Samsung launches GALAXY Nexus

Samsung and Google GALAXY Nexus, the world’s first smartphone running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest release of the Android platform.

GALAXY Nexus features a 4.65″ HD Super AMOLED display technology at 720p resolution and a 1.2GHz dual core processor.

Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full web browsing experience.

GALAXY Nexus features software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones. The lock screen, home screen, phone app, and everything in between has been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful, and useful.

Ice Cream Sandwich introduces innovations such as Face Unlock which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone.

GALAXY Nexus is designed to provide a “pure Google,” experience, and with it, you will be the first to receive software upgrades and new applications as they become available.

It also features a number of Google Mobile services, including: Android Market, Gmail, Google Maps 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar, and a redesigned Google app.

Specifications :

Size – 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm, 135g

Processor – 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor

1GB(RAM) 16GB/ 32GB Internal memory

Display – 4.65″ 1280X720 HD Super AMOLED

OS – Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
Camera – Main : 5 MP AF with LED Flash with zero shutter lag and fast shot2shot, Front : 1.3MP for Video Call

Video – 1080p Full HD Video@ 30fps

3.5mm Ear Jack

Google Maps 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation

Bluetooth technology v 3.0, NFC

USB 2.0

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/ 5GHz)

Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro, Light, Proximity, Barometer

Battery – Li-on 1,750 mAh

GALAXY Nexus will be available in the U.S., Europe, and Asia beginning in November and gradually rolled out to other global markets.

Samsung 3G Tablets – Galaxy Tab 750 & Tab 730 now available

In a LIVE Webcast, electronic major, Samsung today announced launch of two 3G enabled Tablets in India. The newly launched Samsung Galaxy Tab 730 and Galxy Tab 750 running Android 3.1 OS are priced at Rs 33,990 and Rs 36,200 respectively. Company informed that Galaxy Tab 750 to be available by the end of this month, and Galaxy Tab 730 will be made available in mid of next month.

With just 8.6mm thickness, Galaxy Tab 750 features 10.1 inch (WXGA 1280×800 pixel) display and packs a 1GHz Dual Core processor and 1GB RAM. It also offers Touchwiz UI , 3MP rear and 2MP front cameras for video calling , 16GB Internal Storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack. Galaxy Tab 730 is having same features and specs with 8.9 inch display.

These Samsung Android Tables are also bundled with Vodafone 3G Services. Vodafone will give 3G data usage up to 2GB per month for six months at Rs 3,000/-.

Samsung smartphone to have glasses-free 3D display

Samsung will release a new Android smartphone, dubbed as Galaxy 3D, with glasses-free 3D display in fourth quarter of this year.

The Samsung Galaxy 3D is expected to sport a 4.3-inch 3D LCD display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1.2Ghz Samsung Exynos processor, and twin 8-megapixel cameras.

This would be third such smartphone after the LG Optimus 3D and HTC EVO 3D smartphones. The price of these 3D smartphones is wee bit higher than the high-end Android devices. Samsung obviously noticed an opportunity here apparently started with the development of the Galaxy 3D smartphone, according to some analysts.

LG Optimus 3D handset comes with Android 2.2 Froyo update with dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 architecture based processor. It would get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update only in late October.

Whereas Samsung is planning to introduce Galaxy 3D with Android 2.3 Gingerbread pre-loaded and also a dual-core 1.2GHz Exynos processor.

At the back panel, Samsung Galaxy 3D would rest two 8-megapixel image sensor loaded cameras meant to record 3D in full HD resolutions. Based on that, we presume that the mobile phone will have a large dedicated RAM for supporting the full HD 3D recording and playback of the content.

The details certainly look exciting but are the consumers really ready for 3D smartphones? Even if several are ready, there is a dearth of actual 3D content. That is why LG and other developers are working to bring the OpenGL supporting solutions that will convent the regular 2D into 3D for the glasses-free 3D smartphones.

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy 3D smartphone in the fourth quarter which may be by end of this year or at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011. So far, there's no official intimation or word on the Galaxy 3D project.

Dropbox application gets updated

The Dropbox application for Android has just gotten an update that aims at fixing some of the flaws that were there in the previous Android application.

With the upgrade, users can delete folders - a task which was not possible earlier. The second major addition is the inclusion of thumbnail feature - now all the files will carry a relative thumbnail, image in case of pictures, making them easier to identify.

Keeping the ongoing security issues of Android in mind, security of this application has been upped a notch. Some improvements have also been made on the performance front allowing faster file synchronisation and access.

Dropbox service is being offered in both free and paid variants with storage space being the deciding difference between the two. The free service offers up to 1.5GB of storage space and for additional space users can buy the premium service.

The new version of DropBox app is available in the Android Marketplace.

Samsung Galaxy Z review

A new Galaxy phone, the Galaxy Z has been announced – it looks to be a more affordable version of the highly popular Galaxy S2. Galaxy Z seems to be a combo of I9003 and the Galaxy S2. it's got a 4.2-inch SC-LCD screen and a 1GHz Dual core Tegra 2 chipset.

The main differences between the S2 and the Galaxy Z are the display Galaxy Z has WVGA resolution and is an SC-LCD unit rather than a SuperAMOLED, besides the display the Galaxy Z has a downgraded camera – a 5 megapixel camera only capable of doing 720p videos.

It is available on Pre-order in Sweden at 4,000 kronor which is about INR 28000/-

Samsung showers special offer with “Chat” mobile phones

In a bid to the chat lover peoples Samsung India is offering special offer with their all “Ch@t” series phones i.e. Ch@t 222, Ch@t 322 & Ch@t 335.

The offer will be exclusively available on 1st July on their official Facebook page.

The all three attractive QWERTY models will be available at special prices.

No need to mention that these all three models are equipped with dedicated QWERTY key pad & SNS integration , specially for those who love to chat all the day with friends and family.

That’s not all, every buyer will get a Philips headphone (worth of Rs. 699) free of cost. These three respective models now available lower prices as follows:

Model	Price
Ch@t 222	Rs. 3099
Ch@t 322	Rs. 3899
Ch@t 335	Rs. 4999

No doubt the offer is quite decent if you compare it with your local shop. Side by side the inclusion of Philips headphone which comes absolutely free of cost makes the deal very worthy.

To avail this offer all you have to just visit their official Facebook page on 1st July 2011.