Apple Releases new iPhone and iPods

Apple has released a new and improved iPhone with features such as a bigger screen which is 4 inches.

They have also release a set of new iPods.

iPad Mini

http://www.apple.com/

Galaxy Note II

The Galaxy Note II has been announced at the IFA. The device has a 5.5 inch HD super amoled display at a resolution of 1280x720, runs Android Jellybean OS, powered by Samsung's quad-core 1.6 GHz Exynos Processor with 2GB of ram, and comes with HSPA+/4G LTE to as many carriers as possible.

Rear cam is 8 MP. Front Camera is 1.9 MP.

The phone will come out October to several countries, but no date has been set yet for the US version.

Not to mention the Galaxy Camera.

Source: Droid-Life

OG Droid Gets Jellybean Port

The OG Droid, an almost 3 year old phone and the first Droid branded phone, has gotten a Jellybean custom rom courtesy of kfazz, a xda developer. You can download and install the rom from here:

This is a beta rom, so keep in mind not everything will work.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30679796

Video:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_PqUbeSyO4&list=UUJnR4Q6-YS8MmsICwKpZubQ&index=1&feature=plcp  ( My video upload of The OG Droid running Jellybean )

Photos: http://imgur.com/a/D9Mtu

 

Droid Bionic Gets CM 10 Port

Remember! This is an alpha! Many things like camera don't work yet.

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AT&T Unveils Shared Data Plan. Coming soon. Comparison to Verizon's.

AT&T has unveiled there shared data plans. They are coming soon. Here is a chart that compares it to Verizon's shared data plans. As can be seen, the more data used on AT&T, the less monthly per smartphone cost. 

Source: Droid-Life

Verizon's Share Plan is officially here

Unlimited Talk, Text, and shared data. $40 for each additional smartphone. $30 for each additional feature phone.

Google I/O

Today Google unveiled two new products.

Nexus Q - A social streaming media player. The Nexus Q is $299. 

Nexus 7 -  A tablet from Google. The Nexus 7 is $199 for the 8 GB model and $249 for the 16 GB model. It has 1 GB ram, a 1.2 ffc camera, Quad-core Tegra 3 processor, mic, NFC, GPS, magnetometer, gyroscope, and a accelerometer.

Google also unveiled a new OS, Jelly Bean. Android 4.1. It will be available in mid-July over the air for the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and Motorola Xoom. If you have a non-stock device, you will have to wait for your manufacture

Jelly Bean features new performance based enhancements, tweaks for widgets, voice typing now works offline, improved camera with film strip mode, new notifications, and Google Now.

CM 7.2 Stable out!

CM 7.2 stable is finally out after 3 RCs. For devices getting CM 9, this is the last CM 7 release. For devices that don't get CM 9, CM 7 development will continue.

CM 9 RC 1 now out for 37 devices.

Source: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/category/blog

iOS 6

Today, Apple unveiled iOS 6. iOS 6 includes new features such as new maps and facebook integration.

(more info here: http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/) 

Apple has dropped support for the iPod Touch 3rd Gen and the iPad 1, while keeping support for the iPhone 3Gs. 

In addition, Apple unveiled a new Macbook Pro. Mac OS X Mountain Lion will be released in July. 

Galaxy SIII

Coming to Verizon, ATT, TMobile, Sprint, and US Cellular in June. 

Google now sells Galaxy Nexus unlocked on play store for $399.

Turns out Bionic, Droid 4, and Razr can work on GSM networks. Its been successfully tested on ATT (HSPA, VOICE, TEXT) and TMOBILE (EDGE, VOICE, TEXT)

Apple unveils iPad 3

Today, Apple unveiled the iPad 3.

The iPad 3 has:

- A better display
- 4G LTE support
- A 5MP Camera
- A5X chip (Dual core CPU, Quad core GPU)
  The quad core GPU means better gaming and greatly improved performance over the A5 chip.
- Siri Diction, but not Siri itself.





Oh yes, and the design and battery life are about the same as that of the iPad 2. It probably also has 1 GB ram.

So what are your thoughts?

Not to mention iOS 5.1 and a new version of iTunes (10.6) were unveiled.

iOS 5.1:

• Japanese language support for Siri (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
• Photos can now be deleted from Photo Stream
• Camera shortcut now always visible on Lock Screen for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
• Camera face detection now highlights all detected faces
• Redesigned Camera app for iPad
• Genius Mixes and Genius playlists for iTunes Match subscribers
• Audio for TV shows and movies on iPad optimized to sound louder and clearer
• Podcast controls for playback speed and a 30 second rewind for iPad
• Updated AT&T network indicator
• Addresses bugs affecting battery life
• Fixes an issue that occasionally caused audio to drop for outgoing calls

And as usual, jailbreakers beware. 5.1 currently only has a semi-tethered jailbreak and only for A4 and earlier devices. 

Source: Redmondpie, Apple

List of Verizon devices getting ICS (Sadly, Droid 2, Droid 3, Droid X/X2, Incredible not included)

HTC

• HTC Thunderbolt
• DROID Incredible 2 by HTC
• HTC Rhyme
• HTC Rezound

Motorola

• Motorola XOOM
• DROID BIONIC
• DROID RAZR
• DROID RAZR MAXX
• DROID 4
• DROID XYBOARD 8.2
• DROID XYBOARD 10.1

Samsung

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
•  Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

LG

• Spectrum by LG

The Droid 3 and Droid X2 not getting ICS is sorta ridiculous, considering they are less that a year old, but there are always custom roms...

List of Verizon devices getting ICS (Sadly, Droid 2, Droid 3, Droid X/X2, Incredible not included)

HTC

• HTC Thunderbolt
• DROID Incredible 2 by HTC
• HTC Rhyme
• HTC Rezound

Motorola

• Motorola XOOM
• DROID BIONIC
• DROID RAZR
• DROID RAZR MAXX
• DROID 4
• DROID XYBOARD 8.2
• DROID XYBOARD 10.1

Samsung

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
•  Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

LG

• Spectrum by LG

Droid 4 finally out!

The Droid 4 was released on Verizon today. It is priced at $199 (w/2 yr contract) . It is a LTE dual-core slider and has 1 GB ram.


This phone can also be rooted.

Source: http://phandroid.com/2012/02/11/motorola-droid-4-rooted-just-like-that/

Installing Google Wallet on your Galaxy Nexus

If you got a Verizon Galaxy Nexus or a GSM Galaxy Nexus, you are probably pissed off about not having Google Wallet. You want the free $10 prepaid debit card right? Well lucky for you, you can install it via an unoffically leaked APK. You can download that from here. Just make sure you are on ICS 4.0.2 before you install! Install like you would with any APK. Make sure non-market apps is enabled.

A5 Jailbreak (iPhone 4S/iPad 2 5.0.1)

A jailbreak now exists for A5 devices (iPad 2 and iPhone 4s). It's called Absinthe. It's a one click jailbreak.

Windows
Mac
Linux

STOP SOPA/PIPA

If you use the internet, you probably have heard of SOPA and PIPA. If these bills are passed by congress, it will probably ruin you lives forever. The initial goal of these bills was to stop foreign websites from hosting and distributing pirated works. These bills have however evolved and now any website found having/distributing copyrighted material and any user that is found using/distributing them will face punishments, if these bills are passed. If you think about it, its a very serious bill that affects all of us. Several websites can be shut down (ie Facebook, YouTube) if this bill passes.

If you don't know about this bill, I suggest reading about it. In protest, Wikipedia is unavailable for 24 hours, along with few other sites, such as reddit. Google is protesting it too, by censoring their logo. An anti-SOPA/PIPA petition is available on these sites.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

As you can see, this is very serious stuff!

Edit: Plan success :D

HAPPY 2012!!!

A whole new year!