TalkAndroid Daily Dose for April 29, 2013

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With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That’s why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day’s hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!!

Guides

Best Android camera apps [April 2013]

Reviews

Live Pixels [Live Wallpaper]

Apps

Evernote Food reaches version 2.0 and brings us some new features

Accessories

Old Samsung NFC TecTile tags don’t work with the Samsung Galaxy S 4

Google

Matias Duarte on Facebook Home: “Shows an incredible amount of polish”

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Sony introduces its Triluminous display technology, aims to square off direction again Super AMOLED and Retina Display technologies

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It’s certainly no secret that Sony plans to take over the mobile world, so it should come as no surprise that it has introduced what can be seen as some revolutionary technology. It went ahead and revealed its Triluminous display technology which aims to enhance the display of various devices to levels never seen before. Essentially, Triluminous display technology utilizes quantum dots (otherwise known as nanocrystals) that are so small, they have quantum properties and emits light just at preset wavelengths. The effect of this process i the significant enhancement of display factors like a larger color gamut to improved brightness and contrast.

Sony certainly can’t wait for this technology to arrive on its Xperia line of smartphones too. Here’s a Sony insider highlighting the important plans Sony has for this technology:

 

“During the interview, the heads of Sony Philippines likewise confirmed that Triluminos display will definitely come to the Sony Xperia smartphone line. This is cool because, as of writing, Sony is still using TFT panel even in its top of the line handset releases, including Sony Xperia Z. Triluminos will be the Japanese company’s answer to display technologies being offered by other companies like Retina Display and SuperAMOLED”.

 

source: techpinas
via: Phone Arena

Sony to release two flagship devices later this year, Honami and Togari

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Sony has two flagship models slated for release later in 2013, and we’re finally hearing some details about the pair of devices. According to a device tester, the Togari device will sport a 6.44 inch, 1080p screen with a similar body style to the glass Xperia Z, as well as a white option, similar to the Z. The phablet could possibly be released in July in Japan, although there’s no word on when or if it would make it’s way to other markets. » Read the rest

TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for April 22 – April 28, 2013

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We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. We finally published our review of the HTC One and the Galaxy S 4 review is coming very soon. Meanwhile we published a slew of GS4 guides to help you with all those new features that Samsung introduced with their latest and greatest phone. We had tons of Google Glass news, and it appears Google might not introduce Key Lime Pie at Google I/O afterwall. Finally, we posted a couple of app reviews. It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.

Contests

Contest: Win 1 of 10 tickets to Lookout’s Annual Kickoff party at Google I/O

Guides

How to set up and use HTC TV and the IR blaster on the HTC One

Samsung Galaxy S 4 initial setup and changes to TouchWiz

How to set up and use Air View and Air Gestures on the Samsung Galaxy S 4

How to set up and use Smart Pause and Smart Scroll on the Samsung Galaxy S 4

For the beginner: How to set the Galaxy S 4 to Easy Mode

Samsung Galaxy 4 camera overview and how to use the Dual Camera function

How to take a Drama Shot and Erase unwanted objects with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 camera

How to make Animated GIFs and add sound to pictures on the Galaxy S 4

How to set up and use WatchON along with the IR blaster on the Samsung Galaxy S 4

How to create and share a Story Album on the Galaxy S 4

Reviews

HTC One review: The best phone on the planet, but is it good enough?

Blood Runner [Arcade & Action]

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TalkAndroid Daily Dose for April 26, 2013

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With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That’s why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day’s hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!!

Contests

Contest: Win 1 of 10 tickets to Lookout’s Annual Kickoff party at Google I/O

Guides

How to set up and use WatchON along with the IR blaster on the Samsung Galaxy S 4

How to create and share a Story Album on the Galaxy S 4

Google Glass

Eric Schmidt says Google Glass is inappropriate for some places and talking to it is ‘the weirdest thing’

Google Glass easter egg aleady exposed

NY Times rolls out app for Google Glass users

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Sony Xperia ZR (Dogo) leaks with 4.6-inch 720p display

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Sony continues to lead the race to see which phone manufacturer can use the most letters in the alphabet. The Xperia ZR, codenamed Dogo, seems to be an Xperia Z variant. It will sport a 4.6-inch 720p (1280 x 720) display, a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm CPU, 2GB of RAM, 13MP Exmor RS camera, 8GB of internal storage, microSD slot, and 2,300mAh battery. As to the CPU, it wasn’t specified if it’s an S4 Pro or the newer 600 series. Also of note is that it’s water resistant with an IP/IP58 rating, which is higher that the IP55/IP57 rating for the Xperia Z. As far as design, it seems more like the Xperia ZL because it sports a glass body. We have no idea when this will be released, so stay tuned for more information as it happens.

source: Xperiablog

New study says market for phablets, “superphones” to reach 825 million units globally by 2018

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You have no doubt noticed a trend amongst most smartphone manufacturers to push the boundaries of screen size with several models on the market in the 5-inch or larger range. Samsung’s Galaxy Note series really pushed the market into this “phablet” sized range with its success, demonstrating there was a market for large devices. Transparency Market Research has published a new report that puts some numbers to what we seem to be seeing and predicts sales of phablets and superphones will reach 825 million units by 2018, generating $116.4 billion for manufacturers that jump into the market. Although North America has been the leader in the market to date, Asian Pacific markets like Korea, India and China are expected to experience the largest and fastest growth rates over the next five years. » Read the rest

Lenovo Ideaphone K900 available May 6th in China

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Do you remember back in March when we told you of the leaked launch date and pricing for Lenovo’s new Intel powered Ideaphone K900? What about when it showed up in benchmarks barely beating the Samsung Galaxy S 4? It looks like China is going to start selling it on May 6th, however we don’t have any pricing for the device, nor do we know if it will ever make it out of China as of yet.

The Lenovo Ideaphone runs on Intel’s  Atom Clover Trail+ processor clocked at 2 GHz, has a full HD 5.5 inch screen, 16 GB of storage and a 2500 mAh battery that charges in just 90 minutes. The device runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and has Wireless Display which is a feature that allows the user to play media on the TV without, you guessed it, wires. The specs just keep coming, it is 6.9 mm thick, and has the same 13 megapixel camera that can be found in the Sony Xperia Z.

I don’t know about you, but I would really like to see this phone in my region some time soon. Would you buy this if it came to your area?

Source: GSM insider

TalkAndroid Daily Dose for April 23, 2013

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With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That’s why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day’s hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!!

Google

Rumor: Key Lime Pie won’t be ready for Google I/O?

Phones

Next gen HTC Butterfly spotted in OTA information?

Use a custom kernel to turn your HTC One’s logo into a functional extra button

LG Share the Genius event scheduled for May 1st to introduce LG Optimus G Pro

Verizon announces the Pantech Perception smartphone, brings touchless controls for a modest price

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Sony Xperia Z released to AOSP

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Sony announced today that they have opened the software code for their Sony Xperia Z smartphone to the Android Open Source Project. The software has been uploaded to Sony’s GitHub. Between that and information available at Sony’s Developer World site, external developers should have everything they need to get started. The project will be overseen by the same people who were over the Sony Xperia S AOSP. Sony points out that the software is not intended for everyday use and several apps and services one might expect on a standard smartphone are not present. Hit the break for a short video about the project and some shots of what is included in the code. » Read the rest