new android devices

Let's face it, not everyone is inclined to using smartphones especially when the only things you do are making calls and the occasional SMS. Some people just don't know how to use their smartphones, especially the new Android devices. Being the fastest growing mobile platform in the world, it would be a shame to put all of its features, apps and services to waste. Here is a list on how to get the most out of your new Android device.

Make use of your 3G

Switching off your 3G connectivity will definitely ruin the full experience of having an Android smartphone. This kills the best features of Android which are the notification systems. Let's say you have already downloaded your Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter. Even better, some Android phones have these social networking apps built-in the phone. However, Twitter apps become absolutely useless without constant access to 3G. The downfall to this is that you'll need to charge your phone every night as it'll be taking a lot of your battery life. You'll just have to sacrifice it if it means using your Android to its full potential.

Never mind a task killer

Android already has a basic but flawless multi-tasking capability that handles all running apps elegantly well. There is no need to run a 3rd party killer which will not even result to a better battery life. Other task killers will also prevent your apps from running in the background which means no notifications and no updates for you. The Android market is fast starting to become significantly at par with the iPhone App Store. More and more Android phones are being sold in the market which has recently become the world's leading smartphone platform. With a huge target audience and users using Android, new and fresh apps are coming out daily to further excite its users which means multi-tasking can be flawless with an Android phone.

Share your Apps

You might not know this, but some HTC phones have a built-in App sharing services found inside the apps drawer. Select the App Sharing app and choose which apps you would want to share via standard portals. You can then share your free apps to your loved ones via Facebook, WordPress, mail or even messages.

Make use of your Android Power Control Widget

This powerful widget lets you toggle your Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, Sync and brightness all in one tab. Most importantly, this power control will be able to save most of your battery life.

Maybe you just got your new Android phone. Or maybe you've had it for quite some time but am getting bored with your Android interface. Whatever your reason must be, make sure you get your money's worth when it comes to handling your Android device.

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The Android OS is a mobile device operating system developed by The Open Source Alliance specifically for the mobile device environment. The Android OS is similar to the way the iPhone OS works with widgets and icons on the home screen. A few things that make the Android different than the iPhone OS is OSX will only run on an iPhone. Whereas the Android OS will work on a variety of smart phones made by a variety of manufacturers. The advantage of here is if you don't like a specific handset, and want an Android OS you can choose a different one by a different manufacturer. Another difference is you can literally write your own program to run on an Android handset. Where with devices that run other OS's you can only use what the software vendor approves.

One thing iPhone and Android share is both OS's have their roots in the former Bell Labs (Now AT&T and Verizon due to a forced divestiture that occurred in the 1980s.) It all started with the UNIX OS. In 1975 the UNIX OS was made available outside of AT&T to educational and research institutions due to a U.S. Federal law prohibiting AT&T from sales of products due to its unique monopoly status, and as a result was made available at no costs. In this stage Unix saw itself splitting into various flavors. Two of which will be covered next.

Fast forward to today, the UNIX platform has evolved through different paths the two of the most well know of these is, the Mac OS, and the Linux OS. Mac is a Unix based OS that only runs on Apple products and Linux is an Open Source OS that will run on just about anything out there. The Open Source nature of it makes the code public and anyone who can improve upon has the right to do so as long as they share the changes that they made.

One of the biggest partners to the Open Source Alliance in bringing Android to market is Google. Google's servers all run on Linux. Many in the IT world will tell you Linux is far superior to its Windows counterparts, when it comes to running servers. The main thing that kept Open Source software out of the market was it lacked marketing efforts, and ease of use. Whereas Apple built there brand on, marketing and, ease of use, and in order for the Linux kernel to gain popularity it had to be marketed, which is what Google brings to the table and gain ease of use which is what the Android platform brings. The biggest advantage to Android is you can make it do just about anything you want.

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All that is gold doesn't necessarily have to glitter. Android has been touted as being one of the next big platforms that would knock iPhone of its throne. However, this doesn't seem to be the situation for Android. The ultimate problem that the platform is currently facing is the number of versions of software on phones. With a whole slew of releases available for the Android platform, many apps are not necessarily backward or forward compatible with the operating system. Add to this the various vendors providing different phones with numerous variations of hardware components means that most developers have nightmares developing code for each individual phone rather than a universal app.

The problem inherently in this situation is that cross-platform independence regardless of hardware is an ideal utopia that developers want but can never get. Similar to the BlackBerry situation where porting apps from other platforms is a nightmare, it can happen but not without a significant fight.

From a smaller developer viewpoint, Android is a difficult platform to work on. The amount of resources and time needed to code for a single application is significant for a small business; the need to re-code for various hardware and software versions is not conducive to building a customer base. Not only do variations in hardware and software affect the overall compatibility of the app, it reflects poorly on the build quality of the app. As a result, customers are naturally wary of the platform when they experience poor app quality and interaction. Developers are then compelled to write quick-and-dirty patches to resolve problems, which is inherently dangerous and shoddy programming.

Google needs to address this issue carefully. There are a number of underpowered phones that are running Android version 1.5 to extremely high-end powerful phones with the latest version of 2.0 available. The inability of versions to run compatibility backwards or forwards mean that apps available on either version will only run on versions that are exactly the same as theirs.

The iPhone countered this via the launch of new phones along with the compulsion to use the iTunes interface to ensure that the phone software was up-to-date. Draconian and controlling as it may seem, Apple has hit a massive homerun with the iPhone because they have managed to control the entire experience of using the iPhone. Since customers only know one experience, Apple can easily run damage control when software or malicious threats arise.

Emulators would be the next logical step to ensuring that apps run across all platforms and hardware, however, the very nature of an emulator is to provide something akin to the real experience. There is always a cost of using an emulator; it may never really reflect how apps interact with the phone's hardware and software. Resultantly, the developers are still left in a lurch how to deal with the variations.

Google needs to provide some means of standardizing the software available on all hardware or provide some form of an interface that would at least help users and developers diagnose problems with their Android-compatible phones. The logical assumption would be a web-based interface that lets users download from a central location similar to iTunes. Android's Marketplace has the potential to become this point, however, it would need to be flawlessly designed and integrated with all hardware. With the specialist technology that Google has recently acquired, it would make sense that the Marketplace may receive a revamp that may provide an interface for phones to remain updated via Google.

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android games

Car racing games appeal to the adrenaline junkie in all of us. While many classic car race enthusiasts insist that car racing is fun only when you are playing on a big TV screen, countless gamers use their smartphones for gaming purposes. Consequently, the best games have smartphone versions. If you are an Android user who loves car games, you won't regret installing the following games on your mobile:

GT Racing: Motor Academy

This game simulates an entire racing world for you. You enter the game as a novice racer and eventually graduate to the level of a champion racer. The game is very addictive, and there are two things you can do to progress: either play all the games, cross all the levels, understand the gaming world; or you can simply pay some real money and buy your way to the top. People actually spend real money to level up in GT Racing; this says a lot about the popularity of the game.

Fast Five: The Movie

Based on a Hollywood movie, this game offers the best racing action you can imagine. If you like the movies, you will love this game. And in case you don't like your racing interrupted by scenes from the movies, you can skip them and get straight into the heart of the action. You get access to the latest cars, and as you progress through the game, you will face exploding tracks and changing environments! Thankfully, you can rewind the game to avoid nasty corners and aggressive competitors.

Asphalt 6

This game proves that Android games programming has come of age. By fusing together the best elements of different racing games, Asphalt 6 is a car race enthusiast's paradise. It's vibrant graphics simulate a real life experience, and the availability of licensed cars (which can be won only by defeating tough competitors) adds greater value to the game.

Need for Speed Shift

NFS, the classic car racing game, is arguably the best racing game for any platform. NFS has been a part of the gaming world for decades, and its Android version does a tolerably good job of recreating the trademark NFS experience on Android OS. Using all the tricks of Android games development, this car race classic brings the excitement car racing to Android OS.

Drift Mania Championship

Android games development programmers worked with professionals from a drifting association to make this game come alive. No other game simulates drifting as well as Drift Mania Championship. While drifting is a little different from conventional car racing, this game makes it to the list of best car race games for Android OS on the strength of its addicting game play and striking graphics.

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Of late, you would have been hearing about benchmark tests like 'Quadrant', 'Nenamark', 'Linpack', 'Browsermark' etc. being performed on smartphones and tablets and avid tech enthusiasts eagerly comparing how all these latest devices are competing against each other. We'll explore what these benchmark tests are, the reason for them becoming popular and the various benchmark tests in this article.

What are benchmark tests?

In computing, a benchmark is the act of running a set of computer programs for the purpose of assessing the relative performance of an object. So, benchmarking in smartphones and tablets is usually associated with assessing the performance characteristics of the smartphones' and tablets' hardware. But, that doesn't mean there aren't any software benchmark tests. Please understand that these tests are being performed only to compare the relative performance of the devices and in no way can be used to conclude how smooth or how fast the actual user experience will be.

Why have these benchmark tests become popular for smartphones and tablets?

Each and every smartphone and tablet that is being released into the market today has almost the same components: a CPU (Central Processing Unit / Microprocessor / Core), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an Instruction Set, RAM (Random Access Memory), Display containing a particular amount of resolution, Internal Flash Memory etc. Almost all the benchmark tests can run successfully on these devices and gauge the performance of these in-built components. The relevance of some of these tests significantly gains weight when we factor in the 'Operating System' that is run on the devices.

What are the various benchmark tests that are relevant to the smartphones and tablets?

The following tests are relevant

1. Quadrant
2. Linpack
3. Nenamark 1
4. Nenamark 2
5. Javascript
6. Browsermark
7. GL 2.1
8. Neocore
9. AnTuTu
10. Vellamo

Quadrant

'Quadrant' is a product of 'Aurora Softworks'. It is nothing but a series of tests performed on a mobile device which benchmark the CPU, Memory, I/O and 2D/3D graphics. The 'Standard Quadrant' is free for Android Users who can download the application from the 'Android Market' and run it on their devices. The benchmark provides an overall score which can be compared with the benchmark scores from the other devices. If you overclock your CPU, this will obviously get reflected in the benchmark test in a better score. If you want a reference point for your device, the 'Samsung Galaxy Note' has one of the highest, or probably, the highest Quadrant score of 3624 (without overclocking).

Linpack

The Linpack benchmark is a measure of the system's floating point computing power. Introduced by Jack Dongarra, it measures how fast a device can solve a dense N-by-N system of linear equations. This benchmark was originally designed to run on supercomputers in the 1970's. So, you can imagine how advanced the device in your hand is today. You can download this application from the 'Android Market' and check the strength of the CPU in your device. The results are designated in MFLOPS (Millions of Floating Point Operations per Second).

Nenamark 1

The first iteration of the 'Nenamark' benchmark test was designed to test the strength of the GPU (The above two tests, Quadrant and Linpack, measure the strength of the CPU). Nenamark 1, designed to run around 10-15 fps (frames per second), uses programmable shaders for graphical effects such as reflections, dynamic shadows, parametric surfaces, particles and different light models to push the GPU to the limits. Results are designated in FPS.

Nenamark 2

'Nenamark 1' had been released an year ago and since then, the smartphones have become a lot more capable with refresh rates of their screens crossing 60 fps. So, the 'Nenamark 1' was not deemed very effective to test such devices and hence Nenamark 2 had been conceptualized. Results are designated in FPS.

JavaScript

'Sunspider JavaScript' is a benchmark that aims to measure the JavaScript performance on tasks relevant to the current and near future use of JavaScript in the real world, such as encryption and text manipulation. In other words, the test simulates real-world usage of JavaScript on Websites. The results are reported in milliseconds (ms). If you want a reference point for your device, the 'Samsung Galaxy Nexus' has one of the best scores: 1879 ms.

Just remember that the more you score on 'Quadrant', 'Linpack', 'Nenamark 1' and 'Nenamark 2', the better. The lesser you score on 'JavaScript', the better.

Broswermark

Rightware, recently spun off from Futuremark, has introduced the 'Browsermark' benchmark test in order to compare the browsers of various smartphone devices. The test measures a browser's performance in JavaScript and HTML rendering. The test results are reported in numbers. If you want a reference point for your device, currently, among the smartphones, the 'Samsung Galaxy Nexus' has the highest reported browsermark score of 98272.

GL 2.1

The 'GL Benchmark' is a 3D benchmarking program designed to test how well your phone can reproduce 3D scenes and images. So, this benchmark test is actually a test of the strength of the GPU of your smartphone/tablet device. Currently, the Power VR SGX 543 MP2 is the leader in the GPU department and its stamina is reflected in the GL Benchmark tests. Please note that the GL Benchmark test is a combination of several other benchmark tests whose results are reported in 'FPS' (Frames Per Second) and 'mS' (milli Seconds).

Neocore

Neocore is another GPU benchmarking test which benchmarks the Open GL ES-1.1 graphics performance. The results of this benchmark test are reported in FPS.

AnTuTu

AnTuTu can run a full test of a key project, through the "Memory Performance", "CPU Integer Performance", "CPU Floating Point Performance", "2D 3D Graphics Performance", "SD card reading/writing speed", "Database IO" performance. A Total score is reported once you run this benchmark. If you want a reference point for your device, "Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime" with a score of 12872 has the highest score till date.

Vellamo

Vellamo, a benchmark test originally developed by Qualcomm, is a mobile web-browser benchmark that provides a holistic view into browser performance by measuring each component systematically, providing results for CPU and memory, scrolling, JavaScript, HTML 5, canvas rendering speed and network access. So, it is similar to the 'Rightware Browsermark' test.

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new android marketplace

The race for the app market supremacy has hit full stride. Once dominant leader Apple has now been relegated to second place when it comes to free apps being downloaded, first being the Android market. There is even a study out there that predicts that within the next five months, the app store will be second overall to Android when it comes to apps available. Does this spell the demise of the App Store? Hardly. By a significant margin, Apple's app store continues to dominate when it comes to monetizing their app brands. When it comes to quantity vs. quality, Apple is still leading the pack. Worth an honorable mention, WP7 is projected to be the third in line followed by a rapidly falling Blackberry.

When it comes to sheer volume of downloaded apps, the app market is one of the fastest growing markets in history. Smartphone and tablet users are projected to download 44 billion apps by 2016. To put that in perspective, that's approximately six apps for every man, woman and child on earth. To think that just three years ago there were 15 million app downloads, the growth is unprecedented. Aiding in the growth is the constant expansion of targeted apps to emerging markets such as Latin America with an overall mobile phone penetration of 55.4% and significant improvements to internet infrastructure. Influencing these numbers is the fact that 62% of Latin American mobile users switched to smartphones in 2010 creating a new opportunity for app developers.

The Android app market has exploded onto the scene having played catch up since its launch in 2008. In a shorter period of time, they are set to overtake Apple as the #1 app provider in the world for smartphones. Developers have been aggressive in submitting apps. Helping in that fact is that Android OS installs on a much larger variety of smartphones and Apple's app submission process could be a mountain for the average app developer to climb. Developers have discovered that submitting free apps on the Android platform could mean bigger ad supported revenues.

Despite the competition and the rapid growth of the Android Marketplace, Apple continues to dominate when it comes to raw revenue. No other company, as of yet, comes close when it comes to the sheer dollars and cents Apple has generated for their developers. So despite the fact that Android OS based phones may be selling more, iPhones are also still selling and in large numbers. The more smartphones out in the market, the more app downloads. It seems that for ad supported free apps, right now Android is a good bet, for paid Apps, the App store. Either way, there's no wrong answer in such a rapidly growing market.

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android market

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the differences between Apple's iPhone and phones based on Google's Android. While these discussions typically center on hardware, usability and the operating system, they rarely discuss the differences between the Android Market vs. the Apple App Store. There are a number of differences between the two, some of which primarily matter to end-users and others that matter primarily to developers.

Open vs. Closed System. The single biggest difference between the Android Market and the Apple App Store is the difference between an open and a closed system. Apple's system is a closed one. Applications must be submitted to Apple for review and Apple ultimately decides what may or may not be sold in the Apple App Store. In contrast, Android Market is an open system. Developers can directly publish their applications to the market without having them filtered through a central authority. This means that the Android Market is likely to have a greater variety of applications and content but end-users have to accept that the applications are not being screened. There is a definite trade off. The Android Market does support a community rating and comments section, however, which helps buffer against poorly designed or malicious applications.

Refunds. Another big difference between Android Market and the Apple App Store deals with paid applications. The former allows an end-user to obtain a refund by uninstalling the application within 24 hours of purchase. This makes it much safer as an end-user to purchase an application. If you buy an app that does not work properly or does not seem to meet your need, uninstall it within 24 hours and you get a full refund. The Apple App Store does not offer refunds on applications, so while the applications are screened by Apple, it is still buyer beware. You need to make sure an application will meet your needs before you purchase it.

Developer Initiation Fee. Another notable feature that distinguishes the two stores is how much it costs a developer to join. Android Market charges a fee of $25 to sign up as a developer. This fee then allows you to publish your apps in the market. The Apple App Store charges $99 to become a developer. Keep in mind that paying this fee does not mean your application will get added to the app store. Apple reviews all applications for acceptance so paying the fee does not guarantee that your app will be published. Both markets charge 30% of any paid application sales. Apple keeps this 30% while Google pays the 30% to the wireless carriers. This may result in greater cooperation from and adoption by wireless carriers for Android.

Competition. For a developer trying to get a new application noticed, there is less competition in Android Market. Currently Android Market hosts about 20,000 applications while the Apple app store has over 100,000 applications. There is a lot more room for new and innovative applications in the Android market.

There are a number of differences between the Android market vs. the Apple app store. Some of these differences matter more to developers and others to end-users. Being an open system and offering refunds to end-users makes the Android market a great asset for end-users. The openness ensures a greater variety of offerings and the ability to get a refund makes trying a paid application a low-risk venture. For developers, Android offers a lower cost to get started and an arena with much less competition in which to make your application stand out.

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Google's Android operating system has taken the world of mobile application development by storm, for quite some time now. Granted, there are still less number of apps available for the platform compared to the other platforms like iPhone, Blackberry and Symbian but this is for sure that Google's Android has already started spreading its tendrils to other handsets. On its recent earnings call, T-Mobile announced that it has sold its one millionth G1 phone based on the Android open-source operating system, meaning it took Google just six months to do this. This by all means is an impressive feat considering the incredible anticipation and fervor for the iPhone.

Android apps cost a good amount each, and hence can be used to rake in a steady stream of income over time. Here are the advantages that I foresee for building an Android application vis a vis other platforms:

1. Android OS Roils SmartPhone Market: Android Mobile Operating system was introduced a year back and could hardly give a competition to Apple iPhone but with the recent slew of new Android based devices the growth has been phenomenal with a phenomenal 15 point jump in just 3 months.

2. Huge developer community support: The Android platform is open to all, and as such there is a dedicated community of developers actively working on this platform. If there are any troubles that the developers run into during the development phase, there will always be help at hand. Besides, if there are any bugs, community members will also offer help during testing phase. This will make sure that your apps are stable and bug free when those are released.

3. Ease of Development and Porting: By default, Android is configured to auto-scale everything in most cases, however if layouts are specified with exact pixel values rather than the other suggested options the developers can easily make the necessary changes with the help of published content. The support for porting legacy applications to add support for larger or smaller screens is rather much simpler in case of Android. Sometimes it might be as simple as adding the following into their AndroidManifest.xml

4. Stable platform: Owing to its Linux core, the Android operating system from Google exhibits rock solid stability and resists crashes. As such, the apps developed on this platform exhibit the same characteristic, resulting in rock solid stability, resistance to anomalies in the system.

5. Many sales options: The Android apps can be sold in a variety of ways. There is the Android App Market, which the majority of users access in order to purchase and download Android apps. Secondly, there are third party stores that just about anyone can use to sell their apps. Even you can set up your own store to sell the apps, which is a huge plus, considering many other popular platforms force you to sell apps from their stores only.

6. Excellent ROI: The Android apps cost quite a good amount to download; hence you can be assured of getting excellent returns over your investment. All you have to do is find a good Android application developer for getting your apps built, and upload it in a store that is offering good commissions over sales.

As Android's growth continues to explode since the release of the Droid, one developer, in fact, wrote that his app, which was showing modest, double-digit daily sales late last year, now reports that his app is making $13,000 a month.

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best new android apps

One of the most logical and useful groupings of applications are the Android news apps. It just makes sense to have one or more of these free apps on your phone so you can get the news you want when you want. Typically, all the bigger news sources provide their applications free of charge making these free news apps an even bigger no-brainer. This leaves everyone with one big decision to make: which one(s) to download. A secondary concern you should also consider is whether you want a local news app. Again, these are almost always free to download; however, the quality of these varies tremendously and it's really a market-by-market issue. Of course, the bigger the market the better their Android news apps should be and this line of thinking usually holds true.

Regarding which of the many free Android news apps to download, the only way to figure it out is to learn more about them. Here is some periphery information about 10 of the best Android news apps:

FOX News
Like the TV channel and programming, this free Android app tends to provide its news from the more conservative point of view and spectrum. FOX News provides users with the latest news and updates from the people behind the FOX News Network. You can control the number of feeds and the type of news items you receive!

Tech Buzz Widget
Want to know the latest about technology, including any and all news about the Android OS, gaming, and mobile gadgets? If so, this free Android news app is the right app for you.

Phandroid
This is another app providing news on the mobile technologies niche. This one is more specialized toward information, news and rumors on all the latest about the Android OS and the Android Market.

Pulse News Reader
This Android news app will basically make you want to use your Android phone more and more for the sake of gathering news information. Its goal is to make reading your favorite news sources easier and more efficiently. It takes your favorite news sites and separates and orders them into a completely different look that's easier to read and browse through. It really is a great app to have.

NYTimes for Android phone
This is one of the apps that nothing should need to be said about. It's from one of the most trusted and popular news sources in the world. Now, you can read the famous NY TIMES articles without paying for the paper!

AP Mobile
This is one of the favorite free Android news apps of tens of thousands of users. AP Mobile gives you exclusive access to all Associated Press news feeds - the same source that provides news to every news outlet throughout the world.

BBC News
This app provides the latest headlines from one of the most trusted news sources in the world. It's very compact and convenient; you will never miss an important world news event again with BBC News on your Android phone.

Express News
One of the most worthwhile free Android news apps around, Express News gives you instant access to more than 300 news providers all over the world. From the AFP and Associated Press to more localized sources like the Canadian Press. This list goes on and on and is great for those who like to take in the news from a multitude of sources.

USATODAY
The official USA Today app is definitely one of the best free Android news apps around. Get the latest news (current events, sports, weather, society and more) from one of the mot circulated newspapers in the United States.

NewsRob (Google Reader / RSS)
This free Android app is an RSS/Atom newsreader that syncs the most recent articles and content from feeds. It is auto-synced with Google Reader and allows for partial feeds in case you want to read the articles offline. Easily said, it's one of the very best RSS/Atom readers available.

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what s new in android 2.1

After a succession of average smartphones from Samsung, the new Galaxy S looks like the model destined to compete with the big names in the industry.

The new Samsung Galaxy S runs on the Android 2.1 platform, and it works perfectly. This is thanks to the manufacturer using the excellent TouchWiz user interface which simplifies proceedings, as well as adding a bit of a wow factor when it comes to the visuals. The layout of the homescreens is fairly similar to most Android affairs, with everything the phone has to offer having its own widget. This looks very similar to Apples OS, even as far as the small notification numbers that appear with the icon. Pages load incredibly quickly on the Galaxy S and this user friendliness is further enhanced by the very responsive keyboard. You even have the option to use the Swype text input method, which allows you to run your finger over the keyboard in one continuous motion, then leave the very clever processor to correctly predict the word you are trying to type. Sounds a bit laborious, but it guess correctly nearly every time.

Media fans will be attracted to the Samsung Galaxy S thanks to its excellent multi media support. Video formats that are supported are numerous, with all the usual suspects present as well as newer formats such as MKV and DIVX/Xvid AVI's. Streaming material is easy thanks to DNLA support, allowing effortless transfer to televisions, games consoles and computers. The camera facility impresses. The industry standard 5 mega pixels is the resolution and the snapper also features smile detection, auto focus and geo tagging. Video footage can be recorded at a very high rate of 30 frames per second in 720P high definition quality. Anybody worried about storage space being used up by such extensive features need not. The unit has an internal memory of 8 or 16GB, but the always appreciated microSD card slot allows users to increase this by up to 32GB with the addition of a compatible card.

The Samsung Galaxy S is the first smartphone frome the brand to break away from the pack and go head to head with HTC and Apple. The screen is currently the only one to rival the iPhone 4's retina display, and TouchWiz enhances the excellent Android OS to offer near faultless performance.

The Samsung Galaxy S and the HTC Desire Z are available now...

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what s new in android 2.2

It was announced earlier by Samsung that they will be updating the Android 2.2 and it will be made available via Kies software upgrade program. In case you do not know what Kies is, it is an application for desktop that currently is made compatible with Windows. Now, this is good news as to date, almost all Android mobile phones have received their Android 2.2 updates. The Samsung Galaxy S on the other hand is the last of those Android mobile phones to ever receive the Android 2.2 or Froyo update. If you are an OSX user, then there is no need for you to worry, because you won't be left out.

The Korean manufactured who promised the Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 (Froyo) update has finally arrived. Samsung via a press release announced that they official Android 2.2 (Froyo) update have started it current rounds of updates.

The Nordic Samsung Galaxy S owners were the very first lucky ones to ever receive the I9000 JPM update. You do not have to worry, as it will gradually roll out to other European, Middle East, Southeast Asia, North America, Africa, North America and basically to the whole world.

The following are the much awaited Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 (Froyo) update:

- Adobe Flash Player 10.1 compatibility
- Android 2.2 JIT compiler
- Better exchange support
- Colored icons in settings
- Fully improved default keyboard
- Improvements in speed
- GPS Fix
- Settings with colored icons
- Pinch to Zoom home screen flyover
- Navy blue color (Darker Menu Theme)
- New Android market with Auto- updates
- New search widget
- Media hub
- New Gmail application
- Slightly different transitions and graphics with application drawer and a default icon dock
- An Added Quick link to "Auto rotation" and "GPS" toggles on the notification bar
- Video recording in MP4 format

Now, with all these new Android 2.2 (Froyo) update, I am sure that you will enjoy your Samsung Galaxy S even more. It may not be as famous as the iPhone 3GS or the Nexus Ones or the Motorola Droid, but it is way better than all these three mobile phones combined. It is equipped with S5PC110 as its processor. It also has the fastest Graphics Processing Unit or GPU at around 90 million triangles per second. With these things and the new Android 2.2 (Froyo) update, I am sure that you will fall in love once again with the Galaxy S.

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new android games

Kids, in this century, can play games even without the presence of mortal playmates. They would just have to grab their gadgets, and they are in for a virtual game which makes them sit in the couch for hours and hours. One of the gadgets that has become a potential link to strategy games is the Android phone. Five of the best strategy games available in Android phones are laid out below:

1. Battle for Mars

Battle for Mars is almost the exact replica of the famous Advance Wars game. This is a turn-based strategy game with excellent graphics and animations, coupled with fine written storylines. It puts three races at war with each other and you, as the player, can choose which race to control. You can play this by capturing the building to form units and going afterward for interplanetary wars. The maps of this game are actually big for a standard mobile game-enough to equal those found in older PC games. Much better news for this Android game is that its most updated version provides multiplayer support, making it more challenging to play.

2. Military Madness

If Battle for Mars is from Advance Wars, then Military Madness is from TurboGrafx-16. This Android game is actually an updated version of the mentioned console game which was released few years back. The game's main principle is quite the same as that of the Turbo's-that is, you have to engage your enemies in a grid-based warfare by using each turn to advance your futuristic forces. The magnificent difference, however, is that Military Madness has advanced warfare tactics. You have the option here to increase your attack power by positioning your unit allies next to each other.

3. Guns 'n' Glory

If you're a DotA fan, then you'll definitely like this new game. Guns 'n' Glory actually carries the same basic principles with the DotA, making use of the never-ending defense tactics. As a player, you need to stop a bunch of trespassers from entering your territory by using a gang of bandits and defensive towers. This Android game comes with a customized touch-and-drag control system and lovely crisp graphics-all enough to keep you addicted.

4. Robo Defense

Robo Defense is currently the most popular tower defense game for the Android OS. It has almost every feature you can ask for in a game-from excellent graphics to open maps to lots of upgrades and achievements. Like the other famous games, Robo Defense is also based on a previously released game. This time, it is Fieldrunners but unlike the latter, this new game already added few good features. Robo Defense requires you to put up a defense against swarms of opposing units using defensive gun turrets. The practical side of this game is that it has a free version available in case you first want to try it before actually buying. If you buy, however, you only need to shell out $3. This is definitely not bad, considering what you get from the game.

5. Everlands

This Android strategy game is completely different from the rest of the games. Everlands allows you to control animals instead of people, machines, or aliens. Another distinguishing feature of this game is its format. It sits halfway between a turn-based strategy game and a board game, with its battlefield taking the shape of a hexagon-based game board where you are allowed to control a number of animal cards. Each animal card comes with its own identifiable attributes too - like the warthog increases in ferocity when it's provoked or the snake can sneak in for advanced strikes. Another thing is that each battle in this game takes place as part of an unusual fairytale set-up, with each level giving it a poetic feel, driving you to see the story's end.

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new android market

Smartphone users who think they won't have many apps available to them on the Droid phone will be happy to know that Google's Android Market offers just over 16,000 different apps for users to enjoy. Android market is, in many respects, just like Apple's iPhone Apps Store. It is an international marketplace where people can login and purchase all kinds of apps, from the fun to the practical and useful. The Android Market application comes pre-installed on all Droid phones, so users can take advantage of apps right away. More and more people are looking to increase the flexibility of their smartphones, and apps like the ones featured on Android Market allow them to take the power of their desktop and laptop computers out of the office and into the real world.

The process of developing and marketing an Android application online is really no different from what iPhone developers do. An Android developer would first try to find a niche that a new Android application could fill, develop the application, and then sell it. There may be well over 16,000 apps on Android Market, but even though this is so, there is always room for innovation. New Android entrepreneurs become successful every day with well crafted, strategized, and marketed applications. When a new app enters the Android Market, it can grow very quickly into a passive source of revenue for its creator. In layman's terms, this means you get to play golf much more often.

There are other venues for selling Droid phone applications, but none of them are nearly as well-recognized or sought after as Android Market. One might want to make the comparison between Ebay and every other auction site. Because Ebay started off popular and has the most aggressive marketing plan, nobody even comes close to touching it.

If you have an idea for an Android application, Appiction's team of strategists and marketing specialists will take all of the right steps to ensure its success on Android Market. We have been in this business for years and were there when Android Market first opened its doors to developers looking to sell their innovations. We know which combination of application strategy, development, and marketing will be the most profitable on Android Market with the lowest possible cost. The smartphone world is going through a revolution that will make all of our lives more fun and easy. Appiction is here to help you to profit from it.

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Our business model revolves around results. Your success in the App space establishes credibility for our company, therefore we strive to make your business successful. An App project should be looked upon as an investment and all of our products, services and policies cater to this philosophy.

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new android update

Google has been steadily improving the Android operating system for mobile phones, adding lots of new features with every update. Its latest Android update, dubbed "Ice Cream Sandwich", is a huge step forward for the company, enhancing the mobile operating system in almost every way possible. This brings to the forefront a complete makeover of the already-robust operating system; it is also filled with fresh features that will be loved by Android fans all around the world.

This Android update brings the version number to 4.0, combining the best of its predecessor's phone interface and Honeycomb's tablet GUI. It results in a visually appealing interface that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but is also very practical. It contains smart and useful innovations that will be utilized by next-gen mobile phone models from various manufacturers, including Motorola, Samsung and HTC. Below are five features that make it stand out from the crowded smartphone market.

Android Beam - this is basically the incorporation of near-field communication technology that has been picked up by other phone makers, including BlackBerry. It will let users share content with each other by tapping the back of the phone with another. Users will be able to send web links, YouTube videos, pictures, and other digital content simply by touching others' phones. This is only applicable to other Android 4.0 users only though.

Face Unlock is one of the most talked about features in this Android update. There are no other smart phones in the market that have this technology. It scans and verifies your face before letting you use your phone. This uses advanced facial recognition technology that is simply not there in other high-end phones, including Apple iPhone 4S. On top of this, Google claims that it is impossible to fool the system with a picture of the owner. Only the actual owner will be able to use his or her phone. It is a technological marvel.

Taking a cue from Microsoft's Windows Phone, Google has introduced a People App. The company has placed your friends, family and acquaintances at the center of your device. It will keep you informed on what everyone has been up to. It uses social networking websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to grab status updates, work information and photos straight to you. Additionally, it will allow the user to reject any untimed calls.

This Android update also enables re-sizable widgets, letting users embed live content. It will let users check email, listen to music and carry out other tasks without even having to open the related apps. It also helps people save screen space.

The above are some of the best features in the upcoming Android update. There are many more enhancements and new features that are waiting to be used by users in the days to come.

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new iphone 2g

When it comes to a broken iPhone, the first instinct can be to head to the store for a brand new one. There is something alluring about freshly wrapped electronic goods, with their untouched pureness and their pristine, unscratched surfaces. However, there is nothing worse than tossing out a perfectly good iPhone just because some minor internal feature need repair. The truth is when a broken iPhone is taken back to the store a repair may not always be what is offered, and the sales or customer service team may be instructed to push you towards a new phone. When the repair is something small, like an iPhone 2G SIM card tray, the way to go is to buy iPhone parts online and make the fix right at home.

There are many reasons why someone might wish to replace an iPhone 2G SIM card try. It might be dirty causing data interference or improper functioning. The SIM tray may be lost, or otherwise broken, cracked or damaged. Some people worry that new parts will not work in their existing broken iPhone, however a new iPhone 2G SIM card tray is fully compatible with all original phone functions. Better yet, a new iPhone 2G SIM card tray will not interfere with communication between the phone and the network, and is thin enough to fit with a SIM car into the iPhone SIM socket.

By going online it is easy to find a wide variety of iPhone parts. An iPhone 2G SIM card tray is available from many different websites with a wide range of prices. Buyers should look for the lowest possible price from the most reputable source. The best part about replacing an iPhone 2G SIM card tray instead of buying a new phone? This easy repair can be done solo, at home, and the part generally costs just a few dollars! That's a whole lot of savings shaved of the price of a brand new phone.

It is possible to buy all kinds of iPhone parts online, not just the iPhone 2G SIM card tray. Other common iPhone replacement parts are the battery, front panel, display assembly, antenna cover, USB charger, the earpiece speaker, the LCD screen, the mic & speaker phone modules, the dock assembly the mainboard assembly, the SIM car holder, the wireless antennae & antennae pad, the camera modules, and more.

Still not convinced that fixing up your old iPhone is the way to go? Keep in mind that today electronic goods are filling up landfills with more and more toxic chemicals every year. These chemicals are slowly leaking into the ground water and soil, at an alarming rate. Even though there are programs that allow you to donate or recycle your old iPhone, many programs still do not have the ability or resources to dispose of electronic goods in the correct way. Until electronic goods have the visibility of motor oil or batteries in terms of proper disposal, it is likely they will continue to fill up garbage dumps around the world. Be part of the solution by switching to buying and selling old iPhones and iPhone parts. Remember reusing is a form of recycling too!

Think your iPhone is broken beyond repair? Consult the experts athttp://www.iPhonepartspro.com. They have the iPhone parts you need to get your phone back up and running.

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