Samsung Galaxy S III/3D Might Feature Quad Core Processor

The first two Galaxy flagships – the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S II have had great success and Samsung are doing their best to make sure the next generation Galaxy flagship will grab everyone’s attention as well.

The  original Galaxy S was a great device but it wasn’t perfect. The Galaxy S II on the other hand is still one of the best phones on the market and most phones that are put against it end up performing worse in comparison.

With the Galaxy S III, they’re looking to provide customers with the best of technology and rumors indicate that Samsung might put a quad core processor in the device. We’ve heard several rumors in the past. Some indicate that the phone will feature a 1.8GHz Dual Core processor while others suggest a Quad Core processor (Clock Speed 1.2 – 1.5GHz ?). We think that there’s more chance of it being the latter. Samsung have been making the impossible in the past few years and next year might be no exception. But if they’re unable to perfect it, they might play it safe and fit a dual core processor with faster clock speed.

As for the naming, there’s a possibility that it would be called the Galaxy S 3D since Samsung have been studying the 3D technology for a while and trying to find the best way to integrate it into the product. The other rumored specification are:

• Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0
• 4.65″ HD Super AMOLED Display with 1280×720 Pixels Resolution
• 1.5GB – 2 GB RAM

We can most definitely expect to see the device launched at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona from 27th February – 1st March. Let’s hope that Samsung does indeed give us a quad core device.

jailbreak for For Users On Stock iOS 5.0.1:

If your device is running stock iOS 5.0.1 then you can use download the latest Redsn0w 0.9.10b1 to for either Windows or Mac to give yourself an untethered jailbreak, instructions for which can be found below.

Step 1: Download the latest version of Redsn0w from the links given above.

Step 2: Start Redsn0w, select "Jailbreak" then check "Install Cydia". Follow the onscreen steps to place your device into DFU mode.

Step 3: Wait for Redsn0w to apply the full untethered jailbreak!

Once done, your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch will be rebooted into fully untethered jailbreak mode!

Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 !

…and, in hopes of making your holidays just a bit happier, this morning we are pleased to announce the release of an untethered jailbreak for iOS version 5.0.1, for all supported A4 (& lower) devices! This jailbreak is brought to you courtesy of pod2g’s ninja-like magic + userland exploits, which he first publicly described in this blog post and then turned over to both the Chronic Dev & iPhone Dev teams for further testing + integration into our existing jailbreak tools.

You can quickly access, download & install Corona 5.0.1 Untether (Chronic Dev team’s version, packaged in the Cydia store) for your iPhone 4, iPhone 4 (CDMA), iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, iPod Touch 4G & iPod Touch 3G *CURRENTLY RUNNING iOS 5.0.1* by following the steps below:

• Open the Cydia app on your tethered jailbroken device**
• Search for “Corona”
• Hit the “Install” button (as shown in the screen grab below)
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• This package will allow your 5.0.1 device to install pod2g’s untethered exploits and reboot without requiring an external tool like redsn0w or sn0wbreeze, and without having to restore your device (so you get to keep all your apps, contacts, etc).
  **Note: if you do not currently have access to the Cydia store on your 5.0.1 device, you can use the redsn0w 0.9.10 tool developed by the iPhone Dev team. It is exactly the same set of files as our Cydia package, but bundled with redsn0w for new jailbreak users and/or those who are not already running a tethered jailbreak.
  If you have one of the A4 devices listed above and are not using iOS 5.0.1 yet, you can update your iOS version now (though you should not update to 5.0.2 when it is released, or you will lose your jailbreak) or you can wait a few days max for our Corona 5.0 Untether package, which will be available in the Cydia store upon release.
  Apologies to those of you iPad 2 & iPhone 4S users who are waiting for an A5 jailbreak; we all (pod2g + everyone here at Chronic Dev) are still working feverishly ‘round the clock to get an untethered jailbreak into your hands as well, just as soon as we possibly can.

LG to roll out Android Ice Cream Sandwich update starting Q2 2012

LG has announced on their Official Facebook page that they would start rolling the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update starting Q2 2012. They already confirmed the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the LG Optimus 2x, Optimus Black, Optimus 3D and Optimus LTE devices last month.

The LG Optimus LTE, Prada phone by LG 3.0, LG Optimus 2X, LG Optimus Sol, LG my Touch Q and the LG Eclipse would be the first LG smartphones that would receive Android 4.0 in Q2 2012. The LG Optimus 3D, LG Optimus Black, LG Optimus Big,LG Optimus Q2 and the LG Optimus EX would get the Ice Cream Sandwich update in Q3 2012.

The exact date might vary based on the country and the carrier. They also said that the exact dates would be announced before the update starts rolling out.

Swype for Android v3.26 update brings Dragon Dictation and better word suggestions

Swype Beta for Android has been updated to version 3.26 that brings new features such as Dragon Dictation voice input, better world suggestions with the new Advanced Language Modeling system and support for over 50 languages.

New features in Swype Beta for Android v3.26

• Dragon Dictation voice-to-text with different language support such as English, French, Italian, German and Spanish
• Support for over 50 languages (Swype Settings -> Language Downloads)
• Advanced Language Modeling gives improved suggestions when Swyping, based on language context that provides better prediction accuracy, better learning.
• Additional languages for the Dragon Dictation would be added in 2012. If you are new to Swype, registerwith your e-mail id and the download link would be sent to you by e-mail. Open the link from your phone and download the Swype installer, install it and log into it with your details. Select the language and download Swype.
  If you already use Swype, uninstall the current version of Swype (not the installer) and use the installer to download the new version.

LAVA Mobiles launches LAVA A16 MTV Phone for Rs. 4000

LAVA Mobiles has partnered with MTV India to launch the LAVA A16 MTV Phone with a unique combination of style and superior value that is specially designed for MTV generation. It has a fashionable Diamond cut back cover with soft contours for easy handling, an animated Graphical User Interface (GUI) with multiple wallpapers & themes and has trendy matching accessories. It comes with 2.6-inch IPS display, 3.2MP camera with LOMO effect to capture the wonderful moments.

Features of LAVA A16 MTV Phone

•  2.6-inch IPS display
• Diamond cut back and beautiful animated themes
• 3.2 MP Camera
• Privacy Protection and Facebook application
• SRS Wow HD & YAMAHA codec (PA + Codec)
• Mobile Tracker
• Auto call recording
• High quality video player
• USB port
• 900 mAh battery

It comes with earphones with SRS WOW HD experience and dedicated controls. It also comes withsocial networking applications such as Facebook, privacy features that would let you lock SMS and pictures enabling more flexibility and control to the user.

The LAVA A16 MTV Phone is priced at Rs. 4000 and it is available across all leading retail outlets in India.

Symbian Belle is now Nokia Belle, coming to existing Anna devices starting February 2012

Nokia has officially announced that the Nokia Belle (previously Symbian Belle) update for existing devices running on Symbian^3 Anna would roll out starting February 2012. This update would be available for Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, Nokia Oro, and Nokia 500.

Nokia launched the Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 smartphones with the Symbian Belle that wasannounced in August. The Nokia belle update brings new features such as 6 Home screens instead of 3 in Anna, Resizable and movable widgets, New and improved browser, Notification bar, Revamped camera interface, new suite of powerful business apps from Microsoft and Informative lock screen.

The enhanced versions of Nokia N8, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 with Nokia Belle pre-installed are now shipping that would arrive first in China followed by other markets around the world.

Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab won’t get ICS – Samsung’s Korean Blog explains WHY?

Bearing in mind as how Samsung just proclaimed its preliminary round of ICS updates, it veritably should not come as a revelation that neither the Galaxy S nor the Galaxy Tab made the ICS cut, adding to the extensive record of Android devices that will not legitimately be modernized to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Just as we had predicted this, Samsung’s Korean blog “Samsung Tomorrow” has citied two main reasons – older hardware and a veer of customizations, which includes Samsung’s TouchWiz. It is poignant that not every gadget can receive such incredible updates.

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman up for pre-order in India for Rs.14550

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. Theyannounced the phone in August. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor with Adreno 205 GPU and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 3.2-inch (320 x 480 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and boasts 5MP Autofocus camera with 720p video recording and a font facing VGA camera for video calling. It is 14.2 mm thick and weighs 115g.

The connectivity features include, 3G, Wi-Fi with DLNA support, Bluetooth with A2DP and aGPS. It also has the Track ID music recognition and xLoud Loudness Enhancement Engine for better audio output and Facebook inside Xperia version 2.

It has FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm audio jack, 512MB RAM, 320MB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD and a 1200 mAh battery.

The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is now available for pre-order from Flipkart for Rs. 14,550. It is expected to be available within this month.

Symbian Belle is now Nokia Belle, coming to existing Anna devices starting February 2012

Nokia has officially announced that the Nokia Belle (previously Symbian Belle) update for existing devices running on Symbian^3 Anna would roll out starting February 2012. This update would be available for Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, and Nokia Oro.
Nokia launched the Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 smartphones with the Symbian Belle that wasannounced in August. The Nokia belle update brings new features such as 6 Home screens instead of 3 in Anna, Resizable and movable widgets, New and improved browser, Notification bar, Revamped camera interface, new suite of powerful business apps from Microsoft and Informative lock screen.
The enhanced versions of Nokia N8, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 with Nokia Belle pre-installed are now shipping that would arrive first in China followed by other markets around the world.