Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Galaxy Note II Top Features




                The Note II ,the successor of the successful Note is a giant .Its screen size is 5.5 inches and the S pen really makes it unique.Here are the top features of the Note II.

1.Memo-Taking

           

Samsung loves taking gambles,and that is why it introduced the S Pen,thus bringing back the long forgotten stylus.The pop-up S Note function is quite useful
            The execution is pretty simple: if you’re out on the town and someone wants to give you the name of a local bar, or a phone number, or an address, or anything you need to jot down in a hurry, the Galaxy Note II is always there. Pop out the device’s S Pen, press the button on its side, and give the screen a double-tap with the tip of the pen. No matter what app you’re in, a popover window containing a miniaturized version of S Note will appear, allowing you to jot down the salient bits of info that might otherwise have been lost to the haze of the night. Too bleary-eyed to write well? The eraser function is carried over from the full-size version of the app, as is the text-recognition option. When your note is complete, tap the check mark to save it and dismiss the pop up … or hit “x” to delete the memo once you realize that whatever this person is saying isn’t that critical after all.

2.Powerful Multitasking

                      

                            The Note II is not only big in size,it packs 2 GB Ram as well.Surfing the feed in Twitter and come across a link that’s begging for a click? On any other smartphone, clicking on that glowing string of blue temptation clumsily dumps you out of the Twitter app and into your device’s browser, requiring you to sit there and watch as the phone loads the page. Not so on the Galaxy Note II, whose big display and powerful hardware offer enough canvas and horsepower to whip up a miniature browser in a pop-up window. Keep on scrolling and clicking away in your Twitter stream or Facebook feed while the page loads; when it’s there, read what you came for, then click the X to send Pop Up Browser on its merry way. Or, maximize the window (this requires a page reload) to see your webpage in full size.

                   If you are a power user, needing simultaneous use of more than just a browser and another app, Multi Screen is your solution. It allows a handful of apps -even select third-party apps like Facebook and Twitter- to run side-by-side on the Galaxy Note II’s display, both of them in focus at the same time. This eliminates the need to, say, hop back and forth between Email and Maps looking up an address your boss sent you; Multi Screen allows both apps to run simultaneously.

3.Hovering Action

         
 Bringing the S Pen close enough to the Galaxy Note II’s screen results in the software projecting a cursor onto the display at the location of the S Pen’s nib. This cursor can be used much like a mouse cursor on a desktop computer, to bring up preview windows on a video scrubber, activate drop-down menus on websites without clicking the underlying link, or open preview panes in apps like the Calendar and Gallery. The end result is a relationship with the interface that feels more like a full desktop experience than any other smartphone can offer. 




              So there you have it,these are according to me the best features of the Note II.If you want t add more,please comment below.

Motorola RAZR i Defeats Galaxy S III

Recently,Motorola released the RAZR i,a single core android phone which has a Intel processor running in its heart.But don't get fooled by the single core processor.I know that many of you must be thinking that a single core processor can never compete with a dual core processor,let alone the quad core ones.And that is where you are completely wrong.Cause this is no ordinary chip.It is made by Intel,and is the first processor to run at 2 GHz on a mobile device .That clock speed is the key to the RAZR i's responsiveness and smooth UI.
RAZR  i
I know that there is a common belief that bigger is better.But not always.The RAZR i completely blew the Galaxy S II away in terms of multitasking.Check out this video,if you don't believe me.




So,I just want to make one thing clear.Don't simply buy a phone only because it has a quad-core processor.
At the end,it is not the number of cores that matters but how they perform in real life that matters and in terms of that Motorola has a clear winner in the RAZR i.



Hello Moto





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Huawei WP 8 Device

PC Online,a Chinese language site,as posted several pictures of what it describes as a "another suspected Huawei Windows Phone 8 device". The pictures show a device with a white polycarbonate shell, the standard ports and buttons and Windows Phone 8 branding.

The device in the pictures is clearly different to the leaked Ascend W1, with more angular lines, an off set camera, and smaller bezel. However, it is also possible that it is a design variant, or pre-production sample. It does have a passing resemblance to a number of other Huawei handsets (e.g. Ascend P1, M886).






Multi-User Support In Android 4.2


Soon after Jellybean's arrival, there was this rumour  about the possibility of multi-user support finally coming to Android, with news that the groundwork for such a system was already in place. Indeed, it wasn’t long before we saw some custom ROMs start tapping in to the system hooks for the feature, giving us an early look at how it might work. Chances are looking good that Google will announce Android 4.2 next Monday, and if this screenshot isn’t fake, that could mark the arrival of Android’s full-fledged multi-user mode.





Reasons Why Snapdragon S4 Pro Performs So Brilliantly




Single Core Vs Dual core was the main debate a few months ago.As expected, there was quite a bit of jump in day-to-day activities when we went from one to two cores. No so with dual core vs quad core.....

                   Some have argued that we haven’t seen a similar performance bump because Android isn’t optimized for quad-core processors. I’m sure there’s some truth to that, however, it looks like SoC architecture – rather than the number of cores — is more important to overall performance than just putting more cores.

                      The Snapdragon S4 Pro is the latest and greatest SoC  at present. It’s performing amazingly well too. What’s more, the little processor is smashing all the benchmarks and only sipping at the battery juice!

Agreed,the S4 Pro performs well, but before we dwell into further details of why that is happening, let’s clear up some confusion surrounding the S4 family.

The Snapdragon S4 Pro could be considered the “middle” processor in the S4 line-up. The reasons for this claim are:

1.The S4 Play comes in dual or quad-core configurations up to 1.2 GHz, it’s also based on the Cortex-A5 and includes an Adreno 230 GPU.

2.The S4 Plus occupies the third slot with a dual-core configuration up to 1.7 GHz based on the Krait architecture with a GPU up to  the Adreno 305.

3.The fourth and fifth slots are where the S4 Pro comes into play. Available in either dual-core or quad-core, also up to 1.7 GHz, and also based on the Krait architecture with an Adreno 320 GPU.

4.The sixth and highest position is held by the S4 Prime: quad-core up to 1.7 GHz,  Krait-based, with an Adreno 320 GPU.

Battery Power

                   Whenever we talk about extra processing power or graphics resolution we have to discuss their effects on battery life. One would think that, generally speaking, the more powerful the CPU/GPU, the more power it consumes. Not correct,actually.
               As processor technology advances a few interesting things happen. Circuit paths get smaller so power requirements drop. Less heat is produced so there’s less resistance which also contributes to a reduction in power demands.
                    As graphics processors get better they can take more load off the CPU which can not only make things look a whole lot nicer, it can also help reduce power consumption as well. 
                  I don’t think we’ll see batteries get any smaller (in capacity) any time soon, but looking at how much extra power is harnessed inside the the processors, the battery required to power them is a lot smaller than you might have imagined.

CPU

              In the chart below you can see where the Scorpion- and Krait-class processors stack up against the ARM Cortex specs. The Krait is considered a “Cortex-A15-class” processor by some, but not by others. 

krait chart

                     So it seems that the S4 s are gonna put the Tegras out of business,eh?


Xbox SmartGlass For Android


Gamers have been looking forward to Microsoft’s SmartGlass for the Xbox 360 for months now, with the company announcing the project in the summer. With a SmartGlass app on your smartphone, you’ll be able to interact with your game console in all new ways, acting like a wireless gamepad, an extra screen, or even a virtual keyboard.
First of all, you’ll need an Android smartphone running Ice Cream Sandwich or better; sorry, those of you still waiting patiently for your Android 4.0 update to arrive. There’s also a requirement for at least a WVGA resolution.

With the app installed, and your 360 updated to the latest dashboard, you can start navigating the console’s UI with a touch of your smartphone’s screen. SmartGlass apps will also be arriving for Windows Phone and iOS devices.



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Google's Event On 29 October Cancelled

Bad news for Android fans out there.The google event that was going to be held on October 29 has been cancelled owing to an emergency issued by the US due to arrival of the hurricane Sundy which is predicted to pass through New York,the city where the event was to be held.

The event was supposed to reveal the next Nexus device ,the LG Nexus 4 as well as the Nexus 10 tablet.

The exact date when the event will later be held has not been said by Google