Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Launched

Samsung has launched Galaxy S3 Mini, a 4 inch display, Android smartphone at an event in Frankfurt,Germany. Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is expected to hit the market during Christmas and it is expected to be priced between USD 350 to USD 430 however still there’s no confirmation about the prices or the availability by the Korean giant. Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is sporting a smaller 4 inch display similar to the iPhone 5 launched earlier this year by Apple. The device which is a mini version of the companies flagship device Samsung Galaxy S3 , is seen as Samsung’s answer to Apples iPhone 5.However the device is nowhere close to its flagship device Samsung Galaxy S3 as it lacks a quad core and the 5 MP camera present is also said to be mediocre....

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NTT DoCoMo Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E Features IGZO Display

One of the smartphones that Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo made official today was the Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E, expected to become available for purchase on its network sometime this winter. The most interesting aspect of this device is the fact that it comes with an IGZO display, which is said to provide impressive battery savings when compared to other displays currently available on smartphones. Apparently, the indium gallium zinc oxide technology used for the screen offers increased levels of translucency when compared to what usual LCDs have to offer, thus reducing the demand for backlighting, which affects the battery performance, Engadget notes. The screen technology has been already showcased to the...

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Make the Most of the FM Radio App on Apple iPod nano 7G

A key feature of the seventh-generation iPod nano is the Radio application which allows you to tune in to your favorite radio station on the go and even skip back as much as 15 minutes. Here’s how to use it. The player uses the headphone cord as the antenna, which means you are required to connect your shiny new EarPods every time you want to receive a radio signal. In other words, you can’t use wireless headphones with the Radio app. In fact, Apple says, “For better reception, make sure the cord isn’t tangled or coiled.” Listening to the radio on your new nano is dead-easy. Simply connect the EarPods or some regular headphones, then tap Radio on the Home screen, and tap the Play icon. Apple says “If you don’t see the Radio...

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Nokia Concludes Trial of City Lens for Symbian and MeeGo

Today, the Nokia Beta Labs team announced that the beta trial for the Nokia City Lens for Symbian and MeeGo devices has been concluded. Moving forth, the focus will remain on the development of the augmented reality (AR) application for devices running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. This move was somehow expected, given the fact that Nokia did say several weeks back that it would no longer update City Lens for Symbian and MeeGo, and that support for the Belle refresh smartphones would not be added to the application. “Nokia Beta Labs followers will know that City Lens has been one of our most well received new applications,” the Nokia City Lens team at Nokia Beta Labs noted. “People all over the...

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Raspberry Pi Burned by Counterfeit Apple Chargers

Raspberry Pi is a great tool for Linux developers, but it also suffers a little bit because of users’ ignorance. The Raspberry Pi Foundation, the developers of this amazing mini PC, has seen a rising trend of broken Raspberry PIs because of counterfeit power supply units. “Returned units used in the UK has noted a problem out there with some power supplies, all of which appear to be counterfeit Apple chargers. Some of you are using chargers you’ve bought in good faith which are not the real thing, and which don’t behave like a safety-tested, properly engineered piece of hardware,” said Liz Upton, a representative of The Raspberry Pi Foundation. If you have a Raspberry Pi, don't use a look-alike Apple charger for it. You...

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AOSP Jelly Bean 4.1.2 ROM for Galaxy Nexus

Google has started the deployment of a new platform flavor on Nexus devices recently, with Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus being the first to receive it, and it seems that custom ROMs based on it are already available for download. We’re referring here to the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS version and to what is said to be a pure AOSP Jelly Bean 4.1.2 ROM destined for Galaxy Nexus i9250 GSM/HSPA+ (maguro). The ROM comes from XDA-Developers forum member kalo86, and features build JZO54K. Those who want to give this ROM a try should head over to this thread over at XDA-Developers for the download links and to learn some more info on what installing it involves. The ROM is said to have been already rooted, which means one less trouble...

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SoftBank to Acquire Sprint

United States carrier Sprint might soon be sold to Japanese operator SoftBank, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Only a few details on the deal have been made available so far, courtesy of Nikkei, such as the fact that SoftBank might have to pay 1.5 trillion yen, or $19.22 billion for the US carrier. As BGR notes, the Japanese company purchased earlier this month rival carrier eAccess. Moreover, it seems that the operator is also considering other similar deals. Sprint, which was rumored before to plan acquiring MetroPCS, has lost interest in that transaction lately, thus allowing T-Mobile to take advantage of the opening. Apparently, Sprint’s decision was based on a switch of focus, provided that the newly...

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