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Showing posts with label Andoid News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andoid News. Show all posts

Eye Pause and Eye Scroll – new eye tracking technology coming to Galaxy S4?


Galaxy S3 smart stay

Samsung amazed its customers last year with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S3. One of the new features introduced with the S3 was “Smart Stay”. If Smart Stay is on, the phone will know whether to shut the screen off or not based on your eyes being open or closed. While Smart Stay is a handy feature, Samsung isn’t stopping there.
A newly filed trademark confirms that Samsung is working on new features called “Eye Pause” and “Eye Scroll.” There is no official confirmation as to what these features will do. Presumably, Eye Pause will pause a video when you look away from the screen. This would be easy for Samsung to bring in as a feature. Most of the technology is already there with Smart Stay.
Eye Scroll is difficult to interpret. It could mean a bunch of different things. The most obvious of these things is that it will allow you to scroll through websites or apps by looking at the bottom of the page. It would also be assumed that it would have more functionality than just looking at the bottom of the page. For instance, looking to the right of the page would allow you to scroll right.
“When will we see this technology in our smartphones?” will be a popular question. That is still up in the air. As SamMobilereports, we see a new version of Samsung’s TouchWiz UI every year. Smart Stay was introduced with the Galaxy S3. It wouldn’t be a far-fetched idea to assume that these features would launch with the Galaxy S4 this year or even the Note 3 later in the year.

Eye tracking technology is nothing new

Eye tracking technology has been under development for years now. While we’ve seen a lot of prototypes of these developments, we have not seen much of anything that is reliable. A lot of this technology will no doubt be ready for consumers hands in one to three years though.
Just like touch screens, it’s only a matter of time before eye tracking becomes fully integrated into our lives. Samsung’s move to add Eye Scroll and Eye Pause into their devices is no surprise. It will definitely be an awesome feature to take advantage of though.

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Samsung announces new waterproof smartphone – The Galaxy Xcover 2

Samsung has announced the S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2, a rugged IP67-certified smartphone. This means it is waterproof and is impact and dust resistant. While today’s smartphones may boast of as many pixels as on your television and a processor which is faster than your PC, but they are not great at outdoor use. One drop and you are almost guaranteed of a big repair bill. But that’s not the case with Samsung Xcover 2.
Though it looks like a regular Galaxy handset in a very sturdy case, but the Xcover 2 is much more than that. According to Samsung,
“Galaxy Xcover 2 is the ideal smartphone for active explorers who are enjoying outdoor lifestyles and seeking a durable mobile device with essential smartphone capabilities.”
Of course there are other water-resistant phones in the market, including its predecessor, the Galaxy Xcover. But what Xcover 2 offers is its new IP67 certified device can withstand damage if it is immersed in up to 1 metre deep in water for 30 minutes. While dust and sand have no chance of penetrating its surface with a battery cover lock as well as strap holder that the phone provides. Samsung has also added a dedicated camera key and encourages you to go and take pictures underwater with it.
As far as the specifications as a smartphone are considered, Xcover may not match a high end smartphone but its enough to fulfill your smartphone needs while going for an adventure.
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 key specifications:
  • 4-inch TFT LCD display with 800 x 480 pixels and 233 ppi
  • 1GHz dual-core processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • 4GB of on-board storage expandable upto 32GB
  • Android v4.1 aka Jelly Bean
  • 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
  • VGA front camera
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, A-GPS, Glonass
  • Li-ion 1700mAh battery
  • Dimensions 130.5×67.7×12 mm
  • Weighs 148.5 grams
But what’s interesting is that Xcover 2 was rumored to be launched at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona (February 25-28). But it chose to unveil it just days ahead of the scheduled BlackBerry 10 launch on January 30. It seems Samsung is trying to steal Blackberry’s thunder with this launch.
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JellyBean 4.2.1_r1.2 pushed to AOSP Source Code


We’re glad to Google and its developers for letting Android be an Open Source Project; accessed by anyone and everyone! Most of the code gets updated as soon as the new version of Android is announced, but this one just came from nowhere! Google has recently updated its JellyBean 4.2.1 code on AOSP (Android Open Source Project) to two (2) new branches namely android 4.2.1_r1.1 and android-4.2.1_r1.2 with corrosponding build number to be JOP40G. 
Here is a complete RAW changelog of the Source: [LINK]
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We’ve got a few assumptions:

  • JOP40E and JOP40F were Initial builds before JOP40G
  • The changes are minor and not major
  • Most changes are Nexus 4 (mako) specific
  • Bluetooth fix hasn’t been merged yet, we shall expect it to be in 4.2.2 release
This is not 4.2.2, so please keep it clear in your mind. The source is just a minor update to the earlier JOP40D build.

If you’re a Developer who desires to build the latest AOSP JOP40G release for his/her device, visit here for complete Instructions directly Google.



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Jelly Bean now on 13.6% of Android devices, Ice Cream Sandwich at 29%

android jelly bean 
 
For a long time now, Gingerbread 2.3 has been the dominant version of Android. More than 50% of devices ran Gingerbread up until recently, despite the OS being years old. Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean are catching up and have taken 29% and 13.6% of the Android pie, respectively. That’s 12.2% on Jelly Bean 4.1 and 1.4% on Jelly Bean 4.2

As the graphic above shows, Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich are running on more and more devices. There are a variety of reasons for this. People are buying newer devices running the newer operating systems. Sony’s 2011 Xperia line up have all been updated to ICS along with other older devices like the HTC Thunderbolt. A very small percentage can even be attributed to rooted devices running updated custom ROMs. So it’s really been a group effort getting things up to date.

Despite some great advances by Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, Gingerbread still remains on top with a commanding 45.6%. These numbers are down from prior measurements and are continuing to trend that way. Nevertheless, it is a little sad that a 2 year old version of the OS is still dominate. Of course, this means that fragmentation continues to be a problem for Android.

Will Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean ever overtake Gingerbread?

It will eventually to be sure. While Gingerbread has been the dominate Android version for awhile now, Android continues to evolve and grow. This means that eventually Gingerbread will fade into obscurity. It just won’t be going silently into that good night.
One potential reason for Gingerbread’s continued success may be the cheap Android phone market. The best Android phones have quad core processors, run Jelly Bean, and have all sorts of awesome features. However, the cheap smartphones are just now getting to dual cores and to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Consider this, the Galaxy Note 2 running Jelly Bean costs over $300 on a new contract from just about everywhere. There are many mid-range phones and tablets that run Ice Cream Sandwich that are cheaper but not usually free. What is important to note is that devices like the new LG MyTouch on T-Mobile, a reportedly new device running Gingerbread, are still on the shelves and being handed out for free. Once those cheap, low end devices are being shipped with ICS and Jelly Bean, that’s when Gingerbread numbers will really start to decline.
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Nexus 4 factory images reappear on Google developer site



Nexus devices are full of Android perks. One of the perks of being part of the Nexus family is factory images. Google provides these for Nexus users so that they can easily return their phones or tablets back to an out of box, factory condition should the need ever arise. Thankfully, the Nexus 4 factory image has reappeared on the Google Developers site after mysteriously disappearing shortly after release. Google gave no comment as to why the images were previously pulled. We’re happy to see it return.

Nexus 4 Occam Android 4.2.1 Factory Images

If you’re into rooting, running custom ROM’s, or custom kernels on your Nexus 4, it’s always a good idea to have a copy of the factory images stashed away somewhere just in case. To get back to stock, you’ll need a working copy of fastboot installed and working drivers (Windows). Then, you simply plug your phone into your computer via USB cable, extract the archive file, and run the appropriate shell script or batch file depending on whether your running Linux or Windows. It’s that simple.
Now we just need the official Nexus 4 binaries and full AOSP support. Come on Qualcomm get with the program.

Download Nexus 4 JOP40D factory image via Google Developers.


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