Japanese telecom operator NTT Docomo hasn’t just confired Galaxy Nexus’s arrival on its network next month, but also has given us full set of specifications along with the product shot. This information is coming from the NTT Docomo flyers that seems to have been given at a press conference today. Here are the final specifications
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Google Galaxy Nexus final image, full specs revealed by NTT Docomo
NTT Docomo just jumped the gun to announce that it will be officially releasing Galaxy Nexus next month. This Japanese telco did not give any other details, but it is just the matter of hours. Google will be officially unveiling Galaxy Nexus tomorrow in Hong Kong (around 0700hrs IST). Original Tweet: Translation: Notice: the latest
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NTT Docomo to launch Galaxy Nexus in November
Just a few short days after Google and Samsung unleashed a teaser video announcing that “Something BIG is coming,” Google and Samsung have announced that they have decided to postpone the announcement of both the Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich. In a joint statement by the two companies, both Google and Samsung feel this is not the right time to announce a new product. We’ve now received official confirmation from Samsung’s PR Director Kim Titus. Samsung and Google have decided to postpone the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event during the CTIA in San Diego, previously scheduled for Oct. 11. Under the current circumstances, both parties have agreed that this is not the appropriate time for the announcement of a new product. We would ask for the understanding of our clients and media for any inconvenience caused. We will announce a new date and venue in due course Kim Titus Samsung And ComputerWorld got an update directly from Google. It looks like this is related to the passing of Steve Jobs. We believe this is not the right time to announce a new product as the world expresses tribute to Steve Jobs’s passing. Spokesperson Google Before you get out the torches and pitchforks, this doesn’t mean that the actual release date of the Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich have been delayed, and we still expect both the next Nexus and the next version of Android to launch by the end of November as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt promised exactly a month ago. Though we won’t be seeing the next big thing in Android at CTIA on October 11, it seems our wait won’t be much longer. We will keep you updated once we have more information about a rescheduled event.
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Google and Samsung delay Ice Cream Sandwich, Nexus Prime announcement
Google and Samsung have decided to postpone the Unpacked event scheduled on October 11. Companies have not given any specific reason for this change, but one can imagine that it is because of the recent death of Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs. Google would certainly not want to launch a product, when people are mourning Jobs’ Nexus Prime and ICS launch postponed is a post from: AndroidOS.in
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Nexus Prime and ICS launch postponed
Two large voices in the blogosphere have stepped up today to throw their weight behind what they say will be the final specs of the next Nexus. Both BGR and GSM Arena say they have a source on the inside who has spilled the beans. The only problem is, the information doesn’t line up. The specs mentioned by BGR are, for the most part, nothing new. We’re looking at a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, a TI OMAP 4460 at 1.2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, a 5 megapixel camera with 1080p video capture, NFC, a 1750 mAh battery and, of course, Ice Cream Sandwich (which they say can track data usage by app). BGR continues on say that “Nexus Prime” is only a codename, and that the device will launch as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, a Verizon wireless exclusive. This is nothing new, but even their own spec sheet seems to add some confusion to this claim. Listed in the specs for the Galaxy Nexus is network compatibility: “LTE/HSPA depending on carrier.” A Verizon exclusive device will launch with different network compatibility? If this was a scoop on the Nexus Prime in general, then that would make sense. But the specs on BGR are clearly related to the Galaxy Nexus, which they claim is a Verizon exclusive “here in the US.” It would seem that BGR is either confused or implying that any GSM variant of the next Nexus will only launch overseas. GSM Arena’s report reads relatively the same, but with a change in processor, GPU, battery and camera. According to GSM Arena, the Nexus Prime will launch with a 1.5 GHz Exynos, backed by a dual-core PowerVR SGX543MP2. The same GPU inside the iPad 2, and most likely iPhone 4S. They also say the Nexus will come with an 8 megapixel camera featuring 1080p video capture and an improved image sensor, along with a 2050 mAh battery. Then we get to network compatibility. GSM Arena says the next Nexus will come with LTE inside, but will also be a GSM/CDMA world phone similar to the iPhone 4S. That means the device could run not only on Verizon, but Sprint and AT&T as well. I’m not sure how hard it would be to squeeze T-Mobile bands into a device like this, but if it can be done, it probably will be. No network exclusivity was mentioned by GSM Arena, but they didn’t say it wouldn’t turn out that way either. It’s plausible that BGR is describing the Galaxy Nexus, and that GSM Arena is describing the Nexus Prime. But GSM Arena has said that their tipster has “basically put the previously speculated specs to sleep.” Which one do you think the next Nexus will turn out to be? The Verizon exclusive OMAP Nexus or the LTE/CDMA/GSM Exynos world phone? Could both Nexus devices exist in harmony? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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Dueling reports on the next Nexus tackle processor, graphics, network exclusivity
Google Books has been available exclusively in the US since its release . Legalities with publishers and different countries can be a bit complicated sometimes, but after months of waiting, Google Books is finally starting to head outside the US. The first (and only, as of now) country to get Google Books outside of the US is the UK. United Kingdom citizens will now be able to download the Google Books app, as well as access the Books section under the Android Market app. Our friends from EuroDroid mention that the browser Android Market does not yet have the Books section available, but it should definitely be coming soon. Readers in the UK now have access to the world’s largest ebooks collection, with hundreds of thousands of ebooks for sale – from major UK publishers like Hachette, Random House and Penguin – as well as more than two million public domain ebooks for free. Google As Google mentioned, users have over 2 million free books available. If you don’t feel ready to jump off the Kindle train (or any other e-book store you may use), just go ahead and try it out with the free books. Google Books should start reaching the rest of the world soon. Now that the UK has received the treat, it won’t be long before it pops up in other markets–most likely the rest of Europe, as well as Asia and Latin America. For now, the rest of the world should stay patient. And UK Android users should download the app and get your read on! Who in the UK is going to start using Google Books? Will you leave your current e-book provider? If so, was it Kindle or another e-book store?
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Google Books takes a trip to Europe, now available in the UK
[This post is by Natascha Bock, a Product Marketing Manager on Android. — Tim Bray] With the latest Android Market update , our editorial team can use your 1024 x 500 “Featured Image” to promote your app on tablets, phones, and the Web. The image can be used on the home page on all versions of Android Market (Web, tablet and phone), on your product page in the Web and tablet versions, and on current and future top-level Android Market pages on phones. Creating a Featured Image that will do a great job of highlighting your app requires special design consideration. Not Really Optional While while many promotional assets are listed as “optional” for the publishing site, we strongly recommend treating them as required. To start with, a Featured Image is required if your app is to be featured anywhere within Android Market. They’re a good idea anyhow; they enhance your product page, making your game or app more attractive to end-users (and more likely to be considered for featuring by our editorial team). There’s nothing optional about the size, either; it has to be 1024 x 500 pixels. Do’s and Dont’s Your graphic is not an ad, it’s a teaser. It’s a place for bold, creative promotional images. Vivid background colors work best. Black and white are problems because those are the backgrounds used by the mobile-device and Web versions of Android Market. Limit Text to your app name and maybe a few additional descriptive words. Anything else will be unreadable on phones, anyhow. Do: Make the graphic fun and enticing. Don’t: Create a text-heavy advertising-style graphic. Do: Do: Use colors that stand out on black or white backgrounds. Don’t: Let the graphic fade into the background. Do: Promote your brand prominently. Don’t: Overload the graphic with details. Scaling Your image has to be designed to scale; it will need to look good both in a full-size Web browser and on a little handset. You can rely on the aspect ratio being constant, but not the size. Here’s a tip: Try resizing your image down to 1 inch in width. If it still looks good and conveys your brand message, you have a winner. On the Web: On a tablet: On a big phone: On a small phone: More Dont’s Device imagery is tempting, but becomes dated fast, and may be inappropriate if your user’s device looks entirely different. In-app screenshots are inappropriate because your product page already includes a place for these. Just using your app icon is a failure of imagination. You have more room; put it to good use! Consider the Context Given the size of the form factor, the phone is the most challenging channel for your image. Below we have both the “good” and “bad” sample images in that context: Don’t Forget A 1024 x 500 Featured Image is required for feature placement consideration. Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
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Android Market Featured-Image Guidelines
Google recently released Google Wallet . This was meant to dust off that NFC chip, which is hardly (if ever) used. Sadly, this service is not available for all Nexus S owners; only those on Sprint’s network ( Nexus S 4G ) have access. This exclusivity has many Nexus S owners unhappy. But if you can’t change the rules, there are always workarounds. Thanks to the guys over at XDA Developers, it’s now possible to use Google Wallet on your (T-Mobile/Unlocked) Samsung Nexus S. Things are not as simple as you’d imagine, though. At least not for most users. You do need to work your way around some custom ROMing and a follow few other steps that involve booting into recovery, wiping and flashing. The word on the street is that you’ll need one of the latest CyanogenMod 7 Nightlies for this to work; Android 2.3.7 seems to be necessary. Successful reports mostly come from users on builds #211 and #212. Those who are comfortable playing around with devices can now get in on the Google Wallet action. As always, be careful, back up your data, and follow the instructions at XDA Developers . You should already know this, but we’ll mention it just in case. These processes can void your warranty and there is a possibility of “bricking” your device . If you are not comfortable with flashing ROMs and other such processes, we recommend you stay away from this. If you do proceed, do your fair share of research beforehand; if something goes wrong, you are on your own. It is disappointing to have to go through so much just to get Google Wallet working on the good old Nexus S. Is anyone out there going to try this method? People have reported successful sign-ups and even received a free $10 bucks for their first purchase. Those who are trying this, please sound off in the comments and let us know how it works. Also, we haven’t heard much from Google Wallet users since its release. Do you guys use it much? Is it a helpful tool? Or was it just fun in the beginning and has now lost its hype?
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XDA has Google Wallet working on all Nexus S devices
As of ADT 14, resource constants in library projects are no longer final. This is explained in greater detail in this document . However, one consequence of this is that some existing projects no longer compile when you use ADT 14. And the reason may be hard to understand. To help with this, there's a new quickfix detector which looks for a specific compiler error and when present adds a “quickfix”. This means that when you hover over the error it offers more help: If you select this quickfix you get this dialog: And if you select this option, you get the following dialog: (Note – the URL has changed – it's now http://tools.android.com/tips/non-constant-fields .) Hopefully this will make it much more obvious what's going on, and make it a lot less painful to update any code which depended on constants in library project resources.
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Switch Statement Conversion
Wouldn’t it be cool to use facial recognition for unlocking your Android device? A list of files reportedly leaked from a Nexus Prime appeared on MyDroidWorld , and one of the surprise applications was FaceLock.apk. This wouldn’t be the first time we saw a form of biometric security on an Android device (the Motorla Atrix had a fingerprint scanner), but it’s a welcome addition now that our phones might soon replace our wallets . Our preview of 13 things we might see with Android 4.0 showed that Google was working on new camera APIs, so this facial recognition security feature might be available for all developers to incorporate into their Android apps. Would you like to secure your Android device with your face? What kinds of apps do you think would benefit from facial recognition?
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Facial recognition coming to Ice Cream Sandwich
Jammu to leh trip
