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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Nokia C3-01.5 - Great specs for an old timer

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Yup. It has been leaked. The greatness of 1Ghz processor and 512MB of RAM in one lousy old-timer body. Guess that's why Nokia has been left behind in the smartphone race.

It has been rumoured before that such phones with capacitive touchscreen and QWERTY keypad will make its way to the market. This is not the rumoured one but its on the same line-up.

Let's hope this is the right path taken by Nokia before their ultimate downfall.

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HTC Holiday - A new Monster

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The brand new HTC Holiday being announced today and it might be able to beat iPhone's domination over the smartphone world.

The monster packs several features that will surely blow your mind. Check them out below.

- 4.5" qHD (960 x 540) resolution touchscreen
- 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8660
- 1GB of RAM
- 8MP camera
- Android Gingerbread 2.3.4
- 4G / HSPA+

Interested? Maybe it'll come out during the holidays. Who knows?


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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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After Effect - Samsung Galaxy Tab

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I have been using Samsung Galaxy Tab for a while and would like to share its pros and cons as a mobile phone and tablet. Hope such info will help you to determine whether you love it or hate it. I'm kinda standing in the middle of it.

Calling
Oh my! The worst part comes first. Calling is such a pain in the a**. Not just making it but also receiving it. Without headset, it seemed like the whole world is joining in the conversation. And I'm not joking. You can't have it near your ear and speak like normal phones, you have to face it. Damn its difficult! People will always look at you, thinking that you're some kind of sick bastard. Imagine a gadget freak being called that. 1 star for calling.

Messaging
Yes. This is heaven. The full QWERTY keypad is nice to the touch. I rarely made any mistakes. The threading in messaging keeps you updated if you are suffering from short term memory lapse. It feels like you are having a very big iPhone. 5 stars for messaging!

Multimedia
Its unbelievable that such gadget can have codecs for most of the files. My 1080p videos works fine and the audio is very good and loud enough to be enjoyed together. Music have no problems at all but the list seemed to be in a havoc. Using the 3.5mm jack has to be specific. Some earphones or speakers tend to suffer from echo problems as it has multifunction purposes. Normal headset works fine though. 4 stars for multimedia!

Games
The best part of this tablet. Its awesome. Having a big screen provides you with plenty of freedom with your fingers. You'll have precise accuracy compared to those small smartphones. Hoho. But the drawback is that you'll tire your fingers easily as you have to move them a lot. Dragging stuff here and there. And some games are not optimized for the large screen. But it's fun to play games on the big screen right? 4 stars for games!

Camera
Let me stress on this one. This thing is not a cameraphone. The quality will be rated as just nice. Its not excellent and not bad. What would you expect from a 3.2megapixel snapper? Its easily affected by bright lights but it works fine in outdoor conditions. Indoor with flash? Too bad. 2 stars for camera.

Gallery
Yes. Quite amazing. Viewing photos and images are great. With pinch zoom, you can play with your picture in anyway you want it. Basic on-spot editing such as rotating and cropping are also available. However, it is quite slow in scanning for images. Even if you have it done using USB cable. But the background is nice as it select photos at random. 4 stars for gallery!

Connectivity
Despite having Bluetooth 3.0, the latest that only Samsung have, the transfer still not as fast as it would be. I've tried it with my Samsung Wave which have the same 3.0 but the result is not promising. Even transferring a 2MB photos took quite a while. Wireless suffers no problems at all. Working fine. And I'm not pissed about that. 3 stars for connectivity.

Contacts
Very much appealed. Most of the basic detail are there and linking with Facebook and Twitter sprouts no mess-up. It even place birthday notification on the calendar automatically. Great job on contacts Samsung. Emails, address, phone numbers, up to annivessary are there. It even provide us with the latest activity with the contacts such as calls and messages. 5 stars for contacts!

There you go. Hope that will help you if you are thinking of getting a tablet mobile phone in the future. Of course there are two sides of the coins and sometimes you have to look for another coins.

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Taking care of your Smartphone's Screen

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Since most of you guys...and girls are using smartphones with touchscreen, let me share a few tips that can help you.

1. Use a screen protector.
A rule that's applicable to mostly everything with screen. Even if your are not touching them like PSP. It works as a cover to protect your screen from being scratch. Some of the most popular types of screen protectors are regular, privacy and anti-glare. Anti-glare would be the best as it prevents fingerprints and makes your phone looks solid.

2. Avoid pressing the screen.
Hey there dumbo! That's why they call it TOUCHscreen and not PRESSscreen! Since smartphones nowadays are equipped with capacitive touchscreen, there's no need for you to poke it with stylus or anything with pointed end. Everything will be fine with just your fingers. You wouldn't want to waste hundreds or thousands that you have invested.

3. Use a case or pouch.
Well? For safety purposes only. Yes. This is not just to avoid scratches on the screen but also on the body of your phones. Imagine lending it to your friend and suddenly BANG! There goes your wallet. The best case would be the leather case that cover both front and back side of your phones. Leather case have better shock absorbant compared to gel or plastic case.

4. Wipe the screen regularly.
Little by little and the damage done is irreversible. Accumulated dust and smudges can get through the screen protector and damage the screen. This is due to the friction of the dust and your finger that will eventually makes the screen protector goes thinner day by day. A little physics won't hurt right?

Thanks for reading.

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MWC 2011 - Report

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Since internet are getting a bit of an a*****e, I couldn't report on the MWC 2011 Barcelona. But I got a chance today to give report on all the info and latest products introduced at the MWC 2011. Thanks to GSMArena.

Samsung

The most awaited gadgets of the MWC 2011 is the Samsung Galaxy S II! It's only 8.49mm in thickness and weight 116g.

Not just that, the SuperAMOLED Plus included is a real deal. Here are some other features of the Galaxy S II.
- Orion 1GHz dual-core processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 8MP camera with 1080p video recording and flash light
- SuperAMOLED Plus reduce power consumption by 18%

That's all with the Galaxy S II, let's move on to the next one, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Lets not talk much on it and move on with its features.

- 10.1" screen of 1280 x 800 resolution
- 6850 mAh battery
- Android 3.0 Honeycomb
- 8MP camera on the back with HD recording and 2MP camera on the front
- 3G connection but can't make phone calls

Next up is the Samsung S5780 Wave 578. Here it goes.

- HD Voice
- Front-facing camera
- Bada OS
- NFC Playing Field

Now is the time for Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660

- 110.5mm x 57.5mm x 12.2mm dimension
- 3.2" HVGA Screen
- 800MHz Processor
- Android 2.2 Froyo
- DNSe sound enhancement, SNS integration, Swype


And now for the last one is the Samsung Galaxy S Players Wifi 4.0 and Wifi 5.0. Since both of them are nearly the same, let's combine the features and save my time.

- 4" and 5" screen
- 1GHz processor
- 5MP camera
- Android 2.2 Froyo


That's all from Samsung. Yes. That's all. Let's move on to the next one.




LG


Looking Good. LG would want some of the limelights Samsung have been conquering this time.


Their flagship this time is the LG Optimus 3D. Let see what it has to offer.

- Glassess-less 3D screen
- 5MP dual-camera that captures 3D images and videos
- TI OMAP 4 chipset with dual-core CPU, dual-channel and dual memory
- Full plastic body and weight 168g
- Dedicated 3D menu


Next is the LG Optimus Black.

- 1GHz CPU
- New NOVA display, 4" screen
- 9.2mm thick


LG Optimus Pad is the next one on the list. Check it out.

- 8.9” (1280x768) 3D display with glasses
- Tegra 2 chipset, 1GHz dual-core CPU
- Dual-camera for 3D photo and video
- HDMI slot
- Android 3.0 Honeycomb


Phew! That's a lot of gadgets to cover. Let's move on to the next one.




Sony Ericsson

Another on the wanted list is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play. Here are some of its features.
- 4" FWVGA screen
- D-pad, touchpad and action button
- 1GHz Scorpion CPU
- Adreno 205 GPU
- PSone game available


Next is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo

- 1GHz CPU
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 8MP Exmor R camera with HD recording


That's not all from Sony Ericsson. Here is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Pro.

- 1GHz CPU
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 8MP Exmor R camera with HD recording
- 4-Row QWERTY keyboard




HTC


You had enough? No? Here is HTC's lineup at the MWC 2011. Let's start with HTC Incredible S.

- 4" WVGA screen
- 8MP camera with dual-LED flash and HD recording
- Android 2.2 Froyo
- 1GHz Snapdragon CPU
- Adreno 205 GPU


The second one from HTC is the HTC Desire S.

- 3.7" WVGA screen
- 5MP camera with HD recording
- Aluminium unibody design
- 1GHz CPU
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread


Now is the time for HTC Wildfire S

- 3.2" HVGA screen
- 600MHz CPU
- 512MB RAM
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread



Next is HTC Salsa and ChaCha. What? Phone named after a dance? It's not like they can really dance. Whatever. Let see what they have to offer.

- ChaCha - QWERTY keypad
- Salsa - Full touchscreen


Now for the first tablet from HTC, the HTC Flyer!

- 7" (1024x768) touchscreen
- 1.5GHz processor
- Android 2.x




Motorola


Phew! Now is the time for Motorola to shine with their latest Motorola Atrix.

- 1GHz Dual-core processor
- Tegra2 Chipset
- GeForce GPU
- 1GB RAM
- 5MP camera with 1080p FullHD recording
- 16GB internal memory
- Android 2.2 Froyo
- qHD screen (960x540)

Enough? Wait! We still haven't take a look at Motorola XOOM!

- Android 3.0 Honeycomb
- 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 32GB of internal memory
- 10.1" screen (1280x800)
- 5MP camera with dual-LED, HD recording
- 2MP front-facing camera
- Wireless N with Personal Hotspot, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, A-GPS & 3G 
- HDMI out, microUSB, 3.5mm jack  


WOW! That's a lot of thing being covered up in one post. 


There's actually more to be honest but I guess, in the mean time, it is enough. Even I'm getting tired with this.


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MWC 2011 - Early start by Samsung

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MWC 2011 haven't even started but Samsung already ahead of the race with the introduction of Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1.

The Galaxy S II comes with an even better display than what's offer last year which is the SuperAMOLED Plus display. The screen measured 4.3" and Samsung claimed that it is the best display in the world and even better than the IPS LCD.

At the moment of speaking, the Galaxy S II is equipped woth the most powerful phone processor in the world! Using their own Orion system, it also comes with 1GB of RAM. It is very light and thin plus the battery inside the gut is a 1650 mAh which will be able to juice the Galaxy S II for quite some time.

1080p video recording and playback are also available on-board together with Adobe Flash 10.1. The new user interface seems to be another feature on this phone.

In the other hand, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with 10.1" 1280x800 WXGA screen, 8MP camera, 1080p video capture, stereo speakers and a 6850 mAh battery.


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MWC 2011 - Barcelona

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Tomorrow is the day! Mobile World Congress 2011! And it's in Barcelona!

I can't wait for it. Various phone manufacturers gathers and boasts about their stuff in Spain (if they have any).

Some of the hot stuff are the Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy Tab successor, LG Touchpad and much more.

I will keep on updating about the MWC 2011 starting tomorrow.

Thanks for reading.

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Nokia takes on Windows Phone 7

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Yes. Its right. Nokia will be working on Windows Phone 7 as its primary OS.

After this, you will be able to enjoy Windows Phone 7 on Nokia devices. Let's hope it will be marvellous. I'm also looking forward towards this cooperation.

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HP Pre 3, HP Veer & HP Touchpad

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HP introduced their new smartphones after taking over Palm, the HP Pre 3 and the HP Veer. Not just the two, they also introduced their latest tablet, the HP Touchpad.

The HP Pre 3 holds more power than the previous Palm Pre and Pre 2. The sliding QWERTY smartphone has a 3.6" 800x480 display, 5MP camera with AF and LED flash, 720p HD recording, front-facing camera, mobile hotspot and webOS 2.2. Inside the gut of the Pre 3 are Qualcomm MSM 8x55 1.4 GHz CPU, 802.11a/b/g/n 5GHz, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, A-GPS, a 1230 mAh battery and 512MB of RAM. It will be available in the 8GB and 16GB version.

HP Veer in the other hand is the less powerful but still have the same form factor as the Pre 3. It comes equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7230 800MHz CPU, 2.6-inch 320x400 display, 5MP EDoF camera, HSPA+ support, 8GB of storage, an accelerometer, proximity and light sensors.

Beside smartphones, HP also comes out with their latest internet tablet, the HP Touchpad. The best thing is that it looks very similiar like the iPad. It comes with webOS 3.0, true multitasking (take that iPad!), Touch-to-share, instant-on productivity, a 9.7-inch display of 1024x768, dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon CPU, built-in gyroscope, accelerometer, compass and 16GB or 32GB of internal memory. There's also a 1.3MP front-facing camera, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and A-GPS.

That was some awesome product made by HP and let's hope it's up to the par and able to beat the iPad head on. The specs of the phones and tablets are too good to be true but in this world of technology, things move so fast, until we can't cope with it.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play - 13th February

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The XPERIA Play is ready to play on the 13th of February 2011!

Hope it will play enough.

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LG Optimus Pad - G-Slate

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Tablets keep coming out non-stop until users can't decide which one is the best or among the best.

This time is the LG Optimus Pad or commonly known as G-Slate. The Slate is a 8.9" tablet running Android Honeycomb plus a 3D display of 1280x768. Powered by a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, the Slate will be equipped with front-facing camera, a pair of camera enable to capture 3D picture, 32GB internal memory and a 6400 mAh battery.

Lets hope for the best in the MWC 2011.

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