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Any gadget fan will tell you that there is nothing they enjoy more than getting their hands on a shiny new toy and taking it out of the box for the first time. So you can imagine my delight when I got my hands on a brand new, box-fresh Nokia 808 PureView last week. Right now, it is one of the shiniest new toys around. Let’s not forget that the 808 PureView isn’t just another camera phone – it features a revolutionary 41-megapixel sensor, state of the art optics and cutting edge algorithms for lossless zoom and super sharp images. The reviewers have already been falling over themselves to heap lavish praise on the 808 PureView’s stunning camera and now it is going to be my turn to reach for the superlatives. Naturally, the only way I could contain my excitement was to take the device with me on a trip to the zoo. First impressions First, though, let me share my initial thoughts about the look and feel of the Nokia 808 PureView. Yes, the first thing you notice when taking it out of the ...

Posted in: Android, Tablets July 25th, 2012, 15:25 by Peter Huawei just announced a new 7? Android tablet – the MediaPad 7 Lite. With Google’s Nexus 7 tablet on the market, there isn’t a lot of room for 7? droid tablets but the Huawei offering does have a few things the pureblood tablet doesn’t. First off, the Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite has an aluminum unibody design. Then there’s the 3G connectivity (with voice calls and SMS), along with cameras on the front and the back. The tablet seems to be running stock Android ICS, but Huawei really thrifty with the details. From one of the images it seems that it has two slots hidden under flaps – presumably one is for the SIM card and the other for a microSD card (which would be another advantage over the Nexus 7), but nothing on the official page confirms it. Actually, that’s all we know about the MediaPad 7 Lite for now – the processor is unknown and there’s no info on pricing, markets or launch date. Without this, we don’t know how it stacks ...

Posted in: Android, Gaming 11 minutes ago by Kyle Good news for all racing fans – the Asphalt 7: Heat has finally made it to the Google’s Play Store. The game has been released more than five weeks ago on the Apple’s App Store, but is only now coming to Android users. Asphalt 7: Heat offers 60 different cars, 15 challenging tracks, 6 game modes and even more eye-candy graphics. The game is available as of today on Google Play. It requires Android 2.2 Froyo or later and 1.4GB free space to run. Asphalt 7: Heat costs $0.99, which is the same as the iOS version. You can get it from here. Thank you, Parsoa, for the tip! Source View the original article here

Posted in: Android, Mobile software July 26th, 2012, 12:24 by Peter Flash may get a lot of hate, but it’s still a pretty big part of the Internet and a lot of people weren’t too pleased when Adobe announced they won’t release a Flash Player for Android versions past ICS. If you’ve already made the jump to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and miss having access to non-HTML5 parts of the web, then XDA-Developers has your back. There’s nothing complicated that you need to do – just download the Flash Player APK (you’ll find a couple of links at the XDA forum thread), install it with a file manager and make sure plug-ins are enabled in the browser. Yep, that’s it – of course, you can’t really count on support and bug fixes from Adobe and they’ll even remove the Player from the Play Store after August 15. Thanks, Karlo Vranjes, for sending this in! Source View the original article here

Posted in: Android, Mobile phones, Mobile software July 25th, 2012, 12:02 by Chip Manufacturers are still taking their time with the official Jelly Bean updates, but the guys over at XDA-developers have been quite busy porting the latest Android distribution to various smartphones and already have quite a lot to show for their efforts. The most recent achievement of the indie dev community is quite impressive though. The Samsung Galaxy Ace and Gio – two smartphones based on the older-gen ARMv6 CPU – got CM10 ports, which will certainly be their only chance of tasting Jelly Bean. While the ROMs are still in the early alpha stages of their development, they already have support for most of the two smartphone’s hardware. They are some way off from being ready for everyday duties, but at least they give you a preview of what’s to come. You can find more about the Gio CM10 port here, while the page for the Galaxy Ace ROM is over here. A hat tip to Tejas Jain for sending this in! View the ...

Posted in: Desktop software, Web Browsers, Windows July 26th, 2012, 08:14 by Prasad Soon after Apple released Mountain Lion upon the world, a little known software called Safari for Windows disappeared from the face of the Earth. Or to be more precise, from Apple’s website. Although not a particularly popular browser, Safari for Windows has existed for quite a while now. That is until yesterday, when Apple just removed any trace of it from their website. Visiting the Safari page now only shows description for the OS X version of the new Safari 6 found in Mountain Lion. There is a direct download link that you can still use if you must have Safari on your Windows PC but you won’t find any mention of it on the website. Even the Apple Software Update app on Windows, which usually showed you the option to download Safari if it wasn’t already installed, is not showing it anymore. Maybe Apple has just taken it down until they work on a Windows version of Safari 6. But considering how low t...

Posted in: Android, Mobile phones, Mobile software July 26th, 2012, 10:19 by Prasad Couple of months ago we reported that HTC has released the kernel source code for the international HTC One X. Unfortunately, the AT&T version in the US was left out back then. We’ll, you’ll be glad to know that the AT&T version has now joined the international model and both their kernel source codes are now available on HTC’s developer website. What this means for the end-users is that the custom ROMs that are currently available for the AT&T One X will get a lot better and development of upcoming ROMs will also get a lot faster. If you have an AT&T One X and are part of the custom ROM scene then this is great news for you. Source View the original article here

The Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam is a fairly unique device with its built-in pico-projector. Samsung has put a big 2000mAh battery inside the smartphone, which is almost as big as the one on the Galaxy S III, and given that there’s only a dual-core processor and a smaller 4? LCD to feed we expected it to fare quite well in our test. We put the Galaxy Beam through our usual battery testing procedures and we are now ready to share our findings with you. On a 3G network, the Samsung Galaxy Beam rations its battery very carefully and lasted for the almost unbelievable 11 hours and 58 minutes. It managed to beat the official estimate of just under 10 hours by quite a bit. Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 20:24 Huawei Ascend P1 12:30 Samsung Galaxy Note 12:14 Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 11:58 Samsung Wave 3 S8600 11:07 HTC One X (AT&T, LTE) 10:35 Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III 10:20 HTC One V 10:00 Meizu MX 4-core 10:00 HTC One X 9:57 HTC One S 9:42 Samsung I9103 Galaxy R 9:40 HTC Sensation XL 9:30 Noki...

Posted in: Android, Mobile software July 25th, 2012, 17:38 by Kyle This is not the first time we see a smartphone replace a hotel’s key cards, but is probably the most interesting one. Samsung teamed up with the Stratford Holiday Inn hotel in London to bring a completely new experience to its guests. If you pay for one of the 40 VIP rooms you will get a Galaxy S III phone with pre-installed and customized Holiday Inn app capable of check in/out, lock/unlock, TV remote, room service and more. And once the Olympics start, you will be able to get everything you need to know from this app – results, schedules, information, etc. The Galaxy S III feature might be expanded over the entire hotel later. Samsung is the official worldwide Olympic partner for mobile communications and the Galaxy S III has been named the official phone of the Olympics. The company’s flagship is already selling like hotcakes with 10 million units milestone already reached, but it’s certain to feel another boost wi...