Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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LG Announces Android Powered LG Apex For US Cellular

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:11 PM PST


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LG recently announced a new entry level smartphone, the LG Apex, exclusively on the airwaves of US Cellular. This handset is powered by the old Android 2.1 Operating System and it comes with a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard, 3 megapixel camera and so on. The screen also boasts luminous sensors that adjust brightness depending on light conditions.

"Phones powered by Android are perfect for customers looking for high-performance devices that help them stay productive, entertained and connected on the go," said Edward Perez, vice president of marketing and sales operations for U.S. Cellular. "The LG Apex is backed by the tremendous value of The Belief Project and our high-speed nationwide network, making it a great gift this holiday season."

LG Apex features a 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 320 x 480 pixels resolution, Android 2.1 OS, slide-out landscape QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, microUSB 2.0, Wi-Fi, 3G Connectivity, 3 megapixel camera, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio with RDS, Music player, A-GPS and more.

LG Apex comes with five customizable home screens, which allows you to create shortcuts of your favorite apps and widgets. This handset will be available from November 19th for a price tag of $79.99 after an $80 mail-in rebate and two years contract agreement.


LG Announces Android Powered LG Apex For US Cellular originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Omkar Dutta on Thursday 18th November 2010 02:11:07 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Google Docs Goes Mobile: Adds Edit Support for Android, iPhone and iPad

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:02 PM PST


If anyone believes in the power of the web, it’s Google. The Mountain View, California based internet giant has been one of the most vocal champions of web applications. So, it's not surprising that some of the best web applications are from Google. Google Docs might be no match for Microsoft Office’s complexity, but it’s certainly good enough for many organizations. Unfortunately, Google Docs is restricted to the desktop. Mobile users can open documents in their browser, but can’t edit them. However, this is about to change.

Google has announced that it will begin rolling out edit support for English users of Docs over the next few days. Supported devices include Android phones (Froyo or newer), iPhone (iOS 3 or newer) and iPad. Android users will also be able to take advantage of the inbuilt voice recognition feature. Check out the video below to see Google Docs Mobile in action.


Google Docs Goes Mobile: Adds Edit Support for Android, iPhone and iPad originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Pallab De on Wednesday 17th November 2010 03:02:43 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Android Market Maintenance Tomorrow, Browser Based Market Coming?

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:25 AM PST


The Android market is all set to go through a major six-hour maintenance on November 18 from 10PM to 4AM Pacific Standard Time. During the update period, the developers console will only be in view-only mode. Without a doubt, this maintenance points that Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) is approaching its release date fast. Android_Market_Update

Now, the folks over at Phandroid are reporting that this market update will be the initial step from Google to rollout a browser based Android market.

After the maintenance update, Android developers will need to upload a high resolution icon of their application along with a link to the promotional YouTube video, if available. Google may also add initial support for third party payments like PayPal.

It is more or less confirmed that Google will soon be allowing Android users to purchase apps from the Android Market through PayPal.


Android Market Maintenance Tomorrow, Browser Based Market Coming? originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Wednesday 17th November 2010 12:25:36 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Sony Ericsson X10 To Get Multi-Touch Support By Q1, 2011

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PST


In the first couple of quarters of this year, there was a huge fiasco about the multi-touch capabilities of the Sony Ericsson X10. At first, Sumit Malhotra from Sony Ericsson said that the X10 might get multi-touch support in a future software update but soon Rikard Skogberg said that the X10 lacks the hardware to support multi-touch.

Now, Sony Ericsson have announced in a blog post that the X10 will be getting an OTA (Over-The-Air) software update by Q1 of 2011 which will enable basic multi-touch (pinch-to-zoom) support on the phone. X10

The blog post clearly states that the X10 hardware is still not capable of multi-touch support. Some engineer( s) over at Sony Ericsson managed to change the driver and firmware so as to make the touch digitizer accept some basic multi-touch gestures.

However, the multi-touch gesture is still not perfect. A strange behavior is bound to happen when in a multi-touch gesture movement the two fingers cross each other or the X-axis and the Y-axis.

So, Sony Ericsson has decided to enable multi-touch gesture only in the web browser and Google Maps. Third party applications will also be able to make use of this limited multi-touch support on the X10.

It was only a few days ago that someone over at XDA forums had managed to enable basic multi-touch support on the X10. I think Sony Ericsson noticed this hack and are now going to use it to enable multi-touch on the X10.


Sony Ericsson X10 To Get Multi-Touch Support By Q1, 2011 originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Wednesday 17th November 2010 11:58:24 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Verizon Unveils Entry Level LG Cosmos Touch

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 06:25 AM PST


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Verizon Wireless recently launched the entry level LG Cosmos Touch. This handset comes with low-end features such as a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.8 inch touchscreen display, 16GB expandable memory and so on. There is nothing special in this device except the slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Check out the complete specs of this device below.

LG Cosmos Touch comes with a 2.8 inch WQVGA touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD card slot, 16GB expandable memory, 3 home screens with 7 customizable shortcuts or widgets, Flash user interface for clear images and fun animations, 1.3 megapixel camera with 2x zoom, Image editor, Voice commands, VZ Navigator, Media Center, Full suite of messaging options and more.

This handset allows you to upload images directly to Facebook, MySpace or other social networks. LG Cosmos Touch is available for $79.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Verizon Wireless customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card.


Verizon Unveils Entry Level LG Cosmos Touch originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Omkar Dutta on Wednesday 17th November 2010 09:25:58 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Dropbox For Android Updated To Version 1.0.1.4

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:38 AM PST


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The Dropbox team released a new version of their Android application. The latest beta version is numbered 1.0.1.4 and it comes with some stability fixes and improvements. You can download the latest version of Dropbox for Android from the Dropbox Forum. Check out the complete changelog below.

Changelog:

  • Better error logging
  • If system clock is wrong, lets user know the reason for not being able to log in.
  • Bug and stability fixes.
  • Edited files were re-uploading every time their directory was browsed.
  • Visual & Manifest changes to support low-end small-screen phones such as the Motorola Charm, as well as tablets.
  • Added more logging, and a button to e-mail a log to Dropbox, for debugging
  • Check to make sure that uploads aren’t larger than 300MB (server-side API limit)
  • Proper handling & escaping of all special characters in file names
  • Offline viewing of downloaded files should work again.
  • Various stability improvements.

You can easliy download the latest beta version of Dropbox for Android, from the Dropbox forum. If you'd like to leave feedback for this version of Dropbox, headover to this Dropbox forums thread.


Dropbox For Android Updated To Version 1.0.1.4 originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Omkar Dutta on Wednesday 17th November 2010 07:38:37 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Anzu Leaked Specs Emerge

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:08 AM PST


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Last week we saw the leaked pics of the Sony Ericsson’s upcoming phone, the Xperia X12 Anzu, but the specs of the device were not available. Recently, the leaked specs of this powerful device has been emerged into the wild. The folks over the Unofficial Xperia X10 Blog has shared the leaked specs of this device. It comes with an amazing 8.1 megapixel camera with HD (720) video recording, 4.2 inch FWVGA Capacitive display and more. Check out the leaked specs of this device below.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Anzu Leaked Specs:

  • 8.1 MP AF with Exmor R (16x Digital Zoom, HD Video recording (720p/30fps) w stereo audio recording support, Pulsed LED, Face Recognition & Tracking in video recording)
  • Built-in 3.5mm (w/ adaptor)
  • Noise Suppression
  • 4.2" FWVGA (854×480) Capacitive display (X.LED multi-touch display, Capacitive multi-touch, 16 Million display colour)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • HDMI (type D)
  • Compass
  • Size (125.0 x 62.5 x 8.7-10.9 mm)
  • Battery: 1500 mAh
  • OS: Android Gingerbread

The Android 2.3 powered Xperia X12 Anzu is definitely an impressive smartphone. This handset is expected to arrive in the market during the Q1 of 2011 and it is rumored to come with a price tag of €650 (approx. $880).


Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Anzu Leaked Specs Emerge originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Omkar Dutta on Wednesday 17th November 2010 07:08:32 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.
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