Saturday, December 31, 2011

Motorola MOTOACTV is a smartphone-sized handheld clock in the heart of running Android

It may not have captured several impressions, however the Motorola MOTOACTV is a smartphone-sized handheld clock in the heart of running Android. It is designed to work like sports tracker but that does not mean that with a little teasing will not do and as a standard Android smartphone. OMAP3 at 600MHz and 256MB RAM on a clock about to run anything one wishes. Like this and thought that Chris got as Christmas gifts this watch. Just hacking here, a little root there and the Motorola MOTOACTV clock now running the stock Honeycomb launcher. In the video below will show also runs Angry Birds and a few other applications. Unfortunately the $ 250 original price, it is an inaccessible dream for many.

7 essential applications for Root Users in android


If you Root in Android and did not see the applications you installed the program Super User (software that runs whenever an application requires Root) and Busy Box Installer (indispensable tool that shows you the version of the ROM, if you have rights and Root the most important exploited in various applications to be installed require a license Root), then you can download from the Android Market. Depending on how you used to become Root may be automatically installed and some tweaking tools to your applications ( in the manner described will already have the applications «CWM» - something like Rom Manager - where you can restart the phone to recovery mode, to backup the Rom etc.-and «Tweaks» selected by various "goodies" to elytherosete memory to improve speed and overall performance of your mobile - you have to do a simple touch click «Apply changes »(made Reboot). If the problem is always the option« Revert to default ».

And now we go to the most interesting of the Root. Because after I became Root, then?

How to Unlock Face Recognition in Android


We are waiting for Android 4.0 to learn about the "Face unlock", today we get a glimpse. Especially for those who would not know it on their device, ever.

The reason for implementing the Android Market calledVisidon AppLock. The purpose of existence is the blocking of applications that we will specify for security reasons and unlocking with the help of our face. So we can lock applications like SMS, Gmail, Gallery of sensitive personal data and any other choices.


Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Firefox 9 for Android is ready to use.



As has been happening so far, Mozilla complies with the calendar and released a new version of its browser for Android star, of course I mean Firefox, this time for version 9 completely stable and with some interesting news.

 Basically the main new features in Firefox 9 for Android is the new graphical interface focused on large screens, ie tablets, trying to improve the user experience on these devices, making better use the space we have available.

 In this new version we have many similarities to the classic version for computers, we have always seen a new navigation bar with buttons to go backward, forward, mark one as a favorite site, and have access to preferences, downloads, accessories, etc.

Link to Market

Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas Themes for Android phones.




In more than one occasion we talked about applications and games ideal for this holiday season, a good way to give a little holiday spirit to your mobile phone is expected this holiday well in tune. Well today I want a great topic to change the look of the phone.

Obviously this is a Christmas-like theme, his name is Christmas Theme and is available free on the Android Market. To use it you need to have installed and are using ADW Launcher or Launcher Pro as it is compatible with some of these.

On the issue at hand we can say that we greatly change the graphic look of your mobile phone as you can see from the pictures, holds funds and more than 500 icons designed especially for Christmas, also has some tweaks in other colors to let even more elegant.

download here

Sunday, December 25, 2011

First beta ROM of HTC with ICS




After Samsung and Sony Ericsson, we now have a beta ROM with Ice Cream Sandwich for mobile phones HTC.H ROM is still in very early stage and has several bugs but want to try it, you'll find it as always at XDA -Developers.
As we see in the picture HTC has opted to keep its own Sense, and does not use the User Interface of the ICS.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Tips to save battery life on Android 4 ICS


In a very nice and tidy Help Page , Google has gathered everything you ever wanted to know, about the changes you will face in coming to Android 2.3 Gingerbread Android 4.x ICS. Within this there are some specific tips for saving battery which is somewhat general in my opinion. Let's see what proposed by Google:

Extend the life of your battery
If you aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings app to turn them off. The GPS setting is located in Settings> Personal> Location services.
Don't leave the Maps or Navigation apps open on the screen when you're not using them. They use GPS (and thus more power) only when they're running.
Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter Sleep timeout: Settings> Device> Display.
If you don't need it, turn off automatic syncing for all apps: Settings> Personal> Accounts & sync. Note that this means you need to sync manually to collect messages, email, and other recent information, and won't receive notifications when updates occur.
If you know you won't be near a mobile or Wi-Fi network for a while, switch to Airplane mode:
Press and hold the power switch until the Phone options dialog appears. Then touch Airplane Mode.

Extending battery life:
If you use network services such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, then close them. (Please fill and Data).
Do not leave open the main screen applications Maps or Navigation and using repeatedly the GPS (Here to fill that hold the screen and permanently open and illuminated).
Lower the screen brightness and the time it takes to shut itself (screen timeout)
Turn off automatic synchronization as it strives to bring new data for your applications.
If you're not near a Wi-Fi switch on flight mode (and how to get the phone, I say ;;;).
What you see is the very basics of saving, so basically not even include all the settings your device

Sunday, December 18, 2011

How to automatic backup and Data synchronization on Android device




We are using smartphones as a part of our life. In the unfortunate scenario where the Android device we suffered some damage and we do not backup our data (contacts, files, etc.), what do we do? Assuming that the loss of the device is irreversible and there is no way to recover we can get them back? The answer is yes.

The best solution is to have a reliable service with a strong password and not our digital stuff thrown in here and there. Obvious choice for this purpose is Google with its huge range of services that can cover almost everything for free. Do not hear that "Google is watching us and understand the world someday" because anyway we watch and have ten accounts on different services of dubious quality security, is the best.
It is advisable to take advantage of preinstalled functions in our one and Android is to Google, the choices are almost ready. The first thing to do is to go on the track "Menu -> Settings -> Accounts & sync" and activate the "Auto sync". Thus, the changes are occasionally will go automatically to our account on Google. Let's see separate timing for each data type.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Google has announced the first smartphone oparetes with android 4.0

Google has announced the first smartphone oparetes with android 4.0. it is galaxy nexus. The desltop, web internet visitor, e-mail and everything in between have been rethought and remodeled to create Operating system mobile phone simple, wonderful, and beyond smart. Operating system mobile phone 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich—brings an entirely new look to Operating system mobile phone. Easy styles with simple animated graphics and wonderful thrives create everything experience in existence. Gone are details of textual content with designs, changed by big images and daring textual content, just like a publication. Instead of tedious button makers, find your way around with fun, regular actions. Check information usage To help avoid information overage costs, you can immediately see your information utilization for any moment period or any app—and get informed before getting to your limit. You can even prohibit background information for individual applications. Browse the Web at your fingertips View several open websites, swipe to get rid of those you're finished with, and enter incognito method for private surfing around. Sync your Google Internet explorer favorites so your favorite sites are always useful. Share websites with friends immediately. And save any web page for traditional reading. Rapid-fire typing Dozens of changes to auto-correction and touching identification create the laptop key pad experience natural. A new inline dictionary with cause checker lets you easily revise incorrectly spelled words. It's never been easier to form long information or information on your phone. Type with your voice Galaxy Nexus concentrates. Simply touching the mic on the laptop key pad and start speaking with write information, SMS, or any other text—more than 20 dialects protected. Text appears instantly, so there is no awaiting machine producing. Gmail to go Gmail makes e-mail fast, fun, and friendly. Swipe between discussions to catch up easily, and search for information even without a information connection. Get access to rich Googlemail features no matter where you are. source: google.com

Monday, December 12, 2011

You can change HTC sensation theme with SENSE 3.0 SKIN

If you have an android htc sensation smartphone,you can easyly change its theme. I have tried so much and found this apps. SENSE 3.0 SKIN is a great program to do it. You can download it from android market.

 

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skin.MikMik&hl

Sunday, December 11, 2011

How to Hide the WiFi brought you by Google

As you know that Google is using the StreetView Car collected "by mistake" data from various WiFi networks. The collection, in the words of Google, was only open networks and data was collected log file, SSID and MAC address. This always happened, whether this time the data was a bit more. Why is that? As you know, each network has the IP address that represents. Not much different from actual addresses us, so if anyone knows the IP, we know in which area we live. This exploits the Google linking IP to the network SSID. When we find ourselves within the scope of this network, the system automatically knows which area we are making it easier to locate if you want to open the Google Maps. How would you avoid? For those who embarked in this case, Google itself provides the solution to remove the network from their catalogs. All you have to do is add the SSID (network name we say), the suffix "_nomap". For example, if our network is called "androidphonedriver", you should rename to "androidphonedriver_nomap". Worth it? That is the question! The Google already has tons of our personal data. Music, Video, Docs, Mail, and many more things we do every day through its services, making you wonder if it's worth. My opinion is that it is and should be doing. If every time these companies offer a "little mistake" and to forgive, to 10 years will have 10 different lists with our habits we do not want to share. I agree that they already know too much about us but we chose them to give. But no!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

HTC Magic Android sfr how to use it without full internet package

The HTC Magic is a smartphone type mobile phone that runs on the Android operating system. Currently sold by several mobile operators, it can be used to browse the Internet, check email or to access online applications such as, but sometimes under certain conditions. The trick described below shows how to set up a WAP profile will be used for SFR SFR customers who have a package Illimythics but do not have access to full Internet option.

HTC Magic Android




 The functions available depending on your plan

 Contrary to what is explained by the SFR customer service (it's live) is not required to take out the option of Full Internet Illimythics. So the device is used with basic packages providing access internet (via WAP access SFR) as Illimythics base.

 Important: Obviously this means that some functions will not be accessible via the 3G network such as downloading, Android Market or video playback but access to Web services and type of Google webapps will be operational no extra cost. All these services will, however, blocked 3G access via a WiFi network (can be activated on all devices) which is more than enough. ex: If you use a webmail message type, for example you can easily access the browser, but POP3 access to meet their mails via the application of the phone will require wifi.

 The trick is described in the customer service web site of SFR (Home> My Account> My phone and my SIM card> Setting WAP / MMS) and requires manual configuration of the access point.

 Configure the WAP profile in SFR Android

 If you do not pass Illimythics 3G + Full Internet (and any other contract) you will use the WAP profile SFR 

The procedure is as follows:

 On the phone, press the Menu button.
 Select Settings> Wireless Controls> Mobile Networks> Access Point Names.
 Press the Menu key and select New APN.
 Select Name, enter WAP SFR and press OK.
 Select APN, enter wapsfr then press OK.
 Select Proxy, enter 195.115.25.129 and press OK.
 Select Port, enter 8080 and press OK.
 Leave blank (not defined) for Username, Password, Server
 Select Type APN (access point name), enter default and press OK
 Press the Menu key and select Save.
 Press the radio button next to WAP SFR to define the new profile as default profile.
 Press the Home button.
 Press tab and select Application Navigator.
 Press the Menu key and select More> Settings> Set home page.
 Enter http://live.vodafone.com then press OK.

 Press the Home button. The settings are now implemented and ready for use

Friday, December 9, 2011

How rooter android: universal method of root

Have administrator rights on their smartphone is an obstacle course. It is the most patient and perform a series of manipulations to succeed in this mission not always easy to achieve for users every day.

The Revolutionary Team by DooMLoRD offers us a great tool for many mobile rooter in one click: content: We read all important notes immediately. Then we will see how easily Android rooter.

Important Notes
 This tutorial has been a success for mobile that found below:
 Sony Xperia X10 (GB firmware)
 Sony Xperia Arc (.42 firmware)
 Sony Xperia Arc S
 Sony Xperia Play [R800i/R800x]
 Sony Xperia Ray
 Sony Xperia Neo
 Sony Xperia Mini
 Sony Xperia Mini Pro
 Sony Xperia Pro
 Sony Xperia Active
 NTT Docomo ARCO Xperia SO-02C
 Samsung S2 Galaxy [GT-i9100/GT-9100P]
 Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile (SGH-T989)
 Samsung Galaxy S II for AT & T (SGH-I777), Skyrocket (SGH-i727)
 Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Rogers Canada (SGH-I727R), Android version 2.3.5,
 Baseband version I727RUXKJ7
 Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4g Touch
 Samsung Galaxy S [i9000B] & [i9000 2.3.3 (I9000BOJV8 PDA, Phone I9000XXJVO, I9000GDTMJV7 CSC) and German T-Mobile branding]
 Galaxy Mini Samsung GT-S5570 (GB only)
 Samsung i5510 Galaxy Mini Pro
 Samsung Galaxy W [i8150]
 Samsung Galaxy Y
 Galaxy Tab [P1000] (2.3.3 firmware), [P1000N]
 Samsung Galaxy Note [N7000]
 Samsung YP-G70 Galaxy Player 2.3.5 (GINGERBREAD.XXKPF)
 Samsung Galaxy Ace (2.3.3, 2.3.4 firmware)
 Samsung Nexus S [i9023] (2.3.6)
 Samsung Nexus S 4G 2.3.7
 Samsung Galaxy Nexus S [i9020] (2.3.6) Exhibit
Samsung (SGH-T759) Exhibit 4G
Samsung (SGH-T759) (2.3.3) Build UVKE8
 Samsung i897 Captivate UCKH3
 Motorola Milestone 3 [HK ME863]
 Motorola XT860, XT860 Bell
 Motorola Defy +
 Motorola Droid X sys ver 4.5.605 w / gingerbread
 Motorola Droid X2 (2.3.4) Build 4.5.1A 1.3.380.MB870.Verizon.en.US worm Sys-DTN-150-30    Motorola XT883 (China Telecom)
 Motorola XT862 (Verizon Droid3)
 Motorola RAZR DROID
 Nexus One (2.3.6 stock)
 LG Revolution
 Vizio VTAB1008 Tablet

 Charge your smartphone more than 50% load capacity, it is needed

 Disable all of your essential security software (antivirus, firewall ...) so that the root development of your smartphone fully.

 Is to "root" breaks the warranty. It will simply be de-rooter to benefit. Mutual PC / CnetFrance assumes no liability for blocking, loss of warranty, damage the phone. You follow these instructions knowing the risks that such manipulation has.

Setting

1/ Take your smartphone in hand and use the menu button to access the Settings ==> Applications ==> Select Unknown Sources


Accept unknown sources
Enter ==> == Development> USB Debugging check and remains active



Enable debugging
2 / Download DooMLoRD_v1_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip a new folder. Unzip it using a program such as (7-zip, Winrar, Irarc ..)

Root of the smartphone
The summers are very important notes read, it takes action rooter for its smartphone success. : Superman:



Plug your android phone to the computer and run the runme and press a key


Launching the script root The tool performs its action. This happens so fast we did not have time to stress: drip sweat:



End of the root It is already finished: happy:. Your smartphone will automatically reboot, you should see the icon appear in the Super User application list:

Icon super android user Once everything is finished, uncheck the box that we have checked "Left On" in development. ~ Thanks to Revolutionary Team, DooMLoRD, XopioR ~





Thursday, December 8, 2011

BlackBerry Milan: first picture

The image of the future unofficial BlackBerry suggests a simple design and the disappearance of buttons and the navigation pad.

 With the arrival of the BlackBerry OS 10 (formerly called BBX), RIM is preparing to launch a range of new smartphones. CrackBerry.com has recently unveiled a roadmap for the Canadian firm om are several models with the code names of great cities like London, Lisbon and Milan.



 The site has managed to get a picture of Milan that reveals a slider type smartphone with a landscape screen that slides to reveal a physical keyboard. No hardware specification but has filtered CrackBerry says he learned that the screen of Milan, like those of other models will offer a greater pixel density than the iPhone 4. The photo also shows that the navigation pad and control buttons (answer, hang up, menu ...) typical BlackBerry disappeared.

 According to information from CrackBerry, the Milan is expected to arrive in March 2012

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

New facebook app. on Android, a new application in preparation


Facebook is working on a new application to update the currently available on the Android Market. In any case, the views of our site androidphonedriver has obtained some screenshots. With the overview of the application is already known that the news on at least three features: the navigation that would not leave the current flow, the filing of his favorite activities separate from the full list and a function improved search. Another holds the attention with the emergence of an icon "Nearby" separated from Facebook in the list of apps Android and suggesting the possibility of using the features of social network related to the location. However, this version still in development and nothing can afford to say that we find all these features in the final version.

HTC City: The ultra-thin HTC smartphone , Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

We are looking at the recent leak of HTC particular about the HTC Edge or the HTC Zeta . Everything suggests that the Taiwanese manufacturer would have finally decided to give a facelift to its designs and it is not displeasing to us . The HTC City would in turn the characteristic of being very thin (it's in fashion it seems). Indeed, the City would HTC least 8mm thick, compared with 9.3 mm of the iPhone 4S or 8.49mm to the Galaxy S II .

 Otherwise, the HTC City with a processor 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon, a 4.3 inch screen Super AMOLED QHD, an 8 megapixel camera and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The HTC City will be officially presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for marketing in April 2012.

Monday, December 5, 2011

How to control your android device from your computer


The AirDroid application allows you to control a device running Android from a normal computer. You can use all the functions of Android, and even includes a set of additional functions that would otherwise have to install various applications.

Use messages SMS, play files multimedia, install and uninstall applications, manage your contacts, calls, your files are stored on the SD card and more.



 AirDroid is a fast, free app that lets you easily control & management your Android mobile telephone system from a web visitor Over-The-Air.

Enjoy below functions after installation from the comfort of your favorite web visitor on esteem computer or other devices:
*Files
Transfer information between Android mobile cellphone equipment and computers.
Cut, duplicate, stick, look for, relabel or get rid of information on the SD card.
*SMS
Read, send, forward or get rid of SMS messages.
*Applications
Install, remove, copy, look for programs and do set producing.
*Photos
Preview, get rid of, transport, move, set as picture and images move show from esteem computer.
*Clipboard
Share clipboard textual content between esteem computer and system.
*Contacts
Group, look for, make acquaintances, look at and get rid of telephone wood logs.
*Ringtones
Search, critique, transport, move, get rid of and personalize ring tones for calls, announcements and alerts.
*Music
Play, look for, transport, move, get rid of, or set as telephone, notice and alarm ring tones.

AirDroid also comes with the following integrated features:
*Device Status
Real-time ROM, SD Card, Battery, CPU and RAM position report & check with graphs to show available/used/total resources, and one-tap memory boost.
*Tasks Supervisor
Kill or remove going programs, set operation recognized.
*Apps Supervisor
Uninstall, talk about or look at details of customer and system programs.
*Files
Control Cut, duplicate, relabel, send/share, get rid of, sort and make visible or invisible versions and information.

What's the requirements to run AirDroid?
AirDroid should be appropriate with most Android mobile cellphone equipment going Android mobile cellphone 2.1 or later (4.0 is not well recognized yet). The Web Desktop should be appropriate with most modern web windows, including Internet explorer 12 or later, Opera 3.6 or later, Opera 5.0 or later (For best performance IE is not recommended).

We highly appreciate your goodness and service in helping us to spread and improve AirDroid.
Should you experience any problem before you rate AirDroid anywhere below 5 stars, please please mail us at support@airdroid.com to give us an opportunity to provide you with assistance in solving your issues!
Follow us on social networks! We are now on Facebook or myspace, Tweets, Google+ and YouTube!
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We may not be able to reply each of the emails we received, but we definitely will go through all of your comments and suggestions. We are still restoring some known insects and trying to make more changes in future changes.
Stay tuned and have fun with AirDroid


Sunday, December 4, 2011

Google Maps for Android offers mapping indoor public places

This new feature of Google Maps for Android is available in the U.S. and Japan can find their way inside airports, railway stations, shopping centers and stores of major retailers.

Google has just introduced a new version of its Maps application for Android which inaugurates mapping within certain public places in the United States and Japan. There are major airports (Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, etc.)., Railway stations, shopping centers and various retail partners stores such as Bloomingdale's, Macy's or Ikea



A shopping center, before and after

When the user is in one of these places, they simply visit Google Maps and zoom in on the location to open the domestic front. A blue pointer indicates where it is located and the plan is updated automatically as the person moves. Maps 6.0 contains more new features, the former available for all users. First, there is a dropdown menu that facilitates unprecedented access to services including Google addresses, Navigation and Latitude. There is also a home screen improved to Google Places which broadcasts Searches corresponding to the location of the user.

Google Maps 6.0 is available on the Android Market for Android 2.1 and the following terminal

Multiple android processors and battery life, Allies or enemies?





I made ​​a little research on how many cores can help us save energy despite apparently consume more than one nucleus. For example, how is it possible that my HTC Desire will last more or less the same battery than a HTC sensation , when the terminal Sensation is a dual core , with more screen and just more than 120 mAh capacity Desire ?

This is quite simple, because the processors have to be 100% less time to do the same job, and therefore can operate at lower voltages, which causes the battery consumption is not as high and, Therefore, longer battery life. Despite having a much bigger screen and a processor, initially, much more greedy. Another possibility with these multi-core processors is the ability to run on time only one half performance.

According to Nvidia , its processors Kal-El, the beast four "Five" cores that will fuel future EAs Asus Prime transformer consume the same for doing the same job, less than half of a dual-core processor today. This would explain the obsession with manufacturers increasingly putting our mobile processors and processors that research and technology brings with it, is cheaper and probably more viable, economically speaking, that the development of new ways to collect energy.
It is also true that, in my case, after nearly a year of experience on issues of ROMs , Kernels and consumption, I dare say that in most cases, excessive consumption is a problem also of the kernels and the factory ROMs. If CyanogenMod , is able to take 2 days of use in my Desire, this indicates that there is a hardware problem or excessive CPU consumption by having a battery for my exaggerated, if not on how efficient our system is purged .

To give a simple analogy, two drivers, one leading smoothly and ahead of the event for not giving accelerations or sudden braking, and an aggressive driver, the rush that goes with him everywhere, to whom he will last the same amount of gasoline? The same goes for our terminals, need a better development in the system so that the efficiency of our battery use is not exclusively dependent on our capacity or our many processors, but also of what we spend that energy efficiently we have accumulated.
Hopefully, the future Ice Cream Sandwich , this is better and notice a pretty big savings on our end, though, must be borne in mind that 3G consume CONNECTIONS outrageous percentage holding our batteries, not all the fault of the software .

Saturday, December 3, 2011

How to fix volume bux on Samsung Galaxy Nexus




I bought a Samsung  Galaxy Nexus yesterday. Its realy a great android phone. When i try to learn how to use it, i find a volume bug.

It’s a big problem for me. The Galaxy Nexus is the most looked forward to cellphone of the season. Such concerns can be aggravating, especially for individuals in the US. Individuals are already frustrated by time it’s getting for it to hit racks. And now insects are displaying up?

Luckily, Google/Samsung guaranteed to deal with this concern via an OTA up-date. We imagined it would take a longer period, but the up-date is moving out now. People are coverage profitable program improvements all over the location. If you have been losing out on essential talks due to this amount bug, go over to Options > About cellphone > System improvements and get your cellphone all sorted out!
The computer file is a bit less than 1 MB, and it seems the only element it does is fix this terrible bug. There seems to be no other distinction, and the edition is still Android mobile phone 4.0.1. Either way, it’s excellent to see this concern solved. Thanks, Samsung/Google!
Check your program to see if your up-date is ready! Just delay and try later, if it does not deliver the results. We know it’s tough to delay, but try to rest and not hit the up-date switch every 2 mins. Let us know if you gotten the update! Is everything operating well now?










Friday, December 2, 2011

Great android themes for samsung galaxy s2

Samsung Galaxy S2 is the greatest android phone that i have ever seen. It  is fully loaded with additional features and applications. You can change  your phone’s look easily. I find some great themes for your samsung android phone. I hope you enjoy it.




tenere island theme






Android Gloss theme


Download here



Thursday, December 1, 2011

The Droid X has locked Bootloader

The Droid X is one of the last terminals placed in the Android market in the U.S. and of course once users have started to try to enable root permissions but unfortunately Motorola decided to stop, as it did for the Milestone, the bootloader.



The event is somewhat unusual in that the Droid, that is, the American Milestone, was in fact the unlocked bootloader. This news will surely turn up their noses plunged many people who might want to buy it because it will be hard for anyone having trouble enabling permissions on Root.

What will Motorola for its future products? The road will change or remain firm on his decisions?

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

HTC Sensation

The Taiwanese manufacturer released a new high-end model equipped with what is best in the component. S-LCD Screen 4.3-inch dual-core processor at 1.2 GHz, 1080p camera ... The HTC Sensation is he up to its name?

The HTC Sensation is trying to establish itself as the best new Android smartphone with high-end components to the tip and the refresh of the HTC Sense overlay which already has a good reputation.

The new flagship of HTC is already available from SFR. It is proposed to 129 euros (offer to pay 100 euros) with the purchase of a package Illimythics 5 + Webphone 1H or 99 euros (again thanks to offer to pay 100 euros) with a package Illimythics 5 + 2H or Webphone more.
We have known?

The HTC Sensation is very similar to HTC Desire S with a curved aluminum shell. Three shades of gray add a little sparkle to what is just a shell of many smartphone. Design many times operated by HTC and lack of originality ...

The screen is positioned slightly below the frame, which protects it and gives your fingers a little back when you start to slip out of the touch area. The display of feeling is the same size as the HTC Desire HD: 4.3 inches. But because of the different design corners and refined including the Sensation gives the impression of being more compact than the Desire HD in hand. A compactness also finesse. So a good deal with the massive Motorola Droid yet also features a 4.3 inch screen. Still, facing the Samsung galaxy S 2,
 its main competitor, the feeling is heavier (148g against 116g on the scales) and thicker (11.3 mm against 8.49 mm). If the feeling is for him a solid aluminum casing, the Galaxy S 2 could well win more votes in design with its finesse and lightness.



A high-end equipment The screen resolution 540x960 pixels is corresponding to a widescreen 16: 9. During the first grip the screen seemed to us very bright and very good quality, fully displaying the text of a web page even zooming up. However, compared to the Samsung AMOLED Galaxy S 2, the Super-LCD of Taiwanese smartphone has a much lower contrast. The blacks are deeper on the Galaxy S 2 on the Sensation.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Android: remove an application or widget

We have already seen how to manage applications and widgets on the home screens or virtual desktops Android. But these manipulations only add or remove application icons, ie shortcuts to programs.


When you really want to do some housekeeping on your Android smartphone or earn a little space (the applications installed on the internal memory of the device and not on the Micro SD card), you must go through the application management . This will allow you to uninstall an application completely.

How do I remove an Android application
To access application management
go to phone settings
Click on "Applications
 then "Manage applications

The full list of applications and widgets installed on your Smartphone Android appears. Select the application you want to uninstall

In the application information you can find, depending on the program, an option to erase the recorded data (backups, cache), delete the default actions assigned to the application or force the termination of the application if it is still running. Click "Uninstall"

Confirm your desire to remove the application on the following screen:
Android is a free license, manufacturers sometimes change the smartphones in depth and some programs are "linked" to the interface, not uninstall. This is not the case for all applications, all the ones you have installed can of course be removed.


Security on mobile phones: should we worry?


Juniper, an enterprise security solutions, seems to have set fire to the powder. They broadcast a report that indicated an increase of malicious files on Android 472% since July . They also finger on the problem of validation applications in the Android Market and the lack of control of Google.


However, they are not alone in talking about Android virus, other security vendors have recently reported on this. McAfee, in its latest quarterly report shows a rising threat by 37% the previous quarter. This summer, the editor of Lookout Security Antivirus for Android released the results of a study saying that the number of malware has been multiplied by 5 in one semester.

App 2 SD: save time to transfer your apps on the SD card


When you want to make a little space on the internal memory of your phone, one of the first things to do is move your applications from memory to the SD card in your smartphone. The problem is that it takes quite a while since you have to do it manually, application by application. App 2 SD offers your convenience.



The concept is simple and effective. App 2 SD will automatically search all apps installed on your phone and you will sort them into categories.

You navigate and from three different tabs:

"Movable" means that you can move apps to SD card
«On SD card" apps already installed on your SD card but you can once again back on the phone's internal memory
"Phone only" apps that can not be transferred to the SD card
Behind each tab, you will find is the list of apps in question, their number and, below, a gauge that tells you the place you have left on the internal memory or SD card.



App 2 SD is actually a graphical interface that refers you to the settings for each application. You just have to touch an app icon and select the desired option: move the SD card or to internal memory of the smartphone. Do not expect however to be able to change the location of the native apps that are not transferable (such as Google Maps, Facebook or Gmail). App 2 SD does not allow it. Too bad.

You also have the ability to transfer multiple applications at once by pressing the "Menu" button on your phone. You can also delete all the files in the cache of your apps directly.

Finally, App 2 SD will notify you when the installation of any new application if it can be moved to your SD card.



As for blame, not much to report on our side during our test. But looking at some comments on the Market, it is clear that the application does not appear to function as a blocker pub (like AdBlock) is installed. Then the updates of some apps, once transferred, would no longer work. In this case, you can follow the advice of developers on their site here . I advise you rather at this point to reinstall the phone's internal memory the application before the update.


About 2 SD allows you to get more free storage internal phone

Do you lack storage applications?

I hate you to control any application if it supports the transition to the SD card?

Want an app that does it automatically for you and can warn you when an app can be moved?

About 2 SD simplifies the transfer of storage applications internal or external device via the device settings. With this handy software, you will have more control over your growing collection of applications. This app is essential for anyone who has problems with memory management.

★ See the applications and SD card that can move smoothly

★ indicate whether the applications are installed on movable

★ a faucet to remove all applications cache

★ export list app on the SD card

★ install applications from the App list exported (PRO)

★ widget home screen shows the cache size and available

★ demonstrate the application of data cache / / code / total size

★ not lose sight of the total available storage space

★ sort through applications stored on your phone and SD card

★ Add to ignore list for mobile applications

★ move applications to internal storage

★ see the app market

★ uninstall app

★ Open App

★ app show details page

★ Support "Move2SD Enabler"

★ customizable notification sound, vibration and light

Opinion:

★ http://goo.gl/3hW3l

This application is not used for backup applications on the SD card. It helps you to transfer part of the applications used space on the SD card. You must manually install applications on the transition after a new phone or restore.

If the application to use one of the following features, which you can not install external storage devices. It calls for the Android system.

App Widget

Services,

Input Method Engine,

Live Wallpapers,

Live Folders

Alert services

Account Managers,

Sync adapters,

Device administrator

App shortcut icons disappear from the screen, then move applications to the SD card. And 'the limitation of the Android system.

Unable to update software or download? This is a problem in the Android Market, please read the FAQ section for more information http://goo.gl/qvPcA.

Search "Cleaner 1Touch" app on the market. It gives you more options for managing applications created cache files. This app is also free for you.

The following devices are not compatible with the "App 2 SD" function:

* Tablets with Android 3.x

Users report the following devices do not support the "Clear all cache" function:


You must install this app on your phone to the store, if you want to use the widget. It calls for free.

Monday, November 28, 2011

New Lithium-ion: More time and better load




The battery is an essential component of any mobile phone, which has evolved steadily since the first mobile phone came out, reducing its size, weight and autonomy. But this development is not keeping pace with today's Smartphones, being limited duration and only giving you a break by advancing the power consumption of other hardware components.

Thanks to a recent study by Northwestern University , things can change in a few years, researchers have developed a new battery that lasts get 10 times to the present, and a loading speed in less time than normal.

Although this technology is for all lithium batteries found in all products in the market, to which the world affects us Android is a better efficiency in our battery life of both smartphones, tablet PCs or small. Since our devices we are 24 hours in a moderate even 32 hours, although we know whether their use is in an intense way down its length considerably. Many people use a second battery if you are caught without warning. Load our terminal would be great every week and not daily.

We know that with the improvements in Android version has been better management of application services, focusing on the battery life (The changes in the 2.2 to 2.3.3 I noticed considerably the duration of the phone) but still to go before you see the new batteries, which give at least 5 years before it appeared on the market.

I think there are several points where Android can reduce:

    Hardware: Best processors, displays, heat sinks improve battery performance, but involves the purchase of a new product.
    Operating System with Ice cream, as the last opertivo system improves the management, in this case we see an evolution of the system without changing hardware.
    Applications: Applications that are developed for Android are very important for the system, but are the problems of managing the process that affects the battery life, poor management causes the user to delete this application from your system because it spends battery time. This would be good if Google will help developers to better manage access to services, to improve processes

A question I ask in the air, the operating system and service management site that sometimes I who killed 11 "applications" with the killer task and then return to appear.
Android ¿must be smarter to manage services usuamos not? Or developers who must be disabled to stop and leave their service enabled by the user?

Surely many of you may not suffer the wear, as there are super-smartpones much RAM, and is not a concern but all users with a low-end terminal, half is prejudiced by such management.

And Android Linux should look at the issue of energy savings does not like other systems.


Change your volume profiles automatically with Audio Profile Manager




A few days ago we were asked via Twitter if we knew an application to automatically manage the volume of the phone depending on the time of day. As we started to look for the Market and found this wonderful application allows us to adjust the volume settings, vibration and notifications of the way we want, during the hours we tell you and in the days of the week we want: Audio Profile Manager .

One of the strengths of this application is that we can create fully customizable profiles, and can turn off email notifications for when we go to sleep, while leaving active sound for phone calls, or anything else that comes to mind.
The feature may seem perhaps more interesting is that once you create profiles, you can choose which days of the week and what time we want to activate each of them fully without worrying of having to mute the phone before going to work and reactivate the exit.

In addition, as a bonus, has the ability to export and import profiles that we believe, in order to share and use in other phones without having to recreate them from scratch.

The interface, unpretentious in design and visual delicacy, perfectly fulfills its functions, simple and very intuitive options that we have no problem in setting up this very useful application.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brogdogg.utils


SAMSUNG IS WORKING ON ITS FUTURE PROCESSORS INCLUDING THE GALAXY S3


To date we know that Samsung is still hesitating about the choice of taking an architecture dual-core or quad-core to its future Galaxy S3.



Samsung has announced the successor to its current Exynos with a new version etched finer, better GPU and a CPU speed higher. However, nothing prevents Samsung to work on other architectures.

The one that interests us here, a racing machine with very low consumption.

This would be based on a multiple processor cores in ARM Cortex-A15 (successor to the A9 ) coupled to other hearts Cortex-A7.

The ARM Cortex-A7, what is it?

Well is a new generation of less powerful processor but have the advantage of consuming very little also, for comparison they consume five times less than a Cortex A8 as the first team that Hummingbird Galaxy S. In total, this would represent a saving of almost 70%

One might, for example two cores A7 which would deal with trivial tasks in the background as the various push and refresh application connected to the Internet (weather, Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, etc.).. Then next 4 cores A15, which would serve them with heavy tasks like browsing internet gaming, HD video, etc..

It remains to know the expected graphics processors, whether or not Samsung will continue with ARM and the next generation of MALI, or the Korean giant will return to ITech PowerVR and ARM deemed best GPU on the market.

THE GALAXY s3 COULD BE QUAD CORE

With the HTC Quad Core (quad-core processor), which should arrive in the first quarter of 2012, Samsung had to respond by offering as a Quad Core. The Galaxy S3 will ship there so a new Exynos?
The Galaxy features a current S2 Exynos 4210 clocked at 1.2 GHz. Samsung recently announced the Exynos 4212 dual core but still clocked at 1.5 GHz and provides 30% less consumption thanks to 32nm in finer engraving and 3D performance increased by 50% compared to the current Exynos. This leap in performance is insufficient to compete with HTC with their quad core from Nvidia Tegra 3 Samsung is therefore set to work and we are preparing to Exynos four hearts. The Exynos 4412 would be engraved in 32nm too, these hearts are the ARM 9 to 1.5 GHz. For the GPU we all hope that Samsung will use the MALI T604 that delivers performance five times higher than the MALI currently used on the Galaxy S2. The combination Exynos 4412 / MALI T604 might be the "engine" of the next Galaxy S3 will surely be presented at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona! If this is the case Samsung should get ahead on the Tegra architecture 3! The answer to the first quarter of 2012

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Facebook Phone


Designed in partnership with HTC, this smartphone is a way for Mark Zuckerberg to imitate Amazon and Google to go from virtual to real Internet material goods with the desire to make money more easily. 

 If the rumor of the arrival of a Facebook Phone is true, it will investigate the reasons. Why Mark Zuckerberg is he temporarily abandon the Internet to invite an already saturated market rife heavyweights such as Apple, Samsung, HTC and Nokia?

 The answer is simple: money.The double-digit revenue stagnated Facebook, and Zuckerberg has decided to draw inspiration from both Apple (iPhone), Amazon (Kindle) and Google (Nexus) to advance to the next step.




With its 800 million members (and their contact information), Facebook has the potential to hit hard and directly affect its target with an Android smartphone with dedicated services. This would come in its strategy of creating an ecosystem that combines movie rentals, online payment, photo sharing, but also games and productivity.

 Finally, very recent example of Groupon with a rating in freefall shows that the Internet bubble can still explode, and the passage of material goods would help to guard against any sudden disinterest Facebook. Unfortunately, examples of Kin (Microsoft) or HTC or HTC Chacha Status (who had a Facebook button) showed that the transition is not simple.

HTC DESIRE: INSTALL GINGERBREAD AND HTC SENSE 3.5


Install Gingerbread (2.3.5) to your HTC Desire. How to install HTC Sense 3.5 HTC Desire.



Here we will explain how to root, install ClockworkMod then partition the memory of HTC Desire and that of the SD card and finally install a ROM and not just any Custom: A Sense rom 3.5. Enough to make a serious facelift to your Desire!
So get ready! Download your files:

- USB Driver for Windows, Revision 4 ( HTTP://DEVELOPER.ANDROID.COM/SDK/WIN-USB.HTML ) only for Windows users.

- Unrevoked3 available on windows, mac, linux. ( HTTP://UNREVOKED.COM/RECOVERY )

- CM7 HBOOT R2 ( HTTP://ALPHAREV.NL/PB99IMG_CM7R2.ZIP )

- Runnymede COOL3D V2 ( HTTP://FORUM.XDA-DEVELOPERS.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1250815 )

- The Weather Pack and the addons you want

We are ready.

Start by installing the drivers for those with ADB Windows. Restart the computer and on your Desire go to Settings / Applications / Development / Debug and check the USB.

Unrevolked3 install on your computer and run it with administrator rights to users windows 7.

Everything else is done automatically. The operation takes about 5 minutes during which your phone will reboot 3 times.

Well, HTC Desire is now root and you can get administrator rights. Now when launching an application that requires elevated privileges, a confirmation will be required to validate quevous granted the right to use administrator for the current application. To check downloaded from the market as an application Rom Manager or Metamorph requiring root privileges to run.

Take the HBOOT previously downloaded and put in the root of the memory card by renaming PB99IMG.zip. Turn off the phone and restart it still pressing Flight - POWER on the screen and a proposal will be made:


Do you want to start update? Yes No

Make VOL UP VOL DOWN and then after the update and then made the recovery set and press ON / OFF the phone will restart and you will be in ClockworkMod.

Go to "Advanced" then "Partition SD card" enter the values ​​for 1000 ext 64 and then the rest will partition to FAT32 for playback on computer CAUTION THIS REMOVE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE ON THE SD CARD!

Return to the home ClockworkMod and go to "Mounts and storage" then do mount USB Storage, while having the DESIRE connect to pc and copy the rom on the sd card "COOL3D Runnymede V2". Unmount then made to a full wipe this further explanation:

Wipe data / factory reset: clears the data files and those of the cache by deleting them. This can make it more fluid and votreappareil cancel "crash" of some applications.

Wipe cache partition: only cleans the cache of your machine, this can make it faster and fluid.

Zip from sdcard install: installs a file. This zip on the SD card. This will install a new ROM, ROM radio, themes, etc..

apply / sdcard / update.zip: Applies the archive "update.zip" present at the root of your SD (ROM, ROM radio ...).

choose zip from sdcard: choose which archive to be installed.

toggle signature verification: verifying that the records are signed to install.

toggle script assert: check the scripts for authorization;

So do "Wipe data / factory reset" and "Wipe cache partitio" n then finally install the rom with "Install from sdcard zip" and select the rom "COOL3D Runnymede V2".



The installation will be done quietly, then made only "reboot now" you will end up with a phone as out of the box but Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with HTC Sense 3.5.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Mobile Odin Pro, flash has never been easier.





Many who read this blog know what it is ODIN. For those who are unaware, ODIN is a tool with which we can install any operating system Android. Or more commonly known in the Android community, allows us to flash our device Android.

This means that with this program you from installing an updated version of Android (and earlier) to install any cooked ROM, ie, any Android made ​​by the community.
Well now Chainfire has brought to light Odin Pro Mobile. This tool not only allows you to install any ROM or upgrade your operating system Android, but also allows us to do from the interface of the application without the need to download the ROM.

As you can imagine, this tool greatly facilitates the task of flash our devices. Since we'd get rid of Internet search Android version you want to install to your device.
It also incorporates a system that truly free people a lot of headaches, it is EverRoot, which we kept our Root privileges, but we install an official release.
At the moment the application only supports a small number of devices:
Samsung S2 Galaxy (GT-i9100)
Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-N7000)
Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 (GT-P1000
Although Root is mandatory and that the number of supported devices is very small (Chainfire promises to extend the list of compatible devices), this tool is very useful and greatly facilitates the task of flashing your device Android.
The issue you have available in the Market at a price of 1.99 €.

https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro


ODIN furniture - complete firmware flash directly from the device itself! ODIN mobile is the choice of the device firmware flasher. Just throw the firmware files on your (internal or external) SD card, launch mobile flash ODIN away. ! The appliance must be grounded in order to use ODIN mobile! If you use the EverRoot, Mobile firmware ODIN mess while the flash. Verify that the new firmware leak? No need to lose the mess! Currently supported devices: - Samsung GT-i9100 Galaxy S2 - Samsung Galaxy GT-N7000 Note - Samsung GT-I9000 Galaxy S * NEW * - Galaxy Tab 7 "GT-P1000 * NEW * More devices to come! Flash Mobile ODIN does not add a custom kernel, or flash meter for the yellow warning triangle appears. For discussion, see the forum thread XDA-Developers.com: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899 ----- ----- MANUAL Flashing Mobile ODIN is easy. You start by counting approx. The app will check your system has all the app should continue (as root). It can lead you to install an additional package (free) market. Now you should see the main screen ODIN Mobile. That section of the list. By clicking on the section to select a file on an SD card flash for that partition. Do not worry about selecting the wrong file - ODIN Mobile does not disappoint. Separate files (named for the section) as well. Tar e. Tar.md5 files are supported. ODIN's office you may be used for "PDA", "phone" and "SCC" buttons. All three of these buttons have been replaced with "Open file ..." button. This button opens the file you can choose from the SD card, and find all partitions that can flash on the inside of this file. So if you choose one. Tar file containing the nucleus and the modem, the kernel and partitions Modem set up to use it. Tar flashing. Now, we have chosen what you want to flash, if you have the Pro version you can never go to the root. options for you to ever root root when firmware is flash. Never again can not be! Click here for the applications you want to inject the firmware is flashed. Now we all made the selection and EverRoot partition configuration, we "Flash Firmware". ODIN Phones gather all the information needed and perform the flash. Before starting, however, will check the battery level is above 50%, and if this offer is valid for checking MD5 of files you selected will blink. Hopefully it will restart in recovery mode, and the firmware you selected. ----- ----- Device Support See discussion on the forum XDA-Developers.com (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899) for more information on how to get your unit load.

DROID 4, the Motorola Razr with QWERTY keyboard




All model specifications of Motorola DROID 4 have been leaked, so we know exactly what the brand at hand, and is not nothing but a spectacular high-end phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. If you want to know all the details read on.

Users who are not content with tactile keyboards seem to have reasons to celebrate lately, manufacturers have realized that they are a good niche market and in recent months we have seen excellent pieces of hardware to which they added a QWERTY physical keyboard.
In this case Motorola could not be further discussed and between the official specifications we find the following interesting features:
Screen 4 "QHD
Dimensions of 127 x 71.12 x 12.7 mm and weighing 179 g
Dual core processor at 1.2 GHz
1 GB of RAM
8MP camera back and front with High Definition
Battery 1785 mAh capacity of
As in the current Droid Razr battery is not removable, a real shame if you had asked any man what this little tool you see in the picture will lift the back cover, only to change the SIM or the Micro SD.
So you know, those who love the physical keyboard Android or Blackberry users atreváis you not to pass this latest batch of terminals currently already have a very interesting terminal to set your goal.

Friday, November 25, 2011

App 2 SD: transfer your apps on the SD card

When you want to make a little space on the internal memory of your phone, one of the first things to do is move your applications from memory to the SD card in your smartphone. The problem is that it takes quite a while since you have to do it manually, application by application. App 2 SD offers your convenience.


The concept is simple and effective. App 2 SD will automatically search all apps installed on your phone and you will sort them into categories.

You navigate and from three different tabs:
    "Movable" means that you can move apps to SD card
    «On SD card" apps already installed on your SD card but you can once again back on the phone's internal memory
    "Phone only" apps that can not be transferred to the SD card

Behind each tab, you will find is the list of apps in question, their number and, below, a gauge that tells you the place you have left on the internal memory or SD card.



App 2 SD is actually a graphical interface that refers you to the settings for each application. You just have to touch an app icon and select the desired option: move the SD card or to internal memory of the smartphone. Do not expect however to be able to change the location of the native apps that are not transferable (such as Google Maps, Facebook or Gmail). App 2 SD does not allow it. Too bad.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The Galaxy Nexus is one of the most powerful mobile time

Choose a new mobile, it is not easy. We must of course take into account its general appearance but also its performance, not to mention its platform. In short, it is often a real headache, but to help us make the right decision, it is possible to rely on product testing and more particularly on the benchmarks.



And the guys are just AnandTech managed to get hold of a Galaxy Nexus and they obviously have opportunity to test the beast. And you want to know? If we are to believe their results, then the Galaxy Nexus is one of the most powerful mobile time. But be careful because you have all the same perspective ...

 To recap, the Galaxy Nexus offers a 4.65-inch 720p screen, a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB of storage space and a lot of nice stuff like a 5-megapixel sensor , WiFi, FM radio, the NFC and so on. So it is a mobile technical features very correct, especially as its processor is supported by a PowerVR SGX 540 GPU. Not bad, but so far no one had yet had the opportunity to submit it to the benchmarks. In other words, the tests conducted by AnandTech may therefore be of interest to people.



 On SunSpider, the Galaxy Nexus therefore reaches the top spot with a score of 1879 and therefore before the Motorola Razr Droid (2067), the iPhone 4S (2250) or the iPhone 4 (3545). Even the Samsung Galaxy S 2 is a little behind with a score by 3634. Same with BrowserMarks where the new Google Mobile manages once again to win the prize.



However, it is closely followed by the iPhone 4S, the Razr and the Galaxy Droid S 2.The OpenGL ES 2.0 test did not succeed, however. On the latter, it is indeed the iPad 2 which comes first, then the iPhone 4S, then the Galaxy S 2 and finally there is the Galaxy Nexus.

 But it is also particularly important to emphasize is that the Nexus Google is currently the only mobile to run officially as Ice Cream Sandwich. And that's just very important since the latest version of Android is much better optimized than the old. And in my humble opinion, if all androphones listed in these tables had taken advantage of this update, so there is no doubt that the results of these benchmarks have been very different.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

HTC Zeta: the anti-iPhone 4S?

Rumor classic or simple delusion of a user, the HTC Zeta displays the most powerful configurations with Android 4.0 and quad-core processor at 2.5 GHz.
 Simple concept or real leak? Anyway here is the Zeta. This smartphone that Engadget published visual characteristics, if it becomes reality, promises to be the most powerful of the market and it is signed HTC.

 The configuration is breathtaking: 4.5 inch touch screen (1280 x 720 points), a quad-CPU Snapdragon heart at 2.5 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, a camera of 8 megapixel camera on the front of a , 3 million pixels, Wi-Fi 802.11n, the latest standard Bluetooth, GPS and 32GB of storage internally.



 For the operating system, Android would find 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), while his party would be provided by Beats Audio following the acquisition of the brand of Dr Dre by HTC. We remain cautious about the credibility of this information

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: voice commands, battery, Flash Player and benchmarks


Let's start with one of the features that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is currently exclusive to Galaxy Nexus, wanted to improve over previous versions, we are talking about the voice command, namely speed of dictation of texts.

This feature, also present on Gingerbread, has been improved in this version of 'Google OS, resulting in exceptionally accurate.

Here's a video test done in English, performed by SlashGear, which shows how the speech recognition app will be able to easily handle the language with great precision. (Voice recognition requires a data connection to communicate with Google servers).

Galaxy Nexus: no USB mass storage




Galaxy Nexus is now on the agenda, but this time we do not want to speak only of the smartphone itself, but a "problem" that plagues the entire operating system Android Ice Cream Sandwich . The tests carried out on devices Galaxy Nexus test was taken a major change in the organization of internal memory that we explain after the jump.

From the beginning we used to see two different Android devices in our memory, one of mass (for images, videos, music, etc..) And one for applications, on Ice Cream Sandwich this does not happen.

Starting from Android 4.0 (Honeycomb but also with regard to tablet), in fact, no longer exist any division between personal data and apps, but it will all together in a 'unique internal memory, this was not, however, exclude the fact your phone can have a MicroSD. As you well know, in fact, does not have a MicroSD Galaxy Nexus as it will have a single 16GB internal memory (32GB and later), this, according to Google, would facilitate the management of memory by the user, who will no longer worry about internal memory runs out quickly.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Nexus S


As expected, and come out the new ROMs with Android 4.0 and after upgrading OS SDK by engineers from Google .
The first was the brand new Nexus S which, as already proposed in a previous post, will update via OTA Android Ice Cream Sandwich , Android 4.
After the sad news that the former flagship of Google, the Nexus One , you will not get the update to be old with 22 months on the market, this news brings new hope to users with root access to Android phones.
Following the release of the new Android SDK to program in, the guys at xda-developers as it could not otherwise have been put to work and it's true that OS in the Nexus S with root access, with occasional bug by not having the drivers compiled perfectly in that OS, but running light and well coupled.



 The ROM is in Beta and are on version 4. By not being released even the source code of the Android OS version, it is difficult to create a fully functional ROM, stable, lightweight and perfectly compiled, but watching the following video we show below, it is very likely that when the code is released, Many terminals have root access to be able to apply thanks to people like xda-developers already researched and tested with it.
By the time this review number 4 contains some bugs in apks as GPS, Bluetooth, Panorama function of the House and facial recognition and the transfer rate of USB, Flash Player and a few more. All these problems are being corrected in the next revision called No. 5 in which they are working and that's coming out shortly as discussed from xda-developers.

source:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18813779&postcount=1061

Settle the Live Wallpaper of Android 4.0 ICS

As you all know, we still can not enjoy at our terminals in the latest version of the Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich. However, as emerging applications that simulate some aspects of the system.

 
Inspired by the Nexus wallpaper of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, is now available on the Android Market. It offers you a beautiful Ice Cream Sandwich experience on your phone. The Ice Cream Sandwich live wallpaper provides a magnificent moving background out of dust,stripes and white particles which are touchable. This live wallpaper runs like a charm on all tested devices due to its RAM efficiency.


Here we bring you a live clone of the official wallpaper of Android 4.0, called Beam Phase, which have added some modifications to make it more eye-catching 3D. The animations are very smooth and not distracting at all. The application is free and works great, but beware the battery consumption such as moving desks tend to consume more than normal and each time the terminals have more power and require a larger battery capacity. You can choose between 6 different themes and you can toggle the noise effect, the 3D scrolling effect, the touch effects and the fade in effect. Additionally you can change the colors for the wallpaper.