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The HTC HD2 has quite a reputation among the developer community for managing to run pretty much every operating system out there, including various versions of Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Windows, Linux and Android.
The latest feather in its cap is that someone actually managed to install and run Windows RT on to the device and has screenshots to prove it.























The hack was performed by developer who goes by the ID @CotullaCode on Twitter. There are zero instructions on how he managed to get this done and how well it works but we do have several screenshots of the operating system in action (more on his Twitter profile). It’s safe to assume the performance isn’t going to be exhilarating but the mere fact that a tablet operating system is running on a three year old smartphone is impressive enough.

Source: Blog-GsmArena

Hot on the heels of yesterday's skillful render, a fresh rumor has emerged, potentially shedding light on the specifications and the release date of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV flagship. Reportedly, the hotly anticipated smartphone is pegged for an April 2013 release with an S Pen on board.


The Samsung Galaxy S IV is expected to pack a quad-core Exynos 5440 chipset whose CPU cores will use either 28nm high-K metal gate technology, or ARM BIG LITTLE architecture, which uses an energy-sipping A7 CPU, paired with a more powerful A15 units for heavier tasks.

Once again, we hear about a 5" 1080p AMOLED display gracing the Samsung Galaxy S IV. A 13MP camera and a 9.2mm waistline are mentioned as well. The latter has grown slightly over the Galaxy S III's in order to accommodate the S Pen.

If the S Pen report turns out to be true, the Samsung Galaxy S IV is bound to one up all its competitors as far as productivity is concerned. As is the case with most rumors, we would advise that you take all the above information with a pinch of salt.

Via: GsmArena

More images and details about the soon-to-be-revealed ZTE Grand S have emerged. It appears that the upcoming sibling of the freshly announced ZTE Nubia 5 is about to sport an even slimmer waistline.
With a 6.9mm profile, the ZTE Grand S is likely bound to be the slimmest smartphone to pack a 5" 1080p display. The rest of the handset's alleged specs include a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 2GB of RAM, 13MP camera, and a 2500mAh battery. Naturally, the OS on tap will be Android Jelly Bean.

LG is bringing a bag full of high-resolution displays to CES for the geeks who were good this year. Practically every size is covered - from 4.7" phone screens to 84" TVs - and they bet on thin bezels and high resolutions.

The pocketable screens start with the 4.7" unit, which aims to impress with a bezel that's only about 1mm thick, so phones that use it should be more compact than current 4.7" phones.

Then there's the 5.5" FullHD phablet screen, which packs 403ppi pixel density. That's close to the 5" FullHD screens that are going into next year's flagships and well above current-gen phablets.

Moving up in size, LG will also show off a 7" screen with 1920x1200 resolution and 324ppi pixel density (virtually the same as the iPhone's screen and higher than both the iPad and Nexus 7 pixel densities).

Also on display, if you'll pardon the pun, will be a 12.9" QSXGA display (2560x1700) for ultrabooks (for comparison, the 13.3" MacBook Pro has a 2560x1600 screen). This display will use AH-IPS tech as will the phablet and tablet displays.

There will be a 13.3" laptop screen too, this one with an impressively narrow 2mm bezel.


That's it for the mobile solutions, but the desk monitor and TV solutions continue with the high-resolution, thin bezel trend.

On the TV front, LG is bringing UHD TVs (3840x2160, 4x FullHD) in 55", 65" and 84" sizes, which will use the company's FPR 3D tech. A 4K2K 30-inch PC monitor packs even more pixels - 4096x2160. A 23.8" monitor from the Neo-Blade series will also be at CES, with an "ultra-narrow bezel," though the press release gives no concrete numbers.

Returning from this year's CES will be the 55" WRGB OLD TV, which packs impressive specs despite being a year older - 4mm bezel and 3.5kg of weight (around the same as a 17" laptop).

Via : GsmArena

Selain LG yang telah mempersiapkan diri dalam mengarungi tahun 2013, Sony juga tidak mau ketinggalan dalam persiapannya, kami telah menelusuri dan menemukan bahwa Xperia TX dan Xperia V sudah didaftarkan ke Ditjen Postel Indonesia. Untuk kedua produk ini tercatat bahwa ada 2 distributor besar sedang bersiap memasarkan kedua smartphone terbaru dari Sony ini. Sedangkan nama Sony Mobile Indonesia hanya tercatat mendaftarkan Xperia V saja, namun dipastikan dalam waktu dekat mereka juga akan mendaftarkan nama Xperia TX. Kami juga menerima informasi tambahan dari salah satu informan kami, bahwa Xperia TX akan tersedia pada Januari mendatang dengan harga sekitar 6 juta rupiah. Fans Sony? Bersiaplah menyambut kehadiran 2 produk terbaru ini :)



Source: Teknoup

Feeling that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 could use some more grunt? There's a chance you'll get your wish. An unannounced Galaxy Note GT-N5100 has popped up in benchmark scores with what looks to be a 1.6GHz Exynos 4412, better known as the Exynos 4 Quad variant that's used in the speedy Galaxy Note II. We don't know that it's a small tablet, but the 1,280 x 800 resolution matches that of the Galaxy Note 10.1 -- it's not very likely that Samsung wants to duplicate its recent design efforts. Whatever the dimensions, the testing shows that the slate is using Android 4.1.2, and it may be a cellular-equipped model with that "kona3g" codename. If the GT-N5100 is more than just a set of benchmarks, the real question may be when we'll see it; there's no guarantee of a tinier Galaxy Note in Las Vegas.

Source: Engadget

ZTE seems to be quite eager to unveil that Grand S beast smartphone. So much so in fact that the company jumped the gun and spilled some beans on its upcoming 5-inch device ahead of its CES debut on the event's website.


The Grand S will be joining the 5-inch, full HD smartphone club and ZTE says it will be the slimmest device at the party. It's photo has also been leaked, courtesy of an Engadget tipster.
The ZTE Z753, as it's also known, is rumored to feature a quad-core CPU and run on Jelly Bean, but which version exactly is unknown for now. However, ZTE is happy to share a concept drawing of the smartphone showing its inception.
That concept art is unveiling that the phone is going to have a bump on the back where the camera resides. In addition, it's also expected to be crafted in an unibody fashion giving it a premium look and feel.
We'll have more information on the ZTE Grand S once CES 2013 kicks in on January 8.

Source | GsmArena

At a Huawei store in Guangzhou, China, Richard Yu Huawei Chairman of devices showed off the Ascend Mate - a 6.1" quad-core Android smartphone with a 1080p resolution.

The device is said to be powered by a quad-core K3V3 chip clocked at 1.8 GHz, and offer a 4000 mAh battery, 9.9 mm frame and a screen with the impressive 361 ppi density. Richard Yu shared that the display is of the LTPS type, meaning low temperature polysilicon.



Prior to Richard Yu's demonstration of the Ascend Mate he had confirmed the company is working on such a device.

The Ascend Mate should make an appearance at CES, alongside the 5" Ascend D2, and should cost around $480 (¥3000).

It remains to be seen what version of Android the Ascend Mate will be running but Jelly Bean is a safe bet.

Coming up next is a video of the device in Yu's hands.

Source|: GsmArena

Oppo was one of several Chinese manufacturers to make headlines with devices sporting 5" displays of 1080p resolution. The smartphone is slated to hit the US market at the very wallet-friendly price of $499 off contract, quite a bargain compared to the $599 price tag of the HTC DROID DNA.
Unfortunately, the Find 5 won't be making its way to Europe, at least not in the near future, and it's unknown whether it's due to inability to get enough units, or Oppo simply does not think the European market is lucrative enough.

Either way, the only way you can get a Find 5 on the old continent is to have it shipped from the US or China or via a third-party supplier.

Update: An Oppo spokesman has since contacted us and denied this story, but unfortunately declined to to be specific as to an exact European launch date.

Source | GsmArena

As the January 30th launch draws closer, more details are coming to light regarding the upcoming BlackBerry 10-powered handsets Research in Motion plans to announce. Both a Torch-like full-touch device, as well as a Bold-like QWERTY candybar are expected, and we’ve learned that the company may be planning on switching up its long-standing naming convention for the occasion.

According to the marketing material pictured below, obtained by a reliable source, RIM is jettisoning the traditional four-digit model numbers in favor of a shorter, catchier nomenclature; the full-touch device, currently known by its “L-series” designation, should come to market as the BlackBerry Z10, in both black and white.
Retail branding for the keyboard-equipped model is unknown, although there’s some evidence that it will be called the BlackBerry X10.

RIM’s market share has taken a beating in the last year, mostly at the hands of Android-powered phones; the success of its BlackBerry 10 handsets is seen as critical in shaping the future of the company.

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The Nielson Company, one of the global leaders in consumer market research and trend analysis, has released its Nielson Tops of 2012 report, which looks at the top Web and mobile companies between January and October of 2012.

On all fronts, Google was able to maintain its position at the top of the mountain.

Starting with Smartphone market share, Android continued to hold more than half the pie, despite Apple's all-time-high sales share for the three month period ending on November 25.

Google's portal is the number one U.S. Web brand of 2012, with 172.6 million unique visitors per month.

For online video, YouTube got some 132.4 million unique monthly visitors, more than three times Yahoo's video portal in second place.

In the app realm, Google understandably takes four of the top five spots, which is nothing remarkable as Google preloads those apps on most of the Android devices.

For iOS it’s the infamous Maps app which takes up the first spot, although likely not many figures represent their recent fiasco as the data is only until October.

Source: GsmArena

According to data gathered by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech Apple has secured a 53.3% sales share in the US in the 12 weeks ending on November 25. The main culprit for the impressive result is the iPhone 5.

Apple has passed the 50% mark for the first time ever, scoring a huge 17.5 percent points growth compared to the same period of last year. The surge in the iPhone 5 sales has relegated Android to the second most popular platform in the US for the three months period.
The picture is completely different in Europe, where even the launch of the latest iPhone is unable to stop the Android march. The Google OS has recorded a growth from 51.8% last year to 61% this time round, while iOS gained just 2.5 percent points to a market share of 25.3%.

Windows Phone is also doing pretty well on the Old Continent, gaining 2.1 percent points year over year and bringing up its share to 4.7%.

The difference is most pronounced in Spain where Android powers 84.1% of the smartphones, while iOS saw its share shrunk by 2.5 percent points to 4.4% share is barely ahead of Windows Phone, which grew 2.6 percent points to a total share of 3%.

Of the surveyed EU countries, iOS retains the strongest position in Great Britain, where it holds 36.1% of the market to Android's 51.5%. The growth of the Apple platform is also slightly faster - 5.3 vs 4.9 percent points.

The two platforms leading are relatively close in Australia, too - 35.9% for iOS and 58% for Android, but they seem to be going in the opposite directions there. The green robot army gained 11.3 percent points, whereas the iOS share is down 5.4 percent points.

In China Android has a commanding lead with shares standing at 72.2% and 19.2% respectively, but the data of the survey doesn't account for the iPhone 5 launch there, which was last week.

The final country to be included in the report is Brazil and it produced some pretty interesting numbers. Android's share grew more than two times to 60.7% in the past year, but surprisingly, it's Symbian that takes second place with a 27.9% share. Windows Phone snatches third place, despite seeing its share slide 1.8 percent points, while iOS comes a disappointing 5th.

In fact Brazil and Germany were the only two countries where the Microsoft platform lost positions, while all others are starting to warm up to Windows Phone. Italy is particularly eager to embrace the third largest platform, giving it a solid 11.8% of the market.

Source | Via

Sony's flagship for next year, the C660X Xperia Yuga, is bound to get a more market-friendly name before launch and rumor has it that it will be Xperia Z. The phone will also have IP certification for dust and water resistance and a low-reflectivity screen.

The Sony Xperia Z is set to receive IP57 certification for dust and water resistance, similar to the upcoming Xperia V or the HTC J Butterfly. Despite this however, the smartphone will have a pretty compact slim body measuring 139 x 71 x 7.9mm. There's no info on the weight yet, though.

One of the key features of the Sony Xperia Z will be the 5" 1080p screen. It will reportedly use Sony's OptiContrast technology (Xperia V and Xperia Tablet S use the same tech). Sony mostly uses it on TV's to reduce glare.

HTC is once again preparing the launch of a flagship Android handset, according to a previously reliable source, among whose cutting-edge components will reportedly be several industry firsts. Known by its codename, M7, the top-of-the-line device will debut at a critical juncture for the Taiwanese manufacturer, as it looks to reverse a series of disappointing quarters.
Like the One X before it, the M7 is supposedly slated for a Mobile World Congress unveiling — and although it won’t quite match the One X’s bar-raising inclusion of a quad-core processor, the M7 will be one of the first full HD handsets in the 4.7-inch class, giving it a reported pixel density of 468PPI (over 40% higher than the iPhone 5, with which it will share optical lamination technology). What’s more, this so-called SoLux display is said to offer a number of visual improvements over the previous generation Super LCD2, boosting viewing angles, outdoor visibility, and color accuracy.

Supposedly powering the M7 is a second-generation quad-core processor from Qualcomm, clocking in at 1.7GHz per core, alongside 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal flash storage. The LTE-capable device is expected to ship running Android Jelly Bean, skinned with the latest iteration of HTC’s love-it-or-hate-it UX enhancement, Sense 5.

As a natural progression to this year’s One series — marketed with the tagline “Amazing camera, authentic sound” — the M7 will attempt to take both image capture and audio playback to new levels. Whereas the One X/X+ features an eight-megapixel sensor and f/2.2 lens, the M7 has been tipped to sport a 13MP CCD and even larger f/2.0 lens. The improved image sensor, dubbed Cinesensor, promises both increased image quality and improved features such as super slow-mo and video HDR. Both the rear camera and two-megapixel front cam should be capable of 1080p video capture.

Specifications:
In terms of sound enhancements, the M7 is said to offer a dedicated, Beats-designed amplifier, as well as a feature to increase call clarity called Clear Words. Audio output should come courtesy of stereo speakers.

Besides the expected array of sensors and radios, M7 will also boast support for the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ac, whose theoretical throughput is three times that of 802.11n WLAN networks.

In the US, M7 is scheduled to join the lineups of at least two national carriers — Verizon and Sprint — and may be the first HTC handset since the Touch Pro 2 to find a home on the top four American operators.

Source: From

The HTC DROID DNA just couldn't have come to the market at a better time. The Taiwanese company's first smartphone in the United States with a 5" 1080p display is given the tall task of turning its maker's fate around, and bring back the good times at HTC.

Light at the end of the tunnel or the tunnel of light at the end. Nokia is near the point where it couldn't care less - as long as the dark days are finally over for a company, which used to drive an entire industry forward.

Nokia must hardly be enjoying life after Symbian and it shows. The fact is that the Finns have nothing but Ashas and the most basic of S30 phones between the last Windows Phone flagship and the next. The PureView 808 was a flash of brilliance - like the N9 before it - but just that. And a dwindling army of fans still holds on to the memory of a Nokia that was as prolific as it was talented.


Nokia Lumia 920 official photos

Not the best of times then for the Finns, but the right time for a flagship to show its worth. Saying that the future of the company is being decided here is probably too much. But the Lumia 920 could be the difference between living with dignity and scratching a living on emerging markets.

The holiday season and the first months of 2013 are a make or break time for Nokia, and if those early reports of the phone being sold-out are anything to go by, the Lumia 920 already managed to get a few victories under its belt. It’s going to be a long campaign though and we're yet to see if the new flagship has what it takes to help Nokia get back where they want to be.
Key features
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
Quad-band 3G with 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA support
4.5" 16M-color PureMotionHD+ IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels
8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
Optical Image stabilization with floating lens technology
1.3MP front-facing camera
Windows Phone 8 OS
1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset, 1GB of RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support
Free lifetime voice-guided navigation
32GB of inbuilt storage
Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
Wireless charging with optional accessories
Built-in accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
microUSB port
Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and EDR, file transfers
SNS integration
Xbox Live integration and Xbox management
NFC support
Digital compass
Nokia Music
Main disadvantages
App catalog falls short of Android and iOS
No microSD card
No FM radio
No system-wide file manager
No lockscreen shortcuts
Size and weight something to definitely consider before you buy
Audio output not worthy of a flagship
Non user-replaceable battery

Source: GsmArena

Having powered anything from personal media players to enterprise servers, Redmond once again has a little something to call its own. It must wish it's bigger than the Xbox and sure hopes no one remembers the Kin phone.

The Microsoft Surface will have to be something special to be able to compete with both droids and iPads, as well as tablets made by Redmond's partner-OEMs. It's crunch time for Microsoft and nothing is off-limits in terms of tactics. Do as Apple does in tablets, and do as Google does in phones. Objective: put pressure on both, in both games.


Microsoft Surface official photos

A smart keyboard dock lets the Surface double as a laptop - that will cost an extra € 100, unless you get the 64GB version, which has it in the bundle.

Anyway, is it a glorified tablet, or a dumbed-down laptop? Join as we explore the Surface from its magnesium metal alloy (called VaporMg), to the quad-core Tegra 3 processor powering its Modern UI. But first, let's take a look at the Surface's main features and potential disadvantages:
Key features:
10.6" ClearType HD LCD touchscreen, 1366 x 768 pixels
Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity with Wi-Fi Direct
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9 chipset
2 GB of RAM
ULP GeForce GPU
Windows 8 RT with SkyDrive support and activation
Standard USB port, USB host
32/64GB of inbuilt storage
Micro SDSX port, up to 64GB supported
Bluetooth 4.0
31.5 Wh battery
Accelerometer, compass and three-axis gyro-sensor
Front and rear-facing 1.2MP auto-focus cameras
720p@30fps video for both cameras
HD video out
Weight of 680 grams (1.5 lb)
VaporMg casing feels extra solid and pleasing to the touch
Built-in kickstand
Two kinds of keyboard dock/screen cover: Touch Cover is optional equipment in 32GB models, standard in 64GB; Type Cover sold separately
Main disadvantages:
Windows RT works with Windows Store apps only
Heavier than most 10-inch tablets
Quite awkward to use in portrait
Proprietary connector for charging
Touch Cover build materials are extremely poor and the keyboard does not make for a good typing experience

Source: GsmArena

Android took the smartphone market by a storm, going from a nobody to the one to beat in just a couple of years, but tablets proved a tougher nut to crack. Google and partners have only recently started finding their pace and giving the dominating iPad a real challenge.

It took nearly two years since the first iPad was released, for Android to have its first real shot at victory. The properly powered and aggressively priced Nexus 7 shook Apple out of their complacency and forced them to bring the game into the Android half.


Google Nexus 10 official photos

Now, that was an invitation for Google to launch a counterattack on the big iPad, which has always been its main target. Emerging in recent years as the MVP in the Android team, Samsung is the partner of choice in what looks like a match Google is hell-bent on winning.

Enter the Google Nexus 10 - the Android tablet to rule them all. A brand new chipset and a Retina-killer of a screen are a great start, while the most feature-rich operating system on the market should help seal the deal. Not to mention that the Nexus 10 helps you save a pretty penny, undercutting the main rival by a good 20%.
Key features
10.1" 16M-color Super PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen of WQXGA resolution (2560 x 1600 pixels), 300ppi density
Scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Exynos 5250 chipset: dual-core 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processor, Mali-T604 GPU, 2GB of RAM
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
16/32 GB of built-in memory
5 megapixel camera with LED flash
1.9 MP front-facing camera
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Front-mounted stereo speakers
Standard USB port
microHDMI port
Bluetooth
3.5 mm audio jack
GPS with A-GPS support; GLONASS support; digital compass
NFC and Android Beam support
Accelerometer and proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, barometer
9000 mAh Li-Po battery
Multi-user access
Attractively priced
Main disadvantages
Non-expandable memory
No USB host (can be enabled with an app though)
No mobile data-enabled version
Poor video-codec support out of the box

Source: GsmArena

Introduction

It's the next-generation Nexus and this time LG has the privilege. And when Google goes "My pleasure!", they most likely mean it. The Nexus 4 aggressively undercuts competitors' pricing as it sets out to wipe the floor with most of them in terms of speed and performance.




At only $300 SIM-free (when most flagships charge $200 on a 2-year contract), the Nexus 4 flaunts a 4.7" WXGA IPS display and the most powerful chipset in an Android phone at the moment. It has of course the latest Android OS and it will be the first in line to get the new ones as they come in.

If you are after an Android smartphone, it's hard to find reasons not to buy a Nexus 4, but some nagging doubts linger after the LG Optimus G review, where not everything turned out all roses and sunshine. Having spent some time with the Nexus, here's what we think are the headline features and what could've been better.
Key features
Flagship specs at a bargain
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
Penta-band 3G with DC-HSPA, up to 42Mbps downlink, HSUPA up to 5.76Mbps uplink
4.7" 16M-color WXGA True HD IPS Plus (768 x 1280 pixels) capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 2
Stock Android OS v4.2 Jelly Bean, fast updates
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU, 2 GB RAM, Adreno 320 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset
8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging, face detection, Photo Spheres
1080p video recording @ 30fps with continuous autofocus and stereo sound
1.3 MP front-facing camera, 720p video recording
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA
GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
8/16GB of built-in storage
microUSB port with TV-out support
Bluetooth v4.0
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Voice dialing
Accelerometer and proximity sensor
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
2100mAh battery
Wireless charging (works with any Qi-compatible wireless charger)
Main disadvantages
No microSD card slot, no versions with more storage
Mediocre display sunlight legibility
Non user-replaceable battery
Camera is less than stellar, no shutter key either
No LTE support (not official anyway, and then only one band)

Source: Gsmarena

Here is some good news for the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note loyal users. The Jelly Bean update is coming as soon as early January.

As indicated by the leaked test ROM, both devices will skip the initial Jelly Bean 4.1.1 release and move straight to the 4.1.2.

The update, in addition to all the Jelly Bean goodies we showed you in our Galaxy S III Jelly Bean review, will also bring some of the Note II features to the two devices.

Canadian carrier Rogers officially confirmed The JB 4.1.2 updates will be hitting the S II LTE and Note LTE versions in late January and given that unlocked models always get new firmwares before carrier-locked ones, early January rollout seems like a safe bet.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S III users are also expecting the 4.1.2 update availability to expand beyond Poland and Germany sometime around Christmas.


Source: GsmArena

So, it's all but settled that Windows Phone 8 is the biggest thing to happen to smartphones this year. But are the handful of flagships carrying it the best thing that could happen to users?

Properly powered and engineered to perfection, the Nokia, Samsung and HTC WP8 smartphones are all making a bid to break iOS and Android's grip on the market. They are all fine species of smartphone. With the same screen resolution and chipsets powering them, with the Redmond-mandated hardware specs, they all have Microsoft written all over.

But then, it's only the Taiwanese that actually have it in writing. There's only one Windows Phone 8X - and it's the HTC Windows Phone flagship. Not a bad way to start now, is it? It must be quite a lift for the HTC Windows Phone 8X to feel special among clearly superior rivals. While Nokia and Samsung gave their WP top dogs those massive screens, HTC went for a relatively modest 4.3" LCD.


HTC Windows Phone 8X official photos

On one hand, it sounds like a smart move. The HTC Windows Phone 8X will be the only option for those looking for a more compact premium device that carries Microsoft's latest mobile platform. On the other, this could see the 8X relegated to a lower tier and made to fight it out with the likes of the Lumia 820. Now, that would call for some aggressive pricing and lower profit margins perhaps, which isn't exactly ideal for a company that hasn't had the best of streaks lately.

We'll see if the gamble pays off but there's no rush. Let's see what the HTC Windows Phone 8X is made of, and what could've been better.
Key features
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
Quad-band 3G with 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA support
4.3" 16M-color S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen of 720 x 1280 pixel resolution
Scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 2 display
8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
2.1MP front-facing camera
Windows Phone 8 OS
1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset, 1GB of RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support
Digital compass
16GB of inbuilt storage
Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
microUSB port
Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and EDR, file transfers
Impressively deep and coherent SNS integration throughout the interface
Xbox Live integration and Xbox management
Data Sense
Class-leading JavaScript performance
NFC support
HTC exclusive apps
Beats audio enhancements
Main disadvantages
Too much bezel offsets smaller screen
No microSD card slot, just one storage option
Non user-replaceable battery
App catalog falls short of Android and iOS
Competition has quad-core Krait CPUs already
No FM radio
No system-wide file manager
No voice-guided navigation
No music player equalizers
No lockscreen shortcuts

source: Gsmarena

As promised Sony gave more details on the Jelly Bean released schedule plus which phones won’t be getting the update and why.

The first phones to get the Jelly Bean update are Xperia T, TX and V. The roll out will start in February and should be completed by the end of March.

The next trio to get the Jelly Bean treatment is the Xperia P, J and go. Sony will start seeding the updates for those at the end of March.

The last four phones to get Android Jelly Bean are Xperia S, SL, ion and acro S. The rollout for them will begin a few weeks after the second batch of phones get the Jelly Bean treatment, presumably sometime in late April.

This means Xperia arc S, U, sola, miro and tipo are out of the loop and will be stuck on ICS forever, at least as far as official updates are concerned. Sony already responded to those angered by the news.

Here is the quote about the Xperia U, sola, miro and tipo:

"The quality of Xperia's software experience is dependent on a number of factors including: screen resolution, hardware platform and RAM. In the case of Xperia go, this combination came together in a way that meant the user experience running JB was not adversely affected.

Unfortunately, in the case of Xperia tipo, Xperia miro, Xperia U and Xperia sola this wasn’t the case – so we made the decision to keep them on Ice Cream Sandwich."

And this one is about the arc S:

"Xperia Arc S is part of our 2011 portfolio, which won’t be upgraded beyond ICS. The reason being – user experience is at the heart of our product development and support; after thorough evaluation, we concluded that the user experience for our 2011 Xperia smartphones will be superior if they remain on Ice Cream Sandwich versus being upgraded to Jelly Bean."

In case you are wondering how is that the low-end Xperia J is getting the Jelly Bean update, while the dual-core U and sola aren't - despite Sony didn't make any statement, we guess the GPU is the one to blame.

All three phones have 512MB of RAM, but the Adreno 200 GPU on the Xperia J uses far less RAM than the Mali-400 inside the Xperia U and sola. We also know that Project Butter needs more GPU power than what the ICS UI. And the insufficient RAM due to GPU usage is probably the reason why these phones won't be getting to taste Jelly Bean.

Via Gsmarena

A trimmed-down version of the Bond phone or a remake of the Xperia Arc, the Sony Xperia J knows looks are important to reasonable spenders, too, and doesn't get carried away with the level of equipment. What it offers over a very similarly equipped Sony Xperia miro is a bigger and higher-res screen, which sure sounds like the right thing to get users interested.

On top of that, the Xperia J has borrowed design cues from the current flagship and an old-time favorite, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. So, although Sony has pretty good coverage of the low-to-midrange market, the Xperia J is easily an attention-grabber.
You may have lost count of all the Xperia droids released over the past year - less than a year actually, which is quite impressive - but the Xperia J isn't likely to slip under your radar if you're on the market for an affordable smartphone. The J is a sensible package with an important advantage over similarly equipped and similarly priced competitors.
Key features
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band UMTS support
7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
4.0" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen of FWVGA resolution (480 x 854 pixels) at around 245 ppi
Android OS v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
1 GHz Cortex-A5 CPU, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227A chipset
512 MB of RAM
4GB of inbuilt storage (2GB user available)
microSD slot (32GB supported)
5 MP autofocus camera, single LED flashlight, geotagging, touch focus
VGA video @ 30fps
Secondary VGA front-facing camera
Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
GPS with A-GPS
Accelerometer and proximity sensor
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM radio with RDS
microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
1750 mAh Li-Ion battery
Main disadvantages
Noticeable lag
Non-hot-swappable microSD slot
Image quality a bit of a letdown
No hardware shutter key
No DivX/XviD support
Feeble loudspeaker.
Via: Gsmarena

In an official statement, Samsung has confirmed a reported vulnerability in Exynos kernel code that could be exploited by certain applications. This includes the international versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III, S II, and Note II.
It is quick to point out that most well-known, legitimate apps are not carrying any risk, so if you stick to popular apps from the Play Store, then you should be safe.

The exploit can be used to allow an app access to the RAM, enabling it to read user data as well as general device operations.

Samsung has assured everyone that it's busy taking care of the problem, and is promising a fix for the vulnerability in the form of a patch, which should come "as quickly as possible."

For now, if you're worried about your data, we recommend uninstalling any lesser known or third party apps you may have downloaded recently, at least until the hotfix is released by Samsung.

Via Gsmarena

Wait, did hell just freeze over? Maybe a couple of degrees cooler? Rumors of a mini version of the iPad had been laughed at, dodged and denied - not necessarily in that order and often all at once. But here it is - the iPad mini is finally a reality. It caused due measures of excitement and perhaps a bit of disappointment. Yet, in typical Apple fashion, it's an excellent piece of hardware. In short, it's a polarizing device that may as well be the next best-selling tablet.
Introduction
You have to hand it to Apple's R&D team - they know how to design hardware. The iPad mini is super thin and light, with a cool aluminum shell. Sure, they swore they'd never make a 7" tablet and the truth is they still haven't - the 7.9" screen of the mini offers 36% more real estate than the screens of the Google Nexus 7 and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD.

Less bezel on the left and right of the screen combined with the ~310g of weight make it reasonably comfortable to hold with one hand. Apple did make some compromises, which drew a lot of ire. Here's the summarized list of what's good and what's bad about the Apple iPad mini:
Key features
Compact body: 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
7.9" LED-backlit IPS LCD touchscreen, 768 x 1024 pixels; scratch-resistant, oleophobic coating
Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity, carrier-dependent hotspot support
Optional 2G/3G GSM, CDMA, LTE connectivity (data only, separate models)
Optional GPS with A-GPS support (for the 3G model only)
Apple A5 SoC, dual-core Cortex-A9 @ 1GHz chipset
512MB of RAM
PowerVR SGX543MP2 dual-core GPU
iOS 6 with Siri, iCloud support and activation
16/32/64GB of inbuilt storage
Weight of 308 grams (312 grams for the Wi-Fi + Cellular option)
Bluetooth 4.0
16.3Wh battery
Accelerometer, compass and three-axis gyro-sensor
Compatible with every iPad and iPhone app without any modifications
The base version costs less than a SIM-free iPhone 4, only $30 more than iPod touch
5MP auto-focus camera
1080p video recording at 30fps
1.2MP secondary camera capable of FaceTime calls, 720p recording
Four and five-finger gestures
1080p TV-output with the Apple Digital AV Adapter (purchased separately for $49), 1080p video streaming
Supports magnetic cases
Lightning connector
Stereo loudspeakers
Main disadvantages
More expensive than 7" Android tablets, only $70 cheaper than iPad 2
No Retina display, 162ppi only
Same chipset as iPad 2, now two generations old
iTunes still required for most of the content uploads
Reflective screen struggles outdoors
No standard USB port, Lightning accessories still rare and expensive
No GPS receiver in the Wi-Fi version
No memory card slot
Lack of basic iOS apps - stocks, calculator, voice memos.

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Nokia Mexico has made the Lumia 505 official, after teasing it last week. The exclusive low-end Windows Phone device modeled after the Lumia 510 and is going to launch on Mexico's Telcel network in the upcoming weeks.


Launching in red, pink or black, the Lumia 505 runs on Windows Phone 7.8 and features a 3.7" AMOLED display and a single-core 800MHz CPU with 256MB of RAM. It's not known whether the display is going to utilize Nokia's ClearBlack technology just yet, but it's still a solid feature in a budget phone.

On the back, there's an 8MP camera, albeit sans Carl Zeiss technology. To keep the price down, Nokia hasn't included a front-facing camera and has reduced the amount of user available storage to 4GB. Sadly, it's not user expandable, but Nokia and Microsoft will throw in 7GB of free SkyDrive storage.

The Nokia Lumia 505 weighs 131 grams and measures 118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm. It rocks a 1300mAh battery, which Nokia says will be good for 36 hours of music playback and 7.2 hours of 3G talk time. The maximum standby time is reported at 600 hours.

Pricing and exact availability are still to be announced by Telcel, with the Lumia 505 expected to be launched in the coming weeks.

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Roughly five months after its release, the Motorola Atrix HD has been given the green light by AT&T to receive Project Butter, aka Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The refresh will be available for download over WiFi and will offer the usual suite of new features that come as part of the Jelly Bean package, but it'll also add Quick Settings and a few other enhancements to the mix. The rollout is expected to begin today, though it hasn't shown up on our unit just yet. To keep a close eye on your device, head to the About Phone section of your settings menu; let us know if you get it and what you think.

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The guys over at BesteProduct.nl managed to get some hands-on time with a prototype of the Sony Xperia E (C150X) recently, a handset that is due to launch in early 2013. They posted some hands-on video with the device and, with it, a first glimpse at Sony Mobile’s Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update.

Apart from some funky new wallpaper, we didn’t notice anything too different from current firmware apart from some menu changes. Interestingly a reveal of the ‘About’ screen shows that the Xperia E is running a new linux kernel (3.4). The latest kernel on the Xperia T (LT30p) is 3.0.8. Now we don’t know whether this new kernel will make it to all handsets, since the Xperia E is still a prototype, but it gives a good steer nonetheless. Check out the hands-on video below along with a shaky video recording sample from the Xperia E too.


Xperia E ‘About’ screen


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This probably comes from the "if only" sections of the rumor mill, but a rumor about Sony's upcoming flagship, the C660X Yuga, promises that the Japanese company will deliver on its promise to release a phone to compete with the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III in a big way.

According to a poster in the IT168 forums, the Sony C660X Yuga will pack a Samsung Exynos 5 Quad chipset (marking a move away from Qualcomm), 3GB of RAM and a 16MP camera, all behind a 5" OLED display of 1080p resolution. The rumor further suggests there will be 128GB of built-in storage, a 3000mAh battery, plus water and dust resistance and an IR port.

Now, there is some credibility to this rumor. The Samsung Galaxy S IV is also rumored to use an Exynos 5 Quad chipset. And a 5" 1080p display is quite probable, considering other companies are already launching phones with such screens. The Sony Xperia V is water and dust proof, the Xperia Tablet S has an IR port for remote control functions and so on.

But then reality steps in - a quad-core A15 processor might be a bit much, even for a 3000mAh battery, and not to mention that Sony doesn’t usually use the biggest batteries and has never made a phone with an OLED display. Also, earlier leaks suggest that the Yuga will use a 12MP camera.

A different rumor all together is that the phone will have a glass back a la iPhone 4/4S and the Nexus 4. That's not out of the question - we still haven’t had a clear look at the Yuga's back as all the spy shots are quite dark.

Well, Sony is supposed to bring its next flagship at CES and MWC, so it will take a little patience but we'll know the Yuga's specs soon enough.

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In an interview with Bloomberg yesterday, Google's CEO Eri Schmidt said Android is quite clearly winning its war against iOS. Schmidt compared the rivalry between Android and iOS in the mobile OS space to the Microsoft versus Apple debacle 20 years ago.

This is a huge platform change; this is of the scale of 20 years ago -- Microsoft versus Apple. We're winning that war pretty clearly now.

He also added that now new users are activating more than 1.3 million Android devices a day. In the third quarter alone, Android took 72 percent of the market, while Apple's iOS managed just 14 percent.

"The core strategy is to make a bigger pie," Schmidt said. "We will end up with a not perfectly controlled and not perfectly managed bigger pie by virtue of open systems."

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Sony Mobile is busy on the firmware front, it has certified a number of different firmware for various Xperia handsets. Let’s start with the handsets powered by the ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset: the Sony Xperia P (LT22i), Xperia U (ST25i), Xperia sola (MT27i) and Xperia go (ST27i) have all had firmware version 6.1.1.B.1.75 certified. This replaces the recently released 6.1.1.B.1.54 firmware.

Moving on, both the LTE (LT28i) and HSPA+ (LT28h) versions of the Sony Xperia ion have had firmware version 6.1.E.3.7 certified. This compares to the last version (6.1.E.2.68) that rolled out in November.

Now we’re just left with the budget Xperia handsets released in 2012. The Sony Xperia J (ST26i) has had 11.0.A.7.8 firmware certified , whilst the Xperia miro (ST23i) has a slightly older 11.0.A.5.8 firmware version certified. The Xperia neo L (MT25i) has firmware version 4.1.B.1.13 certified and lastly the Xperia tipo (ST21i) has 11.0.A.4.25 firmware certified. Phew, that’s a long list. Sony need to release less phones!


Source : Xperiablog

An image uploaded to Picasa has unveiled an upcoming Sony device carrying the C503X model number with the codename HuaShan. The info comes from the EXIF data of the photo.

The data further reveals that the model number is likely to have some versions just like the Sony C650X Odin, hinting at eventual global availability. According to XperiaBlog sources, the device is going to debut in China and then make its way to other regions.

Furthermore, the firmware info of the Sony HuaShan shows an updated software version (12.0.A.0.273) or also known as eDream 12. The EXIF also reveals the camera of the HuaShan will have a 5MP sensor and f/2.4 lens.

There's not much more information available at this time, although it's speculated that the device will make its debut in early 2013. Chances are we'll see it in person either at CES or at MWC.

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FOR Android 2.3.3 , 2.3.4 , 2.3.5 , 2.3.6

There are 2 ways to root your phone:

1. Through Stock Recovery - Follow this post to root your phone.
2. With the help of Desktop/notebook/netbook - SuperOneClick (Tedious Procedure compared to 1st method) See Post#2 of this thread.


 What is root? here

What is busybox?
A: It is very essential for every rooted phone. See more - Here

FIRST METHOD->

Instructions:

Step 1. Download the zip file from this post. (update.zip)

Step 2. Copy the file in your SD-card(sdcard/) Not in a folder/directory

Step 3. Power down your phone.

Step 4. Enter recovery mode by holding Home+Power buttons for atleast 5 seconds at the same time.

Step 5. Use the volume key's to scroll through the menu. Select "Apply update from sd-card". Use the home button to apply function.

Step 6. Use 'Select zip from sd card' to find update.zip on your SD-card.

Step 7. When it asks you if you want to apply the update, select yes. Use the home button to confirm.

Step 8. Wait for it to finish, then reboot. Congratulations, Your phone is now rooted.

Step 9. Check if your phone is rooted properly - Follow Post#3


Credits: AntiBillOS
from XdaDeveloper


SECOND METHOD->


How to root your phone with SuperOneClick?

Step 1: Install Samsung Kies into your desktop/notebook/netbook . You need to install the drivers for your phone.

Step 2: Install the latest SuperOneClick from Here

Step 3: Set your Galaxy Mini to ADB mode (setting>applications>Development>check list USB debugging)

Step 4: Connect it to your desktop and wait until the installation is complete the device.

Step 5: Run SuperOneClick.exe

Step 6: Select root and wait until the rooting process finished.

Step 7: Check if your phone is rooted properly - Follow Post#3


#source Xdadevelopers

Assalamualaikum Waramatulahi wabarakatu.
pertamatama saya ucapkan puji dan syukur saya kepada Allah S.W.T yang telah melimpahkan rahmat dan hidayahnya serta kesehatan sehingga pagi ini saya bisa menulis post ini, Tak lupa shalawat serta salam semoga selalu trcurahkan kepada Nabi besar Muhammad SAW beserta keluarga, sahabat, serta, umatnya yang membela risalahnya sampai akhir jaman.
semoga post post saya berikutnya bisa bermanfaat untuk semuanya amin..
cukup sekian dan terimakasih..

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