Showing posts with label android. Show all posts
Showing posts with label android. Show all posts
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Advanced Mobile Care
Monday, May 27, 2013
Minimalist Text Turns Your Android into a Work of Art
Minimalistic Text is an Android app that allows you to create widgets that displays time, date, calendar information, weather, and battery and system information in text format. There are several preset widgets and the layout of the widget can customizable through the layout editor. It is really hard for me to explain. I just download it and gave it a try and figured it out easy enough. A bit daunting at first glance.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
First Android Phone
The android which has taken the smartphone market to its boom was not much like that in its past.This android OS in first Android phone was similar to Blackberry and its name was “Android Sooner” this was back in 2007
First Android Phone Home screen
This was a simple QWERTY phone with a small display the Android OS back in 2007 with very little features
Still at that it had a scrolling apps on home screen it had a good camera among the phones at that time.
But as soon the apple enter the smartphone market with its iPhone the whole scenario was changed., A very fast evolution in Android was noticed and then Google bought android and things changed android uplifted as a strong competitor in smart phone market.
The first android phone as compared to modern android looks more like a joke .
Google vs Apple Android vs iOS
According to his official biographer, Steve Jobs went ballistic in January 2010 when he saw HTCs newest Android phones. "I want you to stop using our ideas in Android," Jobs reportedly told Eric Schmidt, then Googles CEO. Schmidt had already been forced to resign from Apples board, partly due to increased smartphone competition between the two companies. Jobs then vowed to "spend every penny of Apples $40 billion in the bank to right this wrong."
Jobs called Android a "stolen product," but theft can be a tricky concept when talking about innovation. The iPhone didnt emerge fully formed from Jobss head. Rather, it represented the culmination of incremental innovation over decades—much of which occurred outside of Cupertino.
Innovation within multitouch and smartphone technology goes back decades—the first multitouch devices were created in the 1980s—and spans a large number of researchers and commercial firms. It wouldnt have been possible to create the iPhone without copying the ideas of these other researchers. And since the release of Android, Apple has incorporated some Google ideas into iOS.
The "Digital Desk" in action, showing a pinch-to-resize gesture in 1991. Pierre Wellner
You can call this process plenty of names, some less than complimentary, but consumers generally benefit from the copying within the smartphone market. The best ideas are quickly incorporated into all the leading mobile platforms.
The current legal battles over smartphones are a sequel to the "look and feel" battle over the graphical user interface (GUI) in the late 1980s. Apple lost that first fight when the courts ruled key elements of the Macintosh user interface were not eligible for copyright protection. Unfortunately, in the last 20 years, the courts have made it much easier to acquire software patents. Apple now has more powerful legal weapons at its disposal this time around, as do its competitors. Together, theres a real danger that the smartphone wars will end by stifling competition.
Multitouch in the lab
High-tech innovations are often developed by laboratory researchers long before theyre introduced into the commercial market. Multitouch computing was no exception. According to Bill Buxton, a multitouch pioneer now at Microsoft Research, the first multitouch screen was developed at Bell Labs in 1984. Buxton reports that the screen, created by Bob Boie, "used a transparent capacitive array of touch sensors overlaid on a CRT." It allowed the user to "manipulate graphical objects with fingers with excellent response time."
In the two decades that followed, researchers experimented with a variety of techniques for building multitouch displays. A 1991 Xerox PARC project called the "Digital Desk" used a projector and camera situated above an ordinary desk to track touches. A multitouch table called the Diamond Touch also used an overhead projector, but its touch sensor ran a small amount of current through the users body into a receiver in the users chair. NYU researcher Jeff Han developed a rear-projection display that achieved multitouch capabilities through a technique called "frustrated total internal reflection."
Jeff Han demonstrating his multitouch work in 2006. TED
While they refined multitouch hardware, these researchers were also improving the software that ran on it. One of the most important areas of research was developing a vocabulary of gestures that took full advantage of the the hardwares capabilities. The "Digital Desk" project included a sketching application that allowed images to be re-sized with a "pinch" gesture. A 2003 article by researchers at the University of Toronto described a tabletop touchscreen system that included a "flick" gesture to send objects from one user to another across the table.
By February 2006, Han brought a number of these ideas together to create a suite of multitouch applications that he presented in a now-famous TED talk. He showed off a photo-viewing application that used the "pinch" gesture to re-size and rotate photographs; it included an on-screen keyboard for labeling photos. He also demonstrated an interactive map that allowed the user to pan, rotate, and zoom with dragging and pinching gestures similar to those used on modern smartphones.
Commercializing multitouch
In 2004, a French firm called Jazzmutant unveiled the Lemur, a music controller many consider the worlds first commercial multitouch product. The Lemur could be configured to display a wide variety of buttons, sliders, and other user interface elements. When these were manipulated, the device would produce output in the MIDI-like Open Sound Control format. It debuted in 2005 and cost more than $2,000.
The market for the Lemur was eventually undercut by the proliferation of low-cost tablet computers like the iPad. But Jazzmutant now licenses its multitouch technology under the name Stantum. It raised $13 million in funding in 2009.
Jazzmutant Lemur in 2005 sonicstate.com
Jeff Han also moved to commercialize his research, founding Perceptive Pixel in 2006. The firm focuses on building large, high-end multitouch displays and counts CNN among its clients. The DiamondTouch also became a commercial product in 2006.
Microsoft says its researchers have worked on multitouch technologies since 2001. Microsofts Andy Wilson announced Touchlight, a multitouch technology using cameras and a rear projector, in 2004. Touchlight had an interface reminiscent of Minority Report — a three-dimensional object would be displayed on the screen and the user could rotate and scale it with intuitive hand gestures.
Wilson was also a key figure in developing Microsoft Surface, a tabletop touchscreen system that used a similar combination of a rear-projected display and cameras. According to Microsoft, the hardware design was finalized in 2005. Surface was then introduced as a commercial product in mid-2007, a few months after the iPhone was unveiled. It too used dragging and pinching gestures to manipulate photographs and other objects on the screen.
Microsofts Touchlight in 2004. Microsoft
Another key figure in the early development and commercialization of multitouch technologies was Wayne Westerman, a computer science researcher whose PhD dissertation described a sophisticated multitouch input device. Unlike the other technologies mentioned so far, Westermans devices werent multitouch displays; they were strictly input devices. Along with John Elias, Westerman went on to found FingerWorks, which produced a line of multitouch keyboards that were marketed as a way to relieve repetitive stress injuries.
Fingerworks was acquired by Apple in 2005 and Westerman and Elias became Apple employees. Their influence was felt not only in the multitouch capabilities of the iPhone and the iPad, but also in the increasingly sophisticated multitouch capabilities of Mac trackpads.
Touchscreen phones
IBMs Simon, introduced in 1993, is widely regarded as the first touchscreen phone. It had a black-and-white screen and lacked multitouch capabilities, but it had many of the features we associate with smartphones today. Users dialed with a onscreen keypad, and Simon included a calendar, address book, alarm clock, and e-mail functionality. The e-mail app even included the ability to click on a phone number to dial it.
IBMs Simon, introduced in 1993 TekGadg
The Simon was not a big hit, but touchscreen phones continued improving. In the early 2000s, they gained color screens, more sophisticated apps, and built-in cameras. They continued to be single-touch devices, and many required a stylus for precise user input. Hardware keypads were standard. These phones ran operating systems from Microsoft, Palm, Research in Motion, and others.
April 2005 saw the release of the Neonode N1m. While lacking the sophistication of the iPhone, it had a few notable features. It was one of the few phones of its generation not to have a hardware keypad, relying almost entirely on software buttons for input. It supported swiping gestures in addition to individual taps. And it employed a "slide to unlock" gesture, almost identical to the one the iPhone made famous.
More sophisticated touchscreen interfaces began to emerge in 2006. In October, Synaptics unveiled the Onyx, a proof-of-concept color touchscreen phone that included a number of advanced features. While it may not have been a true multitouch device, its capacitive touch sensor included the ability to tell the difference between the users finger and his cheek (allowing someone to answer the phone without worrying about accidental inputs) and to track a finger as it moved across the screen.
The Onyxs phone application had an intuitive conference calling feature, and the device included a music player, an interactive map, and a calendar.
LG Prada in March 2007 giiks
That December, LG announced the LG Prada — beating the iPhone to market by several months. The two devices shared several common features. The Prada dispensed with a traditional keypad, relying on software buttons for most input. It included the ability to play music, browse the Web, view photos, and check e-mail.
The iPhone was finally unveiled in January 2007. LGaccused Apple of copying its design, saying it was disclosed in September 2006 in order to compete for an IF Design Award (which it won). The accusation doesnt hold much credibility, however. Although the phones have undeniable similarities, the iPhone features a more sophisticated user interface. For example, the iPhone used the flick-to-scroll gesture now common on smartphones; the LG Prada used a desktop-style scroll bar. The two phones were likely developed independently.
So is Android a stolen product?
Great artists steal
In a sense, the answer is almost certainly "yes." Its hard to imagine how Google could have prevented some iPhone innovations from seeping into Android design. The iPhone was the talk of Silicon Valley in 2007 and 2008. It would have been practically impossible for the Android development team to avoid learning about iPhone features. Once Googles engineers were exposed to the concepts Apple pioneered, they couldnt help but be influenced by them.
But if Google is guilty of using Apples ideas, Apple is equally guilty. Many researchers and companies invented technologies that predate the iPhone but made it possible. As Microsofts Buxton points out, Wayne Westerman (the multitouch researcher who sold his startup and became an Apple employee in 2005) cited the work of numerous early multitouch researchers in his 1999 PhD thesis. The iPhone incorporated key innovations pioneered by Bob Boie, IBM, Jazzmutant, Jeff Han, and others.
Indeed, what made the iPhone such a great product was precisely that Apple drew together a number of innovations already developed separately—touchscreen phones, capacitive touchscreens, sophisticated multitouch user interfaces—and combined them in a product greater than the sum of its parts. This pattern of combining and refining of previous innovations is the rule, not the exception, in innovative industries. Android is simply the latest example of the pattern.
While Android clearly adapted some important iPhone innovations, Googles engineers also added refinements of their own where they felt Apples approach lacked them. For example, the early iPhone notification system left much to be desired. As we put it last year:
Every new SMS or push alert showed up as a modal dialog box in the center of the screen, forcing the user to make a decision immediately. The system also offered no way to see multiple notifications at once.
Google came up with a more flexible notification scheme. Rather than presenting them in a modal dialog box requiring immediate input before a user could proceed, Android displayed notifications briefly at the top of the screen, then added an icon atop the screen to signal existing notifications. When a user was ready to respond, she simply pulled down the notification bar to see a list of all pending notifications.
The Notifications Center in iOS 5, 2011 Apple Inc.
Apple revamped its notification system in iOS 5, introducing a Notifications Center that was strikingly similar to Androids notification scheme. Apple added its own refinements, such as the ability to add widgets displaying the weather, stock prices, and other frequently-updated information. But the basic approach—notifications displayed at the top of the screen accessible through a pull down gesture—is virtually identical to the approach Google invented.
Users benefit from this kind of copying. Googles notification scheme was better than the original iPhone notifications, so it is in iOS userss interests for Apple to copy the idea. The alternative—a world in which companies scrupulously avoid using each others ideas—would be much worse. It would become impossible to buy a smartphone incorporating the best innovations from across the industry.
Inventing in the dark
Legally, the question is whether Google infringed on Apples patent, copyright, or other possessions. Google appears to be on safe ground from a copyright perspective. Android is built on Linux and uses a Java-like virtual machine; iOS is built on Darwin and uses NeXT-derived Objective C frameworks. We dont know of any allegations that Android was developed with literal copies of iOS code.
But whether Google infringed on Apples patents is a harder question. And it would have been especially difficult to answer as Google was creating the first versions of Android.
Patent law generally gives a firm like Apple one year from the public disclosure of an invention to file for a patent on it. Apple unveiled the iPhone in January 2007, so the filing deadline for iPhone-related inventions would have been in January 2008. After filing, there is an additional 18-month delay before applications are made public. So if Apple filed an iPhone-related patent application on the last day before the deadline, Google wouldnt have learned of its existence until July 2009—almost a year after the first Android phone hit the market !
And even after patent applications are made public, it can take several more years for the patent office to make a decision on them. Theres also no certainty about what a granted patent covers or whether it will stand up in court.
In short, Eric Schmidts Android development team would have had no idea in 2008 which ideas were, legally speaking, Apples ideas. The only foolproof way to avoid infringing Apples patents would have been to avoid a multitouch phone OS at all.
History repeating
Steve Jobs eventually made good on his threats against Android. While Apple has not sued Google directly, Cupertino is now locked in legal battles with a number of major Android vendors. And unlike Microsoft, which has focused on signing licensing revenues with its patents, Apple seems genuinely determined to drive Android devices off the market.
Xerox Alto, which pioneered the graphical user interface in the 1970s Marcin Wichary
This isnt the first time Apple built a new user interface based on the ideas of others, then sued competitors for using those same ideas. The graphical user interface now standard on desktop computers can be traced back to the invention of the mouse by SRIs Doug Engelbart in the 1960s. The ideas were refined at Xerox PARC in the 1970s, where Steve Jobs famously led a group of Apple engineers to visit in 1979. Five years later, Apple introduced the Macintosh. Those ideas then found a much larger audience.
Microsoft scrambled to catch up, releasing the first version of Windows in 1985. In 1988, Apple filed a lawsuit accusing Microsoft of stealing the "look and feel" of the Macintosh. Xerox got involved in 1989 with a lawsuit accusing Apple of stealing the ideas behind the Macintosh from Xerox researchers. The courts eventually ruled key user interface concepts behind the Macintosh were not copyrightable, removing the legal cloud that had hung over early GUIs.
In many ways, todays smartphone litigation is a sequel to that far-off "look and feel" fight. But theres an important difference: a series of court decisions in the 1990s effectively legalized software patents. As a result, incumbents like Apple have more powerful legal weapons to use against would-be competitors.
Google has spent billions on patents to help it fight back against legal actions by Apple, Microsoft, and others. The search giant may have deep enough pockets to buy the patents it needs to defend itself, vindicating its right to compete in the mobile computing market.
But firms without billions may not be so lucky. The failure of Apples original look and feel lawsuit cleared the way for smaller firms (like Jobss own NeXT) to compete in the desktop computing market. In contrast, if a firm today has a great idea for a mobile OS but lacks thousands of patents or the billions of dollars it takes to acquire them, it will likely be defenseless against angry patent lawyers. Apples demand that companies "stop using our ideas" will have real teeth.
Thats bad for firms that want to get into the mobile OS market. Its also bad for users, who may be deprived of innovations these firms can bring to the market. But its great for patent lawyers.
What do I think about it?... If Android is a "stolen product," then so was the iPhone. PERIOD.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Are you a JRPG fan on an Android
If you are, you should check out KEMCOs selection of titles on Google Play, as for the next three days or so, everything is on sale for US$1. While the graphics are a bit dated, I think Symphony of Eternity is a must have for the true JRPG aficionado. Symphony of the Origin with its more modern graphics and faster gameplay will appeal to the hardcore RPG fan and casual gamer. I decided to pick-up Silver Nornir, my fourth KEMCO title.
Square Enixs Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III are also available at half the regular price, I am not sure if this is a sale or a permanent price drop. In any event, I picked up Final Fantasy III.
After having given up gaming a decade ago, I have picked up seven JRPGs in the past year. It has become a nice stress reliving 30-minute a day habit.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Lenovo A800 A good value for money 4 5 inch Android phone
Yesterday I took a look at the newly released Lenovo S720, which feels a tab bit expensive, but Lenovo has released another 4.5-inch Android, the Lenovo A800, and this one hits all the right cords. The Lenovo A800 is priced at Php6,999, or 3K less than Lenovo S720.
For the lower price, the A800 gets a downgraded display, a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480 x 854) display instead of the qHD (540 x 960) display on the S720. The camera on the A800 is a 5 MP unit, instead of the 8 MP unit in the S720. You also loose the front camera. The A800 is also a bit thicker and heavier than the S720.
The rest of the specifications are the same, with Android 4.0.4 on board, dual SIM capability, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of internal storage, a MicroSD card slot and a 2000 mAh battery. As a "bonus" the A800 has a faster 1.2 GHz dual core processor than the 1.0 GHz processor on the A720. Both phones use MediaTek chipsets.
At the lower price point, it is Php500 cheaper than the MyPhone A888. The MyPhone has a higher resolution qHD display, but the a A800 has a larger battery (2000 mAh versus 1700 mAh). It is a though choice between these two.
The A800 costs Php700 more than a Cherry Mobile Flame, but the A800 has a a larger battery and a more powerful processor and graphics.
Competition also comes from the Cherry Mobile Blaze and SkyFire, but the 1500 mAh battery in those phones, combined with large 4.7-inch displays means poor battery life. The A800 would be well worth the additional Php500 to Php1,000 as compared to these two.
It not a clear win, but with a 7K budget, the Cherry Mobile Flame, MyPhone A888 and the Lenovo A800 are the best three choices.
Next Android Update in 2013
1.Will The Next iPhone Keep Ahead of Android?
If Apple’s regular release schedule is to be trusted, we should expect a new iPhone this summer. Will it be called the iPhone 5S with small improvements over the iPhone 5? Or will the pressure from rival Android phones force Apple to go big and make a complete overhaul?
So far, the rumor mills point to an incremental upgrade – no revolutionary changes. So let’s read the tealeaves and try to predict what will be changed. And remember, this is all conjecture with no official information forthcoming from Apple.
New Flash and Better Camera
I like to start with the fun stuff, like the camera. Certainly, the next iPhone could get a megapixel upgrade. There are some Android phones that brag 13 Megapixels, and while it’s possible Apple could increase the resolution of their camera, I think a more interesting upgrade would be the inclusion of a new, smart flash that incorporates Phillips multi-color LED. To match ambient light, the camera could elect to use a white flash (in fluorescent or colder lighting) or a yellow flash to match warmer room tones (candlelight, camp-fires, or accent lighting).
Faster
Now for the guts of the new phone: leaked photos published by iOSDoc imply the iPhone will be getting an upgrade from its current dual core A6 processor to a quad core A7 processor. Yes, more cores mean a faster phone, but is this a life-changing speed improvement? Um, no.
Bigger Screen is Doubtful
There have been tons of rumors about Apple increasing the screen size from 4 inches to 4.8 inches to compete with some of the Android “Phablets” like the Note. But this rumor seems a little thin with CEO Tim Cook stating publically on Apple’s Q1 2013 Earnings Call that he thinks Apple made the right decision to stick with a smaller screen.
Wireless Charging
Unlike current wireless charging where you have to put a device onto a pad that’s plugged into a power source, Apple has applied for a patent to use something called Near Field Magnetic Resonance (NFMR). With this technology, a home base (a computer or larger device) serves as a hub that can charge the phone anywhere within a meter’s proximity. This could also be a boon for selling more Mac laptops if they become the primary vehicle for wireless NFMR charging.
Biometric Fingerprint Security
Rumors are flying about a fingerprint sensor on the home key to allow for biometric security. This could be a smart idea if Apple wants to shore up public perception of the device’s security before rolling out the Near Field Communications (NFC) wave-to-pay technology that turns your phone into a credit card.
IOS 7
For the first time ever, I am including an IOS update in the “Fun Rumors” category. While the iPhone operating system (currently IOS 6) is not usually an opportunity for big innovation, this portion of the company has recently been taken over by Jonathon Ive, Apple’s superstar design guru. He is no doubt feeling pressure to bring his genius to bear on software (good luck with that) and may surprise us with a few cool new tricks. I expect a Siri upgrade at the very least, and a determination to show that Apple’s maps have recovered from the debacle of the IOS 6 roll out.
Lower Cost iPhone
Where Android phones pose the greatest clear and present danger to the iPhone is on price. Many models are free with a 2-year contract. So the $199 price tag of the iPhone with a 2-year contract is just too steep for many. The biggest price pressure is coming from emerging markets like China and Brazil, where Apple has to lower the price of their only phone in the initial land grab for new smartphone users.
If Apple introduces a free-on-2-year-contract phone, this lower cost version will almost certainly still be able to access faster LTE data networks. It will possibly have a slower Snapdragon System on a Chip (SOC) processor from Qualcomm. It might include a bigger battery, which could increase the phone’s thickness from the current 7.6 mm to a rumored 8.2 mm. It could have a lower resolution camera. And the most interesting possibility: its case could be from a cheaper plastic or fiberglass, which could allow for a multitude of colors.
Bottom Line
The inclusion of a cheaper iPhone could be a huge boon to consumers. If you’ve been holding out until Apple’s flagship device became more affordable, don’t let the slightly diminished technical specs deter you. The beauty of the iPhone is that it’s intuitive and fun to use – but that’s a function of the operating system, not the hardware. If it were me, I’d wait to buy until the consumer testers run the cheaper iPhone through it’s paces and make sure there’s nothing glaringly wrong, and then I’d get it. That is, if Apple actually releases two versions as part of its traditional June release cycle.
2.Next Android update: Ice Cream Sandwich in October?
Google will likely roll out its latest sweet-themed Android update, Ice Cream Sandwich, as early as October, said executive chairman Eric Schmidt, who released that detail during the recent Dreamforce conference in San Francisco.
Schmidt was the keynote speaker at the event, which focuses on cloud computing (but also featured a gala performance of Metallica! Metallica!). At the 30:20 mark of the video below, he talks about the rollout, which could also happen as late as November. Schmidts specific — and all too brief — wording is this:
"We have a new operating system internally known as Ice Cream Sandwich for some reason, which is being released in October, November, which everybody is very excited about."
Ice Cream Sandwich comes after Honeycomb (3.0 to 3.2), which was tailored for tablets. This next, more ambitious, update was first introduced at Google I/O in May, with this rousing endorsement on the Official Google Blog:
"Our goal with Ice Cream Sandwich is to deliver one operating system that works everywhere, regardless of device. Ice Cream Sandwich will bring everything you love about Honeycomb on your tablet to your phone, including the holographic user interface, more multitasking, the new launcher and richer widgets."
The hope with Ice Cream Sandwich (unconfirmed but likely slated as Android 4.0) is to bring some order to the chaos that fragmentation has brought to the numerous Android devices out there, now multiplying in tablets as much as smartphones, it seems. (Schmidt said half a million Android phones are activated a day. A day! "If that continues, itll fill the planet." Now, theres some imagery for you.)
It would be the merger of Honeycomb and Gingerbread (Android 2.3), these two combined into a powerful hybrid mobile operating system that would be able to run on both kinds of devices. At last, unity.
A recent comScore report shows that Androids presence is pervasive: Its still the No. 1 smartphone platform in the U.S. with nearly 42 percent of the market share, with Apples iOS a distant second at 27 percent.
Key Lime Pice Top 5 Key Features For Android 5 0
As we wait for Googles yearly I/O developer’s conference, its exciting to think of what new discoveries will be brought to the table. Since Google with Android 4.1 came out last year, its very probable that this year they will be delivering Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Weve made our own predictions about five different features that this update just might be boasting.
1. More Project Butter for even fluider animations
Google first released Project Butter with Android 4.1, which really made a difference in the system performance. Since then, the entire system has been working a lot more smoothly, coincidently just like butter. Android 4.2 brought further improvements, but personally I think it could get even better. Im absolutely positive that with its version 5, Android will be further polished and will get rid of the remaining annoying stutters.
2. More control over the user profiles
Ever since Android 4.2 came about, you can now set up more than one user account on your tablet. On the downside, it lacks important setting options. This doesnt allow you to determine one user profile specifically for certain apps. A clear split between private and work profiles Blackberry-style would be a positive step for Android.
3. Consistent news with Google Babble
Google Talk, SMS, Google+, Google Voice....The list of Googles various news services is very long. Thankfully, the company is already working on Google Babble, which will centralized all news feeds and notifications. It looks like Google Babble could be presented along side Android 5.0 and then later on, it might be offered to older Android versions as an app.
4. Improved widgets for the lockscreen
Ever since Android 4.2 came to be, you can now put widgets on your lockscreen. However, you cant just use any widget and are restricted to using only the lockscreen-developped ones, like the popular DashClock for example. Switching between widget pages is also not set up that well. This could possibly change with Android 5.0, where Google could provide widgets with more functions. This would allow for all important information to be placed in direct view, without first having to unlock your device or swiping your lockscreen.
5. A brighter user interface
With its current versions, Android has retained its usual design. On the other hand, with Google Now and even Play Store getting a cleaned-up facelift and I think that Android 5.0 will follow suit. It might just drift away from dark colors and adopt a brighter and friendlier look that appears more complete, giving the system a more homogeneous feel. Im actually quite happy with how Android looks at the moment, but this is just a logical step forward. What’s more, the brighter look will most likely appeal to more users than the present black and blue variation.
Source: androidpit
Samsung will leave Android Samsung will Launch a Smartphone with Tizen
Will Samsung leave the platform of popular operating system Android? Techno Researchers said that, this South Korean organization is working to reduce android dependency. Now Samsung plans to release a smartphone powered by the open-source platform Tizen as soon as August.
“The Tizen phone will be out in August or September, and this will be in the high-end category,” Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile business, said during an interview in Seoul. “The device will be the best product equipped with the best specifications.”
There currently are no Tizen devices sold globally. The first users will have “thousands” of applications to choose from, Chase Perrin, an official with the San Ramon, California- basedTizen Association, said in an e-mail.
Samsung, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, is under pressure to develop its own software after Google, owner of the world’s most popular search engine, acquired handset maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for more than $12 billion in May, boosting its patent portfolio.
Smartphone Shipments
Samsung fell 2.4 percent to 1,484,000 won at 10:48 a.m. in Seoul trading. The stock has gained 19 percent in the past 12 months compared with a 2.4 percent decline in the benchmark Kospi index.
Samsung sells about a quarter of all mobile phones globally, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. It shipped 213 million smartphones last year, compared with 135.8 million for Apple and 35 million for Nokia Oyj. (NOK1V)
Android’s share of the global smartphone market rose to 68.4 percent in 2012 from 48.7 percent a year earlier, according to a January report by Strategy Analytics. Android and Apple’s iOS software combined for 87.8 percent of all smartphones shipped last year.
Huawei Technologies Co., China’s largest maker of telecommunications equipment, is among manufacturers developing the Tizen operating system.
“We see open source and web-based platforms, like the one provided by Tizen, as a good collaboration opportunity,” said Scott Sykes, a spokesman for the Shenzhen-based company. “Any discussion on specific products is premature.”
The Tizen Association’s members also include Panasonic Corp. (6752), NTT DoCoMo Inc. andVodafone Group Plc. (VOD)
DoCoMo, Japan’s biggest mobile phone company, expects to release a Tizen handset in the second half of the year.
“Android’s challenge for 2013 will be to defend its leadership, not only against Apple, but also against an emerging wave of hungry challengers that includes Microsoft, BlackBerry, Firefox and Tizen,” Strategy Analytics said in its Jan. 28 report.
Top 5 Mobile Data Tracking Apps for Android 2013
Onavo Count
Onavo Count is the most popular data tracking app that existed even before data usage was implemented in the Android operating system. It is an impressive user interface which aims at saving money by keeping an active check on data consumption. The application will provide users with alerts and warnings when they cross or are about to reach the predefined data limits. Users can also set data usage limits at any time and let the app track usage. The app provides with an overview of the individual apps consuming data. Users can keep a track and also predict whether you are close to hitting the pre-defined usage limit. Onavo Count allows users to restrict data hungry apps and force them to be active over WiFi networks. It is a fantastic user interface and nice set of options makes this a very important mobile data tracking app.
My Data Manager
It is a simple app for those who seek only options and are not much into the looks of an app. The app is easy to setup, and the app starts checking all the apps to highlight the ones consuming a lot of data. My Data Manager also tracks the run times of the other apps along with the amount of data consumed which are presented in graphics. It has only one limitation that one has to keep it on the phone storage for it acts sporadic if moved to the SD card storage. My Data Manager shows clear consumption of data on the cellular connection and WiFi network. Users can also set their data usage limits and the app gives an alarm whenever closing in to that limit.
NetCounter
NetCounter is not a fancy user interface and don’t have mind-boggling features. It is mainly a native appearing easy data tracking app. It presents noticeably classified utilization of data over the cellular and WiFi networks. The user can choose the time range as daily, weekly or monthly. Users can also modify the plan’s cycle date. It gives a break out in numbers as no data is consumed at the end of the month and this is what that matters the most. Users can find this NetCounter app from the Google Play Store.
Dodol Phone
Dodol Phone has a clean interface. It allows user to keep track of the data and examine it in real time. This app tracks call and message traffic from the Smartphone apart from the network data. Dodol is capable of providing a complete usage report on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Like some of the other apps, users can position their custom limit for the data usage threshold.The best part of Dodol Phone is that it is optimized for full HD devices and also supports 4G LTE network. The app offers usage data in numerical as well as bar graph format so that user can examine data utilization.
Traffic Monitor
It is an app that combines data monitoring, consistency measurement and a Task Manager in one single package. The app provides a data traffic counter for cellular and wireless network usage with clear bifurcation of uploads and downloads. To give a fair thought about the strength of the available data network services, there is a quality service measure (ping duration test) which is in built. To ensure a summary of the traffic at regular time’s user can set daily, weekly or monthly usage limits. User can check the traffic statistics per app for the said period and for previous month. With the in-built task manager, user can kill the data hungry apps and check the memory usage. The app available for free from the Google Play Store enables to get battery level status, signal strength, GPS status and more information.
Source: gm.kochar
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Facebook Announces New Facebook Home On Android
Facebook launched its new approach to Android, called Home, which brings a variety of Facebook features front and center on the mobile device. The company is partnering with HTC and AT&T to release the $99 HTC First device, which comes preloaded with Home. People can also download Home on certain Android devices (although it won’t have all the features): the HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2, as well as the forthcoming HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4.
See the live blog below:
Facebook is preparing to host an event to talk about a new Android product at the social network’s Menlo Park, Calif. headquarters today and we’re live-blogging it.Facebook has said it plans to show off its new “home on Android.” The company is widely expected to announce a new version of Android or a new type of Android app that will run on an HTC device. Speculation has focused on a “Facebook phone,” though Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long said it does not want to get into the hardware game. The device
would include a Facebook “Home” app designed to highlight Facebook.
Facebook has been pushing hard on mobile, with Zuckerberg emphasizing Facebook as a “mobile first” company. But Facebook has been trying to keep pace with new entrants such as SnapChat, the mobile app that enables people to send messages or photos that immediately disappear.
Here we go: Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage: “We’re going to talk about that Facebook phone.” Not really. “We’re going to talk about how to make your phone a great social device.”
We spend 20% of our time on phones on Facebook, not counting Instagram, Zuck says. We spend our lives sharing. ”What would happen if our phones were designed around people not apps?” Zuck says. “Today our phones are designed around apps, not people. We’re going to flip that around.”
For example this has happened before, he says, showing the Facebook News Feed. Instead of a list of apps you get fresh content. “It gave it (Facebook) this soul… We don’t want to build a phone or operating system that some people will use,” he says. “Even if we did build a really good phone we’d only serve 1% of our community… We’re not building a phone. We’re not building an operating system.”
Android is very open, Zuck says, so you can make many changes to it. “You don’t need to fork Android to do this… Today we’re going to talk about the Home Screen of your phone.”
Zuck is showing the new “Cover Feed” of Facebook Home, with visual photos that take up the whole screen. They include new-style notifications, with a person’s name and face instead of a traditional notification. We wanted this to feel like system software, not just an app you run, he says.
Apps: You tap the bottom of the screen to see three options: Messenger, Apps and your most-recently-used app. You swipe up to get all your apps, such as Google maps, Instagram, Evernote.
Messaging: Zuck shows “chat heads” which are messages from friends that pop up as faces in circle icons from the Facebook messaging app. When you’re done you can “throw them away.” They work for Facebook messages and SMS.
Adam Mosseri, director of product, takes the stage: He’s showing a live demo Cover Feed, a the new News Feed. Each one has a full screen photo. Open Graph images show up as well. You can double tap to “Like” it. Status updates also flow through as well. You can the bottom to make a comment. It includes very simple gestures. There’s no navigation or borders, to emphasize the content and photos.
Notifications: are messages like Facebook messenges or notifications from people.Joey Flynn, product designer, is talking about Chat Heads. When someone posts an article, you can click the person’s face to see the article. On the edge of the article is the Chat Head, which shows his profile picture. If you click it you can see the discussion about the article on Facebook. Text messages and Facebook messages both use this feature. He just got a message from his roommates in a group chat… about rent.
How do you get it? You download the new Facebook app and Facebook Messenger from Google Play–but in only works on select Android devices. It’s not on tablets yet but will be in several months. System software or an operating system is usually updated once a year. We don’t think that’s fast enough. We’re going to release updates every month, he says. How are we going to build this? Will we Fork Android? No, that’s not the right way to do this, he says.
Source: Forbes
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
HTC User Manual The HTC Incredible S Sexy and Curvy google android repair iPhone 4 Repair
HTC Astounding S authoritative photos HTC has attained a epithet for itself and theres no inquire that the displace of the Unconvincing S was greeted with upheaval. Their new possible bestseller is too chief a twist to go forgotten regularise if it tries to be only an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary move smart. It seems the Undreamt S has got the correct set of ingredients to wee for a really competent smartphone at a tenable value (for a high-end pattern, that is). Key features * Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support * 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA * 4" 16M-color capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA finding (480 x 800 pixels) * The unsurpassed occlude on an HTC manoeuvre by few interval * Humanoid OS v2.2 Froyo with HTC Discernment UI (ver. 2.3 update promised shortly after commence) * 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset * 768 MB RAM and 1.5 GB ROM * 8 MP autofocus camera with LED expose and geotagging * 720p video recording @ 30fps * Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA * GPS with A-GPS * microSD receptacle up to 32GB (8GB correspondence included) * Accelerometer and closeness sensor * Modular 3.5 mm audio diddlyshit * Photograph FM radio with RDS * microUSB opening (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1 * Fashionable dialing, phonation dialing * Proximity confronting camera for video calling * DivX/XviD video activity * Dolby City and SRS undamaged improvement * HTC Locations app * HTCSense.com combination * HTC Portable Point * Ultra-fast excitement nowadays (if you don remove shelling) Primary disadvantages * No dedicated camera key and no lens firing * Runs Froyo on begin, instead of Gingerbread * Short video recording, 720p footage is pretty jerky * Uninspiring audio level 2010 was the year of the droid in the smartphone calendar and Google testament doubtless try to process us many of the one in 2011. To succeed such an exploding development is a high duty, but sure not intolerable. There are two things that the Turn Telephone Alinement leave need to reach in arrangement to unmitigated it. Premier, they instrument condition to finally touching a sizeable share of the decrease mid-range market and position they requirement to enter their positions in the high-end divide, which has been their defence lately. And patch the implosion of Symbian give certainly ameliorate the droid grey with their process towards move segments, any serious efforts leave be required to ready iOS and the rapidly improving WP7 at bay on the top. Thats why devices suchlike the HTC Incredible S are so valuable. Not exclusive do they essential to create as overmuch revenue as accomplishable for their concern, but they also necessary to perform wellspring to defend the constructions estimation.
Monday, May 6, 2013
iBall Slide Android Tablet Specs Price in India
iBall has officially launched its foremost golem paper titled iBall Locomote in India with fully loaded amusement features. The unexceeded target in these paper is they love situated cost tag around Rs. 13,995 according to the our Amerindian industry. On the added lateral the band had started jacket with a famous screenland caretaker actor individual Hrithik Roshan as a name Embassador.The new iBall Slide Android Tablet Specifications looking quite impressive and I definitely know that it will get more positive reviews and impressions from android fans in India. First of all the tablet is powered with Google Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread operating system and runs with 1Ghz ARM Cortex A8 single core processor and 512MB RAM enough to handle all multitasking applications and capable to play all high end 3D games without any lag. They have design the tablet with smooth glossy finishing at corners to get the tablet sexy look and at the same time to attract a lot of users to buy the device. It comes with a 7-inch WVGA capacitive multi-touch screen display with a resolution of 800x480 pixels, 2 mega pixel front camera for video calling purposes, 8GB internal memory storage capacity to store all important files and expandable up to 32GB via Micro SD card Slot.
Well the iBall Slide android comes with different connectivity features like Wi-Fi, Two USB 2.0 ports, 3G via Dongle, Bluetooth 3.0, 3.5mm Audio Jack for listening high quality music, HDMI output for connecting Large LCD for playing HD videos.
The finest component of iBall Gutter golem tablet is, they hit provided 4400mAh rechargeable battery for mortal bombardment part and flat iBall friendship handler claims that the paper can administer excellent fire vivification up to 6.5 hours of euphony playback period and 5 hours on video playback fashion. They have introduced new film titled USB Army and on the go(OTG) Side which helps to make the data from pen straight. With the provide of USB entertainer left you can also link steal or keyboard to do your wreak speedily and you ca
redemptive mortal undergo.
Advantages
Enhanced Automaton 2.3 Gingerbread OS with respectable soul programme(GUI).
Shelling 4400mah gives effectual battery patronage.
Supports Brick Swank supporting and Plays all HD videos up to 720p
Disadvantages
There is no embedded 3G for this tablet, you requisite to buy seperate dongle implementation accumulation lineup to get 3G see and i hump these one makes you real consider bad.
Writer Costly
Looks bulky and not so often withered compared to additional tablets in that compass
No position camera (not addicted)
My Solemn advice lets inactivity for last drill of iBall Glide Humanoid Tablet so we get many bang near corking and bad things. Then after its your deciding whether to buy the tablet or not.
Well the iBall Slide android comes with different connectivity features like Wi-Fi, Two USB 2.0 ports, 3G via Dongle, Bluetooth 3.0, 3.5mm Audio Jack for listening high quality music, HDMI output for connecting Large LCD for playing HD videos.
redemptive mortal undergo.
Advantages
Enhanced Automaton 2.3 Gingerbread OS with respectable soul programme(GUI).
Shelling 4400mah gives effectual battery patronage.
Supports Brick Swank supporting and Plays all HD videos up to 720p
Disadvantages
There is no embedded 3G for this tablet, you requisite to buy seperate dongle implementation accumulation lineup to get 3G see and i hump these one makes you real consider bad.
Writer Costly
Looks bulky and not so often withered compared to additional tablets in that compass
No position camera (not addicted)
My Solemn advice lets inactivity for last drill of iBall Glide Humanoid Tablet so we get many bang near corking and bad things. Then after its your deciding whether to buy the tablet or not.
Update install Samsung galaxy s3 with Android jelly beans jedi invasion rom
Are you using Samsung galaxyH-i747 galaxy model? Now finally XDA developer find out, how you can Jelly Bean 4.1.1 based Jedi Invasion custom ROM firmware on galaxy S3 AT&T.Mostly people doesn’t know about the benefits of this Rom, but after experience and review about it they installed it instantly in GS3 device without more time wasting. Android developers continuously make the most efficient handset for user.
You can use it with supersue, after installation this you experience more faster operational area like browsing, hardware speed, installation and these all things can improve your battery life time. You can also download any heavy upload themes and wallpaper and don’t worry about the bugs or any other reported issues.
You can also experience different when connect galaxy s3 to T.V via connecting cable.
There are lots of extra features that you will be required for running swiftly. I don’t know about any official cue of installation this Rom cause to avoid warranty. Make sure and concern about your vendor.
Before installing this, you have to learn more about how you can recover your data through CWM recover mode. This tool working only during flashing, so make sure if you are going to root SGH-i747 than CWM recovery won’t help you.
Here are some things you need to remember;
• Battery of galaxy S3 Must be fully charge or up to 70%
• Make sure all security tools are disable, because sometime they appear as a hurdle in your way.
You can jedi invasion Rom galaxy s3 and essential add-on by clicking below this.
You can Download ROM and additional applications.
I recently write a post on "update Samsung galaxy R to android 4.0" same methods apply here for updation this.
How to Update Samsung galaxy i747 to jedi invasion rom Firmware
After this procedure restart Galaxy S3 and wait for 10 minutes, so that system automatically install new program. You are running Samsung galaxy on android 4.1.1 based jedi invasion rom.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Update HTC One V to Android Jelly Bean 4 2 1
In this post TechLido clear regarding how you can update HTC one V from android 4.0 to jelly bean 4.2.1. Through Paranoid Custom Rom you can easily change your device functionally easily and convert it in to advance android version without putting it into garbage box. There are very few HTC smart devices that could entertain you through their specification.
Respect to HTC X, that one hit on upper class instead of HTC one V that designs according to lower-mid class users. You can get round about $3200 to $3600 according to market specification. HTC aimed to target some Nokia devices through one V and mostly customer add in their good book. They attract user with 25GB free space of dropbox for 2 Years. Mostly user change their device within a year, so company always is in profit. Get ready to play hd games like N.O.V.A 3 after update.
Mostly users should thanks to XDA developers that develop this rom that is compatible and work on mostly android devices easily. So here are I’m going to update your HTC ONE V to next generation android version.
Things to Remember Before Updation
There are few things you need to remember before rooting your device, Be aware that this procedure is only for HTC One V, so don’t try it another HTC mobile.
Make sure your smart device has already installed recovery mod, for recover your backup data.
Check bootloader is on or off, if on than unlock it.
Arrange USB driver for Htc devices and fastboot in your System, where you use during procedure.
If you ever root your device, than I sure you knows how to save contact, other files, massages or other personal details.
Press every option as you seen in your mobile screen. Then locate the ZIP file of paranoid rom and click to install it after deleting your previous android version 4.0.1.
The process will be start after confirmation towards your end, and required 5 to 10 minutes being updated it to android 4.0.1. After saving your data from various locations, where you been uploaded.
Cong! Now you are using updated HTC one V version on latest android jelly beans. Disclose this trick to your friends and surprise them
Respect to HTC X, that one hit on upper class instead of HTC one V that designs according to lower-mid class users. You can get round about $3200 to $3600 according to market specification. HTC aimed to target some Nokia devices through one V and mostly customer add in their good book. They attract user with 25GB free space of dropbox for 2 Years. Mostly user change their device within a year, so company always is in profit. Get ready to play hd games like N.O.V.A 3 after update.
Update HTC one V to 4.2.1 through paranoid Rom
Mostly users should thanks to XDA developers that develop this rom that is compatible and work on mostly android devices easily. So here are I’m going to update your HTC ONE V to next generation android version.
Things to Remember Before Updation
There are few things you need to remember before rooting your device, Be aware that this procedure is only for HTC One V, so don’t try it another HTC mobile.
Make sure your smart device has already installed recovery mod, for recover your backup data.
Check bootloader is on or off, if on than unlock it.
Arrange USB driver for Htc devices and fastboot in your System, where you use during procedure.
If you ever root your device, than I sure you knows how to save contact, other files, massages or other personal details.
Let’s start the Procedure of updating HTC one V to jelly beans
The first step you must done before updating is install paranoid ROM 4.2.1 to your system, there are various version of paranoid available out there, just pick the right one that you want to root.
After installation just connect HTC one V to system through USB and upload file in your SD card, that you been extracted here (paranoid ROM 4.2.1).
Just locate boot.img file in your system, where you installed paranoid rom, this file is located here; you just need to copy or drag it to android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools.
After copying that file, just turn off HTC ONE V and enter in to bootloader mode with pressing three special keys (you know).
Now after turn off connect it to system and locate the android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory,
In fastboot mode enter the “open commend promot here”
After you will see options like this;
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
Press every option as you seen in your mobile screen. Then locate the ZIP file of paranoid rom and click to install it after deleting your previous android version 4.0.1.
The process will be start after confirmation towards your end, and required 5 to 10 minutes being updated it to android 4.0.1. After saving your data from various locations, where you been uploaded.
Cong! Now you are using updated HTC one V version on latest android jelly beans. Disclose this trick to your friends and surprise them
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Motorola Razr Droid the New Android Smartphone User Manual
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ViewSonic V430 Android Smartphone User Manual
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Friday, May 3, 2013
LG Optimus EX Android Smartphone Evaluation User Manual
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Motorola launches second Android phone
Motorola Inc. introduced its second phone based on Google Inc.’s Android software, fighting for a bigger share of the growing market for Web-equipped phones to reverse more than a year of sales declines.
The phone, called the Droid, features a larger screen than Apple Inc.’s top-selling iPhone and has higher resolution.
The phone, called the Droid, features a larger screen than Apple Inc.’s top-selling iPhone and has higher resolution, said co-chief executive Sanjay Jha. It will be available Nov. 6 on the Verizon Wireless website and in retail stores, Motorola said. The price will be US$199.99 with a two-year agreement after a US$100 mail-in rebate.
Motorola is rebuilding its mobile-phone division around the Android operating system to entice consumers who abandoned its handsets in favour of the iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry. Motorola’s share of the phone market dropped by almost half in the second quarter from 10% a year earlier, according to Gartner Inc.
“We’ve been missing from the market,” Mr. Jha, 46, said in an interview. The Droid “absolutely does” get Motorola back into the game with a better operating system and a faster Internet browser, he said.
Based on Android 2.0, a newer version of the Google operating system, the device allows users to run multiple applications at once, features voice-driven Web searches, and has one of the “fastest Web browsers available today,” Mr. Jha said.
T-Mobile USA Inc. will begin selling the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company’s first Android phone, the Cliq, on Nov. 2 for US$199.99 with a two-year contract.
“Droid boasts impressive specs and reviews from the blog community have been very favourable thus far,” said Matt Thornton, an analyst with Avian Securities LLC in Boston. “This should give some indication as to how the device will be received by the consumer, the press and the investor community.” Thornton has a “positive” rating on the stock.
Motorola plans more Android devices. At least one of those will be sold through a third carrier, Mr. Jha said. The Droid will be available through multiple carriers outside the U.S. later this year, he said.
Mr. Jha declined to comment on how Android phones will affect earnings. The company will report third-quarter results tomorrow. Analysts predict profit of less than 1 cent a share, excluding some items, the average of estimates in a Bloomberg survey.
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