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Posted in: Android, Tablets 2 hours ago by Prasad The Android 4.1, Jelly Bean update is coming for the Motorola XOOM. That much we know, since Google themselves said so on the stage at the Google I/O. But there has been no sign of it so far, even though we are well past the mid-July phase now and the other two promised Nexus devices having already gotten their updates. Well, we don’t have news on when exactly you will be getting Jelly Bean on your XOOM but if it’s any consolation, we have got the changelog for you, so you know what to expect when the update finally starts rolling out, whenever it does. This is the changelog for the Android 4.1.1 update (JRO03H) for the Wi-Fi model of the XOOM. Whether the 3G/4G variants of the XOOM will be getting this update is unknown. Some of the key features in the changelog are below. Improved User Interface and Response - Android 4.1.1, Jelly Bean, is the fastest and smoothest version of Android yet. Moving between home screens and switching b...

Sony’s upcoming Xperia GX just made an appearance at the FCC revealing some more details of what could be Sony’s next flagship device. The specifications are said to include a Qualcomm S4 dual core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. The display is a 4.6? 720p HD panel. We’re really enamored by the curved back of the phone and think this might end up being one of the best looking Android handsets out there. FCC documentation has revealed that the handset will include a pentaband radio which is still relatively rare in the Android world. The phone will be capable of running on both the T-Mobile and AT&T HSPA+ 4G network. Click the source to check out the documentation yourself. [Via - FCC] Dhruv Bhutani is a tech enthusiast who tries to keep a tab on the latest and greatest in the mobile and telecom sector. He is currently using an iPhone 4S and a Nokia Lumia 800. Catch him on Twitter @DhruvBhutani , you can also reach out on Facebook and Google+ View the original article here

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Beam, successor of their previous Beam, in India. It was announced at MWC earlier this year and went on pre-order last month and went on sale last week. It comes with 4.0-inch 480×800 (WVGA) TFT display and is powered by 1 GHz Dual-Core Processor. It has 15 lumens pico projector that allows users to share photos, videos or other digital media instantly and in crisp clarity up to 50-inch wide, at a distance of 2 meters. It is 12.5mm thick. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and has 5MP Auto focus camera with flash, 1.3MP secondary camera. It has 786MB RAM, 8GB Internal Memory, MicroSD slot (up to 32GB). It comes with specialized applications like the Ambience feature for various mood experiences and a drawing tool for presentations. The connectivity features include, Bluetooth 3.0+HS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, MicroUSB, USB 2.0 and aGPS. It has 2000 mAh battery. . Samsung also offers additional 2000 mAh battery pack free with the phone. The Samsung Ga...

HTC just confirmed that a majority of its recent smartphones will get upgraded to Android Jelly Bean. The handsets mentioned include the HTC One X, HTC One XL and HTC One S. This is great news for owners of HTC devices seeing that almost no other manufacturer has committed to an upgrade path for their phones. HTC’s global online communications manager Jeff Gordon had this to say: “We know HTC fans are excited to get their hands on Google’s latest version of Android. At this point in time, we can confirm that we have plans to upgrade our HTC One X, HTC One XL and HTC One S to Jelly Bean. Please stay tuned for more updates regarding device upgrades, timing and other details about HTC and Jelly Bean.” Android Jelly Bean brings several major improvements to the popular OS including what is called Project Butter which should help in making the user interface more fluid by ensuring everything works at a smooth 60fps. [Via - Electric Pig] Dhruv Bhutani is a tech enthusiast who tries to keep...

You saw the LG Optimus 3D Max Unboxing last month, here is the complete review of the 3D phone, successor of the Optimus 3D that we review last year. It was announced at MWC 2012 earlier this year. It went on sale in India last month, and was officially launched later. Let’s get into the review. Hardware It packs the same 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) stereoscopic Nova Plus LCD display that is much brighter than the previous 3D phone and this one has Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection. The processor has also been upped to 1.2GHz from 1GHz and has Tri-Dual (dual-core, dual-channel, dual-memory) architecture. The phone feels much compact and sleek The Screen is glossy and gets smudged easily. The display is much brighter. The front camera is at the top with the proximity and ambient light sensor next to it and the earpiece is above the LG logo. There are capacitive touch buttons for menu, home, back and search at the bottom which lights up when you touch, otherwise you it remains dark jus...

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LG announced the Quick Voice, their own intelligent voice recognition app for Optimus devices last month. The company has now renamed it to Q Voice . This voice recognition app would let the users call contacts, on the address book, set alarm, set appointments on the calendar and open apps, open maps to view directions, check weather forecasts, stocks, open YouTube videos and much more using voice commands. Currently the app is available only in Korean language for select devices. LG has announced that they plan to expand the app for global customers with introduction of English language support in the first half of 2013. The app is already available for LG Optimus Vu in Korea which would get an update. It would also be available for  LG Optimus LTE 2 in Korea at the end of July. Source: LG Korea Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. His current phone is Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. You can follow him on Twitter @ssri...

Popular iOS and Mac email app, Sparrow was acquired by Google today. Sparrow CEO Dom Leca announced via the company blog that they will be joining Google to accomplish a ‘bigger vision’. An email sent later to users confirmed that any future releases of the app will mainly focus on bug fixes as the company no longer plans to release new features for the email app. We hope that Google releases Sparrow as an official Gmail app into the app store instead of the surprisingly bad version of Gmail currently available. The application will be available on the iOS and Mac app store for the forceable future but you might want to get hold of a copy sooner rather than later in case Google changes its mind. Dhruv Bhutani is a tech enthusiast who tries to keep a tab on the latest and greatest in the mobile and telecom sector. He is currently using an iPhone 4S and a Nokia Lumia 800. Catch him on Twitter @DhruvBhutani , you can also reach out on Facebook and Google+ View the original article here

Mozilla has started rolling out nightly builds of its upcoming Firefox Mobile OS for users to download. The OS seems to take a lot of inspiration from iOS and Android in terms of UI. In addition, the icons seem to take some hint from Symbian. While Firefox could stun users with a brilliant browsing experience, we remain skeptical. Between the capabilities of Android and simplicity of iOS and Windows Phone, we find it hard to believe that Mozilla will pose a challenge to any of the other established players. Head on over here to download the latest build of the OS if you want to give it a spin. These are currently meant for developers only so you will some technical know-how to get everything up and running. Dhruv Bhutani is a tech enthusiast who tries to keep a tab on the latest and greatest in the mobile and telecom sector. He is currently using an iPhone 4S and a Nokia Lumia 800. Catch him on Twitter @DhruvBhutani , you can also reach out on Facebook and Google+ View the original a...

Back in June, Samsung had announced that the Galaxy SIII would reach 10 million sales by July and it seems that they’ve reached that goal right on schedule. Shin Jying Kyun of Samsung has announced that the Galaxy SIII crossed the 10 million sales mark since its launch on May 29th. In comparison, it had taken the Galaxy SII almost 5 months to reach this mark. By current estimates it is believed that the sales figures for the SIII will cross 40 million by EOY 2012. The Jelly Bean update is  expected to hit this high profile handset sometime in August which should help keep sales going strong. [Via - Androinica] Dhruv Bhutani is a tech enthusiast who tries to keep a tab on the latest and greatest in the mobile and telecom sector. He is currently using an iPhone 4S and a Nokia Lumia 800. Catch him on Twitter @DhruvBhutani , you can also reach out on Facebook and Google+ View the original article here