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    LG G2 review

By ananthan

The LG G2 is the beastly smartphone that is LG's answer to the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One. It's a massive, yet not entirely unwieldy, smartphone brimming with specs that would make the most discerning geeks drool.
So far, LG has been a distant cry from where Samsung and HTC find themselves in terms of popularity and smartphone ownership. And between the latter two, Samsung is really dominating the space.

Ratings in depth

With the G2, it seems like LG took a lot of cues from its Korean counterpart and built what many called a Galaxy S4 clone. It's large, made of lots of plastic, shaped similarly and is jam-packed with more features than a single person can handle.
During its New York City presentation, we were a little baffled at what LG decided to highlight as the G2's key features. The first and most evident is the placement of the power button and volume control keys.

LG went to great lengths to explain how it was listening to customers and observing their usage patterns. Somehow it all led to the awkward placement of those buttons, along with a few other things the phone can do.
In terms of price, the LG G2 still isn't launched in the UK - but early SIM-free pricing suggests that it will instantly be comparable with its competitors, coming in at under £500... perhaps as much as £20 under.

Early contract pricing is sparse, but it seems that the G2, with more power than you can shake an S Pen at, will be no ore than a pound or two more per month than its rivals that are nearly six months old now.
Can the LG outgun and outsell the Galaxy S4 and HTC One? It'll be tough without a massive marketing campaign, but let's take a look at how the phone itself fares against its Android competitors.

Design

Diving right into what powers the LG G2 and makes it purr, you'll first notice a 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080 display, which gives us a 424 PPI density. The chipset inside is a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800, with a 2.26GHz quad-core Krait 400. In terms of processing power, it seems that the G2 is in no short supply.
It comes in 16GB and 32GB variants, with 2GB RAM. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared port and 4G LTE.

The camera on back is a 13MP shooter with a small LED flash. Like other high-end Android smartphones, it has a few tricks up its sleeves, too, but we'll get into that in our camera section.
LG also made a big deal out of the battery in this thing, which is a 3,000mAh Li-Po (Lithium Polymer) battery. It's shaped in such a way that it takes up as much space as it can in the phone.
To make more sense of it, curved backs tend to create more unused space for flat batteries. If you allow the battery to take advantage of the curvature of the phone, you effectively get a slightly bigger battery.

Design

Despite being a 5.2-inch display device, the LG G2 is very manageable in the hand. It still takes a reach to get your thumb diagonally across the screen, but it's not so huge that it becomes cumbersome.
To undiscerning eyes, it can be quite hard to tell the difference - at least on the face of it - between the G2 and the Samsung Galaxy S4. One can argue that there is only so much you can do with the modern-day smartphone form factor, but then again HTC and Motorola have very distinct designs.
The edges of the device are clean, free of volume controls and a power button. The bottom edge of the phone has a 3.5mm headset jack, micro-USB port and a speaker and microphone.

The G2's backside is the business end of the phone. LG decided to put the volume buttons and power button just underneath the camera module.
LG says its the reason the volume and power keys were placed on the back is because that's where your finger naturally wants to rest when you're talking on your phone, which we generally found to be true.

It can become awkward feeling around for the buttons, as In order to get enough pressure onto the power button, you have to hold the G2 a little awkwardly and make sure you get the correct leverage.
But the South Korean brand has made a huge effort to mitigate this, with elements like double knocking on the screen to open it up (which removes the need to press the power button) and most apps have an onscreen volume control to play with.
Plus over time we noticed ourselves becoming increasingly OK with the placement of the keys - to the point when we switched phones and found that we were pressing the camera button to turn the phone on.
Aside from the power/volume buttons and the camera module, the backside is emblazoned with carrier logos and LG's branding. But otherwise, there isn't a whole lot more going on back there.

Up front you won't find any physical buttons at all. The back, home and menu buttons are all soft keys on the display, and will respond with haptic feedback unless you disable it.
Overall, the design of the LG G2 is nice, with the exception of the placement of the power and volume buttons. And although we're not particularly fond of an all-plastic body, it's not so bad here in this case.

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Dolphin browser is now available for iPhone

By Ananthan 

 

The browser responds to predefined gestures with certain actions — for example, when the users draw the letter V on the screen, the browser takes them to the bottom of the webpage.

MoboTap, the mobile technology development company, has introduced a new version of its popular Dolphin browser designed to work on the iPhone and iPad. The free Internet browser was first launched for the Android operating system. The Dolphin browser for Android was launched in March 2010 whereas the company signed a deal with Softbank Japan to develop a social browser for it.
The Dolphin browser simplifies navigation with the use of tabs as well as two sidebars. The browser also uses speed dial feature so the users can easily access their favourite websites along with a smart address bar which auto-completes the URL when users are entering it.
"Dolphin Gesture allow users to create personal symbols to access websites they use the most with just one stroke." said Yongzhi Yang, MoboTap's chief executive officer. 'We spent months redesigning Dolphin Browser from the ground up for the iPhone and we're excited to bring this new experience to millions more."
Another notable feature of the browser is Webzine which gives thumbnails of webpages. In the touch gestures feature of the browser, the browser responds to predefined gestures with certain actions — for example, when the users draw the letter V on the screen, the browser takes them to the bottom of the webpage. Users just have to touch the finger button at the bottom to access the touch gesture box in the browser. Sometimes, these features appear so convenient in the mobile browser it is difficult to fathom how Safari missed including these features.
Just like the desktop browser, users also have the option to open new tabs in the dolphin browser. Users also have the option to go to the desktop mode of a webpage when they don't want to view the mobile configured version of the webpages of that site.

Samsung Galaxy Camera price reduced to Rs 16,999

By Ananthan

The device is otherwise available for around Rs 20,000 in the market.

Samsung's Galaxy Camera, which otherwise is available for around Rs 20,000 today, is now being offered by Amazon India for Rs 16,999 only. There is no coupon or other conditions to avail this offer. Notably, the device was launched in India last November for Rs 29,990.

The Samsung Galaxy Camera is a proper digital camera with some functionality of a phone like a large 4.8 touchscreen, 3G, and WiFi connectivity. However, it does not have calling function The 4.8 inch LCD screen comes with high definition (1280x720 pixels) resolution. Besides, the screen is made off Corning Gorilla Glass for protection from scratches.

The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean based Galaxy Camera has also quad core 1.4 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB inbuilt memory, 32 GB expandable storage slot, and a 1650 mAh battery. It has accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass sensors too.

Google releases ICS update for Samsung Nexus S

by Ananthan 

Android Ice Cream Sandwich will bring several new features to the device.

Google has quietly released the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for its older Google Nexus S devices. The Nexus S smartphones will gate the Android 4.0 instead of the recently announced Android 4.0.3. The update has started rolling out as of now and will continue for the entire month but only for the GSM version of Nexus S.

The update will bring considerable changes form the existing Android Gingerbread operating system and the users will require some time getting used to the newly added features. For example, for scrolling through the applications in Gingerbread users needed to swipe their finger up, and down for browsing the applications.
In Ice Cream Sandwich, however, users will have to swipe right to left for browsing applications. More such tips for accessing and usage help can be accessed from this link.
The update has started rolling out to devices around the globe but users will have to wait until they get a notification on their device for the update.

The Mobile Indian will bring you the first look of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system as and when we get to lay our hands on the same.

 

Asus unveils Asus Padfone during MWC

By Ananthan

It transforms to a tablet or even a notebook when accessorised with the PadFone Station and PadFone Station Dock.

Asus, the Taiwan based smartphone and tablet manufacturer, has unveiled its much anticipated hybrid Android device the Asus Padfone during the Mobile World Congress which is currently underway in Barcelona, Spain.
Asus Padfone comprises of a smartphone with a 4.3 inch display powered with Android operating system. This smartphone when placed inside the optional PadFone Station, it transforms into a 10.1 inch tablet with five times more powerful battery.

In addition, the PadFone Station offers an optional keyboard dock that essentially turns the PadFone into an ultraportable computing device. The PadFone also comes with the option of a PadFone Stylus Headset which is a Bluetooth stylus pen that transforms into a headset for picking up calls easily.

"The time has finally arrived when every screen in your lives could transcend into a portal with real time access into your digital world," said Shih as he introduced the ASUS PadFone which transforms into a three-in-one combination of a smartphone, a tablet and a notebook when accessorised with the PadFone Station and PadFone Station Dock.

Announced back in 2011, the device comes with 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core chip with Adreno 225 GPU, a 4.3-inch Super Amoled screen, Bluetooth 4.0, 8 megapixel camera with autofocus and HSPA+">HSPA+ 42 Mbps data connectivity speeds. The Padfone will also feature Android's latest build the Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 preinstalled.

The Padfone while in its 10 inch state will be fully compatible with the accessories of the Asus Transformer Prime allowing it to make use of the docking station of the later as well.
The Padfone features a combination of two devices, one smartphone with a 4.3 inch display and a dock with a 10.1 inch display. The dock features a bigger display and a separate battery pack which will enhance the battery of the Padfone while in use. The dock, however, will be of no use without the Padfone as the dock will only function in the presence of the Padfone in the cradle.