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- Verizon software schedule leaked, lists coming ICS updates
- In Brief: TripIt, Skype, and Twitter update Android apps
- Surprise! Latest round of Galaxy S III details differ from previous rumors
- U.S. versions of Galaxy S III likely to feature dual-core CPU
- Verizon to offer Galaxy S III, HTC ‘Note’, and Droid Razr HD this summer
- Samsung announces new 1.4GHz quadcore Exynos processor, to power next Galaxy handset
| Verizon software schedule leaked, lists coming ICS updates Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:58 PM PDT
While this is exciting, the dates are based on successful testing for each device, so they may change if major bugs are found with the OTAs. The Rezound's soak testing is set to end on May 7th, and the Razr tests on the 17th. Hopefully all goes well, so owners of these respective devices can get their hands on some ICS.
With any luck, we'll see some of these updates being rolled out over the next few weeks. I'd be willing to bet that at least one of them gets pulled because of bugs, but we can't all be perfect. More on this as it develops. So did you see your device on the list? Anyone excited to finally get some ICS? Drop a comment below! Source DroidDog Verizon software schedule leaked, lists coming ICS updates originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| In Brief: TripIt, Skype, and Twitter update Android apps Posted: 26 Apr 2012 12:22 PM PDT
Three of our favorite Android applications have been updated today, adding new features and enhancements across the board. The headline gives the names away but Skype, Twitter, and TripIt each have new versions of their respective apps in the Google Play Store this week. Here's a quick primer on what is new for the three apps.
With this update, you can see Activity (stream of updates that shows which Tweets are favorited or retweeted by the people you follow and which accounts those people follow or add to lists). Activity appears below the redesigned stories in Discover. Search is now simpler: See suggestions for different spellings and related terms for your queries...In the Connect tab, you can start typing the first or last name or username of the person you're looking for and the name will autocomplete for people that you follow. Lastly, we've added push notifications for Interactions, so you can know immediately when your Tweets have been retweeted or favorited, or when somebody new follows your account. You can manage your push notifications settings to stay as connected as you'd like. That's why we're so excited to debut past trips on the latest version of TripIt's Android app. No matter where you are, you can now get all the great info stored in your past itineraries. So whether you want to share that great hotel you stayed at during your travels to Beijing, or get a cost estimate for a past business trip to Atlanta or if you simply want to show off your road warrior record, all that information is now available at your fingertips. In Brief: TripIt, Skype, and Twitter update Android apps originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Surprise! Latest round of Galaxy S III details differ from previous rumors Posted: 26 Apr 2012 11:03 AM PDT
Of all the Android releases we've covered, the Samsung Galaxy S III has been the most talked about. With an almost Apple-like secrecy, the Samsung phone has been the product of few actual leaks but tons of rumors and conflicting reports. Such is the case today as yet another batch of hardware details arrives online. As is with nearly everything we've seen these past few weeks, the hardware differs slightly from other stories.
Unofficial Samsung blog SamMobile has obtained what they claim to be a scan from the user manual of the lusted-after handset. What's more, they have a fresh set of details to go along with it. The deets match up (for the most part) with what we've heard but aren't a perfect fit. They're source advises a 1.5GHz processor which flies directly in the face of Samsung's brand new 1.4GHz CPU Other specs include an 8-megapixel camera as opposed to rumors of an admittedly lofty 12-megapixel shooter, and a 4.8-inch screen, differing from a 4.7-inch screen.
So what's to believe and what should be relegated to the trash bin? We suppose it might not be all that hard to consider that multiple hardware iterations are being tested and leaked across the internet. Remember that not every Galaxy S II was the same across the board. Why should it be the case for its successor? Thankfully we are but days from finding out what's really going to happen with the Galaxy S III. We just hope that the U.S. models are announced at or around the same time as we can't take much more of this rumor mill stuff. Surprise! Latest round of Galaxy S III details differ from previous rumors originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| U.S. versions of Galaxy S III likely to feature dual-core CPU Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:30 AM PDT
If you heard the news of a 1.4GHz quad-core CPU in the "Next Galaxy" and thought, "Perfect, that's my next T-Mobile handset!", you might want to sit down. Chances are good that the LTE versions of the Galaxy S III will be dual-core chipsets. Much like the way the AT&T version of the HTC One X has a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, the GS3 we get on our local carriers will have the same treatment.
Things could be much, much worse when you stop and think about it. "My phone only has a Snapdragon S4 chip" sounds funny when you hear it out loud. In a related note, we discussed this very possibility last night while doing the AndroidGuys podcast. Listen to episode #119 and you'll hear @androinica @htcsource and@swebster77 talking about what happens with LTE models in the U.S.
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| Verizon to offer Galaxy S III, HTC ‘Note’, and Droid Razr HD this summer Posted: 26 Apr 2012 08:46 AM PDT
The first details of Verizon's upcoming roadmap has landed online courtesy of Boy Genius Report. Not the whole roster mind you, just a few tent-pole releases that are sure to garner much of the attention. As it appears, Verizon has decided to offer the Galaxy S III as part of their summer/fall Android lineup. This is notable if only because the carrier passed on the Galaxy S II last year and focused on the Galaxy Nexus instead. BGR also advsises that multiple iterations of Droid Razr models will be arriving over the coming month, including the tentatively titled Droid Razr HD. Perhaps the most notable smartphone on the list is a 5-inch HTC handset said to feature a quad-core Krait CPU and Adreno 320 GPU. Expected to debut in the fall, this one is listed with a 1080p HD non-PenTile display, Scribe pen support, and HTC Sense 5 UI. Sounds like a Galaxy Note competitor/killer to us, how about you? Verizon to offer Galaxy S III, HTC ‘Note’, and Droid Razr HD this summer originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Samsung announces new 1.4GHz quadcore Exynos processor, to power next Galaxy handset Posted: 26 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT
There's this little company you probably haven't heard of called Samsung. Anyway, apparently they had a couple of good phones over the past couple of years that sold a few units and...yeah, I can't keep that up. Long story short, those of you like myself that have been looking high and low for real information on the upcoming Galaxy phone can at least glean one piece of fantastic information: it'll be running that rumored Exynos 1.4 quadcore processor. In a press release and a shiny video (which we've got below, thanks The Verge) Samsung announced both the specs of the new processor and the fact that'll be powering their next Galaxy line " that will officially be announced in May". Beyond being ridiculously fast, the processor manages to buffer battery life 20% better than the previous Exynos line, which is not a small feat. The processor is also "pin to pin compatible" with the last gen Exynos, allowing manufacturers to use similar boards with less cost. Check out the press release and video below and I gotta know: Are you as excited as I am? Let us know in the comments!
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Samsung's New Quad-Core Application Processor Drives Advanced Feature Sets in Smartphones and Tablets Designed on 32nm HKMG process, new energy-efficient chip exceeds 1.4GHz per core SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the industry's first quad-core application processor built on the High-k Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process technology. With unprecedented performance capabilities exceeding 1.4GHz based on the ARM® CORTEXTM A9 quad-core, the powerful, yet energy-efficient Exynos 4 Quad, allows system-level architects to integrate maximized power efficiencies into smartphones and tablets which enables double the processing power at a 20 percent lower power bill over its predecessor, the 45nm process-based Exynos 4 Dual. "The quad-core processor offers phenomenal multitasking abilities surpassing any single or dual application processor. Since all the cores must share a single battery, the power management and efficiency in the limited battery capacity are indispensable for mobile computing devices," said Taehoon Kim, vice president of System LSI marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics. "Given the diverse functionalities consumers are demanding from their mobile devices today, the Exynos 4 Quad meets those high-performance needs while keeping power consumption very low." Multi-core processing delivers enhanced performance, enabling users to accomplish more tasks in a shorter period of time. For example, a task such as streaming video can run on one core while the other cores update applications in the background, connecting to the web and scanning virus-check simultaneously. Benefitting from a use case where the parallel processing and workload sharing among the four cores is necessary, the Exynos 4 Quad is particularly well-suited for heavy-load applications such as 3D games, video editing, and calculation-intensive simulation. Due to its 32nm HKMG low-power process and power-saving design, the Exynos 4 Quad has two times the processing capability over the 45nm process based Exynos 4 Dual while consuming 20-percent less power. To improve power efficiency, Samsung adopted hot-plug functionality to support on-off switching for each core as well as the per-core dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS), which offers a dramatic reduction in power consumption by adapting different levels of voltage and frequency when changing workloads. Having identical form factor measurements (12mm X 12mm X 1.37 mm), the Exynos 4 Quad is pin-to-pin compatible with the 32nm process based Exynos 4 Dual, allowing mobile device designers to immediately adopt the new solution without additional cost, engineering or design efforts. In addition, the new processor incorporates a full HD 30 frame per second video hardware codec engine for high resolution 1080p video recording and play-back, an embedded image signal processor interface for high-quality camera functionality and an HDMI 1.4 interface for sharp and crisp multimedia content transmission. Samsung developed a power management IC (PMIC), the S5M8767, as a companion chip to power the Exynos 4 Quad processor. By integrating various circuitry such as nine highly efficient and programmable buck converters and 28 low-dropout regulators (LDOs) into the small package of 5.0 mm x 5.0mm x 0.4mm, the S5M8767 is designed to scale up or down the dynamic voltage depending on the clock speed in 6.25mV step for managing power delivery and maximizing battery life at the system level. Already in production, the Exynos 4 Quad is scheduled to be adopted first into Samsung's next Galaxy smartphone that will officially be announced in May. Samsung's Exynos 4 Quad is also sampling to other major handset makers. "The application processor is a crucial element in providing our customers with a PC-like experience on mobile devices. Samsung's next Galaxy device, which will be officially announced soon, offers uncompromised performance and ground breaking multi-tasking features, thanks to Exynos 4 Quad's powerful performance and efficient energy management technology," said Hankil Yoon, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy Team, Samsung's Mobile Communications Business. Last year, Samsung introduced a new online hub dedicated to its Exynos processor. Designed to facilitate easy communication with industry partners and end users, the new micro-site takes you a step closer to the ultimate experience Exynos delivers; product information, user experience and information on promotion events. More information can be found at http://www.samsung.com/exynos.
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