Google Galaxy Nexus, the hottest Android phone, just launched at Verizon yesterday is now available to buy in the US for $300 (on contract). Well, we got our hands on the device and took some photos and made a quick hands-on video of the Galaxy Nexus.

Galaxy Nexus is one of the most powerful phones at this time with the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on it. It sports a beautiful 4.7-inch Contour display, HD Super AMOLED screen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 5 megapixels camera etc.

You can see our hands-on photos and videos of the Google Galaxy Nexus below.

Google Galaxy Nexus Photos

Google Galaxy Nexus Video

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Facebook has just launched their Facebook Messenger for Mobile, a standalone messaging app for smartphones. According to Mashable, Facebook will be rolling out several new features to its Facebook Chat feature.

Now you can send messages directly to your friends on their mobile phones, so you stay in touch no matter where you go. Message friends using Facebook Messenger for Mobile or anyone in your mobile contacts. This looks more of an approach like WhatsApp, BlackBerry Messenger etc.

Messaging is now even faster and you don’t have to be online in Facebook Chat all the time just to chat with friends. You can stay offline in Facebook Chat and still chat with friends using the mobile app.

Facebook Messenger for Mobile also supports group conversations, to make plans on the go and you can also share photos. I’m guessing, Facebook would soon be releasing video chat features as well to the mobile apps.

Try Facebook Messenger for Mobile Now!

Facebook Messenger is already available for iPhone and Android in their respective app markets.

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Skype for Android got an update today – a much-needed major update to the Android app. Skype Android app now brings you video-calling across (some) Android devices and a UI overhaul to the app. Skype video-calling was one of the most requested features on the app, and looks like we finally got it today.

Video-calling on Skype for Android is cross-platform. Android to iPhone to PCs to PSPs – everywhere! The new UI is not something to be happy about as it because it is very bloated and slow. You can hardly use it. It’s really nice, but only if the Skype Android team would make it even more better in speed.

You can download the Skype for Android update from Android Market.

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Google allow Android users to backup their apps, settings, passwords om their Google account and it restores everything back to how it was when you do a full reset of your phone. However, it never backups up your call logs. To most of you, this may not seems of any importance, but for some, it does.

Android keeps a record of your last 500 calls. There is an app available on the Android Market to help backup and restore your call logs on another phone or after a full reset.

Call Logs Backup & Restore is a free app that lets you do exactly what it says to. It creates a backup of your call logs and you can easily restore them back later on the same phone or a new phone.

I tried this between my Google Nexus S and a Samsung Galaxy S II – it worked perfect! Simply, download the application and install it. Then in the app, hit tap the ‘Backup’ button to start the backup process. This process could never be this easy!

Download Call Logs Backup & Restore from Android Market

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Google+ Android app was released yesterday when Google first took the wraps off Google+. The app is available to some countries only and for most of us living in the ‘other’ countries where the Google+ Android app is not available in the Android Market – I have shared the direct APK file for your Android phone below!

Just move the APK file to your SD card, and use a file manager to install Google+ Android app on your phone. NOTE: You need to have a Google+ invitation for this app to work! Request a Google+ invitation here!

Download Google+ Android App APK

You can download Google+ Android App from the links below:

Download Google+ APK (FileServe)

Download Google+ APK (RapidShare)

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This is a very basic Android tip, but after going through various Android forums and discussions boards, I found out that many new Android users have no idea of these small tips and trick which, according to us, are a must-do steps after a new or a full reset of an Android phone. I have decided to share basic tips/tricks as well. Now, coming back to the topic.

How to Install Third-Party Apps on Android Phone

Just follow the simple steps below to enable your Android phone to install third-party APK files manually.

• Go to Settings.
• Now go to Applications.
• Check “Unknown sources” box. Tao ‘OK’ at the warning.

That’s it! You should now be able to install third-party apps on your Android phone!

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HTC Flyer – the first tablet from HTC. We got our hands on of these and I must say, it is one solid device. It is a 7-inch Android tablet that has a layer of HTC Sense on it and below that you find Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

The size may not be perfect, but it is still better than what we found on the Dell Streak, a 5-inch display. We did a quick hands-on with the tablet and looked around what it has in store for us.

HTC Flyer is powered by the 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (no dual-core), 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, 5 megapixels camera, front-facing camera for video calls and of course, Android 2.3 with HTC Sense – that certainly takes the Android experience on tablets to a whole new level.

HTC has confirmed that at sometime in the future, HTC Flyer will be getting a Honeycomb upgrade, but no definite time period for now.

You can check out the hands-on photos below. A very quick one, but I promise to bring a full review, with tons of photos and videos very soon!

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All the credit for this amazing software goes to “lyriquidperfection” from XDA-Developers. You can now root Samsung Galaxy S II with just one-click, all thanks to S2 Root.

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S II with S2 Root

I don’t think this app needs any specific instructions, but we’ll still do a quick tutorial on it. Follow the steps below to root your Samsung Galaxy S II.

NOTE: Make sure, USB Debugging is enabled for you, you have all the necessary USB drivers installed on your PC and have an insecure kernel flashed on your phone. This root method will NOT work with the stock Samsung kernel.

Now connect your phone with the computer using a micro USB cable and click the “Root Device” button. Now sit back and watch your phone get rooted. Once completed , you will see a “Done” in the black screen and your phone will reboot in the end.

To confirm you have a rooted device, check for the Superuser app in your apps list.

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I have played with both of them and when it comes to display screens, the difference is very much visible. I previously posted a similar photo of the display screens difference between the original Samsung Galaxy S vs iPhone 4.

Check out the photos below and click them to enlarge.

Samsung Galaxy S II sports a large 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, while on the other side, iPhone 4 has a Retina display (Super LCD). Last year, after the launch of the original Galaxy S (review), it was difficult to find out which display stands out better, but with the Samsung Galaxy S II now in the race, the winner is pretty much clear.

Have you tried both of these devices together? Which one do you think has a better display? Samsung Galaxy S II or iPhone 4?

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There are a number of Twitter clients available that allow you to upload photos directly to TwitPic and other Twitter photo-hosting services, but what if you don’t want to upload using a Twitter client?

Picture Tweeter does that job. It is a separate Android app that provides a very simple interface to upload photos to TwitPic and publish them on your Twitter profile with a tweet.

After installation, you need to enter your Twitter username and password in settings, and you’re all good to go. Just select an existing photo from your gallery, or take one right from within the app. Type in a tweet/caption with which you want it to be posted and upload it.

The app automatically resizes the photo in the standard TwitPic size, making it faster to upload photos if not connected to WiFi.

Download Picture Tweeter app for Android

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Dell Streak 5, the first phone-tablet from Dell made its way to me so I decided to write a quick review about the device. Streak 5 was an experiment by Dell to see how people respond to a tablet-cum-phone device.

It features a 5.0-inch gorilla glass display screen with a 1 GHz Scorpion processor under the hood, and features 512MB of RAM. Dell Streak is powered by Froyo (Android 2.2.2) and was actually the first ever device to feature the gorilla glass screen. We did some pretty interesting gorilla glass test. You can catch them in the videos after the jump.

Let’s first take a look at some technical specifications of the Dell Streak.

• Display: 5.0-inch capacitive display (480 x 800 pixels)
• Processor/GPU: 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon.
• Camera: 5 megapixels camera with autofocus, autofocus, dual LED flash, secondary camera for video calls
• Video: Video recording with flash at 720p.
• Memory: 512MB RAM, 16GB microSD card included, microSD slot upto 32GB
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, microUSB
• Other: Flash Player 10.3 support, A-GPS, 3.5 mm jack, accelerometer, Facebook/Twitter widgets, Dell Stage widgets.
• Battery: 1530 mAh Li-Ion
• OS: Android 2.2.2 with Dell Stage UI.

And now, the review!

Dell Streak Review

We did a quick review of the Dell Streak 5, the first Android tablet which was from Dell. Not a detailed review, but you get the point. Read below:

Dell Streak – Hardware Review

Dell Streak is almost an year old product, but the time it was first announced and later launched into the global market, it packed one of the most impressive hardware specs in an Android device. 1GHz Snapdragon processor with a dedicated GPU was good, but as later Android versions came out, they started to slow down the Streak.

The most appealing thing to me in the entire Dell Streak is the gorilla glass screen. It is solid hard with no worries of breaking so easily and no scratches! Dell Streak was the first dvice to feature the “gorilla glass” screen. See below for our gorilla glass test.

… And the more brutal one:

We also did a similar stress test of the gorilla glass in the Samsung Galaxy Tab (watch the video!).

The front panel of the Dell Streak consists of, on the right side, a front camera and sensors. On the left side, it has three 3 menu buttons: Home, Menu, Back.

On the top of the Dell Streak, you will find a 3.5mm audio jack, the volume controls, power button and the dedicated camera button. Bottom consists of just the USB port for data transfer and charging the Streak. Back side of the Dell Streak has a 5 megapixels camera, dual LED flash and a speaker.

Here are a few camera sample photos we took using the Dell Streak 5. Click on them to enlarge.

Dell Streak – Software Review

Dell Streak is powered by Android 2.2.2 which comes with custom modifications by Dell, called as Dell Stage. It features a modified launcher and some custom widgets specially for the Dell Streak.

The OS is a bit slow for the hardware that Dell Streak has, but it does the job. I tried the overall performance of the Dell Streak with other third-party launchers as well. LauncherPro gave the best performance.

During my playtime with the Dell Streak, for some weird reason, the Android Market never got updated to the new Market app. It was still the old market with the previous UI.

Overall, Dell Streak is a great device from it’s generation, but now, it’s just too slow to exist. And moreover, Dell can actually improve it by releasing Gingerbread update for the Streak, or how about Honeycomb?

For our previous Dell product reviews, check out below:

• Dell Venue Pro Review

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – It’s faster, bigger, thinner and lighter than the iPad 2. These were my impressions when I first got to play with the Samsung’s most-anticipated tablet this year.

At the Google I/O 2011, all the attendees were given a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition. we never got to to try that one out, we did play with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (3G +WiFi) that will be soon available in stores.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is powered by the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 5 megapixels camera, 10.1-inch display etc. The unit I played with did not have any of Samsung’s modifications on the software side i.e TouchWiz 4.0, but the overall speed was still very fast and I didn’t feel any lag anywhere on the device!

You can check out the hands-on video and photos below. A very quick one, but I promise to bring a full review, with tons of photos and videos very soon!

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Hands-On Video

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Hands-On Photos

For more reviews and hands-on photos/videos of Samsung Galaxy series, see links below:

• Samsung Galaxy S Review
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Review
• Samsung Galaxy S II Hands-On Photos, Video
• Samsung Galaxy S II Review (Coming soon!)

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Duck Hunt, the popular NES game, is now available on Android Market for shooting down ducks – and of course, this would be on a touchscreen phone and and won’t use the NES Zapper (gun).

This game was first launched for NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) game console system and we had to shoot down ducks using the NES Zapper. The ducks appear one or two at a time, and the player is given three shots to shoot them down.

This game is now available on the Android Market. You can download it from the link below:

Download Duck Hunt for Android

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play, the PlayStation Phone, is here to change the way you play games on your phone. Before the launch, it was rumoured for almost an year that Sony is working on a PlayStation-branded phone and it could be the next version of PSP, but oh well, we now have a new PSP 2 (NGP) and the Xperia Play as well.

Xperia Play is not PSP, but infact, a little more than that. It’s more of a portable gaming console with mobile capabilities. It can play PlayStation One games at the moment, and soon all the PSP games will be available as well on the Xperia Play.

Let’s begin with the review now and see how this phone performs in other features as well, apart from gaming.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Review

Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia Play earlier this year in February, at the Mobile World Congress 2011. Xperia Arc (full review) and Xperia Neo were also announced along with the Xperia Play. Sony Ericsson is known for delivering the latest Android software updates very late as compared to HTC, Samsung, Motorola etc. I hope they don’t do the smae with the latest Xperia devices i.e. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.

The technical specifications of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play are as follows:

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Specifications

• Display: 4.0-inch LED-backlit LCD display (480 x 854 pixels)
• Processor/GPU: 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
• Camera: 5 megapixels camera with autofocus, autofocus, LED flash, secondary camera for video calls
• Video: Video recording with flash at WVGA resolution.
• Memory: 512MB RAM, 400MB internal memory, 16GB microSD card included, microSD slot upto 32GB
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, microUSB, DLNA
• Other: Flash Player 10.2 support, A-GPS, 3.5 mm jack, accelerometer, Document Viewer, Facebook/Twitter integration, TrackID music recognization
• Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Ion
• OS: Android 2.3 with Sony Ercisson XPERIA UI.

And now, let’s continue with the rest of the review in detail.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play vs Xperia Arc vs Nexus S – Tweets

I regularly tweeted my views about the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play, while comparing it with other devices like the Sony Ercisson XPERIA Arc and the Google Nexus S.

I’ll quickly run down with the tweets which have my views, observations and differences among all these devices – differences that I have actually come across in my time using it. I posted most of these on my Twitter account, so I’ll just quote my tweets here:

“Nice experience so far with the #XperiaPlay”

“PlayStation controls on the #XperiaPlay works with most of the games.”

“Most of the games are ‘optimized’ for #XperiaPlay in the XPERIA Store.”

“Sony Ericsson #XperiaPlay is bulky, but pretty fast on the software side. Feels a tad bit faster than the XPERIA Arc.”

“Camera on the #XperiaPlay sucks! =\ No Exmor lens or modified Camera app. It’s stock!”

“#XperiaPlay build quality is not good either. All plastic. Samsung does plastic way better than Sony Ericsson.”

“Crazy thought, but I’m thinking of installing Launcher Pro on the #XperiaPlay. SE’s launcher is NOT that good.”

“For some reason, I wasn’t able to install #XperiaPlay PC software at home desktop.”

“#XperiaArc is almost half the size of #XperiaPlay :P Compared it quickly this morning.”

“Damn! After fudging around since yesterday, I can finally take screenshots on the #XperiaPlay and #XperiaArc. Bleh!”

“Compared #XperiaArc with #XperiaPlay. It’s half its thickness =P”

“#XperiaArc is so much faster, lighter and sexier than the #XperiaPlay. Play is all bulky and fat =\”

“After using #XperiaPlay and #XperiaArc today, I can conclude my rants with that Sony Ericsson has done some major work after the #XperiaX10″

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Design

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is fat, a bit heavy and bulgy to hold. It features the smae signature Xperia body with curved buttons at the bottom – but this device has an exception. It has has the sliding PlayStation controls, that is what makes this device thick in size.

This phone is only 16mm thick, that is way more than the XPERIA Arc (8.7mm) because of the sliding PlayStation controls. It weighs 175g.

Xperia Play is flat from the front, but all curvy at the bottom. On the front sideof the phone, you can see sensors at the top, along with the Sony Ericsson logo, the speaker and a secondary camera for video calls. You can make free video calls over WiFi using Fring or Tango, or you will soon be able to make free video and voice calls from Google Talk with the latest Google Talk update in Android 2.3.4 software update, only available for the Nexus S at the moment.

On the bottom front, three are four keys: Back, Home, Menu, Search.

Back side of the phone has a noise-cancelling second mic, 5 megapixels camera and an LED flash. It also has the XPERIA branding and the Sony Ericsson logo.

On the left side of the phone, you can find the 3.5mm audio jack and the microUSB port. Right side of the phone has the two R and L keys on the sides from the PlayStation controls and between them are the volume controls.

Top of the Xperia Play has the power button and a tiny LED light for battery notifications. The LED is situated on the power button. Mic is at the bottom of the phone.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Display

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play comes with a 4.0-inch LED-backlit LCD display, which to me, seems the same as the LCD on the Xperia X10. It was not much of a stand-out, and we still think this phone could have had the BRAVIA mobile engine, like in the Xperia Arc.

Display screen performance in direct sunlight was pretty bad as compared to the Mobile BRAVIA display technology in Xperia Arc and the Super AMOLED display on the Nexus S or Galaxy S (full review).

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Performance

Under the hood, the PlayStation Phone is powered with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU which helps it to run PlayStation One games, with the help of the Adreno 205 GPU found in the phone hardware as well. We honestly believe this was one device that should have been powered with the new dual-core processor and GPU so that it could have run the new PSP games as well – and may be, PS2 games also.

Overall speed is good. Considering the amount of modifications Sony Ericsson has done to Android, this phone does not feel slow at all. You will notice a very slight lag when you pinch-to-zoom on the homescreen and all the widgets show up on your screen. But that is nothing big to actually worry about. That is usually because of some left out optimization in the OS, which I’m sure Sony Ericsson will iron out in the further releases.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Gaming

Gaming on the Xperia Play was fun – a new experience to try out on a phone after using handheld gaming consoles like the PSP, PSP Go etc. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play features a PSP Go-like sliding gaming controls board which has PlayStation keys, touchpad for analog controls etc. And also has the R and L buttons at the right side of the phone.

The screen automatically opens up the XPERIA Play app when you open the slider and the screen rotates to horizontal view.

I spend most of my time playing games on the Xperia Play. The phone comes preloaded with the PlayStation One game, Crash Bandicoot. Other games are available and can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store app on the phone. It also comes preloaded with Bruce Lee, FIFA 10, Star Battalion HD and The Sims 3 – from the Android Market.

There are too Sony Ericsson gaming apps on the phone as well. XPERIA Play and PlayStation Pocket apps. Xperria Play app features Android games from the Android market. It shows you a list of all the “XPERIA Play optimized” games and a list of more optimized games you can download on your Xperia Play.

Games that have been optimized for the Xperia Play are not of good graphics quality. When someone mentions that it has been specially optimized for the XPERIA Play, it mostly mens the graphics have been lowered so the game could run without any lag on the Xperia Play.

HD games like the Star Battalion worked really well on the Xperia Play, but normal games like FIFA 10, Ashphalt 6, NFS Shift have not been that good when it comes to graphics.

Gaming controls are pretty comfortable on the device though. It was almost the same experience as playing on a PSP Go. Playing with the touchpad was a bit difficult, but that I believe you can get used to it with time.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Camera/Video

Camera quality is just okay. It’s not very good, or not very bad. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play as the stock camera app of Android, without any modifications made to it. Sony Ericsson has the same modified Android UI on its Xperia Arc and Xperia Play, but they didn’t include the modifications in the camera app for some reason.

Xperia Play has a 5 megapixels camera at the back with an LED flash, and has a secondary camera at the front which can be used for making video calls to friends/family. Now that Google Talk officially supports video/voice chat, front camera even makes more sense, although the Android 2.3.4 has not yet been released for the Xperia Play.

You can still use apps like Tango, Qik or Fring to make video calls over WiFi using the secondary front camera.

Photo quality is fine. I didn’t find much difference between the photo quality of the Xperia Play and Nexus S. Photos are taken at 2592 ? 1944 pixels (maximum). You can see a few sample shots I took with the Xperia Play below. Click on the image for the full-resolution photo.

And one photo, taken in the Macro mode.

This phone can also record video with flash, but not in HD.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Body/Build Quality

Sony Ericsson has again used a plastic body on the Xperia Play. This phone is bulgy, thick and a bit heavy for normal use. Here is what I tweeted after using the phone for the first 5 min.

“#XperiaPlay build quality is not good either. All plastic. Samsung does plastic way better than Sony Ericsson.”

Xperia Play features a sliding controls board where it has PlayStation like buttons and touchpad gaming controls as well. This phone has a 4.0-inch display screen with the usual menu buttons at the bottom.

Xperia Arc is half the size of Xperia Play in thickness. I will soon be doing a comparison post between the Xperia Play and Xperia Arc. You can read about Xperia Arc vs Xperia X10 here.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Connectivity

Xperia Play offers several connectivity options such as Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, and microUSB support. Unfortunately, the Xperia Play doesn’t have a HDMI out for you to enjoy games on the big screen on TV. But an addition of that could have been really useful in this phone.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Battery

This phone is powered with a 1500 mAh battery that provides talktime of 8 hours and 25 minutes on 2G and 6 hours and 25 minutes on 3G. Standby time is of 425  hours on 2G and 413 hours on 3G.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Benchmarks

Here are some benchmark results between the Xperia Play, Xperia Arc and the Google Nexus S.

Xperia Play and Nexus S.

Due to some software issues in the Xperia Arc, we were not able to take screenshots of the phone.

Xperia Play and Xperia Arc.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Software

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is powered by the Android 2.3.2, GIngerbread, and as usual Sony Ericsson has modified almost all the areas of Android UI. The custom skin over Android 2.3.2 brings a number of social features and new apps like the Timescape, Mediascape  etc.

Timescape brings Twitter and Facebook updates fro myour friends in one single stream. You can also have a Timescape homescreen widget to flick through the tiles to check all the latest updates from friends on Twitter and Facebook. Additional extensions, like for LinkedIn, Foursquare can also be downloaded from the Android Market.

A number of custom Sony Ericsson widgets have also been added, like the a PlayStation game carousel, data traffic monitor, separate power control buttons, media controls etc. The custom skin can suffer a slight lag sometimes, but that is no big deal as the overall performance is really fast!

Camera, News & Weather and Gallery apps are untouched on the Xperia Play. Android Market has a separate column for Sony Ericsson recommended apps.

Media player is really good and can play a number of audio and video formats. Watch a vide otour of the entire Sony Ercisson’s custom Android 2.3.2 on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play:

Buy Sony Ericsson Xperia PLay in Pakistan

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Gallery

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Screenshots

For more reviews and comparison, hands-on photos/videos of Sony Ericsson XPERIA series, see links below:

• Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Preview
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Review
• Sony Ericsson: XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Preview

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Adobe has just released Flash Player 10.3 for Android phones. You can download Flash Player 10.3 for Android now from the Android Market.

Flash Player 10.3 has come as a surprise. We were not expecting it anytime soon as there has been no announcements related to the new Adobe Flash Player 10.3 update anywhere.

This is what Adobe has to say about this release:

The current build number for Flash Player 10.3 for Android 2.2 and above is 10.3.185.21.  Flash Player 10.3 is a production GA (General Availability) release for Android 2.2 (Froyo), 2.3 (Gingerbread), and Android 3.01 (Honeycomb) devices.

Features and enhancements included in this Flash Player 10.3 update are:

• Enabled NEON optimizations for OMAP4 (Cortex A-9) based devices. (2853030)
• Corrected an issue on the Samsung Galaxy S where H.264 video at resolutions of 720p and below was not displayed. (2852889)
• Android Apps using Browser Plug-ins like Flash Player in WebView no longer need to set android:hardwareAcceleration to True in their AndroidMainfest.xml for plug-in output to be rendered.  This was previously an issue on Android 3.0+ only.  (2834793)
• Fixed a crash on the HTC EVO that some users encountered with specific video. (2855425)
• Fixed an issue that caused video frames to stop rendering on long streaming videos (> 1 hour) on some Motorola devices. (2855957)

For the detailed official changelog, click here.

Download Flash Player 10.3 for Android

You can head over to the Android Market to download Flash Player 10.3 for Android, or update it directly from the Market app in your Android phones!

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Google now has an entire Android ecosystem, thanks to all the manufacturers, developers and carriers it has on board. Android is growing at an amazing rate. This is not all.

A few stats were shared a while ago at the first day of Google I/O 2011, where Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb 3.1 for tablets, Google Movies for Android, Music Beta by Google and several other announcements were unveiled.

Android stats so far are:

• 100 million activated Android devices
• 400,000 new Android devices activated every day
• 200,000 free and paid applications available in Android Market
• 4.5 billion applications installed from Android Market

This is simply a big wow for a platform that was launched less than 3 years ago. Google is on its way to take over the entire mobile market, and in the not too distant future, Android would soon be available on every electronic item we use.

How? Android is already on mobile phones, tablets, netbooks, TVs etc. It is open-source, and with the help of projects like Android @ Home, Android will be available in what more devices in the future. We just have to wait and see.

If you’re a developer, any plans on how you plan to use Android APIs to create something amazing, or as a consumer, in what area would you like Android to take over next?

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This is it. One OS everywhere Ice Cream Sandwich. Google is finally trying to put an end to all the fragmentation issue with all the Android devices. According to Google, “We want one OS that runs everywhere.”

Ice Cream Sandwich will state of the art (holographic) UI, richer widgets, advanced app framework etc. This will be the one OS that will run on phones, tablets, laptops, computers etc. We think, this all to battle down Android fragmentation.

Google will be rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich some where in Q4, no definite dates given and for what devices it will be available first. Android 3.1 for tablets will be rolling out in the coming few weeks for Verizon, to be the first. Motorola XOOM and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will probably be the first devices to get Honeycomb 3.1.

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You can now upload your personal music collection to listen anywhere, keep everything in sync, and forget the hassle of cables and files – all thanks to Google Music. It will be available for Android phones, tablets, Windows and Mac.

Some of the features of Google Music include:

• Listen anywhere, even offline.
• Stay in sync, without the hassle.
• Your collection, now in one place.
• Create mixes instantly.

Google Music is available for right today. It is an invite-only beta service for US users only.

Request Google Music Invitation

You can request for a Google Music invitation from here: music.google.com/music/listen

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Google has just unveiled Google Movies for Android. It is a service for Android phones and tablets that allows users to rent/buy movies fr0m the Android Market for as low as $1.99 and you can download them directly off the Market.

Google Music offers a 30-day rental period and you can watch the whole movie within 24 hours. This service has a Google Movies app for Android phones and a separate one for tablets as well.

These movies will be available directly from the cloud to your Android device and you can even download for watching later on.

You can access Google Music from https://market.android.com/movies and it is currently available for US users only. Google Movies will be available for Android 2.2+ devices and Honeycomb 3.1+ tablets.

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Some of the features demonstrated of Honeycomb 3.1 include widgets resizing, enhanced task switcher, USB input devices support, USB host i..e Microsoft Xbox 360 controller!

Honeycomb 3.1 will be coming out for tablets and Google TV, both! More details will follow as they get announced at Google I/O 2011.

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Music server by Google took many hiccups in the past several months with music labels not signing up with Google, but this didn’t stop Google from not offering the Google Music service for Android users.

Google will announce Google Music today, on the first day of Google I/O 2011 event – WSJ reports. After digging depeer into this, AllThingsD have found a few more details about the Google Music service that Google will be offering.

This service will allow users to upload their music on Google Music and later stream it on their Android phone from anywhere, anyplace with an Internet connection. Google Music will allow you to upload 20,000 songs, unlike Amazon Cloud-Based Music Hosting that only allows you to store 2,000 songs online.

No details on the pricing yet, but our guess is that this service will be available for free. Google will probably charge more for storing more than 20,000 songs online. Google Music will launch as an invite-only beta service for selected users.

We’ll update as more details get in and Google Music goes official at the Google I/O 2011 event.

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Google I/O 2011 event is today, and is just 2 hours away from starting. Most of you won’t be attending the Google I/O 2011 this year as the tickets for the event were sold out in just 59 minutes. Google made sure, that everyone, everywhere gets to watch live video streaming of Google I/O 2011 from the comfort of their home, office etc.

I/O Live will bring live video stream and all the exciting announcements and keynotes live for audiences all over the world. I’m sure you all must have seen the Google I/O 2011 website, which from May 10, will be turned into the I/O Live dashboard. Google I/O is an annual developers conference held by Google, every May.

Thanks to I/O Live dashboard, you can:

• Watch live stream video feeds from their two largest session rooms from 9:00 a.m PST to 6:00 p.m. PST during both days of the conference.
• Read captions from the live streamed sessions in real-time.
• Be one of the first to know by getting your news direct from the source.
• Submit your questions to our Sandbox developers.

According to Google, this year they are going to have the largest Google I/O event, ever. Don’t forget to watch the countdown to 00:00:00:00 as Google I/O 2011 kicks off!

Google I/O 2011 Live Video Stream: www.google.com/io

Google I/O 2011 Live Stream from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers

UPDATE: Added YouTube live video stream link for Google I/O 2011

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc – the phone with curves. It is the most gorgeous device from Sony Ericsson. I have always liked SE because of their designs, sound quality and most of all, their camera lens which they use in their smartphones.

First, Sony Ericsson came out with the famous Cybershot phones with amazing camera quality – and not just camera, they had the best music quality as well. And now, with the XPERIA Arc, they have raised the bar again with the amazing Exmor R photography. It the same lens which is used in several Sony Cybershot cameras i.e DSC-TX7.

Let’s begin with the review now and see how this phone performs in other features as well.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Review

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc was announced at MWC’11 this year along with the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play and a couple of other phones. This is the latest flagship device from Sony Ericsson, which is also the successor to XPERIA X10. Talking about the X10, Sony Ericsson managed it quite well to mess up that phone with a very late launch, delayed OS upgrades etc. But we hope they don’t do the same with the Arc.

Here are the technical specifications of the device:

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Specifications

• Display: 4.2-inch LED-backlit LCD display (480 x 854 pixels), BRAVIA Mobile engine
• Processor/GPU: 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
• Camera: 8 MP camera with autofocus, Exmor R, autofocus, LED flash, no secondary camera
• Video: HD video recording at 30 fps (720p), continuous auto-focus
• Memory: 512MB RAM, 320MB internal memory, 8GB microSD card included, microSD slot upto 32GB
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, microUSB, HDMI out
• Other: Flash Player 10.2 support, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm jack, accelerometer, Document Viewer, Facebook/Twitter integration, TrackID music recognization
• Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Po
• OS: Android 2.3 with Sony Ercisson XPERIA UI.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Design

XPERIA Arc has those curves that we have been waiting to find in a phone. It’s really slim and curvy. This phone is only 8.7mm thin, that is just 0.2mm more than the Samsung Galaxy S II and way thinner the XPERIA Play. It weighs only 117g.

Arc is flat from the front, but all curvy at the bottom. On the front side, you can see sensors at the top, along with the Sony Ericsson logo. Unfortunately, there is no secondary camera included included in this device. I personally think SE should have included that in the XPERIA Arc, now that Google has also released video-calling to Google Talk. On the bottom front, three are three keys: Back, Home, Menu.

Back side of the phone has a noise-cancelling second mic, 8 megapixels camera and an LED flash.

On the sides, you can find the microUSB port, volume controls and the dedicated camera key on the right side, and the 3.5mm audio jack on the left. Mic is at the bottom of the phone.

Top of the Xperia Arc has a HDMI out and the power button.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Display

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc comes with a 4.2-inch large LED-backlit LCD display, powered by the BRAVIA Mobile engine. This is one major improvement over the display found in the XPERIA X10 – and even in the XPERIA Play.

BRAVIA Mobile engine on the XPERIA Play isn’t really better than Super AMOLED on the Nexus S or Galaxy S (full review), but in some cases it is. Super AMOLED still has the best contrast and vivd colours, but when it comes to using the phone out in direct sunlight, BRAVIA engine beats out Super AMOLED.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Processor/Speed

Under the hood, XPERIA Arc is powered by the 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. I honestly think this phone was worthy of a dual-core processor, but oh well. Overall speed is good. Considering the amount of modifications Sony Ericsson has done to Android, this phone does not feel slow at all. You will notice a very slight lag when you pinch-to-zoom on the homescreen and all the widgets show up on your screen.

When compared to the XPERIA Play, Arc certainly is way faster. Playing games on the XPERIA Arc is also a smooth experience, thanks to the Adreno 205 GPU in the phone.

A small benchmark test between the Google Nexus S and XPERIA Arc also proved that the Arc is certainly the faster one here. Benchmark screenshots were not possible due to a colour bug with Sony Ericsson XPERIA devices.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Camera/Video

This is where the XPERIA Arc leads all the other Android devices – till we get our hands on the Samsung Galaxy S2. The Exmor R in the XPERIA Arc is a sure treat for whoever decides to get this smartphone!

Camera is really good with lightening fast shutter speed. XPERIA Arc has a 8 megapixels camera at the back, but unfortunately, folks at Sony Ericsson thought a secondary camera won’t be of need in this phone. I guess they were not aware of Android 2.3.4 bringing video-calling to Google Talk.

Photo quality is good. For a while photos seem to be washed out, but after a little tweaking in the settings and colours, photos got perfect – just the way we wanted. You can see a few sample shots I took with the XPERIA Arc below. Click on the image for the full-resolution photo.

The XPERIA Arc is capable of recording 720p HD videos.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Body/Build Quality

XPERIA Arc and XPERIA X10

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc is very identical to the XPERIA X10. The only difference is that it’s much more thinner and is slightly bigger in size and not to forget the curves at the back! You can see our XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10 comparison here! It has a 4.3-inch screen, but the phone doesn’t feel big in hands at all.

The phone has a plastic body, more like the Galaxy S kind-of (also Galaxy SL review). But the point to be noted here is that it doesn’t feel cheap plastic when holding the phone.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Connectivity

XPERIA Arc offers several connectivity options such as Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, HDMI out and microUSB support. You can use the HDMI out to connect your phone to a high-definition TV and watch photos, videos or just for the heck of it, even play games on the big TV screen from your phone!

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Battery

This phone is powered with a 1500 mAh battery that provides talktime of 7 hours on 2G and 7 hours on 3G. Standby time is of 430 hours on 2G and 400 hours on 3G.

Thank you Rutaba Yaqub for helping out!

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Photos

For more reviews and comparison, hands-on photos/videos of Sony Ericsson XPERIA series, see links below:

• Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Preview
• Sony Ericsson: XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Preview
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Review

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Here we are with the preview of the first PlayStation-certified phone aka PlayStation Phone. It’s big, bulky, fast and can indeed play PSP games!

We have only spent a little while with the Xperia Play yet, but from what we see, this device comes almost on par with the Xperia Arc (XPERIA Arc Preview). Soon, we will take the XPERIA devices: X10, Arc and Play, head-to-head with each other in a comparison.

Xperia is more a multimedia phone than just a PlayStation phone. It does games good, as well as music and video. Xperia Play was announced at MWC11 this year and was later launched in the UK a few weeks back.

Xperia Play features a 4-inch display, 5 megapixels camera, gaming controls like PSP, 1GHz Scorpion processor, 512MB RAM and Android 2.3.2.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is bulky, but pretty fast on the software side. It actually feels a tad bit faster than the Xperia Arc. Benchmarks will be included in the full review!

Build quality is not that good either. In my opinion, Samsung (Galaxy S2, Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab etc.) does plastic much better than Sony Ericsson. Playing games on the PlayStation-controls have been fun so far – quite comfortable with it. We only wish the Xperia Play was powered with a Tegra 2 CPU and could run HD games. Graphics is where the Play lacks.

This is all for now. We’ll be doing a full, detailed review of the Xperia Arc and Xperia Play soon!

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Nexus S Android 2.3.4 (GRJ22) manual update is also here for those who are impatiently waiting to get their hands on the latest Gingerbread update as it brings Android video chat to Google Talk.

I have done a full tutorial on how you can update your Nexus S to the latest software update manually. See after the jump!

How to Update Nexus S to Android 2.3.4 (GRJ22) Software Update

Here’s a detailed tutorial on how to install the Android 2.3.4 (GRJ22) update on your rooted Nexus S. I have previously done a similar tutorial on how to install Android 2.3.4 manually on Nexus S, and I will be following the same steps in this case too.

Disclaimer: Try this on your own risk. I’m not responsible if you mess up with your Nexus S.

1. Download Android 2.3.4 (GRJ22) for Nexus S on Android 2.3.3 (GRI40) on your PC.

2. Rename the downloaded .zip file to ‘update.zip‘.

3. Connect and mount your Nexus S USB memory on your computer using the USB cable.

4. Now copy/paste the update.zip file to your USB memory. Make sure the file is in the USB memory root. It should not be in a directory.

5. Then turn off your phone.

6. Now to get in the bootloader mode, turn on the phone while pressing and holding the volume up and power buttons.

7. Follow the navigation instructions on the screen. Select BOOTLOADER and then go to RECOVERY.

8. Assuming you have ClockworkMod recovery, scroll down to “Flash zip from SD card” and press the power button to open it.

9. Using volume keys, select your “update.zip” file. Confirm the installation and the installation procedure should start now.

10. After the installation completes, reboot the phone by selecting “Reboot system” from the recovery menu. It might look as if stuck again on the Android bot, but it will soon reboot.

That’s it! Your Nexus S should have the latest software update installed on your phone! Go to Settings >About phone to verify.

Do try out the Google Talk video chat feature and let us know!

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This latest Android 2.3.4 update brings video chat and voice chat to Google Talk for Android phones. As usual, XDA got hold of the download link through the update logs!

Download Android 2.3.4 (GRJ22) Software Update

You can download Android 2.3.4 from the link here: Download Android 2.3.4 Software Update

Note: This software update is only for Nexus S (I9020) devices running on Android 2.3.3 (GRI40).

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You can now video or voice chat with your friends, family and colleagues right from your Android phone – and it works on both, Android phones and tablets! All you need is a 3G, 4G or WiFI connection and you can get into a voice / video call on Google Talk with Gmail on the computer!

How to Video Chat on Nexus S

Well, it’s easy as pie! In your Google Talk friends list, a video or voice chat button will appear next to your contacts and you can simply touch the button to connect with them. Any text chats from the person you’re talking with will be overlaid on your phone’s screen so you can read them without having to leave the video.

Sexy, eh? And even better is the multitasking. If you need to check something else, the video pauses automatically so you can go back to your phone’s home screen or another app. The audio will keep going even though the video has paused.

Watch the video below on how video chat on Android works!

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Google made it official with a blog post and a tweet that the Android 2.3.4 (GRJ22) will be rolling out in the coming weeks. It will bring bug fixes for the Nexus One and video chat to the Nexus S.

Along with the great news of Android 2.3.4, the tweet also mentions of a surprise! We wonder what it really is. Any guesses?

From what it seems, Google has left out iPhone users for video chatting with Google Talk contacts. May be, an update later?

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Google has just launched their official Google Docs Android app in the Android Market. You can now easily create, edit, upload and share your documents right from your Android phone with the Google Docs app.

Google Docs for Android app is now available for download from the Android Market. We have just downloaded the app and are playing with its features.

Some of the features in this app are:

• Designed for Android to save you time finding your docs
• Edits to your documents appear to collaborators in seconds
• Make quick changes to spreadsheets
• View your documents, PDFs, images and more.
• Upload and convert files to the Google Docs format
• Take a photo of printed text and convert it to a Google document
• Share docs with your phone’s contacts

So far, the only drawback I see of this app is that it doesn’t have a proper compose/editor for creating new documents, and the app should support viewing documents offline. Still a lot to explore.

Google Docs Android app in Android Market [Download]

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We have been hearing rumours of Google planning to add official Google Talk video-calling in Android devices, but it wasn’t confirmed. Well, now it is – thanks to a friend who got hold of this update.

This update is just for internal testers, but it is very much possible that Google might plan to release this Android 2.3.4 software update before the Google I/O 2011 event in May, which might bring Android 2.4 (Ice-Cream).

My friend (U.S.) tried sending a video call request from his Nexus S (Google Talk) to my Gmail Chat (in Pakistan), but it gave connectivity issues and the call was never made. It seems Google has only allowed a selected number of @google.com addresses to try out this feature, till the Android 2.3.4 update is officially rolled out for everyone.

So folks, it is confirmed! Google is officially bringing video-calling to Android through Google Talk.

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Three commercials have been released in the last few days by Samsung to promote the Samsung Galaxy S II phone. You can check out the videos right after the jump below. Don’t forget to check out our quick hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S2.

Samsung Galaxy S II: 3 Commercials

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Google asks for permission on tracking your location anonymously in the beginning when setting up your your new Android phone or after a full reset. Android records your location and sends it back to Google; caches the position on your Android device.

Location Cache is a free Android app that allows you to look at this cached location data on your Android phone / device in an easy way. You can see the locations on a map what positions have been cached on your device and sent back to Google.

NOTE: This app, Location Cache, requires root access, which means your Android device should be rooted!

This cached location data comes from two files in the phone, and can be only read by the app if your phone is rooted.

Download Location Cache from Android Market.

UPDATE: Location Cache is not the only app to find out locations your phone has stored. Android Location Cache Viewer is another Android app that does the same task.

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We did a preview of Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA Arc a couple of days back. Our first impressions with the phone have been really good. The phone clearly beats the XPERIA X10 in speed, size, camera etc.

We did a head-to-head comparison between the XPERIA Arc and XPERIA X10 – mostly with photos. Sorry, no videos this time.

Sony Ericsson: XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc is the successor to the XPERIA X10. Much faster, runs on Gingerbread, an 8 megapixels camera, gorgeous display, thinner etc. Let’s do a specifications comparison before going towards the photos.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Specifications

• Display: 4.2-inch LED-backlit touchscreen with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine (480 x 854 pixels)
• Processor: 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
• Camera: 8 MP camera with autofocus, LED flash, no secondary camera
• Video: HD video recording at 30 fps (720p), continuous autofocus, video light
• Memory: 512MB RAM, 320MB internal memory, 8GB microSD card included, microSD slot upto 32GB
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, microUSB, HDMI port
• Other: Flash Player 10.2 support, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm jack, accelerometer, Facebook and Twitter integration, Document Viewer, TrackID music recognition etc.
• Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Po
• OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbrad) with custom XPERIA theme.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Specifications

• Display: 4-inch TFT display (480 x 854 pixels)
• Processor: 1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset
• Camera: 8 MP camera with autofocus, LED flash, no secondary camera
• Video: HD video recording at 30 fps (720p), continuous autofocus
• Memory: 384MB RAM, 1GB internal memory, 8GB microSD card included, microSD slot upto 32GB
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, microUSB
• Other: Flash Player 10.2 support, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm jack, accelerometer, Facebook and Twitter integration, Document Viewer etc.
• Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Po
• OS: Android 2.1 Eclair with custom XPERIA theme.

XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10: Display

This is something I must say, that the new Sony BRAVIA Mobile Engine really stands out on the new XPERIA Arc. Comparison between both the devices show how brighter, better, clearer and sharper the display is on XPERIA Arc.

We even compared both of these devices with Samsung’s Nexus S with Super AMOLED display. In our tests, in direct sunlight, Sony’s BRAVIA Mobile had better visibility out in direct sunlight. We couldn’t compare it with a Super LCD phone, but we’ll soon do that as well.

The difference is visible even in photos.

XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10: Body

XPERIA Arc has a plastic body all around, just like the Samsung Galaxy S (review) and Samsung Galaxy SL (review). It gives you the same cheap plastic feeling when holding it in your hands like the Samsung Galaxy phones does.

On the other side, XPERIA X10′s back gives a better grip to the phone and doesn’t even feel any plasticky like its successor, the XPERIA Arc.

XPERIA Arc is much slimmer than the XPERIA X10. The X10 is 13mm in thickness, whole the Arc is only 8.7mm thick. The former also weighs lighter than the X10.

XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10: Camera

Here are some photos taken from the XPERIA Arc. Click on the photos below to enlarge.

And here some shots from the XPERIA X10:

XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10: Battery

Battery timing was and is still a problem on both the devices. Battery drains out pretty fast. Even Gingerbread on the XPERIA Arc couldn’t optimize the battery usage.

XPERIA Arc vs XPERIA X10: Photos

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Facebook Album Sync is a free Android app that allows you to sync all or selected Facebook albums/photos from your account to the Gallery app in your Android phone. It also keeps a check on changes and syncs them.

Just login with your Facebook credentials and allow the app to use your photos on your phone. Syncing will begin in no time! Using Facebook album sync you can download your Facebook albums & tagged pictures to your mobile device.

This only works for your own albums. You cannot download a friend’s Facebook photos/albums.

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You can download Facebook Album Sync directly from the Android Market.

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Phones4u, a UK retailer, has confirmed to get you the Samsung Galaxy S2 (photos, video) on April 27, but only if you pre-order now. It was not clear earlier if they would actually have the Galaxy S2 by April 27, but was later confirmed that they will be available on pre-orders only.

Just a week more before you can get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S II. You can pre-order your phone from the link below:

Pre-order Samsung Galaxy S II from Phones4u

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911Sniper has leaked the ROM for developers to play with – and ofcourse, port over Sense 3.0 to other older devices i.e HTC Desire HD, HTC Desire etc. as it is rumoured that HTC Sense 3.0 will be only released for newer devices.

You can grab the download link for ROM from 911Sniper’s website below:

Download HTC Sensation ROM with Sense 3.0

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The new Seesmic for Android 1.7 was released just a few minutes ago with all the new bug fixes, features and also adds UI improvements for Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets.

According to the official changelog:

1. Shortcuts: add shortcuts to accounts, the composer, searches, lists, Facebook pages, chatter groups,… directly on your phone home screens, anywhere you want!
2. Opening links to Twitter tweets or profiles, as well as Facebook updates and profiles, with either Seesmic or the browser
3. Ability to Translate updates to your current language in two quick taps!
4. Ability to Mark as Spam Twitter users
5. Lots of bug fixes and some UI improvements for Android 3.0 Tablets

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You can download the latest Seesmic Android app from the Android Market.

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CNN Android app for Android phones is now available for download from the Android Market. The first app from CNN on Android was specifically for tablets and only ran on tablets with Honeycomb (Android 3.0) on board.

This fully featured CNN for Android app has all that you need to get the latest from CNN, including push notifications for breaking news, iReport, CNN Radio, video clips etc. Oh, the app also has a home screen widget!

Download CNN Android App

You can download the CNN Android app from the Android Market. It seems, that is app is only available to users in the U.S.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc is one of the most gorgeous handsets I have ever used – and is available out in the market. It was announced at MWC11 this year and was launched in UK around a week ago.

This is the latest flagship device from Sony Ericsson, which is also the successor to XPERIA X10. Talking about the X10, Sony Ericsson managed it quite well to mess up that phone with a very late launch, delayed OS upgrades etc. and we hope they don’t do the same with the Arc.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc – the curve!

XPERIA Arc features a 4.2-inch screen with BRAVIA Mobile engine, 8 megapixels camera, HD video recording, 1GHz Scorpion processor, mini-HDMI output, Android 2.3 Gingerbread etc.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA series has always been my favourite when it comes to design. Our first impressions after using the phone was, amazing! Sony Ericsson has really done some hard work with this device. We couldn’t compare it with the XPERIA Play, but you will see that soon as well. XPERIA Play Preview!

The phone has a plastic body, more like the Galaxy S kind-of (also Galaxy SL review). It still feels good to hold and use. Camera is really good with lightening fast shutter speed. Gingerbread on the XPERIA Arc is really fast. No lag whatsoever. And games work even better with the Adreno 205 GPU under the hood.

XPERIA Arc and XPERIA X10

More details about the XPERIA Arc later. We’ll be doing a full review of the phone and some comparison posts between the XPERIA Arc and XPERIA X10.

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You can now tag friends in your status update, add your phone number in profile and find friends.

Download Facebook for Android from the Android Market.

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This app is one of the most important apps on your phone if your Android phone is rooted. ROM Manager allows you to install custom ROMs and the famous ClockworkMod custom recovery.

New features in ROM Manager 4.0:

• ROM Manager now supports comments and ratings!
• The service behind ROM Manager 4 is hosted on DeployFu.
• Learned and wrote the service in ASP .NET MVC 3.
• Finally got around to unsuckifying the ROM Manager UI.
• WebConnect is no longer a useless chrome-to-phone downloader.
• Paving the way for even bigger things to come… (hint: a website)

Koushik says there are more bigger things to come in the future, and it has something to do with a website! Till that is uncovered, enjoy the rest of the new features in ROM Manager 4.0.

You can download ROM Manager 4.0 from the Android Market for free, or grab the Premium version for $4.99.

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Angry Birds Easter update features chocolate eggs and bunnies, and a whole bunch of succulent golden eggs.

Every season Angry Birds comes out with a new game featuring a number of new levels and hidden surprises. The gameplay is still the same, but features a new theme to fit the Easter mood!

Angry Birds Seasons: Easter in action below:

You can download Angry Birds Seasons: Easter from the Android Market for Android devices or grab it from the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch!

Angry Birds Seasons:Easter – Video

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Share Contacts is a free Android app that allows you to send contacts to another phone, even if the other person does not have an Android phone.

This is very useful for those who send contact cards a lot from their phones. The interface is very simple and straight-forward. Shows two buttons, Send and Receive, depending on whether you want to send or receive contacts to your phone.

Share Contacts is updated regularly and developer is very responsive in adding features that users want.

You can download Share Contacts app from the Android market.

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Rovio, the mobile game developer has announced that they will be releasing an update soon to their Angry Birds Seasons game which will bring a new set of levels to the game.

Angry Birds Seasons Easter update will have 15 new levels, with three extra levels available through Facebook. And Easter means, instead of pigs, you can expect bunnies and eggs in the upcoming Angry Birds game.

Angry Birds Easter will hit the stores (Android Market, App Store) next week!

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People who use Foursquare a lot, and literally “check-in” at every place they go, taking out your phone just to check-in at times could be very annoying. This is where this small Android app comes in.

Autosquare is a free Android app that automatically checks-in to your favourite venues on Foursquare. In order to run this app accurately, you need to have a working GPS on your Android phone.

From our tests, the app was accurately adding our check-ins to Foursquare. This app has great potential, and if the developer puts in just a little more tweaks, it would really get popular among Foursquare users on Android.

Download Autosquare

You can download this app from the Android Market: Download Autosquare

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Samsung Galaxy SL GT-I9003 is the latest in the Samsung Galaxy series which is very much a variant of the original Galaxy S with some noticeable changes under the hood.

Not too long ago, Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 phone. It was the fastest and the most powerful Android handset available at that time. You can read our full Samsung Galaxy S review here. Samsung Galaxy SL is pretty much the same, but does this phone really comes up to the mark of the original Galaxy S or not? This is what we’ll see discuss in this review.

Samsung Galaxy SL Review

In this Samsung Galaxy SL review, I will be taking the phone head to head with the original Samsung Galaxy S, and the Google Nexus S – the current Google flagship phone – and will cover various aspects of the phone, such as display, sound/music, OS, speed etc.

Like I have mentioned it before, Galaxy SL has some changes under the hood as compared to the Galaxy S. Let’s check out the technical specifications of the phone.

Samsung Galaxy SL Specifications

• Display: 4-inch Super LCD (SLCD) touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels)
• Processor: Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 1GHz processor
• Camera: 5 MP camera with autofocus, no LED flash, secondary camera for video calls
• Video: HD video recording at 30 fps (720p)
• Memory: 512MB RAM, 16GB internal memory, microSD slot upto 32GB
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, microUSB
• Other: Flash Player 10.2 support, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm jack, accelerometer, Swype, Augmented Reality browser, e-book, office, allshare etc
• Battery: 1650 mAh Li-Po
• OS: Android 2.2.1 with TouchWiz 3.0 UI

Samsung Galaxy SL vs Galaxy S – Tweets

I’ll quickly run down with the differences between both of these devices – differences that I have actually come across in my time using it. I posted most of the differences on my Twitter account, so I’ll just quote my tweets here:

“I must say, that the Samsung Galaxy SL (with Super LCD screen) is such a turn off! No fun in using this!”

“Okay, so the Galaxy SL doesn’t have the awesome Hummingbird processor. That explains the performance drop in it as compared to the Galaxy S.”

“Galaxy S has 1500mAh battery. Galaxy SL has 1650mAh battery and made the phone a little thicker in size.”

“And it looks even more thick, thanks to Galaxy SL’s fat ass at the bottom.”

“Galaxy SL has been unplugged from the charger since over 14 hours. Still 55% battery left. Very impressive battery!”

“Samsung Galaxy SL is at 47% battery level after being unplugged from the charger for over 22 hours! Amazing!”

“Galaxy SL is on battery steroids! Have been up since over 1 day and 8 hours. Still 36% battery! http://twitpic.com/4crtq7“

“Galaxy SL does not have TV out, like the original Galaxy S.”

So yes, these have been my little tweets about some observations I made while using the Samsung Galaxy SL. Now let’s take a closer look at what other features does the Galaxy SL has to offer. Remember, this phone is no less than a beast and I believe, this is the only phone that can actually be compared to the iPhone 4 in terms of features and technical specifications.

Samsung Galaxy SL: Design

Galaxy SL is flat on the front, but have that rear-chin (I call that the famous Samsung hips ;-) ) at the back. On the front, just above the 4-inch display, you see a front-facing camera for video calls, light sensor, speaker and the Samsung logo. And onat the bottom of the screen, you see the two capacitive and one hard button: Menu, Home, Back. On the back side of the Galaxy SL, there is a 5 megapixels camera without LED flash and a stereo speaker.

On the sides, you can find the power button on the right side, and the volume controls on the left. Mic is at the bottom of the phone.

Top of the Galaxy SL has a 3.5mm audio jack that does not support TV out like in the original Galaxy S and the microUSB.

Samsung Galaxy SL: Display

Samsung Galaxy S is fitted with the Super LCD display screen, as compared to the gorgeous Super AMOLED display found in the original Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) / Google Nexus S. And seriously, there is a major difference in between them.

In my opinion, the Super LCD display is a complete opposite of Super AMOLED. The colours seemed dull and faded, with low contrast ratio. This could be mainly because I have been using Super AMOLED display phones for the last 6-8 months. Super AMOLED display was one of the main hardware that set the Galaxy S at top of the line, but I wouldn’t say the same about the Galaxy SL.

Galaxy SL has a huge 4-inch 480 x 800 pixels WVGA display and trust me, even the ugliest apps and photos look amazing on it. If you have been a past LCD screen user on your phone, then this would be a great upgrade for you in terms of display.

In direct sunlight test, Galaxy SL’s Super LCD proved to be better than the Super AMOLED display of the Galaxy S / Nexus S.

Samsung Galaxy SL: Processor/Speed

Samsung Galaxy SL is powered by the Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 1GHz processor under its hood. The original Galaxy S is powered by the ARM Cortex A8 1GHz CPU (called as the Hummingbird). During my play time with both the devices, I feel that Hummingbird is still the best 1GHz processor out there.

A simple test on both the devices running on Android 2.2.1 shows that the original Galaxy S has absolutely no lag or any slowing down issues with the Hummingbird CPU for the phone. But on the other hand, Galaxy SL slows down a bit and also has lag problems while using the phone.

Not just the CPU, even the GPU seems to have some issues being compatible with the new OMAP processor. Benchmarks and gameplay of various games explain that Galaxy SL hardware is just not up to the mark as it was in the Galaxy S phone. May be, because of a different CPU.

Even after these few glitches, the Samsung Galaxy SL is speedy and quite responsive as compared to other devices out in the market. If you find it even a bit slow, there are always alternative methods of rooting the phone and then applying a lag fix, which, of course, we won’t recommend.

Samsung Galaxy SL: Camera/Video

Galaxy SL has a 5 megapixels camera at the back, but no flash. 5 megapixels camera is now like a standard requirement in all smartphones. This phone also has 1.3 megapixels camera on the front for video-calls.

Photo quality at daytime is better, but at night time, the camera fails to impress in any way. A LED flash would have been very much helpful. Comparing with Nexus S’ 5 megapixels camera, I found their quality exactly the same. It shouldn’t be, but the photo results from the Galaxy SL appear to be slightly better than that of the Galaxy S.  There are lots of photo effects and scene shots that you can try for getting the best possible results.

The Samsung Galaxy SL is capable of recording 720p HD videos at 720×1280 resolution.

You can see a few sample shots I took with the Galaxy SL below. Click on the image for the full-resolution photo.

Here’s a sample video recorded from the Samsung Galaxy SL:

Samsung Galaxy SL: Body/Build Quality

Samsung Galaxy SL looks very similar to the iPhone 3GS in design and looks. A quick glance at the device makes one wonder if it is actually the iPhone 3GS. Over all, the phone is big, thansk to its 4-inch display – but relatively you don’t feel it that big when holding the phone.

As compared to the Galaxy S, this phone is 1 mm less thinner. That is because of the 1650mAh battery that powers the Samsung Galaxy SL for a longer time. That also makes the phone slightly heavier than its cousin.

Build quality is not that good. When holding the Galaxy SL, it gives you the feeling of holding something in cheap plastic – especially when you have the Nexus One or any other HTC devices in your other hand.

Samsung Galaxy SL: Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy SL offers several connectivity options such as Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi and microUSB support. Unfortunately, Samsung has not included TV-out in the Samsung Galaxy SL, unlike Galaxy S which had TV-out for watching photos and videos on the TV.

Samsung Galaxy SL: Battery

The battery in Samsung Galaxy SL is something to talk about. This phone is powered with a 1650 mAh battery that provides talktime of 15 hours on 2G and 7 hours and 30 minutes on 3G. Standby time is of 610 hours on 2G and 550 hours on 3G.

When normal usage of the phone on WiFi, several apps running in background i.e Google Talk, taking photos etc. I was able to pull out 1 day and 15-17 hours with the Samsung Galaxy SL. This was not possible with the Galaxy S, thanks to Galaxy SL’s 1650 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy SL: TouchWiz 3.0

HTC has Sense UI for Android, similarly, Motorola has Blur. Samsung didn’t wanted to left behind and they launched TouchWiz 3.0 on the Galaxy S which takes some major inspiration from the iOS interface. The same interface can be found on the Samsung Galaxy SL. Similarly, Galaxy S2 has TouchWiz 4.0 (photo below).

TouchWiz is really snappy and comes loaded with many apps of their own and also features Sasmung Apps – a market app for Samsung devices. Along with lots of other apps, Samsung brings SocialHub to the Galaxy SL. It is a social networking dashboard from where you can add and sync your Facebook, Twitter and MySpace friends with your contacts and you can manage all your social networking from one place. This is one of my favourite features in the Samsung Galaxy SL.

Samsung Galaxy SL also comes with region-specific apps. Galaxy SL in my region runs on a Middle East ROM build, which includes apps like Holy Quran, Prayer Timings and Qiblah Directions.

Other apps that Samsung Galaxy S has are: Swype, Augmented Reality browser, e-book, office, allshare etc.

Samsung Galaxy SL: Screenshots

Samsung Galaxy SL: Photos

For more reviews and hands-on photos/videos of Samsung Galaxy series, see links below:

• Samsung Galaxy S Review
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Review
• Samsung Galaxy S2 Hands-On Photos, Video

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Samsung Galaxy S2 is the next big thing from Samsung, which was unveiled at a Samsung Unpacked event last month at MWC’11. This phone features the next-gen hardware, like the dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM etc.

Our first impressions of the Galaxy S2 have been really, really good. The Super AMOLED Plus display totally blows! It has a contrast ratio that could kill your eyes (just kidding!). Amazing screen! Much, much better than the original Galaxy S’ Super AMOLED display.

Samsung Galaxy S II features a dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM, the gorgeous 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, only 8.49mm think, 8 megapixels camera with full HD recording, TouchWiz 4.0 and four Samsung hub apps.

Galaxy S2 is a beast, in short. Thanks to its Tegra 2 dual-core processor under the hood, I didn’t feel even a slight lag in the phone with a live wallpaper on and while using it.

The phone is not anywhere near the official launch, but according to the rumours, Galaxy S2 will probably make its way in the stores sometime in May. We’ll definitely be doing a full, detailed review of the Galaxy S2 once the launch gets near!

Thanks to Badar Khushnood, Country Consultant, Google (Pakistan) to get our hands on this amazing beast!

Samsung Galaxy S2 Hands On Video

Samsung Galaxy S2 Hands On Photos

Enjoy the hands-on photos of the Galaxy S2 below.

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XPERIA X10 Ginmgerbread update would certainly be a treat for the X10 users since Sony Ericsson seems to have dropped their plans for the Froyo (Android 2.2) update.

According to an official SE blog post,

We plan to bring an upgrade to Android Gingerbread for the XperiaTM X10 to generic trade kits end Q2 / early Q3 this year.

Sony Ericsson wants their XPERIA X10 to bring it in line with their other recently launched Android devices, the XPERIA Play and the XPERIA Arc.

Gingerbread for XPERIA X10 will only be for unlocked devices, and not for devices that are carrier locked. The roll-out is planned to start end Q2/early Q3 this year. Today, XPERIA X10 is available in the market both in generic trade version (unlocked) and in versions customized for operators. Due to the resources available in this special project, they will focus on delivering trade versions of the software.

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Galaxy S Gingerbread update was promised for March 20th by the Samsung Mobile’s Romanian team, but nothing is available so far.

Considering the number of Froyo update leaks before the official release, Samsung seems to be pretty tight with Gingerbread releases this time. Only one Galaxy S Gingerbread leak till now.

According to the latest Samsung KIES update, the Galaxy S Gingerbread is due to release on March 30th. I just hope this time they really roll out the update to all the Galaxy S users!

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QtADB is a PC software for Android devices, based on ‘adb’. It requires a working  Android SDK installed on your computer with Android USB drivers installed (command “adb devices” listing your device should work), Qt libs version 4.7, root (not really necessary) and Busybox installed on phone.

As long as you have Busybox installed on your Android phone, this software should be compatible with your device. QtADB is still under development, so expect bugs in it.

According to the developer, QtADB is compatible with the following Android devices:

• Motorola Droid
• Motorola Milestone
• Nexus One
• HTC Dream
• HTC Magic
• HTC Hero (CDMA)
• HTC Hero (GSM)
• HTC HD2
• HTC Desire HD
• Sprint Evo 4G
• Droid Eris
• Samsung i5700
• Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000)
• Nook Color
• ZT-180 Tablet

And in my tests, QtADB was even compatible with Google Nexus S, on Android 2.3.3 and Samsung Galaxy SL GT-I9003 on Android 2.2.1.

Download QtADB, Android PC Software

You can download this freeware from here (and other related info): Download QtADB

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