Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean & Verizon bootloader unlock

If you are the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S3, you are probably eagerly awaiting the day when old Sammy deliver the Android Jelly Bean update to the smartphone, and the rumour is that Jelly Bean update will hit the SGS3 the same day Sammy unveils the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Well that little SGS3 Jelly Bean update rumour might be spot on because a video has now surfaced that show Android Jelly Bean playing nice on the Galaxy S3.

Naturally we have that footage of Jelly Bean 4.1.1 on the Samsung Galaxy S3for your viewing consideration below courtesy of the guys over at Technobuffalo, and the footage shows that old Sammy hasn’t dropped the TouchWiz UI with Android Jelly Bean, however the new OS does deliver extra goodies such as Google Now, although the commentary on the video might be pointless to some unless you can speak Spanish.

Pinterest for Android available so join Phones Review

At long last Pinterest for Android is now available as of today, many have been waiting for this app to be released on this OS and the wait is now over. This now works wonders on Android devices and we have tested it out on the Samsung galaxy S3 and it is great, you can now share your lovely photos of food, holidays, and cars, anything you want.

The Pinterest app for Android is very easy to use and allows users to pin what they like, you can now discover, share inspirations and collect all you need to, in a nutshell just share all the stunning things in your life that you find on the web and pictures that you take.

iPhone bumper case in product red released by Apple

Although the latest iOS smartphone, the iPhone 5 is expected to hit in the not too distant future, Apple is still pushing out accessories for the old iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, with the latest little accessory being a new coloured bumper case for the iOS smartphones. Originally Apple delivered the iPhone bumper case to appease the problems with antennagate, and was available in six colour options, black, pink, blue, white, green and orange.

However Apple has now decided to make available the iPhone bumper case in (Product) red according to an article over on MacRumors by way of 9to5 Mac, and the new red bumper case for the iOS handsets is available for the usual 29-bucks with a shipping time of four to six business days.

Facebook adds a new Life Event for Timeline, 'Expecting a Baby'

Facebook has introduced a new Timeline feature called 'Expecting a Baby”, which enables users to share time when they are going to become a mother or father. The new life event for Timeline allows expectant parents to share their baby's due date and also choose gender, whether it is a boy or a girl.

Moreover, Facebook users can also include details who is other parent, location and a story about the birth. There is also an option to add photos. Your announcements will appear in the Celebrations section, located in the upper-right corner where birthdays appear.

“Life Events are easy and expressive ways to mark significant moments in your life such as getting married, buying a house or traveling to new places. If you choose to, you can now share that you are expecting a baby with your friends on Facebook,” says the social networking website in a blogpost.

Black Samsung Galaxy S3 Release Date And Price Announced For UK

The news about the Black version of Samsung Galaxy S3 are coming straight from Great Britain. This classy body color of the Samsung quad-core smartphone was first spotted in a series of pictures taken at London 2012 Olympics and uploaded, apparently by mistake, on Samsung’s official Facebook page.

A British retailer, MobileFun, have listed the release date and the price of the black Samsung Galaxy S3 version.

Un-Aired Macintosh Commercial Of 1983

A video of a commercial for Original Macintosh recorded in 1983 was leaked on YouTube by Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the Apple Macintosh development team.

The feelings of the fellows who developed the first Macintosh are awesome and their efforts were precious to bring us in the latest era of tablets and smart phones.

I salute the legends.

Watch out below video and what you say about it?

How To Install iOS 6 Beta 4 Free Without Developer Account

1. First of all you have to update your iTunes to the latest version, you candownload iTunes from here or you can click update if iTunes ask for update version on start up.
2. If your device is on iOS 5.1.1 you can go to step 5 directly and if you have older version you have to restore your device to iOS 5.1.1 as Under:
3. Download iOS 5.1.1 firmware from iOS firmware download page or from above menu.
4. Connect your device to your computer run iTunes => Click Restore in iTunes while holding Shift in PC or Alt in Mac. The system will ask for browse now locate iOS firmware which you downloaded in previous step.
5. Download iOS 6.0 firmware file for your device from this iOS 6.0 download page. (These are torrent download files you can download utorrent from here)  Remember you do not need to purchase any developer account or UDID. I am going to tell you How To Install iOS Beta 4 Free Without Developer Account in next step.
6. Connect your device to iTunes, it will be displayed on left side of your, click your device and now While Holding Shift (Or Alt in Mac) Click Check For Update. Browse for iOS 6.0 firmware file and click Open. Your iOS 6 installation process will start and at the end you will have your iPhone or iPad or iPod running iOS 6.0 Beta 4.

Angry Birds gets pink bubble blowing bird: video

The other day we posted an article on a mysterious new female character coming to the popular multi-platform game Angry Birds, and at the time it wasn’t known if that new character would be a bird or green pig, and we presumed this new character would make its debut in the new Angry Birds Space: Red Planet game. However, the game maker has now release a video of the new female character, and we have that footage for all our Angry Birds fans out there.

Pink Bird, and the video footage of Pink Bird in action comes our way courtesy of the guys over at Ubergizmo, and shows off how cunning Pink Bird can be against those pesky thieving green pigs.

Sony Xperia ion now available in India for Rs. 35999

Sony Xperia ion is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The LTE version was announced for AT&T at CES and released exclusively on AT&T in June. The HSPA version was announced in June. It has 4.55-inch (1280 x 720 pixels ) HD Reality display and comes with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. The global HSPA version was supposed to run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) according to the official site, but according to the Snapdeal site it runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 12MP auto focuscamera with Exmor R mobile camera sensor with 1080p HD video recording and LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera.

The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+ support, HDMI out ,WiFi, DLNA, NFC and aGPS. It has 1GB RAM, 13.2GB internal memory (up to 12.9GB user-accessible memory), microSD slot that supports up to 32GB, FM Radio with RDS, 3.5 mm audio jack and 1900 mAh battery. It is PlayStation Certified that would let you play PlayStation titles.

The Sony Xperia ion is now available in India from Snapdeal for Rs. 35999.

Nokia Asha 311 launched in India for Rs. 7139

Nokia has finally launched the most expected Asha 311, their first full-touch Series 40 phone in India. It was announced in June and has 3.0-inch (240 x 320 pixels), capacitive touch screen Polarized display for better readability in sunlight, 1GHz processor and comes with 3G support. It has 3.2 MP camera and runs on S40 Asha OS with Swipe interface. It is 12.9 mm thick and weighs 95g. Nokia has also launched the Asha 305 officially, that went on sale in India last month.

It has Music Player, FM Radio and Internet Radio, 256MB internal memory, 100MB free user memory and supports up to 32GB Micro SD memory card. The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA, WiFi  802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, Micro USB 2.0,  3.5 mm audio jack. It comes with 1110 mAh battery.

It has pre-loaded Angry Birds game, Facebook and twitter social apps and also comes with 40 Free EA games such as Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed The Run and Fifa 2012.  It also has Nokia Maps, DRM-free Nokia Music with over 45 lakh songs.

The Nokia Asha 311 is priced at Rs. 7,130 and would go on sale in India starting August 12th. 

Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0.4 update now rolling out in India

Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.0.4 update in India. The Galaxy Note received the first Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update in India in May that brought new features and applications. This new update brings performance improvements, new icons, signature unlock using the S Pen and the Pop up play feature that was present in the Galaxy S3.

This update is about 111MB and is available OTA (Over the Air) and via Samsung Kies. You can check for the update manually from the Settings, About, Software update. 

Nokia 112 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 2595

Nokia 112, affordable Dual-SIM phone is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. It wasannounced in May along with the Nokia 110, that went on sale in India in June. It has 1.8-inch (128 x 160 pixels) D5 TFT display, Dual-SIM support with Nokia’s unique Easy Swap, VGA camera, 32 GB microSD card support,Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, FM Radio with RDS and 3.5 mm audio jack.

It has Loud and clear inbuilt speaker that offers audio output up to 105 phons. It is 15.4 mm thick and weighs 85.5 g. It comes with apps to access Facebook, Twitter and social media networks.The newNokia Browser consumes up to 90% less data. It also comes with Exclusive 40 Games Gifts from EA from the Nokia Store.

It has preloaded eBuddy instant messaging and comes with 1400 mAh battery that would offer up to 14 hours talk time and up to 35 days standby.

The Nokia 112 comes in range of colors such as Dark Grey, White, Red, Cyan and is available fromFlipkart for Rs. 2595. The Red and Cyan are available from official Nokia Store at a slightly higher price.

LG QuickMemo feature coming to entire line of Optimus L-Series smartphones globally

LG has announced that the QuickMemo feature would be available for its entire line of Optimus L-Series smartphones, the Optimus L7, L5 and L3 through a maintenance release upgrade. It is available in certain regions including India on the Optimus L5 and the Optimus L7 that runs on ICS with the Optimus UI 3.0 that launched recently, and would be available globally by the end of 3rd quarter. The app is already available for Optimus 4X HD, Optimus Vu, Optimus LTE, Optimus Tag and Optimus LTE II.

Evernote for iPhone and iPad v4.3 update brings easier editing and improvements

The Evernote app for iPhone and iPad have been updated to version 4.3 that brings new features including better editing that lets you edit a note just by tapping into the note’s body, better stability and improved performance and more. The editing features also keeps track of where you tap in the note and places the cursor in that spot. The Evernote v4.2 was launched in May.

New features in Evernote for iPhone and iPad v4.3

• Start editing a note simply by tapping into the note body
• Increased stability and improved performance during sync
• Numerous bug fixes and enhancements

Download Evernote for iPhone and iPad from the Apple iTunes Store for free.

HTC Desire S ICS update still on target for August

HTC has seen its sales declining in recent times as competition mounts from the likes of Samsung on the Android platform, along with the ever present popularity of the Apple iPhone. Its reputation hasn’t been helped by the slow and sometimes non-existent upgrading of its hardware to the newer versions of the platforms operating system. It seems though that owners of the HTC Desire S will be treated to the Android ICS update this month.

As an article over at GottaBe Mobile is reporting it seems that the HTC Desire S will still see Ice Cream Sandwich this month as originally planned, but currently a specific date for the release remains unclear.

Hotmail to Outlook.com for Android

You may or may not be aware that Microsoft has basically retired Hotmail and has rebooted Hotmail as Outlook.com, and word is already a million people have signed up for the new service, whilst Outlook.com’s UI will mesh with Windows 8, but it does show text based ads, and if you want an ad free screen you need to shell out an annual fee of $19.99 for what is still known as Hotmail Plus.

According to a report over on Macworld, Outlook.com can be used on a smartphone or tablet, Android, iOS and Windows Phone, and Outlook.com can sync to your smartphone or another computer via Exchange ActiveSync, and also syncs with Outlook 2013, which is the email client of Office Suite 2013.

Nokia Lumia X rotating camera Windows Phone is real

Nokia is busy trying to turn its flagging fortunes around with its move onto the Windows Phone platform, and in the meantime the company has also released the Nokia 808 PureView device and its revolutionary camera technology. Now we have news of the Nokia Lumia X rotating camera Windows Phone device, which looks like a concept handset but is actually claimed to be real.

The guys over at Concept Phones were sent some pictures from a source that is claiming that the Nokia Lumia X device that can be seen below are for a real upcoming device. It is believed that this Windows Phone 8 device will be making its debut sometime in September, and the source is claiming that the image came from a friend that had worked at a Nokia Design Studio.

Galaxy S3, S2, Note & Note 2 Jelly Bean update details

Those that own a Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note or after the Galaxy Note 2, will probably know they they will gain the Android Jelly Bean update to their device, but how far along is that Jelly Bean update to being pushed out to your Sammy handset?

Well we have some details on how far the Jelly Bean update is along courtesy of the guys over at Sam Mobile, who say that the test firmwares for the Samsung Galaxy S3 have passed, and they are working on a public version of Android 4.1, and the wait is on the public version along with Google’s agreement.

Windows Phone 7 users can safely get an outlook email address

Windows Phone 7 users wanting to test Microsoft's revamped email service outlook.com which is being called Hotmail's successor was greeted with a warning that if they change the email address used to set up the phone, features such as email, the marketplace and skydrive among others will stop working.   

There is an easy fix for this for those who still want to test drive the new outlook.com. You can get the new @outlook.com addresss and still have your old hotmail or live email ID. It's like killing 2 birds with 1 stone so to speak. Still interested? Here's what you do:

1. Head over to to the Outlook website and sign in with your old @hotmail or @live ID
2. Create an @outlook.com address as an alias here (this allows you to keep your old address and get a new @outlook  address
3. Finish setup. You can now continue using your original address and any new mail sent to your new outlook address will showup in a folder of your choice (chosen during alias setup).

To switch back to the old hotmail.com, simply click the settings icon (jagged circle) and the switch back to hotmail option will be there.

ENJOY 

Xperia P gains ICS between 19th & 25th of this month

The Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system has been out for quite a while now, yet many Android devices are still playing along with Android 2.3 Gingerbread; however, when it comes to the Sony Xperia P smartphone, the wait for the ICS update looks to be nearing an end, as word is the device will gain Ice CreamSandwich in a few weeks time.

According to an article over on Phone Arena, Samsung Mobile used their official Facebook page to deliver the news that owners of the Sony Xperia P will start being updated to Android Ice Cream Sandwich between the 19th and 25th of this month.