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Jelly Bean 4.1.2  for the original Samsung Galaxy Note | Download and Instructions : SamMobile has a leak of 4.1.2 for the Original Galaxy Note. Be aware that this is a testing version, and may not be up to release standards. Known issues are the lack of S-Pen features. but if still you are upto grabbing the update then the list of enhancements and what is working is a good read though. also we have listed full details for the update. Some of the Enhancements in the new Jelly Bean Update: - Android 4.1.2 – Build JZO54K - Buttery Smooth Performance & Great Stability (Thanks to Project Butter) - Multi-View (Multi Windows Multitasking, same as in Note II) - Multi-View can also be disabled - Page Buddy - Notification Panel can now be customized - New Additions in Notification Panel - Smart Rotation (Screen Display adjusts to your angle of sightings) - Continues Input in Samsung Keyboard (Like Swipe or Android 4.2 Keyboard) - Samsung’s Cloud services - Direct Ca...

Samsung Multi-Stage Device Stress Test Facility, These new Samsung released video shows, how really  manufacturers test their many different devices ? Do they simply let robots push the buttons or is it much more thorough? so lets take a look at the video that gives us an insider look into the world of multi-stage device stress testing. The only downer is that it’s completely in Korean. My favorite will have to go to Samsung’s “fat bottom” test. We salute you, Samsung for your continued innovations in the mobile field.

Fix Nexus 7 Lag After Android 4.2 update : The Nexus 7 lag after the update to Android 4.2 has been an major issues, with no real fix or explanation for the occurrence. Neither ASUS or Google have acknowledged any issue, which isn’t a shock, but that hasn’t stopped one member of XDA to dig for a solution. During his research, he discovered that Google’s Currents app could be the culprit. With tons of forum members supporting the post and even users on Reddit stating that the fix has worked like a dream, here’s what you can do to fix the alleged lag on your Nexus 7 . Open your app drawer Open Google Currents Click the three dots in the top right corner of the app Tap “Settings” Uncheck “Enable Background Sync” Reboot your Nexus 7 Hope this helps to speed up your Nexus 7, let us know and be sure to spread the word. [via : XDA ]

Samsung to use AMOLED for High-end Devices only by February 2013 and LCD for Low-end, Samsung has already passed so many tests, by producing high-end memory chips , most advanced Cortex a15 powered Chip sets , and then the 350ppi super displays  ( also used in Nexus 10 ), as the Samsung AMOLED may be the display technology of the future, but Samsung is allegedly mulling over leaving it only for its high-end products, Instead of getting AMOLED panels, low and mid-range products will use Samsung’s PLS LCD panels. It will be premium devices like the Samsung Galaxy S series that would still get access to AMOLED panels. This because of two reasons as following, Firstly the most obvious is production issues, but also Samsung might thus create a feeling of exclusivity to its AMOLED devices. Now, the big difference between AMOLED and LCD is the technology itself. While LCD uses a light source and liquid crystals, AMOLED screens are based on organic diodes. Blacks are usuall...

Google Nexus 10 ToolKit released, root and boot loader unlock : Thanks for the  XDA Developers member mskip who made this new price of extremely useful, Software, the Nexus 10 ToolKit which allows one to do lots of neat stuff with the device.  For example, it can root your Google Nexus 10 and unlock its bootloader, should you ever want to flash a customized ROM on it. There's also a backup feature included in the ToolKit, so you can dump your apps and data to a computer and then restore them in case anything goes wrong with your tablet.  Don't let the command line interface get you confused. The Google Nexus 10 Toolkit is actually not that difficult to use, as long as you read the instructions. Still, this software is provided with no warranty of any kind, so you'll be using it at your own risk. Note that the download link has been taken down temporarily, until some glitches get ironed out, but if you're interested in getting this handy Nexus 10 ...

Nokia Lumia 920 climbs top at London crane, Nokia UK has made another one of its famous publicity stunts, this time giving a Lumia 920 to the London crane operator Eugene Benjamin, who took it atop his tower cabin to shoot pictures and video of the foggy London scenery below. more impressively the Lumia 920 fared very well in the cloudy circumstances, and a side-by-side comparison with a pro Canon C300 cam at one point shows that you can easily leave at least your point-and-shoot at home with the 920 in your pocket. so you might check out the video footage captured right below ?

Latest iPhone 5 Commercials, just in time for Thanksgiving : Apple has officially released new ads for the iPhone 5 Flagship as just for the Thanksgiving day. so you might check them out right below. The first ad, called Orchestra, oddly focuses on the iPhone 5′s built in noise suppression during calls – it’s not like every smartphone nowadays has that. Shared Photo Stream stars in the second ad and highlights how easily you can share pictures with “only the people you want”, after taking them with your iPhone 5.

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Tear Down, Revels Samsung Made Tablet and Heart By Texas Instruments, The new Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 has just been tear apart, revealing the leading Samsung-made parts in the new Kindle Device which also  fairly easy to take apart, a relatively easy repair device.the LCD and digitizer are fused together, which is what you’ll find in most mobile devices. The Device spots Samsung made display panel, RAM and battery more other all supplied by the Korean giant. The processor is, as expected, the OMAP 4470 from Texas Instruments, while the 6000 mAh battery has a dual design, featuring two separate bays connected by a controller board – something unconventional by today’s manufacturing standards. Take a look at the below images or For the full teardown, check out source link [ source : Power book medic ]

Utter Beta : The Most Powerful Android Voice Assistant App ever : Do you ever heard of it ? or this might be the first time, being an Siri Competitive voice assistant is a little hard on this time, and Magically Utter has done some good parts of it, The developers had one focus – to make Utter! “super functional and fast.” rather than just a Siri Clone, After playing with it for a few minutes, the “super functional” part has clearly been nailed. There are more voice actions that can be completed with Utter! than any other app I’ve seen thus far. And trust me, we see them all, even the apps that have paid PR teams to help promote the 6 actions that their app can barely complete. Utter! has literally hundreds of actions, will address you in a manner that you choose (ex: “Yo, Kellen!”), and has an exhaustive list of “coming soon” features that will surely grab your attention. To get a feel for Utter!’s power, take a look at the video below. [ source :  ...

The Technology blogger and Microsoft insider writers Paul Thurrott reported that Windows 8 PC sales is far below the target of Microsoft. Paul Thurrott says Microsoft internal deeply disappointing sales slump that is likely to be because consumers are not interested in, rather than because of their own Tablet PC Surface impact. While Microsoft is a few days after the release of Windows 8 announced up to 400 million users select the upgrade, but still refused to release Windows 8 PCs and flat sales Surface. Analysis, said part of the reason may be due to Microsoft from pure software business into the field of hardware production and sales, resulting in a number of conflicts of interest. But Microsoft insists that still support such as HP , Lenovo , Asus third-party hardware vendors. Steve Sinofsky, the main person in charge of Microsoft's Windows division, announced his resignation last week. It is of some comfort that Windows 8 laptops get a lot of praise, especially th...

Xiaomi Has announced the Latest  Xiaomi MiBox ( Millet Box) in China. It’s a set top box that looks very alike to Apple TV, but offers at a very lower  price range. Although China has a flood of cheap Android TV dongles and set-top boxes , Xiaomi Box is still arguably competitive. so lets get a deep look into the hardware isn't we ?  Hardware The Xiaomi Box is an Android-based set top box with nice polycarbonate shell. It has a diameter of 105mm and a thickness of 21mm, which is flatter and more rounded than Apple’s TV. Specs wise, it comes with a Cortex-A9 800MHz processor, 1GB of RAM, HDMI Out, RJ-45 socket (10/100 Ethernet jack), 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Micro-USB port (support On The Go) and Power Socket. In terms of video performance, it supports 720p or 1080p video output and compatible with video codecs including H.264, VC-1, WMV-HD, MPEG 1/2/4 (up to 1080p at 30 fps) and Real7/8/9 (up to 720p at 30 fps). So what Xiaomi TV actually Packed with ? F...

Google's Nexus 4 is the latest Flagship from Google with the addition of Latest and now the Nexus 4 is successfully rooted by a XDA-Developer  member HQRaja, and its looks like its a 99% of reliable method for the rooting as several XDA high priory members have announced this one works ! Now the floodgates of custom ROMs, modifications and numerous tweaks will open, squeezing the last breath out of the hardware and interface performance, and the Nexus 4 is no slouch, so we fully expect wonders here. Moreover, the ROM modding community is able to prolong the usable life of a Nexus device way beyond its hardware prowess usually warrants, and with the latest Android updates coming to it first, you are covered for the foreseeable future with just a little effort on your side to download and install the latest stuff, as the root instructions for novices you can find in the Addictive Tips source link below, or following the steps below for more experienced users: ...

Latest iOS 6.1 Beta2 Has new Passbook instructions  : Apple sent to developers who in the U.S. time on November 12 when the seeds of a new version of iOS 6.1 beta2. With a card, tell us more details about the Passbook what, why you would use it, and how it works. This card to share more than a colorful feature icons since 9to5Mac website, Passbook application also comes with detailed instructions: Passbook your boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, membership cards, etc., in one place. At the appropriate time and place when they are ready to appear on your lock screen. You can add the participating airlines, theaters, shops are e-mail and website Passbook applications. The importance of this message is reflected in the following two aspects: First, it explains how as a user allows iPhone lock screen still the Passbook appear in the interface. Second, Apple also alert the user, passes do not need to work through a separate application to the contrary, by e-mail, W...

HTC Droid DNA Specifications Unboxing Videos :  HTC and Verizon have finally announced the HTC Droid DNA, a Variant for HTC’s Previous  J Butterfly released in Japan. the new device will be start shipping from verizon after November 21th for cheap $200 with a two-year commitment and pre-order are just started today. The HTC Droid  DNA is the new Quad core flagship from HTC with a  5-inch 1080p Super LCD3 display ( which also has a stunning pixel density of440ppi), it has the a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor (APQ8064 paired with MDM9615m, to be specific) and 2GB of RAM, and will come running Jelly Bean and HTC’s Sense 4+ UI. It will also come with an 8MP f/2.0 rear camera with 28mm wide angle lens, BSI sensor, ImageChip and 1080p HD video capture. there is also a  2.1MP f/2.0 front-facing cam that features 1080p HD video record and an 88-degree ultra-wide angle lens.and the device is reportedly running on a  2,020mAh battery for ...

HTC’s 5 Inch HTC DXL Is Coming Next Month TO Verizon : According to reliable Taiwan media reports , HTC ‘s conference held in Beijing on December 6 will not only for the launch of new WP8 machines HTC 8X and HTC 8S, but also for the launch a licensed version of the HTC J Butterfly HTC DLX. Like the Previous HTC J Butterfly, the DLX is one beastly Android smartphone. It starts with a 5-inch, 1080p display– which would place the DLX in pretty select company with only the Oppo Find 5 and the Butterfly sporting similar screens. For those of you keeping tabs on the pixel density chest-pounding, that’s a whopping 440ppi. That’s more than enough to ensure this king-sized display will still look crystal clear even when you’re holding it up close. Under the hood, the HTC DLX hides a quad-core processor. While this particular leak doesn’t offer any specific direction, it’s thought that HTC has used a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro. If this is in fact a re-styled J Butterfly, that mak...

Retractable iPhone 5 Lightning connectors Released : Chinese firm iPhone5mod has just released an interesting iPhone 5 Lightning cable that is retractable. just after the previous successful  Glowing Lightning clone cable.This spring-loaded retractable Lightning cable extends the reach of your existing Lightning cable by 1 m, and surely it’s good enough to eliminate tangles for easy cable management if you often travel a lot with your gadgets. iPhone5mod is offering this retractable Lightning cable for $9.90, and according to iPhone5mod, the cable fully supports iTunes, data sync and battery charging. [ source : iPhone5Mod ]

Windows App Store Has currently 13,000 Apps, According to  WinAppUpdate ( third-party analysis company) latest statistics of Microsoft’s Application Store reveled that it has reached over 12,895  apps. a 362 apps per day uploads. Even though  the numbers are nothing compared to Google's Play store or Apple's  App Store, still taking into Windows 8 last month debut, its a good start. WinAppUpdate last week estimatesa daily average of about 500 new applications making every day to store, while a total of 10,375 Apps reached the Store. But only after a week, the number of new applications per day is reduced to about 362 models. Still at this rate, the total number of applications this month are likely to exceed 20,000. WinAppUpdate also said that most Windows application quality is very good, but not all applications are not limited to, use of geographical, and some have language restrictions in some areas the user can use the number of applications is ...

Apple Today released new two commercials for iPad mini : Apple Today has released two new commercial ads with the previous iPad mini piano ad after the Apple's new Flagship has been available through out every country as promised. The first ad shows the new iPad mini going through several books with the bigger iPad and the second one shows how photos look on the iPad mini. With both these ads, In over all the new ads waves the message that iPad mini is only small when comes to screen to the Original iPad and you dont have to compromise over the performance. You can watch both the new ads below. And the previous Piano commercial has also been added at the bottom.

Sony Previews Xperia S AOSP Project progress video : Sony and Google’s Technical Lead of the AOSP, Jean Baptiste Queru had earlier announced about the new Android Open Source Project for its popular Xperia S smartphone. The exercise began back in August . The current progress on the Sony Xperia S has been demonstrated in a video, which appeared in the Sony developer’s blog. Sony has taken ASOP projcet as  because from Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, also the Xperia S will not remain as the target handset of the main AOSP branch. However, the current progress on the Xperia S will not go on and Sony will maintain the AOSP for the device at GitHub, where developers are encouraged to step in and help. we can see in the video that Stock Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has worked out quite well for the Sony Xperia S with most of the hardware functioning properly, including the SD card, Wi-Fi, and all sensors. The audio and modem are also working, but Sony won’t release its binaries ...

HTC and Apple Goes for a 10-year Patent Settlement : Apple and HTC settling all of their ongoing patent disputes, ending all of their lawsuits and opting into a 10-year licensing agreement. maybe Apple is more concern about not to be making more enemies after the Recent VirnetX  patent case over Face Time which  Apple has been ordered to pay $368 million. Apple and HTC patent  war started from early  March 2nd, 2010, when Apple filed lawsuits with the ITC (International Trade Commission )and US District Court. covering a 20 patents related to Apple’s iOS, which HTC has been infringing , and since from there it was a war. but now both HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou and Apple’s Tim Cook have taken a little talk and eneded with the new 10 year contract settlement. “HTC is pleased to have resolved its dispute with Apple, so HTC can focus on innovation instead of litigation,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC. “We are glad to have reached a settlement wi...

B&N NOOK HD, NOOK HD+ rooted, Waiting for Custom ROM ( Instructions ) : It looks like  Barnes & Noble NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets are already ready for a hack, the XDA Member verygreen has posted instructions for rooting the tablets. using the possiblity of running another OS from the microSD card — which means you might be able to dual boot the official B&N software as well as CyanogenMod or another custom ROM. The $199 NOOK HD features a 7 inch, 1440 x 900 pixel display while the $269 NOOK HD+ has a faster processor and a larger 9 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display. Both tablets ship with a highly customized version of Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Now lets run to the Rooting methods ( Warning : Do it with extream causion- and you are responsible for everything you do ) How its Done ?  B&N left a few basic Android features intact, including an option to enable support for adb (Android Debug Bridge) in a developer settings section. once y...

Sony Xperia advance go now available for $250 with no contract in the US : the Xperia advance , known as Sony Xperia go in Europe, the US version of Sony’s smaller, stylish, tough dustproof, water resistant smartphone is finally available, contract free for only $250.00. After being announced earlier this spring, and released in Europe months ago, Sony has ensured that this Android handset ships with reasonably current software (Android 4.0 ICS). The Xperia advance has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480) scratch-resistant mineral glass display capable of wet finger tracking. It is armed with a 1GHz dual-core ST-Ericsson NovaThor chipset, 512MB RAM, 8GB of internal storage (4GB user accessible) and a microSD memory card slot. Other features include a 1305mAh embedded battery and 5MP camera capable of 720p video recording. Your mileage may vary of course, but at $250 off contract (prices may vary based on color), this dustproof and water resistant device makes a compelling case. It is availa...

According to DoNews , Apple has already started to thinking about iPad mini 2 variant, with a retina Display, Appeal told display maker AU Optronics (AUO) to get ready to manufacture 7.9-inch screens with a resolution of 2,048×1,536(one of Apple’s suppliers of 1024 x 768 panels for the current iPad mini ). which is the same resolution in Third and fourth Generation iPads, but since the iPad mini spots a smaller 7.9 Inch display with a 324 ppi it would be an eye catching experience. But Does this look right ? Apple already made an iPad mini and why doesn’t Apple put the Retina Display for the First time ? That’s because Apple’s Revolutionary Marketing idea, which will drag every users into upgraded units. we already seen that Apple already earned a huge 50% profit over every iPad mini device by this low-end Display. and now they are going to make Apple buyers upgrade their iPad mini’s to Retina Displays in Next year, And sure they will do ? And sure there might be s...

Ouya console, is the one of the best Android game console out from Kickstarter project community and already outed the funding, as the device was supposed to come out around March 2013. The console will revolutionize the industry is now a big step forward since the SDK is available for pre-order. Thus, developers who want to hack the console specializing in Free To Play can pay $ 800 for the console, two controllers and ODK to develop games. Development kit a bit expensive, the console directing at the base of the open source and cooperation. If you want to try the adventure Ouya, just visit the official website. [ source : Oyua ]

According to verge's recent en-query  a wast amount of twitter account users where forced to change twitter password and their account password was already reset and mailed to respective e-mails, indicating that twitter is exposed to hackers and several accounts has been hijacked. Twitter has indeed sent an email to some users citing "a compromised account by a third-party service or website not affiliated with Twitter." Twitter has not commented on the matter for the moment, but should not take long to respond. In short, a fault more for Twitter, perhaps victim of great popularity.

After the Apple Vs Samsung final court ruling, this the new patent infringement case with Apple over design patents, and this time Apple is the one who allegedly copy and used four of the latter’s patents related to FaceTime. Apple try to argue that it did not infringe upon any patents, that FaceTime was a free service with no revenue and that VirnetX ( Patent holder company) does not have any products that use those patents but apparently it was not enough to convince the judge and now Apple has been ordered to pay $368 million. Apple has already filed an motion over the ruling by asking whether VirnetX has sufficient evidence to support its case and to reexamine each of the four patents in question with the US Patent Office, so if Apple suceeded in the movement maybe they can escape from case without paying the $368 million. VirnetX pulled a similar move on Microsoft earlier this year, winning $200 million in settlement from Microsoft for using its VPN-related patents in its ...

Rovio's Angry Birds Star Wars is now official for Play Store, App Store and Windows phone 8. A wonderful mixture of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars universe, melded with Angry Birds, somehow it just all works. The game is available for download on iOS, Android and OS X and Windows Phone and Windows 8 versions are also released. The game play is very similar like the Original Angry bird game and it is priced at $0.99 on iOS for the iPhone version and $2.99 for the iPad version. Meanwhile, Android has two versions, one that is free but comes with ads and another ‘HD’ version, which despite the name looks identical to the standard version but costs $2.99 and does not include ads. The OS X version costs $4.99. [iOS : iPhone iPad  ] [Android : Standard hd  ] [  Windows phone 8  ]

After the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 , we have seen the Verizon Lumia 822 and now we have some leaked images of Lumia 830 flagship. It looks like Nokia is going to be announce another Lumia Flagship phone into market, which is the new Lumia 830 but interestingly the new alleged data reveled that it has lower specs than the Lumia 820 and will be priced in entry level price tag. So the Lumia 920 is obviously the successor to the 900. But the 820 is the new 800, which makes the 830 the sequel to the ‘midrange’ 710 from yesteryear. as the new Upcoming Lumia 830 will be coming in five colour options like the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, but no other details are available yet now, and we recomment we take this new alleged news with a  little caution as we don’t have any more confirmation over the new Lumia 830 flagship. [ via : WPDang ]

As the Microsoft own Tablet, Surface RT is still lurking around for an official release, there is one thing more you might want to know, which is how much free space is with Windows RT after the Office and Microsoft's bundled apps occupy on your shiny new Surface RT , and why should you know ? because the 32GB device will have 16GB of free space, while 64GB units will get 46GB of room to store your media.( which actually you only have half of total promised memory ) Naturally, you can use microSD cards (or USB Drives) to add to that space. [ source :  Microsoft  ]