Windows Phone fansite , WPSauce , reporting live from the Windows Phone Dev Camp in India says that future versions of Windows Phone will support upto 120 languages. Equally interesting is the news that C++ native code support will be coming to Windows Phone in the near future.
The news comes from Microsoft developers and speakers during the Q&A at the event. While still far from confirmed , we find the news believable given Microsoft’s goal to infiltrate the volume segment. Microsoft has also been very active in their support for developers who have been clamoring for native code support. Sadly it is still unknown whether these advances will be additions to the Tango release or Windows Phone Apollo scheduled for late this year.
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Samsung might announce a new Galaxy Tab with 2 GHz Exynos 5250 processor and a display with WXQGA (2560×1600 pixels ) resolution display at Mobile World Congress (MWC) according to androidandme. It would obviously run on the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
Samsung mentioned in their earnings call that they are sampling the Exynos 5250 SoC and would begin mass production for their devices from Q2 2012. The Exynos 5250 processor A15 chip clocks at 2GHz and would support WQXGA (2560×1600 pixels ) resolution display. Some sites are also reporting that it would come with a larger 11.6-inch display and S-pen support.
The Cortex-A15 and Mali-T604 would deliver better speed and graphics with memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s and better power consumption. They unveiled the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 at MWC 2011 that was available in April 2011. Even if the new tablet is announced at the MWC 2012, we can’t expect it till the end of Q2 or Q3 since they would start producing these chips in Q2 2012.
Let’s wait till the end of February for the MWC to know more.
Source: Androidandme
Samsung Galaxy S III has been on the radar from quite sometime, there were rumors that Samsung is reviewing their launch of the quadcore beast at MWC, meanwhile in UAE Samsung’s official page listed GT I9300 (Galaxy S III) under the Mobile product name. Which not only proves that Galaxy S III exists but also that it might come sooner than we expect.
The Samsung Galaxy S II is rumored to run a quadcore processor, totally new design, 2 GB of RAM and more cool stuff like that. We are sure that this is the Galaxy S II because I90xx was the model number of the Galaxy S series, I91xx was reserved for the Galaxy S II series and as Galaxy Nexus got I9250, I am sure the Galaxy SIII will be getting I9300. Now this device does sound really awesome and almost everyone in the tech field, even Apple will be looking for the launch of this phone.
Source: Softpedia
Samsung has reported 17% increase in net profit due to increase smartphone sales in Q4 2011. They reported a net profit of 4 trillion won ($3.5 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 47.3 trillion won in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011. The operating profit jumped 75.8 percent to 5.3 trillion won in the fourth quarter compared to last year.
The Semiconductor sector has seen a revenue of 9.17 trillion won in Q4 2011 with 2.31 trillion won in operating profits that has increased 29% year on year.The mobile sector 17.18 trillion won revenue The telecom sector recorded operating profits of 2.64 trillion won that is up 79% compared to Q4 2010. Overall 2011 operating profits were 7.34 trillion won in the semiconductors and 8.27 trillion won in Telecommunications sector.
The overall 2011 revenue for Samsung was at 165 trillion won that is 7% higher that year over year but the net income of 13.7 trillion won is down 15% compared with 2010.
Yahoo has announced that they would no longer support some of their mobile apps for iPad, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry, citing pace of change in the mobile space. They said that they have to keep moving, to keep innovating, and to continuously measure and scrutinize what’s working and what isn’t. Some of their latest apps Livestand for iPad, Hub for Android, Play for Android and their popular Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, Sportacular and Flickr would remain.
The list of mobile apps that would no longer supported include
Yahoo! Meme (iPad and iPhone)
Yahoo! Mim (iPad)
Yahoo! Answers (Android)
Yahoo! AppSpot (Android and iPhone)
Yahoo! Deals (iPhone)
Yahoo! Finance (BlackBerry)
Yahoo! Movies (Android)
Yahoo! News (Android)
Yahoo! Shopping (iPhone)
Yahoo! Sketch-a-Search (iPad and iPhone)
The key features of AppSpot and Sketch-a-Search would be integrated into Yahoo! Search app and the iPhone and Android search apps would get an update soon. They would also offer new apps in 2012 that would offer different experience.
Do you use or have used any of these Yahoo apps?
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HTC was the first manufacturer to take up Android, and it is still the number 1 in the most beautiful user interfaces on top of stock Android. Though I am not a big fan of any UI other than stock Android, Sense UI from HTC is the best and easiest user interface a consumer can get. The good looking widgets, transitions, customization options are simply unmatched by any other company. Now with the release of Android 4.0 HTC is coming up with a new version of Sense UI, Sense 4.0 for it’s Ice Cream Sandwich devices.
Sense 4.0 is still not out yet but many people who have been testing it leaked out some of the main changes and features of it. Though we will be seeing devices from HTC running Sense 4.0 at the MWC in a few weeks, let’s have a closer look at some of the features they offer.
Guest Mode
This is a very important feature and a must for all Android devices, I am quite surprised why Google did not make it available on board ICS, maybe in the future upgrades. So guest mode features allows you to keep multiple profiles so if you give the phone to your friend, …
We all have been hearing about the quadcore Exynos which might feature in the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung mentioned in their earnings call today that currently they are sampling the Exynos 5250 SoC and will probably start the mass production for their devices from Q2 2012 on wards if everything goes right.
The quadcore SoC from Samsung does sound great but according to me the dual-core Exynos 5250 with two Cortex – A 15 chips clocked at 2 GHz sounds more interesting and powerful. The SoC also supports WQXGA which is a resolution of around 2560×1600. They are also saying that this beast will have four times superioe graphics compared to the Cortex A9 SoC currently available in the market. Now this really sounds very exciting.
Well we clearly have to wait for some time to see these in device, maybe in Q3 we will be seeing some Samsung tablets equipped with this SoC, they have also mentioned that not only the tablets but also the smartphones will be featuring this powerful SoC. I am sure there will be a head on battle between Samsung and Qualcomm who will be coming up with the Krait based devices. Qualcomm had a really …
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) III for Android has been updated to version 1.3 that brings new features such as support for Asus Transformer Prime and Medion LifeTab tablets. Rockstar games launched the first version, 1.2 on December 15 for Android and iPhone. The new version also comes with new features such as Haptic Feedback, SD card support and more.
New features in Grand Theft Auto III v1.3
The addition of Integrated with Immersion Haptic Vibration Feedback
The ability to tailor your visual experience with new video display settings
The ability to install the game to an SD memory card
Improved controls for Xperia Play and supported gamepads plus full support for the GameStop Wireless Game Controller
Additional technical fixes
Download Grand Theft Auto III for select Android phones from the Android Market for $4.99.
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BlackBerry Curve 9320 and Curve 9220 specs has surfaced in RIM’s 2012 lineup. According to the slides from BGR, these are expected to arrive mid-2012. These are aimed at emerging market and would come with BB OS 7.1 on board.
The BlackBerry Curve 9320 would be the upgraded Curve 9300 and would come with 2.44-inch (320×240 pixels) with 164dpi and QWERTY keyboard, 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps), WiFi, 512MB RAM, Bluetooth, FM radio, GPS, 3.2MP EDOF camera with Flash.
The BlackBerry Curve 9220 is expected to come with 2.44-inch (320×240 pixels) with 164dpi and QWERTY keyboard but it would be a 2G phone and would come with a 2.0MP fixed focus shooter. Other features are similar to the Curve 9320.
The rumored BlackBerry 10 phone code-named London might be pushed from Q3 2012 to October. The White versions of the Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 are also in the pipeline that would arrive in Q2 2012.
Source: BGR
RIM’s 2012 lineup of devices has surfaced. This reveals new BlackBerry PlayBook with upgraded 1.5GHz dual-core TI OMAP processor and new BlackBerry curve devices. According to the slides from BGR, the upgraded PlayBook would come with 42Mbps HSPA+ Connectivity and NFC support, in addition to OS 2.0 in May or June.
Other features such as 7-inch 1024×600 display, 1GB RAM, 5MP rear camera, 3MP front camera, WiFi 802.11 a/ b/ g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, might remain the same. The battery would be 4800 mAh one instead of the 5300 mAh.
Source: BGR
