Sony Xperia Go Reviews, Specification, and Features

Sony Xperia Go Reviews, Specification, and Features

Sony Mobile eventually launched a rather similar design and style android phone. This another great phone has been launched not so long times ago to compete with another smartphones on the market. The android phone released by Sony Mobile is called Sony Xperia Go. The Xperia Go has similar design with the other Sony phones, such as Xperia Sola, especially on the screen and the style. However, the different lies on the features put inside.

If we are curious about the thing that make this phone different with the other Xperias is the feature. The great features presented on the Xperia Go is the IP67 certified which dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins). It has also the typical Scratch-resistant glass on the screen. The LED-backlit LCD and capacitive touchscreen are also come to feature the phone.

Equipped with the operating system of Android 2.3 Gingerbread planned to upgrade to Android 4.0 ICS, Xperia Go is also equipped with 5 MP primary camera with Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama. While the Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 remains the same with the Xperia Sola.

GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST27i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST27a
Announced 2012, May
Status Available. Released 2012, July

BODY
Dimensions 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
Weight 110 g
- Touch-sensitive controls

DISPLAY
Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches (~165 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 4 fingers
Protection
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- IP67 certified
- dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)

SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM

DATA
GPRS Up to 107 kbps
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
Speed HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support

CAMERA
Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Secondary Yes, VGA

FEATURES
OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Chipset NovaThor U8500
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors White, Black, Yellow
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- TrackID music recognition
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input

BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1305 mAh
Stand-by Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h

Main disadvantages:
No 3D surround sound enhancement
No Floating touch display
No NFC

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Windows Phone Advantages and Disadvantages You Should Know Before Buying

You must already know Symbian, Android, BlackBerry, as well as IOS. But actually there is another smartphone platform that is no less interesting from Microsoft, namely Windows Phone. Windows Phone will now participate in the competitive smartphone OS in the industry that would compete with Android, IOS and Blackberry OS.

Now Windows Phone has reached the 7.5 update code-named fruit, Mango. Here are 10 features of Windows Phone 7.5 is interesting.

1. The interface on Windows Phone
Microsoft relies on Metro UI as the user interface or a mobile interface to adopt Windows Phone 7.5 or Mango. The main screen relies on a collection of boxes that can be changed in it; for example, by application, weather updates, news updates, contacts, or the RSS feed.

Once the number of applications that are installed so that pretty much takes a lot of screens, there will be a sequence of the alphabet appears in the application menu. The mechanism is similar to looking for the name of the person in the phonebook so as to facilitate the search application. Mango interface concept is more directed to "glance and go", which basically makes users able to get the information you need with just a glance.


2. Bing Windows Phone
Android is like a stick with the Google search engine, then that's between Windows Phone with Bing. Search engines are not so popular in Indonesia has several features like Local Scout (Scout Local) that will allow you to search for restaurants, events, and events going on around you based on the location of the phone.

For music lovers, the combination of Bing and Windows Phone 7.5 is pretty awesome. Now you can ask Bing to listen to the music you hear. Then Bing will find all the information associated with it as well as links to the Zune Marketplace.

Then there are features of Vision. With this feature, you can scan text and Bing will offer you to search for or interpret text. Moreover, like Google Googles, Vision can search for information based on the image. You can even compare the sales price of a book with just photographing the front side or back with another book store!


3. What's New Account Filter Windows Phone
In addition to integration with Facebook, Mango is now also able to connect to Twitter and LinkedIn. With so many contact on our social networking accounts, area What's New on the Hub could be a place People status updates and Wall posts that will never run out.

Well, People Groups feature can help you to choose a specific list to be displayed. So you can update the status of your group's office in a separate group, so no need to spend time manually selecting. For What's New, you can update only the option of adding social networking, for example from Facebook alone.


4. Chat Windows Phone
Integration with Facebook on top also brought good news for the sector Messaging. Now with Mango you can directly chat using Facebook Chat directly in the message menu. Microsoft brings together all the way talking in one menu. So for example you're chatting with Facebook chat, then switch to the other person SMS, you do not need to switch to another application. All chats will be forwarded automatically in a single thread.


5. Speech Windows Phone
Sometimes it is easier to talk than to type, especially in certain situations such as driving, cooking or even sleepy. Voice support in Windows Phone allows you to dictate the message to be sent by simply selecting the Speak button. Mango can also read an incoming message with a pretty loud.


6. Linked Inboxes Windows Phone
Features email inbox is usually often overlooked. Microsoft gives you the ability to organize and classify incoming email. You can put together all the emails in one inbox or separate them based on your needs. For example: You can just connect a few emails from colleagues to enter into a special inbox.


7. Custom Ringtones Windows Phone
Finally, you can now create your own personalized ringtones. Way too easy as you put songs onto the Zune client software. During the ringtone is MP3 or WMA berfile, less than 40 seconds and / or 1MB, there would be no problem.


8. Windows Phone Battery Saver
Microsoft has done something great in this power-saving function: You can select the option to continue using the phone features a battery while the phone is in a weakened state, or activated after the next replenishment. Battery saver feature will turn off the Push Email and Multitasking. Basically, this feature provides a balance between the functionality of the phone while trying to deliver maximum battery life.


9. App Connect & Windows Phone Marketplace
With App Connect, you will find information on applications relevant to your web search results. For example, you're looking for on film, then in addition to the search results in the browser, you will see several applications related to the film. Simply click on the link and you will be brought to the Marketplace. As the name suggests, this is where you shop applications. For the latest version, the grouping of application categories more clearly and find good applications easier.


10. Find My Phone Windows Phone
Smartphone Windows Phone you lost? Rather than be sad, it's better just to track the whereabouts of this feature. Find My Phone will give you a map showing the last place where the phone you are, and you can set it so that it is locked or it rings (if the last position he was in a quiet position) so that the tracking process will be easier. Who knew your phone was just tucked under the pillow


Going along with the advantages mentioned above, we also should know better about the main disadvantage of Windows Phone too. Here are the main disadvantages of WP even though some has already solved on the update of the OS. WP7-specific limitations :

Main Disadvantages:

• No system-wide file manager
• No Bluetooth file transfers
• No USB mass storage mode
• Limited third-party apps availability
• No Flash (nor Silverlight) support in the browser
• Too dependent on Zune software for file management and syncing
• No video calls
• New ringtones available only through the Marketplace (fixed in Mango)
• Music player lacks equalizer presets
• No multitasking (fixed in Mango)
• No copy/paste (fixed in NoDo)
• No DivX/XviD video support (automatic transcoding provided by Zune software)
• No sign of free Bing maps Navigation so far (fixed in Mango)
• No internet tethering support (fixed in Mango)
• No handwriting recognition support

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How to Setup Google Now on Android Phones

Many thanks to Androidauthority that always develop and show good tutorial on the site related to Android phones. However, now we have something new to show you about how to setup, configure, and using the Google Now on Android Phones especially on Jelly Beans phones, but we may use it also on other ICS phones with some rooting tutorial.

There’s some confusion out there in the Android world. Google Now is not Android’s “Siri killer”, that’s Voice Search (which you can get to and use from within Google Now). Google Now is much, much more than an application that listens to queries and spits out answers. I’m not even sure we can call Google Now a virtual assistant either. Google Now is about automating your life and in return, making your life easier. Google Now does that by providing a vast amount of information, pertinent to you, at your fingertips. There’s just one catch though. Those of your that often go full tin foil hat mode really won’t be able to fully enjoy Google Now to its’ full potential. So take off your head gear and let’s get started.

[Google Now] tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, when the next train will arrive as you’re standing on the platform, or your favorite team’s score while they’re playing. And the best part? All of this happens automatically. Cards appear throughout the day at the moment you need them.

How to setup Google Now

1. Launch Google Now from either your lock screen by swiping up towards the ‘Google’ icon or by swiping up from any of your soft keys. You can press in and swipe up from the back arrow, home key, and recents key.

Note: If you haven’t launched Google Now until…now… you’ll need to tap through the welcome screen setup.

2. Go ahead and scroll down the to very bottom and tap the 3 dots (menu button) in the bottom right corner. This will launch the Google Now / Voice Search settings. Tap Google Now to customize your Google Now cards.

Note: You can also view Sample Cards and configure them from the Google Now home screen. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and tap “Show sample cards”.

3. Most of you will probably need to leave these settings set to default until you get a better feel for Google Now and what information you wish to have at your fingertips, without having to dig through your phone.  

Now that you have your cards setup, you need to populate them with some data. You can do that by using Voice Search. You can tap the microphone icon and search for your favorite sports team, weather, restaurant, flight numbers, or anything related to the sample cards provided for you.

For example: “What’s the weather today?” “Do the Yankee’s play today?” “I’m hungry for Chinese food”. You get the idea.


To fully get the most of of Google Now, you’ll need to setup a few more tasks revolving around your location. Location settings :

1. Head back into the Google Now settings and tap Privacy accounts. By default, all of these settings should be enabled.

2. Tap Manage location settings. This will take you into Maps settings. For best results, you’ll want location history enabled.

3. After Google Now can identify your home and work address correctly (instead of your favorite place to hangout) launch Maps. Now select Location history. From here you’ll have the option to configure your home and work locations. (Yes, I work more than 21 hours a week on average. My building at work doesn’t provide the greatest GPS window.)

Now you have Google Now setup and ready to show you some cards. You should start seeing cards immediately for weather, distance to work / home, and possibly other locations. If you’re near a bus station you may see that data populate right away as well. As mentioned earlier, you’ll want to start using Voice Search and searching for other card related items to let Google Now know you’re interested. After you start putting information into Google Now, you’ll start to see cards show up in your notifications. Just tap on them to view them or at anytime you can swipe up from your soft keys or home screen.

Tips and Tricks

Once you close or swipe away a card in Google Now or from your notifications, it isn’t gone, don’t worry. It will come back the next time data for that card changes. For example: if you swipe away your weather, it won’t come back until your location changes or your weather information changes.

You can force cards to reappear by tapping the menu icon at the bottom of Google Now and tapping the refresh button. If you’re still having problems, you can always go into Google Now settings, flip the toggle switch off, reboot, and then re-enable Google Now. You shouldn’t have to do this though.

Add locations to your Calendar events. Google Now will then give you a notification when you need to leave to arrive on time.

If you’ve used Latitude to Check-in to many businesses in your area, you may start to see those show up in Google Now. If you just swipe those away, they’ll keep coming back. When these cards are shown, you have the option to no longer track those places by tapping the settings.

Enabling Web History drastically improves the functionality of Google Now. You can control these settings at www.google.com/dashboard.

Lastly, the more you use Google Now, the better it becomes. Enjoy!


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How to Root and Un-Root Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 (Tutorial)

Thanks to the forum-xda that always develop the open source of Android operating system. Now, we are able to root Samsung Galaxy Ace easily. If you’ve upgraded your Ace’s firmware to the official gingerbread update you might know that SuperOneClick rooting method doesn’t work anymore. Luckily there is another method involving installing a zip file from recovery which I’m going to explain now. This method is actually better since you don’t have to connect the ace to a computer. You can root and unroot on the fly. So in this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to root AND unroot you Samsung galaxy ace!

Caution: In my experience nothing has ever gone wrong with rooting. There is always that slight chance something can mess up. Use caution and only do this if you want to. I am not responsible if anything happens (but I really don’t think anything will happen if you do everything right)  Also rooting voids your warranty but don’t worry, unrooting should give it back like nothing ever happened.!!

Note:

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830  Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.
• This Procedure will definitely void your warranty, although the warranty can be claimed by un-rooting your device.

What you need to prepare:

• A Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 after official Gingerbread 2.3 updgrade and a PC
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data. Guide from here
• Make sure your device has at least 75% of phone battery charge.

Steps to Root :

• Download and copy the Root.zip file into your sd card. You can even put it in a folder if you want.
• Turn your phone off
• Boot your phone into recovery mode. To do that, hold HOME+POWER buttons. When the screen turns on and you see the Samsung logo, let go of POWER but keep holding HOME. After the Galaxy Ace logo shows up and disappears, you should enter recovery mode. You can let go of HOME now.
• Now in recovery mode, you can scroll up and down using the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons and select using the HOME button.
• Scroll to the second option “apply update from sdcard” and press HOME to select.
• Scroll to the Root.zip file and select it (if you put it in a folder, find and open that folder and then select Root.zip
• After it’s done installing, select “reboot system now” and wait for the phone to reboot
• To check if your phone is rooted, go to you app drawer and look for an app called superuser with an icon of a pirate android with cross bones. If you see it, your phone is rooted.

Congratulations! You’ve officially rooted you galaxy ace!! Now what if you want to go back to unrooted for some reason , or just for the heck of it?? It’s easy. Very similar to rooting.

How to Un-root the Ace 2.3:

• Download unroot.zip and put in sd card
• Turn off the phone and boot into recovery (refer to step 3 above)
• Install the unroot.zip (similar to step 5 and 6 above)
• Restart phone (refer to step 7 above)
• Look in the app drawer and if all went well, the superuser icon should no longer be there!!!

Now, your galaxy ace has been unrooted and get back your warranty.

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How to Root Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500 using DooMLoRD’s Easy Rooting Toolkit

Indeed, there is something need to do before enjoying the advantage of having Android devices. We should root our device first because there is something need to change on the system to make it able to run any program. However, Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is another mid-range Android device which is an upgraded version of Samsung Galaxy Ace. This time it has 1 GHz processor and 512 Mb RAM. As usual, the stock Android Gingerbread v2.3. ROM on Galaxy Ace plus S7500 is un-rooted and therefore doesn’t allow you to perform various tasks like overclocking the processor,installing a custom ROM etc as these tasks requires root access.

So we’ve written a very easy and effective tutorial to root your Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500. All you’ve to do is to follow every step carefully otherwise you may brick your Android device. There are many advantage of Rooting your device, such as you’ll be able to install an advance clockwork recovery mode (CWM), you’ll be able to install custom firmware which provides lot of more functions and significantly improve the performance of your phone, you’ll also be able to overclock your processor, you’ll be able to use all the applications that requires a rooted phone like “Screenshot it”.

Note:

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.
• This Procedure works for Mobiles having stock ROM only, and will definitely void your warranty, although the warranty can be claimed by un-rooting your device.

What you need to prepare:

• A Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500 and a PC
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data. Guide from here
• Make sure your device has at least 75% of phone battery charge.

Steps to root Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500:

• Download and install KIES2.0 on your Windows PC; it will install all the required drivers
• Download Odin3, Rooting Package (root.tar), and DooMLoRD’s Easy Rooting Toolkit.
• Enable USB Debugging in your Samsung Ace PLUS. For that go to:
• Settings > Application > Development” and check out USB Debugging option.
• Thereafter, connect your phone to PC/laptop viaUSBCable and copy Root.tar that you downloaded above to the root of your SD Card through data cable.
• Now switch off your Android device and again switch it on in recovery mode.To get into recovery mode ,  hold the both volume buttons and the home button and the lightly touch the power button until it switches on.
• After successfully entering into recovery mode, use volume keys for navigation and home key to confirm.
• So, using volume keys navigate to “apply update from SD card” and choose “root.tar” that you copied in step 2 above. (Use home key to confirm)
• Wait until it says, “Successfully installed the file”.  This will confirm that you’ve successfully install root.tar. Now reboot the device.
• Finally root your Samsung Galaxy Ace PLUS using  DooMLoRD’s Easy Rooting Toolkit.

Congratulations! Now your Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500 has been rooted, enjoy you may now install custom ROMs and you will see how it performs. Leave a comment when you have something to say.

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How to Root Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 (T-Mobile) before being Update

Samsung Galaxy S3 is indeed the powerful device so far, beside the HTC One X and Nokia Lumia 900. For those who own the Samsung Galaxy S3 who need to root the devices to be able to run any software and able to make anything on the phone, on this article i will show you the steps to root the device.

Just a couple of days ago, XDA Developers members already came up with a rooting method that allows users to easily root the T-Mobile variant of the Galaxy S3. Read on to know how.

If you don’t know much about what rooting is, rooting your phone means that you will be able to perform modifications, access system files, overclock, use apps that require root access, and do more customizations to your phone. You will be able to improve its performance or tweak other settings. Even if you don’t know much about the technical stuff, rooting will still come in handy because you will be able to use what the developers have on their shelves for your phone.

If you are concerned about issues with this method, there were no bugs and issues reported, so it’s safe to use on your phone. If you want to give it a try, see the requirements and instructions below.

Note:

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3, model number SGH-T999. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

What you need to prepare:

• A T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 with ClockworkMod Recovery
• If you haven’t installed ClockworkMod Recovery, check out this guide on how to install ClockworkMod Recovery on your T-Mobile Galaxy S3.
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data. Guide from here
• Make sure your device has at least 75% of phone battery charge.

Steps to root Samsung Galaxy S3:

• Download CWM_SuperUser_v3.0.7.zip and copy the file to the internal SD card of your phone.
• Turn off your phone.
• Boot your phone to ClockworkMod Recovery by holding down the Volume Up key, Home button (middle key), and the Power key together. Let them go when the screen turns on. Use the Volume buttons to navigate and the Power button to select option in ClockworkMod Recovery.
• Select Install ZIP From SD Card then Choose ZIP From SD Card and select the CWM_SuperUser_v3.0.7.zip that you copied to your phone earlier.
• Once you have flashed it, reboot your phone by selecting Go Back and Reboot System Now.
• Your phone is now rooted, but you still need to install BusyBox on your phone. You can download the BusyBox app for free from the Google Play Store.
• Run the BusyBox free application on your phone. from here
• It will prompt you to allow root access, let it by tapping Allow.
• Tap the red “X” in order to close the dialog window that pops up.
• Allow BusyBox to scan your phone.
• Tap Install to install BusyBox and make the necessary file changes.
• Update your root binaries by doing the following:

From the app drawer of your phone, open the Superuser app.
Tap the wrench icon on the upper corner to go to the app’s settings.
Under the General section towards the end of the list, find and select “Su Binary”.
Select Update and you are done.

Congratulations! Now you Samsung Galaxy S3 has been rooted! you may now install custom ROMs and you will see how it performs. Leave a comment when you have something to say.

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How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S3

The fresh and latest Samsung Phone Galaxy S3 has been launched not long time ago. It was of course has attracted many people to buy it. Even many people feel does not really satisfied with its design, but its performance and features are indeed the best of the best among many mobile phones.

After getting this phone and the owner and want to install ClockworkMod Recovery before attempting to root the device, on this tutorial i will show you how to root Samsung Galaxy S3 on easy steps. Though getting a T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 is still tough, developers are already steps ahead as they have already released ClockworkMod Recovery for the said device. If you get your hands on this device and install ClockworkMod Recovery, you can easily flash custom ROMs on the phone. The devs have also come up with an easy root method, which will be discussed in a separate article.

As far as issues and bugs are concerned, none were reported or identified, so it’s a go signal that it can be installed on the phone without encountering potential problems that could damage the phone. If you want to install ClockworkMod Recovery on your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999, see the requirements and instructions below.

Note:

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3, model number SGH-T999. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

What you need to prepare:

• A Windows PC and T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999
• Handset USB drivers (T-Mobile_T999_GSIII_Samsung_USB_Driver_v1_4_6_0.exe, 23.2 MB) installed on the PC. from here
• Enable USB debugging on your handset. Go to Settings > Developer options > USB Debugging.
• Disable antivirus, firewall, and other security software. Also disable Samsung Kies and other software that accesses your phone. Such software can interfere with the procedure in this guide.
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data. Guide from here
• Make sure your device has at least 75% of phone battery charge.

Steps to install:

• Download the following to your PC: Odin3 v3.04 (Odin3-v3.04.zip, 457 kB),ClockworkMod Recovery (clockworkmod.TAR, 6.8 MB)
• Extract the Odin ZIP file to a folder on your computer.
• Turn off your phone.
• Reboot it into Download Mode by holding down the Volume Down, Home, and the Power buttons until you see “Warning!!” displayed on the screen. Press the Volume Up key again to continue to Download Mode. You will know when you are in Download Mode when you see a green Android with “Downloading” text displayed. If you don’t see it, try again.
• Go to the folder where you extracted Odin and double-click on Odin3 v3.04.exe to run it.
• Connect your phone to your PC and if drivers will install again, allow installation to finish first.
• Odin should recognize your phone. You will know if it did when the COM box in the leftmost part of the window turns blue. An “Added!!” message will also be displayed in the message box.
• In Odin, click the PDA tab and select the clockworkmod.TAR file.
• Double check that the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” options are ticked.
• Click Start in Odin to flash ClockworkMod Recovery on your phone and wait for the flashing to finish.
• Once finished, your phone will automatically reboot and you will see a message in Odin saying “Pass!”.  This indicates that you can now unplug your phone and close Odin.
• Try booting into ClockworkMod Recovery. Turn off your phone and hold down the Volume Up, Home, and the Power buttons together until the screen turns on. Let go of the buttons and your phone should now boot into ClockworkMod Recovery.

Congratulations! You now have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999. It’s now possible for you to easily flash custom kernels and scripts on your phone

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What Would Nokia Do if Windows Phone 8 Fails on the Market, Join to Android ?

A member of the Nokia board of directors, Rista Siilasmaa, said i an interview on Finnish TV that Nokia has back up plan if Windows Phone 8 fails on the market. After Nokia clearly stated that they would never use Android on their smartphone, but this might change when WP8 fails to compete with Android phones.

Risto Siilasmaa claimed that the company is happy with how Windows Phone’s latest update is shaping up, with Windows Phone 8 set to bring new features to the platform while removing some of the existing irritating issues. Both Nokia and Microsoft are hoping for a turnaround in fortunes with Windows Phone 8, but if things don’t turn out how everyone hopes, it seems Nokia may have a backup plan up its sleeve.

Many people are going to be quite happy if in fact Nokia joins the Android camp and starts manufacturing some truly high-end devices. However, such a turn of events seems unlikely as the contract between Nokia and Microsoft is said to contain clauses, which force the Finns to focus all their effort on WP.

If Windows Phone 8 does fail to meet expectations, it is conceivable that Nokia could move into the already crowded Android phone market. With the likes of HTC, Samsung and LG already playing in a space that only has a finite amount of money flying around, Android is far from a nailed-on success for anyone, even Nokia.

That said, we’d be all over a Jelly Bean-powered Lumia 900, and we suspect plenty of other technology fans would at least want to give it a look, too. Android’s power, apps and community with Nokia’s undoubted ability to make a gorgeous handset? Yes, please!

However, according to GSMarena.com, there was a contact with the Nokia to make clear statement that there was a miss interpretation of the interview when asked about the plan to change to Android, and there the Nokia give a statement quote: "[...] like any responsible board, we must be prepared for alternatives, but that is not our focus today [...]".

It seems there is another operating system that would be the back up plan of the Nokia, wether it is Android OS or Symbian or Meego. But we are still waiting what it could be the back up plan.

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The Reasons Why Google Nexus 7 is Cheap

On some days ago Google has released a tablet which will compete with Amazon who has made Kindle Fire. A tablet that is named Google Nexus 7 is made with Asus and indeed is very good which equipped with superior features such as using the oprating system of the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This tablet is going to be the only device using the latest Android officially.

The price set in Asus Google Nexus 7 was unexpected because this will be presented tablet in two choices memory  8GB and 16GB, which will retail for $ 199 and $ 249 respectively.

However, please note that the tablet has disadvantages that we should know. Inlcuding:

• No 3G
• No secondary camera
• No sms or make a call
• Only a front-facing 1.2MP snapper

Interestingly, Google Nexus is measuring 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm, the 7-incher weighs in at 340 grams7 and has some features a 7 "IPS display with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. The tablet is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3 chip with 1GB of RAM and 12 ultra-low voltage core nVidia GeForce GPU. The tablet also can be used for video calling, SNS integration, and really great for internet browsing.

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Samsung Galaxy S II and S III Get to Join Android 4.1 Jelly Beans Now

Several days ago, Google has announced the new version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean which will be available on Galaxy Nexus 7 officially. However, XDA developers have also been hard at work porting this newesr version of Android to their favorite smartphones, including to the HTC One X, which can be upgraded to this Jelly Bean yesterday.

Now, the member of xda-forum also working hard to put the Jelly Bean into Samsung Galaxy SII and Samsung Galaxy SIII. They have succeed to put the system into the devices but there are several buggies on the devices waiting to get impoved yet. Even the ROM is alpha, but its ok to try on your device but you have to know that it might damage your device.

Nevertheless, both ROMs are stable enough for you to flash and enjoy them on your devices, if you are into custom ROMs. Here’s a video an XDA member has made showcasing how the Galaxy S II handles Jelly Bean. It indeed looks awesome the device using the latest version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

For those who want to try to upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the guide from here.

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How to Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S II and S III to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Using Custom ROM

For the owners of Samsung Galaxy SII and Galaxy S III, they are indeed familar in using the operating system of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Currently, there is no update available yet officially for the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Thanks to xda-forum members who always try so hard to develop the system into the better choice to put into the one that is not provided with the update.

For those who want to taste the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on their Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III, on this article i will show you the steps to upgrade the system using the Custom ROM made by the members of xda-forum. However, this custom ROM is still buggy and there is many thing that does not work so far and waiting to be developed further.

Working:

• device boot
• LED-flash
• SD card (internal-only)
• MTP (can't copy files)
• ADB
• Vibration
• SuperUser
• GSM
• Network Data (courtesy of stormtroopercs)
• logcat

Not Working:

• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• Camera
• Google Now/Google Search
• Audio
• anything else.

Considering there are many thing that does not working now, so you have to consider firt wether this upgrade is useful for you or not. We are not responsible for any damage on your device. and we recommend you to follow the tutorial carefully.

Preparation you need to do before upgrading:

• Download JellyBeanAlpha.zip, Kernel (to fix mobile data): zIMAGE-JB.zip, SuperUser fix: CWM-SU-v0.89_fixSU.zip.
• Create a full NANDroid backup.
• Backup your /efs partition to an external location, such as your computer. A great tool to do this is provided by lyriquidperfection — EFS Pro.
• Ensure that you're running a 5.x version of ClockworkMod Recovery.

Steps to upgrade:

• Using CWM, make sure to wipe data/factory reset, then wipe cache, and then go into advanced, and wipe the Dalvik cache too.
• From there, flash the ROM (JellyBeanAlpha.zip).
• Afterwards, repeat the wipe step (step #1).
• Continuing on, go into advanced and fix permissions.
• After fixing the permissions, go back and flash the kernel (zIMAGE-JB.zip) — this will fix the mobile data connection. Then flash CWM-SU-v0.89_fixSU.zip, it will get SuperUser working on the ROM.
• Finally, reboot the device.

Congratulations, now you have been upgraded your Samsung Galaxy S II or Galaxy S III into the latest version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, enjoy the features and performance. Let us know your development.

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How to Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 to Android 4.0.4 Using AOKP ROM Build 38

Indeed, most Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 want to taste the latest Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich on their devices. Apparently, Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 itself was launched using the Operating System Android Gingerbread in which it is not the latest and seem not as beutiful as Ice Cream Sandwich. Unfortunately, Samsung itself has announced that there is no update available for the Galaxy Tab to Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Thanks to forum-xda members who always develop the system of Android and provide the update of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung Galaxy Tab. So, for those who want to try their devices to running on this latest Android, here is the tutorial to make your wish come true.

Using this ROM packs a stock Android experience with smooth and fast performance together with an inbuilt ROM Control Mod that allows for further customization. Do note that this ROM is still undergoing constant development, so it may still carry several bugs and issues. If you want to try this custom ROM because you are itching to have ICS on your tablet, you can do so just by following the requirements and instructions below.

Preparation before upgrading Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000:

• A rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 with ClockworkMod Recovery installed. Guide to root from here
• A Windows PC and 7-Zip, WinRAR, or any other program that can extract archive files.
• Samsung KIES installed in your PC to have it automatically install the needed Samsung USB drivers.
• Download AOKP ROM Build 38 Rebuild 1 package from here (aokp_p1_build-38 rebuild 1.zip, 126.75 MB) and Google Apps package from here (gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip, 49.6 MB)
• You device battrey should at least 75% charged to avoid interruption during the process.
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data. Guide to backup from here or here

Steps to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 to Android 4.0.4 Using AOKP ROM Build 38 after you completed the preparation above, follow the steps below:

• Copy the AOKP ROM Build 38 Rebuild 1 package and the GApps (Google Apps) package to the root of the tablet’s internal SD card.
• Switch off your tablet and reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery. To do this, hold the Volume Up key and Power button together until the screen turns on, then you can release the buttons.
• Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset, then choose Yes on the next screen.
• Select Wipe Cache Partition and confirm the action on the next screen.
• Go back to the main menu and select Advanced. From there, select Wipe Dalvik Cache and confirm the action on the next screen.
• Select Install ZIP From SD Card. Select Choose ZIP From SD Card and locate the aokp_p1_build-38 rebuild 1.zip file. Confirm the action on the next screen to flash the ROM.
• Go back to the main menu and install the GApps package in the same manner as in step 6. This will install apps like the Play Store, Gmail, etc.
• When the installation is completely done, go back to the main menu then select Reboot System Now. This will reboot your tablet to the installed AOKP ROM. Booting for the first time may take up to 5 minutes.

Congratulations, you have upgraded your Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 to the latest Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. Enjoy its performance and features and let us know when something happens on your device wether this tutorial works or not.

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How to Root Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 Using Three Methods

For the users of Samsung Galaxy Tab who want to upgrade their devices, they should root the devices first ib order to make change of the system. Since its first inception, the devices already got positive reviews from the users around the world as well as negative reviews. 

Featured with good performance and features, Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 is indeed able to use in everyday need to work in every use, gaming or everything. Fortunately, there are many developers who develop the system and make many improvements for the system, including providing the upgrade for the latest Android ICS version, even the official do not provide that. Thanks to XDA-forum members who always try to make every Android devices look better and better.

However, you should know that rooting your device will void your warranty, and when something error you could never ask the warranty of  the device. So, in order to root your device, you must consider wether it is needed or not.

Requirements

Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 and one windows PC.
Samsung Kies installed on your PC. This is necessary as it will automatically install most Samsung USB drivers.
Enable USB debugging mode on your tablet. You can do this by heading to “Settings > Application > Development > USB Debugging.” Make sure that there is a check mark beside that option.

Here are the three methods of rooting Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000, choose only one method :

1. SuperOneClick 2.3.3 Method

NOTE: This method has been reported to work on the Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 running Android 2.3 Gingerbread.  Some users on Android 2.2 Froyo have also reported success with using this method. You’ll need a Windows PC for this method.

• Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher if you’re using Windows XP from here.
• Make sure you have the USB drivers for your tablet installed on your PC.  If you have Samsung KIES, you most likely have the drivers.  If not, download the USB drivers for your tablet from here (SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_Galaxy_Tab_GT-P1000_x86.exe) and install them to your PC.
• On your tablet, go to Settings > Applications > Development and enable USB debugging.
• Disable Samsung KIES (if it’s installed on your PC) and security suites (e.g., firewalls, antivirus).
• Download SuperOneClick 2.3.3 from here (SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zip) and save it to your PC. 
• Extract the contents of the ZIP file into a folder on your computer.
• Connect your Galaxy Tab to your PC via USB cable. Make sure that you don’t mount your SD card.
• Double-click SuperOneClick.exe to launch the program.
• Select the Root button to start rooting your tablet.
• Wait for a couple of minutes while the SuperOneClick application finishes rooting your tablet. It may take 5-10 minutes for it to successfully root your device.

2. DooMLoRD’s Easy Rooting Toolkit 4.0

NOTE: This method has been reported to work on the Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.  You’ll need a Windows PC for this method.

• Make sure you have the USB drivers for your tablet installed on your PC.  If you have Samsung KIES, you most likely have the drivers.  If not, download the USB drivers for your tablet from here (SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_Galaxy_Tab_GT-P1000_x86.exe) and install them to your PC.
• On your tablet, go to Settings > Applications > Development and enable USB debugging.
• Go to Settings > Applications and enable Unknown sources.
• Download DooMLoRD’s Easy Rooting Toolkit 4.0 from here (DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip, 1.8 MB) to your computer.
• Extract the contents of the ZIP file into a folder on your computer.
• Disable Samsung KIES (if it’s installed on your PC) and security suites (e.g., firewalls, antivirus).
• Connect your tablet to your PC using a USB cable.
• Find runme.bat among the extracted files.
• Double-click on runme.bat.
• Follow the instructions on the screen.
• When the procedure finishes, the rooting tool will have rooted your device, installed BusyBox, installed the su binaries, and installed the Superuser app.

3. z4root Method

NOTE: This method has been reported to work on the Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 running Android 2.2 Froyo, although some users running Android 2.3 Gingerbread have also reported varying levels of success.

• On your tablet, go to Settings > Applications and enable Unknown sources.
• Download the z4root app to your tablet from here (z4root.1.3.0.apk, 955.5 kB).
• Install the z4root app on your tablet. You’ll need a file manager app to be able to install the APK file.  Try ASTRO File Manager or ES File 
• Explorer, both of which are available from the Google Play Store.
• Launch the z4root app.
• Tap the Permanent Root button.
• After the app has finished rooting the tablet, it will also install su binaries and BusyBox.

Congratulations, you have rooted your device. Now, you will be able to upgrade and use any benefit of rooted device. Let, us know of your change made on your device.

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