New Samsung Galaxy S III commercial invites you to get ready for the Olympics

 A brand new commercial from Samsung for the Galaxy S III encourages you to get excited for the Olympics, which are set to begin in just a couple of weeks.

The ad is directed by award winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and stars international soccer (football) superstar David Beckham.

It's quite a good ad that shows a variety of places getting ready for the games to start, set off by Beckham hitting a gong with a soccer ball.  Enough describing the ad, just watch it yourself and try not to get pumped for the games to start!

This particular ad will run in over 20 countries including France, the UK and China starting July 16th.

Samsung is a big sponsor of the 2012 Olympic Games, so expect to see more commercials and even more ads around London the closer we get to the opening ceremonies.

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AT&T Galaxy Note Ice Cream Sandwich update coming, with extra sprinkles

do you waiting about update galaxy note ice cream andwich ?? yeahh AT&T will soon be pushing out Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung Galaxy Note, and we got a chance to have an early look at the update, with it's own Value Pack of features. The Note was (to everyone's surprise) a very popular device, and Samsung has followed in the footsteps of their last popular device's ICS update -- leaving the UI much the same as it was with Gingerbread. Like the Galaxy S II, Touchwiz is basically unchanged. Nobody really expected Samsung to change the basic UI on a phone in the midst of it's lifespan, and that's a decision we can understand even if we don't like it very much.

The good news is that we do like it very much. All the features you know and love about the Note are still there, as they were, with the API changes and ability to run the latest apps built-in. Updates to the Google apps and others like Chrome for Android make the Note better, and the ICS features like Android Beam and Face Unlock are along for the ride. If you just can't accept TouchWiz, having ICS allows you to install Nova Launcher to get the stock feel. ICS improves the speed and stability of all the software, and those changes do come with the update. 

Along with the ability to run the latest apps and all the under-the-hood changes that come with Android 4.0.4, Samsung has tossed in what they're calling a Value Pack or Premium Suite. Consisting of a revamped S Memo app and the S Note app we've seen and heard was coming to Samsung's future tablets, it's two great pieces of software that you won't be calling bloat. S Memo's great home screen widget make it an app that's easy to use when you need to jot something down quickly, and the extra power that comes with S Note make it one of the best note taking apps we've run across. Check it out in the video and gallery after the break.

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How to quickly launch apps and camera from the Galaxy S 3 Lock screen

The Samsung Galaxy S 3 may have come closest to recreating that “quick app launching” experience with the shortcuts on the lock screen and the innovative way of activating them.

The Galaxy S 3 Lock screen 

Turn on your Galaxy S 3 and (unless you have made changes to the Lock screen) you see the familiar dandelion image with four icons at the bottom.

Typically, you swipe across the screen to unlock it and then go into whichever app you want.  So, that’s one swipe to unlock, then one tap of the App drawer and then a few swipes of the screen to find the app and then you tap and launch the app.

Alternatively, perhaps you have apps saved in folders (as I do) and just swipe over one Home screen to find the folder with the app you want.  Again, too many swipe and taps to really be efficient.

Quick launch Lock screen icons

Those four icons on the Lock screen are there for a reason; you can simply quickly swipe up from any of those four icons to immediately launch the associated app.  So, swipe up from the Phone app to launch it.  If you use S memo often, just swipe up from the lock screen starting with your finger on the S memo icon and move upwards and S memo with launch.

  

Quick launch Camera app from Lock screen

One thing that users have asked about is the ability to quickly launch the Camera app from the Lock screen. Fortunately, this is a pretty easy thing to “unlock” in your Galaxy S 3 Settings app.

  

1. Pull down the Notification drawer
2. Touch the Settings icon (or touch the Settings app icon)
3. Scroll down to Security and tap
4. Tap on Lock screen options
5. Toggle the switch next to Camera quick access to the ON position
6. To use the Camera quick access feature:
7. Tap the power button to get to the Lock screen
8. Touch the screen and keep holding (you will now see a new icon of a screen lock on the screen)
9. While holding your finger to the screen, rotate your phone left or right (to a landscape orientation) and the Camera will automatically launch

To edit or change the Lock screen icons

Fortunately, you are not stuck with the four Lock screen icons that ship with the Galaxy S 3; you can edit them to any four apps on your phone. To edit the Quick launch icons:

1. Launch your Settings app
2. Scroll to Security and tap
3. Tap on the Lock screen options tab
4. Tap on the Shortcuts tab at the top
5. Touch and hold any of the four icons and drag it down to the Trash icon
6. You will now see a + icon at the right
7. Tap the + icon
8. Choose from any of your installed apps to be the new Shortcut app
9. You should now see the icon for that app in the shortcuts

  

In this example, I wanted to replace the Messaging icon with a Gmail icon.

  

Using Quick launch icons with Security enabled

These quick launch features are great and work beautifully if you don’t use any sort of real “security” on your phone. If you choose either the Swipe (standard) or Motions unlocking methods – which offer no security – you can use the quick launch procedures outlined above to launch apps and the Camera.

If you do use security, however – either Face Unlock, Password, Pin or Pattern, you need to enable one other feature to have access to the quick launch features. Otherwise, you will enter you PIN, Password or other security method and simply unlock the phone and go to the main Home screen.  You need to enable the Swipe lock on top of the other security method.

In this example, I have PIN security enabled, but want access to the quick swipe up and launch feature.

1. Go to your Settings app
2. Go to Security
3. Under the Screen lock tab notice the With swipe lock tab
4. Put a check mark in the With swipe lock box
5. Now, when you tap the Power button, you get the Swipe to unlock screen as the first screen. You can:
6. Swipe to unlock
7. Swipe up on one of the Quick launch icons
8. Touch and hold and rotate to use the Camera

  

After you perform one of those options, you then need to either input your PIN, Password or use the other Security method that you have set.  This does add one more step to the process, but it still gives you the benefit of having these Quick launch features on your phone and maintain the security you need.


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Google Nexus 7 Spesification, Release Date News and Feature

Google Nexus 7 processor

Inside the Google Nexus 7 is a quad-core Tegra 3 processor packing a 12-core GPU and 1GB of on-board RAM. This, combined with some clever under-the-hood streamlining, means a buttery-smooth performance (pun intended, see below).

What does this mean in real terms? Google was at pains to stress the AWESOME GAMING POWER of a 12-core GPU. The built-in HDMI means you'll be able to connect it to your telly too

The Nexus 7 operating system is Android Jelly Bean

As you'd expect, Google's tablet runs Google's latest operating system:Android 4.1, aka Jelly Bean. It also benefits from the very polished "Project Butter" user interface technology, which is much smoother than previous Androids or Amazon's forked version of the OS, and it's the first Android tablet to ship with Chrome as its default browser.

There's also a big camera improvement, a whole host of browser tweaks and some clever voice recognition upgrades... in short, a lot of worthwhile reasons to check out the first Android Jelly Bean device.

Google Nexus 7 dimensions and specs

The Nexus 7 is 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm. It's considerably lighter than an iPad, and lighter even than a Kindle Fire: at just 340g, the Nexus 7 is the weight of a fairly slim book.

The Nexus 7 display is a seven-inch, 1280x800 IPS display, and you can choose between 8GB and 16GB versions.

There's integrated Wi-Fi but no 3G or 4G, a front-facing camera and a 4,325mAh battery that Google says is good for 8 hours of "active use".

There's also no microSD card slot, so you're limited massively if you're one of those that loves HD movies.

The Nexus 7 tablet includes a microphone, Bluetooth, NFC for Android Beam, an accelerometer, magnetometer, GPS and gyroscope, and the built-in Wi-Fi supports 802.11b, g and n.

Google Nexus 7: media marvel

While the Nexus 7 does apps, of course, the whole thrust of Google's keynote was media consumption: look at the books! Look at the games! Look at the videos! That's the marketing message here and it's clear that this is a massive weapon in Google's attempt to topple the Kindle Fire.

And of course, no keynote is complete without a sly dig at Google's biggest competitor at the moment:

"With the Music Manager, you can easily import your entire iTunes music library* into Google Play", Google says. That asterisk means that it doesn't do DRM, and you're limited to 20,000 songs.

Google Nexus 7 release date and price

For once, we don't have to wait forever to get our hands on some exciting new tech: the Nexus 7 launches in the US, UK and Australia this July. That's, like, days away!

The UK price for the Nexus 7 will be £159 for the 8GB model, and the 16GB one will cost £199. That gives you not just the tablet but £15 of Google Play credit to spend too, and it means that even the priciest model is half an iPad.

Google will also offer a soft cover (but not a Surface-style keyboard one, at least not just now) and an extra charger should you need one.

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Apple iPhone 4S Complete Review

Well-known and so far new, the iPhone 4S may not appear different from the exterior, but within it’s an extremely different being. Apple presenting its 5th-gen smartphone wants to take us to the next dimension of smartphones with their devil the -iPhone 4S- which is amazingly fast, very-well armed with specifications and hence other rivals beware! But iPhone 4S does really has the guts to be your all-in-one smartphone? We’re about to see in our iPhone 4S review below:

Pros

• Amazing shooter
• Smart & elegant design
• Remarkable display quality
• Snappy processor
• Hosts a lot of new apps

Cons

• Siri is restricted to UK only (for now)
• Identical to the preceding iPhone 4 in terms of design

iPhone 4S Specifications

General

2G Network        GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network        HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Announced        2011, October

Status             Available. Released 2011, October

Size

Dimensions        115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm

Weight        140 g

Display

Type        LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size        640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)

• Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface
• Multi-touch input method
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Three-axis gyro sensor
• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

SOUND

Alert types        Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Loudspeaker        Yes

3.5mm jack        Yes

MEMORY

Phonebook        Virtually limitless entries and fields, Photocall

Call records        100 received, dialed and missed calls

Built-in        16/32/64 GB capacity, 512 MB RAM

Card slot        No

DATA

GPRS        Yes

EDGE        Yes

3G        HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps

WLAN    Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth    Yes, v4.0 with A2DP

Infrared port    No

USB        Yes, v2.0

CAMERA

Primary    8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,

Features    Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection

Video        1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging

Secondary    VGA

FEATURES

OS    iOS 5

Processor    1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 chipset

Messaging    iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

Browser    HTML (Safari)

Radio        No

Games    Downloadable, incl. motion-based

Colors    Black, White

GPS    Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Java    No

• Micro SIM card support only
• Scratch-resistant glass back panel
• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
• Siri natural language commands and dictation
• iCloud cloud service
• Twitter integration
• Digital compass
• Google Maps
• Audio/video player and editor
• Image editor
• Voice command/dial
• TV-out

BATTERY

Type        Regular battery, Li-Po 1432 mAh

Stand-by    Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)

Talk time    Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)

Music play    Up to 40 hours

iPhone 4S Design

If you ever held an iPhone 4 in your hand, you will feel the same experience when holding the iPhone 4S, for the reason that it bears almost the same design. This was not a point of complaining since the same iPhone 4 look is gorgeous and admired in present days too!

iPhone 4S Operating System

The iPhone 4S is operated by iOS 5, which is the latest edition of Apple’s mobile software. In iOS 5 you get the same basic feel but with added features and aspects.

iPhone 4S Processor

The iPhone 4S features a bigger processor to the iPhone 4 in the form of the A5 chip. And it sure feels really efficient, with applications being launching instantly, navigation and speedy typing giving instant response to every single tap.

iPhone 4S Camera

The iPhone 4S equips a new 8 MP shooter which has optic tech, as well as face-detection feature, rear illumination (titter) and a new sensor. As far as image quality is concerned, we were pleased with the iPhone 4S’s camera, the captured image gave more natural feel than iPhone 4.

While, the camera of the iPhone 4S provides excellent depth of field. In addition, the 1080p video recording is also very crispy and punchy!

Conclusion

The iPhone 4S is no doubt still leading the smartphone war, but the distance has lessened considerably, with Android and even Windows Phone mobiles becoming gradually more handy and elegant. Reviewing the whole mobile industry from different angles, we’re not sure if the iPhone 4S helps to maintain the leadership of for another whole year or not. But we sure can say that iPhone 4S is the best smartphone to date

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review Complete

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus which was formerly known as the Samsung Nexus Prime is the third Nexus-branded smartphone to launch from Google, and yet the latest in the range of ‘orientation handsets’ that it links with hardware makers, being driven byAndroid OS, free from any mediator discrepancies. In view of the fact that it has the latest most Android OS 4.0 -Ice Cream sandwich- running, and has some serious punch of hardware specifications we rolled up our sleeves and took one Samsung galaxy Nexus unit for reviewing it through every single aspect.

Pros

• Ice-cream sandwich hosts a lot of new features
• Large screen
• Interesting user interface
• Classically fast browser experience
• Multitasking available
• Fast zero-shutter lag shooter
• Cleanly designed with sharp edges
• Display quality is nice
• Great battery life
• Excellent performance with snappy navigation

Cons

• Ice Cream Sandwich has a limited selection of apps
• An unpolished (first-attempt) OS that is running the phone
• No SD card slot
• The build-quality is not so good, feels like if the phone will shatter easily

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Specifications

GENERAL

2G Network    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

- LTE (depends on region)

Announced    2011, October

Status        Available. Out in 2011, November

SIZE

Dimensions    135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm

Weight    135 g

DISPLAY

Type    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen unit, with 16M colors

Size    720 x 1280 pixels, 4.65 inches (~316 ppi pixel density)

- Oleo phobic surface
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Three-axis gyro sensor

SOUNDS

Alert types    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker    Yes

3.5mm jack    Yes

MEMORY

Phonebook    Virtually limitless entries and fields, (Photocall)

Call records    Virtually limitless

Built-in    16/32GB memory, 1 GB RAM

Card slot    No

DATA

GPRS    Yes

EDGE    Yes

3G    HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE

WLAN    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth    Yes, v3.0 with A2DP

Infrared port    No

USB    Yes, v2.0 microUSB

CAMERA

Primary    5 MP, 2592×1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features    Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection

Video        Yes, 1080p@30fps

Secondary    Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES

Operating System    Android OS v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

CPU            Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset

Messaging        SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser        HTML

Radio            Stereo FM radio with RDS

Games            Yes

Colors            Black

GPS            Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor

Java            Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- NFC support
- Digital compass
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3 player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input

BATTERY

Type     Regular battery, Li-Ion 1750 mAh

The front of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is dominated by a huge 4.65 inch Super AMOLED HD display unit with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The display quality is superb while it is also made in such a way that it assists in escalating the battery timing and the screen contrast, simultaneously.

As for the camera department, we were a bit disappointed for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to have a 5 mega pixel; (primary) camera and that’s what we’re concerned about. Yet the 1.3 mega pixel camera on the front seems OK. But when we compared the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with previous Samsung phones for instance the phones with 8 mega pixel cameras so this 5-mega pixel camera unit seems a bit odd and behind the trails. Nonetheless, to make things up the Samsung galaxy nexus has pioneering camera software credit to Ice cream sandwich which may prove it right, and may perhaps even beat the 8 mega pixel camera in regards to image quality.

Disappointingly yet again, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus doesn’t have a SD card slot. To make things up, there’s 16GB/32GB of built-in storage memory, but if there was a SD slot, it would have been better.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a major step forward for Android in the right path, but it’s not such a massive jump you may well have been waiting for. As inspiring as it is, Ice Cream Sandwich can be cluttered, and exclusive of it, the Galaxy Nexus might be entitled as another ordinary Android smartphone.

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