Showing posts with label Android. Show all posts
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Beside launched a 7-inch tablet by Google, Nexus 7; Google has also announced a 10-inch tablet, Nexus 10 a collaboration of Samsung and Google. Android 4.2 is introduced on this device added few new features such as mutliuser.
Nexus 10 would be the first Android tablet to feature high resolution beating the Apple's Retina display. The 10.1-inch screen has resolution of 2560x1600 pixel that is 300PPI.
Beneath the screen it has a dual-core Exynos 5 chipset clocked at 1.7GHz processor, speculated that performance of the ARM A-15 chip is better than the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and outperform the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro which is a quad-core processor. It will also pair with 2GB RAM and will have 2 variants of storage to choose 16GB or 32GB.
It will has a juicy battery of 9,000mAh that can outlast the device to have 9 hours continuous video playback.
The Nexus 10 will be available in US at the price of US $399 for 16GB version and US $499 for 32GB version. Currently only WiFi model introduced.
SME has announced that they will not honor any warranty for this batch of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and it's consider illegal to buy or keep stolen goods.
Do check out is there any SIRIM sticker and as well Samsung Warranty sticker before make any purchase of Note 2.
Below are the list of IMEI number that are the batch of stolen Note II.
or you can check HERE by typing in your Samsung Note 2 IMEI number.
credit to Azbahri
Unboxing a new gadget is always exciting and fun but not for Nexus 7.
The Nexus 7 is the brand new 7-inch tablet made by ASUS and Google, the first Android device to run on the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
This tablet is packed in a sturdy box and high grade tape made it a challenging unboxing.
Check out the video below, the pro of gadgets unboxing also face the tough time on unboxing the Nexus 7.
The Nexus 7 is available online from Play Store at starting price at just $199 US.
More info on the Nexus 7 http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7/
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You can tell the photo above which one is the real Samsung Galaxy SIII? What if I tell you both are also clone?
Being an open source OS like Android, cloning made easily especially in everything possible-land, China. The photo above showing 2 clones SIII with different specification (low-end & highend) and price tag.
The low-end version features a 4.7-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) screen, 5MP rear camera with AF, VGA front, running on 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB storage and a quite old OS, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
The price tag for this low-end version is $209 USD (which about RM660) on Android-sale.com.
For the high-end version, it feature packs with a non SuperAMOLED 4.8-inch HD (1280x720 display, 8MP rear shooter, 1.3MP front camera, 1.2GHz dual-core CPU (not quad-core on original SIII), 1GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage and running on Android 4.0 ICS. It also support two standard SIM card and two 2,500mAh Li-on battery come with it.
The price is starting at $272 USD (which around RM860) that is half price of the original SIII. This phone can be purchase online from Chinacart.com.
Even the packing is exactly same just like the original SIII and you can also use SIII original accessories on this phone.
Head over for some hands-on videos of these two devices below;
Low-end
High-end
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ASUS Malaysia has just officially announced ASUS PadFone availability in Malaysia and selling at the price of RM2,399. ASUS PadFone is a combination of a smartphone (PadFone) and a tablet (PadFone Station)
With this you can have a smartphone and a tablet on a single mobile data.
ASUS PadFone has a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display, powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz Dual-core processor and run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. On the rear it has a 8MP f/2.2 camera.
It can be combine with PadFone Station and transformed to a 10.1-inch Android Tablet. The PadFone Station has a 10.1-inch IPS display with 1280x800 resolution and it comes with a front 1.3MP camera. In addition, it works as a battery pack that charges the PadFone while docked.
There are optional keyboard dock which comes with battery and a pen stylus that can be use as headset. The stylus headset is price tagged at RM179 whereas the keyboard dock pricing is yet to confirmed.
Learn more about ASUS PadFone
You think Apple has the best voice assistant on Siri? Think again after you watch the video below;
Although voice search is not commonly or widely use by it's an interesting feature that all smartphone users would want to have.
The video above shown iPhone 4S which run on iOS 6 beta 2 and Galaxy Nexus on pre-release Android 4.1, Jelly Bean. It seem that the new Android Jelly Bean update voice search is faster and the voice is much more fluid and less robotic.
It's time for an update for Apple Siri?
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Google has just officially announced their first tablet to the public on Google I/O 2012 event.
The device is called the Google Nexus 7 and it's the first tablet to run on the latest Android 4.1 Jellybean OS.
Google Nexus 7 is built in partnership with ASUS and Google, given the exclusive privileges of using the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
The Google Nexus 7 bring High Definition 7-inch IPS screen display with resolution of 1280x800. It runs on a 1.3GHz Quad-core Tegra 3 processor paired with 1GB of RAM couple with a 12 core Ultra low voltage nVidia GeForce GPU.
It comes with a 1.2MP front camera for video call, no rear camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC with Google Wallet support. It has an impressive battery life of 9 hours HD video playback on a single charge. The weighs of this device is only 340g and thickness of 10.5mm.
This device will be available through Google Play Store in few countries and globally soon. The Nexus 7 comes in two variants of sizes 8GB and 16GB with price tag of US$199 and US$249 respectively. That is RM637 for 8GB and RM797 for 16GB.
More info of the new Google Nexus 7
Check out the Nexus 7 introduction video below;
Seem that everyone like to use their phone as hammer lately?
Below is a video made by a China man to test how tough is the Gorilla Glass Corning on HTC One X.
Remarkable it survived with such pointy pressure applied on the screen. See it to believe it!
A video uploaded shows off all the features of the latest Samsung Galaxy S3.
Experience a day in the life of the GALAXY S III, and how it plays an intimate role with you and your loved ones. It sees. It listens. It knows. It's the GALAXY S III, designed for humans and inspired by nature.
Evoking the elements of wind, water and light, the minimal organic design provides a natural fit both in your hands and life. The brilliant HD Super AMOLED display is a visual treat for sharing precious moments captured with the intelligent 8-megapixel camera.
And that's just the beginning.
YES the fastest 4G mobile Internet with voice service provider has come out with their first 4G smartphone, Eclipse. The internet on the go as fast as 20Mbps.
This phone were built from scratch to fully and work perfectly on a fully converged 4G platform.
The Eclipse allows dual networks simultaneously where you can have your GSM and 4G run at the same time. That mean you can have 2 numbers in 1 smartphone, it has the option to select which number to use when you wan to make calls or send SMS.
Eclipse features a 4.1-inch WVGA TFT Screen, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, 2GB Internal memory with microSD slot. Connectivities it has 4G WiMAX chipset built-in, WiFi and Bluetooth. This device has total 5 antenna vs 3 antenna (conventional smartphone) thus it able to run 4G, 3G, Bluetooth and WiFi at the same time with no problem.
On the back it has a decent 5MP camera with autofocus with LED flash and a VGA front facing camera for video conferencing.
Here's the interesting part, Eclipse is the first phone in the world that capable to make 4-way video call and 6-way audio call seamlessly thanks to it 4G high speed internet network.
Not that all, Eclipse can become a mobile hotspot for up to 4 devices.
Eclipse is running on Android 2.2 (Froyo). The OS may look old compare to others Android devices in the market; According to YES, Froyo was used in back 17 months ago to built Eclipse that works seamlessly on their network. They even polished the OS such as customised keyboard with SWYPE supported, integrated dialler/address book/SMS, power management module, 4G communications stack and much more.
There are thousands of application are available for Eclipse by accessing to the Google Play Store.
The YES Eclipse 4G smartphone is available through YES and you can have it for free when you sign up for a 2 years Eclipse 238 plan.
For more info, please visit http://www.yes.my/v3/personal/whats-hot/eclipse.do
Check out YES Eclipse TVC below
Do visit the nearest YES Store to have a hands-on of the device.
DiGi has started taking pre-orders for the new Samsung Galaxy S III. The RRP of this phone is at RM2,199 and will be available from DiGi for as low as RM999 with 24 months contract.
There are two Smart Plan offered by DiGi
DG Smart Plan 68 with 24 months contract - RM1,149
DG Smart Plan 88 with 24 months contract - RM999
24 months is the minimum contract available from DiGi. This phone will be available by end of this month. There will be DiGi Roadshows launching the Samsung Galaxy SII as per following dates and location;
Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur - 31st May - 3rd June
One Utama, Petaling Jaya - 31st May - 6th June
KSL City Mall, Johor Bahru - 31st May - 3rd June
Queensbay Mall, Penang - 31st May - 3rd June
Will be expecting Maxis & Celcom to announce the ROI/pre-orders in these few days.
A recap of the Samsung Galaxy SIII's specification;
Quad-core 1.4GHz Cortex-A9
1GB RAM
4.8-inch Super AMOLED with Corning Gorilla Glass (720 x 1280 pixels with 306ppi)
Android v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
16GB storage
8MP rear camera with 1080p video recording
1.9MP front camera with 720p @ 30fps
2,100 mAh battery
For more info http://www.digi.com.my/
The famous social magazine for iPad, Flipboard is making it way to Android and was introduced during the Samsung Galaxy S III announcement few weeks back. Flipboard was supposed to be exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S III for the next months has been leaked on xda-developers. It was extracted by a developer who have the opportunity to try out the Galaxy S III.
It works fine on older Android smartphone and as well as Tablet, which I'm testing it now on my Toshiba AT200 running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.
This app still lacks with widget view that found on iOS version.
You can download the .apk to have a spin test on your Android devices from the xda-developrs forum HERE or scan the QR code below
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Good news to all Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S, Xperia ray and Xperia neo V users. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software updates is rolling out into Malaysia as some Malaysian users has been updated to the latest Android 4.0.3.
The update is done by phase according to your SI code. More SE will receive the update in coming next 1-2 months. Do look out for software update on your phone.
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ASUS Malaysia has just announced the ASUS Transformer Pad to arrive in Malaysia somewhere in May. It runs on Nvidia Tegra 3 4-Plus-1™ Quad Core CPU with 12-core GPU for lowest power and the highest performance. 10.1-inch 178° wide viewing angle IPS panel, 8MP f/2.2 AF camera, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS and come with a keyboard docking that has USB and SD card slot. Beside that it also double up the battery pack.
The Transformer Pad comes in 3 stylish colors in Royal Blue, Iceberg White and Torch Red. No word of the pricing but it's definitely cheaper compare to its high end Transformer Prime.
Check out the promo video below;
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Samsung has just released a teaser of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S3 which to be announced on 3rd May 2012.
"Truly smart technology becomes a natural part of life"
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The hype and excitement of the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be unveiled in London on May 3rd.
Official invite of "Come and meet the next Galaxy" were released to the media and TechRadar has confirmed the invitation. No image teaser of the Samsung Galaxy S3 nor any official news on any specification.
Rumours suggested of sporty display between 4.6-inches and 4.8-inches, run on 1.5GHz Quad-core processor, 4.0 ICS, NFC-enabled, S-Pen input and fast 4G connectivity.
So what would you expect from this new Galaxy S3?
Lenovo has introduced another new Android tablet on their official YouTube channel. The new tablet has a 9.7-inch IPS screen display, running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, unique Quad Speaker at the rear, 1.3 megapixel front camera, microSD, microHDMI and battery life of 10 hours. This tablet to be called IdeaTab S2109
There were no more further specification mentioned on this video such as CPU, RAM or storage.
There's no price indication or sign of bring to Malaysia. Hope to hear good news from Lenovo Malaysia.
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The long waiting Instagram for Android is now officially available for Android smartphone. With the current of more than 15 millions users of Instagram just on iOS platform, will be expecting more Instagram photos flowing on web and social networks.
Unfortunately there are some missing features that iOS has for instant tiltshift and live preview. Beside that, some Android users encounter some errors and bugs. Do feedback to them and let them to iron up the app.
Instagram for Android is available for Android device version 2.2 and above. Head over to Google Play Store to download for FREE.