Tag: Android

Adobe released Photoshop Touch app for smart phones

Feb. 27 Applications, General, News no comments


The long wait is finally over, Adobe today released their Photoshop Touch application for smart phones, bringing Photoshop to your pocket.

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The new app dedicated to smart phones is almost identical to the tablet version in terms of features and cost $4.99 on both the Google Play Store as well as the Apple  App Store. The Adobe Photoshop Touch application brings loads of filters, layers, adjustments and tools such as the selection tool to the small screen. It also brings along free Adobe Creative Cloud subscription to users which will allow them to continue their work on their tablets or PCs. It supports Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and higher as well as iOS 6.0 and higher. The Android version weighs in at 20MB and the iOS version at 32.2MB.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 officially unveiled

Feb. 24 Android, General, News, Phones, Samsung, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7100, Tablets no comments


After months of speculation and rumours, Samsung have finally used the MWC 2013 hype to unveil the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.

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The new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is expected to take on the Apple iPad Mini when is goes on sale sometime next month. The Galaxy Note 8.0 features an 8-inch WXGA display, a 1.6GHz Exynos quad core processor, 2GB of RAM and comes in either a 16GB or 32GB model, both of which feature a microSD card slot.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 also packs a 5MP rear facing camera as well as a 1.3MP front facing camera and runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Samsung tries to differentiate the Galaxy Note 8.0 from the competition by adding their favoured S Pen stylus as well as the ability to make voice calls, through the 3G capable version at least.

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Android 4.2.2 hits LG Google Nexus 4

Feb. 13 Android, LG, News, Phones no comments


The latest version of Google’s Android mobile operating system, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, has started rolling out to LG Google Nexus 4 users.

The update has been confirmed to bring a lot of bug fixes and speed as well as usability improvements. In addition to the under the hood tweaks, LG Nexus 4 users will now enjoy new battery notification sounds when wireless charging is activated as well as when the battery is running out of juice. Unofficial access to the unsupported embedded LTE has also been taken away leaving users wanting more, though the LTE only worked in limited areas to begin with.

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Vertu Ti, the handcrafted $10,000 Android phone

Feb. 12 News, Phones no comments


Just 7 months after splitting up with Nokia, Vertu has released their first entrant into the Android market with the handcrafted Vertu Ti.

Each Vertu Ti device is handcrafted out of 184 parts by a single craftsman that lays his signature on the devices, J.T. Bridge. It is made out of grade 5 titanium that is said to be roughly five times stronger than other smart phones and features a 3.7-inch Sapphire Crystal display that is considered four times stronger than devices featuring Corning’s Gorilla Glass.

The device runs on a customized version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and an update at this point seems unlikely. It is powered by a dual core 1.7GHz processor, features  1GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, it also features Bang & Olufsen audio enhancements.

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Android 4.2.2 rolling out to Nexus devices

Feb. 12 General, Google no comments

Good news to Nexus users; Google is rolling out the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update to users of its GSM variant Google Nexus line of devices.

The update will be coming to the Asus Google Nexus 7, Samsung Google Nexus 10, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the LG Google Nexus 4 users in the coming days and more devices are likely to follow soon. The update is said to improve performance and stability issues as well as fix some Bluetooth A2DP streaming issues. The update carriers the build number JDQ39.

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