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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Samsung Galaxy W New Android Smartphone with 1.4GHz Processor

Samsung Galaxy W New Android Smartphone with 1.4GHz Processor - Samsung has new naming scheme for its Android smartphones. Samsung Android smartphone with new naming scheme which are about to be unveiled at the IFA 2011 Expo in Berlin next week. One of the new Android smartphone from Samsung that has new naming scheme is Samsung Galaxy W.

Samsung Galaxy W

Samsung Galaxy W New Android Smartphone with 1.4GHz Processor

Samsung Galaxy
W comes with single-core 1.4GHz processor, 3.7" 480x800 pixels LCD display, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi and a 1500mAh battery. Here is specs of Samsung Galaxy W according to PhoneArena site.

Operating System : Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
CPU : 1.4GHz Single-Core Processor
2G Network : GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G Network : HSDPA 900, 2100 MHz
Form Factor : Candybar
Size : 115.5 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
Weight : 111.5 grams
Type : Capacitive Touchscreen Display
Size : 3.7-inch
Colors & Resolution : 16M Colors & 480 X 800 Pixels
Input : Samsung TouchWiz UI, Multi-touch Input Method, Accelerometer
Internal Memory : 4GB Internal Memory
External Memory : microSD Card Slot for 32GB Memory Expansion
Camera : 5 Megapixels
Video Recording : Yes
Bluetooth & USB : Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Headset : 3.5mm stereo headset jack
3G : Yes
HSDPA : Up To 14.4Mbps
HSUPA : Up To 5.76Mbps
Music & Video
Music Format : MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV
Movie Format : MP4, DivX, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Battery Type : Li-Ion 1500mAh Standard battery

FYI, Samsung Galaxy W smartphone have yet to be officially revealed out. This specs and info about Samsung Galaxy W quoted from PhoneArena.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Motorola Defy+ the Strongest Android Smartphone

Motorola Defy+ the Strongest Android Smartphone - Motorola released the Motorola Defy+, Android smartphone which has features a strong and waterproof. In addition to a better ability than the previous version of Motorola Defy, Motorola Defy+ is also claimed as the strongest Android smartphone.

Motorola Defy+

Motorola Defy+ (Photo: Motorola)

Motorola Defy+ Android smartphone that using Android Gingerbread equipped with IP67 certification. That is, it can survive in extreme conditions such as water splashed, banged, scratched or flooded with dust.

Gorilla Glass-tech screen is to strengthen the resilience of Motorola Defy+. There are also pre-loaded application named CardioTrainer to analyze the physical activity of users.

Motorola Defy+ claimed more resilient than the Samsung Galaxy Xcover. In addition, Motorola Defy+ specification is quite good with a 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel camera and high-resolution 3.7-inch screen.

Motorola Defy+ will soon be available in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Monday, August 15, 2011

Google Acquired Motorola Mobility, But Android Will Stay Open

Google Acquired Motorola Mobility, But Android Will Stay Open - Google acquired Motorola Mobility for USD 12.5 billion. It is expected to further strengthen Google in mobile platform.

Motorola

Motorola

Motorola Mobility acquisition by Google will certainly be profitable for Google because Motorola patent portfolio will strengthen Google portfolio. Later, Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business unit that still uses the Android licensing. Google also said that Android will still be open platforms.

Dell Officially Ended Production Dell Streak 5

Dell officially ended production Dell Streak 5. Dell Streak 5, the Android tablet that has the smallest screen size is not going to continue marketing and probably just spent a stock.

Dell Streak 5

Dell Streak 5

Quoted from PCMag, Dell announced the end of production Dell Streak 5 through its official website. Dell wrote, 'Good-bye, Streak 5'.

Dell Streak 5 received various reactions when was first launched. Dell Streak 5 is considered to have a size confuse and even similar to a smartphone with a slightly larger screen. Now, Dell relies Dell Streak 7 and Dell Streak 10 to compete with Android tablet and the iPad.

CEO Dell, Michael Dell believes that the Android tablet-based can to fight back to the Apple iPad. He even convinced one day the Android tablet can beat iPad.
Friday, August 12, 2011

Leaked Preview of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System

Leaked preview of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system appeared in several technology sites on the Internet. version of the Android operating system is assumed to be bridging the gap between tablets and mobile phones.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich phone

Leaked Preview of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System (Image: Mashable)

Viewed from the interface, Ice Cream Sandwich many use blue color and icons in the notification. Before using the color blue color, on the Android versions earlier notification and icons using the color green.

The blue color also used in email service Gmail. matched with the color of Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Google search bar can be seen on the top like on the Honeycomb operating system. In Android Ice Cream Sandwich also there is a change in the design of the app launcher.

Another new feature in Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Google added mode in software camera which is panoramic. Google Nexus Prime will likely be the first smartphone to use the Ice Cream Sandwich.
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Xcover, Water Resistant and Powerful

Samsung will release an Android phone that strong and resilient, Samsung Galaxy Xcover. This Android phone from Samsung is quite different from other generations of the Samsung Galaxy.

Samsung Galaxy Xcover

Samsung Galaxy Xcover (Photo: Samsung)

Samsung Galaxy Xcover smartphone is not unusual. Samsung Galaxy Xcover designed resistant to water, dust and dings. In water, the Samsung Galaxy Xcover can survive about 30 minutes.

According to Pocket Link, Xcover from Samsung previously only existed in the feature phone. But with the presence Samsung Galaxy Xcover, Xcover transformed into Android phones with many advantages.

Samsung Galaxy Xcover will use the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. Samsung Galaxy Xcover has 3.6 inch screen and anti-scratch. Samsung Galaxy Xcover equipped with 3.2 megapixel resolution camera with LED Flash. Other features of Samsung Galaxy Xcover seems similar to other Gingerbread Android phones.

Galaxy Xcover expected to be available in select markets in October 2011. Samsung Galaxy Xcover vs. Motorola Defy, which one is better?
Thursday, August 4, 2011

Huawei Vision, Android Smartphone from Huawei China

Huawei announced the Huawei Vision, Android smartphone from Huawei China. Huawei Vision using Android 2.3 Gingrebread operating system and stylized 3-dimensional interface. Features include in the Huawei Vision 3.7-inch WXGA display, Wi-Fi, GPS, 5MP camera with LED flash, video recording 720p HD, 512 MB RAM and 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

Huawei Vision

Huawei Vision, Android Smartphone from Huawei China.

Huawei Vision has unibodi design and only 9.9 mm in thickness making it look quite classy.

Huawei Vision plan released in September 2011 in some markets. Huawei Vision will be bundled with the game Angry Birds, Asphalt 6: Adrenaline, Guerilla Bob HD and Order & Chaos Online. Currently Huawei still has not announced how much the price Huawei Vision.

Huawei targeting the top three largest mobile phone vendor in 2015. Therefore, they more as released a mobile product after previously only focused on the telecommunications infrastructure.