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New Galaxy R Release Date Still Unknown for USA

New Galaxy R release date is among the most popular gadget topics today. NVIDIA and Samsung Electronics have announced the up-to-date Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy R. The device will arrive with a 4.19-inch screen, and will feature the NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 mobile super chip and the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system, reports NVIDIA’s official blog.

Samsung Galaxy R release date is being widely discussed now as the device is currently available in Sweden only. At the moment, there is no information about when the device will appear in the US and the rest of Europe.

Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones are believed to be the most widely used handheld devices.

Samsung galaxy R specifications will surely provide customers with the the opportunity to enjoy the new possibilities enabled by Tegra, the first mobile processor in the world to feature a dual-core CPU. The new gadget also has a GeForce™ GPU for quick Web browsing with Adobe Flash Player support, full HD video and higher quality gaming solutions.

According to Michael Rayfield, general manager at NVIDIA, the latest Samsung’s device will become a perfect example of what clients can expect from the global leading phone producer.

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How to Develop Android Applications and Increase Revenue

Google’s Android phones overtook iPhone sales in the third quarter of 2010. Consequently, there has appeared a brand new, promising generation of smartphones, creating unique opportunities for app developers and smartphone users.

Though Android phone users still use less apps than iPhone users, the Android app marker is more than likely to develop and grow rapidly. Companies specializing in app development may be concerned about how to develop successful Android applications which might increase profit and still be unique. However, the Android app market is not so filled with offers as the iPhone market, so there is still plenty of room for app development companies and their unique projects.

Since the Android market seems to be quite attractive, the question is how to develop Android applications to increase profit. Currently, more and more Android app developers for hire are offering their services on the market. It is important therefore, to assess a potential developer carefully in terms of their technical expertise as well as creativity. Android app developers for hire should also be able to bring innovation to the client’s unique concept, so that the created product would be unique, standing alone, in an untapped segment of the overall market.

With the fast growing popularity of Android smartphones among corporate structures and individuals, developing apps for Android is undoubtedly going to become a surefire way of gaining profit for many software designers and app developers.

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Smartphone Application Development Market – Trends and Unique Opportunities

The ever growing use of mobile phones, and more specifically smartphones, offers developers unique opportunities for creating smartphone apps and smartphone application development tools which increase their profits and raise brand awareness. The rapid development of 3G Internet, GPS means that more and more customers are choosing smartphones as a reliable tool for business communication, shopping and leisure.

The most targeted operating systems at present are Apple OS 4.0, RIM’s BlackBerry 5.0 and Google Android. Other systems, though developing more slowly, still provide ample opportunities on the smartphone software development market. With the high speed development of various app development tools and creating smartphone apps, the whole smartphone application development process seems less complicated and is more efficient now than ever.

Smartphone Application Development Tools

Before being distributed to final users, Apple’s native iPhone apps are constructed with the help of Apple Objective C language using Xcode and then submitted to App Store. At the same time, there are a number of other third party development tools which allow development by means of other programming languages such as Lua, Javascript or Flash CS5. These third party tools support several features peculiar to the iPhone, namely multi touch input or accelerometer.

Applications for Blackberry can be built with the Blackberry JDE plug-in for Eclipse using the Java language. If the developer is not experienced enough in developing apps, there is an optional way of building apps using Javascript based Phonegap. Android is also Java based using Eclipse IDE with the Android Development Tools Plugin. Google doesn’t monitor apps which can be constructed for Android, yet it may remove any harmful app should it pose threat to the system operation.

Based on http://ezinearticles.com/?Smartphone-Application-Development-Outlook&id=3526629

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Google Introduces Mobile Voice Translator

google Google, the world’s leading company specializing in business application development has come up with a new app which could make the lives of many much easier, especially those trying to communicate abroad. The aforementioned app translates human speech in the real time and voices the translated version.

The Conversation Mode technology for Android 2.1 and higher is based on a combination of Google Voice and Google Translate.

15 languages are available for mobile devices in Google Voice and 53 in Google Translate.

Conversation Mode exists in the experimental version and supports only two languages: English and Spanish. After the user has said a phrase into a microphone, the app immediately retransmits in to different language. The words need to be pronounced clearly and accurately as the quality of translation is affected by accent, fast speech and background noise levels.

Google’s development is not entirely apt for business communication, yet it is invaluable for tourists when trying to communicate abroad who do not speak the language of a particular place or country. This is set to make the app a highly sought-after product.

Developers promise to actively enhance the technology. It was first showcased at the electronic product exhibition in Berlin in September last year.

At Softage Group, we specialize in business application development for a number of customers worldwide. Please visit our website at www.softage-group.com for more details.

Posted in IT News, Mobile platforms at 01:01

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Google to Launch Rival for iTunes

google android Google intends to launch a music service for Android-smartphones, writes Gizmo Fusion.

The aforementioned blog post features a screenshot of the Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) menu, which contains a music synchronization option. The option is supposed to allow the synchronization of a user’s music collections on a smartphone with a collection on a virtual server. To enable the feature, users will simply need to press Sync Music.

As of yet, Google hasn’t officially announced the launch of the server with a similar name. It is unclear if the synchronization feature will be available only when the device is connected to a computer, or if the music can be downloaded by means of Wi-Fi or through a mobile network connection.

At the same time, writes Droid Life, the synching option is available for all Android-smartphone users who have downloaded and installed the Music Player app. This app may be installed on Android smartphones and tablets. However, it is not yet fully available for all users.

Google has its own app store for Android-smartphones. Android Market is the equivalent of the Apple App Store. At the same time, Apple also has a separate iTunes client which allows buying and downloading music to the company’s portable devices. In addition, iTunes can be downloaded as a computer program. It is not certain yet if Google will release a program similar to iTunes.

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Motorola Introduces iPad’s Rival

At the Las Vegas Exhibition, Motorola Mobility introduced a new tablet computer which is to be called Xoom, reports Bloomberg.

The device is based on a 2-nuclei processor and is equipped with a 10,1-inch diagonal screen. Xoom will be using Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS, developed by Google Inc. Significantly, in September 2010 Samsung alsoreleased its Galaxy Tab, also based on Android. At the same time, Motorola’s device will be run on the updated software version.

Xoom is likely to hit the consumer market in the first quarter of 2011. Developers haven’t yet clarified the cost of the device. Specialists estimate that the price is unlikely to be higher than 500 USD in order that the tablet be compatible with other similar devices on the market, for instance with Apple’s iPad.

On January 4, 2011 Motorola split into two companies – Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. The former specializes in mobile devices and the latter deals with telecommunication equipment. It took the company 3 years to prepare for the demerger.

Posted in IT News, Mobile platforms at 12:01

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Manufacture of New Generation AMD Mobile Video Cards to Be Launched in 2012

amd AMD plans to launch the manufacture of new generation graphic processors under a code name of Wimbledon for portable computers, web sources report.

The chips will be made according to a 28-nm technology. Video cards based on this processor will have 2 Gbyte of GDDR5 memory with a 256-byte channel. The maximum index of thermal dispersed power (TDP) is likely to be higher than 65 W.

It is also reported that Wimbledon accelerators will be fitted in high-end class laptops and mobile workstations. The new generation video cards will outstrip Mobile Radeon HD 6000 (Blackcomb) solutions in terms of their productivity. It is speculated that that AMD will announce the cards at the beginning of the following year.

The start of mass production of Wimbledon graphic chips is scheduled for the 2nd quarter of 2012. AMD hasn’t confirmed this as of yet.

Posted in IT News, Mobile platforms at 05:12

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Skype to Offer Video Calls for iPhone and iPod Owners

skype Web sources report that Skype has prepared several announcements for CES 2011, which will take place in Las Vegas (USA) at the beginning of January.

As reported, Skype plans to introduce a client app version for Apple iOS with a functional analogous to Face Time program. The latter allows video calls using Wi-Fi.

Skype software is to appear in devices with iOS 4 and latter versions. iPod Touch and iPhone owners will be able to install the program. It is likely that Skype’s client will also work with the 2nd generation iPad which is said to be introduced in the next quarter.

It is still unclear if Skype video calls through Wi-Fi will be available for owners of smartphones based on other operation systems, like Android.

At CES 2011 Skype is supposed to announce enhancements to its IP telephony ~~ing~~ system.

Posted in IT News, Mobile platforms at 05:12

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HTC Develops Android-Smartphone with a 3D Display

htc By the end of 2011 HTC is to release a Googlephone with a 3D display, reports TechRadar, quoting a source within the Taiwanese company.

Furthermore, HTC is considering the possibility of using matrices based on EInk and AMOLED-screens in their products.

The company’s new research center located in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina (USA) is mainly involved in “screen” issues. HTC has recently opened a vacancy for an engineer who specialized in technologies of stereoscopic displays and cameras. In addition, the specialist must be familiar with specific features of all other modern screen types, such as TFT, PMOLED, AMOLED, E Ink, etc.

According to one source, the smartphones with a 3D display are developed by Acer and Motorola. Sharpe has already released several Googlephones with such screens. They are currently sold in Japan only.

Posted in IT News, Mobile platforms at 04:12

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Around 300000 Android Smartphones Activated Daily

androidz Andy Rubin, Google’s Vice President, has announced on Twitter that the number of daily Android smartphones activations has reached 300,000.

This figure has grown by 50% since August. At that time, Eric Schmidt, Google’s General Director, announced that 200,000 Android smartphones were activated daily.

Therefore, Google Android smartphones have managed to overtake all of Apple’s portable devices put together, in sales. In October, Apple reported activating 230 thousand iOS based devices. Among the devices are the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

If Android goes on selling its devices at the same rate, various manufacturers will distribute over 9 million devices globally. The figure will exceed 27 million for the quarter. By comparison, in the 3rd quarter of 2010 Apple managed to sell 14 million iPhones.

The largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, Finnish Nokia, previously reported selling 300 thousand Symbian smartphones daily. Therefore, Google OS has succeeded in matching its competitor.

Posted in IT News, Mobile platforms at 03:12

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