Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone Review, Price and Features Revealed

Samsung Galaxy series is the biggest successor of Samsung Mobile makers because it has boost the economy of company which provides the enhancement in further development of Samsung Galaxy Smartphones. After the successful launched of Samsung Galaxy S I and Samsung Galaxy S II Smartphones now company is focusing to build its third coming Galaxy S smartphone series called Samsung Galaxy S III with fully loaded advanced features and the integration of latest Android Operating System.

According to the rumors, Samsung has started the development of Samsung Galaxy S 3 Smartphone and it will soon going to launch in Q3 of 2012. The Samsung Galaxy S III specifications and details has been revealed on internet, if we believe the following picture taken from Samsung Mobile. The image in question not only tells us when, but what we can expect from the yet to be announced Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone, in a slide detailing the progression of the Galaxy S family.

According to the above image the Samsung Galaxy S III Specifications will be based on Exynos 4212 1.8 GHz dual core processor with 2GBs of RAM with 4.6 inch Super AMOLED HD display that will provide HD resolution without the PenTile technology found in the current Samsung screens and to finish the list off, the upcoming S will supposedly have a whopping 12MP camera and a large Super AMOLED Plus HD display with a resolution of 1280x720.

The Samsung Galaxy S 3 Smartphone will also have the fully loaded features like LTE and NFC support (which will tie in nicely with Google Wallet) as well as a flat display and Galaxy S III will also apparently include the four typical Android buttons, despite a 99% certainty that it will be running the latest Ice Cream Sandwich build of Google's mobile OS.

Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone Features Includes:

The price of the Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone is yet to be announced by the Samsung Mobile and It will be available in Q3, 2012 (not confirmed yet).

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Top Most Downloaded Mobile Apps and Games of 2011 - Infographic

The year 2011 is the year mainly known for "Mobile Technology Revolution" in tech industry because many popular and biggest Mobile Apps and Games have introduced in this year from the most popular internet and tech companies like Apple, Google, Nokia, Microsoft etc. After the revolution of Tablets and Smartphones devices big computers and laptops is now comes to under pocket of peoples and with the fastest growth of internet world has become short and small to connect with people around the world.

Mobile Apps and Games like Angry Birds from Rovio Mobile Ltd, Facebook App from Facebook Inc. or is it Google Maps from Google Inc. etc. now becomes the favorite on the go Apps and Games for Smartphone owners. Today we have summarized The Most Popular and Top Downloaded Mobile Apps and Games of 2011 which gets more attention from Mobile and Smartphone owners.

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Top 15 Most Downloadable Apps of Android Market

If you're an Android Smartphone owner and loves to download and install every single app from Android Market than you must have to know about the Most Popular and Best Applications of Android Market that worth download. Android Market is mostly known about its own integrated apps which are made from Google, but there are also popular third party applications available on Android Market which is quite useful for users to use it in daily life.

According to the latest survey report from Nielsen which summarizes the Top 15 Best and Popular Apps of Android Market sorted by user age groups from 18 to 24, 25 to 34, and 35 to 44. The following chart shows that Android Market Application is most popular amongst all age of peoples and then Facebook is on number second position as Most Downloadable App of Android Market and after that you can see 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th position is hold by Google made applications.

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Revenue Sharing Between iOS Apps and Android Apps

According to the latest report from Flurry.com about Comparison between iOS Apps and Android Apps Revenue Sharing, it�s revealed that iOS Apps are much profitable in terms of revenue as compare to Android Apps. iOS Apps make four times higher revenue as compare to Android platform. Flurry Analytics has also found that developers are choosing to start new projects on iOS over Android at a ratio of almost 3 to 1. No doubt Android is an open source platform and many big phone maker companies like Samsung, Motorola, Sony etc. is now offering Android devices but the statistic makes it clear that Apple iOS is still more popular platform in terms of Apps Revenue as compare Android platform.

I personally think that Android is new in smartphone arena and it has potential to gain more revenue as compare to any other platform including iOS and its popularity speaks itself that it has already beat its competitors when choosing Smartphones.

Revenue Sharing Between iOS Apps and Android Apps:

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Generate Smart Names for Android Smartphones

If you are Android Smartphone lover and wants to create your own unique name for your Android devices, now you can generate smart names for your android smartphone device. Android in its own way is a unique name and as well as Google name too because Google always try to named their products name unique. Many phone maker companies are launching smartphones with their unique brand names like Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Droid, HTC EVO, Sony Ericsson XPERIA, LG Optimus etc. etc.

There is one website available online which is providing Tool to Generate Smart Names for Android Smartphones. A website called itself Android Phone Name Generator through which users can have some fun by creating its own unique names for Android Smartphones. That website is using the real smartphone names and brands of all of the Android Phones that have been released so far and then generates a new name every time a person clicks on the "Generate" button on the website.

Click here to Generate Smart Names for Android Smartphones Now.

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Android App to Manage Facebook Ad Campaign from Android Devices - Free App Available

If you are Android device owner and using Facebook Ad Management system to manage your Ads Campaign and wants to track your whole ad campaign 24/7 without having your personal computer or full browser access than you can do it by using Android Application from your device.

Social Ads Tool has launched an entirely new Android App which helps users to manage Facebook Ad Campaign from android devices. The App is called a light version of its web-based offering, �geared toward keen Facebook ads managers who want to keep an eye on their campaigns quickly and without the need for a full web browser.� According to 77Agency developers the app contains whole new features like budget, bidding, and status editing functions to devices and also provides security features to thwart unwanted access, and it also offers tips on best practices.

The Android App for Facebook Ad Campaign is available via Android Market at free of cost. Grab it and manage all your Facebook ad campaign now.

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Google Introduced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich - Galaxy Nexus Smartphone

Google has finally unveiled its upcoming version of Android OS 4.0 for smartphones and tablets named "Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich" in collaboration with Samsung, the next generation of smartphone namely Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with the support of various new features.

The new Google Galaxy Nexus Specifications are as follows:

• A 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super AMOLED display
• HSPA+ or LTE (depending on region)
• 1.2 GHz dual-core processor (TI OMAP 4460)
• 1 GB of RAM
• 16 or 32 GB of internal storage
• 5 MP rear camera with flash; 1.3 MP front camera
• Full HD 1080p video recording at 30 FPS; zero shutter lag
• Bluetooth 3.0 and dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• NFC and a barometer
• 8.94mm thin; 135g light
• 1,750 mAh battery

You can register your advance booking online through official website of Google Nexus. Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus will be available for customers in United States, Europe and Asia from November 2011. 

Google has also launched Android 4.0 SDK for developers with all the improved and new APIs. Developers can get Android 4.0 SDK from here.

What�s New in "Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich�?

Google has added many new features in Android 4.0 while many improvements are customized and visual, there are still core enhancements being made. We have listed some of those new features about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).

• Honeycomb-styled interface
• New Roboto typeface used throughout the UI
• New lockscreen featuring quick unlock to camera and notification pane access
• Improvements to multitasking and the notification pane
• Resizable widgets
• Quick SMS responses when rejecting incoming calls
• Improvements to text input, autocorrect and copy & paste
• Real-time voice-to-text input
• Full control over data usage, including usage notifications
• New contacts app featuring better social integration and �Me� profile
• More advanced Calendar and Gmail apps
• Improved Gallery featuring a photo editor
• Improved Camera app including panorama mode and easy sharing
• Cloud connectivity with automatic Google Chrome bookmark sync
• Offline access to emails (past 30 days by default) and web pages (when you save them)
• Face unlock using facial recognition technology
• Android Beam for NFC sharing of loads of content
• Integrated visual voicemail and appropriate APIs
• Integrated screenshots from hardware button combination
• Support for high-density mobile displays such as the Galaxy Nexus� 720p display
• Many, many new APIs

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Nuance Acquired Swype - A Virtual Keyboard for Android and Symbian Smartphones

"Swype" the most advanced virtual keyboard for Symbian and Android Smartphones has been acquired by "Nuance". For those who don�t know much about Swype Application, Swype is a faster and easier way to input text on any touchscreen smartphones, you can do most of your typing words in fast and easy way with one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard at over 40 words per minute. Swype can be used in many devices like smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, televisions and other virtual screens.

For those who don�t know much about "Nuance", Nuance is a producer of voice recognition software for use in corporate environments. Nuance has bought Swype for $100 Million according to AllthingsD.com. The acquisition is expected to be announced tomorrow by Nuance. Nuance has acquired several different companies during 2011. In June, they bought SVOX, who also offered speech recognition software, just shortly after having purchased software developer Equitrac.

Watch Swype Video for more information:


If you want to Download Swype for your Symbian and Android Smartphones, do click on following links.

Swype for Symbian Smartphones - Download Now
Swype for Android Smartphones - Download Now

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Turn Your Smartphone Into Mobile Hacking Device Through Android App

Mobile Phone Hacking is on its peak so that Smartphone's owners have to look after their mobile phones seriously to avoid dangerous hacking attempts especially "Android Smartphone Users". Because it has been rumored spreading on internet since last weeks about an Android App called Anti or Android Network Toolkit, which perhaps going to launch in Android Market Next Week. This new Android Application Program has been introduced by which Israeli security firm Zimperium which is revealed at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas Friday and plans to make available to all Android users in coming days, is designed for penetration testing in theory, searching out and demonstrating vulnerabilities in computer systems so that they can be patched. Anti aims to bring all the hacking tools available to penetration testers on PCs to smartphones, with an automated interface intended to make sniffing local networks and owning remote servers as simple as pushing a few buttons. However, the way people tend to use smartphones can also put them at risk. Herring noted that mobile users tend to be in distracting environments, so they generally provide only short bursts of divided attention to their phones.

According to Itzhak "Zuk" Avraham, founder of Tel-Aviv-based Zimperium;

"We wanted to create a penetration testing tool for the masses, It's about being able to do what advanced hackers do with a really good implementation. In your pocket."

"People might use it in dangerous ways," Avraham says with a shrug. "I really hope not. But I know this might be the risk to help people increase their security, and that's our goal."

A free app with a 10$ corporate upgrade, will offer a Wi-Fi-scanning tool for finding open networks and showing all potential target devices on those networks, as well as trace route software that can reveal the IP addresses of faraway servers. Infected phones also can become part of a "botnet," which means your phone could be used without your knowledge as part of a larger attack scheme. This can also drive up your data traffic, which can push you toward your data plan's cap faster. Why is Android a bigger mobile security concern? It's an open platform, which presents significant pros and cons. When a target is identified, the app offers up a simple menu with commands like "Man-In-The-Middle" to eavesdrop on local devices, or even "Attack"; the app is designed to run exploits collected in platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB, using vulnerabilities in out of date software to compromise targets. Malware can cause a lot of surreptitious activity on your phone, so battery performance might be a clue. "If your battery suddenly starts draining really fast, consider that it might be malware.

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Google Voice Search and Google Instant Images Feature Launched

Google has recently launched its new search feature for Google Chrome users called Google Voice Search. Android users are very well aware of voice to enable Google Search feature because its self includes in Android-based Smartphones. According to the Official Google Blog, the company has just today enabled searching using its web site via voice for PC users. This new feature which is exclusively available for Google's own Chrome Web Browser at the moment. Users will be able to see a microphone icon on the Google Search button. Chrome users can simply click on it and speak their search phrase or terms (assuming they have a microphone installed of course). At the moment only English is supported by the new Google Search PC voice feature.

In addition, Google have also introduced another smart feature that debuted on the Android has made its way to the PC desktop. It's the Search Images feature at images.google.com.  By using this feature you can upload an image or even plug in an image URL and then the Search Images features will try to find out things like a location and more. The feature will be available in 40 languages and will be supported by both Chrome and Firefox web browsers via extensions.

Finally Google has announced a new way to speed up searches in general called Instant Images. According to the blog, "Instant Pages can get the top search result ready in the background while you�re choosing which link to click, saving you yet another two to five seconds on typical searches." It will be launched in the next beta version of the Chrome browser or you can try it out now by download the latest version that's made primarily for developers.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Smartphone Review - Hardware & Software Details

Samsung is now become the most promising company in term of Smartphone's and Tablet computing development. Samsung has recently launched its new family member of its Samsung Galaxy Tab known as Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 device with lots of powerful feature�s. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, in its current form, was born out of a response to Apple's sleek and thin iPad tablet. The original Galaxy Tab 10.1, which hadn't reached market yet, just couldn't compete, so Samsung went back the drawing board and turned out this beauty of a tablet in record time. And this one can compete.

The original 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab was the only major iPad competitor to be released in 2010, but it was hampered by the inclusion of Android 2.2 very much an OS designed for mobile phones rather than tablets. However with the release of the tablet-tastic Android 3.1 this year, the iPad 2 is about to come up against some serious competition.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a large, wide-screen display that looks sharp and bright, and it rests inside a body that is incredibly thin and light. This 10-inch tablet weighs less than a number of smaller tablets on the market, yet it still packs a dual-core 1GHz processor and the latest version of Android 3.1 Honeycomb.

There still aren't very many tablet-specific Android apps, and those that exist are not that easy to find in the Android Market, but the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is still a desirable piece of kit.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the same as the device launched at Google I/O, but there's two key differences that we'll focus on here: the hardware and design, and the thoroughly different Software Version (v3.1 here versus v3.0 before).

Hardware and Design:

As is the case with all 10-inch tablets, Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a large device. Its face measures 256.6mm x 172.9mm (10.1in x 6.8in), but the entire tablet is only 8.6mm (.3in) thick. Pair that with a low 565g (19.9oz) weight and you have a device that is much easier to wield than one might expect.

On top of that, the Tab's build quality is really good. The glossy back, which is white and silver on our unit, feels good on the finger tips, and all of the parts fit tightly together. The Tab also feels very strong in spite of its low profile design. There are no buttons to be found on the front of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, only the 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel displays and the forward-facing 2 megapixel camera. When held horizontally, the volume and power controls are found on the left end of the top edge of the tablet, while the 3.5mm headphone jack is a bit over to the right. A stereo speaker port can be found on the left and right edges, one each, and the proprietary charging/data port can be found on the bottom edge.

The interior is home to an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor and 16GB (or 32GB) of internal storage. I was testing the Wi-Fi only model, but 3G-capable models are expected soon.

Software:

The primary differentiator between the Tab 10.1 LE and the far-less-limited Tab 10.1: 0.1. Android 3.1 brings along widgets that can be resized vertically and horizontally, access to the newfangled Movies section of the Android Market, improved overall performance and support for a host of USB accessories. Unfortunately, the Movies department is only open for Android 3.1 tablets with 3G radios, hence, our 16GB WiFi test unit still showed it as unavailable. 

The performance improvements, however, are here. They're subtle, sure, but you won't find us kvetching about extra speed, regardless of how minor it is. Granted, we didn't have any real qualms with performance on the Tab 10.1 Limited Edition, but it's safe to say we've even fewer qualms here. Resizing widgets worked, and worked well, but it's mildly annoying that it only supports a smattering of 'em right now -- we're hoping to see more apps updated soon to take advantage, and when that happens, homepane tweakers will no doubt find these remarkably useful. It enables each pane to be full of useful, glanceable information, a sizable calendar prevents you from having to load the app each time.

We'd also like to point out a huge, huge issue with using the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in conjunction with OS X. For whatever reason, Android File Transfer still hasn't been updated to support this slate, which means that you cannot (easily) use your Mac to transfer files onto your device. We have to wonder what Google was thinking when it fundamentally changed how Macs could interface with Android; our Nexus One (Android 2.3) simply pops up as an external drive on the desktop of a MacBook Pro, while Honeycomb devices require a dedicated piece of software that may or may not work. Blech. We're hoping Google updates AFT in the hours ahead; otherwise, you can expect the forums to come alive as Mac owners struggle to make contact with the $500+ slate they just bit on.

Video Review of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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Google Released Android 3.1 Update and also Announced Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Google has officially announced the latest Android firmware version Android 3.1 in Google IO Conference today. The latest firmware Android 3.1 update will be released today for Verizon Xoom 3G customers, and will continue to roll out to other customers in the coming days. The latest additions to Google Android 3.1 will be turning your Xoom into a USB host. This means people will be able to plug in their cameras and other devices, making the Xoom act like a desktop computer, allowing you to transfer photos and other digital media. The USB host will even allow users to plug in controllers (with the Xbox 360 controller used as a demo) to play games.

Android 3.1 also includes major improvement in widget support, so users can expand or shrink the size of widgets on their screen, getting more out of the widgets you want. Google is now activating 400,000 Android devices daily.

Apart from Android 3.1 update, Google has also revealed new Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The next update, due in Q4 2011, will work on both tablets and mobile devices. Google also unveiled the new logo for the update:

You can also watch the live stream of the Google IO Conference here.

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Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus Smartphone Review, Price and Features

Samsung Galaxy series is somehow getting more popular than any other series. So Samsung has yet again come back with its latest Android based Smartphone called Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus which is also popularly known as Samsung Galaxy S 2011 Edition is another Android based Smartphone of Galaxy generation. Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus have got lots of built-in features which makes it quite unique from other smartphones available today.

Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus is basically based on Android V2.3 Gingerbread OS and it is powered by 1.4GHz Scorpion processor. It has HTML browser and FM radio with RDS. It has A-GPS Support and it will be available in Black and white colors. The Galaxy S Plus is a 5 MP camera comes with touch focus, face and smile detection. Video Recording is supported resolution of HD, 1280�720 720p@30fps. You can also use various other facilities like Digital compass, document editor, organizer and Social networking integration. MP4, TV-Out, Gmail, maps, and Google search facility is also available. It has Super AMOLED capacitive touch-screen with 16M colors. It has 2G network GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and 3G network GSM HSDPA 900/1900/2100.

Samsung Galaxy S Plus comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS skinned with the beautiful Samsung�s own Touchwiz 3.0 UI customizations, packing with a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T processor, sporting a 4 inches WVGA Super AMOLED display, and a 14.4Mbps HSPA+ radio, 5 Megapixels rear-facing camera with 720p HD video capturing capability and an additional VGA front-facing camera, 8GB card inserted, micro-SD card slot for 32GB memory expansion, 512MB RAM, 2GB ROM, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB 2.0, Android Market and powered by 1650mAh standard battery.

Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus Smartphone Features Includes:

• 4-inch Super AMOLED display
• 5 MP Camera, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus
• Runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system
• Internal memory of 8GB
• TouchWiz 3.0 UI
• Boasts 1.4GHz single core processor
• Includes 1650 mAh battery
• HD video supported

The price of the Samsung Galaxy S Plus I9001 would be around ($842 US Dollars Or �540 Euros) and It will be available in May, 2011.

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HTC Sensation 4G Smartphone Reviews and Specification

HTC has introduced its brand new smartphone focusing more on entertainment called "HTC Sensation 4G" also known as "HTC Sense" HTC calling it a "multimedia superphone". HTC Sense 4G having Google's Android operating system and will be exclusively available on T-Mobile in the United States. It will be released sometime this summer, according to the press release from HTC.

The HTC Sensation 4G includes the HTC Watch video feature, an app that provides access to a library of recent movies and television shows. The app's technology lets users begin watching a video without having to wait for the entire file to download, according to HTC. This video feature also lets users buy or rent videos and play them across multiple HTC devices.

The HTC Sensation which had been widely referred to as the HTC Pyramid while it was in development also features HTC's Sense system which, among other things, lets users program their "lock" screen to show social media updates, photos, weather and other media.

According to the HTC CEO Peter Chou;

"Consumers have quickly transformed smartphones into consumer lifestyle hubs that are pocket-sized entertainment centers that enable people to take their favorite multimedia content with them wherever they go"

HTC Sense System is already available on the HTC Legend and HTC Inspire phones, but the version on the Sensation is updated with new features.

HTC Sensation 4G has a 4.3-inch widescreen display, an 8-megapixel camera and a dual-core processor. Prices have not been announced yet.


HTC Sensation 4G Reviews:

HTC Sensation 4G have got the positive review from most website critics like PC World which got a hands-on demo, called it a "beautiful, dual-core beast" and CNET's Bonnie Cha writes that, by the end of a demo, she was "trying to think of ways to distract HTC so I could run off with the smartphone."

Video Review of HTC Sensation 4G:

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Google To Launch Mobile Payment System

Google is now joining hands with Mastercard and Citigroup to setup a mobile payment system for Android phones that will turn Android phones into a kind of electronic wallet. This new technology, which is in its early stages, will allow Android consumers to use their Android phones in a form of checkout counter to make payments.

The planned payment system would allow Google to offer retailers more data about their customers and help them target advertisements and discount offers to mobile device users near their stores, the sources told the WSJ.

Google is not expected to get a cut of the transaction fees, the paper said.

Initially, holders of Citigroup-issued debit and credit cards would be allowed to pay for purchases by activating a mobile payment application developed for one current model and many coming models of Android phones, the paper said.

Google, Citigroup and Mastercard could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters outside regular U.S. business hours.

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Amazon Launches App Test Drive Feature for AppStore

Amazon has introduced a new platform where Android users can test their apps directly from app store before buying any app of android. Today in any App stores it�s really hard to take a test drive of any particular app so if you purchase an app that you do not like or want then there is a little chance of being able to return it. In most cases, you can�t even try a demo version of the application, so what did Amazon do? They have actually created a virtual machine that allows app users to test out any app from their store in your browser before you buy it.

Amazon more said that; App Test Drive feature is a great solution to an issue that end users currently face. The one downside to Test Drive is that you have to be at a PC and it currently does not work if you are browsing on your mobile device.

According to Amazon Spokesman;

Clicking the "Test drive now" button launches a copy of this app on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), a web service that provides on-demand compute capacity in the cloud for developers. When you click on the simulated phone using your mouse, we send those inputs over the Internet to the app running on Amazon EC2 - just like your mobile device would send a finger tap to the app. Our servers then send the video and audio output from the app back to your computer. All this happens in real time, allowing you to explore the features of the app as if it were running on your mobile device.

Amazon has already launched its AppStore for Android users. It will help users to take a Test Drive of any Android App within their Appstore. In a market where features drive consumers, Amazon has unleashed a top notch product that may draw users away from Google's own Marketplace.

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Amazon Launches Its Own AppStore - Amazon AppStore

Amazon has also comes into a market with its own AppStore after Andoird and Apple stores. Amazon AppStore will more attract those audiences who regularly shops at Amazon's portals. The AppStore looks familiar with apps divided into logical categories, best seller, paid and free sections. Pages for individual apps are laid out in a similar manner to any other product on Amazon, with screenshots, ratings and product descriptions all present and accounted for.

Amazon will also screen every app before allowing it to appear on the Appstore, an approach far closer to that taken by Apple and a definite step away from the relatively open submission process for the Android Market.

In terms of design, it will largely come down to individual taste, but to this writer the Amazon Appstore appeared much cleaner and easier to navigate than Google's ''native'' offering.

For the next 19 hours, visitors to the store will be greeted with a free copy of Angry Birds Rio, the much-hyped, movie-themed, Amazon-exclusive version of the popular mobile game. For those of you on the Apple side of the fence, the game also launched today on iOS. Amazon will offer one paid app for free each day.

Purchasing apps requires the installation of the Amazon Appstore app on your device, as well as an Amazon account. Users will also need to follow a few simple steps to enable apps to be installed from ''unknown sources''.

Checkout is handled using the company's existing payment infrastructure. The need to install an app before making purchases on the Appstore would seem to contradict a report last month that apps would be able to be purchased from Amazon's store without an Android device and installed at a later date.

If Amazon can leverage its brand power to get its app store onto Android devices, Google's offering could be in serious trouble, though at present the search giant has the distinct advantage of being the only app store installed by default on every Android phone. It's highly likely Amazon is working feverishly behind the scenes to change that situation.

You can check and visit Amazon AppStore live here.

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Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Smartphone Release Date Announced

Verizon has confirmed that they are going to launch HTC Thunderbolt a 4G-capable phone on March, 17. HTC Thunderbolt is a large (4.3-inch) Android phone that is packing LTE from Verizon onboard for the fastest connectivity around. That fast connectivity will require the Thunderbolt to have lots of storage space for video, so in addition to the 8GB of internal memory Verizon is including a 32GB memory card.

The HTC Thunderbolt, the first Smartphone equipped with 4G LTE available through Verizon Wireless, will go on sale on Thursday, March 17 for the price of $199 with the signing of a two-year contract. Off-contract Thunderbolts will cost $669.99, according to online mobile phone retailer Wirefly. The Thunderbolt is the latest HTC Android phone based on latest Google�s Android 2.2 operating system. The Thunderbolt will set you back $249.99 with a 2-year contract with Verizon, with hotspot capability an extra $20/month.

Verizon customers looking to purchase a new phone may want to take into consideration: The Thunderbolt will be the first Smartphone on Verizon to be able to support the use of both voice and data at the same time. (Think talking to someone while simultaneously looking up the location of a restaurant on Google maps.) Not even the iPhone 4 can do this.

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Download and Install Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 Update Manually from Google

Many Google Nexus S and Nexus One Smartphone users wants to update their software with latest release Android 2.3.3. Now Android users can download and install update manually of Android 2.3.3. Reports from Google suggested users could be waiting as long as a matter of weeks for the over-the-air update to land on everyone's handsets, but now the search giant has decided to allow eager punters to download the update and apply it manually.

If you want to be a lucky user to hold latest Android update of 2.3.3, here's how you can get the latest version of everyone's favorite mobile OS without waiting.

NOTE: We're hearing reports of the Nexus S update not working - it seems Google may have given us the incorrect update file. Hopefully the issue will be corrected ASAP!

1. Download the relevant update for your device: Nexus S and Nexus One.
2. Rename the downloaded Zip file to 'update.zip' - Nexus One owners MUST do this, while interestingly the Nexus S can flash from any file name.
3. Copy the renamed file to your phone's storage.
4. Turn your phone off. Now turn it back on while holding the volume DOWN (Nexus One) or volume UP (Nexus S) button.
5. Press the volume DOWN button to highlight 'recovery' and press the power button to select it.
6. Next you should see a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark - press the volume UP and power buttons simultaneously.
7. This last step depends on your phone - Nexus One users: use the trackball to select 'apply sdcard:update.zip�. Nexus S - Choose 'apply update from /sdcard and choose the update file.

After the above steps and a restart you should now be running Android 2.3.3. Welcome to Gingerbread, Nexus One owners!

Update: As pointed out in the comments, it appears Google hasn't so much released the update files as someone's managed to get hold of them. Either way the end result is the same, but it's still worth remembering that this isn't strictly 100% official!

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Android 3.0 Promotional Video & Features Info

As we discuss before about Android Overtakes iPhone in U.S.A by 2011. So now Android has not stopped yet. Google is growing and have introduced its next version of its mobile operating system, Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb), I have just got my hands on new promotional video of Android 3.0 by Google. The video of the tablet-friendly OS was posted by the Android Developers account, but was then set to private. Thankfully it has been reuploaded all over the Internet so whether Google meant to post it or not, the video is now widely available.

Android version 3.0 is supposed to be a huge upgrade for tablets, and some rumors even claim it will be exclusive to the form factor, meaning not available for smartphones at all. The text "Entirely for Tablet" seen early in the video seems to support this. Beyond tablet exclusivity, the video shows the user interface, browser, e-books, optimized Gmail, redesigned YouTube, Google Talk, and Google Maps. Frankly, it doesn't even look like the Android we currently know.



Android for tablets will surely start to take off with Honeycomb, but what really has us interested is what this means for the mobile operating system as a whole. If Android 2.x is for smartphones and Android 3.x is for tablets, will Android 4.x converge the two? Google has some explaining to do!

"Many of Android's existing features will really shine on Honeycomb: refined multi-tasking, elegant notifications, access to over 100,000 apps on Android Market, home screen customization with a new 3D experience and redesigned widgets that are richer and more interactive," a Google spokesperson said in a statement. "We've also made some powerful upgrades to the web browser, including tabbed browsing, form auto-fill, syncing with your Google Chrome bookmarks, and incognito mode for private browsing. Honeycomb also features the latest Google Mobile innovations including Google Maps 5 with 3D interactions and offline reliability, access to over 3 million Google eBooks, and Google Talk, which now allows you to video and voice chat with any other Google Talk enabled device (PC, tablet, etc)."

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