NVIDIA Project Shield Tegra 4-powered Handheld gaming console with 5-inch HD display announced

NVIDIA has announced Project Shield, the company’s first handheld gaming console at CES 2013. This has a 5-inch 720p multi-touch display with NVIDIA DirectTouch. It is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 processor and runs on pure Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) without any skin. It has a dedicated Shield button that takes you to NVIDIA Tegra Zone to purchase and play games. You can also get games from the Steam store that has more than 2,000 titles.

Belkin Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater speaker dock for iPad launched

Belkin has launched a new speaker dock, Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater for the iPad at CES 2013. It offers rich, powerful and immersive audio experience for movies, music and games. It features high-efficiency, front-facing speakers powered by Audifi that offers a cinematic audio experience. It has a unique design with integrated air channels that offers optimal airflow for thumping bass.

NVIDIA unveils Tegra 4 with quad-core A15 CPU, 72 GPU Cores

NVIDIA has announced Tegra 4 processor for smartphones and tablets that has 72 GPUs cores and 4 ARM A15 CPU cores at CES 2013. It also comes with an optional 4G LTE chipset. NVIDIA is calling it the fastest mobile processor in the world. The Tegra 4 tablet takes 24 seconds to load 25 unique web pages, twice faster than the Nexus 10 that has a dual-core A15 CPU. The Tegra 4 slide leaked last month revealing the features.

It is developed using a new 28nm manufacturing process, rather than the 40nm manufacturing process in the Tegra 3. This offers less power consumption and better heat dissipation. It is based on the same 4-PLUS-1 technology, but has second-generation battery saver core for low power during standard use. If consumes 45 percent less power than its predecessor, Tegra 3. The PRISM 2 Display technology reduces backlight power while delivering superior visuals. Tegra 4 also has 4K ultra-high-definition video support.

Zeusmos Is Another Installous Alternative – No Jailbreak Required

uhelious has introduced to the iOS community a new free app download service called Zeusmos that makes the iPhone, iPod and iPad users able to install cracked or pirated applications without jailbreaking their devices, it will be an alternative to installous for many users but without jailbreaking their devices.uhelios is a 15 year old developer and I don’t think he will be able to survive in such a stringent situation where no one will allow him to crack or pirate the software, he may very soon face stoppage of his hosting account etc. Still this is good for the people who can not afford the original apps and want to try some good apps before they can purchase.

TNW asked for more information about the zeusmos from the hacker and uhelious has responded saying that he’s offering the service as a sort of ‘try before you buy’ option.

Two Google Services Are Acknowledging The iPad Due To Bug

Apple and Google separately are two big entities in the world of smartphones and tablets. Both of these have their own fan following in the market which empowers them to stand dominating among all others. Entire world is familiar with these two famous brands which are also popular for one more thing and that is their rivalry. These two companies have been pulling each other’s leg to increase their share in market.

In their prevailing scenario of rivalry, there comes a bug which makes things odd between these two. The bug found in Google Now and Translate appsperforms oddly in this tense rivalry. On asking the right queries to Google Now and translate, this odd behaving bug sort of praises the iPad. The problem found is with the text-to-speech engine of Google. We do not know why it does this but every time when someone inserts a phrase that ends with ‘filled with’, ‘enraged with’ and ‘end with’, it additionally inserts this phrase ‘he now praises the iPad’. This seems like a love from Google to Apple that is actually not understandable.

Samsung Galaxy S2 Jelly Bean update features before release

Despite being the best part of two years old now the Samsung Galaxy S2 remains a hugely popular smartphone with millions of owners around the world, and the device is still available for purchase via some channels. The smartphone will eventually be given a new lease of life once it receives the next version of the Android operating system, and now we can share some of the Samsung Galaxy S2 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update details with you after they have been revealed before the firmware’s release.

The smartphone was one of the must have handsets during 2011 and arguably laid the foundations for its replacement the Galaxy S3, and now according to SamMobile the company’s Korea division has revealed what the update will bring to the handset once it is released. The new software has already been seen running on the handset in a video, so there are no concerns the device can handle the new OS.

iPhone 5 iOS 6.0.2 Untethered Jailbreak Done – Releasing Soon

Good news for jailbreak community, we were a little bit disappointed that it might be difficult to jailbreak iphone 5 and iOS 6.0.2 after it was tweeted few days back by a famous jalbreaker that Apple has made iOS 6.0 more secure. But today a new breeze of  hope came when planebeing has posted on reddit that he has already done untethered jailbreak of iPhone 5 and the exploit which they have discovered will be used for iOS 6.1 jailbreak which we believe will be released any time by Apple. I beleive the situation is becoming similar to last year when we were waiting for a long time to jailbreak 5.1 and at the end we got 5.1.1 untethered Absinthe jailbreak which is still the latest untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4, 4s, ipad3 and all older devices.

How To Troubleshoot Personal HotSpot in iPhone

Because I was also facing the problem in personal hotspot frequently therefore I decided to write few lines on how to troubleshoot personal hotspot in iPhone. First of all we need to confirm from our data carrier that the service provides internet tethering or not because if internet tethering is not supported by the carrier you will not be able to use thepersonal hotspot for using your iPhone as a wired or WiFi modem or bluetooth. In that case if you go to settings you will not see the option ofPersonal HotSpot.

CES 2013: Codex The Warrior For Tegra 4 Devices Gamers Treat

The consumer electronics show for 2013 is only a few days away, and a lot of buzz has been floating around of what everyone would get to see. From the latest high-tech gadgets to augmented reality, there’s sure to be a lot in store for everyone. One of the main attractions is the expected launch of a Tegra 4 processor. The most excited bunch out of every one are the gamers on the smartphone platform, who are already preparing themselves for the exciting announcement.

Developers are also doing a great job keeping up with the ever growing demands of technological developments. Codex The Warrior is a game that has been developed for devices that come packed with Tegra 4. This is a game that requires a swipe action to launch an attack on someone. There’s a storyline also expected which will further enhance the experience and add to the fighting action the game has promised so far.

There are multiple players that can play online, and this is expected to be added by the game. This would add to the fun as friends would be able to play against each other and feel the action together.

Codex the Warrior is going to support Tegra 3 as well, and devices like Nexus 7 will also gain compatibility sooner or later. It’s going to one exciting game, and those who are interested in gaming would be awaiting the CES 2013. What are your thoughts? Will it be the best CES ever? Feel free to leave comments.

iPhone 5 100,000 foot drop test video

Over the years we have seen many drop test videos, some of them taking things to the extreme, and one such case manufacture does seem to take testing smartphones to the limits to see if a device can survive when wearing one of their cases. That case manufacturer is G-Form, who have now published a video testing out their new Xtreme case for the iPhone 5, and naturally we have that footage for our readers viewing consideration below.


We have seen a few G-Form case test videos in the past such as with the original Apple iPad being dropped from 500 foot, and we have even seen the iPad 2 having a bowling ball dropped onto it to see if it can survive the impact, and of course both of these Apple products survived the tests.

Samsung Galaxy S3 firmware update hits UK fixes flaws

In recent weeks a couple of possibly serious issues have come to light regarding the hugely popular Samsung Galaxy S3, which included a security flaw affecting the handsets Exynos processor and more recently reports of handsets suddenly dying. We can now report that a Samsung Galaxy S3 firmware update has arrived for users in the UK that could fix both of these issues with the smartphone.

Only yesterday I was checking for software updates via the handset and was met with the same “Access to the software update service is provided to users in the order in which they are requested” message that was shown when recently updating the device to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. This raised my hopes of an early release of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S3, so I decided to check for updates via the Samsung KIES desktop application.

Samsung Galaxy S IV press release shot leaks?

SamMobile just shared a picture of what is said to be a press shot of the next Samsung flagship, the Galaxy S IV.

The phone looks like the Galaxy S III but there is one major difference, there is no home button. Another noticeable difference is that there is no camera button and the thin bezel.

Here are the rumored specs:

4.9-inch SuperAMOLED Full HD screen with 1080×1920 resolution
Exynos 5450 Quad-Core CPU clocked at 2.0GHz
Mali-T658 GPU
2GB of RAM
13 megapixel rear camera
2 megapixel front-facing camera
Android 4.2.1
It's hard to tell if this is a real thing or fake, but SamMobiles source claims that that he have more pictures to prove his claims and we hope that we will see them soon.

What do you think? Is this just an early render or a real thing?

New Swiftkey Flow Beta Released as Build 4.0.0.61

A new Swiftkey Flow beta was just released to the public as version 4.0.0.61. It includes a bunch of performance fixes, allows flowing on tablets in landscape, takes care of memory leaks, improves battery usage, and more. This is the first major update to Flow after its initial launch, so the Swiftkey team was quick to point out that they are still working through a pretty solid bug list.

We’ve included the changelog, a “things to be aware of” section, and the known issues list from Swiftkey.

Hit up the break and download it to your phone or tablet! 

Byond Mi-book Mi7 with 3G, Voice calling, Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 11499

Byond Tech has launched Mi-book Mi7, the company’s first 7-inch tablet with 3G support and voice calling features. Byond launched Mi-book Mi5 , a 7-inch tablet last year with 2G voice calling support last year, but the Mi-book Mi7 has a better 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive 5-point multi-touch display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes with a 2MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera. It also comes pre-loaded with office suite.

Videocon VT10 10-inch tablet officially launched for Rs. 10999

Videocon has officially launched the VT10 10-inch Android Jelly Bean tablet in India. It went on sale from online retailers Snapdeal and HomeShop18 last week. It has a 10-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2MP Front Camera and a 2MP Rear Camera.

It also comes with pre-loaded apps including NexGtv that offers unlimited access to Live 50+ TV channels, Saavn music app ,Facebook and Nimbuzz.

Videocon VT10 Specifications

• 10-inch (1280 x 800 Pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display
• 1.5 GHz dual-core Rockchip RK3066 processor
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
• 10.3mm thick, weight 650g
• 2MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera
• 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
• 3G (via USB Dongle), WiFi b/g/n, USB 2.0, USB OTG support, HDMI out
• 6800 mAh battery

The Videocon VT10 is priced at Rs. 10,999 and comes with free HDMI and USB OTG Cables.

Windows RT is Too Confusing for Users

Microsoft CEO was told by the head of Dell's PC business that he should reconsider the name “Windows RT” for the ARM version of Windows 8. The latter explained that since the OS didn’t run traditional Windows software, this name would be too confusing for users. He warned Microsoft not to use the Windows brand name on RT, because it was designed to run on ARM-based tablets: Windows RT runs only Windows Store, or Metro, applications.

However, Microsoft just shrugged and claimed that the Windows brand was too important not to be used in the new OS name. Indeed, Microsoft has created Windows, which couldn’t be seen as making something else. Nevertheless, the warning turned out to be right. There have already been some users who’ve picked up the Surface RT tablet and were confused.

Actually, Microsoft has even had to change its return policies for consumers who bought Surface RT only to figure out that they can’t run standard Windows software on it. Local media agrees that if Microsoft had listened to Dell, they could have avoided one of the major criticisms of its new OS: that Windows RT looks so much like Windows 8 that it is incredibly easy for an ordinary user to mistakenly purchase a Windows RT device without realizing that it isn’t a regular Windows device.

Worse still, Windows 8 differs a lot from Windows 7, and users might think that RT simply doesn’t run their old software due to that rather than because of running a different chip. In response, Microsoft blames its customers for their lack of desire to be “educated” about the gadgets they purchase. The company also complains that the consumers aren’t going to read any instruction manual – they would just buy something else instead!

Free Vodafone SIM cards and NFC – A reality

Global Mobile Technology leaders Vodafone and Gemalto (the world’s largest SIM card manufacturers) have joined forces to provide secure Free SIM card based NFC payments to customers around the world, in a multiple year contract between the two giants. This union will see the provision of an infrastructure that will deliver secure and trusted mobile transactions including payment by mobile contact and even ticketing. The security is provided by the SIM card, which is controlled by Vodafone, which means that the manufacturers or software providers will never have access to customers’ sensitive information.

Only Gemalto will have access to the software, which will be implanted in the Vodafone SIM card, this combination creates and manages a secure environment in which customers can take advantage of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to make payments and other transactions on their mobile.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in Amber Brown and Ruby Wine

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is one popular device with the Android faithful, and just like the hugely popular Samsung Galaxy S3 the Note 2 just might be getting some new colour options which old Sammy seems to be quite in favour of recently, as the word is there could be both brown and red versions of the Galaxy Note 2 on their way.

According to a report by Japanese website Blog of Mobile, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 variants popped up in a magazine advert which could suggest that these two new colours could soon be arriving in South Korea.

Apparently the official new colours are Amber Brown and Ruby Wine, with the Amber Brown version already available in Japan. So one can presume that it will be only a matter of time before old Sammy brings these new colour models of the Note 2 to other markets.

Ubuntu for phones announced

Ubuntu for Android has been there for a while, enabling you to dock your phone and make it your desktop, with a full blown OS on the phone, but what about Ubuntu, the OS itself on your smartphone? Yes, Canonical has let loose the details of the new Ubuntu OS for smartphones, with devices slated to launch by 2014. Watch the virtual keynote video here -

Crimson Dragon Side Story WP7 shooter game

Crimson Dragon isn’t available on Xbox Live just yet, but if you simply can’t wait to get your shooting action on and defeat your enemies you can get that action on Windows Phone 7 by downloading the Crimson Dragon: Side Story game for Windows Phone 7 devices. A game that is a side scrolling shooter that uses touch controls.

Crimson Dragon: Side Story for Windows Phone 7 devices enables the gamer to get a taste of Crimson Dragon using touch controls to pilot their dragon and target their enemies along with breeding new controllable dragons and the ability to level up via repeated play.

LG to launch two new Google TV models at CES

LG, after having some moderate success with its range of Google TV-based HDTVs also called “Smart TVs”, has decided to launch two more models at the upcoming CES event. These new Google TVs will be made available in a variety of screen sizes ranging from 42 – 60 inches in diagonal. They will have the Google TV software pre installed, and will be running on a dual core processor.

Google and LG have worked together on something called the LG Magic remote Qwerty that helps in easy keyboard input as well as voice search with an inbuilt mic. LG also have skinned the Google TV UI to make it more useful. They have added a card-style layout which they call “Smart Home”, which more or less resembles the metro UI on the Xbox 360. The user interface has some useful features though, like “My interests” which is like a live update of whatever you choose for it to display, including weather, social feeds etc.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Sudden Death issue needs quick fix

Since its release during the summer of last year the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been enjoying a good time with regards to reviews and sales of the handset. The biggest news away from the sales figures for the smartphone has been the various versions of the operating system running on the different carrier models of the handset. Towards the end of last year though a more worrying problem emerged with owners reporting a sudden death issue with the Samsung Galaxy S3, which needs a quick fix even though only select models are being affected.

We first reported on the problem affecting some owners of the Samsung Galaxy S3 just before Christmas, with a growing thread on the XDA Developers forum that originally started in November. Since our report we have had some of our readers also reporting the problem hitting their version of the handset, and Samsung replacing the motherboard installed inside the device.

Chennai Airport prepares for paperless tickets using smartphones, tablets and laptops

Just after the BCAS(Bureau of Civil aviation Security) announced that, like the Indian Railways, Airports in India can accept tickets on phone or any computing device, the Chennai Airport has started preparations for the same. If implemented, passengers will be permitted into terminal buildings with tickets in digital form, but the boarding pass will still have to be paper once checked in.

This move comes in the wake of the Indian Railways, an inferior yet highly used mode of public transport started accepting e-tickets through SMS and on any screen provided with the ticket. Likewise, all the major Airports will go paperless soon and that is a welcome change for frequent travelers and people who are frustrated with slow changing digitization of public transport.

Chennai Airport authorities are reportedly being trained to look for the appropriate information in digital tickets, as the formatting may vary. Since print out tickets are mandatory and a lack of easy print solutions inside the Airport complex are less, people who forget their tickets clobber for limited and pricey solutions in some airline stations.  It is also said that the CISF who take care of the entry points into the Airport will be trained to look at the PNR on the digital form of the ticket.

It is about time that digital Wallets and passbook support arrive, for eliminating paper boarding passes, but I guess that is still a distant dream.

Source TOI  Image via The Hindu

Samsung unveils enhanced Series 7 Chronos Notebook and Series 7 Ultra with Full HD displays

Samsung has refreshed the Series 7 PC line-up with an enhanced version of the Series 7 Chronos Notebook from the previous version. that has Full HD 1080p display, a faster GPU and the Series 7 Ultra 13.3-inch ultrabook with a sleeker and light weight profile. These comes with Windows 8, Backlit Keyboard with clikpad and have JBL Stereo Speakers for powerful audio.

Aircel launches ‘Pocket Music International’ for International Music Downloads

Aircel has launched Pocket Music International, a new pack that would let their customers download full tracks directly from their mobile phone, from a vast catalogue provided by top two global music recording giants Sony and Universal.

This new service is aimed at younger generation and range from various genres like pop, rock and hip hop from several international artists such as Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Bryan Adams, Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez and many more.

Aircel subscribers can log on to music.pocketinternet.in from their mobile phone to subscribe to the Pocket Music International pack. It comes at a daily subscription of Rs. 5 which would let you download 5 song downloads daily. So you get to spend just Re. 1 for a song, which is value for money.

Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to be introduced at CES 2013

Corning, makers of the popular toughened glasses for smart devices have announced that they would showcase Gorilla Glass 3 at CES 2013 next week. The company unveiled the Gorilla Glass 2 at CES 2012 that was used in range of popular smartphones of 2012 including the Google Nexus 4, Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Lumia 920 and lots more.

The company would demonstrate the toughness of the Gorilla Glass 3 and also showcase the benefits of Corning Gorilla Glass in larger format, multi-touch displays. The Corning Gorilla Glass 3 would be tougher than the earlier versions with Native Damage Resistance (NDR), 40 percent improvement in scratch resistance and is also expected to be more slimmer. The company would also unveil Thunderbolt Optical Cable at the event next week.

Corning would unveil the Gorilla Glass 3 on Monday, 7th January 2013 at CES in Las Vegas.

Airtel launches mEducation services

Airtel has launched mEducation that would enable their customers subscribe to range of educational services including language skills, entrance exam preparation,  career counseling, search schools or colleges and more on their mobile phones. Airtel customers can activate these services through several mediums such as SMS, IVRS and WAP.

Airtel mEducation services

• English Guru - Learn English in your native language transcending barriers of lack of opportunities, teachers, poor infrastructure or costs – IVRS – Dial 55066. Cost - Rs 30/ 30 Days
• Office Vocab - Learn the corporate lingo and improve your vocabulary to prepare yourself for the coropoarte world. SMS - 55077/ *321*793#. Cost – Rs 1.5/ Day
• Exam Prep - Questionnaire based preparatory material for popular National entrance & competitive exams – UPSC, MBA, CLAT, Bank PO, RRB, Staff Services & GRE – SMS PREP to 5432105/ *321*550# Cost – Rs 2/Day
• Mock Tests - Full length Mock Tests for popular National entrance & competitive exams – UPSC, MBA, CLAT, Bank PO, RRB, Staff Services & GRE – SMS - MOCK to 5432105/ Direct WAP Link Cost. – Rs 99 (12 mock Test) / Rs 49 (5 Mock Test)
• Ask an Expert – Ask the best industry experts all your education and career related queries. SMS - 55077. Cost Rs 10/ week (10 questions free)
• Career Counselling - Talk to the best of professors from top institutes and leading industry experts & professionals on all your career related queries IVRS - 55077. Cost - Rs 2/ day + event Charges
• MBA Fastrack Pack  - Learn the tricks to crack the CAT by the CAT Guru, Arun Sharma – WAP – m.crackcat.in Cost - Rs 10/ day (30 Day) or Rs 199 (One time)
• Personality Development - Develop your soft skills and enhance your personality IVRS – 53222345 Cost - Rs 15/ 7 days
• Campus Search - Search any campus/ school/ college in your city and town – Dial 532229 or *322*290#, or SMS sub school to 532229 Cost - Rs 1.5/ day
• Scholarship Alert - Scholarship Alert right on your mobile. SMS – 55077 Cost - Rs 1.5 / Day

LG Optimus 2X Android 4.0 update now available in India

LG Optimus 2X (LGP990) users have finally received the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update in India. LG started rolling out the ICS update for Korean users back in August and for European users, earlier this month. The LG Optimus 2X launched in India last April with Android 2.2 (Froyo) on-board and later received the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) back in November. LG confirmed the ICS update for the device soon after that.

The Android 4.0 update brings the new Optimus UI 3.0 with a new lock screen, face unlock, a new camera UI, faster browser and lots more new features.

As you can see from the image above, the firmware version of the update ROM is V30b, unlike the V30a that rolled out in Europe recently. The Android 4.0.4 update is about 686 MB and is available OTA (Over-the-Air) and also through the LG Mobile Support Tool on your PC.

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone updated with Voice Messaging

Facebook has updated Messenger app for Android and iPhone that brings option to send quick voice messages to your friends. You can choose a friend or a group of friends and select the attach button next to the text area, to record voice messages. You need to press and hold the record button to record a message, which shows the number of seconds the voice is being recorded. You can release it to send the voice message or slide off to either side to cancel.

Once the message is sent, the recipient can click the voice message to listen, the sent message is also stored in the inbox. Facebook for iPhone version 2.1 update also brings option to call friends for free right from the Messenger. This feature would roll out to users gradually.

The new version also brings several improvements and bug fixes. Download Facebook Messenger v2.2.4 for Android from Google Play Store and Facebook Messenger v2.1 for the iPhone from the Apple iTunes Store for free.

Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note, Galaxy S Duos and Galaxy Ace Duos get a price cut in India

Samsung has cut the price of the Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note, Galaxy S Duos and the Galaxy Ace Duos in India, just in time for the new year. The Samsung Galaxy S3 got a price cut to Rs. 34,900 back in September, now the device is available for Rs. 31,900 after the recent price cut. It was launched in India in May for a MRP of Rs. 43,180. Even the 32GB version of the Galaxy S3 got a price to Rs. 34,900. The Galaxy Note got a price cut to Rs. 29990 back in September, now the device is available for Rs. 27,500 after the recent price cut.

The Galaxy S Duos that was launched in India for Rs. 17,900 few months back is now available for Rs. 14,900 after the price drop. The price of the Galaxy Ace Duos (GT-S6802) has dropped to Rs. 10,900.

Online retailers Saholic and Flipkart are now selling these devices at new rates. Samsung has also announced festive offers for the Galaxy S3, S Duos and the Ace Duos recently. Are you planning to buy these Samsung smartphones for the new year?

Nokia Lumia 920 Coming Soon to India, Nokia Confirmed

The market in India is one of the few markets left in the world that never left Nokia and yet India has not seen the launch of the Nokia Lumia 920 yet. Well according to Nokia India's official Facebook page it is "coming soon". Check out the post after the jump from that Facebook page.

They have also started running ads on TV called "get ready to switch" (this is the video linked in the Facebook post above). You can check out for yourself below.

The rumored launch date for the Nokia Lumia 920 in India was the first week of January and this post seems to line up with that rumor. Perhaps this is also a sign that Nokia has finally started to ramp up production of the 920.

New Version 113.10.1508 for Nokia 808 on NaviFirm and Over The Air (OTA)

Release new version (113.10.1508) on navifirm and OTA...

Do Not Disturb Issue Is Going To Be Resolved On 7th January

A recent story related to Apple has highlighted a bug in iPhone. Due to this, Apple has brought in its notice the time-related bug that caused Do Not Disturb feature on New Year’s Day to disable itself even though it was not scheduled to be. The iPhone maker has stated in a support document that this time-related bug will fix itself automatically by coming Monday which would be 7 January, 2013. However, the company did not announce anything related to fixing this bug for once and all – surely none of us would want to miss their alerts on the next New Year Day.

In the above mentioned document it was said that the bug will fix itself thus normal functionality will resume after 7 January, 2013. However before the said date, feature can be turned off and on manually. It further added that the mode of Do Not Disturb would stay scheduled to old time hence it will not create any problem in future.

iPhone 5S to Launch in June with multiple colors and two different display sizes

Apple the most famous company in the world launch their product every year. Apple company launch their iPhone in June every year, but in the case of iPhone 5 Apple launched iPhone 5 in September because of some reasons. But now we are very hopeful that Apple will launch next iPhone in June as usually. May be that is iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, but with the release of this new iPhone there will be big change in smartphone’s world. Some analyst predicted that in new iPhone there will be a projector which will show display through its projector and also which will show big keyboard. Now we heard that Apple will launch their iPhone 5S in June with the bigger changes with the multiple colors and two different display sizes.

Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White predicts that Apple will launch the iPhone 5S in May/June with multiple multiple colors and two different display sizes.

“Apple is our top overall pick for 2013,” White wrote in an investor note. “With the 25% correction in Apple’s stock from the high in September, the stock is now trading at just 7.7x our CY13 EPS estimate (less cash) and the company’s portfolio has never been stronger, in our view. We believe tax-related selling was largely to blame for the downward bias in the stock price as we exited 2012 and this created a negative news cycle around Apple that we believe will be broken as we enter 2013. We believe there is still plenty to look forward to at Apple, including the potential for greater choices (i.e., colors, sizes) around the next iPhone in 2013, combined with accelerating momentum with the iPad mini and continued strength with the iPad franchise at large.”

BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha handsets hit eBay

Research In Motion is gearing up this month to unveil their new BlackBerry 10 operating system along with a couple of new BlackBerry 10 smartphones during a special event at the end of January. But obviously RIM put out several BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices for developers before the upcoming event, and as with some pre-release devices more often than not they pop up on auction sites such as eBay.

Well it appears that a couple of BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices have now made their way to eBay according to a report by BlackBerryOS, although they do carry a hefty price tag if you fancy owning one of these.

Will Nokia Lumia Devices Come in Green in 2013?

As Nokia fans know Nokia likes to tease their upcoming colors in photos thru their social networks which is the reason the above photo raised my interest. Note the colors of the balloons... they are all actual colors that you can get Nokia Lumia devices in expect the green. Does this mean that Nokia Lumia devices will could now come in green this year?

That photo was attached to this tweet from Nokia's official Twitter account.

This could be me simply reaching on this one however, Nokia has done this more than a few times before and if the past is any indication of the future this has a real possibility of being true. Would anyone out there even buy a green device? Better yet what color would you like to see Lumias come in that don't currently. You can let us know in the comments.

AppSync & Installous – Two Famous Apps Come To An End

Hackulous team has lately put an end to its two famous apps which areInstallous and AppSync. The team did this in order to stop piracy of apps. It may sound like a small step toward stopping the piracy of apps but it certainly has set an example. However the reason of their shutdown is still not clear. The team claims that forum was getting stagnant and it was getting difficult to handle it. But I do believe that there was some notorious activity going on due to which they decided to shut down their apps.

The message Hackulous Team left behind on its website stated that they had to do this as the forum was getting stagnant and was becoming like a ghost town. Due to its size, it was not well-moderated so despite of being together for years, it was better to shut it down.

So far Installous and AppSync have been the two simplest and fastest apps which could install cracked applications onto your iProducts. Hackulous repo has no doubt gone down as people cannot use these apps to install apps from third party pirate sites.

This is indeed a small step to stop app piracy. But with Hackulous out of scene, other developers will be more likely to start from the point where Hackulous left. They may come up with the latest versions of these apps in near future.
This is one of the reason why people jailbreak their iOS products and while keeping the fact in mind that there has not been any jailbreak for iOS 6, broadly speaking for iPhone 5, may be that is why Hackulous had to go out of business.

In the end, if you are the one using cracked apps then it seems like now you will have to spend some money to get what you want but if you are a developer then you must be happy to see an opportunity. No matter what it would be like for anyone else but for iOS this is not less than a victory.

Download Sonic Jump Free

Good news for holiday season SEGA is now offering Sonic Jump for free download the original price was $1.99 which is now available for free.

The original platform jumper is back as Sonic leaps up an all new vertically challenging adventure in stunning HD graphics! Play as Sonic or his friends leaping through familiar and new Sonic worlds to battle Dr. Eggman, as you tilt and tap your way through fixed Story levels and Arcade infinite modes.

 

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U.S. Cellular rolling out Jelly Bean update for its Galaxy Note II

U.S. Cellular has started to roll out the much awaited multi-window software upgrade for its Galaxy Note II users. Check the full changelog after the break.

The multi-window update brings some bug fixes and the following new features and enhancements:

-Split screen functionality is supported (Multi-Window)
-The following U.S. Cellular pre-loads are included:

City ID - v. 1.25.1
Daily Perks - v. 4.5.14
Your Navigator Deluxe - v 3.1.4.7141069
Tone Room Deluxe - v. 2.0.31
Gameloft Portal - v. 2.1.1
Mobi TV - 5.1.1.6-216355
Amazon Apps - v. 2.6.53
Amazon Audible - v. 1.3.9
Amazon IMDB - v. 2.7.0
Amazon MP3 - v. 2.7.0
Amazon Shopping - v. 2.0.2
Amazon Zappos - v. 2.0.2
Amazon Kindle - v. 3.7.1.8
Let's Golf 3 - 1.0.2
Slacker Radio 3.2.1062
Wi-Fi Now - 4.4.67
When taking pictures using “BURST” mode sometimes when you go to gallery pictures would not be displayed they would be black images
-Devices would occasionally toggle between 3G and 1X which is not customer impacting but could generate calls
-Could not search image files by “Search” option in My Files application
-UI changes
-In drop down menu "Sync" was replaced with "Multi-Window" option
-Sound icon (4th position) color was changed from Gray to Green

The update is available via OTA, to update your Note II just go to Settings - About Device - Software update.