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Jellybean update for Samsung Tab 2 7.0 WiFi

November 23, 2012November 23, 2012 Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

Slowly but surely, Samsung has been seeding the Jelly bean update for the devices included on their list. The most recent addition to the Jelly bean club is the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 WiFi (GT-P3110) who joins the SGS3 and Galaxy Note 10.1.

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Some French users have already received and it is can be applied via Samsung Kies or OTA update. It’s a bit fascinating though why Samsung released the update for the P3110 and not for its data-enabled counterpart the P3100.

There’s no word when the update will reach our shore and if the GT-P3100 will ever get the update. But as always, we’ll spread the word out once it does.

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EA and Gameloft hold Thanksgiving Day App Sale

November 22, 2012November 22, 2012 Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

As some of you may know, Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving Day today. In the spirit of the holiday, Gameloft and Electronic Arts are giving away discounts to some of their popular game titles, bringing it down to $0.99 or Php40.73.

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Some of the games that are on-sale include NFS: Hot Pursuit and Mirror’s Edge, The Amazing Spider Man, Mass Effect infiltrator and Backstab. And while Gameloft’s promo is available on both Play Store and App Store, EA’s app sale is only applicable for the latter.

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There are other games which are on sale such as Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken Mobile and Ghosts ‘N Goblins GOLD KNIGHTS for iOS which are also priced at $0.99. The promo starts today and is said to run ‘til weekend. Be sure to tell your friends about it!

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Nexus S and Xoom will remain on 4.1.2 says JBQ

November 14, 2012November 14, 2012 Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

On a recent post made on the Android Building group, Google AOSP Technical Lead Jean-Baptiste Queru broke the news that the Motorolla Xoom and Samsung Nexus S will not be updated to the latest version of Android.

Although JBQ didn’t clearly mention that this will be the end of the line for the said devices, the future isn’t looking so bright for these two ageing gadgets.

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What’s intriguing about it though is how one device can run Android 4.1.2 quite smoothly and not be upgraded to Android 4.2. This makes us wonder if the new features in the latest iteration are just too much for the Xoom and Nexus to handle or Google just didn’t want to spend too much effort in updating a 2-year old device.

As an owner of a Nexus S, I must admit that I’m rather disappointed about this news. But considering that my phone went from having Gingerbread (Honeycomb for the Xoom) to Android Jellybean (4.1.2), it isn’t so bad after all. It definitely had a good run, but maybe it’s time for me (or us) to move on and consider replacing our beloved Android gizmo. LG Nexus 4 and Samsung Nexus 10 perhaps?

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GoPro app for Android now out

November 14, 2012November 14, 2012 Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

Just two weeks after the release of GoPro app for iOS devices, the company has just recently ported the app to the Google Play Store for Android 4+ users.

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One of the limitations of the GoPro cameras is its lack of display, that’s why the California based manufacturer made a companion app to address just that. Not only does this app lets users see what the snapper sees, it also allows them to control some of the camera’s basic features (Power On/Off and Start/Stop recording) and give info about the camera’s battery and storage status.

Here’s a short video tutorial on how to sync your GoPro camera with your handset and the things you need to have in order to do so.

Unfortunately, the GoPro app only supports the HD Hero2 for now, but we assume that the recently launched GoPro Hero3 will be included in the subsequent version of the app. The company also mentioned that they’re planning to include features like video and photo streaming from camera to device/web, SNS sharing and multi-camera control.

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Google outs Android 4.2 update for Galaxy Nexus

November 14, 2012November 14, 2012 Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

Samsung Galaxy Nexus (i9250, GSM variant) users have a reason to be happy as their device is one of the first to get the latest iteration of the Android OS. With this update, the smartphone joins the ranks of the recently released LG Nexus 4 and Samsung Nexus 10.

Android4.2

The new version brings a handful of improvements to the native phone apps like the Notification bar, Google Now and Keyboard (Gesture Typing). In addition to these enhancements, Android 4.2 also offers some new features like PhotoSphere, Daydream and Multi-user mode.

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We’re not sure of the exact date when this update will reach our local handsets, but we have a feeling that it won’t take that long before it does. If you’re feeling a bit impatient, you can also do the update manually by following the instruction provided by Androidpolice.com here.

For a more in-depth look at the new Jelly bean OS, you can also check out previous post here. Oh and don’t forget to comment if you were able to receive the update already and perhaps share your experience with the Android 4.2.

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