Micromax launches Canvas 2 Plus A110Q for Rs 12,100

Micromax has announced the launch of yet another Android smartphone under its Canvas series, called as the Canvas 2 Plus A110Q. The Canvas 2 Plus is an upgraded version of its popular Canvas 2 Android smartphone.

The Micromax Canvas Plus has been priced at Rs 12,100 and will be made available for retail purchase in the coming days. Micromax recently announced the launch of Micromax Canvas Music, priced at Rs 8,499 as well which comes with a free JBL Tempo headset worth Rs 1,500.

The Canvas Plus comes with a 5 inch capacitive touch In-Plane switching (IPS) technology based display with 480 x 852 pixel resolution. The device is powered by a Mediatek 6589 quad core processor running at 1 GHz. There is 1 GB RAM and 4 GB of internal storage in the phone out of which 1.93 MB will available for users to store their contents. The device also comes with an expandable storage capacity of up to 32 GB micro SD card slot.

The Canvas Plus sports an 8 megapixel rear camera with flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. The video capture resolution supported by the device is expected to be similar to the Canvas 2 which has ability to capture 720p (HD) resolution based videos.

The Micromax Canvas 2 Plus A110Q also sports a 2000 mAh battery pack that is likely to power this device for a good one day. The 3G handset has connectivity options like Bluetooth, WiFi and micro USB port for wired connectivity.

Galaxy S3 to get S4's features via Android 4.2.2 update

Samsung is expected to soon bring the new Android 4.2.2 Jelly Beanwrapped firmware update for Galaxy S III smartphones. SamMobile got their hands on a test build of the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware update that packs a few software features of the Galaxy S4smartphone. Along with that several other functions and under the hood improvements will be added.

Samsung may have impressed several million with the new Galaxy S4. Meanwhile, the company is also going to take care of Galaxy S III owners with a new Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update. This update will also bundle a few software features present in the Galaxy S4 smartphone.

The lockscreen will be updated and will get two unlock modes - Ripple and Light. The ripple effect will be improved compared to the current version. Even the personal message box on the homescreen will be available wherein users will be able to set a custom text with a coloured background.

Adapt Display and Professional Photo are the new Screen modes that will be added to the existing modes. The settings app will have a tabbed user interface, just like the one in Galaxy S4.

The voice-driven digital assistant system has also been updated with the new S-Voice. Apart from that, the update will also bring new voice control that will let the user control several parts of thesmartphone interface. The Gallery mode will have a white background. Many more features have been packaged in the leaked build.

From this build we assume that the final build could arrive in a couple of weeks, though Samsung's plans are unknown.

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Samsung is king of the Android castle in Q1

Reports from 2013's first quarter have indicated that Samsung is reigning supreme when it comes to profits. With a total operating profit of $12.5 billion for the entire smartphone industry, Samsun managed to capture about 43% or $5.3 billion US.  However, when compared to the Android market alone, Samsung was the undisputed glory child bringing in almost 95% of the over-all Android market. In dollars and cents, Samsung helped themselves to  $5.1 billion US dollars worth of operating profit. 

All hail the Android king! / © Samsung

Claiming that Samsung boasts an “efficient supply chain, sleek products, and crisp marketing”, senior analysts at Strategy Analytics say it’s no surprise that Samsung is coming out on top of this battle, enabling them to make some calls in regards to how Android is shaped and what the market will look like.

Samsung captures almost 95% of the Android Market / © Strategy Analytics

As seen in the table above, Samsung lead the pack with a lion’s share of 95% of the profit with LG trailing far behind with 2.5% and the remaining vendors lumped into a pile with 2.7%.

Hot of the heels of this news, it’s no surprise that Google announced it would be selling theSamsung Galaxy 4 with stock Android. With this move, Samsung is posed to wield considerable market power, enabling faster updates and a more widespread distribution of it’s Galaxy products. 

It comes as no surprise that Samsung is leading the Android pack with it's latest innovation in it's Galaxy and Nexus products. What do you expect next to come next from them?

New HTC Desire 600 with Android Jelly Bean, Quad-Core CPU, Dual-SIM

HTC announced the new Desire 600 smartphone with Android Jelly Bean OS, quad-core processor and BlinkFeed feature while another handset leaked with benchmark results named HTC Desire 200.

The Taiwanese tech company returns the Desire line of devices with upcoming HTC Desire 600 and HTC Desire 200. Both devices are seemed to be classified as mid-range phones and will include dual-SIM support functionality.

HTC Desire 600

HTC Desire 600 is the upcoming new member of the Desire handset family and comes with Sense 5 UI. It is revealed that Desire 600 runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS at least with 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, 4.5-inches of Super LCD2 960 x 540 display screen, 8MP primary camera unit with 720p video recording capability and 1.6MP front-facing shooter.

HTC Desire 600 also have most features included from HTC One such as BlinkFeed, Beats Audio engine, BoomSound, dual front-facing speakers and ability to craft highlights from photos and transitions for clips. Unfortunately, Zoe feature is not going to be a part of the upcoming Desire smartphone.

HTC Desire 600 is currently headed to certain countries including Russia, Ukraine, Middle East and Chinafor Unicom's WCDMA network as Desire 606w with expected release date on June. The device will be sold in two colours - white & black variants.

HTC Desire 200

Another mid-range Android smartphone called HTC Desire 200 has been exposed, revealing its benchmark result online. HTC certified the handset as Desire 200 and it seems to be released in the market with Desire 600.

Desire 200 is listed as the HTC 102e on the certification with benchmark results of 1.2GHz processor clock speed, 960 x 540 qHD display resolution and probably will head to Europe having dual-SIM functionality.

HTC Desire line was a popular device as low to mid-range smartphone devices right below the HTC One line up. With the rebranding of HTC One M7, both HTC Desire 600 and Desire 200 is another manoeuvre from the Taiwanese tech manufacturer to reach other territories worldwide. 

Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.2.2 Update Leaked, Includes Several Features Of Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S3 might soon receive an update which brings a number of similar features as its successor, Galaxy S4.

Samsung is working on an Android's new firmware I9300XXIFME3 version 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S3 smartphone.  The update will bring a number of new software enhancements including some features of Galaxy S4, according to a report on SamMobile.

The update will include Galaxy S4-like lock screen, multiple widgets support, Light Unlock effect and more. It also includes the Adapt Display screen mode for automatically optimizing display settings depending on light condition.

The firmware update will also bring new features including DayDream lock screen mode, driving mode, actionable notifications, new notification tray, new version of S-Voice and a new smart switch widget.

Meanwhile, it is still unclear whether the update for Galaxy S3 will also bring camera features of the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 camera features includes Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR and many more.

SamMobile has listed the new software enhancement of Android 4.2.2 firmware update for Samsung Galaxy S3, check the list below:

Android 4.2.2 - Build ID: JDQ39

New S4 Lock screen: Multiple Widgets, two Unlock effects (Ripple and Light), improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message

New Screen modes (from Galaxy S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo

Daydream

 Driving mode

Actionable notifications

New Additions in Notification Center

Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface - Exactly like the Galaxy S4)

Addition of Voice controls (Let's you control various parts of the phone using voice commands - Galaxy S4 feature)

Gallery modes have white background (When changing gallery modes to 3D the background changes to white)

Full screen Samsung apps

New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)

New smart switch widget

Is Tizen 2.1 ready for public release?

The Tizen Developers Conference  has started today in San Francisco and according to Tizen Indonesia, Samsung and Intel are ready to launch Tizen 2.1 which has been developed under the codename Nectarine. Tizen Indonesia is also reporting that the platform is almost ready for public release and that a Samsung Electronics official has confirmed today to Korean media that they are preparing to launch the first Tizen phone in the third quarter of this year in Europe and in Japan (which will be in July).

The expectation is that Tizen 2.1 (Nectarine) will be unveiled tomorrow at a keynote by Imad Sousou (GM of Intel Open Source Technology Center, and Intel Co-Chair on the Tizen Technical Steering Group) and Jong-Deok Choi (Executive VP Samsung, and Samsung Co-Chair on the Tizen Technical Steering Group).

Tizen Indonesia is also reporting that Tizen will have a unique and fresh looking user interface, which will have several new features.

As we already know Samsung will launch the first Tizen phone with the best available hardware to gain interest of consumers, developers and partners.

 

HOT: Samsung prepares fingerprint protection

Apple isn’t the only OEM which is testing fingerprint protection. Today SamMobile received a tip mail regarding Samsung’s finger print tracking system. Inside the leaked firmware of the Galaxy S3 Samsung forgot to remove some tested application files. Our tipper ripped out the Galaxy S3 firmware and found this information within the SecSettings.apk. SecSettings\res\drawable-hdpi. Inside the map there was a lot of images. We think Samsung will bring future smartphones with finger print protection on the home button as one of the pictures shows off. View images below and let us know what you think!

Indian-American teen invents device to charge phone in 20 seconds

An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cellphone in less than 20 seconds. 

Eesha Khare from Saratoga in California was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the IntelFoundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds. 

The so-called super-capacitor, a gizmo that can pack a lot of energy into a tiny space, charges quickly and holds its charge for a long time, NBC News reported. 

Ms Khare has been awarded $50,000 for developing the tiny device. She has also attracted the attention of tech giant Google for her potentially revolutionary invention. 

According to the teenager, her device can last for 10,000 charge-recharge cycles, compared to 1,000 cycles for conventional rechargeable batteries. 

"My cellphone battery always dies," she said, when asked about what inspired her to work on the energy-storage technology. 

Super-capacitors allowed her to focus on her interest in nanochemistry - "really working at the nanoscale to make significant advances in many different fields." 

The gadget has, so far, only been tested on an LED light, but the good news is that it has a good chance of working successfully in other devices, like mobile phones, the report said. 

Ms Khare sees it fitting inside cellphones and the other portable electronic devices proliferating in today's world. 

"It is also flexible, so it can be used in rollup displays and clothing and fabric. It has a lot of different applications and advantages over batteries in that sense," she added.

Exclusive: I9300XXUFME3 – Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean leaked firmware for the Galaxy S III

We of SamMobile would like to give you the latest I9300XXUFME3 – Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean test firmware for the Galaxy S III. Big Thanks to our insider who made this all possible.

Development on Android 4.2.2 update isn’t completely done yet. We do not know if Samsung will bring the new Galaxy S4 Camera features to the Galaxy S3. We expect Samsung to do this but we are not really sure if Samsung will do this with Android 4.2.2 or with 4.3 for the Galaxy S3.

Android 4.2.2 is still under testing phase by Samsung and they will release the official final Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S III in June. We wanted to give Samsung’s hardcore fans a sneak preview of what Samsung is up to at their dev center.

New enhancements in Android 4.2.2 update
- Android 4.2.2 – Build ID: JDQ39
- New S4 Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, two Unlock effects (Ripple and Light), improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
- New Screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
- Daydream
- Driving mode
- Actionable notifications
- New Additions in Notification Center
- Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the S4)
- Addition of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
- Gallery modes have white background (When changing gallery modes to 3D the background changes to white)
- Full screen Samsung apps
- New S-Voice (from S4)
- New smart switch widget
- Found more? Tell us about them in the comments below!

WARNINGS
- This firmware will increase your binary counter but the current binary and system status will remain official.
- We have re-packaged this firmware from dump files.
- There is no modem in this firmware, so the Modem you will be using before flashing this firmware will remain the same.
- This is a pre-release firmware and not official from Samsung.
- We have fully tested this firmware and this firmware works perfectly as any other official firmware.

Firmware Details
Android Version: 4.2.2 – JDQ39 (Jelly Bean)
PDA: I9300XXUFME3
CSC: I9300OJKFME1
MODEM: N/A
Region: Middle East
Carrier: Branded
Changelist: 611730
Build Date: 8 May 2013
Download: I9300XXUFME3_I9300OJKFME1_ILO.zip

Flashing Instructions
- Unzip the file
- Open Odin 3.04 (already included in the firmware package)
- Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)
- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
- Add I9300XXUFME3_I9300OJKFME1_HOME.tar.md5 to PDA
- Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
- Start flash, sit back and wait a few minutes.
- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

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