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.

Samsung Galaxy S III mini officially unveiled

Just last night at Germany, the smaller size Samsung Galaxy S III officially unveiled. Galaxy S III mini is for those who dislike big screen like from the original Galaxy S III.

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Key Specification :

• 4" Super AMOLED screen of WVGA resolution
• 1Ghz dual core ST-Ericsson NovaThor chipset
• Mali GPU 400
• 1GB RAM
• 5MP camera with LED flash (720p recording) and VGA front camera
• 8/16 GB internal memory with expandable microSD
• 1500 mAh battery
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Sadly the Samsung Galasy S III mini is totally strip down version and couldn't live up the S III name. Nevertheless, the phone will available on November with pricing $480 (Approximately RM1440).

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HTC One X+ is official

Finally, HTC One X+ is official. We kinda miss HTC android phone don't we? Any the key difference between One X+ and One X are faster CPU, bigger battery, Sense 4+, bigger intenal memory, slight upgrade front camera and Jelly Bean on the box.

HTC One X+ Key Specification :

• 4.7-inch SuperLCD2 display
• 1.7 GHz Tegra 3 AP37 CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 64GB internal memory
• 8MP rear camera and 1.6mp front facing camera.
• 2100mAh battery
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

HTC says the One X+ will launch in the UK and Europe early October, followed by Asia in November. U.S. release plans have yet to be revealed.

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Google announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Time is moving so fast that we still felt it is yesterday since Android 4.0 ICe Cream Sandwich announced. Today at Google I/O, Google announces latest Android version, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. There are plenty of new features and performance updates on this new OS version. Lets check it out.

• Project Butter : improving UI responsiveness.
• Keyboard and voice input : better and more accurate predictive input and extended dictionary. Voice Typing in now available offline.
• Camera : new UI and gestures.
• Notifications : Music, Pulse and Gmail to be expanded to give you more details without having to open the app.
• Google Search : Natural language commands are now supported.

Jelly Bean will be available mid-July with a developer SDK preview available right now on the Android Developers website.

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Android 5.0 Jelly Bean to arrive in Q2 with Chrome OS dual-boot

Ice-Cream Sandwich haven't get the big share and now we get the news about Android coming OS, 5.0 - Jelly bean, unveiling in Q2 of this year. According to the source, Android 5.0 Jelly Bean will bring further optimizations for larger screen devices - tablets and netbook computers.

One of the key features of the upcoming Android release will be its ability to dual-boot Chrome OS. More info will be revealed when time come and this new OS definitely will be make debut on June 27, Google I/O developer event.











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