Google announces Nexus 7 2

The new Nexus 7 is in the house! Packed with rocking dual stereo speaker and also the latest Android, 4.3 Jelly Bean. It also slimmer and lighter than first generation.

Google ASUS Nexus 7 2 Key Specification :

• 7" with 1920 x 1200 resolution
• 1.5GHz quad-core Krait Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
• 2GB RAM
• Adreno 320
• 5MP back facing camera with 1080p video recording
• 1.2MP front facing camera]
• 16/32 GB internal storage
• LTE (selected market only)
• NFC
• Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

The Nexus 7 will start selling at priced $230 for 16GB and 32GB for $270 Wi-Fi model only. The 4G LTE model comes in 32GB only and costs $350. The Nexus 7 2 will be available starting Tuesday (July 30) through the Google Play store and a number of retailers including Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, Staples, Amazon.com. In the coming weeks, Google will expand availability for the Nexus 7 2 to Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Australia, Japan and South Korea.

My Opinion : Great! Cheap and high performance tablet. Plus it has the highest screen resolution, even higher than Nexus 10 making watching movie or picture experience be wonderful. There is also back facing camera where first generation Nexus 7 missing. Hopefully it will be cheap when come to Malaysia or remain the same price with first generation.

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Google officially unveils Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Google has formally unveiled it's latest Android software, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Guess Key Lime Pie is not here yet. Well not surprising anyway.

Here are latest addition features that Android 4.3 available :

• OpenGL ES 3.0 : Enchantment of graphic
• Bluetooth Smart : allowing connectivity for small, low-powered Bluetooth 4.0 devices and sensor
• Multiuser account with restriction list : Create a multiple user account and given option to limiting the type of apps that each user can access

Here are the sample video of Bluetooth Smart and Multiuser account

As I said, nothing major in Android 4.3. Let's hope Key Lime Pie gonna wow us in future.

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Android 4.2 Jelly Bean : What's New?

Android has updated to version 4.2 and yet it still called Jelly Bean. However this updated version brought a bunch of updates and new user experience.

Photo Sphere: A new way to capture panorama photos, Photo Sphere creates huge multi-shot scrollable images very similar to those found in Google Maps Street View.

Gesture Typing: Lots of comparisons being made to the third party Swype keyboard, and rightfully so. You can now type by tracing the words on the keyboard with a single finger.

Multiple User Support: A feature that many people have been asking for, Android 4.2 now supports multiple user logins on a single tablet device. Widgets, wallpapers and even game save states are all tied to the unique user logins.

Wireless Screen Sharing: Watch YouTube videos, movies and anything that's on your screen to an HDTV with a wireless HDMI adapter.

Daydream: Setup your tablet to display photos, news and more while the device is idle or docked.

Expandable, Actionable Notifications: First introduced in Android 4.1, improved in Android 4.2. Interact with apps directly from the notification pane.

Google Now: A headline feature coming with the first release of Jelly Bean, Google Now is getting revamped with new kinds of cards and improved interactions.

Expecting Jelly Bean 4.2 will roll on out November 13 with unknown which Nexus devices will available.

Google announced Nexus 4, Nexus 7 32GB and Nexus 10

Google finally refreshed the NEXUS line with addition of new family in the member, Nexus 10 which is a Tablet manufactured by Samsung. Lets get started with the brand new NEXUS 4, a replacement for Galaxy Nexus and manufactured by LG.

Google LG Nexus 4 Key Specification :

• 4.7-inch WXGA True HD IPS Plus with 1280 x 768 pixels
• Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4 Pro processor with 1.5GHz Quad-Core Krait CPUs
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 8.0MP rear camera and 1.3MP HD front
• 8/16GB internal memory. No expandsion slot
• 2,100mAh
• Wireless charging, NFC
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

LG Nexus 4 will be available starting Nov. 13 in the U.S., UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia with the price of 8GB and 16GB versions for $299 and $349, respectively. It'll be sold unlocked as GSM/HSPA+ compatible. No LTE at the moment.

To recap, here is the spec for Google Nexus 7 who just got 32GB version and also 3G version.

Google ASUS Nexus 7 Key Specification :

• 7" IPS display with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels.
• 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3.
• 1GB of RAM.
• 12 core ultra-low voltage nVidia GeForce GPU.
• 8/16/32GB internal memory.
• 1.2MP front-facing with 720p video recording.
• 4325mAh.
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

The Google Nexus 7 price updated to 16GB version for $199, and 32GB for $249.

Finally, the most exciting tablet from Google is out as well. I guess this is the answer for iPad 4.

Google Samsung Nexus 10 Key Specification :

• 10-inch 2560x1600 PLS display
• Dual-core Cortex A15-based 1.7 GHz Samsung Exynos 5250 CPU
• Mali T604 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 5MP rear camera and 1.9MP front
• 16/32GB internal memory. No expandsion slot
• 9,000mAh
• NFC
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Samsung Nexus 10 will be available from November 13th on Google Play in the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Canada and Japan -- with the 16GB edition costing $399 and the 32GB version setting you back $499.

In the same time, Google updated Android Jelly Bean to version 4.2. Be sure to check out our next post on "What's new in Android 4.2?"



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Google Nexus 7 goes official

There are alot rumors that Google will be releasing 7 inch tablet with tag price $199 and last night on Google I/O Developer Conference, the tablet goes official! Manufactured by ASUS, this is Google's first take on a tablet of their own brand.

 

Google Nexus 7 Key Features : 

•  7" IPS display with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. 
• 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3. 
• 1GB of RAM. 
• 12 core ultra-low voltage nVidia GeForce GPU. 
• 8GB/16GB internal memory. 
• 1.2MP front-facing with 720p video recording. 
• 4325mAh.
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

 Nexus 7 also come with NFC and google wallet. Sadly, there is no back facing camera and 3G available. That's explain the price they selling.

 

The Google Nexus 7 is available for pre-order right now in the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK and will start shipping mid-July. An 8GB version will cost $199, and $249 for the 16GB model.

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How Ninja Unboxing Galaxy Nexus

If you're Google fans, since Nexus One, Ninja had been doing the job unboxing the phone! This time around same for Galaxy Nexus!

But this time around it is totally differences! How different? Make sure you have Adobe Flash installed (sorry iPad, U NO CAN PLAY) and hit the link to see. Try google chrome if other browser not working, oh i mean in PC ;P

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Google Maps 6.0 bring indoor navigation

Google just release the 6.0 Maps, brings you indoor map and navigation where allowing you to find your way around malls, airports, IKEAs and whatnot.



Right now there aren't too many places where you will be able to use the indoor maps. Here goes the full list of retailers, airports and transit stations in the U.S. and Japan:

• Mall of America, IKEA, The Home Depot, select Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, Daimaru, Taskashimaya and Mitsukoshi locations and more.
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• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Chicago O’Hare (ORD), San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Narita International (NRT), among others.
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• JR and Tokyu Corporation

The map is available to download via market..some region might not get it yet.

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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. What new?

Beside unveiling the latest Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google officially announced Android Ice-Cream Sandwich as well. Compare to previous update, ICS brought alot new function into the phone.

Ice Cream Sandwich combines the tablet optimized Honeycomb and Gingerbread into a cohesive whole. The unification of the UI and APIs means that developers will no longer have to worry about multiple devices and hardware configurations and just have to develop their apps for one OS and it will automatically work perfectly across all devices. This is what Google promised us at their I/O event when they first announced Ice Cream Sandwich and that is what they delivered today.

Android Ice-Cream Sandwich key features :

• Optimized for smartphone and tablet use
• New user interface, with updated animations, transition effects, multi-touch gestures and live wallpapers
• Improved multitasking
• New homescreen folders and favorites tray
• Improved lock screen with facial unlock
• Improved notification menu
• Resizable widgets, viewable through the application menu
• Built-in screenshot utility
• Improved text input and spell-checking
• Improved voice input
• Ability to monitor and control data usage
• Improved accessibility for disabled users
• New Peoples app
• Improved Gmail and Calendar app
• Improved web browser with ability to save web pages and incognito mode
• Visual voicemail
• Improved camera app with face detection and panorama mode
• Improved video recorder with continuous auto-focus, zooming while recording, snapshot while recording and time lapse mode
• Redesigned Gallery app with photo editor
• Android Beam for transferring data using NFC
• Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth HDP support

Enjoy some screen shot of Android Ice-Cream Sandwich

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus is finally official, comes in November

FInally, the long awaiting Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Previously know as Nexus Prime) is official. Lets take a look on the spec.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Key Features :

• 4.65 inches HD super AMOLED (720x1280).
• 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm.
• 135g.
• 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex A9, powered by the TI OMAP 4460.
• 1GB of RAM.
• 16/32GB memory and expandable via a microSD card slot.
• 5MP camera at the back and 1.3MP front camera.
• 1080p Video HD Recording.
• LTE and NFC support.
• 1750mAh.
• Android OS 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich.

The first Android ever that running Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich! If you guys dunno, Samsung Galaxy Nexus doesn't have any physical button and replace by the virtual button located at bottom on the screen, just like Honeycomb tablets.

With Ice Cream Sandwich, the camera can take and automatically stitch shots to make a panorama, shoot a time-lapse video and zoom while recording. The hardware of the Galaxy Nexus is quite unique. On the bottom of the device has a hidden notification area, which glows with a green dot when you get a new email, message or miss a call. The back cover is also covered with a specially designed material called "Hyper Skin" to protect it from slipping.

Here is some hands on video of Samsung Galaxy Nexus with some preview of Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

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News Samsung Galaxy Nexus to be announced October 19th

Google Nexus Prime, or curently know as Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or some said maybe will release both model (one model come with TouchWiz and another with Vanilla Android) will be officially announced on October 19th.

The date itself, we heard about through the grape vine back on Wednesday, but now, we have reports of official invites courtesy of Samsung, having been issued as of this Thursday. The new event will take place on October 19th (as we said), with doors opening at 9:30am and the event kicking off at 10am.

You'll be able to watch a live-stream, assuming it fits in with your timezone, via youtube.com/android, meaning by the end of play on the 19th we should finally have the full story on both the next Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich.

Meanwhile, Ice Cream Sandwich for real anyone? ;)

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Unpacked event delayed

For some reason Google and Samsung postponed the Samsung's Unpacked event at CTIA next Tuesday to unspecified date. It's unclear why both companies would decide to do such thing with all the immense hype currently surrounding the Nexus Prime and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

There's been speculation floating around the web already as to why the event might have been put off. To some it's in mourning of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs.

Or it could be even be ditching the hardware Samsung has built (hence the 5MP camera rumor?) and going for a more advanced setup. We've seen it happen as a response to an Apple announcement before. When Apple announced the iPad 2, Samsung had just announced their original Galaxy Tab 10.1 at the MWC 2011 but they were quick to rename it as the Galaxy Tab 10.1v and later on discontinue it. Several months later they came up with the slimmer and cheaper Galaxy Tab 10.1 that we now know.

While waiting for the next announcement, why dont sit down and enjoy the Nexus Prime leaked?

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Samsung Nexus Prime teaser!

Well after "Let's Talk iPhone" event, everyone will be looking forwards to coming soon event, Samsung and Google's 'Unpacked' event scheduled for October 11 in San Diego. Samsung release a video teaser which highly possibly next Nexus phone, Nexus Prime.

There is not much you see of the phone. You see three golden contacts that could be for accessories such as docks, the power button, a bulge near the bottom, same as on the Nexus S and a bulge for the camera near the top. The phone uses a two-tone color scheme with a grey back and black for the front.

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Intel Joins Hands With Google For Smartphones

Intel Corporation has announced a partnership with Google that aims to accelerate Intel’s business in the smartphone market. The two companies have outlined plans to enable and optimize future releases of the Android platform for Intel’s family of low power Intel Atom processors. The joint effort is designed to speed time-to-market of Intel technology based smartphones running the Android platform.

“Our collaboration with Google will help accelerate industry innovation, adoption and choice. It will enable our customers (other companies) to bring exciting new products and user experiences to the market that harness the combined potential of Intel architecture and the Android platform.” said Intel’s President and CEO, Paul Otellini.

Are you excited of this news? Yes i am! The partnership between the two companies will lead to better, faster and lighter mobile phones in the future that will take the mobile experience of users across the globe to the next level.

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