Samsung Galaxy Tab Gingerbread Update Review

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Hi to all. I've just rooted and update my Tab to Android 2.3.3 (P1000DXJPE) Gingerbread and I've notices a lot of difference compared to the Froyo version. Let me make this short and simple so you guys won't fret over it.

New
- You will notice that the top slidebar slides down smoother without much lag.
- New widget (date, time and/or weather)
- New icon for browser
- New download apps
- New apps: Pulse. Some sort of news apps.
- New apps: Sketch Memo. A memo where you can write down using your finger.
- New apps: Social Hub. You can find that on Samsung Wave. Basically view your social network accounts.
- When you use screen capture, you will notice that there is like a flash effect on the screen.
- Clock have new styles and when you are setting the alarm, it looks a bit better
- Calculator has better interface
- Task manager: RAM menu has no Level 1 or 2 anymore. Only Clear Memory is there.

As an overall, there have been slight improvement over the performance of the Tab. Less lag than before. I've never experience any problems over the use if Wi-fi and Bluetooth. I guess connectivity have improve a lot since I've suffered from drop out a few times with Froyo.

Hope that gives you enough details before you decided on updating your device.

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The Android Story

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Used it? But know nothing about the story? Well, the story goes like this.

One day...

And they lived happily, ever after.

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Official Gingerbread Update for Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab

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Heard of the Italian Galaxy Tab users getting the 2.3.3 update from Samsung? Now the official words are out regarding the update. Check out the news below.

Samsung Offers Android 2.3 'Gingerbread' Upgrade for GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab

SEOUL--(Korea Newswire) May 16, 2011 -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in Android™ mobile devices, today announced the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) upgrade to the Samsung GALAXY S, GALAXY Tab, and GALAXY Ace/Gio/Fit/mini, giving users enhanced performance and an improved user interface.

The GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab are Samsung's intelligently designed smart devices with 1 GHz application processors, giving users an intuitive, immersive and integrated mobile experience.

The upgrade from Froyo 2.2 to Gingerbread 2.3 offers an even greater user experience, with features including:

· Faster Performance – Multimedia content now has a lower CPU consumption rate, while support for more powerful 3D Graphics enables an enhanced mobile gaming experience.
· Upgraded Usability – The user interface has been improved, enabling faster access and control and a more intuitive user experience. Users will also benefit from improved copy-and-paste functionality.

The Android 2.3 upgrade will start with GALAXY S in the UK and Nordic countries from mid-May, and gradually rolled out to other European markets, North America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East Asia, Africa and rest of the world according to the regional plan.

The upgrade will be available via Kies, Samsung's device management software. Kies can be downloaded from Samsung's corporate website (http://www.samsung.com).

Hope that calmed down all the enraged Galaxy users.

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