Flipboard arrived on Android thanks to XDA developers

Flipboard is an application that is so good that we would recommend to buy iPad just for sake of it. But there is no need for it anymore. Popular and super cool application for review of news, blogs and social profiles, it not longer exclusive only to iPad and iPhone.


Flipboard has arrived on Android, but is not available on Google Play,at least for now.Currently available only for Samsung Galaxy S III as part of a promotion and will remain so at least for some time.

But no worries, anyone can take the file install Flipboard thanks to the user Valcho from XDA-developers who has shared .apk file that can be installed via mobile browser or via QR code. 

Flipboard was one of the favorite applications of the late Steve Jobs, and one of the favorite applications of 8 million iOS users, and I'm sure will be a favorite for the Android users as well, who will enjoy to read beautifully designed news drawn from the social networks.

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Samsung Galaxy S III will be available in White and Blue color

New rumors about Samsung Galaxy S III , which may be presented during the Samsung Unpacked event expected tomorrow in London . After the images that confirm that the new Galaxy will have 4.8-inch display ,on GSMArena has emerged a new image that announces the possible colors of the most anticipated Android smartphone. The anonymous information comes from the inventory system of the Carphone Warehouse.

According to the anonymous tip , the Samsung Galaxy S III will be in two colors: White and Blue.

Samsung has decided to abandon the typical black color of your device? Probably will not, as suggested by the Galaxy Notes  for AT & T , which will be available in colors Ceramic White and Blue Carbon, which is color is very deep and it appears as black. You can see the blue color only in certain light conditions.

These two colors are easily visible in the presentation Samsung event tomorrow. Almost certainly also for the Galaxy S III will be available these colors , but to be absolutely certain we have to wait a little longer than 24 hours .

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Samsung is officially the biggest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world

Samsung has released the financial results for its first quarter 2012, ended last March 31, again registering record numbers but also becoming the first manufacturer in the world of mobile phones , with 93.5 million phones, of which only 44.5 million smartphone, reaching a market share of 25.4%.

Samsung has a turnover of 45.27 billion Won, contributing to an annual increase of 22% and operating income, which reached a historic high of the company amounted to 5.85 billion and consolidated net income to 5, 05 billion Won.

Despite record numbers and percentage growth in the Korean company did report a seasonal drop in sales of semiconductors and TV division, drawing at least using smartphone and displays and also making record profits.

Semiconductors

The semiconductor business of Samsung includes the System LSI Division, Samsung Memory, posting an operating profit of 760 million Won with sales down 13% year-over-year, stable at 7.98 billion.

As for the next quarter, Samsung expects the demand for Hard Disk stable returns with a raise in the DRAM industry, but warns that there will be a drop in prices due to competition.

Panels & Displays

Regarding the display division saw strong revenue fluctuations due to a decline in the last quarter. The company did report an operating profit of 280 billion won on revenue of 8.54 trillion.

Samsung expects the demand for monitor panels to remain stable, but a steady increase in the segment tablet, notebook and TV panels also in view of the upcoming Olympics.

IT & Mobile Communications

The smartphone and mobile division has been to better growth, posting an operating profit of 4.27 billion won, with revenues reaching 23.22 trillion.

Samsung aims for the next quarter of a further growth thanks to the release of the new Galaxy S3.

Visual Display and Digital Appliances

Finally, the division of flat panel displays, LEDs and digital equipment in general has seen even in this case an increase of 550% on an annual basis for a turnover of 10.67 trillion Won.

With regard to Q2, Samsung expects growth to single digits for flat screen televisions and an increase for those LEDs that are already about 60% of the TV market.

A new prototype of the Galaxy S3 shows the virtual keys and the new TouchWiz

Disseminated through a Chinese forum called Mobile01 today had emerged new photos and details of a prototype of Samsung GT-I9300 , images that reveal the presence of clear and unmistakable soft keys. Besides them we can also see a new physical center button and the new TouchWiz integrated in Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Again Samsung has masked the design of the device using a cover and a chassis unofficial perform all the usual tests, but we can more clearly see the 3 classic keyboard Android reproduced on the screen but changed places with the back button to right over other producers. Decidedly particular the presence dele middle button at the bottom which could lead to two hypotheses:

• Being a prototype is not the final version and Samsung could have put both buttons on screen that the physical center button had not yet decided the way to go in the final model
• The new Galaxy may have a single middle button release or return to home and maybe even create buttons for other features and screen navigation

If the former is perhaps more likely, the second option sounds bizarre, and really hope that the manufacturer has not chosen this path.

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Samsung Galaxy S III, 5-line interface and the physical Home button?

While many hope that the new top range Samsung smartphone may have the buttons integrated into the screen as the Galaxy nexus.In other hand Samsung has always been very conservative in his choices. The back button is always positioned opposite to the competition and virtually all Galaxy smartphones have a physical center button. According  to ddaily the  next Galaxy S3 will keep the physically  middle button,a choice that seems to have been debated at length and that might look like the image posted above.

A conservative choice and certainly not everyone might like it, although a physical key is often very useful to activate the screen from standby. In addition to this the new Touch Wiz has been confirmed, always from the same source, and should have 5 buttons in the toolbar of the home as the Galaxy notes with a stronger resolution. It will also be revisited and updated over the current version found on the S2 and N7000.

Samsung continues to keep the secret of this device and when it is difficult to speculate on the concrete appearance, shapes, sizes and specifications.

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MIUI ICS ROM for Galaxy Nexus is now available

After unofficial ports, developments of various kinds and a little waiting has finally has arrived the official MIUI  ROM for Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Android-based ICS. A very special personalization software, appreciated by many users and a level of personalization practically unique. 


Currently, the update includes the English language, but certainly in the next day packages come with a translation in Italian. Here is the download.

Installation Instructions  :

1. Download  MIUI 2.3.2  and place on your phone's storage.
2. Reboot to ClockworkMod Recovery.
3. Create nandroid backup.
4. Wipe data / cache.
5. Install ROM.
6. Reboot and enjoy.

Samsung GT-i9300 photo leaks,is this the new Galaxy S III?

If until now we have seen render images implausible speculations interesting concept and the new, hypothetical, S3 Galaxy , now comes the first live pictures of the successor to the Galaxy S2. Although, as always, is not absolute certainty, we can still say that this is a prototype very interesting and it reflects very closely the features of the new top range Samsung.

The reasons?

• Integrated buttons on the screen (some)
• Back button on the right (like all Samsung)
• To render similar aesthetic seen in the past but with physical key (we had always said that we looked like)
• Touch Wiz lighter-level menu customization

These are the main reasons they see in this picture a very realistic prototype of the successor to the Galaxy S2. As always the pictures "stolen" does not do justice to aesthetics, and though we will soon see new photos arrive.

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Samsung publishes a guide to Android 4.0 for Galaxy S2

If for some reason you were out of place in the transition from Android Android 4.0.3 to 2.3.6, here is that Samsung tries to help by publishing a complete guide to Android 4.0.3.The PDF allows you to discover all the differences between the distributions of software trying to accompany the user in the full enjoyment of their smartphone. A very comprehensive guide and certainly interesting.


Android 4.0.3 S2 Galaxy Guide 

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New Image of Galaxy S III leaked

If the picture yesterday of the new Galaxy S3 has been around the world and it seemed the most realistic shows to date, it must be said that nothing can confirm that this really is an official photo. The article and the comments we have stressed several times how that image might not fully reflect the features of the new device. Now comes yet another picture that seems to change the cards on the boards. In reality, the image we see in the opening article, while interesting, seems less credible than the previous year and in the absence of the bar of notification and the lack of clarity, not be excluded that it is a work of photoshop-based perhaps on a render or Galaxy Note.

The photo appeared on reddit and as always is offered with technical information and more or less reliable. According to the source, S3 would be able to select the touch wiz or customizing Android to clean. Option certainly interesting but it does not seem very realistic.Samsung has always differentiated its products with launcher, programs and icons of various kinds and a net shift in our view it is very difficult.

So this new image we do not consider particularly reliable, or still less than the previous year, while waiting to get new information, perhaps officers.

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Here is the first official commercial for Samsung Galaxy Beam

Advertasing description:

"Add a dose of ambience or entertainment to a friends' gathering by transforming any household room or outdoor deck into an instant mini home-theater, projecting full-screen video clips on a ceiling or wall for common sharing, at the touch of a button"

Samsung expects to sell 380 million phones in 2012, double smartphone sales

JK Shin interviewed at the Mobile World Congress has rattled off some numbers that are expected to reach this year in the market of smartphones and mobile devices.

According to Shin, Samsung will aim to sell about 380 million devices during the whole year, 16% more than in 2011.

Despite missing confirmations on the actual figures of the smartphone sector alone, for 2012 is expected to double that of the latter only through the Galaxy turned in a particularly high for the Korean manufacturer.

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Android 4 ICS updates coming to Samsung Galaxy S2 and Note from March 1st

Good if not great news for owners of Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy Notes .According to a tweet by Eldar Murtazin fact update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich forSamsung Galaxy S 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Notes will start shooting from March 1, 2012 .

Obviously, the firmware will be for no-brand versions, but branded smartphone operators must wait until the update is released by them.

How will you upgrade? Via OTA if you're in a WiFi connection, or even using the softwareSamsung Kies .

The news, however, found no official confirmation but rarely Eldar Murtazin was wrong with such communications. So fingers crossed and wait a few more weeks.

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