an additional level of personalization by allowing users to set their own photos as icons and shortcut images
• Download category in the menu for easier organization.

The Optimus UI 3.0 will debut on the LG Optimus LTE II launching this week in Korea, followed by LG Optimus 4X HD in June.

Adaptxt Keyboard for Android – Intelligent text input app with support for over 53 languages

Adaptxt Keyboard for Android Adapts to users own writing style with auto suggestions and error corrections. It has support for over 53 languages worldwide. The Symbian app for S60v3 Nokia phoneslaunched last year.

Features of Adaptxt Keyboard for Android

• Dynamic use of multiple languages in the same message
• Next word prediction by understanding your context to prevent user from making typing error
• Completes the word by providing relevant suggestions of different words as you type
• Add and manage new language Add-ons from the settings
• Adaptxt builds and maintains ‘My Dictionary’ that also lets you manually add custom words
• Word suggestions based on Accent and URL suggestions
• Learns from Android Dictionary

Adaptxt is open-source and can be integrated with other text input solutions like Slide IT and others. It is now available in Hindi-English (Hinglish) and will soon be made available in 12 more Indian languages in English.

Download Adaptxt Keyboard Beta for Android from the Google Play Store and for free (limited time).

Fold To Unlock – A New Lock Screen Concept

Here comes a brand new idea from Anton Kudin, an interface and Web designer. He has created the images of an awesome fold-to-unlock iOS lock-screen concept and posted it to the popular idea-sharing website Dribble. As I understood the concept is based on folding the screen by swiping your two fingers towards inside the screen in order to unlock instead of the typical slider by default.

Below are the concept pictures:

Macbooks and iMac To Have Retina Display

Most of you are aware that Apple’s WWDC would be held in June 2012, as the dates are coming closer there are lot of reports about the next generations iPhone and other Apple products. Previously it was reported that Macbook Pro will have retina display in next model and Macbook Air may not be able to get this due to battery issues since Retina Display required more powerful battery. But now, it has been reported on 9to5mac that iPhone is working to provide Retina display in Macbook Air and iMac. So this is a good news if someone is planning to purchase a new Macbook Air he must wait till theApple’s WWDC in June 2012 and enjoy the high resolution experience with the latest Retina Display technology.

If you don’t know more about retina display, just to make you clear it is same as the display of the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the new iPad. So experiencing the same great picture and video quality on a laptop will be definitely a dream experience which I am waiting for sure and would like to replace my existing Mac with the new one as soon as it is announced and released after the WWDC, hopefully. What do you think about the new Macbooks and iMac with retina display? Share your thoughts in below comments.

Promotional videos for Sony Xperia GX and Xperia SX

We were thrilled by the spec sheet of two new Japan-bound, LTE enabled, devices from Sony, Xperia GX and Xperia SX, that were unveiled last week. Check out their first promo videos launched today, after the break.

Xperia GX

Xperia SX

Sony, we wish to see an international version of these handsets as well.

iPhone 4S Jailbreak for iOS 5.1 Release Coming on May 25th?

Hackers are testing the iPhone 4S Jailbreak for iOS 5.1 and iOS 5.1.1  and working on a tool, like Absinthe, so the average iPhone owner can jailbreak the iPhone 4S.

This testing takes time, and according to security researcher pod2g, the iPhone 4S jailbreak release date could come in a couple of weeks.

It just so happens that the Hack in the Box conference, takes place on May 24th and 25th in Taiwan and @pod2g will be there to talk on May 25th about the iPhone 4S jailbreak processfor Corona and Absinthe Jailbreak tools. He is joined by members of the Dream Team of hackers including Joshua Hill, Nikias Bassen and David Wang.

The Hack in the box conference website states that, “Our main focus is on new and groundbreaking attack and defense methods that have not been seen or discussed in public before.”, which would make it the perfect stage to talk about a new iOS 5.1.x untethered iPhone 4s jailbreak.

Google to release multiple Nexus Android 5.0 Jelly Bean devices

We all wait the Thanksgiving, but this year it comes with a surprise. According to the report of the Wall Street Journal, if all the things will go according to plan, Google will open up its Nexus program to multiple OEM partners. The offer of Google will be up to five launch devices for Android 5.0. We could noticed the interest of Google for smartphones sale directly, by the action of selling the Galaxy Nexus through the Google Play store. We can speculate that Google have plans to change the entire Android landscape.

By this change we think that Google will try to satisfy manufacturers wary of favoritism of Google’s Motorola buyout and in the same time is making available a big variety of carrier unlocked devices running Android latest version to customers in Europe, the United States, and Asia.

HTC Ville C specs leaked, but no release date yet

A new leak, a new subject. We talk here about a new HTC product, which was today’s morning announced, under the name of HTC Ville C, a smartphone created in order to add a new line of production, “C”, a bigger gamma of products being a better way to make business. Thanks to Brief Mobile, the lucky one who received the tip, we could find out that HTC Ville C is quite similar to an previously model, HTC One S, but without some of the best specifications of it, that took it in the top, and made it special.

Some specs we can say for the new HTC Ville C are not so innovative, like the processor Qualcomm S3 dual-core which was used before, and equipped the last year products, or the camera of 8 MP with BSI sensor paired with the HTC ImageChip , and we can see that there is a VGA camera available for special social life. And we can find for the new HTC 4.3-inch AMOLED qHD display, 1GB of RAM, and 16 GB of internal storage, but we hope that an extension of the memory will be available. Exact dimensions remain a mystery for the new HTC, but the rumors sounds like an ultra slimPDA phone with 1,650 mAh battery.

No idea of the release date, nothing official, but the rumors say that it might be sooner than we expect.

Siri updated for new best smartphone answer

When Apple released the iPhone 4S last year one of the unique selling points of the handset was its new Siri assistant feature, but the new feature hasn’t been without its problems though as it had issues understanding some accents and many features of it don’t work outside the US. Now Siri has been updated so it gives a new best smartphone answer to users.

A few days ago we told you that when Siri was asked what is the best smartphone ever, it surprisingly replied the Nokia Lumia 900, which as AppleInsider is reporting was based on just four user reviews that had an average score of 5 out of 5. The key word in the question was ‘ever’ as asking Siri for just the “best smartphone” would return responses such as “the one you’re holding”.

Pod2g updates on release of iOS 5.1 (.x) untethered jailbreak

We’ve been following all the developments of the exploits of well-known developer and hacker pod2g and his attempts to bring an iOS 5.1 untethered jailbreak. Today we thought we’d bring you the latest update on the progress of the iOS 5.1.x jailbreak, which is becoming closer every day and should be available within the next two weeks.
Previously we learned that pod2g had managed an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 4S running iOS 5.1 and then a few days ago we told how he had now managed an untethered jailbreak on the new iPad running iOS 5.1. Later we then heard that the untethered jailbreak had also been successfully performed on iOS 5.1.1 as well. This of course has made many potential jailbreakers hopeful of a public release of the jailbreak real soon.

LG Eclipse Leaked, Ready To Compete Against Samsung Galaxy S3

So, we have new details for our LG fans, with a new device rumored before as “LG LS970″ or “G” code name, we have now the production name “Eclipse 4G LTE”, from trusted sources and real specifications about the newest product. We can understand from specifications that the main competitor will be Samsung Galaxy S3, because even if it sounds strange, LG comes up with more than we expected.

As an information point, i can ask you if you know what does the APQ8064 chipset means: 28nm 1.5 GHz Qualcomm quad-core Krait processor (Snapdragon S4 series) along with the amazing Adreno 320 GPU. And i’m sure, this is the latest new generation top, and guess what, the LG Eclipse will come with it.

Release of iOS 6 beta version is imminent

We know that many of our readers have been following all the news about Apple’s next major mobile operating system, iOS 6. Apple has already pointed to its WWDC next month as a focus for iOS and Mac OS X and plenty of us have been hoping for news on iOS 6 at the event. News today now suggests that the release of the iOS 6 beta version may well be imminent.

It appears that an iCloud beta has been unearthed by iOS developers in recent days and the really interesting news is that the beta version of this iCloud web browser portal contains code references to iOS 6. The code specifically contains these words, “To use beta.icloud.com, first sign in to iCloud with the iOS 6 Beta.”

iOS 5.1.1 update problems discussed

Just a few days ago Apple issued its latest iOS update, iOS 5.1.1 for users of the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The update was released to solve issues with various bugs that needed attention but although some people have managed to update with success it seems that some others have had problems with the software update to iOS 5.1.1 and have noticed issues since installing it.

When iOS 5.1 was issued back in March we told how plenty of people were reporting problems with obtaining the update and seeing error messages instead. Although this does not appear to be a widespread issue this time it’s certainly noticeable that some people are having problems since installing the iOS 5.1.1 update.

iOS 6 may possibly say goodbye to Google Maps

It is widely believed that Apple will give the world its first glimpse of the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6, at next month’s WWDC event, and it seems that iOS 6 is to possibly say goodbye to Google Maps.

There have been a number of rumours recently that Apple is working on its own in house maps solution after the purchase of a number of mapping companies, and now 9To5 Mac arereporting that sources are claiming that the company will unveil its own mapping solution as part of iOS 6 when it is finally announced.

The new Maps application is claimed to be similar to the current Google Maps offering found on iOS devices, but is claimed to be much cleaner and faster while being more reliable. Apple has always had full control of the Google Maps application, but the backend has always belonged to the search enginegiant.
This is set to change following Apple’s purchases of C3 Technologies, Ploy9, and Placebase that the company has used to build a complete mapping database. The application is now referred to as ‘Maps’ now that it is fully in-house, but Apple did extend their deal with Google ahead of the iOS 5 launch, but it now seems this deal is coming to an end.
There will be a new logo for iOS Maps, which is basically a redesigned version of the current iOS Maps icon with a view of Apple’s 1 Infinite Loop Campus, but with a new colour scheme. Apple’s version for Google Street View will also likely be an in-house solution.
Apple’s new Maps application will have a new powerful 3D mode that doesn’t come enabled by default, as users will need to click a 3D button that is visibly stored in the app. This feature pioneered by C3 will give users a new perspective on buildings and landmarks instead of a bird’s eye view, or relying on Street View that has a limited reach.

RedSn0w 0.9.11b1 Released – Downgrade A5 Devices & Restore

Today Dev Team has released the latest version of RedSn0w that is 0.9.11b1.  All of us know that RedSn0w is the most famous jailbreak software, but in the latest RedSn0w dev team has provided some new features in addition to 5.1 jailbreak. The new RedSnow in addition to jailbreak 5.1 is supporting the restore including iPad 2, iPad3 and iPhone 4s. As mentioned on the official blog :

“Starting with redsn0w version 0.9.11b1, those with newer devices (iPad2, iPad3, and iPhone4S) can join the downgrade fun too!  In a radical departure from previous versions of redsn0w, it now directly supports restoring IPSWs to your device.  The first use of this new feature implements a hack that allows A5 downgrades without a bootrom-level exploit.”

Some of the latest features of the new RedSn0w 0.9.11b1 are mentioned on the official blog I suggest all of you to visit that site and read all features carefully if you need to use the redsn0w for the new extra features i.e. downgrading to 5.0.1 and restoring using Redsn0w 0.9.11b1.

Below are the download links:

Redsn0w 0.9.11b1 for OS X

Redsn0w 0.9.11b1 for Windows

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone

Apple has released iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. This update brings several improvements in camera and Safari browser and some bug fixes. They released iOS 5.1 last month that brought new features.

Here is the change log for the iOS 5.1.1 update

• Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut
• Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks
• Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances
• Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List
• Fixes an issue where ‘Unable to purchase’ alert could be displayed after successful purchase

This update is available as OTA (Over the Air) and is about 54MB if you have already updated to 5.1, if not, you need to download about 177MB. It is also available via iTunes software.