Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Samsung GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2, Android 2.3 Phones Announced


Samsung announced two new additions to the GALAXY smartphone range: GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2. GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2 android smartphones running on Android 2.3(Gingerbread) OS. Galaxy Ace 2 has HSDPA 14.4Mbps connectivity, 800MHz dual core processor and 5MP camera. Whereas Galaxy mini 2 has HSDPA 7.2Mbps connectivity, 800MHz processor and 3MP camera.
Building on the market success of GALAXY Ace and GALAXY mini since their release last year, GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2 are ideal devices for users with active lifestyles who value individuality and style without compromising on performance or affordability.
Double-Engine Power, GALAXY Ace 2
GALAXY Ace 2 delivers efficient multitasking, lightning-fast screen transitions and high-quality graphics for even the most demanding applications andgames. HSPA 14.4 connectivity provides an enhanced browsing experience and fast content downloads with minimal lag-times. Additionally, 4GB of internal storage ensures that films, photos and a whole array of personal multimedia content can be easily stored and taken out and about; a 1,500mAhbattery adds to GALAXY Ace 2’s on-the-go performance for active, demanding use.
Enhanced Samsung Hubs and ChatON services ensure that users are never far fromthe content or social connections they care about. Music Hub allows one-step access to over 17million tracks at anytime; Game Hub offers users the very latest gaming titles; Social Hub allows users to view their instant messages, social network and email communications all in one single inbox. Samsung’s ChatON service connects users with other phone users – across any platform – into a single community, providing easy multi-format instant messaging and group chatting.
Product Specifications:
Network HSDPA 14.4Mbps 900/2100EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Process 800MHz Dual-Core Processor
Display 3.8” WVGA(480×800) PLS TFT
OS Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Camera Main(Rear): 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with FlashSub(Front): VGA Camera
Video Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, VC-1, VP8
Playback/ Recording: 720p
Audio Codec: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, FLAC, VorbisMusic Player with SoundAlive3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Value-added Features& Services Samsung TouchWiz / Samsung L!ve Panel UX
Samsung Apps
Samsung Kies / Samsung Kies air
Samsung Hub- Social HubIntegrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts, Calendar Sync- Music Hub- Game Hub
Samsung Hub Widget
- Music Hub/ Game Hub
Samsung ChatON mobile communication service
Polaris
GPS/ Glonass
Connectivity Bluetooth technology v 3.0USB 2.0Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Sensor Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity, NFC (optional)
Memory 4GB User memory + 768MB (RAM)microSD (up to 32GB)
Dimension 62.2 x 118.3 x 10.5 mm, 122g
Battery Standard battery, Li-ion 1,500 mAh
* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.
Compact and Trendy for more fun, GALAXY mini 2
GALAXY mini 2 packs a real performance punch into its slim and colorful 11.9mm-thick casing.The 3.27” HVGA touch-screen enables high-quality multimedia viewing while maintaining the device’s portability. The compact GALAXY mini 2 ensures comfortable Web browsing and easily handles the demands of themost resource-intensive applications.
An improved 1,300mAh battery capacity also guarantees extended multimedia usage and longer chat sessions. 4GB of storage allows users to comfortably store videos, music andimages.
Like GALAXY Ace 2, GALAXY mini 2 keeps usersconnected through ChatON and Social Hub, while Music Hub allows one-step access to over 17million tracks at any time.
Product Specifications
Network HSDPA 7.2Mbps 900/2100EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Process 800MHz Processor
Display 3.27” HVGA(320×480) TFT
OS Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Camera Main(Rear): 3 Megapixel Fixed Focus Camera
Video Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Playback: WVGA@30fps
Recording: VGA@25fps
Audio Codec: MP3, Vorbis(OGG), AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB/WB, WAV, MIDI, WMA, FLACMusic Player with SoundAlive3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Value-added Features& Services Samsung TouchWiz/ Samsung L!ve Panel UX
Samsung Apps
Samsung Kies / Samsung Kies air
Social Hub- Integrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts, Calendar Sync
Music Hub (Downloadable via Samsung Apps)
Samsung ChatON mobile communication service
Google Mobile Services- Android Market, Gmail, YouTube, Google Search, Google Maps,Syncing with Google Calendar
ThinkFree (Downloadable via Samsung Apps)
A-GPS
Connectivity Bluetooth technology v 3.0USB 2.0Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
Sensor Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity, NFC (optional)
Memory 4GB User memory + 512MB (RAM)microSD (up to 32GB)
Dimension 58.6 x 109.4 x 11.9 mm, 106.8 g (NFC)58.6 x 109.4 x 11.6 mm, 105.3 g (Non-NFC)
Battery Standard battery, Li-ion 1,300 mAh
All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

RIM Sets Up Blackberry Servers in Mumbai


Research In Motion (RIM), the Makers of Blackberry smartphones has atlast sets up a server in Mumbai, due to the much pressure exerted by the Indian government. Government of India has been asking them to provide a mechanism for lawful interception of its messenger services.
During a high-level meeting at the Union home ministry recently, officials of the security agencies were informed that serverswere installed. The servers have been inspected by a team of officers and permission for direct linkage for lawful interception was expected to be issued shortly.
The government and BlackBerry manufacturers were in a logjam over its services in India as security agencies had raised a red flag over its operations citing non availability of method to intercept its messenger service and enterprise mail.
However, there was a climbdown by the government on intercepting mail sent through BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) which decrypts the messages and sends it toemail server of the service provider where it remains stored in decrypted form. Then the message is pushed to the BlackBerry device in encrypted form.

ZTE Mimosa X Announced – ICS, NVIDIA Tegra 2 Processor and Icera HSPA+ Modem


ZTE Corporation is set to launch ZTE Mimosa X , a new Android handset running the NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processorand the NVIDIA Icera 450 HSPA+ modem , at the global telecoms industry event Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The ZTE Mimosa X will run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and have a high quality QHD (960 x 540 pixel) capacitive TFT touchscreen . It will also come equipped with a 5 MP autofocus and flash camera , with a 0.3 MP front facing camera for video-calling.
The Mimosa X will also have a wide range of user-friendly capabilities built in, including GPS,WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 , an accelerator for screen orientation management and firmware over the air (FOTA) updating, and a proximity sensor.
The ZTE Mimosa X handset, powered by the Tegra 2 processor, will be targeted at smart phone users who take their handset audio and video capabilities seriously. Features of the handset will include advanced audio distribution profile ( A2DP ), Dolby sound, digital living network alliance ( DLNA ) compatibility for easy sharing of content, HD video record and play , dual microphones , and built-in gyroscope . It also includes an Icera baseband processor, making it the firstphone to incorporate this cutting-edge technology that was acquired last year by NVIDIA.
The Mimosa X will be launched around Q2 2012.
ZTE will be on stand B145 in Hall 8 at Mobile World Congress 2012, which takes place at the Fira exhibition site in Barcelona, Spain, from February 27 through March 1, 2012.
Mr. He Shiyou,Executive Vice President and Head of the Terminal Division of ZTE said:
“The Tegra processor and Icera modem will play an important part in the development of the mobile handset market, and ZTE has worked closely with NVIDIA to develop the Mimosa X smart phone in time for launch at this major global telecoms industry even. We expect that the Tegra processor will have a big impact on the mainstream mobile communications world in the coming months and years.”
Michael Rayfield, General Manager of the Mobile business at NVIDIA said:
“The ZTE Mimosa X sets a milestone for the mobile computing industry. This is the first time that both NVIDIA Tegra and Icera processors are powering a smartphone. TheMimosa X brings the outstanding performance and long battery life that Tegra has quickly become known for, into the mainstream smartphone market.”

Download VLC 2.0 Twoflower for Windows and Mac OS X for Free


VideoLAN has released the latest version of their VLC media player – VLC 2.0.0, codenamed “Twoflower“. With faster decoding on multi-core, GPU, and mobile hardware and the ability to open more formats, notably professional, HD and 10bits codecs, 2.0 is a major upgrade for VLC.

Twoflower has a new rendering pipeline for video, with higher quality subtitles, and new video filters to enhance your videos. It supports many new devices and BluRay Discs (experimental).

Completely reworked Mac and Web interfaces and improvements in the other interfaces make VLC easier than ever to use. Twoflower fixes several hundreds of bugs, in more than 7000 commits from 160 volunteers.

Download VLC 2.0 for Windows
Download VLC 2.0 for Mac OS X
Features
VIDEO
Rewritten video output core and modules, allowing subpicture blending in GPU.

Shader support in the OpenGL output, for colorspace conversion, including 10bits.
New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2.
New debanding, grain, denoising and anti-flickering filters.
New deinterlacing filter, including an Inverse Telecine algorithm.
AUDIO
New resamplers for higher quality audio.
New dynamic range compressor and karaoke filters.
Simplification of the audio core for faster processing.
New audio outputs for iOS, Android and OS/2.
FORMATS
Multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid and WebM.
Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
Rewritten support for images, including jpeg, png, xcf, bmp…
Important changes in RealVideo and Real Format support.
CrystalHD cards and Android OpenMAX support for hardware decoding.
INPUT AND DEVICES
Experimental support for BluRay discs:
- Menus are deactivated in this release (will come soon).
- AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys are not shipped, for legal reasons.
Support for SDI capture cards and QTKit devices.
Support for new adaptive streaming protocols, like HLS and DASH.
FOR MAC USERS
Completely new, single window interface:
- Available in 2 colors: Lion grey and QTX black.
- Extensions support and better Lion integration.
Support for all QTKit devices through qtcapture and qtsound modules.
Continued support for X 10.5 and PPC users (1080p and ProRes on Dual-G5!).
FOR ANIME FANS
Vastly improved MKV demuxer.
Rewritten linked segments and ordered chapter files support.
Correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV.
Rewritten seeking support in cue files.
Various ASS subtitles improvements.
FOR PROFESSIONAL USERS
Support for ProRes 422 and 4444, AVC/Intra.
Support for Jpeg-2000 and DNxHD/VC-3 in 10bits.
Support for EBU subtitles (stl) and EIA-608.
SDI and HD-SDI card support for input on Linux.
New Dirac/VC-2 encoder, faster than the previous one.
FOR DEVELOPERS
libVLC, libVLCcore and libcompat have switched from GPL to LGPLv2.1+.
New libVLC examples are available: media player, photobooth and mediainfo clones.
New JSON requests on the web interface to control running VLC instances.
Implementation of the MPRIS2 interface to control media players.
VLC’s web plugins have been rewritten for better integration and stability in all browsers.