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- Cringeworthy drop tests pit Samsung Galaxy S 4 against Galaxy S III and iPhone 5
- Android 4.3 spotted in the wild and no it’s not Key Lime Pie
- CPU and RAM specs discovered for Google Glass
- Samsung Galaxy S 4 gets torn down by iFixit
- Two new Kyocera phones leaked, Elite for Verizon and XTRM for US Cellular
- HP’s Slate 7 now available online for $169
- Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S 4 rooted on launch day
- Google Glass already rooted and ready for primetime
- Sprint officially lists the black HTC One smartphone on its website
- TalkAndroid Daily Dose for April 26, 2013
| Cringeworthy drop tests pit Samsung Galaxy S 4 against Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 Posted: 27 Apr 2013 04:33 PM PDT
A new flagship device from any manufacturer means it is time for drop tests to see how it might hold up against the inevitable slips of the hand that users deal with in the real world. The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is hitting the market now, so we are subjected to viewing the results of these tests if you have the intestinal fortitude to see a brand new device hitting hard concrete. Testing the Galaxy S 4 may be of particular interest to those who have followed the debate about Samsung’s choice of materials for their devices and claims that plastic bodies help smartphones survive accidents better. A new drop test from GizmoSlip pits the Galaxy S 4 against the Apple iPhone 5 and Galaxy S 4′s predecessor, the Galaxy S III. Besides using plastic for smartphone bodies, Samsung also boasts the use of Gorilla Glass to help prevent screens from shattering. You can check out the video below to see whether Samsung has been successful in setting their devices apart from their chief rival in terms of survivability when it comes to drops. Click here to view the embedded video.
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| Android 4.3 spotted in the wild and no it’s not Key Lime Pie Posted: 27 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT
While everybody is anxiously waiting for Google to hit us with new tech, software and the like at Google I/O this year, we’ve been hoping to hear about the next version of our favorite OS. Signs have pointed to Key Lime Pie being the next version and rumors show it to be Android 5.x.x. Even though it’s safe to expect Google to show off a new flavor of Android at the conference this year, another rumor suggests that KLP won’t be ready for prime time by then. Not to rain on everyone’s parade, but new information discovered by Artem Russakovskii of Android Police may add some weight to the latter of the two rumors.
One of their readers tipped them off and Artem did some digging and found that Google is working on Android 4.3. Specifically they’re working on build JWR23B. As Google’s build’s first letter correlates with the version of Android it is, we can see that it’s Jelly Bean. This may disappoint a lot of you, but considering that Jelly Bean is only on roughly 25% of devices in one flavor or another, this will help give OEM’s some wiggle room with updates. If Key Lime Pie is going to be a major revision change like it’s being suggested Google may even need some more time to work out the kinks. Of course a lot of this is speculation. This also adds some weight though, to what Google said last year at I/O 2012 about slowing down the release of major revision to Android to help OEMs. The fact is, Android 4.3 is in the works and Google doesn’t assign version numbers until a release is imminent. That being said, it’s probable that this is what we’re going to see here in a few weeks at I/O. Even so, the jump from 4.0 to 4.1 brought some nice features to Android as did the jump from 4.1 to 4.2 (although it introduced some bugs as well). It will be interesting to see what Google is cooking up and hopefully even with it being an incremental update we’ll see some new stuff, like Babel. Hint, hint.
source: Android Police
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| CPU and RAM specs discovered for Google Glass Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT
With the influx of people receiving their Google Glass Explorer Edition glasses Google decided to release some of the specs behind their newest tech. Among the 5MP camera and “all day battery on normal use” we saw 12GB of usable memory. What was missing was information about the CPU and the RAM the device was packing. However thanks to tinkerers Jay Lee and Liam McLoughlin we have those now. They were able to use USB debugging and ADB to find the following:
While I’m sure the specs will be updated for the retail release of the device these specs aren’t bad. There isn’t an exact measurement on just how fast the processor is though. For those of you that are more technical you’re more than welcome to wade through the details here. Either way it’s enough to go on until we get official word from Mountain View. Hit the source link to take part in the discussion about all this information. Otherwise keep it locked here as we’ll update you when we find out more.
source: Jay Lee – Google Plus
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| Samsung Galaxy S 4 gets torn down by iFixit Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT
We love it when the crew over at ifixit get their hands on the latest device. For those of you who don’t know what iFixit is, they are a group of individuals who like to take shinny new smartphones apart just to see what makes them tick. Now I know some of you may be thinking why on earth would anyone do that to such an expensive device. Well it’s simple really, for you of course. Their exploration helps you fix your new phone instead of having to buy a new one after a crazy weekend of fun, or bad luck. Their new victim is the Samsung Galaxy S 4, and except for the glass this phone is rather easy to repair. As with all phones torn done by the ifixit crew, they give each a repairability score, and the Galaxy S 4 received an 8 out of 10. None of this should come as a surprise because Techno Buffalo did their teardown not too long ago and came up with the same answer. This phone is really repairable. Hit the break for all the teardown goodness and let us know if it changed your decision to buy the Galaxy S 4 or not.
Click here to view the embedded video. Source: ifixit
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| Two new Kyocera phones leaked, Elite for Verizon and XTRM for US Cellular Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:05 AM PDT
Two new Kyocera phones have popped up, courtesy of evleaks on Twitter. The top phone is the Kyocera Elite, an Android powered smartphone packing LTE bands for Verizon. This is Verizon’s first ever Kyocera smartphone, and their first Kyocera phone since 2006. No word on specs, but I have a feeling it’s not going to compete with the Galaxy S 4. Also leaked is the Kyocera XTRM that’s heading to US Cellular. From the name, we can tell that it’s going to be a sturdy, rugged phone. No word on specs there, either, but as with most other rugged Android phones, they’re usually pretty modest devices. We should be hearing a bit more about both of these devices in the coming weeks, and we’ll be sure to let you know as soon as anything comes up. source: evleaks
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| HP’s Slate 7 now available online for $169 Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:24 AM PDT
HP has finally released their slightly underwhelming tablet through their website, modestly priced at $169. For that price, you get a dual-core processor, Beats Audio, and a 1024 x 600 resolution 7-inch screen. At that price, I think it’s competing a little too closely with the $199 Nexus 7, but it does offer what appears to be vanilla Android 4.1 and a nice design, so if you’re trying to stick to a very specific budget, the Slate 7 might be your device. Anybody planning on picking one of these up? source: HP
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| Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S 4 rooted on launch day Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:52 AM PDT
Not too long ago, an unlock tool was released for some Motorola devices that used Qualcomm processors. Well, it turns out that unlocking hack still works on newer Qualcomm devices, including the variant of the Galaxy S 4 with the Snapdragon 600 chip. So if you’re planning on picking up a new Galaxy S 4 this weekend, you won’t have to wait for a root method. The downside is that there are no stock images or custom recoveries available for the device yet, so if you brick the device in the root process, you’re completely out of luck. OTA updates will also likely mess up root. Fortunately, it’s a pretty safe bet that this is going to be a popular device, so it shouldn’t take long before some recoveries and ROMs start popping up. Until then, though, root at your own risk. The method is the same as it was for the Motorola unlocking. You’ll need to download the package at the XDA link then follow these instructions.
source: XDA
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| Google Glass already rooted and ready for primetime Posted: 27 Apr 2013 07:42 AM PDT
An enterprising and ambitious individual has already achieved root access for the Google Glass “eyeset” device. Cydia’s Jay Freeman recently took to Twitter and proclaimed his root success story, while also sharing a photo to the general public as proof for you non-believers out there. We’re surprised that this feat was achievable since you know… Google is pretty strict with the few developer versions that are out there and all. Then again, since the few Glass units out there are intended for the few elite individuals out there, it probably should have been expected that Google would be fairly lenient and allow for certain things to be accessible— at least for now. There’s no word yet on what will come next now that root is enabled, but we’re certainly excited to hear— errr see any potential possibilities. source: Jay Freeman Twitter
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| Sprint officially lists the black HTC One smartphone on its website Posted: 27 Apr 2013 07:23 AM PDT
It looks like AT&T isn’t going to be the only one to have the smooth HTC One smartphone in sexy black clothing. Sprint went ahead and listed that variant of the flagship device on its website as available for purchase now. The little puppy will run potential customers $550 outright— or there of course the option of taking advantage of additional savings which would bring the total cost to a hair under 100 bucks. There’s no exact word on how long it will take the black One to ship to customers’ front doors, but we’d imagine lucky recipients would receive them soon… very soon. Hit the source link to check out the black version for yourself. Or if black doesn’t tickle your fancy, you can always grab the original silver version for the same price too. source: Sprint HTC One Black | Silver
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| TalkAndroid Daily Dose for April 26, 2013 Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:30 PM PDT
With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That’s why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day’s hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!! Contests Contest: Win 1 of 10 tickets to Lookout's Annual Kickoff party at Google I/O Guides How to set up and use WatchON along with the IR blaster on the Samsung Galaxy S 4 How to create and share a Story Album on the Galaxy S 4 Google Glass Google Glass easter egg aleady exposed NY Times rolls out app for Google Glass users
Hardware Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 to hit mass production stage in late May Phones Samsung Galaxy S 4 Duos launches in China with dual-SIM support, Exynos 5 Octa cpu Mid-range Samsung Galaxy Core for Asian, European markets leaks Sony Xperia ZR (Dogo) leaks with 4.6-inch 720p display Tablets ASUS ME302C tablet with Intel Atom Z2560 Clover Trail+ spotted in benchmark Miscellaneous Samsung smartphone market share hits new record for 1st quarter 2013 Intel to power Android Notebooks, says they'll be priced as low as $200
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