iPhone 5 : Brand new concept design

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

iPhone 5 : Brand new concept design:
 It was believed that the official unveiling of the California company Cupertino’s new and long expected smartphone iPhone 5 would happen at Apple’s WWDC event which happened back in June. It has passed by, but the iPhone 5 was not unveiled. 

 There are a lot of iPhone 5 concept designs which can be found on the Internet. This smartphone could easily be just the heir of iPhone 4, but it could also be a brand new iPhone, with totally different concept and design. Remember what a huge disappointment the iPhone 4S was? We sure hope Apple won't make that mistake again!

The Latest Design Model for the iPhone 5

 One of the latest models was presented by German Apple devices website iTopNews.de, and it is quite possibly the best concept design that has been presented by now. Many believe that the new smartphone will probably include the 4 inch screen, which is an inch larger than all generations of the iPhone by now. This concept design is also wider. The iPhone 5’s screen has been made like that, because this design has five rows of icons, which is a relatively big change because all previous generations of iPhones have possessed four rows of icons. 

 The German Apple devices website’s concept is appealing to many customers . Most of the customers consider the height dimensions (4 inch) of the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S (the latest two versions of iPhone) to be perfect, and because of that, keeping the same height in the new iPhone 5 is admissible. The brand new German’s design is quite possible. iPhone5 could also possibly include 4G LTE capability, and the internal parts which are required for it could be placed in German’s concept design without any problems. 

 The back of this iPhone 5 concept is also slightly different than the previous iPhones. This model is more rounded. It is also said that the smartphone will be made with aluminium or Liquidmetal unibody. The roundness would be very good inovation, because that way the iPhone 5 would feel more natural in the hand than latest iPhone generations.

 But, who can say that the iPhone 5 will look exactly like this great concept? Who can say if it will be better, or worse? We were hoping that the iPhone 5 would be unveiled at  the Apple’s annual WWDC event, but it was not. One thing is certain – it would have been an exciting moment if Apple C.E.O. Tim Cook had unveiled the iPhone 5 back then.

Check out the specs as they stand now

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iPhone 5 wait could see Apple miss targets

iPhone 5 wait could see Apple miss targets:
Apple could miss analysts' quarterly expectations for the second year running as consumers hold out for the iPhone 5.
According to various analysts, Apple may well fail to meet the quarterly guidance set by Wall Street, something the Cupetino-based firm experienced at the same time last year.
In 2011 Apple fell short of its Wall Street predictions, as consumers stopped buying the iPhone 4 and held out for the fifth generation of handset, which turned out to be the iPhone 4S.

Playing into Android's hands?

Although this may not sound like great news for Apple, it's still expected to turn a healthy profit and hit its own targets for the quarter.
However the lull in consumer spending will play into the hands of Samsung, HTC, LG and the rest of the Android gang, with several next-gen, quad-core handsets already on the market.
In typical Apple fashion, there's been no word from the firm on the sixth generation of iPhone, although plenty of rumours suggest it's set to sport a larger screen, new design and more powerful processor.
Expected to arrive sometime in September or October, alongside the roll out of iOS 6, the iPhone 5 will no doubt be another hit for the Cupertino company – make sure you keep up to date will all the latest with our iPhone 5 release date, news and rumours article.

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Apple earns $35B in third quarter, misses analysts' mark

Apple earns $35B in third quarter, misses analysts' mark:
Despite predictions that Apple might pull in $37.4 billion in revenue for the June quarter, analysts had to be content with a slightly less spectacular $35 billion, with $8.8 billion in net profit.
While $35 billion marks a big jump from $28.6 billion made during the same quarter in 2011, it falls short of Apple's previous quarter, which saw $39.2 billion in revenue.
But the star of the quarter was clearly the iPad -- the Company's 10-inch tablet, which spawned many competitors.
The iPad racked up an impressive 17 million units sold during fiscal Q3, marking an 84 percent year-over-year increase.

Record iPad sales

"We're thrilled with record sales of 17 million iPads in the June quarter," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO in a press release.
"We've also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow [Wednesday, July 25] and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall," Cook added.
"We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we've got in the pipeline."
Although executives were reticent to share details about those amazing new products, they found themselves having to defend the iPhone, which only sold 26 million units for a 28 percent year-over-year growth.
Buoyed by new Ivy Bridge MacBooks introduced last month, Apple also sold an impressive 4.0 million Macs during fiscal Q3, a two percent year-over-year gain even as the overall PC market slid by another one percent.
Last but not least, even though iPod sales were down, Apple continued to dominate more than 70 percent of the portable MP3 player market in most countries.
Apple sold 6.8 million units during the quarter - a 10 percent decline over last year, but not bad considering its age.

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Android Latest Update - Google’s Nexus 7 tablet

Android Latest Update - Google’s Nexus 7 tablet:

Google’s Nexus 7 tablet has already been upgraded to a new version of Android  and it’s still Jelly Bean, but instead of version 4.1, the device is now running Android version number 4.1.1. Large amount of enhancements but it is interesting to see the tablet already get a software update. The update is also being pushed to the international HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus.

More Informations get it Here
http://androidcommunity.com/nexus-7-updated-to-android-4-1-1-jelly-bean-20120710/

Device Informations
    Device Name : Nexus 7
    Manufactuer : Asus
    Carrier : NA
    Announced Date : June 27, 2012
    Release Date : TBA
    Also Known As : Google Nexus 7

Display
    Screen Size : 7 Inch
    Resolution : 1280x800
    Screen Type : IPS LCD

Dimension & Weight
    Height : 7.81 Inch
    Width : 4.72 Inch
    Depth : 0.41 Inch
    Weight : 340 Grams

Battery & Power
    Battery Type:
    Lithium Ion
    Battery Capacity : 4325 mAh
    Talk Time : NA
    Stand By Time : NA

Software
    Android OS:
    4.1.x
    Audio Playback: AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, MP3 ,WAV, WMA
    Video Playback: h.263, h.264 / AVC, 3GP, MPEG-4 (MP4), WMV
    Messaging: IM

Hardware
    CPU : Tegra 3
    CPU Clock Speed : 1300 Mhz
    Core : 4
    Ram : 1000 MB
    Internal Storage : 8 GB
    Front Facing Camera :
    Camera Resolution : NA
    Sensors:
    Accelerometer
    Ambient light
    Proximity
    QWERTY :
Cellular Network
Device Connectivity
    Wi-Fi:
    802.11b
    802.11g
    802.11n
    Bluetooth:
    Bluetooth 3.0
    A2DP
    Location Features:
    Compass
    GPS
    FM Radio :

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A rivalry between Google and other companies

Saturday, July 21, 2012

A rivalry between Google and other companies:
The month of June seems to be the favorite pick of all the biggies as far as product announcement is concerned. Apple, on its annual WWDC bash, declared to launch a number of products along with the much-awaited Macbook Pro, which features iOS 6 and Retina display. After some days, Microsoft talked about its latest tablet/ computer ‘Surface’. The tablet/computer will be available at Microsoft stores under the brand Microsoft.
This week Google announced to upgrade its search platform and launch latest editions of the Google Glass, Android (Jellybean), Nexus Q, and a new multimedia equipment – the Nexus 7 tablet.
Despite the fact that Google announcements seem promising, one cannot deny that this search giant is facing challenges from many fronts. Google is winning at some places, but it’s struggling in many other areas.

When it comes to the context of superiority in the areas of search and advertising, Google is matchless. It’s performing well in the area of Android. However, the internet giant never speaks of the financial impact of Android on their business. As far as the significance of Google Apps and Google Chrome OS is concerned, their contribution in the areas of airlines, corporations, campuses and retailers is noteworthy. Google Maps is another major player and YouTube is simply ahead of the pack, though its financial impact on the business is also unknown. These Google products are doing well for sure. But there are some other areas where Google is facing stiff competition. To understand the issues faced in specific areas, follow the list given below.
Google vs Microsoft: Look at the list where Google has to fight with Microsoft applications:
1) Google Search vs Microsoft Bing
2) Google Android vs Microsoft Windows 8 platform
3) Google Apps vs Microsoft Office Apps
4) Google Drive vs Microsoft Skydrive
5) Google Nexus 7 tablet vs Microsoft Surface tablet
6) Google’s Chrome OS vs Microsoft’s OS (Google is ahead in this area)
7) Google Cloud vs Microsoft’s Azure cloud and developer affections
Google vs Apple : Look at the list where Google has to fight with Apple applications:
1) Google Maps vs Apple Maps
2) Google Drive vs iCloud
3) Google Music, Google Books, and other Media vs iBooks and iTunes
4) Google Wallet/Play vs Apple iTunes platform
5) Google’s Android vs Apple’s iOS platform
6) Google Nexus 7 vs Apple’s iPad
7) Google TV vs Apple TV
Google vs Facebook: Look at the list where Google has to fight with Facebook applications:
1) Google+ vs Facebook
2) Google Picasa vs Facebook Photos
3) Google Search vs Facebook Social Discovery
4) Google messaging vs Facebook Messaging
5) Google Ad Platform vs Facebook Ad Platform
Google vs Amazon: Look at the list where Google has to fight with Amazon applications:
1) Google Android platform vs the Amazon Fork
2) Google Wallet vs Amazon payment system
3) Google Nexus 7 vs Amazon’s Kindle Fire
4) Google Cloud vs Amazon Web Services
5) Google Music, Google Books and other media plays vs Amazon Music, Books and Media
Aside from them, Google is competing with a few other companies also including DropBox, Sonos, Paypal, Square, Twitter, Hulu, and Yelp.
A costly battle ensues
This warfare may prove costly for Google. There are thousands of employees working for it. But, still there is a dearth of actual talent which can help it achieve wins on every front. Google has also lost that position which helped it win star talents in the team.
In order to draw attention of the talented people, Google is buying companies. But, this doesn’t seem sufficient. Rival companies such as Facebook, Square and Instagram, have rather become more powerful in this area as far as attracting talent is concerned.
On going back to the earlier days when Google had monopoly in the online market, it is discovered that the number of competitors was pretty less. In fact, the companies were also not very strong. Yahoo was big, but it couldn’t even match the search technology of Google. It proved weak in the areas of advertising also. Microsoft was primarily concerned with its software business during those days to win.
However, Google is facing tough competition since the second decade of the 21 st century. Rival companies such as Facebook, Apple and the newbies including Square and Dropbox look more aggressive, driven and focused.
In its endeavor to grow further, Google is somewhere leaving its main territory ‘search’ at risk to its own end-users. The introduction of Google+ into search results has been dissatisfactory so far.
Google was known for its ambition and conviction in the earlier days. When search engine was almost on the verge of its saturation point, Google introduced impressive changes. In the area of advertising, it came up with the concept of text ads and churned big mullahs out of it. Its futuristic plans included laying emphasis on intelligent software. Google Maps and Google Mail, which initially were small entities, became the real Google products in terms of quality.
On taking a sneak peak at the 1 st day of Google I/O, Google Glass seems to be quite impressive. In this product, some modifications need to be made. However, it reminds of the old Google days and can potentially put up a good fight before the competing companies.

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Some of the Unique Multiplayer Games for Android

Some of the Unique Multiplayer Games for Android:

On the platform of Android, games play a very vital role. Users often like to have an Android phone just to enjoy the high level gaming experience with this device. Android offers a lot of multiplayer games for free so that users can enjoy great gaming and can compete with each other. In this article we will discuss about some of the best multiplayer games on Android platform.

• Homerun Battle 3D: This is basically a base ball game that is widely played by the users in order to defeat each other. You can compete with your friends and families through this game. There are almost six million users who play this game. One can avail it for free from Google Play Store. The tracks of the leaders of this game are being recorded by a global leaderboard.
• GT Racing – Motor Racing +: Those, who love to play games on computers or on mobile phones, love the game of racing most. In this game one player need to compete against 6 other players at a time. There are twenty six mind blowing locations all around the world where the game is set. Players can avail more than 100 licensed cars for this game. You can download this game for free from Google Play; however you need to pay for different enhancements as well as for the customization of the game.
• Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation; this is considered as one of the most favorite multiplayer games on PS and other gaming consoles as well. This is a First Person Shooting game which has some simple controls. The company has done a splendid job by including the auto aim feature in this game. Though the sound quality of the game can be developed a little, still it has a good effect on the gamers.
• Cestos 2: This is a highly interesting game that allows you to compete against anyone and anywhere in the globe. This is one of the first multiplayer games in the world. This game is based on the principle of Last Man Standing. You need to fight for yourself all by your own power and courage.
• Project INF: This game is Android’s first game. It is a popular multiplayer game that is based on the top don fashion. 24 players are allowed to play against each other in this game. You can operate lots of game modes and maps in this game. Those, who love FPS games, will pick this up readily.

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Top 13 Android Games for Girls

Top 13 Android Games for Girls:

Here are a few exciting Android Games for Girls with Android Smartphone.

Games are the great source of fun and enjoyment. They are stress busters in the true sense. To play games, you can use your PC, Smartphone, Play Station or any such device. It hardly matters which mode you are using for a game. But due to technological advancement, hi-fi devices like Smartphone with Android and iOS are drawing significant attention in the areas of games and applications. Since these platforms are easy-to-use, flexible and vast, it will be difficult for girls also to not try them. If you compare the prices of Android Smartphone with iPhone, you will find the first one cost-effective.

Girls can get a good choice of games for their Android devices on Google Play. For them, a list of top 13 Android Games is complied with a small summary. You can take a look at them here.



Top Android Games for Girls

Tap’n’Feed: Feed all kids in less time and win reward points. In this gaming application, there are 2 game modes, online score tables, 6 power-ups and an option for easy play including 42 levels along with other features. If you want, you can download its free version.

Bakery Story: Make delicious baked items and create an awesome bakery with friends. You have to keep your customers happy with attractive offerings. While playing this game, you can design your own menu and bakery the way you desire. You can send invitations to your friends so that they stay in your neighborhood. Another exciting feature of this game is free updates on new themes, decorations and pastries. You can play this game for free.

Girls Memory Game: This is a simple game where you need to discover two same objects to pass the level. Key features of this game are 30 levels, new record score, smooth user interface and others. This game also has free download version.

Top Girl: Through this one game, you can live many aspects of your life. From shopping to dating to clubbing and modeling, you can do it all here. To try this game, go for a free download.

Supermarket Mania: Hone up your time management skills with this cool game by helping Nikki to keep all the five stores completely filled with stocks. Keep in mind what your customers want and challenge your competitors with your skills. The unique features of this game include five shops and seven different customers, 50 levels, countless products and more than 20 accessories and items for your shop. For a real experience, try its free download version.



Cake Mania – Main Street Lite: Be ready to help Jill and her friends buy, start, manage and better their four shops. Take part in making cakes and decorations and many exciting activities at 100 speedy levels. You can download the free version of this game or go for premium versions like Cake Mania Celebrity Chef and Cake Mania – Main Street (same title as the free version) for more choices.

Dress up-Cover Girl: Relive your childhood memories of playing with a doll and dressing her up the way you wanted. In this game, you can cover your doll with fascinating jewelries, handbags, shoes and clothes. The game is available for free download.

Maidens Avatar Creator Deluxe:  In this game, you can dress up a character using any of the 900 plus items and accessories. You can design the stage also. Try different styles from classy to punk to rock and what not. Options are endless. You can play the free as well as premium version of this game.

Barbie Puzzle: As the name suggests, it’s a puzzle game where you need to arrange pieces in the right order to create Barbie image. There are 30 levels in this game and the exciting part is you can save images as wallpaper on your Smartphone. The game is available for free download.

Angry Birds: Suitable for all the age groups, this game is available in 4 versions including Angry Birds, Angry Birds Space, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio. In these games, you have to take revenge from the green pigs for the Birds’ eggs they stole. Apply your skill, logic and power and win this game. All versions excluding Angry Birds Space, which also comes in premium mode, are available for free.

Makeup-Dream Toes: Similar yet different from Dress up-Cover Girl, this game asks you to change the look of your toes and make your shoes look stylish. The game has a free version.

Fashion Story: In this fashionable game, you have to welcome the fashion crazy customers who are eagerly waiting for you to open the doors of your boutique for them. You need to place latest designs in your boutique and decorate your store and trial rooms before you open your door to others. The main highlights of this game are a wide choice of fashionable clothes and attractive accessory, creative opportunities for layout designing, free gifting options for friends and free weekly updates on trendy clothes, accessories, shop decorations and many more. To enjoy it, try out its free version.

Sally’s Salon Luxury Edition: In this game, you have to change the whole look of Sally’s Salon in the luxury edition. The game has for you awesome challenges, different customers, more trophies and pleasing visual displays. You can play both premium as well as free version of this game.

All these 13 Android Games for Girls are there on Google Play. So try them out one by one and enjoy your time.

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Top five Android Launchers

Top five Android Launchers:

If you are finding your stock home screen tiring and looking for a change in the way you use your Android device then you may go for some newly developed Android launcher available at Google Play. Here we would be having a look at the top five android launchers and analyze them on the basis of their design, speed, features and customisation.

Last week we conducted a poll to decide the best android launcher and the results comprising of the top five Android launchers are provided in this page.

Voting for this section is closed and to see which the top five Android launchers are, take a look at our weekly Hive Five follow up post.

ADWLauncher EX

ADWLauncher EX, available only at $4, is a highly customizable and flexible launcher supporting Android 1.6 and higher. This android launcher is a paid version of ADW. It comes loaded with numerous amazing themes, customizable backgrounds or screen layouts, icon sets that can be customized, switchable animations, dock styles with different shortcuts, hidden dockbar and lots more. This android home screen launcher is tweakable for the advanced but is user-friendly and fast for the beginneers. This launcher supports a large number of devices.

Nova Launcher

NovaLauncher can be installed for free and support all the Ice Cream Sandwich devices. After its installation on the ICS device you can customise ADW icon themes if you like to use them, customizable themes to change the look of you launcher. A scrollable dock with 7 icons on each page, launch animations and scroll effects that can be toggle on/off, dockbar with 1*1 widgets and lots more.  The android launcher unlocks all the unread count badges for SMS, email as well as voice mail, it can let you to hide all the applications that are never used but do not like to uninstall any gestures for launcher actions.

Go Launcher EX

Go Launcher EX is another fully customizable android launcher. You can download different icon packs and themes to customize many widgets, Go launcher EX, lockscreen tweaks and lots more. The smooth, folder groups, rounded corners, beautiful animations with clean customizable layouts make this android launcher quite popular. These launchers are also able to support smartphones running 2.0 or higher. Developers are constantly updating Go launcher with new themes, Go-flavored widgets and application, so that you can access a wide range of tools in your android smartphones or home screen. You can access these features without any price.

Apex Launcher

Apex Launcher supports only Ice Cream Sandwich devices and can be installed freely.This launcher is very fast and highly customizable. It features up to 9 homescreens, seven dockstars with 5 icons in each, beautiful themes, scroll effects, transitions and also replacement icons. Any element of Apex launcher can be can be easily hidden.you can also lock your homescreen. With $4 you will be able to get Apex Launcher Pro which adds  many finger gestures, support forunread count badges, 1*1 widgets in the dock and collects themes from other launchers like Launcher Pro, Go Launcher, ADW.

Launcher Pro

Launcher Pro is availed by many as the first non- stock launcher and is free to install. This launcher is not frequently updated still it provides smooth transition, dock scrolling, customizable layouts with home screen previews. This launcher support many android devices running 2.0 or higher than that. Launcher Pro also support infinite scrolling, replacement icon packs and lot more. If you are looking for a fast launcher you may start with Launcher Pro.

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Apple patent could spell trouble for Android

Friday, July 20, 2012

Apple patent could spell trouble for Android:
Apple's latest patent is quite the doozy, and could mean more legal battles to come with competing smartphones.
The patent, issued as patent #8,223,134 in the U.S., covers Apple's interface for displaying documents, lists, text messages, emails, and more on a smartphone screen.
Specifically, it concerns the method of scrolling through those documents and lists.
On an iOS device, scrolling through documents or lists causes a bar to appear on the right side of the screen which shows your location in that list. It isn't directly a scroll bar, but gives users an indication of how far they have scrolled down a document. It is that method that Apple patented.

A tech lawyer's dream

It appears to be an innocuous patent at first. However, a seemingly similar method for scrolling through lists can be found in both Android and Windows Phone operating systems.
Apple first applied for the patent in 2007 then again in 2008. The firm filed another application for the patent this past March, and it was awarded yesterday, July 17.
In 2007 smartphones were still predominantly button-based, with the iPhone setting a precedent for touch interfaces.
That precedent spread and was built upon by other companies, with this patent potentially giving Apple a way to fight back.
If Apple chooses to use the patent against Google and Microsoft, and the patent's definitions are deemed vague enough for Android and Windows Phone to infringe it, then it could become a powerful tool in stifling smartphone progress through endless litigation.

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Android Latest Updates - DroidMote turns an Android phone into an MK802 remote control

Android Latest Updates - DroidMote turns an Android phone into an MK802 remote control:

App called DroidMote discovered that there’s a way to tweak the MK802 software so that you can use DroidMote as a remote control for the Android computer.

All you need is an MK802 and an Android phone or tablet connected to the same WiFi network.

All you need to do is download the mk802-image-for-droidmote.img file from the Miniand forum and then follow our step-by-step instructions for flashing firmware to the MK802, using the custom image instead of the original firmware.

Once you’ve done that, you can install the free DroidMote Server app on your MK802 and then buy the DroidMote Client app from the Play Store for about $2.54


Can Get it Here
Step-by-step instructions for flashing firmware to the MK802
DroidMote Server
DroidMote Client

Features:
- Remote Mouse
- Remote Multitouch Touchpad
- Two Fingers Scroll Zoom Rotate
- Remote Keyboard
- Remote Mediaplayer
- Remote Dpad
- Remote Multitouch Gamepad
- Remote Control with accelerometer
- Two virtual analog stick on screen
- Touch emulation allows you to map buttons and analog sticks to the screen. Play all your favourite games with full analog support, even those without built-in controller support!

With DroidMote you can control also Windows and Linux Pc. Below you will find DroidMote Server for Windows and for Linux (free).

More Informations Go Here

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Android Latest Updates - MK 802 mini CPU powered by Android 4.0

Android Latest Updates - MK 802 mini CPU powered by Android 4.0:  

MK 802 mini CPU has ARM Cortex A8 based AllRunner A10, single core 1.5 GHz processor, Mali 400 graphics processor, 512 MB RAM and 4GB internal memory. You may also add upto 32 GB microSD card as external storage.

In addition to these, it also comes with WiFi, and several wired connectivity options like mini HDMI port (mini HDMI to HDMI cable provided), micro USB port (micro USB to USB Female port available) etc.,

Just Connect this MK 802 (mini CPU) to a monitor and a mouse and Switch ON both monitor and MK802. Done ! You’re ready to run Android 4.0 OS. It’s a complete CPU. You can play most of the latest 3D and 2D games available in market. Performance of this device is comparable with HTC One V, Xperia Pro, Xperia Ray, Samsung Galaxy Ace smartphones.
Specifications of MK 802 mini CPU powered by Android 4.0

Main Chip Allwinner A10/ 1.5 GHz Cortex-A8
RAM 512MB
Storage 4GB
Graphical processor 2D/ 3D/ OpenGL ES2.0(AMD Z430)/OpenVG1.1(AMD Z160) 27M Tri/sec
Network Wireless 802.11b/g, WAPI(Ralink8188)
Expand Memory Micro TF 2-32GB
IO/Ports Micro 5pin USB/ USB2.0 data transfer/ OTG and host expand
Keyboard Support virtual keyboard, support 2.4G wireless keyboard, fly mouse
Audio     AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A
Video     WMV/ASF/MP4/3GP/3G2M4V/AVI/MJPEG/RV10/DivX/VC-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4/H.263/H.264/720P, 1080P, 720*480 30fps videos playback
Andriod APP Youku,Tudou,QQ,Youtube,Twitter,AngryBird,Office,Gmail,Browse,Skype
HDMI 1080P, 2160P
Power Input 5V2A
Size 8.8*3.5*1.2cm
Weight 0.2kg

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Introducing Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) preview platform, and more

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Introducing Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) preview platform, and more:

[This post is by Angana Ghosh, Product Manager on the Android team]

At Google I/O today we announced the latest version of the Android platform, Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). With Jelly Bean, we’ve made the great things about Android even better with improved system performance and enhanced user features.



Improvements include a smoother and more responsive UI across the system, a home screen that automatically adapts to fit your content, a powerful predictive keyboard, richer and more interactive notifications, larger payload sizes for Android Beam sharing and much more. For a lowdown on what’s new, head over to the Jelly Bean platform highlights.



Of course, Jelly Bean wouldn’t be complete without a healthy serving of new APIs for app developers. Here are some of the new APIs that Jelly Bean introduces:

Expandable notifications: Android 4.1 brings a major update to the Android notifications framework. Apps can now display larger, richer notifications to users that can be expanded and collapsed with a pinch. Users can now take actions directly from the notification shade, and notifications support new types of content, including photos.

Android Beam: In Android 4.1, Android Beam makes it easier to share images, videos, or other payloads by leveraging Bluetooth for the data transfer.

Bi-directional text support: Android 4.1 helps you to reach more users through support for for bi-directional text in TextView and EditText elements.

Gesture mode: New APIs for accessibility services let you handle gestures and manage accessibility focus. Now you can traverse any element on the screen using gestures, accessories, you name it.

Media codec access: Provides low-level access to platform hardware and software codecs.

Wi-Fi Direct service discoverability: New API provides pre-associated service discovery letting apps get more information from nearby devices about the services they support, before they attempt to connect.

Network bandwidth management: New API provides ability to detect metered networks, including tethering to a mobile hotspot.

For a complete overview of new APIs in Jelly Bean, please read the API highlights document. Note that this is a preview of the Jelly Bean platform. While we’re still finalizing the API implementations we wanted to give developers a look at the new API to begin planning app updates. We’ll be releasing a final platform in a few weeks that you should use to build and publish applications for Android 4.1.



For Android devices with the Google Play, we launched the following at Google I/O today:

Smart app updates: For Android 2.3, Gingerbread devices and up, when there is a new version of an app in Google Play, only the parts of the app that changed are downloaded to users’ devices. On average, a smart app update is a third the size of a full apk update. This means your users save bandwidth and battery and the best part? You don’t have to do a thing. This is automatically enabled for all apps downloaded from Google Play.

App encryption: From Jelly Bean and forward, paid apps in Google Play are encrypted with a device-specific key before they are delivered and stored on the device. We know you work hard building your apps. We work hard to protect your investment.

Google Cloud Messaging for Android: This is the next version of C2DM and goes back to Froyo. Getting started is easy and has a whole bunch of new APIs than C2DM has to offer. If you sign-up for GCM, you will be able to see C2DM and GCM stats in the Android developer console. Most importantly, the service is free and there are no quotas. [Learn more.]

Starting from today, over 20 Android sessions at Google I/O will deep-dive in many of these areas. Join us in-person or follow us live.

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Apple stomps out websites selling iOS beta access

Apple stomps out websites selling iOS beta access:
iOS developers may be given the ability to register up to 100 devices for one $99 per year payment, but that doesn't mean Apple wants this access sold off to just anyone.
Reports are now streaming in that Cupertino has began to invoke the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in an effort to close up shop on websites offering beta access to anyone willing to pay.
A number of websites popped up in recent years offering access to early iOS betas for as little as $8.99 per device, requiring little more than the Unique Device Identifier (UDID) number of your iPhone 4S, iPad or iPod touch.
One such website called UDID Activation claims to have sold access to 2,300 devices over the last week alone, raking in a cool $20,600 at $8.99 each - and that's only the latest of 19,000 devices they claim to have activated thus far.

Apple steps up

Unfortunately, Apple frowns on such activity, and expressly forbids such abuse for those who pay $99 per year to become developers.
Apparently tired of turning a blind eye, Cupertino has shut down these illicit websites at the service provider level, capping off the virtual gold mine of income for those shady enough to sell off UDID registrations.
The news is music to the ears of legitimate developers, including En Route! President and Founder Dave Smiddy, whose free iPhone app helps keep loved ones up-to-date while users are traveling.
"It's an interesting attempt to monetize the scarcity of pre-release software as well as the human desire to be first and different," Smiddy laments. "Having pre-release OS is exciting to a small audience of non-developers. Even though there is some demand, selling it is against Apple's terms so that just seems silly for a serious developer to do."
iStoryTime founder Woody Sears, whose company offers a wide range of popular licensed apps featuring beloved characters like The Smurfs and the Penguins of Madagascar, is quite happy to have iOS locked down the way Apple intended.
"Apple has created such an efficient marketplace for developers and for the price points that we sell our apps, I can't imagine a scenario where the economics would make sense to manage the distribution of iStoryTime apps on our own," Sears said.
Although a number of such websites have been squashed in recent days, a few continue to operate - at least for now.

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Next iPhone now in third testing stage, confirmed for 4G LTE and NFC

Next iPhone now in third testing stage, confirmed for 4G LTE and NFC:
Despite rumors suggesting Apple may already be manufacturing the iPhone 5, a new report on Wednesday claims that production actually won't begin until later this summer.
According to "a trusted source," Apple is still moving the iPhone 5 through a series of "engineering verification" test stages, currently in the third of these known as EVT3.
Although things appear to be moving right along, the handset has yet to enter the "design verification" test stage, better known as DVT.
This new report throws cold water on an earlier, seemingly random report that the iPhone 5 could launch in early August, which now seems impossible given that actual manufacturing has yet to begin.

Fine details

Despite being a few months away, the report also revealed a few details about what the next iPhone will feature besides the iOS 6 software Apple previewed back on June 11.
An engineering sample of the 2012 iPhone is being tested with 1GB of RAM, a nice twofold increase from the current iPhone 4S with 512MB.
The next iPhone also features 4G LTE, which will presumably take advantage of both Verizon and AT&T networks, if not also Sprint now that they've started rolling out their faster data speeds.
Last but not least, a near-field communication (NFC) chip appears to be confirmed for the iPhone 5, although it's unclear right now exactly how Apple intends to use it.
The next iPhone isn't expected before the end of September or more likely, sometime in October.

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Apple patent could spell trouble for Android

Apple patent could spell trouble for Android:

Apple's latest patent is quite the doozy, and could mean more legal battles to come with competing smartphones.

The patent, issued as patent #8,223,134 in the U.S., covers Apple's interface for displaying documents, lists, text messages, emails, and more on a smartphone screen.

Specifically, it concerns the method of scrolling through those documents and lists.

On an iOS device, scrolling through documents or lists causes a bar to appear on the right side of the screen which shows your location in that list. It isn't directly a scroll bar, but gives users an indication of how far they have scrolled down a document. It is that method that Apple patented.

A tech lawyer's dream

It appears to be an innocuous patent at first. However, a seemingly similar method for scrolling through lists can be found in both Android and Windows Phone operating systems.

Apple first applied for the patent in 2007 then again in 2008. The firm filed another application for the patent this past March, and it was awarded yesterday, July 17.

In 2007 smartphones were still predominantly button-based, with the iPhone setting a precedent for touch interfaces.

That precedent spread and was built upon by other companies, with this patent potentially giving Apple a way to fight back.

If Apple chooses to use the patent against Google and Microsoft, and the patent's definitions are deemed vague enough for Android and Windows Phone to infringe it, then it could become a powerful tool in stifling smartphone progress through endless litigation.

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Steve Jobs' Android comments won't be in Apple-Samsung trial

Steve Jobs' Android comments won't be in Apple-Samsung trial: Judge bars comments the late Apple CEO made about going to "thermonuclear war" to destroy Google's mobile operating system.

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iPhone Rumour Roundup | iPhone 6 Blog

iPhone Rumour Roundup | iPhone 6 Blog:
There is lately nothing but rumors around the web about the new iPhone that is going to be released soon but will it be called iPhone 5 or even iPhone 6? We will only find out after it is released. The new iPad wasn’t called the iPad 3, it was just called the “The new [...]

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iPhone 5 Commercial Video Concept

iPhone 5 Commercial Video Concept: IPhone 5 Commercial
There are many videos out there on the YouTube and other video sites about upcoming iPhone, but nothing beats the video this good and realistic in every way. The maker of this video has done a awesome job creating a very current and possible iPhone 5. The commercial itself is of very [...]

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Android SDK Tools, Revision 20

Android SDK Tools, Revision 20:

[This post is by Xavier Ducrohet, Tech Lead for the Android developer tools]



Along with the preview of the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) platform, we launched Android SDK Tools R20 and ADT 20.0.0. Here are a few things that we would like to highlight.

Application templates: Android ADT supports a new application templates for creating new application, blank activity, master-detail flow, and custom view. These templates support the Android style guide thus making it faster and easier to build beautiful apps. More templates will be added over time.

Tracer for GLES: With this new tool you can capture the entire sequence of OpenGL calls made by an app into a trace file on the host and replay the captured trace and display the GL state at any point in time.

Device Monitor: To help you to easily debug your apps, all the Android debugging tools like DDMS, traceview, hierarchyviewer and Tracer for GLES are now built into one single application.

Systrace: Improving app performance does not have to be a guesswork any more. Systrace for Jelly Bean and above lets you easily optimize your app. You can capture a slice of system activity plus additional information tagged from the Settings > Developer Options > Monitoring: Enable traces or with specific calls added to your application code.

To learn more on the layout editor, XML editing, build system & SDK Manager improvements, please read the ADT 20.0.0 and SDK Tools R20 release notes.



Join us today, June 28th, at the “What’s new in Android developer tools” session for some fun tool demos and a sneak-peak into what’s coming next.

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One Year Ago Today

Monday, July 16, 2012

One Year Ago Today:

One year ago today The Daily Android was started, It is hard to believe that it has already been a

year. I stopped posting a while back and even considered closing the site. I was reading some of

my articles and I remembered why I started this site in the first place. I wanted to share my

Android obsession with everyone and I wanted to share what great apps I use and the fun things

you can do with your Android device.

For the people that continued to come to the site looking for new articles from me I thank you for

your patience, from today I plan to write at least one article a week I know the site is called The

Daily Android but my intent was to make feel like a news paper or news magazine.
Hopefully you will enjoy the future articles and if you have any ideas for the site or anything

you want covered let me know in the comments or go to the contact us page.

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Journey of Perception System in Mobile Application Development

Journey of Perception System in Mobile Application Development:

Today the mobile application development company increase boomingly in the world so thousands of companies are engaged in providing mobile application development services to the world. Today we know that interesting and informative mobile applications turn the human’s life and make a new change in their life cycle.

There are thousands of mobile app development service provider company in India Among them Perception System is the best plate form and have great knowledge of providing mobile solutions. PS has been providing mobile app development services such as android, iPhone, blackberry, symbain etc. we share our work with you which are developed by Perception System 

iTourism

This application is developed by Perception System especially for tourist. If you are thinking about going to vocational tour this application is very useful. In this application you can find all the historical place in India such as Agra, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa etc.

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ShiftNote WebIcon

After launching this application you can make India
recipe without having any recipe Cook and Book. PS has launched this useful
application run by iPhone and iPod. This application provides you Indian recipe
in 9 different categories. It is all about “KHANA KHAJANA”

 

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iHadith

This application is developed especially for Muslim brothers as well as Non Muslim too. Muslims and Non-Muslim should reflect on the beautiful teachings contained in these saying and develop a greater appreciation of Islam & Prophet S.A.W.

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ShiftNote WebIcon

This is a blackberry application which the users to load his webpage with just one
touch on the icon. Now users need not have to remember website address it can be
open  only one touch

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Smooth Glider

Perception System has a team of high skilled mobile app developer who has great ability to
develop eye catching and user friendly game application with full of joy and
fun. Smooth Glider is our one of the popular game application this game if created
for FMCG a brand of Gold Flake Cigarette

See here

Who We Are? 

Perception System Pvt Ltd is
leading mobile application development services provider company in India. PS
provide offshore mobile development service. You can hire mobile app developer form perception system India
and get the best solutions. Experts android apps developer in Perception have
ability to tackle any challenge in mobile industries. You can hire our
programmers any time in affordable rate for part time as well as full
time

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Give Your Droid New Look Every Time by Amazing Colored and Featured Themes!

Give Your Droid New Look Every Time by Amazing Colored and Featured Themes!:

Colorful things and places always attracts everyone who passes through it. The color is most important thing in human life. Every one has favorite colors in which they wants to see their objects. Color for home, color for car, color for bike, color for dress, color for mobile phone. Means things when it was being choosed at that time there is big role of its color. Now the most using devise is smart phone. And in which Android based smart phones has big amount of users. For them we have colorful opportunity.



If Android Phone user wish to make their gadget body colorful than he has only two to three chance by changing device back side only, not more than that. Now Android users has got great opportunity to make their phone new colored and featured daily. If any android user wish to make their gadget not only colored but also featured inside and also give the beauty to its screen then he has endless opportunities. But here one point to be noted there are bundles of themes on the web, which are best and secure for my device? It creates confusion,



Don't worry here we collect 10 most colored, featured & latest themes for our visitors:



1). Color Dot Theme GO Launcher EX

- This theme make your device cute by its color dot. After installation it device runs smooth and fast. Recently 20 new icons has been added.

- This theme designed by ZT Design and launched at 1st July 2012.

Get Download/Install



2). Windows 7 GO Launcher EX Theme

- After installing this theme your device will look like windows 7 OS. Very nice theme and on of the famous theme.

- This theme continuously updating. Till now it has been updated 5 times.

Get Download/Install



3). ADW.Elegant Theme

- This theme has been created for give your device class and elegance. It contains wallpapers, icon pack and docks to choose from.

- To get install no need to high configured phone.

Get Download/Install



4). Ice Cream Sandwich (theme)

- Get the new android look for your device really it will give latest look to your device. Very successful theme!

Get Download/Install



5). Sense Glass ADW Theme

- A beautiful and light glass theme. It has been designed for 5 icon style.

- This theme gives you transparent clear glassy display.

Get Download/Install



6). ADW Theme MacOS

- This theme will change your device look completely. It has MacOS packages which completely change your icons, wallpapers, font, etc. and looking like Mac.

Get Download/Install



7). Wood Theme GO Launcher EX

- This theme is very nice looking it will give you 20 lucid icons, covers the main apps of the phone such as dial, sms, email, new folder interface, special app drawer skin and so on.

- This theme is designed by Go launcher Dev Team.

Get Download/Install



8). Plate Theme 4 GO Launcher EX

- Plate theme is nice looking theme it has clock widget it has second name also that is fancy widget. It gives you creative display.

Get Download/Install



9). ADW Ubuntu Theme

- This theme gives you great experience of ubuntu to your android device.

- This theme is made by Ryan Oslon.

Get Download/Install



10). Diva Theme GO Locker

- This theme is really very nice. Although it is old but its beauty make us to put. it very nice glassy look with glassy icons and fonts.

- It has very nice glassy look with glassy icons and fonts.

Get Download/Install



Perception System, a leading mobile solution provider company in India and have high reputation in the mobile industry. Perception System deal with mobile related services such as Android Application Development, Android Game Development and much more mobile application development relative services.



We hope that our visitors will satisfy by this information and will also take visit regularly. We have lots of topics, news and information like this.

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