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Samsung Galaxy III will not display 3D

Samsung has indicated that in the foreseeable future devices with 3D screen on the market. This also applies for the Samsung Galaxy S III, which has been rumored for a while that there might be a 3D screen would sit where you do not need special glasses. Also, the device would have a dual camera, such as 3D devices like the HTC EVO 3D and LG Optimus 3D is now customary. It was thought that Samsung will soon also devices with 3D screens would release, partly because Samsung already quite active with 3D TVs. But Samsung provides no plans in that direction. "Although Samsung Electronics is constantly investigating new technologies for our mobile devices, we have no immediate plans to screens with 3D technology in our upcoming smartphones to use", was the position of Samsung. Many people prefer the Samsung Galaxy S III spectacularly thin, then there is a 3D function is where most of your time do not use it.

Future Funk: design your own 3D smartphone cases

Future Funk is a new Dutch provider of custom covers. For 26.95 euros design your own Smartphone Case for Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S II and the Desire. You can also choose from one of the designs are made ​​by artists and are already ready for 24.95 euro. The great thing about the cases is that they are printed, not just at the back. Future Funk delivers a high gloss print in photo quality, scratch and UV resistant. You upload a photo or design and get a few days later the case in the bus. Besides the mentioned Samsung and HTC devices, there are also cases for the iPhone 3G/3GS, iPhone 4/4S, Blackberry Bold and Curve. The covers of Future Funk are also suitable for companies that cover advertising or company logo to give away. You can pay with iDeal and get the case within a few days at home (shipping € 2.95). Delivery in Belgium, Germany and other countries is also possible. Do you have creative talent, then you can at Future Funk artist also report your cases so that o...

Sony Xperia Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates a few weeks delayed

Sony has indicated that the Android 4.0 update for its Xperia devices a few weeks it will be before. The first updates were late March / early April to go out the door, now it is mid april become. The first phones that will receive an update, the Xperia Arc S , the Xperia Neo V and the Xperia Ray . The rollout of the update will be about four to six weeks to complete. Then comes the second big drop in late May / early June. The Sony Xperia S will only get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich after June 2012. From late May / early June, the Xperia Arc , Xperia PLAY , Neo Xperia , Xperia Mini , Mini Pro Xperia , Xperia Pro, Xperia Active and Sony Ericsson Walkman Live with an update expected. Sony chooses not to update via the air spread. Also, users get email notifications when an update is available. Sony wants users slam a conscious choice to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich and therefore they must be so hard to do and what their device wired to connect their computer. Sony already has a...

Amazon Appstore profitable than Google Play

According to new data from research firm Flurry brings the Amazon Appstore more turnover per daily users than Google Play. Flurry examined the three largest appwinkels: Apple's App Store, Google and Amazon Appstore Play (formerly Market). These three download stores have around eleven million daily users. The most profitable store is that of Apple. Imagine the revenue from Apple hundred percent, it deserves here 89 percent of Amazon and Google only 23 percent. This means that the Amazon App Store deserves much better than Google Play. That the Amazon App Store is doing so well has also agreed to make the selection that is heavier. Quality apps are relatively easier to find than Google Play. Amazon also takes a lot of offers like the free app of the day and temporary exclusive offers. According to the vice president of marketing for Flurry fits Amazon's online shopping experience to good in the Amazon App Store, much better than Google in any case. Amazon creates its o...

Google plans own Nexus tablets themselves to sell '

According to the quality newspaper The Wall Street Journal , Google is planning to start an online shop where she got her own Nexus tablets can sell. Google in 2012 is expected to own at least one tablet on the market, presumably ASUS will be made ​​and would be equipped Android 5.0 Jellybean. This tablet would be $ 199 (or less must be expense) and will have to compete with the Amazon Kindle Fire. The 7 inch tablet from Amazon's store after the iPad tablet the most successful in the United States. In 2010 sold the search giant Google Nexus One on its own website, but this was not a great success. Mainly because the unit was only sold separately (for $ 529.99) and not in conjunction with a subscription. In the United States, the majority of phones sold in combination with a subscription, as is the case in the Netherlands. If you bought a Nexus One then you still had a contract with T-Mobile close because this is the only provider that had the hardware of the Nexus One supp...

Android: Google Maps now available for 8-bit NES (humor)

It's almost April 1 and Google is known for everything from the closet. Some legendary jokes included Google Translate for Animals (2010), calls for Google Adsense (2008) and Google Pigeon Rank (2002). The first Google-joke for April 1, 2012 has also been surfaced and it shows an 8-bit version of Google Maps for NES to be. Complete with hilarious home video that you can view below. Google Maps for the 8-bit NES, Game Boy soon, is a cartridge that the older gamers among us will be familiar. This stop you in the NES and persecute you can use Google Maps, complete with 8-bit graphics, rousing soundtrack and samples. So you can look up places and plan a route on a slightly different way than usual. One of the funniest moments in the video is the tip to fix mistakes by blowing into the cartridge. Even speech recognition is supported. Google Maps 8-bit is probably not the only product that will be introduced around this time so keep your eyes open. If you do not have 8-bit cartridg...

Angry Birds Space now available as Premium and HD version

The latest in the series Angry Birds from Thursday to download Google play. Besides the free version, there are now two paid versions of Angry Birds Space available: Premium Space Angry Birds and Angry Birds HD. Angry Birds Premium costs 75 cents, for the HD version you pay 2.27 euros. It is the first time developer Rovio also paid versions of its Angry Birds apps Google offers Play. For the time being you could only versions of Angry Birds without advertising found in the Amazon App Store. It is strange that Rovio has chosen a special HD version. Both paid versions look practically the same and there is no visible difference in picture quality. This has partly to do with the way Android handles with different screen resolutions. It is therefore strange that Rovio significantly more for the HD version of Angry Birds Space asks. For those who do not keep advertising it is good that finally Angry Birds without commercials on an Android device to play. For the time being you cou...

Android users can now enroll for Instagram

Android users can now log in to be the first to make use of Instagram. The makers have a special page opens where you can specify. Through your e-mail address to receive notification and you will soon, hopefully the chance to the official Android app Instagram try. The page indicates that this app is finally starting to come. Previously, the developers know that the Android version in some ways even better than the very popular iPhone app. With Instagram you can easily add effects to your photos quickly and share with others. During the SXSW conference it became clear that the team of Instagram quite busy with the development of the Android app. The iOS app has long been available, but there was still waited with the Android version as it does from the beginning must be good. Now the service has more than 27 million registered users on iOS, with the arrival of an Android app that number are expected to increase rapidly.

Paper Mill: elegant Instapaper app for Android

One of the apps are still missing on Android is Instapaper. There are many third party apps that allows you saved Instapaper articles to read, but these are not as good as the official iOS app. The creator of this app has not itself indicate Android app to go, but it encourages other developers to do this. Paper Mill is one of the first Instapaper-apps which actually makes use of the official API. In terms of operating the app looks very good. Quiet menus are optimized for use with Ice Cream Sandwich and easy to operate. So you can quickly archive or articles of a star with. You can black text on a white background reading or vice versa. The app is stable and responsive. Folders missing Unfortunately, like widgets. The biggest drawback to Paper Mill is the price. The app costs 2.99 euros, but that's not a lump sum. You must subscribe to Instapaper of one dollar per month. Otherwise you may not use the official API. It is paid every three months. This is pretty pri...

Samsung I9300 from mid-May sale, probably not the Galaxy S III

According to a tipster from GSM Arena , the Samsung I9300 from mid-May sale. Contrary to earlier reports, this is probably not to the Samsung Galaxy S III. Rather it is a midrange phone that may or Samsung Galaxy M will be called. In appearance, it seems, nor on the next flagship of Samsung. If we are to believe information from GSM Arena, the camera does not take too long to be officially announced. According to the previously leaked rumors of the Samsung Galaxy S III I meet this phone is not up to expectations. The Galaxy S III would be a ceramic back and get a Full HD screen. Well it seems the Samsung I9300 home to fit in the Galaxy line. The Samsung Galaxy M does not seem strange name for this phone. Some time back, Samsung has decided new names in order to enable more clear with what smartphone you have encountered. The S stands for the best the company has to offer, the M for Mid-tier. That is rather a cheap midrange phone than a high-end device with the latest features.

Firefox within the tablets Android Honeycomb

Mozilla did not stand for nothing and worked hard on the new version of Firefox Mobile for Android tablets. Obvious differences relate to the better use of screen area, a little higher in tablets and allows placement of navigation options interesting, especially identifiers for tabs that are positioned on the left side when the tablet is used for landscape and the upper, in a much more compact when it is used in portrait mode. Although Firefox uses intense all the features of the Android UI Honeycomb, identification of Firefox classical elements, such as increased Back button or address bar are very easily recognizable emblems remained browser.

At least four variants HTC One product line: One V One S, One X One and XL?

HTC announced today that they are the bootloader tool has made ​​suitable for the HTC Hero, HTC Legend and other devices. This brings the total number of aircraft with the official bootloader to use at 58 pieces, including provider versions of devices. But there is more to report in the world of HTC. The HTC HTC and One X One S will almost certainly about half week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will be revealed. There are rumors that HTC and HTC V One One XL on the schedule. The V is a music phone with Beats Audio accessories, a 5-megapixel camera and 720p video recording. There would be run on ICS and a 3.7-inch screen in it, with a 1 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM. HTC focuses on the middle with this unit. Details about the HTC V One circulated earlier under the code name HTC Primo. About the HTC One XL are no further details are known. It seems that 'HTC One' is a completely new product, in addition to the Sensation devices. The letters X, S, V and XL are in sup...

Optimus LG Vu officially announced

About a week's Mobile World Congress to start, but LG has the largest telecom market in Europe did not wait. They announce today the LG Vu to Optimus, a cross between a smartphone and tablet. The device is similar to the Galaxy Note, except that the 5-inch screen has a 4:3 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1024 x 768 has. It is an IPS panel that is very suitable for reading texts. The enclosure is thinner (8.5 mm) than that of the Samsung Note. Inside you'll find a 1.5 GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front. Android 2.3 is standard and an extra LG Skins. The Optimus Vu is just read the Samsung Galaxy Note a stylus included. There is 32 GB of storage available and the 2080 mAh battery to ensure that you supplied functions as a DLNA media sharing, HDMI video and Wi-Fi can be used directly for hours. There is also a version with TV function (T-DMB), but that will only in South Korea for sale. LG plans to the device to market qu...

All HTC models will soon Sensation Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC Sensation goes her phones Android 4.0 soon with Ice Cream Sandwich. It is not yet clear exactly when that will be, or that the update over-the-air so be rolled. There will also be on March 1, from which a white HTC Sensation Android 4.0 already installed. It seems that the other models around that time the long awaited update ICS can expect. Besides the original HTC Sensation , the Taiwanese manufacturer, the HTC Sensation XL and XE HTC Sensation released. Already got the original HTC Sensation is a onoffficiële update to Android 4.0. This ROM contains a modified version of HTC Sense. The official HTC Sense 4.0 update will contain. Already been leaked images of the new version of HTC's own software in action. The white HTC Sensation is only different in color compared to the original HTC Sensation which was released in June last year. The device has a 4.3 inch display with a resolution of 960 × 500. The smartphone also has an 8 megapixel camera, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor...

Hidden codes for mobile phones with Google Android

Google Android is an Open Source program that has included mobile operating system and applications needed by your phone, the operating system begins to have increasingly more fans and to be installed on new phones appear. Today I'll show you some secret codes for Google Android, they can vary depending on phone model you have (on some phones do not go all codes). Use these codes at your own risk we assume no risk if the codes go to deteliorarea phone. * # * # 1234 # * # *: PDA and Phone * # * # 1111 # * # *: FTA software version of the phone * # * # 2222 #*#*: hard FTA version of telefonuluin * # * # 7780 # * # *: return to factory settings (without clearing memory card) * 2767 * 3855 #: return to factory settings (with erasing memory card) * # * # 197328640 # * # *: service start mode to test and modify various settings * # * # 232339 # * # * or * # * # 526 # * # * or * # * # 528 # * # *: Test WiFi * # * # 232338 # * # * Show WiFi MAC address * # * # 4433...

Unofficial Steam apps disappear from the Android Market

Many gamers were pleased last week when the mobile app for Android Steam was introduced. The app is only for beta testers to use and why do many people still use many of the Steam apps created by third parties. Now almost all the time in one day unofficial Steam apps from the Android Market disappeared. The reason is not known, but it would have to do with the unofficial apps use the Steam API . It is very strange that apps from the Android Market be removed because they use an API that is publicly available. Also, the creators of the unofficial Steam apps not told that their apps were removed, and that is quite unusual. The gamers that use Steam on their Android device appear to be the victim to be. Although you are quite simply can register for the beta version of the official Steam app this is a cumbersome method for many users of the alternative Steam apps. It's wait until Valve, the company behind Steam, reacts and perhaps removed, Steam apps in the Android Market allow...

New budget phone LG Optimus L3 turns up

The website of the Swedish store CDON is a new budget phone from LG spotted. It's the LG Optimus L3 which includes Android 2.3 Gingerbread by LG has added its own software layer, the LG Optimus UI. The device has a 3.2 inch screen and Wi-Fi and HSDPA connection to the Internet. There is a 3 megapixel camera on board. The internal memory is optionally expandable with a MicroSD card. The resolution of the screen is 320 × 240, which is on the low side. For a budget device looks the LG E400 Optimus L3 is not bad. Only is it strange that at such a low resolution is selected. The LG Optimus One, the budget handset from LG last year, had a resolution of 480 × 320 and that was already on the low side. The rest is not much to notice that the phone also offers FM radio can receive. The online price of the LG Optimus L3 is 145 euros. The device will be available in black and white. As of February 27th is the LG Optimus L3 to order at CDON , perhaps by then the phone will be officially an...

The Humble Bundle: choose what you pay for Android games like World of Goo and Osmosis

The Humble Bundle now supports Android as a platform. The game bundle which you choose yourself how much you pay for well-known indie games was as yet only available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Unique to the Humble Bundle is that you can choose where your money goes, or the developers or to a charity. Games that are offered include osmosis, Edge, Anomaly: Warzone Earth and World of Goo . Now the chosen charities are Child's Play Charity and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The latter organization puts itself in the rooten of Android devices, so it's money well spent. If gaming over Humble Bundle you can buy them through updating the website. Some games (Edge and osmosis) have been adjusted so that you receive a notification when an update is ready. An Android app for Humble Bundle is in the works. This lets you track how much money you've spent and what exactly you have purchased.

Video leaked of HTC Ville with Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense

A video of the yet to be leaked HTC Ville. The device runs on Android 4.0 HTC Ice Cream Sandwich, supplemented with HTC Sense 4.0. The movie shows how Google's operating system, HTC has customized its own software layer. Thus, many basic features of ICS back, but HTC-known features such as lock screen and the great widgets. The software seems not quite ready for everyday use. Menus load despite the slow video hardware acceleration by default in Ice Cream Sandwich is ingrained. According to rumors, the HTC Ville a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor with 1 GB of RAM will. The device features a 4.3 inch screen with a resolution of 960 × 540 (QHD). The HTC Ville was only 8 mm thick. Below the screen are three hardware buttons installed. HTC has chosen not to use the software buttons that are possible in Ice Cream Sandwich. The device could also be one of the first Bluetooth 4.0 support. The HTC Ville, one of the new toptoestellen from the Taiwanese manufacturer. HTC has indicated tha...

BlackBerry playbook supports Android apps after February 6

On its developer blog , RIM announced the BlackBerry Playbook after February 6 will receive support for Android apps. The update to BlackBerry OS 2.0 playbook that adds functionality. Developers are encouraged to bring their app in due time. It is striking that asked for any reference to the name in the description of the Android apps to remove. It will not be displayed on the BlackBerry playbook which apps origin Android apps. Developers can easily via a dedicated website of their MOT files into BAR files in BlackBerry App World, RIM's download store, can be submitted. They can also use the BlackBerry SDK for customizing Android apps. Users of the BlackBerry playbook to their 7-inch tablet may be updated before they can run Android apps. This update will be so until at least February 6 available. With the support of Android apps, the BlackBerry tablet is suddenly more attractive. Now sells the playbook is not too well. However, it is still questionable how many developers...