At NYC Samsung Set to Release TouchWiz UX Update for Galaxy Tab 10.1 ... ...

Samsung has chosen New York city as the centre to unveil the TouchWiz UX update for the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

The event is set for Wednesday, August 3rd. The TouchWiz UX update brings in Samsung Live Panel, Mini Apps and redesigned MediaHub.

The media conference will tkae place between 11am and 1pm. It will feature, demonstrations and software updates. Lunch will be provided to attendees.The updates will be accessible to the public from 1pm to 6pm on-site.

After the event, the update is expected to be available to users worldwide over the internet.

Mozilla B2G Announced (A Web Centric Mobile OS)... ...

Mozilla yesterday announced its plans to develop an open source mobile operating system. The OS will be focused primarily on web-apps. Dubbed B2G , the OS will make use of HTML5 capabilities to deliver basic phone functionality via various APIs.

Mozilla will be using parts from Android to enable hardware acceleration. 

Mozilla’s plan with the OS is to provide :

New web APIs: build prototype APIs for exposing device and OS capabilities to content (Telephony, SMS, Camera, USB, Bluetooth, NFC, etc.)

Privilege model: making sure that these new capabilities are safely exposed to pages and applications

Booting: prototype a low-level substrate for an Android-compatible device

Applications: choose and port or build apps to prove out and prioritize the power of the system.

The User Interface is going to be entirely unique and will build an application stack around Gecko. The B2G project is still in the early stages so we shouldn’t expect any devices based on the OS to hit the market anytime soon.

Motorola Atrix successor with 8MP camera and 1080p video recording coming soon ... ...

Photographs have just surfaced on the internet of an unknown variant of the Motorola Atrix. The device is said to be an updated version of the popular Motorola device. One of the biggest changes seems to be the new 8MP camera which is also capable of capturing 1080p video. A new dedicated camera key also finds a place on the body of the handset.

The earpiece appears to have been redesigned. The headset jack and power button have also been re positioned. The Moto Blur logo is missing from the device and the phone appears to have a curved glass display. The Android Gingerbread based handset is expected to be available on AT&T later this year.

iPhone 5 hitting USA on September 5, International launch on October 5... ...

From last few months, we are hearing a lot of rumors about the Apple upcoming iPhone. Last month, we first heard that China Mobile will launch the new iPhone in September and then an analyst also claimed it, but he further said that Apple will launch two versions of it, one will be known as iPhone 5 and other will be iPhone 4S. We heard it before that there will be two versions of iPhone, but let’s wait for Apple to clear the air. I am about to tell you about another rumor related to the next iPhone, but this one is related to the release only. iPhoneItalia is claiming that their very reliable source is saying that Apple will be launching the iPhone 5 in October, and the source of this news is a senior executive at Swisscom, which is one of the major telecommunication providers in Switzerland. Good news is that Apple will launch it in USA on September 5 and internationally on October 5. iPhoneItalia source can be trusted because it’s directly linked to Swisscom, and as we also heard in past that September is the month when we will see the next iPhone, so lets take it with few grains of salt.

Well folks, I think it’s not wrong to say that we will see the iPhone 5 in September, but now there’s only one question, is it only iPhone 5 or Apple is also launching iPhone 4S? Well, September is not that far, only 6 weeks and these six weeks will be like years for Apple fanboys, right? About the specs, we heard that it will feature a dual-core A5 processor, better rear and front facing camera, bigger display with edge-to-edge screen, and some new good features.

So who’s looking forward to the new iPhone, anyone?

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Finally Gets The Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update... ...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is the company’s most popular Android smartphone. It was originally launched with the Android 1.6 (Donut) Operating system, later it was updated to Android 2.1 (Eclair). Earlier this year, Sony Ericsson announced that, the company will skip the Froyo update and it will finally roll out the much-awaited Android Gingerbread update during the Q3 of 2011. And now, the company has kept their promise and finally rolled out the Gingerbread update.

New Features:
Facebook inside Xperia – a series of unique integrations of Facebook into your multimedia apps, phonebook and calendar
The possibility to use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Music player with equalizer
USB tethering – share your 3G data connection via the USB connector
Photo widget – one click access to your photo gallery app
App tray sorting – arrange your apps in the order you want them
The Android 2.3 update for Xperia X10 is not available via Over-The-Air (OTA). You will need to manually update the device from your computer using the Sony Ericsson’s PC Companion desktop software. It is recommended to backup all your data before updating the device. All the user data, such as contacts, messages and more, saved in your phone memory will be overwritten. User data saved on the phone’s memory card will not be affected.

Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01 – Affordable Price 7-inch Touchscreen Beetel Android Tablet...price-Rs 8900/-

Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01 tablet Features:

• 8GB Memory
• 2MP Camera + Front Camera for Video chat and recording
• Use 3G Sim Card for anywhere connectivity
• Nice Design
• Essential Apps pre-Loaded, You can also download apps from Android marketplace

Beetel BMQ-01 Android Tablet Technical Specifications:

• 3G/HSDPA 2100 MHz Network
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• EDGE/GPRS
• 7” inch (480×800 Pixels) Touchscreen Display
• 1GHz CPU
• Internal Memory: 8GB
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• Front Camera
• Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth
• USB Connector for Data Transfer
• 3.5 mm Headphone Jack
• 2200 mAh Li-Ion Battery

Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01 Price in India: Approx Rs.8,900 INR/-

Samsung galaxy S II VS. HTC Sensation --The extreme phones...

Samsung Galaxy S 2 vs HTC Sensation: Comparison

Design

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is the slimmest Android smartphone yet – with dimensions of 125.3 mm x 66.1 mm x 8.5 mm. The HTC Sensation is a bit thicker with dimensions of 126.1 mm x 65.4 mm x 11.3 mm. The Galaxy S 2 (116 gms) is also much lighter than the Sensation (148 gms).

Both the phones have a great design and excellent build quality.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 comes with a 4.3 inch SuperAMOLED Plus display which is probably the best mobile display ever, in terms of display quality, brightness, contrast etc. It has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

The HTC Sensation has a 4.3 inch S-LCD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. It’s an excellent display, but relatively not as good as the SuperAMOLED Plus display of the Galaxy S 2. It does have a higher display resolution though, so it’s a tradeoff between resolution and the display quality.

User Interface

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the TouchWiz 4.0 interface, while the HTC Sensation comes with the same OS and the Sense 3.0 UI. While I personally prefer TouchWiz, I know many people who love the Sense UI, so this is very subjective.

Hardware

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 comes with a 1.2 GHz dual core Exynos processor and the very powerful Mali 400MP GPU. It has 1 GB RAM and comes with 16 GB internal storage.

The HTC Sensation comes with a 1.2 GHz dual core processor as well – the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8260 – and the Adreno 220 GPU. It has 768 MB RAM and comes with 1 GB internal storage.

While both phones are almost equal in terms of processing and graphics, the Galaxy S 2 has more RAM and more internal storage. Most reviews also point that the Galaxy S 2 is marginally better in performance, and more responsive.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 has an 8 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, and a secondary 2 MP camera too. It offers brilliant image capture quality, and can also record 1080p videos at 30 FPS.

The HTC Sensation comes with an 8 MP camera too and it captures excellent images as well. It also has autofocus, dual LED flash with stereo sound recording, and can record 1080p videos at 30 FPS too.

You will have to wait for some time for a comprehensive camera comparison, but they are most likely equals in this case.

Connectivity

While both the devices offer all the basic connectivity options – EDGE, 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and GPS with A-GPS, the Samsung Galaxy S 2 has one feature that the HTC Sensation doesn’t – NFC. With so many NFC based apps and services coming along, HTC shouldn’t have missed that one.

The Verdict

Both the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the HTC Sensation are excellent smartphones. They are undoubtedly the best Android smartphones money can buy. The Samsung Galaxy S 2 will be launched in a couple of days (it has already been launched in some countries), while the HTC Sensation still has a couple of weeks to go.

I personally prefer the Samsung Galaxy S 2 – it is the best smartphone of all time – but even the HTC Sensation is a great device. Both the phones have received superb reviews, so it really boils down to two things:

1. Whether you can wait for the HTC Sensation, resisting the urge to buy the Galaxy S 2 when it launches.

2. Whether you prefer TouchWiz or Sense.

I’m going with the Samsung Galaxy S 2. and leaving you with video.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Duo Leaked... ...

Sony Ericsson is pretty late to the Dual Core phone party but looks like the company might be working on a Dual Core phone which is expected to be called the Xperia Duo according to a rumour. The device looks pretty similar to the ARC with a slightly bigger display.

It has 3 keys for back, home and menu similar to the Arc. Are you looking forward to a Dual Core SE phone ?

We are not sure whether it’s legit , so do take this news with a grain of salt.

HTC Sensation Launched in India at Rs.32700...It could be my next phone....

HTC India on 16th launched the much awaited Sensation Android phone in the country. This is the first HTC Dual Core phone to hit the market and it was announced at London few days ago where our very own Jon Choo got a hands on the Sensation. We also have a preview of the device.Lennard Hoornik , President ,South Asia, HTC and Faisal Siddiqui , Country Head , India launched the Sensation in the Indian market today. The price of the phone is Rs.32700.

Here are the interesting specs of the Sensation.

• 4.3 inch qHD display
• 1.2 GHz Dual Core Qualcomm Processor
• Aluminum unibody design
• HTC Sense 3.0
• HTC Watch Service
• 1GB ROM
• 768 MB RAM
• WiFi (n)
• 8 MP Camera capable of 1080p video recording

It weighs 148 grams and is capable of 3G speeds of 14.4 Mbps, It is powered by a 1520 mAh battery which promises. An Asynchronous Dual Core CPU from Qualcomm means that the two cores of the CPU can run at different speeds which can translate to better performance and battery life. 400 hours of Standby Time and about 7 hours of talktime over 3G and about 8.25 hours over GSM

HTC Sensation Price

The market price of the HTC Sensation is Rs.32700. It’s already available online and with some retailers at a similar price tag.

Yahoo! Music launches Android app – Play... ...

Yahoo music has launched a new app called Play in U.S. This app has features like Yahoo! Music news, identify, smart shuffle, social sharing and smart search. This app also has library management that list your music under different categories such as album and artists.

Features of Play Android app by Yahoo music

• Get Yahoo Music news about to your favorite artist as you listen to a song
• Identify the details about a particular music or music played in a row on the radio or somewhere else
• Smart shuffle, creates a custom playlist of the songs according to your mood
• Cover art cleanup, analyzes your music library and finds the missing album art
• Share the song you are listening to on Twitter or Facebook directly from the app
• Smarter search auto-corrects for misspellings when you search for music

This app also has Last.fm scrobbling feature that scrobbles the songs you are listening to the Last.fm history in your account to track it later. Download the app from the Android market for the phones that run Android 1.6 and later for free. This app is only available in U.S