The LG Optimus LTE II

  By mark | May 18, 2012 - 4:01 pm | Mobile phones
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LG has revealed the Optimus LTE II in Korea. This is the successor of Optimus LTE and other variants of Optimus. The LG Optimus LTE II claims to be the first smartphone released in the Korean market, shortly before the Samsung Galaxy S III.

The LG Optimus LTE II has an IPS display True HD 4.7 inch with 550-nit brightness and resolution of 1280 × 720. This device is powered by a Qualcomm dual-core chip at 1.5GHz , combined with the LTE modem and applications processor. Android 4.0 will be on board, making it the first smartphone from LG to be executed in Ice Cream Sandwich.

It integrates an 8 megapixel rear camera and a 1.3 megapixel front camera with additional features, such as shutter release and trigger voice. It also includes a removable battery of 2,150 mAh and Bluetooth 4.0.

LG will launch the phone in Korea this week. The launch in international markets will be announced in the future.

The ZTPad C71

  By mark | May 17, 2012 - 3:48 pm | Tablets
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The technical data of the ZTPad C71 is certainly not bad, especially with a price of only €129.95 . Four customers at Amazon have left a review, and they seem to be contented with the very favorable 7 inch Ice Cream Sandwich model.

The specifications of the ZTPad C71 include:

  • 1GHz Cortex A9 CPU
  • Mali 400 GPU
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 7″display (800 × 480 pixels)
  • HDMI Output
  • 4 GB internal memory
  • microSD card slot

 

A Benchmark Confirms Quad-Core CPU and New Mali T-604 GPU for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

  By mark | May 16, 2012 - 1:27 pm | Android Apps, Tablets
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A result for the Basemark ES 2.0 Taiji reveals a new processor and graphic core for the upcoming Galaxy Note 10.1. This is another confirmation of Samsung’s last minute change of heart and the switch to a quad-core chipset for the Galaxy Note tablet.

According to the leak, the model number is the same as the previous dual-core Note 10.1, but the chipset is different. It will have the Exynos 4412 with a quad-core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor.

Samsung seems to have added two additional CPU cores, but what about the GPU? Well, instead of Mali-400MP, it is now marked as an unknown ARM Mali. So, what could it be?

The logical answer is the next generation ARM GPU – the Mali T-604, which is supposed to be 5 times faster than Mali-400 and scalable up to 4 cores. The new GPU will explain the much higher benchmark results in the test – 61 fps. And probably, this is not the real number, since the frame rate is limited by the Note 10.1 VSync.

This should make the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 one of the most power tablets when it comes out later this year, as well as being a true contestant for the Android throne threat. We are yet to see when it will actually make it to shelves as the previously announced June launch is probably not happening.

The HTC Desire C

  By mark | May 15, 2012 - 5:52 pm | Mobile phones
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HTC has officially unveiled its latest Android handset. We are talking about the HTC Desire C, a product positioned on the step of access to smartphones, with a few ingredients to consider.

First, the presence of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in a mobile is presumably affordable, with a very modest hardware.

The HTC Desire C runs on the 600 Mhz processor with 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of internal storage along with 3.5 inches HVGA display screen. Although we can not confirm the presence of NFC, there will be a supported version of the technology. It is available in three colors: red, white and black.

 

 

 

 

The LG Optimus 4X HD

  By mark | May 14, 2012 - 4:55 pm | Mobile phones
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LG has announced that the LG Optimus 4X HD will be available in Western Europe beginning June. Presented at the Mobile World Congress, the LG Optimus 4X HD offers excellent viewing, a larger battery in its class, and a fast processor.

The LG Optimus 4X HD is also the first smartphone from LG to offer a new user experience. It is executed in the Android 4.0 operating system, has a Quad-Core mobile processor 4-PLUS-1 NVIDIA Tegra 3 clock speed of 1.5 GHz , 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.

LG’s smartphone has a 8 megapixel camera BSI (backlight) combined with a 1.3 megapixel front camera for video calls. It sports a touch screen 4.7-inch IPS multi-touch, high-definition resolution of 1280 x 720.

Like most modern smartphones, this phone is also MHL (Mobile High Definition Link) and is compatible with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance).

NASA for Android

  By mark | May 13, 2012 - 4:37 pm | Mobile phones
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Discover and explore a large collection of powerful images, videos, information and news on space missions. Get this all by downloading the NASA application. Access the content of NASA TV with this free Android application.

This amazing app includes some of these features:

  • Thousands of images from NASA, IOTD, APOD and NASAImages.org.
  • Videos of the space agency.
  • Information about current NASA missions.
  • Weather and information about releases and countdown.
  • Monitoring of the international space station ( ISS) and satellites orbit around the Earth.
  • Integrating Facebook and Twitter to share with your contacts.

What are you waiting for? Gear up and explore the heavens with the NASA app.

Flickr for Android

  By mark | May 12, 2012 - 4:28 pm | Android Apps
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The best way to share your life with a picture with your favorite people, is through Flickr. Take pictures with the functionality of your built-in camera, improve your snapshots with the built-in filters and share your photos on Facebook or Twitter.

Some of the features that Flickr has are:

  • Capture and improve photos with custom filters. High resolution photos that look great.
  • Upload your photos directly to Flickr using your account and share them with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, email and more.
  • Keep up on comments and impressions of your photos.
  • Organize your photos in groups with their tools.

This app makes sure that all the photo albums created by you or your contacts keep their ID. These are accessible at the touch of your screen.

Since the security is important to Flickr, this application does not stay on the sidelines. Sharing your photos will be visible to all your contacts or only certain groups or individuals. Of course, you can always change the privacy settings chosen in the options.

The Flickr for Android uses the “Photo session” where your snapshots can be labeled by friends and family.

And the best part? This application is absolutely free!

The Sony Xperia GX

  By mark | May 11, 2012 - 5:34 am | Mobile phones
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A new member joins the long line of Sony Xperia. This time, it is dubbed as the Sony Xperia GX. The Sony Xperia GX looks quite different from what we were used to seeing in Sony’s mobile phones.

This new handset was officially launched in London, and features looks quite interesting.

To begin, the Sony Xperia GX has a screen size 4.6 inches in HD resolution and owns Mobile Bravia technology. Inside, there is the dual-core Snapdragon S4 at a speed of 1.5 Ghz, which we are quite sure that this is more than enough to move with all ease.

The multimedia aspect is not neglected in this device because in the back the camera mount is 13 megapixel Exmor R sensor using a proprietary technology that improves outcomes in poor lighting conditions. It has 1080 recording, autofocus, and LED flash is also present.

It has 16 GB internal storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, several sensors, LTE connectivity and android 4.0 operating system. Its arrival to Japanese markets will either be June or July, although no details whether it will also be present in other markets.

The Sony Xperia GX is sold in two colors: white and black.

The Intel XOLO X900

  By mark | May 8, 2012 - 3:01 pm | Mobile phones
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This is the first phone by Intel that runs on the Android operating system, which was recently announced to the international market. This partnership with the creator of Lava devices announced that the Intel Xolo X900 will be first marketed in India for 22 thousand rupees (419 dollars or 329 euros or so).

This new smartphone is a great bet for the company to enter a successful item to mobile phones, largely related to the processors. This was why this mobile phone was made ​​official during the last Mobile World Congress conference in February.

Latin America, the “jewel” for Android

  By mark | May 7, 2012 - 4:02 am | Android Apps, Mobile phones, Software
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SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE – Latin America will become one of the main markets for Android in the coming years , thanks to the level of teledensity of smartphones that exist in the region, considered Hugo Barra, group product manager for Google mobile.

“No doubt 2012 will be the year of the smartphone for Latin America, with an adoption of smartphones that are very high in countries like Chile, Argentina, Brazil, among others,” said Barra, in a talk with journalists during Google Press 5.0 Summit in Santiago, Chile.

Penetration rates of cellular equipment in the region are high: for example, in Panama where it gets up to 150%, or 1.5 phones per inhabitant of this country.

“A growth we have seen is very strong in Brazil, where in the last 12 months, the Android phone activation increased 400%,” he said.

The manager did not reveal data on the use of Android in Mexico, although its two major manufacturers, Samsung and Motorola, are located in the third and fifth in market share of smartphones.

Barra also spoke about recent reports of Android vulnerabilities to hackers, known as ‘hackers’, but declined the issue by labeling it as ‘sensational’.

“To date, we have no case of a user who has had an attack in this issue,” he said.

Android competes in the smartphone industry with Apple’s IOS operating system and Windows Phone. At the end of 2011, the Google platform dominated this market with 50.9%, IOS was 23.8% and Microsoft’s software was just 1.9% .

The Google Press Summit is the annual presentation of the technology in LA on the Internet situation in the area, weaknesses and opportunities.