Review: Samsung Galaxy Note

The Galaxy Note occupies an odd space in the smartphone segment, positioning itself deliberately between phone and tablet, as evidenced by Samsung’s marketing material for the device. We take a look at the Note and see whether it’s all it’s cracked up to be.

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Review: LG Optimus 3D (P920)

If you haven’t been living in a secluded cave in the mountains somewhere, you’ll know that three-dee is a bit of a fad at the moment (or, that’s what the manufacturers want you to think). Everybody and their dog is jumping on the bandwagon. Yes, we’re even seeing phones getting the 3D treatment. The LG Optimus 3D is the first of these to have landed on South African shores. We spent some time with it to see whether the 3D helps or hinders an otherwise solid device.

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Application Showcase: Android South Africa

We take a look at a few South African centred applications, either developed locally, or targeting the local market.

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Application Review: Swiftkey X

Android is known as a mobile operating system that gives you choice. One of the choices presented to you as a user is which input method you would like to use. Quite a while ago, Swiftkey appeared as a beta, and we’ve been using every iteration of it since then, the latest being Swiftkey X.

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Android 2.3 is here!

Posted on 6 December 2010 by Albert

Google has just released the Android 2.3 SDK into the wild. It’s been a long time coming, and rumored release dates have come and gone. Finally, we can tell you exactly what to expect from new Android devices.

Looking at the Google Android Dev Blog, and the 2.3 Platform highlights, here’s just a taste of what’s in store for users:

  • UI refinements for simplicity and speed
  • Faster, more intuitive text input
  • One-touch word selection and copy/paste
  • Improved power management
  • Control over applications
  • New ways of communicating, organizing:
    • Internet calling (via SIP)
    • Near-field communications
    • Downloads management
    • Multiple camera support

And a few goodies are in store for developers as well:

  • Enhancements for gaming: Performance improvements, Native input and sensor events, Gyroscope and other new sensors (for improved 3D motion processing), Open API for native audio, Native graphics management, Native access to Activity lifecycle, window management, Native access to assets and storage, Robust native development environment
  • New forms of communication: Internet telephony, Near Field Communications
  • Rich multimedia: Mixable audio effects, Support for new media formats, Access to multiple cameras
  • New platform technologies:
    • Media framework
    • Linux kernel (2.6.35)
    • Networking
    • Dalvik Runtime

See the complete release notes here.

We can’t wait to see devices with Gingerbread in the wild. 2011 is going to be a very exciting year for Android!





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