Posts by Gaurav Shukla
Samsung announces Galaxy Pocket, coming this month
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Samsung has announced another budget Android smartphone Galaxy Pocket today. It will join Galaxy Y and other entry-level models in its Galaxy portfolio. Galaxy Pocket would be available in Italy starting from March, and will be gradually rolled out to Europe, CIS, Latin America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Middle East, Africa, and China.
MIT App Inventor beta goes live for public
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After Google closed down App Inventor at its end and gave the project to MIT, it is available for public use for the first time. Still in beta, MIT App Inventor has already gone through two phases of testing and the current public beta will help in cleaning up rest of the bugs.
Android Market raises maximum app size to 4GB
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Previously limited to only 50MB APK files alone, Google is now allowing app developers to upload up to 4GB in extra resources as app attachments in Android Market. This move will increase the clarity on actual app size and help in curbing out the two-phase download process for large games and apps. The maximum APK file size is still 50MB, but devs will have two expansion files, each one up to 2GB.
Samsung confirms Pink Galaxy Note at CeBit
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After releasing Galaxy S II in flashy Pink color, Korean manufacturer Samsung is now getting ready to release its phablet Galaxy Note in Pink. Company is showing off a non-working sample of Pink Galaxy Note at its CeBit booth in Hannover, Germany.
Samsung announces Galaxy Player 70 Plus
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Samsung has announced an upgraded version of Galaxy Player 70 today in South Korea. The new Galaxy Player 70 Plus brings dual core processor and a large 2500 mAh battery to this five inch PMP. Scheduled to go on sale soon in South Korea, 16GB version of 70 Plus will be priced at 399,000 won while the 32GB variant will go for 469,000 won.
Key Lime Pie is the next tasty version name of Android
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Wondering what Google would be calling the next to next version of Android – folks over The Verge have got the answer. According to their trusted source, Google will be naming the version after Jelly Bean as Key Lime Pie. It fits perfectly in the alphabetical dessert naming scheme of Google for different Android versions.
Galaxy S II ICS update coming on March 15, says Samsung Israel
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The rumored March 1 release date for Samsung Galaxy S II ICS update has already passed and we are yet to see the update. Now, we are hearing from Samsung Israel that consumers in the country will receive the Android 4.0 update on March 15. This is the first official statement from Samsung stating a fixed date for Android 4.0 update for S II. While, this is only valid of Israel, we hope that other countries don’t have to wait long.
Google’s Siri competitor to be known as Assistant, coming in Q4?
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Previously rumored as Project Majel, Google’s answer to Apple’s Siri might be launched as Assistant in fourth quarter of this year, reported Techcrunch recently. Since the launch of Siri as a part of iPhone 4S in October last year, there have been rumors that Google is working on its own version of the app in the secret Google X Labs. But now it seems that Assistant is not a product of Google X Labs and is being prepared by the Android team with the help of Search fellow Amit Singhal.
Is Asus Eee Pad Memo 370T variant the alleged Google Nexus tablet?
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We have been hearing about the Google Nexus tablet for months now and the latest rumor hints that a slightly modified version of Asus Eee Pad Memo 370T might launch as the Google experience tablet.
LG Optimus L3 coming to Europe in March
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LG has stated that its recently announced L-Styles series smartphone Optimus L3 will debut in Europe next month. It will be launched in Russia and Asia following Europe, company revealed in a press release.
