Samsung Flagship Galaxy S 4 Features Get Leaked Again: Quad-core Processor, 5-inch 1080P Screen and 3GB RAM

Right after the launching and selling of Galaxy S 3 and Note 2, Samsung has put its effort into the next smartphone flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S 4. After the leaked reports about Galaxy S 4 recently, another report in South Korea just again exposed the configuration of Galaxy S 4. According to the report, Galaxy S 4 will configure 28nm A15 quad-core processor, supposed to be the rumored Exynos 5450, which is going to be put into production in the first season of the coming year under the internal code Adonis. Though it might be more power consumed, it produces really excellent performance.

Compared with the Exynos 5250 (32nm process flow), the Exynos 5450 adopts 28nm processor flow, 4 Cortex-A15 cores and 8 GPU cores (Mali-T658). Aside from this, the source of the report also exposed that the Galaxy S 4 will come with a 5-inch 1080P touchscreen, built-in 13MP camera, and unbelievable 3GB RAM. For the release date, as reported, it is scheduled to be the coming May, while Samsung released Galaxy S 3 this May in Britain.

Android Jelly Bean update on Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III now available

Previously, I wrote a post about the Jelly Bean update on U.S. Galaxy S III, which suggested that the US Galaxy S III would get Jelly Bean update until 2013. Now, this seems to be unreliable. The latest reports showed that the Sprint version of Samsung Galaxy S 3 has been available for Jelly Bean update now. Sprint is the first U.S. carrier to deliver an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S3. Available starting this morning as an over-the-air update, the handset will benefit from features such as Google Now, enhanced and expanded notifications, and Android Beam.

Samsung has taken steps to enrich the user experience on its end, giving little extra touches to the camera aspect. Once users download the Jelly Bean update they will discover new live filters for still images and video as well as the power to pause and resume while recording.

What's more, the Galaxy S3 will pick up a new Easy Mode that will help new smartphone users learn their way around the handset. Rounding things out, the version 4.1 update adds additional support for accessories with NFC One Touch Pairing for Bluetooth devices and wireless mirroring through AllShare.

Sprint advises that the Samsung Galaxy S3 will automatically download the Jelly Bean update, prompting users once it's ready to install.

Samsung Galaxy Note II to be launched on November 29th and begin shipping since November 27th

The long anticipated 5.5” phablet Samsung Galaxy Note II has been available for pre-order on Vesizon, but the actual delivery date for this phablet is still not confirmed. A leaked internal Verizon document shows us some useful information regarding Samsung Galaxy Note II: the phablet is set to launch on November 29th while Big Red's own website shows a November 27th delivery date.

We can understand how hard it might be to expect the Samsung GALAXY Note II to come on the 27th and have to wait two extra days for it to arrive. But if you use that old Jedi mind trick and tell yourself that it won't arrive until the 29th regardless, you won't be disappointed and in fact, you might end up pleasantly surprised when your Samsung GALAXY Note II arrives on the 27th after all.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 features Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a quad-core processor, LTE and NFC support, Bluetooth 4.0, and an 8-megapixel camera. See photos, watch video, and read the full Samsung Galaxy Note 2 review here.

The price of the Samsung GALAXY Note II is $299.99 with a signed two-year contract.

How to burn Halloween videos to Blu-ray/DVD for future review

“I have recorded some Halloween videos last year and now I want to burn these videos to a Blu-ray disc for safekeeping, thus my 1-year daughter will know in the future how she celebrated her first Halloween in her life. Is there any way to help me do this? Or any program like DVD maker to burn video to Blu-ray? And How?”

The annual Halloween is just on the corner. On Halloween, I believe many people have captured wonderful videos and images during Halloween celebration. To burn Halloween video to Blu-ray, a Blu-ray burner could be of great help. The following guide is about how to burn Halloween videos to Blu-ray/DVD with the help of a professional Blu-ray burning program – Leawo Blu-ray Creator.

Firstly, download and install the Blu-ray burning program on your computer. It is free to download and clean to install. After that, start the program. Meanwhile, you need to make your Halloween videos ready for the burning.

Then, import Halloween videos to this program. This step is quite easy. This program also acts as a media player, which means you can play the imported videos within this program.

Thirdly, choose disc menu and templates. This program provides various themes of menu and templates. If you need, you can also DIY menu and template at your own will.

After that, click “Burn to DVD & Blu-ray“ button to do some further Blu-ray burning settings like “Volume Label", "Save to", "TV Standard", DVD disc type, aspect ratio, quality, etc.

Finally, click Burn Now button to start burning Halloween videos to Blu-ray/DVD.

The whole process is quite easy and fast. Actually, as Halloween is approaching, there will be various online special offers for such kind of tools, just like Halloween Giveaway activity. This promotion activity provides you a free data transfer app and a Total Media Converter Ultimate. The Total Media Converter Ultimate is a universal media converter that could also help you burn Halloween video to Blu-ray/DVD. 

Top 5 Scary Halloween Movies for Halloween 2012

Hi guys, again, the most popular “Trick or Treat” Halloween is just around the corner. At the very previous moment of Halloween, have you made your plan to get an enjoyable Halloween holiday? Here I would like to share some most horrible Halloween movies with those people who plan to experience the true horror spirit of Halloween during this Halloween.

Halloween

A Halloween night turns deadly when a former child murderer escapes from the mental hospital and returns to his small hometown to terrorize a babysitter. Soon her friends start disappearing one by one….

Alien

This ultimate horror-sci-fi combo is an eerie look at what happens when a space crew stumbles upon an unknown planet and finds alien eggs.

Night of the Living Dead

This black-and-white film can still disturb you to death. You’ll cross your fingers for the group of people who hide in a farmhouse, trying to avoid being killed by the dead who have come back to life.

The Exorcist

You’ll know why The Exorcist is the most bloodcurdling movie ever made when you watch the brutal depiction of a 12-year-old girl possessed by an evil spirit as the exorcist tries to save her.

The Silence of the Lambs

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter the Cannibal will scare you into numbness. Not for the weak-hearted — the psychological thriller is a two-hour-long hair raiser about FBI agent Clarice Starling, who tries to gain insight into a murderer’s mind by interviewing psychopath Hannibal.

A Halloween movie software giveaway activity that provides solutions to help watch Halloween movies on different devices and solve format incompatibility would bring more fun to Halloween movie enjoying. 

Apple iPad Mini official test page leaked online

With the approaching of the new iPad Mini release on October 23^rd, there are more people eager to know what Apple would bring to the world inside its long rumored iPad Mini. Just hours ago, there was a leaked image which is about the new Apple iPad Mini official test page. The leaked image appeared on various websites and medias. Though the post was deleted an hour later, the leaked image has been rumored to be very near to the true image.

According to the reports, the new iPad Mini will be announced on October 23^rd. there’re reports that Apple has already opened the vague searching function in iPad Mini. From the leaked image, we could see clearly the processor configuration and promotion advertisement. It seems that the official release event will turn into an information confirmation event. 

LG confirmed the release of Nexus smartphone on October 29th

There has been reports that Google would introduce new Nexus on October 24th before. Now, the reports have been proved to be true. According to the latest confirmation from LG, the new Nexus smartphone will be announced on Google Android event on October 29^th. The product manager of LG, Amit Gujral, confirmed that the new Google Nexus smartphone will be released on the October 29^th and available in India this November. He didn’t mention the device name, which probably means that Nexus 4 might not be the final name.

 As reported, the new Nexus handset is a smartphone based on LG Optimus G, coming with 1.5GHz Qalcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 4.7 inches True HD IPS+ LCD screen with resolution up to 1280x768.

13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro pictures leaked in China

Weiphone.com, a very famous Chinese website which focuses on the latest news and solutions about Apple iOS devices, recently leaked a group of pictures about the new MacBook Pro. According to the leaked pictures, the new MacBook Pro is coming with a 13-inch Retina display screen with resolution up to 2560X1600 pixels. Such superb screen would no doubt produce amazing visual experience for people to watch HD movies on MacBook Pro, just like to watch Blu-ray movies on the new iPad. Besides the Retina Display, the new MacBook Pro has the same port as that of the 15" RMBP and 256GB SSD hard disk, but no discrete graphics. From the report, it is said that the new iMac would be thinner and Apple might also release the 13 inches RMBP on the iPad Mini event on October 23^rd.

HTC J Butterfly US version HTC DLX leaked: 5-inch 1080P screen and quad-core processor

HTC just released the HTC J Butterfly with 5-inch 1080P large screen. Its 4.5GHz APQ8064 quad-core processor and 2GB CPU have really impressed people a lot. But it is a pity that the HTC J Butterfly is only available in Japanese market. There were already reports about HTC DLX specs online. According to the latest news leaked from Androidcental, the so called HTC DLX (abbreviation of Deluxe) might be the US variant of HTC J Butterfly.

The leaked news about HTC DLX had already showed people some configuration information. Now, there will be more detailed info regarding this new smartphone: the new phone is a Verizon smartphone with the same 5-inch 1080P large screen as that of HTC J Butterfly, which no doubt produces excellent image quality for people to watch HD videos on HTC DLX; quad-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM; 8MP main camera and 2MP front camera; 2500mAh battery; Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) OS; Sense 4+ interface; Beats audio, etc. The appearance of HTC DLX is very similar to HTC One X+.

As for the release date and price, there’s little information. Stay tuned as more detailed information will be provided.

Apple iPad Mini to be released on October 23rd with configurations and prices reportedly revealed

After the official release of Apple’s new iPad, there had been rumors about a smaller version of new iPad. Now, everything seems to be quite clear. As rumored, Apple has sent out invitations for a special event on October 23rd, where the company is widely expected to debut a smaller iPad model. As reported, the iPad Mini will come in 12 models with two different colors. The price and detailed configuration of the iPad Mini have also been leaked online for fans to get a pre-acknowledgement.

The invitations indicated that Apple would be holding an event next Tuesday, October 23, starting at 10 a.m. PT, at the California Theatre in San Jose, Calif. The tagline of the invite is "We've got a little more to show you", presumably to unveil the much-rumored smaller iPad model, the iPad Mini.

As reported from AppleInsider, the iPad Mini will ship with four storage options (8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB) and three connectivity choices (Wi-Fi-only, 3G, and 4G LTE models). Plus the two colors (white and black) available, customers will be able to choose from 24 different versions of iPad Mini.

The detailed specs of iPad Mini are also revealed, which would no doubt satisfy every need from people. Prices will start at 249 euros ($322) for a Wi-Fi-only 8GB iPad Mini, with other memory configurations of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB also available. The high-end 64GB cellular version is listed at about $650, presumably with 4G LTE capability.

Along with an iPad Mini, Apple is rumored to be introducing a 13-inch model of its Retina Display MacBook Pro, as well as updated Mac Minis.

How to Create Ringtones for iPhone 5 on Mac

“I have just bought an iPhone 5. Also, I have some very wonderful songs which I plan to make them ringtones for my iPhone 5. Can I create iPhone 5 ringtones on Mac myself? What kind of iPhone 5 ringtone maker should I use and how to create ringtones for iPhone 5?”

Apple doesn't hide the fact you can make your own ringtones for free, but it's certainly not widely advertised. Plenty of iPhone users are still unaware how easy it is to create your own ringtones out of music you already own (or even music you create). The simplest Apple way to do so is through GarageBand, with steps showed bellow:

1. If you're using a song from your iTunes library, just open GarageBand, open iTunes, and simply drag and drop the song from iTunes to a new track in GarageBand.

2. Now click the Cycle Region button, which will activate the region loop tool.

3. Now adjust the length of the region to the section of the song you want to export to iTunes as a ringtone (40 seconds long or less), again as pictured above.

4. Finally, when you've got everything set the way you want it, just go to the menu bar and click Share, and then Send Ringtone to iTunes. GarageBand will automatically convert the song to the proper format and sync it to your iTunes library as a Ringtone.

Various iPhone 5 ringtone maker programs could be used to make ringtone for iPhone 5 for your iPhone. iPhone 5 ringtone maker for Mac could create ringtones for iPhone 5 for Mac users exclusively. This iPhone ringtone maker is a powerful Mac iPhone ringtone creator that can make ringtone for iPhone 5 on Mac agilely according to your preference with the audio files you have got in your iPhone or other places. It is quite easy and fast to create ringtones for iPhone 5 with this Mac iPhone 5 ringtone maker app. You can just check the following simple guide to know how easy to create ringtones for iPhone 5 on Mac at will:

1. Download the program and start to run it on your computer. You can either put ringtone sources on your PC into use, or take advantage of the video and audio files stored in iTunes.

2. Select file to create iPhone 5 ringtones. This tool employs Timeline panel to help you trim the required part precisely. You can as well edit the iPhone ringtone to make it more harmonious.

3. Begin the process to convert file to iPhone M4R ringtone format.

This iPhone 5 ringtone maker for Mac would automatically send the results to your iTunes. After using this iPhone 5 ringtone maker for Mac to create ringtones for your iPhone 5 on Mac OS X computer, you only need to sync the created ringtones to your iPhone 5 via iTunes or other data transferring app. 

October 29: Microsoft releases Windows Phone 8 while Google probably introduces Nexus 4

October 29^th will no doubt become an important date on people’s calendar, for on that day Microsoft will hold an event in San Francisco to release Windows Phone 8. Now, the date would be marked on calendar by more people as there is another big event on the day. From the latest informed report, Google is going to hold an Android event October 29^th, mostly probably to introduce the recently hot LG Nexus 4.

The Google event is Android related and could introduce the LG Nexus 4 and another Nexus phone from Sony. Earlier this month, a prototype of a device called the Sony Nexus X was pictured. Google has opened up the Nexus brandimg to any OEM that can produce hardware that conforms to certain standards.

It isn't all about the hardware, either. The event may also bring something about Android 4.2, which is called Jelly Bean and will bring some new features quite possibly including a quick settings menu.

The Google event will take place at 10am EDT. Microsoft's event will start 3 hours later at 10:00am PDT. Keep your eyes right here to find out what each event will mean for you.

Android Jelly Bean update on US Galaxy S III is confirmed to happen until 2013

Ever since its official release, Samsung Galaxy S III has been very popular among the world, even though it only comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The absence of the latest Android Jelly Bean system and its advantages have made people so eagle to get Jelly Bean updates for their Galaxy S III smartphones. By now, the east European users have got the Jelly Bean update on Galaxy S III in late September, while other regions of the world also get Jelly Bean update in September, except users in US. According to Samsung Mobile’s latest official press-release, the Jelly Bean update for the U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III will arrive "in the coming months." It also mentions that the specific time of release for each update will be revealed by each respective carrier.

According to the Examiner reports, Samsung spokesmen have informed that the U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III will be the last to receive a software update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Though the exact reasons have not been specified, there might have something to do with carrier testing processes or the slightly different hardware found in those versions of the phone.

So, what all of this means in this case is that the U.S. versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III may not receive their Android 4.1 updates until 2013! But, if you are an Android user, haven’t you yet been used to waiting for the update of OS for all these years? 

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Gets Released with 4" Super AMOLED Screen, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 1GB Dual-core Processor

Samsung today formally released its Galaxy S III Mini to make an end to various guess work. Although we all hope Galaxy S III mini would be just smaller version of Galaxy S III, it seems there exists quite much difference between the real S3 Mini and recently leaked information. In addition to change of phone dimension, the front 4" Super AMOLED screen remains the same material as that of Galaxy S III, but resolution reduced to WVGA (800x480 pixels). The Galaxy S III Mini carries the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean system, 1 GHZ dual-core processor, Samsung TouchWiz UI, and the new added Google Now function.

The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini comes with triple HSPA band and quadruple GSM/EDGE band support, WiFi a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless connection. NFC (near field communication) module can share S Beam function with Samsung devices. In addition, it also contains FM radio, gyroscope, electronic compass, distance sensor and the support of the acceleration sensors.

Unfortunately, as rumored, the 8MP camera on Galaxy S III could not be found on Galaxy S III Mini. Instead, it features a 5 million pixels main camera with the fill light LED flashlight and auto-focus support. The front camera is also downgraded, with only support of VGA resolution for video shooting.

The sale versions include both 8GB and 16GB options, with external microSD card expandable up to 32GB. The whole equipment size is 121.55 x63x9. 85 mm, and it weighs only 111.5g when carrying a 1500mAh battery. As for the premiere market, it has been confirmed that this new device will be firstly landing in Britain in both white and blue, pricing at £298.80, unlocked. The detailed date has not been confirmed, but carrier Vodafone has claimed it would be “soon”.

Nokia Brings Windows Phone 8 Lumia 810 on T-Mobile Exclusively in US

"An exclusive T-Mobile device, the Nokia Lumia 810, coupled with T-Mobile's Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data, gives customers a truly unlimited Windows Phone 8 experience", the latest PR release regarding Nokia Lumia 810 for T-Mobile said.

As the exclusive T-Mobile device, the Nokia Lumia 810 will have a 4.3" OLEG screen display, portable case as that of Lumia 820, 8MP main camera, 1.2MP Skype camera on the front panel and other standard configurations of Nokia smartphones. If compared with other previously released Lumia series, this time the appearance of Lumia 810 surprised us most. It looks quite similar to iPhones.

For the specifications, there would be no description that could be more exactly than T-Mobile’s Press Release. Let’s take some description paragraphs from the Press Release below:

Sleek Unibody Design and State-of-the-Art Wireless Charging

Featuring a 4.3-inch OLED WVGA Clear Black display, the Lumia 810 offers high-end performance in a compact package. The new smartphone is powered by Windows Phone 8, making it easy for users to personalize their device and experiences and always stay connected to friends and family. T-Mobile will offer exchangeable shells in cyan and black, which will allow the device to take advantage of Nokia's convenient and innovative wireless charging solution.

New High-End Camera Features to Capture and Share Quality Photos

With an 8-megapixel camera engineered with Carl Zeiss optics, the Lumia 810 takes crisper and sharper pictures, bringing memories to life. The device also features a new 1.2-megapixel Skype HD certified front-facing camera, providing a high-quality mobile video chat experience. With the Lumia 810, users can capture, share and relive life's moments with new camera features such as Cinemagraph, a lens that creates animated GIFs, as well as panorama settings and Group Shoot, which allows the customer to choose the best faces and smiles from a burst of photos and stitch them together to produce the perfect group shot.

Enhanced Navigation Experience

The Lumia 810 also comes with new and enhanced navigation features including Nokia City Lens, which overlays information about restaurants, shops, hotels and more on the surfaces of buildings, providing a new augmented reality experience. The smartphone also provides a comprehensive, integrated mapping experience through new enhancements to Nokia Drive, a voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation system, as well as through Nokia Transit, which provides directions to a location using public transportation.

Easier Entertainment

The Lumia 810 also comes with Nokia Music, which features playlists that are curated by an expert team of global and regional musicologists, spanning a wide spectrum of music genres. Completely advertisement-free, and requiring no registration or subscription, Nokia Music allows consumers to enjoy the songs of their favorite artists without disruption. Nokia Music can also be enjoyed offline so consumers can listen to their favorite playlists anytime, anywhere.

Currently, there’s no confirmed information about the official release date and the price of this smartphone. Stay tuned for more info. 

Motorola Occam and Manta Gets Android 4.2 Update with Benchmarks

With the update release of Android Jelly Bean on Samsung Galaxy S III, the Jelly Bean update on smartphones has been started in various smartphones. Two new Motorola devices, called the Occam and Manta, had been quite talked about in the recent days. Now, the updates of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on these smartphones have been available for all users.

The Occam (think Occam's Razor - or RAZR) smartphone is now listed in the AnTuTu Benchmark database of tested devices. It received an overall score of 9817, but shows a CPU frequency of 1512 MHz. Some speculation is that it could be using a quad-core processor to achieve that score, as well as a CPU Integer rating of 3670, or it could still be using the current Snapdragon S4 processor that is in the Motorola DROID RAZR M, and those higher scores show how much faster Android 4.2 JB is over the current Android 4.1 JB and 4.0 ICS.

Then there is the Manta tablet, which is shown with an overall AnTuTu Benchmark score of 8077 and is using a 1.7 GHz processor. We know that Motorola loves its code names, and their the XOOM tablet had the code name of Stingray for Verizon, and Wingray for the Wi-Fi model.

All of this adds fuel to the fire that there will be a new Motorola smartphone and tablet released (hopefully in the near future) that will come running Android 4.2 out of the box. Still, at this early date, it remains to be seen which carriers will offer the devices, and what their list of hardware features will be.

Apple Top Event in October: iPad Mini Is Coming

Apple will launch a smaller version of the iPad later this year, possibly with the aim of competing with the 7in form factor made popular by the Google Nexus 7 (and Kindle Fire). Are we already on the cusp of another Apple keynote event? Reportedly, iPad Mini is bound to be released on October 10. Coming from a source that is an Apple investor who has been able to confirm with fellow sources, they caution that the date may not pan out as they could not verify reliability. Nonetheless, an October timeframe is in-line with other reports so it seems like a likely possibility.

It is said that the iPad Mini could be better than the current iPad. In what ways? Take a look at the brief introduction below.

General Portability

An obvious one, but as we’ve just mentioned, a smaller iPad would just generally be easier to carry about in terms of weight and size. It would be more likely to fit neatly into small bags, or indeed perhaps large pockets, and generally be more convenient and portable.

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality is a lovely use for a smartphone or tablet, but lugging a full-size iPad around, then whipping it about to virtually explore the region around you, is just asking for trouble.

In addition to the risk of whacking folks walking past you, you're going to look like a bit of an idiot. With an iPad mini, this sort of usage would be more palatable, and less likely to get you into trouble clouting a passer-by.

eBooks

A full-size iPad is essentially a two-handed device – great for browsing the web and watching video, but a bit awkward while trying to read Fifty Shades of Grey on a crowded train. That’s where an iPad mini would have another advantage.

Driving Games

Most driving games (not all) allow you to use the iPad or tablet as a steering wheel, turning the entire tablet to steer right and left.

Camera

It's just awkward to hold up a hefty tablet to take a picture, and it draws attention to yourself in a way that an iPhone or other smartphone doesn't. (Perhaps that's why there are no camera settings on the new iPad).

Some rumours have pointed to the fact that the iPad mini will lose the camera to keep costs down – so if you’re not a fan of tablet cameras, you won’t be paying for something you don’t use. Other speculation has indicated that there will be a rear-facing camera, but even if that’s the case, at least with the mini-slate’s more compact nature, you’d get away with some photo-snapping to a greater extent.

Price

We can assume that a smaller iPad will be cheaper, right? That means more money to spend on apps, videos, food, and of course more beer. And who can argue with more beer?