Ice Cream Sandwich source code revealed

ShoutBloger: Google released the source code of the latest version of the android 4.0, or known as Ice Cream Sandwich.

Ice Cream Sandwich source code was released earlier this week as part of the Android Open Source Project. Google Software Engineer on this project, Jean-Baptiste M. 'JBQ' Queru, mentions it requires patience.

Because of the large demand, please be patient that we need time to finish. If you attempt to sync before this is finished, you'll get the coffee that is incomplete and can not be used. So, wait until everything is settled before you to sync, said Queru.

He added, as reported by Cnet on Tuesday November 15, 2011, the source code is actually for Android 4.0.1, the version of mobile OS that will be shipped together with the Galaxy Nexus smartphone made by Samsung.

With this step, meaning that developers can begin working on ports for other devices, including the custom firmware for Android 4.0.

Android Iris presents to compete with Apple's Siri

ShoutBloger: Android application development team, Dexetra has created an application similar to Apple's Siri, namely Android Iris app.

Siri is a voice application, such as personal assistant which became a major feature on the iPhone 4S, and Apple expects to increase sales of new smartphones in the presence of such features.

As reported by ITP on Wednesday October 26, 2011, when Apple launched the iPhone 4S, millions of tweets flowing contains new features Apple's admiration for them. Consequently Dexetra admiration of people responding to Siri, by making Android fans proud of something that the team was created.

The results of hard work Dexetra it called Android Iris, the opposite of Siri. Dexetra said in his blog, all of a sudden I got the urge to do something similar for Android.

In eight hours Dexetra successful to create the layout with a decent design, and add voice input and text-to-speech.

Dexetra gave Iris app to the Android Market, and now it can be downloaded by users of Android.

Motorola Droid Razr a new handset from Motorola

ShoutBloger: After a long wait for the debut of Motorola's latest smartphone on the market, the company finally issued a new handset called Motorola Droid Razr.

Motorola's latest smartphone is relatively thin because the thickness of only 7.1 millimeters. Droid Razr have also used 4.3-inch AMOLED screen super sophisticated, equipped with a Kevlar fiber and Corning Gorilla Glass, so the screen will be protected from scratches or scratch-resistant.

As quoted by TG Daily on Wednesday October 19, 2011, Motorola Droid Razr is equipped with a powerful 1.2 GHz processor and 1GB of RAM; it is definitely the Motorola Droid Razr Android Gingerbread system brings the latest, namely version 2.3.5.

Other specifications offered on the handset Motorola's latest is an 8 megapixel camera that can be used to capture HD video with resolution up to 1080p. Front camera can be used to capture video destined for video calls or video chat.

Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and 16GB of internal storage memory, as well as an additional microSD slot are also included to complete the perfection Droid Razr.

As expected, offers support for Motorola Droid Razr webtop powered Lapdock 100/500 Pro, which lets users edit documents and web browsing with desktop-class Firefox browser.

This versatile device can also connect to HDTV, speakers and other devices via the Motorola HD Dock or Station to bring HD entertainment to the big screen.

At the end, the Droid Razr can be accessed remotely using the Motorola Smart Controller, which lets users run applications, zoom and rotate content, as well as receive calls.

Motorola Droid Razr Android will begin to be introduced into the smartphone market in early November, with a price tag of USD300 and pre-orders will begin on 27 October.

Samsung in cooperation with Google launches Samsung Galaxy Nexus

ShoutBloger: Samsung Electronics and Google introduced a Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone. This is the first smart phone that uses Android's latest operating system version 4.0 is Ice Cream Sandwich.

Galaxy Nexus formerly called Nexus Prime allegedly was introduced in Hong Kong. Samsung had previously worked under the name Nexus S.

Samsung and Google collaborate closely to encourage mobile experience pulled ahead, said JK Shin, head of Samsung's Mobile Business in his statement, such as from Cnet, Wednesday October 19, 2011.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich itself is the Android operating system that can be used both in mobile and tablet. Reportedly, Ice Cream Sandwiches are a blend of Android Gingerbread with Honeycomb.

Ice Cream Sandwich demonstrate continuous innovation Android platform where he could work on cell phones and tablets and other devices, said Andy Rubin, Google's Head of Mobile Business.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus brings a number of upscale features. Like the 1.2 GHz dual core processor, Super AMOLED screen HD and 1GB RAM. The plan, this handset will be available on the market in November in the United States, Europe and Asia. The price has not been announced.

Google's create Android official account on Twitter

ShoutBloger: The latest version of the Android operating system, Android Ice Cream Sandwiche will be released soon. Google made some preparations to welcome the presence of Ice Cream Sandwich, one of which is to create an official Twitter account for Android.

Accounts with the name of the official Android penetrated @Twitter. This account follows the existence of the account @AndroidDed, an Android developer team official account.

Android account on Twitter has managed to capture about 60,000 followers. The account is filled with three new tweet, the first greeting Android and the second is a link to a networking site YouTube.

In a video posted Android link, visitors can see the footage that displays the Google employees welcomed the arrival of a giant statue of Ice Cream Sandwich in their offices.

At the Googleplex, this latest giant statue joining a number of other statues representing each version of the Android OS Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Froyo, Eclair, Donut and Cupcake.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich reportedly release will be made on 19 October coincided with the launch of Nexus Prime. Nexus Prime is the latest smartphone Samsung which will be armed with Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

Android Market is blocked in China

ShoutBloger: Android users in central China in the throes of a matter of downloading the application into the phone. For local authorities to block access to Android Market, the official online store for Android applications.

According Blocked in China, a website that analyzes whether a site is blocked or not in China, the Android Market did not able or very difficult to access by local users. It is not known why the Android Market got blocked.

According to analyst Ben Cavender of China Market Research, the situation will be quite hurt Google's view of the large Chinese market. Indeed there is an alternative to download Android applications but still not as good as the Android Market.

China's mobile market is very competitive and consumers to upgrade her cell phone nine months. That is, they can very quickly migrate to another OS if not satisfied, said Cavender.

Could be Windows Phone or iPhone handset will be benefited with its Android Market blocked. Moreover, if the closure occurs in long-term access.

Google is often a problem with the government of China, where most services often get blocked. Similarly, as reported by ZDNet on Tuesday October 11, 2011.

Motorola blamed stealing patents

ShoutBloger: Mobile phone manufacturer Motorola Mobility facing charges from a company called Intellectual Ventures. Motorola accused of using six patents owned by them.

The patent in question, found on Motorola phones based on Android. Reported by the BBC on Monday October 10, 2011, Intellectual Ventures has accused Motorola Mobility using their technology related to file transfers, updates and remote data management and other functions in some Android smartphone them.

Both reportedly have been discussing a deal to license these patents since January. Because the agreement is not reached, Intellectual Ventures is now registering his complaint.

We have an obligation to consumers and investors to retain intellectual property rights against companies such as Motorola Mobility are already using our patent without a license, said Intellectual ventures.

Intellectual Ventures is a company based in Washington, the United States and has more than 35,000 patents. They bought the intellectual property of inventors, and then negotiate a licensing deal with a number of companies. From here, they make money for investors and provide new technologies for companies like Motorola Mobile.

Google launches Google Wallet for Android

ShoutBloger: Digital financial transaction services, Google Wallet, finally released officially for Android. Google Nexus S 4G users in the United States that runs on the Sprint network, the first time will enjoy this service.

Google Wallet technology using Near Field Communication (NFC) is embedded in mobile phones. Previously, Google Wallet service has been tested extensively before it is now finally launched to the public.

Quoted from Computerworld on Tuesday September 20, 2011, Google Wallet application is available for your Citi MasterCard credit card holders. Then the user will be visited Visa, and American Express Discover.

To use, Google Nexus S users in U.S enough to find Wallet application, then download it. As a means of payment, users simply put the handset on the existing payment terminals in various locations of transactions, such as stores or supermarkets.

MasterCard itself has about 144 thousand terminals across the U.S. that allows transactions using Google Wallet Android. When using it, the payment will automatically be charged to your credit card.

This is just the beginning and although we are interested in this first step, we look forward to bringing Google Wallet on more devices in the future, said Osama Bedier, vice president of Google Payments.

Not yet clear when the Google Wallet will be visited areas other than the U.S. In the UK, Google Wallet will reportedly be released in the near future anyway.

Android Jelly Bean the next version of Ice Cream Sandwich?

ShoutBloger: We all know that Google gives a different name on each major new version of Android is derived from the name of the dessert, and subsequent versions of Android that will be released after the Ice Cream Sandwich scheduled to arrive late in 2011 will be called Android Jelly Bean. 

According to reliable sources who quoted from the site ThisIsMyNext. If you wonder why they use such a weird name, it's because Google uses the name of the dessert in alphabetical order to give the name of the release of Android, and because the version before the android Jelly Bean starts with the letter I the letter J to be the next character and there's not much food cover that starts with J that can be selected.

Regardless of the name, the next version of Android is said to be a game changer because it will contain a feature that was originally scheduled for Android Ice Cream Sandwich, but then postponed. Since the Ice Cream Sandwich Android version is already uniting tablets Android and smartphones, we wonder what else Jelly Bean will take it that make it a game changer.

No information about the version number will be released Android Jelly Bean, but at least we have a name now.

Sharp Aquos SH8298U 3D Android phone with free 3D glasses features

ShoutBloger: Sharp has launched the Aquos SH8298U 3D new Android smartphone, which will first be offered to customers in the Japanese operator SoftBank telko Japan. Android phone is focused on the ability of free 3D glasses (without glasses), on 4.2-inch screen with a resolution of QHD. Users can also capture 3D video and images from dual-camera configuration with two 8-megapixel sensor.

Apart from the 3D features, the Sharp Aquos SH8298U 3D smartphone integrates a 1.4GHz processor Snapdragon, an Adreno 205 GPU, 512GB of RAM and 2GB of internal storage. For body colors will be available in a choice of red or white variant.

Sharp has announced a plan has not yet started to SH8298U 3D outside of Japan. It remains unclear whether the device will reach other markets to compete with other smartphones like the LG 3D Optimus

Android Ice Cream Sandwich coming on October 2011

ShoutBloger: Google is rumored to be soon released Android Ice Cream Sandwhich in the near future. Rumored that Google will release it in October or November.

In an interview conducted by Salesforce to Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed little certainty about when Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be launched.

We already have a new operating system known as the Ice Cream Sandwich, chances are we will release it in October or November. I hope many people will be happy to hear this news, Obviously Schmidt, as quoted Gadgetel on Friday September 9, 2011.

However, Schmidt has not been willing to reveal more details about this new Android operating system. It looks like Ice Cream Sandwiches are intended to integrate the mobile phone operating system Android with the tablet simultaneously.

Photos that look at online sites last August allegedly as the operating system Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The first device is rumored to use the new Android operating system from Google is Verizon Droid.

LG Optimus Sol with Ultra AMOLED power saving up to 30%

ShoutBloger: LG Electronics today announced a new member in of his Optimus line 'LG Optimus Sol', with a screen that is designed specifically for the face of sunlight.

Giving the name of 'Sol' refers to the display screen is very clear, where the user will still easily see the phone despite being under the hot sun. Similarly, reported Cellular News on Monday August 22, 2011.

All that thanks to the Ultra AMOLED screen Friday, which has twice the level of reflection than usual AMOLED screen. Use of this screen while reducing image quality degradation.

LG Optimus Sol stands out compared to its competitors as Android smartphone which has a 1GHz processor and AMOLED screen, but LG Optimus Sol affordable, said President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company Dr. Jong-seok Park on Monday August 22, 2011.

By introducing a phone that has the best screen appearance in this market, it seems we have a phone option for consumers who are looking for a great phone but not too fancy, he added.

LG Optimus Sol leaked carries the operating system Android 2.3 Gingerbread and has a thickness of 9.8 millimeters and the Ultra AMOLED screen size big enough that is 3.8 inches. In addition, this phone is also still showing the other mainstay features like 5 megapixel camera.

Optimus Sol will be formally introduced in Europe in mid September, followed by other countries in Latin America and South America. Unfortunately, the LG did not want to divulge the price range for these devices.

HTC launches HTC Stunning the first Android with NFC technology

ShoutBloger: HTC seems frustrated with the number of phones that support near-field communication or NFC. Eventually they went along to launch its first Android products that support NFC technology. The first Android smartphone is already using the NFC technology is Google's Nexus S.

With the NFC technology, then the cell phone owner can make payment by NFC phone. They said for now the HTC Stunning will use China UnionPay standard payment. To support such a move, dozens of Chinese cities will get the NFC terminals that can help banks to serve the payment method.

This policy will come into force in September in China. Not surprisingly, a similar step forward is likely to occur in Asia. But HTC has not revealed the plan.

Ice Smart Mini 5 Inch tablet Android with 800 MHz Processor

ShoutBloger: Ice Smart Mini tablet android from Latte Communications is 5 inches Android Device That blurs the line the between smartphones and tablets. Therefore can not get called, this device like a tablet. But talking about the same size as a phone, And with prices around $ 190, cheaper than most Android phones. In short, this gadget likes the iPod touch or Android-based mini tablet or media player.

Ice Smart Mini tablet android has several features not found on an iPod touch (or iPhone or IPAD), such as support for 1080p HD video playback, a mini HDMI port for video output, and a microSD card slot for expansion.

But the rest of the specs are not spectacular. Mini tablet has a 5-inch screen, the screen resolution of 800x480 pixels resistive touch screen with support for the movement of two fingers. Smart ICE run Google Android OS 2.3, with 8GB of storage, and ARM 11 800 MHz processor and supports 802.11b/g WiFi and a g-sensor.

The media player also supports USB host capability, so you can connect a keyboard or mouse or install a digital camera or other storage device to transfer files.

Android tablet will defeat the domination of the Apple iPad in 2016

ShoutBloger: Tablets with the Android operating system return are expected to defeat the dominance of the Apple iPad on the tablet PC market. But it just happened in 2016.

Similarly, research firm Informa predicted as reported by the Straits Times on Thursday July 28, 2011. Informa claims that Apple market share, currently at 75 percent would have fallen by 39 percent in 2015. Meanwhile, Android market share grew to 38 percent.

From 2013 or later, tablets Android more sophisticated and cheaper to flood the market. We expect sales are quite high, and going beyond the upcoming iPad sales in 2016, said analyst David McQueen.

We've seen a big boom in the tablet market in recent years, driven by iPad. We estimate this market will continue to strengthen and grow the sales of 'only' reach 20 million units in 2010 to more than 230 million units in 2015, McQueen added.

Currently Apple does still rule the tablet market with sales increasing 183 percent compared to last year. Last week, Apple reported that during the third quarter of 2011 they managed to sell 9.25 million units of Apple iPad.

Which is safer iPad or Android Tablet?

ShoutBloger: The two most common choices if you want to use the tablet are iPad or Android based tablet. But which of the two is more secure?

According Raiu Costin, Director, Global Research & Analysis Team, Kaspersky Labs, a security model that is in the iPad is actually better than Android. However, Apple provides many restrictions on the device, such as carrier lock and others.

Restrictions of Apple making a lot of parties interested in trying it apart or better known as the jailbreak. In fact, according to Costin, a greater security risk would appear from the jailbreak.

As for Android tablet devices, Costin said there was an update of the operating system that is less reliable. Sometimes, when it would update the device it crashes, he said.

However, Costin did not want to give a firm recommendation whether users would be safer to use iPad or Android tablet.

What can we recommend is, do not jailbreak or root? Do not use a public Wi-Fi. Do not use a simple PIN or password. And do not keep a secret document on the device, he said.

Apple and Android security systems endangered

ShoutBloger: Smart phone users with IOS operating system and Android should be more vigilant. Because, one of 20 Apple and Android phones can be infected by malicious software. Thus claimed by a security company.

Mickey Boodaei, chief executive Trusteer claim that fraudsters have taken two steps ahead and raised concerns about security, especially from Google Android operating system.

The alleged fraudster has all the tools they need to change mobile malware into the biggest security problem. Predicted, within 12 to 24 months, more than one phone in the scale of 1 to 20 or 5.6 percent of all Android phones and apple can be infected by mobile malware if the fraudsters have begun to integrate what is known as the vulnerability 'zero day' threat not anticipated in their attacks.

Android security architecture is not able to resist such attacks, he said, as quoted from the Telegraph website. The fraudsters can easily build applications to have access to operating system resources such as text messaging, voice, web traffic, and more.

How, install the application and get a message to the list in the brains of the operation, then the application will require access to an extensive list of brain surgery. This application was finally going to build an application with a dangerous scam that stole identities and bank accounts of users.

There are no real controls that can identify and prevent the spread of malicious applications on an online application store. Compared to Apple's App Store, Android Market is more dangerous he said.

While Google has removed many rogue applications on Android market, Boodaei said, the identification and removal of malicious applications on Android market still needs major repairs. He said that the program of financial fraud that occurred at other phones now appear in the android platform.

He also warned of vulnerabilities in IOS allows malicious websites to jailbreak (inroad) on the phone and transmit malware undetected.

HTC Thunderbolt is a Smartphone with the most expensive component

ShoutBloger: HTC Thunderbolt handsets Smartphone touted as the most expensive component compared with other products. This is seen in the dismantling of mobile phone components 'lightning' is.

Thunderbolt that was circulated in the United States by Verizon was dismantled by the IHS iSuppli teardown Analysis Service. The prices of materials totaled USD 262.

According to iSuppli, the overall price of the Android based phone material is the highest of all the Smartphone’s that they had dismantled. Even at prices approaching the tablet components.

Compared to the iPhone 4 CDMA, for example more expensive components of HTC Thunderbolt. iPhone 4 CDMA according to iSuppli components for a total of USD 171.35. Costly Thunderbolt mainly due to the presence of the 4G LTE technology in it.

Reporting from PCMag on Monday July 11, 2011, Thunderbolt is the most expensive component in the sector of 4G LTE wireless standard, which cost USD 39.75. The most expensive is the use of LTE baseband chips Qualcomm MDM9600 for USD 29.

The latest generation iPhone 5 rumored also will have LTE technology. If so, Apple should spend more money on the sector component of such technology to bury the Apple iPhone 5.

GooApple 3G, a combination of iPhone 4 and Android

ShoutBloger: iPhone 4 is one of the most popular smartphones in the world. But unfortunately, the price is expensive to make, not everyone can have a phone. Then, is there any similar phones with the iPhone based smartphones (eg Android) at affordable prices?

In the market, a lot of smartphones similar to the iPhone 4 made in China. However, the survey 8 out of 10 smartphones copycat iPhone has a very poor quality of the software and does not have adequate specifications to be compared with the iPhone.

However, GooApple 3G probably different from the others. Quoted from PandaApp on June 20, 2011, a smartphone that this one has a view that is identical to iPhone 4, but have the Android operating system. Interestingly, it also modified the operating system looks similar to IOS.

Official Site GooApple 3G, manufacturers smartphones made in China does not explain further about the specifics. But from the information circulated, it has a 3.5 inch capacitive screen, 3G connectivity (WCDMA), Wi-Fi, GPS, 5MP camera at the back, and have a Qualcomm processor (600MHz speed possible).

From the hardware side, this phone has a thickness of 9.3 millimeters. Exactly the same as that made Apple's iPhone 4. She also wore a frame made from stainless steel and coated with aluminosilicate glass panels, such as mobile phones which he mimicked the design.

From the software side, Android 2.2 Froyo operating system used was equipped with additional attractive features like Wi-Fi hotsopt and Bluetooth/USB tethering. Unfortunately there is no further information about the price of the product concerned.

Smartphone Market in 6 countries is dominated by Android

ShoutBloger: Recent data show the dominance of Kantar Worldpanel ComTech Android OS in smartphone market globally, after acquiring six major world markets.

As reported by Cellular News on Tuesday June 14, 2011, Android managed to increase smartphone market share to 35.1 percent. In fact, over 44.9 percent recorded Android UK market. This is definitely a remarkable achievement, considering that last year's new Android grabbed 9.8 percent market share in Britain.

Android OS became number one in England, Germany, France, the United States, Australia and Japan over the sale of 12 weeks ended May 15 last. Especially for Spain and Italy, Symbian is still the idol. However, Symbian's market share in Italy had come down from 68.3 percent to 40.6 percent, following a very rapid growth of Android.

Android is now dominated in six countries and continues to embrace a large share in Europe. In the U.S. smartphone market, share Android tend to be static for some recent period (54.7 percent), after the IOS (30.8 percent) back uphill, explained Dominic Sunnebo as the Global Consumer Insight Director Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

Symbian is still having trouble, because consumers continue to wait for a Windows mobile phone. Share Symbian in most countries is relatively static, except in France where Symbian has increased 2.8 percent. But the share in Italy fell 6.5 percent compared to the previous period, Advanced Sunnebo.

Meanwhile, Research In Motion (RIM) also managed to increase smartphone market share in Europe, as in England who rose from 18.6 percent to 20.9 percent. In Spain, RIM's share also rose significantly (8.1 percent) from just 4 percent in the previous period to 12.1 percent.