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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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.

Thanks for reading.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.3.3 Gingerbread Update

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Ice cream started to make way but Galaxy Tab is still stuck with Froyo? Not to worry. Italy has experienced the first wave of the upgrade today to Android 2.3.3. And for others, it will arrives in Kies as P1000XXJQ1/P1000XXJPZ. Can't wait? Head for the forums and best of luck.

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Samsung 75" Premium Smart TV D9500

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Samsung's coming out with the new 75" LED TV! The highest-end product from Korea!

Here are some of its features:
- 240Hz LED backlight screen
- 75’ Active 3D Screen
- Black Diamond Panel
- Secret Design
- QWERTY Smart TV Remote
- Smart Hub
- 3D Hyperial Engine
- Samsung Remote Application
- Samsung Smart TV Contents

This junk is so big maybe a real this will come out of the 3D illusion. Wonder if it ever made it to my house someday. Hmm.


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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.

Thanks for reading.

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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.


Source Samsung

Source LG

Source Sony Ericsson

Source HTC

Source Motorola

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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.


Thanks for reading.


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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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The Next Galaxy S

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The next Samsung Galaxy S is making its way to the MWC 2011 in Barcelona.

From the video, the new Galaxy S seems to be very thin (unbelievably thin). This may due to the use of SuperAMOLED in the display.

Let's sit back, relax and enjoy the 12 days before the MWC 2011.

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My 2011 Gadget Wishlist

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Previously I put on a post about my wishlist (here) and now I have a new one as the last one got outdated pretty easily as technology move at a very fast rate these few years.

These are the gadgets that I really want to have despite their overly-expensive price. I love gadgets and its not a surprise for me to have one.

The first one on the list is the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Many of you might have wondered why I choose this piece of shit where people all across the globe condemned it. Well, here are a few of my own reasons.
- It is a tablet which is the cheapest compared to an iPad.
- It's running on Android which means it has all those funny widgets hanging around the homescreen. Compared to an iPad which shows nothing but icons.
- Its a MOBILE PHONE. A feature that iPad doesn't have.
- Small size and very portable.
Well, that's my reasoning. If you like it, you'll be like a G6. If not, GTFO.

The second on my wishlist is the Canon EOS 7D.
For this one, I'm not sure about the reasoning because I believe I will not be able to even own it. Freaking expensive and full of features, this DSLR is one of my favourite.
Don't ask when will I buy this piece of junk, I've got no money. Maybe I can have a lot if I sell my body to some rich girls (just kidding).

And number 3 is what-cha-ma-called-it Dyson Air Multiplier.
It is actually a bladeless fan which have 15 times more power than conventional fan. Isn't it interesting?
But I believe it is just a dream-that-will-definitely-won't-come-true.
After experiencing it for a while in London,  I believe it is a must-have item in every house in Malaysia. I wonder why it was mass produced in the UK? Its freaking cold right there. They should have made it in Malaysia.

That is the only three which is on my wishlist. And I believe it will stay as a dream. Having the honour to experience using them is already enough for me. If I ever get all those three, I might be the happiest gadget freak on the planet.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading my mumbling thoughts.

See you next time.

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Samsung Galaxy S2 - Leaks

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The successor to the Samsung Galaxy S had appeared all over the net with photos and some specs. Check it out below.

It is said that the Galaxy S2 will comes equipped with 4.3" Super AMOLED screen, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a dual-core processor.

More detailed info might comes out during the next MWC 2011.

Thanks for reading.

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